Typhoon Neoguri causes damage to wide areas of Japan

Typhoon Neoguri causes damage to wide areas of Japan

KITAKATA, Japan - Photo taken July 11, 2014, in Kitakata in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima shows hanging rail tracks following a mudslide caused by Typhoon Neoguri. The typhoon, which was downgraded to an extratropical depression, claimed three lives and injured 66.

Lifelike dolls of disaster victim pets

Lifelike dolls of disaster victim pets

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken in Kitakata, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 7, 2012, shows dolls made of Paulownia wood powder replicating pet cats and dogs that lost their lives in connection with the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster or the ensuing nuclear crisis.

Heavy rain hits wide areas of Japan

Heavy rain hits wide areas of Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 4, 2022, shows a collapsed railroad bridge in the Fukushima Prefecture city of Kitakata, northeastern Japan, following heavy rain in parts of northeastern and central Japan.

Heavy rain hits wide areas of Japan

Heavy rain hits wide areas of Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 4, 2022, shows a collapsed railroad bridge in the Fukushima Prefecture city of Kitakata, northeastern Japan, following heavy rain in parts of northeastern and central Japan.

Heavy rain hits wide areas of Japan

Heavy rain hits wide areas of Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 4, 2022, shows a collapsed railroad bridge in the Fukushima Prefecture city of Kitakata, northeastern Japan, following heavy rain in parts of northeastern and central Japan.

Fukushima's sake captures top prize in Int'l Wine Challenge

Fukushima's sake captures top prize in Int'l Wine Challenge

Hiroyuki Karahashi (C), president of Homare Sake Brewery Co. in the northeastern Japanese city of Kitakata in Fukushima Prefecture, receives the highest award in the field of the Japanese sake for his "Aizu Homare" brand in the International Wine Challenge in London on July 16, 2015. As Fukushima has been hit by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters, he said he expects the award to encourage children in the area. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Man in news: Fukushima sake brewer wins gold at int'l wine contest

Man in news: Fukushima sake brewer wins gold at int'l wine contest

Hiroyuki Karahashi, president of Homare Sake Brewery Co. in Kitakata, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, holds the firm's "Champion Sake" which, made from finely polished quality rice, won the highest award in the sake category at the 2015 International Wine Challenge in London, as seen in this photo taken on Sept. 2, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Lifelike dolls of disaster victim pets

Lifelike dolls of disaster victim pets

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken in Kitakata, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 7, 2012, shows dolls made of Paulownia wood powder replicating pet cats and dogs that lost their lives in connection with the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster or the ensuing nuclear crisis. (Kyodo)

Typhoon Neoguri causes damage to wide areas of Japan

Typhoon Neoguri causes damage to wide areas of Japan

KITAKATA, Japan - Photo taken July 11, 2014, in Kitakata in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima shows hanging rail tracks following a mudslide caused by Typhoon Neoguri. The typhoon, which was downgraded to an extratropical depression, claimed three lives and injured 66. (Kyodo)

Craftworkers paint wind chimes

Craftworkers paint wind chimes

Craftworkers paint wind chimes, a summer feature of Japan, at a lacquer craft shop in the northeastern Japan city of Kitakata on May 24, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Craftworkers paint wind chimes

Craftworkers paint wind chimes

Craftworkers paint wind chimes, a summer feature of Japan, at a lacquer craft shop in the northeastern Japan city of Kitakata on May 24, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo