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Japan: M7.5 Quake Hits Off Aomori Prefecture, Tsunami Warning Issued 8

A powerful Magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the east coast of Aomori Prefecture around 11:15 p.m. on Monday, December 8, injuring dozens of people and leading to immediate tsunami warnings and evacuation orders for residents. A 70 cm tsunami was observed at Kuji Port in Iwate Prefecture around 1:00 a.m. on Tuesday, and all warnings were subsequently lifted.

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Season's 1st snow crab auction in Tottori

A ceremony for the season's first auction of snow crabs is held at Sakai port in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 7, 2024, as fishing of the winter delicacy began west of Toyama Prefecture in the Sea of Japan the day before.

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Snow crab fishing in western Japan

A fishing vessel heads to sea from Sakai port, known for having the country's largest red snow crab hauls, in Sakaiminato in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 31, 2023, a day before the start of the 10-month fishing season for the crab.

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Snow crab fishing in western Japan

A fishing vessel heads to sea from Sakai port, known for having the country's largest red snow crab hauls, in Sakaiminato in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 31, 2023, a day before the start of the 10-month fishing season for the crab.

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Snow crab fishing in western Japan

A fishing vessel heads to sea from Sakai port, known for having the country's largest crab hauls, in Sakaiminato in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 31, 2023, a day before the start of the 10-month fishing season for red snow crab.

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2 Chinese crewmen nabbed over freighter-boat collision

YONAGO, Japan - Photo shows a container ship moored at Sakai port in Tottori Prefecture on April 19, 2012. The Japan Coast Guard arrested two Chinese crew members of the container ship the same day over a fatal collision with a Japanese fishing boat off Suzu, Ishikawa prefecture.

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USS Patriot visits Sakaiminato

YONAGO, Japan - Lt. Cmdr. Suzanne Schang (2nd from R), commanding officer of the USS Patriot, is pictured inside the ship at Sakai port in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture on March 5, 2012. The 1,250-ton minesweeper, deployed at the U.S. Navy's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture, arrived at the port the same day to promote friendship with local residents, according to the U.S. Consulate General Osaka-Kobe.

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USS Patriot visits Sakaiminato

YONAGO, Japan - The USS Patriot arrives at Sakai port in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture on March 5, 2012. The 1,250-ton minesweeper, deployed at the U.S. Navy's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture, visited there to promote friendship with local residents, according to the U.S. Consulate General Osaka-Kobe.

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U.S. mulls proposing total ban on trade in bluefin tuna

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in June 2009 shows bluefin tuna being unloaded at Sakai port, Tottori Prefecture. The United States is considering proposing a total ban on international trade in bluefin tuna, one of the most popular ingredients in Japanese sushi, sources familiar with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) said Aug. 7.

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New S. Korea-Japan-Russia cargo-passenger liner service launched

YONAGO, Japan - The 14,000-ton ferry Eastern Dream of South Korea enters Sakai port in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on June 30, inaugurating a new cargo-passenger shipping route linking Sakaiminato with South Korea's Donghae and Russia's Vladivostok.

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Fishing boat, crew return to Tottori after seizure by Russia

TOTTORI, Japan - Crew members of the Japanese crab-fishing boat Yoshi Maru No. 38 disembark upon returning to Sakai Port on the Sea of Japan in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on Feb. 9, two weeks after being seized by Russia in late January for allegedly fishing illegally in the Russian exclusive economic zone.

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Fishing boat, crew return to Tottori after seizure by Russia

TOTTORI, Japan - The Japanese crab-fishing boat Yoshi Maru No. 38 returns to Sakai Port on the Sea of Japan in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on Feb. 9, two weeks after being seized by Russia in late January for allegedly fishing illegally in the Russian exclusive economic zone.

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Japan crabber held by Russian authorities in Sea of Japan

SAKAIMINATO, Japan - Photo taken in August 2008 shows the Japanese crabber Yoshi Maru No. 38 docking at a pier at Port Sakai in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture. The 122-ton boat, owned by Sakaiminato-based fishery firm Hiyoshi Suisan, was seized by Russian authorities in the Sea of Japan on Jan. 27.

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Japan adopts more sanctions on N. Korea

SAKAIMINATO, Japan - A North Korean freighter (front) leaves Sakai Port in Tottori Prefecture on Oct. 13 before an additional set of economic sanctions on North Korea Japan approved the same day will go into effect for six months from Oct. 14.

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N. Korean ship in Tottori searched over suspected fake U.S. dollars

TOTTORI, Japan - The North Korean cargo ship Kum Gang 1 was raided by Japanese police and customs authorities at Sakai port in Tottori Prefecture on Sept. 23 on suspicion that the vessel brought two fake $100 bills into Japan.

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N. Korean ship in Tottori searched over suspected fake U.S. dollars

TOTTORI, Japan - Japanese customs authorities board the North Korean cargo ship Kum Gang 1 at Sakai port in Tottori Prefecture on Sept. 23 on suspicion that the vessel brought two fake $100 bills into Japan.

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Raided N. Korean ship on suspected drug violations leaves port

TOTTORI, Japan - The North Korean freighter Turubong-1 leaves Sakai port in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on May 13 after it was raided by Japanese police on May 12 on suspicion of smuggling amphetamine stimulant drugs into Japan in 2002.

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N. Korea ship raided on suspected drug violations, 3 men held

SAKAIMINATO, Japan - Police officers search the North Korean freighter Turubong-1 at Sakai port in Tottori Prefecture on May 12 on suspicion of the ship being used to smuggle stimulants to Japan.

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N. Korea ship raided on suspected drug violations, 3 men held

SAKAIMINATO, Japan - Police officers search the North Korean freighter Turubong-1 loaded with a pile of used bicycles at Sakai port in Tottori Prefecture on May 12 on suspicion of the ship being used to smuggle stimulants to Japan.

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N. Korea ship raided on suspected drug violations, 3 men held

TOTTORI, Japan - The North Korean freighter Turubong-1, which Japanese police believe was used to smuggle drugs into Japan in October 2002, arrives at Sakai port in Tottori Prefecture on May 12. About 10 Tokyo police investigators boarded the ship to search it.

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Japan Coast Guard vessels to conduct survey near disputed isles

YONAGO, Japan - Two Japan Coast Guard vessels are berthed at Sakai port, Tottoti Prefecture, on April 19. The ships arrived at the port earlier in the day to conduct a maritime survey near the South Korean-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan also claimed by Japan.

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Season's first snow crab auction begins

YONAGO, Japan - The first snow crab auction of the season in Japan begins at a fishery market in Sakai port, Tottori Prefecture, on Nov. 7.

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Yachtsman sets sail for solo around-the-globe voyage

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese yachtsman Ikuo Tateo, 59, leaves Miwazaki port in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, for a solo, around-the-world yacht trip without making any port calls. Tateo, a native of Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, hopes to complete the 50,000-kilometer journey in 300 days, returning home next June.

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Hitachi Zosen unveils movable breakwater

On April 5, Hitachi Zosen Corporation unveiled to the press at its Sakai Works (Nishi-ku, Sakai City) a flap-gate sluiceto be installed on the seabed at Ofunato Fishing Port (Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture). The sluice will be transported by sea from the Sakai Works to the site in mid-November, and construction is scheduled to be completed by the end of June 2008. Mr. Munekazu Shima, Managing Executive Officer of Hitachi Zosen Corporation and General Manager of the Social Infrastructure Business Division, said, "Projects for disaster response are moving forward in overseas countries. We have not set a specific target for orders, but we are confident that there is a need. (November 5, 2019, Hitachi Zosen Sakai Plant, Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

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(1) Fishing

YONEKO, Japan - Tuna from Japan Sea is unloaded at Sakai port, Tottori Prefecture on July 8, 2002. (Kyodo)

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(5) Fishing

YONEKO, Japan - Bluefin tuna unloaded at Sakai port, Tottori Prefecture on July 10, 2001. (Kyodo)

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(7) Fishing

YONEKO, Japan - Bluefin tuna unloaded at Sakai port, Tottori Prefecture on July 17, 2000. (Kyodo)

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One of Asia's largest cruise ships arrives at western Japan port

The Quantum of the Seas, one of Asia's largest cruise ships, arrives at the Sakai port in the western Japanese prefecture of Tottori on May 23, 2016. The 350-meter-long, 168,000-ton ship is carrying around 4,600 mostly Chinese tourists. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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One of Asia's largest cruise ships arrives at western Japan port

Passengers head out on a sightseeing tour from the Quantum of the Seas, one of Asia's largest cruise ships, that arrived at the Sakai port in the western Japanese prefecture of Tottori on May 23, 2016. The 350-meter-long, 168,000-ton ship is carrying around 4,600 mostly Chinese tourists. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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One of Asia's largest cruise ships arrives at western Japan port

Passengers head out on a sightseeing tour from the Quantum of the Seas, one of Asia's largest cruise ships, that arrived at the Sakai port in the western Japanese prefecture of Tottori on May 23, 2016. The 350-meter-long, 168,000-ton ship is carrying around 4,600 mostly Chinese tourists. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean ship in Tottori searched over suspected fake U.S. doll

TOTTORI, Japan - Japanese customs authorities board the North Korean cargo ship Kum Gang 1 at Sakai port in Tottori Prefecture on Sept. 23 on suspicion that the vessel brought two fake $100 bills into Japan. (Kyodo)

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N. Korean ship in Tottori searched over suspected fake U.S. doll

TOTTORI, Japan - The North Korean cargo ship Kum Gang 1 was raided by Japanese police and customs authorities at Sakai port in Tottori Prefecture on Sept. 23 on suspicion that the vessel brought two fake $100 bills into Japan. (Kyodo)

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Raided N. Korean ship on suspected drug violations leaves port

TOTTORI, Japan - The North Korean freighter Turubong-1 leaves Sakai port in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on May 13 after it was raided by Japanese police on May 12 on suspicion of smuggling amphetamine stimulant drugs into Japan in 2002. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea ship raided on suspected drug violations, 3 men held

SAKAIMINATO, Japan - Police officers search the North Korean freighter Turubong-1 at Sakai port in Tottori Prefecture on May 12 on suspicion of the ship being used to smuggle stimulants to Japan. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea ship raided on suspected drug violations, 3 men held

TOTTORI, Japan - The North Korean freighter Turubong-1, which Japanese police believe was used to smuggle drugs into Japan in October 2002, arrives at Sakai port in Tottori Prefecture on May 12. About 10 Tokyo police investigators boarded the ship to search it. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea ship raided on suspected drug violations, 3 men held

SAKAIMINATO, Japan - Police officers search the North Korean freighter Turubong-1 loaded with a pile of used bicycles at Sakai port in Tottori Prefecture on May 12 on suspicion of the ship being used to smuggle stimulants to Japan. (Kyodo)

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Fishing boat, crew return to Tottori after seizure by Russia

TOTTORI, Japan - Crew members of the Japanese crab-fishing boat Yoshi Maru No. 38 disembark upon returning to Sakai Port on the Sea of Japan in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on Feb. 9, two weeks after being seized by Russia in late January for allegedly fishing illegally in the Russian exclusive economic zone. (Kyodo)

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Fishing boat, crew return to Tottori after seizure by Russia

TOTTORI, Japan - The Japanese crab-fishing boat Yoshi Maru No. 38 returns to Sakai Port on the Sea of Japan in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on Feb. 9, two weeks after being seized by Russia in late January for allegedly fishing illegally in the Russian exclusive economic zone. (Kyodo)

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Japan crabber held by Russian authorities in Sea of Japan

SAKAIMINATO, Japan - Photo taken in August 2008 shows the Japanese crabber Yoshi Maru No. 38 docking at a pier at Port Sakai in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture. The 122-ton boat, owned by Sakaiminato-based fishery firm Hiyoshi Suisan, was seized by Russian authorities in the Sea of Japan on Jan. 27. (Kyodo)

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Japan adopts more sanctions on N. Korea

SAKAIMINATO, Japan - A North Korean freighter (front) leaves Sakai Port in Tottori Prefecture on Oct. 13 before an additional set of economic sanctions on North Korea Japan approved the same day will go into effect for six months from Oct. 14. (Kyodo)

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2 Chinese crewmen nabbed over freighter-boat collision

YONAGO, Japan - Photo shows a container ship moored at Sakai port in Tottori Prefecture on April 19, 2012. The Japan Coast Guard arrested two Chinese crew members of the container ship the same day over a fatal collision with a Japanese fishing boat off Suzu, Ishikawa prefecture. (Kyodo)

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USS Patriot visits Sakaiminato

YONAGO, Japan - The USS Patriot arrives at Sakai port in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture on March 5, 2012. The 1,250-ton minesweeper, deployed at the U.S. Navy's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture, visited there to promote friendship with local residents, according to the U.S. Consulate General Osaka-Kobe. (Kyodo)

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USS Patriot visits Sakaiminato

YONAGO, Japan - Lt. Cmdr. Suzanne Schang (2nd from R), commanding officer of the USS Patriot, is pictured inside the ship at Sakai port in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture on March 5, 2012. The 1,250-ton minesweeper, deployed at the U.S. Navy's Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture, arrived at the port the same day to promote friendship with local residents, according to the U.S. Consulate General Osaka-Kobe. (Kyodo)

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76-yr man ends solo voyage

Ikuo Tateo arrives at a port in the western Japan city of Sakai on Aug. 26, 2017, completing a 14-month solo nonstop round-the-world yacht voyage. The 76-year-old will apply to be recognized as the oldest achiever of a solo nonstop journey in the Guinness World Records. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New S. Korea-Japan-Russia cargo-passenger liner service launched

YONAGO, Japan - The 14,000-ton ferry Eastern Dream of South Korea enters Sakai port in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on June 30, inaugurating a new cargo-passenger shipping route linking Sakaiminato with South Korea's Donghae and Russia's Vladivostok. (Kyodo)

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Season's first snow crab auction begins

YONAGO, Japan - The first snow crab auction of the season in Japan begins at a fishery market in Sakai port, Tottori Prefecture, on Nov. 7.

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Yachtsman sets sail for solo around-the-globe voyage

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese yachtsman Ikuo Tateo, 59, leaves Miwazaki port in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, for a solo, around-the-world yacht trip without making any port calls. Tateo, a native of Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, hopes to complete the 50,000-kilometer journey in 300 days, returning home next June.