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Self-driving truck test

Photo taken on March 3, 2025, at a Tomei Expressway service area in Numazu in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka shows a truck that was used the same day for a self-driving test. The truck ran for about 115 kilometers between Numazu and Hamamatsu, also in Shizuoka Prefecture, using a special priority lane earmarked for the test conducted by the transport ministry amid a serious truck driver shortage in Japan.

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Luxury train Royal Express

The luxury sightseeing train Royal Express arrives at JR Numazu Station in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 3, 2024, for a demonstration trip for the media. A three-night journey in the central Japan prefecture on board the train, operated by JR Central and Tokyu Corp., will be inaugurated on Nov. 8 for a run through December.

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Japan: Tropical Storm Shanshan Continues To Bring Widespread Heavy Rains 2

Tropical Storm Shanshan remained mostly stationary off Japan's Pacific coast as of Sunday, September 1, continued to bring widespread heavy rains. Shanshan caused flooding, downed trees, power outages, and mudslides across the country, leaving at least six dead and more than 120 people injured.

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Japan: Torrential Downpours Lash Shizuoka Prefecture

Torrential downpours hit Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan on Friday, June 28 prompting warnings and Evacuation Instruction, the second highest alert level, across the prefecture. This video shows an elementary school kid wading through knee-high floodwater in Numazu City, eastern Shizuoka.

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Japan: Torrential Rains Cause Flooding In Shizuoka Prefecture

A low-pressure system brought torrential rains to the Tokai and Kanto regions on Tuesday, June 18, causing flooding and travel disruptions. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a heavy rain and landslide warning for several areas in parts of Shizuoka prefecture.

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Panel set up to protect Mt. Fuji environment

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Shizuoka and Yamanashi governors Heita Kawakatsu (5th from R) and Shomei Yokouchi in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, (6th from R) celebrate the establishment of a council on June 22, 2014, to protect the environment of Mt. Fuji, a World Cultural Heritage site.

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Iraqi boy experiences Japanese elementary school

NUMAZU, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh (L), a 10-year-old Iraqi boy temporarily staying in Japan following a second round of surgery on his left eye, introduces himself in a class room at a public elementary school in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 5. He greeted students at Imazawa Elementary School by saying in Japanese, ''I'm from Iraq and pleased to meet you.''

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South Korean golfer Ku dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in 2003 shows South Korean golfer Ku Ok Hee. Ku, a winner of 23 titles on the Japan LPGA Tour, died July 10, 2013, after a heart attack at her home in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, the JLPGA said July 12. She was 56.

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Silver Week' holiday period starts, traffic jammed

TOKYO, Japan - The outbound-lane of the Tomei Expressway is crowded with vehicles by holidaymakers heading for their hometowns and resorts near the Numazu interchange in Shizuoka Prefecture on Sept 19, the first day of the five-day ''Silver Week'' holiday.

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Students play game at quake-hit station

NUMAZU, Japan - Students play a video game at JR Numazu Station in Shizuoka Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 11 while awaiting an early resumption of the operation of the trains. The operations of JR trains, including the key Tokaido Line, were partially suspended after a strong earthquake hit the prefecture and its vicinity the same day.

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License plate bearing name of Mt. Fuji issued

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Etsuo Suzuki fixes a license plate to his car bearing the name ''Mt. Fuji'' and its height in meters in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Nov. 4 as the plate was issued at the local transport bureau in the prefecture.

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Iraqi boy arrives in Japan for medical checkup

TOKYO, Japan - Mohamad Haythan Saleh, an 11-year-old Iraqi boy whose left eye was injured in fighting in Fallujah, arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport on July 7 for his third visit for a medical checkup. During his stay in Japan until July 23, Mohamad will see doctors for vision correction at a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, and visit the World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture.

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Iraqi boy to have eye operation in Tokyo next week

NAGOYA, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy whose left eye was badly injured during the fighting in the country, speaks at a press donference in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Dec. 7. He will undergo a second operation in suburban Tokyo on Dec. 14.

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Iraqi boy visits Shizuoka hospital for eye treatment

NUMAZU, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh (L), a 10-year-old Iraqi boy who has returned to Japan to receive further treatment on his left eye which was injured in a conflict, enters a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, for the treatment on Nov. 29. He was accompanied by Yukiko Hashida, whose late husband Shinsuke had arranged the boy's first trip to Numazu. (Pool photo)

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Iraqi boy happy to be back in 'peaceful' Japan

NUMAZU, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy who returned to Japan on Nov. 25 to receive further treatment on his left eye, poses during a press conference at a hotel in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecure, on Nov. 26. He first came to Numazu in June for eye treatment and stayed in Japan a month.

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Iraqi boy to return home following eye operation

NUMAZU, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh (L), 10, from Iraq, who underwent surgery on his left eye in Japan, is encouraged by children at a hospital in Shizuoka Prefecture on July 1. He will return to Iraq on July 7 after postoperative checks indicated he was making a steady recovery.

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Iraqi boy visits primary school in Shizuoka Pref.

NUMAZU, Japan - Ten-year-old Iraqi Mohamad Haytham Saleh (2nd from L), who underwent surgery on an injured eye at a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 11, chats with elementary school students in the city on June 21.

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(2)Iraqi boy visits Yokohama for sightseeing

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Iraqi boy Mohamad Haytham Saleh (2nd from L), who underwent surgery on an injured eye at a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 11, poses for photos with tourists on June 20 in front of the Nippon Maru, which is moored in Yokohama after sailing 1,830,000 kilometers between 1930 and 1984. The 10-year-old was invited for the trip by a non-governmental organization in Yokohama.

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(1)Iraqi boy visits Yokohama for sightseeing

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Iraqi boy Mohamad Haytham Saleh (front), who underwent surgery on an injured eye at a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 11, touches the helm of the Nippon Maru, moored in Yokohama after sailing 1,830,000 kilometers between 1930 and 1984, on June 20. The 10-year-old was invited on the Yokohama visit by a nongovernmental organization in Yokohama.

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Iraqi boy visits park near Mt. Fuji

FUJI, Japan - Iraqi boy Mohamad Haytham Saleh (2nd from L) who received surgery on his injured eye at a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 11 visits a children's park near Mt. Fuji in the prefecture on June 19 with Japanese children.

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(3)Iraqi boy released from hospital

NUMAZU, Japan - Yukiko Hasihida (R), wife of slain journalist Shinsuke Hashida, talks to Mohamad Haytham Saleh, 10, from Iraq, at a hotel in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 14 after his release from a hospital in the city. The boy received surgery on his injured left eye on a trip arranged by Shinsuke Hashida and his nephew Kotaro Ogawa, who were killed in an ambush in Iraq in May.

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(2)Iraqi boy released from hospital

NUMAZU, Japan - Yukiko Hasihida, wife of the late journalist Shinsuke Hashida, hugs Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy, at a hotel in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 14 after Mohamad was released from a hospital in Nuzamu. The boy has been in Numazu for surgery on his injured left eye, on a trip arranged by Shinsuke Hashida and his nephew Kotaro Ogawa, who were killed in an ambush in Iraq in late May.

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(1)Iraqi boy released from hospital

NUMAZU, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy, waves as he leaves a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 14 after successfully undergoing surgery on his left eye. At left is his father Haytham.

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Iraqi boy receives eye surgery

NUMAZU, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, 10, from Iraq recovers after receiving surgery on his injured eye at a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture on June 11. His father Haytham is with him.

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Iraqi boy hospitalized for eye operation

NUMAZU, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy, walks into a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, accompanied by his father on June 9 to receive surgery on his left eye, which was injured during a gunfight last November in the western Iraqi city of Fallujah.

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(2)Iraqi boy expected to recover sight in left eye

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh (R), a 10-year-old Iraqi boy undergoing a medical check on an injured left eye at a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, speaks at a news conference on June 5 accompanied by his father Haytham (L).

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(1)Iraqi boy expected to recover sight in left eye

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy, arrives at a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 5 to undergo a medical check on his injured left eye. ''We think we can recover his eyesight through surgery,'' a doctor said at a news conference and suggested that the boy undergo surgery as early as mid-June.

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(4)Iraqi boy arrives in Japan for eye treatment

NUMAZU, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy, receives a check for treatment of his injured eye at a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 4. (Pool photo)

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(3)Iraqi boy arrives in Japan for eye treatment

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh (R), a 10-year-old Iraqi boy, smiles after being introduced to people supporting his visit to Japan on June 4 in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture. He arrived in the city from Iraq to undergo treatment of an injured eye. Japanese journalist Shinsuke Hashida, who was killed in Iraq, had planned to bring the boy to Japan.

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(2)Iraqi boy arrives in Japan for eye treatment

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh (L, front), a 10-year-old Iraqi boy, receives a bouquet of flowers after arriving in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, from Iraq, on June 4 to undergo assessment and treatment of an injured eye. He is accompanied by his father Haytham (L, back).

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Artillery shells seized from courier plant, suspect's home

NUMAZU, Japan - Police investigators examine spent artillery shells on July 2 that were seized at a Yamato Transport Co. package distribution center in Shizuoka Prefecture where an explosion took place June 30. They were also taken from the home and shop of a man suspected of sending a parcel containing a shell via the firm.

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(1)Typhoon Halong hits Japan

NUMAZU, Japan - High waves whipped up by Typhoon Halong approach the Tomei Expressway in Shizuoka Prefecture on July 16.

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(2)Typhoon Halong hits Japan

NUMAZU, Japan - High waves whipped up by Typhoon Halong hit Tagonoura port in Shizuoka Prefecture on July 16.

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JR Tokai ordered to pay 49 mil. yen over teen's death

NUMAZU, Japan - Yasuo Kawasaki (L) and Nobue Kawasaki, parents of Yusuke Kawasaki, wipe away tears at a news conference in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on March 7 after the Shizuoka District Court ordered Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) to pay them 49 million yen in compensation over a 1995 bullet train accident at Mishima Station on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line. On Dec. 27, 1995, their son Yusuke, 17, died after getting his finger caught in a train door and being dragged for about 150 meters.

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Rescuers search for those trapped in rubble of Taipei building

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Rescuers on Sept. 23 search for people trapped under the rubble of a building in Taipei's Songshan district that collapsed in a powerful earthquake. The quake of magnitude 7.7 rocked central Taiwan on Sept. 21. Among scores of people still missing is Sumiko Yamamoto, 30, from Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture. She was living on the seventh floor of the 12-story Tunghsing Building with her husband Shih Chao-yang.

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U.S. military chopper makes emergency landing in Shizuoka Pref.

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Japanese and U.S. officials check a U.S. military helicopter which made an emergency landing in a baseball park in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 2. There were three military personnel aboard the chopper from the U.S. Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo, but nobody was injured in the incident and the helicopter was undamaged, Japanese police said. (Kyodo)

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Iraqi boy happy to be back in 'peaceful' Japan

NUMAZU, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy who returned to Japan on Nov. 25 to receive further treatment on his left eye, poses during a press conference at a hotel in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecure, on Nov. 26. He first came to Numazu in June for eye treatment and stayed in Japan a month. (Kyodo)

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Iraqi boy visits Shizuoka hospital for eye treatment

NUMAZU, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh (L), a 10-year-old Iraqi boy who has returned to Japan to receive further treatment on his left eye which was injured in a conflict, enters a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, for the treatment on Nov. 29. He was accompanied by Yukiko Hashida, whose late husband Shinsuke had arranged the boy's first trip to Numazu. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Iraqi boy experiences Japanese elementary school

NUMAZU, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh (L), a 10-year-old Iraqi boy temporarily staying in Japan following a second round of surgery on his left eye, introduces himself in a class room at a public elementary school in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 5. He greeted students at Imazawa Elementary School by saying in Japanese, ''I'm from Iraq and pleased to meet you.'' (Kyodo)

