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Event to mark 10th anniv. of Kumano Kodo's world heritage listing

OSAKA, Japan - Wakayama Gov. Yoshinobu Nisaka (Center L) poses with mascot characters at JR Osaka Station on Aug. 4, 2014, during an event to announce the "Wakayama Destination Campaign," commemorating the 10th anniversary of the registration of the Kumano Kodo, a series of ancient pilgrimage routes in western Japan, and other sites on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

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PM Noda visits typhoon-affected Wakayama Pref.

NACHIKATSUURA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L, standing) meets Wakayama Gov. Yoshinobu Nisaka (2nd from R), Nachikatsuura Mayor Shinichi Teramoto (R) and other local officials at the Nachikatsuura town office in Wakayama Prefecture on Sept. 9, 2011. Noda visited the prefecture to assess the situation in the areas affected by a powerful typhoon.

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Michelin Green Guide Japan

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Tetsushi Morita (C), a senior official of Nihon Michelin Tire Co., the Japanese arm of the French tire company Michelin, and Michelin Man, the mascot character of the tire maker, pose with Wakayama Gov. Yoshinobu Nisaka (L) in Wakayama on May 13, 2011. A new version of Michelin's travel guide Green Guide Japan, which includes the historic Kumano Kodo route in Wakayama Prefecture, a UNESCO World Heritage site, hit bookstores in France on the same day.

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Feline station master Tama tourism promoter

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Tama, a feline ''station master'' at Wakayama Electric Railway Co.'s Kishi Station, is held by President Mitsunobu Kojima (L) during a ceremony at the station in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, on Jan. 5, 2011. Wakayama Gov. Yoshinobu Nisaka (R) designated the cat as a special tourism promoter called ''maneki daimyojin'' (a deity beckoning people).

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Wakayama gubernatorial election

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Wakayama Gov. Yoshinobu Nisaka (C), backed by the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, celebrates in the city of Wakayama after the media reports he is certain to be reelected in the gubernatorial election on Nov. 28, 2010.

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Japan-Turkey citizen exchange

MERSIN, Turkey - Wakayama Gov. Yoshinobu Nisaka (C) plants a tree at a memorial ceremony for the victims of the Ottoman Empire navy ship accident held at Mersin, Turkey on Sept. 2, 2010. The Erturul Frigate sank off Wakayama Prefecture in September 1890 due to a violent typhoon.

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FAO adds 3 more Japanese regions to agricultural heritage list

Three Japanese prefectural governors - (from L) Hajime Furuta of Gifu Prefecture, Yoshinobu Nisaka of Wakayama Prefecture and Shunji Kono of Miyagi Prefecture - attend a meeting of an international conference on Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems at the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization's headquarters in Rome on Dec. 15, 2015. The meeting decided to add three areas in Japan's prefectures to its world agricultural heritage list. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FAO adds 3 more Japanese regions to agricultural heritage list

(From L) Gifu Gov. Hajime Furuta, Wakayama Gov. Yoshinobu Nisaka and Miyazaki Gov. Shunji Kono hold certificates saying their Japanese prefectures have been each added to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization's world agricultural heritage list. Gifu was selected for its fishing for sweetfish, Wakayama for its traditional production process for "ume" plums, and Miyazaki for its forest preservation and sustainable agriculture and forestry industry. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Feline station master Tama tourism promoter

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Tama, a feline ''station master'' at Wakayama Electric Railway Co.'s Kishi Station, is held by President Mitsunobu Kojima (L) during a ceremony at the station in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, on Jan. 5, 2010. Wakayama Gov. Yoshinobu Nisaka (R) designated the cat as a special tourism promoter called ''maneki daimyojin'' (a deity beckoning people). (Kyodo)

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PM Noda visits typhoon-affected Wakayama Pref.

NACHIKATSUURA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L, standing) meets Wakayama Gov. Yoshinobu Nisaka (2nd from R), Nachikatsuura Mayor Shinichi Teramoto (R) and other local officials at the Nachikatsuura town office in Wakayama Prefecture on Sept. 9, 2011. Noda visited the prefecture to assess the situation in the areas affected by a powerful typhoon. (Kyodo)

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Japan-Turkey citizen exchange

MERSIN, Turkey - Wakayama Gov. Yoshinobu Nisaka (C) plants a tree at a memorial ceremony for the victims of the Ottoman Empire navy ship accident held at Mersin, Turkey on Sept. 2, 2010. The Ertu?rul Frigate sank off Wakayama Prefecture in September 1890 due to a violent typhoon. (Kyodo)

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Michelin Green Guide Japan

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Tetsushi Morita (C), a senior official of Nihon Michelin Tire Co., the Japanese arm of the French tire company Michelin, and Michelin Man, the mascot character of the tire maker, pose with Wakayama Gov. Yoshinobu Nisaka (L) in Wakayama on May 13, 2011. A new version of Michelin's travel guide Green Guide Japan, which includes the historic Kumano Kodo route in Wakayama Prefecture, a UNESCO World Heritage site, hit bookstores in France on the same day. (Kyodo)

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Wakayama gubernatorial election

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Wakayama Gov. Yoshinobu Nisaka (C), backed by the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, celebrates in the city of Wakayama after the media reports he is certain to be reelected in the gubernatorial election on Nov. 28, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Nisaka named ambassador to Brunei

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshinobu Nisaka (L), former official of the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, the predecessor of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, was appointed July 22 as ambassador to Brunei, and Chikahito Harada (R) minister at the Japanese Embassy in China. (Kyodo)