Japan wins men's doubles squad bowling at Asian Games

Japan wins men's doubles squad bowling at Asian Games

ANYANG, South Korea - Japan's Toshihiko Takahashi (R) and Yoshinao Masatoki hold their gold medals for the men's doubles squad bowling event at the Asian Games in Anyang, South Korea, on Sept. 25, 2014.

Japanese professor works to develop deep ultraviolet LED

Japanese professor works to develop deep ultraviolet LED

Professor Yoshinao Kumagai of Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology talks about his research to develop deep ultraviolet light-emitting diodes on Feb. 3, 2015. He said the LEDs will be used in sterilization and inactivation of viruses. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Master brewer uses Italian rice in bid to produce new sake

Master brewer uses Italian rice in bid to produce new sake

Chief sake brewer Yoshinao Shintani mixes yeast with steamed Italian rice at his sake storehouse in Yamaguchi, western Japan, on March 5, 2015, in an attempt to produce rice wine from the grain produced in Biella, northern Italy. Volunteers there plan to produce rice wine as a way to revitalize the town. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Memorial of late composer Nakada stands in Inokashira Park

Memorial of late composer Nakada stands in Inokashira Park

Photo taken May 20, 2015, in Mitaka City, Tokyo, shows a memorial dedicated to the late composer Yoshinao Nakada, known for his popular children's song "Chiisai Aki Mitsuketa" (Found a tiny autumn), at Inokashira Park. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Superintendent Watanuki Yoshinao

Superintendent Watanuki Yoshinao

Superintendent Watanuki Yoshinao==Date:Early Meiji, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

FEATURE: Japanese paper "sommelier" elicits charm of traditional craft

FEATURE: Japanese paper "sommelier" elicits charm of traditional craft

Yoshinao Sugihara, the 10th-generation successor of a traditional paper wholesaler in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, stands in front of a tapestry made of Echizen paper displayed at his gallery on June 13, 2018. Sugihara, as a "washi sommelier," picks the paper and craftsmen tailoring to the needs of his architect and designer clients. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

FEATURE: Japanese paper "sommelier" elicits charm of traditional craft

FEATURE: Japanese paper "sommelier" elicits charm of traditional craft

Yoshinao Sugihara, the 10th-generation successor of a traditional paper wholesaler, is pictured in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, on June 13, 2018. Sugihara, as a "washi sommelier," picks the paper and craftsmen tailoring to the needs of his architect and designer clients. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo