Japan: Moment Lightning Strikes Power Pole Captured On Dashcam

A dashcam captured the moment a lightning struck a power pole in Shikokuchuo City, Ehime Prefecture, southwestern Japan Thursday, September 12.

Mishima HS wins nat'l 'performing calligraphy' contest

Mishima HS wins nat'l 'performing calligraphy' contest

SHIKOKUCHUO, Japan - A team of students from Mishima High School in Shikokuchuo, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, shows their work to judges en route to winning the seventh national high school contest dedicated to "performing calligraphy" combining dance with the art of writing with a big brush that took place in the nearby city of Kochi on Aug. 3, 2014.

Winning team performs calligraphy with legs at nat'l contest

Winning team performs calligraphy with legs at nat'l contest

SHIKOKUCHUO, Japan - A team of students from Mishima High School in Shikokuchuo, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, writes with their legs as part of their performance before winning the seventh national high school contest dedicated to "performing calligraphy" combining dance with the art of writing with a big brush that took place in the nearby city of Kochi on Aug. 3, 2014.

Celebration for Nobel laureate Manabe

Celebration for Nobel laureate Manabe

Banners are hung on the outer wall of the city office of Shikokuchuo in Ehime Prefecture, hometown of Syukuro Manabe, on Oct. 6, 2021, to celebrate him winning a share in this year's Nobel Prize in physics for modeling the Earth's climate and reliably predicting global warming.

Celebration for Nobel laureate Manabe

Celebration for Nobel laureate Manabe

Banners are hung on the outer wall of the city office of Shikokuchuo in Ehime Prefecture, hometown of Syukuro Manabe, on Oct. 6, 2021, to celebrate him winning a share in this year's Nobel Prize in physics for modeling the Earth's climate and reliably predicting global warming.

Test plant that started operation at Subaru

Test plant that started operation at Subaru

SUBARU (Shikokuchuo City, Ehime Prefecture) will make a full-scale entry into the business of paramylon nanofiber (PNF), which is made from paramylon, a unique ingredient of fruit fly. The company plans to build a production system aiming at an annual production of 1,000 tons in five to seven years. The company will use an indoor facility to stably cultivate a highly proliferative greenbug strain discovered by Professor Masahiro Hayashi of Miyazaki University, the University of Miyazaki. (Photo taken on May 14, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images)

Kagawa school team wins national performance calligraphy contest

Kagawa school team wins national performance calligraphy contest

Students from Takamatsu Commercial High School in Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, pose with their winning calligraphy at the eighth national performance calligraphy tournament on July 26, 2015, in Shikokuchuo in neighboring Ehime Prefecture. The school won the championship for the first time. In the annual contest, participating teams write traditional calligraphy on large canvases while dancing along to music. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kagawa school team wins national performance calligraphy contest

Kagawa school team wins national performance calligraphy contest

A team from Takamatsu Commercial High School in Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, produces calligraphy on a large canvas during the eighth national tournament combining traditional calligraphy with music and dance on July 26, 2015, in Shikokuchuo in neighboring Ehime Prefecture. The team won the performance calligraphy championship for the first time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Hiroshima school team 3rd in national performance calligraphy contest

Hiroshima school team 3rd in national performance calligraphy contest

Students from Itsukaichi High School in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, pose with their calligraphy after finishing in third place at the eighth national performance calligraphy tournament on July 26, 2015, in Shikokuchuo, Ehime Prefecture. In the annual contest, participating teams write traditional calligraphy on large canvases while dancing along to music. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kagawa school team 2nd in national performance calligraphy contest

Kagawa school team 2nd in national performance calligraphy contest

Students from Takamatsu West High School in Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, pose with their calligraphy after being named a runner-up at the eighth national performance calligraphy tournament on July 26, 2015, in Shikokuchuo in neighboring Ehime Prefecture. In the annual contest, participating teams write traditional calligraphy on large canvases while dancing along to music. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Wildfire in Ehime

Wildfire in Ehime

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of a wildfire in Shikokuchuo, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on May 18, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Wildfire in Ehime

Wildfire in Ehime

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a chopper working to stop a wildfire in Shikokuchuo, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on May 18, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Wildfire in Ehime

Wildfire in Ehime

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows firefighters trying to stop a wildfire in Shikokuchuo, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on May 18, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Wildfire in Ehime

Wildfire in Ehime

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the site of a wildfire in Shikokuchuo, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on May 18, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo