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Japan court acquits man of 1986 schoolgirl murder in retrial

Shoshi Maekawa (back, R), a 60-year-old who served seven years in prison for the 1986 murder of a junior high school student, celebrates with supporters at a restaurant in Kanazawa, central Japan, on July 18, 2025, after a high court acquitted him at the conclusion of a retrial earlier in the day.

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Japan court acquits man of 1986 schoolgirl murder in retrial

Shoshi Maekawa, a 60-year-old who served seven years in prison for the 1986 murder of a junior high school student, celebrates with supporters at a restaurant in Kanazawa, central Japan, on July 18, 2025, after a high court acquitted him at the conclusion of a retrial earlier in the day.

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Japan court acquits man of 1986 schoolgirl murder in retrial

Shoshi Maekawa, a 60-year-old who served seven years in prison for the 1986 murder of a junior high school student, holds a press conference in Kanazawa, central Japan, on July 18, 2025, after a high court acquitted him at the conclusion of a retrial earlier in the day.

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Japan court acquits man of 1986 schoolgirl murder in retrial

Shoshi Maekawa, a 60-year-old who served seven years in prison for the 1986 murder of a junior high school student, holds a press conference in Kanazawa, central Japan, on July 18, 2025, after a high court acquitted him at the conclusion of a retrial earlier in the day.

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Japan court acquits man of 1986 schoolgirl murder in retrial

Shoshi Maekawa, a 60-year-old who served seven years in prison for the 1986 murder of a junior high school student, holds a press conference in Kanazawa, central Japan, on July 18, 2025, after a high court acquitted him at the conclusion of a retrial earlier in the day.

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Luxury mushrooms from Noto fetch record price at auction

Luxury "Nototemari" shiitake mushrooms are displayed after fetching a record price of 350,000 yen ($2,200) per bowl of six at this year's first auction in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 9, 2025. The Noto region, where the mushrooms are produced, experienced a powerful earthquake in January 2024 and record torrential rains in September.

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Football: Friendly between Japan and Ghana

Maika Hamano (C) of Japan is congratulated by teammates after scoring the team's second goal in the second half of an international women's football friendly against Ghana on July 13, 2024, in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan.

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Football: Friendly between Japan and Ghana

Mina Tanaka (2nd from R) of Japan acknowledges the crowd after opening the scoring in the second half of an international women's football friendly against Ghana on July 13, 2024, in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan.

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Football: Friendly between Japan and Ghana

Maika Hamano (2nd from R) of Japan scores the team's second goal in the second half of an international women's football friendly against Ghana on July 13, 2024, in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan.

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Football: Japan vs. Ghana

Members of the Japan women's football team train in Kanazawa, central Japan, on July 12, 2024, ahead of an international friendly against Ghana the following day.

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Football: Japan vs. Ghana

Members of the Japan women's football team train in Kanazawa, central Japan, on July 12, 2024, ahead of an international friendly against Ghana the following day.

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Football: Japan vs. Ghana

Members of the Japan women's football team train in Kanazawa, central Japan, on July 12, 2024, ahead of an international friendly against Ghana the following day.

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Football: Japan vs. Ghana

Members of the Japan women's football team train in Kanazawa, central Japan, on July 12, 2024, ahead of an international friendly against Ghana the following day.

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Football: Japan vs. Ghana

Members of the Ghana women's football team train in Kanazawa, central Japan, on July 12, 2024, ahead of an international friendly against Japan the following day.

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Football: Japan vs. Ghana

Members of the Ghana women's football team train in Kanazawa, central Japan, on July 12, 2024, ahead of an international friendly against Japan the following day.

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Football: Japan vs. Ghana

Members of the Ghana women's football team train in Kanazawa, central Japan, on July 12, 2024, ahead of an international friendly against Japan the following day.

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Crown Princess Kiko in quake-hit Ishikawa Pref.

Photo taken on April 26, 2024, at a campus of Kanazawa University in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, shows Japanese Crown Princess Kiko (R) talking with university students who are teaching to high school students living at evacuation centers following a strong earthquake that hit the Noto Peninsula area in the central Japan prefecture on Jan. 1.

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Fujii wins Game 2 of shogi's Kio title series

Challenger Sota Fujii (R) reflects on Game 2 of a best-of-five series for shogi's Kio title after beating defending champion Akira Watanabe in Kanazawa, central Japan, on Feb. 18, 2023, following a victory in Game 1. If the 20-year-old Fujii captures the Kio title from Watanabe, he will have six out of shogi's eight major titles.

