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Japan: Typhoon Peipah Leaves Widespread Damage Across Prefectures

Typhoon Peipah made landfall early Friday, September 5, bringing heavy rain and flooding across a wide area from western to eastern Japan. The typhoon first came ashore near Sukumo City in Kochi Prefecture before dawn, then made a second landfall in northern Wakayama Prefecture around 9:00 a.m. Fallen trees, landslides, and roof damage, among other destruction, were reported across multiple prefectures.

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Japan: M6.6 Earthquake Hits Off Miyazaki Coast, Prompts Tsunami Advisory 4

The Japan Meteorological Agency reported that on Monday, January 13, at around 21:19 JST, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Hyuga-nada Sea off the coast of Kyushu Island, Japan, at a depth of 18.6 miles (30 kilometers). A tsunami warning was also issued for Miyazaki and Kochi prefectures. A tsunami of approximately 20 cm was observed, and the warning was lifted. The video shows a package shaking during the quake in a hotel room in Miyazaki City.

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Japan: M6.6 Earthquake Hits Off Miyazaki Coast, Prompts Tsunami Advisory 3

The Japan Meteorological Agency reported that on Monday, January 13, at around 21:19 JST, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the Hyuga-nada Sea off the coast of Kyushu Island, Japan, at a depth of 18.6 miles (30 kilometers). A tsunami warning was also issued for Miyazaki and Kochi prefectures. A tsunami of approximately 20 cm was observed, and the warning was lifted. The video shows a car stopped on a bridge in Miyazaki City, shaking from the quake, while an alert blares inside.

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Japan: M6.6 Earthquake Hits Off Miyazaki Coast, Prompts Tsunami Advisory 2

The Japan Meteorological Agency reported that on Monday, January 13, at around 21:19, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Hyuga-nada Sea off the coast of Kyushu Island, southwestern Japan, at a depth of 18.6 miles (30 kilometers). A tsunami advisory was also issued for Miyazaki and Kochi prefectures. A tsunami of approximately 20 cm was observed. This video shows flowers hanging in front of a flower shop in downtown Kumamoto City, swaying when the quake hit.

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Japan: M6.6 Earthquake Hits Off Miyazaki Coast, Prompts Tsunami Advisory

The Japan Meteorological Agency reported that on Monday, January 13, at around 21:19, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Hyuga-nada Sea off the coast of Kyushu Island, Japan, at a depth of 18.6 miles (30 kilometers). A tsunami advisory was also issued for Miyazaki and Kochi prefectures. A tsunami of approximately 20 cm was observed. This video was filmed inside an airplane at Kagoshima Airport, located in southern Kyushu.

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M6.6 earthquake hits western Japan

TOKYO, Japan, April 18 Kyodo - A Japan Meteorological Agency official holds a press conference in Tokyo in the early hours of April 18, 2024, after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 hit western Japan's Ehime and Kochi prefectures earlier the same night. (Kyodo)

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M6.6 earthquake hits western Japan

TOKYO, Japan, April 18 Kyodo - Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi holds a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo shortly after midnight on April 18, 2024, after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 hit western Japan's Ehime and Kochi prefectures around an hour earlier. (Kyodo)

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M6.6 earthquake hits western Japan

Photo taken April 18, 2024, shows fallen wall tiles at Sukumo's city hall in Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 hit Kochi and Ehime prefectures the previous night.

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M6.6 earthquake hits western Japan

Photo shows the site of a rock fall in Ozu in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on the morning of April 18, 2024, after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 hit Ehime and Kochi prefectures the previous night.

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M6.6 earthquake hits western Japan

A Japan Meteorological Agency official holds a press conference in Tokyo in the early hours of April 18, 2024, after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 hit western Japan's Ehime and Kochi prefectures earlier the same night.

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M6.6 earthquake hits western Japan

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi holds a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo shortly after midnight on April 18, 2024, after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 hit western Japan's Ehime and Kochi prefectures around an hour earlier.

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M6.6 earthquake hits western Japan

A Japan Meteorological Agency official holds a press conference in Tokyo in the early hours of April 18, 2024, after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 hit western Japan's Ehime and Kochi prefectures earlier the same night.

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M6.6 earthquake hits western Japan

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi holds a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo shortly after midnight on April 18, 2024, after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 hit western Japan's Ehime and Kochi prefectures around an hour earlier.

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M6.6 earthquake hits western Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from L) arrives at his office in Tokyo shortly after midnight on April 18, 2024, after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 hit western Japan's Ehime and Kochi prefectures around an hour earlier.

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M6.6 earthquake hits western Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrives at his office in Tokyo shortly after midnight on April 18, 2024, after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 hit western Japan's Ehime and Kochi prefectures around an hour earlier.

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M6.6 earthquake hits western Japan

Shattered roof tiles lie scattered on a road in Uwajima in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on the morning of April 18, 2024, after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 hit Ehime and Kochi prefectures the previous night.

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M6.6 earthquake hits western Japan

A police officer cleans up debris in Uwajima in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on the morning of April 18, 2024, after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 hit Ehime and Kochi prefectures the previous night.

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M6.6 earthquake hits western Japan

A ticket gate at JR Uwajima Station in Uwajima in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, is closed on the morning of April 18, 2024, after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 hit Ehime and Kochi prefectures the previous night.

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[Breaking News]Small tsunami recorded in areas along Japan's Pacific coast

Wakayama , Japan Kyodo - Video taken in Wakayama on Dec. 3, 2023,Small tsunami were observed in areas along Japan's Pacific coast early Sunday following a 7.7-magnitude earthquake off a southern Philippine island, Japan's weather agency said.Tsunami up to 40 centimeters in height were measured at Hachijo Island in the Izu chain near Tokyo and up to 20 cm for some other islands in the chain, while surges of 20 cm were also seen in coastal areas of Wakayama and Kochi prefectures in western Japan after warnings were issued for the areas.

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Exhibit in Shanghai of Japan's food firms in Shikoku

SHANGHAI, China - People look around various food items at the official residence of the Consul General of Japan in Shanghai on Dec. 15, 2014, as 36 Japanese firms in Kagawa, Ehime, Tokushima and Kochi prefectures, all on the western Japanese island of Shikoku, exhibited their products in a promotional event.

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Tottori students win comic strip contest

KOCHI, Japan - This three-panel comic strip drawn by a group of students from Yonago High School in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, is awarded the top prize on Nov. 3, 2014, in a manga contest held for students in Tottori and Kochi prefectures, both of which boast of being the hometowns to great cartoon artists. Under the designated theme "47th place," the winning manga highlights how Tottori's population remains the least among Japan's 47 prefectures.

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Tourists ride shinkansen look-alike train

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Children and railroad fans ride a sightseeing train whose outward appearance looks like the original 0 series shinkansen bullet train in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, on March 15, 2014. Shikoku Railway Co. began operating the one-car train on the JR Yodo Line connecting Ehime and Kochi prefectures in western Japan.

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Shikoku prefectures personified

KOCHI, Japan - A poster featuring characters meant to personify the four prefectures of Shikoku Island, western Japan, was issued in May 2011. The female characters, drawn in a style similar to popular animated series, are aimed at promoting the use of the Seto Ohashi network of bridges linking Japan's mainland Honshu and Shikoku Island, and have become popular among Internet users after their images were posted on the Net in July.

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Nationwide quake drill held on disaster preparedness day

KISHIWADA, Japan - Rescue workers conduct a quake drill in Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 1, Japan's Disaster Preparedness Day, on the assumption that a magnitude-8.6 earthquake centering on the southern coast of Wakayama has jolted Aichi, Mie, Wakayama and Kochi prefectures and derailed a train running on elevated rail tracks. A total of 590,000 people took part in various disaster preparation drills in 30 of Japan's 47 prefectures. (Pool photo)

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Nationwide quake drill held on disaster preparedness day

KISHIWADA, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (C) inspects a quake drill in Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 1. The government held a nationwide quake drill, with 590,000 people from 30 of Japan's 47 prefectures taking part under the assumption that a magnitude-8.6 earthquake centering on the southern coast of Wakayama hits a wide area covering Aichi, Mie, Wakayama and Kochi prefectures.

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SDF, municipalities conduct quake drills

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Ground Self-Defense Force's members set up tents in Kainan, Tokushima Prefecture, on Sept. 10 as part of drills jointly conducted by the Ground, Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces and municipalities in Mie, Tokushima and Kochi prefectures in anticipation of a major earthquake in western Japan.

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Group warns of spread of tumors among sea turtles in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Osaka-based Sea Turtle Association of Japan warned on Dec. 29 that a serious tumor-causing illness, called fibropapillomas, is apparently spreading among the turtles, with three cases found in Okinawa, Shizuoka and Kochi prefectures since last summer. File photo shows a sea turtle in the sea near the Ogasawara islands, south of Tokyo.

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Kochi's 'Yosakoi' festival joined by other prefectures' teams

KOCHI, Japan - High school students perform a 'naruko' dance on the street in Kochi, Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 12 as part of the well-known ''Yosakoi'' festival. The dance, which originated in Kochi, has become popular throughout Japan and 14 teams from nine prefectures took part in the festival this year.

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Japan sees tsunami but no major damage after Tonga volcano eruption

Japan saw tsunami waves of about 1 meter high in coastal areas on Sunday but no major damage or flooding after the eruption of an underwater volcano off Tonga led to evacuation orders for nearly 230,000 citizens. Japan's weather agency issued tsunami warnings and advisories in the early hours for the Pacific coast from Hokkaido to Okinawa, but these were all lifted in the afternoon, after around 14 hours. Up to 229,000 people in eight prefectures -- Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Chiba, Tokushima, Kochi, Miyazaki and Kagoshima -- were asked to flee from the seaside, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency.

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Kochi's 'Yosakoi' festival joined by other prefectures' teams

KOCHI, Japan - High school students perform a 'naruko' dance on the street in Kochi, Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 12 as part of the well-known ''Yosakoi'' festival. The dance, which originated in Kochi, has become popular throughout Japan and 14 teams from nine prefectures took part in the festival this year.

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SDF, municipalities conduct quake drills

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Ground Self-Defense Force's members set up tents in Kainan, Tokushima Prefecture, on Sept. 10 as part of drills jointly conducted by the Ground, Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces and municipalities in Mie, Tokushima and Kochi prefectures in anticipation of a major earthquake in western Japan. (Kyodo)

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Japanese native chicken beauty contest held

A beauty contest is held in Kochi, western Japan, on March 20, 2016, involving native Japanese chicken breeds. About 250 chickens from 10 prefectures participated in the contest won by a small shamo breeding pair kept by a 79-year-old man in Nara Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nationwide quake drill held on disaster preparedness day

KISHIWADA, Japan - Rescue workers conduct a quake drill in Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 1, Japan's Disaster Preparedness Day, on the assumption that a magnitude-8.6 earthquake centering on the southern coast of Wakayama has jolted Aichi, Mie, Wakayama and Kochi prefectures and derailed a train running on elevated rail tracks. A total of 590,000 people took part in various disaster preparation drills in 30 of Japan's 47 prefectures. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Nationwide quake drill held on disaster preparedness day

KISHIWADA, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (C) inspects a quake drill in Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 1. The government held a nationwide quake drill, with 590,000 people from 30 of Japan's 47 prefectures taking part under the assumption that a magnitude-8.6 earthquake centering on the southern coast of Wakayama hits a wide area covering Aichi, Mie, Wakayama and Kochi prefectures. (Kyodo)

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Shikoku prefectures personified

KOCHI, Japan - A poster featuring characters meant to personify the four prefectures of Shikoku Island, western Japan, was issued in May 2011. The female characters, drawn in a style similar to popular animated series, are aimed at promoting the use of the Seto Ohashi network of bridges linking Japan's mainland Honshu and Shikoku Island, and have become popular among Internet users after their images were posted on the Net in July. (Kyodo)

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Exhibit in Shanghai of Japan's food firms in Shikoku

SHANGHAI, China - People look around various food items at the official residence of the Consul General of Japan in Shanghai on Dec. 15, 2014, as 36 Japanese firms in Kagawa, Ehime, Tokushima and Kochi prefectures, all on the western Japanese island of Shikoku, exhibited their products in a promotional event. (Kyodo)

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Tottori students win comic strip contest

KOCHI, Japan - This three-panel comic strip drawn by a group of students from Yonago High School in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, is awarded the top prize on Nov. 3, 2014, in a manga contest held for students in Tottori and Kochi prefectures, both of which boast of being the hometowns to great cartoon artists. Under the designated theme "47th place," the winning manga highlights how Tottori's population remains the least among Japan's 47 prefectures. (Kyodo)

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Cultural promotion ahead of 2020 Olympics, Paralympics

Yoshitaka Sakurada, Japanese minister in charge of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, poses with mascot characters from Tochigi (L), Chiba (2nd from L), Kumamoto (3rd from R) and Kochi (R and 2nd from R) prefectures to promote Japanese culture ahead of the Summer Games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe vows to ensure residents' safety from possible N. Korean missiles

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) receives a written request from Shimane Gov. Zembee Mizoguchi (2nd from R), alongside (from L) Kochi Gov. Masanao Ozaki, Ehime Gov. Tokihiro Nakamura and Hiroshima Gov. Hidehiko Yuzaki, at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 14, 2017. Abe pledged to ensure the safety of residents in the four western Japan prefectures over which North Korea has said its missiles could fly en route to waters off the U.S. territory of Guam. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Group warns of spread of tumors among sea turtles in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Osaka-based Sea Turtle Association of Japan warned on Dec. 29 that a serious tumor-causing illness, called fibropapillomas, is apparently spreading among the turtles, with three cases found in Okinawa, Shizuoka and Kochi prefectures since last summer. File photo shows a sea turtle in the sea near the Ogasawara islands, south of Tokyo. (Kyodo)