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CANADA-ONTARIO-WOODBRIDGE-GIANT PUMPKIN CONTEST

(231008) -- WOODBRIDGE, Oct. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes photos of large squashes during the giant pumpkin contest at the Woodbridge Fall Fair in Woodbridge, Ontario, Canada, Oct. 7, 2023. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)

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Hakuho beats Yoshikaze for unblemished score at sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho (top) squashes No. 2 maegashira Yoshikaze, keeping his share of the lead with Asashoryu, sekiwake Baruto and rank-and-filer Tochiozan on the fifth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 15.

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Asashoryu marches on as Hakuho awakes from nightmare

OSAKA, Japan - Grand champion Asashoryu squashes Kyokutenho to emerge victorious in a battle between Mongolians and maintain his unbeaten record on the fourth day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Municipal Gymnasium on March 16.

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Asashoryu labors to 13th win at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Newly crowned champion Asashoryu (R) squashes fellow ozeki Tochiazuma, boosting his chances of promotion to yokozuna with a 13th win on the penultimate day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Nov. 23 in Fukuoka.

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Rugby ball-shaped squashes harvested in Higashiosaka

OSAKA, Japan - Kosuke Matsubara holds up rugby ball-shaped squashes at his field in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture. Matsubara started to cultivate the vegetables about 10 years ago as a way to help advertise his hometown, where the annual national high school rugby championship tournament is held. The squashes are around 20-30 centimeters high and weigh 2-3 kilograms.

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Hakuho beats Yoshikaze for unblemished score at sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho (top) squashes No. 2 maegashira Yoshikaze, keeping his share of the lead with Asashoryu, sekiwake Baruto and rank-and-filer Tochiozan on the fifth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 15. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu marches on as Hakuho awakes from nightmare

OSAKA, Japan - Grand champion Asashoryu squashes Kyokutenho to emerge victorious in a battle between Mongolians and maintain his unbeaten record on the fourth day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Municipal Gymnasium on March 16. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu labors to 13th win at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Newly crowned champion Asashoryu (R) squashes fellow ozeki Tochiazuma, boosting his chances of promotion to yokozuna with a 13th win on the penultimate day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Nov. 23 in Fukuoka. (Kyodo)

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Mushakoji's influence felt at Chofu confectioner

The owner of a time-honored Japanese-style confectioner in Chofu City, Tokyo, holds Japanese desserts made from squashes on June 9, 2015. Renowned writer Saneatsu Mushakoji (1885-1976), a resident of Chofu, was known for drawings of squashes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Great Nobi Earthquake (Kuroda Village)

The tragic aftermath of the Nobi earthquake which took place on October 28, 1891. Pillars tumble by the strong shakes, and the thatched roof squashes the whole house. Mother and child stand at a loss having survived the earthquake.==Date:unknown, Place:Aichi, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number39‐9‐0]

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Squashes on trellis

Squashes raised on a trellis in a greenhouse are ripe on Aug. 28, 2020, at a farm in Naganuma in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Squashes on trellis

Squashes raised on a trellis in a greenhouse are ripe on Aug. 28, 2020, at a farm in Naganuma in Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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Squashes on trellis

Squashes raised on a trellis in a greenhouse are ripe on Aug. 29, 2019, at a farm in Naganuma, Hokkaido, northern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Squashes on trellis

Squashes raised on a trellis in a greenhouse are ripe on Aug. 29, 2019, at a farm in Naganuma, Hokkaido, northern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Squashes on trellis

Squashes raised on a trellis in a greenhouse are ripe on Aug. 29, 2019, at a farm in Naganuma, Hokkaido, northern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Squashes on trellis

Squashes raised on a trellis in a greenhouse are ripe on Aug. 29, 2019, at a farm in Naganuma, Hokkaido, northern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Squashes are hung in air

A farmer checks squashes growing on a trellis in a greenhouse at a farm in Naganuma on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Aug. 27, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Squashes are hung in air

A farmer checks squashes growing on a trellis in a greenhouse at a farm in Naganuma on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Aug. 27, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby ball-shaped squashes harvested in Higashiosaka

OSAKA, Japan - Kosuke Matsubara holds up rugby ball-shaped squashes at his field in Higashiosaka, Osaka Prefecture. Matsubara started to cultivate the vegetables about 10 years ago as a way to help advertise his hometown, where the annual national high school rugby championship tournament is held. The squashes are around 20-30 centimeters high and weigh 2-3 kilograms. (Kyodo)