Lighting event for World Exposition in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan, April 9 Kyodo - The outer wall of the Osaka prefectural government's Sakishima office tower is lit up with laser light in the western Japan city of Osaka on April 8, 2025, in a preview of the Sakishima Lighting Art event. The event will run for six months during the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka and can be seen from the expo venue on the opposite shore. (Kyodo)

World Exposition in Osaka

World Exposition in Osaka

Photo taken from Sakishima Cosmo Tower Observatory on April 8, 2025, shows the venue of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka ahead of its April 13 opening on the artificial island of Yumeshima in the western Japan city.

Lighting event for World Exposition in Osaka

Lighting event for World Exposition in Osaka

The outer wall of the Osaka prefectural government's Sakishima office tower is lit up with laser light in the western Japan city of Osaka on April 8, 2025, in a preview of the Sakishima Lighting Art event. The event will run for six months during the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka and can be seen from the expo venue on the opposite shore.

Lighting event for World Exposition in Osaka

Lighting event for World Exposition in Osaka

The outer wall of the Osaka prefectural government's Sakishima office tower is lit up with laser light in the western Japan city of Osaka on April 8, 2025, in a preview of the Sakishima Lighting Art event. The event will run for six months during the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka and can be seen from the expo venue on the opposite shore.

Japan: Typhoon Gaemi Brings Strong Winds, Heavy Rain To Sakishima Islands 5

Typhoon Gaemi brought heavy rain and strong winds to Sakishima Islands in Okinawa on Wednesday, July 24 as it headed north-northwest toward Taiwan.

Japan: Typhoon Gaemi Brings Strong Winds, Heavy Rain To Sakishima Islands 4

Typhoon Gaemi brought heavy rain and strong winds to Sakishima Islands in Okinawa on Wednesday, July 24 as it headed north-northwest toward Taiwan.

Japan: Typhoon Gaemi Brings Strong Winds, Heavy Rain To Sakishima Islands 3

Typhoon Gaemi brought heavy rain and strong winds to Sakishima Islands in Okinawa on Wednesday, July 24 as it headed north-northwest toward Taiwan.

Japan: Typhoon Gaemi Brings Strong Winds, Heavy Rain To Sakishima Islands

Typhoon Gaemi brought heavy rain and strong winds to Sakishima Islands in Okinawa on Wednesday, July 24 as it headed north-northwest toward Taiwan.

Japan: Typhoon Gaemi Brings Strong Winds, Heavy Rain To Sakishima Islands 2

Typhoon Gaemi brought heavy rain and strong winds to Sakishima Islands in Okinawa on Wednesday, July 24 as it headed north-northwest toward Taiwan.

Okinawan folk duo performs in New York

Okinawan folk duo performs in New York

NEW YORK, United States - With Yukito Ara (R) on sanshin (Okinawa shamisen) and Isamu Shimoji on guitar, Sakishima Meeting, a folk duo from Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, performs during a concert at the Japan Society in New York on Dec. 12, 2014.

Okinawan folk duo performs in New York

Okinawan folk duo performs in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Isamu Shimoji and Yukito Ara of Sakishima Meeting, a folk duo from Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, play the guitar and "Sanshin" (Okinawa shamisen) during a concert at the Japan Society in New York on Dec. 12, 2014.

Emperor, empress visit Okinawa's Sakishima Islands

Emperor, empress visit Okinawa's Sakishima Islands

TAIRA, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, now on a tour of Okinawa Prefecture, arrive at Miyako airport from Naha for their first visit to the Sakishima Islands.

Okinawan folk duo performs in New York

Okinawan folk duo performs in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Isamu Shimoji and Yukito Ara of Sakishima Meeting, a folk duo from Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, play the guitar and "Sanshin" (Okinawa shamisen) during a concert at the Japan Society in New York on Dec. 12, 2014. (Kyodo)

G-20 summit in Osaka

G-20 summit in Osaka

Photo taken June 12, 2019, shows Sakishima, an artificial island on Osaka Bay where the Intex Osaka convention center, the venue of the June 28-29 Group of 20 summit, is located. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Emperor, empress visit Okinawa's Sakishima Islands

Emperor, empress visit Okinawa's Sakishima Islands

TAIRA, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, now on a tour of Okinawa Prefecture, arrive at Miyako airport from Naha for their first visit to the Sakishima Islands. (Kyodo)