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Northern boobook

Northern boobook

Photo taken on Nov. 16, 2025, shows a northern boobook at Hamura municipal zoo in Hamura, western Tokyo.

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Northern boobook

Northern boobook

Photo taken on Nov. 16, 2025, shows a northern boobook at Hamura municipal zoo in Hamura, western Tokyo.

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Harris's hawk

Harris's hawk

Photo taken on Nov. 16, 2025, shows a Harris's hawk at Hamura Zoo in Hamura, western Tokyo.

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Harris's hawk

Harris's hawk

Photo taken on Nov. 16, 2025, shows a Harris's hawk at Hamura Zoo in Hamura, western Tokyo.

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Harris's hawk

Harris's hawk

Photo taken on Nov. 16, 2025, shows a Harris's hawk at Hamura Zoo in Hamura, western Tokyo.

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Watanuki in general election campaigning

Watanuki in general election campaigning

TOKYO, Japan - Tamisuke Watanuki, who heads the small opposition People's New Party, arrives at a stump stop in the city of Hamura in Tokyo on Aug. 18. Watanuki, a former speaker of the House of Representatives, is among candidates seeking reelection as a lower house member. Official campaigning started the same day for the Aug. 30 general election.

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Official campaign begins for Japan's lower house election

Official campaign begins for Japan's lower house election

TOKYO, Japan - People's New Party leader Tamisuke Watanuki stumps in the city of Hamura in Tokyo on Aug. 18 as the official campaign started for the Aug. 30 House of Representatives election in Japan.

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Red-crested white crane hatched in Toyama from egg laid elsewhere

Red-crested white crane hatched in Toyama from egg laid elsewhere

TOYAMA, Japan - A baby red-crested white crane hatched at the Toyama Family Park municipal zoo in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture on May 27 from one of two fertilized eggs laid at the Hamura municipal zoo in Tokyo. According to Toyama Family Park officials, this is the third successful case of red-crested white crane hatching in Japan from eggs laid elsewhere. The Toyama park has been trying to hatch red-crested white cranes but none of the eggs laid at the zoo was fertilized, zoo officials say. The egg that hatched was laid in April and sent to Toyama on May 15. The photo shows a crane tending the newly-hatched chick inside the Toyama zoo.

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Operator of crashed bus provided service at price below legal limit

Operator of crashed bus provided service at price below legal limit

Misaku Takahashi, president of ESP, speaks to reporters in the city of Hamura, Tokyo, on Jan. 17, 2016, after a chartered ski bus operated by the company crashed in the town of Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Jan. 15, killing 14 people. Takahashi said the company will stop operating large buses. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bus operator chief apologizes for fatal accident

Bus operator chief apologizes for fatal accident

Misaku Takahashi (C), president of bus operator ESP, bows in apology during a press conference in Hamura in suburban Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2016, as one of his tour buses crashed the previous day, killing 14 people. "We apologize for having caused a serious accident," Takahashi said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bus operator chief apologizes for fatal accident

Bus operator chief apologizes for fatal accident

Misaku Takahashi (C), president of bus operator ESP, kneels down on the ground in apology during a press conference in Hamura in suburban Tokyo on Jan. 16, 2016, as one of his tour buses crashed the previous day, killing 14 people. "We apologize for having caused a serious accident," Takahashi said. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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14 dead in ski tour bus accident

14 dead in ski tour bus accident

Investigators raid the office of bus operator ESP in Hamura in suburban Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2016, as one of its ski tour buses was involved in a deadly accident in central Japan. Fourteen people died and 27 were injured when the packed ski tour bus crashed in the town of Karuizawa in Nagano Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Watanuki in general election campaigning

Watanuki in general election campaigning

TOKYO, Japan - Tamisuke Watanuki, who heads the small opposition People's New Party, arrives at a stump stop in the city of Hamura in Tokyo on Aug. 18. Watanuki, a former speaker of the House of Representatives, is among candidates seeking reelection as a lower house member. Official campaigning started the same day for the Aug. 30 general election. (Kyodo)

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Official campaign begins for Japan's lower house election

Official campaign begins for Japan's lower house election

TOKYO, Japan - People's New Party leader Tamisuke Watanuki stumps in the city of Hamura in Tokyo on Aug. 18 as the official campaign started for the Aug. 30 House of Representatives election in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Red-crested white crane hatched in Toyama from egg laid elsewher

Red-crested white crane hatched in Toyama from egg laid elsewher

TOYAMA, Japan - A tiny red-crested white crane hatched at the Toyama Family Park municipal zoo in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture on May 27 from one of two fertilized eggs laid at the Hamura municipal zoo in Tokyo. According to Toyama Family Park officials, this is the third successful case of red-crested white crane hatching in Japan from eggs laid elsewhere. The Toyama park has been trying to hatch red-crested white cranes but none of the eggs laid at the zoo was fertilized, zoo officials say. The egg that hatched was laid in April and sent to Toyama on May 15. The photo shows a crane tending the newly-hatched chick inside the Toyama zoo. (Kyodo)

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Tokyo firm spares no effort to make realistic robots

Tokyo firm spares no effort to make realistic robots

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken May 30, 2014, shows KOKORO Co. employees fixing a dinosaur Tyrannosaurus robot in Hamura, western Tokyo, in preparation for display at a museum. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE)(Kydo)

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay rehearsal

Tokyo Olympic torch relay rehearsal

Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara runs in a rehearsal of the Olympic torch relay in Hamura on the outskirts of Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay rehearsal

Tokyo Olympic torch relay rehearsal

Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara runs in a rehearsal of the Olympic torch relay in Hamura on the outskirts of Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay rehearsal

Tokyo Olympic torch relay rehearsal

Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara runs in a rehearsal of the Olympic torch relay in Hamura on the outskirts of Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay rehearsal

Tokyo Olympic torch relay rehearsal

Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara runs in a rehearsal of the Olympic torch relay in Hamura on the outskirts of Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay rehearsal

Tokyo Olympic torch relay rehearsal

Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara runs in a rehearsal of the Olympic torch relay in Hamura on the outskirts of Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay rehearsal

Tokyo Olympic torch relay rehearsal

Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara runs in a rehearsal of the Olympic torch relay in Hamura on the outskirts of Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay rehearsal

Tokyo Olympic torch relay rehearsal

Japanese actress Satomi Ishihara runs in a rehearsal of the Olympic torch relay in Hamura on the outskirts of Tokyo on Feb. 15, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hino Motors' new safety system

Hino Motors' new safety system

Photo taken in Hamura, Tokyo, on June 14, 2019, shows a camera installed on Hino Motors Ltd.'s S'elega tourist bus that can detect abnormality in a driver's behavior, such as the result of a seizure, and allow the vehicle to automatically stop. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hino Motors' new safety system

Hino Motors' new safety system

Photo taken in Hamura, Tokyo, on June 14, 2019, shows Hino Motors Ltd.'s S'elega tourist bus equipped with a system that can enable emergency stops to be automatically made if the driver is incapable of driving, for example after having a seizure. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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