Dried persimmon making at peak in Fukushima

Dried persimmon making at peak in Fukushima

KUNIMI, Japan - Farmer Hiroshi Hoshino hangs "kaki" Japanese persimmons to make half-dried "anpogaki" fruit in Kunimi, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 22, 2014. Production of the fruit was voluntarily restrained until last year in the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster.

M7.2 quake strikes northeastern Japan

M7.2 quake strikes northeastern Japan

SENDAI, Japan - Workers conduct repairs on a Tohoku Shinkansen Line train car that stopped due to a strong earthquake on Aug. 16 in Kunimi, Fukushima Prefecture.

Teenager Hirayama makes cut for Olympic q'fiers

Teenager Hirayama makes cut for Olympic q'fiers

KUNIMI, Japan - Kunimi High School striker Sota Hirayama smiles for photographers in Kunimi, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Feb. 16 after he was named to the Japan Under-23 squad for the final round of Asian zone qualifiers for this year's Athens Olympics.

Kunimi defend national high school title

Kunimi defend national high school title

TOKYO, Japan - Striker Kosei Shibasaki (L) is joined by teammates after scoring the first goal of the game, leading reigning champions Kunimi to a 3-1 win over Gifu Kogyo in the final of the high school championship in Tokyo on Jan. 8.

Kunimi ace Okubo exults with score in high school soccer

Kunimi ace Okubo exults with score in high school soccer

TOKYO, Japan - Kunimi midfielder Yoshito Okubo exults in scoring a goal against Toyama Daiichi in the semifinals of the high school soccer national championship tournament Jan. 7 to lift the Nagasaki school to a 1-0 victory at National Stadium in Tokyo. Okubo's goal in the 12th minute of the second half kept Kunimi on track for a high school soccer treble when it faces Kusatsu Higashi of Shiga Prefecture on Jan. 8.

Aftermath of powerful quake in northeastern Japan

Aftermath of powerful quake in northeastern Japan

A collapsed house is seen in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Kunimi in northeastern Japan on March 18, 2022, two days after a powerful earthquake struck the region.

JAPAN-FUKUSHIMA-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

JAPAN-FUKUSHIMA-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(220317) -- FUKUSHIMA, March 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 17, 2022 shows a damaged house after an earthquake at Kunimi-machi, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. A 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit northeastern Japan on late Wednesday night. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

JAPAN-FUKUSHIMA-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

JAPAN-FUKUSHIMA-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(220317) -- FUKUSHIMA, March 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 17, 2022 shows a damaged house after an earthquake at Kunimi-machi, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. A 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit northeastern Japan on late Wednesday night. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

JAPAN-FUKUSHIMA-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

JAPAN-FUKUSHIMA-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(220317) -- FUKUSHIMA, March 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 17, 2022 shows a damaged house after an earthquake at Kunimi-machi, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. A 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit northeastern Japan on late Wednesday night. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

JAPAN-FUKUSHIMA-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

JAPAN-FUKUSHIMA-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(220317) -- FUKUSHIMA, March 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 17, 2022 shows a damaged house after an earthquake at Kunimi-machi, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. A 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit northeastern Japan on late Wednesday night. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

JAPAN-FUKUSHIMA-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

JAPAN-FUKUSHIMA-EARTHQUAKE-AFTERMATH

(220317) -- FUKUSHIMA, March 17, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 17, 2022 shows a damaged house after an earthquake at Kunimi-machi, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. A 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit northeastern Japan on late Wednesday night. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

Powerful quake rocks northeastern Japan

Powerful quake rocks northeastern Japan

People wait in line to receive water in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Kunimi, northeastern Japan, on March 17, 2022, after water supplies in the area were cut following a powerful earthquake the previous night.

Powerful quake rocks northeastern Japan

Powerful quake rocks northeastern Japan

Water is distributed in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Kunimi, northeastern Japan, on March 17, 2022, after water supplies in the area were cut following a powerful earthquake the previous night.

Powerful quake rocks northeastern Japan

Powerful quake rocks northeastern Japan

People wait in line to receive water in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Kunimi, northeastern Japan, on March 17, 2022, after water supplies in the area were cut following a powerful earthquake the previous night.

Powerful quake rocks northeastern Japan

Powerful quake rocks northeastern Japan

A collapsed house is seen in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Kunimi in northeastern Japan on March 17, 2022, after a powerful earthquake struck the region the previous night.

Powerful quake rocks northeastern Japan

Powerful quake rocks northeastern Japan

A collapsed house is seen in the Fukushima Prefecture town of Kunimi in northeastern Japan on March 17, 2022, after a powerful earthquake struck the region the previous night.

Kunimi defend national high school title

Kunimi defend national high school title

TOKYO, Japan - Striker Kosei Shibasaki (L) is joined by teammates after scoring the first goal of the game, leading reigning champions Kunimi to a 3-1 win over Gifu Kogyo in the final of the high school championship in Tokyo on Jan. 8.

Strong earthquake in northeastern Japan

Strong earthquake in northeastern Japan

A library worker puts scattered books back on shelves at a library of a cultural center in Kunimi, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 14, 2021, following the previous day's magnitude 7.3 earthquake in northeastern Japan.

Strong quake hits northeastern Japan

Strong quake hits northeastern Japan

A worker cleans up a store in Kunimi, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 14, 2021, after products were knocked from shelves during a magnitude-7.3 earthquake in northeastern Japan.

Strong quake hits northeastern Japan

Strong quake hits northeastern Japan

Workers at a supermarket in Kunimi, Fukushima Prefecture, wipe up oil spilled on the floor on Feb. 14, 2021, after a magnitude-7.3 earthquake shook northeastern Japan

Strong earthquake in northeastern Japan

Strong earthquake in northeastern Japan

Bricks from a collapsed wall are seen on a street in Kunimi, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 14, 2021, after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 struck northeastern Japan late on Feb. 13.

Strong earthquake in northeastern Japan

Strong earthquake in northeastern Japan

Bricks from a collapsed wall are seen on a street in Kunimi, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 14, 2021, after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 struck northeastern Japan late on Feb. 13.

Strong earthquake in northeastern Japan

Strong earthquake in northeastern Japan

Roof tiles are seen scattered on a street in Kunimi, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 14, 2021, following the previous day's magnitude 7.3 earthquake in northeastern Japan.

M7.2 quake strikes northeastern Japan

M7.2 quake strikes northeastern Japan

SENDAI, Japan - Workers conduct repairs on a Tohoku Shinkansen Line train car that stopped due to a strong earthquake on Aug. 16 in Kunimi, Fukushima Prefecture. (Kyodo)

Teenager Hirayama makes cut for Olympic q'fiers

Teenager Hirayama makes cut for Olympic q'fiers

KUNIMI, Japan - Kunimi High School striker Sota Hirayama smiles for photographers in Kunimi, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Feb. 16 after he was named to the Japan Under-23 squad for the final round of Asian zone qualifiers for this year's Athens Olympics. (Kyodo)

Kunimi ace Okubo exults with score in high school soccer

Kunimi ace Okubo exults with score in high school soccer

TOKYO, Japan - Kunimi midfielder Yoshito Okubo exults in scoring a goal against Toyama Daiichi in the semifinals of the high school soccer national championship tournament Jan. 7 to lift the Nagasaki school to a 1-0 victory at National Stadium in Tokyo. Okubo's goal in the 12th minute of the second half kept Kunimi on track for a high school soccer treble when it faces Kusatsu Higashi of Shiga Prefecture on Jan. 8.