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Baseball: Fighters vs. Hawks

Ryoya Kurihara of the SoftBank Hawks hits a two-run single in the seventh inning of a Pacific League baseball game against the Nippon Ham Fighters at Mizuho PayPay Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on May 22, 2026.

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Japan: M6.4 Earthquake Strikes Off Miyagi, No Tsunami Warning Issued

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake, revised up from an initial reading of 6.3, struck off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, on Friday, May 15, at around 8:22 p.m. local time, registering up to lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, with no tsunami warning issued.

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CORRECTED: Baseball: Premier12

Japan's Ryoya Kurihara hits an RBI single in the fifth inning of a Group B game against Dominican Republic at the Premier12 baseball tournament on Nov. 18, 2024, in Taipei.

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Baseball: Premier12

Japan's Ryota Isobata (R) scores on a sacrifice fly by Ryoya Kurihara in the eighth inning of a Group B game against Cuba at the Premier12 baseball tournament on Nov. 17, 2024, in Taipei.

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Baseball: Premier12

Japan's Ryota Isobata (C) scores on a sacrifice fly by Ryoya Kurihara in the eighth inning of a Group B game against Cuba at the Premier12 baseball tournament on Nov. 17, 2024, in Taipei.

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Baseball: Premier12

Japan's Ryoya Kurihara hits a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning of a Group B game against Cuba at the Premier12 baseball tournament on Nov. 17, 2024, in Taipei.

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Baseball: Premier12

Japan's Ryoya Kurihara hits a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning of a Group B game against Cuba at the Premier12 baseball tournament on Nov. 17, 2024, in Taipei.

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Baseball: Premier12

Japan's Ryoya Kurihara hits an RBI single off Australia's Josh Guyer in the eighth inning of the opening game of Group B at the Premier12 baseball tournament on Nov. 13, 2024, at Vantelin Dome Nagoya in central Japan.

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JAPAN-TOKYO-TIFF-CHINA FILM WEEK-CLOSING

(231025) -- TOKYO, Oct. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Komaki Kurihara, vice president of the Japan-China Cultural Exchange Association, addresses the closing ceremony of the China Film Week of the 36th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) in Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 24, 2023. The China Film Week of the 36th TIFF has concluded, with the Golden Crane Awards ceremony held in Tokyo on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Ouyang Dina)

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(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-BADMINTON(CN)

(230801) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Han Yue of China celebrates while competing against Kurihara Akari of Japan during the Badminton Mixed Team Quarterfinal match between team China and team Japan at the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhang Duan)

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Arms confiscated from gangster who sold woman to brothel

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Three handguns and 23 bullets confiscated from a gangster who has been was arrested for allegedly selling a Japanese woman for prostitution are on display at the Utsunomiya Higashi Police Station in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture on Sept. 13. The gangster, Wataru Kurihara, 26, allegedly sold a woman to a brothel for 1.5 million yen. Police say this is the first case where a Japanese woman has been sold in Japan for prostitution.

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Karate group welcomes IOC's move

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeo Kurihara (L), vice chairman of the Japan Karatedo Federation, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2014, after the International Olympic Committee approved a new reform for the framework of the Olympic program, opening the road for bids from baseball/softball, karate and squash to be included in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He said, "I feel joy that we stand here for this dream to start. We will work together to get (karate) included."

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Japanese poet recalls censorship of late friend's work

TOKYO, Japan - Poet Kiyoko Horiba stands on a beach near her home in Onjuku, Chiba prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 15, 2014. She wonders why the postwar Allied occupation authorities had to cut a reference to the Japanese army's atrocities in Hiroshima A-bomb surviving poet Sadako Kurihara's poems in "Black Eggs" in 1946, if not the A-bomb part itself, as Horiba, also an A-bomb survivor, helped Kurihara publish the full original version in 1983. (Photo by Makoto Hori)

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A-bomb literature materials for World Memory

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows the final draft of Sankichi Toge's Poems of the Atomic Bomb, author and atomic bomb survivor Tamiki Hara's notepad, and anti-war poet Sadako Kurihara's notebook (from L to R) at Hiroshima city hall on June 5, 2014. A citizen group announced the same day it will seek to have the materials included in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register.

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A-bomb-exposed poet's documents donated to Hiroshima univ.

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Tokiko Tsuchiya (R), head of a citizens' group seeking to preserve Hiroshima-related literary materials, looks at articles of the late poet Sadako Kurihara, who survived the 1945 atomic bombing, donated to Hiroshima Jogakuin University in Hiroshima, western Japan, on May 10, 2014.

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Japanese student's body returns home

NARITA, Japan - The coffin of Mai Kurihara, a 22-year-old student at Niigata University who was stabbed to death in Cappadocia, central Turkey, arrives at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Sept. 14, 2013, while airport officials and Turkish Airlines employees bow in respect.

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Japanese woman's body returns home

NARITA, Japan - Turkish Airlines employees place flowers on the coffin of Mai Kurihara, a 22-year-old student at Niigata University who was stabbed to death in Cappadocia, central Turkey, at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Sept. 14, 2013.

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Japanese woman killed in Turkey

NARITA, Japan - Serdar Kilic (far L), the Turkish ambassador to Japan, and his wife (standing next to him) greet the parents of Mai Kurihara, who was killed after a knife attack in Turkey, at Narita airport on Sept. 11, 2013. The Kuriharas arrived at the airport near Tokyo from Sendai to leave for Turkey.

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Japanese woman killed, another injured in Turkey

NIIGATA, Japan - Kazuhiko Aiba (R), professor at Niigata University, sheds tears during a press conference, also attended by Takashi Ikuta (L), vice president of the university, in Niigata City on Sept. 10, 2013, after two seniors of the university were attacked in Cappadocia in central Turkey the previous day. Mai Kurihara, 22, was killed and another 22-year-old Japanese woman was in critical condition after they were stabbed in a knife attack.

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East Asian Cup soccer

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan defender Yuzo Kurihara (L) heads home an equalizer during the first half of an East Asian Cup soccer match against China in Seoul on July 21, 2013. The game ended 3-3.

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East Asian Cup soccer

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan defender Yuzo Kurihara (2nd from R) heads home an equalizer during the first half of an East Asian Cup soccer match against China in Seoul on July 21, 2013. The game ended 3-3.

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Family owning Senkaku Islands

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyuki Kurihara, whose siblings own four of the five main islands of Senkaku in the East China Sea, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 20, 2012. He said the family intends to sell the islands to the Tokyo metropolitan government, despite the central government's desire to acquire and nationalize the islands, administered by Japan but claimed by China and Taiwan.

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Family owning Senkaku Islands

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyuki Kurihara, whose siblings own four of the five main islands of Senkaku in the East China Sea, holds a photo of a tuna caught near the islands, during a press conference in Tokyo on July 20, 2012. He said the family intends to sell the islands to the Tokyo metropolitan government, despite the central government's desire to acquire and nationalize the islands, administered by Japan but claimed by China and Taiwan.

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Japan, Australia draw in World Cup qualifier

BRISBANE, Australia - Hiroki Sakai (21) and other Japan players protest as Yuzo Kurihara is given a second yellow card during the second half of a World Cup qualifier against Australia in Brisbane, Australia, on June 12, 2012. Kurihara was sent off after scoring in the 65th minute of the game, which ended 1-1.

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Japan, Australia draw in World Cup qualifier

BRISBANE, Australia - Japan defender Yuzo Kurihara (L) is sent off for a second yellow card during the second half of a World Cup qualifier against Australia in Brisbane, Australia, on June 12, 2012. Kurihara scored in the 65th minute of the game, which ended 1-1.

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Japan, Australia draw in World Cup qualifier

BRISBANE, Australia - Japan defender Yuzo Kurihara (16) scores in the 65th minute of a World Cup qualifier against Australia in Brisbane, Australia, on June 12, 2012. The game ended 1-1.

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Japan, Australia draw in World Cup qualifier

BRISBANE, Australia - Japan defender Yuzo Kurihara (16) scores in the 65th minute of a World Cup qualifier against Australia in Brisbane, Australia, on June 12, 2012. The game ended 1-1.

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Japan, Australia draw in World Cup qualifier

BRISBANE, Australia - Japan defender Yuzo Kurihara (3rd from L) celebrates with teammates after scoring in the 65th minute of a World Cup qualifier against Australia in Brisbane, Australia, on June 12, 2012. The game ended 1-1.

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Japan, Australia draw in World Cup qualifier

BRISBANE, Australia - Japan defender Yuzo Kurihara (16) celebrates after scoring in the 65th minute of a World Cup qualifier against Australia in Brisbane, Australia, on June 12, 2012. The game ended 1-1.

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Japan beat Jordan in World Cup qualifier

SAITAMA, Japan - Yuzo Kurihara (top) scores Japan's sixth goal in the 89th minute of a 2014 World Cup qualifier against Jordan at Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama near Tokyo on June 8, 2012. Japan won 6-0.

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Senkaku landowner

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Hiroyuki Kurihara, a company executive and member of a family which owns areas of the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, during an interview in Tokyo in July 2011.

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Japan lose to N. Korea 0-1

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Japan's Yuzo Kurihara (back) and North Korea's Chong Tese compete for the ball during the first half of a World Cup qualifier match at Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Stadium on Nov. 15, 2011. Japan lost 0-1.

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Beef cattle shipment resumed in Miyagi

KURIHARA, Japan - Livestock farmer Kenzo Yambe pushes one of his herd onto a truck for shipment in Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 23, 2011. Farms resumed the same day shipping beef cattle raised in the prefecture after the central government lifted a ban on Aug. 19.

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Beef cattle shipment resumed in Miyagi

KURIHARA, Japan - Livestock farmer Kenzo Yambe pulls one of his herd out of the stable for shipment in Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 23, 2011. Farms resumed the same day shipping beef cattle raised in the prefecture after the central government lifted a ban on Aug. 19.

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Ban lifted on Miyagi cattle shipments

KURIHARA, Japan - Beef cattle are pictured at a farm in Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 19, 2011. The government said the same day a ban on cattle shipments from the prefecture had been lifted.

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Japan suspends Miyagi beef cattle shipments

KURIHARA, Japan - Beef cattle are kept in a shed in Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 28, 2011. The Japanese government decided the same day to suspend all shipments of beef cattle from Miyagi Prefecture after a number of cattle from the northeastern prefecture have been found to be contaminated with radioactive cesium above the permissible level amid the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Station. Shipments of beef cattle in Fukushima Prefecture have previously been stopped.

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Japan suspends Miyagi beef cattle shipments

KURIHARA, Japan - Beef cattle are kept in a shed in Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 28, 2011. The Japanese government decided the same day to suspend all shipments of beef cattle from Miyagi Prefecture after a number of cattle from the northeastern prefecture have been found to be contaminated with radioactive cesium above the permissible level amid the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Station. Shipments of beef cattle in Fukushima Prefecture have previously been stopped.

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Rice straw contaminated with radiation

KURIHARA, Japan - A cattle farmer gazes at rice straw, from which radioactive materials have been detected, at a barn in Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 26, 2011. Japanese farm minister Michihiko Kano announced the same day an emergency policy of buying up beef contaminated with radiation following the recent impounding of a slew of cattle suspected of being fed cesium-tainted rice straw amid the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

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Tsunami aftermath in Kesennuma

KURIHARA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 24, 2011, shows large houses called ''Karakuwa Goten'' (Karakuwa Mansions) damaged by a quake-triggered tsunami in a coastal area of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture. The area was struck by a massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11.

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Tsunami aftermath in Sendai

KURIHARA, Japan - Aerial photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a ship left stranded after being washed ashore by tsunami at Sendai port in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 24, 2011. The area was struck by the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami on March 11.

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Russia outclasses Japan at women's world c'ship

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R, facing camera,) Japan's Megumi Kurihara, Kaori Inoue and Saori Kimura try to block a ball by Russia's Tatiana Kosheleva (15) during a second-round match at the women's volleyball world championship on Nov. 10, 2010, at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo. Russia beat Japan.

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Japan beats Poland in women's volleyball

TOKYO, Japan - Megumi Kurihara of Japan spikes the ball against Poland's Katarzyna Gajgal (15) and Milena Sadurek during the second set of a first-round match at the women's world volleyball championship at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2010. Japan beat Poland in full sets.

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Memorial held on anniv. of fatal quake in northeastern Japan

KURIHARA, Japan - Employees of the city of Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, offer a silent prayer during a ceremony in the city on June 14 to commemorate the victims of a deadly earthquake which hit the area a year ago. They offered the prayer at 8:43 a.m., the time the temblor occurred.

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Memorial held on anniv. of fatal quake in northeastern Japan

KURIHARA, Japan - Residents in the Koei district in Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, offer a silent prayer for the victims of a deadly earthquake near a building in the city at 8:43 a.m. on June 14, the time the temblor hit the area a year ago.

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Hiroshima's Kurihara hits 2-run home run

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima Carp slugger Kenta Kurihara hits a two-run homer to left in the third inning of an interleague game against the Seibu Lions at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on May 25. Hiroshima won 3-0.

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Hiroshima's Kurihara hits tiebreaking double

KOSHIEN, Japan - Hiroshima Carp slugger Kenta Kurihara hits a tiebreaking double to left in the 10th inning of a game against the Hanshin Tigers at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on May 13. The Carp won 2-1.

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Japan's Kurihara gears up for WBC semifinal vs U.S.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Hiroshima Carp first baseman Kenta Kurihara practices his fielding during a workout for the Japanese team during the World Baseball Classic in Compton in a Los Angeles suburb March 21. Kurihara joined the team the same day prior to a WBC semifinal against the United States, replacing Yokohama BayStars infielder Shuichi Murata, who suffered a pulled right hamstring and returned to Japan.

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Japan's Kurihara gears up for WBC semifinal vs U.S.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Hiroshima Carp first baseman Kenta Kurihara practices his batting during a workout for the Japanese team during the World Baseball Classic in Compton in a Los Angeles suburb March 21. Kurihara joined the team the same day prior to a WBC semifinal against the United States, replacing Yokohama BayStars infielder Shuichi Murata, who suffered a pulled right hamstring and returned to Japan.

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Evacuees offer silent prayer 1 month after powerful earthquake

KURIHARA, Japan - People living at a shelter in Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, after the June 14 powerful earthquake in northeastern Japan, offer a silent prayer July 14 to mourn the victims of the quake that has left 13 people dead and 10 people missing.

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Rescue operation continues at hotel in hot-spring resort in Miyagi

KURIHARA, Japan - Rescuers from the Miyagi prefectural police search for missing people June 23 at the Komanoyu inn in Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, which collapsed following a magnitude 7.2 earthquake on June 14. The rescuers continued to search after a section of the collapsed inn was removed.