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Former Defense Agency chief Kawara dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in September 2008 shows Tsutomu Kawara, the former director general of the Defense Agency. Kawara died of pneumonia on Jan. 13, 2013, at a hospital in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture. He was 75.

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Defense chiefs of Japan, S. Korea hold talks

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean Defense Minister Cho Sung Tae (L) and Japanese Defense Agency Director General Tsutomu Kawara shake hands at the agency building in Tokyo on May 22. Cho came to Japan on May 21 to solicit Japan's support for June's inter-Korean summit.

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Japan-Singapore defense chiefs meet in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Japanese Defense Agency chief Tsutomu Kawara (R) inspects a guard of honor when he visits Singapore's Defense Ministry on May 2. Walking behind him is Singapore's Defense Minister Tony Tan. Kawara arrived in Singapore on May 1. He will visit Vietnam on May 3 before returning to Japan on May 5.

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GSDF col. fired, 2 generals punished over shooting cover-up

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Agency chief Tsutomu Kawara speaks at a news conference April 27 on his agency's decision to dismiss a colonel and punish 23 other Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) officers for covering up alleged illegal shooting on a military firing range.

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Top spokesman heads list for acting premier

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (C) and his cabinet members decide April 14 to designate Chief Cabinet Secretary Mikio Aoki (1) as acting premier in the event the premier becomes unable to carry out his duties. Mori said Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (2) would be second in line for the post, followed by Construction Minister Masaaki Nakayama (3), International Trade and Industry Minister Takashi Fukaya (4) and Defense Agency Chief Tsutomu Kawara (5). The arrangement stands only for Mori's cabinet. Successive prime ministers will draw up their own list when they launch their cabinets.

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Chinese military chief meets with Kawara

TOKYO, Japan - Gen. Fu Quanyou (L), chief of general staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, meets Defense Agency chief Tsutomu Kawara (R) at the agency in Tokyo on April 3. The two discussed the possible start of regular bilateral meetings on defense affairs and the exchange of visits by members of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Chinese navy. They also discussed China-Taiwan relations and North Korea. Fu arrived in Japan on April 1.

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U.S. deputy defense secretary meets Kawara

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense John Hamre (L) talks with Japanese Defense Agency chief Tsutomu Kawara (R) at the Defense Agency on Nov. 26. They discussed an alternative facility for the heliport functions of the U.S. Marine Corps Futemma Air Station in Okinawa.

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Japan-Singapore defense chiefs meet in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Japanese Defense Agency chief Tsutomu Kawara (R) inspects a guard of honor when he visits Singapore's Defense Ministry on May 2. Walking behind him is Singapore's Defense Minister Tony Tan. Kawara arrived in Singapore on May 1. He will visit Vietnam on May 3 before returning to Japan on May 5.

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GSDF col. fired, 2 generals punished over shooting cover-up

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Agency chief Tsutomu Kawara speaks at a news conference April 27 on his agency's decision to dismiss a colonel and punish 23 other Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) officers for covering up alleged illegal shooting on a military firing range.

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Satake Garden,Mukojima

The garden at Nakanogo Kawara-machi (present-day Azumabashi 1-chome, site of Sumida Ward Hall and the Asahi Beer Co. Headquarters). Feudal lord Mizuno Tadaakira of Numazu Clan received the garden as a gift from the 11th Shogun Tokugawa Ienari sometime between 1818 and 1830. A resident of Mikawashima Village named Monzaburo is said to have designed it. According to historical records, the ownership later transferred to Matsudaira Echizennokami of the Fukui Clan of Echizen, and then to Satake Sakyodayu of Akita Clan in 1860. It is a Rinsen-style garden with a pond in the centre and many stones used for landscaping.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number85‐8‐0]

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Shijo Kawara

Northern view of Kamogawa River. These are restaurants and inns built on the stone reinforced riverbanks. Stairs and ladders are placed for easy access to the river. Wooden poles for summer balconies are also visible. The sandbank in the middle of the river where a person is standing was used to dry dyed fabrics in the sun. The bridge visible in the background is probably Nijo Bridge. Taken by Tamamura Kozaburo.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number48‐114‐0]

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Roof tiles featuring "Demon Slayer"

A set of monuments featuring "kawara" roof tiles with characters from popular Japanese manga "Demon Slayer" depicted on them are unveiled in front of the Takahama city office in Aichi Prefecture on Oct. 30, 2020. The central Japan city is known for production of traditional decorative roof tiles.

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Roof tiles featuring "Demon Slayer"

A set of monuments featuring "kawara" roof tiles with characters from popular Japanese manga "Demon Slayer" depicted on them are unveiled in front of the Takahama city office in Aichi Prefecture on Oct. 30, 2020. The central Japan city is known for production of traditional decorative roof tiles.

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Roof tiles featuring "Demon Slayer"

A set of monuments featuring "kawara" roof tiles with characters from popular Japanese manga "Demon Slayer" depicted on them are unveiled in front of the Takahama city office in Aichi Prefecture on Oct. 30, 2020. The central Japan city is known for production of traditional decorative roof tiles.

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Roof tiles featuring "Demon Slayer"

A fan takes a photo in Takahama in Aichi Prefecture on Oct. 30, 2020, of a monument featuring a "kawara" roof tile with a character from popular Japanese manga "Demon Slayer" depicted on it. A set of such monuments were unveiled the same day in front of the government office of the central Japan city, known for production of traditional decorative roof tiles.

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Defense chiefs of Japan, S. Korea hold talks

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean Defense Minister Cho Sung Tae (L) and Japanese Defense Agency Director General Tsutomu Kawara shake hands at the agency building in Tokyo on May 22. Cho came to Japan on May 21 to solicit Japan's support for June's inter-Korean summit.

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Top spokesman heads list for acting premier

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (C) and his cabinet members decide April 14 to designate Chief Cabinet Secretary Mikio Aoki (1) as acting premier in the event the premier becomes unable to carry out his duties. Mori said Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (2) would be second in line for the post, followed by Construction Minister Masaaki Nakayama (3), International Trade and Industry Minister Takashi Fukaya (4) and Defense Agency Chief Tsutomu Kawara (5). The arrangement stands only for Mori's cabinet. Successive prime ministers will draw up their own list when they launch their cabinets.

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Chinese military chief meets with Kawara

TOKYO, Japan - Gen. Fu Quanyou (L), chief of general staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army, meets Defense Agency chief Tsutomu Kawara (R) at the agency in Tokyo on April 3. The two discussed the possible start of regular bilateral meetings on defense affairs and the exchange of visits by members of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Chinese navy. They also discussed China-Taiwan relations and North Korea. Fu arrived in Japan on April 1.

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Japanese, U.S. defense ministers talk in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Defense Agency Director General Tsutomu Kawara (R) and U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen meet shortly before their talks at the Defense Agency in Tokyo on March 16. During the meeting, they agreed Japan and the United States will closely cooperate in dealing with China and Taiwan.

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Japanese premier meets visiting U.S. defense secretary

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (R) and U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen shake hands before they have talks at the premier's official residence March 16. Cohen also met his counterpart Tsutomu Kawara and Foreign Minister Yohei Kono earlier in the day.

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Kawara inspects U.S. base to study dioxin pollution

AYASE, Japan - Defense Agency chief Tsutomu Kawara makes an early morning inspection of the U.S. Atsugi Naval Air Facility in Kanagawa Prefecture March 15 to study dioxin pollution there, a tour hastily arranged to take place prior to his U.S. counterpart's arrival in Japan later in the day.

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U.S. commander expresses concern at China's Taiwan policy+

TOKYO, Japan - Adm. Dennis Blair (R) expresses concern on Feb. 24 that a white paper on Taiwan recently issued by China envisages resort to military force if Taiwan indefinitely delays talks on reunification. Japanese Defense Agency chief Tsutomu Kawara (L) met the head of the U.S. Pacific Command at the Defense Agency building in Tokyo.

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Kawara talks with Slocombe

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Defense Agency Director General Tsutomu Kawara (C) invites U.S. Defense Undersecretary for Policy Walter Slocombe (R) to take a seat for talks at the Defense Agency on Feb. 16.

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Indian defense chief reviews honor guards

TOKYO, Japan - Indian Defense Minister George Fernandes (R), accompanied by his Japanese counterpart Tsutomu Kawara (L), reviews honor guards at the beginning of his visit to the Defense Agency on Jan. 11.

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Japanese Defense Agency chief visits Arlington cemetery

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Defense Agency chief Tsutomu Kawara offers flowers at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington D.C. on Jan. 5. Kawara met U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen at the Pentagon later in the day.

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U.S. deputy defense secretary meets Kawara

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense John Hamre (L) talks with Japanese Defense Agency chief Tsutomu Kawara (R) at the Defense Agency on Nov. 26. They discussed an alternative facility for the heliport functions of the U.S. Marine Corps Futemma Air Station in Okinawa.