Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

A salesclerk clears merchandise fallen from shelves at a drugstore in Anamizu in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 3, 2024, following a strong earthquake that jolted the Sea of Japan coastal area on Jan. 1.

Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

A salesclerk clears merchandise fallen from shelves at a drugstore in Anamizu in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 3, 2024, following a strong earthquake that jolted the Sea of Japan coastal area on Jan. 1.

U.S. Air Force civilian worker sentenced

U.S. Air Force civilian worker sentenced

NAHA, Japan - Shoji Arakaki (L) heads for the Naha District Court in Okinawa Prefecture on Feb. 22, 2012. The court sentenced Rufus James Ramsey III, a 24-year-old salesclerk at a U.S. base shop in the southern prefecture, to 18 months in prison over a fatal vehicle collision involving Arakaki's friend Koki Yogi in January the previous year. It was the first application of new Japan-U.S. arrangements over crimes involving nonmilitary personnel at U.S. bases.

U.S. Air Force civilian worker sentenced

U.S. Air Force civilian worker sentenced

NAHA, Japan - Rufus James Ramsey III (R), a 24-year-old salesclerk at a U.S. base shop in Okinawa Prefecture, heads for the Naha District Court in the prefecture on Feb. 22, 2012. The court sentenced the U.S. Air Force employee to 18 months in prison over a fatal vehicle collision in January the previous year, in the first application of new Japan-U.S. arrangements over crimes involving nonmilitary personnel at U.S. bases.

Pop icon Michael Jackson dies at 50

Pop icon Michael Jackson dies at 50

TOKYO, Japan - A salesclerk at a record shop in Tokyo's Shibuya district prepares a corner June 26 for deceased pop star Michael Jackson.

Pop icon Michael Jackson dies at 50

Pop icon Michael Jackson dies at 50

TOKYO, Japan - A salesclerk at a record shop in Tokyo's Shibuya district prepares a corner June 26 for deceased pop star Michael Jackson.

Fast Retailing's food unit opens 1st outlet

Fast Retailing's food unit opens 1st outlet

TOKYO, Japan - A salesclerk attends a customer at a fruit and vegetable section opened by FR Foods Co., a food supplier set up by Fast Retailing Co., known for its Uniqlo brand of casual clothing, on a basement floor of a Matsuya Co. outlet in the Ginza district of Tokyo on May 14.

Sapporo department store buys 2 melons for 330,000 yen

Sapporo department store buys 2 melons for 330,000 yen

SAPPORO, Japan - A department store salesclerk at the Sapporo branch of Daimaru Inc. in Sapporo shows two brand-name Yubari melons, which the branch bought for 330,000 yen at a local wholesale food market on May 13.

Fast Retailing's food unit opens 1st outlet

Fast Retailing's food unit opens 1st outlet

TOKYO, Japan - A salesclerk attends a customer at a fruit and vegetable section opened by FR Foods Co., a food supplier set up by Fast Retailing Co., known for its Uniqlo brand of casual clothing, on a basement floor of a Matsuya Co. outlet in the Ginza district of Tokyo on May 14. (Kyodo)

Sapporo department store buys 2 melons for 330,000 yen

Sapporo department store buys 2 melons for 330,000 yen

SAPPORO, Japan - A department store salesclerk at the Sapporo branch of Daimaru Inc. in Sapporo shows two brand-name Yubari melons, which the branch bought for 330,000 yen at a local wholesale food market on May 13. (Kyodo)

Japan dep't store develops high-grade "randoseru" backpacks

Japan dep't store develops high-grade "randoseru" backpacks

A salesclerk at the Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi Main Store in Tokyo shows off on Aug. 12, 2015, top-grade "randoseru" leather backpacks for schoolchildren developed by Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. in collaboration with an Italian leather factory. The backpacks are priced at 172,800 yen each. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Pop icon Michael Jackson dies at 50

Pop icon Michael Jackson dies at 50

TOKYO, Japan - A salesclerk at a record shop in Tokyo's Shibuya district prepares a corner June 26 for deceased pop star Michael Jackson. (Kyodo)

Pop icon Michael Jackson dies at 50

Pop icon Michael Jackson dies at 50

TOKYO, Japan - A salesclerk at a record shop in Tokyo's Shibuya district prepares a corner June 26 for deceased pop star Michael Jackson. (Kyodo)

U.S. Air Force civilian worker sentenced

U.S. Air Force civilian worker sentenced

NAHA, Japan - Rufus James Ramsey III (R), a 24-year-old salesclerk at a U.S. base shop in Okinawa Prefecture, heads for the Naha District Court in the prefecture on Feb. 22, 2012. The court sentenced the U.S. Air Force employee to 18 months in prison over a fatal vehicle collision in January the previous year, in the first application of new Japan-U.S. arrangements over crimes involving nonmilitary personnel at U.S. bases. (Kyodo)

U.S. Air Force civilian worker sentenced

U.S. Air Force civilian worker sentenced

NAHA, Japan - Shoji Arakaki (L) heads for the Naha District Court in Okinawa Prefecture on Feb. 22, 2012. The court sentenced Rufus James Ramsey III, a 24-year-old salesclerk at a U.S. base shop in the southern prefecture, to 18 months in prison over a fatal vehicle collision involving Arakaki's friend Koki Yogi in January the previous year. It was the first application of new Japan-U.S. arrangements over crimes involving nonmilitary personnel at U.S. bases. (Kyodo)