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Powerful typhoon approaches Okinawa

Powerful typhoon approaches Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Women walk along Kokusai Dori, a busy shopping street in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, in strong winds on July 8, 2014, as Typhoon Neoguri approaches.

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Powerful typhoon to rip through Okinawa

Powerful typhoon to rip through Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Strong winds blow along Kokusai Street, one of the busiest streets of Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 26, 2012. One of the most powerful typhoons in many years, packing gusts of up to 252 kilometers per hour, was slowly moving on course to rip through Okinawa's main island, with the Japan Meteorological Agency warning it could bring record rain and wind to the region.

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Spread of coronavirus in Okinawa

Spread of coronavirus in Okinawa

People walk on the famous Kokusai shopping street in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Naha, southern Japan, on Jan. 6, 2022. Okinawa has seen a substantial increase in coronavirus infections.

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PCR testing facility in Okinawa

PCR testing facility in Okinawa

Photo taken Jan. 5, 2022, shows a COVID-19 PCR testing facility on the famous Kokusai shopping street in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Naha, southern Japan. Okinawa has seen a substantial increase in coronavirus infections.

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Japan's fight against coronavirus

Japan's fight against coronavirus

Photo taken July 12, 2021, shows the Kokusai-dori shopping street in Naha, southern Japan. Okinawa Prefecture remains under the COVID-19 state of emergency in a bid to arrest a resurgence in infections.

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Around the border

The Soviet-Japanese agreement allows us to fish in the Habomai Islands. In the Lee Line, we fished under the fear of capture. In Okinawa, there is an island inside a base.   Habomai Islands on the Nemuro Peninsula at the eastern end of Hokkaido, fishing boats departing, fishing boats entering Soviet waters, Soviet surveillance boat (June 22, 1962), family left behind after being captured, boats returning from fishing, drying kelp, fishing grounds on the Li Line, fishing, landing large quantities of fish, U.S. base in Okinawa, farming U.S. base in Okinawa, farming, sugar cane production, drought, people tilling the soil, miscellaneous street vendors, Naha's Kokusai Street, show windows, women dancing traditional dances, foreigners walking along Kokusai Street, children playing in the sea. Date of shooting unknown, release date: August 16, 1963.

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Powerful typhoon approaches Okinawa

Powerful typhoon approaches Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Women walk along Kokusai Dori, a busy shopping street in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, in strong winds on July 8, 2014, as Typhoon Neoguri approaches. (Kyodo)

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Japan's fight against novel coronavirus

Japan's fight against novel coronavirus

The Kokusai-dori shopping street is deserted in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Sept. 11, 2020. The Japanese government plans to add Tokyo to its domestic travel subsidy program from Oct. 1.

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Typhoon in southern Japan

Typhoon in southern Japan

A passer-by walks on Kokusai-dori shopping street in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Sept. 1, 2020, in strong wind brought by a typhoon moving northward near the southern Japan islands.

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Typhoon in southern Japan

Typhoon in southern Japan

Kokusai-dori shopping street in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, is empty on Sept. 1, 2020, as a typhoon moves northward near the southern Japan islands.

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New coronavirus

New coronavirus

Naha's Kokusai shopping street is quiet in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on May 29, 2020, amid continued worries about the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

New coronavirus

Naha's Kokusai shopping street is quiet in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on May 29, 2020, amid continued worries about the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

New coronavirus

Photo taken April 18, 2020, shows a note put on the closed shutter of a store on Naha's Kokusai shopping street in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, informing customers of its closure under a nationwide state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

New coronavirus

Naha's Kokusai shopping street is deserted in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, due to the coronavirus pandemic on April 10, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

New coronavirus

Stores are closed at Naha's Kokusai shopping street in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, due to the coronavirus pandemic on April 10, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

New coronavirus

Photo taken April 10, 2020, shows a note put on the closed shutter of a store at Naha's Kokusai shopping street in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, informing customers it is closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

New coronavirus

People wearing masks walk at Naha Kokusai shopping street in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Feb. 14, 2020, amid coronavirus fears. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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