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New Zealand: Landslide Hits Mount Maunganui 3

Six people, including two teenagers, are missing after a major landslide struck a local campground in Mount Maunganui on Thursday, January 22. Police are also seeking information on three others as search and rescue operations continue in a dangerous environment, with authorities describing the incident as a national tragedy and the community rallying to support affected families.

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US: Strong Winter Storm Brings Blizzard Conditions To Sierra Nevada 3

A strong winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada on Friday, March 1, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the area, including Lake Tahoe and eastern Nevada. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that the danger of avalanches was high. Yosemite National Park and many ski resorts in the region announced they were closing at least for the day.

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Court rejects gov't suit over penalties on Isahaya Bay dike

SAGA, Japan - Fishery workers celebrate on Dec. 12, 2014, in front of the Saga District Court in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, after the court dismissed the central government's demand for an annulment of a court order for it to pay penalties to fishermen until it opens the floodgates of the Isahaya Bay dike in the Ariake Sea.

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Mud hopper jumps in courting

FUKUOKA, Japan - A male bluespotted mud hopper, an endangered species called "mutsugoro" in Japan, jumps in an act of courting in tideland waters of Ariake Bay in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 1, 2012.

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Court rejects demand for immediate opening of Isahaya Bay dike gates

NAGASAKI, Japan - Hidenori Matsunaga, who led a group of 41 fishermen in Nagasaki and Saga prefectures in a lawsuit filed against the central government, is pictured during their gathering in Nagasaki on June 27, 2011, after the Nagasaki District Court rejected their demand for an immediate opening of two floodgates at the Isahaya Bay dike in the Ariake Sea. The fishermen claimed the shutting of the floodgates affected tidal currents and led to reduced fish catches.

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Protesters block gates in bid to stop Isahaya Bay project

ISAHAYA, Japan - Fishermen block gates at a dike construction site for a land reclamation project in Isahaya Bay, southwestern Japan, on July 29. They claim that the project has destroyed the ecosystem in the Ariake Sea, where Isahaya Bay is located, and resulted in poor harvests of ''nori'' seaweed.

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200 protesters conduct sit-in over Isahaya Bay project

KUMAMOTO, Japan - About 200 members of the Ariake Sea fisheries cooperative association stage a sit-in in front of the Kyushu Agricultural Administration Office in Kumamoto on July 10 to protest the construction of a dike as part of a land reclamation project in Isahaya Bay, southwestern Japan.

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Fishermen's protest scuttles Isahaya reclamation restart

ISAHAYA, Japan - A group of fishermen blockad the entrance to the reclamation site of Isahaya Bay in Nagasaki Prefecture on Jan. 8, forcing the farm ministry and construction workers to abandon their attempt to restart work for the day. The producers of ''nori'' seaweed in the Ariake Sea prevented the trucks carrying workers hired by the ministry from entering the 700-hectare site of reclaimed land.

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New Year parade of fire brigades

TOKYO, Japan - Fire engines discharge water during the annual New Year parade of fire brigades held by the Tokyo Fire Department at Ariake on Jan. 6. Photographed in the back is the Rainbow Bridge spanning Tokyo Bay.

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Symposium held to demand halt to Isahaya Bay reclamation

ISAHAYA, Japan - A citizens' group holds a symposium in Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, on April 14 to muster support for their demand for an immediate halt to land reclamation work in Isahaya Bay in southwestern Japan. At the symposium, held to coincide with the fourth anniversary of the separation of the bay from the Ariake Sea, the group adopted a declaration urging the immediate opening of the dike's lock gates to restore the bay's wetland to its natural condition.

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Opponents of opening Isahaya floodgates stage protest

ISAHAYA, Japan - Some 700 people, living near Isahaya Bay on the western part of the Ariake Sea in southwestern Japan, stage protest rallies March 28 over the government's decision to suspend a land reclamation project in Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, and open the floodgates in a dike holding back tons of seawater. The government made the decision in part from strong requests from ''nori'' seaweed farmers working in the Ariake Sea.

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Fishermen blockade gates to Isahaya Bay land reclamation site

ISAHAYA, Japan - About 200 fishermen wearing headbands blockade several gates to the Isahaya Bay land reclamation site in Nagasaki Prefecture on Feb. 24 to protest at the state-run project, which they believe is the cause of the season's poor ''nori'' seaweed crop in the Ariake Sea.

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Farm minister inspects Isahaya Bay over poor seaweed crop

NAGASAKI, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshio Yatsu (C) samples seaweed Jan. 29 in the Ariake Sea off Saga Prefecture in his inspection of the Isahaya Bay land reclamation site in Nagasaki Prefecture. He made his visit due to local fishermen's allegations that the project is responsible for this season's poor seaweed crop in the Ariake Sea.

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Minister inspects Isahaya Bay over poor seaweed crop

ISAHAYA, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshio Yatsu (R) on Jan. 29 inspects the Isahaya Bay land reclamation site in Nagasaki Prefecture. Local fishermen claim that the reclamation project is responsible for this season's poor seaweed crop in the Ariake Sea.

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Fishermen rally to demand gov't open Isahaya Bay dikes

ISAHAYA, Japan - Fishing boats gather off Isahaya Bay, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Jan. 28 for a rally to demand the government open dikes at the mouth of the bay closed in 1997 under a land reclamation project they believe responsible for damaged seaweed crops. Some 6,000 fishermen rallied in more than 1,000 boats in the Ariake Sea.

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New Year parade of fire brigades

TOKYO, Japan - Fire engines discharge water during the annual New Year parade of fire brigades held by the Tokyo Fire Department at Ariake on Jan. 6. Photographed in the back is the Rainbow Bridge spanning Tokyo Bay.

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Fishermen's protest scuttles Isahaya reclamation restart

ISAHAYA, Japan - A group of fishermen blockad the entrance to the reclamation site of Isahaya Bay in Nagasaki Prefecture on Jan. 8, forcing the farm ministry and construction workers to abandon their attempt to restart work for the day. The producers of ''nori'' seaweed in the Ariake Sea prevented the trucks carrying workers hired by the ministry from entering the 700-hectare site of reclaimed land.

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Japan defense vessels make port call in Vietnam

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force officers and Vietnamese Navy officers pose for photos in front of the MSDF guided-missile destroyer Ariake after it and the destroyer Setogiri arrived on a port call at Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, on April 12, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan defense vessels make port call in Vietnam

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force guided-missile destroyer Ariake makes a port call on April 12, 2016, at Vietnam's strategic point of Cam Ranh Bay facing the South China Sea, relatively close to the Paracel and Spratly island chains disputed by several states including Vietnam and China. The port call by the Ariake, along with the Setogiri, another guided-missile destroyer, was the first to be made in Vietnam by any MSDF vessel. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan defense vessels make port call in Vietnam

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force guided-missile destroyer Ariake makes a port call on April 12, 2016, at Vietnam's strategic point of Cam Ranh Bay facing the South China Sea, relatively close to the Paracel and Spratly island chains disputed by several states including Vietnam and China. The port call by the Ariake, along with the Setogiri, another guided-missile destroyer, was the first to be made in Vietnam by any MSDF vessel. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan defense vessels make port call in Philippines

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force training submarine Oyashio and guided-missile destroyer Ariake (R in back) make a port call at Subic Bay on the Philippines' main island of Luzon on April 3, 2016. The Oyashio and Ariake as well as a third MSDF vessel left Japan last month on a voyage aimed at training officers and fostering goodwill with the Philippines. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Doubling of state penalty upheld for keeping Isahaya Bay dike shut

A defense team reports the latest court ruling on a controversial government reclamation project in a meeting in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on June 10, 2015. The Fukuoka High Court upheld a lower court ruling doubling the monetary penalty imposed on the state for refusing to open the flood gates of the Isahaya Bay dike in the Ariake Sea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan destroyers make port call in Vietnam

The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers Ariake (R) and Setogiri make a port call on April 12, 2016, at Vietnam's strategic Cam Ranh Bay facing the South China Sea, not far from the Paracel and Spratly island chains disputed by several states including Vietnam and China. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court rejects demand for immediate opening of Isahaya Bay dike ga

NAGASAKI, Japan - Hidenori Matsunaga, who led a group of 41 fishermen in Nagasaki and Saga prefectures in a lawsuit filed against the central government, is pictured during their gathering in Nagasaki on June 27, 2011, after the Nagasaki District Court rejected their demand for an immediate opening of two floodgates at the Isahaya Bay dike in the Ariake Sea. The fishermen claimed the shutting of the floodgates affected tidal currents and led to reduced fish catches. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo to build new volleyball arena for 2020 Olympic Games

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike announces at a press conference on Dec. 16, 2016, that the metropolitan government has agreed to proceed with the original plan to build a new volleyball facility, Ariake Arena, near Tokyo Bay for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, rather than use the existing Yokohama Arena to reduce costs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo to build new volleyball arena for 2020 Olympic Games

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike announces at a press conference on Dec. 16, 2016, that the metropolitan government has agreed to proceed with the original plan to build a new volleyball facility, Ariake Arena, near Tokyo Bay for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, rather than use the existing Yokohama Arena to reduce costs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo to build new volleyball arena for 2020 Olympic Games

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike announces at a press conference on Dec. 16, 2016, that the metropolitan government has agreed to proceed with the original plan to build a new volleyball facility, Ariake Arena, near Tokyo Bay for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, rather than use the existing Yokohama Arena to reduce costs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo to build new volleyball arena for 2020 Olympic Games

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike announces at a press conference on Dec. 16, 2016, that the metropolitan government has agreed to proceed with the original plan to build a new volleyball facility, Ariake Arena, near Tokyo Bay for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, rather than use the existing Yokohama Arena to reduce costs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo to build new volleyball arena for 2020 Olympic Games

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike announces at a press conference on Dec. 16, 2016, that the metropolitan government has agreed to proceed with the original plan to build a new volleyball facility, Ariake Arena, near Tokyo Bay for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, rather than use the existing Yokohama Arena to reduce costs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo to build new volleyball arena for 2020 Olympic Games

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike announces at a press conference on Dec. 16, 2016, that the metropolitan government has agreed to proceed with the original plan to build a new volleyball facility, Ariake Arena, near Tokyo Bay for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, rather than use the existing Yokohama Arena to reduce costs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2020 Olympic organizers hold meeting to check preparation status

Yoshiro Mori (C), president of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, addresses a meeting with an International Olympic Committee panel in the capital on Dec. 1, 2016. At left is IOC vice president John Coates. Mori voiced hope that the yet-to-be-built Ariake Arena in the Tokyo Bay area will be selected for the volleyball competition site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Volleyball body tells Tokyo to build new arena for 2020 as planned

Fabio Azevedo (L), general director of volleyball's world governing body FIVB, gives a volleyball to Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike at the Tokyo metropolitan government building on Nov. 25, 2016. Azevedo called on Koike to stick to the original plan of constructing Ariake Arena in the Tokyo Bay area as the venue for volleyball events at the 2020 Olympics, instead of using the existing Yokohama Arena. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Protesters block gates in bid to stop Isahaya Bay project

ISAHAYA, Japan - Fishermen block gates at a dike construction site for a land reclamation project in Isahaya Bay, southwestern Japan, on July 29. They claim that the project has destroyed the ecosystem in the Ariake Sea, where Isahaya Bay is located, and resulted in poor harvests of ''nori'' seaweed. (Kyodo)

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200 protesters conduct sit-in over Isahaya Bay project

KUMAMOTO, Japan - About 200 members of the Ariake Sea fisheries cooperative association stage a sit-in in front of the Kyushu Agricultural Administration Office in Kumamoto on July 10 to protest the construction of a dike as part of a land reclamation project in Isahaya Bay, southwestern Japan.

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Symposium held to demand halt to Isahaya Bay reclamation

ISAHAYA, Japan - A citizens' group holds a symposium in Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, on April 14 to muster support for their demand for an immediate halt to land reclamation work in Isahaya Bay in southwestern Japan. At the symposium, held to coincide with the fourth anniversary of the separation of the bay from the Ariake Sea, the group adopted a declaration urging the immediate opening of the dike's lock gates to restore the bay's wetland to its natural condition.

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Fishermen blockade gates to Isahaya Bay land reclamation site

ISAHAYA, Japan - About 200 fishermen wearing headbands blockade several gates to the Isahaya Bay land reclamation site in Nagasaki Prefecture on Feb. 24 to protest at the state-run project, which they believe is the cause of the season's poor ''nori'' seaweed crop in the Ariake Sea.

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Minister inspects Isahaya Bay over poor seaweed crop

ISAHAYA, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshio Yatsu (R) on Jan. 29 inspects the Isahaya Bay land reclamation site in Nagasaki Prefecture. Local fishermen claim that the reclamation project is responsible for this season's poor seaweed crop in the Ariake Sea.

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Farm minister inspects Isahaya Bay over poor seaweed crop

NAGASAKI, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshio Yatsu (C) samples seaweed Jan. 29 in the Ariake Sea off Saga Prefecture in his inspection of the Isahaya Bay land reclamation site in Nagasaki Prefecture. He made his visit due to local fishermen's allegations that the project is responsible for this season's poor seaweed crop in the Ariake Sea.

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Fishermen rally to demand gov't open Isahaya Bay dikes

ISAHAYA, Japan - Fishing boats gather off Isahaya Bay, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Jan. 28 for a rally to demand the government open dikes at the mouth of the bay closed in 1997 under a land reclamation project they believe responsible for damaged seaweed crops. Some 6,000 fishermen rallied in more than 1,000 boats in the Ariake Sea.

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50 boats sail to protest Tokyo's land reclamation plan

TOKYO, Japan - Fishermen and marine conservationists sail near Tokyo Bay on March 7 to protest the Tokyo metropolitan government's decision to reclaim land from the sea off Ariake in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The protesters say gobies, a species of small fish, and rare marine life will die if the government carries out the plan. The metropolitan government plans to reclaim 35 hectares of land, at a cost of 40 billion yen, to create parks and housing complexes.