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Strong typhoon heading toward southwestern Japan

High waves are observed along the shore in Ibusuki in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 28, 2024, due to the approach of Typhoon Shanshan.

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Strong typhoon heading toward southwestern Japan

High waves are observed along the shore in Ibusuki in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 28, 2024, due to the approach of Typhoon Shanshan.

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Strong typhoon heading toward southwestern Japan

High waves are observed along the shore in Ibusuki in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 28, 2024, due to the approach of Typhoon Shanshan.

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Lawyer criticizes foreign workers' bad conditions

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese lawyer Shoichi Ibusuki (R) explains the poor working conditions foreign trainees are forced to endure, including low wages, in this file photo taken in June 2009. Workers chiefly from Asian countries are subjected to conditions of forced labor, sometimes through the government's industrial training and technical internship program.

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Japan World Cup soccer squad practices in training camp

IBUSUKI, Japan - Maya Yoshida (R), a center back for English Premier League club Southampton, and Makoto Hasebe, a midfielder for Bundesliga club 1. FC Nurnberg and the captain of the Japanese national football squad, play in a practice game during the team's training camp in Ibusuki, southwestern Japan, on May 22, 2014, ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup opening in Brazil in June.

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Japan World Cup soccer squad practices in training camp

IBUSUKI, Japan - Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni (C) gives instructions at a practice session, observed by captain Makoto Hasebe (R) and other players, at the Japanese World Cup team's training camp in Ibusuki, southwestern Japan, on May 22, 2014.

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Japan's World Cup squad starts training camp

IBUSUKI, Japan - Japan manager Alberto Zaccheroni (R in front row) and his players gather before practice in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on May 21, 2014, the first day of training camp for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil.

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Kagawa trains for World Cup

IBUSUKI, Japan - Japan's Shinji Kagawa of Manchester United is seen before the start of a training session in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 21, 2014 in preparation for the World Cup finals which will kick off in Brazil on June 12.

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Japanese players look relaxed ahead of World Cup

IBUSUKI, Japan - Japanese players(from L) Toshihiro Aoyama, Shinji Okazaki, Hiroshi Kiyotake, Gotoku Sakai and Hotaru Yamaguchi take part in a training camp in Kagoshima Prefecture's Ibusuki in southwestern Japan, on May 21, 2014, ahead of the World Cup finals, which will open on June 12 in Brazil.

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Japanese-Brazilians facing new challenges in Brazil

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Masayoshi Ibusuki (R), head of a nursing home for elderly Japanese Brazilians, speaks with one of the residents at the home near the port of Santos in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo on March 21, 2014.

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Japanese-Brazilians facing new challenges in Brazil

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Family members of Masayoshi Ibusuki (2nd from R) have a chat while looking at family photos in Piedade in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo on March 21, 2014. From left in front are his father Tamotsu and mother Hisayo, with his first son Kelvin (R, rear) looking down.

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Solar eclipse

IBUSUKI, Japan - Takahisa Yamaguchi (R), a 36-year-old soccer team manager, and his 20-year-old bride Mai, observe an annular solar eclipse using solar-eclipse glasses during a wedding ceremony on the seaside deck at a hotel in Ibusuki in southwestern Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture, on May 21, 2012. An annular solar eclipse was observed in many areas of Japan including Tokyo the same day.

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Solar eclipse

IBUSUKI, Japan - Newlyweds Takahisa and Mai Yamaguchi look up at a solar eclipse seen between clouds during their wedding ceremony in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on May 21, 2012. An annular solar eclipse was observed in many areas of Japan.

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Ship in collision possibly with whale

IBUSUKI, Japan - The high-speed ship Toppy arrives at a port in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, in the evening of April 22, 2012. The crippled vessel was towed to the port after having a collision earlier in the day at sea, possibly with a whale.

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Kin of Chinese man seek compensation for his death from overwork

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyer Shoichi Ibusuki (L) holds up a photo of a daughter of Jiang Xiaodong, a Chinese man who died of heart failure last year in Ibaraki Prefecture, during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 7. Jiang's relatives filed for compensation at a local labor standards inspection office the same day, claiming that his long working hours as a vocational trainee at a plating company in the prefecture caused his death.

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Ex-S. Korean President Roh dead, left suicide note

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun (L) shaking hands with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) before their summit talks in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, in December 2004. Former President Roh died May 23 after falling from a mountain near his residence in southeastern S. Korea.

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Downpours continue in Kyushu region, disrupting local trains

IBUSUKI, Japan - Men work to retrieve a derailed train in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on July 4 as downpours continued in southern Kyushu due to a stalled seasonal rain front. The local weather agency issued landslide and flood warnings.

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Over 100 injured after ferry apparently collides with whale

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - More than 100 people were injured when the hydrofoil Toppy-4 ferry, now moored at port in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, collided with a submerged object, possibly a whale, in the East China Sea off the prefecture on April 9, the ferry's operator said April 10.

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93 injured after ferry apparently collides with whale

IBUSUKI, Japan - Firefighters carry an injured passenger from the high-speed ferry Toppy-4 at a port in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on April 9. A total of 93 people were injured after the ferry collided with an unidentified object, possibly a whale, in waters off the prefecture.

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(3)Koizumi, Roh relax in Ibusuki

IBUSUKI, Japan - South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun examines a tea cup brought from the Korean Peninsula during a traditional tea ceremony at a hotel in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Dec. 18 with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi sitting next to him. (Pool photo)

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(2)Koizumi, Roh relax in Ibusuki

IBUSUKI, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (2nd from R) and South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun attend a traditional Japanese tea ceremony tea at a hotel in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Dec. 18. (Pool photo)

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(1)Koizumi, Roh relax in Ibusuki

IBUSUKI, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) and South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun stroll through a garden at a hotel in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Dec. 18. (Pool photo)

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Japan, S. Korea agree to seek continuing joint history study

IBUSUKI, Japan - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Ban Ki Moon (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura shake hands at a hotel in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Dec. 18 prior to their talks. (Pool photo)

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(12)Koizumi, Roh meet in Ibusuki

IBUSUKI, Japan - South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun (L) and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi drink a toast at a dinner after their talks at a hotel in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Dec. 17. (Pool photo)

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(11)Koizumi, Roh meet in Ibusuki

IBUSUKI, Japan - South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun (L) and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi shake hands at the end of a news conference after their talks at a hotel in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Dec. 17.

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(9)Koizumi, Roh meet in Ibusuki

IBUSUKI, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks during a news conference after talks with South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun at a hotel in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Dec. 17.

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(8)Koizumi, Roh meet in Ibusuki

IBUSUKI, Japan - South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun speaks during a news conference after talks with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at a hotel in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Dec. 17.

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(10)Koizumi, Roh meet in Ibusuki

IBUSUKI, Japan - South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun (L) and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi attend a news conference after their talks at a hotel in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Dec. 17.

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(7)Koizumi, Roh meet in Ibusuki

IBUSUKI, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) smiles during talks with South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun at a hotel in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Dec. 17. (Pool photo)

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(6)Koizumi, Roh meet in Ibusuki

IBUSUKI, Japan - South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun (L) attends talks with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at a hotel in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Dec. 17. (Pool photo)

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(5)Koizumi, Roh meet in Ibusuki

IBUSUKI, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R, 2nd from front) and South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun (L, 2nd from front) hold talks at a hotel in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Dec. 17. (Pool photo)

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(4)Koizumi, Roh meet in Ibusuki

IBUSUKI, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun at a hotel in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Dec. 17 prior to their talks. (Pool photo)

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(3)Koizumi, Roh meet in Ibusuki

IBUSUKI, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R in center) and South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun (L in center) are welcomed by a drum performance at a hotel in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Dec. 17 where they held talks. (Pool photo)

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(2)Koizumi, Roh meet in Ibusuki

IBUSUKI, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) and South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun (L) are welcomed by a drum performance at a hotel in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Dec. 17 where they held talks. (Pool photo)

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Koizumi, Roh meet in Ibusuki

IBUSUKI, Japan - South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi shake hands in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Dec. 15 prior to their talks. (Pool photo)

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Smail of New Zealand wins Casio World Open

IBUSUKI, Japan - David Smail of New Zealand holds up his trophy at Ibusuki Golf Club in Kagoshima Prefecture on Nov. 28 after winning the Casio World Open.

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S. African Schwartzel takes lead at Casio World Open

KAIMON, Japan - South African player Charl Schwartzel overcomes a two-stroke deficit to claim sole possession of the lead at 9-under-par 135 midway through the Casio World Open at Ibusuki Golf Club in Kagoshima Prefecture on Nov. 26.

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Kuwabara, Mahan share 1st-round lead at Casio World Open

KAIMON, Japan - Veteran Katsunori Kuwabara is in action in the first round of the Casio World Open at Ibusuki Golf Club in Kagoshima Prefecture on Nov. 25. He shot a bogey-free 6-under-par 66 to sit in a tie at the top of the leaderboard with second-year pro Hunter Mahan.

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Smail wins Casio World Open

IBUSUKI, Japan - Japan Open champion David Smail of New Zealand smiles with his trophy in hands after winning the Casio World Open at Ibusuki Golf Club on Dec. 1.

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(1)French soccer team pose for photograph

IBUSUKI, Japan - Members of the French national soccer team pose for a commemorative photograph in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 24, where they are training for the World Cup finals.

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(2)French soccer team pose for photograph

IBUSUKI, Japan - French soccer super star Zinedine Zidane (2nd row, C) and other members of the French soccer team pose for a commemorative photograph in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 24.

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(1)Zidane meets the press in Ibusuki

IBUSUKI, Japan - French soccer ace Zinedine Zidane smiles at a news conference May 23 in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Zidane arrived there on May 22 to join the French soccer team for training for the World Cup finals.

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(2)Zidane meets the press in Ibusuki

IBUSUKI, Japan - The media flock to French soccer ace Zinedine Zidane's news conference May 23 in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, where the French team is training for the World Cup finals.

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France vs Urawa Red friendly

IBUSUKI, Japan - Youri Djorkaeff of France controls the ball in a friendly match against Urawa Reds at Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on May 22.

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(4)French soccer superstar Zidane arrives in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - French soccer superstar Zinedine Zidane smiles May 22 at Kansai International Airport near Osaka after arriving there to head for Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, where the French soccer team is training for the World Cup finals.

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(2)French soccer superstar Zidane arrives in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - French soccer superstar Zinedine Zidane autographs a Japanese fan's miniature soccer ball May 22 at Kansai International Airport near Osaka after arriving there to join in the French team's training camp in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture.

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(1)French soccer superstar Zidane arrives in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - French soccer superstar Zinedine Zidane waves to people at Kansai International Airport near Osaka on the morning of May 22 after arriving there to join the French soccer team. It is training in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, for the World Cup finals.

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French coach meets press

IBUSUKI, Japan - French coach Roger Lemerre speaks with the media in Ibusuki, the site of his World Cup team's training camp, on May 21.

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(1)French soccer team training in Ibusuki

IBUSUKI, Japan - Members of the French soccer team -- Bixente Lizarazu (L), Johan Micoud (2nd from L), Marcel Desailly (2nd from R) and Vincent Candela (R) -- train for the World Cup soccer finals in Ibushuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on May 21.

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(2)French soccer team training in Ibusuki

IBUSUKI, Japan - French midfielder Patrick Vieira (L) and his teammate Thierry Henry battle for the ball during training in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecure, on May 21.