Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

Cat, rabbit together

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Momo, a female cat, and Moco, a male rabbit, take their regular evening stroll together in the town of Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 14, 2013.

E

Nago assembly supports heliport relocation within city

NAGO, Japan - The Nago municipal assembly on Dec. 23 passes a resolution conditionally accepting a plan to relocate the heliport functions of the U.S. Marine Corps Futemma Air Station to an airport to be built in the Henoko district of the city. The resolution, submitted by the ruling Shimpu 21 and Nagomi-no-Kai assembly blocs, was backed by 17 members of the ruling groups while 10 opposition assembly members voted against it. Two members of the New Komeito party left their seats to abstain in the standing vote.

E

Museum of Japanese runner Kanakuri

Kumamoto Prefecture's black bear mascot Kumamon (R) attends the opening ceremony of a museum commemorating Japanese marathon runner Shiso Kanakuri, one of the first Japanese Olympians, in Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 11, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

One of Japan's first Olympians

Photo taken in Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 8, 2019, shows a pair of tabi shoes worn by Japanese marathon runner Shiso Kanakuri when he ran in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, displayed at a museum commemorating him. A native of Nagomi, Kanakuri was reported to have set a world marathon record in the 1910s and became one of the first two Japanese Olympians. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

One of Japan's first Olympians

Photo taken in Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 8, 2019, shows a uniform worn by Japanese marathon runner Shiso Kanakuri when he ran in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, displayed at a museum commemorating him. A native of Nagomi, Kanakuri was reported to have set a world marathon record in the 1910s and became one of the first two Japanese Olympians. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

One of Japan's first Olympians

Photo taken in Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 8, 2019, shows a house where Shiso Kanakuri, a Japanese marathon runner who was reported to have set a world record in the 1910s, was born in 1891. Kanakuri took part in the marathon race for the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, making him one of the first two Japanese Olympians. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

One of Japan's first Olympians

Photo taken in Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 8, 2019, shows the inside of a house where Shiso Kanakuri, a Japanese marathon runner who was reported to have set a world record in the 1910s, was born in 1891. Kanakuri took part in the marathon race for the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, making him one of the first two Japanese Olympians. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

One of Japan's first Olympians

Photo taken in Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 8, 2019, shows a museum commemorating Shiso Kanakuri, a Japanese marathon runner who was reported to have set a world record in the 1910s. Kanakuri took part in the marathon race for the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, making him one of the first two Japanese Olympians. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

One of Japan's first Olympians

Photo taken in Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Jan. 8, 2019, shows a museum commemorating Shiso Kanakuri, a Japanese marathon runner who was reported to have set a world record in the 1910s. Kanakuri took part in the marathon race for the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, making him one of the first two Japanese Olympians. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

M5.1 quake in Japan's Kumamoto Pref.

A man covers a broken glass door at an elementary school in the town of Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Jan. 4, 2019, after an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.1 struck the southwestern Japan area the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

M5.1 quake in Japan's Kumamoto Pref.

Men cover a damaged roof with a blue sheet in the town of Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Jan. 4, 2019, after an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.1 struck the southwestern Japan area the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

M5.1 quake strikes Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture

Photo taken Jan. 4, 2019, shows a damaged torii gate at a Shinto shrine in the town of Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture, after an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.1 struck southwestern Japan the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

M5.1 quake strikes Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture

Photo taken Jan. 4, 2019, shows a broken glass window at a junior high school in the town of Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture, after an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.1 struck the southwestern Japan area the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

M5.1 quake strikes Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture

Photo taken Jan. 4, 2019, shows a broken glass window at a junior high school in the town of Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture, after an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.1 struck the southwestern Japan area the previous day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

M5.1 quake strikes Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture

People take shelter at a community center in the town of Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Jan. 3, 2019, after an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.1 struck the southwestern Japan area earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

M5.1 quake strikes Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture

People take shelter at a community center in the town of Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Jan. 3, 2019, after an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.1 struck the southwestern Japan area earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

M5.1 quake strikes Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture

Photo taken Jan. 3, 2019, shows a damaged "torii" gate of a Shinto shrine in the town of Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture after an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.1 struck the southwestern Japan area earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

M5.1 quake strikes Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture

Photo taken Jan. 3, 2019, shows a damaged "torii" gate of a Shinto shrine in the town of Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture after an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.1 struck the southwestern Japan area earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Swedish man preserving art of Japanese sword-crafting

Hans Koga, a Swedish man who has become a protector of ancient Japanese sword making techniques, shows off his product in Nagomi, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 14, 2017. Koga is one of the rare "koshirae" craftsmen specializing in meticulously repairing the exterior, including the handle and sheath, of Japanese swords. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Swedish man preserving art of Japanese sword-crafting

Hans Koga, a Swedish man who has become a protector of ancient Japanese sword making techniques, shows off his product in Nagomi, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 14, 2017. Koga is one of the rare "koshirae" craftsmen specializing in meticulously repairing the exterior, including the handle and sheath, of Japanese swords. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

E

Swedish man preserving art of Japanese sword-crafting

Hans Koga, a Swedish man who has become a protector of ancient Japanese sword making techniques, shows off his product in Nagomi, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 14, 2017. Koga is one of the rare "koshirae" craftsmen specializing in meticulously repairing the exterior, including the handle and sheath, of Japanese swords. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo