Sub-zero temperature in Hokkaido

Sub-zero temperature in Hokkaido

An outdoor thermometer shows the temperature at minus 25 C in the Hokkaido town of Rikubetsu, northern Japan, on the morning of Jan. 25, 2023.

Sub-zero temperature in Hokkaido

Sub-zero temperature in Hokkaido

An outdoor thermometer shows the temperature at minus 24 C in the Hokkaido town of Rikubetsu, northern Japan, on the morning of Jan. 25, 2023.

Sub-zero temperature in Hokkaido

Sub-zero temperature in Hokkaido

An outdoor thermometer shows the temperature at minus 24 C in the Hokkaido town of Rikubetsu, northern Japan, on the morning of Jan. 25, 2023.

Children ask questions to Noguchi in space

Children ask questions to Noguchi in space

KUSHIRO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi, appearing on a large screen, waves to children during a space-to-Earth talk session at Kushiro Children's Museum Kodomo Yugakukan in Kushiro, Hokkaido, on Jan. 19, 2010. Children asked Noguchi, who is currently on a five-month mission at the International Space Station, about his experiences there via a satellite and TV telephone linkup at an event hosted by the museum and Rikubetsu Astronomical Observatory.

France's Loeb comes in 2nd in Rally Japan's first-leg

France's Loeb comes in 2nd in Rally Japan's first-leg

RIKUBETSU, Japan - A Citroen driven by French driver Sebastien Loeb and co-driver Daniel Elena of Monaco jumps over a puddle during the first-leg of the Rally Japan, the 11th round of the 2006 FIA World Rally Championship, in the town of Rikubetsu, Hokkaido, on Sept. 1.

Finland's Gronholm leads Rally Japan's first-leg

Finland's Gronholm leads Rally Japan's first-leg

RIKUBETSU, Japan - Finnish driver Marcus Gronholm and compatriot co-driver Timo Rautiainen steer their Ford Focus RS WRC 06 in the first-leg of the Rally Japan, the 11th round of the 2006 FIA World Rally Championship, in the town of Rikubetsu, Hokkaido, on Sept. 1.

France's Loeb comes in 2nd in Rally Japan's first-leg

France's Loeb comes in 2nd in Rally Japan's first-leg

RIKUBETSU, Japan - A Citroen driven by French driver Sebastien Loeb and co-driver Daniel Elena of Monaco jumps over a puddle during the first-leg of the Rally Japan, the 11th round of the 2006 FIA World Rally Championship, in the town of Rikubetsu, Hokkaido, on Sept. 1. (Kyodo)

Finland's Gronholm leads Rally Japan's first-leg

Finland's Gronholm leads Rally Japan's first-leg

RIKUBETSU, Japan - Finnish driver Marcus Gronholm and compatriot co-driver Timo Rautiainen steer their Ford Focus RS WRC 06 in the first-leg of the Rally Japan, the 11th round of the 2006 FIA World Rally Championship, in the town of Rikubetsu, Hokkaido, on Sept. 1. (Kyodo)

Partial solar eclipse observed in Japan

Partial solar eclipse observed in Japan

Photo taken through a dark filter shows a partial solar eclipse seen from Rikubetsu town in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on March 9, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Partial solar eclipse observed in Japan

Partial solar eclipse observed in Japan

Photo taken through a dark filter shows a partial solar eclipse seen from Rikubetsu town in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on March 9, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Children ask questions to Noguchi in space

Children ask questions to Noguchi in space

KUSHIRO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi, appearing on a large screen, waves to children during a space-to-Earth talk session at Kushiro Children's Museum Kodomo Yugakukan in Kushiro, Hokkaido, on Jan. 19, 2010. Children asked Noguchi, who is currently on a five-month mission at the International Space Station, about his experiences there via a satellite and TV telephone linkup at an event hosted by the museum and Rikubetsu Astronomical Observatory. (Kyodo)