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RECAP: Over 50 Injured After Strong M7.5 Quake Strikes Northern Japan

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off Aomori late Monday, December 8, triggering tsunami warnings across Hokkaido and Tohoku before being lifted early Tuesday. Over 50 injuries and power outages were reported. Authorities warn of a heightened risk of another major quake in the coming week.

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Japan: Trump Convoy Travels Through Tokyo Under Heavy Security 2

On Monday, October 27, U.S. President Trump visited Japan for the first time in six years. In central Tokyo, a motorcade believed to be carrying Trump traveled under heavy security, with some onlookers visible along the route.

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UK: Widespread Flooding Hits Greater Manchester Forcing Hundreds To Evacuate 4

Heavy rain caused severe flooding across Greater Manchester on New Year's Day forcing at least 13,000 people to evacuate. Emergency services declared a major incident.

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Powerful typhoon hits western Japan

OSAKA, Japan, Sept. 5 Kyodo - Debris is seen scattered on a street in Osaka's Nishi Ward on Sept. 4, 2018, as powerful Typhoon Jebi ripped through western Japan.

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Escaped inmate likely sneaked into house

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Investigators from the Hiroshima prefectural police gather in a residential area in the city of Hiroshima's Nishi Ward on Jan. 13, 2012. Li Guolin, a 40-year-old Chinese man who remains at large after escaping from Hiroshima Prison on Jan. 11, is believed to have sneaked into a private home in the area and consumed food and stolen clothing and other items on Jan. 12.

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Yokohama station

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Yokohama Station in Yokohama's Nishi Ward on Oct. 14, 2010.

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Highballs are hip again

OSAKA, Japan - Masato Fujita, manager of the Yotsuhashi highball bar DANDAN in Osaka's Nishi Ward, is busy preparing highballs on June 6, 2009.

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Food producers competing to expand liquid food market

FUKUOKA, Japan - A doctor administers nutritious liquid food to a patient at Imajuku Hospital in Fukuoka's Nishi Ward in October.

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Cabin cruisers getting popular among new rich, baby boomers

TOKYO, Japan - A visitor to a boat show in Yokohama's Nishi Ward checks the interior of a luxurious cruiser.

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Cabin cruisers getting popular among new rich, baby boomers

TOKYO, Japan - A luxurious cruiser is on display at a boat show in Yokohama's Nishi Ward.

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Dormitories for company employees becoming homes for the aged

TOKYO, Japan - Century Life's Century Port Nishi-Chiba, a six-story, 64-room block of condominium for the aged, is to open in Chiba's Chuo Ward in June.

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Osaka forcibly removes tents of 22 homeless in 2 local parks

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka city officials and security guards wrestle homeless people and their supporters at Utsubo Park in Osaka's Nishi Ward on Jan. 30 to remove tents used by the homeless.

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(6)M7.0 quake hits western Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Several cracks are seen on Genkaijima Island in Fukuoka city's Nishi Ward on March 20 after a major earthquake jolted northern Kyushu.

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3 firefighters die, 10 injured in Kobe fire

KOBE, Japan - Police officers examine a gutted house in Kobe's Nishi Ward on June 2 after three firefighters died and 10 were injured while fighting a fire there. The second floor of the two-story wooden house gave away and fell on the firefighters.

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Animal rights group fails to capture 'Tama-chan'

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Members of the U.S.-based Marine Animal Lifeline emerge from the Katabira River in Yokohama's Nishi Ward on March 11 after failing to capture ''Tama-chan,'' the stray seal that appeared in Tokyo's Tama River last summer. The group rescues stranded animals and returns them to their natural habitat.

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Foreigners call for residency status like seal 'Tama-chan'

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Foreign residents in Japan with seal-like costumes stage a rally in Yokohama's Nishi Ward on Feb. 22, calling on authorities to provide registry certificates for non-Japanese nationals similar to that of the popular seal ''Tama-chan,'' apparently from the Bering Sea. The seal was recently issued a ''residency certificate'' from the city of Yokohama.

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'Tama-chan' seal registered as Yokohama 'resident'

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A kindergartner in Yokohama's Nishi Ward hands ward chief Michinosuke Kimizuka a registry application for ''Tama-chan,'' the seal that has been showing up along the banks of the Katabira River in the city. The seal, first sighted last August in the Tama River, which borders Tokyo and Kanagawa prefectures, was later seen in the Tsurumi River and then in the Katabira River in Kanagawa Prefecture in September.

