Golf: Zozo Championship

Golf: Zozo Championship

Colombia's Nico Echavarria celebrates after winning the Zozo Championship golf tournament, a U.S. PGA Tour event, at Narashino Country Club in Inzai in the eastern Japan prefecture of Chiba on Oct. 27, 2024.

Golf: Zozo Championship

Golf: Zozo Championship

Colombia's Nico Echavarria poses with the victor's trophy after winning the Zozo Championship golf tournament, a U.S. PGA Tour event, at Narashino Country Club in Inzai in the eastern Japan prefecture of Chiba on Oct. 27, 2024.

Golf: Zozo Championship

Golf: Zozo Championship

Ryo Ishikawa of Japan hits off the second tee during the final round of the Zozo Championship golf tournament, a U.S. PGA Tour event, at Narashino Country Club in Inzai in the eastern Japan prefecture of Chiba on Oct. 27, 2024.

Golf: Zozo Championship

Golf: Zozo Championship

Hideki Matsuyama plays a shot on the 17th hole during the final round of the Zozo Championship golf tournament, a U.S. PGA Tour event, at Narashino Country Club in Inzai in the eastern Japan prefecture of Chiba on Oct. 27, 2024.

Golf: Zozo Championship

Golf: Zozo Championship

Ryo Ishikawa of Japan hits off the second tee during the third round of the Zozo Championship golf tournament, a U.S. PGA Tour event, at Narashino Country Club in Inzai in the eastern Japan prefecture of Chiba on Oct. 26, 2024.

Golf: Zozo Championship

Golf: Zozo Championship

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan lines up a putt on the 15th hole during the third round of the Zozo Championship golf tournament, a U.S. PGA Tour event, at Narashino Country Club in Inzai in the eastern Japan prefecture of Chiba on Oct. 26, 2024.

Golf: Zozo Championship

Golf: Zozo Championship

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits off the 18th tee during the third round of the Zozo Championship golf tournament, a U.S. PGA Tour event, at Narashino Country Club in Inzai in the eastern Japan prefecture of Chiba on Oct. 26, 2024.

Golf: Zozo Championship

Golf: Zozo Championship

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays a shot on the 18th hole during the third round of the Zozo Championship golf tournament, a U.S. PGA Tour event, at Narashino Country Club in Inzai in the eastern Japan prefecture of Chiba on Oct. 26, 2024.

Golf: Zozo Championship

Golf: Zozo Championship

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays a shot on the 18th hole during the second round of the Zozo Championship golf tournament, a U.S. PGA Tour event, at Narashino Country Club in Inzai in the eastern Japan prefecture of Chiba on Oct. 25, 2024.

Golf: Zozo Championship

Golf: Zozo Championship

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays a shot on the ninth hole during the first round of the Zozo Championship golf tournament, a U.S. PGA Tour event, at Narashino Country Club in Inzai in the eastern Japan prefecture of Chiba on Oct. 24, 2024.

Golf: Zozo Championship

Golf: Zozo Championship

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits off the second tee during the first round of the Zozo Championship golf tournament, a U.S. PGA Tour event, at Narashino Country Club in Inzai in the eastern Japan prefecture of Chiba on Oct. 24, 2024.

Golf: Zozo Championship

Golf: Zozo Championship

Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits off the second tee during the first round of the Zozo Championship golf tournament, a U.S. PGA Tour event, at Narashino Country Club in Inzai in the eastern Japan prefecture of Chiba on Oct. 24, 2024.

Golf: Zozo Championship

Golf: Zozo Championship

Japanese golfer Hideki Matsuyama attends a press conference at Narashino Country Club in Inzai in the eastern Japan prefecture of Chiba on Oct. 22, 2024, ahead of the Zozo Championship tournament, a U.S. PGA Tour event, starting on Oct. 24.

Golf: Zozo Championship

Golf: Zozo Championship

Japanese golfer Hideki Matsuyama practices at Narashino Country Club in Inzai in the eastern Japan prefecture of Chiba on Oct. 22, 2024, ahead of the Zozo Championship tournament, a U.S. PGA Tour event, starting on Oct. 24.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Former Japanese economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, a candidate in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election, makes a stump speech in Narashino in Chiba Prefecture, on Sept. 13, 2024.

Japan LDP leadership election

Japan LDP leadership election

Former Japanese economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi (C), a candidate in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election, raises his fist during a visit to Narashino in Chiba Prefecture to make a stump speech on Sept. 13, 2024.

Ex-PM Noda to run for leadership race of main opposition party

Ex-PM Noda to run for leadership race of main opposition party

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda meets the press in Narashino near Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2024, revealing his intention to run in the Sept. 23 leadership race of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.

Ex-PM Noda to run for leadership race of main opposition party

Ex-PM Noda to run for leadership race of main opposition party

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda meets the press in Narashino near Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2024, revealing his intention to run in the Sept. 23 leadership race of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.

Ex-PM Noda to run for leadership race of main opposition party

Ex-PM Noda to run for leadership race of main opposition party

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda meets the press in Narashino near Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2024, revealing his intention to run in the Sept. 23 leadership race of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.

Football: Japan ahead of World Cup q'fier

Football: Japan ahead of World Cup q'fier

Members of the Japanese men's national football team train in Narashino in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on March 19, 2024, ahead of a World Cup qualifier against North Korea on March 21.

Football: Japan ahead of World Cup q'fier

Football: Japan ahead of World Cup q'fier

Members of the Japanese men's national football team train in Narashino in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on March 19, 2024, ahead of a World Cup qualifier against North Korea on March 21.

Football: Japan ahead of World Cup q'fier

Football: Japan ahead of World Cup q'fier

Members of the Japanese men's national football team train in Narashino in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on March 19, 2024, ahead of a World Cup qualifier against North Korea on March 21.

Football: Japan ahead of World Cup q'fier

Football: Japan ahead of World Cup q'fier

Members of the Japanese men's national football team train in Narashino in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on March 19, 2024, ahead of a World Cup qualifier against North Korea on March 21.

Football: Japan ahead of World Cup q'fier

Football: Japan ahead of World Cup q'fier

Members of the Japanese men's national football team train in Narashino in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on March 19, 2024, ahead of a World Cup qualifier against North Korea on March 21.

Golf: Zozo Championship

Golf: Zozo Championship

American Collin Morikawa reads the green on the 18th hole during the final round of the Zozo Championship golf tournament at the Narashino Country Club in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 22, 2023.

Golf: Zozo Championship

Golf: Zozo Championship

American Collin Morikawa poses with the trophy after winning the Zozo Championship golf tournament at the Narashino Country Club in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 22, 2023.

Parachuting drill by GSDF

Parachuting drill by GSDF

A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force unit conducts a parachuting drill at a training site in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 8, 2023.

Parachuting drill by GSDF

Parachuting drill by GSDF

Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada meets the press after inspecting a parachuting drill by a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force unit at a training site in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 8, 2023.

New facility for children

New facility for children

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a building under construction in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Jan. 31, 2014. The opening of the new facility that will merge the functions of two kindergartens and one day-care center, which was originally scheduled for April, will be delayed until September.

Athens champion Shibata romps to 800 freestyle gold

Athens champion Shibata romps to 800 freestyle gold

NARASHINO, Japan - Athens Olympic champion Ai Shibata swims on her way to winning the gold medal in the women's 800-meter freestyle final at the International Swim Meet 2007 at Chiba International Swimming Center in Narashino, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 24. Shibata won the race in a time of 8 minutes, 23.76 seconds.

Olympic champ Kitajima powers to breaststroke double

Olympic champ Kitajima powers to breaststroke double

NARASHINO, Japan - Kosuke Kitajima of Japan swims his way to a gold medal in the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the International Swim Meet 2007 in Japan in Narashino, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 23. Kitajima won the race in 2 minutes, 10.02 seconds.

Kitajima shakes off injury concerns to win 100

Kitajima shakes off injury concerns to win 100

CHIBA, Japan - Reigning Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima smiles after winning the men's 100-meter breaststroke on the opening day of the International Swim Meet 2007 at Chiba international swimming center in Narashino on Aug.1.

Kitajima shakes off injury concerns to win 100

Kitajima shakes off injury concerns to win 100

CHIBA, Japan - Reigning Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima is in action in the men's 100-meter breaststroke on the opening day of the International Swim Meet 2007 Chiba international swimming center in Narashino on Aug. 21. He showed little effects of a recent injury to win the race with a time of 59.74 seconds, 0.21 off his national record.

Japan's Defense Minister Nakatani inspects parachute drill

Japan's Defense Minister Nakatani inspects parachute drill

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Defense Minister Gen Nakatani experiences a parachute drop during his inspection of the annual new year parachute drop exercise by 1st Airborne Bridge of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force at GSDF's Narashino Training Ground in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on Jan. 11, 2015. The exercise was based on the assumption of regaining a captured remote island.

Japan's Defense Minister Nakatani inspects parachute drill

Japan's Defense Minister Nakatani inspects parachute drill

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Defense Minister Gen Nakatani experiences a parachute drop during his inspection of the annual new year parachute drop exercise by 1st Airborne Bridge of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force at GSDF's Narashino Training Ground in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on Jan. 11, 2015. The exercise was based on the assumption of regaining a captured remote island.

Aguirre talks to Japan team ahead of Asian Cup

Aguirre talks to Japan team ahead of Asian Cup

NARASHINO, Japan - Japan coach Javier Aguirre, who has been accused of involvement in match-fixing in Spain, speaks to the team during the first practice session ahead of the Asian Cup on Dec. 29, 2014, in Narashino near Tokyo.

Aguirre talks to Japan team ahead of Asian Cup

Aguirre talks to Japan team ahead of Asian Cup

NARASHINO, Japan - Japan coach Javier Aguirre (C), who has been accused of involvement in match-fixing in Spain, watches his team practice ahead of the Asian Cup on Dec. 29, 2014, in Narashino near Tokyo.

Top JFA officials watch RoboCup-winning soccer robot

Top JFA officials watch RoboCup-winning soccer robot

CHIBA, Japan - Japan Football Association President Kuniya Daini (R) and supreme adviser Saburo Kawabuchi pose with a soccer robot in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 30, 2014. The Chiba Institute of Technology's humanoid robot team won this year's RoboCup world soccer event in Brazil.

U.S. rocket explodes after failed launch

U.S. rocket explodes after failed launch

CHIBA, Japan - Photo taken at the Chiba Institute of Technology in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture on Oct. 29, 2014, shows a meteor observation camera partly developed by the Japanese university. The same type of camera was among two tons of cargo including food and experimental equipment bound for the International Space Station, carried by the Cygnus unmanned spacecraft which exploded shortly after launch in Virginia on Oct. 28.

Dalai Lama, musician Yarrow

Dalai Lama, musician Yarrow

TOKYO, Japan - American folk musician Peter Yarrow (R) performs his new song "Never Give Up" based on words of the Dalai Lama (L) at an event involving the Tibetan spiritual leader in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2013.

Amphibious robot for decommissioning Fukushima

Amphibious robot for decommissioning Fukushima

CHIBA, Japan - The Chiba Institute of Technology invites journalists on Sept. 25, 2013, to see the Sakura No. 2, an amphibious robot it has developed for possible use in decommissioning the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, at its campus in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture. The robot is waterproofed to allow it to cope with underground water that has flowed into the reactor buildings at the crippled power plant.

Amphibious robot for decommissioning Fukushima

Amphibious robot for decommissioning Fukushima

CHIBA, Japan - The Chiba Institute of Technology invites journalists on Sept. 25, 2013, to see the Sakura No. 2, an amphibious robot it has developed for possible use in decommissioning the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, at its campus in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture. The robot is waterproofed to allow it to cope with underground water that has flowed into the reactor buildings at the crippled power plant.

Amphibious robot for decommissioning Fukushima

Amphibious robot for decommissioning Fukushima

CHIBA, Japan - The Chiba Institute of Technology invites journalists on Sept. 25, 2013, to see the Sakura No. 2, an amphibious robot it has developed for possible use in decommissioning the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, at its campus in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture. Photo in upper frame shows the robot carrying a camera on the tip of its arm and climbing up and down a staircase, and the lower frame shows it entering water. The robot is waterproofed to allow it to cope with underground water that has flowed into the reactor buildings at the crippled power plant.

New robot for work at Fukushima complex

New robot for work at Fukushima complex

CHIBA, Japan - A robot dedicated for work at nuclear plants climbs up the stairs carrying a 60-kilogram weight at the Chiba Institute of Technology in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, on July 12, 2012. The school unveiled the state-of-the-art robot nicknamed "Rosemary," which is designed to perform tasks inside the highly contaminated reactor buildings at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant possibly from August.

New robot for work at Fukushima complex

New robot for work at Fukushima complex

CHIBA, Japan - The Chiba Institute of Technology unveils July 12, 2012, a state-of-the-art robot designed to perform tasks inside the highly contaminated reactor buildings at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, possibly from August, at the school in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture. Nicknamed "Rosemary," the robot dedicated for work at nuclear plants can transport much heavier objects than its predecessor robot "Quince" that was designed to assist in disaster control and has been used at the Tokyo Electric Power Co. complex since June 2011 to check inside the reactor buildings and take photographs, the school said.

Japan soccer coach Zaccheroni at training match

Japan soccer coach Zaccheroni at training match

CHIBA, Japan - Japan soccer coach Alberto Zaccheroni (C, R) looks on during the national team's training match against Meiji University in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture on April 25, 2012. The national team won 5-1.

Robot in Fukushima operation

Robot in Fukushima operation

CHIBA, Japan - A robot ''Quince' is loaded onto a truck at Chiba Institute of Technology in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, on June 20, 2011. The robot jointly developed by Chiba Institute of Technology, Tohoku University and other institutions was being sent to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in Fukushima Prefecture. Quince is capable of operating in places where rubble is scattered and is believed to be able to measure levels of radiation inside buildings and depths of contaminated water, as well as obtain samples of such water, as it can climb wet and slippery steps.

Japanese robot to be dispatched to Fukushima plant

Japanese robot to be dispatched to Fukushima plant

NARASHINO, Japan - A man demonstrates robot ''Quince'' at Chiba Institute of Technology in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, on June 8, 2011. The remote-controlled robot developed by a team including CIT and Tohoku University will be dispatched to the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture to measure radiation levels and other data in buildings housing reactors.

Climbing event for those with visual disabilities

Climbing event for those with visual disabilities

CHIBA, Japan - A climber with impaired sight climbs a 13-meter-tall practice wall during an international event at a gymnasium in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 5, 2010. Twenty-five climbers including those from Japan, Italy, Malaysia, Russia and Spain took part in the two-day event.

Sumo stables searched over wrestlers' gambling scandal

Sumo stables searched over wrestlers' gambling scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo stablemaster Onomatsu bows to reporters in front of his stable's lodging in the city of Owariasahi, Aichi Prefecture, on July 7, 2010, after police carried out raids there and on his stable in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, over illegal gambling. The Onomatsu stable is suspected of having played a central role in the sumo wrestlers' gambling, which was allegedly run by a bookie linked to gangsters.