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Steelworks fire in northern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 1, 2025, shows the site of a fire that broke out earlier in the day at a Nippon Steel Corp. plant in Muroran in Hokkaido, northern Japan. No injuries were reported and the fire did not spread beyond the plant, according to local authorities.

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Steelworks fire in northern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 1, 2025, shows the site of a fire that broke out earlier in the day at a Nippon Steel Corp. plant in Muroran in Hokkaido, northern Japan. No injuries were reported and the fire did not spread beyond the plant, according to local authorities.

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Steelworks fire in northern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 1, 2025, shows the site of a fire that broke out earlier in the day at a Nippon Steel Corp. plant in Muroran in Hokkaido, northern Japan. No injuries were reported and the fire did not spread beyond the plant, according to local authorities.

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Fire at Nippon Steel plant in northern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 1, 2025, shows the site of a fire that broke out earlier in the day at a Nippon Steel Corp. plant in Muroran in Hokkaido, northern Japan. No injuries were reported and the fire did not spread beyond the plant, according to local authorities.

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Snowstorm in Hokkaido

MURORAN, Japan - Photo shows a signboard, felled by a snowstorm, crushing a vehicle in Muroran, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 27, 2012.

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Ex-PM Hatoyama announces retirement from politics

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 1986 shows Yukio Hatoyama (C, front) celebrating with his wife Miyuki (to the right) and supporters at his campaign office in Muroran, Hokkaido, after winning a House of Representatives seat for the first time. Hatoyama, who was the first prime minister following the Democratic Party of Japan's ascent to power in 2009, said on Nov. 21, 2012, that he will not run in the Dec. 16 general election for the House of Representatives and will retire from politics.

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3 held for drug smuggling

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows the Singaporean-registered freighter Sun Honor docked in Muroran, Hokkaido, on Dec. 2, 2010. Police said on Dec. 6 they have arrested two Chinese crew members of the ship and a Japanese man on suspicion of smuggling some 5 kilograms of illegal stimulants into Japan.

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Hatoyama announces decision to step down as premier

TOKYO, Japan - A woman puts up a newspaper extra reporting Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's announcement that he will step down, at JR Muroran Station in Muroran, Hokkaido, the prime minister's constituency.

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Supporters rejoice at Hatoyama becoming premier

MURORAN, Japan - Supporters of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama in his constituency in Muroran on Japan's northernmost main island Hokkaido give three rousing ''banzai'' cheers in celebration of Hatoyama becoming premier.

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Supporters rejoice at Hatoyama becoming premier

MURORAN, Japan - Supporters of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama in his constituency in Muroran on Japan's northernmost main island Hokkaido release doves into the air in celebration of Hatoyama becoming premier.

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Hatoyama's 1st election

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama (C), now president of the Democratic Party of Japan, is seen celebrating with his wife Miyuki (R) and supporters at his campaign office in Muroran, Hokkaido, in July 1986 after winning a House of Representatives seat for the first time.

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Hatoyama's wife celebrates DPJ victory

SAPPORO, Japan - Miyuki Hatoyama, wife of Democratic Party of Japan President Yukio Hatoyama, celebrates her husband's reelection in the House of Representatives election at his campaign office in Muroran, Hokkaido, on Aug. 30.

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Kitty Hawk makes port call at Muroran for 5-day visit

SAPPORO, Japan - The Japan-based U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk and the U.S. destroyer Fitzgerald dock at the civilian port of Muroran in southern Hokkaido on Oct. 26 for a five-day visit. Some Japanese military experts suspect that Washington is preparing to use civilian ports in Japan in the event of emergencies in East Asia.

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Kitty Hawk makes port call at Muroran for 5-day visit

SAPPORO, Japan - The Japan-based U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk and the U.S. destroyer Fitzgerald dock at the civilian port of Muroran in southern Hokkaido on Oct. 26 for a five-day visit. Some Japanese military experts suspect that Washington is preparing to use civilian ports in Japan in the event of emergencies in East Asia.

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U.S. Navy cruiser enters Hokkaido port despite local opposition

MURORAN, Japan - The Chancellorsville, an Aegis-equipped U.S. Navy cruiser deployed at Kanagawa Prefecture's Yokosuka Naval base, enters Hokkaido's Muroran port Feb. 3. Following a murder-robbery case in Yokosuka involving a U.S. sailor in January, the city of Muroran called for the U.S. Consulate General in Sapporo to postpone the cruiser's arrival.

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(5)Amphibious ship with supplies for Iraq leaves for Kuwait

MURORAN, Japan - The Maritime Self-Defense Force amphibious ship Oosumi (R) leaves the Hokkaido port of Muroran on Feb. 20 for Kuwait to carry supplies for Ground Self-Defense Force troops stationed in Iraq.

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(4)Amphibious ship with supplies for Iraq leaves for Kuwait

MURORAN, Japan - Maritime Self-Defense Force troops boarding the amphibious ship Oosumi wave to people sending them off as the vessel leaves the Hokkaido port of Muroran on Feb. 20. The ship will head for Kuwait to carry supplies for Ground Self-Defense Force troops stationed in Iraq.

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(3)Amphibious ship with supplies for Iraq leaves for Kuwait

MURORAN, Japan - The Maritime Self-Defense Force amphibious ship Oosumi (R) cruises off the Hokkaido port of Muroran on Feb. 20. It left the port for Kuwait to carry supplies for Ground Self-Defense Force troops stationed in Iraq. The destroyer Murasame (L) escorts it.

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(1)Amphibious ship with supplies for Iraq leaves for Kuwait

MURORAN, Japan - The Maritime Self-Defense Force amphibious ship Oosumi (front) cruises off the Hokkaido port of Muroran on Feb. 20 after leaving the port for Kuwait to carry supplies for Ground Self-Defense Force troops stationed in Iraq. The destroyer Murasame (back) escorts it.

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(2)Amphibious ship with supplies for Iraq leaves for Kuwait

MURORAN, Japan - People wave yellow handkerchiefs Feb. 20 to send off the Maritime Self-Defense Force amphibious ship Oosumi. It left the Hokkaido port of Muroran for Kuwait to carry supplies for Ground Self-Defense Force troops stationed in Iraq.

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(2)Oosumi loaded with Iraqi-bound equipment

MURORAN, Japan - Light armored vehicles and other equipment for use by Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) noncombat troops deployed in Iraq are loaded onto the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) transport ship Oosumi at Muroran port in Hokkaido on Feb. 18.

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(1)Oosumi loaded with Iraqi-bound equipment

MURORAN, Japan - Light armored vehicles and other equipment for use by Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) noncombat troops stationed in Iraq are loaded onto the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) transport ship Oosumi at Muroran port in Hokkaido on Feb. 18.

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(3)MSDF ship set to load supplies for Iraq in Muroran

MURORAN, Japan - The Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) transport ship Oosumi is berthed at Muroran port in Hokkaido on Feb. 18. The 8,900-to ship has been assigned to haul supplies for Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) troops stationed in Iraq. It will pick up light armored vehicles and other equipment before heading to Kuwait.

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(1)MSDF ship set to load supplies for Iraq in Muroran

MURORAN, Japan - The Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) transport ship Oosumi arrives at Muroran port in Hokkaido on Feb. 18. The 8,900-to ship has been assigned to haul supplies for Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) troops stationed in Iraq. It will pick up light armored vehicles and other equipment before heading to Kuwait.

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(2)MSDF ship set to load supplies for Iraq in Muroran

MURORAN, Japan - Light armored vehicles await to be loaded aboard the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) transport ship Oosumi which arrived at Muroran port in Hokkaido on Feb. 18. The ship has been assigned to haul supplies for Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) troops stationed in Iraq. Berthed at left is the destroyer Murasame, which will escort the Oosumi on its voyage to Kuwait.

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(4)MSDF ship set to load supplies for Iraq in Muroran

MURORAN, Japan - People opposed to Japan's dispatch of Self-Defense Force (SDF) personnel to Iraq stage a protest rally at Muroran port in Hokkaido on Feb. 18 as the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) transport ship Oosumi (in the rear) enters the port. The 8,900-to ship has been assigned to haul supplies for Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) troops stationed in Iraq.

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GSDF troops leave for E. Timor

MURORAN, Japan - Forty-seven Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) personnel prepare to leave Hokkaido's Muroran port March 15 for East Timor aboard the 8,900-ton amphibious force ship Oosumi in the first dispatch of a main unit to engage in U.N. peacekeeping operations there.

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Train derails due to fallen concrete in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - A freight train partly derailed in Hokkaido on Nov. 28 after hitting a 2-ton block of concrete that had fallen off the wall of a tunnel. The photo shows the circular chunk of concrete, about 3 to 4 meters in diameter and 30 to 40 centimeters thick inside the Rebunhama Tunnel on the JR Muroran Line.

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GSDF troops leave for E. Timor

MURORAN, Japan - Forty-seven Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) personnel prepare to leave Hokkaido's Muroran port March 15 for East Timor aboard the 8,900-ton amphibious force ship Oosumi in the first dispatch of a main unit to engage in U.N. peacekeeping operations there.

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Kitty Hawk makes port call at Muroran for 5-day visit

SAPPORO, Japan - The Japan-based U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk and the U.S. destroyer Fitzgerald dock at the civilian port of Muroran in southern Hokkaido on Oct. 26 for a five-day visit. Some Japanese military experts suspect that Washington is preparing to use civilian ports in Japan in the event of emergencies in East Asia. (Kyodo)

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Kitty Hawk makes port call at Muroran for 5-day visit

SAPPORO, Japan - The Japan-based U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk and the U.S. destroyer Fitzgerald dock at the civilian port of Muroran in southern Hokkaido on Oct. 26 for a five-day visit. Some Japanese military experts suspect that Washington is preparing to use civilian ports in Japan in the event of emergencies in East Asia. (Kyodo)

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Ex-employee arrested in last summer's Niigata poisoning

Police arrest Akihiko Osanai (C), a former employee of a wood processing company Feb. 11 for allegedly poisoning the drinks of nine colleagues last August. Osanai was arrested at his home in Muroran, Hokkaido, and was flown to Niigata later in the day. This photo was taken in a police station in the city of Niigata.

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U.S. Navy cruiser enters Hokkaido port despite local opposition

MURORAN, Japan - The Chancellorsville, an Aegis-equipped U.S. Navy cruiser deployed at Kanagawa Prefecture's Yokosuka Naval base, enters Hokkaido's Muroran port Feb. 3. Following a murder-robbery case in Yokosuka involving a U.S. sailor in January, the city of Muroran called for the U.S. Consulate General in Sapporo to postpone the cruiser's arrival. (Kyodo)

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Marine life research trip organized in Hokkaido

About 40 people, including vocational school students majoring in marine life research, participate in a trip to study orcas and other sea mammals in the Pacific Ocean off Kushiro in southeastern Hokkaido on Oct. 24, 2015. The trip was organized by a nonprofit organization based in Muroran in the northernmost Japanese prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hatoyama's 1st election

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama (C), now president of the Democratic Party of Japan, is seen celebrating with his wife Miyuki (R) and supporters at his campaign office in Muroran, Hokkaido, in July 1986 after winning a House of Representatives seat for the first time. (Kyodo)

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Hatoyama's wife celebrates DPJ victory

SAPPORO, Japan - Miyuki Hatoyama, wife of Democratic Party of Japan President Yukio Hatoyama, celebrates her husband's reelection in the House of Representatives election at his campaign office in Muroran, Hokkaido, on Aug. 30. (Kyodo)

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Hatoyama announces decision to step down as premier

TOKYO, Japan - A woman puts up a newspaper extra reporting Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's announcement that he will step down, at JR Muroran Station in Muroran, Hokkaido, the prime minister's constituency. (Kyodo)

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3 held for drug smuggling

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo shows the Singaporean-registered freighter Sun Honor docked in Muroran, Hokkaido, on Dec. 2, 2010. Police said on Dec. 6 they have arrested two Chinese crew members of the ship and a Japanese man on suspicion of smuggling some 5 kilograms of illegal stimulants into Japan. (Kyodo)

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(2)Amphibious ship with supplies for Iraq leaves for Kuwait

MURORAN, Japan - People wave yellow handkerchiefs Feb. 20 to send off the Maritime Self-Defense Force amphibious ship Oosumi. It left the Hokkaido port of Muroran for Kuwait to carry supplies for Ground Self-Defense Force troops stationed in Iraq. (Kyodo)

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(1)Oosumi loaded with Iraqi-bound equipment

MURORAN, Japan - Light armored vehicles and other equipment for use by Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) noncombat troops stationed in Iraq are loaded onto the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) transport ship Oosumi at Muroran port in Hokkaido on Feb. 18. (Kyodo)

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(2)Oosumi loaded with Iraqi-bound equipment

MURORAN, Japan - Light armored vehicles and other equipment for use by Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) noncombat troops deployed in Iraq are loaded onto the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) transport ship Oosumi at Muroran port in Hokkaido on Feb. 18. (Kyodo)

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(2)MSDF ship set to load supplies for Iraq in Muroran

MURORAN, Japan - Light armored vehicles await to be loaded aboard the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) transport ship Oosumi which arrived at Muroran port in Hokkaido on Feb. 18. The ship has been assigned to haul supplies for Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) troops stationed in Iraq. Berthed at left is the destroyer Murasame, which will escort the Oosumi on its voyage to Kuwait. (Kyodo)

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(1)MSDF ship set to load supplies for Iraq in Muroran

MURORAN, Japan - The Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) transport ship Oosumi arrives at Muroran port in Hokkaido on Feb. 18. The 8,900-to ship has been assigned to haul supplies for Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) troops stationed in Iraq. It will pick up light armored vehicles and other equipment before heading to Kuwait.(Kyodo)

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(1)Amphibious ship with supplies for Iraq leaves for Kuwait

MURORAN, Japan - The Maritime Self-Defense Force amphibious ship Oosumi (front) cruises off the Hokkaido port of Muroran on Feb. 20 after leaving the port for Kuwait to carry supplies for Ground Self-Defense Force troops stationed in Iraq. The destroyer Murasame (back) escorts it. (Kyodo)

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