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Japan PM Ishiba inspects MSDF destroyer Kaga

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba meets the press after inspecting the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kaga at the MSDF's Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Aug. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Ishiba inspects MSDF destroyer Kaga

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel after inspecting the destroyer Kaga at the MSDF's Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Aug. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Ishiba inspects SDF carrier Kaga

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (2nd from L) inspects the honor guard aboard Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force carrier Kaga at Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Aug. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Ishiba inspects SDF carrier Kaga

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (L) is welcomed with an honor guard aboard the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force carrier Kaga at Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Aug. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Ishiba inspects SDF carrier Kaga

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sits in the pilot's seat of a helicopter as he inspects Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force carrier Kaga at Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Aug. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Ishiba inspects SDF carrier Kaga

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (2nd from R) and Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (far R) inspect Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force carrier Kaga at Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Aug. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Ishiba inspects SDF carrier Kaga

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (C) inspects Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force carrier Kaga at Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Aug. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Ishiba inspects SDF carrier Kaga

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (C) inspects Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force carrier Kaga at Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Aug. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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MSDF destroyer Kaga

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 17, 2024, shows the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kaga departing the MSDF's Kure base in the Hiroshima Prefecture city of Kure, western Japan.

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MSDF destroyer Kaga

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 17, 2024, shows the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kaga departing the MSDF's Kure base in the Hiroshima Prefecture city of Kure, western Japan.

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MSDF destroyer Kaga

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 17, 2024, shows the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kaga departing the MSDF's Kure base in the Hiroshima Prefecture city of Kure, western Japan.

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MSDF destroyer Kaga

File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 17, 2024, shows the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kaga departing the MSDF's Kure base in the Hiroshima Prefecture city of Kure, western Japan.

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Japan's MSDF destroyer Kaga

KURE, Japan, April 8 Kyodo - Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kaga is shown to the press at the Kure base in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on April 8, 2024, after the completion of the first phase of its modification work, including changes to the ship's bow. (Kyodo)

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Japan's MSDF destroyer Kaga

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kaga is shown to the press at the Kure base in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on April 8, 2024, after the completion of the first phase of its modification work, including changes to the ship's bow.

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Japan's MSDF destroyer Kaga

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kaga is shown to the press at the Kure base in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on April 8, 2024, after the completion of the first phase of its modification work, including changes to the ship's bow.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

Hot spring inn employees see off the departure of a shinkansen bullet train at JR Kaga Onsen Station in Kaga in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on March 16, 2024, as a shinkansen service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa -- starts the same day.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line stretches through Fukui Pref.

Women clad in kimono welcome the arrival of passengers at JR Kaga Onsen Station in Kaga in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on March 16, 2024, as a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, previously linking Tokyo with Kanazawa -- starts the same day.

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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line to stretch through Fukui Pref.

Photo taken at JR Kagaonsen Station in Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on March 15, 2024, shows a banner celebrating the start the following day of a shinkansen bullet train service between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture -- a new extended route of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, currently linking Tokyo with Kanazawa.

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Strong quake rocks Sea of Japan area

Photo taken on Jan. 1, 2024, shows a partially collapsed commercial facility in Kaga in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 rocked a wide area on the Sea of Japan coast.

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KAGA ELECTRONICS

KAGA ELECTRONICS's logo=Date:September 28, 2023, Place:Tokyo

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KAGA ELECTRONICS

KAGA ELECTRONICS's logo=Date:September 28, 2023, Place:Tokyo

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KAGA ELECTRONICS

KAGA ELECTRONICS's logo=Date:September 28, 2023, Place:Tokyo

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Bullet train trial run in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a new Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train making a trial run in Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 1, 2023, ahead of a new section opening.

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Bullet train trial run in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train making a trial run in Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 1, 2023, ahead of a new section opening.

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"KANAZAWA" A LIVING LEGACY

"KANAZAWA" A LIVING LEGACY=Date:January 3, 1989, Place:Kanazawa,Ishikawa, JAPAN (Credit:INTERNATIONAL MOTION PICTURE/Kyodo News Images)

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"Lady KAGA" landladies stage publicity blitz in Kanazawa

KANAZAWA, Japan - Members of "Lady KAGA," a team of landladies promoting the Kaga hot spa resort in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, gather for a publicity event in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on Jan. 14, 2015. The resort and other parts of the prefecture expect visitors to increase following the launch of services on the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line in March.

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Kanazawa Station's Shinkansen platforms opened to press

KANAZAWA, Japan - West Japan Railway Co. shows the press platforms at Kanazawa Station for the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line on July 28, 2014, ahead of the new line's inauguration next spring. Platform screen doors are painted in five colors used for the local "Kaga Yuzen" silk kimono dyeing.

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Artifact display at Kanazawa Station unveiled

KANAZAWA, Japan - Traditional handicrafts of Ishikawa Prefecture such as Kaga Yuzen kimono are displayed at Kanazawa Station in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on July 28, 2014. The display is designed to welcome tourists as the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line is scheduled to start operation between Tokyo and Kanazawa in spring 2015.

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Kaga hot spring village's stamp rally

KANAZAWA, Japan - Hiroyuki Yorozuya, a Japanese inn owner in the Yamashiro hot spring in Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, holds a sheet to collect stamps of tourist spots featuring cartoon character "Kagako" on June 24, 2014, in the central Japanese city facing the Sea of Japan. The new character was created to attract more tourists, especially young people and foreigners.

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Black tea of Ishikawa Pref. gaining popularity

KANAZAWA, Japan - Tea producers operate a newly acquired black tea manufacturing machine in Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, in June 2014. Black tea made in the prefecture, known for green tea and its tea culture, has been gaining popularity for its sweet aroma.

