Powerful typhoon approaching eastern Japan

Powerful typhoon approaching eastern Japan

MINAMIIZU, Japan - High waves strike the coast of Minamiizu in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on July 25. Typhoon Banyan was located about 550 kilometers west northwest of Chichijima Island in the Ogasawara island chain in the Pacific at 6 p.m. and was heading north at about 30 km per hour. Banyan is expected to close in on the Pacific coast of central and eastern Japan on late July 26.

Big tank for raising Japanese eel larvae unveiled

Big tank for raising Japanese eel larvae unveiled

Yoshitsugu Masuda, a researcher at the Fisheries Research Agency, explains about a large-scale tank for raising a large number of Japanese eels in their larval phase in the town of Minamiizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on July 10, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Powerful typhoon approaching eastern Japan

Powerful typhoon approaching eastern Japan

MINAMIIZU, Japan - High waves strike the coast of Minamiizu in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on July 25. Typhoon Banyan was located about 550 kilometers west northwest of Chichijima Island in the Ogasawara island chain in the Pacific at 6 p.m. and was heading north at about 30 km per hour. Banyan is expected to close in on the Pacific coast of central and eastern Japan on late July 26. (Kyodo)

Monkey park in central Japan

Monkey park in central Japan

A visitor takes photos of monkeys at Hagachizaki Monkey Bay in Minamiizu in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 7, 2020. The park where about 300 wild monkeys inhabit the premises facing Suruga Bay reopened the same day after being forced to close in September 2019 due to financial difficulty. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Monkey park in central Japan

Monkey park in central Japan

A visitor watches a monkey at Hagachizaki Monkey Bay in Minamiizu in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 7, 2020. The park where about 300 wild monkeys inhabit the premises facing Suruga Bay reopened the same day after being forced to close in September 2019 due to financial difficulty. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Monkey park in central Japan

Monkey park in central Japan

Visitors feed monkeys at Hagachizaki Monkey Bay in Minamiizu in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 7, 2020. The park where about 300 wild monkeys inhabit the premises facing Suruga Bay reopened the same day after being forced to close in September 2019 due to financial difficulty. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo