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Kanji for "kin," meaning gold or money, chosen as best to characterize 2024

KYOTO, Japan, Dec. 12 Kyodo - Seihan Mori, chief Buddhist priest of Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, writes the kanji character "kin," meaning gold or money, with a calligraphy brush on Dec. 12, 2024. The character was selected as the best single kanji to symbolize the national mood for the year as Japanese athletes had their second-best ever performance at the Olympics with 20 gold medals in Paris, while a money scandal rocked the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. (Kyodo)

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Kanji museum opens in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan, June 29 Kyodo - Photo taken in the western Japan city of Kyoto shows tourists making the kanji character "fuku," meaning "to hide" in Japanese, at the Japan Kanji Museum & Library on June 29, 2016, the day of its opening. The museum, launched by the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, allows visitors to deepen their knowledge about the shape, sound and meaning of each Chinese character through interactive exhibitions.

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'Kanji' meaning tax picked as best characterizing 2014

KYOTO, Japan - Seihan Mori (L), the chief priest of Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto, writes the "kanji" character "zei" meaning tax on a large sheet of "washi" paper on Dec. 12, 2014, at the announcement by the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation of the single best kanji symbolizing the year 2014 in Japan.

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'Kanji' meaning tax picked as best characterizing 2014

KYOTO, Japan - Seihan Mori (L), the chief priest of Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto, writes the "kanji" character "zei" meaning tax on a large sheet of "washi" paper on Dec. 12, 2014, at the announcement by the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation of the single best kanji symbolizing the year 2014 in Japan.

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Kanji of year in 2 decades exhibited in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation starts an exhibition of the "kanji" Japanese character representing social conditions of each year from 1995 to 2013 at Kiyomizu-dera, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, on Dec. 1, 2014. This year's kanji will be added after its announcement on Dec. 12.

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Kanji meaning 'new' picked to best characterize year 2009

KYOTO, Japan - Seihan Mori (R), chief priest of Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, and Akio Kioi, head of the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, pose for photos after Mori wrote the character ''shin'' on a large piece of ''washi'' Japanese paper on Dec. 11, 2009. The character, which means ''new'' in English, has been chosen as the single best kanji to symbolize the year 2009.

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Kanji body chief to step down over business practice allegations

TOKYO, Japan - Noboru Okubo (R), head of the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, bows in apology during a press conference at the education ministry in Tokyo on April 15 after presenting the ministry with plans to reform the foundation's business practices following allegations of impropriety. Okubo said he will step down from the foundation's board in his first public appearance since the revelation in January of the problems with his organization.

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Ministry searches 'kanji' testing body over alleged illicit deals

KYOTO, Japan - This photo taken Feb. 9 shows the headquarters of the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation in Kyoto. The education ministry searched the head office of the public-interest corporation the same day after it was alleged to have engaged in illegal business practices in its administration of aptitude tests for ''kanji'' Chinese characters.

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'Nise' (fake) chosen as kanji character of 2007

KYOTO, Japan - Seihan Mori, chief priest at Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto, writes the Chinese character, or kanji, for ''nise'' (fake) on a board at the temple on Dec. 12. The character was chosen as the kanji symbol of 2007, reflecting a series of false food labeling scandals as well as problems over political funds and faulty pension records, the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation said.

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'Inochi (life)' chosen for character of the year

KYOTO, Japan - Seihan Mori, chief priest at Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto, writes the Chinese character, or kanji, for ''Inochi (life)'' on a board at the temple on Dec. 12. The character was chosen as the kanji symbol of this year marked by the birth of the first grandson for the emperor, a series of reported student suicides after being bullied, and a number of child abuses, the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation said.

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Employment office for young people opens in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - With Japan's jobless rate staying at a record high of 5.3%, a government-run employment office aimed especially at finding young people jobs opens in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Nov. 28, 2001. The office, dubbed Young Hellowork Shibuya Shigoto-Kan, caters to people aged under 30 by offering diverse information including counseling and aptitude tests for jobs.

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Employment office for young people opens in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - With Japan's jobless rate staying at a record high of 5.3%, a government-run employment office aimed especially at finding young people jobs opens in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Nov. 28, 2001. The office, dubbed Young Hellowork Shibuya Shigoto-Kan, caters to people aged under 30 by offering diverse information including counseling and aptitude tests for jobs.

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TRAFFIC SAFETY

TRAFFIC SAFETY==Date:Sept, 1968, Place:Tokyo,JAPAN, (Credit:INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE/Kyodo News Images)

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Showa Genroku Japan Summer

Shonan coast is converted to public baths by 2 million people. One-one bus with air-conditioning. An unlicensed nursery school on a decommissioned bus. Hooten. <Video content> Discarded home appliances, white paper on people's daily lives, beaches full of people, young people in swimsuits, world menko competition, people boarding buses with their pets, unlicensed daycare centers using buses, traffic jams, politicians shaking hands with farmers rushing to the LDP, Keio University barricaded, job examinations, fingers typing on keyboards, personality test sheets, Zengakuren struggle Fingers typing on a keyboard, a personality test sheet, the struggle of the All-Japan Federation of Student Self-Government Associations, the Hutens playing with paint thinner, a pet hotel, a dog taking a bath, shooting date unknown, release date: June 14, 1968.

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Kanji museum opens in Kyoto

Photo taken in the western Japan city of Kyoto shows visitors looking at a calligraphy of the kanji character "an," meaning safety or peace, which was chosen as a symbolic character of the year 2015, at the Japan Kanji Museum & Library on June 29, 2016, the day of its opening. The museum, launched by the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, allows visitors to deepen their knowledge about the shape, sound and meaning of each Chinese character through interactive exhibitions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kanji museum opens in Kyoto

Photo taken in the western Japan city of Kyoto shows tourists at the Japan Kanji Museum & Library, on June 29, 2016, the day of its opening. The museum, launched by the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, allows visitors to deepen their knowledge about the shape, sound and meaning of each Chinese character through interactive exhibitions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kanji body chief to step down over business practice allegations

TOKYO, Japan - Noboru Okubo (R), head of the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, bows in apology during a press conference at the education ministry in Tokyo on April 15 after presenting the ministry with plans to reform the foundation's business practices following allegations of impropriety. Okubo said he will step down from the foundation's board in his first public appearance since the revelation in January of the problems with his organization. (Kyodo)

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NEETs sticking to aptitude for jobs

TOKYO, Japan - Rika Fukunishi (R), 24, trains on March 7 with her colleague to play a prostitute at a red-light district in May. (Kyodo)

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Ministry searches 'kanji' testing body over alleged illicit deals

KYOTO, Japan - This photo taken Feb. 9 shows the headquarters of the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation in Kyoto. The education ministry searched the head office of the public-interest corporation the same day after it was alleged to have engaged in illegal business practices in its administration of aptitude tests for ''kanji'' Chinese characters. (Kyodo)

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'Nise' (fake) chosen as kanji character of 2007

KYOTO, Japan - Seihan Mori, chief priest at Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto, writes the Chinese character, or kanji, for ''nise'' (fake) on a board at the temple on Dec. 12. The character was chosen as the kanji symbol of 2007, reflecting a series of false food labeling scandals as well as problems over political funds and faulty pension records, the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation said. (Kyodo)

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'Inochi (life)' chosen for character of the year

KYOTO, Japan - Seihan Mori, chief priest at Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto, writes the Chinese character, or kanji, for ''Inochi (life)'' on a board at the temple on Dec. 12. The character was chosen as the kanji symbol of this year marked by the birth of the first grandson for the emperor, a series of reported student suicides after being bullied, and a number of child abuses, the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation said. (Kyodo)

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'Kanji' meaning tax picked as best characterizing 2014

KYOTO, Japan - Seihan Mori (L), the chief priest of Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto, writes the "kanji" character "zei" meaning tax on a large sheet of "washi" paper on Dec. 12, 2014, at the announcement by the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation of the single best kanji symbolizing the year 2014 in Japan. (Kyodo)

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'Kanji' meaning tax picked as best characterizing 2014

KYOTO, Japan - Seihan Mori (L), the chief priest of Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto, writes the "kanji" character "zei" meaning tax on a large sheet of "washi" paper on Dec. 12, 2014, at the announcement by the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation of the single best kanji symbolizing the year 2014 in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Kanji of year in 2 decades exhibited in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation starts an exhibition of the "kanji" Japanese character representing social conditions of each year from 1995 to 2013 at Kiyomizu-dera, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, on Dec. 1, 2014. This year's kanji will be added after its announcement on Dec. 12. (Kyodo)

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Kanji meaning 'new' picked to best characterize year 2009

KYOTO, Japan - Seihan Mori (R), chief priest of Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto, and Akio Kioi, head of the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, pose for photos after Mori wrote the character ''shin'' on a large piece of ''washi'' Japanese paper on Dec. 11, 2009. The character, which means ''new'' in English, has been chosen as the single best kanji to symbolize the year 2009. (Kyodo)