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Abductee Megumi Yokota

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (C) walks around the area where Megumi Yokota was abducted by North Korea in 1977 at age 13, in Niigata, Japan, on Dec. 28, 2023.

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Reception for G-7 finance chiefs meeting

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki (2nd from R) and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (C) attend a welcoming reception held prior to the start of the three-day Group of Seven finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Niigata, Japan, on May 11, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Reception for G-7 finance chiefs meeting

A welcoming reception is held prior to the start of the three-day Group of Seven finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Niigata, Japan, on May 11, 2023. (Pool photo)

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Soccer: Koroki brace keeps Reds in hunt for league and cup double

NIIGATA, Japan, Oct. 22 Kyodo - Shinzo Koroki (C) of Urawa Reds scores the game-winning goal during the second half of a J-League first division match against Albirex Niigata in Niigata on Oct. 22, 2016. Koroki scored twice to keep leaders Urawa Reds in contention for a league and cup double after a last-gasp 2-1 win.

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Low-rent share house for aspiring women comic artists

NIIGATA, Japan - A two-story share house in Niigata, central Japan, opens on Dec. 24, 2014, after being refurbished by the city government for lease to aspiring female comic artists at a low rent. The city hopes the approach will help encourage local talents, who tend to leave for better opportunities in Tokyo, to stay in Niigata.

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Low-rent share house for aspiring female comic artists

NIIGATA, Japan - The kitchen in a two-story share house in Niigata, central Japan, is shown on Dec. 24, 2014, after it was refurbished by the city government for lease to aspiring female comic artists at a low rent. The city hopes the approach will help encourage local talents, who tend to leave for better opportunities in Tokyo, to stay in Niigata.

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Heavy snow hits parts of central, western Japan

NIIGATA, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 6, 2014, shows an area in the city of Niigata on the Sea of Japan coast where snowfall exceeded 30 centimeters.

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Heavy snow hits parts of central, western Japan

NIIGATA, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 6, 2014, shows an area in the city of Niigata on the Sea of Japan coast where snowfall exceeded 30 centimeters.

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Ex-classmates of abduction victim sing at concert

TOKYO, Japan - Former elementary and junior high school classmates of Megumi Yokota, a Japanese woman abducted to North Korea in 1977 at age 13, sing at a concert in Niigata, northwestern Japan, on the Sea of Japan coast on Sept. 21, 2014.

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Man gets int'l food award for coaching rice farm tech

NIIGATA, Japan - Japanese rice planting expert Tatsushi Tsuboi gets the Niigata International Food Award from a foundation in Niigata, northwestern Japan, on Oct. 29, 2014, for his effort to propagate rice cultivation technology in developing countries mainly in Asia and Africa for over 30 years.

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10th anniv. of Chuetsu Earthquake in northwestern Japan

NIIGATA, Japan - Two residents of Ojiya in Niigata Prefecture, northwestern Japan, put their hands around a gas lamp burning a flame shared from the "1.17 Kibo no Hikari" (Light of Hope) in Kobe, western Japan, on Oct. 23, 2014, on the 10th anniversary of the 2004 Chuetsu Earthquake that killed 68 people.

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Honda, Nagatomo chagrined at losing ball

NIIGATA, Japan - Japan players Keisuke Honda (R) and Yuto Nagatomo (2nd from R) react at losing the ball in a friendly against Jamaica at Denka Big Swan Stadium in the city of Niigata, Japan, on Oct. 10, 2014. Japan won 1-0.

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Japan coach Aguirre gives instructions to players

NIIGATA, Japan - Japan coach Javier Aguirre gives instructions to players in the second half of a friendly match against Jamaica at Denka Big Swan Stadium in the city of Niigata, Japan, on Oct. 10, 2014. Japan won 1-0.

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Shibasaki fires shot against Jamaica

NIIGATA, Japan - Japan's Gaku Shibasaki (L) fires a shot which led to an own goal by Jamaica in the first half of a friendly match at Denka Big Swan Stadium in the city of Niigata, Japan, on Oct. 10, 2014. Japan won 1-0.

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China consul general in Niigata calls for bilateral cooperation

NIIGATA, Japan - He Ping, China's consul general in the city of Niigata, Japan, stresses the importance of cooperation between Japan and China during a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China held in the Japanese city on Sept. 26, 2014.

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Niigata Nippo completes new visitor facility

NIIGATA, Japan - A visitor facility newly completed by newspaper publisher the Niigata Nippo in Niigata City is seen on Sept. 12, 2014. The facility features a section where visitors feel as if they are inside a huge newspaper.

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Niigata Pref. test-flies UAV

NIIGATA, Japan - An unmanned aerial vehicle of Niigata Prefecture capable of shooting photographs and video is seen in Niigata City on Sept. 9, 2014. The prefecture conducted a test flight of the UAV on the same day.

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Japanese confectioner's gold-winning candy making on display

NIIGATA, Japan - The candy making display by Japanese confectioner Midori Matsuda for which she won the gold medal in the 2014 Union of International Bakers and Confectioners Junior World Pastry Championship is exhibited at her school in Niigata on April 26, 2014. The competition was held in Taipei in March 2014.

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Play staged on N. Korea's abduction of Japanese in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - A stage play on the theme of North Korea's abduction of Japanese nationals is staged in Niigata, northeastern Japan, on March 27, 2014, with actor Daijiro Harada (L) playing Shigeru Yokota, the father of Megumi who was abducted from Niigata to North Korea in 1977 at age 13, and actress Yuri Morimoto (C) playing Megumi.

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Sake brewing tradition revived after 17 yrs in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - The sake brewing tradition of "koshiki-daoshi" (literally pulling down a rice-steaming pot) is held in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 22, 2014, for the first time in 17 years. In the rite, rice wine makers dress up with equipment used for producing sake and report to brewery owners the completion of brewing preparations. The tradition was resumed 10 years after a major earthquake in the area caused extensive damage including to sake breweries.

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Giant squids successively caught along Japan Sea coast

NIIGATA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 28, 2014, shows Tsunemi Kubodera, collection director at the National Museum of Nature and Science, explaining the biology of the giant squid in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture.

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Korean Air overrun

NIIGATA, Japan - An investigation team examines a Korean Air passenger plane at Niigata airport on Aug. 7, 2013, after the aircraft overran a runway on Aug. 5.

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Plane overruns at Niigata airport

NIIGATA, Japan - A Korean Air airplane is pictured on the apron of Niigata airport on the Sea of Japan coast on Aug. 6, 2013, after overrunning a runway at the airport the previous day.

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Man behind reintroduction of wild crested ibises

NIIGATA, Japan - Photo taken May 23, 2013 in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, shows Kei Osada, who has seen 12 chicks born in the wild leave their nests during his three-year stint as the person in charge of Japan's captive breeding program of the endangered crested ibis. Of the 12, eight chicks born in 2012 were the first wild crested ibises to leave their nests in as many as 38 years in Japan.

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Crested ibis chicks

NIIGATA, Japan - Photo taken on April 22, 2013, shows veterinarian Yoshinori Kaneko feeding the biggest of four crested ibis chicks born in the wild but being raised at the Sado Japanese Crested Ibis Conservation Center on Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture.

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WFO meeting in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - Robert Carlson (2nd from R), president of the World Farmers' Organisation, attends a press conference after its general assembly meeting in the city of Niigata on April 17, 2013.

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30th anniversary of Joetsu Shinkansen bullet train

NIIGATA, Japan - The latest E5 series train leaves JR Niigata station in Niigata Prefecture on Nov. 17, 2012, on a special run to mark the 30th anniversary of East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) Joetsu Shinkansen Line.

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Crested ibises on Sado Island

NIIGATA, Japan - A pair of crested ibises are seen incubating in the nest on Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture, on April 20, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Only 1 out of 54 nuclear reactors left operating

NIIGATA, Japan - A display in the central control room for the No. 6 reactor at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s seven-unit Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture indicates that output of the reactor has fallen to zero at 0:06 a.m. on March 26, 2012. TEPCO suspended operation of its last running nuclear reactor for a routine checkup, leaving only one of 54 commercial reactors in Japan still in service.

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Only 1 out of 54 nuclear reactors left operating

NIIGATA, Japan - Photo taken 0:10 a.m. on March 26, 2012, shows the central control room for the No. 6 reactor at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s seven-unit Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, shortly after the reactor's operation was suspended. TEPCO suspended operation of its last running nuclear reactor for a routine checkup, leaving only one of 54 commercial reactors in Japan still in service.

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Heavy snowfall in Niigata Pref.

NIIGATA, Japan - A man removes snow from the roof of a house in the city of Tokamachi, Niigata Prefecture, on Feb. 1, 2012.

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'Groom throwing' festival in snowy area

NIIGATA, Japan - A man is tossed in Tokamachi, Niigata Prefecture, on Jan. 15, 2012, in a traditional annual festival held in the area on the Sea of Japan coast. Some grooms who got married in the previous year are thrown over a five-meter high slope into snow, originally in retaliation for taking women away from the village.

