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Bean-throwing event

NARITA, Japan, Feb. 19 Kyodo - Japanese actor Tasuku Emoto and actress Yuriko Yoshitaka scatter roasted beans during a traditional bean-throwing event at Naritasan Shinsho-ji temple in Narita near Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2024.

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Translator earphones in shape of Japanese popular snack

A woman holds a wireless translator earphone (L) shaped to look like the popular Japanese chocolate snack "Kinoko no Yama" produced by Meiji Holdings Co. next to the real snack (R) on March 25, 2024, in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo. The earphones are capable of translating 74 languages and will hit the shelves later in the week at the price of 29,800 yen ($190).

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Ugandan Olympic athletes in Japan

NARITA, Japan, June 20 Kyodo - The first group of Ugandan athletes who arrived in Japan for the Tokyo Olympics prepares to leave Narita airport for host city Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, in the early hours of June 20, 2021. One person in the nine-member group tested positive for the coronavirus.

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Narita airport arrival lobby

NARITA, Japan - The arrival lobby at Narita airport, near Tokyo, is crowded with people returning from New Year holidays overseas on Jan. 3, 2012.

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Narita airport arrival lobby

NARITA, Japan - The arrival lobby at Narita airport, near Tokyo, is crowded with people returning from New Year holidays overseas on Jan. 3, 2012.

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Return rush from 'Bon' holidays abroad peaks

NARITA, Japan - Travelers arrive at Narita airport near Tokyo on Aug. 17, 2010, after spending the Japanese ''Bon'' summer holiday period abroad. The rush of travelers returning home after making overseas trips began to peak that day.

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Return rush from 'Bon' holidays abroad peaks

NARITA, Japan - Travelers arrive at Narita airport near Tokyo on Aug. 17, 2010, after spending the Japanese ''Bon'' summer holiday period abroad. The rush of travelers returning home after making overseas trips began to peak that day.

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Return rush from 'Bon' holidays abroad peaks

NARITA, Japan - Travelers arrive at Narita airport near Tokyo on Aug. 17, 2010, after spending the Japanese ''Bon'' summer holiday period abroad. The rush of travelers returning home after making overseas trips began to peak that day.

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Return rush from 'Bon' holidays abroad peaks

NARITA, Japan - Travelers arrive at Narita airport near Tokyo on Aug. 17, 2010, after spending the Japanese ''Bon'' summer holiday period abroad. The rush of travelers returning home after making overseas trips began to peak that day.

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Filipino couple depart Japan leaving 13-yr-old daughter behind

NARITA, Japan - Sarah Calderon (R) says goodbye to her 13-year-old daughter Noriko at Narita airport east of Tokyo on April 13. Sarah and her husband Arlan Calderon, both undocumented, left Japan the same day for their native Philippines leaving Noriko in the care of a relative in a case that has drawn renewed attention to Japan's often controversial immigration policies.

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Filipino couple depart Japan leaving 13-yr-old daughter behind

NARITA, Japan - (From R) Sarah Calderon, her daughter Noriko and Noriko's father Arlan Calderon answer questions from a throng of reporters at Narita airport east of Tokyo on April 13. The undocumented couple left Japan the same day for their native Philippines leaving Noriko behind in the care of a relative in a case that has drawn renewed attention to Japan's often controversial immigration policies.

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Japanese rescue team returns home from Thailand

NARITA, Japan - A 49-member Japanese rescue team returns to Narita airport from Thailand on Jan. 8 after ending its activities there for the Dec. 26 quake-tsunami victims.

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Tourist describes huge tsunami sweeping into Thai resort beach

NARITA, Japan - A Japanese tourist arriving home on Dec. 27 from Thailand described the terror of tsunamis she experienced to reporters at Narita airport. Tsunamis caused by the world's strongest earthquake in 40 years struck the beaches and hotels on the resort island of Phuket.

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Japan sends medical team to Sri Lanka to help tsunami victims

NARITA, Japan - A Japanese disaster relief team of doctors, nurses and other staff prepares to leave Narita airport for Sri Lanka to help quake-induced tsunami victims at the request of the Sri Lankan government.

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Narita airport jam-packed with returning holidaymakers

NARITA, Japan - The arrival lobby of Narita International Airport is jam-packed with holidaymakers who returned to Japan after spending summer holidays overseas. According to airport officials, 54,000 people are expected to fly back to Japan on Saturday alone.

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'Bon' midsummer holiday exodus peaks

NARITA, Japan - The departure lobby of Narita airport, east of Tokyo, is jam-packed Aug. 11 by holiday-makers leaving Japan for the ''Bon'' midsummer holidays.

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2 Japanese policemen, liaison officer return from E. Timor

NARITA, Japan - Two Japanese police officers and a liaison officer returned to Narita airport on Aug. 3 after completing their six-month-long mission in the U.N.-led peacekeeping operation in East Timor.

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1st batch of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Japan

NARITA, Japan, Feb. 12 Kyodo - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 12, 2021, shows cargo being unloaded at Narita airport near Tokyo from an airplane that transported from Brussels the first batch to arrive in Japan of the coronavirus vaccine developed by U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc.

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1st batch of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Japan

NARITA, Japan, Feb. 12 Kyodo - Cargo is unloaded at Narita airport near Tokyo on Feb. 12, 2021, from an airplane that transported from Brussels the first batch to arrive in Japan of the coronavirus vaccine developed by U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc.

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Keisei train services suspended

NARITA, Japan, Oct. 5 Kyodo - Officials of Keisei Electric Railway Co. stand beside a board at Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station in Chiba Prefecture, on Oct. 5, 2018, announcing all services in and around Tokyo have been suspended due to cable fires likely caused by typhoon-borne salt.

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Narita airport increases foreign workers

NARITA, Japan, Aug. 23 Kyodo - Photo taken on Aug. 11, 2018, shows foreign workers engaging in cleaning work at a terminal in Narita airport, near Tokyo. Roughly 10 percent of the some 300 cleaners at one of the busiest airports in Japan are foreign workers.

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Football: Japan squad returns from World Cup

NARITA, Japan, July 5 Kyodo - Members of the Japanese national football team return to Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on July 5, 2018, after being defeated by Belgium in the World Cup round of 16 in Russia.

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Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo

NARITA, Japan, Jan. 14 Kyodo - Photo taken April 20, 2018, shows kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo (C) walking with his son Kangen Horikoshi in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo

NARITA, Japan, Jan. 14 Kyodo - Photo taken April 20, 2018, shows kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo performing in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo

NARITA, Japan, Jan. 14 Kyodo - Photo taken April 20, 2018, shows kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo performing in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo

NARITA, Japan, Jan. 14 Kyodo - Photo taken April 20, 2018, shows kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo delivering a speech alongside his son Kangen Horikoshi in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo.

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Japanese Olympic delegation returns home

NARITA, Japan, Feb. 27 Kyodo - Pyeongchang Olympics men's figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu (L) arrives at Narita airport near Tokyo to huge crowds followed by silver medalist Shoma Uno (R) on Feb. 26, 2018.

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Yokozuna Kisenosato attends traditional bean-throwing event

NARITA, Japan, Feb. 3 Kyodo - New yokozuna Kisenosato scatters roasted beans during a Japanese traditional annual event to drive away demons at Naritasan Shinshoji Temple in Narita, east of Tokyo, on Feb. 3, 2017.

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Maeda leaves for U.S. to join Dodgers' spring camp

NARITA, Japan, Feb. 11 Kyodo - Kenta Maeda speaks to reporters at Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on Feb. 11, 2016, before leaving for the United States to join a Los Angeles Dodgers' spring training camp. Former Hiroshima Carp ace Maeda concluded an eight-year deal with the Dodgers in January.

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Special Turkish Airlines plane lands in Japan to commemorate friendship

NARITA, Japan, Nov. 30 Kyodo - Kushimoto Mayor Katsumasa Tashima makes a speech at a ceremony in Narita airport, east of Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2015, to mark the release of a movie depicting the friendship between Turkey and Japan. The Turkish Airlines jet, seen in the background, was named "KUSHIMOTO" after the Japanese coastal town where an Ottoman frigate sank in 1890 due to a typhoon. Of the 587 people aboard the warship, 69 survived due to rescue efforts by local people.

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Narita airport shows new departing passenger area

NARITA, Japan, April 28 Kyodo - Narita International Airport shows to the press on April 23, 2015, a new lobby with displays and equipment creating a Japanese atmosphere for departing passengers on international flights at its Terminal 2, before the official opening to the public the following day.

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Aguirre, players leave for Australia

NARITA, Japan - (From R) Japan men's national soccer team players Keisuke Honda, Yoshinori Muto and Eiji Kawashima are seen at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Jan. 2, 2015, before the team's departure for Australia for the Jan. 9-31 Asian Cup.

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New Year's holiday exodus begins in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 27, 2014, shows a departure lobby of Narita International Airport, east of Tokyo, crowded with people leaving Japan for the year-end and New Year holidays.

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Narita airport users top 900 mil. since 1978

NARITA, Japan - A ceremony takes place at Narita airport east of Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2014, to mark the cumulative number of users of the international airport exceeding 900 million since its May 1978 opening.

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Lobster imports peak ahead of Christmas

NARITA, Japan - A Tokyo Customs officer inspects lobsters imported from Canada at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Dec. 17, 2014, at the peak of their importation ahead of Christmas.

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Ebola response tabletop exercise held in Narita

NARITA, Japan - An emergency response tabletop exercise against Ebola is held in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, by parties concerned including the Japanese Red Cross Narita Hospital and the Narita Airport Quarantine on Nov. 12, 2014.

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Sea lion emerges at beach in Chiba

NARITA, Japan - An approximately two-meter long sea lion closes its eyes on the beach of Kujukuri, Sammu, Chiba Prefecture, on Nov. 4, 2014. People gathered to watch it as sea lions rarely come ashore so close to Tokyo.

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Narita airport to open terminal for LCCs in April

NARITA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 29, 2014 shows Terminal 3 of Narita airport near Tokyo, under construction to open as an exclusive facility for low-cost carriers on April 8, 2015. It will consist of a three-story building and a two-story satellite and have a total floor area of 66,000 square meters.

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Narita airport to open terminal for LCCs in April

NARITA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 29, 2014 shows Terminal 3 of Narita airport near Tokyo, under construction to open as an exclusive facility for low-cost carriers on April 8, 2015. It will consist of a three-story building and a two-story satellite and have a total floor area of 66,000 square meters.

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Japan donates 13 vehicles to Liberia, Sierra Leone

NARITA, Japan - A departure ceremony is held at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 28, 2014, for 13 used vehicles including ambulances and minibuses to be donated by the Japanese government to Liberia and Sierra Leone to fight an Ebola virus outbreak, attended by Liberian Ambassador to Japan Youngor Telewoda (3rd from front R) and other officials.

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Japan strengthens border control over Ebola

NARITA, Japan - An immigration officer (L) asks a man seeking to enter Japan whether he has stayed in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone or the Democratic Republic of Congo in the past 21 days, at Narita airport near Tokyo on Oct. 24, 2014. Japan strengthened its airport quarantine system the same day to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus.

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Parents, children haul Boeing 777 to mark 'Sky Day'

NARITA, Japan - Some 280 people, including elementary school children, haul a Boeing 777 at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Sept. 21, 2014, in a ceremony marking the Sept. 20 "Sky Day."

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Vacation exodus begins in Japan

NARITA, Japan - The departure lobby at Narita International Airport, near Tokyo, is crowded on Aug. 9, 2014, with people headed overseas, as the annual exodus of travelers during the Japanese "Bon" summer holidays starts.

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Spring Airlines launches Japan services

NARITA, Japan - A Spring Airlines Co. passenger jet arrives to a water-spraying welcome at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Aug. 1, 2014, the same day the Japanese unit of the Chinese budget carrier commenced three domestic routes after twice postponing the launch originally planned for May.

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Parts of Boeing 747's primary wing to be displayed

NARITA, Japan - Two cross-sectional parts of the primary wing of a Boeing 747 wide-body commercial airliner, dubbed the jumbo jet, are shown at the Museum of Aeronautical Sciences in Shibayama, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on July 30, 2014, ahead of their permanent display from Aug. 1.

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Inside view of Museum of Aeronautical Sciences

NARITA, Japan - An inside view of the Museum of Aeronautical Sciences in Shibayama, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, is shown on July 30, 2014. The museum is set to display from Aug. 1 various things related to the Boeing 747 jumbo jet, including cross-sectional parts of its primary wing.

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Refurbished shopping mall opens at Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - A refurbished shopping mall officially opens at Terminal 1 of Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on July 8, 2014. The shopping area was expanded by 800 square meters to 5,900 sq. meters after a fountain was removed and now houses more than 70 stores.

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Guinness recognizes Japanese for using most airlines

NARITA, Japan - Charlie Furusho, a 41-year-old Japanese aviation photographer, shows a Guinness World Records certificate he received for taking flights operated by 156 different airlines, a world record, in this photo taken on May 26, 2014, in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo.

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Newborn elephant bottle-fed at zoo in eastern Japan

NARITA, Japan - A baby elephant at the Ichihara Elephant Kingdom in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, is bottle-fed by a zoo official on June 12, 2014, hours after its birth.

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New born elephant calf at elephant zoo in Chiba Pref.

NARITA, Japan - A new born elephant calf is photographed at the Ichihara Elephant Kingdom in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, on June 12, 2014. The calf's mother Zuze gave birth the same day after she was transferred to the zoo from Oji Zoo in Kobe to learn calf-rearing skills.