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Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform during the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 10, 2025, in Kochi, western Japan.

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Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform on the eve of the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 9, 2025, in Kochi, western Japan.

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Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform on the eve of the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 9, 2025, in Kochi, western Japan.

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Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform on the eve of the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 9, 2025, in Kochi, western Japan.

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Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform on the eve of the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 9, 2025, in Kochi, western Japan.

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Japan's popular racehorse Haruurara

KOCHI, Japan, Aug. 28 Kyodo - Undated file photo shows Japan's favorite loser Haruurara competing in a horse race at Kochi Racecourse in the western Japan city of Kochi. The horse won the hearts of Japanese for failing to win a single race in 113 outings since her debut in November 1998.(Kyodo)

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Japan's popular racehorse Haruurara

KOCHI, Japan, Aug. 28 Kyodo - Undated file photo shows Japan's favorite loser Haruurara competing in a horse race at Kochi Racecourse in the western Japan city of Kochi. The horse won the hearts of Japanese for failing to win a single race in 113 outings since her debut in November 1998.(Kyodo)

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Japan's popular racehorse Haruurara

KOCHI, Japan, Aug. 28 Kyodo - Undated file photo shows Japan's favorite loser Haruurara competing in a horse race at Kochi Racecourse in the western Japan city of Kochi. The horse won the hearts of Japanese for failing to win a single race in 113 outings since her debut in November 1998.(Kyodo)

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aYosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform in the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 10, 2024, in Kochi, western Japan.

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Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform in the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 10, 2024, in Kochi, western Japan.

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Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform on the eve of the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 9, 2024, in Kochi, western Japan.

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Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform on the eve of the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 9, 2024, in Kochi, western Japan.

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Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform on the eve of the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 9, 2024, in Kochi, western Japan.

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Yosakoi dance festival in western Japan

Dancers perform in the Yosakoi dance festival on Aug. 10, 2024, in Kochi, western Japan.

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Rally on abduction issue

Takuya Yokota, head of a group representing the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s, speaks at a government-sponsored rally on their abduction in Kochi, western Japan, on Feb. 17, 2024. Yokota is a younger brother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13.

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Same type of pistol Sakamoto Ryoma used to carry

KOCHI, Japan - This undated photo shows a Model 2 Army Revolver by Smith & Wesson, the same type of pistol which Takasugi Shinsaku gave to Sakamoto Ryoma, two historical figures who contributed to modernizing feudal Japan. The pistol was donated to the Sakamoto Ryoma Memorial Museum in Kochi City operated by the Kochi prefectural government and will be shown in an exhibition in late August 2010.

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NPO to build traditional underwear factory in Thailand

KOCHI, Japan - Hidehiro Tamaki, head of a nonprofit organization, holds a "fundoshi" traditional undergarment for men in Kochi, western Japan, on Dec. 25, 2014. The organization plans to build a fundoshi production factory in Thailand to provide local impoverished children with an opportunity to receive vocational training and is currently collecting donations through crowdfunding on the Internet.

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Illumination event starts at Kochi Castle

KOCHI, Japan - An 11-meter-tall object, erected around Kochi Castle's keep in the city of Kochi, Japan, lights up the night on Dec. 12, 2014, during a three-day illumination event that started the same day.

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People join hands to link two Ryoma statues

KOCHI, Japan - Some 750 people join hands to link two statues of Sakamoto Ryoma, around 540 meters apart, in Kochi on Nov. 16, 2014. Ryoma is a historical figure known for his contribution to Japan's modernization marked by the end of the feudal government.

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Statue of Sakamoto Ryoma's sister built in hometown

KOCHI, Japan - A statue of 19th-century revolutionary Sakamoto Ryoma's elder sister Otome (L), built next to his statue in the courtyard of Ryoma's Hometown Museum in Kochi, western Japan, is unveiled on Nov. 15, his birthday, in 2014.

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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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Typhoon Vongfong hits Shikoku

KOCHI, Japan - A woman struggles with an umbrella broken by strong winds in the city of Kochi on the Japanese western main island of Shikoku on Oct. 13, 2014. Typhoon Vongfong made landfall on Shikoku the same day and is likely to sweep through the Japanese archipelago during the next day, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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Majority of shared forest left unsold in western Japan

KOCHI, Japan - A majority of a cedar and "hinoki" cypress forest purchased by citizens through a shared forest investment scheme promoted by the Forestry Agency in the 1980s is left untouched in Shimanto, Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, in August 2014. The scheme was created to preserve forests and help cover a huge financial deficit of Japan's forest industry.

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Woman wins traditional drinking game in western Japan

KOCHI, Japan - Eatery waitress Kaori Morita (R) emerges the winner at a "Hashiken" drinking game in Kochi, western Japan, on Oct. 1, 2014. In the traditional game, two people sit facing each other with three chopsticks each, and both players guess the number of chopsticks hidden under the forearm. The loser must drink a cup of sake each time.

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Forum on Shikoku pilgrimage held in Kochi

KOCHI, Japan - A forum to commemorate the 1,200th year from the opening of the Shikoku temple pilgrimage route on western Japan's Shikoku Island is held in Kochi on Sept. 5, 2014.

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Tochigi Girls' Hs cartoon 3rd at nat'l manga contest

KOCHI, Japan - A cartoon drawn by a team of students from Tochigi Girls' High School in Tochigi, northeast of Tokyo, wins the third prize at the 23rd National High School Manga Championship of Japan held in Kochi, western Japan, on Aug. 3, 2014.

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Kochi Shogyo cartoon 2nd at nat'l high school manga contest

KOCHI, Japan - A cartoon drawn by a Kochi Shogyo High School team from Kochi wins the second prize at the 23rd National High School Manga Championship of Japan held in the western Japan city on Aug. 3, 2014.

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Kochi Shogyo places 2nd at nat'l high school manga contest

KOCHI, Japan - A team of students from Kochi Shogyo High School in Kochi poses after winning the second prize at the 23rd National High School Manga Championship of Japan held in the western Japan city on Aug. 3, 2014.

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Nat'l high school manga crown won by Saitama school

KOCHI, Japan - A cartoon depicting children sitting on priority seats on trains and striking poses similar to the signs above them for those eligible for the seats, drawn by a team of students from OhmiyaMinami Senior High School in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, wins the 23rd National High School Manga Championship of Japan, held under the theme of "stretched interpretation," in Kochi, western Japan, on Aug. 3, 2014.

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Festival featuring 19th-century Japanese painter's works

KOCHI, Japan - One of a 19th-century painter's works drawn on folding screens is illuminated by a candle below the eves of a shop on the shopping streets of Konan, Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, at the annual "Ekin Festival" on July 19, 2014. The painter, Hirose Kinzo, is known as Ekin (short for "eshi" or painter Kinzo).

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1,200 T-shirts hung on beach for art exhibition

KOCHI, Japan - About 1,200 T-shirts were hung as a display on the beach in the Kuroshio town, Kochi Prefecture, on May 2, 2014, a day before the opening of a T-shirts art exhibition.

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'Dorome' sake chugging festival in Kochi Pref.

KOCHI, Japan - A man downs a 1.8-liter serving of sake in a sake chugging festival called "Dorome Matsuri," which takes its name from the word for young sardines, a typical local dish served with sake, on April 27, 2014 in Konan, Kochi Prefecture. Participants are given points for speed and style.

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'Mud Festival' held in Kochi

KOCHI, Japan - A young girl puts mud on a man's face during the "Doronko Matsuri" (Mud Festival) at the Wakamiya Hachimangu Shinto shrine in the city of Kochi on April 5, 2014. Participants of the festival wish for good health and a good harvest.

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Paper cutouts image projected on Kochi Castle stone wall

KOCHI, Japan - A colorful paper cutout image is projected on a stone wall at Kochi Castle on April 4, 2014 in Kochi, western Japan, during the Kochi Castle illumination event.

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Cherry trees in full bloom in Kochi

KOCHI, Japan - A group of women gather under the cherry blossoms in Kochi Castle Park in the city of Kochi on March 25, 2014. The trees have reached full bloom earlier than any other places in Japan this year.

