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Emperor, empress in Karuizawa

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko stroll in a cabbage field in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Aug. 23, 2012, during their summer vacation. Mt. Asama can be seen in the background. (Pool photo)

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Asama Lodge incident

KASUIZAWA, Japan - A man offers flowers at a monument in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Feb. 28, 2012, the 40th anniversary of the settlement of the Asama Lodge incident. Five radicals took a woman hostage at the lodge on Feb. 19, 1972. The police stormed the building and rescued the woman on Feb. 28 that year.

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Asama Lodge incident

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Asama Lodge in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, during the Asama Lodge incident in February 1972. Five radicals took a woman hostage at the lodge on Feb. 19, 1972. The police stormed the building and rescued the woman on Feb. 28 that year.

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Asama Lodge incident

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows an iron ball operated by police destroying the roof of Asama Lodge in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Feb. 28, 1972. After that, the police stormed the building and rescued a hostage taken by radicals on Feb. 19 that year.

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Asama Lodge incident

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows a site in the then village of Kurabuchi, now part of Takasaki, in Gunma Prefecture, on March 12, 1972. The bodies of four of the 14 people killed in a purge of United Red Army radicals were found buried at the site. Five radicals who survived the purge committed the Asama Lodge hostage taking later in the month.

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Asama Lodge incident

NAGANO, Japan - Photo shows Asama Lodge in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Feb. 15, 2012. Five radicals took a woman hostage at the lodge on Feb. 19, 1972. The police stormed the building and rescued the woman on Feb. 28 that year.

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Mt. Asama erupts, agency warns of ash deposits

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Smoke billows from the summit creator of snow-covered Mt. Asama, straddling Gunma and Nagano prefectures, Feb. 2 after the 2,568-meter volcano erupted earlier in the day.

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Mt. Asama erupts, agency warns of ash deposits

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Smoke billows from the summit creator of snow-covered Mt. Asama, straddling Gunma and Nagano prefectures, Feb. 2 after the 2,568-meter volcano erupted earlier in the day.

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Mt. Asama erupts, agency warns of ash deposits

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Smoke billows from the summit creator of snow-covered Mt. Asama, straddling Gunma and Nagano prefectures, Feb. 2 after the 2,568-meter volcano erupted earlier in the day.

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Shimizu nails 1st win of season at Asama meet

MATSUMOTO, Japan - World record holder Hiroyasu Shimizu races in the men's 500 meter event of the Asama invitational meet at Asama Onsen International Skate Center in Nagano Prefecture on Nov. 27. Shimizu won the race.

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Mt. Asama continues small eruptions

TOKYO, Japan - White smoke rises from Mt. Asama in a photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 15. The 2,568-meter volcano had five small eruptions on the day following eruptions the previous day and Sept. 1, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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(2)Mt. Asama erupts again, billowing smoke 2,500 meters high

TOKYO, Japan - Mt. Asama straddling Gunma and Nagano prefectures billows smoke in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 5 p.m. Sept. 14.

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(3)Mt. Asama volcano erupts, villagers evacuated

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Policemen control traffic in the summer resort town of Karuizawa on Sept. 2 following the eruption of Mt. Asama late on Sept. 1.

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(5)Mt. Asama volcano erupts, villagers evacuated

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Children are on their way to school as usual on the morning of Sept. 2 following the eruption of Mt. Asama in central Honshu on Sept. 1.

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(1)Mt. Asama volcano erupts, villagers evacuated

KARUIZAWA, Japan - A photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows forest fires believed to have been caused the eruption of Mt. Asama in central Honshu late on Sept. 1. Forty-eight residents in the village of Tsumagoi at the foot of the volcano evacuated to public facilities.

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(4)Mt. Asama volcano erupts, villagers evacuated

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Policemen control traffic in the summer resort town of Karuizawa immediately after the eruption of Mt. Asama late on Sept. 1. Forty-eight residents in the village of Tsumagoi at the foot of the volcano evacuated to public facilities.

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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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Tour debutante Asama takes top spot at Kosaido 1st round

ICHIHARA, Japan - Second-year pro Ikue Asama watches her iron shot during the first round of the Kosaido Ladies at Chiba Kosaido Country Club on May 28. She carded six birdies against a lone bogey to take sole possession of the first-round lead at 5-under-par 67 in her tour debut.

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Mt. Asama spews smoke

NAGANO, Japan - Mt. Asama on the borer of Nagano and Gunma prefectures in central Japan spews white smoke Feb. 7. A minor eruption in the 2,568-meter mountain has been confirmed for the first time in 13 years.

