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Heavy snow in Japan

Pedestrians walk on a snow-covered road near JR Mitaka Station in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2023, as heavy snowfall hit many parts of Japan.

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Iraqi boy leaves hospital after 2nd eye operation

MITAKA, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy, smiles as he is about to leave a hospital in Mitaka, western Tokyo, after his second eye operation on Dec. 28. The boy had his left eye badly injured during a military clash in Iraq.

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Japan struggling to combat invasive foreign species

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in February 2014 from a Kyodo News helicopter in Mitaka, Tokyo shows a pond with low water in Inokashira Park.

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Man suspected of fatally stabbing girl

TOKYO, Japan - The vehicle carrying Charles Thomas Ikenaga, suspected of fatally stabbing a high school girl, leaves the Mitaka Police Station in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2013. Ikenaga, 21, is suspected of fatally stabbing Saaya Suzuki, 18, in front of her home in Mitaka, Tokyo, on Oct. 8.

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Man suspected of fatally stabbing girl

TOKYO, Japan - The vehicle carrying Charles Thomas Ikenaga, suspected of fatally stabbing a high school girl, leaves the Mitaka Police Station in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2013. Ikenaga, 21, is suspected of fatally stabbing Saaya Suzuki, 18, in front of her home in Mitaka, Tokyo, on Oct. 8.

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Man arrested for stabbing high school girl

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers investigate an area near the location where a high school girl was stabbed, in Mitaka, Tokyo, on Oct. 8, 2013. A 21-year-old man was arrested for attempted murder after allegedly attacking Saaya Suzuki, 18, on a street in a residential district. Suzuki was taken to hospital but confirmed dead.

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Man arrested for stabbing high school girl

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers investigate an area near the location where a high school girl was stabbed, in Mitaka, Tokyo, on Oct. 8, 2013. A 21-year-old man was arrested for attempted murder after allegedly attacking Saaya Suzuki, 18, on a street in a residential district. Suzuki was taken to hospital but confirmed dead.

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Kan, wife go shopping

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan pushes a shopping cart at a supermarket in Mitaka, western Tokyo, on Jan. 9, 2011. Kan and his wife Nobuko went shopping in a move seen as aimed at showing the premier is close to the common people. (Pool photo)

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Kan, wife go shopping

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and his wife Nobuko (C) shop at a supermarket in Mitaka, western Tokyo, on Jan. 9, 2011. The move is seen as aimed at showing the premier is close to the common people. (Pool photo)

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Stolen contrabasses in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Contrabasses stolen from a musician's home in Mitaka, western Tokyo, are shown to the press at a Tokyo police station on Aug. 31, 2010. A 26-year-old man was served an arrest warrant on suspicion of theft.

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Kan at 33 years old

TOKYO, Japan - Naoto Kan (C) makes a V-sign at his election office in Mitaka, western Tokyo, to celebrate his first win in a House of Representatives election in June 1980. Kan, who was named prime minister on June 4, 2010, was 33 at that time.

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Hatoyama visits Tokyo primary school to promote role of citizens

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R), together with Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Naoto Kan (C), and Yoshito Sengoku (L), state minister in charge of administrative and public servant system reform and national strategies, visit a primary school in Mitaka in Tokyo on Feb. 20, 2010, as part of his efforts to expand roles of citizens and non-profit organizations in education and town life. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress visit job training center for elderly people

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko (R) chat with a paper-screen worker during a visit to a job training center for elderly people in Mitaka, Tokyo on Sept. 19. In past years, the imperial couple mostly visited welfare facilities for elderly people around Respect of the Elderly Day (Sept. 15 this year). This time, they chose to visit the job training center as encouragement to working elderly people, according to palace officials. (Pool photo)

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Iraqi boy's 2nd eye operation ends successfully

MITAKA, Japan - Tetsuo Hida, professor of Kyorin University who conducted an eye operation on Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy, shakes hands with the boy's uncle after the operation ended in a success on Dec. 14. The boy had his left eye badly injured during a military clash in Iraq. ''Although I am not sure to what extent he will regain his eyesight, he is now able to wear a contact lens,'' Hida said.

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Miyazaki-designed animation museum to open Oct. 1

TOKYO, Japan - An animation museum based on the ideas of popular animation-film director Hayao Miyazaki is opened to the press on Sept. 17 in Mitaka in western Tokyo, prior to its official opening Oct. 1. The Ghibli Museum, located in Inokashira Park, is a joint project of the city of Mitaka and Miyazaki, who also serves as the head of the museum.

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Home of former Niigata bank president searched over loans

TOKYO, Japan - Police on Jan. 18 search the home of Ryutaro Omori, a former president of Niigata Chuo Bank, in Mitaka, western Tokyo, in connection with suspected illicit lending practices that led to the bank's collapse in October 1999. They searched about 40 locations, including the homes of other bank executives, on suspicion the executives committed special breaches of trust under the Commercial Code.

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Mori shows off PC skills at classroom for elderly

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R) demonstrates his computer skills while accessing an Internet homepage at a computer classroom for the elderly in Mitaka, western Tokyo, on Sept. 15, which is Respect for the Aged day, a Japanese national holiday. Japan's elderly population -- those aged 65 and older -- has hit a record high of 21.9 million, or about one in six people. The prime minister is currently giving top priority to information technology reforms.

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Japan's fight against coronavirus

A coronavirus patient equipped with an artificial heart-lung device known as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, is loaded onto a transport vehicle in Mitaka, western Tokyo, on Sept. 10, 2021.

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Japan's fight against coronavirus

A coronavirus patient equipped with an artificial heart-lung device known as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, is loaded onto a transport vehicle in Mitaka, western Tokyo, on Sept. 10, 2021.

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Jaguar logo

Keywords: jaguar, jaguar, land rover, land rover, automobile, foreign car, dealer, dealership, sign, logo, logo mark = November 20, 2018, Jaguar Mitaka, Nozaki, Mitaka, Tokyo, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Jaguar logo

Keywords: jaguar, jaguar, land rover, land rover, automobile, foreign car, dealer, dealership, sign, logo, logo mark = November 20, 2018, Jaguar Mitaka, Nozaki, Mitaka, Tokyo, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Jaguar logo

Keywords: jaguar, jaguar, land rover, land rover, automobile, foreign car, dealer, dealership, sign, logo, logo mark = November 20, 2018, Jaguar Mitaka, Nozaki, Mitaka, Tokyo, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Miyazaki-designed animation museum to open Oct. 1

TOKYO, Japan - An animation museum based on the ideas of popular animation-film director Hayao Miyazaki is opened to the press on Sept. 17 in Mitaka in western Tokyo, prior to its official opening Oct. 1. The Ghibli Museum, located in Inokashira Park, is a joint project of the city of Mitaka and Miyazaki, who also serves as the head of the museum.

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Iraqi boy's 2nd eye operation ends successfully

MITAKA, Japan - Tetsuo Hida, professor of Kyorin University who conducted an eye operation on Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy, shakes hands with the boy's uncle after the operation ended in a success on Dec. 14. The boy had his left eye badly injured during a military clash in Iraq. ''Although I am not sure to what extent he will regain his eyesight, he is now able to wear a contact lens,'' Hida said. (Kyodo)

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Iraqi boy leaves hospital after 2nd eye operation

MITAKA, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy, smiles as he is about to leave a hospital in Mitaka, western Tokyo, after his second eye operation on Dec. 28. The boy had his left eye badly injured during a military clash in Iraq. (Kyodo)

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Mori shows off PC skills at classroom for elderly

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R) demonstrates his computer skills while accessing an Internet homepage at a computer classroom for the elderly in Mitaka, western Tokyo, on Sept. 15, which is Respect for the Aged day, a Japanese national holiday. Japan's elderly population -- those aged 65 and older -- has hit a record high of 21.9 million, or about one in six people. The prime minister is currently giving top priority to information technology reforms.

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Landmark apartment in western Tokyo available for rent

Photo taken on July 6, 2021, shows a condominium unit developed by late architect Shusaku Arakawa and late poet Madeline Gins in 2005 in Mitaka, western Tokyo, now available for rent and drawing interest especially from people working remotely. Dedicated to the memory of American author and activist Helen Keller, the nine-unit complex dubbed "Reversible Destiny Lofts Mitaka" has now become a landmark in the Mitaka region, with its exterior and interior painted in 14 colors.

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Landmark apartment in western Tokyo available for rent

Photo taken on July 6, 2021, shows a condominium unit developed by late architect Shusaku Arakawa and late poet Madeline Gins in 2005 in Mitaka, western Tokyo, now available for rent and drawing interest especially from people working remotely. Dedicated to the memory of American author and activist Helen Keller, the nine-unit complex dubbed "Reversible Destiny Lofts Mitaka" has now become a landmark in the Mitaka region, with its exterior and interior painted in 14 colors.

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Landmark apartment in western Tokyo available for rent

Photo taken on July 6, 2021, shows a condominium unit developed by late architect Shusaku Arakawa and late poet Madeline Gins in 2005 in Mitaka, western Tokyo, now available for rent and drawing interest especially from people working remotely. Dedicated to the memory of American author and activist Helen Keller, the nine-unit complex dubbed "Reversible Destiny Lofts Mitaka" has now become a landmark in the Mitaka region, with its exterior and interior painted in 14 colors.

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Landmark apartment in western Tokyo available for rent

Photo taken on July 6, 2021, shows a condominium unit developed by late architect Shusaku Arakawa and late poet Madeline Gins in 2005 in Mitaka, western Tokyo, now available for rent and drawing interest especially from people working remotely. Dedicated to the memory of American author and activist Helen Keller, the nine-unit complex dubbed "Reversible Destiny Lofts Mitaka" has now become a landmark in the Mitaka region, with its exterior and interior painted in 14 colors.

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Tokyo pond blanketed with cherry petals

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows boats on a pond covered with cherry petals in Inokashira Park in Mitaka, Tokyo, on April 8, 2016, a day after rain stripped trees of their blossoms. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo pond blanketed with cherry petals

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows boats on a pond covered with cherry petals in Inokashira Park in Mitaka, Tokyo, on April 8, 2016, a day after rain stripped trees of their blossoms. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese choir sings Russian hymn in Vladivostok

A Japanese choir sings a Russian hymn in the Russian Far East city of Vladivostok along with a local chorus group on June 27, 2015. This was the first visit to Russia by the Mitaka, Tokyo-based Orthodox Choir, which was created in 2007. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Clearer images of Saturn, Milky Way projected by NAOJ's new system

The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan shows images of Saturn and the Milky Way to the press using a new projection system at its 4D2U (Four-Dimensional Digital Universe) Dome Theater in Mitaka, Tokyo, on April 2, 2015, before opening to the public. Visitors can enjoy brighter, higher resolution, and higher contrast images thanks to the new system at the theater. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Clearer image of universe projected by NAOJ's new system

The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan shows an image of the universe to the press using a new projection system at its 4D2U (Four-Dimensional Digital Universe) Dome Theater in Mitaka, Tokyo, on April 2, 2015, before opening to the public. Visitors can enjoy brighter, higher resolution, and higher contrast images thanks to the new system at the theater. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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National astronomical observatory displays new projection system

The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan shows a new projection system to the press at its 4D2U (Four-Dimensional Digital Universe) Dome Theater in Mitaka, Tokyo, on April 2, 2015, before opening to the public. Visitors can enjoy brighter, higher resolution, and higher contrast images thanks to the new system at the theater. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a row of cherry blossom trees at Inokashira Park in Mitaka, Tokyo, on March 22, 2021.

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Post-coronavirus life in Japan

Yukari Ida, a 6-year-old girl who has just become a first-grader in elementary school, draws a picture in a tent set up in the yard of her home in Mitaka, western Tokyo, on May 24, 2020, as her school remains closed due to the outbreak of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Memorial of late composer Nakada stands in Inokashira Park

Photo taken May 20, 2015, in Mitaka City, Tokyo, shows a memorial dedicated to the late composer Yoshinao Nakada, known for his popular children's song "Chiisai Aki Mitsuketa" (Found a tiny autumn), at Inokashira Park. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Leafy Inokashira Park in Tokyo

Photo taken May 20, 2015, shows an approach to leafy Inokashira Park, which straddles Tokyo's Musashino and Mitaka cities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor, empress visit job training center for elderly people

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko (R) chat with a paper-screen worker during a visit to a job training center for elderly people in Mitaka, Tokyo on Sept. 19. In past years, the imperial couple mostly visited welfare facilities for elderly people around Respect of the Elderly Day (Sept. 15 this year). This time, they chose to visit the job training center as encouragement to working elderly people, according to palace officials. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Stolen contrabasses in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Contrabasses stolen from a musician's home in Mitaka, western Tokyo, are shown to the press at a Tokyo police station on Aug. 31, 2010. A 26-year-old man was served an arrest warrant on suspicion of theft. (Kyodo)

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Kan at 33 years old

TOKYO, Japan - Naoto Kan (C) makes a V-sign at his election office in Mitaka, western Tokyo, to celebrate his first win in a House of Representatives election in June 1980. Kan, who was named prime minister on June 4, 2010, was 33 at that time. (Kyodo)

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Hatoyama visits Tokyo primary school to promote role of citizens

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R), together with Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Naoto Kan (C), and Yoshito Sengoku (L), state minister in charge of administrative and public servant system reform and national strategies, visit a primary school in Mitaka in Tokyo on Feb. 20, 2010, as part of his efforts to expand roles of citizens and non-profit organizations in education and town life. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Kan, wife go shopping

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and his wife Nobuko (C) shop at a supermarket in Mitaka, western Tokyo, on Jan. 9, 2011. The move is seen as aimed at showing the premier is close to the common people. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Kan, wife go shopping

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan pushes a shopping cart at a supermarket in Mitaka, western Tokyo, on Jan. 9, 2011. Kan and his wife Nobuko went shopping in a move seen as aimed at showing the premier is close to the common people. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Mysterious 1949 disaster draws attention again

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo-based lawyer Shoji Takamizawa talks about efforts to reopen the trial for the 1949 Mitaka Incident at a public rally in Mitaka, Tokyo, on Oct. 23, 2010. (Kyodo)

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New coronavirus

Photo taken April 7, 2020, shows a bench with tape wrapped around it at a park in Mitaka, western Tokyo, to prevent people from sitting there amid the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Typhoon Faxai hits Tokyo area

People wait outside an overcrowded JR Mitaka Station in Tokyo on Sept. 9, 2019, after Typhoon Faxai landed near the Japanese capital and disrupted public transportation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan Crown Prince Naruhito in childhood

Photo taken May 21, 1965, shows Prince Hiro (C), now Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito, playing with his friends during a kindergarten outing in Mitaka, Tokyo. Crown Prince Naruhito is set to become emperor on May 1, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo