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A series of ammendment votes occur to pass the “Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026”

United States Senator Mazie Hirono (Democrat of Hawaii) and United States Senator Gary Peters (Democrat of Michigan) walk from the elevator bank to the senate chamber to vote, on the 41st day of the government shutdown, outside of the senate chamber, in Washington DC, on November 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A series of ammendment votes occur to pass the “Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026”

United States Senator Mazie Hirono (Democrat of Hawaii) and United States Senator Gary Peters (Democrat of Michigan) walk from the elevator bank to the senate chamber to vote, on the 41st day of the government shutdown, outside of the senate chamber, in Washington DC, on November 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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A series of ammendment votes occur to pass the “Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026”

United States Senator Mazie Hirono (Democrat of Hawaii) and United States Senator Gary Peters (Democrat of Michigan) walk from the elevator bank to the senate chamber to vote, on the 41st day of the government shutdown, outside of the senate chamber, in Washington DC, on November 10, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Congressional Progressive Caucus Press Conference - DC

United States Senator Mazie Hirono (Democrat of Hawaii) makes a statement during a Congressional Progressive Caucus press conference calling for the repeal of the Alien Enemies Act in the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 Photo by Mattie Neretin/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Congressional Progressive Caucus Press Conference - DC

United States Senator Mazie Hirono (Democrat of Hawaii) makes a statement during a Congressional Progressive Caucus press conference calling for the repeal of the Alien Enemies Act in the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 Photo by Mattie Neretin/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Congressional Progressive Caucus Press Conference - DC

United States Senator Mazie Hirono (Democrat of Hawaii) makes a statement during a Congressional Progressive Caucus press conference calling for the repeal of the Alien Enemies Act in the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Wednesday, January 22, 2025 Photo by Mattie Neretin/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Congressional Progressive Caucus Press Conference - DC

United States Senator Mazie Hirono (Democrat of Hawaii) makes a statement during a Congressional Progressive Caucus press conference calling for the repeal of the Alien Enemies Act in the US Capitol in Washington, DC on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. Photo by Mattie Neretin/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Joe Biden meets with Kishida Fumio - Washington

US Senator Mazie Hirono, and Mr. Leighton Kim Oshima, arrive to attend a state dinner in honor of Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio hosted by US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden at the White House in Washington on April 10, 2024. Photo by Ting Shen/ABACAPRESS.COM

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National Defense Authorization Act For 2024 - Washington

United States Senator Angus King, Jr. (Independent of Maine), left, United States Senator Tim Kaine (Democrat of Virginia), center, and United States Senator Mazie Hirono (Democrat of Hawaii), right, attend a Joint Conference Committee meeting of conferees on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, DC, USA, Wednesday, November 29, 2023. Photo by Rod Lamkey/CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kids enjoy citrus picking in ex-evacuation zone

HIRONO, Japan - Kindergartners take part in picking "mikan" at an orange grove in the Fukushima prefectural town of Hirono on Dec. 15, 2014. The town near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was once designated as an evacuation zone after the 2011 nuclear disaster in the northeastern Japanese prefecture.

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Kids enjoy citrus picking in ex-evacuation zone

HIRONO, Japan - Kindergartners take part in picking "mikan" at an orange grove in the Fukushima prefectural town of Hirono on Dec. 15, 2014. The town was once designated as an evacuation zone after the 2011 nuclear disaster in the northeastern Japanese prefecture. The orange grove resumed fruit picking in 2013 due to progress in decontamination work.

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Female construction worker speaks about allure of her job

TOTTORO, Japan - Aya Hirono, a field supervisor at a civil contractor, says her job is rewarding at a symposium held to attract more female workers in this sector hosted by a regional branch of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers in Tottori, western Japan, on Oct. 25, 2014.

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Kids enjoy play at nuke disaster-hit Fukushima park

HIRONO, Japan - Kindergarten children enjoy new playground equipment at a municipal park in Hirono in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Oct. 1, 2014, following the removal of an evacuation order imposed in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident. Some 40 kindergartners were invited before the full reopening of the park next spring.

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Kids enjoy new playground tool at Fukushima park

HIRONO, Japan - Kindergarten pupils enjoy playing with a new tool at a municipal park in Hirono in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Oct. 1, 2014, following the removal of an evacuation order imposed in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident. Some 40 kindergartners were invited before the full reopening of the park next spring.

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Fukushima Pref. students sing in San Diego

SAN DIEGO, United States - Junior high school students from Fukushima Prefecture's Hirono town sing at a high school in San Diego, California, during the 2014 Japan-America Grassroots Summit on Sept. 26, 2014.

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PM Abe visits disaster-hit Fukushima

HIRONO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets with reporters in Japan's northeastern town of Hirono, damaged by the March 2011 disaster, on Sept. 17, 2014. After inspecting the disaster-hit area, Abe reiterated his willingness to promote its rehabilitation. (Pool photo)

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JR station near Fukushima nuke plant on way to recovery

SENDAI, Japan - The weed-covered Tatsuta Station in the town of Naraha on the JR Joban railway line is seen in the upper photo taken on Sept. 26, 2012, while the photograph below taken on Sept. 4, 2014, shows the station looking normal as train runs between Tatsuta and Hirono Station, south of Naraha, resumed in June this year.

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Fujitsu, Asahi Shuzo to cooperate in making of "Dassai" sake

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Sakurai (L), president of sake brewer Asahi Shuzo Co. known for its "Dassai" brand, and Mitsutoshi Hirono, corporate vice president of Fujitsu Ltd., hold a bottle of "Dassai" in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2014, after announcing an agreement to cooperate in cultivation of rice for the popular sake brand.

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Part of Joban railway line reopens in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - A train runs near a radioactive waste storage yard in Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, as the Joban Line of East Japan Railway Co. resumes operations on a trial basis between Hirono and Tatsuta stations on May 10, 2014, after suspension caused by the 2011 nuclear plant disaster.

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Man Utd legend Charlton

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton stands at the stadium of the J-Village soccer facility in Hirono, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 11, 2013. Charlton named the J-Village more than 10 years ago. After the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, the facility turned it into an operational base to tackle the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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U.S. Sen. Hirono

WASHINGTON, United States - File photo shows Mazie Hirono, a Democrat from Hawaii, the first Japanese immigrant to become a U.S. senator, in January 2013.

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TEPCO Fukushima office

NATORI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 29, 2012, shows the J-Village soccer training center straddling the towns of Naraha and Hirono in Fukushima Prefecture. Tokyo Electric Power Co. said the same day it will set up its Fukushima headquarters at J-Village, which has been used as a base for operations to handle with the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi complex.

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Fukushima no-entry zone

HIRONO, Japan - Laundry is left hanging at a home in the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 2, 2012, as the area falls in the no-entry zone within 20 kilometers from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Part of the no-entry zone, set due to the nuclear crisis resulting from the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, was shown to reporters.

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Fukushima no-entry zone

HIRONO, Japan - A bike shop is left damaged in the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 2, 2012, as the area falls in the no-entry zone within 20 kilometers from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Part of the no-entry zone, set due to the nuclear crisis resulting from the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, was shown to reporters.

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Fukushima no-entry zone

HIRONO, Japan - No people are seen in a shopping area in the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 2, 2012, as the area falls in the no-entry zone within 20 kilometers from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Part of the no-entry zone, set due to the nuclear crisis resulting from the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, was shown to reporters.

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Fukushima no-entry zone

HIRONO, Japan - A wheelchair and a bed are left outside a hospital in the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 2, 2012, as the area falls in the no-entry zone within 20 kilometers from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Part of the no-entry zone, set due to the nuclear crisis resulting from the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, was shown to reporters.

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Fukushima no-entry zone

HIRONO, Japan - A Shinto shrine is left leaning in the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 2, 2012, as the area falls in the no-entry zone within 20 kilometers from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Part of the no-entry zone, set due to the nuclear crisis resulting from the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, was shown to reporters.

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Fukushima no-entry zone

HIRONO, Japan - A house is left collapsed in the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 2, 2012, as the area falls in the no-entry zone within 20 kilometers from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Part of the no-entry zone, set due to the nuclear crisis resulting from the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, was shown to reporters.

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Fukushima no-entry zone

HIRONO, Japan - A clock in front of the town hall of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 2, 2012, shows around 2:46, apparently because the devastating quake occurred at 2:46 p.m. on March 11, 2011. Part of areas in the no-entry zone within 20 kilometers from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, set due to the nuclear crisis resulting from the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, was shown to reporters.

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Fukushima no-entry zone

HIRONO, Japan - A home is left messy in the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 2, 2012, as the area falls in the no-entry zone within 20 kilometers from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Part of the no-entry zone, set due to the nuclear crisis resulting from the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, was shown to reporters.

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Fukushima no-entry zone

HIRONO, Japan - No people are seen in a shopping area in the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 2, 2012, as the area falls in the no-entry zone within 20 kilometers from the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. The signboard reads, ''Nuclear power: energy for a bright future.'' Part of the no-entry zone, set due to the nuclear crisis resulting from the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, was shown to reporters.

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Fukushima's Hirono town hall returns home

HIRONO, Japan - An employee (R) of the town of Hirono, Fukushima Prefecture, speaks to a woman about procedures to return to the town on March 1, 2012, at the town hall where the municipal government returned that day, ending its evacuation following the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. Hirono is just outside the no-entry zone 20 kilometers from the crippled plant.

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Fukushima's Hirono town hall returns home

HIRONO, Japan - Motohoshi Yamada, mayor of the town of Hirono, Fukushima Prefecture, speaks to town officials on March 1, 2012, at the town hall where the municipal government returned that day, ending its evacuation following the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. Hirono is just outside the no-entry zone 20 kilometers from the crippled plant.

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Heads of 5 municipalities in Fukushima Pref.

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Combined photos show heads of five municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture affected by the ongoing nuclear crisis -- (from L) Mayor Takashi Kusano of the town of Naraha, Minamisoma Mayor Katsunobu Sakurai, Mayor Motohoshi Yamada of the town of Hirono, Tamura Mayor Yukei Tomitsuka and Mayor Yuko Endo of the village of Kawauchi. They have expressed their concerns in interviews over the government's plan to lift its evacuation advisory by the end of September 2011.

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Evacuees visit homes within 3 km of Fukushima plant for 1st time

HIRONO, Japan - A dosimeter shows over 30 microsieverts per hour of radiation in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, within 3 kilometers of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Aug. 26, 2011.

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Fukushima evacuees temporarily return home

HIRONO, Japan - Evacuees from Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, leave Hirono in the prefecture to temporarily visit their homes within 3 kilometers of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Aug. 26, 2011. The evacuees were allowed to make the temporary home visit for the first time since the nuclear crisis began in March.

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Fukushima radioactive decontamination unit to be set up

HIRONO, Japan - Japanese nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono speaks to reporters in Hirono, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 20, 2011. Hosono told Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato at the prefectural government office in the city of Fukushima the same day that the central government will set up a task force, probably the following week, to promote radioactive decontamination in areas surrounding the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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TEPCO chief visits Fukushima again to apologize

IWAKI, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Masataka Shimizu (C) speaks to employees of the Fukushima town of Hirono at the town's disaster headquarters in the city of Iwaki in the prefecture on May 4, 2011. Shimizu apologized for the crisis at the company's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant which has forced the town to transfer its headquarters.

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Strong quake hits northeastern Japan

HIRONO, Japan - Part of the wall collapsed at a junior high school gymnasium in Hirono, Iwate Prefecture, when a strong quake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 hit northeastern Japan including Iwate and Aomori prefectures during the early hours of July 24.

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Japanese war veteran leaves hometown after 1st visit in 63 years

HIRONO, Japan - Ishinosuke Uwano, 83, a former Imperial Japanese Army soldier who had a family reunion in his hometown in Iwate Prefecture for the first time since he went missing in Sakhalin after the end of World War II, leaves the town on April 27 to head back to Ukraine.

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Japanese war veteran from Ukraine visits parents' grave

HIRONO, Japan - Ishinosuke Uwano (C), a former Imperial Japanese Army soldier, visits his parents' grave in Hirono, Iwate Prefecture, on April 21. Uwano went missing just after World War II and was recently confirmed alive in Ukraine. (Pool photo)

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Japanese war veteran from Ukraine visits parents' grave

HIRONO, Japan - Ishinosuke Uwano (front), a former Imperial Japanese Army soldier, offers incense at his parents' grave in Hirono, Iwate Prefecture, on April 21. Uwano went missing just after World War II and was recently confirmed alive in Ukraine. (Pool photo)

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Soccer school opened in Fukushima Pref.

HIRONO, Japan - High-school boys and girls practice on an exclusive ground of the JFA Academy Fukushima in the town of Hirono, Fukushima Prefecture.

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Katayama comes from behind to win Japan Open

MIKI, Japan - Shingo Katayama smiles with the trophy he got for his victory in the Japan Open golf tournament at Hirono Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on Oct. 16 for his 17th career title and first this year.

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Izawa surges into share of Japan Open lead

MIKI, Japan - Toshimitsu Izawa shot a 4-under-par 67 to charge into a share of the lead with overnight leader Ryoken Kawagishi after three rounds of the Japan Open at Hirono Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on Oct. 15.

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Kawagishi charges into Japan Open lead with birdie spree

MIKI, Japan - Tour veteran Ryoken Kawagishi birdied five straight holes in shooting the day's low of 5-under-par 66 that gave him a two-shot lead after two rounds of the Japan Open at Hirono Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on Oct. 14.

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Chand grabs lead after 1st round of Japan Open

MIKI, Japan - Fijian Dinesh Chand watches his approach shot during the first round of the Japan Open at Hirono Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on Oct. 13. Chand got off to a solid start, taking a one-stroke lead atop the leaderboard after firing 4-under-par 67.

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S. Korean Chang wins 1st in Japan at Diamond Cup golf

MIKI, Japan - South Korean Chang Ik Je holds up the trophy for his victory in the Mitsubishi Diamond Cup on May 29. He won by three shots in his first victory in Japan at Higashi Hirono Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture.

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S. Korean Chang goes 3 clear at Mitsubishi Diamond Cup

MIKI, Japan - South Korean Chang Ik Je fired a bogey-free 6-under-par 64 to move into a three-stroke lead in the third round of the Mitsubishi Diamond Cup on May 28 at Higashi Hirono Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture.

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Fossil of extinct primitive ant found 1st time in Japan

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - A fossil of an extinct species of a primitive ant dating back to around 85 million years ago, belonging in the sphecomyrminae, has been discovered in Japan for the first time, the Myrmecological Society of Japan said on May 5. The fossil of the wasp-like ant has so far only been found in the United States and Russia, the society said. The fossil was found preserved in amber (in photo), which was taken from a stratum from the late Cretaceous period in Iwaki and Hirono, Fukushima Prefecture.