Ballet competition in U.S.

Ballet competition in U.S.

Ryo Sasaki (C), 24, from Osaka Prefecture poses on the podium after winning gold in the senior men's division at the USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 23, 2023.

Ballet competition in U.S.

Ballet competition in U.S.

Sayako Toku (R), 21, from Kobe in western Japan, and Ryo Sasaki, 24, from Osaka Prefecture, pose for a photo after winning senior division golds at the USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 23, 2023.

Ballet competition in U.S.

Ballet competition in U.S.

Sayako Toku (R), 21, from Kobe in western Japan, and Ryo Sasaki, 24, from Osaka Prefecture, perform in a gala for the USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi, on June 23, 2023. They both won senior division golds.

Ruling camp-backed incumbent defeated in Aomori mayoral election

Ruling camp-backed incumbent defeated in Aomori mayoral election

AOMORI, Japan - Hiroshi Shikanai (C), surrounded by his supporters, celebrates at his election campaign office in Aomori on April 19 after winning the Aomori mayoral election. Shikanai, supported by the Japanese Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party, defeated Seizo Sasaki, supported by the Liberal Democratic Party and local organizations of the New Komeito party, and Ryo Seki.

Ruling camp-backed incumbent defeated in Aomori mayoral election

Ruling camp-backed incumbent defeated in Aomori mayoral election

AOMORI, Japan - Hiroshi Shikanai (C), surrounded by his supporters, celebrates at his election campaign office in Aomori on April 19 after winning the Aomori mayoral election. Shikanai, supported by the Japanese Communist Party and the Social Democratic Party, defeated Seizo Sasaki, supported by the Liberal Democratic Party and local organizations of the New Komeito party, and Ryo Seki. (Kyodo)

Catch A Wave (2006)

Catch A Wave (2006)

Haruma Miura, Ryo Kimura, Gaku Hamada & Naoto Takenaka Characters: Taiyo Sasaki,Seito Kobayashi,Kosuke Taguchi & Duke Kawahara Film: Catch A Wave (2006) Director: Nobuyuki Takahashi 29 April 2006 Date: 29 April 2006

Catch A Wave (2006)

Catch A Wave (2006)

Haruma Miura, Ryo Kimura, Gaku Hamada & Naoto Takenaka Characters: Taiyo Sasaki,Seito Kobayashi,Kosuke Taguchi & Duke Kawahara Film: Catch A Wave (2006) Director: Nobuyuki Takahashi 29 April 2006 Date: 29 April 2006

Catch A Wave (2006)

Catch A Wave (2006)

Gaku Hamada, Haruma Miura & Ryo Kimura Characters: Kosuke Taguchi,Taiyo Sasaki & Seito Kobayashi Film: Catch A Wave (2006) Director: Nobuyuki Takahashi 29 April 2006 Date: 29 April 2006

Catch A Wave (2006)

Catch A Wave (2006)

Naoto Takenaka, Ryo Kimura, Haruma Miura & Gaku Hamada Characters: Duke Kawahara,Seito Kobayashi,Taiyo Sasaki & Kosuke Taguchi Film: Catch A Wave (2006) Director: Nobuyuki Takahashi 29 April 2006 Date: 29 April 2006

Catch A Wave (2006)

Catch A Wave (2006)

Gaku Hamada, Haruma Miura & Ryo Kimura Characters: Kosuke Taguchi,Taiyo Sasaki & Seito Kobayashi Film: Catch A Wave (2006) Director: Nobuyuki Takahashi 29 April 2006 Date: 29 April 2006

Iwate high school team awarded for decade-long tsunami education outreach

Iwate high school team awarded for decade-long tsunami education outreach

Members of the Tsunami Model Club of Miyako Technical High School in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, pose at an elementary school on July 22, 2015, with their handmade model of a local landscape that they use to demonstrate to schoolchildren how tsunami waves reach inland. The student club won the Grand Prix at the 2015 Japan Water Prize for its decade-long outreach program to raise awareness and pass on lessons learnt from past tsunami disasters in the area. From L (front row): Dai Sasaki, Ryo Nakashima, Eiki Haga, Hikaru Tatehora and Koichi Iioka, with mechanical engineering teacher Hiroshi Yamanome in the background. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo