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(SP)PHILIPPINES-PASIG-FLOORBALL-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIERS-AUSTRALIA VS JAPAN

(240523) -- PASIG CITY, May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ben Kosterich (L) of Australia vies for the ball against Wakasa Daiya of Japan during the 2024 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifications between Australia and Japan in Pasig City, the Philippines, on May 23, 2024. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali)

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Japan vs England FIH Junior Women's Hockey World Cup Chile 2023

SANTIAGO, CHILE – DECEMBER 03: WAKASA Mai #14 of the Japan National Team during the last game against England for group D of the FIH Junior Women's Hockey World Cup Chile 2023 at the Field Hockey Sports Center of the National Stadium Sports Park on December 03, 2023 in Santiago, Chile. (Photo by Sebastián Vivallo Oñate/Agencia Makro)

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Japan vs United States FIH Junior Women's Hockey World Cup Chile

SANTIAGO, CHILE - NOVEMBER 30: (L-R) HAYASUKE Sana, HIRAMITSU Ai, SAITO Hanami, MATSUNAMI Mei, SASAKI Risa, WAKASA Mai, MORITA Mizuki of the Japan National Team during the game against the United States for group D of the FIH Junior Women's Hockey World Cup Chile 2023 at the Center Field Hockey Field of the National Stadium Sports Park on November 30, 2023 in Santiago, Chile. (Photo by Sebastián Vivallo Oñate/Agencia Makro)

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Japan vs United States FIH Junior Women's Hockey World Cup Chile

SANTIAGO, CHILE - NOVEMBER 30: WAKASA Mai of the Japan National Team during the game against the United States for group D of the FIH Junior Women's Hockey World Cup Chile 2023 at the Field Hockey Sports Center of the National Stadium Sports Park on November 30, 2023 in Santiago, Chile. (Photo by Sebastián Vivallo Oñate/Agencia Makro)

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Steam locomotive train runs on bridge in Tottori Pref.

OSAKA, April 15 Kyodo - A special train, pulled by a steam locomotive, of Wakasa Railway Co. in Tottori Prefecture, Japan, runs on a bridge in the prefectural town of Yazu against the backdrop of cherry blossoms on April 11, 2015, during a one-day event.

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Steam locomotive train runs on bridge in Tottori Pref.

OSAKA, April 15 Kyodo - A special train, pulled by a steam locomotive, of Wakasa Railway Co. in Tottori Prefecture, Japan, runs on a bridge in the prefectural town of Yazu against the backdrop of cherry blossoms on April 11, 2015, during a one-day event.

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Japan Coast Guard's new boat enters Maizuru port, western Japan

KYOTO, Japan, March 10 Kyodo - The Japan Coast Guard's new patrol boat Wakasa, equipped with advanced devices for post-disaster rescue operations, sails into the Port of Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on March 6, 2015.

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Nuclear disaster drill held near Tsuruga plant

WAKASA, Japan - Local residents undergo screening for radioactive materials at a gymnasium in the town of Wakasa, Fukui Prefecture, as part of a nuclear disaster drill simulating severe damage to the No. 2 reactor of Japan Atomic Power Co.'s Tsuruga nuclear plant in the prefecture caused by a total loss of power in a big earthquake.

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'Omizuokuri' ritual in Fukui Pref.

TSURUGA, Japan - Buddhist priests dressed in white pour special water into the Onyu River in Fukui Prefecture, on March 2, 2011, during the traditional ritual ''Omizuokuri'' -- meaning sending water. The ritual is based on a belief that the water will reach Wakasa Well in Todaiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, in 10 days and is then used for another ritual ''Omizutori'' -- meaning drawing water -- in the early morning of March 13.

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Women's pro baseball back in Japan, 1st in 59 yrs

KYOTO, Japan - Mika Konishi (L), a pitcher for the Hyogo Swing Smileys, celebrates after the club beat the Kyoto Asto Dreams in the landmark opener of Japan's female professional league at Wakasa Stadium in Kyoto on April 23, 2010. The game marked resumption of women's pro competition in the sport for the first time in 59 years.

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Women's pro baseball back in Japan, 1st in 59 yrs

KYOTO, Japan - Members of the Hyogo Swing Smileys celebrate after they beat the Kyoto Asto Dreams in the landmark opener of Japan's female professional baseball league at Wakasa Stadium in Kyoto on April 23, 2010. The game marked resumption of women's pro competition in the sport for the first time in 59 years.

