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Powerful typhoon hits Tokyo metropolitan area

HIRATSUKA, Japan - People ride bicycles along a flooded road following heavy rain brought by Typhoon Phanfone in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Oct. 6, 2014.

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Sugano rejects Fighters' offer to join club

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Tokai University pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano, who was selected in the first round of the baseball draft by the Nippon Ham Fighters, speaks to reporters at the university's baseball dormitory in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 21, 2011. He rejected the Pacific League club's offer to join the team.

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Tokai Univ. sets up pilot training course

TOKYO, Japan - A student (R) takes the controls of a flight stimulator as an instructor (far L) teaches flight procedures at Tokai University in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture.

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Nigerian soccer team training in Hiratsuka

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Nigerian striker Nwankwo Kanu (C) and other players of the Nigerian soccer team for the World Cup finals run during training in Hiratsuka, Kanawaga Prefecture, on May 21.

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Evans hits an RBI single

HIRATSUKA, Japan - Tom Evans of the Hanshin Tigers hits an RBI single off Yokohama Baystars starter Shane Bowers with two bases loaded with one out in the top of the fourth inning at Hiratsuka Stadium on July 12.

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Hiratsuka's Tanabata star festival held

HIRATSUKA, Japan - An annual star festival called 'tanabata matsuri' is held in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on July 7. The city southwest of Tokyo is famous for the crowd-drawing festival. Tanabata is observed on July 7, or, in some locales, Aug. 7. Its celebration originated from a Chinese folk legend concerning two stars - the Weaver Star and the Cowherd Star - who were said to be lovers but could meet only once a year on July 7.

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Ito unofficially breaks 10-second mark in 100 meters

Japan's top sprinter Koji Ito (C) unofficially becomes the first Asian to crack the 10-second barrier for the 100 meters on June 16 when he was timed with a stopwatch at 9.9 seconds at a track meet in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. Ito, who bagged three gold medals at the Asian Games in Bangkok in December, was competing as a guest in a collegiate meet. The record will not stand because the Japan Amateur Athletic Federation does not recognize times measured with nonelectronic equipment.

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Ito breaks 10-second barrier in 100 meters

Japan's top sprinter Koji Ito (L) shakes hands with his colleague Shingo Suetsugu (R) after clocking 9.9 seconds in a 100-meter race at a track meet in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on June 16. The record was not officially recognized as it was timed with a stopwatch. But Ito became the first Asian to crack the 10-second barrier.

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FEATURE: Tokyo movie theater welcomes visually impaired, all others

Cinema Chupki Tabata founder Chihoko Hiratsuka, 44, speaks inside the "universally accessible" movie theater in Tokyo on March 24, 2017. The theater has been offering audio descriptions of scenes for the visually impaired and others since opening in September 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo