Security boosted at schools on island where fugitive is hiding

Security boosted at schools on island where fugitive is hiding

ONOMICHI, Japan, April 17 Kyodo - A prison officer patrols at an elementary school on Mukaishima Island in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, on April 17, 2018, where a fugitive is believed to be hiding.

Nobel winner returns to sea firefly island

Nobel winner returns to sea firefly island

ONOMICHI, Japan - Osamu Shimomura, a Nobel laureate in chemistry, explains how to catch sea fireflies with a trap during an observation event on Sept. 24, 2013 on Kone Island in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture.

Nobel winner returns to sea firefly island

Nobel winner returns to sea firefly island

ONOMICHI, Japan - Osamu Shimomura (C), a Nobel laureate in chemistry, explains how to trap sea fireflies to participants in an observation event on Sept. 24, 2013 on Kone Island in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture.

TV talent from Hiroshima

TV talent from Hiroshima

ONOMICHI, Japan - Mona Nakanishi, a news anchor-turned TV talent, is interviewed by Kyodo News on July 20, 2013 in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture. Nakanishi grew up in the city along the Seto Inland Sea about 70 kilometers east of Hiroshima City, and lived there until age 18.

Giant rubber ducky

Giant rubber ducky

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Rubber Duck, a 10-meter-tall rubber ducky created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, is displayed on a river during a festival in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, on July 14, 2012.

Japanese painter Hirayama dies

Japanese painter Hirayama dies

ONOMICHI, Japan - This photo shows newspaper Extras announcing the death of painter Ikuo Hirayama posted at an newspaper delivery agency in his hometown Setoda in Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Dec. 2, 2009. Hirayama, a traditional-style Japanese painter known for his works with themes based on the Silk Road and Buddhism, died of a stroke the same day.

Party leaders, candidates begin election campaigning

Party leaders, candidates begin election campaigning

ONOMICHI, Japan - Voters listen to a speech by a candidate in the Sept. 11 general election in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Aug. 30, the first day of official campaigning.

Mighty battleship Yamato comes back in movie

Mighty battleship Yamato comes back in movie

ONOMICHI, Japan - The movie, titled ''Yamato,'' is being shot on the real size of the 64,000-ton battleship Yamato at a former shipbuilding yard on Mukai Island, Hiroshima Prefecture.