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Daughter follows firefighter father involved in 1995 quake

OSAKA, Japan - Eri Inoue climbs a ladder during a training session as a firefighter in Kakogawa, Hyogo Prefecture, in this file photo taken on Nov. 13, 2014. Inoue has chosen the profession because of her father's involvement as a firefighter in the Great Hanshin Earthquake that hit the western Japan prefecture in 1995.

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2 die in residential fire in Hyogo Pref.

KAKOGAWA, Japan - A house in Kakogawa, Hyogo Prefecture, is damaged by a fire on Sept. 3. Police said two people, believed to be Yumiko Nakata, 46, and her daughter Tomomi, 7, died in the fire.

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Flowers offered for murdered 7-yr-old girl

KAKOGAWA, Japan - A message is seen attached on a flower bouquet Oct. 18 offered for Yuzuki Unose, a 7-year-old girl who was fatally stabbed Oct. 16 just outside her home in Kakogawa, Hyogo Prefecture.

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(2)7 dead at 2 Hyogo Pref. homes, relative confesses to killing

KAKOGAWA, Japan - Police officers inspect the house of Toshihiko Fujishiro, 64, in Kakogawa, Hyogo Prefecture, on Aug. 2 after Toshihiko, his wife Sumiko, son Shinichi and daughter Midori were found stabbed to death there. Three other people were also found stabbed to death at a nearby house.

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(1)7 dead at 2 Hyogo Pref. homes, relative confesses to killing

OSAKA, Japan - Aerial photo shows the house of Toshiko Fujishiro (1) and that of Toshihiko Fujishiro (2) in Kakogawa, Hyogo Prefecture. Toshiko and her sons Katsunori and Yoshihisa were found stabbed to death at Toshiko's house on Aug. 2, while Toshihiko, his wife Sumiko, son Shinichi, and daughter Midori were found stabbed to death at Toshihiko's house.

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Relative nabbed over Kobe stabbing spree

KOBE, Japan - Police arrest Yasutaka Fujishiro,47, Aug. 31 on suspicion of killing three relatives and attempting to kill another in Kakogawa, Hyogo Prefecture, earlier this month. The stabbing spree left seven people dead. Fujishiro had reportedly admitted to killing the seven relatives with a knife ''due to long years of hatred.'' (Kyodo)

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Man in news: Amateur "shogi" Japanese chess player wins pro tourney

Satoshi Inaba, a 30-year-old amateur "shogi" Japanese chess player, ponders what move to make next at a match during a tourney in Kakogawa in the western Japanese prefecture of Hyogo on Oct. 25, 2015. He became the first amateur player to win a professional shogi tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2 die in residential fire in Hyogo Pref.

KAKOGAWA, Japan - A house in Kakogawa, Hyogo Prefecture, is damaged by a fire on Sept. 3. Police said two people, believed to be Yumiko Nakata, 46, and her daughter Tomomi, 7, died in the fire. (Kyodo)

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Parents heap demands on schools

KAKOGAWA, Japan - Masatoshi Onoda, a professor of education at Osaka University, delivers a speech before about 1,500 teachers at the Kakogawa Civic Hall in Hyogo Prefecture in August., Oct. 23 Kyodo - (Kyodo)

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Flowers offered for murdered 7-yr-old girl

KAKOGAWA, Japan - A message is seen attached on a flower bouquet Oct. 18 offered for Yuzuki Unose, a 7-year-old girl who was fatally stabbed Oct. 16 just outside her home in Kakogawa, Hyogo Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Daughter follows firefighter father involved in 1995 quake

OSAKA, Japan - Eri Inoue climbs a ladder during a training session as a firefighter in Kakogawa, Hyogo Prefecture, in this file photo taken on Nov. 13, 2014. Inoue has chosen the profession because of her father's involvement as a firefighter in the Great Hanshin Earthquake that hit the western Japan prefecture in 1995. (Kyodo)

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(2)7 dead at 2 Hyogo Pref. homes, relative confesses to killing

KAKOGAWA, Japan - Police officers inspect the house of Toshihiko Fujishiro, 64, in Kakogawa, Hyogo Prefecture, on Aug. 2 after Toshihiko, his wife Sumiko, son Shinichi and daughter Midori were found stabbed to death there. Three other people were also found stabbed to death at a nearby house. (Kyodo)

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(1)7 dead at 2 Hyogo Pref. homes, relative confesses to killing

OSAKA, Japan - Aerial photo shows the house of Toshiko Fujishiro (1) and that of Toshihiko Fujishiro (2) in Kakogawa, Hyogo Prefecture. Toshiko and her sons Katsunori and Yoshihisa were found stabbed to death at Toshiko's house on Aug. 2, while Toshihiko, his wife Sumiko, son Shinichi, and daughter Midori were found stabbed to death at Toshihiko's house. (Kyodo)