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Campaigning for Japan general election

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, waves after making a speech in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, on Oct. 21, 2024, ahead of the Oct. 27 general election.

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Bean-throwing event

A traditional bean-throwing event is held at Naritasan temple in Neyagawa in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 3, 2024, with participants scattering roasted beans to wish for good health.

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CORRECTED: Bean-throwing event at Japanese temple

Actress Haruka Fukuhara (L) scatters roasted beans during the annual "Setsubun" event marking the turn from winter to spring at a Naritasan temple in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture in western Japan on Feb. 3, 2023.

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Bean-throwing festival

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows (from R) actress Naomi Zaizen, actress An and Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui during an annual bean-throwing festival, marking the start of spring according to the lunar calendar, at a temple in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, on Feb. 3, 2014.

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Bean-throwing festival

OSAKA, Japan - Actress An throws beans during an annual bean-throwing festival, marking the start of spring according to the lunar calendar, at a temple in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, on Feb. 3, 2014.

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Tsunami-hit city's scale model used to show tidal waves

OSAKA, Japan - Kota Buto (extreme R), a senior at Miyako Technical Senior High School, explains how tsunami cause tidal waves using a scale model of the center of Miyako, a northeastern Japan city hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, during a demonstration at Osaka Electro-Communication University in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on July 24, 2014.

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Tsunami-hit city's scale model used to show tidal waves

OSAKA, Japan - Kota Buto (R, front), a senior at Miyako Technical Senior High School, explains how tsunami cause tidal waves using a scale model of the center of Miyako, a northeastern Japan city hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, during a demonstration at Osaka Electro-Communication University in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on July 24, 2014.

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Torrential rains hit Japan

NEYAGAWA, Japan - Photo shows a car left in an inundated area following heavy rains in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture on Aug. 14, 2012. Torrential rains struck a wide area from western to eastern Japan the same day, leaving a woman dead and two missing in Osaka and Kyoto prefectures, respectively, and causing disruption to transportation services.

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Torrential rains hit Japan

NEYAGAWA, Japan - Photo shows a car left in an inundated area following heavy rains in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture on Aug. 14, 2012. Torrential rains struck a wide area from western to eastern Japan the same day, leaving a woman dead and two missing in Osaka and Kyoto prefectures, respectively, and causing disruption to transportation services.

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2 cab drivers assaulted in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Police investigators examine the taxi of a driver who was assaulted by an unidentified man on a street in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, in the early morning of Jan. 6. Another taxi driver was attacked by a purported temp worker, who was later arrested, in nearby Neyagawa the same day. The incidents followed two recent fatal taxi holdups in the prefecture.

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Osaka store worker stabbed to death after chasing shoplifters

OSAKA, Japan - File photo of Kenji Kamiuchi, a 27-year-old part-time employee at a Seven-Eleven convenience store in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, who was fatally stabbed in the early hours of Oct. 6 by a shoplifter he chased. Two men fled after they were caught shoplifting inside the store and Kamiuchi caught up with one man, who attacked him with a knife.

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Osaka store worker stabbed to death after chasing shoplifters

OSAKA, Japan - Police officers investigate a crime scene in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, where a 27-year-old part-time employee at a Seven-Eleven convenience store was fatally stabbed in the early hours of Oct. 6 by a shoplifter he chased. Two men believed to be around 18 to 20 years old fled after they were caught shoplifting and the Seven-Eleven employee, Kenji Kamiuchi, caught up with one man, who attacked him with a knife.

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Pupils return to elementary school where teacher was killed

OSAKA, Japan - Pupils at Neyagawa Municipal Chuo Elementary School in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, are greeted by teachers Feb. 18 as they return to school for the first time since a teacher was stabbed to death and two other staffers were injured in the school Feb. 14.

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Teen cites grudge against teacher

OSAKA, Japan - Flowers are laid near the gate to an elementary school in Neyagawa near Osaka on Feb. 15 where a 17-year-old boy stabbed one teacher to death and injured another teacher and a school staffer the previous day. The boy has told police he had a grudge against a teacher, who was not one of the victims, at the school.

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(2)17-year-old boy intrudes into elementary school, kills 1

OSAKA, Japan - Parents of students at Neyagawa Municipal Chuo Elementary School in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, rush to the school on Feb. 14 after a 17-year-old boy intruded into the school earlier in the day and stabbed a male teacher to death with a knife, and left two female school staff members injured, one of them seriously.

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17-year-old boy intrudes into elementary school, kills 1

OSAKA, Japan - Students at Neyagawa Municipal Chuo Elementary School in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, are evacuated to the school's grounds after a 17-year-old boy intruded into the school on Feb. 14 and stabbed a male teacher to death with a knife, and left two female school staff members injured, one of them seriously.

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Kite-flying festival held in Osaka

NEYAGAWA, Japan - Adults and children run to launch a big kite featuring two sea breams, the symbol of good fortune, in a kite-flying festival in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, on Nov. 7. The festival, with 500 fliers of 900 kites, big and small, taking part, commemorates the 30th anniversary of a nationwide association of kite lovers.

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Drill against train attack

A police officer (L) faces a man during a drill on a train in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, on Nov. 26, 2021, on the assumption that the suspect has wielded a knife. The drill was conducted after a man injured passengers in a random knife and arson attack on a train in Tokyo on Oct. 31.

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Campaigning for Japanese general election

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, makes a stump speech in Neyagawa in Osaka on Oct. 25, 2021, ahead of a general election on Oct. 31.

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Campaigning for Japanese general election

People listen to a politician giving a stump speech in Neyagawa in Osaka Prefecture on Oct. 25, 2021, ahead of a general election on Oct. 31.

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Campaigning for Japanese general election

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, head of the Liberal Democratic Party, makes a stump speech in Neyagawa in Osaka Prefecture on Oct. 25, 2021, ahead of a general election on Oct. 31.

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(2)17-year-old boy intrudes into elementary school, kills 1

OSAKA, Japan - Parents of students at Neyagawa Municipal Chuo Elementary School in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, rush to the school on Feb. 14 after a 17-year-old boy intruded into the school earlier in the day and stabbed a male teacher to death with a knife, and left two female school staff members injured, one of them seriously. (Kyodo)

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17-year-old boy intrudes into elementary school, kills 1

OSAKA, Japan - Students at Neyagawa Municipal Chuo Elementary School in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, are evacuated to the school's grounds after a 17-year-old boy intruded into the school on Feb. 14 and stabbed a male teacher to death with a knife, and left two female school staff members injured, one of them seriously. (Kyodo)

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Teen cites grudge against teacher

OSAKA, Japan - Flowers are laid near the gate to an elementary school in Neyagawa near Osaka on Feb. 15 where a 17-year-old boy stabbed one teacher to death and injured another teacher and a school staffer the previous day. The boy has told police he had a grudge against a teacher, who was not one of the victims, at the school. (Kyodo)

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Pupils return to elementary school where teacher was killed

OSAKA, Japan - Pupils at Neyagawa Municipal Chuo Elementary School in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, are greeted by teachers Feb. 18 as they return to school for the first time since a teacher was stabbed to death and two other staffers were injured in the school Feb. 14. (Kyodo)

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Doctor who won Ig Nobel prize for kissing study gives inside story

Hajime Kimata, who won the 2015 spoof Ig Nobel medicine prize, gives a speech in Osaka, western Japan, on Dec. 6, 2015, to reveal the inside story of his research. Kimata, who runs an allergy clinic in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, confirmed that 30 minutes of kissing with a lover or spouse behind closed doors while listening to soft music can reduce allergic reactions among atopic and allergic patients. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People enhance protection of children following murder

A member of a local crime prevention association (far R) speaks to children walking on a street on the evening on Aug. 24, 2015, in the western Japan city of Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, where two junior high school students were murdered recently. Experts are stressing the need to watch out for children who are roaming around the streets without places to stay. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man nabbed over murder of Osaka girl

Reporters gather in front of a condominium in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, on Aug. 22, 2015, where a man arrested the previous day in connection with the murder of a 13-year-old girl lives. Koji Yamada, 45, has told police that a passenger beat her in his car and then abandoned her body. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ozeki Goeido aims to snap back at spring pro sumo tourney

Ozeki Goeido is brimming with confidence at his Sakaigawa Stable dorm in his hometown Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 23, 2015, as he prepares for the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament opening on March 8 at the Bodymaker Colosseum arena in nearby Osaka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bean-throwing festival in Japan

Tetsuji Tamayama (L), leading actor of a Japanese television drama series, and his cast mate, American actress Charlotte Kate Fox (C), participate in an annual bean-throwing festival, marking the start of spring according to the lunar calendar, at a temple in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, on Feb. 3, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bean-throwing festival in Japan

Tetsuji Tamayama (L), leading actor of a Japanese television drama series, and his cast mate, American actress Charlotte Kate Fox (C), participate in an annual bean-throwing festival, marking the start of spring according to the lunar calendar, at a temple in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, on Feb. 3, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bean-throwing festival in Japan

Tetsuji Tamayama (R), leading actor of a Japanese television drama series, and his cast mate, American actress Charlotte Kate Fox, participate in an annual bean-throwing festival, marking the start of spring according to the lunar calendar, at a temple in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, on Feb. 3, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Koto"-playing doll in western Japan

Photo taken in Neyagawa in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 9, 2021, shows a mechanical doll crafted by famed Japanese doll maker Susumu Higashino (in the picture) that can play the "koto," a Japanese musical instrument.

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"Koto"-playing doll in western Japan

Photo taken in Neyagawa in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 14, 2021, shows a mechanical doll crafted by famed Japanese doll maker Susumu Higashino that can play the "koto," a Japanese musical instrument.

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Bean-throwing event at Japanese temple

Men throw beans during a traditional Japanese bean-throwing event at a Naritasan temple in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, on Feb. 2, 2021. The event was scaled down amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Bean-throwing event at Japanese temple

Photo taken Feb. 2, 2021, shows beans being distributed to visitors for free at a traditional Japanese bean-throwing event at a Naritasan temple in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture. The event was scaled down amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Hiroshima A-bomb survivor holds book on bomb's horrors

Hiroshima A-bombing survivor Goro Matsuyama, head of the Hiroshima/Nagasaki Hibakusha Association of Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, holds the book "That August Day," which is an English translation of the survivors' stories, on July 21, 2015, in the western Japanese city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2 cab drivers assaulted in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Police investigators examine the taxi of a driver who was assaulted by an unidentified man on a street in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, in the early morning of Jan. 6. Another taxi driver was attacked by a purported temp worker, who was later arrested, in nearby Neyagawa the same day. The incidents followed two recent fatal taxi holdups in the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Osaka store worker stabbed to death after chasing shoplifters

OSAKA, Japan - File photo of Kenji Kamiuchi, a 27-year-old part-time employee at a Seven-Eleven convenience store in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, who was fatally stabbed in the early hours of Oct. 6 by a shoplifter he chased. Two men fled after they were caught shoplifting inside the store and Kamiuchi caught up with one man, who attacked him with a knife. (Kyodo)

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Osaka store worker stabbed to death after chasing shoplifters

OSAKA, Japan - Police officers investigate a crime scene in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, where a 27-year-old part-time employee at a Seven-Eleven convenience store was fatally stabbed in the early hours of Oct. 6 by a shoplifter he chased. Two men believed to be around 18 to 20 years old fled after they were caught shoplifting and the Seven-Eleven employee, Kenji Kamiuchi, caught up with one man, who attacked him with a knife. (Kyodo)

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Tsunami-hit city's scale model used to show tidal waves

OSAKA, Japan - Kota Buto (extreme R), a senior at Miyako Technical Senior High School, explains how tsunami cause tidal waves using a scale model of the center of Miyako, a northeastern Japan city hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, during a demonstration at Osaka Electro-Communication University in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on July 24, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Osaka parents' alleged abandonment of daughter's body

Photo taken on Dec. 27, 2017, shows one of the 10 outdoor surveillance cameras installed at a home in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, where Airi Kakimoto, a 33-year-old woman, was found dead after being confined by her parents for around 15 years, allegedly due to mental illness. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Keihan's new premium train car

Photo taken Jan. 20, 2021, in Neyagawa in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, shows the interior of a new premium train car developed by Keihan Electric Railway Co.

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Keihan's new premium train car

Photo taken Jan. 20, 2021, in Neyagawa in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, shows a new premium train car developed by Keihan Electric Railway Co.

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New coronavirus

Playground equipment is off limits at a park in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Children's Day on May 5, 2020, during the Golden Week holidays under an extended nationwide state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Part-time "miko" jobs for New Year

Women planning to work as part-time "miko" maidens during the New Year season take part in a practice session at a temple in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 23, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Part-time "miko" jobs for New Year

Women planning to work as part-time "miko" maidens during the New Year season take part in a practice session at a temple in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 23, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Part-time "miko" jobs for New Year

Women planning to work as part-time "miko" maidens during the New Year season take part in a fitting session at a temple in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 23, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bean-throwing event in Japan

Wakana Aoi (L), leading actress of a Japanese television drama series, and her cast mate, Eri Tokunaga, participate in an annual bean-throwing festival, marking the start of spring according to the lunar calendar, at a temple in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, on Feb. 3, 2018.(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bean-throwing event in Japan

Wakana Aoi (L), leading actress of a Japanese television drama series, and her cast mate, Eri Tokunaga, participate in an annual bean-throwing festival, marking the start of spring according to the lunar calendar, at a temple in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture, on Feb. 3, 2018.(Kyodo) ==Kyodo