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Concert with piano that survived A-bombing held in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A piano owned by atomic bomb survivor Morio Iwata (2nd from rear R) is played at a concert in the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 6, 2014, on the 69th anniversary of the bombing. The piano also survived the 1945 blast.

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Guesthouse owner brings travelers together on Izu Oshima Island

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromi Ishihara vacuums inside a guesthouse she runs on Izu Oshima Island in Tokyo on Aug. 11, 2013. Ishihara basically does all the work alone at her guesthouse Morio's House, such as cleaning rooms, shopping and picking up guests.

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Writer Morio Kita dies at 84

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese novelist Morio Kita speaks during an interview in Tokyo in March 1968. Kita, known for works including ''The House of Nire'' and his ''Dr. Mambo'' series of humorous essays, died in a Tokyo hospital on Oct. 24, 2011, at the age of 84.

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Writer Morio Kita dies at 84

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese novelist Morio Kita speaks during an interview in Tokyo in 1985. Kita, known for works including ''The House of Nire'' and his ''Dr. Mambo'' series of humorous essays, died in a Tokyo hospital on Oct. 24, 2011, at the age of 84.

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Writer Kita dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows novelist Morio Kita speaking during an interview at his home in Tokyo in July 2010. The writer known for his literary works, such as ''The House of Nire'' and a series of humorous essays ''Dr. Mambo,'' died in a Tokyo hospital on Oct. 24, 2011. He was 84.

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Matsui's 'No More Nagasakis' painting to be exhibited

NAGASAKI, Japan - Japanese painter Morio Matsui discusses his painting, ''No More Nagasakis,'' at the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum on Aug. 2, 2010. The 2.15-by-10 meter painting will be put on public display at the museum from Aug. 3 to 31.

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Gov't panel releases 'emergency' proposals to tackle bullying

TOKYO, Japan - Morio Ikeda, acting head of the Education Rebuilding Council, speaks to reporters at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on Nov. 29 at the end of the panel's meeting. The panel released ''emergency'' proposals to counter bullying at schools in the wake of a spate of victimized children's suicides.

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Aomori Gov. Kimura submits resignation

AOMORI, Japan - Aomori Gov. Morio Kimura fields questions from reporters as he arrives at the Aomori prefectural office May 16. Kimura, 65, submitted a letter of resignation to the prefectural assembly chief the previous day in the face of a vote of no-confidence over a media report of ''an adulterous sexual harassment scandal'' involving the governor.

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Aomori assembly OKs motion demanding governor's ouster

AOMORI, Japan - Aomori Gov. Morio Kimura speaks at a press conference at the Aomori prefectural government office in the city of Aomori on March 7 after the prefectural assembly passed a nonbinding motion demanding Kimura resign from office for causing turmoil over an alleged extramarital affair.

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Japanese victims, U.S. Navy sign collision settlement

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese lawyer Morio Hatakeyama (L, front) and U.S. Navy Capt. Richard Evans shake hands at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Nov. 14 after signing documents to settle the collision off Hawaii last year between the U.S. nuclear-powered submarine Greeneville and the Ehime Maru from Uwajima Fisheries High School in Ehime Prefecture. Hatakeyama heads a group of lawyers representing 26 survivors and the bereaved families of seven victims. (Pool photo)

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Mirror from Hyogo tomb mound identified as Chinese

KOBE, Japan - This mirror, unearthed from a tomb mound in Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture in 1917, was made in China some 2,000 years ago and is the oldest mirror discovered in the northern Kinki region, western Japan, archeologists said Feb. 20. The mirror discovered at the Morio mound was determined by experts to have been made during China's Wang Mang period (A.D. 8-23) based on its form and inscriptions.

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Shiseido announces new company president

TOKYO, Japan - Morio Ikeda (R), vice president of leading cosmetics maker Shiseido Co., meets the press along with Chairman Yoshiharu Fukuhara (C) and President Akira Gemma, in Tokyo on March 6. Company officials said the same day that Ikeda will become Shiseido's next president and his appointment will be formally approved at a board meeting in late June. Gemma will become chairman, and Fukuhara will assume the new post of honorary chairman.

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Aomori Gov. Kimura submits resignation

AOMORI, Japan - Aomori Gov. Morio Kimura fields questions from reporters as he arrives at the Aomori prefectural office May 16. Kimura, 65, submitted a letter of resignation to the prefectural assembly chief the previous day in the face of a vote of no-confidence over a media report of ''an adulterous sexual harassment scandal'' involving the governor. (Kyodo)

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Paprika (2006)

Paprika & Osanai Morio Film: Paprika (2006) Director: Satoshi Kon 02 September 2006 Date: 02 September 2006

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Paprika (2006)

Osanai Morio & Inui Sei-Jiroh Film: Paprika (2006) Director: Satoshi Kon 02 September 2006 Date: 02 September 2006

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Paprika (2006)

Osanai Morio & Inui Sei-Jiroh Film: Paprika (2006) Director: Satoshi Kon 02 September 2006 Date: 02 September 2006

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Paprika (2006)

Paprika, Osanai Morio & Inui Sei-Jiroh Film: Paprika (2006) Director: Satoshi Kon 02 September 2006 Date: 02 September 2006

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Inaugural member of predecessor to Japan SDF publishes book

Morio Sato, an inaugural member of the National Police Reserve, a predecessor to the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, holds his recently published book on the postwar organization on Feb. 14, 2015, which he says paved the way for Japan's rearmament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gov't panel releases 'emergency' proposals to tackle bullying

TOKYO, Japan - Morio Ikeda, acting head of the Education Rebuilding Council, speaks to reporters at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on Nov. 29 at the end of the panel's meeting. The panel released ''emergency'' proposals to counter bullying at schools in the wake of a spate of victimized children's suicides. (Kyodo)

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Mirror from Hyogo tomb mound identified as Chinese

KOBE, Japan - This mirror, unearthed from a tomb mound in Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture in 1917, was made in China some 2,000 years ago and is the oldest mirror discovered in the northern Kinki region, western Japan, archeologists said Feb. 20. The mirror discovered at the Morio mound was determined by experts to have been made during China's Wang Mang period (A.D. 8-23) based on its form and inscriptions.

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Matsui's 'No More Nagasakis' painting to be exhibited

NAGASAKI, Japan - Japanese painter Morio Matsui discusses his painting, ''No More Nagasakis,'' at the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum on Aug. 2, 2010. The 2.15-by-10 meter painting will be put on public display at the museum from Aug. 3 to 31. (Kyodo)

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Writer Morio Kita dies at 84

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese novelist Morio Kita speaks during an interview in Tokyo in 1985. Kita, known for works including ''The House of Nire'' and his ''Dr. Mambo'' series of humorous essays, died in a Tokyo hospital on Oct. 24, 2011, at the age of 84. (Kyodo)

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Writer Morio Kita dies at 84

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese novelist Morio Kita speaks during an interview in Tokyo in March 1968. Kita, known for works including ''The House of Nire'' and his ''Dr. Mambo'' series of humorous essays, died in a Tokyo hospital on Oct. 24, 2011, at the age of 84. (Kyodo)

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Writer Kita dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows novelist Morio Kita speaking during an interview at his home in Tokyo in July 2010. The writer known for his literary works, such as ''The House of Nire'' and a series of humorous essays ''Dr. Mambo,'' died in a Tokyo hospital on Oct. 24, 2011. He was 84. (Kyodo)

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Aomori assembly OKs motion demanding governor's ouster

AOMORI, Japan - Aomori Gov. Morio Kimura speaks at a press conference at the Aomori prefectural government office in the city of Aomori on March 7 after the prefectural assembly passed a nonbinding motion demanding Kimura resign from office for causing turmoil over an alleged extramarital affair. (Kyodo)

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Japanese victims, U.S. Navy sign collision settlement

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese lawyer Morio Hatakeyama (L, front) and U.S. Navy Capt. Richard Evans shake hands at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Nov. 14 after signing documents to settle the collision off Hawaii last year between the U.S. nuclear-powered submarine Greeneville and the Ehime Maru from Uwajima Fisheries High School in Ehime Prefecture. Hatakeyama heads a group of lawyers representing 26 survivors and the bereaved families of seven victims. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Shiseido announces new company president

TOKYO, Japan - Morio Ikeda (R), vice president of leading cosmetics maker Shiseido Co., meets the press along with Chairman Yoshiharu Fukuhara (C) and President Akira Gemma, in Tokyo on March 6. Company officials said the same day that Ikeda will become Shiseido's next president and his appointment will be formally approved at a board meeting in late June. Gemma will become chairman, and Fukuhara will assume the new post of honorary chairman.