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Seeds of Fukushima cherry blossom tree donated to Britain

LONDON, Britain - Mizuki Murakami (R), along with Kaito Tauchi (C), hands a panel expressing thoughts on the Anglo-Japanese friendship to a staff member of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew in London on Nov. 15, 2012. The two, both 12 years old, of Nakasato elementary school in the town of Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture, delivered on their classmates' behalf seeds collected from a famed cherry blossom tree in the prefecture to Kew Gardens to express their gratitude for Britain's support for those affected by the March 2011 disaster.

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Anglo-Japanese rugby match commemorates slain diplomat Oku

LONDON, England - Japanese Ambassador to Britain Yoshiji Nogami (L) hands a trophy to the captain of a British rugby team after a match played in western London on Nov. 26 to commemorate slain Japanese diplomat Katsuhiko Oku's contribution to friendship between the two countries. The match was held between a team of Japanese businessmen and students living in Britain and a team of British graduates of Oxford and Cambridge universities. Oku, who was killed in Iraq in 2003, was a rugby player when he studied at Oxford University.

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Taro Katsura

Born on Nov. 28, 1847 in Yamaguchi Prefecture and deceased on Oct. 10, 1913. Katsura served as prime minister three times -- between June 2, 1901 and Jan. 7, 1906; between July 14, 1908 and Aug. 30, 1911; and between Dec. 21, 1912 and Feb. 20, 1913. During his terms in office as prime minister, Japan signed the 1902 Anglo-Japanese Alliance, won the 1904-05 Russo-Japanese War and annexed Korea, becoming a major imperialist power in East Asia.

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Decorated tram in Tokyo, Japan - Anglo-Japanese Alliance

A decorated tram in Tokyo - part of the celebrations following the signing of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance of 1902 and to welcome the arrival of the British Naval contingent to the city. The Alliance was to run for five years before being renewed, was primarily directed against the potential shared menace posed, it was believed, by France and (most probably) Russia in the Far East. The alliance obligated either power to remain neutral if one or other found itself at war. However, should either power be obliged to fight a war against two or more powers, the other signatory was obliged to provide military aid. Date: 1902

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Decorated tram in Tokyo, Japan - Anglo-Japanese Alliance

A decorated tram in Tokyo - part of the celebrations following the signing of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance of 1902 and to welcome the arrival of the British Naval contingent to the city. The Alliance was to run for five years before being renewed, was primarily directed against the potential shared menace posed, it was believed, by France and (most probably) Russia in the Far East. The alliance obligated either power to remain neutral if one or other found itself at war. However, should either power be obliged to fight a war against two or more powers, the other signatory was obliged to provide military aid. Date: 1902

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Officials on both sides - The Anglo-Japanese Alliance

Officials on both sides - The Anglo-Japanese Alliance of 1902. The Alliance was to run for five years before being renewed, was primarily directed against the potential shared menace posed, it was believed, by France and (most probably) Russia in the Far East. The alliance obligated either power to remain neutral if one or other found itself at war. However, should either power be obliged to fight a war against two or more powers, the other signatory was obliged to provide military aid. The alliance was renewed in 1905 to take into account Japan's recent successful war against Russia. Date: 1902

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British Naval Continent in Japan - Anglo-Japanese Alliance

British Naval Continent in Japan following the signing of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance of 1902. The Alliance was to run for five years before being renewed, was primarily directed against the potential shared menace posed, it was believed, by France and (most probably) Russia in the Far East. The alliance obligated either power to remain neutral if one or other found itself at war. However, should either power be obliged to fight a war against two or more powers, the other signatory was obliged to provide military aid. The alliance was renewed in 1905 to take into account Japan's recent successful war against Russia. Date: 1902

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Japanese island to become home for Brits' messages to absent friends

This photo taken on Feb. 9, 2016, shows Saya Kubota (L) and Brian Payne speaking to an audience at the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation in London about the "Missing Post Office." Kubota and Payne, dressed in their specially designed MPO uniforms, have been collecting letters from British people to absent friends, relatives and lovers as part of a participatory arts project. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese island to become home for Brits' messages to absent friends

This photo taken on Feb. 9, 2016, shows artist Saya Kubota talking about her "Missing Post Office" project at the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation in London. She is collecting letters from British people to absent friends and relatives and the correspondence will go on show on the island of Awashima, Kagawa Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese island to become home for Brits' messages to absent friends

This photo taken on Feb. 9, 2016, shows visitors to the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation in London looking at letters collected as part of Saya Kubota's "Missing Post Office" arts project. She is encouraging people to write letters to absent friends and relatives and the correspondence will go on show later this year at a post office on the island of Awashima, Kagawa Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Schoolboy linguists who helped in the war against Japan are remembered

Ronald Dore (R) and Hugh Cortazzi (2nd from R) attend an event to remember the contribution made by the "Dulwich Boys" to Anglo-Japanese relations at London's School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) on Feb. 1, 2016. The boys were taught Japanese at SOAS during World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Anglo-Japanese rugby match commemorates slain diplomat Oku

LONDON, England - Japanese Ambassador to Britain Yoshiji Nogami (L) hands a trophy to the captain of a British rugby team after a match played in western London on Nov. 26 to commemorate slain Japanese diplomat Katsuhiko Oku's contribution to friendship between the two countries. The match was held between a team of Japanese businessmen and students living in Britain and a team of British graduates of Oxford and Cambridge universities. Oku, who was killed in Iraq in 2003, was a rugby player when he studied at Oxford University. (Kyodo)

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The gate to Takanawa Tozenji Temple,the British Legation

This stereograph bears the caption View taken from the United States Legation, at Yedo and is said to depict Tempukuji Temple in Azabu, but this is incorrect. The temple is actually Tozenji, located in present-day Takanawa 3-chome. The Shogunate concluded a treaty pact with Great Britain (Anglo-Japanese Treaty of Commerce) in 1858, and Tozenji Temple was designated as the site of the British Legation. This was taken by Swiss Pierre Rossier at the end of the Edo Period. This is a side view of the sanmon gate, also seen in photographs #3420 and #3443.==Date:1859, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Pierre Rossier, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number70‐7‐0]