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Two-time Olympic judo champion Saito dies at age 54

TOKYO, Japan - Hitoshi Saito, a two-time Olympic judo champion and head of the All Japan Judo Federation's committee for enhancement, holds the gold medal in the men's over 95-kilogram category at the Seoul Olympic Games in this file photo taken in October, 1988. Saito died of intrahepatic bile duct cancer on Jan. 20, 2015, in Osaka. He was 54.

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Two-time Olympic judo champion Saito dies at age 54

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken April 1985 shows Hitoshi Saito (R) competing with Yasuhiro Yamashita during the All-Japan judo championship in Tokyo. Saito, a two-time Olympic judo champion and head of the All Japan Judo Federation's committee for enhancement, died of intrahepatic bile duct cancer in Osaka on Jan. 20, 2015.

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Workers dig hole to test ice wall at Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Workers dig a hole to place a duct to freeze soil for a verification test of an underground ice wall to block groundwater flowing into facilities at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture on Feb. 26, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Firm raided over workers' bile duct cancer

OSAKA, Japan - Investigators from the Osaka Labor Bureau of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare leave printing firm Sanyo-CYP Co. in Osaka on April 2, 2013, after confiscating documents during a search on suspicion that the company neglected its duty to take proper care of its workers' health. Seventeen workers suffered from bile duct cancer, eight of whom have died.

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Firm raided over workers' bile duct cancer

OSAKA, Japan - Investigators from the Osaka Labor Bureau of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare enter printing firm Sanyo-CYP Co. in Osaka on April 2, 2013, to search the office on suspicion the company neglected its duty to take proper care of its workers' health. Seventeen of them suffered from bile duct cancer, eight of whom died.

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Japan ends Indian Ocean refueling mission

ABOARD THE MASHUU, Arabian Sea - Crew members aboard the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's fleet support ship Mashuu stow away a refueling duct in the Indian Ocean on Jan. 15, 2010. Japan ended the MSDF's refueling mission for foreign vessels involved in U.S.-led antiterrorism operations the same day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan ends Indian Ocean refueling mission

ABOARD THE MASHUU, Arabian Sea - Crew members aboard the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's fleet support ship Mashuu stow away a refueling duct in the Indian Ocean on Jan. 15, 2010. Japan ended the MSDF's refueling mission for foreign vessels involved in U.S.-led antiterrorism operations the same day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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S. Korean team probes 1942 fatal coal mine accident in Yamaguchi

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Members of a South Korean government delegation check the air duct to a now-defunct undersea coal mine off Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on April 22 as part of their preliminary investigations into a 1942 accident that killed about 130 Korean forced laborers.

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Yokohama refinery leaks oil into Tokyo Bay

YOKOHAMA, Japan - An aerial photo taken Oct. 26 shows the refinery in Yokohama city of a Nippon Mitsubishi Oil Corp. unit which leaked fuel oil into Tokyo Bay. Workers at the refinery, while cleaning a boiler, mistakenly released fuel inside to the ground, which was funneled via a rainwater duct to Negishi Bay, a part of Tokyo Bay.

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Ex-chief of Kankeiren Uno dies at 83

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Osamu Uno, a former chairman of the Kansai Economic Federation (Kankeiren), who died of bile duct cancer at a hospital in Osaka on Nov. 12 at the age of 83. Uno, a former president of Toyobo Co., served as chairman of the most powerful business lobby in the Osaka area between 1987 and 1994.

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Yokohama refinery leaks oil into Tokyo Bay

YOKOHAMA, Japan - An aerial photo taken Oct. 26 shows the refinery in Yokohama city of a Nippon Mitsubishi Oil Corp. unit which leaked fuel oil into Tokyo Bay. Workers at the refinery, while cleaning a boiler, mistakenly released fuel inside to the ground, which was funneled via a rainwater duct to Negishi Bay, a part of Tokyo Bay.

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Lucky Number Slevin (2006)

Ben Kingsley Characters: The Rabbi Film: Lucky Number Slevin (2006) Director: Paul Mcguigan 24 February 2006 Date: 24 February 2006

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Smoke at station disrupts Tokyo subway operations

Photo taken Jan. 26, 2016, shows crowds at Ginza Station of the Tokyo subway's Hibiya Line, where smoke was seen pouring from a ceiling duct. No injuries were initially reported. Subway operations between Kasumigaseki and Higashiginza stations, both in central Tokyo, were temporarily suspended. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Smoke at station disrupts Tokyo subway operations

Photo taken Jan. 26, 2016, shows crowds at Ginza Station of the Tokyo subway's Hibiya Line, where smoke was seen pouring from a ceiling duct. No injuries were initially reported. Subway operations between Kasumigaseki and Higashiginza stations, both in central Tokyo, were temporarily suspended. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Smoke at station disrupts Tokyo subway operations

Photo taken Jan. 26, 2016, shows firefighters deployed at Ginza Station of the Tokyo subway's Hibiya Line, as smoke poured out of a ceiling duct. No injuries were initially reported. Subway operations between Kasumigaseki and Higashiginza stations, both in central Tokyo, were temporarily suspended. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Actress Naomi Kawashima leaves essay before dying from cancer

Photo taken in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2012, shows actress Naomi Kawashima (R) and her celebrity patissier husband Toshihiko Yoroizuka. Kawashima wrote an essay to reveal how she battled bile duct cancer, before passing away in September 2015 at age 54. The essay, combined with notes written by Yoroizuka, will be published as a book titled "Curtain Call" on Dec. 8, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Funeral held for actress Naomi Kawashima

A portrait and the coffin of Japanese actress Naomi Kawashima, who died on Sept. 24, 2015 of bile duct cancer at age 54, are displayed at her funeral in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Oct. 2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Funeral held for actress Naomi Kawashima

A portrait of Japanese actress Naomi Kawashima, who died on Sept. 24, 2015 of bile duct cancer at age 54, is displayed for her funeral in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Oct. 2. As Kawashima was known as a wine aficionado, the altar was decorated with wine bottles and glasses along with flowers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese actress Naomi Kawashima dies of cancer at 54

File photo taken in May 1997 in Tokyo shows actress Naomi Kawashima (L) posing for photos, together with her costars in the TV drama "A Lost Paradise." Kawashima died of bile duct cancer on Sept. 24, 2015, at 54. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Funeral held for Nintendo President Iwata

The coffin of Satoru Iwata, the president of Japanese videogame maker Nintendo Co., is carried from the venue of his funeral in Kyoto, western Japan, on July 17, 2015. Iwata died July 11 of a tumor in his bile duct, aged 55. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nintendo president Iwata dies at 55

Photo taken in March 2015 shows Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata (R) and DeNA Co. President Isao Moriyasu shaking hands after a joint press conference in Tokyo on their agreement to jointly develop game software for portable devices and launch a new membership service. The Nintendo president died of a bile duct growth on July 11, the Japanese video game maker said. He was 55. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nintendo president Iwata dies at 55

Photo taken in May 2014 shows Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata. He died of a bile duct growth on July 11, 2015, the Japanese video game maker said. He was 55. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean team probes 1942 fatal coal mine accident in Yamaguchi

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Members of a South Korean government delegation check the air duct to a now-defunct undersea coal mine off Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on April 22 as part of their preliminary investigations into a 1942 accident that killed about 130 Korean forced laborers. (Kyodo)

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Two-time Olympic judo champion Saito dies at age 54

TOKYO, Japan - Hitoshi Saito, a two-time Olympic judo champion and head of the All Japan Judo Federation's committee for enhancement, holds the gold medal in the men's over 95-kilogram category at the Seoul Olympic Games in this file photo taken in October, 1988. Saito died of intrahepatic bile duct cancer on Jan. 20, 2015, in Osaka. He was 54. (Kyodo)

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Two-time Olympic judo champion Saito dies at age 54

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken April 1985 shows Hitoshi Saito (R) competing with Yasuhiro Yamashita during the All-Japan judo championship in Tokyo. Saito, a two-time Olympic judo champion and head of the All Japan Judo Federation's committee for enhancement, died of intrahepatic bile duct cancer in Osaka on Jan. 20, 2015. (Kyodo)

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Japan ends Indian Ocean refueling mission

ABOARD THE MASHUU, Arabian Sea - Crew members aboard the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's fleet support ship Mashuu stow away a refueling duct in the Indian Ocean on Jan. 15, 2010. Japan ended the MSDF's refueling mission for foreign vessels involved in U.S.-led antiterrorism operations the same day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News) (Kyodo)

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Japan ends Indian Ocean refueling mission

ABOARD THE MASHUU, Arabian Sea - Crew members aboard the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's fleet support ship Mashuu stow away a refueling duct in the Indian Ocean on Jan. 15, 2010. Japan ended the MSDF's refueling mission for foreign vessels involved in U.S.-led antiterrorism operations the same day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News) (Kyodo)

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Nakashima River and Amida-bashi Bridge

Ichinose River (main stream) and Domon River (also called Nishiyama River) merge near Uma-machi to form Nakashima River. Korai Bridge and Amida Bridge can be seen looking upstream from this point. This photograph shows Amida Bridge over Nakashima River around 1895. The Chinese characters on the wall of the house to the right mean watchmaker. Watches are displayed inside. The water faucet for common use indicates that this photograph was taken after the water duct was constructed.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagasaki, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number106‐40‐0]

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Halloween celebrations in Shibuya

Flames and smoke are visible coming from an exhaust duct on the roof of a building in Tokyo's Shibuya entertainment district, as hordes of costume-clad people gather for Halloween celebrations on Oct. 31, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Halloween celebrations in Shibuya

Flames and smoke are visible coming from an exhaust duct on the roof of a building in Tokyo's Shibuya entertainment district, as hordes of costume-clad people gather for Halloween celebrations on Oct. 31, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-chief of Kankeiren Uno dies at 83

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Osamu Uno, a former chairman of the Kansai Economic Federation (Kankeiren), who died of bile duct cancer at a hospital in Osaka on Nov. 12 at the age of 83. Uno, a former president of Toyobo Co., served as chairman of the most powerful business lobby in the Osaka area between 1987 and 1994.