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[Breaking News]Tornado in sea off central Japan

KAHOKU, Japan, Aug. 8 Kyodo - Video taken on Aug. 8, 2025, in Kahoku, Ishikawa Prefecture, shows a tornado at sea as seen from a beach in the central Japan city. (Kyodo)

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Tornado in sea off central Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 8, 2025, in Kahoku, Ishikawa Prefecture, shows a tornado at sea as seen from a beach in the central Japan city.

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Tornado in sea off central Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 8, 2025, in Kahoku, Ishikawa Prefecture, shows a tornado at sea as seen from a beach in the central Japan city.

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Tornado in sea off central Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 8, 2025, in Kahoku, Ishikawa Prefecture, shows a tornado at sea as seen from a beach in the central Japan city.

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Strong quake rocks Sea of Japan area

Photo taken on Jan. 1, 2024, shows a house damaged in Kahoku in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa following a strong earthquake that rocked a wide area on the Sea of Japan coast.

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Strong quake rocks Sea of Japan area

Photo taken on Jan. 1, 2024, shows a house damaged in Kahoku in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa following a strong earthquake that rocked a wide area on the Sea of Japan coast.

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Strong quake rocks Sea of Japan area

A garage is seen collapsed at a house in Kahoku in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa on Jan. 1, 2024, after a strong earthquake rocked a wide area on the Sea of Japan coast earlier in the day.

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Strong quake rocks Sea of Japan area

Photo taken on Jan. 1, 2024, shows stone lanterns damaged at a shrine in Kahoku in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa following a strong earthquake that rocked a wide area on the Sea of Japan coast.

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Strong quake rocks Sea of Japan area

Photo taken on Jan. 1, 2024, shows stone lanterns damaged at a shrine in Kahoku in the central Japan prefecture of Ishikawa following a strong earthquake that rocked a wide area on the Sea of Japan coast.

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(2)Ex-Taiwan Pres. Lee enjoys Japan tour

NAGOYA, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui (L) look at exhibits at the museum commemorating late philosopher Kitaro Nishida in the city of Kahoku, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 30.

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(1)Ex-Taiwan Pres. Lee enjoys Japan tour

NAGOYA, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui (2nd from L) and his wife Tseng Wen-hui (L) visit the grave of late philosopher Kitaro Nishida in the city of Kahoku, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 30. Lee and his family are in Japan on a weeklong visit to Japan.

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Japan media photos of 2011 disaster shown in Taipei

TAIPEI, Taiwan - People look at a Kahoku Shimpo newspaper photo of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster that struck northeastern Japan, on display in Taipei on April 10, 2014. About 90 photos of the disaster and its aftermath are being shown at Japan's Interchange Association -- its de facto embassy in Taipei in the absence of formal diplomatic relations -- until April 17.

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Couple dies after falling into pit dug for birthday prank

KAHOKU, Japan - Police investigators on Aug. 28, 2011, probe the site where a 23-year-old man and his wife, also 23, died the previous night after falling into a pit that she and her friends dug as a birthday surprise for the husband on the beach in Kahoku in Ishikawa Prefecture. Hiroki Demura and his wife Risa died of suffocation from being buried with sand after accidentally falling into the pit -- some 2.4 meters in width and 2.5 meters in depth -- together.

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Japan disaster photos exhibited in L.A.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Photographs featuring the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, supplied by the daily newspaper Kahoku Shimpo based in disaster-hit Sendai, are shown to the media in Los Angeles on July 13, 2011. The photos are part of Little Tokyo Design Week in the downtown area of Little Tokyo in Los Angeles. The four-day event opened on July 14, 2011.

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Japan disaster photo exhibition in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - People view photographs of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan at an exhibition in Seoul on July 1, 2011. The exhibition, which opened the same day, is sponsored in part by the Kahoku Shimpo newspaper based in disaster-hit Sendai, northeastern Japan.

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Japan disaster photo exhibition in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - People view photographs of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan at an exhibition in Seoul on July 1, 2011. The exhibition, which opened the same day, is sponsored in part by the Kahoku Shimpo newspaper based in disaster-hit Sendai, northeastern Japan.

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1st shipment of 'Kei' supercomputer

KANAZAWA, Japan - The first shipment of the next-generation ''Kei'' supercomputer jointly developed by Fujitsu Ltd. and RIKEN, a comprehensive research institute, leaves a factory in Kahoku, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Sept. 28, 2010.

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Fujitsu's supercomputer "Fugaku" shipping ceremony

On April 2, Fujitsu held a ceremony at its subsidiary Fujitsu IT Products (FJIT) in Kahoku City, Ishikawa Prefecture, where the supercomputer is being jointly developed with RIKEN. FJIT started production of the central processing unit (CPU) in March. FJIT started production of the central processing units (CPUs) in March and plans to manufacture more than 60 racks every month, completing the shipment of more than 400 units in total by June 2008. Fujitsu President Takahito Tokita (second from the left in the photo) expressed his enthusiasm, saying, "We will do our best to manufacture and maintain Fugaku in order to contribute to social issues around the world. Fujitsu IT Products, Kahoku City, Ishikawa Prefecture, December 2, 2019; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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(2)Ex-Taiwan Pres. Lee enjoys Japan tour

NAGOYA, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui (L) look at exhibits at the museum commemorating late philosopher Kitaro Nishida in the city of Kahoku, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 30. (Kyodo)

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(1)Ex-Taiwan Pres. Lee enjoys Japan tour

NAGOYA, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui (2nd from L) and his wife Tseng Wen-hui (L) visit the grave of late philosopher Kitaro Nishida in the city of Kahoku, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 30. Lee and his family are in Japan on a weeklong visit to Japan. (Kyodo)

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3rd "Tour de Tohoku" bicycle race planned to support post-quake recovery

Kahoku Shimpo Publishing Co. President Masahiko Ichiriki addresses a preparatory committee meeting for the Tour de Tohoku 2015 bicycle race on April 14, 2015, at the Miyagi prefectural government office in Sendai, northeastern Japan. The Sept. 13 race will be organized by the Sendai-based newspaper publisher and Yahoo Japan Corp. for the third consecutive year to support the recovery of the region hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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3rd "Tour de Tohoku" bicycle race set to support post-quake recovery

Yahoo Japan Corp. President Manabu Miyasaka (standing) greets other participants at a preparatory committee meeting for the Tour de Tohoku 2015 bicycle race on April 14, 2015, at the Miyagi prefectural government office in Sendai, northeastern Japan. The Sept. 13 race will be organized by Yahoo and Sendai-based newspaper publisher Kahoku Shimpo for the third consecutive year to support the recovery of the region hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese reporter speaks at IPI conference in Yangon

Atsushi Yamazaki (C), a reporter for the Sendai-based newspaper Kahoku Shimpo, speaks at the International Press Institute's general assembly in Yangon, Myanmar, on March 28, 2015. He said continuing to report in a crisis situation is important, citing his experience of the 2011 quake and tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukushima soil art on display in Kahoku Shimpo exhibition

Whirl-design art made using soil collected from Fukushima Prefecture's Tamura is seen on traditional Japanese "washi" paper in Tokyo on March 9, 2015, as Kahoku Shimpo Publishing Co.'s exhibition is shown to the press ahead of its official opening. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cushioning material art on display at Kahoku Shimpo exhibition

An artwork using cushioning material is shown at a press preview of Kahoku Shimpo Publishing Co.'s exhibition in Tokyo on March 9, 2015. The artist aims to convey the helplessness of people who experienced the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kahoku Shimpo's art exhibit on 2011 quake shown to press

Sendai-based Kahoku Shimpo Publishing Co. shows its art exhibition on the 2011 earthquake to the press in Tokyo on March 9, 2015, a day before its official opening. The exhibition features 16 works by artists from northeastern Japan related to the newspaper company's articles on the quake. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Britain's Prince William meets Japan quake-tsunami survivors

Britain's Prince William rings a "bell of hope" hung at an improvised shopping area for survivors of the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake in the town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 1, 2015. The bell was discovered among debris from the quake. (Pool photo by Kahoku Shimpo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Britain's Prince William meets Japan quake-tsunami survivors

Britain's Prince William is greeted by a "shishimai," or lion dance, at an improvised shopping area for survivors of the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake in the town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 1, 2015. (Pool photo by Kahoku Shimpo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tsunami-hit local train line resumes full operation in north Japan

Participants in a ceremony celebrating the resumption of full train services on East Japan Railway Co.'s tsunami-hit Senseki Line send off a train at Nobiru Station in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 30, 2015. (Pool photo by Kahoku Shimpo) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED 1st shipment of 'Kei' supercomputer

KANAZAWA, Japan - PUTTING RIKEN IN UPPER CASE The first shipment of the next-generation ''Kei'' supercomputer jointly developed by Fujitsu Ltd. and RIKEN, a comprehensive research institute, leaves a factory in Kahoku, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Sept. 28, 2010. (Kyodo)

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1st shipment of 'Kei' supercomputer

KANAZAWA, Japan - The first shipment of the next-generation ''Kei'' supercomputer jointly developed by Fujitsu Ltd. and Riken, a comprehensive research institute, leaves a factory in Kahoku, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Sept. 28, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Couple dies after falling into pit dug for birthday prank

KAHOKU, Japan - Police investigators on Aug. 28, 2011, probe the site where a 23-year-old man and his wife, also 23, died the previous night after falling into a pit that she and her friends dug as a birthday surprise for the husband on the beach in Kahoku in Ishikawa Prefecture. Hiroki Demura and his wife Risa died of suffocation from being buried with sand after accidentally falling into the pit -- some 2.4 meters in width and 2.5 meters in depth -- together. (Kyodo)

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Japan disaster photos exhibited in L.A.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Photographs featuring the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, supplied by the daily newspaper Kahoku Shimpo based in disaster-hit Sendai, are shown to the media in Los Angeles on July 13, 2011. The photos are part of Little Tokyo Design Week in the downtown area of Little Tokyo in Los Angeles. The four-day event opened on July 14, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Japan disaster photo exhibition in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - People view photographs of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan at an exhibition in Seoul on July 1, 2011. The exhibition, which opened the same day, is sponsored in part by the Kahoku Shimpo newspaper based in disaster-hit Sendai, northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)

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Japan disaster photo exhibition in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - People view photographs of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan at an exhibition in Seoul on July 1, 2011. The exhibition, which opened the same day, is sponsored in part by the Kahoku Shimpo newspaper based in disaster-hit Sendai, northeastern Japan. (Kyodo)