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Red-crested white crane chicks

Photo taken on May 9, 2023, shows a red-crested white crane tending a chick, hatched a week earlier at Kushiro Crane Reserve in Kushiro, Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Red-crested white crane chicks

Photo taken on May 9, 2023, shows a red-crested white crane tending a chick, hatched a week earlier at Kushiro Crane Reserve in Kushiro, Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Red-crested white crane chicks

Photo taken on May 9, 2023, shows a red-crested white crane tending a chick, hatched a week earlier at Kushiro Crane Reserve in Kushiro, Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Red-crested white crane chick

Photo taken on May 9, 2023, shows a red-crested white crane tending a chick, hatched a week earlier at Kushiro Crane Reserve in Kushiro, Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Fishing boat Zuisho Maru freed 7 months after seizure by Russia

KUSHIRO, Japan - The Japanese fishing boat Zuisho Maru No. 38, seized by Russian authorities in January for illegal fishing, berthed at Rausu, Hokkaido after it was released by Russia and towed back to Rausu on Aug. 14. The captain Takashi Kawabata and five other crew members of the 19-ton vessel had been released by the end of May. Russian authorities accused Kawabata of illegal fishing and imposed a 300,000 ruble (1.4 million yen) fine.

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Photo opportunity board 2nd most popular Guinness record

KUSHIRO, Japan - The world's longest photo opportunity board, at 280 meters, seen in this file photo taken in Obihiro in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on June 28, 2014, ranks second in the global popularity ranking of records acknowledged by the Guinness World Records in 2014. The biggest cork mosaic in France was the Guinness Fan Choice winner.

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More than 20 swans passing winter in residential area

KUSHIRO, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 29, 2014, in Kushiro on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido shows swans on the Ninishibetsu River, which is located near a large supermarket and residential area.

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Man looks at pancake ice on Kushiro River in Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - A man looks at pancake ice formed on the Kushiro River in Kushiro, Hokkaido, on Dec. 15, 2014. The pieces of ice have raised rims created by collisions with each other.

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Pancake ice formed on Kushiro River in Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - Pancake ice is formed on the Kushiro River in Kushiro, Hokkaido, on Dec. 15, 2014. The pieces of ice have elevated rims created by colliding with one another.

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Japan's 'shishamo' smelt caught off Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - "Shishamo" smelt caught in the waters off Kushiro, Hokkaido, are shown on Nov. 8, 2014. Shishamo live exclusively around the Pacific Coast of Hokkaido.

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Japan cuts Antarctic whale catch target by 2/3

KUSHIRO, Japan - File photo taken in September 2013 shows a minke whale landed in Kushiro, Hokkaido, in northern Japan. The Japanese government said on Nov. 18, 2014, that it will reduce the number of whales to be taken in the Antarctic Ocean to one-third of the previous target, as the country seeks to continue its "research whaling" despite a U.N. court ordering Tokyo to halt its program there.

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Ainu's traditional 'shishamo' smelt festival

KUSHIRO, Japan - The Ainu people's traditional "Shishamo" smelt festival is held in Shiranuka Town, Hokkaido, on Nov. 2, 2014, to pray for a bountiful catch and safe fishing.

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Christmas tree lit at 'Santa Land' on Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - A Christmas tree lighting ceremony is held Oct. 25, 2014, at a park in the town of Hiroo on Japan's northernmost main island Hokkaido. The town is the only place in Japan recognized as a "Santa Land" by the city government of Oslo.

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Christmas illumination starts at 'Santa Land' on Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - The town of Hiroo on Japan's northernmost main island Hokkaido recognized by Oslo, Norway, as the first "Santa Land" outside Norway holds a Christmas-tree-lighting ceremony with fireworks on Oct. 25, 2014.

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30,000 sunflowers in full bloom in Hokkaido's Ozora town

KUSHIRO, Japan - Around 30,000 sunflowers are seen in full bloom out of season in the town of Ozora, Hokkaido, on Oct. 19, 2014. The temperature, which plunged below zero at the lowest, rose to 19 degrees during daytime in the town due to fair weather.

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Russian resident speaks before returning to island

KUSHIRO, Japan - A Russian representative of residents on four Russian-controlled islands claimed by Japan off Hokkaido speaks at a press conference in Nemuro in the northernmost Japanese prefecture on Oct. 7, 2014.

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Research whaling begins in northern Japan coastal areas

KUSHIRO, Japan - A minke whale is unloaded in Kushiro port in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Sept. 7, 2014. Japan plans to catch up to 51 minke whales in waters off Kushiro in the seasonal hunting of the species for research purposes, which began the same day and will be conducted through the end of October to survey the impact on coastal fishing by checking the contents of the whales' stomachs.

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Fisherman gathers 'kombu' off Rausu, Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - A fisherman gathers "kombu" sea tangle off the coast of Rausu Town on the Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan, on Aug. 14, 2014. Tours to learn about "kombu," a specialty of Rausu, started in August before the 10th anniversary next year of Shiretoko's addition to the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites.

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Preserving facility for Nemuro-Kunashiri submarine cable

KUSHIRO, Japan - A now-defunct facility in Nemuro, Hokkaido, for a submarine communications cable, which used to connect the Nemuro Peninsula and Kunashiri, one of the four Russian-controlled and Japanese-claimed islands off Japan's northernmost main island, is seen in May 2014 (upper frame) and on Aug. 12, 2014 (lower frame). The lower shows work underway to preserve the facility.

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Released chum salmon fry in Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - A school of released chum salmon fry swims in the Nishibetsu River in Shibecha Town, Hokkaido, on May 26, 2014.

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Released young chum salmon in Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - A school of released chum salmon fry swims in the Nishibetsu River in Shibecha Town, Hokkaido, on May 26, 2014.

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Ex-residents in Russian-held isles leave for visa-free visit

KUSHIRO, Japan - The first group of former Japanese residents in four Russian-held islands off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido leaves Nemuro port for a visa-free visit to one of the isles on May 24, 2014.

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Ship leaves for visa-free visit to Russian-held islands

KUSHIRO, Japan - A ship carrying the first group of former Japanese residents in four Russian-held islands off Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido leaves Nemuro port for a visa-free visit to one of the isles on May 24, 2014.

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Ice-breaking tour boat in operation at Lake Akan

KUSHIRO, Japan - An ice-breaking pleasure boat opens up a route at Lake Akan in Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost prefecture, with Mt. Oakan seen in the background on April 16, 2014.

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'Phantom bridge' in Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - Photo taken March 14, 2014 shows participants in a tour to Taushubetsu Bridge, an aging structure now surrounded by water in man-made Lake Nukabira in Kamishihoro, Hokkaido. Nicknamed the "phantom bridge," it is completely submerged around June and is only seen for a few months in wintertime.

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Pork bowl mascot plays with children in Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - "Butadonman," a mascot for Hokkaido's Tokachi region made in the image of a pork bowl, a popular local dish, interacts with children at an event held in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on March 21, 2014, jointly with Kagawa Prefecture, in southwestern Japan, which has raised its profile in the country with its "sanuki" udon noodles.

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Students gather around Tezuka's drawings

KUSHIRO, Japan - A group of students at Obihiro Kashiwa Elementary School in Obihiro, Hokkaido gather around a panel with original drawings by the late cartoonist Osamu Tezuka on Feb. 18, 2014. The panel was donated to the school by a former comic magazine editor.

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People light candles in memory of poet Takuboku

KUSHIRO, Japan - People light ice candles in the city of Kushiro, Hokkaido, in memory of renowned Japanese poet Ishikawa Takuboku.

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Japan's research whaling

KUSHIRO, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 13, 2013, shows a minke whale aboard the No. 7 Katsu Maru off Kushiro, Hokkaido. The media was invited that day to witness Japan's research whaling, which began Sept. 6 in the area and will end after 60 minke whales are taken. (Pool photo)

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Literary award winners

TOKYO, Japan - Shino Sakuragi, winner of the 149th Naoki prize for seasoned writers of popular fiction, attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 17, 2013, after the selection committee for the prestigious Japanese literary award announced earlier in the day that she had won. Sakuragi, 48, won the prize for her collection of seven short stories titled "Hotel Royal," describing various people associated with a love hotel in Kushiro, Hokkaido.

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Woman aims to mitigate deer damage to crops

KUSHIRO, Japan - Mayumi Ueno hunts deer with a rifle in the snow-covered mountains in Kushiro, Hokkaido, on March 30, 2013. Ueno, a chief researcher who works to mitigate damage to crops by "Ezo" deer, went hunting 11 times this season and shot six deer. (Photo by Makoto Hori)

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Woman aims to mitigate deer damage to crops

KUSHIRO, Japan - An "Ezo" deer and a fawn appear in the mountains in Kushiro, Hokkaido, during hunting on March 30, 2013. (Photo by Makoto Hori)

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Heavy snow in Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on March 3, 2013, shows a national road in the town of Ozora, Hokkaido, jammed due to heavy snow the previous day.

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Heavy snow in Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows vehicles trapped in heavy snow in the town of Nakashibetsu, Hokkaido, on March 3, 2013.

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"N43 degrees" museum to close

KUSHIRO, Japan - Masaru Miyata, head of the N43 Degrees Museum of Art in Kushiro, Hokkaido, is pictured on Oct. 27, 2012. The private gallery known for its collection of works from countries above 43 degrees north latitude will close in November, with plans to sell about 500 artworks, including pieces by Salvador Dali and Joan Miro.

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"Research whaling" in Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - A minke whale is caught and landed in Kushiro, Hokkaido, as part of so-called research whaling on Sept. 9, 2012.

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Russia releases 2 Japanese men

KUSHIRO, Japan - (From R) Shigeo Nakamura and Kuniaki Yamagata arrive at Nemuro port in Hokkaido on July 14, 2012, after Russia released the two Japanese men detained in late June by Russian border control officials while sailing near Kunashiri, a disputed island off Hokkaido.

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Hokkaido cranes to Taiwan

KUSHIRO, Japan - Local elementary school pupils sing during a ceremony in Kushiro, Hokkaido, northern Japan, held on Sept. 13, 2011, prior to the departure of a pair of red-crowned cranes to Taiwan. The city of Kushiro will lend the birds, a species designated as a special national natural treasure, to Taiwan for an indefinite period of time. Known as a symbol of longevity and conjugal love in Japan, the crane is also popular in Taiwan, which asked Kushiro in 2009 to donate some of the birds.

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Aftermath of online cheating

KUSHIRO, Japan - An applicant for an entrance examination held on March 8, 2011, at Kushiro Public University of Economics holds his cellphone in a transparent plastic bag distributed by the university to stem online cheating. Schools in Japan have begun taking tougher measures to prevent cheating at their entrance exams in the wake of the arrest March 3 of a 19-year-old student for allegedly disrupting a university entrance exam in February by soliciting answers online via a cellphone from the exam room.

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One of world's most scenic evening glows in Kushiro

KUSHIRO, Japan - Local resident Hisanori Haga webcasts live the evening glow at Kushiro port in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 24, 2011. Some people have described the scene as ''one of the world's three most scenic'' along with those in Bali, Indonesia, and Manila in the Philippines.

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One of world's most scenic evening glows in Kushiro

KUSHIRO, Japan - Local resident Hisanori Haga webcasts live the evening glow at Kushiro port in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 24, 2011. Some people have described the scene as ''one of the world's three most scenic'' along with those in Bali, Indonesia, and Manila in the Philippines.

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Fishery firm says money to Russians not off-the-book

KUSHIRO, Japan - Munemoto Nakayama, president of fishery firm Kanai Gyogyo, speaks to reporters in Kushiro, Hokkaido, on Dec. 27, 2010. Nakayama, whose company is one of four fishery firms allegedly fined over illicit payments to Russian officials, denied acting improperly, saying the payments were a necessary business expense.

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Total moon eclipse seen in Japan

KUSHIRO, Japan - A total eclipse of the moon is observed in Kushiro in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido at 4:51 p.m. on Dec. 21, 2010.

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Ex-lawmaker Suzuki prior to imprisonment

KUSHIRO, Japan - Muneo Suzuki, a former Japanese House of Representatives lawmaker, cries during a gathering in his constituency Kushiro, Hokkaido, on Dec. 4, 2010, after talking about his upcoming imprisonment. Suzuki was convicted of four charges including bribery.

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Minke whale caught

KUSHIRO, Japan - A minke whale is landed at Kushiro port in Hokkaido following the start of research whaling in the area on Sept. 7, 2010.

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Poor catch of saury

KUSHIRO, Japan - Saury are auctioned at a port in Kushiro, Hokkaido, on Aug. 24, 2010. Poor saury catches have been logged at fishing grounds in the Pacific east of Hokkaido.

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Old steam locomotive chugs through snowy Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - A steam locomotive whistles its way through the Kushiro Wetland in Shibecha in the northernmost main Japanese island of Hokkaido on Jan. 23, 2010. The train, operated by Hokkaido Railway Co., runs between Kushiro to Shibecha stations through March 7.

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Children ask questions to Noguchi in space

KUSHIRO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi, appearing on a large screen, waves to children during a space-to-Earth talk session at Kushiro Children's Museum Kodomo Yugakukan in Kushiro, Hokkaido, on Jan. 19, 2010. Children asked Noguchi, who is currently on a five-month mission at the International Space Station, about his experiences there via a satellite and TV telephone linkup at an event hosted by the museum and Rikubetsu Astronomical Observatory.

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Horses greet tourists at Japan airport

KUSHIRO, Japan - A girl smiles while riding on a pony during a tourist event at Kushiro airport in Hokkaido on Nov. 23, 2009. A group of horse riding enthusiasts brought six horses to the airport in a bid to highlight the city's history of horse breeding.

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One of two young disabled tigers dies at Hokkaido zoo

KUSHIRO, Japan - This photo, taken in January, shows disabled Siberian tiger siblings, the male cub Taiga (R) and his sister cub Kokoa, at a zoon in Kushiro, Hokkaido. Taiga, who had disabilities in his limbs, died on Aug. 25 apparently after choking on meat, zoo officials said. They were born in May last year with insufficient cartilage formation.