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Golf: Tokai Classic

Sora Kamiya of Japan poses with the victor's trophy after winning the Sumitomo Life Vitality Ladies Tokai Classic golf tournament at Shin Minami Aichi Country Club in Mihama, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 21, 2025.

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Golf: Tokai Classic

Sora Kamiya of Japan hits a shot on the ninth hole during the final round of the Sumitomo Life Vitality Ladies Tokai Classic golf tournament at Shin Minami Aichi Country Club in Mihama, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 21, 2025.

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Golf: Tokai Classic

Sora Kamiya of Japan makes a birdie putt on the ninth hole during the final round of the Sumitomo Life Vitality Ladies Tokai Classic golf tournament at Shin Minami Aichi Country Club in Mihama, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 21, 2025.

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Golf: Tokai Classic

Sora Kamiya of Japan makes a birdie putt on the ninth hole during the final round of the Sumitomo Life Vitality Ladies Tokai Classic golf tournament at Shin Minami Aichi Country Club in Mihama, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 21, 2025.

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Golf: Tokai Classic

Sora Kamiya of Japan celebrates after making a winning putt during the final round of the Sumitomo Life Vitality Ladies Tokai Classic golf tournament at Shin Minami Aichi Country Club in Mihama, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 21, 2025.

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Golf: Tokai Classic

Sora Kamiya of Japan celebrates after winning the Sumitomo Life Vitality Ladies Tokai Classic golf tournament at Shin Minami Aichi Country Club in Mihama, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 21, 2025.

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Japan court allows aging Fukui nuclear reactor to continue operations

OSAKA, March 15 Kyodo -- A Japanese court on Friday decided a nuclear reactor that started running over 40 years ago in central Japan could continue operations, upholding a lower court ruling that rejected residents' calls to halt the unit over safety concerns.The Osaka High Court decided against an injunction to halt the No. 3 unit of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama power plant in Fukui Prefecture, saying the court believes it poses "no specific danger."(Kyodo)

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Golf: Sumitomo Life Ladies Tokai Classic

Akie Iwai poses with the trophy after winning the Sumitomo Life Ladies Tokai Classic golf tournament on Sept. 17, 2023, at Shin Minami Aichi Country Club's Mihama course in Mihama in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Dismantlement of nuclear reactor in Japan

A fresh fuel storage rack inside the No. 1 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama nuclear power plant is being removed by a crane as part of the reactor's dismantlement work on June 8, 2023, in Mihama in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan. The demolition work, shown to the media, started in 2017 and is planned to be completed in fiscal 2045. (Pool photo)

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Dismantlement of nuclear reactor in Japan

A fresh fuel storage rack inside the No. 1 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama nuclear power plant is being removed by a crane as part of the reactor's dismantlement work on June 8, 2023, in Mihama in Fukui Prefecture, central Japan. The demolition work, shown to the media, started in 2017 and is planned to be completed in fiscal 2045. (Pool photo)

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S. Korea's Kim wins Tokai Classic

MIHAMA, Japan, Sept. 20 Kyodo - South Korea's Kim Ha Neul holds the trophy after winning the Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic in the central Japan town of Mihama on Sept. 20, 2015.

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Foreign couple building theater on Japan mountain

NAGOYA, Japan - U.S. ceramic artist Steven Ward (R) and his Chilean wife Ximena Elgueda are building an open-air theater on a mountain in Mihama, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, as seen in this file photo taken in November 2014. The project, launched 14 years ago, has drawn a total of 2,000 volunteer workers.

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Operator mulling scrapping 2 old nuclear reactors

MIHAMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in May 2013 shows Nos. 1 (front) and 2 reactors at Mihama plant in western Japan. Kansai Electric Power Co., the operator of the plant, is mulling scrapping the two reactors, both of which are more than 40 years old.

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Automated driving system tested on public roads

NAGOYA, Japan - Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura (L) is briefed about a test car equipped with an automated driving system in Mihama Town, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on July 14, 2014. Denso Corp. announced the same day it has begun testing automated driving technology on public roads.

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'Heshiko ramen' gaining popularity in Mihama Town

TSURUGA, Japan - Hiroko Masaoka serves a bowl of "heshiko ramen" at her cafe "Aurora" in Mihama Town, Fukui Prefecture, on June 2, 2014. "Heshiko," fish soaked in fermented rice bran, is a known local product in the area.

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KEPCO delays plan to file report on faults at Mihama plant

NAGOYA, Japan - Buildings housing the No. 1 to 3 reactors (from F) at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s nuclear power plant in Mihama, Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, are shown in this file photo taken in May 2013. The utility known as KEPCO has abandoned its initial plan to compile a report within April 2014 on its additional research to ascertain whether fault lines under the premises of the plant are active or not.

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Compiling Mihama fault probe results delayed

NAGOYA, Japan - A team from the Nuclear Regulation Authority examines earth layers near the No. 3 reactor of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama nuclear power plant in the town of Mihama, Fukui Prefecture, in December 2013. KEPCO appears to have given up on completing a conclusive report on the fault lines by the April 2014 deadline and submission of the report to the NRA is also expected to be delayed, a source familiar with the matter told Kyodo News on April 23, 2014.

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Cherry tree tunnel at shopping mall in Chiba, Japan

CHIBA, Japan - Visitors to the Aeon Mall Makuhari New City shopping complex in Mihama Ward, Chiba, east of Tokyo walk under an indoor tunnel formed by some 150 early-flowering cherry trees on Feb. 27, 2014. The trees were grown in Chikuhoku, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan.

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Men brave cold waters in tug-of-war tradition

TSURUGA, Japan - Men brave cold waters in the town of Mihama, Fukui Prefecture, participating in the traditional in-the-water tug-of-war known as "suichu tsunahiki" on Jan. 19, 2014, to pray for a good haul for the year.

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Yokomine wins Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic golf

MIHAMA, Japan - Japan's Sakura Yokomine holds the victor's trophy after winning the Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic at Shin Minami Aichi Country Club in Aichi Prefecture on Sept. 22, 2013. Yokomine finished at 15-under-par 201 to capture the second title of the season, posting her 20th career win.

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Fault investigation at reactor site

TSURUGA, Japan - A team of experts appointed by the Nuclear Regulation Authority examines a fault in the town of Mihama, Fukui Prefecture, on July 17, 2013. They started the two-day investigation into the activity of some geologic faults running beneath the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor in the prefecture. (Pool photo)

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Fault investigation at reactor site

TSURUGA, Japan - A team of experts appointed by the Nuclear Regulation Authority examines a fault in the town of Mihama, Fukui Prefecture, on July 17, 2013. They started the two-day investigation into the activity of some geologic faults running beneath the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor in the prefecture. (Pool photo)

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Fault investigation at reactor site

TSURUGA, Japan - A team of experts appointed by the Nuclear Regulation Authority examines a fault in the town of Mihama, Fukui Prefecture, on July 17, 2013. They started the two-day investigation into the activity of some geologic faults running beneath the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor in the prefecture. (Pool photo)

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Mihama reactor

TOKYO, Japan - File photo from November 2011 shows the No. 2 reactor (front) and No. 1 reactor (back) of the Mihama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture. Japan's nuclear safety agency plans to conclude that Mihama's No. 2 reactor is safe enough to operate beyond 40 years, the period of operation at which mandatory safety assessments for age-related factors must be carried out, sources close to the matter said on June 6, 2012.

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Mihama nuclear power station

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken June 6, 2011, shows the Mihama nuclear power station in Mihama, Fukui Prefecture, operated by Kansai Electric Power Co. (From front to back) Reactors No. 1, 2 and 3.

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Emergency drill at Mihama nuclear plant

TSURUGA, Japan - Kansai Electric Power Co. employees test an emergency reactor cooling system, as part of an emergency drill at the No.1 reactor of Fukui Prefecture's Mihama nuclear power plant on March 31, 2011, following a crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Golfer Ueda in Tokai Classic

MIHAMA, Japan - Japanese golfer Momoko Ueda assesses conditions on the green at the 18th hole during the Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic at Minami-Aichi Country Club in Aichi Prefecture on Sept. 17, 2010. Ueda shot a 3-under 69 to tie for seventh after the first day of the tournament.

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Golfer Yokomine in Tokai Classic

MIHAMA, Japan - Japanese golfer Sakura Yokomine tees off on the third hole during the Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic at Minami-Aichi Country Club in Aichi Prefecture on Sept. 17, 2010. Yokomine shot a 6-under 66 to tie for first place after the first day of the tournament.

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Golfer Moromizato in Tokai Classic

MIHAMA, Japan - Japanese golfer Shinobu Moromizato tees off on the third hole during the Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic at Minami-Aichi Country Club in Aichi Prefecture on Sept. 17, 2010. Moromizato shot a 3-under 69 to tie for seventh after the first day of the tournament.

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Overturned Japanese ferry inspected

MIHAMA, Japan - Employees of a ship clearance firm on Nov. 15, 2009, inspect the passenger and cargo ferry Ariake, which ran aground and overturned in the Sea of Kumano off the town of Mihama in Mie Prefecture in central Japan on Nov. 13. All 28 passengers and crew members were rescued.

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Overturned Japanese ferry inspected

MIHAMA, Japan - Inspectors of the transport ministry's transportation safety committee on Nov. 15, 2009, inspect the passenger and cargo ferry Ariake, which ran aground and overturned in the Sea of Kumano off the town of Mihama in Mie Prefecture in central Japan on Nov. 13. All 28 passengers and crew members were rescued.

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18-yr-old girl jumps to death at school for delinquent kids

NAGOYA, Japan - Hiroshi Totsuka, the principal of a sailing school in Mihama, Aichi Prefecture, speaks to reporters near the school on Oct. 19, 2009, after an 18-year-old girl jumped to her death from the roof of the school's dormitory in an apparent suicide. The school is known for its controversial methods for reforming juvenile delinquents.

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Yokomine wins Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic golf

MIHAMA, Japan - Sakura Yokomine kisses the winner's trophy after winning the Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic golf tournament at Minami-Aichi Country Club in Aichi Prefecture on Sept. 20, 2009.

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IAEA starts safety assessment of Mihama nuclear plant

MIHAMA, Japan - Miroslav Lipar, who heads an International Atomic Energy Agency inspection team for Fukui Prefecture's Mihama nuclear power plant, speaks at a news conference at the PR center of the plant's operator, Kansai Electric Power Co., in the town of Mihama in the prefecture, ahead of safety checks Jan. 20.

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Fudo wins Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic golf

MIHAMA, Japan - Japan's Yuri Fudo holds up the winner's trophy after her victory in the Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic at Minami Aichi Country Club in Aichi Prefecture on Sept. 21.

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China's Zhang comes from behind to win Munsingwear Ladies

MIHAMA, Japan - China's Zhang Na poses for a photo with her cup in hands after capturing her fourth title of the season at the Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic at Minami Aichi Country Club's Mihama Course in Aichi Prefecture on Sept. 16.

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Nuclear reactor resumes operation 30 months after fatal accident

FUKUI, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 10 shows the No. 3 reactor (far right) at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama, Fukui Prefecture, which resumed operation, two and a half years after an accident that killed five people and injured six others.

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Nuclear reactor resumes operation 30 months after fatal accident

FUKUI, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 10 shows the No. 3 reactor (fore) at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama, Fukui Prefecture, which resumed operation, two and a half years after an accident that killed five people and injured six others. The accident was blamed on pipes that had not been inspected for 28 years.

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1st exercise under safe evacuation law carried out around N-plant

TSURUGA, Japan - Ground Self-Defense Force troops and vehicles are on alert to protect residents during the first exercise organized by the Japanese government under the safe evacuation law in the town of Mihama, Fukui Prefecture, on Nov. 27. The exercise was based on a scenario that a nuclear power plant (seen in the background) came under a terrorist attack.

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1st exercise under safe evacuation law carried out around N-plant

TSURUGA, Japan - Local residents undergo radiation tests during the first exercise organized by the Japanese government under the safe evacuation law in the town of Mihama, Fukui Prefecture, on Nov. 27. The exercise was based on a scenario that a nuclear power plant (seen in the background) came under a terrorist attack.

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1st exercise under safe evacuation law carried out around N-plant

TSURUGA, Japan - A Japan Coast Guard patrol voat and an Air Self-Defense Force helicopter take part in the first exercise organized by the Japanese government under the safe evacuation law in the town of Mihama, Fukui Prefecture, on Nov. 27. Seen behind in the fast-breeder reactor Monju located in Tsuruga on the Sea of Japan. The exercise was based on a scenario that a nuclear power plant came under a terrorist attack.

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1st exercise under safe evacuation law carried out around N-plant

MIHAMA, Japan - About 1,300 people from 130 organizations, including municipalities, police, the Self-Defense Forces, electric power firms and local broadcasters, participate in the first exercise organized by the Japanese government in the town of Mihama, Fukui Prefecture, on Nov. 27 under the safe evacuation law. The exercise was based on a scenario involving a terrorist attack on a nuclear power plant located in the town facing the Japan Sea.

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Poor management behind Mihama nuke reactor accident: report

TOKYO, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Shoichi Nakagawa (L) receives from Yasuhide Asada, chairman of an investigation panel of the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, a final report on investigation into a steam leakage accident at a Kansai Electric Power Co. nuclear reactor in the town of Mihama, Fukui Prefecture, in August 2004.

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Police raid Kansai Electric office over nuke plant disaster

TSURUGA, Japan - Police raid Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Wakasa branch office in Fukui Prefecture on Sept. 28 as part of investigations into a deadly nuclear power plant accident in August. Prefectural police investigators entered the office in Mihama, which oversees operations at the company's 11 nuclear reactors in the prefecture. Five workers were killed in the accident.

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KEPCO head apologizes before Diet for nuke-plant accident

TOKYO, Japan - Kansai Electric Power Co. President Yosaku Fuji bows his head while apologizing before a House of Representatives panel Aug. 31 for Japan's deadliest accident at a nuclear power plant, which took place in Fukui Prefecture earlier this month. Five workers died and six others were injured in the accident at the Mihama nuclear power plant.

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Kansai Electric begins safety checks on 3 reactors

TSURUGA, Japan - Kansai Electric Power Co. begins checking the safety of pipes at three nuclear reactors in Fukui Prefecture on Aug. 17 after the fatal accident on Aug. 9 at the utility's Mihama nuclear power plant. Checks shown in photo were conducted at the No. 2 reactor at the Mihama Nuclear Power Plant.

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Memorial service held for 4 victims of Mihama reactor accident

TSURUGA, Japan - A joint memorial service is held at a funeral hall in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, on Aug. 14 for four workers killed in Japan's deadliest nuclear plant accident at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture on Aug. 9.

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Police investigate accident at KEPCO nuclear power plant

TSURUGA, Japan - Investigators walk to a facility housing the turbines for the No. 3 reactor of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama Nuclear Power Plant in Mihama, Fukui Prefecture, on Aug. 10, one day after a steam leak accident there killed four people and injured seven others.

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(4)4 dead, 7 injured in nuke plant accident

TSURUGA, Japan - Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama Nuclear Power Plant is seen (back) from the Suishohama beach with vacationers on Aug. 10, one day after a fatal steam leakage accident occurred at the plant.

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(3)4 dead, 7 injured in nuke plant steam leak accident

OSAKA, Japan - Firefighters gather in front of the No. 3 reactor of Kansai Electric Power Company's Mihama Nuclear Power Plant in Fukui Prefecture, on Aug. 9 after high-temperature steam leaked from the reactor, killing four workers and injuring seven others.