Japan: M7.5 Quake Hits Off Aomori Prefecture, Tsunami Warning Issued 4

A powerful Magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the east coast of Aomori Prefecture around 11:15 p.m. on Monday, December 8, injuring dozens of people and leading to immediate tsunami warnings and evacuation orders for residents. A 70 cm tsunami was observed at Kuji Port in Iwate Prefecture around 1:00 a.m. on Tuesday, and all warnings were subsequently lifted.

Japan Mobility Show 2025 SUBARU Press Briefing

Japan Mobility Show 2025 SUBARU Press Briefing

Japan Mobility Show 2025, Subaru Press Briefing (Photo taken at Japan Mobility Show 2025). photo shows Subaru President Atsushi Osaki.=October 29,2025,Tokyo

Japan Mobility Show 2025 SUBARU Press Briefing

Japan Mobility Show 2025 SUBARU Press Briefing

Japan Mobility Show 2025, Subaru Press Briefing (Photo taken at Japan Mobility Show 2025). photo shows Subaru President Atsushi Osaki.=October 29,2025,Tokyo

Japan Mobility Show 2025 SUBARU Press Briefing

Japan Mobility Show 2025 SUBARU Press Briefing

Japan Mobility Show 2025, Subaru Press Briefing (Photo taken at Japan Mobility Show 2025). photo shows Subaru President Atsushi Osaki.=October 29,2025,Tokyo

Japan Mobility Show 2025 SUBARU Press Briefing

Japan Mobility Show 2025 SUBARU Press Briefing

Japan Mobility Show 2025, Subaru Press Briefing (Photo taken at Japan Mobility Show 2025). photo shows Subaru President Atsushi Osaki.=October 29,2025,Tokyo

Japan Mobility Show 2025 SUBARU Press Briefing

Japan Mobility Show 2025 SUBARU Press Briefing

Japan Mobility Show 2025, Subaru Press Briefing (Photo taken at Japan Mobility Show 2025). photo shows Subaru President Atsushi Osaki.=October 29,2025,Tokyo

"Memorial service" for "kokeshi" dolls

"Memorial service" for "kokeshi" dolls

"Kokeshi" dolls no longer in use are burned during a "memorial service" at a shrine in Osaki in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Miyagi on Sept. 5, 2025.

"Memorial service" for "kokeshi" dolls

"Memorial service" for "kokeshi" dolls

"Kokeshi" dolls no longer in use are burned during a "memorial service" at a shrine in Osaki in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Miyagi on Sept. 5, 2025.

"Memorial service" for "kokeshi" dolls

"Memorial service" for "kokeshi" dolls

"Kokeshi" dolls no longer in use are burned during a "memorial service" at a shrine in Osaki in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Miyagi on Sept. 5, 2025.

"Memorial service" for "kokeshi" dolls

"Memorial service" for "kokeshi" dolls

"Kokeshi" dolls no longer in use are burned during a "memorial service" at a shrine in Osaki in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Miyagi on Sept. 5, 2025.

"Memorial service" for "kokeshi" dolls

"Memorial service" for "kokeshi" dolls

"Kokeshi" dolls no longer in use are burned during a "memorial service" at a shrine in Osaki in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Miyagi on Sept. 5, 2025.

"Memorial service" for "kokeshi" dolls

"Memorial service" for "kokeshi" dolls

"Kokeshi" dolls no longer in use are burned during a "memorial service" at a shrine in Osaki in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Miyagi on Sept. 5, 2025.

New York Int'l Auto Show

New York Int'l Auto Show

Japanese automaker Subaru Corp.'s CEO Atsushi Osaki (R) is pictured at the New York International Auto Show on April 16, 2026, in New York.

New Year's Greeting Party of Five Automobile Organizations

New Year's Greeting Party of Five Automobile Organizations

New Year's Greeting Party of Five Automobile Associations. Photo shows, from left, Atsushi Osaki (President and CEO, SUBARU Corporation), Director, Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Toshihiro Mibe (Director, President and CEO, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.), Vice Chairman, Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Kouji Sato (President and CEO, Toyota Motor Corporation).=January 7,2025,The Okura Tokyo (Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo)

New Year's Greeting Party of Five Automobile Organizations

New Year's Greeting Party of Five Automobile Organizations

New Year's Greeting Party of Five Automobile Associations. Photo shows, from left, Atsushi Osaki (President and CEO, SUBARU Corporation), Director, Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Toshihiro Mibe (Director, President and CEO, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.), Vice Chairman, Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Kouji Sato (President and CEO, Toyota Motor Corporation).=January 7,2025,The Okura Tokyo (Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo)

Japan: Shinkansen Services Halted After Two Linked Cars Disconnected

Tohoku Shinkansen services were suspended for hours after two linked trains uncoupled between Furukawa and Sendai stations in Miyagi Prefecture, northeast Japan on Thursday, September 19. JR East halted all bullet train services between Tokyo and Shin-Aomori in Aomori Prefecture for inspection. This video shows a bullet train stopped in Osaki City, about 8 kilometers south of Furukawa station. There is no injuries reported among the some 320 people aboard.

Bullet train cars disengage en route to Tokyo

Bullet train cars disengage en route to Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Tohoku Shinkansen Line's Hayabusa-Komachi No. 6 bullet train bound for Tokyo -- the Hayabusa portion (top L) and the Komachi portion (bottom) -- decoupled and stopped on the tracks in Osaki, Miyagi Prefecture, between Furukawa and Sendai stations on Sept. 19, 2024.

Bullet train cars disengage en route to Tokyo

Bullet train cars disengage en route to Tokyo

Photo shows the Tohoku Shinkansen Line's Hayabusa-Komachi No. 6 bullet train bound for Tokyo -- the Hayabusa portion (L) and the Komachi portion (R) -- decoupled and stopped on the tracks in Osaki, Miyagi Prefecture, between Furukawa and Sendai stations on Sept. 19, 2024.

Japan: Typhoon Ampil Approaches Kanto Region, Bringing Torrential Rains

Typhoon Ampil (No. 7) developed into a powerful storm and approached the Kanto region, including Tokyo, on Friday, August 16. Japan Meteorological Agency issued warnings for violent winds and mudslides, as well as high tides, flooding, and swollen and overflowing rivers.

Aftermath of strong quake in southwestern Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 9, 2024, shows a collapsed house in Osaki in Kagoshima Prefecture following a strong earthquake that hit southwestern Japan the previous day.

Aftermath of strong quake in southwestern Japan

Aftermath of strong quake in southwestern Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 9, 2024, shows a collapsed house in Osaki in Kagoshima Prefecture following a strong earthquake that hit southwestern Japan the previous day.

Strong quake hits southwestern Japan

Strong quake hits southwestern Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 8, 2024, in Osaki in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima shows a collapsed house following a magnitue-7.1 earthquake that hit the region.

Strong quake hits southwestern Japan

Strong quake hits southwestern Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 8, 2024, in Osaki in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima shows a collapsed house following a magnitue-7.1 earthquake that hit the region.

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION Mazda Motor Corporation, Subaru Corporation Multi-Pathway Workshop

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION Mazda Motor Corporation, Subaru Corporation Multi-Pathway Workshop

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION Mazda Motor Corporation, Subaru Corporation Multi-Pathway Workshop Photo from left to right: Atsushi Osaki, President and CEO, Subaru; Masahiro Moro, President and CEO of Mazda Motor Corporation; Koji Sato, President and CEO of Toyota Motor Corporation; = May 28, 2024, Tokyo, Japan

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION Mazda Subaru Multi Pathway Workshop

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION Mazda Subaru Multi Pathway Workshop

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION Mazda Subaru Multi Pathway Workshop Photo from left to right: Atsushi Osaki, President and CEO of Subaru; Koji Sato, President and CEO of Toyota Motor Corporation; Masahiro Moro, President and CEO of Mazda Motor Corporation; = May 28, 2024, Tokyo, Japan

Eco-friendly new technology car engines

Eco-friendly new technology car engines

Subaru Corp. President Atsushi Osaki speaks at a briefing session on new-technology engines with fewer carbon dioxide emissions, held in partnership with Toyota Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. in Tokyo on May 28, 2024.

L.A. Auto Show media day

L.A. Auto Show media day

Subaru Corp. President Atsushi Osaki speaks in front of the all-new Forester SUV during a media preview of the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles on Nov. 16, 2023.

Japan Mobility Show 2023 Subaru

Japan Mobility Show 2023 Subaru

Atsushi Osaki, President and CEO at Japan Mobility Show 2023=Date:October 25, 2023, Place:Tokyo

Japan Mobility Show 2023 Subaru

Japan Mobility Show 2023 Subaru

Atsushi Osaki, President and CEO at Japan Mobility Show 2023=Date:October 25, 2023, Place:Tokyo

Japan Mobility Show 2023 Subaru

Japan Mobility Show 2023 Subaru

Atsushi Osaki, President and CEO at Japan Mobility Show 2023=Date:October 25, 2023, Place:Tokyo

2-day service suspension on Tokyo's busy Yamanote loop line begins

Services were suspended on a portion of Tokyo's busy Yamanote loop line Saturday due to track-switching construction work at the busy Shibuya Station, with the disruption to last the whole weekend. Services on the "outer loop," or clockwise direction, between Osaki and Ikebukuro stations were halted from the first train, affecting around 530,000 passengers, according to train operator East Japan Railway Co. Normal operations will resume from the first train on Monday. The suspension is part of ongoing construction work at Shibuya Station and its surrounding area. The operator aims to switch from two platforms for the inner and outer loops to a single Yamanote Line platform, thereby easing passenger congestion and increasing convenience for transfers.

Ex-AUM cult member Hirata taken to public prosecutors

Ex-AUM cult member Hirata taken to public prosecutors

TOKYO, Japan - A vehicle carrying Makoto Hirata, a former leading member of the AUM Shinrikyo cult, leaves Osaki Police Station in Tokyo on Jan. 2, 2012, as police officers take him for further questioning by public prosecutors. Hirata turned himself in to police on Dec. 31 after being on the run for more than 16 years. He was immediately arrested for suspected involvement in a conspiracy with AUM founder Shoko Asahara and other followers to abduct Kiyoshi Kariya, chief clerk at a notary office in Tokyo, in February 1995.

Tokushima Vortis gears up ahead of J-League kickoff

Tokushima Vortis gears up ahead of J-League kickoff

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Forward Junya Osaki of Tokushima Vortis, the first J-League Division 1 team from Japan's western main land of Shikoku, scores a goal in a practice match against Kawasaki Frontale during a training camp in Miyazaki, southern Japan, on Feb. 7, 2014, ahead of the March 1 kickoff of this year's professional soccer season.

Sake maker Ichinokura resumes production

Sake maker Ichinokura resumes production

OSAKI, Japan - Workers at Japanese sake maker Ichinokura Co. in Osaki, Miyagi Prefecture, knead steamed rice sprinkled with fermenting agent as they resume production on April 18, 2011, for the first time in around five weeks after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

Baby born after disaster

Baby born after disaster

OSAKI, Japan - Daisuke Takahashi (L) stands by his wife Kaori holding their newborn daughter Kotone in Osaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 28, 2011. Takahashi's mother died in the March 11 quake and tsunami.

Yoshimoto eyes selling TV programs overseas

Yoshimoto eyes selling TV programs overseas

OSAKA, Japan - Hiroshi Osaki, president of talent agency Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., speaks during an interview in Osaka on Jan. 5, 2011. Osaki spoke of the company's plans to cooperate with U.S. and Chinese companies to produce and sell television programs for overseas markets.

Men's handball championship

Men's handball championship

TOKYO, Japan - Osaki Electric Co.'s Daisuke Miyazaki takes a shot during a game against Toyota Auto Body Co. in the final of the men's national handball championship on Dec. 26, 2010, in Tokyo.

Geyser eruption at geothermal plant in Miyagi Pref.

Geyser eruption at geothermal plant in Miyagi Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - An aerial photo shows a large hole on the surface at Onikobe geothermal power station in Osaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Oct. 18, 2010, which was made by a geyser eruption the day before. One worker is missing while the other sustained serious injuries in the incident.

Geyser eruption at geothermal plant in Miyagi Pref.

Geyser eruption at geothermal plant in Miyagi Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - An aerial photo shows a large hole on the surface at Onikobe geothermal power station in Osaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Oct. 18, 2010, which was made by a geyser eruption the day before. One worker is missing while the other sustained serious injuries in the incident.

Yoshimoto Kogyo sets up joint firm with Shanghai Media Group

Yoshimoto Kogyo sets up joint firm with Shanghai Media Group

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Osaki (R), president of talent agency Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on July 2, 2010, with Teng Junjie, vice president of Shanghai Media Group. They announced that they have founded a joint company in Shanghai to produce television programs and offer advertising services.

Yoshimoto Kogyo sets up joint firm with Shanghai Media Group

Yoshimoto Kogyo sets up joint firm with Shanghai Media Group

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Osaki (R), president of talent agency Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., and Teng Junjie, vice president of Shanghai Media Group, shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on July 2, 2010. They announced that they have founded a joint company in Shanghai to produce television programs and offer advertising services.

Miyazaki to return to Japanese league next season

Miyazaki to return to Japanese league next season

TOKYO, Japan - Daisuke Miyazaki gestures at a press conference in Tokyo on June 3, 2010, during which he announced his return to Osaki Electric Co. of the Japan Handball League for the 2010-11 season after playing for Spanish first-division club Alcobendas.

Hiroshima edge Pohang in ACL thriller

Hiroshima edge Pohang in ACL thriller

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Sanfrecce Hiroshima's Junya Osaki (R) scores the opening goal in an Asian Champions League qualification game against Pohang Steelers of South Korea in Hiroshima on April 27, 2010. Sanfrecce won 4-3, but failed to qualify for the next round despite winning.

S. Korea beats Seibu in WBC warm-up in Tokyo

S. Korea beats Seibu in WBC warm-up in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Outfielder Yutaro Osaki of Japan's Pacific League baseball club Seibu Lions is tagged out by South Korea's catcher Park Kyung Oan in the fifth inning of their exhibition game at Tokyo Dome on March 2. South Korea won 4-2.

S. Korea beats Seibu in WBC warm-up in Tokyo

S. Korea beats Seibu in WBC warm-up in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Outfielder Yutaro Osaki of Japan's Pacific League baseball club Seibu Lions hits an RBI double in the third inning of an exhibition game against South Korea at Tokyo Dome on March 2. South Korea won 4-2.

Ogata, Sato, Osaki picked for men's marathon in Beijing Olympics

Ogata, Sato, Osaki picked for men's marathon in Beijing Olympics

OSAKA, Japan - (From L to R) Atsushi Sato, who recorded the best result among the Japanese in the Fukuoka International Marathon in December, Tsuyoshi Ogata, the 2005 world bronze medalist, and Satoshi Osaki, who was third at the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon this month, speak during news conferences on March 10 after the Japan Association of Athletics Federations announced earlier in the day the country's men's marathon squad for the Beijing Olympics.

3rd place in Lake Biwa marathon helps Osaki's Olympic cause

3rd place in Lake Biwa marathon helps Osaki's Olympic cause

OTSU, Japan - Japan's Satoshi Osaki is delighted after his third-place finish at the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on March 2 as his performance improves his chances for a ticket to the Beijing Olympics this summer. Osaki finished with a personal best of 2 hours, 8 minutes, 36 seconds, shaving four seconds off Arata Fujiwara's second-place finishing time of 2:08:40 at last month's Tokyo Marathon. Qatari Mubarak Hassan Shami won the Shiga race in 2:08:23 and Eritrean Yared Asmeron was second in 2:08:34.

Qatar's Shami grabs marathon gold, Osaki takes bronze

Qatar's Shami grabs marathon gold, Osaki takes bronze

DOHA, Qatar - Bahrain's Khalid Kamal Yaseen (L) and Japan's Satoshi Osaki cross the finish line in identical 2:15:36 in the men's marathon at the Asian Games. Yaseen took the silver and Osaka the bronze medal in a photo finish.

Kenya's Jenga holds off Osaki to win Tokyo Int'l Marathon

Kenya's Jenga holds off Osaki to win Tokyo Int'l Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Daniel Jenga of Kenya (R) celebrates his victory in the Tokyo International Marathon after hitting the tape at National Stadium in central Tokyo on Feb. 8 in 2:08:43. Behind him is Japan's Satoshi Osaki, who came in second in 2:08:46.

Japanese wins 3rd prize at Leeds piano competition

Japanese wins 3rd prize at Leeds piano competition

LEEDS, England - Yuma Osaki from Japan poses for photos after winning third prize at an international piano competition in Leeds, Britain, on Sept. 20. The 22-year-old native of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, is the fifth Japanese to win one of the top prizes at the Leeds International Pianoforte Competition, and the first Japanese winner since 1987.