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World Exposition in Osaka

Performers balance bamboo poles adorned with lanterns on their foreheads during the opening ceremony of a summer festival hosted by Japan's six northeastern Japan prefectures at the World Exposition in Osaka on June 13, 2025.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of a summer festival hosted by Japan's six northeastern Japan prefectures at the World Exposition in Osaka on June 13, 2025.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of a summer festival hosted by Japan's six northeastern Japan prefectures at the World Exposition in Osaka on June 13, 2025.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of a summer festival hosted by Japan's six northeastern Japan prefectures at the World Exposition in Osaka on June 13, 2025.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of a summer festival hosted by Japan's six northeastern Japan prefectures at the World Exposition in Osaka on June 13, 2025.

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Japan: M6.6 Earthquake Hits Off Miyazaki Coast, Prompts Tsunami Advisory 4

The Japan Meteorological Agency reported that on Monday, January 13, at around 21:19 JST, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Hyuga-nada Sea off the coast of Kyushu Island, Japan, at a depth of 18.6 miles (30 kilometers). A tsunami warning was also issued for Miyazaki and Kochi prefectures. A tsunami of approximately 20 cm was observed, and the warning was lifted. The video shows a package shaking during the quake in a hotel room in Miyazaki City.

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Japan: M6.6 Earthquake Hits Off Miyazaki Coast, Prompts Tsunami Advisory 3

The Japan Meteorological Agency reported that on Monday, January 13, at around 21:19 JST, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Hyuga-nada Sea off the coast of Kyushu Island, Japan, at a depth of 18.6 miles (30 kilometers). A tsunami warning was also issued for Miyazaki and Kochi prefectures. A tsunami of approximately 20 cm was observed, and the warning was lifted. The video shows a car stopped on a bridge in Miyazaki City, shaking from the quake, while an alert blares inside.

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Japan: M6.6 Earthquake Hits Off Miyazaki Coast, Prompts Tsunami Advisory 2

The Japan Meteorological Agency reported that on Monday, January 13, at around 21:19, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Hyuga-nada Sea off the coast of Kyushu Island, southwestern Japan, at a depth of 18.6 miles (30 kilometers). A tsunami advisory was also issued for Miyazaki and Kochi prefectures. A tsunami of approximately 20 cm was observed. This video shows flowers hanging in front of a flower shop in downtown Kumamoto City, swaying when the quake hit.

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Japan: M6.6 Earthquake Hits Off Miyazaki Coast, Prompts Tsunami Advisory

The Japan Meteorological Agency reported that on Monday, January 13, at around 21:19, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Hyuga-nada Sea off the coast of Kyushu Island, Japan, at a depth of 18.6 miles (30 kilometers). A tsunami advisory was also issued for Miyazaki and Kochi prefectures. A tsunami of approximately 20 cm was observed. This video was filmed inside an airplane at Kagoshima Airport, located in southern Kyushu.

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Season's first snowcap on Mt. Kongo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 13, 2023, shows Mt. Kongo, straddling the borders of Osaka and Nara prefectures in western Japan, covered with snow for the first time this season.

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H5 series for Hokkaido shinkansen arrives at Hakodate

HAKODATE, Japan - Part of the H5 series trainset for the Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train is delivered to Hakodate port in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Oct 13, 2014. The shinkansen line is scheduled to operate between Aomori and Hokkaido prefectures from spring 2016.

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Junior high schoolers from disaster-hit areas hold summit

KOBE, Japan - Two students (far R) of Yotsukura junior high school from Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, talks about the degree of recovery from the 2011 earthquake that hit northeastern Japan during a "summit of junior high school students in disaster-stricken areas" in Kobe, western Japan, on Aug. 19, 2014. The gathering was joined by 13 schools from six prefectures, including Nagasaki where pyroclastic flows from Mt. Unzen killed scores of people in 1991.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy with Tohoku kids in Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (3rd from L, back row) poses for photos with children invited from six prefectures in northeastern Japan before her ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game between Rakuten Eagles and Orix Buffaloes at Kobo Stadium Miyagi in Sendai on May 13, 2014.

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5 western Japan prefectures discuss disaster prevention

TOTTORI, Japan - Officials from five prefectures in the western Japan region of Chugoku discuss cooperation in the case of an accident at Shimane nuclear power plant during their first meeting on disaster prevention in Tottori on May 13, 2014.

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National Opera of Ukraine in Japan

Ballet dancers of the National Opera of Ukraine rehearse a performance in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Dec. 16, 2022. About 200 dancers will perform in 13 prefectures for about one month from Dec. 17.

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National Opera of Ukraine in Japan

Ballet dancers of the National Opera of Ukraine rehearse a performance in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Dec. 16, 2022. About 200 dancers will perform in 13 prefectures for about one month from Dec. 17.

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National Opera of Ukraine in Japan

Ballet dancers of the National Opera of Ukraine rehearse a performance in Yokohama, eastern Japan, on Dec. 16, 2022. About 200 dancers will perform in 13 prefectures for about one month from Dec. 17.

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M6.3 quake jolts western Japan

AWAJI, Japan - A woman stands in a room of her house, where a sliding door of a closet came off, in Awaji, Hyogo Prefecture, following a strong earthquake on April 13, 2013. The 5:33 a.m. quake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck western Japan, injuring at least 23 people in five prefectures.

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M6.3 quake jolts western Japan

AWAJI, Japan - A phenomenon believed to be liquefaction is seen on a sidewalk in Awaji, Hyogo Prefecture, following a strong earthquake on April 13, 2013. The 5:33 a.m. quake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck western Japan, injuring at least 23 people in five prefectures.

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M6.3 quake jolts western Japan

SUMOTO, Japan - Photo shows an electronics retail store in Sumoto, Hyogo Prefecture, following a strong earthquake on April 13, 2013. The 5:33 a.m. quake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck western Japan, injuring at least 23 people in five prefectures.

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M6.3 quake jolts western Japan

SUMOTO, Japan - A "torii" gate to a shrine in Sumoto, Hyogo Prefecture, is broken following a strong earthquake on April 13, 2013. The 5:33 a.m. quake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck western Japan, injuring at least 23 people in five prefectures.

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M6.3 quake jolts western Japan

AWAJI, Japan - A public library in Awaji, Hyogo Prefecture, is scattered with books on the floor following a strong earthquake on April 13, 2013. The 5:33 a.m. quake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck western Japan, injuring at least 23 people in five prefectures.

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M6.3 quake jolts western Japan

SUMOTO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a house whose roof tiles fell off in Sumoto, Hyogo Prefecture, following a strong earthquake on April 13, 2013. The 5:33 a.m. quake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck western Japan, injuring at least 23 people in five prefectures.

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M6.3 quake jolts western Japan

SUMOTO, Japan - A crack is made on the ground of an elementary school in Sumoto, Hyogo Prefecture, following a strong earthquake on April 13, 2013. The 5:33 a.m. quake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck western Japan, injuring at least 23 people in five prefectures.

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M6.3 quake jolts western Japan

AWAJI, Japan - A fence of a house leans heavily in Awaji, Hyogo Prefecture, following a strong earthquake on April 13, 2013. The 5:33 a.m. quake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck western Japan, injuring at least 23 people in five prefectures.

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M6.3 quake jolts western Japan

AWAJI, Japan - A rental video store in Awaji, Hyogo Prefecture, is scattered with DVDs on the floor following a strong earthquake on April 13, 2013. The 5:33 a.m. quake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck western Japan, injuring at least 23 people in five prefectures.

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Students from quake-hit Tohoku visit Ground Zero in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Tsubasa Sugeno (L), a university student hailing from Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, and Lee Ielpi, president of the September 11th Families' Association, trace together names of Japanese victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks engraved on the stone monument at the World Trade Center site in New York on Aug. 13, 2012. Students hailing from the prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, which were severely hit by the 2011 March earthquake and tsunami disasters, visited the site and met the bereaved families of the 9/11 victims.

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Students from quake-hit Tohoku visit Ground Zero in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Ayaka Ogawa (L), who graduated from a senior high school in Iwate Prefecture, and Lee Ielpi, president of the September 11th Families' Association, trace together names of Japanese victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks engraved on the stone monument at the World Trade Center site in New York on Aug. 13, 2012. Students hailing from the prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, which were severely hit by the 2011 March earthquake and tsunami disasters, visited the site and met the bereaved families of the 9/11 victims.

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Comedian begins 440-km marathon in quake-hit northeast

YAMADA, Japan - Comedian Kampei Hazama (R) speaks during an event in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, in July 2012, about his plan to run 440 kilometers across Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures. Hazama began on Aug. 13 in the Iwate town of Yamada a nine-day marathon across the prefectures in northeastern Japan, the area hit hardest by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in an effort to spread cheer among disaster-stricken local residents.

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World Heritage site certificate for Hiraizumi

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - Irina Bokova (L), director general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, hands a certificate showing the listing of the town of Hiraizumi in Iwate Prefecture as a World Heritage Site to Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso (C) in the northeastern Japan town on Feb. 13, 2012. The temples, gardens and archaeological sites of Hiraizumi, in one of the prefectures severely ravaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, were inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage list in 2011.

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Shiki troupe performs in Iwate Pref.

OTSUCHI, Japan - Members of Shiki Theatre Co. perform at Kirikiri Junior High School in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on July 25, 2011, for children affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The troupe is scheduled to tour 13 municipalities in disaster-hit Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures through Aug. 26, 2011.

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Shiki troupe performs in Iwate Pref.

OTSUCHI, Japan - Members of Shiki Theatre Co. perform at Kirikiri Junior High School in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on July 25, 2011, for children affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The troupe is scheduled to tour 13 municipalities in disaster-hit Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures through Aug. 26, 2011.

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Softbank's Son, governors to push for green energy

AKITA, Japan - Masayoshi Son (C), president of telecom conglomerate Softbank Corp., speaks after a meeting with governors from prefectures across Japan in the city of Akita, northeastern Japan, on July 13, 2011. They launched a council the same day aimed at reducing dependence on nuclear power by promoting the use of renewable energy, such as building solar power plants on idle farmland.

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Police collect DNA from kin of quake missing

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Tools to collect DNA samples are laid out on the table at a venue in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 13, 2011. Police in disaster-hit Fukushima, Iwate and Miyagi prefectures began collecting the same day DNA samples from relatives of people who have been missing since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, in a bid to compile a database to speed up their identification.

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Volcano in southwestern Japan

KIRISHIMA, Japan - Aerial photo taken from a helicopter shows smoke emerging from Shinmoe Peak on the border of Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures on Feb. 13, 2011. The city of Miyakonojo in Miyazaki Prefecture urged some elderly residents to prepare for evacuation over fears that rain could trigger mudslides of accumulated ash.

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DPJ gearing up for local elections

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and Katsuya Okada, secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, hang a signboard for the DPJ task force on nationwide local elections in April at party headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2011. The ruling party set up the task force the same day ahead of unified local elections on April 10, when gubernatorial elections will be held in 13 prefectures, including Tokyo and Fukuoka, while mayoral and prefectural assembly elections will be held in five major cities and 44 prefectures. Other local elections taking place every four years will be held on April 24.

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Crown Prince Naruhito hikes up Mt. Ibuki

MAIBARA, Japan - Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito (R) enjoys the view from the peak of Mt. Ibuki located in Shiga and Gifu prefectures on Oct. 13, 2010.

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Countdown board for Kyushu shinkansen operation in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A board counting down the days until the start of the Sanyo-Kyushu Shinkansen Line is unveiled at JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka on Oct. 13, 2010, with mascot characters ''Kumamon'' (L) and ''Guriboo'' (R in back) of Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures attending the event.

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107 lawmakers from 4 parties join group on decentralization

TOKYO, Japan - Masayasu Kitagawa (2nd from R), a former governor of Mie Prefecture, who heads a group consisting of the governors of 13 prefectures, municipal chiefs and experts, speaks during a joint meeting with a multiparty group of 107 lawmakers from four parties, including both ruling and opposition parties, at a Tokyo hotel on March 3. The two groups aim to promote decentralization.

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Malaysian royal couple end official schedule in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Malaysian King Syed Sirajuddin and Japanese Emperor Akihito shake hands at the State Guesthouse in central Tokyo on March 9 as Queen Fauziah and Empress Michiko look on. The emperor and empress visited the guesthouse to bid farewell to the Malaysian royal couple. The Malaysian king and queen, who ended their official schedule the same day, will leave for home on March 13 after visiting Nagasaki and Osaka prefectures. (Pool photo)

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(6)Mt. Asama volcano erupts, villagers evacuated

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Mt. Asama, which straddles Gunma and Nagano prefectures, erupts for the first time in 13 years in this photo taken on Feb. 7, 2003.

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(7)2 die, 2 missing as Niigata, Fukushima caught in heavy rain

NAKANOSHIMA, Japan - A man asks for help on the rooftop of his flooded house in the town of Nakanoshima, Niigata Prefecture, on July 13. Heavy rain hit Niigata and Fukushima prefectures, leaving two people dead, one injured and two others missing.

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(6)2 die, 2 missing as Niigata, Fukushima caught in heavy rain

NAKANOSHIMA, Japan - A junior high school building is left isolated by floods in the town of Nakanoshima, Niigata Prefecture, on July 13. Heavy rain hit Niigata and Fukushima prefectures, leaving two people dead, one injured and two others missing.

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(5)2 die, 2 missing as Niigata, Fukushima caught in heavy rain

NAKANOSHIMA, Japan - Residential houses are left flooded in the town of Nakanoshima, Niigata Prefecture, on July 13. Heavy rain hit Niigata and Fukushima prefectures, leaving two people dead, one injured and two others missing.

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(4)2 die, 2 missing as Niigata, Fukushima caught in heavy rain

NAKANOSHIMA, Japan - A river embankment is left broken in the town of Nakanoshima, Niigata Prefecture, on July 13. Heavy rain hit Niigata and Fukushima prefectures, leaving two people dead, one injured and two others missing.

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(3)2 die, 2 missing as Niigata, Fukushima caught in heavy rain

SANJO, Japan - A woman comes out of a rubber boat after being rescued from her stranded house in Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, on July 13. Heavy rain hit Niigata and Fukushima prefectures, leaving two people dead, one injured and two missing. About 16,700 households were ordered or advised to evacuate in Niigata, while ground troops were sent in for disaster prevention efforts.

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(2)2 die, 2 missing as Niigata, Fukushima caught in heavy rains

SANJO, Japan - Firefighters patrol in a rubber boat in the city of Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, on July 13. Heavy rain hit Niigata and Fukushima prefectures Tuesday, leaving two people dead, one injured and two others missing. About 16,700 households were ordered or advised to evacuate in Niigata, while ground troops were sent for disaster prevention.

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(1)2 die, 2 missing as Niigata, Fukushima caught in heavy rains

TSUBAME, Japan - A woman pedestrian crosses a flooded street in Tsubame, Niigata Prefecture, on July 13. Heavy rain hit Niigata and Fukushima prefectures, leaving two people dead, one injured and two others missing.

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(2)Lower house by-election campaigns begin

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - A candidate for the April 25 House of Representatives by-election in Hiroshima Prefecture shakes hand with voters in Kure on April 13. By-elections will also be held in Saitama and Kagoshima prefectures.

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(1)Lower house by-election campaigns begin

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - People cheer a candidate in the House of Representatives by-election in Saitama Prefecture on April 13, the starting day of official campaigns for the April 25 poll. By-elections will also be held in Hiroshima and Kagoshima prefectures.