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Japan LDP leadership election

Counting is under way for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership election in Toyama city on Oct. 4, 2025, following earlier votes by LDP rank-and-file members in the central Japan prefecture of Toyama.

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Rakugo on "itai-itai" disease doctor

Rakugo storyteller Yanagiya Sansho, a native of Toyama, performs rakugo in the central Japan city on April 5, 2025. He told of the life of late doctor Noboru Hagino (1915-1990), who devoted himself to treating patients of "itai-itai" disease, caused by cadmium poisoning in Toyama following the discharge of untreated water into rivers by a mining company in a neighboring prefecture.

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Rakugo on "itai-itai" disease doctor

Rakugo storyteller Yanagiya Sansho, a native of Toyama, performs rakugo in the central Japan city on April 5, 2025. He told of the life of late doctor Noboru Hagino (1915-1990), who devoted himself to treating patients of "itai-itai" disease, caused by cadmium poisoning in Toyama following the discharge of untreated water into rivers by a mining company in a neighboring prefecture.

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Heavy snowfall in Japan

People walk in the snow-covered city of Toyama in central Japan on Feb. 5, 2025.

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Heavy snowfall in Japan

People brushing snow off tree branches to prevent them from breaking in the central Japan city of Toyama on Feb. 5, 2025.

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Japan: Heavy Snowfall Hits Sea Of Japan Coast

Heavy snowfall has battered a wide area of Japan, especially the Hokuriku region along the Sea of Japan coast. In Tonami City, Toyama Prefecture, the amount of snow that fell over a 24-hour period until 3 a.m. reached 57 centimeters, marking the highest recorded snowfall for February in history.

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Toyama makes New York Times's list of 52 places to go in 2025

Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2025, shows a building housing Toyama Glass Art Museum in Toyama, a central Japan city selected for the New York Times's list of "52 places to go in 2025." The newspaper called the museum, designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, "a towering cathedral of timber and light."

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US: EF-1 Tornado Touches Down In Athens, AL, Leaving Devastating Damage

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in downtown Athens, Alabama, on Saturday night, December 28.

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Bullet train autonomous driving test

A Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train arrives at JR Kanazawa Station in the Ishikawa Prefecture capital of Kanazawa on Dec. 19, 2024, after a test-run between Toyama city, Toyama Prefecture, and Kanazawa, using its autonomous driving system.

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Japan LDP leadership election

Counting of votes by rank-and -file Liberal Democratic Party members is under way in the central Japan city of Toyama on Sept. 27, 2024, for the ruling party's presidential election. The LDP election will effectively decide the next prime minister of Japan.

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Fireworks launched in Toyama to cheer up quake evacuees

Fireworks light up the night sky above Toyama, central Japan, on Feb. 29, 2024, in a show of support for evacuees from the quake-hit city of Suzu in neighboring Ishikawa Prefecture who are currently staying in a nearby resort hotel following the Jan. 1 disaster.

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Death toll rises to 64 in strong Japan quakes as aftershocks hinder rescue

STORY: Death toll rises to 64 in strong Japan quakes as aftershocks hinder rescue SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 3, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: ISHIKAWA, Japan CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHANG XIAOYU, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of commercial street in Japan's Ishikawa STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHANG XIAOYU, Xinhua correspondent "I'm Xinhua correspondent Zhang Xiaoyu, now in Nanao city, central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa. This is a commercial street with a long history. We can see many houses were damaged here. Some even collapsed. We can see the rubbles on the ground. Some locals say many residents have sought shelter in the local communication center." A series of strong earthquakes, with a major one of preliminary 7.6 magnitude, occurred on Monday in Ishikawa prefecture of Japan. The death toll has risen to 64 in Ishikawa as of Wednesday noon. Injuries are reported in the prefectures of Ishikawa, Niigata, Fukui, Toyama, and Gifu. The Japan Meteorol

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Xinhua Headlines: Major earthquake hits central Japan on New Year's Day, causing casualties, widespread structural damage

(240102) -- TOKYO, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A road sign reading "No passing due to earthquakes" is seen in Oyabe City of Toyama Prefecture, Japan, Jan. 1, 2024. (Photo by Sun Jialin/Xinhua)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240102) -- BEIJING, Jan. 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A road sign informs drivers to exit the expressway due to earthquakes in Oyabe City of Toyama Prefecture of Japan, Jan. 1, 2024. A series of strong earthquakes with major ones measured at up to 7.6 magnitude have struck the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa on Monday, with tsunami warnings issued, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). (Photo by Sun Jialin/Xinhua)

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Strong quake rocks Sea of Japan area

Merchandise is scattered at a supermarket in the central Japan city of Toyama on Jan. 1, 2024, after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 rocked a wide area on the Sea of Japan coast.

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(FOCUS)JAPAN-TOYAMA PREFECTURE-EARTHQUAKES

(240101) -- TOKYO, Jan. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A convenience store is temporarily closed due to earthquakes in Oyabe City of Toyama Prefecture of Japan, Jan. 1, 2024. Central Japan may experience earthquakes with maximum intensity on its seven-tier scale system in the coming week, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said on Monday. The remarks were made during a briefing after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 rocked a wide area on the Sea of Japan coast on Monday afternoon, with a large tsunami warning issued for the central prefecture of Ishikawa. (Photo by Sun Jialin/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)JAPAN-TOYAMA PREFECTURE-EARTHQUAKES

(240101) -- TOKYO, Jan. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An expressway is closed due to earthquakes in Oyabe City of Toyama Prefecture of Japan, Jan. 1, 2024. A series of strong earthquakes with major ones measured at up to 7.6 magnitude have struck the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa on Monday, with tsunami warnings issued, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). (Photo by Sun Jialin/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)JAPAN-TOYAMA PREFECTURE-EARTHQUAKES

(240101) -- TOKYO, Jan. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Cars wait for further information at an expressway exit in Oyabe City of Toyama Prefecture of Japan, Jan. 1, 2024. A series of strong earthquakes with major ones measured at up to 7.6 magnitude have struck the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa on Monday, with tsunami warnings issued, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). (Photo by Sun Jialin/Xinhua)

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(FOCUS)JAPAN-TOYAMA PREFECTURE-EARTHQUAKES

(240101) -- TOKYO, Jan. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A road sign informs drivers to exit the expressway due to earthquakes in Oyabe City of Toyama Prefecture of Japan, Jan. 1, 2024. A series of strong earthquakes with major ones measured at up to 7.6 magnitude have struck the central Japanese prefecture of Ishikawa on Monday, with tsunami warnings issued, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). (Photo by Sun Jialin/Xinhua)

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Snowfall in Japan

A pedestrian is pictured amid snowfall in the central Japan city of Toyama on Dec. 22, 2023.

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Snowfall in Japan

A pedestrian is pictured amid snowfall in the central Japan city of Toyama on Dec. 22, 2023.

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Snow crab fishing season in Japan

taken on Nov. 6, 2023, shows snow crabs unloaded at Tsuiyama port in Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, as snow crab fishing season began west of Toyama Prefecture in the Sea of Japan. (Kyodo)

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Hunters on bear patrol in central Japan

A group of hunters are on the lookout for a bear that ran off after attacking two people in the central Japan city of Toyama on Nov. 16, 2023.

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Hunters on bear patrol in central Japan

A group of hunters patrol an area near the scene of a bear attack in the central Japan city of Toyama on Nov. 16, 2023.

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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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TURIP TOWN

TURIP TOWN,Tonami, the town of tulips, Tonami tulips, train, Toyozo Mizuno, tulip cuisine, lamp, mark, Tonami Tulip Fair, Tonami Tulip Park, Miss Tulip, flower garden, sightseeing=Date:1994, Place:Tonami City, Toyama Prefecture,JAPAN

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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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Court orders Nachi-Fujikoshi to compensate forced laborers

SEOUL, South Korea - A woman, one of the plaintiffs filing a lawsuit against Japan's Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp. to seek compensation for their forced labor, speaks to reporters in Seoul on Oct. 30, 2014, after the Seoul Central District Court ordered Fujikoshi to pay compensation ranging from 80 million to 100 million won (about $76,000-$95,000) each. Thirteen victims of forced labor and the relatives of four now-deceased victims have claimed they were deceived into going to study in Japan's Toyama City, where the company is based, and forced to perform hard labor without sufficient food and sleep during the World War II.

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Court orders Nachi-Fujikoshi to compensate forced laborers

SEOUL, South Korea - A woman, one of the plaintiffs filing a lawsuit against Japan's Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp. to seek compensation for their forced labor, speaks to reporters in Seoul on Oct. 30, 2014, after the Seoul Central District Court ordered Fujikoshi to pay compensation ranging from 80 million to 100 million won (about $76,000-$95,000) each. Thirteen victims of forced labor and the relatives of four now-deceased victims have claimed they were deceived into going to study in Japan's Toyama City, where the company is based, and forced to perform hard labor without sufficient food and sleep during the World War II.

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Toyama mayor speaks at joint meeting with OECD

TOYAMA, Japan - Toyama Mayor Masashi Mori (2nd from R) speaks at a meeting held jointly by Toyama City and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on Oct. 17, 2014, in the Japanese city to discuss measures to address the aging of the population.

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Japan's Toyama recognized as energy efficient city

NEW YORK, United States - Toyama Mayor Masashi Mori (R) and Masahiko Horie, Japanese ambassador for global environmental affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, pose for a photo in front of the U.N. Headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2014, follow the Sea of Japan coast city's recognition by a U.N.-led partnership as a municipality that has improved energy efficiency.

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Popular comic doll helps boost business in Toyama Pref.

TOYAMA, Japan - Children have their picture taken on a shopping street in Himi, Toyama Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 12, 2014, together with a doll character that appears in the popular "Ninja Hattori-kun" (Little Ninja Hattori) comic series. The city, where its author Fujiko Fujio was born, is trying to boost the number of tourists as a new "Shinkansen" bullet train line is set to open next spring.

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Jomon period woman's skull at Toyama museum

TOYAMA, Japan - The skull of a woman from the early Jomon period excavated from the Odake shell mound in Toyama City in 2008 is shown at Kitadai Jomon museum in the city on July 25, 2014.

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Toyama Pref. targets women for souvenir biz

TOYOAMA, Japan - A group of women look for souvenirs at Toyama Prefecture's booth targeting female customers near JR Toyama station in Toyama City on June 30, 2014.

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Yokomine finishes 2nd in Nichi-Iko tournament

TOYAMA, Japan - Sakura Yokomine prepares to putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the Nichi-Iko Ladies Open Golf Tournament at Yatsuo Country Club in Toyama City on July 6, 2014. Yokomine finished second.

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Jung wins Nichi-Iko Ladies Open for 1st title in Japan

TOYAMA, Japan - Jung Yeon Ju smiles after capturing her first title on the Japan tour by winning the Nichi-Iko Ladies Open Golf Tournament at Yatsuo Country Club in Toyama City on July 6, 2014.

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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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Scenic village Gokayama in Nanto, Toyama Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in February 2013 shows the village of Gokayama, a UNESCO World Heritage site known for its houses with Gassho-style roofs supported by thick A-frame crossbeams, in Nanto, Toyama Prefecture. The city is stepping up a campaign to lure tourists from other parts of Asia.

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'Floor Chandelier' eyed at new bullet train gate

TOYAMA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 16, 2013 shows a trial piece of a "Floor Chandelier" in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture. With the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line in the spring of 2015, Toyama City plans to build the floor chandelier -- 800 glass blocks embedded in the floor that will reflect red and blue lights on the ceiling -- in front of the bullet train ticket gate of JR Toyama Station.

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'Floor Chandelier' eyed at new bullet train gate

TOYAMA, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 15, 2013 shows Takeyoshi Mitsui making a glass block to be used for a "Floor Chandelier" at Toyama Glass Studio in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture. Toyama City plans to build the floor chandelier -- 800 glass blocks embedded in the floor that will reflect red and blue lights on the ceiling -- in front of the bullet train ticket gate of JR Toyama Station.

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Ishii wins Toyama gubernatorial race

TOYAMA, Japan - Incumbent Toyama Governor Takakazu Ishii raises flowers after winning the Toyama gubernatorial race in the city of Toyama on Oct. 28, 2012.

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Child under 6 declared brain-dead for 1st time for organ transplant

TOYAMA, Japan - Journalists encircle a spokesman of Toyama University Hospital in Toyama city on the night of June 14, 2012, after the hospital declared a boy under age 6 brain-dead for the first time in Japan under the revised organ transplantation law. The child's organs are expected to be harvested for transplantation as a result of the family's consent.

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Child under 6 declared brain-dead for 1st time for organ transplant

TOYAMA, Japan - Journalists encircle a spokesman of Toyama University Hospital in Toyama city on the night of June 14, 2012, after the hospital declared a boy under age 6 brain-dead for the first time in Japan under the revised organ transplantation law. The child's organs are expected to be harvested for transplantation as a result of the family's consent.

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Child under 6 declared brain-dead for 1st time for organ transplant

TOKYO, Japan - Juntaro Ashikari (2nd from R, front), an official of the Japan Organ Transplant Network, holds a press conference at the health ministry in Tokyo on the night of June 14, 2012, after Toyama University Hospital in Toyama city declared a boy under age 6 as brain-dead for the first time in Japan under the revised organ transplantation law. The child's organs are expected to be harvested for transplantation as a result of the family's consent.

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Child under 6 declared brain-dead for 1st time for organ transplant

TOYAMA, Japan - Journalists gather in front of Toyama University Hospital on the night of June 14, 2012, after the hospital in Toyama city declared a boy under age 6 brain-dead for the first time in Japan under the revised organ transplantation law. The child's organs are expected to be harvested for transplantation as a result of the family's consent.

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S. Koreans to sue 2 Japan companies over wartime labor

SEOUL, South Korea - Lawyers and members of a citizens group seeking compensation for South Korean victims of wartime forced labor in Japan hold a press conference in Seoul on June 4, 2012. The "Pacific War Victims' Compensation Promotion Group" said it will soon file a lawsuit in South Korea against Nippon Steel Corp. and Toyama city-based machinery maker Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp. seeking redress.

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Chef prepares for 2012 Culinary Olympics

TOYAMA, Japan - Photo shows chef Tsutomu Momoi in the city of Toyama on May 9, 2012. Momoi will be part of the Japan team at the 23rd Culinary Olympics to be held in Germany in October 2012. He said he is ready to show off his French cooking skills in the global competition.

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'Yukhye' with new safety standard served in Toyama

TOYAMA, Japan - A woman shows Korean ''yukhye'' raw beef dishes that cleared the stricter new safety standards for raw meat served at a barbecue restaurant in Toyama on Dec. 1, 2011. The restaurant ''Yakiniku Daishogun'' which has three outlets in the city started serving the food the same day.

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Traditional dance event in Toyama

TOYAMA, Japan - People dance to the sound of instruments including the ''kokyu,'' a traditional Japanese fiddle that originated in China, and the ''shamisen,'' a three-stringed Japanese instrument played with a plectrum, on Sept. 1, 2011, during the traditional ''Owarakazenobon'' dance event held annually during the typhoon season in the city of Toyama to pray for good harvests. The event will continue through Sept. 3.

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Traditional dance event in Toyama

TOYAMA, Japan - Women dance to the sound of instruments including the ''kokyu,'' a traditional Japanese fiddle that originated in China, and the ''shamisen,'' a three-stringed Japanese instrument played with a plectrum, on Sept. 1, 2011, during the traditional ''Owarakazenobon'' dance event held annually during the typhoon season in the city of Toyama to pray for good harvests. The event will continue through Sept. 3.