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Shimizu takes sprint double at Asama invitational

MATSUMOTO, Japan - Two-time Olympic medalist Hiroyasu Shimizu reacts after completing a sprint double when he won the men's 1,000 meters in a meet record at the Asama invitational on Dec. 1. Shimizu clocked 1 minute, 11.78 seconds to claim his first 1,000-meter victory in nine years at the annual meet, adding to the 500 title he won the previous day at Asama Onsen International Skate Center.

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Shimizu sets meet record to win Asama invitational

MATSUMOTO, Japan - Two-time Olympic medalist Hiroyasu Shimizu competes in the men's 500 meters of the Asama invitational at Asam Onsen International Skate Center in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, on Nov. 30. Shimizu won the race, clocking 35.41 seconds in the day's second race for a two-race total of 1 minute, 10.89 seconds.

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Volcanic quakes continue at Mt. Asama

TOKYO, Japan - Volcanic tremors continue at Mt. Asama on Sept. 20 following an emergency warning issued the previous day by the Meteorological Agency that the mountain could erupt soon. An average of 10 to 30 volcanic earthquakes per hour were produced by the 2,568-meter mountain, which straddles Gunma and Nagano prefectures in central Japan, the agency said.

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Olympic Village for curlers opens

The Olympic Village that will house the curling teams at the Nagano Olympic Winter Games opens in the popular summer resort of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture on Feb. 4. The village is set against the backdrop of Mt. Asama.

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Asama Sanso incident in central Japan in 1972

KARUIZAWA, Japan, April 20 Kyodo - A member of a Japanese riot police squad points his gun at a mountain lodge at the center of a hostage crisis known as the Asama Sanso incident in the Nagano Prefecture town of Karuizawa, central Japan, on Feb. 24, 1972. The police operation to rescue a woman taken as a hostage there by armed members of the United Red Army group lasted for 10 days until Feb. 28.

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50th anniversary of Asama Sanso hostage crisis

Former police troopers visit a memorial to two police officers, who were killed in 1972 in a shoot-out with radicals, in the Nagano Prefecture town of Karuizawa, central Japan, on Feb. 28, 2022, the 50th anniversary of the end of the Asama Sanso hostage crisis at a mountain lodge.

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(1)Mt. Asama erupts again, billowing smoke 2,500 meters high

TOKYO, Japan - Mt. Asama straddling Gunma and Nagano prefectures erupts on Sept. 14, billowing smoke about 2,500 meters high in this photo released by the Japan Meteorological Agency. (Kyodo)

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Shimizu nails 1st win of season at Asama meet

MATSUMOTO, Japan - World record holder Hiroyasu Shimizu races in the men's 500 meter event of the Asama invitational meet at Asama Onsen International Skate Center in Nagano Prefecture on Nov. 27. Shimizu won the race. (Kyodo)

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Mt. Asama continues small eruptions

TOKYO, Japan - White smoke rises from Mt. Asama in a photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 15. The 2,568-meter volcano had five small eruptions on the day following eruptions the previous day and Sept. 1, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. (Kyodo)

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Shimizu takes sprint double at Asama invitational

MATSUMOTO, Japan - Two-time Olympic medalist Hiroyasu Shimizu reacts after completing a sprint double when he won the men's 1,000 meters in a meet record at the Asama invitational on Dec. 1. Shimizu clocked 1 minute, 11.78 seconds to claim his first 1,000-meter victory in nine years at the annual meet, adding to the 500 title he won the previous day at Asama Onsen International Skate Center. (Kyodo)

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Shimizu sets meet record to win Asama invitational

MATSUMOTO, Japan - Two-time Olympic medalist Hiroyasu Shimizu competes in the men's 500 meters of the Asama invitational at Asam Onsen International Skate Center in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, on Nov. 30. Shimizu won the race, clocking 35.41 seconds in the day's second race for a two-race total of 1 minute, 10.89 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Japan - Drill for Japanese Sailors on deck of HIJMS Asama

Japan - Drill for Japanese Sailors on deck of HIJMS Asama during the Russo-Japanese War (8th February 1904 5th September 1905). The card was sent on 25th June 1904. Date: 1904

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Japanese cruiser Asama, British Columbia, Canada, WW1

Japanese cruiser Asama at Nanaimo (British naval base) for repairs, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, during the First World War. 1915

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Mt. Asama Explosion

Mt. Asama big explosion the first in 30 years. It was nighttime so there was no damage to humans or animals. The eruption of Mt. Asama the crater the seismic amplitude meter at the weather station the damage to the elementary school a child cleaning broken windows a small eruption after the big explosion etc. *Date of shooting unknown release date: November 14 1958

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Asama Eruption

A crowd of spectators flock to Mount Asama, where small explosions are repeated. 　 A long close-up of Mt. Asama, which emits a plume of smoke. The second seismograph room at the Karuizawa weather station, which is planning the event. Mt. Asama, which explodes and emits a plume of smoke. People watching Mt. Asama through binoculars, Karuizawa villa area where contracts are dissolved, *Date of shooting unknown, Release date: February 16, 1973.

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1972 Japan

Various news in 1972 (Sapporo Olympics, United Red Army Asama Villa Incident, Osaka Cabaret Fire kills 118 people, 30 people die in train fire, etc.) Sapporo Olympics, Asama Villa Incident, Return of Okinawa to Japan, Birth of new Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka, Pollution (PCB, Minamata disease, etc.), People being torn apart at a demonstration, Date of shooting unknown, Release date: December 22, 1972.

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The United Red Army on the Brink

Five members of the United Red Army holed up in Asama Villa, a recreational facility for Kawai instruments, taking the wife of the janitor hostage. Exterior of Asama Villa, call for police, police carrying out bombing, mother responding to persuasion, date of shooting unknown, release date: February 25, 1972.

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The bullet that severed the

The United Red Army uses a huge crane and other equipment to break into the holed-up Asama Villa, arrest five people, and rescue hostages. Operation to rescue hostages, arrest of Allied Red Army members, date of shooting unknown, release date: March 3, 1972.

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Volcanic expert speaks at symposium in central Japan

Toshitsugu Fujii, chairman of the Japan Meteorological Agency's advisory panel on ways of predicting volcanic eruptions, speaks at a symposium in Kiso, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on June 20, 2015. A number of volcanoes in Japan have erupted recently, including Mt. Asama straddling the border between Nagano and Gunma prefectures. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mt. Asama has small eruption

Photo taken June 16, 2015, shows Mt. Asama, seen from the central Japan village of Tsumagoi. The volcano about 140 kilometers northwest of Tokyo had a small eruption the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mt. Asama appears to have had small eruption

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a crater of Mt. Asama, a volcano about 140 kilometers northwest of Tokyo, which had a small eruption on June 16, 2015. The latest eruption follows recent volcanic activity nationwide including an eruption on Kuchinoerabu Island, southwestern Japan, in May. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mt. Asama appears to have had small eruption

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a crater of Mt. Asama, a volcano about 140 kilometers northwest of Tokyo, which had a small eruption on June 16, 2015. The latest eruption follows recent volcanic activity nationwide including an eruption on Kuchinoerabu Island, southwestern Japan, in May. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mt. Asama appears to have had small eruption

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a crater of Mt. Asama, a volcano about 140 kilometers northwest of Tokyo, which had a small eruption on June 16, 2015. The latest eruption follows recent volcanic activity nationwide including an eruption on Kuchinoerabu Island, southwestern Japan, in May. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mt. Asama appears to have had small eruption: weather agency

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo on June 16, 2015, about the latest eruption of Mt. Asama in central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mt. Asama appears to have had small eruption: weather agency

A Japan Meteorological Agency official speaks to reporters in Tokyo on June 16, 2015, about the latest eruption of Mt. Asama in central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Volcanic alert raised for Mt. Asama

Aerial photo taken on June 11, 2015, shows Mt. Asama located about 140 kilometers northwest of Tokyo. The Japan Meteorological Agency raised the volcanic alert for the mountain from 1, or "be mindful that the volcano is potentially active," to 2, or "do not approach the crater" among the five levels the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mt. Asama

File photo taken in August 2019 shows Mt. Asama, a volcanic mountain that straddles Nagano and Gunma prefectures.

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Mt. Asama appears to have had small eruption

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 11:25 a.m. on June 16, 2015, shows Mt. Asama, a volcano about 140 kilometers northwest of Tokyo. The 2,568-meter volcano appears to have had a small eruption, the Japanese weather agency said earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mt. Asama appears to have had small eruption

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 11:25 a.m. on June 16, 2015, shows an area near a crater of Mt. Asama, a volcano about 140 kilometers northwest of Tokyo. The 2,568-meter volcano appears to have had a small eruption, the Japanese weather agency said earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mt. Asama appears to have had small eruption

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 11:27 a.m. on June 16, 2015, shows Mt. Asama, a volcano about 140 kilometers northwest of Tokyo. The 2,568-meter volcano appears to have had a small eruption, the Japanese weather agency said earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mt. Asama appears to have had small eruption

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 11:27 a.m. on June 16, 2015, shows Mt. Asama, a volcano about 140 kilometers northwest of Tokyo. The 2,568-meter volcano appears to have had a small eruption, the Japanese weather agency said earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo