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Local gov't group to make Naruto whirlpools World Heritage

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Members of a council set up by the Hyogo and Tokushima prefectural governments in western Japan attend their first meeting on Dec. 18, 2014, in Minamiawaji, Hyogo Prefecture, to initiate a joint drive toward their goal of acquiring World Heritage status for whirlpools observed at the Naruto Strait. The whirlpools are touted as among the largest in the world.

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Ritual bronze bell discoverer points at location

Toru Nishida, deputy plant manager of stone processing firm Matsumoto Sangyo Inc., points at the sand mound where seven ritual bronze bells from the Yayoi period (around the third century B.C. to third century A.D.) have been discovered lately, in Minamiawaji, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on May 19, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yayoi period bronze bells found on Awaji Island

Ritual bronze bells from the Yayoi period (around the third century B.C. to third century A.D.) recently found in Minamiawaji, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, are shown on May 19, 2015. The third and fourth bells from the left each contain a smaller bell inside, while the second bell from the left had been found inside the bell in the left corner. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yayoi period bronze bells found on Awaji Island

Ritual bronze bells from the Yayoi period (around the third century B.C. to third century A.D.) recently found in Minamiawaji, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, are shown on May 19, 2015. Two bells on the right both contain a smaller bell inside, while the second bell from the left had been found inside the bell in the left corner. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pattern like letter "king" found on Yayoi period bronze bell

A pattern that looks like the kanji character representing "king" is seen on one of the ritual bronze bells from the Yayoi period (around the third century B.C. to third century A.D.) recently found in Minamiawaji, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on May 19, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Memorial service held for drafted students killed in WWII

Kazuo Shima of a Kobe University alumni association delivers a memorial address during a ceremony in Minamiawaji, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 21, 2015, in tribute to some 200,000 students who died while on the battlefront and working in domestic factories during World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Memorial service held for drafted students killed in WWII

Participants offer flowers during a ceremony in Minamiawaji, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 21, 2015, at a memorial tower for some 200,000 students who died on the battlefront and in domestic factories during World War II. The tower, built in 1967 and resembling the nib of a fountain pen as a symbol of the students, reopened in March following renovations. It had been closed since 1995. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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National treasure shamisen player Tsuruzawa dies at 103

Photo taken in May 1998 shows shamisen player Tsuruzawa Tomoji, designated as a human national treasure. Tsuruzawa died of heart failure at her home in Minamiawaji, Hyogo Prefecture, on Dec. 13, 2016, at the age of 103. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo