Powerful crane

Powerful crane

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Tadano Ltd. unveils a new powerful model of its Rough Terrain Crane in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 6, 2013. The new crane is capable of lifting 145 tons, compared with 70-80 tons for the company's previous models.

Powerful crane

Powerful crane

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Tadano Ltd. unveils a new powerful model of its Rough Terrain Crane in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 6, 2013. The new crane is capable of lifting 145 tons, compared with 70-80 tons for the company's previous models.

Fossil of large Jurassic crawfish found

Fossil of large Jurassic crawfish found

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Ayumu Tadano, 13, searches for fossils in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 27, 2010. Tadano has found a fossil of a large crawfish dating from the late Jurassic period, about 150 million years ago, in a layer of earth in the city, a museum curator said on July 17, 2010.

Matsui calls for more Japanese tourists to visit U.S.

Matsui calls for more Japanese tourists to visit U.S.

TOKYO, Japan - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui speaks to reporters at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Feb. 9 during a tourism promotion event there. Three other Japanese major league baseball players -- Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Tomokazu Ohka, Cleveland Indians right-hander Kazuhito Tadano and New York Mets right-hander Yusaki Iriki -- also attended the event.

Matsui calls for more Japanese tourists to visit U.S.

Matsui calls for more Japanese tourists to visit U.S.

TOKYO, Japan - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui speaks to reporters at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Feb. 9 during a tourism promotion event there. Three other Japanese major league baseball players -- Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Tomokazu Ohka, Cleveland Indians right-hander Kazuhito Tadano and New York Mets right-hander Yusaki Iriki -- also attended the event. (Kyodo)

Tsunami survivor recounts ordeal in northeastern Japan

Tsunami survivor recounts ordeal in northeastern Japan

Tetsuya Tadano (C), a graduate of Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, recalls his experience to remember the 2011 tsunami triggered by a devastating earthquake during an event on Nov. 29, 2015, in Natori, another city in the northeastern Japanese prefecture. A total of 84 people of the school, including students, were killed in the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Premier's wife listens to tsunami survivor at school in north Japan

Premier's wife listens to tsunami survivor at school in north Japan

Akie Abe, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, listens to Tetsuya Tadano, a survivor of the massive March 2011 tsunami, recount the disaster on March 29, 2015, at Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The killer tsunami left 84 pupils and teachers dead or missing at the school. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Fossil of large Jurassic crawfish found

Fossil of large Jurassic crawfish found

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Ayumu Tadano, 13, searches for fossils in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 27, 2010. Tadano has found a fossil of a large crawfish dating from the late Jurassic period, about 150 million years ago, in a layer of earth in the city, a museum curator said on July 17, 2010. (Kyodo)

Online karate exercise

Online karate exercise

Japan's top karateka Ayaka Tadano holds a karate-based exercise event online from her home in Tokyo on May 2, 2020, for people staying home amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Online karate exercise

Online karate exercise

Japan's top karateka Ayaka Tadano holds a karate-based exercise event online from her home in Tokyo on May 2, 2020, for people staying home amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Online karate exercise

Online karate exercise

Japan's top karateka Ayaka Tadano holds a karate-based exercise event online from her home in Tokyo on May 2, 2020, for people staying home amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo