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Hitachi robot engages in wiring work

An AI robot developed by Hitachi Ltd. engages in electrical wiring work at a research laboratory in Kokubunji, Tokyo, on Nov. 20, 2025.

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Policeman suspected of shooting acquaintance to death

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers examine an apartment house in Kokubunji, Tokyo, on Aug. 21 where Hidekazu Tomono, 40, of the Tachikawa Police Station of the Metropolitan Police Department, and his 32-year-old female acquaintance were found dead. Police suspect Tomono shot the woman to death with his handgun and committed suicide by shooting himself with the same gun.

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National high school hula competition held in Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - Students from Nihon Newart High School in Kokubunji, western Tokyo, perform at a national high school hula dance competition in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 24, 2014. The school won the best performance prize at the event, held to encourage people still trying to recover from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters.

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National high school hula competition held in Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - Students from Nihon Newart High School in Kokubunji, western Tokyo, perform at a national high school hula dance competition in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 24, 2014. The school won the best performance prize at the event, held to encourage people still trying to recover from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters.

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Hitachi robot capable of understanding gestures

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. introduces its improved humanoid ''EMIEW2,'' capable of simple dialogue, in Kokubunji, Tokyo, on May 20, 2014. The robot can understand human gestures, such as nodding, and use different replies in conversation.

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Hitachi robot holds conversation with man

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd.'s improved humanoid ''EMIEW2'' talks with a man in Kokubunji in Tokyo on May 20, 2014. The robot can understand human gestures, such as nodding, and use different replies in conversation.

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Hitachi's humanoid robot

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. unveils to the press the EMIEW2, a humanoid service robot with communicative functions, at the company's research laboratory in Kokubunji, Tokyo, on Feb. 21, 2012.

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Robot that can negotiate bumps

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. releases an 80-centimeter-high robot equipped with wheels that allow it to pass over small bumps such as cables in Kokubunji, western Tokyo, on June 18, 2010. The robot can also differentiate a human voice from surrounding noise.

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Train services on Chuo Line disrupted

TOKYO, Japan - People form a long line to use buses at Kokubunji station in Tokyo on April 10. East Japan Railway Co. suspended services on the Chuo Line because of a fire at a railway facility near Kokubunji station.

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Noodle-made three-story pagoda is on display

TAKAYAMA, Japan - A noodle-made three-story pagoda is on display at a hotel in Takayama in the Japanese central prefecture of Gifu. The pagoda, modeled on the three-story pagoda of Hida Kokubunji Temple in Takayama, will be displayed until Nov. 5.

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Kokubunji to join resident registry network

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuo Hoshino (file photo), mayor of Kokubunji in western Tokyo, said May 28 the city will join the national resident registry network begun last August. He told the city assembly he has decided to participate in the system because privacy-protection bills were enacted May 23.

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(2)Resident registry network launched amid criticism

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuo Hoshino, mayor of Tokyo's Kokubunji City, disconnects a municipal computer from a national resident registry network Aug. 5 as it was launched the same day. The city refused to join, saying the system poses security risks including possible leaks of personal information.

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Kokubunji city not to join registry network

TOKYO, Japan - Kokubunji Mayor Nobuo Hoshino speaks at a municipal assembly meeting in the city in western Tokyo on Aug. 2 about his decision not to allow the city to take part in a nationwide resident registry network to be launched on Aug. 5.

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Kokubunji to join resident registry network

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuo Hoshino (file photo), mayor of Kokubunji in western Tokyo, said May 28 the city will join the national resident registry network begun last August. He told the city assembly he has decided to participate in the system because privacy-protection bills were enacted May 23. (Kyodo)

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Female hammering artist chosen as "human national treasure"

Yukie Osumi, the first female hammering artist chosen as a "human national treasure" by the Japanese government, works on an object in Kokubunji, western Tokyo, on July 13, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Female hammering artist speaks of work as "human national treasure"

Yukie Osumi, the first female hammering artist chosen as a "human national treasure" by the Japanese government, talks about her work in Kokubunji, western Tokyo, on July 13, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hitachi develops tech to recognize conversation in noisy environment

Hitachi Ltd. conducts a demonstration of an application for tablets and smartphones that is capable of recognizing conversations in noisy environments on Nov. 17, 2015, in Kokubunji, western Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Policeman suspected of shooting acquaintance to death

