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Toki Air landing at Kobe Airport

TokyAir, which connects Kobe and Niigata, began service to Kobe Airport.=April 7,2025,Hyogo

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Toki Air landing at Kobe Airport

TokyAir, which connects Kobe and Niigata, began service to Kobe Airport.=April 7,2025,Hyogo

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Toki Air landing at Kobe Airport

TokyAir, which connects Kobe and Niigata, began service to Kobe Airport.=April 7,2025,Hyogo

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Toki Air landing at Kobe Airport

TokyAir, which connects Kobe and Niigata, began service to Kobe Airport.=April 7,2025,Hyogo

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Toki Air landing at Kobe Airport

TokyAir, which connects Kobe and Niigata, began service to Kobe Airport.=April 7,2025,Hyogo

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Toki Air landing at Kobe Airport

TokyAir, which connects Kobe and Niigata, began service to Kobe Airport.=April 7,2025,Hyogo

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Toki Air landing at Kobe Airport

TokyAir, which connects Kobe and Niigata, began service to Kobe Airport.=April 7,2025,Hyogo

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Toki Air landing at Kobe Airport

TokyAir, which connects Kobe and Niigata, began service to Kobe Airport.=April 7,2025,Hyogo

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Tea cups featuring Japan's new PM Ishida

Photo taken Oct. 2, 2024, shows tea cups featuring Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and his predecessors at a pottery workshop in Toki in the central Japan prefecture of Gifu.

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Tea cup featuring Japan's new PM Ishida

Photo taken Oct. 2, 2024, shows a tea cup featuring Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (top, far L) and his predecessors at a pottery workshop in Toki in the central Japan prefecture of Gifu.

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New LCC Toki Air

Toki Air propeller plane takes off from Niigata airport in Niigata northwest of Tokyo for the northern Japan city of Sapporo on Jan. 31, 2024, as the Niigata-based new low cost carrier launched its maiden commercial flight.

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Autumn leaves reflected in central Japan pond

Illuminated autumn leaves are reflected on the surface of a pond, creating an enchanting "upside-down maple" effect, at Sogi Park in Toki, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 21, 2023.

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Autumn leaves reflected in central Japan pond

Illuminated autumn leaves are reflected on the surface of a pond, creating an enchanting "upside-down maple" effect, at Sogi Park in Toki, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 21, 2023.

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CYCLING MOUNTAIN BIKE (CN)

(230925) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sawada Toki of Japan competes during the Cycling Mountain Bike Men's Cross Country Olympic at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CYCLING MOUNTAIN BIKE (CN)

(230925) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold Medallist Mi Jiujiang (C) of China, Silver Medallist Yuan Jinwei (L) of China and Bronze Medallist Sawada Toki of Japan attend the awarding ceremony for Cycling Mountain Bike Men's Cross Country Olympic at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CYCLING MOUNTAIN BIKE (CN)

(230925) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sawada Toki of Japan celebrates during the Cycling Mountain Bike Men's Cross Country Olympic at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-CYCLING MOUNTAIN BIKE (CN)

(230925) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bronze Medallist Sawada Toki of Japan attends the awarding ceremony for Cycling Mountain Bike Men's Cross Country Olympic at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 25, 2023. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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Post-quake reconstruction focuses on shorter buildings: Turkish president

STORY: Post-quake reconstruction focuses on shorter buildings: Turkish president DATELINE: March 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul city 2. various of the National Risk Shield Meeting 3. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, Turkish President 4. construction machinery working at the construction site STORYLINE: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that the reconstruction after the massive earthquakes would focus on rebuilding shorter buildings and development on more durable surfaces. Speaking at the National Risk Shield Meeting in Istanbul, Erdogan laid out Türkiye's post-quake reconstruction plans. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, Turkish President "When planning new settlements, we will be moving our cities from lowland plains and toward mountains with more durable surfaces. We will not compromise on horizontal development." Erdogan added the Housing Development Administration of Türkiye (TOKI) will

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(1)Joetsu Shinkansen services fully resume

NAGAOKA, Japan - A Joetsu Shinkansen bullet train from Tokyo arrives at JR Nagaoka Station in Niigata Prefecture on Dec. 28 as East Japan Railway Co. resumed full services on the line. Bullet train services between Echigo-Yuzawa and Nagaoka stations were suspended following the deadly Oct. 23 quakes that caused the Toki No. 325 bullet train to derail.

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Japan institute achieves ion temperature of 94 mil. C

GIFU, Japan - A gigantic helical device where an ion temperature of 94 million C was achieved is pictured at the National Institute for Fusion Science in Toki, Gifu Prefecture, in this file photo taken in March 2013.

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Shogi enjoying popularity among children as educational tool

TOKYO, Japan - Two finalists face off in a shogi match in a tournament for elementary school students at Toki Messe in Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture, on June 14.

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Shogi enjoying popularity among children as educational tool

TOKYO, Japan - Elementary school students participate in a tournament being held June 14 along with the JT Shogi Japan Series at Toki Messe in Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture.

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Autumn-colored Sogi Park lit up

TOKI, Japan - Trees in full autumn colors at Sogi Park in Gifu Prefecture are lit up in an annual event on Nov. 24, with red and yellow leaves reflected in a pond.

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Single-serving 'rice cooker' popular among elderly, businessmen

NAGASAKI, Japan - Photo shows a ceramic rice bowl that can cook a single serving of rice in a microwave. The new product, ''Takitate Ichizen'' (a freshly cooked cup of rice), developed by a ceramic ware wholesaler named Yamashita Toki in the town of Hasami, Nagasaki Prefecture, has been popular among the elderly and businessmen living away from their families, who have often ended up with too much cooked rice whenever they used rice cookers.

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Bullet train derailed in Niigata quake shown to press

NIIGATA, Japan - East Japan Railway Co. on Dec. 2 shows reporters bullet train cars from Toki No. 325. The train was derailed during the Oct. 23 earthquake and later transferred to a maintenance facility in Niigata.

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(3)Work resumes to remove bullet train derailed in Oct. 23 quakes

NAGAOKA, Japan - Kindergarten children watch work resumed on Nov. 10 to remove a 10-car bullet train that derailed on an elevated section of track in the city of Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture during the massive earthquakes of Oct. 23. The operation to remove the Toki No. 325 train on the Joetsu Shinkansen Line was suspended on Oct. 27 when a powerful aftershock made it dangerous to continue the work.

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(2)Work resumes to remove bullet train derailed in Oct. 23 quakes

NAGAOKA, Japan - Cranes are in operation as work resumed on Nov. 10 to remove a 10-car bullet train that derailed on an elevated section of track in the city of Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture during the massive earthquakes of Oct. 23. The operation to remove the Toki No. 325 train on the Joetsu Shinkansen Line was suspended on Oct. 27 when a powerful aftershock made it dangerous to continue the work.

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(1)Work resumes to remove bullet train derailed in Oct. 23 quakes

NAGAOKA, Japan - Work resumed on Nov. 10 to remove a 10-car bullet train that derailed on an elevated section of track in the city of Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture during the massive earthquakes of Oct. 23. The operation to remove the Toki No. 325 train on the Joetsu Shinkansen Line was suspended on Oct. 27 when a powerful aftershock made it dangerous to continue the work.

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(6)Strong quakes hit Niigata Pref.

NIIGATA, Japan - Railway officials investigate the derailed bullet train Toki No. 352 on the Joetsu Shinkansen Line on Oct. 25. The train derailed between Urasa and Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, after being rocked by a powerful earthquake Oct. 23.

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(5)Powerful quakes hit northern Japan along the Sea of Japan

NIIGATA, Japan - The bullet train Toki No. 325 on the Joetsu Shinkansen Line linking Tokyo and Niigata derails between Urasa and Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture after a powerful earthquake that rocked northern Japan along the Sea of Japan coast Oct. 23.

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Kaio loses 1st-day bout at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Ozeki Kaio (R) loses to No. 2 maegashira Toki on the first day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Nov. 9.

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Takamisakari wins over Toki at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Crowd favorite and top maegashira Takamisakari (R) endures attacks from Toki before pushing the komusubi out of the ring for a 5-2 standing on the seventh day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 13.

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Chiyotaikai beats Toki at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Chiyotaikai (R) pushes komusubi Toki out of the ring at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 8.

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Ozeki Kaio beats komusubi Toki

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Kaio (L) pushes komusubi Toki out of the ring in the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 7.

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Musoyama defeated by Toki

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Musoyama sufferes an upset loss to Toki to fall into a pack of six wrestlers one behind leader Tokitsuumi at 8-3 on the 11th day of action at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 16.

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Kaio suffers second loss at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Kaio (R) is pulled down by No. 4 maegashira Toki to mark his second loss July 12, the seventh day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.

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(2)Asashoryu performs ritual at Meiji Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - New yokozuna Asashoryu of Mongolia (C) performs the ''dohyo-iri'' ring-purification ritual in front of the hall of worship at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 31, with Toki acting as ''tachi-mochi'' (sword bearer) at his left and Takamisakari serving as ''tsuyu-harai'' (herald) at his right.

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Yokozuna Takanohana beats No. 2 maegashira Toki

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Takanohana (L) pushes second-ranked maegashira Toki out of the ring in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 16, day five of the 15-day tournament. Takanohana had pulled out of the tournament on Jan. 15 with a shoulder injury, but returned on Thursday.

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Yokozuna Takanohana rolls on at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Takanohana (R) pushes second-ranked maegashira Toki out of the ring at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 16, day nine of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Yokozuna Musashimaru beats No. 7 maegashira Toki

NAGOYA, July 15 Kyodo - Yokozuna Musashimaru (L) shoves No. 7 maegashira Toki out of the ring at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on the ninth day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 15. Musashimaru kept alive his own hopes for a third-straight tournament championship for his eighth win against one loss.

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Yokozuna Musashimaru beats No. 1 maegashira Toki

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Musashimaru (L) pushes No. 1 maegashira Toki out of the ring during a bout at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 13, the second day of the 15-day tourney.

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Guide dogs born through artificial insemination

SAPPORO, Japan - Tsukushi, a 4-year-old Labrador retriever bred by Akiko Toki of Sapporo's Teine Ward, feeds her six puppies which she gave birth to through artificial insemination. The Hokkaido Guide Dogs for the Blind Association said May 8 it conducted the artificial insemination, using sperm of another guide dog, for the first time in Japan. The puppies, six males, were born in March and are in good health.

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Tochiazuma sidesteps Toki's charge

OSAKA, Japan - Tochiazuma, still hanging onto hopes for a tournament title and promotion to yokozuna, sidesteps the hard charge of Toki and watches as the No. 5 maegashira tumbled out of the ring at Osaka Prefecture Gymnasium on March 20.

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Maru beats Toki, keeps perfect record at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Yokozuna Musashimaru (background) beats No. 5 maegashira Toki on March 18 to keep his record unblemished on the ninth day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka.

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Tochiazuma wins over Toki

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Tochiazuma (R) takes only three shoves to beat second-ranked maegashira Toki in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Jan. 21 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.

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Chiyotaikai marches to 6th victory at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Chiyotaikai (L) pushes No. 2 maegashira Toki out of the ring on the sixth day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 18. Chiyataika remains unbeaten in the 15-day tourney.

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Musashimaru in driver's seat again at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Grand champion Musashimaru blasts maegashira Toki to grab sole possession of the lead with ten wins at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 21, 2001.

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Tochiazuma defeated by Toki at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Sekiwake Tochiazuma (background) suffers his first loss in the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Nov. 18 after being slapped down by No. 7 maegashira Toki.

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Musashimaru stays top on 5th day of Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Musashimaru (L) dispenses of a spirited challenge from No. 3 maegashira Toki to stay unbeaten on the fifth day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 12.

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Toki grounded by JSA after fatal road accident

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo wrestler Toki, shown in this file photo, is ''grounded'' on Dec. 22 by the Japan Sumo Association (JSA) and ruled out of next month's New Year tournament. The mid-maegashira sumo wrestler hit and killed a pedestrian in a car accident on Dec. 18. JSA chairman Tokitsukaze gives Toki a ''stay-at-home'' punishment.