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Charity concert by Japanese in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Cello performer Yukihisa Nakagawa (2nd from R) and other Japanese musicians residing in Thailand greet the audience at a charity concert in Bangkok on April 5, 2011, for the victims of Japan's March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The musicians performed three concerts, attracting a total audience of around 800 people.

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Centrair airport appoints Toyota's Inaba as president

NAGOYA, Japan - Yoshimi Inaba (R), executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., shakes hands with Yukihisa Hirano, president of Central Japan International Airport Co., the operator of Chubu Centrair International Airport near Nagoya. Inaba will succeed Hirano, a former Toyota board member credited with bringing the auto giant's effective management style to the operator of the airport, which opened in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, home to Toyota, in February 2005.

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United Airlines to launch daily Chubu-Taiwan flight

TOKONAME, Japan - United Airlines' Pacific-region Vice President Mark Schwab (L) shakes hands with Central Japan International Airport Co. President Yukihisa Hirano at Chubu Centrair International Airport near Nagoya on Feb. 23 as they announced that the U.S. carrier will launch a daily flight from the airport to Taipei on April 29.

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(8) Chubu airport opens as Japan's 3rd main int'l gateway

NAGOYA, Japan - Yukihisa Hirano, president of Central Japan International Airport Co., the airport operator newly-opened Chubu Centrair International Airport near Nagoya, smiles at a press conference on Feb. 17. ''The long-cherished dream of Chubu (central Japan area) has come true,'' Hirano said of the official opening of the airport.

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(2)Chubu airport opens as Japan's 3rd main int'l gateway

TOKONAME, Japan - Yukihisa Hirano, president of Central Japan International Airport Co., addresses an opening ceremony for Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Feb. 17.

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Chubu airport signs 'sister-airport' pact with Munich airport

TOKONAME, Japan - Yukihisa Hirano (R), president of Central Japan International Airport Co., the operator of the airport, shakes hands with Michael Kerkloh, head of Flughafen Munchen GmbH, which operates Munich airport, in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Feb. 14, after signing a document on the alliance.

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American to fly between Chicago and new airport near Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Theo Panagiotoulias (L), president of American Airlines' Japan branch, poses for photos with Yukihisa Hirano, president of Central Japan International Airport Co., in Nagoya on Oct. 19. American Airlines said it will launch daily, nonstop flights between Chicago and the soon-to-be-opened Chubu Centrair International Airport located near Nagoya in April 2005.

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United Airlines to fly between Nagoya and San Francisco in June

NAGOYA, Japan - Mark Schwab (L), vice president of United Airlines, shakes hands with Yukihisa Hirano, president of Central Japan International Airport Co., during a press conference in Nagoya on Sept. 24. They announced that United Airlines will operate daily, nonstop flights between Chubu Cetrair International Airport, due to open near Nagoya next February, and San Francisco from next June.

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United Airlines to fly between Nagoya and San Francisco in June

NAGOYA, Japan - Mark Schwab (L), vice president of United Airlines, shakes hands with Yukihisa Hirano, president of Central Japan International Airport Co., during a press conference in Nagoya on Sept. 24. They announced that United Airlines will operate daily, nonstop flights between Chubu Cetrair International Airport, due to open near Nagoya next February, and San Francisco from next June. (Kyodo)

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American to fly between Chicago and new airport near Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Theo Panagiotoulias (L), president of American Airlines' Japan branch, poses for photos with Yukihisa Hirano, president of Central Japan International Airport Co., in Nagoya on Oct. 19. American Airlines said it will launch daily, nonstop flights between Chicago and the soon-to-be-opened Chubu Centrair International Airport located near Nagoya in April 2005. (Kyodo)

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(2)Chubu airport opens as Japan's 3rd main int'l gateway

TOKONAME, Japan - Yukihisa Hirano, president of Central Japan International Airport Co., addresses an opening ceremony for Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Feb. 17. (Kyodo)

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(8) Chubu airport opens as Japan's 3rd main int'l gateway

NAGOYA, Japan - Yukihisa Hirano, president of Central Japan International Airport Co., the airport operator newly-opened Chubu Centrair International Airport near Nagoya, smiles at a press conference on Feb. 17. ''The long-cherished dream of Chubu (central Japan area) has come true,'' Hirano said of the official opening of the airport. (Kyodo)

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United Airlines to launch daily Chubu-Taiwan flight

TOKONAME, Japan - United Airlines' Pacific-region Vice President Mark Schwab (L) shakes hands with Central Japan International Airport Co. President Yukihisa Hirano at Chubu Centrair International Airport near Nagoya on Feb. 23 as they announced that the U.S. carrier will launch a daily flight from the airport to Taipei on April 29. (Kyodo)

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Centrair airport appoints Toyota's Inaba as president

NAGOYA, Japan - Yoshimi Inaba (R), executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., shakes hands with Yukihisa Hirano, president of Central Japan International Airport Co., the operator of Chubu Centrair International Airport near Nagoya. Inaba will succeed Hirano, a former Toyota board member credited with bringing the auto giant's effective management style to the operator of the airport, which opened in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, home to Toyota, in February 2005. (Kyodo)

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Chubu airport signs 'sister-airport' pact with Munich airport

TOKONAME, Japan - Yukihisa Hirano (R), president of Central Japan International Airport Co., the operator of the airport, shakes hands with Michael Kerkloh, head of Flughafen Munchen GmbH, which operates Munich airport, in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, on Feb. 14, after signing a document on the alliance. (Kyodo)

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Charity concert by Japanese in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Cello performer Yukihisa Nakagawa (2nd from R) and other Japanese musicians residing in Thailand greet the audience at a charity concert in Bangkok on April 5, 2011, for the victims of Japan's March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The musicians performed three concerts, attracting a total audience of around 800 people. (Kyodo)

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Bootcamp film by Japanese director

TOKYO, Japan - Director Yukihisa Fujimoto speaks about his documentary film ''One Shot One Kill'' on the Parris Island boot camp of the U.S. Marine Corps in South Carolina during an interview in Tokyo on April 9, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Tsunami aftermath in Rikuzentakata

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Yukihisa Ojima, 39, who ran an electric appliance store in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, before it was swept away by a tsunami on March 11, 2011, looks for items used by his family members -- wife Noriko, 38, daughter Chihiro, 7, father Shoji, 69, and mother Kimi, 62 -- who were all killed in the tsunami, on the second floor of their home on April 17. The first floor was completely wiped away. Ojima, who also works as a volunteer firefighter, said he intends to remain in the city. (Kyodo)