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Furukawa communicates with children from space

NAGANO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa at the International Space Station (on screen) communicates via satellite circuit with a patient at a children's hospital in Azumino, Nagano Prefecture, on June 23, 2011. Furukawa, also a doctor, communicated with 11 patients aged 7 to 17 at the hospital during the event which connected the ISS and a medical facility in Japan for the first time.

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Crown Princess Masako on her 1st duty in locality in 7 months

AZUMINO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako smile at people as they arrive at a national park in Azumino, Nagano Prefecture, to attend a greenery ceremony on June 2. It was Princess Masako's first official duty outside Tokyo in seven months.

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Crown Princess Masako on her 1st duty in locality in 7 months

AZUMINO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako plant trees during a greenery ceremony held at a national park in Asumino, Nagano Prefecture, on June 2. It was Princess Masako's first official duty outside Tokyo in seven months.

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Crown Princess Masako on her 1st duty in locality in 7 months

AZUMINO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako attend a greenery ceremony at a national park in Asumino, Nagano Prefecture, on June 2. It was Princess Masako's first official duty outside Tokyo in seven months.

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Crown Princess Masako on her 1st duty in locality in 7 months

AZUMINO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako smile at people as they arrive at a national park in Azumino, Nagano Prefecture, to attend a greenery ceremony on June 2. It was Princess Masako's first official duty outside Tokyo in seven months. (Kyodo)

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Crown Princess Masako on her 1st duty in locality in 7 months

AZUMINO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako attend a greenery ceremony at a national park in Asumino, Nagano Prefecture, on June 2. It was Princess Masako's first official duty outside Tokyo in seven months. (Kyodo)

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Crown Princess Masako on her 1st duty in locality in 7 months

AZUMINO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako plant trees during a greenery ceremony held at a national park in Asumino, Nagano Prefecture, on June 2. It was Princess Masako's first official duty outside Tokyo in seven months. (Kyodo)

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Furukawa communicates with children from space

NAGANO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa at the International Space Station (on screen) communicates via satellite circuit with a patient at a children's hospital in Azumino, Nagano Prefecture, on June 23, 2011. Furukawa, also a doctor, communicated with 11 patients aged 7 to 17 at the hospital during the event which connected the ISS and a medical facility in Japan for the first time. (Kyodo)

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Torrential rain in central Japan

Photo taken July 8, 2020, shows the swollen Sai River in Azumino in Nagano Prefecture as torrential rain lashes central Japan.

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Torrential rain in central Japan

Photo taken July 8, 2020, shows the swollen Sai River in Azumino in Nagano Prefecture as torrential rain lashes central Japan.

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Baby born weighing just 258 grams

Baby boy Ryusuke Sekino leaves hospital in Azumino, central Japan, on April 20, 2019, with his family after he was born weighing just 258 grams in October. The baby is believed to have set a new record as the world's smallest boy to survive and leave a hospital in good health. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baby born weighing just 258 grams

Baby boy Ryusuke Sekino leaves a hospital in Azumino, central Japan, on April 20, 2019, after he was born weighing just 258 grams in October. He is believed to have set a new record as the world's smallest boy to survive and leave a hospital in good health. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baby born weighing just 258 grams

Baby boy Ryusuke Sekino leaves a hospital in Azumino, central Japan, on April 20, 2019, after he was born weighing just 258 grams in October. He is believed to have set a new record as the world's smallest boy to survive and leave a hospital in good health. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baby born weighing just 258 grams

Baby boy Ryusuke Sekino leaves a hospital in Azumino, central Japan, on April 20, 2019, with his parents after he was born weighing just 258 grams in October. He is believed to have set a new record as the world's smallest boy to survive and leave a hospital in good health. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baby born weighing just 258 grams

Baby boy Ryusuke Sekino leaves hospital in Azumino, central Japan, on April 20, 2019, with his family after he was born weighing just 258 grams five months ago. He is believed to have set a new record as the world's smallest boy to survive and leave a hospital in good health. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baby born weighing just 258 grams

Baby boy Ryusuke Sekino leaves a hospital in Azumino, central Japan, with his family on April 20, 2019, after he was born weighing just 258 grams in October. The baby is believed to have set a new record as the world's smallest boy to survive and leave a hospital in good health. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese baby boy as world's tiniest to survive

Doctor Takehiko Hiroma (L) and the parents of baby boy Ryusuke Sekino attend a press conference at Nagano Children's Hospital in Azumino, central Japan, on April 19, 2019. The baby will soon be able to leave the hospital after he was born weighing just 258 grams in October 2018 -- the world's smallest boy to survive, according to the hospital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese baby boy as world's tiniest to survive

Toshiko Sekino holds her baby boy Ryusuke at Nagano Children's Hospital in Azumino, central Japan, on April 19, 2019. The 3,374-gram baby will soon be able to leave the hospital after he was born weighing just 258 grams in October 2018 -- the world's smallest boy to survive, according to the hospital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese baby boy as world's tiniest to survive

Toshiko Sekino (L) holds her baby boy Ryusuke at Nagano Children's Hospital in Azumino, central Japan, on April 19, 2019. The 3,374-gram baby will soon be able to leave the hospital after he was born weighing just 258 grams in October 2018 -- the world's smallest boy to survive, according to the hospital. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo