Japan: Massive Dust Devil Forms in Kasugai City, Aichi Prefecture

A massive dust devil was spotted in a park in Kasugai City, central Japan on Sunday, August 24.

Baseball: Ichiro coaches high school players

Baseball: Ichiro coaches high school players

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki speaks to his alma mater Aikodai Meiden High School's baseball team during a baseball clinic on Nov. 18, 2024, in Kasugai in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

Baseball: Ichiro coaches high school players

Baseball: Ichiro coaches high school players

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki speaks to his alma mater Aikodai Meiden High School's baseball team during a baseball clinic on Nov. 18, 2024, in Kasugai in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

Baseball: Ichiro coaches high school players

Baseball: Ichiro coaches high school players

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki coaches his alma mater Aikodai Meiden High School's baseball team during a baseball clinic on Nov. 18, 2024, in Kasugai in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

Baseball: Ichiro coaches high school players

Baseball: Ichiro coaches high school players

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki coaches his alma mater Aikodai Meiden High School's baseball team during a baseball clinic on Nov. 18, 2024, in Kasugai in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

Baseball: Ichiro coaches high school players

Baseball: Ichiro coaches high school players

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki coaches his alma mater Aikodai Meiden High School's baseball team during a baseball clinic on Nov. 18, 2024, in Kasugai in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

Baseball: Ichiro coaches high school players

Baseball: Ichiro coaches high school players

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki coaches his alma mater Aikodai Meiden High School's baseball team during a baseball clinic on Nov. 18, 2024, in Kasugai in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

Baseball: Ichiro coaches high school players

Baseball: Ichiro coaches high school players

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki coaches his alma mater Aikodai Meiden High School's baseball team during a baseball clinic on Nov. 18, 2024, in Kasugai in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

Baseball: Ichiro coaches high school players

Baseball: Ichiro coaches high school players

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki coaches his alma mater Aikodai Meiden High School's baseball team during a baseball clinic on Nov. 18, 2024, in Kasugai in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

Baseball: Ichiro coaches high school players

Baseball: Ichiro coaches high school players

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki smiles during a baseball clinic for his alma mater Aikodai Meiden High School's baseball team on Nov. 18, 2024, in Kasugai in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

[Breaking news] 30th anniversary of China Airlines crash in Nagoya

KASUGAI, Japan, April 26 Kyodo - Children put flowers into a water tank at a monument built near the site of a 1994 China Airlines crash, located in Kasugai in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 26, 2024, the 30th anniversary of the accident. The Airbus A300 of the Taiwanese carrier crashed while landing at Nagoya airport, killing 264 of 271 passengers and crew on board. (Kyodo)

30th anniversary of China Airlines crash in Nagoya

30th anniversary of China Airlines crash in Nagoya

A man prays at a monument built near the site of a 1994 China Airlines crash, located in Kasugai in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 26, 2024, the 30th anniversary of the accident. The Airbus A300 of the Taiwanese carrier crashed while landing at Nagoya airport, killing 264 of 271 passengers and crew on board.

30th anniversary of China Airlines crash in Nagoya

30th anniversary of China Airlines crash in Nagoya

Children put flowers into a water tank at a monument built near the site of a 1994 China Airlines crash, located in Kasugai in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 26, 2024, the 30th anniversary of the accident. The Airbus A300 of the Taiwanese carrier crashed while landing at Nagoya airport, killing 264 of 271 passengers and crew on board.

30th anniversary of China Airlines crash in Nagoya

30th anniversary of China Airlines crash in Nagoya

People pray at a monument built near the site of a 1994 China Airlines crash, located in Kasugai in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on April 26, 2024, the 30th anniversary of the accident. The Airbus A300 of the Taiwanese carrier crashed while landing at Nagoya airport, killing 264 of 271 passengers and crew on board.

30th anniversary of China Airlines crash in Nagoya

30th anniversary of China Airlines crash in Nagoya

A woman prays in front of a monument for the victims of the 1994 China Airlines crash located in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture in central Japan, on April 26, 2024, the 30th anniversary of the accident. The Airbus A300 of the Taiwanese carrier crashed while landing at Nagoya airport, killing 264 of 271 passengers and crew on board.

30th anniversary of China Airlines crash in Nagoya

30th anniversary of China Airlines crash in Nagoya

Relatives of the victims of the 1994 China Airlines plane crash gather at the memorial monument located in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture in central Japan, near the crash site at Nagoya airport on April 26, 2024, the 30th anniversary of the accident. The Airbus A300 of the Taiwanese carrier crashed while landing at the airport, killing 264 of 271 passengers and crew on board.

Self-driving transportation service in Japan

Self-driving transportation service in Japan

A self-driving vehicle runs in Kasugai in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi in demonstration of a pickup and drop-off service developed by Nagoya University and KDDI Corp. on Feb. 1, 2023.

Self-driving transportation service in Japan

Self-driving transportation service in Japan

A self-driving vehicle runs in Kasugai in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi in demonstration of a pickup and drop-off service developed by Nagoya University and KDDI Corp. on Feb. 1, 2023.

Bomb disposal drill using remote-controlled robot

Bomb disposal drill using remote-controlled robot

NAGOYA, Japan - An antiriot policeman in protective gear removes a mock bomb by using a manipulator to operate a remote-controlled robot (R) after displacing it from under a car in an antiterrorism drill at a police school in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 9, 2014.

Police rescue man in drill against nerve poison attack

Police rescue man in drill against nerve poison attack

NAGOYA, Japan - Antiriot policemen in chemical protective suits rescue an "injured man" in an antiterrorism drill on the assumption of liquid sarin nerve poison being dispersed at a police school in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec.9, 2014.

Typhoon Roke hits Japan

Typhoon Roke hits Japan

KASUGAI, Japan - Staff at a bookstore in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, clean up the store on the afternoon of Sept. 21, 2011, after it was inundated due to heavy rain caused by Typhoon Roke.

Sumo wrestler smiles broadly after promotion

Sumo wrestler smiles broadly after promotion

KASUGAI, Japan - Fujiazuma, a sumo wrestler belonging to the Tamanoi stable, smiles broadly at a lodging facility used by the stable for its wrestlers in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, on June 27, 2011, after his promotion to the top makuuchi class from the second-tier juryo division was announced earlier in the day by the Japan Sumo Association for the July 10-24 Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.

LDP's Niwa set to win lower house by-election in Aichi

LDP's Niwa set to win lower house by-election in Aichi

KASUGAI, Japan - Former Liberal Democratic Party lower house member Hideki Niwa is tossed in the air in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, after his victory is assured in the by-election for the House of Representatives Aichi No. 6 district on April 24, 2011.

Muslim volunteers serve curry

Muslim volunteers serve curry

OTSUCHI, Japan - Volunteers from Kasugai Islamic Center cook curry for quake and tsunami victims at an evacuation center in Otsuchi, Iwate Perfecture, on March 21, 2011. Seventeen Muslims have driven from Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, to the quake-devastated northeastern region, bringing with them large amounts of ingredients and cooking utensils, to serve hundreds of dishes of warm curry, rice and naan for survivors, giving them sustenance and encouragement.

2 Japanese university professors monitor Venezuelan referendum

2 Japanese university professors monitor Venezuelan referendum

CARACAS, Venezuela - Takashi Tanaka (C, back), a professor at Chubu University in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, monitors a Venezuelan national referendum in Caracas on Aug. 15 on whether to recall President Hugo Chavez. Tanaka and Hiroyuki Urabe, an assistant professor at Aikoku Gakuen University in Yotsukaido, Chiba Prefecture, were members of the monitoring team formed by the Organization of American States.

People protest against SDF dispatch to Iraq

People protest against SDF dispatch to Iraq

KASUGAI, Japan - Civic group members walk to the Air Self-Defense Force Komaki base Dec. 7 in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, in protest against the Japanese government's plan to dispatch Self-Defense Force troops to Iraq.

Aluminum 'taiko' drum may be listed as world's largest

Aluminum 'taiko' drum may be listed as world's largest

NAGOYA, Japan - A 3-meter-wide skin of a ''taiko'' drum being developed by Nihon Asahi Chuki is shown off in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, on June 3. The company plans to have the drum, which will be made of aluminum, listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the biggest taiko in existence after its unveiling this fall.

Relatives mark 6th anniversary of CAL crash in Nagoya

Relatives mark 6th anniversary of CAL crash in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - The photo shows relatives of victims of the April 1994 China Airlines (CAL) crash that killed 264 people holding a service on April 26 at a memorial they built near the crash site at Nagoya airport. Marking the sixth anniversary of the crash, about 500 mourners, both Japanese and Taiwanese, offered flowers at the memorial, located in the city of Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture. Of the dead, 147 were Japanese nationals, while most of the others were from Taiwan. CAL is a Taiwanese carrier.

2 Japanese university professors monitor Venezuelan referendum

2 Japanese university professors monitor Venezuelan referendum

CARACAS, Venezuela - Takashi Tanaka (C, back), a professor at Chubu University in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, monitors a Venezuelan national referendum in Caracas on Aug. 15 on whether to recall President Hugo Chavez. Tanaka and Hiroyuki Urabe, an assistant professor at Aikoku Gakuen University in Yotsukaido, Chiba Prefecture, were members of the monitoring team formed by the Organization of American States. (Kyodo)

People protest against SDF dispatch to Iraq

People protest against SDF dispatch to Iraq

KASUGAI, Japan - Civic group members walk to the Air Self-Defense Force Komaki base Dec. 7 in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, in protest against the Japanese government's plan to dispatch Self-Defense Force troops to Iraq. (Kyodo)

Chalk maker to go out of business due to drop in classroom use

Chalk maker to go out of business due to drop in classroom use

Takayasu Watanabe, president of chalk maker Hagoromo Bungu Co., holds a box of "Full Touch" chalks in this file photo taken in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec. 11, 2014. The company decided to terminate its business in March 2015 due to a decrease in the use of chalks in school classrooms in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

MRJ delivery to be postponed one year

MRJ delivery to be postponed one year

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. President Hiromichi Morimoto -- at a press conference on Dec. 24, 2015, in the central Japan city of Kasugai -- announces the first delivery of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, Japan's first domestically produced commercial passenger jet, will be postponed around one year. The delivery to ANA Holdings Inc. will most likely take place in 2018, rather than the originally scheduled second quarter of 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

MRJ delivery to be postponed one year

MRJ delivery to be postponed one year

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. President Hiromichi Morimoto (L) -- at a press conference on Dec. 24, 2015, in the central Japan city of Kasugai -- announces the first delivery of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, Japan's first domestically produced commercial passenger jet, will be postponed around one year. The delivery to ANA Holdings Inc. will most likely take place in 2018, rather than the originally scheduled second quarter of 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

MRJ delivery to be postponed one year

MRJ delivery to be postponed one year

Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. President Hiromichi Morimoto (R) -- at a press conference on Dec. 24, 2015, in the central Japan city of Kasugai -- announces the first delivery of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, Japan's first domestically produced commercial passenger jet, will be postponed around one year. The delivery to ANA Holdings Inc. will most likely take place in 2018, rather than the originally scheduled second quarter of 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Drill simulating terror attack conducted in central Japan

Drill simulating terror attack conducted in central Japan

Police officers take part in a drill simulating a terror attack, at a police school in Kasugai, central Japan, on Nov. 6, 2015. About 400 police officers participated in the drill held as part of preparations on the part of the Aichi prefectural police for a summit of the Group of Seven major industrialized countries to be held in the Ise-Shima area in western Japan in May 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Mitsubishi passenger jet's maiden flight postponed to autumn

Mitsubishi passenger jet's maiden flight postponed to autumn

Hiromichi Morimoto (C), president of Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp., speaks at a press conference on April 10, 2015, in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, about postponing the maiden flight by its newly developed small passenger aircraft, dubbed the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, to September or October at the earliest. It will be the fourth postponement of the plane's first flight, which had initially been expected to be held between April and June. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Mitsubishi passenger jet's maiden flight eyed around autumn

Mitsubishi passenger jet's maiden flight eyed around autumn

Executives of Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. attend a press conference in the central Japanese city of Kasugai in Aichi Prefecture on April 10, 2015. The company announced it is arranging a maiden flight for its newly developed small passenger aircraft, dubbed the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, in September or October at earliest. It will be the fourth postponement of the first flight by the first-ever Japanese-built small passenger jet. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Test run of self-driving bus

Test run of self-driving bus

A test run of a low-speed, self-driving bus is conducted in the Aichi Prefecture city of Kasugai, central Japan, on Feb. 15, 2021.

Test run of self-driving bus

Test run of self-driving bus

A test run of a low-speed, self-driving bus is conducted in the Aichi Prefecture city of Kasugai, central Japan, on Feb. 15, 2021.

Test run of self-driving bus

Test run of self-driving bus

A test run of a low-speed, self-driving bus is conducted in the Aichi Prefecture city of Kasugai, central Japan, on Feb. 15, 2021.

Test run of self-driving bus

Test run of self-driving bus

A test run of a low-speed, self-driving bus is conducted in the Aichi Prefecture city of Kasugai, central Japan, on Feb. 15, 2021.

Test run of self-driving bus

Test run of self-driving bus

A test run of a low-speed, self-driving bus is conducted in the Aichi Prefecture city of Kasugai, central Japan, on Feb. 15, 2021.

PAC-3 interceptor drill by Japan ASDF

PAC-3 interceptor drill by Japan ASDF

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force conducts a drill to deploy Patriot Advanced Capability-3 surface-to-air missile interceptors in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, on Feb. 2, 2021.

PAC-3 interceptor drill by Japan ASDF

PAC-3 interceptor drill by Japan ASDF

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force conducts a drill to deploy Patriot Advanced Capability-3 surface-to-air missile interceptors in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, on Feb. 2, 2021.

PAC-3 interceptor drill by Japan ASDF

PAC-3 interceptor drill by Japan ASDF

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force conducts a drill to deploy Patriot Advanced Capability-3 surface-to-air missile interceptors in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, on Feb. 2, 2021.

Typhoon Roke hits Japan

Typhoon Roke hits Japan

KASUGAI, Japan - Staff at a bookstore in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, clean up the store on the afternoon of Sept. 21, 2011, after it was inundated due to heavy rain caused by Typhoon Roke. (Kyodo)

Sumo wrestler smiles broadly after promotion

Sumo wrestler smiles broadly after promotion

KASUGAI, Japan - Fujiazuma, a sumo wrestler belonging to the Tamanoi stable, smiles broadly at a lodging facility used by the stable for its wrestlers in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, on June 27, 2011, after his promotion to the top makuuchi class from the second-tier juryo division was announced earlier in the day by the Japan Sumo Association for the July 10-24 Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. (Kyodo)

LDP's Niwa set to win lower house by-election in Aichi

LDP's Niwa set to win lower house by-election in Aichi

KASUGAI, Japan - Former Liberal Democratic Party lower house member Hideki Niwa is tossed in the air in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, after his victory is assured in the by-election for the House of Representatives Aichi No. 6 district on April 24, 2011. (Kyodo)

Muslim volunteers serve curry

Muslim volunteers serve curry

OTSUCHI, Japan - Volunteers from Kasugai Islamic Center cook curry for quake and tsunami victims at an evacuation center in Otsuchi, Iwate Perfecture, on March 21, 2011. Seventeen Muslims have driven from Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, to the quake-devastated northeastern region, bringing with them large amounts of ingredients and cooking utensils, to serve hundreds of dishes of warm curry, rice and naan for survivors, giving them sustenance and encouragement. (Kyodo)

Police rescue man in drill against nerve poison attack

Police rescue man in drill against nerve poison attack

NAGOYA, Japan - Antiriot policemen in chemical protective suits rescue an "injured man" in an antiterrorism drill on the assumption of liquid sarin nerve poison being dispersed at a police school in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Dec.9, 2014. (Kyodo)