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Toyota Motor's Takaoka plant

Workers head to Toyota Motor Corp.'s Takaoka plant in Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 23, 2023, as the automaker resumes production at the plant after an accident at a parts supplier's factory a week earlier hit output.

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Toyota Motor's Takaoka plant

Workers head to Toyota Motor Corp.'s Takaoka plant in Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 23, 2023, as the automaker resumes production at the plant after an accident at a parts supplier's factory a week earlier hit output.

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Operations at all Toyota plants in Japan halted

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 29, 2023, shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Takaoka plant in Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. The automaker said the same day that operations at all 14 of its group's vehicle assembly plants in Japan have been halted due to a computer system failure.

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Operations at 14 Toyota plants to be halted after system failure

TOYOTA, Japan, Aug. 29 Kyodo - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 29, 2023, shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Motomachi plant in Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. Toyota said that same-day operations at all of its group's 14 vehicle assembly plants in Japan will be suspended due to a computer system failure. (Kyodo)

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Operations at 14 Toyota plants to be halted after system failure

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 29, 2023, shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Takaoka plant in Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan. Toyota said that same-day operations at all of its group's 14 vehicle assembly plants in Japan will be suspended due to a computer system failure.

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New tram starts operating north of Tokyo

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan, Aug. 26 Kyodo - A light rail transit train carrying children and others runs through Utsunomiya in Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, after a ceremony commemorating the start of the service is held at JR Utsunomiya Station on Aug. 26, 2023. Japan's first new tram system in 75 years covers the 14.6-kilometer route between the station and the nearby town of Haga in 48 minutes.

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'Black, White Croquettes' win fans in Toyama Pref.

TOYAMA, Japan - "Black Croquette" (L) seasoned with soy sauce, black pepper and squid ink, and bite-size "White Croquette" (R) featuring the unique taste of shredded kombu, or edible kelp, are a big hit in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture. The two types of croquettes, as pictured in December 2013, were developed by food consulting company DQ Solution to promote local Toyama tastes and won the grand prize at the 1st All Japan Croquette Festival in November 2013.

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'Black, White Croquettes' in Toyama Pref.

TOYAMA, Japan - Hayato Yamazaki, president of food consulting company DQ Solution in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, holds "Black Croquette" and "White Croquette" in December 2013 in the city. The two croquettes developed by the company to promote local Toyama tastes won the grand prize at the 1st All Japan Croquette Festival in November 2013.

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Socks resembling sushi in Toyama Pref.

TOYAMA, Japan - Product-planning manager Takashi Matsumoto of socks maker Sukeno Co. in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, shows various socks resembling sushi in the city on May 12, 2014. The central Japanese company facing the Sea of Japan wishes to sell them as souvenirs chiefly targeting travelers from abroad.

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Doraemon train

TOYAMA, Japan - A train featuring comic and animation character Doraemon is shown to reporters in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, on Sept. 4, 2012. The train will be operated from Sept. 8, 2012, to Aug. 31, 2013, in the hometown of the comics' creator, Fujiko F Fujio. The train will be run in a project to commemorate Doraemon's birthday, which the comics say is Sept. 3, 2112.

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67th anniv. of Japan's WWII defeat

TOKYO, Japan - Fumi Shimakura, from Takaoka in Toyama Prefecture, heads for an annual memorial ceremony marking the 67th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, at Nippon Budokan hall in Chiyoda Ward, central Tokyo, on Aug. 15, 2012. Shimakura, 98, whose husband died in the Philippines, was the oldest family member to attend the ceremony.

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Tokunoshima islanders step up U.S. base opposition

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - (From 2nd L) Isen Mayor Akira Okubo, Amagi Mayor Kosuke Ohisa and Tokunoshima Mayor Hideki Takaoka from Tokunoshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, protest against Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's proposal that the island host some functions of a U.S. Marine base in nearby Okinawa during a rally May 8, 2010, in Kagoshima. Some 5,000 people took part in the protest a day after the mayors rejected the idea in a meeting with Hatoyama in Tokyo.

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Tokunoshima islanders step up U.S. base opposition

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - (From L) Isen Mayor Akira Okubo, Amagi Mayor Kosuke Ohisa and Tokunoshima Mayor Hideki Takaoka from Tokunoshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, protest against Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's proposal that the island host some functions of a U.S. Marine base in nearby Okinawa during a rally May 8, 2010, in Kagoshima. Some 5,000 people took part in the protest a day after the mayors rejected the idea in a meeting with Hatoyama in Tokyo.

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Hatoyama rebuffed by Tokunoshima mayors

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Isen Mayor Akira Okubo, Amagi Mayor Kosuke Ohisa, and Tokunoshima Mayor Hideki Takaoka from Tokunoshima Island give a press conference in Tokyo on May 7, 2010, after meeting with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. The mayors rebuffed Hatoyama's request for the island to accommodate some functions of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Hatoyama rebuffed by Tokunoshima mayors

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Isen Mayor Akira Okubo, Amagi Mayor Kosuke Ohisa and Tokunoshima Mayor Hideki Takaoka from Tokunoshima Island speak to reporters after meeting with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama at his office in Tokyo on May 7, 2010. The mayors rebuffed Hatoyama's request for the island to accommodate some functions of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Hatoyama rebuffed by Tokunoshima mayors

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) receives signatures collected by opponents of a plan to relocate some of the functions of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture to Tokunoshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 7, 2010. The signatures were handed over by Isen Mayor Akira Okubo (L), Amagi Mayor Kosuke Ohisa (2nd L) and Tokunoshima Mayor Hideki Takaoka.

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Hatoyama rebuffed by Tokunoshima mayors

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) receives signatures collected by opponents of a plan to relocate some of the functions of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture to Tokunoshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 7, 2010. The signatures were handed over by Isen Mayor Akira Okubo (L), Amagi Mayor Kosuke Ohisa (2nd L) and Tokunoshima Mayor Hideki Takaoka.

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DPJ head Hatoyama in general election campaign

TAKAOKA, Japan - Main opposition Democratic Party of Japan leader Yukio Hatoyama waves to crowds in the city of Takaoka in Toyama Prefecture on Aug. 27 during a stump stop for the Aug. 30 House of Representatives election.

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Ethiopia's Tolossa wins Tokyo Int'l Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Ethiopia's Ambesse Tolossa, winner of the Tokyo International Marathon, holds up his trophy during the award ceremony at National Stadium in Tokyo on Feb. 12. At right is Japan's Toshinari Takaoka, who came in second.

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Pakistanis in Toyama Pref. call for donations for quake victims

TAKAOKA, Japan - A Japanese woman makes a contribution on Oct. 15 in front of JR Takaoka station in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast as Pakistanis living in the prefecture call for donations to help victims in their quake-hit country.

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Party leaders deliver first election speeches

TAKAOKA, Japan - Tamisuke Watanuki of the newly formed People's New Party delivers his first campaign speech in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, on Aug. 30 after official campaigning for the Sept. 11 general election began.

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Takaoka wins Tokyo International Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Toshinari Takaoka breaks the finishing tape at National Stadium in Tokyo on Feb. 13 to win the Tokyo International Marathon with 2 hours, 7 minutes and 41 seconds.

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Toyama library holds entire Doraemon collection

TOYAMA, Japan - Yasuyuki Yokoyama, a Toyama University professor who studies the robot cat hero of the ''Doraemon'' comic series, stands before the ''Doraemon'' collection April 5 at the Takaoka Library in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture. The Takaoka City Library is Japan's first library to house the entire Doraemon comic collection, most of which Yokoyama donated.

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Kunichika wins Fukuoka Int'l Marathon

FUKUOKA, Japan - Little-known Tomoaki Kunichika hits the tape Dec. 7 to win the Fukuoka International Marathon, upstaging national record holder Toshinari Takaoka (3rd from front). Toshinari Suwa (2nd from front) came second.

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(2)Takaoka 3rd in Chicago marathon with national record

CHICAGO, United States - Japan's Toshinari Takaoka, who finished third in the Chicago marathon on Oct. 13, smiles on the podium besides American Khalid Khannouchi who won the race.

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(1)Takaoka 3rd in Chicago marathon with national record

CHICAGO, United States - Daniel Njenga of Kenya (L) and Toshinari Takaoka cross the finish line in the Chicago marathon on Oct. 13. They clocked the identical time of 2 hours, 6 minutes, 16 seconds, but Njenga was declared the second-place finisher. Takaoka, running in only the second marathon of his career, shattered the Japanese national record set by Atsushi Fujita at the Fukuoka international marathon in 2000. American world record holder Khalid Khannouchi won the men's race in 2:05:56.

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Panel calls for shift to direct financing

TOKYO, July 12 Kyodo - Financial Services Minister Hakuo Yanagisawa (L) receives a report from Shoichi Royama, president of Takaoka National College and chairman of a government advisory panel. The report called for a shift in Japan's financial system to direct financing centered in the capital markets from indirect financing channeled through bank lending.

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Sentoryu hoists future bride at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - American sumo wrestler Sentoryu, a No. 12 maegashira from the Tomozuna stable, hoists fiance Maki Takaoka at a press conference Sept. 1 when the couple announced plans to get married in February. Sentoryu, whose real name is Henry Armstrong Miller, is originally from St. Louis, Missouri.

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Int'l children's theater festival opens

TAKAOKA, Japan - Children from Toyama Prefecture perform at the opening of an international children's theater festival in the prefecture's city of Takaoka on Aug. 1. Some 600 children from around the world gathered at the seven-day Toyama World Festival of Children's Theater in 2000, sponsored by the International Amateur Theater Association in cooperation with Toyama Prefecture and cities including Toyama and Takaoka.

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Toyota Motor factory

File photo taken on Nov. 6, 2020, shows the Takaoka plant of Toyota Motor Corp. in Toyota in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Toyota's Takaoka plant

Toyota Motor Corp.'s Takaoka plant is pictured in the Aichi Prefecture city of Toyota, central Japan, on Nov. 6, 2020.

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SCREEN SPE Works' tablet powder removal machine

Screen Speworks (Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture) has developed a tablet powder remover that removes powder that adheres to tablets when they are formed. The machine can process 300,000 tablets in one hour and reduce the adhesion rate to about 0.5% per tablet. The selling price is still under adjustment, and the company plans to sell the machine to pharmaceutical companies and confectionery manufacturers. When raw powder is compressed to form tablets, uncompressed powder adheres to the surface of the tablet. The powder may adhere to the lens of the camera during inspection, causing problems. The powder removal machine developed by SCREEN SPE Works uses air to remove the powder, so there is less risk of damage. Atsuhiro Hayashi, leader of the New Business Development Group, said, "Before we can commercialize the product, we need to have it evaluated by actual users. How to develop the market is our future challenge. Photo taken on July 25, 2019, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Takaoka wins Tokyo International Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Toshinari Takaoka breaks the finishing tape at National Stadium in Tokyo on Feb. 13 to win the Tokyo International Marathon with 2 hours, 7 minutes and 41 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Party leaders deliver first election speeches

TAKAOKA, Japan - Tamisuke Watanuki of the newly formed People's New Party delivers his first campaign speech in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, on Aug. 30 after official campaigning for the Sept. 11 general election began. (Kyodo)

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Ethiopia's Tolossa wins Tokyo Int'l Marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Ethiopia's Ambesse Tolossa, winner of the Tokyo International Marathon, holds up his trophy during the award ceremony at National Stadium in Tokyo on Feb. 12. At right is Japan's Toshinari Takaoka, who came in second. (Kyodo)

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Sentoryu hoists future bride at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - American sumo wrestler Sentoryu, a No. 12 maegashira from the Tomozuna stable, hoists fiance Maki Takaoka at a press conference Sept. 1 when the couple announced plans to get married in February. Sentoryu, whose real name is Henry Armstrong Miller, is originally from St. Louis, Missouri.

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Blossoming 'Yoko' cherry tree reminiscent of war dead

A type of cherry tree known as "Cerasus Yoko," created by the late teacher Masaaki Takaoka in memory of his deceased students in World War II, is in full bloom in Tobe, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on March 31, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kagawa Gov. Hamada poses with AKB48 members

Kagawa Gov. Keizo Hamada (C) poses with members of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48 in Takamatsu on March 30, 2015. The members at the event (from L) are Riona Hamamatsu, Yurina Gyoten, Kaoru Takaoka and Natsuki Hirose. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train service starts

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the first bullet train bound for Tokyo from Kanazawa on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, running in the city of Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture at 6:12 a.m. on March 14, 2015, the day of the launch of the new bullet train service directly linking the Japanese capital with the Hokuriku region on the Sea of Japan coast. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train service starts

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the first bullet train bound for Tokyo from Kanazawa on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line, running in the city of Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture at 6:12 a.m. on March 14, 2015, the day of the launch of the new bullet train service directly linking the Japanese capital with the Hokuriku region on the Sea of Japan coast. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kindergarteners learn mechanism of immunity in easy way

Professor Akinori Takaoka of the Institute for Genetic Medicine at Hokkaido University teaches the mechanism of immunity to pupils at a kindergarten in an easy-to-understand manner in Sapporo on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Feb. 24, 2015. The program is aimed at helping children understand the importance of hand-washing and gargling in the flu season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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73rd anniversary of Darwin bombing marked

Masato Takaoka (2nd from R), a Japanese consul general in Sydney, offers flowers during a ceremony on Feb. 19, 2014, to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the Japanese bombing of Darwin, Australia, during World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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73rd anniversary of Darwin bombing marked

About 40 veteran attend a ceremony on Feb. 19, 2014, to commemorate the 73rd anniversary of the Japanese bombing of Darwin, Australia, during World War II. A total of 4,000 people, including Masato Takaoka, the Japanese consul general in Sydney, took part in the ceremony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan names new ambassadors to Mongolia, Guatemala

Combined file photo shows Masato Takaoka (L), consul general in Sydney, and Tomohiko Furutani, former auditor at the Japan External Trade Organization. The Japanese government appointed them as envoy to Mongolia and envoy to Guatemala, respectively, on Nov. 8, 2016, effective immediately (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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DIY kit developed for die-casting "sake" cups

Yushin Tokai, a 39-year-old representative of a handicraft workshop in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, eastern Japan, shows on Sept.11, 2015, his newly developed do-it-yourself fabrication kit for die-casting a cup for "sake" Japanese rice wine. The kit, priced at 43,200 yen per set, is designed to let people experience fabrication of traditional craftwork. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People observe stunning mist on sea off Takaoka, central Japan

People observe mist rising off the sea from Amaharashi Beach in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, as the sun appears over the Tateyama mountain range on Nov. 16, 2013. The phenomenon occurs on a frosty winter morning when the temperature of the ocean water is higher than that of the atmosphere, with steam from the warm water hitting the cold air. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cost cuts Toyota's top priority

TOYOTA, Japan - This photo features an assembly line at Toyota Motor Corp.'s Takaoka Factory in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Pakistanis in Toyama Pref. call for donations for quake victims

TAKAOKA, Japan - A Japanese woman makes a contribution on Oct. 15 in front of JR Takaoka station in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture on the Sea of Japan coast as Pakistanis living in the prefecture call for donations to help victims in their quake-hit country. (Kyodo)

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Tokunoshima islanders step up U.S. base opposition

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - (From L) Isen Mayor Akira Okubo, Amagi Mayor Kosuke Ohisa and Tokunoshima Mayor Hideki Takaoka from Tokunoshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, protest against Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's proposal that the island host some functions of a U.S. Marine base in nearby Okinawa during a rally May 8, 2010, in Kagoshima. Some 5,000 people took part in the protest a day after the mayors rejected the idea in a meeting with Hatoyama in Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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Tokunoshima islanders step up U.S. base opposition

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - (From 2nd L) Isen Mayor Akira Okubo, Amagi Mayor Kosuke Ohisa and Tokunoshima Mayor Hideki Takaoka from Tokunoshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, protest against Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's proposal that the island host some functions of a U.S. Marine base in nearby Okinawa during a rally May 8, 2010, in Kagoshima. Some 5,000 people took part in the protest a day after the mayors rejected the idea in a meeting with Hatoyama in Tokyo. (Kyodo)