Event to promote seaberry

Event to promote seaberry

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna sumo wrestler Hakuho (L) takes part in the planting of a seaberry plant seedling on the campus of Takushoku University Hokkaido Junior College in Fukagawa, Hokkaido, on Oct. 18, 2012, in a ceremony to commemorate the start of a research program on how to mass produce the fruit in Japan. The fruit is common in central and northern Eurasia including Mongolia.

Train collides with dump truck in Hokkaido

Train collides with dump truck in Hokkaido

FUKAGAWA, Japan - Part of the wreckage of a dump truck is seen in Fukagawa, Hokkaido, on Jan. 29, 2010, after it collided with the five-car Super Kamui limited express train on the JR Hakodate Line at a crossing. Among 102 people on board the train, 41 people sustained slight injuries.

Train collides with dump truck in Hokkaido

Train collides with dump truck in Hokkaido

FUKAGAWA, Japan - Officials inspect the front of the Super Kamui express train that was damaged in a collision with a dump truck in Fukagawa, Hokkaido, on Jan. 29, 2010. Of the 102 people on the train, around 40 sustained slight injuries.

Train collides with dump truck in Hokkaido

Train collides with dump truck in Hokkaido

FUKAGAWA, Japan - Passengers walk out of the five-car Super Kamui limited express train on the JR Hakodate Line after it collided with a dump truck stranded at a crossing in Fukagawa, Hokkaido, on Jan. 29, 2010. Among 102 people on board the train, 41 people sustained slight injuries.

Recruitment under way to find managers for post offices

Recruitment under way to find managers for post offices

TOKYO, Japan - Megumi Takagihara (R), manager of the Horonari district contracted post office in Fukagawa, Hokkaido, talks with a neighbor in June.