Tochigi gov. views candidate site for nuke waste disposal

Tochigi gov. views candidate site for nuke waste disposal

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Tochigi Governor Tomikazu Fukuda (R in front) examines on Sept. 24, 2014, an area in Shioya, eastern Japan, picked by the government as one of candidate sites for the final disposal of radiation-tainted waste resulting from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

6 Kanto region governors visit contentious Yamba Dam site

6 Kanto region governors visit contentious Yamba Dam site

NAGANOHARA, Japan - Six governors from the Kanto region -- (from L to R) Tomikazu Fukuda of Tochigi Prefecture, Masaru Hashimoto of Ibaraki Prefecture, Kensaku Morita of Chiba Prefecture, Shintaro Ishihara of Tokyo, Masaaki Osawa of Gunma Prefecture and Kiyoshi Ueda of Saitama Prefecture -- are briefed by a land ministry official on the Yamba Dam project in Naganohara, Gunma Prefecture, on Oct. 19, 2009, as they visit the planned construction site.

Tochigi governor attends event to promote local strawberries

Tochigi governor attends event to promote local strawberries

Tochigi Gov. Tomikazu Fukuda (C) attends an event to promote Skyberry, a cultivar of strawberries produced in the prefecture, in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2014. Prefectural governments in Japan are aggressively promoting locally produced high-quality strawberries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tochigi Pref. promotes tourism at event in Taiwan

Tochigi Pref. promotes tourism at event in Taiwan

Tochigi Gov. Tomikazu Fukuda (C) talks with Taiwanese tourism firm officials during a business meeting on Oct. 30, 2015, in Taipei. The eastern Japanese prefecture held the event to promote its sightseeing spots, food and other specialties to attract more visitors from Taiwan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tochigi gov. makes sales pitch in Taiwan

Tochigi gov. makes sales pitch in Taiwan

Tochigi Gov. Tomikazu Fukuda speaks at a tourism briefing for Taiwanese tourism firms on Oct. 30, 2015, in Taipei to promote sightseeing spots, food and other specialties of the eastern Japanese prefecture to attract more visitors from Taiwan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tochigi gov. views candidate site for nuke waste disposal

Tochigi gov. views candidate site for nuke waste disposal

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Tochigi Governor Tomikazu Fukuda (R in front) examines on Sept. 24, 2014, an area in Shioya, eastern Japan, picked by the government as one of candidate sites for the final disposal of radiation-tainted waste resulting from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. (Kyodo)

6 Kanto region governors visit contentious Yamba Dam site

6 Kanto region governors visit contentious Yamba Dam site

NAGANOHARA, Japan - Six governors from the Kanto region -- (from L to R) Tomikazu Fukuda of Tochigi Prefecture, Masaru Hashimoto of Ibaraki Prefecture, Kensaku Morita of Chiba Prefecture, Shintaro Ishihara of Tokyo, Masaaki Osawa of Gunma Prefecture and Kiyoshi Ueda of Saitama Prefecture -- are briefed by a land ministry official on the Yamba Dam project in Naganohara, Gunma Prefecture, on Oct. 19, 2009, as they visit the planned construction site. (Kyodo)