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SOMPO Himawari Life Insurance signage and logo

SOMPO Himawari Life Insurance signage and logo=April 30,2025,Tokyo

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SOMPO Himawari Life Insurance signage and logo

SOMPO Himawari Life Insurance signage and logo=April 30,2025,Tokyo

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SOMPO Himawari Life Insurance signage and logo

SOMPO Himawari Life Insurance signage and logo=April 30,2025,Tokyo

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-BASKETBALL(CN)

(231003) -- HANGZHOU, Oct. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Akaho Himawari (R) of Japan goes for a layup during the Women's semifinal of Basketball between Japan and South Korea at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 3, 2023. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-BASKETBALL(CN)

(230929) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Akaho Himawari (L) of Japan competes during Women's Preliminary Round Group B match of Basketball between Japan and Kazakhstan at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2023. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

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(SP)AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-BASKETBALL-FIBA WOMEN'S ASIA CUP-FINAL-CHINA VS JAPAN

(230702) -- SYDNEY, July 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Li Meng (L) of China defends Akaho Himawari of Japan during the final of the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup in Sydney, Australia, July 2, 2023. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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(SP)AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-BASKETBALL-FIBA WOMEN'S ASIA CUP-FINAL-CHINA VS JAPAN

(230702) -- SYDNEY, July 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Akaho Himawari (top) of Japan shoots during the final against China at the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup in Sydney, Australia, July 2, 2023. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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(SP)AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-BASKETBALL-FIBA WOMEN'S ASIA CUP-AUS VS JPN

(230628) -- SYDNEY, June 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Akaho Himawari (top) of Japan goes for a layup during the group B match against Australia at the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup in Sydney, Australia, June 28, 2023. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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(SP)AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-BASKETBALL-FIBA WOMEN'S ASIA CUP-JAPAN VS CHINESE TAIPEI

(230626) -- SYDNEY, June 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Akaho Himawari of Japan goes for a layup during the group B match against Chinese Taipei at the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup in Sydney, Australia, June 26, 2023. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)

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JMA shows next weather satellite's data center to press

TOKYO, June 29 Kyodo - The Japan Meteorological Agency discloses the operation room of the data management center for Japan's next weather satellite Himawari-8 in Tokyo during a press preview on June 24, 2015, ahead of the official start of operations in July.

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Nagasaki A-bomb survivors' chorus group to visit N.Y.

NAGASAKI, Japan - Yoshiko Hirahara (extreme L), head of chorus group Himawari consisting of A-bomb survivors from Nagasaki, announces a plan to join an antinuclear concert scheduled for May 2015 in New York during a press conference at the Nagasaki municipal office in southwestern Japan on Jan. 8, 2015.

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Agency meets press after Himawari 8 launch

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Takashi Mori (C), director of the satellite program division at the Japan Meteorological Agency, speaks during a press conference at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 7, 2014, after the day's successful launch of the Himawari 8 weather satellite.

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Man in charge of Himawari-8 development

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Masanori Isobe, Mitsubishi Electric Corp.'s Himawari project manager. The Himawari-8 weather satellite was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 7, 2014.

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Japan launches weather satellite Himawari-8

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H-2A rocket carrying the Himawari-8 weather observation satellite lifts off at 2:16 p.m. on Oct. 7, 2014, at the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan. The new weather observation satellite, the first since the currently operating Himawari-7 was launched in February 2006, is expected to improve the accuracy of weather forecasts related to natural disasters.

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Japan launches weather satellite Himawari-8

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H-2A rocket carrying the Himawari-8 weather observation satellite lifts off at 2:16 p.m. on Oct. 7, 2014, at the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan. The new weather observation satellite, the first since the currently operating Himawari-7 was launched in February 2006, is expected to improve the accuracy of weather forecasts related to natural disasters.

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Weather satellite Himawari-8 to be launched

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Weather satellite Himawari-8 installed in an H-2A rocket is to be launched at the Tanegashima Space Center, located in southwestern Japan, on Oct. 7, 2014. It is the first weather observation satellite to be launched in Japan since the Himawari-7 was launched in February 2006.

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New weather satellite to be launched

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 7, 2014, shows an H2-A rocket installing the Himawari-8 weather observation satellite, which will be launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan later in the day. It is the first Japanese weather satellite to be launched since the currently operating Himawari-7 was put into orbit in February 2006.

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Himawari-8 weather satellite shown to press

MINAMITANE, Japan - The Himawari-8 weather observation satellite is shown to the press at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 3, 2014, ahead of its planned launch on Oct. 7.

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Sunflowers in full bloom in Hokkaido's sunflower village

SAPPORO, Japan - Sunflowers are in full bloom at Himawari-no-Sato (Sunflower Village), Japan's biggest sunflower field, in the town of Hokuryu in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island, on Aug. 2, 2014. About 1.5 million sunflowers are planted in the field of 23 hectares.

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Sunflowers in full bloom in Hokkaido's sunflower village

SAPPORO, Japan - Sunflowers are in full bloom at Himawari-no-Sato (Sunflower Village), Japan's biggest sunflower field, in the town of Hokuryu in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island, on Aug. 2, 2014. About 1.5 million sunflowers are planted in the field of 23 hectares.

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Japan unveils body of H2A No. 25 rocket

NAGOYA, Japan - An airframe of the H2A No. 25 rocket, soon to be loaded with the next-generation meteorological satellite Himawari No.8, is unveiled to the press at a plant of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s Nagoya Aerospace Systems Works in Asuka, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on July 30, 2014. The airframe will be transported to the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, to prepare for a launch this autumn.

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Japan unveils body of H2A No. 25 rocket

NAGOYA, Japan - An airframe of the H2A No. 25 rocket, soon to be loaded with the next-generation meteorological satellite Himawari No.8, is unveiled to the press at a plant of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s Nagoya Aerospace Systems Works in Asuka, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on July 30, 2014. The airframe will be transported to the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, to prepare for a launch this autumn.

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Fire guts home for disabled people in Kanagawa, killing 3

AYASE, Japan - Tsutomu Ohara (2nd L), head of Seionkai, a social welfare group that owns the Heim Himawari home in Ayase, Kanagawa Prefecture, for people with intellectual disabilities, bows in apology during a news conference in Ayase on June 2, after a fire occurred at the two-story facility earlier in the day, killing three inmates.

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Eating utensils donated to Niigata quake victims

NIIGATA, Japan - Students of the Kashiwazaki Comprehensive High School in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture use their school gymnasium to sort out eating utensils donated by people around Japan to victims of the July 16 earthquake in Niigata. The donation campaign was launched by a Kobe-based non-profit organization after the city was destroyed by the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake. Isao Arai, head of the NPO Himawari-no-Yume Kikaku (Project Sunflower Dream), says the utensils would be distributed to the quake victims from mid-August after they move into temporary housing being built by the government. Phone number for inquiries on the donation campaign: 078-787-7387.

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Dismantling of Mt. Fuji radar dome proceeding

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Work to dismantle the dome on a radar station at the summit of Mt. Fuji proceeded Sept. 5 and is expected to finish within the day if weather permits. Since it became outmoded, the radar's functions have been replaced by the Japan Meteorological Agency's Himawari satellite and a new radar in the area.

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Mt. Fuji radar dome dismantled

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Workers begin dismantling a radar station dome at the summit of Mt. Fuji on Sept. 5. The Japan Meteorological Agency stopped using the radar located on the 3,776-meter summit in November 1999. Built in 1964, the Mt. Fuji radar had a superb ability to detect typhoons many kilometers away and a lot faster than ordinary radar. Its functions have been replaced by the agency's Himawari satellite and a new radar in the area.

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JAXA logo

JAXA, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, aerospace development, research and development period, national research and development corporation, rocket, satellite, Hayabusa, Hayabusa2, weather satellite Himawari, company, signboard, logo, logo mark = JAXA Tokyo Office in Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo on July 12, 2019 Credit: The Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Choir of Nagasaki A-bomb victims sings at memorial ceremony

The Himawari (sunflower) choir consisting of survivors of the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki sings at an annual memorial service in Nagasaki Peace Park in the southwestern Japanese city on Aug. 9, 2015, the day when the A-bomb was dropped 70 years ago. The choir is scheduled to travel to the Vatican in October where they will have an audience with Pope Francis and perform for him. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new weather satellite starts full operation

File photo taken in September 2014, shows the weather satellite Himawari-8 at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture. The world's first geostationary weather satellite capable of taking images in color started full operation on July 7, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's new weather satellite starts full operation

Images of the earth taken from the Himawari-7 and 8 are displayed during a ceremony to mark the commencement of the full operation of the weather satellite Himawari-8 at the Japan Meteorological Agency in Tokyo on July 7, 2015. The new satellite is capable of taking images in color amid expectations that typhoon movements and concentrated downpours will be forecast more accurately. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Control room in Tokyo for new weather satellite shown to press

Staff members of the Japan Meteorological Agency monitor footage delivered from the country's next-generation weather satellite Himawari-8 at its data management center in Tokyo during a press preview on June 24, 2015, ahead of the official start of operations in July. The geostationary satellite, launched in October 2014, is capable of sending color images for the first time and is expected to improve the accuracy of weather forecasts related to natural disasters. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan shows control room in Tokyo for new weather satellite

Staff members of the Japan Meteorological Agency work at a data management center for the country's next-generation weather satellite Himawari-8 in Tokyo during a press preview on June 24, 2015, ahead of the official start of operations in July. The satellite was launched in October 2014 in a bid to improve the accuracy of weather forecasts related to natural disasters by sending color images for the first time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dishes for weather satellites shown to press

The Japan Meteorological Agency shows the press a satellite dish (R) for Himawari-8, the newest weather satellite, and another for Himawari-9, to be launched around the summer of 2016, in Ebetsu on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on June 17, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan unveils control center for newest weather satellite

The Japan Meteorological Agency shows the press a satellite control center in Ebetsu on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on June 17, 2015, prior to the start of operations on July 7 of Himawari-8, the newest weather satellite launched in October 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man in news: Conductor of chorus group comprising A-bomb survivors

Conductor Kazumichi Terai performs on April 14, 2015, in leading the choral society "Himawari" made up of some 50 survivors of the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, southwestern Japan. The group, whose average age is 77, sings not only at an annual peace memorial ceremony on Aug. 9 but in some overseas cities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nagasaki A-bomb survivors' choir to sing in NY

Members of choral group "Himawari" consisting of survivors of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki practice in the southwestern Japanese city on April 7, 2015, to prepare for their performances in New York from April 29. The 2015 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons will commence on April 27 in New York. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Smoke-free Japanese workplaces on rise

Photo taken February 2018 shows a former smoking area turned into a rest zone at the headquarters of Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Himawari Life Insurance Inc. in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese firms stepping up measures to keep employees healthy

Employees of Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Himawari Life Insurance Inc. take part in a walking program in the city of Kaminoyama in Yamagata Prefecture in July 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man in news: Conductor of chorus group comprising A-bomb survivors

Conductor Kazumichi Terai performs on April 14, 2015, in leading the choral society "Himawari" made up of some 50 survivors of the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, southwestern Japan. The group, whose average age is 77, sings not only at an annual peace memorial ceremony on Aug. 9 but in some overseas cities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nagasaki A-bomb survivors sing at gathering in New York

Tokiko Tsutae (C) sings as a member of a choir, formed by survivors of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, during a gathering in New York on April 30, 2015, to call for the total elimination of nuclear weapons. Tsutae, 87, is the oldest member of the choir called "Himawari" (sunflower). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Eating utensils donated to Niigata quake victims

NIIGATA, Japan - Students of the Kashiwazaki Comprehensive High School in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture use their school gymnasium to sort out eating utensils donated by people around Japan to victims of the July 16 earthquake in Niigata. The donation campaign was launched by a Kobe-based non-profit organization after the city was destroyed by the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake. Isao Arai, head of the NPO Himawari-no-Yume Kikaku (Project Sunflower Dream), says the utensils would be distributed to the quake victims from mid-August after they move into temporary housing being built by the government. Phone number for inquiries on the donation campaign: 078-787-7387. (Kyodo)

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Fire guts home for disabled people in Kanagawa, killing 3

AYASE, Japan - Tsutomu Ohara (2nd L), head of Seionkai, a social welfare group that owns the Heim Himawari home in Ayase, Kanagawa Prefecture, for people with intellectual disabilities, bows in apology during a news conference in Ayase on June 2, after a fire occurred at the two-story facility earlier in the day, killing three inmates. (Kyodo)

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Nagasaki A-bomb survivors' chorus group to visit N.Y.

NAGASAKI, Japan - Yoshiko Hirahara (extreme L), head of chorus group Himawari consisting of A-bomb survivors from Nagasaki, announces a plan to join an antinuclear concert scheduled for May 2015 in New York during a press conference at the Nagasaki municipal office in southwestern Japan on Jan. 8, 2015. (Kyodo)

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New weather satellite to be launched

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 7, 2014, shows an H2-A rocket installing the Himawari-8 weather observation satellite, which will be launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan later in the day. It is the first Japanese weather satellite to be launched since the currently operating Himawari-7 was put into orbit in February 2006. (Kyodo)

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Man in charge of Himawari-8 development

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Masanori Isobe, Mitsubishi Electric Corp.'s Himawari project manager. The Himawari-8 weather satellite was launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 7, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Japan launches weather satellite Himawari-8

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H-2A rocket carrying the Himawari-8 weather observation satellite lifts off at 2:16 p.m. on Oct. 7, 2014, at the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan. The new weather observation satellite, the first since the currently operating Himawari-7 was launched in February 2006, is expected to improve the accuracy of weather forecasts related to natural disasters. (Kyodo)

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Japan launches weather satellite Himawari-8

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H-2A rocket carrying the Himawari-8 weather observation satellite lifts off at 2:16 p.m. on Oct. 7, 2014, at the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan. The new weather observation satellite, the first since the currently operating Himawari-7 was launched in February 2006, is expected to improve the accuracy of weather forecasts related to natural disasters. (Kyodo)

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Weather satellite Himawari-8 to be launched

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Weather satellite Himawari-8 installed in an H-2A rocket is to be launched at the Tanegashima Space Center, located in southwestern Japan, on Oct. 7, 2014. It is the first weather observation satellite to be launched in Japan since the Himawari-7 was launched in February 2006. (Kyodo)

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Himawari-8 weather satellite shown to press

MINAMITANE, Japan - The Himawari-8 weather observation satellite is shown to the press at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 3, 2014, ahead of its planned launch on Oct. 7. (Kyodo)

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Sunflowers in full bloom in Hokkaido's sunflower village

SAPPORO, Japan - Sunflowers are in full bloom at Himawari-no-Sato (Sunflower Village), Japan's biggest sunflower field, in the town of Hokuryu in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island, on Aug. 2, 2014. About 1.5 million sunflowers are planted in the field of 23 hectares. (Kyodo)