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Mural featuring "One Piece" characters

Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura (2nd from L), poses for photos with Kumamon, the official black bear mascot of the southwestern Japan prefecture, during a ceremony to unveil a mural featuring characters from the best-selling Japanese manga series "One Piece," at Kumamoto airport on Dec. 2, 2024. The mural was produced as part of a project to help Kumamoto, where the pirate manga's author Eiichiro Oda is from, recover from the April 2016 earthquakes.

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Mural featuring "One Piece" characters

Kumamon, the official black bear mascot of the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto, poses during a ceremony to unveil a mural featuring characters from the best-selling Japanese manga series "One Piece" at Kumamoto airport on Dec. 2, 2024. The mural was produced as part of a project to help Kumamoto, where the pirate manga's author Eiichiro Oda is from, recover from the April 2016 earthquakes.

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Anti-Whaling Campaigner Paul Watson Arrested In Greenland

File photo dated May 18, 2016 shows Paul Watson and his wife attending the Positive Planet diner during the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2016 in Cannes, France. Greenland police said they apprehended veteran environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan. Watson, a 73-year-old Canadian-American citizen, is a former head of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society whose direct action tactics, including high-seas confrontations with whaling vessels, have drawn support from A-list celebrities and featured in the reality television series “Whale Wars.” He was arrested Sunday when his ship docked in Nuuk, Greenland’s capital, a police statement said. Photo by Jerome Domine/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti-Whaling Campaigner Paul Watson Arrested In Greenland

File photo dated May 18, 2016 shows Paul Watson and his wife attending the Positive Planet diner during the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2016 in Cannes, France. Greenland police said they apprehended veteran environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan. Watson, a 73-year-old Canadian-American citizen, is a former head of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society whose direct action tactics, including high-seas confrontations with whaling vessels, have drawn support from A-list celebrities and featured in the reality television series “Whale Wars.” He was arrested Sunday when his ship docked in Nuuk, Greenland’s capital, a police statement said. Photo by Jerome Domine/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti-Whaling Campaigner Paul Watson Arrested In Greenland

File photo dated May 18, 2016 shows Paul Watson attending Positive Planet Conference during the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival in Cap d'Antibes, France. Greenland police said they apprehended veteran environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan. Watson, a 73-year-old Canadian-American citizen, is a former head of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society whose direct action tactics, including high-seas confrontations with whaling vessels, have drawn support from A-list celebrities and featured in the reality television series “Whale Wars.” He was arrested Sunday when his ship docked in Nuuk, Greenland’s capital, a police statement said. Photo by Jerome Domine/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti-Whaling Campaigner Paul Watson Arrested In Greenland

File photo dated May 18, 2016 shows Paul Watson attending Positive Planet Conference during the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival in Cap d'Antibes, France. Greenland police said they apprehended veteran environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan. Watson, a 73-year-old Canadian-American citizen, is a former head of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society whose direct action tactics, including high-seas confrontations with whaling vessels, have drawn support from A-list celebrities and featured in the reality television series “Whale Wars.” He was arrested Sunday when his ship docked in Nuuk, Greenland’s capital, a police statement said. Photo by Jerome Domine/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti-Whaling Campaigner Paul Watson Arrested In Greenland

File photo dated May 18, 2016 shows Paul Watson attending Positive Planet Conference during the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival in Cap d'Antibes, France. Greenland police said they apprehended veteran environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan. Watson, a 73-year-old Canadian-American citizen, is a former head of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society whose direct action tactics, including high-seas confrontations with whaling vessels, have drawn support from A-list celebrities and featured in the reality television series “Whale Wars.” He was arrested Sunday when his ship docked in Nuuk, Greenland’s capital, a police statement said. Photo by Jerome Domine/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti-Whaling Campaigner Paul Watson Arrested In Greenland

File photo dated May 18, 2016 shows Paul Watson attending Positive Planet Conference during the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival in Cap d'Antibes, France. Greenland police said they apprehended veteran environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan. Watson, a 73-year-old Canadian-American citizen, is a former head of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society whose direct action tactics, including high-seas confrontations with whaling vessels, have drawn support from A-list celebrities and featured in the reality television series “Whale Wars.” He was arrested Sunday when his ship docked in Nuuk, Greenland’s capital, a police statement said. Photo by Jerome Domine/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti-Whaling Campaigner Paul Watson Arrested In Greenland

File photo dated May 18, 2016 shows Paul Watson attending Positive Planet Conference during the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival in Cap d'Antibes, France. Greenland police said they apprehended veteran environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan. Watson, a 73-year-old Canadian-American citizen, is a former head of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society whose direct action tactics, including high-seas confrontations with whaling vessels, have drawn support from A-list celebrities and featured in the reality television series “Whale Wars.” He was arrested Sunday when his ship docked in Nuuk, Greenland’s capital, a police statement said. Photo by Jerome Domine/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti-Whaling Campaigner Paul Watson Arrested In Greenland

File photo dated May 18, 2016 shows Paul Watson attending Positive Planet Conference during the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival in Cap d'Antibes, France. Greenland police said they apprehended veteran environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan. Watson, a 73-year-old Canadian-American citizen, is a former head of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society whose direct action tactics, including high-seas confrontations with whaling vessels, have drawn support from A-list celebrities and featured in the reality television series “Whale Wars.” He was arrested Sunday when his ship docked in Nuuk, Greenland’s capital, a police statement said. Photo by Jerome Domine/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti-Whaling Campaigner Paul Watson Arrested In Greenland

File photo dated May 18, 2016 shows Paul Watson attending Positive Planet Conference during the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival in Cap d'Antibes, France. Greenland police said they apprehended veteran environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan. Watson, a 73-year-old Canadian-American citizen, is a former head of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society whose direct action tactics, including high-seas confrontations with whaling vessels, have drawn support from A-list celebrities and featured in the reality television series “Whale Wars.” He was arrested Sunday when his ship docked in Nuuk, Greenland’s capital, a police statement said. Photo by Jerome Domine/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Anti-Whaling Campaigner Paul Watson Arrested In Greenland

File photo dated May 18, 2016 shows Paul Watson attending Positive Planet Conference during the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival in Cap d'Antibes, France. Greenland police said they apprehended veteran environmental activist and anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson on an international arrest warrant issued by Japan. Watson, a 73-year-old Canadian-American citizen, is a former head of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society whose direct action tactics, including high-seas confrontations with whaling vessels, have drawn support from A-list celebrities and featured in the reality television series “Whale Wars.” He was arrested Sunday when his ship docked in Nuuk, Greenland’s capital, a police statement said. Photo by Jerome Domine/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Soccer: Monaco show support to quake-hit Kumamoto in Ligue 1 game

MONACO, Monaco, April 30 Kyodo - French Ligue 1 side Monaco host Toulouse on April 29, 2017, raising money for Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, where a series of powerful earthquakes in April 2016 caused or led to more than 200 deaths.

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Baseball: Otani training in Arizona

PEORIA, United States, Jan. 30 Kyodo - Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher-designated hitter Shohei Otani heads back to the clubhouse after a TV interview in Peoria, Arizona, on Jan. 30, 2017. The 2016 Japan Series champion Fighters are scheduled to train in Peoria until Feb. 10 before moving to Okinawa Prefecture for another portion of spring training.

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Baseball: Fighters win 1st Japan Series title in 10 years

HIROSHIMA, Japan, Oct. 29 Kyodo - The Nippon Ham Fighters celebrate their first Japan Series title in 10 years on the mound after beating the Hiroshima Carp 10-4 in Game 6 at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Oct. 29, 2016.

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Rugby: Out with the old, in with the new as Joseph names 17 new caps

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 28 Kyodo - Japan head coach Jamie Joseph (R) and co-captain Harumichi Tatekawa pose for a photo at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2016. Joseph named a 32-man squad that contains 17 uncapped players and just 12 survivors from the 2015 Rugby World Cup for the first of their autumn test series -- against Argentina on Nov. 5 in Tokyo.

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Carp vs DeNA in CL Climax Series Final Stage Game 4

HIROSHIMA, Japan, Oct. 15 Kyodo - Hiroshima Carp's Brad Eldred hits a three-run homer over the right fence during the first inning of the Central League Climax Series Final Stage Game 4 against the DeNA BayStars at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Oct. 15, 2016.

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Baseball: NPB to adopt no-pitch intentional walk rule in 2018

SAPPORO, Japan, Dec. 19 Kyodo - Shohei Otani (L) of the Nippon Ham Fighters draws an intentional walk in Game 2 of the Pacific League Climax Series final stage against the SoftBank Hawks at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 13, 2016. Nippon Professional Baseball will adopt the no-pitch intentional walk rule in 2018, according to a source familiar with the matter.

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Kishida explains Japan's view of S. China Sea disputes to Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos, July 24 Kyodo - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) meets with his Laotian counterpart Saleumxay Kommasith in Vientiane on July 24, 2016, on the sidelines of a series of regional meetings. Kishida conveyed Japan's stance and view of South China Sea disputes, calling for a peaceful resolution to rival territorial disputes in the area in compliance with international law.

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Japan foreign minister to visit Laos for regional meetings

TOKYO, Japan, July 21 Kyodo - Undated photo shows Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, who will visit Laos for three days from July 24, 2016, to attend a series of regional foreign ministerial meetings involving the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, his ministry said on July 21.

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Evacuees move into temporary housing

KUMAMOTO, Japan, June 16 Kyodo - An evacuee in the wake of a series of powerful earthquakes two months ago in southwestern Japan sits in front of a temporary housing unit in the town of Mashiki on June 16, 2016. The evacuees are allowed to stay in the housing for two years.

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2 months since powerful quakes in southwestern Japan

KUMAMOTO, Japan, June 14 Kyodo - Municipal officials of the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto fall silent on June 14, 2016, in honor of victims of a series of powerful earthquakes that hit the city and surrounding areas two months ago. Mayor Kazufumi Onishi told the officials to do their utmost for those affected by the disaster.

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East Japan city to mark 1,300 yrs of ties with ancient Korea

SAITAMA, Japan, Dec. 1 Kyodo - Fumiyasu Koma, chief priest of Koma Shrine in Hidaka, Saitama Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, poses for a photo on Nov. 19, 2015. Hidaka city is hosting a series of events for the 1,300th anniversary, to be marked in 2016, of the formation of the former Koma township where descendants of Koguryo, one of the ancient Three Kingdoms of Korea, moved and settled before and after the fall of the monarchy.

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Hokkaido Shinkansen train on test run

AOMORI, Japan - A high-speed train of the H5 series for use on the Hokkaido Shinkansen Line comes out of the Seikan Tunnel and enters Aomori Prefecture, the northernmost prefecture of Honshu island, in a trial run on Dec. 7, 2014. The line is due to start operating between Shin-Aomori and Shin-Hakodate stations in March 2016.

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Test run for new bullet train service in Hokkaido starts

HAKODATE, Japan - An "H5 series" bullet train runs in Nanae in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Dec. 1, 2014, for a test ahead of the spring 2016 launch of the Hokkaido Shinkansen, which seeks to connect southern Hokkaido and Tokyo in about 4 hours and 10 minutes.

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Test run for new bullet train service in Hokkaido starts

HAKODATE, Japan - An "H5 series" bullet train runs in Nanae in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Dec. 1, 2014, for a test ahead of the spring 2016 launch of the Hokkaido Shinkansen, which seeks to connect southern Hokkaido and Tokyo in about 4 hours and 10 minutes.

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Test run for new bullet train service in Hokkaido starts

HAKODATE, Japan - An "H5 series" bullet train leaves a depot in Nanae, in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, on Dec. 1, 2014, for a test run. The trial run is being conducted ahead of the spring 2016 launch of the Hokkaido Shinkansen, which seeks to connect southern Hokkaido and Tokyo in about 4 hours and 10 minutes.

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Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train unveiled

NANAE, Japan - A brand-new model in the H5 series of bullet trains set to run on a new Shinkansen line is shown to the press at a rolling stock center in Nanae in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Nov. 20, 2014. Hokkaido Railway Co. is scheduled to start operating the new line in the spring of 2016.

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JR Hokkaido unveils interior of H5 bullet trains

NANAE, Japan - Snowflake patterns on the window screens in the first-class "Green Car" of the H5 series bullet trains for the Hokkaido Shinkansen line, expected to commence service in 2016, are seen during a press preview on Nov. 20, 2014, in the town of Nanae, Hokkaido Prefecture in northern Japan.

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JR Hokkaido unveils interior of H5 bullet trains

NANAE, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co. unveils the interior of the premium "Gran Class" car of the H5 series bullet trains for the Hokkaido Shinkansen line, expected to commence service in 2016, to the press on Nov. 20, 2014, in the town of Nanae, Hokkaido Prefecture in northern Japan.

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Japan vs MLB All-Stars baseball game in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's starter Shintaro Fujinami of the Hanshin Tigers pitches in Game 4 of an exhibition series against the MLB All-Stars at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2016.

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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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Wall panel featuring "One Piece" characters

Kumamoto Gov. Ikuo Kabashima (R), accompanied by the southwestern Japan prefecture's official black bear mascot Kumamon, speaks on Dec. 4, 2021, during a ceremony to unveil a wall panel featuring characters from the best-selling Japanese manga series "One Piece," set up at Kumamoto airport. The panel was produced as part of a project to help Kumamoto, the hometown of the pirate manga's author Eiichiro Oda, recover from the April 2016 earthquakes.

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Wall panel featuring "One Piece" characters

Kumamoto Gov. Ikuo Kabashima (L) poses with the southwestern Japan prefecture's official black bear mascot Kumamon on Dec. 4, 2021, during a ceremony to unveil a wall panel featuring characters from the best-selling Japanese manga series "One Piece," set up at Kumamoto airport. The panel was produced as part of a project to help Kumamoto, the hometown of the pirate manga's author Eiichiro Oda, recover from the April 2016 earthquakes.

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3 months since start of powerful quakes

Photo taken July 13, 2016, from a drone shows the quake-damaged southwestern Japan town of Mashiki. The houses collapsed after a series of powerful earthquakes had started hitting the town and the surrounding areas on April 14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nearly 5,000 people remain in shelters 3 months after Kumamoto quake

People are still sheltering in a gymnasium used as an evacuation center in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto on June 13, 2016, three months after a series of powerful earthquakes started hitting the city and surrounding areas on April 14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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3 months since start of powerful quakes

Photo taken July 13, 2016, from a drone shows the quake-damaged southwestern Japan town of Mashiki. The houses collapsed after a series of powerful earthquakes had started hitting the town and the surrounding areas on April 14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Seismic diagnosis to be conducted on Hikone Castle

File photo taken in March 2016 in the western Japan city of Hikone shows Hikone Castle, a national treasure. The municipal government has decided to carry out a seismic analysis of the castle from the next fiscal year, as Kumamoto Castle was severely damaged by a series of powerful earthquakes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Indiscipline costs Japan a royal command performance against Scots

Japan captain Shota Horie runs with the ball in a 21-16 loss to Scotland in the last of their two-test series at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo on June 25, 2016. In front of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, the Brave Blossoms fell to their seventh straight defeat to the Scots. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People protest against nuclear reactor restart

People stage a rally in front of Shikoku Electric Power Co.'s Ikata plant in western Japan on June 24, 2016, as the utility started loading the No. 3 reactor with nuclear fuel, aiming to restart it in late July. Concerns remain that a series of earthquakes in southwestern Japan since mid-April could trigger quakes along the median tectonic line running close to the Ikata reactor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People protest against nuclear reactor restart

People stage a rally in front of Shikoku Electric Power Co.'s Ikata plant in western Japan on June 24, 2016, as the utility started loading the No. 3 reactor with nuclear fuel, aiming to restart it in late July. Concerns remain that a series of earthquakes in southwestern Japan since mid-April could trigger quakes along the median tectonic line running close to the Ikata reactor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Utility starts loading Ikata reactor with nuclear fuel

Photo taken June 24, 2016, shows Shikoku Electric Power Co.'s Ikata plant in western Japan. The utility started loading its No. 3 reactor with nuclear fuel, aiming to restart it in late July, despite concerns that a series of earthquakes in southwestern Japan since mid-April could trigger quakes along the median tectonic line running close to the Ikata reactor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Utility starts loading Ikata reactor with nuclear fuel

File photo taken March 25, 2016, shows the No. 3 reactor of Shikoku Electric Power Co.'s Ikata plant in western Japan. The utility started loading the reactor with nuclear fuel on June 24, aiming to restart it in late July, despite concerns that a series of earthquakes in southwestern Japan since mid-April could trigger quakes along the median tectonic line running close to the Ikata reactor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Campaigning kicks off for upper house election

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gives his first stump speech in official campaigning for the House of Councillors election, which started on June 22, 2016, in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto. Abe said he decided to launch his campaign in Kumamoto, which has been devastated by a series of powerful earthquakes since April and recent heavy rain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Campaigning kicks off for upper house election

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gives his first stump speech in official campaigning for the House of Councillors election, which started on June 22, 2016, in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto. Abe said he decided to launch his campaign in Kumamoto, which has been devastated by a series of powerful earthquakes since April and recent heavy rain. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Evacuees move into temporary housing

Evacuees in the wake of a series of powerful earthquakes two months ago in southwestern Japan clean their unit in a temporary housing in the town of Mashiki on June 16, 2016. The evacuees are allowed to stay in the housing for two years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Southwestern Japan's Kumamoto marks 2 months after quake

People offer silent prayers to those killed by a series of massive earthquakes, in a memorial service in Mifune, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on the night of June 14, 2016, two months after the initial magnitude 6.5 quake that struck the area on April 14. An M7.3 quake followed two days later. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Temporary housing opens to evacuees

Evacuees from a series of powerful earthquakes that hit southwestern Japan in mid-April, 2016, prepare to move into temporary housing in the severely damaged town of Mashiki on June 14, 2016. While more than 2,000 people are still living in shelters in the town, the number of temporary housing units stands at 88. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Temporary housing open to evacuees

Evacuees from a series of powerful earthquakes that hit the southwestern Japan in mid-April, 2016, receive keys for temporary housing in the severely damaged town of Mashiki on June 14, 2016. While more than 2,000 people are still taking shelter in the town, the number of temporary housing units there stands at 88. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2 months since powerful quakes in southwestern Japan

Municipal officials of the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto fall silent on June 14, 2016, in honor of victims of a series of powerful earthquakes that hit the city and surrounding areas two months ago. Mayor Kazufumi Onishi told the officials to do their utmost for those affected by the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo