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Fish from Amazon at Tochigi aquarium

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Large fish from the Amazon River swim in a tank at Nakagawa Aquatic Park in Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture, on July 29, 2010. The park has been inviting children to swim with the fish in the tank during a hands-on event Aug. 24.

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Official campaign begins for Japan's lower house election

OTAWARA, Japan - Your Party leader Yoshimi Watanabe stumps in Otawara in Tochigi Prefecture on Aug. 18 as the official campaign started for the Aug. 30 House of Representatives election in Japan.

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Ex-state minister Watanabe expresses readiness to leave LDP

OTAWARA, Japan - Former administrative reform minister Yoshimi Watanabe replies to questions by reporters in Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture, on Jan. 12 after expressing his intention to submit a letter to leave the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Jan. 13 at a meeting of his supporters.

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City in Tochigi Pref. adopts controversial textbooks

OTAWARA, Japan - Protestors encircle the car carrying Takashi Onuma, education board chief of the city of Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture, on July 13 after the education board adopted a junior high school history textbook that China and South Korea say distorts history.

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3,500 people attend anti-AUM rally in Tochigi Pref.

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - About 3,500 people gather at a rally in Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture on Aug. 8, demanding that members of the AUM Shinrikyo cult who have taken up residence in the city move out. The participants, bearing placards that read, ''AUM get out immediately,'' chant slogans, while AUM members blare cult songs from speakers. AUM founder Shoko Asahara, whose real name is Chizuo Matsumoto, and a number of AUM members are on trial on murder and attempted murder charges in such cases as the 1995 Tokyo subway gassing, in which 12 people died and more than 5,300 were injured.

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16 prefectures have troubles with AUM Shinrikyo cult

OTAWARA, Japan - A total of 16 prefectures have experienced troubles in the past year resulting from attempts by the AUM Shinrikyo religious cult to establish local offices there, a survey conducted by Kyodo News revealed July 31. The photo shows residents in the city of Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture, demanding on July 11 that AUM followers leave the Japanese-style inn where they live.

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Otawara residents want AUM followers evicted

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture residents, holding anti-AUM placards, demonstrate July 11 in front a former inn used by two of AUM founder Shoko Asahara's children and about a dozen AUM followers as residence. More than 1,000 people took part in the rally in Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture, demanding that they leave the city.

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Shogi sensation Fujii

Shogi player Sota Fujii (L) reflects on the third match of the best-of-seven Osho title series after beating defending champion Akira Watanabe at a hotel in the Tochigi Prefecture city of Otawara, eastern Japan, on Jan. 30, 2022. After winning the first three matches of the series, the 19-year-old needs one more win to become the youngest player to hold five out of shogi's eight major titles. (Pool photo)

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Shogi sensation Fujii

Shogi player Sota Fujii (L) reflects on the third match of the best-of-seven Osho title series after beating defending champion Akira Watanabe at a hotel in the Tochigi Prefecture city of Otawara, eastern Japan, on Jan. 30, 2022. After winning the first three matches of the series, the 19-year-old needs one more win to become the youngest player to hold five out of shogi's eight major titles. (Pool photo)

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Shogi sensation Fujii

Shogi player Sota Fujii (R) reflects on the third match of the best-of-seven Osho title series after beating defending champion Akira Watanabe at a hotel in the Tochigi Prefecture city of Otawara, eastern Japan, on Jan. 30, 2022. After winning the first three matches of the series, the 19-year-old needs one more win to become the youngest player to hold five out of shogi's eight major titles. (Pool photo)

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Shogi sensation Fujii

Shogi player Sota Fujii (front) reflects on the third match of the best-of-seven Osho title series after beating defending champion Akira Watanabe at a hotel in the Tochigi Prefecture city of Otawara, eastern Japan, on Jan. 30, 2022. After winning the first three matches of the series, the 19-year-old needs one more win to become the youngest player to hold five out of shogi's eight major titles. (Pool photo)

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Shogi sensation Fujii

Shogi player Sota Fujii (facing camera) reflects on the third match of the best-of-seven Osho title series after beating defending champion Akira Watanabe at a hotel in the Tochigi Prefecture city of Otawara, eastern Japan, on Jan. 30, 2022. After winning the first three matches of the series, the 19-year-old needs one more win to become the youngest player to hold five out of shogi's eight major titles. (Pool photo)

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Shogi sensation Fujii

Shogi player Sota Fujii reflects on the third match of the best-of-seven Osho title series after beating defending champion Akira Watanabe at a hotel in the Tochigi Prefecture city of Otawara, eastern Japan, on Jan. 30, 2022. After winning the first two matches of the series, the 19-year-old needs one more win to become the youngest player to hold five out of shogi's eight major titles. (Pool photo)

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City in Tochigi Pref. adopts controversial textbooks

OTAWARA, Japan - Protestors encircle the car carrying Takashi Onuma, education board chief of the city of Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture, on July 13 after the education board adopted a junior high school history textbook that China and South Korea say distorts history. (Kyodo)

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Ex-state minister Watanabe expresses readiness to leave LDP

OTAWARA, Japan - Former administrative reform minister Yoshimi Watanabe replies to questions by reporters in Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture, on Jan. 12 after expressing his intention to submit a letter to leave the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Jan. 13 at a meeting of his supporters. (Kyodo)

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Money scandal-hit Watanabe set to return to parliament

Yoshimi Watanabe acknowledges supporters in Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture, on July 10, 2016, after winning in the House of Councillors election that day. The 64-year-old Watanabe, who ran in the proportional representation section for Initiatives from Osaka, lost his parliamentary seat one and a half years ago following a loan scandal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cowshed equipped with ventilators to keep cattle cool in summer heat

Dairy cattle rest comfortably on May 17 , 2015, in this cowshed in Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, built with about 140 ventilating fans to prevent the bovines from succumbing to the summer heat, which often leads to problems such as decreased milk supply, unsuccessful mating and lower resistance to diseases. Researchers at Utsunomiya University who have developed the system are monitoring its effectiveness. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Official campaign begins for Japan's lower house election

OTAWARA, Japan - Your Party leader Yoshimi Watanabe stumps in Otawara in Tochigi Prefecture on Aug. 18 as the official campaign started for the Aug. 30 House of Representatives election in Japan. (Kyodo)

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AUM facility in Otawara searched by police, agency

OTAWARA, Japan - Police officers and Public Security Investigation Agency officials enter an AUM Shinrikyo cult facility in Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Feb. 4. The officials obtained permission from the Public Security Examination Commission to search such facilities under a law enacted in December to crack down on the cult. On Feb. 1, the government announced AUM has been placed under surveillance by security authorities for up to three years in line with a decision by the commission.

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Fish from Amazon at Tochigi aquarium

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Large fish from the Amazon River swim in a tank at Nakagawa Aquatic Park in Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture, on July 29, 2010. The park has been inviting children to swim with the fish in the tank during a hands-on event Aug. 24. (Kyodo)

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Japan's cattle shipments ban expands to Tochigi

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Farmer Katsuhisa Hatada takes care of beef cattle in Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture, on Aug. 2, 2011. The Japanese government the same day banned cattle shipments from Tochigi Prefecture, raising to four the number of prefectures subject to the ban imposed to prevent radiation-contaminated meat from reaching the nation's store shelves. (Kyodo)

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New coronavirus

Pupils disinfect their hands at an elementary school in Otawara in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 2, 2020, amid concern over the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

A teacher puts a mask on a pupil at an elementary school in Otawara in Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 2, 2020, amid concern over the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

A teacher gives guidance on proper hand washing at an elementary school in Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, on March 2, 2020, in a bid to prevent the further spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shiseido's new plant in Tochigi

Japanese cosmetic maker Shiseido Co.'s new factory in Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture, is unveiled to the media on Nov. 27, 2019, ahead of its full-fledged start of operations on Dec. 24. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Year address by Canon Medical president

Canon Medical Systems Corp. President Toshio Takiguchi speaks to employees at its headquarters in Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 4, 2018. Toshiba Medical Systems Corp. changed its company name to Canon Medical Systems the same day following Canon Inc.'s acquisition of the Toshiba Corp. medical unit in 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Probe into liability of avalanche deaths likely to be prolonged

People who have graduated from Otawara High School in Tochigi Prefecture offer prayers on April 3, 2017, for seven students and a teacher killed in an avalanche the previous week at a ski resort in Nasu in the prefecture. The investigation into the high school mountaineering lesson is likely to take a long time as witnesses are still being treated for their injuries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Police raid Tochigi high school after avalanche

Police officers enter Otawara High School in Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, on March 31, 2017, to investigate the school's role in the deaths earlier in the week of seven students and a teacher in an avalanche for possible professional negligence. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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School official admits lapse in judgment over avalanche deaths

Shuichi Inose (R), the mountaineering club adviser at Otawara High School responsible for the ill-fated mountaineering lesson at a ski resort in eastern Japan, attends a press conference in Utsunomiya on March 29, 2017. Inose admitted to a lapse in judgment in going ahead with an exercise that led to the deaths of seven students and a teacher in an avalanche. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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School official admits lapse in judgment over avalanche deaths

Shuichi Inose, the mountaineering club adviser at Otawara High School responsible for the ill-fated mountaineering lesson at a ski resort in eastern Japan, attends a press conference in Utsunomiya on March 29, 2017. Inose admitted to a lapse in judgment in going ahead with an exercise that led to the deaths of seven students and a teacher in an avalanche. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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School official admits lapse in judgment over avalanche deaths

Shuichi Inose (R), the mountaineering club adviser at Otawara High School responsible for the ill-fated mountaineering lesson at a ski resort in eastern Japan, attends a press conference in Utsunomiya on March 29, 2017. Inose admitted to a lapse in judgment in going ahead with an exercise that led to the deaths of seven students and a teacher in an avalanche. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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School official admits lapse in judgment over avalanche deaths

Shuichi Inose, the mountaineering club adviser at Otawara High School responsible for the ill-fated mountaineering lesson at a ski resort in eastern Japan, attends a press conference in Utsunomiya on March 29, 2017. Inose admitted to a lapse in judgment in going ahead with an exercise that led to the deaths of seven students and a teacher in an avalanche. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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School official admits lapse in judgment over avalanche deaths

Shuichi Inose (R), the mountaineering club adviser at Otawara High School responsible for the ill-fated mountaineering lesson at a ski resort in eastern Japan, attends a press conference in Utsunomiya on March 29, 2017. Inose admitted to a lapse in judgment in going ahead with an exercise that led to the deaths of seven students and a teacher in an avalanche. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Koshigaya residents keep 24-hour-watch on AUM facility

TOKYO, Japan - The city of Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, is among eight municipalities, which continue to refuse registration of AUM Shinrikyo cult members as residents, and the city's residents keep a 24-hour watch on the cult. Otawara of Tochigi Prefecture, one of the nine municipalities home to the cult facilities, agreed to consider accepting the registration on condition that AUM closes its facilities in the city.

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3,500 people attend anti-AUM rally in Tochigi Pref.

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - About 3,500 people gather at a rally in Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture on Aug. 8, demanding that members of the AUM Shinrikyo cult who have taken up residence in the city move out. The participants, bearing placards that read, ''AUM get out immediately,'' chant slogans, while AUM members blare cult songs from speakers. AUM founder Shoko Asahara, whose real name is Chizuo Matsumoto, and a number of AUM members are on trial on murder and attempted murder charges in such cases as the 1995 Tokyo subway gassing, in which 12 people died and more than 5,300 were injured.

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16 prefectures have troubles with AUM Shinrikyo cult

OTAWARA, Japan - A total of 16 prefectures have experienced troubles in the past year resulting from attempts by the AUM Shinrikyo religious cult to establish local offices there, a survey conducted by Kyodo News revealed July 31. The photo shows residents in the city of Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture, demanding on July 11 that AUM followers leave the Japanese-style inn where they live.

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16 prefectures have troubles with AUM Shinrikyo cult

OTAWARA, Japan - A total of 16 prefectures have experienced troubles in the past year resulting from attempts by the AUM Shinrikyo religious cult to establish local offices there, a survey conducted by Kyodo News revealed July 31. The photo shows residents in the city of Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture, demanding on July 11 that AUM followers leave the Japanese-style inn where they live.

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Otawara residents want AUM followers evicted

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture residents, holding anti-AUM placards, demonstrate July 11 in front a former inn used by two of AUM founder Shoko Asahara's children and about a dozen AUM followers as residence. More than 1,000 people took part in the rally in Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture, demanding that they leave the city.

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Otawara residents want AUM followers evicted

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture residents, holding anti-AUM placards, demonstrate July 11 in front a former inn used by two of AUM founder Shoko Asahara's children and about a dozen AUM followers as residence. More than 1,000 people took part in the rally in Otawara, Tochigi Prefecture, demanding that they leave the city.