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'Kaga mizuhiki' crafts to decorate Kanazawa Station

KANAZAWA, Japan - Undated photo shows a traditional "Kaga mizuhiki string craft" of Ishikawa Prefecture, one of 300 art and craft items to be displayed at JR Kanagawa Station in the prefecture. The Hokuriku Shinkansen Line's Nagano-Kanazawa section is scheduled to begin operating in spring 2015.

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"Lolita"-style fashion show

KANAZAWA, Japan - Models attend a fashion show in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on March 2, 2013, featuring dresses with the so-called "Lolita" cute style using the local kimono cloth "Kaga yuzen." Organizers named the fashion "Kaga Loli."

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"Lolita"-style fashion show

KANAZAWA, Japan - Models attend a fashion show in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on March 2, 2013, featuring dresses with the so-called "Lolita" cute style using the local kimono cloth "Kaga yuzen." Organizers named the fashion "Kaga Loli."

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"Lady Kaga" in Japan hot spring resort

KANAZAWA, Japan - Geisha girls and women working at Japanese-style inns and souvenir shops in Kaga hot spring resorts in Ishikawa Prefecture, who call themselves Lady Kaga as part of efforts to attract tourists, line up at JR Kaga Onsen rail station and bow to a passenger on June 1, 2012. A total of 180 women working in four hot spring resorts in the Kaga district are taking part in a new tourism promotion campaign that started the same day.

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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.

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Foreign investors turn around failing Japanese business

TOKYO, Japan - The Shiroganeya, a well-known Japanese ryokan, built in 1624, is under reconstruction in the city of Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture.

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Taniguchi wins Japan Open golf tournament

KAGA, Japan - Toru Taniguchi holds up his trophy after winning the Japan Open golf tournament at Katayamazu Golf Club in Ishikawa Prefecture on Oct. 17.

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Struggling Taniguchi holds onto lead in Japan Open

KAGA, Japan - Toru Taniguchi reacts after sinking a birdie putt during the third round of the Japan Open at Katayamazu Golf Club in Ishikawa Prefecture on Oct. 16. He struggled to cope with fickle winds but held onto the head of the field.

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Japan Dome House releases houses made of Styrofoam

KANAZAWA, Japan - Japan Dome House Co., based in Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, has released houses made of Styrofoam. The dome-shape, pillar-less house (photo) occupies some 36 square meters with a diameter of 7 meters and a height of 3 meters. It is covered with highly insulated polystyrene foam which is about 30 centimeters thick and is fire-resistant. It is highly earthquake-resistant and is designed to withstand winds of up to 45 meters per hour.

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Tanker truck overturns, leaks toxic matter

KAGA, Japan - A tanker truck overturns on a national road in Ishikawa Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast on Jan. 24, leaking a toxic liquid. More than 250 local residents were forced to evacuate. The truck's driver Suehiro Takeda, 33, told police that the road was frozen and slippery.

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Mori uses another war-era word

KAGA, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori addresses an audience in his home prefecture of Ishikawa on June 10, where he again used a phrase harking back to Japan's militaristic past. He told the audience in Kaga to ''kindly take care of the 'jugo' (home front).'' The term ''jugo'' literally means ''behind the guns.'' The prime minister has been under fire for using other wartime expressions.

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Wreckage of 4 Japanese aircraft carriers found off Midway

TOKYO, Japan - A U.S. team reported on Oct. 29 the discovery of wreckage of four Japanese aircraft carriers sunk during the Battle of Midway in 1942. This is a file photo of Kaga, one of the four Japanese carriers found by Nauticos Corp., a deep-sea surveying firm based in Maryland, and the U.S. Navy's Naval Oceanographic Office. The other three Japanese carriers found are the Akagi, Soryu and Hiryu.

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World's first cloned twin calves

Workers at the Ishikawa Prefectural Livestock Center feed the world's first cloned twin calves, shown to the press for the first time. The calves, born July 5, are the first twins ever cloned from somatic cells taken from an adult cow. The twins, named ''Noto'' (back) and ''Kaga,'' each drink 2 liters of milk a day, indicating they are quite healthy, center officials said.

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DNP logo

Logo = January 18, 2018, DNP headquarters, Ichigaya-Kaga-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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DNP logo

Logo = January 18, 2018, DNP headquarters, Ichigaya-Kaga-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Taniguchi wins Japan Open golf tournament

KAGA, Japan - Toru Taniguchi holds up his trophy after winning the Japan Open golf tournament at Katayamazu Golf Club in Ishikawa Prefecture on Oct. 17. (Kyodo)

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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)

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Struggling Taniguchi holds onto lead in Japan Open

KAGA, Japan - Toru Taniguchi reacts after sinking a birdie putt during the third round of the Japan Open at Katayamazu Golf Club in Ishikawa Prefecture on Oct. 16. He struggled to cope with fickle winds but held onto the head of the field. (Kyodo)

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Maeda Toshiie - Feudal Chieftain of Kaga, Noto and Etchu

Maeda Toshiie (1538-1599) - Feudal Chieftain of Kaga, Noto and Etchu Date: circa 1590s

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Kanazawa firefighters perform at New Year ceremony

Firefighters perform "Kaga Tobi" acrobatic stunts dating from the Edo period (1603-1867) on 6-meter-high ladders during an annual New Year ceremony in Kanazawa Castle Park in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2016. The role of firefighters in the Edo period was to destroy adjoining houses in order to prevent the spread of fires. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo