Japan: Strong Cold Wave Sweeps Across Country, Bringing Heavy Snow And Disruptions 5

A strong cold wave continued to sweep across Japan on Friday, February 7, bringing heavy snow to a wide area, mainly along the Sea of Japan coast, throughout the weekend.

Japan: Strong Cold Wave Sweeps Across Country, Bringing Heavy Snow And Disruptions 4

A strong cold wave continued to sweep across Japan on Friday, February 7, bringing heavy snow to a wide area, mainly along the Sea of Japan coast, throughout the weekend.

Hakusan Megane store in Shanghai

Hakusan Megane store in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 4, 2024 - The first Japanese Hakusan Megane store in mainland China, located in Shanghai, China, on September 4, 2024.

Hakusan Megane store in Shanghai

Hakusan Megane store in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 4, 2024 - The first Japanese Hakusan Megane store in mainland China, located in Shanghai, China, on September 4, 2024.

Hakusan Megane store in Shanghai

Hakusan Megane store in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 4, 2024 - The first Japanese Hakusan Megane store in mainland China, located in Shanghai, China, on September 4, 2024.

Hakusan Megane store in Shanghai

Hakusan Megane store in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 4, 2024 - The first Japanese Hakusan Megane store in mainland China, located in Shanghai, China, on September 4, 2024.

Hakusan Megane store in Shanghai

Hakusan Megane store in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 4, 2024 - The first Japanese Hakusan Megane store in mainland China, located in Shanghai, China, on September 4, 2024.

Hakusan Megane store in Shanghai

Hakusan Megane store in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 4, 2024 - The first Japanese Hakusan Megane store in mainland China, located in Shanghai, China, on September 4, 2024.

Hakusan Megane store in Shanghai

Hakusan Megane store in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 4, 2024 - The first Japanese Hakusan Megane store in mainland China, located in Shanghai, China, on September 4, 2024.

Hakusan Megane store in Shanghai

Hakusan Megane store in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 4, 2024 - The first Japanese Hakusan Megane store in mainland China, located in Shanghai, China, on September 4, 2024.

Hakusan Megane store in Shanghai

Hakusan Megane store in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 4, 2024 - The first Japanese Hakusan Megane store in mainland China, located in Shanghai, China, on September 4, 2024.

Students in quake-hit city evacuate to temporary facilities

Students in quake-hit city evacuate to temporary facilities

Photo taken on Jan. 16, 2024, shows an accommodation facility in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, to which junior high school students from quake-hit Wajima in the same prefecture will evacuate to continue their studies following a strong earthquake in central Japan's Noto Peninsula area on Jan. 1.

Students in quake-hit city evacuate to temporary facilities

Students in quake-hit city evacuate to temporary facilities

Photo taken on Jan. 16, 2024, shows an accommodation facility in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, to which junior high school students from quake-hit Wajima in the same prefecture will evacuate to continue their studies following a strong earthquake in central Japan's Noto Peninsula area on Jan. 1.

W7 series shown to press before use on Hokuriku Shinkansen

W7 series shown to press before use on Hokuriku Shinkansen

KANAZAWA, Japan - The W7 series new high-speed train is shown to the press at a railway yard in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, on June 22, 2014, before it is put into use on the Hokuriku Shinkansen line scheduled to start service between Tokyo and Kanazawa via Nagano in spring 2015.

New Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train

New Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train

KANAZAWA, Japan - The W7 series new high-speed train for the Hokuriku Shinkansen line is shown to the press at a rail yard in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, on June 22, 2014.

W7 bullet trains for Hokuriku Shinkansen line

W7 bullet trains for Hokuriku Shinkansen line

KANAZAWA, Japan - West Japan Railway Co. unveils on Nov. 15, 2014, the W7 series bullet trains for the extended Hokuriku Shinkansen line which will connect Nagano and Kanazawa in central Japan from March 2015, to the press at the Hakusan railyard in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture.

Prehistory fish fossils found as new freshwater species

Prehistory fish fossils found as new freshwater species

KANAZWA, Japan - The education board in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, displays fossils of a new freshwater fish species of the Sinamia family unearthed from a stratum in the first half of the Cretaceous period, or 130 million years ago, in the Sea of Japan city on Oct. 1, 2014. The board has given the scientific name of Sinamia Kukurihime to the fish after the name of a local shrine.

Lord Kanaloa wins Takamatsunomiya Kinen

Lord Kanaloa wins Takamatsunomiya Kinen

TOYOAKE, Japan - Lord Kanaloa (front), ridden by jockey Yasunari Iwata, gallops to victory in the Takamatsunomiya Kinen at Chukyo Racecourse in Aichi Prefecture on March 24, 2013. The overwhelming favorite, and Hong Kong Sprint and Sprinters Stakes champion, became the first Japanese horse to capture three Grade 1 sprint titles. To the right is Hakusan Moon, which finished third.

Allure of taiko drums resonating across Pacific

Allure of taiko drums resonating across Pacific

KANAZAWA, Japan - Katsuji Asano (R) and his father Akitoshi (L) of centuries-old Japanese taiko drum maker Asano Taiko Co. have been preparing to open a Los Angeles shop and launch taiko lessons in July 2013. Photo was taken Dec. 17, 2012, at a shop of the taiko maker in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture.

Shin Hyun Ju wins Japan LPGA Championship

Shin Hyun Ju wins Japan LPGA Championship

KAGA, Japan - South Korea's Shin Hyun Ju holds the winner's trophy after she captured her first major title in Japan on Sept. 14, edging Women's British Open winner Shin Ji Yai and Sakura Yokomine by one shot in the Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup at Katayamazu Golf Club's Hakusan Course in Ishikawa Prefecture.

M6.9 quake in Noto -- Temple in Wajima collapses

M6.9 quake in Noto -- Temple in Wajima collapses

HAKUSAN, Japan - Workers remove debris from the Shogakuji temple in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, which collapsed after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit the Hokuriku region in central Japan on March 25, leaving one person dead, more than 100 injured and hundreds of houses damaged.

More snowfall expected in Sea of Japan areas

More snowfall expected in Sea of Japan areas

HAKUSAN, Japan - Rescue workers stand near a house that collapsed under the pressure of heavy snowfall in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, late Jan. 5. The Japan Meteorological Agency warned on Jan. 6 that said snow will continue to fall heavily through Jan. 7 in Sea of Japan coastal areas of western and northern Honshu, which have already been hit by record amounts of snow.

(2)Tokyo Station, Iwate Noh stage proposed as cultural assets

(2)Tokyo Station, Iwate Noh stage proposed as cultural assets

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - The Noh stage at Hakusan Shrine (in file photo) located within Chusonji Temple in Iwate Prefecture was among eight structures proposed April 18 by the Cultural Affairs Agency to be designated as nationally important cultural assets.

Online lecture by Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy

Online lecture by Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy

Students listen to an online lecture by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Toyo University's Hakusan Campus in Tokyo on July 4, 2022.

Online lecture by Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy

Online lecture by Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy

Students listen to an online lecture by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Toyo University's Hakusan Campus in Tokyo on July 4, 2022.

Online lecture by Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy

Online lecture by Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (on screen) answers a question from a student at Toyo University's Hakusan Campus in Tokyo on July 4, 2022. The president gave an online lecture.

Online lecture by Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy

Online lecture by Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy

Students welcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (on screen) with a standing ovation at Toyo University's Hakusan Campus in Tokyo as he prepares to give an online lecture on July 4, 2022.

Online lecture by Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy

Online lecture by Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy

Students listen to an online lecture by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at Toyo University's Hakusan Campus in Tokyo on July 4, 2022.

Scenic road in central Japan

Scenic road in central Japan

A car drives on a mountainous sightseeing road in the Gifu Prefecture village of Shirakawa in central Japan on June 17, 2022, as the scenic road that runs through the Hakusan National Park fully reopened to traffic the same day after its wintertime closure.

Scenic road in central Japan

Scenic road in central Japan

A car drives on a mountainous sightseeing road in the Gifu Prefecture village of Shirakawa in central Japan on June 17, 2022, as the scenic road that runs through the Hakusan National Park fully reopened to traffic the same day after its wintertime closure.

Scenic road in central Japan

Scenic road in central Japan

A ceremony is held in front of a toll booth of a sightseeing road in the Gifu Prefecture village of Shirakawa in central Japan on June 17, 2022, as the scenic road that runs through the Hakusan National Park fully reopened to traffic the same day after its wintertime closure.

JDI President Kikuoka at a press conference

JDI President Kikuoka at a press conference

Japan Display Inc. (JDI) has finalized a new fundraising framework totaling over 100 billion yen. In addition to raising 80-90 billion yen from Ichigo Asset Group, an independent investment fund, JDI will also sell some of its facilities at its Hakusan plant (Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture) to Apple Inc. On April 12, JDI announced that it had reached a basic agreement with Ichigo Trust to raise up to 90 billion yen from Ichigo. Minoru Kikuoka, president of JDI, explained the purpose of the framework at a press conference on January 12, saying, "We will sell assets in order to enhance our capital and at the same time minimize the impact on existing shareholders through dilution. He explained the purpose of the framework. Wistron, a major Taiwanese electronics manufacturing service (EMS) company, also intends to invest 50 million dollars (about 5.4 billion yen) in JDI. December 12, 2019, Tokyo, Japan; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Shin Hyun Ju wins Japan LPGA Championship

Shin Hyun Ju wins Japan LPGA Championship

KAGA, Japan - South Korea's Shin Hyun Ju holds the winner's trophy after she captured her first major title in Japan on Sept. 14, edging Women's British Open winner Shin Ji Yai and Sakura Yokomine by one shot in the Japan LPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup at Katayamazu Golf Club's Hakusan Course in Ishikawa Prefecture. (Kyodo)

Go to the Disaster Area: Niigata Earthquake, Second Report

The city is caved in and covered in mud after the Niigata earthquake. The government launches a full-scale rescue operation. <Caption> The entire city is on fire after the Niigata earthquake, people fleeing, firefighting, cracks in the ground, railroad tracks suspended in midair, the collapsed Hakusan station, victims washing their clothes in muddy water because there is no water, boats washed ashore, etc. Self-Defense Forces rescue activities, relief supplies being sent from all over, Minister of Finance Kakuei Tanaka arriving by helicopter, Self-Defense Forces repairing collapsed buildings and broken levees, etc. a train departs from a temporary platform four days later, shooting date unknown, release date: June 26, 1964.

Tourist train featuring motifs from traditional Ishikawa crafts

Tourist train featuring motifs from traditional Ishikawa crafts

West Japan Railway Co. unveils to the press Aug. 21, 2015, in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, a tourist train decorated inside and outside with motifs from local traditional crafts such as Wajima lacquerware and Kaga kimono dyeing techniques. The train will run on the JR Nanao Line beginning in October 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tourist train featuring motifs from traditional Ishikawa crafts

Tourist train featuring motifs from traditional Ishikawa crafts

West Japan Railway Co. unveils to the press Aug. 21, 2015, in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, a tourist train decorated inside and outside with motifs from local traditional crafts such as Wajima lacquerware and Kaga kimono dyeing techniques. The train will run on the JR Nanao Line beginning in October 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tourist train featuring motifs from traditional Ishikawa crafts

Tourist train featuring motifs from traditional Ishikawa crafts

West Japan Railway Co. unveils to the press Aug. 21, 2015, in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, a tourist train decorated inside and outside with motifs from local traditional crafts such as Wajima lacquerware and Kaga kimono dyeing techniques. The train will run on the JR Nanao Line beginning in October 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tourist train featuring motifs from traditional Ishikawa crafts

Tourist train featuring motifs from traditional Ishikawa crafts

West Japan Railway Co. unveils to the press Aug. 21, 2015, in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, a tourist train decorated inside and outside with motifs from local traditional crafts such as Wajima lacquerware and Kaga kimono dyeing techniques. The train will run on the JR Nanao Line beginning in October 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

900-year-old zelkova trees at Shinto shrine in Tokyo

900-year-old zelkova trees at Shinto shrine in Tokyo

Two giant Japanese zelkova trees said to be 900 years old stand in Nerima Hakusan Shrine in Tokyo on June 22, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Hydrangeas in full bloom in Japan's rainy season

Hydrangeas in full bloom in Japan's rainy season

Visitors look at hydrangeas at Hakusan Shrine in Tokyo on June 7, 2015. Around 3,000 bushes of the flower are in full bloom during the annual "Hydrangeas Festival" held in June. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

3 central Japan mayors seek early resolution to abduction cases

3 central Japan mayors seek early resolution to abduction cases

The mayors of three cities where Japanese nationals abducted by Pyongyang and later repatriated back home live meet the press in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on May 14, 2015. The mayors are (from L) Koji Matsuzaki of Obama, Fukui Prefecture, Hiroshi Aida of Kashiwazaki and Motonari Kai of Sado, both in Niigata Prefecture. They called on the government to step up efforts for an early resolution of the abduction issue. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Rolling stock center for new Hokuriku Shinkansen ready for work

Rolling stock center for new Hokuriku Shinkansen ready for work

Ichiro Hashimoto, head of the Hakusan General Rolling Stock Center in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, talks about its readiness for work on Feb. 27, 2015, before the launch of the new Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train service between Tokyo and the prefectural city of Kanazawa on March 14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Hokuriku Shinkansen train gets inspection at switchyard

Hokuriku Shinkansen train gets inspection at switchyard

A new bullet train developed for use on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line undergoes an inspection at a switching yard in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 29, 2015. Service on the line, linking the prefectural capital of Kanazawa and Tokyo via Nagano, will officially begin on March 14. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kanazawa technology institute explores carbon fiber applications

Kanazawa technology institute explores carbon fiber applications

Kiyoshi Uzawa, head of the Innovative Composite Center in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, opened last June by the Kanazawa Institute of Technology, explains the structure of a device for analyzing high-function materials on Dec. 10, 2014. The center was set up to explore various applications for carbon fiber. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Boar meat promoted to lure tourists on launch of new Shinkansen line

Boar meat promoted to lure tourists on launch of new Shinkansen line

Keisuke Takagi (R) and Ryota Segawa introduce dishes using wild boar meat in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 18, 2015. The two are leaders of a campaign to create specialties to help attract tourists on the occasion of the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line's inauguration in March linking the nearby prefectural capital of Kanazawa on the Seat of Japan and Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

JR West's sightseeing train unveiled in Ishikawa Pref.

JR West's sightseeing train unveiled in Ishikawa Pref.

West Japan Railway Co.'s Belles montagnes et mer, a sightseeing train to be operated on its Johana and Himi lines in Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, is shown to the press in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Oct. 8, 2015. The operation of the train that allows passengers to enjoy scenic views of the Sea of Japan and mountains started on Oct. 10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Sushi served at JR West's sightseeing train

Sushi served at JR West's sightseeing train

A sushi chef shows his creations on board West Japan Railway Co.'s Belles montagnes et mer, a sightseeing train that connects with the Hokuriku Shinkansen train line in the central Japan region facing the Sea of Japan, on Oct. 8, 2015, in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, during a press preview. The operation of the train started on Oct. 10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Paragliders fly over highland in central Japan

Paragliders fly over highland in central Japan

Paragliders fly over the Shishiku Highland in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, overlooking the Sea of Japan on Aug. 27, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tokyo's popular college cafeteria serves authentic Indian curry

Tokyo's popular college cafeteria serves authentic Indian curry

An Indian chef shows a lunch set at "Curry mantra" in a dining hall at Toyo University in the Hakusan area of Tokyo's Bunkyo district on May 21, 2015. The popular menu, which includes two types of authentic Indian curry and a freshly baked naan, is priced at 500 yen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Old water well used by hospital remains in Tokyo botanical garden

Old water well used by hospital remains in Tokyo botanical garden

A water well used by an old medical facility dating back to the Edo feudal era (1603-1867) remains in the Koishikawa Botanical Garden in the Hakusan area of Tokyo's Bunkyo district as seen in this photo taken on May 21, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo