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Princess Kako paints pottery

Japanese Princess Kako paints Shigaraki pottery at the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park in Koka, Shiga Prefecture, on Oct. 26, 2025. Shigaraki pottery has been traditionally produced in the western Japan prefecture.

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Princess Kako paints pottery

Japanese Princess Kako paints Shigaraki pottery at the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park in Koka, Shiga Prefecture, on Oct. 26, 2025. Shigaraki pottery has been traditionally produced in the western Japan prefecture.

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Emperor, empress watch Shigaraki pottery manufacturing

KOKA, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (2nd from R) and Empress Michiko (R) observe how to make Shigarakiyaki pottery in Koka, Shiga Prefecture, on Nov. 12.

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15th anniversary of fatal Shiga train collision marked

KOGA, Japan - Mourners lay flowers during a memorial service in Koka, Shiga Prefecture, on May 14 to mark the 15th anniversary of a fatal train collision between a JR West train and a Shigaraki Kogen Railway train that killed 42 people and injured more than 600. Participants observed a moment of silence in memory of the victims.

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12th anniversary of fatal Shiga train collision marked

OTSU, Japan - A member of bereaved families offers her prayer in a memorial service held in Shiga Prefecture on May 14 to mark the 12th anniversary of a fatal 1991 train collision that killed 42 people and injured more than 600. In the accident, a JR West train crashed head-on with a Shigaraki Kogen Railway train on a single-track railway.

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S. African soccer team leaves for S. Korea

SHIGARAKI, Japan - Members of the South African soccer team wave to local people in the town of Shigaraki, Shiga Prefecture, on May 28 as they leave for South Korea. The South African team play Paraguay in their opening group match in Pusan on June 2. (2002 World Cup)

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Ceremony held on 11th anniversary of fatal train collision

OTSU, Japan - Families of the victims and officials of Shigaraki Kogen Railway (SKR) attend a memorial service held in Siga Prefecture, western Japan, on May 14 to mark the 11th anniversary of a 1991 fatal train collision that killed 42 people and injured more than 600 others.

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Mourners mark 10th anniversary of fatal Shiga train collision

OTSU, Japan - Relatives, friends and railway officials offer a silent prayer for 42 victims of 1991's fatal train collision in Shigaraki, Shiga Prefecture, in front of the cenotaph May 14. The 42, including five employees of SKR, a Shigaraki railway firm, were killed and 614 others were injured when an SKR train collided head-on with a West Japan Railway Co. train on the same track.

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Preparation for 2023 Year of Rabbit

Rabbit ceramic figurines are lined up at a Shigaraki ware pottery in Koka in Shiga Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 28, 2022, as production of the figurines reach its peak in preparation for the Year of the Rabbit in 2023 under the Chinese zodiac.

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CORRECTED: Preparation for 2023 Year of Rabbit

Rabbit ceramic figurines are lined up at a Shigaraki ware pottery in Koka in Shiga Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 28, 2022, as production of the figurines reach its peak in preparation for the Year of the Rabbit in 2023 under the Chinese zodiac.

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Preparation for year of tiger in 2022

Photo taken Nov. 26, 2021, shows a tiger ceramic figurine made at a Shigaraki ware pottery in Koka in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan. Production of the tiger figurines has reached its peak in preparation for the year of tiger in 2022 in the Chinese zodiac.

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Preparation for year of tiger in 2022

Photo taken Nov. 26, 2021, shows tiger ceramic figurines made at a Shigaraki ware pottery in Koka in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan. Production of the tiger figurines has reached its peak in preparation for the year of tiger in 2022 in the Chinese zodiac.

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Preparation for year of tiger in 2022

Photo taken Nov. 26, 2021, shows tiger ceramic figurines made at a Shigaraki ware pottery in Koka in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan. Production of the tiger figurines has reached its peak in preparation for the year of tiger in 2022 in the Chinese zodiac.

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15th anniversary of fatal Shiga train collision marked

KOGA, Japan - Mourners lay flowers during a memorial service in Koka, Shiga Prefecture, on May 14 to mark the 15th anniversary of a fatal train collision between a JR West train and a Shigaraki Kogen Railway train that killed 42 people and injured more than 600. Participants observed a moment of silence in memory of the victims. (Kyodo)

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Emperor, empress watch Shigaraki pottery manufacturing

KOKA, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (2nd from R) and Empress Michiko (R) observe how to make Shigarakiyaki pottery in Koka, Shiga Prefecture, on Nov. 12. (Kyodo)

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12th anniversary of fatal Shiga train collision marked

OTSU, Japan - A member of bereaved families offers her prayer in a memorial service held in Shiga Prefecture on May 14 to mark the 12th anniversary of a fatal 1991 train collision that killed 42 people and injured more than 600. In the accident, a JR West train crashed head-on with a Shigaraki Kogen Railway train on a single-track railway. (Kyodo)

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Mourners mark 10th anniversary of fatal Shiga train collision

OTSU, Japan - Relatives, friends and railway officials offer a silent prayer for 42 victims of 1991's fatal train collision in Shigaraki, Shiga Prefecture, in front of the cenotaph May 14. The 42, including five employees of SKR, a Shigaraki railway firm, were killed and 614 others were injured when an SKR train collided head-on with a West Japan Railway Co. train on the same track.

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Japanese museum to return Buddha statue to China

OTSU, Japan - Photo shows an ancient Buddha statue that was reportedly stolen from a garden in China and then kept at a private museum in Japan. The Miho Museum in Shigaraki, Shiga Prefecture, said April 16 it will return the statue to China in 2007. The museum said it bought the statue in 1995 from a London art dealer and only learned four years later that it may be stolen property. The 120-centimeter tall image was made in China in the early sixth century. The photo was provided by the Miho Museum.

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Traces of 8th century parliament building unearthed

OTSU, Japan - Archeologists say Nov. 22 holes excavated in the town of Shigaraki in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, indicate the existence of an eighth century parliament building -- about 92 meters long and 12 meters wide, inside what is believed to have been a palace complex of Emperor Shomu.