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Baby dolphin at west Japan aquarium

Baby dolphin at west Japan aquarium

Bottlenose dolphin baby Nana (bottom), born in April, swims alongside its mother Yuki at New Yashima Aquarium in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, on June 13, 2023.

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Woman uses picture cards to show flight from nuke scare

Woman uses picture cards to show flight from nuke scare

SENDAI, Japan - Hisai Yashima performs a picture-card show based on an old woman's tale of her flight from the Fukushima nuclear disaster at a temporary housing unit in Koori, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, as seen in this file photo taken in June 2014.

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S. Korea's Jeon wins Yashima Queens tournament

S. Korea's Jeon wins Yashima Queens tournament

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Jeon Mi Jeong of South Korea reacts after winning the Yashima Queens golf tournament at Yashima Country Club in Takamatsu on April 29.

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S. Korea's Jeon wins Yashima Queens tournament

S. Korea's Jeon wins Yashima Queens tournament

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Jeon Mi Jeong of South Korea holds up her trophy after winning the Yashima Queens golf tournament at Yashima Country in Takamatsu on April 29.

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Kimura, Campbell share 2nd-round lead at Yashima Queens

Kimura, Campbell share 2nd-round lead at Yashima Queens

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Tour veteran Toshimi Kimura fires off in the second round of Yashima Queens held at the Yashima Country Club in Kagawa Prefecture on April 28, shooting a 2-under-par 70 to share the second-round lead with Australia's Nikki Campbell.

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Japan, Malaysia, Thailand hold anti-piracy exercise

Japan, Malaysia, Thailand hold anti-piracy exercise

LANGKAWI, Malaysia - Malaysian special forces members slide down from a helicopter on the Japan Coast Guard patrol ship Yashima, role-playing as a hijacked cargo ship, during an anti-piracy exercise in the Andaman Sea on Feb. 2.

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Nakata wins career first at Katokichi Queens

Nakata wins career first at Katokichi Queens

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Mie Nakata holds up the trophy after winning the Katokichi Queens for her first career title on the Japan LPGA tour at Yashima Country Club in Kagawa Prefecture on April 30.

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Yoneyama wins Katokichi Queens in playoff

Yoneyama wins Katokichi Queens in playoff

MURE, Japan - Midori Yoneyama smiles with her cup in hands after winning the Katokichi Queens in a playoff at Yashima Country Club in Kagawa Prefecture on May 1.

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Koga moves into lead at Katokichi Queens

Koga moves into lead at Katokichi Queens

MURE, Japan - Miho Koga fires a bunker shot during the second round of the Katokichi Queens at Yashima Country Club on April 30. She equaled the day's low of 5-under-par 67 to take a one-shot lead into the final round on May 1.

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Taiwan's Lu winner in playoff in Katokichi Queens

Taiwan's Lu winner in playoff in Katokichi Queens

MURE, Japan - Fourth-year pro Lu Hsiao-chuan of Taiwan holds her trophy after winning the Katokichi Queens golf tournament for her first title of the season by beating veteran Michie Oba in a two-way playoff at Yashima Country Club in Kagawa Prefecture May 2.

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Fujii wins Katokichi Queens golf tournament

Fujii wins Katokichi Queens golf tournament

MURE, Japan - Kasumi Fujii kisses the trophy after winning the Katokichi Queens golf tournament at Yashima Country Club in Kagawa Prefecture on April 27.

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Nishida comes from behind to win Katokichi Queens golf

Nishida comes from behind to win Katokichi Queens golf

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Chieko Nishida smiles after birdying the final hole to win the Katokichi Queens women's golf tournament by one shot on May 5 at the Yashima Country Club in Kagawa Prefecture.

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Fujino holds lead in Katokichi Queens golf

Fujino holds lead in Katokichi Queens golf

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Orie Fujino watches her approach shot during the second round of the 60 million yen Katokichi Queens women's golf tournament at the Yashima Country Club course in Kagawa Prefecture on May 4. Fujino shot her second straight 2-under-par 70 to extend her advantage to two strokes.

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Oba, Shin Sora, Murata share lead in Katokichi Queens golf

Oba, Shin Sora, Murata share lead in Katokichi Queens golf

MURE, Japan - Michie Oba, winner of last week's Nasu Ogawa Ladies, fires a tee shot in the first round of the 50 million yen Katokichi Queens golf tournament on the Yashima Country Club's 6,170-yard, par-72 course in Kagawa Prefecture on April 27. Oba fired a 3-under-par 69 for a share of the lead with South Korean Shin Sora and Japan's Rie Murata.

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Koga moves into lead at Katokichi Queens

Koga moves into lead at Katokichi Queens

MURE, Japan - Miho Koga fires a bunker shot during the second round of the Katokichi Queens at Yashima Country Club on April 30. She equaled the day's low of 5-under-par 67 to take a one-shot lead into the final round on May 1. (Kyodo)

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Yoneyama wins Katokichi Queens in playoff

Yoneyama wins Katokichi Queens in playoff

MURE, Japan - Midori Yoneyama smiles with her cup in hands after winning the Katokichi Queens in a playoff at Yashima Country Club in Kagawa Prefecture on May 1. (Kyodo)

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Nakata wins career first at Katokichi Queens

Nakata wins career first at Katokichi Queens

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Mie Nakata holds up the trophy after winning the Katokichi Queens for her first career title on the Japan LPGA tour at Yashima Country Club in Kagawa Prefecture on April 30. (Kyodo)

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Kimura, Campbell share 2nd-round lead at Yashima Queens

Kimura, Campbell share 2nd-round lead at Yashima Queens

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Tour veteran Toshimi Kimura fires off in the second round of Yashima Queens held at the Yashima Country Club in Kagawa Prefecture on April 28, shooting a 2-under-par 70 to share the second-round lead with Australia's Nikki Campbell. (Kyodo)

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S. Korea's Jeon wins Yashima Queens tournament

S. Korea's Jeon wins Yashima Queens tournament

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Jeon Mi Jeong of South Korea holds up her trophy after winning the Yashima Queens golf tournament at Yashima Country in Takamatsu on April 29. (Kyodo)

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S. Korea's Jeon wins Yashima Queens tournament

S. Korea's Jeon wins Yashima Queens tournament

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Jeon Mi Jeong of South Korea reacts after winning the Yashima Queens golf tournament at Yashima Country Club in Takamatsu on April 29. (Kyodo)

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Fujii wins Katokichi Queens golf tournament

Fujii wins Katokichi Queens golf tournament

MURE, Japan - Kasumi Fujii kisses the trophy after winning the Katokichi Queens golf tournament at Yashima Country Club in Kagawa Prefecture on April 27. (Kyodo)

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Japanese pre-dreadnought battleship Yashima built in the UK

Japanese pre-dreadnought battleship Yashima built in the UK

Yashima - a Fuji-class pre-dreadnought battleship built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the 1890s. Designed and built in the United Kingdom, she participated in the early stages of the Russo-Japanese War of 19041905, including the Battle of Port Arthur. Date: circa 1904

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Japan, Malaysia, Thailand hold anti-piracy exercise

Japan, Malaysia, Thailand hold anti-piracy exercise

LANGKAWI, Malaysia - Malaysian special forces members slide down from a helicopter on the Japan Coast Guard patrol ship Yashima, role-playing as a hijacked cargo ship, during an anti-piracy exercise in the Andaman Sea on Feb. 2. (Kyodo)

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Inns at Nakasendo Shimo-no-Suwa and Suwa Lake

Inns at Nakasendo Shimo-no-Suwa and Suwa Lake

Shimosuwa village on the Nakasendo, one of the five kaidos. Shimosuwa is located to the northeast bank of Lake Suwa, and spreads with the Yashima highlands to the back. There are many spas in the juku, and was also called the city of spas. It is the terminal point of the Koshukaido.==Date:unknown, Place:Nagano, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐40‐0]

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Woman uses picture cards to show flight from nuke scare

Woman uses picture cards to show flight from nuke scare

SENDAI, Japan - Hisai Yashima performs a picture-card show based on an old woman's tale of her flight from the Fukushima nuclear disaster at a temporary housing unit in Koori, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, as seen in this file photo taken in June 2014. (Kyodo)

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Japanese PM Abe attends Japan Coast Guard ceremony

Japanese PM Abe attends Japan Coast Guard ceremony

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the Japan Coast Guard aboard the patrol vessel Yashima in Tokyo Bay on May 20, 2018. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Taiwan's Lu winner in playoff in Katokichi Queens

Taiwan's Lu winner in playoff in Katokichi Queens

MURE, Japan - Fourth-year pro Lu Hsiao-chuan of Taiwan holds her trophy after winning the Katokichi Queens golf tournament for her first title of the season by beating veteran Michie Oba in a two-way playoff at Yashima Country Club in Kagawa Prefecture May 2. (Kyodo)

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Nishida comes from behind to win Katokichi Queens golf

Nishida comes from behind to win Katokichi Queens golf

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Chieko Nishida smiles after birdying the final hole to win the Katokichi Queens women's golf tournament by one shot on May 5 at the Yashima Country Club in Kagawa Prefecture.

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Fujino holds lead in Katokichi Queens golf

Fujino holds lead in Katokichi Queens golf

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Orie Fujino watches her approach shot during the second round of the 60 million yen Katokichi Queens women's golf tournament at the Yashima Country Club course in Kagawa Prefecture on May 4. Fujino shot her second straight 2-under-par 70 to extend her advantage to two strokes.

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Oba, Shin Sora, Murata share lead in Katokichi Queens golf

Oba, Shin Sora, Murata share lead in Katokichi Queens golf

MURE, Japan - Michie Oba, winner of last week's Nasu Ogawa Ladies, fires a tee shot in the first round of the 50 million yen Katokichi Queens golf tournament on the Yashima Country Club's 6,170-yard, par-72 course in Kagawa Prefecture on April 27. Oba fired a 3-under-par 69 for a share of the lead with South Korean Shin Sora and Japan's Rie Murata.

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