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Japanese women's pro league season opens

KYOTO, Japan - Combination photo shows supporters of the Hyogo Swing Smileys (top) and of the Kyoto Asto Dreams at Wakasa Stadium in Kyoto on April 23, 2010. The Girls Professional Baseball League began its inaugural season the same day with a night game between the teams.

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Japanese women's pro league season opens

KYOTO, Japan - Members of the Kyoto Asto Dreams line up at Wakasa Stadium in Kyoto on April 23, 2010. The Girls Professional Baseball League began its inaugural season the same day with a night game between the Kyoto Asto Dreams and the Hyogo Swing Smileys.

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Japanese women's pro league season opens

KYOTO, Japan - Members of the Hyogo Swing Smileys walk out at Wakasa Stadium in Kyoto on April 23, 2010. The Girls Professional Baseball League began its inaugural season the same day with a night game between the Kyoto Asto Dreams and the Hyogo Swing Smileys.

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71 ball players take part in tryout for women's pro league

KYOTO, Japan - Hopefuls take part in a joint tryout session for a women's professional baseball league, starting April next year, at Wakasa Stadium Kyoto in Kyoto on Oct. 30, 2009. A total of 71 baseball players took part in the tryout.

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71 ball players take part in tryout for women's pro league

KYOTO, Japan - Hopefuls take part in a joint tryout session for a women's professional baseball league, starting April next year, at Wakasa Stadium Kyoto in Kyoto on Oct. 30, 2009. A total of 71 baseball players took part in the tryout.

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Canon to begin plant construction 6 months behind schedule

NAGASAKI, Japan - Hiroyuki Wakasa (L), president of Nagasaki Canon Inc., speaks at a news conference in Nagasaki on June 5 about a plan to start construction of a new digital camera plant in the town of Hasami. Canon initially planned to begin construction work in January but subsequently shelved the plan amid the deepening recession.

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Canon postpones construction of camera plant in Nagasaki

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyuki Wakasa, president of Nagasaki Canon Inc., a camera-manufacturing unit of Japanese camera maker Canon Inc., announces postponement of a plan to build a plant in Nagasaki Prefecture at the Nagasaki prefectural government building in Nagasaki on Dec. 17 due to sharply falling demand for digital cameras amid the global economic slowdown.

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Ex-ANA president Wakasa dies at 91

TOKYO, Japan - Tokuji Wakasa (file photo taken in 1984), a former president of All Nippon Airways Co. who was involved in the Lockheed scandal, dies on Dec. 27 at 91. After serving as vice transport minister, Wakasa joined ANA to become president in 1970 and contributed to expanding its businesses.

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Police raid Kansai Electric office over nuke plant disaster

TSURUGA, Japan - Police raid Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Wakasa branch office in Fukui Prefecture on Sept. 28 as part of investigations into a deadly nuclear power plant accident in August. Prefectural police investigators entered the office in Mihama, which oversees operations at the company's 11 nuclear reactors in the prefecture. Five workers were killed in the accident.

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Okinawa beach opens for summer tourism season

NAHA, Japan - Children take to the beach in Naha as the main island of Okinawa kicked off the summer tourism season on April 4 much earlier than the rest of Japan. They enjoyed their first swim at Naminoue Beach, located on the west side of Wakasa Seaside Park in the city. The temperature in the city was 19.5 C in the morning, about average for the time of year.

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Chimuras enjoy fishing off Wakasa Bay

OBAMA, Japan - Yasushi Chimura (R) and his wife Fukie hold up fish at a port in the city of Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on Oct. 25 after enjoying fishing on a boat in Wakasa Bay on the Sea of Japan coast. The couple are on their first homecoming visit since being abducted to North Korea in 1978. (Pool photo)

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Remains believed to be of N. Koreans found in Fukui

The photo shows the aerial view of a Wakasa Bay marina where the skeletal remains of three people wearing what appeared to be North Korean military uniforms are found washed ashore on Dec. 25. The photo was taken by a Kyodo's helocopter over the Wakasa Bay, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast.

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Police check shore where N. Korean bodies were washed up

Police officers are searching along the Wakasa Bay where the skeletal remains of three people wearing what appeared to be North Korean military uniforms were found washed ashore on Dec. 25. The photo was taken Dec. 25 by a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News over the Wakasa Bay, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast.

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Museum of bridal fashion designer Yumi Katsura

Wedding dresses are on display for a ceremony at the new Yumi Katsura Museum in the Fukui Prefecture town of Wakasa, central Japan, on April 19, 2022, ahead of the April 21 opening of the museum of works by the bridal fashion designer.

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Museum of bridal fashion designer Yumi Katsura

Wedding dresses are on display for a ceremony at the new Yumi Katsura Museum in the Fukui Prefecture town of Wakasa, central Japan, on April 19, 2022, ahead of the April 21 opening of the museum of works by the bridal fashion designer.

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Ex-ANA president Wakasa dies at 91

TOKYO, Japan - Tokuji Wakasa (file photo taken in 1984), a former president of All Nippon Airways Co. who was involved in the Lockheed scandal, dies on Dec. 27 at 91. After serving as vice transport minister, Wakasa joined ANA to become president in 1970 and contributed to expanding its businesses. (Kyodo)

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Canon postpones construction of camera plant in Nagasaki

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyuki Wakasa, president of Nagasaki Canon Inc., a camera-manufacturing unit of Japanese camera maker Canon Inc., announces postponement of a plan to build a plant in Nagasaki Prefecture at the Nagasaki prefectural government building in Nagasaki on Dec. 17 due to sharply falling demand for digital cameras amid the global economic slowdown. (Kyodo)

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Canon to begin plant construction 6 months behind schedule

NAGASAKI, Japan - Hiroyuki Wakasa (L), president of Nagasaki Canon Inc., speaks at a news conference in Nagasaki on June 5 about a plan to start construction of a new digital camera plant in the town of Hasami. Canon initially planned to begin construction work in January but subsequently shelved the plan amid the deepening recession. (Kyodo)

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Chimuras enjoy fishing off Wakasa Bay

OBAMA, Japan - Yasushi Chimura (R) and his wife Fukie hold up fish at a port in the city of Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on Oct. 25 after enjoying fishing on a boat in Wakasa Bay on the Sea of Japan coast. The couple are on their first homecoming visit since being abducted to North Korea in 1978. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Osaka pair arrested over starvation deaths of 5 relatives

OSAKA, Japan - File photos show Akiko Wakasa (L), 64, and her brother Takao (R), 66, who were arrested Oct. 4 on suspicion of starving her five grown children to death for religious reasons.

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Police raid Kansai Electric office over nuke plant disaster

TSURUGA, Japan - Police raid Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Wakasa branch office in Fukui Prefecture on Sept. 28 as part of investigations into a deadly nuclear power plant accident in August. Prefectural police investigators entered the office in Mihama, which oversees operations at the company's 11 nuclear reactors in the prefecture. Five workers were killed in the accident. (Kyodo)

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Ugetsu Monogatari film (1953)

Massayuki Mori & Machiko Kyo Characters: GENJURO, LADY WAKASA Film: Ugetsu Monogatari; Tales Of Ugetsu (1953) Director: Kenji Mizoguchi 26 March 1953 Date: 26-Mar-53

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In the grounds of the castle of Wakasa-no-suke Honzo

In the grounds of the castle of Wakasa-no-suke Honzo, in the presence of Wakasa, cutting off the branch of a pine tree.

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Steam locomotive train runs on bridge in Tottori Pref.

A special train, pulled by a steam locomotive, of Wakasa Railway Co. in Tottori Prefecture, Japan, runs on a bridge in the prefectural town of Yazu against the backdrop of cherry blossoms on April 11, 2015, during a one-day event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan beach receives international Blue Flag award

A flag is hoisted at a lookout station on Yuigahama beach in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo on July 1, 2016, the first day of the sea-bathing season for the beach. Yuigahama beach and Wakasa Wada beach in Fukui Prefecture were the first in Asia to receive the international Blue Flag designation, an award given by the Copenhagen-based Foundation for Environmental Education to beaches and marinas that implement sustainable management and meet high standards in safety and conservation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pink steam locomotive displayed in Tottori Pref.

A steam locomotive painted in pink runs at a yard at Wakasa Station in the town of Wakasa in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on May 1, 2016. Waksasa Railway Co. will display the pink locomotive until May 8. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-IT marketer leads work to revive small railway in Tottori, west Japan

Kazuaki Yamada, a former marketing official at a foreign information technology company seen in this photo taken on March 30, 2015, spearheads the rejuvenation of Wakasa Railway as president of the joint public-private venture railway operator of a namesake line between Wakasa and Yazu in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan. The position was publicly offered and Yamada was chosen in September 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ishiba attends SL train event ceremony in Tottori Pref.

Shigeru Ishiba (R), minister in charge of vitalizing local economy, unveils the logo of a steam locomotive during a departure ceremony held by Wakasa Railway Co. in the town of Wakasa, Tottori Prefecture, Japan, on April 11, 2015, for a one-day event. ==Kyodo

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Steam locomotive to be run on April 11 in western Japan

Wakasa Railway Co. unveils a plan on Feb. 4, 2015, to run a steam locomotive on its line in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on April 11 without passengers in a one-off operation for railroad fans. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New party of Tokyo Gov. Koike's ally to field dozens of candidates

Independent House of Representatives lawmaker Masaru Wakasa (R) shakes hands with his close ally Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike at his political academy in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2017. Wakasa said Sept. 20 on a radio program that a new party he and former Japanese Environment Minister Goshi Hosono are launching will field several dozen candidates from the academy in an upcoming general election, which is expected on Oct. 22. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pink steam locomotive displayed in Tottori Pref.

A steam locomotive painted in pink runs at a yard at Wakasa Station in the town of Wakasa in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on May 1, 2016. Waksasa Railway Co. will display the pink locomotive until May 8. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Priest of west Japan temple shows treasured Buddha statue

Ryushin Sugimoto, chief priest of the Mago-ji Buddhist temple on Sept. 15, 2015, in Takahama, Fukui Prefecture, holds a Buddha statue, designated by the Japanese government as an important cultural property. Over 30 temples in the Wakasa region of the western Japanese prefecture display treasured Buddha statues every autumn, drawing 25,000 visitors from across Japan last year, far more than 9,000 in 2012. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Women's pro baseball back in Japan, 1st in 59 yrs

KYOTO, Japan - Mika Konishi (L), a pitcher for the Hyogo Swing Smileys, celebrates after the club beat the Kyoto Asto Dreams in the landmark opener of Japan's female professional league at Wakasa Stadium in Kyoto on April 23, 2010. The game marked resumption of women's pro competition in the sport for the first time in 59 years. (Kyodo)

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Women's pro baseball back in Japan, 1st in 59 yrs

KYOTO, Japan - Members of the Hyogo Swing Smileys celebrate after they beat the Kyoto Asto Dreams in the landmark opener of Japan's female professional baseball league at Wakasa Stadium in Kyoto on April 23, 2010. The game marked resumption of women's pro competition in the sport for the first time in 59 years. (Kyodo)

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'Omizuokuri' ritual in Fukui Pref.

TSURUGA, Japan - Buddhist priests dressed in white pour special water into the Onyu River in Fukui Prefecture, on March 2, 2011, during the traditional ritual ''Omizuokuri'' -- meaning sending water. The ritual is based on a belief that the water will reach Wakasa Well in Todaiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture, in 10 days and is then used for another ritual ''Omizutori'' -- meaning drawing water -- in the early morning of March 13. (Kyodo)

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Japanese women's pro league season opens

KYOTO, Japan - Members of the Hyogo Swing Smileys walk out at Wakasa Stadium in Kyoto on April 23, 2010. The Girls Professional Baseball League began its inaugural season the same day with a night game between the Kyoto Asto Dreams and the Hyogo Swing Smileys. (Kyodo)

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Japanese women's pro league season opens

KYOTO, Japan - Members of the Kyoto Asto Dreams line up at Wakasa Stadium in Kyoto on April 23, 2010. The Girls Professional Baseball League began its inaugural season the same day with a night game between the Kyoto Asto Dreams and the Hyogo Swing Smileys. (Kyodo)

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Japanese women's pro league season opens

KYOTO, Japan - Combination photo shows supporters of the Hyogo Swing Smileys (top) and of the Kyoto Asto Dreams at Wakasa Stadium in Kyoto on April 23, 2010. The Girls Professional Baseball League began its inaugural season the same day with a night game between the teams. (Kyodo)

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Nuclear disaster drill held near Tsuruga plant

WAKASA, Japan - Local residents undergo screening for radioactive materials at a gymnasium in the town of Wakasa, Fukui Prefecture, as part of a nuclear disaster drill simulating severe damage to the No. 2 reactor of Japan Atomic Power Co.'s Tsuruga nuclear plant in the prefecture caused by a total loss of power in a big earthquake. (Kyodo)