Obituaries
Yukiya Amano was extensively involved in negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program and the cleanup of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
July 22, 2019
Entertainment & Arts
Raised in her parents’ art gallery and picture-framing shop in San Francisco, Japanese-born Eiko Amano grew up with a deep appreciation for art, particularly ceramics.
Jan. 17, 1991
World & Nation
Nuclear watchdog has personal stake in his job
June 30, 2010
In a story Sept. 20 about a trip to Iran by the head of the U.N. nuclear agency, The Associated Press erroneously referred to the place he was visiting as an Iranian nuclear site.
Sept. 19, 2015
Yoshitaka Amano solo show
March 7, 2010
California
The mayor of the Japanese city of Shizuoka paid his respects to the city of Oxnard Monday, in what city officials hope is the start of a beautiful relationship.
Feb. 4, 1992
With a key deadline approaching, the head of the U.N. nuclear agency is leaving for Tehran Saturday for high-level meetings as he tries to accelerate his probe of allegations that Iran worked in the past on nuclear weapons.
Selections of the Japanese artist’s work, reflecting his love of American Pop culture, can be seen at LeBasse Projects in Culver City.
Nuclear watchdog elects Japanese diplomat as its leader
July 3, 2009
The International Atomic Energy Agency has made “significant progress” in its investigation of Iran’s nuclear activities, the head of the organization said Monday after a weekend visit during which United Nations officials were granted access to the controversial Parchin military site for the first time in nearly a decade.
Sept. 21, 2015