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Kim moves into lead midway through NST Niigata Open

TOYOURA, Japan - South Korea's Kim Jong Duk climbed his way to the top of the leaderboard at 11-under-par 131 after two rounds of the NST Niigata Open at Forest Golf Club in Niigata Prefecture on July 23.

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Kuniyoshi grabs 1st-round lead at NST Niigata Open

TOYOURA, Japan - Unheralded Hirokazu Kuniyoshi forged an 8-under-par 63 to take sole possession of the clubhouse lead after the first round of the NST Niigata Open at the Forest Golf Club in Toyoura, Niigata Prefecture, on July 22.

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Smail wins Japan Open by 4 shots

TOYOURA, Japan - New Zealander David Smail, with his cup in hands, poses for a photograph with his wife Shelly after winning the Japan Open at the Shimonoseki Golf Club in Yamaguchi Prefecture on Oct. 20.

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Imano wins Niigata Open

TOYOURA, Japan - Yasuharu Imano poses for a photograph after winning the NST Niigata Open at Nakamine Golf Club in Niigata Prefecture on July 28. and pick up his first title in nearly two years. Imano picked up the third title of his career after seven birdies against a sole bogey to finish on an 18-under total of 270, four strokes clear of second-placed Katsumasa Miyamoto.

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Residents head home after lifting of evacuation order

TOYOURA, Japan - Residents of the town of Abuta nearby Mt. Usu carry their belongings to their car May 24 as they prepare to return home nearly two months after being evacuated following the eruption of the volcano in southwestern Hokkaido.

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Elderly women look tired after eruptions of Mt. Usu

TOYOURA, Japan - Elderly women appear tired on April 2 as they were forced to move to a shelter in the village of Toya, Hokkaido, from another shelter following a series of eruptions of Mt. Usu. The photo was taken at an agricultural training center at 2 p.m.

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Evacuees head for new shelter

TOYOURA, Japan - A mother (L), her two children and their grandmother evacuated to a school in the town of Toyoura in Hokkaido after the first eruption in nearly 23 years of Mt. Usu on March 31 are forced to head for a new shelter in the town on April 2 because a new school term is to begin soon.

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Toyoura Town residents take refuge in sports center

TOYOURA, Japan - Residents in the town of Toyoura, Hokkaido, received ''onigiri'' rice balls around noon April 1 at the Toyoura Family Sports Center in the town. They had evacuated to the facility after Mt. Usu in southwestern Hokkaido erupted on March 31. The 732-meter volcano erupted for a fourth time on the afternoon of April 1.

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Volcano smoke pours over deserted town

TOYOURA, Japan - Smoke that spewed from Mt. Usu in southwestern Hokkaido, northern Japan, drifts April 1 over Toya railway station in the deserted town of Abuta at the foot of the volcano. Mt. Usu blew its top again in the morning of April 1, a day after erupting for the first time in nearly 23 years. Residents in the city of Date and the towns of Abuta and Sobetsu, all at the foot of the volcano, have evacuated to public facilities or relatives' homes.

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Kim moves into lead midway through NST Niigata Open

TOYOURA, Japan - South Korea's Kim Jong Duk climbed his way to the top of the leaderboard at 11-under-par 131 after two rounds of the NST Niigata Open at Forest Golf Club in Niigata Prefecture on July 23. (Kyodo)

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Cassiopeia overnight train to retire in March

East Japan Railway Co.'s Cassiopeia luxury overnight train, with a blue locomotive pulling the silver passenger cars, runs through the mountainous area of Toyoura in Hokkaido on Oct. 26, 2015. The operation of the express train connecting Tokyo and Sapporo is set to end in March 2016 in parallel with the launch of a bullet train service. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cassiopeia overnight Tokyo-Sapporo train to retire in March

The rear end of East Japan Railway Co.'s Cassiopeia luxury overnight train is seen as it runs through the mountainous area of Toyoura in Hokkaido on Oct. 26, 2015. The operation of the express train connecting Tokyo and Sapporo is set to end in March 2016 in parallel with the launch of a bullet train service. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cassiopeia overnight train to retire in March

East Japan Railway Co.'s Cassiopeia luxury overnight train, with a blue locomotive pulling the silver passenger cars, runs through the mountainous area of Toyoura in Hokkaido on Oct. 26, 2015. The operation of the express train connecting Tokyo and Sapporo is set to end in March 2016 in parallel with the launch of a bullet train service. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dogs rescued near Mt. Usu

TOYA, Japan - Two dogs, left behind in Toyoura, southwestern Hokkaido after people had evacuated to shelters because of the eruption of Mt. Usu, are reunited with their owners April 11. Evacuees were allowed to go back to their homes temporarily on the day.

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Kuniyoshi grabs 1st-round lead at NST Niigata Open

TOYOURA, Japan - Unheralded Hirokazu Kuniyoshi forged an 8-under-par 63 to take sole possession of the clubhouse lead after the first round of the NST Niigata Open at the Forest Golf Club in Toyoura, Niigata Prefecture, on July 22. (Kyodo)

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Smail wins Japan Open by 4 shots

TOYOURA, Japan - New Zealander David Smail, with his cup in hands, poses for a photograph with his wife Shelly after winning the Japan Open at the Shimonoseki Golf Club in Yamaguchi Prefecture on Oct. 20. (Kyodo)

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Imano wins Niigata Open

TOYOURA, Japan - Yasuharu Imano poses for a photograph after winning the NST Niigata Open at Nakamine Golf Club in Niigata Prefecture on July 28. and pick up his first title in nearly two years. Imano picked up the third title of his career after seven birdies against a sole bogey to finish on an 18-under total of 270, four strokes clear of second-placed Katsumasa Miyamoto. (Kyodo)

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Residents head home after lifting of evacuation order

TOYOURA, Japan - Residents of the town of Abuta nearby Mt. Usu carry their belongings to their car May 24 as they prepare to return home nearly two months after being evacuated following the eruption of the volcano in southwestern Hokkaido.

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Evacuees head for new shelter

TOYOURA, Japan - A mother (L), her two children and their grandmother evacuated to a school in the town of Toyoura in Hokkaido after the first eruption in nearly 23 years of Mt. Usu on March 31 are forced to head for a new shelter in the town on April 2 because a new school term is to begin soon.

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Elderly women look tired after eruptions of Mt. Usu

TOYOURA, Japan - Elderly women appear tired on April 2 as they were forced to move to a shelter in the village of Toya, Hokkaido, from another shelter following a series of eruptions of Mt. Usu. The photo was taken at an agricultural training center at 2 p.m.

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Volcano smoke pours over deserted town

TOYOURA, Japan - Smoke that spewed from Mt. Usu in southwestern Hokkaido, northern Japan, drifts April 1 over Toya railway station in the deserted town of Abuta at the foot of the volcano. Mt. Usu blew its top again in the morning of April 1, a day after erupting for the first time in nearly 23 years. Residents in the city of Date and the towns of Abuta and Sobetsu, all at the foot of the volcano, have evacuated to public facilities or relatives' homes.

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Toyoura Town residents take refuge in sports center

TOYOURA, Japan - Residents in the town of Toyoura, Hokkaido, received ''onigiri'' rice balls around noon April 1 at the Toyoura Family Sports Center in the town. They had evacuated to the facility after Mt. Usu in southwestern Hokkaido erupted on March 31. The 732-meter volcano erupted for a fourth time on the afternoon of April 1.