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Ehime Gov. Nakamura receives comedians' courtesy visit

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Ehime Gov. Tokihiro Nakamura (2nd from L) poses for photos with visitors including female comedian Tamayo Shimada (L) in the prefectural government office building in Matsuyama on May 8, 2014, as part of the promotion of the Setouchi Shimanowa 2014 project.

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Ehime gov't opens website for cyclists

TOKYO, Japan - Ehime Gov. Tokihiro Nakamura (2nd from R) announces the prefectural government's opening of a website for cyclists on April 22, 2014, in Tokyo.

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Hiroshima, Ehime governors attend regional promotional event

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima Gov. Hidehiko Yuzaki (front L) and Ehime Gov. Tokihiro Nakamura (front R) pose for photos at a commemorative event for the "Setouchi Shimanowa 2014" exposition held on Miyajima island in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, on March 21, 2014. The exposition, aimed at promoting the Seto Inland Sea area between the two prefectures in western Japan, involves various events scheduled to run through Oct. 26.

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Ehime, Hiroshima eye to draw 8,000 people in cycling event

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Ehime Gov. Tokihiro Nakamura speaks during a press conference on March 19, 2014, at the Ehime prefectural government building about an Oct. 26 international cycling event to be held along the Nishiseto Expressway, commonly known as the Setouchi Shimanami Kaido, linking Ehime Prefecture's Imabari and Onomichi of Hiroshima Prefecture. The two western Japan prefectures aim to attract 8,000 participants.

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Ehime gubernatorial election

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Former Matsuyama Mayor Tokihiro Nakamura (C) celebrates in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, after the media reports he is heading for victory in the Ehime gubernatorial election on Nov. 28, 2010.

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Shikoku Electric's Ikata No. 1 nuclear reactor to be scrapped

Shikoku Electric Power Co. President Hayato Saeki (L) informs Ehime Gov. Tokihiro Nakamura in Matsuyama, western Japan, on March 25, 2016 of the company's plan to scrap the No. 1 reactor of its Ikata nuclear complex in Ehima Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ehime gov. approves 3rd reactor restart since improved safety rules

People line up to protest the restart of Shikoku Electric Power Co.'s nuclear reactor in front of the Ehime prefectural government building on Oct. 26, 2015. Ehime Gov. Tokihiro Nakamura gave approval the same day for the restart of the No. 3 reactor of the power supplier's Ikata nuclear plant, the third of its kind to resume operations in Japan under tougher safety rules introduced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ehime gov. approves reactor restart in 3rd case under tougher rules

Photo taken in May 2015 shows the No. 3 reactor of Shikoku Electric Power Co.'s Ikata nuclear plant in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. Ehime Gov. Tokihiro Nakamura gave approval on Oct. 26 to restart the reactor, the third to resume operations under tougher safety rules introduced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ehime gov. approves reactor restart in 3rd case under tougher rules

Shikoku Electric Power Co. President Hayato Saeki (far R) speaks at a press conference at the Ehime prefectural government building on Oct. 26, 2015 after gaining approval from Ehime Gov. Tokihiro Nakamura the same day to restart the power supplier's nuclear reactor. The No. 3 reactor of the Ikata plant will be the third reactor to resume operations in Japan under tougher safety rules introduced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ehime gov. approves 3rd reactor restart since improved safety rules

Ehime Gov. Tokihiro Nakamura (R) informs Shikoku Electric Power Co. President Hayato Saeki of his approval of the restart of the power supplier's nuclear reactor at the Ehime prefectural government building on Oct. 26, 2015. The No. 3 reactor of the Ikata plant will be the third of its kind to resume operations in Japan under tougher safety rules introduced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Local assembly agrees to restart another nuclear plant in Japan

Ehime Gov. Tokihiro Nakamura meets with reporters on Oct. 9, 2015, in Matsuyama, the capital of the western Japan prefecture, after the local assembly gave its consent to a plan to restart a nuclear power plant despite safety concerns in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima meltdowns. The move paved the way for reactivating the No. 3 reactor at Shikoku Electric Power Co.'s Ikata plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ehime governor says will make own judgment on Ikata reactor safety

Ehime Gov. Tokihiro Nakamura tells the press in his office in Matsuyama, western Japan, on July 23, 2015, that he will have an expert group confirm the safety of the No.3 reactor at Shikoku Electric Power Co.'s Ikata nuclear power station before making his own judgment on the advisability of restarting it. The Ikata No. 3 reactor passed the Nuclear Regulation Authority's safety test on July 15. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Ehime Gov. Tokihiro Nakamura wipes tears during a ceremony to light the Olympic flame in Matsuyama, western Japan, on April 21, 2021. The governor cried as he apologized for the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay's leg on public roads in the city amid the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

Ehime Gov. Tokihiro Nakamura (C) wipes tears during a ceremony to light the Olympic flame in Matsuyama, western Japan, on April 21, 2021. The governor cried as he apologized for the cancellation of the Tokyo Olympic torch relay's leg on public roads in the city amid the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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Ehime's "Mikyan" leads in online vote for most popular local mascot

Ehime Gov. Tokihiro Nakamura (C) pretends to protect "Mikyan" (R), the southwestern Japanese prefecture's mascot, from "Dark Mikyan," a villain character devised by Nakamura, during a promotion event at the prefectural government office on Oct. 8, 2015. Mikyan was leading in an online vote for the year's most popular local mascot as of midnight on Oct. 24. Vote count is set for Nov. 23. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mayor of Ikata town hosting nuke plant talks with Ehime governor

Kazuhiko Yamashita, mayor of Ehime Prefecture's Ikata town where the No. 3 reactor of Shikoku Electric Power Co.'s nuclear power plant is located, talks with Governor Tokihiro Nakamura of the western Japanese prefecture at the latter's office on Oct. 22, 2015. Yamashita said he approves of restarting operation of the No. 3 reactor suspended in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ehime gubernatorial election

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Former Matsuyama Mayor Tokihiro Nakamura (C) celebrates in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, after the media reports he is heading for victory in the Ehime gubernatorial election on Nov. 28, 2010. (Kyodo)

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New coronavirus

Ehime Gov. Tokihiro Nakamura holds a press conference at his office in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on May 14, 2020, following the revelation of 17 coronavirus infections at a hospital. Ehime is among 39 of Japan's 47 prefectures which will be delisted from a coronavirus state of emergency later in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hotel for coronavirus patients

Ehime Gov. Tokihiro Nakamura (2nd from R) inspects a hotel at the Dogo hot spring resort in Matsuyama, western Japan, earmarked for coronavirus patients with mild symptoms. The annex building of Okudogo Ichiyu No Mori will begin accepting such patients on April 23. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe vows to ensure residents' safety from possible N. Korean missiles

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) receives a written request from Shimane Gov. Zembee Mizoguchi (2nd from R), alongside (from L) Kochi Gov. Masanao Ozaki, Ehime Gov. Tokihiro Nakamura and Hiroshima Gov. Hidehiko Yuzaki, at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 14, 2017. Abe pledged to ensure the safety of residents in the four western Japan prefectures over which North Korea has said its missiles could fly en route to waters off the U.S. territory of Guam. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ikata unit starts commercial operation

Shikoku Electric Power Co. President Hayato Saeki (L) meets with Ehime Gov. Tokihiro Nakamura at the prefectural office in the southwestern Japan city of Matsuyama on Sept. 8, 2016, to report that the No. 3 reactor at the utility's Ikata plant has started commercial operation. Currently, three reactors, including the Ikata unit, are operating in Japan after passing tougher safety checks introduced in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear power plant crisis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo