Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, 2nd from R) attends a disaster drill, jointly held by several municipality governments in the Tokyo metropolitan area, in Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture on Sept. 1, 2026, the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

A large-scale disaster drill is held in Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture by several municipality governments in the Tokyo metropolitan area on Sept. 1, 2026, the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (2nd from R) practices using an Automated External Defibrillator during a disaster drill, jointly held by several municipality governments in the Tokyo metropolitan area, in Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture on Sept. 1, 2026, the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

A large-scale disaster drill is held in Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture by several municipality governments in the Tokyo metropolitan area on Sept. 1, 2026, the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

A large-scale disaster drill is held in Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture by several municipality governments in the Tokyo metropolitan area on Sept. 1, 2026, the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) observes a joint disaster drill held by several municipality governments in the Tokyo metropolitan area, in Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture on Sept. 1, 2026, the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (R) attends a disaster drill, jointly held by several municipality governments in the Tokyo metropolitan area, in Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture on Sept. 1, 2026, the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. U.S. military personnel were also present at the drill to cooperate in medical relief activities.

Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during the closing ceremony of a disaster drill, jointly held by several municipality governments in the Tokyo metropolitan area, in Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture on Sept. 1, 2026, the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C) sets up a tent during a disaster drill, jointly held by several municipality governments in the Tokyo metropolitan area, in Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture on Sept. 1, 2026, the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Several municipality governments in the Tokyo metropolitan area jointly hold a disaster drill in Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture on Sept. 1, 2026, the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Medical relief activities are conducted in cooperation with U.S. military personnel in Japan during the drill.

Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Cross-municipality governments disaster drill

Several municipality governments in the Tokyo metropolitan area jointly hold a disaster drill in Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture on Sept. 1, 2026, the 103rd anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Medical relief activities are conducted in cooperation with U.S. military personnel in Japan during the drill.

Japan's antipiracy operations off Somalia

Japan's antipiracy operations off Somalia

A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force unit holds a ceremony at the MSDF's Atsugi Air Base straddling Ayase and Yamato cities in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026, ahead of the departure of the unit's P1 patrol aircraft for antipiracy operations off Somalia.

Japan's antipiracy operations off Somalia

Japan's antipiracy operations off Somalia

A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force P1 patrol aircraft is pictured at the MSDF's Atsugi Air Base straddling Ayase and Yamato cities in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2026, ahead of the plane's departure for antipiracy operations off Somalia.

[Breaking News]Forest fire in eastern Japan

ISEHARA, Japan, Dec. 10 Kyodo - A helicopter is engaged in firefighting operations above Mt. Hinata, straddling Isehara and Atsugi cities in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 10, 2025. (Kyodo)

Forest fire in eastern Japan

Forest fire in eastern Japan

Smoke rises from Mt. Hinata, straddling Isehara and Atsugi cities in Kanagawa Prefecture, in eastern Japan, on Dec. 10, 2025, a day after a forest fire was reported.

Forest fire in eastern Japan

Forest fire in eastern Japan

A helicopter is engaged in firefighting operations above Mt. Hinata, straddling Isehara and Atsugi cities in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 10, 2025.

Forest fire in eastern Japan

Forest fire in eastern Japan

A helicopter is engaged in firefighting operations above Mt. Hinata, straddling Isehara and Atsugi cities in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 10, 2025.

Forest fire in eastern Japan

Forest fire in eastern Japan

A helicopter is engaged in firefighting operations above Mt. Hinata, straddling Isehara and Atsugi cities in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 10, 2025.

Forest fire in eastern Japan

Forest fire in eastern Japan

A helicopter is engaged in firefighting operations above Mt. Hinata, straddling Isehara and Atsugi cities in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 10, 2025.

Forest fire in eastern Japan

Forest fire in eastern Japan

A helicopter is engaged in firefighting operations above Mt. Hinata, straddling Isehara and Atsugi cities in Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Dec. 10, 2025.

[Breaking News]Return rush of "bon" summer holidaymakers in Japan

ATSUGI, Japan, Aug. 17 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Tokyo-bound lanes on the Tomei Expressway packed with cars in Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture on Aug. 17, 2025, as the "bon" summer holiday season nears its end. (Kyodo)

Return rush of "bon" summer holidaymakers in Japan

Return rush of "bon" summer holidaymakers in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Tokyo-bound lanes (L) on the Tomei Expressway packed with cars in Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture on Aug. 17, 2025, as the "bon" summer holiday season nears its end.

Return rush of "bon" summer holidaymakers in Japan

Return rush of "bon" summer holidaymakers in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Tokyo-bound lanes (L) on the Tomei Expressway packed with cars in Atsugi in Kanagawa Prefecture on Aug. 17, 2025, as the "bon" summer holiday season nears its end.

Atsugi air base

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 21 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 18, 2024, shows the Atsugi air base, jointly operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and the U.S. Navy, straddling Ayase and Yamato in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. (Kyodo)

Atsugi air base

Atsugi air base

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 18, 2024, shows the Atsugi air base, jointly operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and the U.S. Navy, straddling Ayase and Yamato in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo.

Atsugi air base

Atsugi air base

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 18, 2024, shows the Atsugi air base, jointly operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and the U.S. Navy, straddling Ayase and Yamato in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo.

Atsugi air base

Atsugi air base

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 18, 2024, shows the Atsugi air base, jointly operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and the U.S. Navy, straddling Ayase and Yamato in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo.

Atsugi air base

Atsugi air base

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 18, 2024, shows the Atsugi air base, jointly operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and the U.S. Navy, straddling Ayase and Yamato in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo.

Japan: Tropical Storm Shanshan Continues To Bring Widespread Heavy Rains 5

Tropical Storm Shanshan remained mostly stationary off Japan's Pacific coast as of Sunday, September 1, continued to bring widespread heavy rains. Shanshan caused flooding, downed trees, power outages, and mudslides across the country, leaving at least six dead and more than 120 people injured.

Japan: US Navy Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing In Kanagawa’s Rice Field 2

A helicopter labeled the U.S. Navy made an emergency landing in a rice field in Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture, not far from the Atsugi U.S. military base near Tokyo on Saturday, August 3, and then took off from the scene. No injuries were reported.

Japan: US Navy Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing In Kanagawa’s Rice Field 3

A helicopter labeled the U.S. Navy made an emergency landing in a rice field in Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture, not far from the Atsugi U.S. military base near Tokyo on Saturday, August 3, and then took off from the scene. No injuries were reported.

Japan: US Navy Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing In Kanagawa’s Rice Field

A helicopter labeled the U.S. Navy made an emergency landing in a rice field in Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture, not far from the Atsugi U.S. military base near Tokyo on Saturday, August 3, and then took off from the scene. No injuries were reported.

Japan: US Navy Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing In Kanagawa’s Rice Field 4

A helicopter labeled the U.S. Navy made an emergency landing in a rice field in Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture, not far from the Atsugi U.S. military base near Tokyo on Saturday, August 3, and then took off from the scene. No injuries were reported.

Nissan Motor CEO Uchida at press conference

Nissan Motor CEO Uchida at press conference

Nissan Motor CEO Makoto Uchida speaks during a press conference in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on March 25, 2024, announcing that the company will cut development costs for electric vehicles by 30 percent by fiscal 2030, in a bid to make EVs more affordable and improve price competitiveness in China and other markets.

Nissan Motor CEO Uchida at press conference

Nissan Motor CEO Uchida at press conference

Nissan Motor CEO Makoto Uchida speaks during a press conference in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on March 25, 2024, announcing that the company will cut development costs for electric vehicles by 30 percent by fiscal 2030, in a bid to make EVs more affordable and improve price competitiveness in China and other markets.

BYD compact EV “Dolphin” presentation

BYD compact EV “Dolphin” presentation

BYD, compact EV "Dolphin" presentation. The photo shows BYD Auto Japan President Atsuki Tofukuji.=Date:September 20, 2023, Place:Japan

BYD compact EV “Dolphin” presentation

BYD compact EV “Dolphin” presentation

BYD, compact EV "Dolphin" presentation. The photo shows BYD Auto Japan President Atsuki Tofukuji.=Date:September 20, 2023, Place:Japan

BYD compact EV “Dolphin” presentation

BYD compact EV “Dolphin” presentation

BYD compact EV “Dolphin” presentation=Date:September 20, 2023, Place:Japan

BYD compact EV “Dolphin” presentation

BYD compact EV “Dolphin” presentation

BYD, compact EV "Dolphin" presentation. The photo shows BYD Auto Japan President Atsuki Tofukuji.=Date:September 20, 2023, Place:Japan

BYD compact EV “Dolphin” presentation

BYD compact EV “Dolphin” presentation

BYD compact EV “Dolphin” presentation=Date:September 20, 2023, Place:Japan

BYD compact EV “Dolphin” presentation

BYD compact EV “Dolphin” presentation

BYD, compact EV "Dolphin" presentation. The photo shows BYD Auto Japan President Atsuki Tofukuji.=Date:September 20, 2023, Place:Japan

Summer holiday rush in Japan

Summer holiday rush in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Tomei Expressway's outbound lanes in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, packed with cars headed to rural holiday destinations on Aug. 11, 2023.

Time capsule to be sent to moon

Time capsule to be sent to moon

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Pupils write down their future goals for a time capsule at Atsugi elementary school in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2014. The time capsule carrying their messages will be sent to the moon and collected after 30 years from the launch scheduled in October 2015.

Merchants hand out thermal wear to promote business

Merchants hand out thermal wear to promote business

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Young merchants hand out thermal underwear on a shopping street in Atsugi west of Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2014, in a campaign to shore up their declining business by wearing light clothing in cold weather to take advantage of the city's name that also means "heavily dressed" in Japanese.

Mayor joins blitz to shore up sagging commerce

Mayor joins blitz to shore up sagging commerce

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Retail workers smile on a shopping street in Atsugi west of Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2014, after receiving thermal underwear from lightly clothed Mayor Tsuneyoshi Kobayashi (3rd from R) in a campaign designed to shore up declining local business by taking advantage of the city's name that also means "heavily dressed" in Japanese.

2 Ospreys conduct exercises at GSDF training areas

2 Ospreys conduct exercises at GSDF training areas

YAMANASHI, Japan - A MV-22 Osprey aircraft conducts landing and takeoff exercises at Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force's Kita-Fuji training field in Yamanashi Prefecture on Aug. 20, 2014. Two of the four Ospreys temporarily stationed at Atsugi base in Kanagawa Prefecture, which is jointly used by the U.S. Navy and Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force, joined the exercise.

2 Ospreys conduct exercises at GSDF training areas

2 Ospreys conduct exercises at GSDF training areas

YAMANASHI, Japan - A MV-22 Osprey aircraft flies over Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force's Kita-Fuji training field in Yamanashi Prefecture during landing and takeoff exercises on Aug. 20, 2014. Two of the four Ospreys temporarily stationed at Atsugi base in Kanagawa Prefecture, which is jointly used by the U.S. Navy and Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force, joined the exercise.

2 Ospreys conduct exercises at GSDF training areas

2 Ospreys conduct exercises at GSDF training areas

YAMANASHI, Japan - A MV-22 Osprey aircraft flies over Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force's Kita-Fuji training field in Yamanashi Prefecture during landing and takeoff exercises on Aug. 20, 2014. Two of the four Ospreys temporarily stationed at Atsugi base in Kanagawa Prefecture, which is jointly used by the U.S. Navy and Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force, joined the exercise.

New commander of U.S. naval air base speaks to press

New commander of U.S. naval air base speaks to press

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Capt. John Bushey, new commander of the U.S. Navy's air base in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, west of Tokyo, says he will strive to deepen relations with people in Japan during an interview with reporters at the base on July 24, 2014

Osprey after leaving Atsugi base

Osprey after leaving Atsugi base

YAMATO, Japan - An MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft flies in fixed-wing mode after leaving Atsugi base in Kanagawa Prefecture for Camp Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture on July 15, 2014.