Shimane train stationmaster makes, sells soba noodle lunch boxes

Shimane train stationmaster makes, sells soba noodle lunch boxes

Tetsuya Yuzuriha, JR Kamedake Station's stationmaster who also runs a soba buckwheat noodle shop at the station in the town of Okuizumo, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, holds lunch boxes on Aug. 12, 2015. He gets up at 5 a.m. to make soba and sells lunch boxes on the platform to train passengers while managing the station as the stationmaster at the same time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Shimane train stationmaster makes, sells soba noodle lunch boxes

Shimane train stationmaster makes, sells soba noodle lunch boxes

Tetsuya Yuzuriha (2nd from L), JR Kamedake Station's stationmaster who also runs a soba buckwheat noodle shop at the station in the town of Okuizumo, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, sells lunch boxes on the platform to train passengers on Aug. 12, 2015. He gets up at 5 a.m. to make soba while managing the station as the stationmaster at the same time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New award for women making grassroots social change in Japan

New award for women making grassroots social change in Japan

(From L) Tiffany & Company Japan Inc. President Daniel Perel, Yuzuriha support center founder Ami Takahashi and philanthropist Atsuko Toko Fish pose with the prizes for the 2017 Champion of Change Japan Award, won by Takahashi in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Champion of Change Award

Champion of Change Award

Yuzuriha support center founder Ami Takahashi (C), philanthropist Atsuko Toko Fish (R) and Tiffany & Company Japan Inc. President Daniel Perel pose in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2017, as Takahashi receives the Champion of Change Japan Award. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Champion of Change Award

Champion of Change Award

Ami Takahashi, founder of the Yuzuriha support center for young adults who have suffered abuse or abandonment as children, gives a speech in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2017, after receiving the inaugural Champion of Change Japan Award. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo