Sightseeing boat at Fukushima lake

Sightseeing boat at Fukushima lake

Operations of a swan-shaped sightseeing boat, called Hakucho Maru, resume at Lake Inawashiro in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Inawashiro, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 29, 2021, under a new operating company after its predecessor went bankrupt amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Sightseeing boat at Fukushima lake

Sightseeing boat at Fukushima lake

Operations of a swan-shaped sightseeing boat, called Hakucho Maru, resume at Lake Inawashiro in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Inawashiro, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 29, 2021, under a new operating company after its predecessor went bankrupt amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Entrance to Muroran Bay

Entrance to Muroran Bay

A telephoto view of the Hakucho Bridge from the top of Sokuryo Mountain on the Etomo Peninsula in Muroran City, Hokkaido.

Hakucho Bridge

Hakucho Bridge

The Hakucho Bridge and the Muroran Sea seen from the Shukuzu Park Observatory in Muroran City, Hokkaido.

Ice hockey: Japan wins women's Olympic final qualifying opener

Ice hockey: Japan wins women's Olympic final qualifying opener

Shiori Koike scores Japan's second goal in the second period of a 6-1 win over Austria at Hakucho Oji Ice Arena in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, on Feb. 9, 2017, the first day of a four-team final qualifying tournament for the women's ice hockey of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ice hockey: Japan wins women's Olympic final qualifying opener

Ice hockey: Japan wins women's Olympic final qualifying opener

Hanae Kubo (L) celebrates with Haruka Toko after scoring Japan's fifth goal in the third period of a 6-1 win over Austria at Hakucho Oji Ice Arena in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, on Feb. 9, 2017, the first day of a four-team final qualifying tournament for the women's ice hockey of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo