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1st anniv. of Noto Peninsula quake

SUZU, Japan, Dec. 30 Kyodo - A lantern remains collapsed at a shrine in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 30, 2024, almost one year after a powerful earthquake hit central Japan's Noto Peninsula area on Jan. 1. (Kyodo)

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Japan women's team pursuit gives hope for medal

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese speed skaters Maki Tabata (L), Nana Takagi (C) and Misaki Oshigiri (R) mark 3 minutes and 3.65 seconds in a test run of the women's team pursuit for the Sochi Olympic Games in the Russian resort town on Feb. 3, 2014.

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Kids play at Nankai Electric Railway's new theme facility

OSAKA, Japan - Children invited to Nankai Electric Railway Co.'s press preview of its new railway theme facility in Misaki Town, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 19, 2014, play a train simulation game.

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Nankai Electric Railway opens train amusement park

OSAKA, Japan - Children check out trains displayed at a new train-themed park of Nankai Electric Railway Co. during a sneak preview on Sept. 19, 2014, in the town of Misaki, Osaka Prefecture. The facility officially opens from Sept. 27.

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Amerasian children from Japan, S. Korea gather in Japan

MISAKI, Japan - Children born of U.S. and Asian parents and living in Japan and South Korea are participating in an event to exchange ideas and share experiences, the first gathering of its kind, after getting together in western Japan on Aug. 22. Photo shows Amerasian children playing aboard a handmade raft at an ocean center in the town of Misaki, Osaka Prefecture.

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Yachtsman embarks on 2nd try at around-the-world trip

OSAKA, Japan - A 69-year-old Japanese yachtsman embarks on July 20 on his second attempt to sail solo around the world. ''I really want to succeed this time,'' said Ikuo Kashima, before setting sail from Tannowa Yacht Harbor in the town of Misaki, Osaka Prefecture, in his 13.92-ton yacht Koraasa-70. Kashima plans to sail across the Pacific around Cape Horn at the southern tip of South America, past the southern coasts of Africa and south of Australia's Tasmania island before heading back to Japan.

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Mahjong museum opens in Chiba Pref

A mahjong museum, with a collection that includes the mahjong pieces China's ''Last Emperor'' Pu Yi is believed to have used, opens April 10 in the town of Misaki, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo. The museum was established by Tokyo-based publisher Take Shobo, and displays a collection of about 3,000 mahjong sets from 20 countries around the world, including Japan, China, the United States, France and Vietnam.

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Yachtsman embarks on 2nd try at around-the-world trip+

OSAKA, Japan - A 69-year-old Japanese yachtsman embarks on July 20 on his second attempt to sail solo around the world. ''I really want to succeed this time,'' said Ikuo Kashima, before setting sail from Tannowa Yacht Harbor in the town of Misaki, Osaka Prefecture, in his 13.92-ton yacht Koraasa-70. Kashima plans to sail across the Pacific around Cape Horn at the southern tip of South America, past the southern coasts of Africa and south of Australia's Tasmania island before heading back to Japan.

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Osaka researcher shows young ark shells to be released into sea

Hirotaka Tsujimura, a researcher at the Research Institute of Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries of Osaka Prefecture, shows young bloody clams to be released into Osaka Bay, western Japan, on June 16, 2015, in the town of Misaki. They are colored for research purposes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nankai Electric Railway opens train amusement park

OSAKA, Japan - Children check out trains displayed at a new train-themed park of Nankai Electric Railway Co. during a sneak preview on Sept. 19, 2014, in the town of Misaki, Osaka Prefecture. The facility officially opens from Sept. 27. (Kyodo)

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New coronavirus

An amusement park official checks a visitor's temperature at its entrance in the town of Misaki, Osaka Prefecture, on March 24, 2020, as it resumes operation following a monthlong suspension due to the coronavirus epidemic. The park will permanently be closed at the end of March, ending its 60-year history. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

A visitor gets her hand sanitized at an amusement park in the town of Misaki, Osaka Prefecture, on March 24, 2020 as it resumes operation following a monthlong suspension due to the coronavirus epidemic. The park will permanently be closed at the end of March, ending its 60-year history. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

People form a line for the reopening of an amusement park in the town of Misaki, Osaka Prefecture, on March 24, 2020. The park, which had been closed since Feb. 29 amid the new coronavirus outbreak, will permanently be closed at the end of March, ending its 60-year history. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Amerasian children from Japan, S. Korea gather in Japan

MISAKI, Japan - Children born of U.S. and Asian parents and living in Japan and South Korea are participating in an event to exchange ideas and share experiences, the first gathering of its kind, after getting together in western Japan on Aug. 22. Photo shows Amerasian children playing aboard a handmade raft at an ocean center in the town of Misaki, Osaka Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Yachtsman embarks on 2nd try at around-the-world trip+

OSAKA, Japan - A 69-year-old Japanese yachtsman embarks on July 20 on his second attempt to sail solo around the world. ''I really want to succeed this time,'' said Ikuo Kashima, before setting sail from Tannowa Yacht Harbor in the town of Misaki, Osaka Prefecture, in his 13.92-ton yacht Koraasa-70. Kashima plans to sail across the Pacific around Cape Horn at the southern tip of South America, past the southern coasts of Africa and south of Australia's Tasmania island before heading back to Japan.

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Mahjong museum opens in Chiba Pref

A mahjong museum, with a collection that includes the mahjong pieces China's ''Last Emperor'' Pu Yi is believed to have used, opens April 10 in the town of Misaki, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo. The museum was established by Tokyo-based publisher Take Shobo, and displays a collection of about 3,000 mahjong sets from 20 countries around the world, including Japan, China, the United States, France and Vietnam.