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Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Ceremony

Tatsunobu Isoda, mayor of Nagaoka in Japan's Niigata Prefecture, sister city of Honolulu, speaks to the media as he attends a ceremony marking the 84th Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day at the harborside park in Hawaii on Dec. 7, 2025.

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Figure skating: Finlandia Trophy

Japan's Yuna Nagaoka (L) and Sumitada Moriguchi perform in the pairs free program at the Finlandia Trophy figure skating competition in Helsinki on Nov. 22, 2025.

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Figure skating: Finlandia Trophy

Japan's Yuna Nagaoka (top) and Sumitada Moriguchi perform in the pairs free program at the Finlandia Trophy figure skating competition in Helsinki on Nov. 22, 2025.

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Figure skating: Finlandia Trophy

Japan's Yuna Nagaoka (top) and Sumitada Moriguchi perform in the pairs free program at the Finlandia Trophy figure skating competition in Helsinki on Nov. 22, 2025.

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Figure skating: Finlandia Trophy

Japan's Yuna Nagaoka (front) and Sumitada Moriguchi perform in the pairs short program at the Finlandia Trophy figure skating competition in Helsinki on Nov. 21, 2025.

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Figure skating: Finlandia Trophy

Japan's Yuna Nagaoka (L) and Sumitada Moriguchi perform in the pairs short program at the Finlandia Trophy figure skating competition in Helsinki on Nov. 21, 2025.

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Figure skating: Finlandia Trophy

Japan's Yuna Nagaoka (L) and Sumitada Moriguchi perform in the pairs short program at the Finlandia Trophy figure skating competition in Helsinki on Nov. 21, 2025.

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Figure skating: Finlandia Trophy

Japan's Yuna Nagaoka (top) and Sumitada Moriguchi perform in the pairs short program at the Finlandia Trophy figure skating competition in Helsinki on Nov. 21, 2025.

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Figure skating: Finlandia Trophy

Japan's Yuna Nagaoka (top) and Sumitada Moriguchi perform in the pairs short program at the Finlandia Trophy figure skating competition in Helsinki on Nov. 21, 2025.

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Figure Skating - ISU - Grand Prix - Finlandia Trophy Helsinki 2025

Yuna Nagaoka and Sumitada Moriguchi of Japan perform in Pairs Short Program during figure skating ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy Helsinki competition in Helsinki, Finland on November 21, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Figure Skating - ISU - Grand Prix - Finlandia Trophy Helsinki 2025

Yuna Nagaoka and Sumitada Moriguchi of Japan perform in Pairs Short Program during figure skating ISU Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy Helsinki competition in Helsinki, Finland on November 21, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / VESA MOILANEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Baseball clinic by former Mariner Suzuki

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki speaks to members of Chuetsu High School's baseball club after conducting a baseball clinic for them in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture on Nov. 9, 2025.

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Baseball clinic by former Mariner Suzuki

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki speaks to members of Chuetsu High School's baseball club after conducting a baseball clinic for them in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture on Nov. 9, 2025.

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Japanese Princess Aiko

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the Yamakoshi revitalization and exchange center in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on Sept. 8, 2025, to view exhibits about the devastation caused by the 2004 Niigata-Chuetsu earthquake. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Aiko

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the Yamakoshi revitalization and exchange center in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on Sept. 8, 2025, to view exhibits about the devastation caused by the 2004 Niigata-Chuetsu earthquake. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Aiko

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the Yamakoshi revitalization and exchange center in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on Sept. 8, 2025, to view exhibits about the devastation caused by the 2004 Niigata-Chuetsu earthquake. (Pool photo)

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Japanese Princess Aiko

Japanese Princess Aiko visits the Yamakoshi revitalization and exchange center in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on Sept. 8, 2025, to view exhibits about the devastation caused by the 2004 Niigata-Chuetsu earthquake. (Pool photo)

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Government rice stockpile

Photo taken on May 30, 2025, shows packaged rice from a government stockpile at a rice polishing plant in Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, that is under contract with the company operating Don Quijote discount stores. The company has procured 15,000 tons of the stockpiled rice harvested in 2022 and plans to sell it at 2,000 yen per 5 kilograms, excluding tax, amid soaring prices.

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Government rice stockpile

Photo taken on May 30, 2025, shows packaged rice from a government stockpile at a rice polishing plant in Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, that is under contract with the company operating Don Quijote discount stores. The company has procured 15,000 tons of the stockpiled rice harvested in 2022 and plans to sell it at 2,000 yen per 5 kilograms, excluding tax, amid soaring prices.

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Government rice stockpile

Rice from a government stockpile is delivered on May 30, 2025, to a rice polishing plant in Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, that is under contract with the company operating Don Quijote discount stores.

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Heavy snowfall in Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 10, 2025, shows a snow-covered sidewalk in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture.

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Heavy snowfall in Japan

Snow-removing work is under way in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2025.

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Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy

Yuna Nagaoka and Sumitada Moriguchi of Japan compete during pairs' free skating at the international figure skating competition Finlandia Trophy in Helsinki, Finland on November 17, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy

Yuna Nagaoka and Sumitada Moriguchi of Japan compete during pairs' free skating at the international figure skating competition Finlandia Trophy in Helsinki, Finland on November 17, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy

Yuna Nagaoka and Sumitada Moriguchi of Japan compete during pairs' free skating at the international figure skating competition Finlandia Trophy in Helsinki, Finland on November 17, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy

Yuna Nagaoka (left) and Sumitada Moriguchi of Japan during the pairs short program at the international figure skating competition Finlandia Trophy in Helsinki, Finland on November 15, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Grand Prix Finlandia Trophy

Yuna Nagaoka (left) and Sumitada Moriguchi of Japan during the pairs short program at the international figure skating competition Finlandia Trophy in Helsinki, Finland on November 15, 2024. LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Tube-dwelling anemone

Photo taken Sept. 17, 2024, shows tube-dwelling anemones at Nagaoka City Teradomari Aquarium in Niigata Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast northwest of Tokyo.

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Tube-dwelling anemone

Photo taken Sept. 16, 2024, shows tube-dwelling anemones at Nagaoka City Teradomari Aquarium in Niigata Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast northwest of Tokyo.

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Tube-dwelling anemone

Photo taken Sept. 16, 2024, shows tube-dwelling anemones at Nagaoka City Teradomari Aquarium in Niigata Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast northwest of Tokyo.

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Black ghost knifefish

Photo taken Sept. 16, 2024, shows a black ghost knifefish at Nagaoka City Teradomari Aquarium in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo.

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Black ghost knifefish

Photo taken Sept. 16, 2024, shows black ghost knifefish at Nagaoka City Teradomari Aquarium in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo.

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Black ghost knifefish

Photo taken Sept. 17, 2024, shows black ghost knifefish at Nagaoka City Teradomari Aquarium in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo.

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Sought-after false hadra

Photo taken Sept. 17, 2024, shows a Japanese land snail, known as the "sought-after false hadra," at Nagaoka City Teradomari Aquarium in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo.

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Clown loaches

Photo taken on Sept. 16, 2024, shows clown loaches at Nagaoka City Teradomari Aquarium in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo.

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Clown loaches

Photo taken on Sept. 17, 2024, shows clown loaches at Nagaoka City Teradomari Aquarium in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo.

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20th anniversary of Chuetsu Earthquake

About 2,200 lights are lit in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Oct. 23, 2024, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the massive earthquake that killed 68 people.

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20th anniversary of Chuetsu Earthquake

People offer silent prayers in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Oct. 23, 2024, the 20th anniversary of the massive earthquake that killed 68 people.

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20th anniversary of Chuetsu Earthquake

About 2,200 lights are lit in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Oct. 23, 2024, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the massive earthquake that killed 68 people.

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Loggerhead sea turtle

Photo taken Sept. 17, 2024, shows a loggerhead sea turtle hatchling at Nagaoka City Teradomari Aquarium in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo.

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Loggerhead sea turtle

Photo taken Sept. 16, 2024, shows a loggerhead sea turtle hatchling at Nagaoka City Teradomari Aquarium in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo.

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Loggerhead sea turtle

Photo taken Sept. 16, 2024, shows a loggerhead sea turtle at Nagaoka City Teradomari Aquarium in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo.

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Chum salmon

Photo taken Sept. 17, 2024, shows chum salmon at Nagaoka City Teradomari Aquarium in Niigata Prefecture.

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Chum salmon

Photo taken Sept. 17, 2024, shows juvenile chum salmon at Nagaoka City Teradomari Aquarium in Niigata Prefecture.

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Chum salmon

Photo taken Sept. 17, 2024, shows juvenile chum salmon at Nagaoka City Teradomari Aquarium in Niigata Prefecture.

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Tropical fish

Photo taken on Sept. 17, 2024, shows a flowerhorn, tropical fish, at Nagaoka City Teradomari Aquarium in Niigata Prefecture.

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Tropical fish

Photo taken on Sept. 16, 2024, shows a flowerhorn, tropical fish, at Nagaoka City Teradomari Aquarium in Niigata Prefecture.

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Tropical fish

Photo taken on Sept. 16, 2024, shows a flowerhorn, tropical fish, at Nagaoka City Teradomari Aquarium in Niigata Prefecture.

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Golf: Yonex Ladies

Hina Arakaki poses with the victor's trophy after winning the Yonex Ladies golf tournament at the Yonex Country Club in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on June 2, 2024.

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Strong quake rocks Sea of Japan area

Photo taken on Jan. 1, 2024, shows a fallen bookshelf in a house in Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 rocked a wide area on the Sea of Japan coast.