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Iraqi boy arrives in Japan for medical checkup

TOKYO, Japan - Mohamad Haythan Saleh, an 11-year-old Iraqi boy whose left eye was injured in fighting in Fallujah, arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport on July 7 for his third visit for a medical checkup. During his stay in Japan until July 23, Mohamad will see doctors for vision correction at a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, and visit the World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Iraqi boy to have eye operation in Tokyo next week

NAGOYA, Japan - Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy whose left eye was badly injured during the fighting in the country, speaks at a press donference in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Dec. 7. He will undergo a second operation in suburban Tokyo on Dec. 14. (Kyodo)

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Iraqi boy visits park near Mt. Fuji

FUJI, Japan - Iraqi boy Mohamad Haytham Saleh (2nd from L) who received surgery on his injured eye at a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 11 visits a children's park near Mt. Fuji in the prefecture on June 19 with Japanese children. (Kyodo)

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(2)Iraqi boy visits Yokohama for sightseeing

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Iraqi boy Mohamad Haytham Saleh (2nd from L), who underwent surgery on an injured eye at a hospital in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 11, poses for photos with tourists on June 20 in front of the Nippon Maru, which is moored in Yokohama after sailing 1,830,000 kilometers between 1930 and 1984. The 10-year-old was invited for the trip by a non-governmental organization in Yokohama. (Kyodo)

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(2)Iraqi boy released from hospital

NUMAZU, Japan - Yukiko Hasihida, wife of the late journalist Shinsuke Hashida, hugs Mohamad Haytham Saleh, a 10-year-old Iraqi boy, at a hotel in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 14 after Mohamad was released from a hospital in Nuzamu. The boy has been in Numazu for surgery on his injured left eye, on a trip arranged by Shinsuke Hashida and his nephew Kotaro Ogawa, who were killed in an ambush in Iraq in late May. (Kyodo)

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48-year-old Nakayama to continue playing

Undated photo shows former Japan striker Masashi Nakayama. The 48-year-old Nakayama will continue playing at fourth-tier Japan Football League club Azul Claro Numazu for the 2016 season, a source close to the matter said on Dec. 10, 2015. Nakayama returned to action in September after a three-year absence from the game. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan city enlists comedians for advice at "marriage hunting" event

Comedians from Yoshimoto Creative Agency Co. field questions from participants at a "marriage hunting" event hosted by the Numazu city government in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on July 19, 2015. The aim is for participants - single people in their 20s and 30s - to gain communication skills and confidence so as to be more positive about dating and marriage, and thus ultimately put the brakes on the unabated rise in the percentage of unmarried adults. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Coral reef is recovering in Suruga Bay

Photo taken on Dec. 21, 2019, shows colonies of the coral Acropora tenuis in Suruga Bay in the Pacific off Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan. The coral reef, considered on the verge of extinction in 2001 due mainly to a deep freeze in 1996, is showing signs of recovering after 20 years of preservation activities led by Tokai University researchers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Postgraduates flocking to carpentry jobs at small builder in Japan

Hisao Akimoto, president of Heisei Corp., speaks in an interview with Kyodo News about his construction company, where employees start working as carpenters. It is drawing scores of postgraduate students from top schools in Japan. Photo was taken Dec. 14, 2016 at the company's head office in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former soccer star Nakayama back as active player

Retired former Japan striker Masashi Nakayama, shown in this undated photo, aims to return to the pitch for the first time in three years. The Japan Football League announced on Sept. 14, 2015, that the 47-year-old has joined Azul Claro Numazu of the fourth-tier soccer league. He holds the all-time J-League top flight record of 157 goals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shogi sensation Fujii

Shogi sensation Sota Fujii meets the press in the Shizuoka Prefecture city of Numazu on July 4, 2021, a day after the 18-year-old defended the major shogi title Kisei by beating 37-year-old Akira Watanabe, holder of the most prestigious Meijin title, by 3-0 in a best-of-five series.