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City to file kamikaze pilots' mementos for world memory

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kanpei Shimoide, mayor of Minamikyushu in Kagoshima Prefecture, shows an application form at Chiran Peace Museum in the city on Feb. 4, 2014, before filing to have kamikaze suicide pilots' mementos registered in the UNESCO Memory of the World program.

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Kamikaze pilots' mementos for world memory

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kanpei Shimoide, mayor of Minamikyushu in Kagoshima Prefecture, meets reporters at Chiran Peace Museum in the city on Feb. 4, 2014, about the municipal government's imminent filing to have kamikaze suicide pilots' mementos registered in the UNESCO Memory of the World program.

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Legendary Japanese jockey's mementos found

AOMORI, Japan - Sadanao Maeda, grandson of an elder brother of legendary Japanese jockey Chokichi Maeda (1923-1946), shows his great uncle's mementos in this file photo taken in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, on Oct. 8, 2014. Maeda was the youngest Japanese Derby winner in the country's horseracing history, winning the classic race at the age of 20.

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Mementos left by Godzilla movie art director on display

FUKUOKA, Japan - A visitor watches pictures displayed in Koga, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 19, 2014, as part of mementos left by the late Yasuyuki Inoue, a Japanese art director of special effects involved in the production of Godzilla movies.

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Work room of Godzilla movie art director exhibited

FUKUOKA, Japan - The work room of the late Yasuyuki Inoue, a Japanese art director of special effects involved in the production of Godzilla movies, is displayed on Aug. 19, 2014, at an exhibition of his mementos in Koga, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Japanese religious group's hall to keep people's mementos

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese religious group GLA's hall to keep mementos and remains of the deceased in Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture, is seen in this undated photo. Funeral customs and traditions have been changing in Japan.

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Japanese religious group's hall to keep people's mementos

TOKYO, Japan - A man shows a burial vault of Japanese religious group GLA's hall to keep mementos and remains of the deceased in Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture. Funeral customs and traditions have been changing in Japan.

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WWII suicide pilot's brother looks at mementos

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Yamashita looks at mementos of his elder brother Masatatsu, a World War II pilot killed on a suicide mission, exhibited at the Tachiarai Peace Memorial Museum in Chikuzen, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in this file photo taken on May 25, 2014.

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Ex-Japanese POWs records

KYOTO, Japan - Mementos and records of the return home of Japanese prisoners of war detained in the Soviet Union after World War II are displayed at the Maizuru Repatriation Memorial Museum in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, on March 4, 2014. Maizuru City on the Sea of Japan coast said the same day it will recommend the materials for entry on UNESCO's Memory of the World Register.

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3-D printers create mementos

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 8, 2013 shows a real-size 3-D model of the face of a fetus inside the womb offered by Fasotec Co. based on ultrasound scans in Chiba, Chiba Prefecture.

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Parents set up fund to keep daughter's memory alive

MIDLOTHIAN, United States - Andy (R) and Jeanne Anderson talk about memories of their daughter, Taylor, who died at the age of 24 in the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan, showing mementos at their home in Virginia on July 7, 2011.

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1 month since disaster

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - A woman (L) looks for personal mementos near where her house used to stand in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 10, 2011, about a month after the area was devastated by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and massive tsunami on March 11. A demolished fish store in the back carried boards to show Japanese characters that read ''fumbare,'' meaning ''hold on.''

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Legendary 'rakugo' family mementos draw fans to Tokyo shop

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuji Ogawa poses for a photo at his shop ''Tamaru'' in Tokyo's downtown Yanaka district on April 21, 2010. The shop, dedicated to the legendary rakugo storyteller Kokontei Shinsho V and his sons Kingentei Basho and Kokontei Shincho, is packed with rare mementos of the family.

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JAL heads for court-backed bankruptcy

TOKYO, Japan - Employees of the Japan Airlines Corp. group hand candies and mementos to passengers at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2010. A total of 70 employees and retirees of the JAL group mounted the event saying they ''thank'' passengers as the government seeks court-backed bankruptcy for the troubled airliner.

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(1)Kin of U.S. soldier killed by A-bomb donates mementos

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows 2nd Lt. James Ryan, a U.S. soldier killed in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 while being held prisoner of war. His family donated some items related to him to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum on Feb. 21.

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(2)Kin of U.S. soldier killed by A-bomb donates mementos

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The family of 2nd Lt. James Ryan, a U.S. soldier killed in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 while being held prisoner of war, donated some items related to him to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum on Feb. 21.

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(1)Kin of U.S. soldier killed by A-bomb donates mementos

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows 2nd Lt. James Ryan, a U.S. soldier killed in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 while being held prisoner of war. His family donated some items related to him to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum on Feb. 21. (Kyodo)

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(2)Kin of U.S. soldier killed by A-bomb donates mementos

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The family of 2nd Lt. James Ryan, a U.S. soldier killed in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945 while being held prisoner of war, donated some items related to him to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum on Feb. 21. (Kyodo)

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Sisters see mementos of his brother died in Iwo Jima battle

Younger sisters of Ichinosuke Kagomiya, who fought and died in the battle of Iwo Jima during World War II, hold mementos of their brother in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, on May 27, 2015, after they were returned via an American church in March 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mementos of Japanese soldier died in Iwo Jima battle returned

Belongings of Ichinosuke Kagomiya who fought and died in the battle of Iwo Jima during World War II are shown in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, on May 27, 2015, after the son-in-law of a former U.S. soldier returned them to Kagomiya's younger sisters through an American church in March 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Empty classroom of victims in S. Korean ferry disaster ahead of 1st anniv.

A portrait of Choi Jin Hyok, one of the 250 teenage students who died in the Sewol ferry disaster in April 2014, sits on his desk inside a classroom at Danwon High School in Ansan, south of Seoul, on April 4, 2015. Flowers, letters, photos and other mementos in memory of the victims who once sat there were placed on 30 of the 33 pupils' desks. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mother of S. Korea ferry disaster victim visits son's classroom

Ko Yong Gi holds a portrait of her son Choi Jin Hyok, one of the 250 teenage students killed in the Sewol ferry disaster in April 2014, at his desk inside a classroom at Danwon High School in Ansan, south of Seoul, on March 29, 2015. Flowers, letters, photos and other mementos in memory of the victims who once sat there were placed on 30 of the 33 pupils' desks. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese mayor views suicide pilots' photos at U.S. memorial museum

Mayor Kanpei Shimoide of Minamikyushu, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, looks at pictures of Japanese "kamikaze" pilots at the USS Battleship Missouri Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on April 11, 2015. He visited the ship for an exhibit of mementos left by the pilots on their suicide missions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese visitors commemorate WWII suicide pilots in Pearl Harbor

Mayor Kanpei Shimoide (2nd from L) of Minamikyushu, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, joins other compatriots in commemorating World War II "kamikaze" pilots at the USS Battleship Missouri Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on April 11, 2015. They visited the ship for an exhibit of mementos left by the pilots on their suicide missions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Legendary 'rakugo' family mementos draw fans to Tokyo shop

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuji Ogawa poses for a photo at his shop ''Tamaru'' in Tokyo's downtown Yanaka district on April 21, 2010. The shop, dedicated to the legendary rakugo storyteller Kokontei Shinsho V and his sons Kingentei Basho and Kokontei Shincho, is packed with rare mementos of the family. (Kyodo)

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Parents set up fund to keep daughter's memory alive

MIDLOTHIAN, United States - Andy (R) and Jeanne Anderson talk about memories of their daughter, Taylor, who died at the age of 24 in the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan, showing mementos at their home in Virginia on July 7, 2011. (Kyodo)

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1 month since disaster

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - A woman (L) looks for personal mementos near where her house used to stand in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 10, 2011, about a month after the area was devastated by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and massive tsunami on March 11. A demolished fish store in the back carried boards to show Japanese characters that read ''fumbare,'' meaning ''hold on.'' (Kyodo)

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Legendary Japanese jockey's mementos found

AOMORI, Japan - Sadanao Maeda, grandson of an elder brother of legendary Japanese jockey Chokichi Maeda (1923-1946), shows his great uncle's mementos in this file photo taken in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, on Oct. 8, 2014. Maeda was the youngest Japanese Derby winner in the country's horseracing history, winning the classic race at the age of 20. (Kyodo)

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Work room of Godzilla movie art director exhibited

FUKUOKA, Japan - The work room of the late Yasuyuki Inoue, a Japanese art director of special effects involved in the production of Godzilla movies, is displayed on Aug. 19, 2014, at an exhibition of his mementos in Koga, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan. (Kyodo)

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Japanese religious group's hall to keep people's mementos

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese religious group GLA's hall to keep mementos and remains of the deceased in Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture, is seen in this undated photo. Funeral customs and traditions have been changing in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Japanese religious group's hall to keep people's mementos

TOKYO, Japan - A man shows a burial vault of Japanese religious group GLA's hall to keep mementos and remains of the deceased in Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture. Funeral customs and traditions have been changing in Japan. (Kyodo)

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WWII suicide pilot's brother looks at mementos

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Yamashita looks at mementos of his elder brother Masatatsu, a World War II pilot killed on a suicide mission, exhibited at the Tachiarai Peace Memorial Museum in Chikuzen, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in this file photo taken on May 25, 2014. (Kyodo)

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JAL heads for court-backed bankruptcy

TOKYO, Japan - Employees of the Japan Airlines Corp. group hand candies and mementos to passengers at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2010. A total of 70 employees and retirees of the JAL group mounted the event saying they ''thank'' passengers as the government seeks court-backed bankruptcy for the troubled airliner. (Kyodo)

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Museum of Japan's superstar to close

People line up in front of the memorial museum of popular actor and singer Yujiro Ishihara in the northern Japan city of Otaru on Aug. 31, 2017, its last day of business after 26 years. The museum displaying his mementos opened in 1991 after Ishihara died in 1987 at 52. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Museum of Japan's superstar to close

People line up in front of the memorial museum of popular actor and singer Yujiro Ishihara in the northern Japan city of Otaru on Aug. 31, 2017, its last day of business after 26 years. The museum displaying his mementos opened in 1991 after Ishihara died in 1987 at 52. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Museum displaying documents of suicide attackers

People visit Chiran Peace Museum in the southwestern Japan town of Chiran on Aug. 15, 2017, the 72nd anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. The museum displays mementos, pictures and other documents of those involved in suicide attacks. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Museum displaying documents of suicide attackers

People visit Chiran Peace Museum in the southwestern Japan town of Chiran on Aug. 15, 2017, the 72nd anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. The museum displays mementos, pictures and other documents of those involved in suicide attacks. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo