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Barbecue festival in northern Japan

An outdoor barbeque festival is held in Kitami on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on Feb. 9, 2024, with about 2,000 people eating meat grilled on portable clay charcoal cooking stoves in the snow.

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Barbecue festival in northern Japan

An outdoor barbeque festival is held in Kitami on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on Feb. 9, 2024, with about 2,000 people eating meat grilled on portable clay charcoal cooking stoves in the snow.

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Barbecue festival in northern Japan

An outdoor barbeque festival is held in Kitami on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on Feb. 9, 2024, with about 2,000 people eating meat grilled on portable clay charcoal cooking stoves in the snow.

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Heavy snow hits wide areas of Japan

KITAMI, Japan - Local residents work to remove snow on a street during a snow storm on Dec. 18, 2014, in Kitami in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. Two people have died and two remain missing so far after a heavy snow storm hit northern and central parts of Japan through Dec. 18.

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Snowstorm hits Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - A person walks in a snowstorm in Kitami in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 17, 2014.

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Resident in northern Japan plows pathway snow

KITAMI, Japan - A resident in Kitami on the northernmost main island of Hokkaido plows snow on a pathway on Dec. 17, 2014, amid a snowstorm. Heavy snowfalls hit various parts of Japan this week.

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Heavy snow hits wide areas of Japan

KITAMI, Japan - A local resident works to remove snow on a road during a snowstorm on Dec. 17, 2014, in Kitami in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. The weather agency warned of strong winds with heavy snow across the coastal areas of northern to western Japan the same day.

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Curling mecca opens in Kitami, Hokkaido

KITAMI, Japan - People enjoy curling at the Advics Tokoro Curling Hall in the town of Tokoro in Kitami, Hokkaido, on Jan. 16, 2014. The hall is a refurbished Mecca for the sport opened in November 2013.

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Japan general election

KITAMI, Japan - Kenko Matsuki, acting leader of the New Party Daichi, makes a stump speech in Kitami, Hokkaido, on Dec. 4, 2012, after official campaigning began for the Dec. 16, 2012, general election. Party leader Muneo Suzuki cannot engage in election campaigns because his civil rights have been suspended following his conviction for bribery.

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Japan general election

KITAMI, Japan - Kenko Matsuki, acting leader of the New Party Daichi, makes a stump speech in Kitami, Hokkaido, on Dec. 4, 2012, after official campaigning began for the Dec. 16, 2012, general election. Party leader Muneo Suzuki cannot engage in election campaigns because his civil rights have been suspended following his conviction for bribery.

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Methane hydrates found in waters of Japan's EEZ

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 29, 2012, at Tokyo's Meiji University shows methane hydrates extracted in the Sea of Japan. A research group led by the university, the Kitami Institute of Technology and the University of Tokyo said the same day methane hydrates, viewed as a next-generation energy source, have been found under the sea in two areas of Japan's exclusive economic zone.

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'Sun pillar' in Japan

OBIHIRO, Japan - A ''sun pillar,'' created by the reflection of sunlight on ice crystals in the atmosphere, appears in the mountains of Kitami in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on the morning of Jan. 28, 2011.

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Ex-LDP No. 2 man Takebe narrowly wins reelection

KITAMI, Japan - Tsutomu Takebe, a former secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, bows to supporters in Kitami, Hokkaido, on Aug. 30 after losing in the No. 12 single-seat constituency of Hokkaido in the House of Representatives election. But Takebe regained a lower house seat in the proportional representation block.

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Hokkaido city grows hemp to promote economic development

SAPPORO, Japan - Hidetaro Funayama shows a variety of products made from hemp in Kitami, Hokkaido, on Nov. 19, 2008.

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Hokkaido city grows hemp to promote economic development

SAPPORO, Japan - Hidetaro Funayama (far R) explains to Kitami city officials how his group grows hemp without a narcotic component for production of industrial materials in Kitami, Hokkaido, on July 11, 2008.

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Another gas leak found near site of fatal leak in Hokkaido

KITAMI, Japan - Hokkaido Gas Co. President Yozo Maezumi (C) bows in apology to Hiroyuki Goto in Kitami, eastern Hokkaido, on Jan. 20. Goto's wife, Kyoko, is one of three persons who were killed in a gas leak on Jan. 18.

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Another gas leak found near site of fatal leak in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Hokkaido Gas Co. officials speak at a press conference in Sapporo on Jan. 20 about a gas leak in Kitami, eastern Hokkaido, which killed three people and resulted in 11 others being taken to hospital. The company began looking for further leaks from underground pipes as a second leak was found earlier in the day near the site of a fatal gas leak that occurred on Jan. 18.

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Another gas leak found near site of fatal leak in Hokkaido

KITAMI, Japan - A Hokkaido Gas Co. official looks at an underground pipe at a site in Kitami, eastern Hokkaido, where a second gas leak was found on Jan. 20. The location is about 3 kilometers away from the site of a fatal gas leak that occurred on Jan. 18.

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3 die due to apparent gas leak in Hokkaido, citizens evacuate

KITAMI, Japan - Gas company officials repair a gas pipe in the residential area in the city of Kitami, Hokkaido, on Jan. 19 after three people died in an apparent gas leak there.

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3 die due to apparent gas leak in Hokkaido, citizens evacuate

KITAMI, Japan - Gas company officials examine a gas pipe in the residential area in the city of Kitami, Hokkaido, on Jan. 19 after three people died in an apparent gas leak there.

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Kennedy sends letter to thank Japanese woman for doll set gift

Tsuyako Matsumoto (L) wipes away tears at a nursing home in the northern Japan city of Kitami on Feb. 26, 2015, after she received a framed photo with a message of gratitude from U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy. Matsumoto gifted a set of traditional Japanese "hina" dolls to the ambassador's father, President John F. Kennedy, in 1962. The photo was delivered by JoEllen Gorg (R), principal officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Sapporo City, on behalf of Kennedy. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Woman to receive doll sent by Kennedy in return for gift 50 yrs ago

A doll of Kit Kitteredge, a character from the American Girl series, is shown to the media at the U.S. Consulate General in Sapporo in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on March 1, 2016. A 93-year-old Japanese woman in Kitami, Hokkaido, will receive the doll as a gift from U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy in appreciation of a set of traditional Japanese "hina" dolls the ambassador's father, President John F. Kennedy, received from the woman over 50 years ago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Expert examines raised coastline portion on northern Japan peninsula

Assistant professor Shintaro Yamasaki of the Kitami Institute Technology examines a portion of coastline that has risen by some 15 meters in Rausu on the Shiretoko Peninsula, a World Heritage site on the eastern tip of Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, on April 25, 2015, to find the causes of the phenomenon. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kennedy writes woman letter of thanks for dolls sent to White House

Photo taken on Feb. 26, 2015, shows a letter of appreciation (L) written by U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy to a 92-year-old Japanese woman in Kitami, Hokkaido, thanking her for a set of traditional "hina" Japanese dolls sent to the White House in 1962 when the envoy's father John F. Kennedy was the U.S. president. Tsuyako Matsumoto, who sent the doll, received the letter along with a Japanese translation (R) from JoEllen Gorg, principal officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Sapporo. The dolls are now on display at the envoy's official residence in Tokyo. (Pool photo by Hokkaido Shimbun) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kennedy sends letter to thank Japanese woman for doll set gift

Tsuyako Matsumoto (L) holds a photo carrying a message from U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy at a nursing home in the northern Japan city of Kitami on Feb. 26, 2015. Matsumoto gifted a set of traditional Japanese "hina" dolls to the ambassador's father, President John F. Kennedy, in 1962. The panel was delivered by JoEllen Gorg (R), principal officer at the U.S. Consulate General in Sapporo City, on behalf of Kennedy. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese doll set gifted to John F. Kennedy traced to Hokkaido woman