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D. T. Suzuki's calligraphy found in elementary school in Kanazawa

Photo taken on Jan. 11, 2023, shows calligraphy written by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki (1870-1966), a prominent Japanese Buddhist philosopher best known as D. T. Suzuki, in the 1950s and discovered in 2021 on a bookshelf in the principal's office at an elementary school in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture in central Japan. The calligraphic writing shows Zen terms meaning "there is only one person in the world." Suzuki, a scholar and author of books on Buddhism and Zen that helped spread interest in their teachings to the West, never worked as a calligrapher but may have done such calligraphic works upon request.

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W7 series shown to press before use on Hokuriku Shinkansen

KANAZAWA, Japan - The W7 series new high-speed train is shown to the press at a railway yard in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, on June 22, 2014, before it is put into use on the Hokuriku Shinkansen line scheduled to start service between Tokyo and Kanazawa via Nagano in spring 2015.

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New Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train

KANAZAWA, Japan - The W7 series new high-speed train for the Hokuriku Shinkansen line is shown to the press at a rail yard in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, on June 22, 2014.

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Yankees' Matsui donates 50 mil. yen for tsunami victims

KANAZAWA, Japan - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui (L) hands a check worth 50 million yen to Fumio Hirata, mayor of his hometown Neagari, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 6. Matsui donated the money to the Japanese Red Cross Society to help victims of the tsunami disaster in southern Asia.

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(2) Ex-Taiwan leader Lee visits Kanazawa on 3rd day of visit

KANAZAWA, Japan - Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui and his wife Tseng Wen-hui listen to a Japanese guide during their visit to the Kenrokuen Gardens in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture on Dec. 29.

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3 Japan Post group firms to go public as early as Oct.: pres.

KANAZAWA, Japan, June 17 Kyodo - Taizo Nishimuro (L), president and CEO of Japan Post Holdings Co., speaks in a meeting of the Japan Post group's labor union in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on June 17, 2015. He said that Japan Post and its banking and insurance arms will be listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in October or November.

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Lacquer medal case, pin badges eyed for 2020 Olympics

KANAZAWA, Japan - The city government of Wajima in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, and the local "Wajima-nuri" lacquerware industry have jointly crafted a medal case and pin badges, as seen in this file photo taken on Dec. 17, 2014, for possible use as official goods at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo.

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Test runs start on Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line

KANAZAWA, Japan - A shinkansen bullet train leaves JR Kanazawa station in Kanazawa on the Sea of Japan coast on Dec. 8, 2014, as test runs started for train cars to be used from next March for the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line service linking Tokyo with Kanazawa.

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Kanazawa's travel map illustrates castle town attractions

KANAZAWA, Japan - A woman holds a map of Kanazawa which was created based on a map from the late Edo period in the central Japanese city in Ishikawa Prefecture on Dec. 3, 2014. Kanazawa is expecting more visitors due to bullet train service on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line starting in March 2015 (Nagano-Kanazawa) to link Tokyo with Kanazawa.

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Rush plant grower seeks new market beyond 'tatami' mats

KANAZAWA, Japan - Takashi Miyamoto, the only "igusa" rush farmer in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, displays bundles of the long grass straw for weaving "tatami" mats on Nov. 6, 2014. Miyamoto and other local businesses are exploring new markets to spur demand for igusa amid dwindling tatami consumption.

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Keidanren head urges Abe to stick with woman policy

TOKYO, Japan - Sadayuki Sakakibara, head of the Japan Business Federation or Keidanren, speaks at a press conference in Kanazawa, central Japan, on Oct. 20, 2014, urging the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to stick with its policy of empowering women in society despite the recent resignation of two female Cabinet ministers.

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Traditional theater built in 1933 reborn in central Japan

KANAZAWA, Japan - The Awazu "Embujo" traditional performing art theater at the Awazu hot-spring resort in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, is shown in its restored form on Aug. 28, 2014. The theater, built in 1933, was resurrected for the first time in some 70 years this year, helping activate the economy of the central Japan hot spring village facing the Sea of Japan.

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Cultural exchange program for foreign students in Japan

KANAZAWA, Japan - Some 300 students from 84 countries and regions attend an opening ceremony for a "Japan TENT" event in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 20, 2014. The weeklong event till Aug. 26 is designed to allow the students to experience local culture and traditions

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New Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train makes 1st run

KANAZAWA, Japan - A new train of the W7 series, adopted for the Hokuriku Shinkansen high-speed rail line, enters West Japan Railway Co.'s Kanazawa Station in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, from a rail yard for its first trial run on Aug. 5, 2014.

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Railway runs anime-themed trains, sells sumo goods

KANAZAWA, Japan - Photo taken July 25, 2014, at Anamizu Station, the last stop on the Noto Tetsudo Line on the Noto Peninsula, shows goods related to Endo, a popular sumo wrestler who hails from Anamizu town, such as a teacup featuring his portrait. The railway has been boosting efforts to attract more visitors to the area, such as through selling Endo-themed goods.

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Railway runs anime-themed trains, sells sumo goods

KANAZAWA, Japan - Photo taken July 25, 2014, shows a train operated by Noto Tetsudo, a local railway running on the Noto Peninsula, decorated with pictures of female characters in the popular Japanese animation series "Hanasaku iroha." The railway has been boosting efforts to attract more visitors to the area, including running anime-themed trains.

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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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Pan-Japan Sea economic exchange group holds general meeting

KANAZAWA, Japan - Isao Nagahara, head of the Around Japan Sea Economic Exchange Conference, addresses an annual meeting of the group in Kanazawa, central Japan, on June 16, 2014. The meeting adopted a fiscal 2014 business plan calling for greater economic exchanges between the Hokuriku region on the Japan Sea coast and South Korea.

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Hokuriku gov'ts, firms meet to promote use of nuke power

KANAZAWA, Japan - A group of local governments and businesses in three prefectures in the Hokuriku region, western Japan, seeking to promote the use of nuclear power holds an annual meeting in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on June 6, 2014.

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Hokuriku Industrial Advancement Center holds meeting

KANAZAWA, Japan - The Hokuriku Industrial Advancement Center holds a meeting in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on June 5, 2014, to discuss how to make good use of the upcoming opening of the extension to the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line in spring 2015 for tourism.

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Giant squid

KANAZAWA, Japan - The remains of a giant squid, measuring 4.8 meters and weighing 30 kilograms, is displayed April 18, 2014, at a supermarket in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture. The squid was found dead in a fixed fishing net in Toyama Bay.

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5 principles of 'omotenashi' by Kanazawa restaurants

KANAZAWA, Japan - A manager of restaurant in an area around JR Kanazawa Station reads five principles of "omotenashi," or hospitality, at a Shinto shrine in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on March 26, 2014. Restaurants and pubs around the train station announced the principles the same day, a year before the start of operation of the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train service to the city.

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Physician trying to pass on lessons from Fukushima crisis

TOKYO, Japan - Physician Hironobu Tokunaga (rear, center) takes part as a lecturer in a practical training session on emergency treatment for radiation exposure for medical workers at Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Feb. 9, 2014. Training is based on the assumption that a patient exposed to radioactive substances has been rushed to the emergency room following a severe nuclear accident. (Photo by Tatsuya Hagiwara)(Photo partially modified to conceal private information)

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"Ama" woman divers seek to keep tradition alive

KANAZAWA, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 20, 2013 shows rookie ama diver Aoi Nakano, 18, surfacing with a turban shell from a dive in waters off Hegura Island, near the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture. Ama divers make a living by gathering marine products from the sea in a traditional way -- diving without scuba gear or air tanks.

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"Ama" divers seek to keep tradition alive

KANAZAWA, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 19, 2013 shows Hegura Island, near the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, where traditional breath-hold diving for marine products by ama divers has been continued.

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FAO adds Shizuoka, Kumamoto, Oita to agricultural heritage list

KANAZAWA, Japan - The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization's international conference on Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems opens in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, on May 29, 2013. The FAO decided the same day to add three areas in Japan's Shizuoka, Kumamoto and Oita prefectures to its world agricultural heritage list.

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Middle-aged woman pursuing new career as porcelain artist

KANAZAWA, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 26, 2013, shows the painting process for "Kutani-yaki" porcelain by Ruri Takeuchi at a Kutani-yaki craft center in Nomi, Ishikawa Prefecture. Takeuchi has begun pursuing a new career as a Kutani-yaki porcelain artist at a kiln she recently opened in Komatsu in the prefecture, after training for around nine years. (Photo by Makoto Hori)

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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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Retrial granted in 1986 Fukui girl murder case

KANAZAWA, Japan - A lawyer (far R) for Shoji Maekawa holds a banner that reads, ''A retrial (for Maekawa) to start,'' outside the Kanazawa Branch of the Nagoya High Court in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Nov. 30, 2011. The branch granted a retrial of the 1986 murder of a junior high school girl in Fukui Prefecture, for which the 46-year-old man served out a seven-year jail term.

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Fatal food poisoning at barbecue chain

KANAZAWA, Japan - Yasuhiro Kanzaka (L, front), president of Foods Forus Co., prostrates himself in apology in front of the company's head office in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on May 5, 2011, over fatal food poisoning cases at the company's Yakiniku-zakaya Ebisu chain. The death toll from food poisoning believed to be caused by raw meat served at the ''yakiniku'' barbecue restaurant chain rose to four that day.

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Bear captured in residential area of Kanazawa

KANAZAWA, Japan - An Asiatic black bear is captured in a residential area of Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Sept. 29, 2010, after a veterinarian sedated it with a tranquilizer gun.