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Mega solar power station in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida (L) visits a mega solar power station in Agano, Niigata Prefecture, on Sept. 23, 2011. The Niigata prefectural government hopes to begin operation of the power plant in late October. Attention to solar power has increased in Japan due to power supply constraints stemming from the Fukushima nuclear crisis triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Megaquake aftermath in Japan

NIIGATA, Japan - A long line of people seeking water is formed at a school in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 13, 2011, two days after earthquake and tsunami disasters.

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Crested ibises in Sado, Niigata Pref.

NIIGATA, Japan - A flock of crested ibises rest on perches in a preparation cage in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on Oct. 22, 2010, before being released into the wild. (Pool photo)

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Museum about golfer Ishikawa opens in Niigata Pref.

NIIGATA, Japan - A visitor looks at photos of popular professional golfer Ryo Ishikawa displayed at the ''Risu no Ie,'' or squirrel house, named after Ishikawa's mascot, in the town of Yuzawa, Nigata Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2009, as the museum featuring items associated with Ishikawa opened.

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Kobayashi statue encourages people to vote in election

NIIGATA, Japan - A giant statue of popular Japanese singer Sachiko Kobayashi calls on voters to turn out for the Aug. 30 House of Representatives election at a commercial building in the singer's hometown of Niigata, central Japan, on Aug. 20.

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Electric-powered taxi service launched in Niigata Pref.

NIIGATA, Japan - An electric-powered vehicle, introduced by Kashiwazaki Taxi Co., based in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, to its fleet, leaves the company headquarters July 24. The government said the Niigata company is the first taxi firm in Japan to operate a battery-powered vehicle. The vehicle displays the words ''EV TAXI.''

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Posters over length of high school skirts causing controversy

NIIGATA, Japan - Two high school girls wearing miniskirts as part of their school uniforms walk in front of Niigata Station.

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Posters over length of high school skirts causing controversy

NIIGATA, Japan - One of the three posters produced by high school teachers in Niigata Prefecture calling on students to wear longer uniform skirts reads, ''You can smarten your mind and your skirts if you're motivated.''

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Ski operators in Niigata faring well in trying to attract foreigners

NIIGATA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 2 shows two Russian guides (R) giving information to two Russian guests at a hotel near Naeba Ski Resort in the town of Yuzawa, Niigata Prefecture. Ski resort operators in the prefecture on the Sea of Japan are faring relatively well in their attempt to attract foreign visitors despite the strong yen and slowdown in the global economy.

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11 anglers washed away by rough waves

NIIGATA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 25 shows a levee on the Sea of Japan in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, where 11 anglers were washed away by rough waves but were saved by rescuers in the morning.

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G-8 officials start 3-day talks on labor practices

NIIGATA, Japan - Japanese labor minister Yoichi Masuzoe (C) chairs a meeting of government officials representing the Group of Eight countries and representatives from international labor organizations and management groups in Niigata, Niigata Prefecture, on May 11. (Pool photo)

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Hundreds of Muslims form communities in Niigata, Toyama

NIIGATA, Japan - About 100 Muslim men come every week for Friday prayers at the Islamic Center Niigata near Niigata City's Higashi port.

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Mangyongbong-92 at Niigata port

NIIGATA, Japan - The North Korean ship Mangyongbong-92 leaves Niigata port July 5 after allowing passengers to disembark as the ship was not allowed to stay at the port due to Pyongyang's firing of missiles.

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Mangyongbong-92 at Niigata port

NIIGATA, Japan - The North Korean ship Mangyongbong-92 is allowed to berth at Niigata port on the Sea of Japan on July 5 only for passengers -- mostly students of a pro-Pyongyang high school in Osaka who were on a school trip to N. Korea -- to disembark due to Pyongyang's missile firing.

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N. Korean vessel anchored in sea off Niigata amid missile launch

NIIGATA, Japan - The North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 is anchored in waters off Niigata port on July 5. The Japanese government decided to ban the entry of the ship for six months as a sanction against Pyongyang's launch of missiles earlier in the day.

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N. Korean vessel anchored in sea off Niigata amid missile launch

NIIGATA, Japan - The North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 is anchored in waters off Niigata port on July 5. The Japanese government decided to ban the entry of the ship for six months as a sanction against Pyongyang's launch of missiles earlier in the day.

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U.S. ambassador visits site Japanese girl was abducted to N. Korea

NIIGATA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (far right) visits near the site in Niigata, where 13-year-old junior high school student Megumi Yokota was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977, with Megumi's parents Shigeru (L) and Sakie (C) on March 16.

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U.S. ambassador visits site Japanese girl was abducted to N. Korea

NIIGATA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer (far right) visits near the site in Niigata, where 13-year-old junior high school student Megumi Yokota was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977, with Megumi's parents Shigeru (L) and Sakie (C) on March 16.