Photo taken Feb. 9, 2015, in the northeastern Japan city of Kitami shows Tsuyako Matsumoto, who sent a set of traditional Japanese dolls in 1962 to U.S. President John F. Kennedy, the father of U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy. Matsumoto was identified as the sender after Ambassador Kennedy solicited support from the news media to discover the origins of the gift. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Curling charms hot property in Olympic bronze-winning team's hometown

Photo taken Feb. 26, 2018 shows miniature curling stone charms that have become a sold-out success at Tokoro Shrine in Kitami, Hokkaido, the hometown of the Japanese women's curling team which won bronze at the Pyeongchang Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Woman receives doll from Kennedy in return for gift 50 yrs ago

Tsuyako Matsumoto, 93, holds a Kit Kitteredge doll at a nursing home in Kitami on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on March 2, 2016. The doll was sent to Matsumoto by U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy in return for a set of traditional Japanese "hina" dolls Masumoto sent to Kennedy's father, President John F. Kennedy, in 1962. The ambassador still keeps the dolls at her official residence in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-LDP No. 2 man Takebe narrowly wins reelection

KITAMI, Japan - Tsutomu Takebe, a former secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, bows to supporters in Kitami, Hokkaido, on Aug. 30 after losing in the No. 12 single-seat constituency of Hokkaido in the House of Representatives election. But Takebe regained a lower house seat in the proportional representation block. (Kyodo)

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Another gas leak found near site of fatal leak in Hokkaido

KITAMI, Japan - Hokkaido Gas Co. President Yozo Maezumi (C) bows in apology to Hiroyuki Goto in Kitami, eastern Hokkaido, on Jan. 20. Goto's wife, Kyoko, is one of three persons who were killed in a gas leak on Jan. 18. (Kyodo)

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Another gas leak found near site of fatal leak in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Hokkaido Gas Co. officials speak at a press conference in Sapporo on Jan. 20 about a gas leak in Kitami, eastern Hokkaido, which killed three people and resulted in 11 others being taken to hospital. The company began looking for further leaks from underground pipes as a second leak was found earlier in the day near the site of a fatal gas leak that occurred on Jan. 18. (Kyodo)

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Another gas leak found near site of fatal leak in Hokkaido

KITAMI, Japan - A Hokkaido Gas Co. official looks at an underground pipe at a site in Kitami, eastern Hokkaido, where a second gas leak was found on Jan. 20. The location is about 3 kilometers away from the site of a fatal gas leak that occurred on Jan. 18. (Kyodo)

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3 die due to apparent gas leak in Hokkaido, citizens evacuate

KITAMI, Japan - Gas company officials examine a gas pipe in the residential area in the city of Kitami, Hokkaido, on Jan. 19 after three people died in an apparent gas leak there. (Kyodo)

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3 die due to apparent gas leak in Hokkaido, citizens evacuate

KITAMI, Japan - Gas company officials repair a gas pipe in the residential area in the city of Kitami, Hokkaido, on Jan. 19 after three people died in an apparent gas leak there. (Kyodo)

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Heavy snow hits wide areas of Japan

KITAMI, Japan - A local resident works to remove snow on a road during a snowstorm on Dec. 17, 2014, in Kitami in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. The weather agency warned of strong winds with heavy snow across the coastal areas of northern to western Japan the same day. (Kyodo)

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'Sun pillar' in Japan

OBIHIRO, Japan - A ''sun pillar,'' created by the reflection of sunlight on ice crystals in the atmosphere, appears in the mountains of Kitami in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on the morning of Jan. 28, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Curling: LS Kitami loses to S. Korea in Pacific-Asia c'ships final

South Korean players (yellow) celebrate their victory over Japanese women's team LS Kitami in the gold medal game of the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships in Erina, Australia, on Nov. 9, 2017. South Korea won 11-6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Curling: LS Kitami loses to S. Korea in Pacific-Asia c'ships final

Japanese women's team LS Kitami skip Satsuki Fujisawa shoots a stone during the gold medal game of the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships against South Korea on Nov. 9, 2017, in Erina, Australia. Japan lost 11-6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New paintings at Kyoto temple

Daitokuji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, shows newly-completed paintings on "fusuma" sliding paper doors to the press on Aug. 23, 2018. The paintings, created by Japanese cartoonist Kenichi Kitami and other artists, are on view from Sept. 1 through Dec. 16. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New paintings at Kyoto temple

Daitokuji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, shows newly-completed paintings on "fusuma" sliding paper doors to the press on Aug. 23, 2018. The paintings, created by Japanese cartoonist Kenichi Kitami and other artists, are on view from Sept. 1 through Dec. 16. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New paintings at Kyoto temple

Daitokuji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, shows newly-completed paintings on "fusuma" sliding paper doors to the press on Aug. 23, 2018. The paintings, created by Japanese cartoonist Kenichi Kitami and other artists, are on view from Sept. 1 through Dec. 16. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympic bronze-winning Japanese curling team

Japan's Pyeongchang Olympic bronze medal-winning curling team members visit the municipal office of their home town in Kitami, Hokkaido, on March 7, 2018: (from L) Yurika Yoshida, Chinami Yoshida, Mari Motohashi, Satsuki Fujisawa and Yumi Suzuki. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Curling: LS Kitami loses to S. Korea in Pacific-Asia c'ships final

LS Kitami skip Satsuki Fujisawa (front) issues instructions to her teammates during the gold medal game of the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships against South Korea on Nov. 9, 2017, in Erina, Australia. Japan lost 11-6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Curling: LS Kitami loses to S. Korea in Pacific-Asia c'ships final

LS Kitami skip Satsuki Fujisawa (C) watches her shot as Yurika Yoshida (L) and Mari Motohashi sweep in the gold medal game of the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships against South Korea on Nov. 9, 2017, in Erina, Australia. Japan lost 11-6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Curling: LS Kitami to represent Japan in women's event at 2018 Olympics

LS Kitami curling team members (from L) Yumi Suzuki, Yurika Yoshida, Satsuki Fujisawa and Chinami Yoshida acknowledge the crowd after winning a best-of-five series against Chubu Electric Power in Kitami, Sapporo, on Sept. 10, 2017. LS Kitami will represent Japan in the women's curling competition at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Curling: LS Kitami to represent Japan in women's event at 2018 Olympics

LS Kitami skip Satsuki Fujisawa (C) delivers a stone, with Yurika Yoshida (L) and Yuumi Suzuki sweeping, in the first end in Game 4 of a best-of-five series against Chubu Electric Power in Kitami, Sapporo, on Sept. 10, 2017. LS Kitami won the series three games to one to represent Japan in the women's curling competition at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Curling: LS Kitami 1 win away from women's Olympic spot

Satsuki Fujisawa (bottom) of LS Kitami throws a shot during a game against Chubu Electric Power in a qualifying playoff for the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, in Kitami, Hokkaido, on Sept. 9, 2017. Kitami moved within one win of securing a spot at the Olympics in February after taking a 2-1 lead over Chubu. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Curling: LS Kitami wins opener in Japan women's Olympic qualifying

LS Kitami's Satsuki Fujisawa (L) throws a stone in the forth end in Game 1 of the best-of-five women's curling series against Chubu Electric Power in the Hokkaido city of Kitami on Sept. 8, 2017. The winner of the series will represent Japan at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chubu Electric win curling national championship

Curlers from Chubu Electric Power take on LS Kitami in the central Japan town of Karuizawa on Feb. 5, 2017. Chubu Electric knocked off the defending champion 7-5 to win their first women's curling national championship in three years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chubu Electric win curling national championship

Curlers from Chubu Electric Power take on LS Kitami in the central Japan town of Karuizawa on Feb. 5, 2017. Chubu Electric knocked off the defending champion 7-5 to win their first women's curling national championship in three years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo