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Golf: Japan Open

Shugo Imahira holds the victor's trophy after winning the Japan Open golf championship at Tokyo Golf Club in Sayama in the eastern Japan prefecture of Saitama on Oct. 13, 2024.

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Golf: Japan Open

Shugo Imahira holds the victor's trophy after winning the Japan Open golf championship at Tokyo Golf Club in Sayama in the eastern Japan prefecture of Saitama on Oct. 13, 2024.

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NATO chief in Japan

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg sits on an F-2 fighter jet during his visit to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Iruma base in Sayama in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 31, 2023.

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NATO chief in Japan

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg delivers a speech during his visit to the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Iruma base in Sayama in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan. 31, 2023.

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Rubber Duck floating in Sayama Pond in Osaka Pref.

OSAKA, March 31 Kyodo - The 9.5-meter-high Rubber Duck, a giant floating sculpture designed by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, appears at Sayama Pond in Osakasayama, Osaka Prefecture, on March 31, 2016, to mark the 1,400th anniversary of the pond's construction for irrigation. The pond is known as a place of scenic beauty with 1,300 cherry trees around it.

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Insect exhibition under way in western Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Butterfly samples, shown in this file photo taken on July 31, 2014, are among exhibits at an insect fair under way at the Osaka Prefectural Sayamaike Museum in Sayama, western Japan. The sample at the lower left is the Morpho zephyritis, a rare South American butterfly species.

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SDF troops arrive at air base to join anti-quake drill

TOKYO, Japan - Troops arrive at the Air Self-Defense Force's Iruma base in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on June 2, 2014, to participate in an integrated drill designed to address a major earthquake in the Nankai Trough off the Pacific coast of Japan's main island of Honshu.

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Former sumo wrestler Takatoriki turns to pro wrestling

TOKYO, Japan - Tadashige Kamakari (L), formerly sumo sekiwake Takatoriki, shakes hands with Satoru Sayama, the first ''Tiger Mask'' persona, in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2014. Kamakari, who was fired by the Japan Sumo Association in 2010 over illegal betting on baseball games, will make his debut in professional wrestling on April 16 at a match organized by a group run by Sayama in Tokyo.

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Japan major firms begin operating on weekends

TOKYO, Japan - A Honda Motor Co. plant in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, begins weekend operations on July 2, 2011. Major companies in Japan began weekend operations to avoid the concentration of electricity use on weekdays amid power shortfalls in the summer.

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Kim wins Diamond Cup

SAYAMA, Japan - Kim Kyung Tae from South Korea celebrates after he claimed his first career JGTO title, winning the Diamond Cup, at Sayama Golf Club in Saitama Prefecture on May 30, 2010. Kim finished at 16-under 272.

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Chono picked by Yomiuri

SAYAMA, Japan - Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara (L) helps Hisayoshi Chono, the club's No. 1 draft pick, don a Giants uniform in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009.

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Chono picked by Yomiuri

SAYAMA, Japan - Hisayoshi Chono (R), the Yomiuri Giants' No. 1 draft pick, poses in the professional club's uniform presented by manager Tatsunori Hara in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009.

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Chono picked by Yomiuri

SAYAMA, Japan - Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara (L) shakes hands with Hisayoshi Chono, the professional club's No. 1 draft pick, in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009.

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Chono picked by Yomiuri

SAYAMA, Japan - Hisayoshi Chono, the Yomiuri Giants' No. 1 draft pick, speaks at a press conference in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009.

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Chono picked by Yomiuri

SAYAMA, Japan - Hisayoshi Chono, the Yomiuri Giants' No. 1 draft pick, poses for photographers wearing a Giants cap in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2009.

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Astronaut-to-be flies last flight as ASDF pilot

SAYAMA, Japan - Kimiya Yui (L), an Air Self-Defense Force pilot selected to be astronaut, gets a watery greeting from one of his colleagues at the ASDF's Iruma Base in Saitama Prefecture on March 3 after finishing his last flight as an ASDF pilot. Splashing pilots with water after their last flight is a tradition in the ASDF. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency recently selected Yui and All Nippon Airways pilot to be astronauts.

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Astronaut-to-be flies last flight as ASDF pilot

SAYAMA, Japan - Kimiya Yui (in cockpit), an Air Self-Defense pilot selected to be an astronaut, is photographed with his wife Yasuyo (2nd from R) and their three children at the ASDF's Iruma Base in Saitama Prefecture on March 3 after flying the last flight as an ASDF pilot. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency recently selected Yui and an All Nippon Airways pilot to be astronauts.

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Taniguchi, Fukabori, Takayama book spots at U.S. Open

SAYAMA, Japan - (From L to R) Toru Taniguchi, Keiichiro Fukabori and Tadahiro Takayama pose for photos after claiminbg berths at the U.S. Open with the top three finishes at the final qualifying tournament at Tokyo Golf Club in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture on May 29.

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Yokoo wins Diamond Cup for 1st title in 4 years

IRUMA, Japan - Kaname Yokoo holds up his trophy after winning the the Mitsubishi Diamond Cup golf tournament at at Sayama Golf Club in Saitama Prefecture on May 28.

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Veteran Suzuki leads Mitsubishi Diamond Cup at midpoint

IRUMA, Japan - Tour veteran Toru Suzuki birdied three of his final five holes in a 3-under-par 68 and emerged as the sole leader at the halfway point of the Mitsubishi Diamond Cup at Sayama Golf Club in Saitama Prefecture on May 26.

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Man convicted in 1963 Sayama murder case still seeking retrial

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuo Ishikawa (L), who was given a life sentence and spent almost 32 years in prison over a 1963 murder in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, before being released on parole, meets the press with his lawyer (R) after filing his third petition for a retrial with the Tokyo High Court on May 23, insisting he is innocent. Ishikawa, 67, was convicted of the murder of a 16-year-old female high school student in the city near Tokyo in a case that became known as the ''Sayama Incident.''

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More helicopters sent to Pakistan for quake victims

SAYAMA, Japan - Air Self-Defense Force members load a helicopter into a C130 transport plane in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, on Oct. 21 to help victims of the Oct. 8 earthquake in Pakistan. Three helicopters from Japan are now operating there.

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140 mil. yen in cash stolen in Saitama Pref.

HAYAMA, Japan - Photo shows the home of Fujio Aioi, a golf course manager, in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, where eight men broke into and stole some 140 million yen in cash and 30 million yen worth of jewelry on Dec. 15.

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(3)U.S. marks 3rd anniversary of terror attacks

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese fire fighter Masaki Katahira, 47, hangs a Japanese flag with messages over the fence at Ground Zero. Kahahira from Sayama near Tokyo visited the site with his 1-year-old son. He said he does not want his son to forget Sept. 11.

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Visitors to Tokyo's Suntory Hall top 10 mil.

TOKYO, Japan - Akiko Matsumoto (3rd from L), a company employee and resident of Sayama, northwest of Tokyo, smiles after receiving a prize marking the 10 millionth visitor to Suntory Hall, a concert hall for classical music, on Jan. 3. She won the prize in a raffle held among the roughly 2,000 visitors to a New Year concert there. It allows her to attend all concerts held at the hall in 2003.

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Teshima cruises to Japan Open win

SAYAMA, Japan - Taichi Teshima celebrates after winning the champion's cup in the 120 million yen Japan Open at Tokyo Golf Club in Sayama, north of Tokyo, on Oct. 14.

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Police probe ASDF plane crash in Saitama

SAYAMA, Japan - Police on Nov. 23 start a full-fledged investigation into the crash of an Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) T-33 training jet in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, on Nov. 22.

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Police probe ASDF jet crash in Saitama

SAYAMA, Japan - Police investigators on Nov. 23 surround the wreckage of an Air Self-Defense Force (ASDF) T-33 training jet that crashed the day before by the riverbank in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, just 3.6 kilometers north of the ASDF Iruma base. The crash severed power lines, blacking out some 800,000 households in Tokyo and Saitama.

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Seibu train, truck collide, injuring 17

TOKYO, Japan - Photo, taken from a helicopter, shows a commuter train on the Seibu Shinjuku Line which collided with a tractor-trailer and derailed at a crossing in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, at around 5:25 p.m. on Oct. 12. Seventeen passengers were injured. The train was bound for Honkawagoe, Saitama, from Shinjuku, Tokyo.

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(3)U.S. marks 3rd anniversary of terror attacks

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese fire fighter Masaki Katahira, 47, hangs a Japanese flag with messages over the fence at Ground Zero. Kahahira from Sayama near Tokyo visited the site with his 1-year-old son. He said he does not want his son to forget Sept. 11. (Kyodo)

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140 mil. yen in cash stolen in Saitama Pref.

HAYAMA, Japan - Photo shows the home of Fujio Aioi, a golf course manager, in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, where eight men broke into and stole some 140 million yen in cash and 30 million yen worth of jewelry on Dec. 15. (Kyodo)

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Veteran Suzuki leads Mitsubishi Diamond Cup at midpoint

IRUMA, Japan - Tour veteran Toru Suzuki birdied three of his final five holes in a 3-under-par 68 and emerged as the sole leader at the halfway point of the Mitsubishi Diamond Cup at Sayama Golf Club in Saitama Prefecture on May 26. (Kyodo)

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Yokoo wins Diamond Cup for 1st title in 4 years

IRUMA, Japan - Kaname Yokoo holds up his trophy after winning the the Mitsubishi Diamond Cup golf tournament at at Sayama Golf Club in Saitama Prefecture on May 28. (Kyodo)

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Taniguchi, Fukabori, Takayama book spots at U.S. Open

SAYAMA, Japan - (From L to R) Toru Taniguchi, Keiichiro Fukabori and Tadahiro Takayama pose for photos after claiminbg berths at the U.S. Open with the top three finishes at the final qualifying tournament at Tokyo Golf Club in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture on May 29. (Kyodo)

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Astronaut-to-be flies last flight as ASDF pilot

SAYAMA, Japan - Kimiya Yui (L), an Air Self-Defense Force pilot selected to be astronaut, gets a watery greeting from one of his colleagues at the ASDF's Iruma Base in Saitama Prefecture on March 3 after finishing his last flight as an ASDF pilot. Splashing pilots with water after their last flight is a tradition in the ASDF. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency recently selected Yui and All Nippon Airways pilot to be astronauts. (Kyodo)

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Astronaut-to-be flies last flight as ASDF pilot

SAYAMA, Japan - Kimiya Yui (in cockpit), an Air Self-Defense pilot selected to be an astronaut, is photographed with his wife Yasuyo (2nd from R) and their three children at the ASDF's Iruma Base in Saitama Prefecture on March 3 after flying the last flight as an ASDF pilot. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency recently selected Yui and an All Nippon Airways pilot to be astronauts. (Kyodo)

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Skymark wraps up court-led rehabilitation procedures

Skymark Airlines Inc. Chairman Nobuo Sayama (L) and President Masahiko Ichie (2nd from L) attend a press conference in Tokyo on March 28, 2016. Skymark said it has completed court-led rehabilitation procedures, more than a year after the low-cost carrier filed for bankruptcy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bus with mascot images promotes Japan's oldest reservoir

Photo taken on Oct. 1, 2015, shows a bus decorated with images of Osakasayama City's mascot to promote the 1,400th anniversary of the construction of Sayama Pond, Japan's oldest irrigation reservoir, in the western Japanese city in Osaka Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ANA to take stake in bankrupt Skymark in restructuring

Toyoyuki Nagamine (far R), senior executive officer of ANA Holdings Inc., and Nobuo Sayama (2nd from R), representative director of Tokyo-based investment fund Integral Corp., attend a press conference at the transport ministry in Tokyo on April 22, 2015, along with executives of bankrupt Skymark Airlines Inc. Skymark said ANA Holdings, parent of Japan's biggest airline All Nippon Airways Co., will take a 19.9 percent stake and pick its new president as part of a restructuring of its operations. Integral, which has already signed a sponsorship agreement with the airline, will hold a 50.1 percent stake in the restructured airline, and unnamed entities will hold the remaining 30 percent. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sponsor fund Integral could take full control of bankrupt Skymark

Nobuo Sayama, a representative director of Tokyo-based investment fund Integral Corp., is interviewed by Kyodo News in the Japanese capital's Marunouchi district on Feb. 9, 2015. Sayama said Integral will take full control of Skymark Airlines Inc. if no one else is interested in the bankrupt airline. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Skymark signs deal to receive sponsorship from Integral

(From L) Masakazu Arimori, president of bankrupt Skymark Airlines Inc., Skymark Chairman Takashi Ide, and representative directors of investment fund Integral Corp. Nobuo Sayama and Reijiro Yamamoto pose for photos during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2015, after the airline signed a deal with Integral to receive sponsorship in a bid to revitalize its operations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Skymark signs deal to receive sponsorship from Integral

Masakazu Arimori, president of bankrupt Skymark Airlines Inc., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2015, after the airline signed a deal with investment fund Integral Corp. to receive sponsorship in a bid to revitalize its operations. At right is Integral Representative Director Nobuo Sayama. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Skymark leadership inaugurated

Skymark Airlines Inc.'s new president, Masahiko Ichie (R), and new chairman, Nobuo Sayama, meet the press at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Skymark creditors endorse restructuring plan with ANA support

(From R) ANA Holdings Inc. Senior Executive Officer Toyoyuki Nagamine, investment fund Integral Corp. Representative Director Nobuo Sayama and Skymark Airlines Inc. Chairman Takashi Ide attend a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 5, 2015, after the creditors of bankrupt Skymark endorsed the carrier's plan to rehabilitate with the support of industry leader ANA. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ANA to take stake in bankrupt Skymark in restructuring

(From L) Skymark Airlines Inc. Chairman Takashi Ide, investment fund Integral Corp. Representative Director Nobuo Sayama and ANA Holdings Inc. Senior Executive Officer Toyoyuki Nagamine attend a press conference in Tokyo on May 29, 2015, as the bankrupt airline submitted to a court a restructuring plan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay participant runs in the Saitama Prefecture city of Sayama, eastern Japan, on July 6, 2021.

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Man convicted in 1963 Sayama murder case still seeking retrial

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuo Ishikawa (L), who was given a life sentence and spent almost 32 years in prison over a 1963 murder in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, before being released on parole, meets the press with his lawyer (R) after filing his third petition for a retrial with the Tokyo High Court on May 23, insisting he is innocent. Ishikawa, 67, was convicted of the murder of a 16-year-old female high school student in the city near Tokyo in a case that became known as the ''Sayama Incident.'' (Kyodo)

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More helicopters sent to Pakistan for quake victims

SAYAMA, Japan - Air Self-Defense Force members load a helicopter into a C130 transport plane in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, on Oct. 21 to help victims of the Oct. 8 earthquake in Pakistan. Three helicopters from Japan are now operating there. (Kyodo)

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Japan major firms begin operating on weekends

TOKYO, Japan - A Honda Motor Co. plant in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture, begins weekend operations on July 2, 2011. Major companies in Japan began weekend operations to avoid the concentration of electricity use on weekdays amid power shortfalls in the summer. (Kyodo)

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Kim wins Diamond Cup

SAYAMA, Japan - Kim Kyung Tae from South Korea celebrates after he claimed his first career JGTO title, winning the Diamond Cup, at Sayama Golf Club in Saitama Prefecture on May 30, 2010. Kim finished at 16-under 272. (Kyodo)