Japan's #MeToo symbol at European Parliament

Japan's #MeToo symbol at European Parliament

Japanese journalist Shiori Ito (C) speaks at the European Parliament in Brussels on Nov. 20, 2024, ahead of a preview of her documentary film "Black Box Diaries," which chronicles her journey for legal recourse against a high-profile television reporter she accused of raping her. Ito became a symbol of Japan's #MeToo movement after going public with the accusation.

Japan's #MeToo symbol at European Parliament

Japan's #MeToo symbol at European Parliament

Japanese journalist Shiori Ito speaks at the European Parliament in Brussels on Nov. 20, 2024, ahead of a preview of her documentary film "Black Box Diaries," which chronicles her journey for legal recourse against a high-profile television reporter she accused of raping her. Ito became a symbol of Japan's #MeToo movement after going public with the accusation.

Memories of kamikaze pilots kept alive at peace museum

Memories of kamikaze pilots kept alive at peace museum

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photographs and diaries of kamikaze pilots dating from the final months of World War II are shown in this photo taken on Oct. 9, 2014, at the Bansei Tokko Peace Museum, built on the site of a former air base in Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

Diaries by film director Ozu, screenwriter

Diaries by film director Ozu, screenwriter

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Japanese film director Yasujiro Ozu (L) and his main screenwriter, Kogo Noda. A book based on diaries by Ozu and Noda that detail their collaborative process when they worked on movie scripts in Tateshina Kogen in Nagano Prefecture, will be published in late July 2013.

Coal mine paintings book republished

Coal mine paintings book republished

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo shows a book of Japanese artist Sakubei Yamamoto's paintings on coal mines put on sale on July 29, 2011. The book, first published in 1967, was republished after Yamamoto's paintings and diaries depicting the conditions of coal mines were approved for UNESCO's Memory of the World heritage registration in May that year.

Hiroshima exhibition featuring foreign A-bomb survivors

Hiroshima exhibition featuring foreign A-bomb survivors

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Shin Hyong Gun, South Korean consul general in Hiroshima, points to exhibits featuring the diaries of foreign atomic-bomb survivors at the peace museum in the city on July 15, 2011. The exhibits include the journal of his deceased father, Shin Yong Su, who founded the association for South Korean atomic-bomb survivors.

Hiroshima exhibition featuring foreign A-bomb survivors

Hiroshima exhibition featuring foreign A-bomb survivors

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Shin Hyong Gun, South Korean consul general in Hiroshima, points to exhibits featuring the diaries of foreign atomic-bomb survivors at the peace museum in the city on July 15, 2011. The exhibits include the journal of his deceased father, Shin Yong Su, who founded the association for South Korean atomic-bomb survivors.

Hirohito discontent with Yasukuni's honoring Class-A war criminals

Hirohito discontent with Yasukuni's honoring Class-A war criminals

TOKYO, Japan - A photo taken on April 26 shows a set of diaries kept by Ryogo Urabe, a chamberlain of the Imperial Household Agency. The diaries, donated to the major daily Asahi Shimbun, indicated that Japanese Emperor Hirohito was discontent with Yasukuni Shrine's enshrining of Class-A World War II criminals and concerned about disputes with other Asian countries over history.

Hirohito discontent with Yasukuni's honoring Class-A war criminals

Hirohito discontent with Yasukuni's honoring Class-A war criminals

TOKYO, Japan - A file photo taken in February 1982 shows Emperor Hirohito and Ryogo Urabe (2nd from L), a chamberlain of the Imperial Household Agency, leaving the Diet building after an opening session of parliament. Emperor Hirohito was discontent with Yasukuni Shrine's enshrining of Class-A World War II criminals and concerned about disputes with other Asian countries over history, according to the diaries kept by Urabe.

Hirohito discontent with Yasukuni's honoring Class-A war criminals

Hirohito discontent with Yasukuni's honoring Class-A war criminals

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Hirohito (in a file photo taken in 1988) was discontent with Yasukuni Shrine's enshrining of Class-A World War II criminals and concerned about disputes with other Asian countries over history, according to the diaries kept by Ryogo Urabe, a chamberlain of the Imperial Household Agency.

Hirohito discontent with Yasukuni's honoring Class-A war criminals

Hirohito discontent with Yasukuni's honoring Class-A war criminals

TOKYO, Japan - A file photo taken in 2000 shows Ryogo Urabe, who served Emperor Hirohito as a chamberlain of the Imperial Household Agency, from December 1969 to February 2002. The diaries kept by Urabe indicated that Emperor Hirohito was discontent with Yasukuni Shrine's enshrining of Class-A World War II criminals and concerned about disputes with other Asian countries over history.

Sony releases 'Aibo' robot dog with diary-keeping function

Sony releases 'Aibo' robot dog with diary-keeping function

OSAKA, Japan - Sony Style (Japan) Inc. releases Sept. 29 the latest version of the robot dog Aibo, which can ''exchange diaries'' with its owner. The picture shows the robot dog looking at a computer screen used for exchanging diaries.

(SP)FRANCE-PARIS-FRENCH CROSS-COUNTRY SKIERS-BRONZE MEDALISTS

(SP)FRANCE-PARIS-FRENCH CROSS-COUNTRY SKIERS-BRONZE MEDALISTS

(220219) -- PARIS, Feb. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Hugo Lapalus of France competes during Cross-Country Skiing Men's 15km + 15km Skiathlon at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 6, 2022. TO GO WITH "Beijing Diaries | Feature: I'm not going there for tourism - French skier Lapalus keeps his promise at Beijing 2022" (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

(SP)FRANCE-PARIS-FRENCH CROSS-COUNTRY SKIERS-BRONZE MEDALISTS

(SP)FRANCE-PARIS-FRENCH CROSS-COUNTRY SKIERS-BRONZE MEDALISTS

(220219) -- PARIS, Feb. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- French cross-country skier Hugo Lapalus receives interview at the headquarter of the French Olympic Committee in Paris, France, Feb. 17, 2022. TO GO WITH "Beijing Diaries | Feature: I'm not going there for tourism - French skier Lapalus keeps his promise at Beijing 2022" (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

(SP)FRANCE-PARIS-FRENCH CROSS-COUNTRY SKIERS-BRONZE MEDALISTS

(SP)FRANCE-PARIS-FRENCH CROSS-COUNTRY SKIERS-BRONZE MEDALISTS

(220219) -- PARIS, Feb. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Richard Jouve (L) and Hugo Lapalus of France compete during the cross-country skiing men's 4x10 km relay of the Beijing Winter Olympics at National Cross-Country Skiing Centre in Zhangjiakou, north China's Hebei Province, Feb. 13, 2022. TO GO WITH "Beijing Diaries | Feature: I'm not going there for tourism - French skier Lapalus keeps his promise at Beijing 2022" (Xinhua/Liu Chan)

(SP)FRANCE-PARIS-FRENCH CROSS-COUNTRY SKIERS-BRONZE MEDALISTS

(SP)FRANCE-PARIS-FRENCH CROSS-COUNTRY SKIERS-BRONZE MEDALISTS

(220219) -- PARIS, Feb. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- French cross-country skiers Hugo Lapalus (L) and Richard Jouve meet supporters at the headquarter of the French Olympic Committee in Paris, France, Feb. 17, 2022. TO GO WITH "Beijing Diaries | Feature: I'm not going there for tourism - French skier Lapalus keeps his promise at Beijing 2022" (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

(SP)FRANCE-PARIS-FRENCH CROSS-COUNTRY SKIERS-BRONZE MEDALISTS

(SP)FRANCE-PARIS-FRENCH CROSS-COUNTRY SKIERS-BRONZE MEDALISTS

(220219) -- PARIS, Feb. 19, 2022 (Xinhua) -- French cross-country skiers Hugo Lapalus (R) and Richard Jouve meet supporters at the headquarter of the French Olympic Committee in Paris, France, Feb. 17, 2022. TO GO WITH "Beijing Diaries | Feature: I'm not going there for tourism - French skier Lapalus keeps his promise at Beijing 2022" (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

SPAIN-BARCELONA-OLYMPIAN-THIBAULT MAGNIN

SPAIN-BARCELONA-OLYMPIAN-THIBAULT MAGNIN

(220208) -- BARCELONA, Feb. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Spanish freestyle skier Thibault Magnin (2nd L, back), poses for a group photo with members of the Olympic delegation of Spain before boarding a plane to Beijing, at Barajas Airport in Madrid, Spain, on Jan. 30, 2022. TO GO WITH: Beijing Diaries | Competing at Beijing 2022 makes Spanish freestyle skier's "lifelong dream" come true (Xinhua)

SPAIN-BARCELONA-OLYMPIAN-THIBAULT MAGNIN

SPAIN-BARCELONA-OLYMPIAN-THIBAULT MAGNIN

(220208) -- BARCELONA, Feb. 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Spanish freestyle skier Thibault Magnin poses for a photo with health workers at the Olympic Village in Beijing, capital of China, on Feb. 1, 2022. TO GO WITH: Beijing Diaries | Competing at Beijing 2022 makes Spanish freestyle skier's "lifelong dream" come true (Xinhua)

Sony releases 'Aibo' robot dog with diary-keeping function

Sony releases 'Aibo' robot dog with diary-keeping function

OSAKA, Japan - Sony Style (Japan) Inc. releases Sept. 29 the latest version of the robot dog Aibo, which can ''exchange diaries'' with its owner. The picture shows the robot dog looking at a computer screen used for exchanging diaries. (Kyodo)

Hirohito discontent with Yasukuni's honoring Class-A war crimina

Hirohito discontent with Yasukuni's honoring Class-A war crimina

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Hirohito (in a file photo taken in 1988) was discontent with Yasukuni Shrine's enshrining of Class-A World War II criminals and concerned about disputes with other Asian countries over history, according to the diaries kept by Ryogo Urabe, a chamberlain of the Imperial Household Agency. (Kyodo)

Hirohito discontent with Yasukuni's honoring Class-A war crimina

Hirohito discontent with Yasukuni's honoring Class-A war crimina

TOKYO, Japan - A photo taken on April 26 shows a set of diaries kept by Ryogo Urabe, a chamberlain of the Imperial Household Agency. The diaries, donated to the major daily Asahi Shimbun, indicated that Japanese Emperor Hirohito was discontent with Yasukuni Shrine's enshrining of Class-A World War II criminals and concerned about disputes with other Asian countries over history. (Kyodo)

Hirohito discontent with Yasukuni's honoring Class-A war crimina

Hirohito discontent with Yasukuni's honoring Class-A war crimina

TOKYO, Japan - A file photo taken in February 1982 shows Emperor Hirohito and Ryogo Urabe (2nd from L), a chamberlain of the Imperial Household Agency, leaving the Diet building after an opening session of parliament. Emperor Hirohito was discontent with Yasukuni Shrine's enshrining of Class-A World War II criminals and concerned about disputes with other Asian countries over history, according to the diaries kept by Urabe. (Kyodo)

Hirohito discontent with Yasukuni's honoring Class-A war crimina

Hirohito discontent with Yasukuni's honoring Class-A war crimina

TOKYO, Japan - A file photo taken in 2000 shows Ryogo Urabe, who served Emperor Hirohito as a chamberlain of the Imperial Household Agency, from December 1969 to February 2002. The diaries kept by Urabe indicated that Emperor Hirohito was discontent with Yasukuni Shrine's enshrining of Class-A World War II criminals and concerned about disputes with other Asian countries over history. (Kyodo)

The Vampire Diaries (2009)

The Vampire Diaries (2009)

Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley & Nina Dobrev Characters: Damon Salvatore, Stefan Salvatore, Elena Gilbert Television: The Vampire Diaries (TV-Serie) Usa 2009-2017, 10 September 2009 Date: 10 September 2009

The Vampire Diaries : Season 1 (2009)

The Vampire Diaries : Season 1 (2009)

Ian Somerhalder, Nina Dobrev & Paul Wesley Characters: Damon Salvatore, Elena Gilbert, Stefan Salvatore Television: The Vampire Diaries : Season 1 (TV-Serie) Usa 2009-2017, / 1. Staffel, Season 1 10 September 2009 Date: 10 September 2009

The Vampire Diaries : Season 1 (2009)

The Vampire Diaries : Season 1 (2009)

Ian Somerhalder, Nina Dobrev & Paul Wesley Characters: Damon Salvatore, Elena Gilbert, Stefan Salvatore Television: The Vampire Diaries : Season 1 (TV-Serie) Usa 2009-2017, / 1. Staffel, Season 1 10 September 2009 Date: 10 September 2009

Brilliantlove (2010)

Brilliantlove (2010)

Nancy Trotter Landry & Liam Browne Characters: Noon, Manchester Film: Brilliantlove ; The Orgasm Diaries (2010) Director: Tom Thurman 23 April 2010 Date: 23 April 2010

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

Paul Wesley, Nina Dobrev & Ian Somerhalder Characters: Stefan Salvatore, Elena Gilbert, Damon Salvatore Television: The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (TV-Serie) Usa 2009-2017, / 2. Staffel, Season 2 09 September 2010 Date: 09 September 2010

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

Ian Somerhalder, Nina Dobrev & Paul Wesley Characters: Damon Salvatore, Elena Gilbert, Stefan Salvatore Television: The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (TV-Serie) Usa 2009-2017, / 2. Staffel, Season 2 09 September 2010 Date: 09 September 2010

The Vampire Diaries : Season 1 (2009)

The Vampire Diaries : Season 1 (2009)

Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Kat Graham, Steven R. Mcqueen, Ian Somerhalder & Candice Accola Characters: Elena Gilbert, Stefan Salvatore, Bonnie Bennett, Jeremy Gilbert, Damon Salvatore, Caroline Forbes Television: The Vampire Diaries : Season 1 (TV-Serie) Usa 2009-2017, / 1. Staffel, Season 1 10 September 2009 Date: 10 September 2009

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

Candice Accola Characters: Caroline Forbes Television: The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (TV-Serie) Usa 2009-2017, / 2. Staffel, Season 2 09 September 2010 Date: 09 September 2010

The Vampire Diaries : Season 1 (2009)

The Vampire Diaries : Season 1 (2009)

Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Kat Graham, Steven R. Mcqueen, Ian Somerhalder & Candice Accola Characters: Elena Gilbert, Stefan Salvatore, Bonnie Bennett, Jeremy Gilbert, Damon Salvatore, Caroline Forbes Television: The Vampire Diaries : Season 1 (TV-Serie) Usa 2009-2017, / 1. Staffel, Season 1 10 September 2009 Date: 10 September 2009

The Vampire Diaries : Season 1 (2009)

The Vampire Diaries : Season 1 (2009)

Paul Wesley & Nina Dobrev Characters: Stefan Salvatore, Elena Gilbert Television: The Vampire Diaries : Season 1 (TV-Serie) Usa 2009-2017, / 1. Staffel, Season 1 10 September 2009 Date: 10 September 2009

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

Ian Somerhalder, Nina Dobrev & Paul Wesley Characters: Damon Salvatore, Elena Gilbert, Stefan Salvatore Television: The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (TV-Serie) Usa 2009-2017, / 2. Staffel, Season 2 09 September 2010 Date: 09 September 2010

The Vampire Diaries : Season 1 (2009)

The Vampire Diaries : Season 1 (2009)

Candice Accola Characters: Caroline Forbes Television: The Vampire Diaries : Season 1 (TV-Serie) Usa 2009-2017, / 1. Staffel, Season 1 10 September 2009 Date: 10 September 2009

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

Ian Somerhalder & Paul Wesley Characters: Damon Salvatore, Stefan Salvatore Television: The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (TV-Serie) Usa 2009-2017, / 2. Staffel, Season 2 / Episode 2.02: 'sch

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

Ian Somerhalder & Nina Dobrev Characters: Damon Salvatore, Elena Gilbert Television: The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (TV-Serie) Usa 2009-2017, / 2. Staffel, Season 2 / Episode 2.12: 'Der Abstieg' (The Descent, Regie: Marcos Siega, 2011) 09 September 2010 'The Descent' - Ian Somerhalder as Damon in THE VAMPIRE DIARIES on The CW. Photo: Bob Mahoney/The CW ｩ2010 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Date: 09 September 2010

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

Ian Somerhalder, Lauren Cohan & Trevor Peterson Characters: Damon Salvatore, Rose, Slater Television: The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (TV-Serie) Usa 2009-2017, / 2. Staffel, Season 2 / Episode 2.09: 'Katerina' (Katerina, Regie: J. Miller Tobin, 2010) 09 September 2010 'Katerina' THE VAMPIRE DIARIES Quantrell D. Colbert/The CW ｩ2010 THE CW NETWORK. ALL RIGHT RESERVED. Date: 09 September 2010

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

Paul Wesley Characters: Stefan Salvatore Television: The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (TV-Serie) Usa 2009-2017, / 2. Staffel, Season 2 / Episode 2.10: 'Das Opfer' (The Sacrifice, Regie: Ralph Hemecker, 2010) 09 September 2010 'The Sacrifice ' THE VAMPIRE DIARIES Quantrell D. Colbert/The CW ｩ2010 THE CW NETWORK. ALL RIGHT RESERVED. Date: 09 September 2010

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

Paul Wesley & Ian Somerhalder Characters: Stefan Salvatore, Damon Salvatore Television: The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (TV-Serie) Usa 2009-2017, / 2. Staffel, Season 2 / Episode 2.08: 'Rose' (Rose, Regie: Liz Friedlander, 2010) 09 September 2010 'Rose ' Pictured (L-R) Paul Wesley as Stefan and Ian Somerhalder as Damon Photo Credit: Quantrell D. Colbert/The CW © 2010 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Date: 09 September 2010

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

Ian Somerhalder & Michaela Mcmanus Characters: Damon Salvatore, Jules Television: The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (TV-Serie) Usa 2009-2017, / 2. Staffel, Season 2 / Episode 2.11: 'Die Verwandlung' (By The Light Of The Moon, Regie: Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum, 2010) 09 September 2010 'By The Light Of The Moon' - Ian Somerhalder as Damon, Michaela McManus as Jules in THE VAMPIRE DIARIES on The CW. Photo: Annette Brown/The CW ©2010 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Date: 09 September 2010

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

Michaela Mcmanus Characters: Jules Television: The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (TV-Serie) Usa 2009-2017, / 2. Staffel, Season 2 / Episode 2.11: 'Die Verwandlung' (By The Light Of The Moon, Regie: Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum, 2010) 09 September 2010 'By The Light Of The Moon' - Michaela McManus as Jules in THE VAMPIRE DIARIES on The CW. Photo: Annette Brown/The CW ｩ2010 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Date: 09 September 2010

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

Paul Wesley Characters: Stefan Salvatore Television: The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (TV-Serie) Usa 2009-2017, / 2. Staffel, Season 2 / Episode 2.09: 'Katerina' (Katerina, Regie: J. Miller Tobin, 2010) 09 September 2010 'Katerina' THE VAMPIRE DIARIES Quantrell D. Colbert/The CW ｩ2010 THE CW NETWORK. ALL RIGHT RESERVED. Date: 09 September 2010

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

Nina Dobrev & David Anders Characters: Elena Gilbert, John Gilbert Television: The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (TV-Serie) Usa 2009-2017, / 2. Staffel, Season 2 / Episode 2.17: 'Geliebte Feindin' (Know Thy Enemy, Regie: Wendey Stanzler, 2011) 09 September 2010 'KNOW THY ENEMY ' THE VAMPIRE DIARIES Quantrell D. Colbert/The CW ｩ2011 THE CW NETWORK. ALL RIGHT RESERVED. Date: 09 September 2010

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

Nina Dobrev & Paul Wesley Characters: Katherine Pierce, Stefan Salvatore Television: The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (TV-Serie) Usa 2009-2017, / 2. Staffel, Season 2 / Episode 2.07: 'Maskenball' (Masquerade, Regie: Charles Beeson, 2010) 09 September 2010 'Masquerade' - Nina Dobrev as Elena / Katherine, Paul Wesley as Stefan in THE VAMPIRE DIARIES on The CW. Photo: Quantrell D. Colbert/The CW ©2010 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Date: 09 September 2010

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

Daniel Gillies, Lauren Cohan & Nina Dobrev Characters: Elijah, Elena Gilbert, Rose Television: The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (TV-Serie) Usa 2009-2017, / 2. Staffel, Season 2 / Episode 2.08: 'Rose' (Rose, Regie: Liz Friedlander, 2010) 09 September 2010 'Rose' - Daniel Gillies as Elijah, Lauren Cohan as Rose, Nina Dobrev as Elena in THE VAMPIRE DIARIES on The CW. Photo: Quantrell Colbert/The CW ｩ2010 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Date: 09 September 2010

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

Paul Wesley & Ian Somerhalder Characters: Stefan Salvatore, Damon Salvatore Television: The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (TV-Serie) Usa 2009-2017, / 2. Staffel, Season 2 / Episode 2.08: 'Rose' (Rose, Regie: Liz Friedlander, 2010) 09 September 2010 'Rose ' THE VAMPIRE DIARIES Quantrell D. Colbert/The CW ｩ2010 THE CW NETWORK. ALL RIGHT RESERVED. Date: 09 September 2010

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

Michael Trevino Characters: Tyler Lockwood Television: The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (TV-Serie) Usa 2009-2017, / 2. Staffel, Season 2 09 September 2010 Date: 09 September 2010

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (2010)

Paul Wesley Characters: Stefan Salvatore Television: The Vampire Diaries : Season 2 (TV-Serie) Usa 2009-2017, / 2. Staffel, Season 2 09 September 2010 Date: 09 September 2010