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Repainted Heian Jingu outer hall

Photo taken on Dec. 19, 2025, shows the Daigokuden outer hall of worship at Heian Jingu shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, following repainting and seismic reinforcement work.

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Japan: Car Bursts Into Flames After Hit by Train in Kyoto, Leaving Driver Dead 3

A train collided with a car at a railroad crossing near Shin-Hosono Station on the Kintetsu Kyoto Line in Kyoto on Saturday, December 20, causing the car to burst into flames. Police said a body was found in the driver’s seat of the car. The vehicle had reportedly rear-ended another car that was stopped at the crossing before entering it and being struck by the train.

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Murata Manufacturing Company signboard and logo

Murata Manufacturing Company signboard and logo=December 15,2025,Kyoto

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Murata Manufacturing Company signboard and logo

Murata Manufacturing Company signboard and logo=December 15,2025,Kyoto

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Murata Manufacturing Company signboard and logo

Murata Manufacturing Company signboard and logo=December 15,2025,Kyoto

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Japan: Car Bursts Into Flames After Hit by Train in Kyoto, Leaving Driver Dead 2

A train collided with a car at a railroad crossing near Shin-Hosono Station on the Kintetsu Kyoto Line in Kyoto on Saturday, December 20, causing the car to burst into flames. Police said a body was found in the driver’s seat of the car. The vehicle had reportedly rear-ended another car that was stopped at the crossing before entering it and being struck by the train.

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Japan: Car Bursts Into Flames After Hit by Train in Kyoto, Leaving Driver Dead

A train collided with a car at a railroad crossing near Shin-Hosono Station on the Kintetsu Kyoto Line in Kyoto on Saturday, December 20, causing the car to burst into flames. Police said a body was found in the driver’s seat of the car. The vehicle had reportedly rear-ended another car that was stopped at the crossing before entering it and being struck by the train.

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Novel laureate Kitagawa at press conference

Professor Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, speaks during a press conference at the state-run college in Kyoto, western Japan, on Dec. 19, 2025, following the university having been selected as a candidate for significant government grants at elevating Japanese research institutes to the top of global rankings.

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Novel laureate Kitagawa at press conference

Professor Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, speaks during a press conference at the state-run college in Kyoto, western Japan, on Dec. 19, 2025, following the university having been selected as a candidate for significant government grants at elevating Japanese research institutes to the top of global rankings.

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Nobel laureate Kitagawa returns to Japan

Kyoto University professor Susumu Kitagawa, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, meets the press upon arriving at Osaka airport in western Japan on Dec. 15, 2025, following the award ceremony in Stockholm.

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Nobel laureate Kitagawa returns to Japan

Kyoto University professor Susumu Kitagawa, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, meets the press upon arriving at Osaka airport in western Japan on Dec. 15, 2025, following the award ceremony in Stockholm.

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Nobel laureate Kitagawa returns to Japan

Kyoto University professor Susumu Kitagawa, co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, meets the press with his Nobel medal in hand upon arriving at Osaka airport in western Japan on Dec. 15, 2025, following the award ceremony in Stockholm.

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Kanji for "bear" chosen as best to characterize 2025

Seihan Mori, chief Buddhist priest of Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, writes the kanji character "kuma," meaning bear, with a calligraphy brush during the annual kanji-of-the-year event on Dec. 12, 2025. The character was chosen to symbolize the national mood for the year due to frequent bear sightings and related incidents across Japan, as well as attention to the return of pandas - written with characters meaning "bear" and "cat" - to China.

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Kanji for "bear" chosen as best to characterize 2025

Seihan Mori, chief Buddhist priest of Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, writes the kanji character "kuma," meaning bear, with a calligraphy brush during the annual kanji-of-the-year event on Dec. 12, 2025. The character was chosen to symbolize the national mood for the year due to frequent bear sightings and related incidents across Japan, as well as attention to the return of pandas - written with characters meaning "bear" and "cat" - to China.

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Kanji for "bear" chosen as best to characterize 2025

Seihan Mori, chief Buddhist priest of Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, writes the kanji character "kuma," meaning bear, with a calligraphy brush during the annual kanji-of-the-year event on Dec. 12, 2025. The character was chosen to symbolize the national mood for the year due to frequent bear sightings and related incidents across Japan, as well as attention to the return of pandas - written with characters meaning "bear" and "cat" - to China.

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Japanese Nobel laureates in Stockholm

Professor Susumu Kitagawa (L) of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, and Professor Shimon Sakaguchi of the University of Osaka, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, look at their medals during a press conference in Stockholm on Dec. 11, 2025, a day after the award ceremony.

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Nobel laureate Kitagawa in Stockholm

Professor Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, speaks during a press conference in Stockholm on Dec. 11, 2025, a day after the award ceremony.

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Nobel laureate Kitagawa in Stockholm

Professor Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, speaks during a press conference in Stockholm on Dec. 11, 2025, a day after the award ceremony.

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Japanese Nobel laureates in Stockholm

Professor Susumu Kitagawa (L) of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, and Professor Shimon Sakaguchi of the University of Osaka, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, attend a press conference in Stockholm on Dec. 11, 2025, a day after the award ceremony.

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Japanese Nobel laureates in Stockholm

Professor Susumu Kitagawa (L) of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, and Professor Shimon Sakaguchi of the University of Osaka, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, attend a press conference in Stockholm on Dec. 11, 2025, a day after the award ceremony.

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Japanese Nobel laureates in Stockholm

Professor Susumu Kitagawa (L) of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, and Professor Shimon Sakaguchi of the University of Osaka, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, pose for a photo with their medals during a press conference in Stockholm on Dec. 11, 2025, a day after the award ceremony.

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Japanese Nobel laureates in Stockholm

Professor Susumu Kitagawa (L) of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, and Professor Shimon Sakaguchi of the University of Osaka, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, attend a press conference in Stockholm on Dec. 11, 2025, a day after the award ceremony.

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Japanese Nobel laureates in Stockholm

Professor Susumu Kitagawa (L) of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, and Professor Shimon Sakaguchi of the University of Osaka, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, pose for a photo with their medals during a press conference in Stockholm on Dec. 11, 2025, a day after the award ceremony.

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Local city commends Nobel laureate Kitagawa

A banner celebrating Kyoto University professor Susumu Kitagawa, co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, is displayed on a wall of the Neyagawa city office in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 11, 2025. Kitagawa lives in the city.

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Nobel award ceremony

Professor Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University is pictured after receiving the Nobel Prize in chemistry from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during the award ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025.

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Nobel award ceremony

Professor Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University is pictured after receiving the Nobel Prize in chemistry from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during an award ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025.

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Nobel Prize banquet

Professor Susumu Kitagawa (R) of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, attends the Nobel Prize banquet with Swedish Crown Princess Victoria at City Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025, following the award ceremony. (Pool photo)

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Nobel Prize banquet

Professor Susumu Kitagawa (R) of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, attends the Nobel Prize banquet with Swedish Crown Princess Victoria at City Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025, following the award ceremony.

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Nobel Prize banquet

Professor Susumu Kitagawa (L) of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, attends the Nobel Prize banquet with Swedish Crown Princess Victoria at City Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025, following the award ceremony.

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Nobel Prize banquet

Professor Susumu Kitagawa (L) of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, attends the Nobel Prize banquet with Swedish Crown Princess Victoria at City Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025, following the award ceremony.

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Nobel Prize banquet

Professor Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, attends the Nobel Prize banquet at City Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025, following the award ceremony. (Pool photo)

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Nobel Prize banquet

Professor Susumu Kitagawa (R) of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, attends the Nobel Prize banquet with Swedish Crown Princess Victoria at City Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025, following the award ceremony.

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Nobel Prize banquet

Professor Susumu Kitagawa (R) of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, attends the Nobel Prize banquet at City Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025, following the award ceremony. (Pool photo)

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Nobel award ceremony

Professor Susumu Kitagawa (C) of Kyoto University is pictured after receiving the Nobel Prize in chemistry from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during an award ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025.

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Nobel award ceremony

Professor Susumu Kitagawa (R) of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, leaves the Grand Hotel Stockholm in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025, to attend the award ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall. (Pool photo)

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Nobel award ceremony

Professor Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, leaves the Grand Hotel Stockholm in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025, to attend the award ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall. (Pool photo)

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Nobel award ceremony

Professor Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, leaves the Grand Hotel Stockholm in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025, to attend the award ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall. (Pool photo)

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Nobel award ceremony

Professor Susumu Kitagawa (L) of Kyoto University receives the Nobel Prize in chemistry from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during an award ceremony at Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Nobel award ceremony

Professor Susumu Kitagawa (C, L) of Kyoto University receives the Nobel Prize in chemistry from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during an award ceremony at Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Nobel award ceremony

Professor Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University is pictured after receiving the Nobel Prize in chemistry from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during an award ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025.

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Nobel award ceremony

Professor Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University is pictured after receiving the Nobel Prize in chemistry from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during an award ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025.

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Nobel award ceremony

Professor Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University is pictured after receiving the Nobel Prize in chemistry from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during an award ceremony at the Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025.

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Nobel award ceremony

Professor Susumu Kitagawa (C, L) of Kyoto University receives the Nobel Prize in chemistry from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during an award ceremony at Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025.

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Nobel award ceremony

Professor Susumu Kitagawa (L) of Kyoto University receives the Nobel Prize in chemistry from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during an award ceremony at Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025.

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Nobel award ceremony

Professor Susumu Kitagawa (L) of Kyoto University receives the Nobel Prize in chemistry from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during an award ceremony at Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025.

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Nobel award ceremony

Professor Susumu Kitagawa (L) of Kyoto University receives the Nobel Prize in chemistry from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during an award ceremony at Stockholm Concert Hall in Stockholm on Dec. 10, 2025.

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Nobel laureate Kitagawa donates MOF to museum

Photo taken on Dec 9, 2025, shows metal-organic frameworks at the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm, donated by Kyoto University professor and 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry co-winner Susumu Kitagawa. Kitagawa was recognized for developing MOF and driving its application in environmental and other fields.

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Nobel laureate Kitagawa donates MOF to museum

Photo taken on Dec 9, 2025, shows metal-organic frameworks at the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm, donated by Kyoto University professor and 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry co-winner Susumu Kitagawa. Kitagawa was recognized for developing MOF and driving its application in environmental and other fields.

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[Breaking News]Nobel laureate Kitagawa in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 6 Kyodo - Professor Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, visits the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm on Dec. 6, 2025, ahead of the award ceremony on Dec. 10. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Nobel laureate Kitagawa arrives in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 4 Kyodo - Professor Susumu Kitagawa of Kyoto University, a co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry, arrives at Grand Hotel Stockholm in the Swedish capital on Dec. 4, 2025, ahead of the award ceremony on Dec. 10. (Kyodo)