•  
Sumo prizewinners

Sumo prizewinners

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Myogiryu wins the Technique Prize, Kakuryu receives the Outstanding Performance Prize and Gagamaru claims the Fighting Spirit Prize on the final day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2012.

  •  
5 Asians win high spots in prestigious Chopin piano competition

5 Asians win high spots in prestigious Chopin piano competition

WARSAW, Poland - Two South Koreans, two Japanese and a Chinese were among the prizewinners at the 15th Frederic Chopin International Piano Competition that finished the final round on Oct. 21. File photo shows Japan's Shohei Sekimoto, 20, who won shared fourth prize with compatriot Takashi Yamamoto, 22.

  •  
5 Asians win high spots in prestigious Chopin piano competition

5 Asians win high spots in prestigious Chopin piano competition

WARSAW, Poland - Two South Koreans, two Japanese and a Chinese were among the prizewinners at the 15th Frederic Chopin International Piano Competition that finished the final round on Oct. 21. File photo shows Takashi Yamamoto, 22, who shared fourth prize with compatriot Shohei Sekimoto, 20.

  •  
Japan's Noyori attends dinner party for Nobel prizewinners

Japan's Noyori attends dinner party for Nobel prizewinners

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Ryoji Noyori (L), who won this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with two Americans, and his wife Hiroko are greeted by members of the Sweden's royal family as they arrive for a dinner party for Nobel laureates hosted by King Carl Gustav and Queen Silvia at the royal palace in Stockholm on Dec. 11.

  •  
Japan's Noyori attends dinner party for Nobel prizewinners

Japan's Noyori attends dinner party for Nobel prizewinners

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Ryoji Noyori (L), who won this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with two Americans, and his wife Hiroko are greeted by members of the Sweden's royal family as they arrive for a dinner party for Nobel laureates hosted by King Carl Gustav and Queen Silvia at the royal palace in Stockholm on Dec. 11.

  •  
World beauty queens visit sumo stable in Tokyo

World beauty queens visit sumo stable in Tokyo

Five prizewinners of the Miss International 2014 and professional sumo wrestlers, including Mongolia-born veteran maegashira Kyokutenho (2nd from L, back row), strike a pose at the Tomozuna Stable in Tokyo on June 7, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

  •  
Japanese, U.S., French researchers receive 2015 Japan Prize

Japanese, U.S., French researchers receive 2015 Japan Prize

Japanese flood control expert Yutaka Takahashi (L) is applauded by Japanese Emperor Akihito (C in sitting) and Empress Michiko during an award ceremony for the 2015 Japan Prize in Tokyo on April 23, 2015. American Theodore Friedmann, 79, and Frenchman Alain Fischer, 65, were joint prizewinners in the field of medical and medicinal science for their proposal of the concept of gene therapy and clinical applications. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

  •  
5 Asians win high spots in prestigious Chopin piano competition

5 Asians win high spots in prestigious Chopin piano competition

WARSAW, Poland - Two South Koreans, two Japanese and a Chinese were among the prizewinners at the 15th Frederic Chopin International Piano Competition that finished the final round on Oct. 21. File photo shows Japan's Shohei Sekimoto, 20, who won shared fourth prize with compatriot Takashi Yamamoto, 22. (Kyodo)

  •  
5 Asians win high spots in prestigious Chopin piano competition

5 Asians win high spots in prestigious Chopin piano competition

WARSAW, Poland - Two South Koreans, two Japanese and a Chinese were among the prizewinners at the 15th Frederic Chopin International Piano Competition that finished the final round on Oct. 21. File photo shows Takashi Yamamoto, 22, who shared fourth prize with compatriot Shohei Sekimoto, 20. (Kyodo)

  •  
Sumo prizewinners

Sumo prizewinners

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Myogiryu wins the Technique Prize, Kakuryu receives the Outstanding Performance Prize and Gagamaru claims the Fighting Spirit Prize on the final day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on Jan. 22, 2012. (Kyodo)

  • Main
  • Top
  • Editorial
  • Creative
  • About Us
  • About ILG
  • Terms of use
  • Company
  • BEHIND
  • Price List
  • Single Plan
  • Monthly Plan
  • Services
  • Shooting
  • Rights Clearance
  • Support
  • FAQ
  • How To Buy
  • Contact Us
  • Become a Partner

© KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

All Rights Reserved.

  • Editorial
  • Olympics
  • News
  • Sports
  • Japan
  • Tech
  • Royal
  • Disaster
  • NorthKorea
  • Old Japan
  • SNS
  • Creative
  • Food
  • Japan
  • Landscape
  • Animal
  • Popular
  • #Ukraine
  • #Russia
  • #coronavirus
  • #N. Korea
  • #Thailand
  • #China
  • #Ukraine
  • #Russia
  • #coronavirus
  • #N. Korea
  • #Thailand
  • #China
  • Food
  • Japan
  • Landscape
  • Animal
  • Olympics
  • News
  • Sports
  • Japan
  • Tech
  • Royal
  • Disaster
  • NorthKorea
  • Old Japan
  • SNS