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Takayama autumn festival in Japan

Floats decorated with carvings and gold leaf are shown to the public on the first day of the two-day Takayama autumn festival on Oct. 9, 2024, held to signify the arrival of autumn, in Takayama in the central Japan prefecture of Gifu. A parade of floats are planned later in the day, with about 200,000 people expected to visit the festival, designated an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 2016.

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Takayama autumn festival in Japan

Floats decorated with carvings and gold leaf are shown to the public on the first day of the two-day Takayama autumn festival on Oct. 9, 2024, held to signify the arrival of autumn, in Takayama in the central Japan prefecture of Gifu. A parade of floats are planned later in the day, with about 200,000 people expected to visit the festival, designated an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 2016.

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Takayama autumn festival in Japan

Floats decorated with carvings and gold leaf are shown to the public on the first day of the two-day Takayama autumn festival on Oct. 9, 2024, held to signify the arrival of autumn, in Takayama in the central Japan prefecture of Gifu. A parade of floats are planned later in the day, with about 200,000 people expected to visit the festival, designated an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO in 2016.

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Okinawa commemorates victims of 1945 Battle of Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe offers flowers at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Japan, on June 23, 2014, to mark the anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. Some 200,000 people died in the Battle of Okinawa that started March 26, 1945 and ended June 23, 1945.

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Okinawa commemorates victims of 1945 Battle of Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - A woman wipes her tears in front of the Cornerstone of Peace memorial in Itoman, Japan, on June 23, 2014, to mark the anniversary of the end of the 1945 Battle of Okinawa. Some 200,000 people died in the Battle of Okinawa which started March 26, 1945, and ended on June 23 that year.

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Muji-brand operator gives $200,000 to protect Amazon basin

TOKYO, Japan - Ecuadorian Ambassador to Japan Leonardo Carrion (L) and Masaaki Kanai, president of Japanese retailer Ryohin Keikaku Co., shake hands in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2011. Ryohin Keikaku signed a deal to provide $200,000 to protect an ecological site in Ecuador.

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Kobe Luminarie event starts for 12-day run

KOBE, Japan - The Kobe Luminarie illumination event, held annually in memory of the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, starts in Kobe, western Japan, on Dec. 4, 2014, for a 12-day run. Around 200,000 electric bulbs were lit up simultaneously.

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Kobe Luminarie event starts for 12-day run

KOBE, Japan - The Kobe Luminarie illumination event, held annually in memory of the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, starts in Kobe, western Japan, on Dec. 4, 2014, for a 12-day run. Around 200,000 electric bulbs were lit up simultaneously.

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Takayama Autumn Festival in Gifu Pref.

TAKAYAMA, Japan - People gather to see colorful floats around Sakurayama Hachimangu Shrine in the city of Takayama in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 9, 2014. The two-day Takayama Autumn Festival began the same day with 200,000 visitors expected.

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Takayama Autumn Festival in Gifu Pref.

TAKAYAMA, Japan - People gather to see colorful floats around Sakurayama Hachimangu Shrine in the city of Takayama in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 9, 2014. The two-day Takayama Autumn Festival began the same day with 200,000 visitors expected.

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Takayama Autumn Festival in Gifu Pref.

TAKAYAMA, Japan - People gather to see colorful floats around Sakurayama Hachimangu Shrine in the city of Takayama in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 9, 2014. The two-day Takayama Autumn Festival began the same day with 200,000 visitors expected.

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Leaflets criticizing N. Korean regime released

SEOUL, South Korea - A South Korean group consisting of defectors from North Korea release into the sky balloons carrying some 200,000 leaflets and DVDs criticizing the North Korean regime in Paju, South Korea, near the border with the North, on Sept. 21, 2014.

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Honda starts running new Mexican plant in full swing

CELAYA, Mexico - Takanobu Ito (2nd from L), president of Honda Motor Co., attends a ceremony marking the start of full-scale operations at Honda's new Mexican plant in Celaya, Guanajuato, on Feb. 21, 2014. The plant, capable of making up to 200,000 Fit compacts and other vehicles per year, is expected to help Honda expand exports from Mexico to its free trade agreement partner the United States and to a number of Latin American countries.

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Okinawa war anniversary

ITOMAN, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos offers a flower during a ceremony in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2013, marking the 68th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa, a World War II ground battle that claimed more than 200,000 lives. At front left is Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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Okinawa war anniversary

ITOMAN, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and other participants observe a moment of silence during a ceremony in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2013, marking the 68th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa, a World War II ground battle that claimed more than 200,000 lives.

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Newly completed spaceport in New Mexico

LAS CRUCES, United States - An airplane carrying a spaceship soars through the sky over a newly completed spaceport for space tourism, named Spaceport America, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, in a simulated flight on Oct. 17, 2011. Over 800 people, including future space tourists, attended the dedication ceremony of the facility operated by Virgin Galactic and other entities the same day. The price of a space trip has been set at around $200,000 per person.

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Anniversary of N. Korean defector Hwang's death

SEOUL, South Korea - People including defectors from North Korea release large balloons carrying about 200,000 leaflets criticizing the North's government into the sky during an event at Imjingak, Paju, South Korea, near the border with the North, on Oct. 10, 2011, to commemorate the first anniversary of Hwang Jang Yop's death. Hwang, the highest-ranking North Korean ever to defect to South Korea, was found dead in Seoul on Oct. 10, 2010, after defecting from the North in 1997.

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Okinawa marks 66th anniversary of WWII battle's end

ITOMAN, Japan - U.S. military personnel observe a moment of silence at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2011. Okinawa Prefecture marked the 66th anniversary of the end of the World War II battle that killed more than 200,000 people.

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Okinawa marks 66th anniversary of WWII battle's end

ITOMAN, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan offers a flower during a ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2011, to mark the 66th anniversary of the end of the World War II battle that killed more than 200,000 people. (Pool photo)

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Okinawa marks 66th anniversary of WWII battle's end

ITOMAN, Japan - People search the names of the deceased on the Cornerstone of Peace monument, black granite tablets inscribed with the names of the victims of the Battle of Okinawa, at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2011. Okinawa Prefecture on the day marked the 66th anniversary of the end of the World War II battle that killed more than 200,000 people.

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Tenor Domingo donates relief money

LOS ANGELES, United States - Tenor Placido Domingo (2nd from L) in Los Angeles on May 23, 2011, donates relief money to help people affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan. Domingo and Sebastian Musco, a vice chairman of the Los Angeles Opera, donated a total of $200,000. Standing 3rd from L is Junichi Ihara, consulate general of Japan in Los Angeles.

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Quake anniversary in Haiti

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - People sing and pray at a memorial ceremony for earthquake victims in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince on Jan. 12, 2011, the first anniversary of the disaster that claimed over 200,000 lives.

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Okinawa marks 65th anniversary of WWII battle

ITOMAN, Japan - Women in traditional Korean costume pray for South Koreans killed in the Battle of Okinawa in front of the Cornerstone of Peace at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2010, the 65th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa that killed over 200,000 Japanese soldiers and civilians in the closing days of World War II.

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Okinawa marks 65th anniversary of WWII battle

ITOMAN, Japan - People offer prayers during a ceremony at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2010, to mark the 65th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa that killed over 200,000 Japanese soldiers and civilians in the closing days of World War II.

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Kan visits Okinawa amid row over U.S. base relocation

ITOMAN, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks during a ceremony at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, June 23, 2010, to mark the 65th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa that killed over 200,000 Japanese soldiers and civilians in the closing days of World War II.

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Kan visits Okinawa amid row over U.S. base relocation

ITOMAN, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan offers a flower during a ceremony at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2010, to mark the 65th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa that killed over 200,000 Japanese soldiers and civilians in the closing days of World War II. (Pool photo)

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Okinawa marks 65th anniversary of WWII battle

ITOMAN, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima speaks during a ceremony at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2010, to mark the 65th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa that killed over 200,000 Japanese soldiers and civilians in the closing days of World War II.

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Dance on eve of Battle of Okinawa anniversary

ITOMAN, Japan - A woman in traditional Ryukyu attire dances in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 22, 2010, the eve of the 65th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in which more than 200,000 people were killed in the closing days of World War II.

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Watermelon fetches 200,000 yen

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Masuichi Fukase holds a black-rind watermelon that he bid 200,000 yen for in the year's first auction on June 14, 2010, in Asahikawa, Hokkaido. Fukase, head of a seafood company in the nearby town of Toma, where the watermelon is a specialty product, said he paid the large sum to encourage other people in the town and will share the watermelon with his customers.

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JP to make 65,000 nonregular employees into full-time workers

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Post Holdings Co. President Jiro Saito speaks about the company's plan to award regular-worker status to some 65,000 of 200,000 nonregular employees during a press conference in Tokyo on May 7, 2010. Saito said the plan is aimed at helping to stabilize employment in line with a bill to scale back the planned privatization of state-backed postal services.

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S. Korea sends hand cleaning agent to N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Trucks carrying 200,000 liters of the cleaning agent leave the Customs, Immigration and Quarantine office in Dorason, south of the demilitarized zone separating North and South Korea, on Feb. 23, 2010, to head for the North's border city of Kaesong. The sanitizer is being sent to help North Koreans fight the H1N1 flu virus.

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15th 'Kobe Luminarie' event begins in central Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Some 200,000 electric bulbs are lit up for the 'Kobe Luminarie' event in central Kobe on Dec. 3. The event was set up in 1996 in memory of the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake and for the reconstruction of Kobe and its vicinity. Some 4000,000 people are expected to visit the event which will run until Dec. 14.

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15th 'Kobe Luminarie' event begins in central Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Some 200,000 electric bulbs are lit up for the 'Kobe Luminarie' event in central Kobe on Dec. 3. The event was set up in 1996 in memory of the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake and for the reconstruction of Kobe and its vicinity. Some 4000,000 people are expected to visit the event which will run until Dec. 14.

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Yakuza nabbed for stealing Peko-chan doll

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Peko-chan mascot dolls, which were retrieved from recycle shops in the city of Osaka, are stored at a police station in the city of Wakayama. Police said on Sept. 2 they have arrested Hiroshi Inaba, an executive of a crime syndicate, for allegedly stealing a Peko-chan mascot doll from a store of confectionery maker Fujiya Co. in Wakayama. The dolls are thought to trade for around 150,000 yen (about $1,600) to 200,000 yen among collectors.

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Okinawa marks 64th anniversary of WWII battle

ITOMAN, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso offers a flower during a ceremony at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, June 23 to mark the 64th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in which more than 200,000 people were killed during World War II. (Pool photo)

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Okinawa marks 64th anniversary of WWII battle

ITOMAN, Japan - Local people pray during a ceremony at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, June 23 to mark the 64th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in which more than 200,000 people were killed during World War II.

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Okinawa marks 64th anniversary of WWII battle

ITOMAN, Japan - Women in traditional Korean costume pray for the South Koreans killed in the Battle of Okinawa in front of the Cornerstone of Peace at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, June 23, the 64th anniversary of the end of the World War II battle in which more than 200,000 people died.

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Okinawa marks 64th anniversary of WWII battle

ITOMAN, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima speaks at a ceremony at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, June 23 to mark the 64th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in which more than 200,000 people were killed during World War II.

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Okinawa marks 64th anniversary of WWII battle

ITOMAN, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso speaks at a ceremony at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, June 23 to mark the 64th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in which more than 200,000 people were killed during World War II.

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Okinawa marks 64th anniversary of WWII battle

ITOMAN, Japan - (From R to L) Prime Minister Taro Aso, House of Representatives Speaker Yohei Kono, and House of Councillors President Satsuki Eda offer silent prayers during a ceremony at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, June 23 to mark the 64th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in which more than 200,000 people were killed during World War II.

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Okinawa marks 64th anniversary of WWII battle

ITOMAN, Japan - Local people offer silent prayers during a ceremony at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, June 23 to mark the 64th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in which more than 200,000 people were killed during World War II.

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Okinawa marks 64th anniversary of WWII battle

ITOMAN, Japan - Local people pray for those killed in the Battle of Okinawa in front of the Cornerstone of Peace at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, June 23, the 64th anniversary of the end of the World War II battle in which more than 200,000 people died.

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Honda to sell world's 1st bio-ethanol mixed fuel motorcycle

TOKYO, Japan - Photo of Honda Motor Co.'s CG150 Titan Mix, the world's first motorcycle powered by an eco-friendly fuel mix of bio-ethanol and gasoline. Honda said March 11 that its Brazilian subsidiary plans to sell around 200,000 units, which will come in three models with prices ranging from 6,340 reais to 7,290 reais (about $2700-$3100).

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'Dance of the Wind' Bon festival

TOYAMA, Japan - Dancers in traditional Japanese attire perform the Dance of the Wind at the Bon festival of Owara in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture on Sept. 1 to pray for mild weather during the autumn harvest season. City officials expect a turnout of 200,000 visitors during the three-day festival.

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Fishermen stay ashore to make appeal over high oil costs

TOKYO, Japan - Fishing industry workers hold a rally in Tokyo's Hibiya Park on July 15 in protest at soaring fuel costs. About 200,000 fishing boats -- almost all the fishery vessels operating in Japan -- halted operations on the day in an attempt to raise public awareness of the predicament they face due to soaring fuel costs.

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Fishermen stay ashore to make appeal over high oil costs

TOKYO, Japan - Fishing industry workers attend a rally in Tokyo's Hibiya Park on July 15 in protest at soaring fuel costs. About 200,000 fishing boats -- almost all the fishery vessels operating in Japan -- halted operations on the day in an attempt to raise public awareness of the predicament they face due to soaring fuel costs.

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People pray for victims of Battle of Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - A number of people visit a cenotaph in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, to pray for war victims on June 23 as people in the prefecture marked the 63rd anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. More than 200,000 Japanese and U.S. combatants and Japanese civilians died in the battle.

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Okinawa observes 63rd anniversary of end of battle

ITOMAN, Japan - Local people pray for the victims of the Battle of Okinawa at the Peace Memorial Park on a seaside hill in the city of Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, the 63rd anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in the closing stages of World War II. More than 200,000 Japanese and U.S. combatants and Japanese civilians died in the Battle of Okinawa, which lasted from May through June in 1945.

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Fuji Heavy hopes to boost U.S. sales 7% to 200,000 vehicles

TOKYO, Japan - Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. President Ikuo Mori tells Kyodo News on Dec. 26 that his company hopes to boost its vehicle sales in the United States next year more than 7 percent from this year to 200,000 units by launching a new version of the popular Forester sport utility vehicle next spring.

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Okinawa marks 62nd anniversary of Battle of Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - Participants offer a prayer in silence at the memorial service held in the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa on June 23 to mark the 62nd anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa in which more than 200,000 people were killed.