Japanese, Chinese attend joint coming-of-age ceremony

Japanese, Chinese attend joint coming-of-age ceremony

BEIJING, China - Young Japanese and Chinese nationals hold up their first calligraphies of the year in a joint coming-of-age ceremony at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Jan. 10, 2015. Some 250 young people, including about 130 Chinese, attended the event.

Iraqi children get message of peace from Japan

Iraqi children get message of peace from Japan

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A teacher at a Baghdad primary school shows her children one of calligraphies reading ''heiwa (peace)'' sent to them by children of a Japanese primary school on Jan. 5.

Japanese pop group SMAP in Beijing

Japanese pop group SMAP in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Members of Japanese pop group SMAP -- (from L back) Takuya Kimura, Goro Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, (from L front) Masahiro Nakai and Shingo Katori -- hold calligraphies of their names that they received as a gift during a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 15, 2011. SMAP will hold their first overseas concert in the Chinese capital the following day. (Kyodo)

Japanese, Chinese attend joint coming-of-age ceremony

Japanese, Chinese attend joint coming-of-age ceremony

BEIJING, China - Young Japanese and Chinese nationals hold up their first calligraphies of the year in a joint coming-of-age ceremony at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Jan. 10, 2015. Some 250 young people, including about 130 Chinese, attended the event. (Kyodo)

Iraqi children get message of peace from Japan

Iraqi children get message of peace from Japan

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A teacher at a Baghdad primary school shows her children one of calligraphies reading ''heiwa (peace)'' sent to them by children of a Japanese primary school on Jan. 5. (Kyodo)