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Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

The interior of Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure, in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, is lit up for a test run of projection mapping display on Nov. 13, 2025, ahead of its public opening scheduled for the following day.

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Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

The interior of Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure, in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, is lit up for a test run of projection mapping display on Nov. 13, 2025, ahead of its public opening scheduled for the following day.

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Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

The interior of Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure, in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, is lit up for a test run of projection mapping display on Nov. 13, 2025, ahead of its public opening scheduled for the following day.

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Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

The garden of Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure, in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, is lit up for a test run of autumn foliage illumination on Nov. 13, 2025, ahead of its public opening scheduled for the following day.

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Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

The garden of Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure, in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, is lit up for a test run of autumn foliage illumination on Nov. 13, 2025, ahead of its public opening scheduled for the following day.

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Special light-up at temple in northeastern Japan

The garden of Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure, in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, is lit up for a test run of autumn foliage illumination on Nov. 13, 2025, ahead of its public opening scheduled for the following day.

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Saury landing at northeastern Japan port

Onahama port in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, sees its first saury landing of the season on Oct. 27, 2025.

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Saury landing at northeastern Japan port

Onahama port in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, sees its first saury landing of the season on Oct. 27, 2025.

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Tsunami warning issued in Japan

A man watches the sea from higher ground in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 30, 2025, after the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for the country's Pacific coast following a powerful earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.

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Tsunami warning issued in Japan

People watch the sea from higher ground in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 30, 2025, after the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for the country's Pacific coast following a powerful earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.

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Tsunami warning issued in Japan

People watch the sea from higher ground in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 30, 2025, after the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for the country's Pacific coast following a powerful earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.

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Tsunami warning issued in Japan

An electronic board on a national highway in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, displays a tsunami warning on July 30, 2025, issued by the Japan Meteorological Agency for the country's Pacific coast following a powerful earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.

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Lotus flower at northeastern Japan temple

Lotus flowers start blooming at Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure located in Ganjoji temple in the city of Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 25, 2025.

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Lotus flower at northeastern Japan temple

Lotus flowers start blooming at Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure located in Ganjoji temple in the city of Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 25, 2025.

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Rehabilitation of injured racing horse

An injured racing horse swims in a pool at a rehabilitation center for racing horses in the Fukushima Prefecture city of Iwaki, northeastern Japan, on May 22, 2025, the pool's opening day for the year.

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Rehabilitation of injured racing horse

An injured racing horse swims in a pool at a rehabilitation center for racing horses in the Fukushima Prefecture city of Iwaki, northeastern Japan, on May 22, 2025, the pool's opening day for the year.

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Rehabilitation of injured racing horse

An injured racing horse swims in a pool at a rehabilitation center for racing horses in the Fukushima Prefecture city of Iwaki, northeastern Japan, on May 22, 2025, the pool's opening day for the year.

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Rehabilitation of injured racing horse

An injured racing horse swims in a pool at a rehabilitation center for racing horses in the Fukushima Prefecture city of Iwaki, northeastern Japan, on May 22, 2025, the pool's opening day for the year.

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14th anniversary of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

About 300 yellow handkerchiefs with written messages hang on ropes in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 11, 2025, the 14th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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IAEA takes seawater samples off Fukushima with China, others

IWAKI, Japan, Feb. 20 Kyodo - An official from a Chinese research institute visits a fishing port in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, to collect marine products to help monitor the seawater off the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant under the framework of the International Atomic Energy Agency. China is participating for the first time in the sample collection in Japan under the IAEA framework, which also includes institutes from South Korea, Switzerland and France. (Kyodo)

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IAEA takes seawater samples off Fukushima with China, others

An official from a Chinese research institute (2nd from L) visits a fishing port in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, to collect marine products to help monitor the seawater off the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant under the framework of the International Atomic Energy Agency. China is participating for the first time in the sample collection in Japan under the IAEA framework, which also includes institutes from South Korea, Switzerland and France.

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IAEA takes seawater samples off Fukushima with China, others

An official from a Chinese research institute (2nd from R) visits a fishing port in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, to collect marine products to help monitor the seawater off the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant under the framework of the International Atomic Energy Agency. China is participating for the first time in the sample collection in Japan under the IAEA framework, which also includes institutes from South Korea, Switzerland and France.

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Hunter’s Supermoon Illuminates Night Skies

October's full moon, known as the Hunter's Moon, illuminated the night skies on October 17. This full moon is the closest supermoon to Earth of the year.

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CORRECTED: Campaigning begins for Japan general election

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, makes a stump speech in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, on Oct. 15, 2024, as campaigning for the Oct. 27 general election began the same day.

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CORRECTED: Campaigning begins for Japan general election

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, makes a stump speech in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan, on Oct. 15, 2024, as campaigning for the Oct. 27 general election began the same day.

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Japan PM at Fukushima fish market

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press after visiting a fish market in the Fukushima Prefecture city of Iwaki, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 24, 2024, the first anniversary of the start of the release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea. (Pool photo) ==Kyodo

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Japan PM at Fukushima fish market

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) tries some seafood at a fish market in the Fukushima Prefecture city of Iwaki, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 24, 2024, the first anniversary of the start of the release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM at Fukushima fish market

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida tries some seafood at a fish market in the Fukushima Prefecture city of Iwaki, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 24, 2024, the first anniversary of the start of the release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea. (Pool photo)

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Japan: Typhoon Ampil Brings Winds, Rain To Parts Of Tohoku Region

Typhoon Ampil developed into a powerful storm as it approached the Kanto region, including Tokyo, on Friday, August 16 bringing strong winds and heavy rains. Ampil has also brought rains and winds to parts of Tohoku region on the Pacific side as it slowly moved north-northeast. In Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, evacuation was ordered for 320,000 residents because of the risk of flooding and mudslides.

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Powerful typhoon in Japan

High waves pound a "trii" gate standing off the shore in Iwaki in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Aug. 16, 2024, due to the approaching Typhoon Ampil.

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Powerful typhoon in Japan

High waves hit the side of a road in Iwaki in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Aug. 16, 2024, due to the approaching Typhoon Ampil.

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Rehabilitation of injured racing horses

An injured racing horse swims in a pool at a rehabilitation center for racing horses in the Fukushima Prefecture city of Iwaki, northeastern Japan, on May 23, 2024, the pool's opening day for the year.

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Rehabilitation of injured racing horses

An injured racing horse swims in a pool at a rehabilitation center for racing horses in the Fukushima Prefecture city of Iwaki, northeastern Japan, on May 23, 2024, the pool's opening day for the year.

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Rehabilitation of injured racing horses

An injured racing horse swims in a pool at a rehabilitation center for racing horses in the Fukushima Prefecture city of Iwaki, northeastern Japan, on May 23, 2024, the pool's opening day for the year.

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Japanese cypripedium

Japanese cypripedium, an endangered species, are in full bloom in a preserved mountainous area in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 9, 2024.

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Japanese cypripedium

Japanese cypripedium, an endangered species, are in full bloom in a preserved mountainous area in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 9, 2024.

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Japanese cypripedium

Japanese cypripedium, an endangered species, are in full bloom in a preserved mountainous area in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 9, 2024.

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Japanese cypripedium

Japanese cypripedium, an endangered species, are in full bloom in a preserved mountainous area in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 9, 2024.

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IAEA chief in Japan

International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi attends a meeting with fishery industry officials in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 13, 2024, for the first time since Japan began releasing into the sea treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant in August 2023.

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Marital ritual to splash grooms with water

Three newly married men get splashed with cold water in an annual ritual, dating back about 400 years, that serves as a prayer for the family's good health and safety, in the city of Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 8, 2024.

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Aftermath of Typhoon Yun-yeung

A man walks in front of Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure located in Ganjoji temple, in the city of Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 9, 2023, which is swamped by torrential rain left by Typhoon Yun-yeung a day before.

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Aftermath of Typhoon Yun-yeung

A man walks in front of Shiramizu Amidado hall, a national treasure located in Ganjoji temple, in the city of Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 9, 2023, which is swamped by torrential rain left by Typhoon Yun-yeung a day before.

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Aftermath of Typhoon Yun-yeung

Grasses and driftwood are entangled on a bridge in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 9, 2023, a day after heavy rain brought by Typhoon Yun-yeung.

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Sunrise off Fukushima

The run rises above the horizon off Iwaki in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima on Aug. 30, 2023.

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Fishing port in Fukushima

Fish are seen in containers following their landing at a port in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 30, 2023.

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Fishing port in Fukushima

Fish are seen in containers following their landing at a port in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 30, 2023.

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Fishing port in Fukushima

Fishing boats are seen at a port in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 30, 2023.

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JAPAN-FUKUSHIMA-NUCLEAR WASTEWATER-TOURISM-DECLINE

(230825) -- FUKUSHIMA, Aug. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 23, 2023 shows a view of an empty dining room in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Japan started releasing nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, disregarding public concerns and strong opposition from both home and abroad. The Japanese government's reckless move to release the radioactive wastewater sparked waves of anger among local people in Fukushima, especially the fishermen and business owners. They are worried that the release would lead to a further decline in tourist visits. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-FUKUSHIMA-NUCLEAR WASTEWATER-TOURISM-DECLINE

(230825) -- FUKUSHIMA, Aug. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 23, 2023 shows a view of an empty beach in Yotsukura Town of Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Japan started releasing nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, disregarding public concerns and strong opposition from both home and abroad. The Japanese government's reckless move to release the radioactive wastewater sparked waves of anger among local people in Fukushima, especially the fishermen and business owners. They are worried that the release would lead to a further decline in tourist visits. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

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JAPAN-FUKUSHIMA-NUCLEAR WASTEWATER-TOURISM-DECLINE

(230825) -- FUKUSHIMA, Aug. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A person is seen at a beach in Yotsukura Town of Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, Aug. 23, 2023. Japan started releasing nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, disregarding public concerns and strong opposition from both home and abroad. The Japanese government's reckless move to release the radioactive wastewater sparked waves of anger among local people in Fukushima, especially the fishermen and business owners. They are worried that the release would lead to a further decline in tourist visits. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)