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Aftermath of strong quake in northeastern Japan

Photo taken in the early hours of Dec. 9, 2025, shows expressway signage in Chitose, Hokkaido, informing drivers of a road closure following a powerful earthquake.

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Aftermath of strong quake in northeastern Japan

Photo taken in the early hours of Dec. 9, 2025, shows expressway signage in Chitose, Hokkaido, informing drivers of a road closure following a powerful earthquake.

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Rapidus plant in Hokkaido

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 24, 2025, shows a Rapidus Corp. plant under construction in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Rapidus plant in Hokkaido

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 24, 2025, shows a Rapidus Corp. plant under construction in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Rapidus plant in Hokkaido

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 24, 2025, shows a Rapidus Corp. plant under construction in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Rapidus R&D hub in northern Japan

Yasunori Ogawa (L), president of printer manufacturer Seiko Epson Corp., and Atsuyoshi Koike, his counterpart of chipmaker Rapidus Corp., pose for a photo during a press conference in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Oct. 3, 2024. The two companies have agreed to the building of a Rapidus research and development center in Seiko Epson's plant in Chitose, with the facility expected to begin operating in April 2026.

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Rapidus R&D hub in northern Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 3, 2024, shows printer manufacturer Seiko Epson Corp.'s plant in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan, in which a research and development center of chipmaker Rapidus Corp. will be housed. A ceremony marking the start of construction was held the same day, with the research center expected to begin operating in April 2026.

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Rapidus R&D hub in northern Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 3, 2024, shows a space earmarked for a research and development center of chipmaker Rapidus Corp. inside printer manufacturer Seiko Epson Corp.'s plant in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan. A ceremony marking the start of construction was held the same day, with the research center expected to begin operating in April 2026.

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CORRECTED: CORRECTED: PM Kishida at chip factory construction site in Hokkaido

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to the press on July 24, 2024, at the construction site of a semiconductor factory in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan, to be operated by Rapidus Corp., the government-subsidized chip venture set up by Toyota Motor Corp. and seven other Japanese companies in 2022. (Pool photo)

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CORRECTED: PM Kishida at chip factory construction site in Hokkaido

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from R) is pictured with Rapidus Corp. Chairman Tetsuro Higashi on July 24, 2024, as he visits the construction site of a semiconductor factory in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan, to be operated by a government-subsidized chip venture set up by Toyota Motor Corp. and seven other Japanese companies in 2022. (Pool photo)

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Chip factory construction site in Hokkaido

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 1, 2024, shows the construction site for a semiconductor factory in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan, to be operated by Rapidus Corp., a Japanese government-subsidized chip venture set up by Toyota Motor Corp. and seven other Japanese companies in 2022.

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Chip factory construction site in Hokkaido

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 1, 2024, shows the construction site for a semiconductor factory in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan, to be operated by Rapidus Corp., a Japanese government-subsidized chip venture set up by Toyota Motor Corp. and seven other Japanese companies in 2022.

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Chip factory construction site in Hokkaido

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 1, 2024, shows the construction site for a semiconductor factory in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan, to be operated by Rapidus Corp., a Japanese government-subsidized chip venture set up by Toyota Motor Corp. and seven other Japanese companies in 2022.

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Chip factory construction site in Hokkaido

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 1, 2024, shows the construction site for a semiconductor factory in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan, to be operated by Rapidus Corp., a Japanese government-subsidized chip venture set up by Toyota Motor Corp. and seven other Japanese companies in 2022.

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Chip factory construction site in Hokkaido

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 1, 2024, shows the construction site for a semiconductor factory in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan, to be operated by Rapidus Corp., a Japanese government-subsidized chip venture set up by Toyota Motor Corp. and seven other Japanese companies in 2022.

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Chip factory construction site in Hokkaido

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 1, 2024, shows the construction site for a semiconductor factory in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan, to be operated by Rapidus Corp., a Japanese government-subsidized chip venture set up by Toyota Motor Corp. and seven other Japanese companies in 2022.

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Chip factory construction site in Hokkaido

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 1, 2024, shows the construction site for a semiconductor factory in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan, to be operated by Rapidus Corp., a Japanese government-subsidized chip venture set up by Toyota Motor Corp. and seven other Japanese companies in 2022.

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Major Japanese underground syndicate

CHITOSE, Japan, April 25 Kyodo - Kazuo Nakanishi (front) and Saizo Kishimoto (back), both senior members of the Yamaguchi-gumi underground gangster syndicate, have their bodies checked by riot police officers upon their arrival at Chitose airport in Chitose on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on April 18, 1985.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force vehicle leaves its base in Chitose, northern Japan, on Jan. 5, 2024, to deliver relief supplies to people affected by a strong earthquake that jolted the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas in central Japan on Jan. 1.

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GSDF, U.S. Army conduct exercise in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - The opening ceremony of a joint exercise by Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force and the U.S. Army is held in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Oct. 27, 2014.

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GSDF, U.S. Army conduct exercise in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - U.S. Army soldiers attend the opening ceremony of a joint exercise with Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force in Chitose, Hokkaido Prefecture in northern Japan, on Oct. 27, 2014.

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Ex-Taiwan Pres. Lee in Japan

CHITOSE, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui (L front) visits a stock farm in Chitose, Hokkaido, on Sept. 23, 2014. Lee arrived in Japan on Sept. 19 for a weeklong vacation. (Pool photo)

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Ishikawa shakes hands with Oda after winning playoff

CHITOSE, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa (R) shakes hands with Komei Oda after beating Oda in a playoff to capture his first title on the Japan tour in two years at the Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup golf tournament at The North Country Golf Club in Chitose, Hokkaido, on July 6, 2014.

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Matsuyama before Sega Sammy Cup golf tournament

CHITOSE, Japan - Hideki Matsuyama tees off on the 1st hole at the North Country Gold Club during a Pro-AM game on July 2, 2014, prior to the Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Ishikawa before Sega Sammy Cup golf tournament

CHITOSE, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa tees off on the 17th hole at the North Country Gold Club during a Pro-AM game on July 2, 2014, prior to the Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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DPJ's Kobayashi announces resignation as lawmaker

CHITOSE, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Chiyomi Kobayashi bows during a press conference in Chitose, Hokkaido, on June 14, 2010, during which she announced her resignation as a House of Representatives member. Kobayashi made the announcement following the conviction of a union official the same day for illegal donations to her election campaign last summer.

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DPJ's Kobayashi announces resignation as lawmaker

CHITOSE, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Chiyomi Kobayashi announces her resignation as a House of Representatives member during a press conference in Chitose, Hokkaido, on June 13, 2010. Kobayashi made the announcement following the conviction of a union official the same day for illegal donations to her election campaign last summer.

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DPJ's Kobayashi announces resignation as lawmaker

CHITOSE, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Chiyomi Kobayashi bows during a press conference in Chitose, Hokkaido, on June 14, 2010, during which she announced her resignation as a House of Representatives member. Kobayashi made the announcement following the conviction of a union official the same day for illegal donations to her election campaign last summer.

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Fujita triumphs at Nagashima Invitational

CHITOSE, Japan - Hiroyuki Fujita holds up the winner's trophy after his victory in the Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup at The North Country Golf Club in Chitose, Hokkaido, on July 26.

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Seals to be presented to Obama, Michelle

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo of seals depicting U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle. Tsutomu Ootera, a seal maker in the city of Chitose, Hokkaido, made the seals, which are 15 millimeters in diameter, from a locally grown tree to celebrate Obama's inauguration as U.S. president. The seals will be presented to Obama and Michelle through the U.S. State Department.

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Golf: India's Singh comes from behind to win Sega Sammy Cup

CHITOSE, Japan - India's Jeev Milkha Singh holds the winner's trophy after claiming victory at the Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup at The North Country Golf Club in Chitose, Hokkaido Prefecture, on July 27.

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Bush leaves Japan after attending G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - U.S. President George W. Bush waves as he boards Air Force One at Japan's Air Self-Defense Force's base in Chitose, Hokkaido, on July 9 after attending the three-day Group of Eight summit in the lakeside resort town of Toyako.

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Indian premier arrives in Hokkaido for G-8 summit meeting

CHITOSE, Japan - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido on July 7 for a meeting between the leaders of the Group of Eight nations and emerging economies at Windsor Hotel Toya in Toyako, Hokkaido.

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Hu Jintao arrives in Hokkaido for G-8 summit meeting

CHITOSE, Japan - A motorcade carrying Chinese President Hu Jintao passes crowds of flag-waving well-wishers on his arrival at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido for a meeting between the leaders of the Group of Eight nations and emerging economies at Windsor Hotel Toya in Toyako, Hokkaido. The banner, in Chinese, reads: ''President Hu, we welcome you.''

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G-8 summit: Fukuda receives proposal from Junior 8 summiteers

TOYAKO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda flanked by other leaders of the Group of Eight nations receives a ''Junior Eight'' declaration from Shiro Kuriwaki, a high school student who represented Japan at the Junior Eight Summit, at Windsor Hotel Toya in Toyako, Hokkaido, on July 7. The declaration, drafted by teenagers from 15 countries who gathered for the Junior Eight Summit in Chitose, Hokkaido, from July 2, urges G-8 leaders to be environmentally friendly and to promote low-cost medicines. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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French President Sarkozy arrives in Japan for G-8 summit

CHITOSE, Japan - French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido to attend the Group of Eight summit in the town of Toyako. (Pool photo)

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Russia's Medvedev arrives in Hokkaido to attend G-8 summit

CHITOSE, Japan - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrives at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido on July 6 to attend the Group of Eight summit in the town of Toyako, Hokkaido.

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Car drivers fill up before Diet reinstalls gasoline surcharge

SAPPORO, Japan - A car driver fills up the tank of her car at a gas station in Chitose, Hokkaido, on April 29, a day before the Liberal Democratic Party-New Komeito coalition is set to ram through the Diet a bill to reinstall a 25-yen per-liter surcharge on gasoline. The sign says gasoline prices will go up from May 1.

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GSDF members leave for quake relief mission in Pakistan

SAPPORO, Japan - About 120 members of the Ground Self-Defense Force board a government plane at an Air Self-Defense base in Chitose, Hokkaido, on Oct. 14 to head for Pakistan to take part in relief activities in the quake-devastated country.

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2 transport planes head to Pakistan for quake relief

SAPPORO, Japan - A UH-1 helicopter is loaded onto a Air Self-Defense Force C-13 transport plane at an ASDF base in Chitose, Hokkaido, on Oct. 13 shortly before it left for the Pakistani capital of Islamabad to help relief activities in the quake-devastated country.

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GSDF unit returns from quake relief work in Indonesia

CHITOSE, Japan - Members of a Ground Self-Defense Force unit sent to engage in relief works in Indonesia following the fatal Dec. 26 earthquake and subsequent tsunamis in southern Asia are greeted by fellow GSDF members and family members on returning to their garrison in Chitose, Hokkaido, on March 14.

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(1)3 Japanese held hostage in Iraq return to hometowns

CHITOSE, Japan - Nahoko Takato (C), a 34-year-old aid worker who was among three Japanese taken hostage and later released in Iraq, arrives at New Chitose Airport in Chitose, Hokkaido, on April 20 on her way to her parents' home.

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(5)Families express thanks for release of kin

CHITOSE, Japan - The parents of Nahoko Takato -- Mutsuo (L) and Kyoko (C) -- and her younger sister Ayako Inoue speak to reporters in front of Takato's house in Chitose, Hokkaido, on April 16 after Nahoko and two other Japanese hostages were released in Iraq.

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(2)3 Japanese hostages released

CHITOSE, Japan - Mutsuo (L) and Kyoko Takato (R), whose daughter Nahoko is one of three Japanese released by a militant group in Baghdad on April 15, rejoice in Chitose, Hokkaido, after watching TV reporting her release. (Pool photo)

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(2)Japan continues negotiating for release of hostages in Iraq

CHITOSE, Japan - Kyoko Takato, the mother of Nahoko Takato, one of the three Japanese civilians taken hostage in Iraq, reads aloud a message to the public regarding the hostage crisis, in Chitose, Hokkaido, on April 13.

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(3)Hostages' families express joy, worry over possible release

SAPPORO, Japan - Mutsuo (R) and Kyoko Takato, whose daughter Nahoko is one of three Japanese being held captive in Iraq by a militant group, watch TV news at their home in Chitose, Hokkaido, on April 11 following news that the hostages would be freed within 24 hours.

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(8)Militant group takes 3 Japanese captive

TOKYO, Japan - Mutsuo (R) and Kyoko Takato, whose daughter Nahoko is one of the three Japanese being held captive in Iraq by a militant group calling itself Saraya al-Mujahideen, speak to reporters April 9 in front of their house in Chitose, Hokkaido.

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Last core unit of Japan ground troops leaves for Iraq

CHITOSE, Japan - Some 120 members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) attend a send-off ceremony at the GSDF's Higashi-Chitose garrison in Chitose, Hokkaido, on March 21. They left for Kuwait on a government plane as the third and final group of the GSDF core contingent to help in Iraq's reconstruction.

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(2)2nd core unit of Japan ground troops heads for Iraq

CHITOSE, Japan - One of two government planes carrying the second core unit of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) troops takes off from the Chitose air base in Hokkaido on March 13 for Kuwait. The 190 troops, including 11 female troops, will be followed by the third and last contingent consisting of some 120 officers to be dispatched to the southern Iraqi city of Samawah later in March.

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(3)2nd core GSDF unit to leave for Kuwait

CHITOSE, Japan - One of 11 female officers who have been included in the second core unit of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) waves at her colleagues as she leaves the Chitose air base in Hokkaido on March 12 en route to Kuwait to participate in reconstruction operations in Iraq. The female officers are expected to engage in medical and signal communication operations in Iraq.