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Nishihira defeats recalled Akune mayor in election

AKUNE, Japan - Shinichi Takehara, former mayor of Akune, Kagoshima Prefecture, who was ousted in December 2010 after a series of controversial administrative decisions, speaks to reporters at his election office in the city on Jan. 16, 2011, after losing in a mayoral election. Yoshimasa Nishihira, a chicken farm operator who led a civic group that campaigned to recall Takehara, was elected the new mayor.

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Nishihira defeats recalled Akune mayor in election

AKUNE, Japan - Yoshimasa Nishihira (C) celebrates his victory in the mayoral election of Akune in Kagoshima Prefecture with his supporters in the city on Jan. 16, 2011. Nishihira, a chicken farm operator, defeated Shinichi Takehara, the former mayor who was ousted in December 2010 after a series of controversial administrative decisions.

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Children play at Akune seashore

FUKUOKA, Japan - Young children enjoy a summer day before sunset on the seashore in Akune in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 11, 2009.

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Sea urchin and anemone fish

FUKUOKA, Japan - Diadema setosum, belonging to the sea urchin family, are seen near an anemone fish off the coast of Akune in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan on July 12, 2009.

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Table corals grow on seafloor

FUKUOKA, Japan - Table corals are seen growing in layers off the coast of Akune in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 12, 2009. The city is trying to preserve table corals along with the seaweed, whose populations have been depleted after being eaten by sea urchins.

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Diver catches sea urchins to save seaweed

FUKUOKA, Japan - A diver gathers sea urchins on July 11, 2009, on the seabed where most seaweed was eaten up by the animal off Akune in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The seaweed colony is on the verge of shrinking as sea urchins eat the plant more hungrily than in the past in the jeopardized marine ecosystem.

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Fisherman processes sea urchins

FUKUOKA, Japan - Veteran fisherman Katsumi Hamasaki separates the shell of a sea urchin from its flesh on July 11, 2009. The shells of sea urchins, caught in the sea off the coast of Akune in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, are sent to a research institution for reuse of ingredients such as calcium.

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'Forest' of seaweed grows undersea

FUKUOKA, Japan - A variety of seaweed is seen forming a ''sea forest'' at around 6 meters deep in the sea off the coast of Akune in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 12, 2009. The seaweed colony is on the verge of shrinking as sea urchins eat the plant more hungrily than in the past in the jeopardized marine ecosystem.

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Brothers torn between Japan, U.S. in WWII

Kenjiro Akune, a 92-year-old American of Japanese ancestry, says at his home in Gardena, California, on July 9, 2015, he and his older brother volunteered for the U.S. Army during World War II while his two younger brothers in Japan served in the Japanese military. The four brothers survived the war. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fisherman processes sea urchins

FUKUOKA, Japan - Veteran fisherman Katsumi Hamasaki separates the shell of a sea urchin from its flesh on July 11, 2009. The shells of sea urchins, caught in the sea off the coast of Akune in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, are sent to a research institution for reuse of ingredients such as calcium. (Kyodo)

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'Forest' of seaweed grows undersea

FUKUOKA, Japan - A variety of seaweed is seen forming a ''sea forest'' at around 6 meters deep in the sea off the coast of Akune in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 12, 2009. The seaweed colony is on the verge of shrinking as sea urchins eat the plant more hungrily than in the past in the jeopardized marine ecosystem. (Kyodo)

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Children play at Akune seashore

FUKUOKA, Japan - Young children enjoy a summer day before sunset on the seashore in Akune in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 11, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Sea urchin and anemone fish

FUKUOKA, Japan - Diadema setosum, belonging to the sea urchin family, are seen near an anemone fish off the coast of Akune in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan on July 12, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Table corals grow on seafloor

FUKUOKA, Japan - Table corals are seen growing in layers off the coast of Akune in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 12, 2009. The city is trying to preserve table corals along with the seaweed, whose populations have been depleted after being eaten by sea urchins. (Kyodo)

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Diver catches sea urchins to save seaweed

FUKUOKA, Japan - A diver gathers sea urchins on July 11, 2009, on the seabed where most seaweed was eaten up by the animal off Akune in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The seaweed colony is on the verge of shrinking as sea urchins eat the plant more hungrily than in the past in the jeopardized marine ecosystem. (Kyodo)

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Nishihira defeats recalled Akune mayor in election

AKUNE, Japan - Shinichi Takehara, former mayor of Akune, Kagoshima Prefecture, who was ousted in December 2010 after a series of controversial administrative decisions, speaks to reporters at his election office in the city on Jan. 16, 2011, after losing in a mayoral election. Yoshimasa Nishihira, a chicken farm operator who led a civic group that campaigned to recall Takehara, was elected the new mayor. (Kyodo)

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Nishihira defeats recalled Akune mayor in election

AKUNE, Japan - Yoshimasa Nishihira (C) celebrates his victory in the mayoral election of Akune in Kagoshima Prefecture with his supporters in the city on Jan. 16, 2011. Nishihira, a chicken farm operator, defeated Shinichi Takehara, the former mayor who was ousted in December 2010 after a series of controversial administrative decisions. (Kyodo)