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers examine an apartment house in Kokubunji, Tokyo, on Aug. 21 where Hidekazu Tomono, 40, of the Tachikawa Police Station of the Metropolitan Police Department, and his 32-year-old female acquaintance were found dead. Police suspect Tomono shot the woman to death with his handgun and committed suicide by shooting himself with the same gun. (Kyodo)

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Train services on Chuo Line disrupted

TOKYO, Japan - People form a long line to use buses at Kokubunji station in Tokyo on April 10. East Japan Railway Co. suspended services on the Chuo Line because of a fire at a railway facility near Kokubunji station. (Kyodo)

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Noodle-made three-story pagoda is on display

TAKAYAMA, Japan - A noodle-made three-story pagoda is on display at a hotel in Takayama in the Japanese central prefecture of Gifu. The pagoda, modeled on the three-story pagoda of Hida Kokubunji Temple in Takayama, will be displayed until Nov. 5. (Kyodo)

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Cherry trees along the Koganei embankment

Although there were many places to view cherry blossoms in Edo, Koganei was popular even in the Meiji Period because Emperor Meiji visited the site in 1883. Another reason was that Sakai Station (present-day Musashi Sakai) and Kokubunji Station opened on the Shinjuku-Tachikawa Line of Kobu Railways, making it a convenient destination for many people. It could also be that because of the lower average temperature, the wild cherry trees bloom later here than other kinds of cherry trees. Mid-Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number53‐18‐0]

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Todaiji temple

This was built as the head Kokubunji of Yamato, as well as the head Kokubunji of the whole country by the order of Emperor Shomu in 741. The Roshana Buddha is popular among the people of Nara as the Daibutsusan of Nara.==Date:unknown, Place:Nara, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number30‐15‐0]

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Robot that can negotiate bumps

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. releases an 80-centimeter-high robot equipped with wheels that allow it to pass over small bumps such as cables in Kokubunji, western Tokyo, on June 18, 2010. The robot can also differentiate a human voice from surrounding noise. (Kyodo)

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Hitachi's humanoid robot

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. unveils to the press the EMIEW2, a humanoid service robot with communicative functions, at the company's research laboratory in Kokubunji, Tokyo, on Feb. 21, 2012. (Kyodo)

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National high school hula competition held in Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - Students from Nihon Newart High School in Kokubunji, western Tokyo, perform at a national high school hula dance competition in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 24, 2014. The school won the best performance prize at the event, held to encourage people still trying to recover from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters. (Kyodo)

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(2)Resident registry network launched amid criticism

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuo Hoshino, mayor of Tokyo's Kokubunji City, disconnects a municipal computer from a national resident registry network Aug. 5 as it was launched the same day. The city refused to join, saying the system poses security risks including possible leaks of personal information. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Nippon Ham wins rights to record-setting slugger Kiyomiya

Waseda Jitsugyo High School slugger Kotaro Kiyomiya poses during a press conference in Kokubunji, Tokyo, on Oct. 26, 2017 after being selected by the Pacific League's Nippon Ham Fighters in the Japanese baseball amateur draft. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Nippon Ham wins rights to record-setting slugger Kiyomiya

Waseda Jitsugyo High School slugger Kotaro Kiyomiya is congratulated by his schoolmates in Kokubunji, Tokyo, on Oct. 26, 2017 after being selected by the Pacific League's Nippon Ham Fighters in the Japanese baseball amateur draft. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Nippon Ham wins rights to record-setting slugger Kiyomiya

Waseda Jitsugyo High School slugger Kotaro Kiyomiya holds a press conference in Kokubunji, Tokyo, on Oct. 26, 2017 after being selected by the Pacific League's Nippon Ham Fighters in the Japanese baseball amateur draft. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Nippon Ham wins rights to record-setting slugger Kiyomiya

Waseda Jitsugyo High School slugger Kotaro Kiyomiya is congratulated by his schoolmates in Kokubunji, Tokyo, on Oct. 26, 2017 after being selected by the Pacific League's Nippon Ham Fighters in the Japanese baseball amateur draft. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Nippon Ham wins rights to record-setting slugger Kiyomiya

Waseda Jitsugyo High School slugger Kotaro Kiyomiya poses during a press conference in Kokubunji, Tokyo, on Oct. 26, 2017 after being selected by the Pacific League's Nippon Ham Fighters in the Japanese baseball amateur draft. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kokubunji city not to join registry network

TOKYO, Japan - Kokubunji Mayor Nobuo Hoshino speaks at a municipal assembly meeting in the city in western Tokyo on Aug. 2 about his decision not to allow the city to take part in a nationwide resident registry network to be launched on Aug. 5. (Kyodo)