Kamaishi women named disaster panel members in Settsu

Kamaishi women named disaster panel members in Settsu

KAMAISHI, Japan - Akiko Iwasaki (C) and Kazue Konta (R ), both residents of Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, stand with Yoshitaka Ono, deputy mayor of Settsu in Osaka Prefecture, on May 21, 2014, in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, after they were named as members of a disaster prevention committee set up by the Settsu city government.

Softbank's Settsu named PL Rookie of Year

Softbank's Settsu named PL Rookie of Year

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Hawks pitcher Tadashi Settsu smiles during a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2009, after being named the Pacific League Rookie of the Year. Settsu posted a 1.47 ERA in a PL-high 70 appearances on the mound.

Gov't hopes more disabled people can find jobs

Gov't hopes more disabled people can find jobs

TOKYO, Japan - Noboru Kashiwagi, 21, helps pack furniture in Settsu, Osaka Prefecture. Kashiwagi, who is slightly retarded, works for Sakai Moving Service Co., based in Sakai in the western Japan prefecture.

Senegal soccer players visit local kindergarten in Settsu

Senegal soccer players visit local kindergarten in Settsu

OSAKA, Japan - Members of the Senegal soccer team visit a kindergarten in Settsu, Osaka Prefecture, on May 24 and show their soccer skills. The team is training in Fujieda, Shizuoka Prefecture, for the World Cup finals.

N.Z. premier calls for further exchanges with Osaka school

N.Z. premier calls for further exchanges with Osaka school

OSAKA, Japan - New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark (R foreground) and her husband Davis are welcomed by students at the Osaka Kun-ei Girls' High School in Settsu, Osaka Prefecture, on April 16. The school sends about 170 students every year to 67 sister schools in New Zealand, where they study for one year. The prime minister called for more youth exchanges between her country and Japan.

Kanden Engineering's Newly Introduced VR Device for Experiencing Danger

Kanden Engineering's Newly Introduced VR Device for Experiencing Danger

Kanden Engineering Co., Ltd. (Kita Ward, Osaka City) expanded its facilities for experiencing dangerous acts during construction, inspection, and diagnosis of electrical equipment, etc., and opened the new "Safety and Technology Training Center" (Settsu City, Osaka Prefecture) on April 14. The facility will be used to train about 600 people a year, including all employees and subcontractors. The company analyzed past occupational accidents such as electric shock, crashes and falls, and equipment accidents caused by mishandling, and compiled a booklet with mottoes and lessons learned, "100 Failures of Engineering Version," which took two years to complete. The related investment was about 45 million yen. Mr. Aoshima hopes that the booklet and the facility will "help people improve their sensitivity to danger with their minds and bodies. (November 14, 2019, Safety & Technology Training Center, Settsu City, Osaka Prefecture; Credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Prince Shotoku Taishi - son of 31st Emperor Yomei-tenno

Prince Shotoku Taishi - son of 31st Emperor Yomei-tenno

Prince Shotoku (574622) - also known as Prince Umayado or Prince Kamitsumiya - a semi-legendary regent and a politician of the Asuka period in Japan who served under Empress Suiko. The son of Emperor Yomei and his consort, Princess Anahobe no Hashihito, Shotoku commissioned the Shitenno-ji (temple) in Settsu Province (present-day Osaka) after his military victory against the powerful Mononobe clan. The Prince was an ardent Buddhist and is traditionally attributed the authorship of the Sangyo Gisho or "Annotated Commentaries on the Three Sutras". Date: 7th century

Hawks demote struggling ace Settsu

Hawks demote struggling ace Settsu

Photo taken June 12, 2015 shows Softbank Hawks pitcher Tadashi Settsu yielding a solo home run to Seiya Suzuki in the fourth inning of a 6-0 loss to the Hiroshima Carp at Yahuoku Dome in Fukuoka. The Hawks removed the struggling ace from the 28-man active roster the following day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Baseball season starts in Japan

Baseball season starts in Japan

The pro baseball season started in Japan on March 27, 2015. Photo taken in the southwestern city of Fukuoka shows Softbank Hawks right-hander Tadashi Settsu, who took the mound in the opening game for the fourth straight year. The Hawks were the national champions last season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Daikin Industries opens new R&D center in Osaka

Daikin Industries opens new R&D center in Osaka

Daikin Industries Ltd., a major air conditioner manufacturer, shows the press its newly completed Technology and Innovation Center in Settsu, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 25, 2015. The center, launched the same day, gathers some 700 technology development engineers previously scattered in different departments at three Daikin plants. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Daikin Industries opens new R&D center in Osaka

Daikin Industries opens new R&D center in Osaka

Daikin Industries Ltd., a major air conditioner manufacturer, shows the press the inside of its newly completed Technology and Innovation Center in Settsu, Osaka Prefecture, in western Japan on Nov. 25, 2015. The center, launched the same day, gathers some 700 technology development engineers previously scattered in different departments at three Daikin plants. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Senegal soccer players visit local kindergarten in Settsu

Senegal soccer players visit local kindergarten in Settsu

OSAKA, Japan - Members of the Senegal soccer team visit a kindergarten in Settsu, Osaka Prefecture, on May 24 and show their soccer skills. The team is training in Fujieda, Shizuoka Prefecture, for the World Cup finals.

Gov't hopes more disabled people can find jobs

Gov't hopes more disabled people can find jobs

TOKYO, Japan - Noboru Kashiwagi, 21, helps pack furniture in Settsu, Osaka Prefecture. Kashiwagi, who is slightly retarded, works for Sakai Moving Service Co., based in Sakai in the western Japan prefecture. (Kyodo)

Nunobiki Falls

Nunobiki Falls

Odaki waterfall at Nunobiki Falls. This waterfall is introduced in the 1796 book Setsumeishozue (Places of Interest in Settsu): With a height of 73 meters, water cascades over five levels. The waterfall is now shorter in length, but the picturesque seasonal scenery can still be enjoyed today.==Date:unknown, Place:Kobe, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number93‐25‐0]

Nunobiki Falls

Nunobiki Falls

Medaki waterfall at Nunobiki Falls, taken around the same time as photograph #3307 (Medaki Waterfall of Nunobiki) in the first half of the Meiji Period. This photograph exudes the atmosphere described in the 1796 book Setsumeishozue (Places of Interest in Settsu): The height of the waterfall is about 55 meters, and like Odaki, it evokes the image of pulling cloth.==Date:unknown, Place:Kobe, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number56‐32‐0]

Soribashi bridge at Sumiyoshi Shrine

Soribashi bridge at Sumiyoshi Shrine

Sumiyoshi Taisha is dedicated to both Kaijin Sanchu (deities of the sea) and the Empress Shinko, and has been worshipped from the old days as the Ichinomiya of Settsu. This arched bridge is called Tamanohashi and is one of the most famous spots in the shrine.==Date:unknown, Place:Osaka, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number9‐33‐0]

Blackout hits Osaka Pref., 34,000 buildings affected

Blackout hits Osaka Pref., 34,000 buildings affected

A police officer directs traffic at an intersection with an unlit traffic light in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Aug. 23, 2017, following a power outage. The outage affected around 34,000 residential and office buildings in the cities of Suita, Settsu, and Osaka in the western Japanese prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Softbank's Settsu named PL Rookie of Year

Softbank's Settsu named PL Rookie of Year

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Hawks pitcher Tadashi Settsu smiles during a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2009, after being named the Pacific League Rookie of the Year. Settsu posted a 1.47 ERA in a PL-high 70 appearances on the mound. (Kyodo)

N.Z. premier calls for further exchanges with Osaka school

N.Z. premier calls for further exchanges with Osaka school

OSAKA, Japan - New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark (R foreground) and her husband Davis are welcomed by students at the Osaka Kun-ei Girls' High School in Settsu, Osaka Prefecture, on April 16. The school sends about 170 students every year to 67 sister schools in New Zealand, where they study for one year. The prime minister called for more youth exchanges between her country and Japan.

Videotapes of kidnap suspect released

Videotapes of kidnap suspect released

OSAKA, Japan - Police release three videotape shots Feb. 19 taken from a security camera that recorded a man suspected of having been involved in the December 1999 kidnapping of an 8-year-old girl using a photocopying machine at a convenience store in Osaka Prefecture. Sayaka Teranishi was forced into a car by her kidnapper on her way home from school and was held for about 42 hours before she was released unhurt near her home in Settsu, Osaka Prefecture.

Police reveals kidnapping suspect's sketch

Police reveals kidnapping suspect's sketch

OSAKA, Japan - A sketch of the suspect in the kidnapping of an 8-year-old girl in Settsu, Osaka Prefecture in December 1999, is made public by police on Feb. 19. Sayaka Teranishi, a second grade pupil, told police she was forced into a car on her way home from school Dec. 20. She was held until the morning of Dec. 22 before she was released unhurt near her home in Settsu.