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Ice church in Hokkaido draws winter lovebirds

SAPPORO, Japan - Salaried worker Hideyuki Osanai (L) and nurse Momoko Tsuta walk arm in arm down the aisle during their wedding ceremony Feb. 11 in a church made of ice including its dome and pillars at the resort facilities complex Alpha Resort Tomamu in the village of Shimukappu on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido. As the mercury went down to 9C below zero in the ice church, Osanai who came from Nagoya, 1,000 kilometers southwest of Hokkaido, said, ''Although it was cold, this ceremony will be a timeless memory.'' The resort complex operator said some 40 couples held wedding ceremonies this year.

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Osanai wins Acom International for 1st title in 7 years

ISHIOKA, Japan - Mamoru Osanai holds up his trophy after winning the Acom International golf tournament, his third tour victory and first in seven years, at Ishioka Golf Club course in Ibaraki Prefecture on Sept. 24.

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(SP)THE PHILIPPINES-PASIG CITY-VOLLEYBALL-AVC CUP-WOMEN-JAPAN VS VIETNAM

(220828) -- PASIG CITY, Aug. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Osanai Miwako (R) and Mizusugi Rena (L) try to return the ball during the semifinal match against Vietnam at the 2022 AVC Cup for Women at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City, the Philippines, Aug. 28, 2022. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)THE PHILIPPINES-PASIG CITY-VOLLEYBALL-AVC CUP-WOMEN-JAPAN VS VIETNAM

(220828) -- PASIG CITY, Aug. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Osanai Miwako (Top) and Yamanaka Hiroyoko (Bottom) try to return the ball during the semifinal match against Vietnam at the 2022 AVC Cup for Women at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City, the Philippines, Aug. 28, 2022. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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(SP)THE PHILIPPINES-PASIG CITY-VOLLEYBALL-AVC CUP-WOMEN-JPN VS AUS

(220825) -- PASIG CITY, Aug. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Osanai Miwako (R) spikes the ball during the preliminary round pool A match between Japan and Australia in the 2022 AVC Cup for Women at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City, the Philippines, Aug.25, 2022. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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Osanai wins Acom International for 1st title in 7 years

ISHIOKA, Japan - Mamoru Osanai holds up his trophy after winning the Acom International golf tournament, his third tour victory and first in seven years, at Ishioka Golf Club course in Ibaraki Prefecture on Sept. 24. (Kyodo)

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Ex-employee arrested in last summer's Niigata poisoning

Police arrest Akihiko Osanai (C), a former employee of a wood processing company Feb. 11 for allegedly poisoning the drinks of nine colleagues last August. Osanai was arrested at his home in Muroran, Hokkaido, and was flown to Niigata later in the day. This photo was taken in a police station in the city of Niigata.

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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