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Japan defense minister in Okinawa

Taketoyo Toguchi, mayor of Okinawa Prefecture's Nago, where land reclamation work is under way for the relocation of a U.S. military base, meets the press following a meeting with Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi in the southern Japan prefecture's capital Naha on Jan. 7, 2026.

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Nagasaki Prefecture holds tuna-cutting shows in Seoul

Japan's Nagasaki Prefecture holds a tuna-cutting show in Seoul on Nov. 19, 2025, as part of the southwestern Japan prefecture's campaign to pitch its seafood in South Korea. A tasting event was held for local food companies after the show as Nagasaki, already shipping tuna to Thailand and Singapore, intends to tap into the South Korean market.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Floats from the Okuma Kabuto festival of Ishikawa Prefecture's Nanao are carried during an event featuring the central Japan prefecture at the World Exposition in Osaka on Aug. 27, 2025.

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World Exposition in Osaka

A giant float from the Iida Toroyama festival of Ishikawa Prefecture's Suzu is carried during an event featuring the central Japan prefecture at the World Exposition in Osaka on Aug. 27, 2025.

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World Exposition in Osaka

A float from the Okuma Kabuto festival of Ishikawa Prefecture's Nanao is carried during an event featuring the central Japan prefecture at the World Exposition in Osaka on Aug. 27, 2025.

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World Exposition in Osaka

A giant float from the Iida Toroyama festival of Ishikawa prefecture's Suzu is carried during an event featuring the central Japan prefecture at the World Exposition in Osaka on Aug. 27, 2025.

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World Exposition in Osaka

A giant float from the Iida Toroyama festival of Ishikawa prefecture's Suzu is carried during an event featuring the central Japan prefecture at the World Exposition in Osaka on Aug. 27, 2025.

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Princess Kako visits Osaka expo

Japan's Princess Kako is briefed about Aomori Prefecture's traditional Tsugaru lacquerware during a visit to the World Exposition in Osaka on Aug. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Princess Kako visits Osaka expo

Japan's Princess Kako works on craftwork using Aomori Prefecture's traditional Tsugaru lacquerware during a visit to the World Exposition in Osaka on Aug. 23, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko visits quake-hit prefecture

Japanese Princess Aiko waves upon arriving at JR Kanazawa Station in Ishikawa Prefecture on May 18, 2025, for a visit to areas severely affected by a massive earthquake in the prefecture's Noto Peninsula in January 2024. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko visits quake-hit prefecture

Japanese Princess Aiko (C) arrives at JR Kanazawa Station in Ishikawa Prefecture on May 18, 2025, for a visit to areas severely affected by a massive earthquake in the prefecture's Noto Peninsula in January 2024. (Pool photo)

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Princess Aiko visits quake-hit prefecture

Japanese Princess Aiko waves upon arriving at JR Kanazawa Station in Ishikawa Prefecture on May 18, 2025, for a visit to areas severely affected by a massive earthquake in the prefecture's Noto Peninsula in January 2024. (Pool photo)

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Kumquat auction in Japan

MIYAZAKI, Japan, Jan. 16 Kyodo - A crowd of prospective buyers gather as boxes of fully ripe "Tamatama" brand kumquats produced in Miyazaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan are sold in the season's first auction in the city of Miyazaki on Jan. 16, 2025. The citrus fruits fetched 100,000 yen ($637) per kilogram in the auction. (Kyodo)

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Yuzu bathing in Fukushima Pref.

A man bathes with yuzu citrus fruits at the Tenjinmisaki hot spring on Dec. 21, 2024, in Fukushima Prefecture's Naraha, which was previously designated as an evacuation zone after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis. Bathing with yuzu on the winter solstice is a Japanese tradition.

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Yuzu bathing in Fukushima Pref.

A man bathes with yuzu citrus fruits at the Tenjinmisaki hot spring on Dec. 21, 2024, in Fukushima Prefecture's Naraha, which was previously designated as an evacuation zone after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis. Bathing with yuzu on the winter solstice is a Japanese tradition.

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Reelected Hyogo Gov. Saito

KOBE, Japan, Nov. 19 Kyodo - Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks at his inauguration press conference at the prefectural government headquarters in Kobe on Nov. 19, 2024, two days after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after Saito lost his position over power abuse accusations. (Kyodo)

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Hyogo gubernatorial election

KOBE, Japan, Nov. 18 Kyodo - Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks in Kobe on Nov. 17, 2024, after securing reelection in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations. (Kyodo)

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[Breaking News]Reelected Hyogo Gov. Saito attends office

KOBE, Japan, Nov. 19 Kyodo - Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito bows in apology to prefectural government officials during his inauguration ceremony in Kobe on Nov. 19, 2024, his first day in office after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election on Nov. 17. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations. (Kyodo)

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Reelected Hyogo Gov. Saito

KOBE, Japan, Nov. 19 Kyodo - Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks at his inauguration press conference at the prefectural government headquarters in Kobe on Nov. 19, 2024, two days after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after Saito lost his position over power abuse accusations. (Kyodo)

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Reelected Hyogo Gov. Saito

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks at his inauguration press conference at the prefectural government headquarters in Kobe on Nov. 19, 2024, two days after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after Saito lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Reelected Hyogo Gov. Saito

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks at his inauguration press conference at the prefectural government headquarters in Kobe on Nov. 19, 2024, two days after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after Saito lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Reelected Hyogo Gov. Saito

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks at his inauguration press conference at the prefectural government headquarters in Kobe on Nov. 19, 2024, two days after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after Saito lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Reelected Hyogo Gov. Saito attends office

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito bows in apology to prefectural government officials during his inauguration ceremony in Kobe on Nov. 19, 2024, his first day in office after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election on Nov. 17. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Reelected Hyogo Gov. Saito attends office

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito addresses prefectural government officials at his inauguration ceremony in Kobe on Nov. 19, 2024, his first day in office after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election on Nov. 17, 2024. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Reelected Hyogo Gov. Saito attends office

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito addresses prefectural government officials at his inauguration ceremony in Kobe on Nov. 19, 2024, his first day in office after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election on Nov. 17, 2024. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Reelected Hyogo Gov. Saito attends office

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito (R) receives a bouquet of flowers during his inauguration ceremony attended by prefectural government officials in Kobe on Nov. 19, 2024, his first day in office after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election on Nov. 17. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Reelected Hyogo Gov. Saito attends office

Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito (L) receives a certificate of election from the election board at the prefectural government building in Kobe on Nov. 19, 2024, his first day in office after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election on Nov. 17. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Hyogo gubernatorial election

Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito (top) gives a stump speech in Kobe on Nov. 16, 2024, during his campaign for the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election.

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Hyogo gubernatorial election

Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito attends a press conference in Kobe on Nov. 18, 2024, after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election the previous day. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Hyogo gubernatorial election

Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito attends a press conference in Kobe on Nov. 18, 2024, after being reelected in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election the previous day. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Hyogo gubernatorial election

Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito (C) leaves his campaign office in Kobe on Nov. 17, 2024, after securing reelection in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Hyogo gubernatorial election

Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito shakes hands with a supporter in Kobe on Nov. 17, 2024, after securing reelection in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Hyogo gubernatorial election

Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks in Kobe on Nov. 17, 2024, after securing reelection in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Hyogo gubernatorial election

Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks in Kobe on Nov. 17, 2024, after securing reelection in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Hyogo gubernatorial election

Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito bows in Kobe on Nov. 17, 2024, after securing reelection in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Hyogo gubernatorial election

Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito holds a bouquet in Kobe on Nov. 17, 2024, after securing reelection in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Hyogo gubernatorial election

Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito bows in Kobe on Nov. 17, 2024, after securing reelection in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Hyogo gubernatorial election

Former Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito holds a bouquet in Kobe on Nov. 17, 2024, after securing reelection in the western Japan prefecture's gubernatorial election. The election was held after he lost his position over power abuse accusations.

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Gymnastics gold medalist Oka awarded in Okayama

Japanese gymnast Shinnosuke Oka (R) is given the Okayama prefecture's citizen honor award from Okayama Gov. Ryuta Ibaragi at the prefecture's government office in Okayama on Aug. 26, 2024. The Okayama prefecture native won three gold medals in the men's gymnastics individual all-around, horizontal bar and team events, and a bronze medal in the parallel bars at the Paris Olympics.

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Dinosaur museum in central Japan

Fukui Prefecture's Dinosaur Museum in Katsuyama is packed with visitors on Aug. 6, 2024. A record 1.18 million people visited the museum in the year following its July 2023 reopening after renovation, partly thanks to the extension of the bullet train service to the central Japan prefecture in March 2024.

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Dinosaur museum in central Japan

Fukui Prefecture's Dinosaur Museum in Katsuyama is packed with visitors on Aug. 6, 2024. A record 1.18 million people visited the museum in the year following its July 2023 reopening after renovation, partly thanks to the extension of the bullet train service to the central Japan prefecture in March 2024.

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(SpotNews) CHINA-SICHUAN-GARZE-MUDSLIDE-BRIDGE COLLAPSE-RESCUE (CN)

(240803) -- KANGDING, Aug. 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 3, 2024 shows rescuers try to restore traffic on National Highway 318 in Kangding City, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. One person was rescued and five others remained missing as of 11 a.m. Saturday after a tunnel bridge collapse due to flash flood and mudslide in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The collapse led to the falling of three vehicles, carrying a total of six people, local authorities said. Rescue work is underway. The bridge connecting two tunnels on an expressway collapsed at around 3:30 a.m. on Saturday at the section between Kangding City and Luding County of the Ya'an-Kangding expressway, according to the Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture's publicity department. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Liu Kun)

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(SpotNews) CHINA-SICHUAN-GARZE-MUDSLIDE-BRIDGE COLLAPSE-RESCUE (CN)

(240803) -- KANGDING, Aug. 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Rescuers try to restore traffic at Ridi Village of Guzan Town in Kangding City, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 3, 2024. One person was rescued and five others remained missing as of 11 a.m. Saturday after a tunnel bridge collapse due to flash flood and mudslide in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The collapse led to the falling of three vehicles, carrying a total of six people, local authorities said. Rescue work is underway. The bridge connecting two tunnels on an expressway collapsed at around 3:30 a.m. on Saturday at the section between Kangding City and Luding County of the Ya'an-Kangding expressway, according to the Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture's publicity department. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Xudong)

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(SpotNews)CHINA-SICHUAN-KANGDING-FLASH FLOOD-MUDSLIDE (CN)

(240803) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on Aug. 3, 2024 shows the collapse site of a tunnel bridge at the section between Kangding City and Luding County of the Ya'an-Kangding expressway in southwest China's Sichuan Province. Houses were washed away and villagers went missing after a flash flood in southwest China's Sichuan Province Saturday, local authorities said. The flash flood occurred at a section between Kangding City and Luding County of the Ya'an-Kangding expressway, leading to a tunnel bridge collapse and the falling of vehicles, according to the Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture's publicity department. Rescue work is underway. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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(SpotNews)CHINA-SICHUAN-KANGDING-FLASH FLOOD-MUDSLIDE (CN)

(240803) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Injured people are transferred to a hospital in Kangding, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 3, 2024. Houses were washed away and villagers went missing after a flash flood in southwest China's Sichuan Province Saturday, local authorities said. The flash flood occurred at a section between Kangding City and Luding County of the Ya'an-Kangding expressway, leading to a tunnel bridge collapse and the falling of vehicles, according to the Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture's publicity department. Rescue work is underway. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Japan's new banknotes

Susumu Kojima, mayor of Saitama Prefecture's Fukaya, the hometown of industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), rings the bell at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo during an event on July 3, 2024, as Japan begins issuing three new banknotes the same day, including a 10,000 yen note featuring Shibusawa, widely known as the "father of Japanese capitalism."

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Japan's new banknotes

People in Saitama Prefecture's Fukaya, the hometown of industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), celebrate at a countdown event in the early hours of July 3, 2024, as Japan begins issuing three new banknotes the same day, including a 10,000 yen note featuring Shibusawa, widely known as the "father of Japanese capitalism."

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Japan's new banknotes

People in Saitama Prefecture's Fukaya, the hometown of industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), celebrate at a countdown event in the early hours of July 3, 2024, as Japan begins issuing three new banknotes the same day, including a 10,000 yen note featuring Shibusawa, widely known as the "father of Japanese capitalism."

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Japan's new banknotes

People in Saitama Prefecture's Fukaya, the hometown of industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa (1840-1931), celebrate at a countdown event in the early hours of July 3, 2024, as Japan begins issuing three new banknotes the same day, including a 10,000 yen note featuring Shibusawa, widely known as the "father of Japanese capitalism."

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Tohoku Kizuna Festival in Sendai

Performers of Akita Prefecture's Kanto festival troupe hold up poles decorated with paper lanterns as they march through a street of downtown Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture during the Tohoku Kizuna Festival on June 9, 2024. The event features parades involving six northeastern Japan prefectures, with the aim of revitalizing the region following the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster.