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Japan: Strong Winds Sweep Across Country, Causing Damage To Tokyo Metropolitan Area

A low-pressure system brought strong winds across the country on Monday, March 18, causing damage in the metropolitan area. A truck was overturned on the Central Circular Route of the Metropolitan Expressway, and the roofs and walls of commercial facilities and construction sites were blown off.

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Tajima Yahei Kyutaku added to UNESCO list

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 24, 2014 shows the ceiling of the Tajima Yahei Kyutaku -- the old residence and farmhouse of Yahei Tajima -- in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, which is said to be the original modern sericulture farm. It was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in June 2014, along with the Tomioka Silk Mill and other related sites in the prefecture.

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Tajima Yahei Kyutaku added to UNESCO list

MAEBASHI, Japan - Photo taken April 24, 2014 shows the inside of the Tajima Yahei Kyutaku -- the old residence and farmhouse of Yahei Tajima -- in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, which is said to be the original modern sericulture farm. It was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in June 2014, along with the Tomioka Silk Mill and other related sites in the prefecture.

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Tajima Yahei Kyutaku added to UNESCO list

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 25, 2014 shows the Tajima Yahei Kyutaku -- the old residence and farmhouse of Yahei Tajima -- in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, which is said to be the original modern sericulture farm. It was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in June 2014, along with the Tomioka Silk Mill and other related sites in the prefecture.

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Tajima Yahei sericulture farm house in Gunma Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - The Tajima Yahei sericulture farm house in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, is photographed on April 26, 2014. A UNESCO advisory panel has recommended giving World Heritage status to the house together with the Tomikoka Silk Mill in the prefectural city of Tomioka and two other sites related to the sericulture industry in the prefecture.

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Tajima Yahei sericulture farm house in Gunma Pref.

MAEBASHI, Japan - The Tajima Yahei sericulture farm house in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, is photographed on April 24, 2014. An advisory panel to UNESCO recently recommended giving World Heritage status to Tomioka Silk Mill and two related sites.

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Tajima Yahei Kyutaku added to UNESCO list

MAEBASHI, Japan - Photo taken April 24, 2014 shows the inside of the Tajima Yahei Kyutaku -- the old residence and farmhouse of Yahei Tajima -- in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, which is said to be the original modern sericulture farm. It was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list in June 2014, along with the Tomioka Silk Mill and other related sites in the prefecture. (Kyodo)