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Local gov'ts struggling with cat disposals

KOCHI, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 4, 2013, shows a cat named Mei being taken care of at the Chuo Small Animal Management Center in the city of Kochi. Mei was among cats brought to the center for disposal.

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Local gov'ts struggling with cat disposals

KOCHI, Japan - A cat named Mei sits on the shoulder of an official at the Chuo Small Animal Management Center in the city of Kochi on Sept. 4, 2013. Mei was among cats brought to the center for disposal.

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Heat wave in Japan

KOCHI, Japan - A child touches an ice pillar at Tosa Kuroshio Railway Co.'s Nakamura Station in Shimanto, Kochi Prefecture, on Aug. 13, 2013. Temperatures in the city reached 40 C for the fourth day in a row as a severe heat wave continued to engulf wide areas of Japan.

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Workers at Kochi animal culling center seeking solace

KOCHI, Japan - Photo taken March 5, 2013 shows a device to cull cats at the Small Animal Management Center in Kochi, Kochi Prefecture.

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Workers at Kochi animal culling center seeking solace

KOCHI, Japan - Photo taken March 22, 2013 shows dogs before being gassed several minutes later at the Small Animal Management Center in Kochi, Kochi Prefecture.

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Geisha establishments court new business

KOCHI, Japan - A female customer (L) enjoys chatting with a geisha girl during a women-only group dinner plan accompanied by "ozashiki asobi," or playing games with geisha girls and watching their dancing performance, offered by a traditional "ryotei" Japanese restaurant in Kochi, Kochi Prefecture, on Dec. 28, 2012.

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Sun bears eat special rolls

KOCHI, Japan - A Malayan sun bear mother and cub eat "Ehomaki" rolls, specially cooked in hope of their growth at Noichi Zoological Park in Konan, Kochi Prefecture, on Feb. 3, 2013, in an event of "setsubun," which marks the division between winter and spring on the lunar calendar.

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Cherry blossoms bloom in Kochi

KOCHI, Japan - Photo taken in the city of Kochi on March 21, 2012, shows blossoms of the ''someiyoshino'' breed of cherry tree. The cherry blossoms bloomed the same day in the city, western Japan, with the city reporting Japan's first blossoms of the season, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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Children challenge pro artist in manga event

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken in November 2011 shows professional manga artist Masahiro Muraoka (L) and children from local elementary and junior high schools displaying each other's drawings in a competition-style event at the ''Man-sai'' manga festival in Kochi, Kochi Prefecture.

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Japan destroyer in India

KOCHI, India - The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Umigiri makes a port call at Kochi, India, on July 7, 2011.

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Wie flops at Casio World Open

KOCHI, Japan - Michelle Wie reacts after missing her putt on the ninth hole on the second day of Casio World Open at Kochi Kuroshio Country Club on Nov. 24. Wie failed to make a single birdie for the second straight day and followed her first-round 81 with an 80 for a 17-over 161, well below the cut line established at even-par 144.

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Foreign talent preparing for musical in Japanese dialect

KOCHI, Japan - Some 30 foreign men and women are preparing for a musical using a local dialect in Kochi Prefecture. The group is scheduled to perform the musical at eight places in the prefecture in April and have dining and talking sessions with the audience after the performances.

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Wie fails to make cut versus men at Casio World Open

KOCHI, Japan - Michelle Wie attends a new conference Nov. 25 after failing by one shot to make the cut against the men after faltering with a 3-over-par 75 in the second round of the Casio World Open at Kochi Kuroshio Country Club in Kochi Prefecture.

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Orix rehires former major leaguer Yoshii

KOCHI, Japan - The Orix Buffaloes said Feb. 21 they have rehired veteran right-hander Masato Yoshii (L), just months after releasing the former major-league player. Yoshii shakes hands with team manager Akira Ogi (R) in a news conference in Kochi, southwestern Japan, the same day.

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(3)Year's worst typhoon batters Japanese archipelago

KOCHI, Japan - A concrete embankment along the shore in Muroto, Kochi Prefecture, is seen destroyed by high waves caused by Typhoon Tokage on Oct. 21.