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Yokohama ward to give 'Tama-chan' seal resident's card

YOKOHAMA, Japan - The Nishi Ward office in Yokohama said Feb. 6 it will give the ''Tama-chan'' seal (file photo) a special ''resident's card'' in response to requests from locals. The seal has often been seen in the Katabira River in the ward since September last year and was first spotted in the Tama River in Tokyo last August. Ward officials hope the seal will act as a mascot in a campaign for cleaner towns and rivers.

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Mariners outfielder Ichiro begins voluntary training

KOBE, Japan - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki practices batting at an indoor training ground of Japan's Pacific League baseball club Orix Bluewave in Kobe's Nishi Ward on Jan. 5. Ichiro began voluntary training two weeks earlier than last year. (MLB)

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''Tama-chan'' shows up again

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A seal believed to be ''Tama-chan'' is seen relaxed on the bank of the Katabira River in Yokohama's Nishi Ward on Dec. 24. Local people say Tama-chan last showed up there Oct. 11. The young seal was named ''Tama-chan'' after it was first spotted in the Tama River in Tokyo on Aug. 7.

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Matsui, Cabrera receive MVP honors

NAGOYA, Japan - Seibu Lions infielder Alex Cabrera (L) and Yomiuri Giants outfielder Hideki Matsui hold trophies and plaques during a professional baseball convention at a hotel in Nagoya's Nishi Ward on Nov. 8. Cabrera was chosen the 2002 Most Valuable Player of the Pacific League after he tied the Japanese single-season home run record of 55. Matsui was selected the MVP of the Central League with 50 homers and 107 RBIs.

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Graffiti found at pro-Pyongyang association

NAGOYA, Japan - Graffiti debunking North Korean leader Kim Jong Il was found on the Aichi prefectural headquarters of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) on Oct. 29, as Japanese and North Korean delegates resumed talks on normalization of relations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Such words as ''Die'' (in photo) and ''Will kill Kim Jong Il'' were sprayed on five places on the building in Nagoya's Nishi Ward.

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Sogo launches end-of-year gift campaign to boost sales

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Employees of the Yokohama branch of Department store operator Sogo Inc. attend a pep rally at a branch in Yokohama's Nishi Ward on Oct. 25 before starting the day's business. Most of Japan's big retailers are about to launch their end-of-year gift campaign.

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'Tama-chan' spotted again in Yokohama's Katabira River

YOKOHAMA, Oct. 11 - A seal believed to be ''Tama-chan'' suns itself on the bank of the Katabira River in Yokohama's Nishi Ward on Oct. 11. Local people say Tama-chan showed up there Oct. 9. The young seal was first spotted in the Tama River in Tokyo on Aug. 7.

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(2)People pray for Japanese victims of Sept. 11 terror attacks

FUKUOKA, Japan - Employees of Nishi-Nippon Bank offer a silent prayer at company offices in Fukuoka's Hakata Ward on Sept. 11 for the bank's two workers who were killed in the terror attacks on New York's World Trade Center last year.

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Hayami says no need to ease monetary policy further

NAGOYA, Japan - Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Masaru Hayami speaks at a press conference at hotel in Nagoya's Nishi Ward on Sept. 6 after meeting with local business leaders.

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Robot fish 'Coelacanth' on display in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Boys are amazed at the realistic movements of a robot fish called ''ancient fish Coelacanth'' at Mitsubishi Minatomirai Industiral Museum in Yokohama's Nishi Ward on July 30. The 80-centimeter-long robot fish was created using research into propulsion technology for submarines and ships. The robot fish will be displayed until Aug. 11.

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Yokohama opens media center for World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - The city of Yokohama, where the final match of the 2002 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to be held June 30, opened the Yokohama Media Information (YMI) facility to help journalists cover the World Cup in Yokohama's Nishi Ward on May 10. The YMI facility will provide working spaces for freelance journalists who are not permitted to enter the International Media Center.

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World Cup campaign kicks off as trophy goes on tour

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Mayor of Yokohama Midenobu Takahide (R) receives the World Cup trophy from Bobby Charlton, ambassador from the World Cup governing body FIFA, at a public soccer field in Yokohama's Nishi Ward on March 9. The trophy started its two-month tour of 20 host cities in Japan and South Korea.

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2 held over manipulation of Shimura Kako stock

TOKYO, Feb. 27 Kyodo - Yoshiteru Nishi, 46-year-old president of a consulting firm, leaves a hospital in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Feb. 27 to be questioned by prosecutors for allegedly manipulating the stock price of Shimura Kako Co., a specialized nickel processor listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Later, the Tokyo District Prosecutors Office arrested Nishi as well as Kazumi Takeuchi, 49, agent for an overseas investment group and a former employee of a securities company, in the case.

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(5)People pray for 1995 Kobe quake victims

KOBE, Japan - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki (2nd from L), now in Japan, prays for quake victims on Jan. 17, the seventh anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, along with members of Japan's Pacific League baseball team Orix BlueWave at an Orix's indoor training ground in Kobe's Nishi Ward. Ichiro played for the Orix BlueWave before moving to the Major Leagues.

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Mariners' Ichiro begins voluntary training in Kobe

OSAKA, Japan - Seattle Mariners' outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (L) starts voluntary training session at Japan's Pacific League club Orix BlueWave in Kobe's Nishi Ward on Jan. 17. Ichiro, who played for the Orix BlueWave before moving to the Mariners last year, began voluntary training on the seventh anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which jolted Kobe and its vicinity.

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Kansai Sawayaka Bank launched, takes over failed Kofuku Bank

OSAKA, Japan - Shuichi Takahashi (2nd from L), president of Kansai Sawayaka Bank, takes part in a tape-cutting ceremony in front of the bank's head office in Osaka's Nishi Ward on Feb. 26. Kansai Sawayaka, created mainly by an investment fund led by U.S. financier Wilbur Ross, began operations the same day, taking over Kofuku Bank, a failed second-tier regional bank based in Osaka.

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Daiei shareholders approve new management team

KOBE, Japan - Isao Nakauchi (L), founder of ailing supermarket-chain operator Daiei Inc., Daiei Chairman Jiro Amagai (2nd from L), and Daiei President Kunio Takagi (3rd from L) speak at a press conference at a hotel in Kobe's Nishi Ward on Jan. 30 after the company's extraordinary shareholders' meeting. The launch of a new management team was approved at the meeting, formally ending Nakauchi's 43-year reign over Japan's largest supermarket-chain operator.

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Broken embankment repaired

NAGOYA, Japan - Men work Sept. 13 to repair the broken embankment of the Shin River running through Nagoya's Nishi Ward which flooded the city's wide areas in the wake of the heaviest rainfall in almost a century.

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Nagoya areas struggle after heaviest rainfall

NAGOYA, Japan - Work gets under way Sept. 13 to repair the broken embankment of the Shin River running through Nagoya's Nishi Ward which had flooded the city's residential areas in the wake of the heaviest rainfall in almost a century. The rainstorm, triggered by typhoon Saomai and aggravated by an autumnal rain front, caused at least 436 landslides, damaged roads at 171 locations, swept away 12 bridges and broke 18 embankments.

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Glico again targeted by blackmailer

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows the head office building in Osaka's Nishi-Yodogawa Ward of Ezaki Glico Co., which received a blackmail letter in June from a man who demanded 50 million yen not to poison the company's products, police sources said Aug. 11. Glico, a major maker of confectioneries and other food products, was also the target of a series of high-profile extortion attempts in the 1980s, which remain unsolved.

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Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

On May 18, 2008, Yokohama Takashimaya resumed sales of clothing, school bags, glasses, and other items. The store is encouraging customers to wear masks, disinfect themselves, and observe social distance, and is taking thorough measures to prevent the spread of infection, including wearing masks and face shields and installing droplet prevention sheets at cash registers. The photo shows the information counter at the main entrance. All Takashimaya employees wear face shields, while employees of some stores only wear masks. Photo: Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store in Yokohama City's Nishi Ward on May 18, 2020 (Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

On May 18, 2008, Yokohama Takashimaya resumed sales of clothing, school bags, glasses, and other items. The store will encourage visitors to wear masks, disinfect, and observe social distance, and will take thorough measures to prevent the spread of infection, including wearing masks and face shields and installing droplet prevention sheets at cash registers. The photo shows the entrance. All Takashimaya employees wear face shields, while employees of some stores only wear masks. Photo: Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store in Yokohama City's Nishi Ward on May 18, 2020; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

On May 18, 2008, Yokohama Takashimaya resumed sales of clothing, school bags, glasses, and other items. The store will encourage visitors to wear masks, disinfect, and observe social distance, and will take thorough measures to prevent the spread of infection, including wearing masks and face shields and installing droplet prevention sheets at cash registers. The photo shows the entrance. All Takashimaya employees wear face shields, while employees of somestores only wear masks. Photo: Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store in Yokohama City's Nishi Ward on May 18, 2020; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

On May 18, 2008, Yokohama Takashimaya resumed sales of clothing, school bags, glasses, and other items. The store is taking thorough measures to prevent the spread of infection, including encouraging customers to wear masks, disinfect, and observe social distance, wearing masks and face shields, and installing droplet prevention sheets at cash registers. The photo shows people waiting for the store to open at the main entrance. All Takashimaya employees wear face shields, while employees of some stores only wear masks. Photo: Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store in Yokohama City's Nishi Ward on May 18, 2020; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

On May 18, 2008, Yokohama Takashimaya resumed sales of clothing, school bags, glasses, and other items. The store will encourage visitors to wear masks, disinfect, and observe social distance, and will take thorough measures to prevent the spread of infection, including wearing masks and face shields and installingdroplet prevention sheets at cash registers. The photo shows the entrance. All Takashimaya employees wear face shields, while employees of some stores only wear masks. Photo: Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store in Yokohama City's Nishi Ward on May 18, 2020; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

On May 18, 2008, Yokohama Takashimaya resumed sales of clothing, school bags, glasses, and other items. The store will encourage customers to wear masks, disinfect, and observe social distance, and will take thorough measures to prevent the spread of infection, including wearing masks and face shields and installing droplet prevention sheets at cash registers. The photo shows the main entrance of the store immediately after opening. AllTakashimaya employees wear face shields, while employees of some stores only wear masks. Photo: Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store in Yokohama City's Nishi Ward on May 18, 2020, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

On May 18, 2008, Yokohama Takashimaya resumed sales of clothing, school bags, glasses, and other items. The store is taking thorough measures to prevent the spread of infection, including encouraging customers to wear masks, disinfect, and observe social distance, wearing masks and face shields, and installing droplet prevention sheets at cash registers. The photo shows employees urging customers to wear masks and disinfect at the main entrance immediately after the store opens. All Takashimaya employees wear face shields, while employees of some stores only wear masks. Photo: Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store in Yokohama City's Nishi Ward on May 18, 2020, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

On May 18, 2008, Yokohama Takashimaya resumed sales of clothing, school bags, glasses, and other items. The store will encourage customers to wear masks, disinfect, and observe social distance, and will implement thorough measures to prevent the spread of infection, including wearing masks and face shields and installingdroplet prevention sheets at cash registers. The photo shows employees making an announcement about measures to prevent the spread of infection before the store opens. All Takashimaya employees wear face shields, while employees of some stores only wear masks. Photo: Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store in Yokohama City's Nishi Ward on May 18, 2020, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

On May 18, 2008, Yokohama Takashimaya resumed sales of clothing, school bags, glasses, and other items. The store will encourage customers to wear masks, disinfect, and observe social distance, and will take thorough measures to prevent the spread of infection, including wearing masks and face shields and installing droplet prevention sheets at cash registers. The photo shows a cashier handing over merchandise with a sheet in between. All Takashimaya employees wear face shields, while some employees of stores that have opened stores wear only masks. Photo: Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store in Yokohama City's Nishi Ward on May 18, 2020; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Yokohama Takashimaya started to expand some sales areas from self-restraint

On May 18, 2008, Yokohama Takashimaya resumed sales of clothing, school bags, glasses, and other items. The store will encourage customers to wear masks, disinfect, and observe social distance, and will take thorough measures to prevent the spread of infection, including wearing masks and face shields and installing droplet prevention sheets at cash registers. The photo shows a cashier handing over merchandise with a sheet in between. All Takashimaya employees wear face shields, while some employees of stores that have opened stores wear only masks. Photo: Yokohama Takashimaya Department Store in Yokohama City's Nishi Ward on May 18, 2020; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Mariners' Ichiro begins voluntary training in Kobe

OSAKA, Japan - Seattle Mariners' outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (L) starts voluntary training session at Japan's Pacific League club Orix BlueWave in Kobe's Nishi Ward on Jan. 17. Ichiro, who played for the Orix BlueWave before moving to the Mariners last year, began voluntary training on the seventh anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which jolted Kobe and its vicinity.

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(5)People pray for 1995 Kobe quake victims

KOBE, Japan - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki (2nd from L), now in Japan, prays for quake victims on Jan. 17, the seventh anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, along with members of Japan's Pacific League baseball team Orix BlueWave at an Orix's indoor training ground in Kobe's Nishi Ward. Ichiro played for the Orix BlueWave before moving to the Major Leagues.

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(5)M7.0 quake hits western Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - Houses collapsed on Genkaijima Island in Fukuoka City's Nishi Ward on March 20 after a major earthquake jolted northern Kyushu. (Kyodo)