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Rubber Duck floating in Sayama Pond in Osaka Pref.

OSAKA, March 31 Kyodo - The 9.5-meter-high Rubber Duck, a giant floating sculpture designed by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, appears at Sayama Pond in Osakasayama, Osaka Prefecture, on March 31, 2016, to mark the 1,400th anniversary of the pond's construction for irrigation. The pond is known as a place of scenic beauty with 1,300 cherry trees around it.

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Goods featuring Hello Kitty and local mascot promote old pond

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - Products featuring "Sayarin," a local mascot promoting Osakasayama City in Osaka Prefecture, and Hello Kitty were shown at Osakasayama City hall on Sept. 1, 2014. The goods were put on sale to promote the western Japanese city's Sayamaike, Japan's oldest reservoir dating back to the Asuka period (592-710).

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Aiming for heritage status for reservoirs

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - Osakasayama Mayor Tomoyoshi Yoshida (R) and Gimje Mayor Lee Gun Sik shake hands after signing a document of mutual cooperation aiming to put ancient water reservoirs the Japanese and South Korean cities both host on the World Heritage list, at the Osakasayama city office in Osaka Prefecture on June 27, 2012. The Sayamaike reservoir built in the early seventh century in Osakasayama and South Korea's Byuk Gol Jae reservoir dating from the early fourth century were built using the same method in which leaves are inserted between layers of earth for fortification, representing East Asia's ancient irrigation techniques.

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Aiming for heritage status for reservoirs

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken in 2009 shows the Sayamaike reservoir built in the early seventh century in Osakasayama in Japan's Osaka Prefecture. The Japanese city and Gimje city in South Korea's North Jeolla Province on June 27, 2012, signed a document of mutual cooperation aiming to put ancient water reservoirs they both host on the World Heritage list. The Sayamaike reservoir and South Korea's Byuk Gol Jae reservoir dating from the early fourth century are built using the same special method in which leaves are inserted between layers of earth for fortification, representing East Asia's ancient irrigation techniques.

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Bus with mascot images promotes Japan's oldest reservoir

Photo taken on Oct. 1, 2015, shows a bus decorated with images of Osakasayama City's mascot to promote the 1,400th anniversary of the construction of Sayama Pond, Japan's oldest irrigation reservoir, in the western Japanese city in Osaka Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boy feeds squirrel at park in western Japan

A young boy feeds a squirrel at a park in Osakasayama, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 5, 2015. Many squirrels are kept at a free-range park facility. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Boy touches squirrel at park in western Japan

A young boy touches a squirrel at a park in Osakasayama, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 5, 2015. Many squirrels are kept at a free-range park facility. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Goods featuring Hello Kitty and local mascot promote old pond

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - Products featuring "Sayarin," a local mascot promoting Osakasayama City in Osaka Prefecture, and Hello Kitty were shown at Osakasayama City hall on Sept. 1, 2014. The goods were put on sale to promote the western Japanese city's Sayamaike, Japan's oldest reservoir dating back to the Asuka period (592-710). (Kyodo)

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New coronavirus

Police investigators wear protective gear as they transport an 18-year-old Brazilian man to prosecutors in Osaka on April 16, 2020, two days after he was arrested upon returning from Brazil at Narita airport near Tokyo on suspicion of attacking a company executive in Osakasayama, Osaka Prefecture, in March. The police will continue to have officers wear protective suits in the presence of the man as a safety precaution amid the global coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo