Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Tokyo Olympic torch relay

OTA, Japan, March 30 Kyodo - Shota Horie, who played for Japan in the 2019 Rugby World Cup, takes part in the Tokyo Olympic torch relay in Ota, Gunma Prefecture, on March 30, 2021.

New sports car co-developed by Fuji Heavy, Toyota

New sports car co-developed by Fuji Heavy, Toyota

OTA, Japan - Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. President Yasuyuki Yoshinaga (L) and Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda shake hands at a plant of Fuji Heavy in Ota, Gunma Prefecture on March 16, 2012. Fuji Heavy began the same day full-fledged production of a new sports car it co-developed with Toyota. The rear-wheel-drive vehicle, to be sold by Fuji Heavy as the Subaru BRZ from March 28 and by Toyota as the ''86'' from April 6, is manufactured at the plant.

New sports car co-developed by Fuji Heavy, Toyota

New sports car co-developed by Fuji Heavy, Toyota

OTA, Japan - Photo taken March 16, 2012, shows the Subaru BRZ sports car at a plant of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. in Ota, Gunma Prefecture. Fuji Heavy began the same day full-fledged production of the rear-wheel-drive vehicle it co-developed with Toyota Motor Corp., which will also sell the vehicle as the Toyota 86.

Emperor visits Japanese-Brazilian communities in Gunma Pref.

Emperor visits Japanese-Brazilian communities in Gunma Pref.

OTA, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C in background) and Empress Michiko (R in background) visit a foreign children's class on April 7 at a primary school in Ota, Gunma Prefecture, home to a large number of Brazilians of Japanese descent. The visit was arranged as part of the official commemoration of the centennial of Japanese emigration to Brazil. (Pool photo)