Taiwan plane bursts into flames in Naha, all reported safe

Taiwan plane bursts into flames in Naha, all reported safe

NAHA, Japan - Shuho Watanabe, one of the passengers aboard a China Airlines airplane that burst into flames after landing at Naha airport in Okinawa Prefecture, speaks to reporters about his experiences during the disaster on Aug. 20.

3 crew members of chemical tanker die on Tokyo Bay

3 crew members of chemical tanker die on Tokyo Bay

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the 263-ton chemical tanker Shuho-Maru whose three crew members died on May 22, believed poisoned by benzene while sailing across Tokyo Bay.

Dead grass burned on Akiyoshi Plateau

Dead grass burned on Akiyoshi Plateau

SHUHO, Japan - The annual burning of dead grass on Akiyoshi plateau in the quasi-national park in Yamaguchi Prefecture takes place Feb. 15.

Liquor shop in Tokyo's Ginza offers selection of rare regional rice wines

Liquor shop in Tokyo's Ginza offers selection of rare regional rice wines

Reiichi Fujita, a Japanese rice wine steward, picks a recommendation from a selection of over 200 brands of sake offered at his shop, "Ginza Sake Gallery Kojiya Sanshiro Shuho Honten," in Tokyo's Higashi-Ginza district on March 31, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Taiwan plane bursts into flames in Naha, all reported safe

Taiwan plane bursts into flames in Naha, all reported safe

NAHA, Japan - Passengers evacuate as their China Airlines airplane blazes up on the tarmac at Naha airport in Okinawa Prefecture on Aug. 20. The Boeing 737-800 burst into flames after landing at the airport, with all 157 passengers and eight crew members all reported to be safe. The photo was taken by one of the passengers, Shuho Watanabe. (Kyodo)

Taiwan plane bursts into flames in Naha, all reported safe

Taiwan plane bursts into flames in Naha, all reported safe

NAHA, Japan - A China Airlines airplane blazes up on the tarmac at Naha airport in Okinawa Prefecture on Aug. 20. The Boeing 737-800 burst into flames after landing at the airport, with all 157 passengers and eight crew members all reported to be safe. The photo was taken by one of the passengers, Shuho Watanabe. (Kyodo)

Taiwan plane bursts into flames in Naha, all reported safe

Taiwan plane bursts into flames in Naha, all reported safe

NAHA, Japan - Shuho Watanabe, one of the passengers aboard a China Airlines airplane that burst into flames after landing at Naha airport in Okinawa Prefecture, speaks to reporters about his experiences during the disaster on Aug. 20. (Kyodo)

3 crew members of chemical tanker die on Tokyo Bay

3 crew members of chemical tanker die on Tokyo Bay

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the 263-ton chemical tanker Shuho-Maru whose three crew members died on May 22, believed poisoned by benzene while sailing across Tokyo Bay. (Kyodo)

Dead grass burned on Akiyoshi Plateau

Dead grass burned on Akiyoshi Plateau

SHUHO, Japan - The annual burning of dead grass on Akiyoshi plateau in the quasi-national park in Yamaguchi Prefecture takes place Feb. 15. (Kyodo)