Eco-society forcing energy-eating train cars to depart

Eco-society forcing energy-eating train cars to depart

TOKYO, Japan - A boy takes a photo of a man and the popular Panorama Car train of Nagoya Railroad Co. at Utsumi Station in the town of Minamichita, Aichi Prefecture, during a farewell event for the aging train on March 28.

Artificially raised sea turtle released to open sea

Artificially raised sea turtle released to open sea

NAGOYA, Japan - Researchers at an aquarium in Aichi Prefecture on Oct. 17 release a 17-year-old green sea turtle raised in captivity to see how it adapts to living in the ocean. The researchers at Minamichita Beachland Aquarium in the town of Mihama attached an electronic transmitter on the carapace of the female turtle before releasing it into the sea at a beach in the town of Atsumi on the Pacific Ocean coast.

Seal show at central Japan aquarium

Seal show at central Japan aquarium

A seal performs during an aquarium show aimed at teaching the audience how to use a pedestrian crossing at Minamichita Beach Land in Mihama, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 11, 2021.

Seal show at central Japan aquarium

Seal show at central Japan aquarium

A seal performs during an aquarium show aimed at teaching the audience how to use a pedestrian crossing at Minamichita Beach Land in Mihama, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 11, 2021.

Eco-society forcing energy-eating train cars to depart

Eco-society forcing energy-eating train cars to depart

TOKYO, Japan - A boy takes a photo of a man and the popular Panorama Car train of Nagoya Railroad Co. at Utsumi Station in the town of Minamichita, Aichi Prefecture, during a farewell event for the aging train on March 28. (Kyodo)

Drone delivers drugs to island

Drone delivers drugs to island

A drone delivers a package of drugs (below) to an island some three kilometers from the central Japan town of Minamichita on July 4, 2017, during a demonstration by a Nagoya-based pharmacy chain aiming to deliver medicine to people living in isolated locations or affected by a disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Artificially raised sea turtle released to open sea

Artificially raised sea turtle released to open sea

NAGOYA, Japan - Researchers at an aquarium in Aichi Prefecture on Oct. 17 release a 17-year-old green sea turtle raised in captivity to see how it adapts to living in the ocean. The researchers at Minamichita Beachland Aquarium in the town of Mihama attached an electronic transmitter on the carapace of the female turtle before releasing it into the sea at a beach in the town of Atsumi on the Pacific Ocean coast.