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Emperor in Okinawa

KUMEJIMA, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrive at the Okinawa Prefectural Deep Sea Water Research Center in Kume Island, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 20, 2012.

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Baseball spring training

KUMEJIMA, Japan - Members of Rakuten Eagles including manager Senichi Hoshino (C, front) pose for photos in the town of Kumejima on Kume Island, Okinawa Prefecture, on Feb.1, 2011, the opening day of their spring training.

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U.S. military helicopter makes emergency landing in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - A U.S. military helicopter stands stalled near a farm road in Kumejima, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 17 after making an emergency landing due to mechanical problems. None of the four crew members or the local residents was injured in the incident, local authorities said.

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Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles to start training in Okinawa

KUMEJIMA, Japan - Yasushi Tao, manager of the newly formed Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles baseball team, speaks at Kumejima airport in Okinawa on Jan. 31. Tao and his team arrived on the island for training, which begins Feb. 1.

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Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles to start training in Okinawa

KUMEJIMA, Japan - Yasushi Tao, manager of the newly formed Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles baseball team, speaks at Kumejima airport in Okinawa on Jan. 31. Tao and his team arrived on the island for training, which begins Feb. 1. (Kyodo)

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U.S. military helicopter makes emergency landing in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - A U.S. military helicopter stands stalled near a farm road in Kumejima, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 17 after making an emergency landing due to mechanical problems. None of the four crew members or the local residents was injured in the incident, local authorities said. (Kyodo)

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"Pear fairy" meets Eagles manager on southern island

Rakuten Eagles manager Masataka Nashida (L), nicknamed "Nassyi" (pear), scatters beans with Japan's favorite "pear fairy" mascot, Funassyi, in Okinawa Prefecture's Kumejima Island on Feb. 3, 2016. The mascot of Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo traveled to the southern subtropical island to meet Nashida, who was there for the Pacific League club's spring training. The mascot took part in a "dreamlike" event for the team's fans in which the pair of "pears" scattered beans together to celebrate the traditional Japanese festival that marks the beginning of spring. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Pear fairy" meets Eagles manager on southern island

Rakuten Eagles manager Masataka Nashida (L), nicknamed "Nassyi (pear)," leaps alongside Japan's favorite "pear fairy" mascot, Funassyi, in Okinawa Prefecture's Kumejima Island on Feb. 3, 2016. The mascot of Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo traveled to the southern subtropical island to meet Nashida, who was there for the Pacific League club's spring training. The mascot took part in a "dreamlike" event for the team's fans in which the pair of "pears" scattered beans together to celebrate the traditional Japanese festival that marks the beginning of spring. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Eagles rookie Okoye on 1st day of spring training

Highly touted Rakuten Eagles rookie outfielder Louis Okoye runs on the first day of spring training on Okinawa Prefecture's Kumejima Island on Feb. 1, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball spring training

KUMEJIMA, Japan - Members of Rakuten Eagles including manager Senichi Hoshino (C, front) pose for photos in the town of Kumejima on Kume Island, Okinawa Prefecture, on Feb.1, 2011, the opening day of their spring training. (Kyodo)

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Typhoon Chaba forecast to bring storm conditions to western Japan

Photo taken Oct. 4, 2016, shows a power pole collapsed by Typhoon Chaba in Kumejima in Japan's southernmost island prefecture of Okinawa. The season's 18th typhoon passed near the prefecture early in the day and is forecast to approach the country's main island the next day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Airliner painted with Okinawa summit logo introduced

NAHA, Japan - Japan TransOcean Air introduces a Boeing 737 passenger plane painted with the logo for the Okinawa Group of Eight summit, before the plane flew between Naha and Kumejima island in Okinawa Prefecture on March 3. The airliner will fly on 16 domestic routes, including the Naha-Haneda route, until the summit ends July 23.