Animals in Shiretoko

Animals in Shiretoko

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows the Shiretoko mountain range covered with snow and the First Lake of the Shiretoko Goko Lakes on the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on May 5, 2013.

Animals in Shiretoko

Animals in Shiretoko

SAPPORO, Japan - Tourists walk on a snow-covered elevated wooden path around Shiretoko Goko Lakes on the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on May 5, 2013.

Solar cars begin 3,000-km journey through Australia

Solar cars begin 3,000-km journey through Australia

Goko High School's solar car "Musoushin" is on display in Darwin on Oct. 8, 2017, before starting a 3,000-kilometer endurance race through Australia in the World Solar Challenge. Goko High School and three other Japanese teams are among 38 solar car developers that have entered the race to Adelaide. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Shiretoko area to regulate visitors for bears

Shiretoko area to regulate visitors for bears

KUSHIRO, Japan - Visitors are seen on a boardwalk at Shiretoko Goko Lakes, a popular tourist spot on the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, in September 2010. Visitors will be required to pay a fee to use the boardwalks from May 2011, depending on the season, as a measure to ensure their safety against appearances by brown bears and to prevent visitors from disturbing the bears' habitat. (Kyodo)

Shiretoko area to regulate visitors for bears

Shiretoko area to regulate visitors for bears

KUSHIRO, Japan - Photo taken in September 2010, shows a view of Shiretoko Goko Lakes, a popular tourist spot on the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido. Visitors will be required to pay a fee to use the boardwalks at the lakes from May 2011, depending on the season, as a measure to ensure their safety against appearances by brown bears and to prevent visitors from disturbing the bears' habitat. (Kyodo)

Solar-powered cars begin 3,000-km race through Australia

Solar-powered cars begin 3,000-km race through Australia

Goko High School team's solar car waits at the start in Darwin on Oct. 8, 2017 of the World Solar Challenge, a 3,000-kilometer endurance race through Australia. The team from Hiroshima Prefecture and three other Japanese teams are among 38 solar car developers that have entered the race to Adelaide. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo