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RECAP: Over 50 Injured After Strong M7.5 Quake Strikes Northern Japan

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off Aomori late Monday, December 8, triggering tsunami warnings across Hokkaido and Tohoku before being lifted early Tuesday. Over 50 injuries and power outages were reported. Authorities warn of a heightened risk of another major quake in the coming week.

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Japan: Water Overflows From Fish Tank During Powerful M7.5 Earthquake

A powerful Magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck off the east coast of Aomori Prefecture, northeast Japan around 11:15 p.m. on Monday, December 8, injuring dozens of people and leading to immediate tsunami warnings and evacuation orders for residents. A 70 cm tsunami was observed at Kuji Port in Iwate Prefecture around 1:00 a.m. on Tuesday, and all warnings were subsequently lifted.

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Police allowed to shoot bears in Japan

Police officers attend a ceremony held to mark the formation of a bear-hunting team in Takizawa in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 13, 2025, as amended rules take effect permitting police officers to use rifles to kill bears the same day amid a surge in attacks on humans.

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Police allowed to shoot bears in Japan

Police officers leave after the ceremonial formation of a bear-hunting team in Takizawa in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 13, 2025, as amended rules take effect permitting police officers to use rifles to kill bears the same day amid a surge in attacks on humans.

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Horse parade in northeastern Japan

Photo taken in Takizawa in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 14, 2025, shows the Chagu Chagu Umakko parade of colorfully clad farm horses. The annual event is designated as a national intangible folklore cultural asset.

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PFW - Lacoste Street Style

Street style, Makiko Takizawa arriving at Lacoste Spring Summer 2025 show, held at rue du Faubourg Poissonniere, Paris, France, on October 1st, 2024. Photo by Marie-Paola Bertrand-Hillion/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PFW - Lacoste Street Style

Street style, Makiko Takizawa arriving at Lacoste Spring Summer 2025 show, held at rue du Faubourg Poissonniere, Paris, France, on October 1st, 2024. Photo by Marie-Paola Bertrand-Hillion/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PFW - Lacoste Street Style

Street style, Makiko Takizawa arriving at Lacoste Spring Summer 2025 show, held at rue du Faubourg Poissonniere, Paris, France, on October 1st, 2024. Photo by Marie-Paola Bertrand-Hillion/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PFW - Lacoste Street Style

Street style, Makiko Takizawa arriving at Lacoste Spring Summer 2025 show, held at rue du Faubourg Poissonniere, Paris, France, on October 1st, 2024. Photo by Marie-Paola Bertrand-Hillion/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Horses paraded in northeastern Japan

Photo taken in Takizawa in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 10, 2023, shows the Chagu Chagu Umakko parade of colorfully clad farm horses. The annual event, designated as a national intangible folklore cultural asset, took place without COVID-19 restrictions for the first time in four years.

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Horses paraded in northeastern Japan

Photo taken in Takizawa in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 10, 2023, shows the Chagu Chagu Umakko parade of colorfully clad farm horses. The annual event, designated as a national intangible folklore cultural asset, took place without COVID-19 restrictions for the first time in four years.

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Horses paraded in northeastern Japan

Photo taken in Takizawa in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 10, 2023, shows the Chagu Chagu Umakko parade of colorfully clad farm horses. The annual event, designated as a national intangible folklore cultural asset, took place without COVID-19 restrictions for the first time in four years.

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Project to build large-scale animal shelter

TOKYO, Japan - Ayumi Tanaka, a Japanese entrepreneur, talks about her ongoing project to construct one of the world's largest animal shelters in Takizawa, Iwate Prefecture, in northeastern Japan, for abandoned pets during an interview in 2014. She aims to eliminate the killing of abandoned dogs and cats by 2020.

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Participants walk at horse festival in northeastern Japan

TAKIZAWA, Japan - Participants and farm horses with hundreds of bells and children on their backs walk in line during the traditional "Chagu Chagu Umakko" horse festival in Takizawa, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 14, 2014.

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Horse festival takes place in Iwate, northeastern Japan

TAKIZAWA, Japan - Participants and farm horses with hundreds of bells and children on their backs walk in the countryside during the traditional "Chagu Chagu Umakko" horse festival in Takizawa, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 14, 2014.

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AKB48 leader Takahashi

TOKYO, Japan - Minami Takahashi, leader of all-girl pop group AKB48 and its sister units, speaks at an event in Tokyo's Akihabara district on May 29, 2014. Two of her fellow AKB48 members and a staff member were attacked by a man with a saw at a fan event in Takizawa, Iwate Prefecture, on May 25.

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Attacked AKB48 members leave hospital

MORIOKA, Japan - Anna Iriyama (R), 18, and Rina Kawaei, 19, part of all-girl pop group AKB48, talk to reporters after being discharged from hospital in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, on May 26, 2014, with cuts to their hands covered by towels. The previous day, a 24-year-old unemployed man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the two AKB48 members and a staff member were attacked with a saw at a fan event in the city of Takizawa in the same prefecture.

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Attacked AKB48 members leave hospital

MORIOKA, Japan - Anna Iriyama (R), 18, and Rina Kawaei, 19, part of all-girl pop group AKB48, talk to reporters after being discharged from hospital in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, on May 26, 2014. The previous day, a 24-year-old unemployed man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the two AKB48 members and a staff member were attacked with a saw at a fan event in the city of Takizawa in the same prefecture. The victims sustained cuts.

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Attacked AKB48 members leave hospital

MORIOKA, Japan - Anna Iriyama (R), 18, and Rina Kawaei, 19, part of all-girl pop group AKB48, leave hospital in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, on May 26, 2014, with cuts to their hands covered by towels. The previous day, a 24-year-old unemployed man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the two AKB48 members and a staff member were attacked with a saw at a fan event in the city of Takizawa in the same prefecture.

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Attacked AKB48 members leave hospital

MORIOKA, Japan - Anna Iriyama (R), 18, and Rina Kawaei, 19, part of all-girl pop group AKB48, talk to reporters after being discharged from hospital in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, on May 26, 2014, with cuts to their hands covered by towels. The previous day, a 24-year-old unemployed man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the two AKB48 members and a staff member were attacked with a saw at a fan event in the city of Takizawa in the same prefecture.

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Tsunami survivor tells life-saving story with picture cards

MORIOKA, Japan - Using handmade picture cards, Yoshi Tabata (R) tells a story titled "Tsunami" based on her own experience of the 1933 powerful tsunami that hit the Sanriku region in northeastern Japan, on Nov. 1, 2013 in the inland village of Takizawa, Iwate Prefecture.

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Buddhist service for Japanese buried in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Masako Takizawa from Nagoya bursts into tears at a site where the ashes of her mother and sister were once buried before relocation to a different site, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Oct. 1, 2012. The 16-member group visiting Pyongyang to hold a Buddhist memorial service at the relocation site included seven relatives of Japanese who died in what is now North Korea, amid the chaos at the end of World War II in 1945.

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Ex-UNHCR Representative in Japan Takizawa

NAGANO, Japan - Saburo Takizawa, a former representative of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees' office in Japan, speaks at a civic group's meeting on assisting refugees held Oct. 14, 2011, in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture.

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Reservists called up for disaster

MORIOKA, Japan - A reservist (R) receives a uniform after arriving at the Ground Self-Defense Force's garrison in the village of Takizawa, Iwate Prefecture, on March 22, 2011. Reservists were called up for relief activities following the March 11 quake and tsunami disaster.

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PAC-3 missile unit arrives in Iwate ahead of N. Korean launch

TAKIZAWA, Japan - An Air Self-Defense Force vehicle, part of the force's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile unit, arrives in the Iwateyama Maneuver Area of the Ground Self-Defense Force in the village of Takizawa, Iwate Prefecture, on March 30.

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Skiing: Takizawa wins men's ski cross at World Cup freestyle

INAWASHIRO, Japan - Japan's Hiroomi Takizawa (2nd from R) competes during the men's ski cross event at the World Cup freestyle meet in Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 16. Takizawa won the event.

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(2)Weather station atop Mt. Fuji automated

MT. FUJI, Japan - Kesao Takizawa, head of the Japan Meteorological Agency's weather station atop Mr. Fuji, checks the facility on Oct. 1. The agency pulled out its last employees from the station, automating the facility that had been regularly staffed since 1932. ''I find it hard to leave. But at the same time, I am relieved that our staff members will not have to endure harsh work atop the mountain,'' Takizawa said.

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Stage actor Takizawa dies at 93

TOKYO, Japan - Acclaimed stage actor Osamu Takizawa died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on June 22, hospital sources said June 23. He was 93. After joining ''Tsukiji Shogekijo'' (Tsukiji Mini Theater) in 1924, Takizawa played many leading roles in modern European plays. This undated file photo shows Takizawa playing the role of painter Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) in ''Honoo-no-Hito'' (Man of Flame).

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Parade of horses in Japan

Photo taken on June 11, 2022, in Takizawa, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, shows the "Chagu Chagu Umakko" parade of colorfully clad framing horses and children, designated as an intangible folklore cultural asset of the nation. The parade of some 14 kilometers from Takizawa to nearby Morioka city resumed following a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Parade of horses in Japan

Photo taken on June 11, 2022, in Takizawa, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, shows the "Chagu Chagu Umakko" parade of colorfully clad framing horses and children, designated as an intangible folklore cultural asset of the nation. The parade of some 14 kilometers from Takizawa to nearby Morioka city resumed following a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Main part of the vacuum furnace at Okaya Heat Treatment Industry

Okaya Heat Treatment Industry (Okaya City, Nagano Prefecture) has invested about 60 million yen to installa medium-sized atom nitriding system manufactured by Plasma Research Institute (Tenpaku Ward, Nagoya City). When hardening the surface of high-speed steel (HSS), etc., this equipment can perform surface nitriding treatment uniformly even on objects with complicated shapes, with almost no secondary compounds in the diffusion layer of nitrogen atoms. Mr. Takizawa, president of Okaya Heat Treatment Industry, said, "In order to stably apply hard coatings on tools, etc., further secondary processing is necessary, but such technology is also being established. In the future, the company plans to expand its business to include the hard coating base treatment of cemented carbide tools and high durability surface treatment of blades. Photo taken on July 23, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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(2)Weather station atop Mt. Fuji automated

MT. FUJI, Japan - Kesao Takizawa, head of the Japan Meteorological Agency's weather station atop Mr. Fuji, checks the facility on Oct. 1. The agency pulled out its last employees from the station, automating the facility that had been regularly staffed since 1932. ''I find it hard to leave. But at the same time, I am relieved that our staff members will not have to endure harsh work atop the mountain,'' Takizawa said. (Kyodo)

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Skiing: Takizawa wins men's ski cross at World Cup freestyle

INAWASHIRO, Japan - Japan's Hiroomi Takizawa (2nd from R) competes during the men's ski cross event at the World Cup freestyle meet in Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 16. Takizawa won the event. (Kyodo)

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PAC-3 missile unit arrives in Iwate ahead of N. Korean launch

TAKIZAWA, Japan - An Air Self-Defense Force vehicle, part of the force's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile unit, arrives in the Iwateyama Maneuver Area of the Ground Self-Defense Force in the village of Takizawa, Iwate Prefecture, on March 30. (Kyodo)

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Annual parade of horses, children

Photo taken June 11, 2016, in the northeastern Japan city of Takizawa shows the annual parade of decorated horses and children, the nation's intangible folklore cultural asset known as "Chagu Chagu Umakko." Around 70 horses walked some 13 kilometers from Takizawa to nearby Morioka city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Annual parade of horses, children

Photo taken June 11, 2016, in the northeastern Japan city of Takizawa shows the annual parade of decorated horses and children, the nation's intangible folklore cultural asset known as "Chagu Chagu Umakko." Around 70 horses walked some 13 kilometers from Takizawa to nearby Morioka city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Annual parade of horses, children

Photo taken June 11, 2016, in the northeastern Japan city of Takizawa shows the annual parade of decorated horses and children, the nation's intangible folklore cultural asset known as "Chagu Chagu Umakko." Around 70 horses walked some 13 kilometers from Takizawa to nearby Morioka city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Annual parade of horses, children

Photo taken June 11, 2016, in the northeastern Japan city of Takizawa shows the annual parade of decorated horses and children, the nation's intangible folklore cultural asset known as "Chagu Chagu Umakko." Around 70 horses walked some 13 kilometers from Takizawa to nearby Morioka city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Annual parade of horses, children

Photo taken June 11, 2016, in the northeastern Japan city of Takizawa shows the annual parade of decorated horses and children, the nation's intangible folklore cultural asset known as "Chagu Chagu Umakko." Around 70 horses walked some 13 kilometers from Takizawa to nearby Morioka city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Annual parade of horses, children

Photo taken June 11, 2016, in the northeastern Japan city of Takizawa shows the annual parade of decorated horses and children, the nation's intangible folklore cultural asset known as "Chagu Chagu Umakko." Around 70 horses walked some 13 kilometers from Takizawa to nearby Morioka city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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GSDF, radio station in pact on emergency broadcasting

Ground Self-Defense Force Col. Hideki Matsumoto (L) and Norimasa Murata, president of FM Iwate Broadcasting Co., a radio station covering the entire Iwate Prefecture, pose in Takizawa in the northeastern Japanese prefecture on June 23, 2015, after GSDF Camp Iwate and the company signed an emergency broadcasting agreement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Brightly decorated horses parade at festival in northeastern Japan

The "Chagu Chagu Umakko" festival, featuring a parade of farming horses fitted with brightly colored harnesses and lots of bells, is under way in Takizawa, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 13, 2015. The traditional festival is designated as one of the nation's intangible folklore cultural assets. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Traditional horse festival held in northeastern Japan

Farming horses, fitted with brightly colored harnesses and lots of bells, parade in Takizawa, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 13, 2015. The traditional "Chagu Chagu Umakko" festival is designated as one of the nation's intangible folklore cultural assets. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Comedian/sanitation worker Takizawa

Comedian and sanitation worker Shuichi Takizawa poses for photos after an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Comedian/sanitation worker Takizawa

Comedian and sanitation worker Shuichi Takizawa is pictured after an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Comedian/sanitation worker Takizawa

Comedian and sanitation worker Shuichi Takizawa poses for photos after an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan - Yokohama - Yoshida Bridge and Theatre Street

Japan - Yokohama - Yoshida Bridge and Theatre Street Date: circa 1930s

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Japan's readiness to be tested as Myanmar refugees arrive

TOKYO, Japan - Saburo Takizawa, the former representative of U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Japan, poses on Aug. 31, 2010, at his research room at the University of Tokyo. He heads a group based in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, which hopes to offer help to Myanmar refugees coming to Japan under the third country resettlement program. (Kyodo)

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Reservists called up for disaster

MORIOKA, Japan - A reservist (R) receives a uniform after arriving at the Ground Self-Defense Force's garrison in the village of Takizawa, Iwate Prefecture, on March 22, 2011. Reservists were called up for relief activities following the March 11 quake and tsunami disaster. (Kyodo)

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Project to build large-scale animal shelter

TOKYO, Japan - Ayumi Tanaka, a Japanese entrepreneur, talks about her ongoing project to construct one of the world's largest animal shelters in Takizawa, Iwate Prefecture, in northeastern Japan, for abandoned pets during an interview in 2014. She aims to eliminate the killing of abandoned dogs and cats by 2020. (Kyodo)