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Japan PM Ishiba in Tottori Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) and his wife Yoshiko head to Watari Shrine in Yazu, part of his constituency in the western Japan prefecture of Tottori, on Dec. 1, 2024. In August, Ishiba announced his candidacy for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's September leadership election at the shrine.

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Japan PM Ishiba in Tottori Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to supporters after visiting Watari Shrine in Yazu, part of his constituency in the western Japan prefecture of Tottori, on Dec. 1, 2024. In August, Ishiba announced his candidacy for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's September leadership election at the shrine.

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Japan PM Ishiba in Tottori Pref.

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) and his wife Yoshiko bow at Watari Shrine in Yazu, part of his constituency in the western Japan prefecture of Tottori, on Dec. 1, 2024. In August, Ishiba announced his candidacy for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's September leadership election at the shrine.

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New housing completed in Fukushima town hit by nuclear disaster

Photo taken on June 1, 2024, shows municipal housing recently completed for evacuees in the northeastern Japan town of Futaba that co-hosts the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. An evacuation order was partially lifted in August 2022, allowing residents to return to the town about 11 years and five months after the 2011 nuclear crisis.

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Tokyo Olympics:Diving

Thomas Daley of Great Britain, who won the men's 10-meter synchronised diving competition with partner Matty Lee, knits in the stand at the Tokyo Olympic Games.Date: August 1, 2021Place: Tokyo Aquatics Centre, Tokyo, JAPAN

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Dollar tops 119 yen line in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A monitor board shows the U.S. dollar topping the 119 yen line on Dec. 1, 2014, in Tokyo for the first time since August 2007. The dollar's rise boosted export-oriented share prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

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Dollar rises into 110 yen level

TOKYO, Japan - A currency exchange bulletin board shows the U.S. dollar trading above the 110 yen line (top) in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2014. It is the dollar's highest level against the Japanese currency since August 2008.

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USJ draws record visitors due to Harry Potter attraction

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 1, 2014, shows the new Harry Potter attraction at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, which drew 1.33 million people in August, the highest monthly figure ever.

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Huge crab at Hokkaido aquarium

SAPPORO, Japan - A Hanasaki crab is exhibited at Noboribetsu Marine Park Nixe aquarium in Noboribetsu, Hokkaido, on Sept. 1, 2013. The crab, which was caught in August off Nemuro, Hokkaido, weighs 5.7 kilograms, much heavier than usually found.

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World's 1st iPS clinical research to begin

KOBE, Japan - Masayo Takahashi, project leader from the state-backed scientific research institute Riken, speaks at a news conference in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on July 30, 2013. Riken and the Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation said that the world's first clinical research using induced pluripotent stem cells, known as iPS cells, for the regeneration of retina will begin on August 1, 2013.

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World's 1st iPS clinical research to begin

KOBE, Japan - Masayo Takahashi (far L), project leader from the state-backed scientific research institute Riken, speaks at a news conference in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on July 30, 2013. Riken and the Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation said that the world's first clinical research using induced pluripotent stem cells, known as iPS cells, for the regeneration of retina will begin on August 1, 2013.

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World's 1st iPS clinical research to begin

KOBE, Japan - Masayo Takahashi, project leader from the state-backed scientific research institute Riken, speaks at a news conference in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on July 30, 2013. Riken and the Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation said that the world's first clinical research using induced pluripotent stem cells, known as iPS cells, for the regeneration of retina will begin on August 1, 2013.

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World's 1st iPS clinical research to begin

KOBE, Japan - Masayo Takahashi, project leader from the state-backed scientific research institute Riken, speaks at a news conference in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on July 30, 2013. Riken and the Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation said that the world's first clinical research using induced pluripotent stem cells, known as iPS cells, for the regeneration of retina will begin on August 1, 2013.

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World's 1st iPS clinical research to begin

KOBE, Japan - Masayo Takahashi (L), project leader from the state-backed scientific research institute Riken, speaks at a news conference in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on July 30, 2013. Riken and the Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation said that the world's first clinical research using induced pluripotent stem cells, known as iPS cells, for the regeneration of retina will begin on August 1, 2013.

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Mt. Fuji draws 246,616 climbers

KOFU, Japan - Photo shows climbers on Mt. Fuji in July 2012. A municipal government in Yamanashi said on Sept. 1, 2012, that the mountain drew 246,616 climbers during July and August, up about 20,000 from the previous year due mainly to fine weather.

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Mitsubishi Motors' new Mirage small car

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2012, shows Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s new Mirage small car. The automaker said the same day it will begin selling the Mirage hatchback produced in Thailand in Japan from the end of August.

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Ospreys off to Japan

WASHINGTON, United States - Photo shows a U.S. Navy base in San Diego, California, on July 1, 2012. A cargo ship carrying MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft is believed to have left for a U.S. military base in western Japan prior to their planned deployment at a Marine base in Okinawa Prefecture in August 2012.

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Japanese, Israeli foreign ministers

JERUSALEM, Israel - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (R) and his Israeli counterpart Avigdor Lieberman shake hands when they meet in Jerusalem on May 1, 2012. It was the first trip to Israel by a Japanese foreign minister since Taro Aso's visit in August 2007.

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Honda plays against Spartak Moscow

MOSCOW, Russia - CSKA Moscow midfielder Keisuke Honda (C) of Japan controls the ball during the second half of a Russian Premier League match against Spartak Moscow on August 1, 2010, in Moscow. CSKA came from behind to win 2-1.

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Honda plays against Spartak Moscow

MOSCOW, Russia - CSKA Moscow midfielder Keisuke Honda of Japan plays in a Russian Premier League match against Spartak Moscow on August 1, 2010, in Moscow. CSKA came from behind to win 2-1.

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Honda plays against Spartak Moscow

MOSCOW, Russia - CSKA Moscow midfielder Keisuke Honda (R) of Japan takes a free kick against Spartak Moscow during the second half of a Russian Premier League match on August 1, 2010, in Moscow. CSKA came from behind to win 2-1.

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Ex-islanders call for early return of islands off Hokkaido during rally in Tokyo

Japanese former residents of Russian-held islands off Hokkaido and local municipal government officials appeal for their early return to Japan during a march in Tokyo's Ginza area on Dec. 1, 2022. The islands of Etorofu, Kunashiri, Shikotan and the Habomai islet group were seized by the Soviet Union after Japan surrendered in World War II in August 1945.

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Ex-islanders call for early return of islands off Hokkaido during rally in Tokyo

Japanese former residents of Russian-held islands off Hokkaido and local municipal government officials appeal for their early return to Japan during a meeting in Tokyo's Hibiya Park on Dec. 1, 2022. The islands of Etorofu, Kunashiri, Shikotan and the Habomai islet group were seized by the Soviet Union after Japan surrendered in World War II in August 1945.

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Ex-islanders call for early return of islands off Hokkaido during rally in Tokyo

Japanese former residents of Russian-held islands off Hokkaido and local municipal government officials appeal for their early return to Japan during a march in Tokyo's Ginza area on Dec. 1, 2022. The islands of Etorofu, Kunashiri, Shikotan and the Habomai islet group were seized by the Soviet Union after Japan surrendered in World War II in August 1945.