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Mandarin ducks arrive in Tottori Pref. town

A flock of mandarin ducks are seen on a river in Hino in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 15, 2025, after flying in from the north. The river is a popular stopover for the birds in the wintering season, with around 400 having arrived and an additional 400 expected to fly in by the end of March 2026.

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Mandarin ducks arrive in Tottori Pref. town

A flock of mandarin ducks are seen on a river in Hino in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 15, 2025, after flying in from the north. The river is a popular stopover for the birds in the wintering season, with around 400 having arrived and an additional 400 expected to fly in by the end of March 2026.

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Foreign visitors to Japan rise at record pace

Foreign tourists wait in line at a bus stop in Kyoto, western Japan, on Oct. 15, 2025. The number of foreign visitors to Japan between January and September was around 31.65 million, marking the fastest pace on record in surpassing 30 million within a year.

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Foreign visitors to Japan rise at record pace

Foreign tourists pack Sanneizaka near Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Oct. 15, 2025. The number of foreign visitors to Japan between January and September was around 31.65 million, marking the fastest pace on record in surpassing 30 million within a year.

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Foreign tourists number to hit record

Foreign tourists pack Kiyomizuzaka near Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Oct. 15, 2025. The number of foreign visitors to Japan between January and September was around 31.65 million, marking the fastest pace on record in surpassing 30 million within a year.

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Foreign visitors to Japan rise at record pace

Foreign tourists pack Ninenzaka near Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Oct. 15, 2025. The number of foreign visitors to Japan between January and September was around 31.65 million, marking the fastest pace on record in surpassing 30 million within a year.

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Sony to launch new high-end Walkman music player next month

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Sony Corp.'s new high-end Walkman portable music player model featuring "high-resolution" sound. Sony said on Jan. 15, 2015, it will begin selling the NW-ZX2 model, which has a new frame using copper sheet and aluminum, and controls sound distortion owing to improved circuits, on Feb. 14 with a price tag of around 130,000 yen.

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70th anniversary of Battle of Saipan

SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands - A ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the 1944 Battle of Saipan during World War II is held on the island on June 15, 2014, with around 400 attendees including former Japanese and U.S. soldiers.

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70th anniversary of Battle of Saipan

SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands - A ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the 1944 Battle of Saipan during World War II is held on the island on June 15, 2014, with around 400 attendees including former Japanese and U.S. soldiers.

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White tiger in Shirotori Zoo in Kagawa Pref.

TAKAMATSU, Japan - A white tiger stands in a cage at Shirotori Zoo in Higashikagawa, Kagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 15, 2014. The zoo in western Japan keeps eight white tigers, the largest number of the rare animal in Japanese zoos. Around 40 white tigers are kept in Japan.

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Aoi festival in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Men dressed as nobles of the Heian Period (794-1185) move in a procession during the annual Aoi Matsuri, one of the three main festivals in Kyoto, in the western city on May 15, 2013. Some 500 participants walked around 8 kilometers from Kyoto Imperial Palace to Shimogamo and Kamigamo shrines during the festival dating back 1,400 years.

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Aoi festival in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Men dressed as nobles of the Heian Period (794-1185) move in a procession with a decorated ox cart during the annual Aoi Matsuri, one of the three main festivals in Kyoto, in the western city on May 15, 2013. Some 500 participants walked around 8 kilometers from Kyoto Imperial Palace to Shimogamo and Kamigamo shrines during the festival dating back 1,400 years.

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Japanese astronomers at Alma radio telescope

ATACAMA PLATEAU, Chile - Photo taken at dusk on March 15, 2013, shows some of the Alma telescope antennas set up on the Atacama Plateau, Chile, against the backdrop of the Licancabur volcano on the border with Bolivia. The telescope was built at an altitude of around 5,000 meters on the Atacama Plateau to explore cosmic mysteries.

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Former Prime Minister Kan

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan. Kan verbally lashed Tokyo Electric Power Co. officials shortly after the hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in March 2011, ordering them to contain the crisis at all costs, company records showed March 15, 2012. ''It doesn't matter if the company executives aged around 60 die at the accident site. I'm going, too,'' Kan is quoted as saying, during his visit to TEPCO's headquarters in the early hours of March 15, 2011.

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Preparatory drilling for methane hydrate production

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the deep-sea drilling vessel Chikyu preparing to start preparatory drilling for seabed methane hydrate production in waters around 1,000 meters deep in the Pacific about 70 to 80 kilometers south of the Atsumi Peninsula near Nagoya on Feb. 15, 2012.

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Ceremony to drink tea from huge bowl

NARA, Japan - A girl attempts to drink green tea from a huge tea bowl in the year's first ''Ochamori'' traditional tea ceremony at Saidaiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara, western Japan, on Jan. 15, 2012. The bowls used in the ceremony, which dates back more than 750 years, measure around 40 centimeters in diameter and weigh more than 5 kilograms.

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Archery competition at Kyoto temple

KYOTO, Japan - Women in traditional attire celebrating their coming of age this year take part in an archery competition at Sanjusangendo temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Jan. 15, 2012. Around 2,000 people from across the country, including the new adults, took part in the event.

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Archery competition at Kyoto temple

KYOTO, Japan - Women in traditional attire celebrating their coming of age this year take part in an archery competition at Sanjusangendo temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Jan. 15, 2012. Around 2,000 people from across the country, including the new adults, took part in the event.

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Antinuclear rally in Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - Protesters holding signs reading ''We don't need nuclear power,'' rally in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 15, 2011. Around 400 people took part in the demonstration amid the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which has been crippled since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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March on anniv. of 1972 reversion of Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Protesters opposed to the hosting of U.S. military bases in Okinawa march in front of a gate of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 15, 2011. Around 3,000 people took part in the annual march the same day, which marked the 39th anniversary of the 1972 reversion of the prefecture from the United States to Japan.

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Antinuclear rally in Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - Protesters opposed to nuclear power rally in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 15, 2011. Around 400 people took part in the demonstration amid the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which has been crippled since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Kyoto's Aoi Festival

KYOTO, Japan - Men dressed as public servants from the Heian Period (794-1185), walk with a decorated ox cart during Kyoto's Aoi Festival on May 15, 2010. Around 500 men wearing costumes from the period took part in the parade, which travels around eight kilometers from Kyoto Imperial Palace to Shimogamo and Kamigamo shrines, during the ancient capital's major festival dating back 1,400 years.

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China's Teng wins gymnastics individual

GUANGZHOU, China - Teng Haibin of China shows his gold medal on Nov. 15, 2010, at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, after winning the men's individual all-around in gymnastics.

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Aoi Matsuri dating back 1,400 years held in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - About 500 participants and around 40 horses and cows parade in the Aoi Matsuri (festival), which dates back 1,400 years, in Kyoto on May 15, 2010. The participants, dressed as nobles of the Heian Period (794-1185), walked around eight kilometers from Kyoto Imperial Palace to Shimogamo and Kamigamo shrines, watched by about 26,000 people on the parade route.

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Penguins dive into Antarctic sea

ANTARCTICA, Antarctica - Adelie penguins dive into water near the Japanese icebreaker Shirase in Antarctica on Dec. 15, 2009. The appearance of around 50 penguins excited those aboard, including members of a research expedition team, as they arrived in the waters, 70 kilometers from Japan's Showa Station, after a 17-day voyage from a port in Australia. (Pool photo)

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March of penguins in Antarctica

ANTARCTICA, Antarctica - Adelie penguins slide on sea ice near the Japanese icebreaker Shirase in Antarctica on Dec. 15, 2009. The appearance of around 50 penguins excited those aboard, including members of a research expedition team, as they arrived in the waters, 70 kilometers from Japan's Showa Station, after a 17-day voyage from a port in Australia. (Pool photo by Kyodo)

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Penguins cozy up in Antarctica

ANTARCTICA, Antarctica - An emperor penguin and an Adelie penguin cozy up on sea ice 70 kilometers from Japan's Showa Station in Antarctica on Dec. 15, 2009. The appearance of the bigger penguin among around 50 Adelie penguins excited members of a research expedition team and others aboard the Japanese icebreaker Shirase, which left a port in Australia on Nov. 29. (Pool photo by Kyodo)

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Japan's Uchimura grabs men's overall title at worlds

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kohei Uchimura, 20, performs on the horizontal bar in the men's individual all-around final at the world gymnastics championships at O2 Arena in London on Oct. 15, 2009. Beijing Olympics silver medalist Uchimura won the title by scoring a total of 91.500 points -- 2.575 points ahead of Daniel Keatings of Britain, becoming the youngest all-around world champion from Japan.

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Japan's Uchimura grabs men's overall title at worlds

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kohei Uchimura, 20, performs on the pommel horse in the men's individual all-around final at the world gymnastics championships at O2 Arena in London on Oct. 15, 2009. Beijing Olympics silver medalist Uchimura won the title by scoring a total of 91.500 points -- 2.575 points ahead of Daniel Keatings of Britain, becoming the youngest all-round world champion from Japan.