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DPJ gearing up for local elections

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and Katsuya Okada, secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, hang a signboard for the DPJ task force on nationwide local elections in April at party headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2011. The ruling party set up the task force the same day ahead of unified local elections on April 10, when gubernatorial elections will be held in 13 prefectures, including Tokyo and Fukuoka, while mayoral and prefectural assembly elections will be held in five major cities and 44 prefectures. Other local elections taking place every four years will be held on April 24.

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649 people sue state over dredging at U.S. Yokosuka base

YOKOSUKA, Japan - A group of people from Kanagawa and five other prefectures head for the Yokosuka branch of the Yokohama District Court on July 3 to file a lawsuit demanding the state suspend dredging under way in line with the planned deployment of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, in 2008.

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Tokyo, 5 prefectures cut water intake by 10%

MINAKAMI, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 9 shows the Yagisawa Dam in Minakami, Gunma prefecture, where the water level has fallen due to recent hot, dry weather. The drop in water levels at the Yagisawa and seven other dams on the upper Tone River has forced Tokyo and five neighboring prefectures to start cutting their water intake by 10% on Aug. 10.

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COVID-19 emergency planned in 7 more prefectures

Japanese economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, who is also in charge of the country's coronavirus response, speaks during a COVID-19 expert panel meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 17, 2021. Nishimura explained to the meeting the government's plan to declare a COVID-19 state of emergency in seven more prefectures in addition to Tokyo and five other areas.

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7 more prefectures placed under COVID-19 emergency

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga asks citizens in an address from his office in Tokyo on Aug. 17, 2021, to continue to take preventive measures against the coronavirus. The government decided the same day to extend a COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo and five other prefectures through Sept. 12 and add seven more prefectures to the emergency list.

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7 more prefectures placed under COVID-19 emergency

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga meets the press at his office in Tokyo on Aug. 17, 2021, after the government decided to extend a COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo and five other prefectures through Sept. 12 and add seven more prefectures in view of the recent resurgence of infections in wider areas of Japan.

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7 more prefectures placed under COVID-19 emergency

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga meets the press at his office in Tokyo on Aug. 17, 2021, after the government decided to extend a COVID-19 state of emergency in Tokyo and five other prefectures through Sept. 12 and add seven more prefectures in view of the recent resurgence of infections in wider areas of Japan.

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7 more prefectures placed under COVID-19 emergency

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga (2nd from R) tells a COVID-19 government task force meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 17, 2021 that the government will extend a state of emergency in Tokyo and five other prefectures through Sept. 12 and add seven more prefectures in view of the recent resurgence of infections in wider areas of Japan.

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7 more prefectures placed under COVID-19 emergency

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga tells a COVID-19 government task force meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 17, 2021 that the government will extend a state of emergency in Tokyo and five other prefectures through Sept. 12 and add seven more prefectures in view of the recent resurgence of infections in wider areas of Japan.

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COVID-19 emergency planned in 7 more prefectures

Japanese economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, who is also in charge of the country's coronavirus response, meets the press in Tokyo on Aug. 17, 2021, after attending a COVID-19 expert panel meeting in Tokyo. Nishimura explained to the panel meeting the government's plan to declare a COVID-19 state of emergency in seven more prefectures in addition to Tokyo and five other areas.

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COVID-19 emergency planned in 7 more prefectures

Japanese economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, who is also in charge of the country's coronavirus response, speaks during a COVID-19 expert panel meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 17, 2021. Nishimura explained to the meeting the government's plan to declare a COVID-19 state of emergency in seven more prefectures in addition to Tokyo and five other areas.

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Japan to declare COVID emergency in 7 more prefectures

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga meets the press at his office in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2021. The government is set to declare a COVID-19 state of emergency in seven more prefectures in addition to Tokyo and five other areas.

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Japan to declare COVID emergency in 7 more prefectures

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga meets the press at his office in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2021. The government is set to declare a COVID-19 state of emergency in seven more prefectures in addition to Tokyo and five other areas.

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Quake-hit marine product firms make sales pitch in northern Japan

Employees of marine product-processing companies from five prefectures hit by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake hold talks with prospective customers in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 16, 2015, in a bid to restore sales channels lost after the disaster. The other four prefectures are Aomori, Iwate, Fukushima and Ibaraki. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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COVID-19 state of emergency lifted in 6 Japan prefectures

People wearing face masks to protect against the novel coronavirus arrive at Nishitetsu Fukuoka Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on March 1, 2021. Japan's coronavirus state of emergency was lifted in Fukuoka and five other prefectures the same day.

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COVID-19 state of emergency lifted in 6 Japan prefectures

People wearing face masks to protect against the novel coronavirus arrive at Nishitetsu Fukuoka Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on March 1, 2021. Japan's coronavirus state of emergency was lifted in Fukuoka and five other prefectures the same day.

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COVID-19 state of emergency lifted in 6 Japan prefectures

People wearing face masks to protect against the novel coronavirus walk near JR Osaka Station on March 1, 2021. Japan's coronavirus state of emergency was lifted in Osaka and five other prefectures the same day.

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COVID-19 state of emergency lifted in 6 Japan prefectures

People wearing face masks to protect against the novel coronavirus arrive at Nishitetsu Fukuoka Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on March 1, 2021. Japan's coronavirus state of emergency was lifted in Fukuoka and five other prefectures the same day.

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COVID-19 state of emergency lifted in 6 Japan prefectures

People wearing face masks to protect against the novel coronavirus walk in front of JR Osaka Station on March 1, 2021. Japan's coronavirus state of emergency was lifted in Osaka and five other prefectures the same day.

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COVID-19 state of emergency lifted in 6 Japan prefectures

Photo shows the Nakasu entertainment area in Fukuoka on March 1, 2021, when Japan's coronavirus state of emergency was lifted in Fukuoka and five other prefectures.

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COVID-19 state of emergency lifted in 6 Japan prefectures

People wearing face masks to protect against the novel coronavirus walk in Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture on March 1, 2021. Japan's coronavirus state of emergency was lifted in Aichi and five other prefectures the same day.

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COVID-19 state of emergency lifted in 6 Japan prefectures

Photo shows a downtown area in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on March 1, 2021, when Japan's coronavirus state of emergency was lifted in Hyogo and five other prefectures.

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COVID-19 state of emergency lifted in 6 Japan prefectures

People wearing face masks to protect against the novel coronavirus walk in Gifu on March 1, 2021. Japan's coronavirus state of emergency was lifted in Gifu and five other prefectures the same day.

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COVID-19 state of emergency lifted in 6 Japan prefectures

People wearing face masks to protect against the novel coronavirus walk in Osaka's Minami area on March 1, 2021. Japan's coronavirus state of emergency was lifted in Osaka and five other prefectures the same day.

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COVID-19 state of emergency lifted in 6 Japan prefectures

People wearing face masks to protect against the novel coronavirus walk at Nagoya Station in the central Japan city on March 1, 2021. The country's coronavirus state of emergency was lifted in Aichi and five other prefectures the same day.

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COVID-19 state of emergency lifted in 6 Japan prefectures

People wearing face masks to protect against the novel coronavirus walk at Nagoya Station in the central Japan city on March 1, 2021. The country's coronavirus state of emergency was lifted in Aichi and five other prefectures the same day.

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COVID-19 state of emergency lifted in 6 Japan prefectures

People wearing face masks to protect against the novel coronavirus walk in Gifu, central Japan, on March 1, 2021. Japan's coronavirus state of emergency was lifted in Gifu and five other prefectures the same day.

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COVID-19 state of emergency lifted in 6 Japan prefectures

People wearing face masks to protect against the novel coronavirus walk in Gifu, central Japan, on March 1, 2021. Japan's coronavirus state of emergency was lifted in Gifu and five other prefectures the same day.

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Lifting of COVID-19 emergency in 6 Japan prefectures

People wearing face masks to protect against the novel coronavirus walk in a restaurant district in Nagoya, central Japan, on Feb. 28, 2021. The country's coronavirus state of emergency will be lifted in Aichi and five other prefectures at the end of the day.

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Lifting of COVID-19 emergency in 6 Japan prefectures

People wearing face masks to protect against the novel coronavirus walk in Kyoto on Feb. 28, 2021. Japan's coronavirus state of emergency will be lifted in Kyoto and five other prefectures at the end of the day.

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Lifting of COVID-19 emergency in 6 Japan prefectures

People wearing face masks to protect against the novel coronavirus walk in a restaurant district in Nagoya, central Japan, on Feb. 28, 2021. The country's coronavirus state of emergency will be lifted in Aichi and five other prefectures at the end of the day.

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COVID-19 state of emergency lifted in 6 Japan prefectures

Photo shows the Nakasu downtown area in Fukuoka on March 1, 2021, when Japan's coronavirus state of emergency was lifted in Fukuoka and five other prefectures.

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Lifting of COVID-19 emergency in 6 Japan prefectures

People wearing face masks to protect against the novel coronavirus walk in Kyoto on Feb. 28, 2021. Japan's coronavirus state of emergency will be lifted in Kyoto and five other prefectures at the end of the day.

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Lifting of COVID-19 emergency in 6 Japan prefectures

People wearing face masks to protect against the novel coronavirus walk in Osaka's Minami area on Feb. 28, 2021. Japan's coronavirus state of emergency will be lifted in Osaka and five other prefectures at the end of the day.

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Lifting of COVID-19 emergency in 6 Japan prefectures

People wearing face masks to protect against the novel coronavirus walk in Osaka's Minami area on Feb. 28, 2021. Japan's coronavirus state of emergency will be lifted in Osaka and five other prefectures at the end of the day.

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Lifting of COVID-19 emergency in 6 Japan prefectures

People wearing face masks to protect against the novel coronavirus walk in Kyoto's Gion area on Feb. 28, 2021. Japan's coronavirus state of emergency will be lifted in Kyoto and five other prefectures at the end of the day.

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Scenes of Osaka amid coronavirus pandemic

Top photo shows several people walking in Osaka's Dotombori area on April 7, 2020, when a coronavirus state of emergency was declared in Osaka, Tokyo and five other prefectures. Bottom photo shows the same place on April 6, 2021, with quasi-emergency measures against the coronavirus in place in the western Japan city.

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Scenes of Osaka amid coronavirus pandemic

Top photo shows several people walking in Osaka's Dotombori area on April 7, 2020, when a coronavirus state of emergency was declared in Osaka, Tokyo and five other prefectures. Bottom photo shows the same place on April 6, 2021, with quasi-emergency measures against the coronavirus in place in the western Japan city.

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New coronavirus

Masked people walk in Osaka on April 7, 2020, amid growing concerns over the new coronavirus. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency the same day for Tokyo, Osaka and five other prefectures to contain the spread of the virus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Masked people walk in Osaka on April 7, 2020, amid growing concerns over the new coronavirus. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency the same day for Tokyo, Osaka and five other prefectures to contain the spread of the virus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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649 people sue state over dredging at U.S. Yokosuka base

YOKOSUKA, Japan - A group of people from Kanagawa and five other prefectures head for the Yokosuka branch of the Yokohama District Court on July 3 to file a lawsuit demanding the state suspend dredging under way in line with the planned deployment of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, in 2008. (Kyodo)

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DPJ gearing up for local elections

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and Katsuya Okada, secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, hang a signboard for the DPJ task force on nationwide local elections in April at party headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 21, 2011. The ruling party set up the task force the same day ahead of unified local elections on April 10, when gubernatorial elections will be held in 13 prefectures, including Tokyo and Fukuoka, while mayoral and prefectural assembly elections will be held in five major cities and 44 prefectures. Other local elections taking place every four years will be held on April 24. (Kyodo)

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New coronavirus

Streets in the Sakae downtown area in Nagoya, central Japan, are almost empty on April 16, 2020. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expanded the same day the state of emergency beyond Tokyo, Osaka and five other prefectures to the entire nation in an attempt to prevent the coronavirus from spreading further. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

Police officers ask pedestrians in a downtown area in Nagoya, in central Japan's Aichi Prefecture, to go home on the evening of April 16, 2020. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expanded the same day the state of emergency beyond Tokyo, Osaka and five other prefectures to the entire nation in an attempt to prevent the coronavirus from spreading further. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

People wearing face masks walk in a downtown area in Nagoya, central Japan, on April 16, 2020. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expanded the same day the state of emergency beyond Tokyo, Osaka and five other prefectures to the entire nation in an attempt to prevent the coronavirus from spreading further. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

A downtown area in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, is seen deserted on April 16, 2020. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expanded the same day the state of emergency beyond Tokyo, Osaka and five other prefectures to the entire nation in an attempt to prevent the coronavirus from spreading further. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

A downtown area in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, is seen deserted on April 16, 2020. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expanded the same day the state of emergency beyond Tokyo, Osaka and five other prefectures to the entire nation in an attempt to prevent the coronavirus from spreading further. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New coronavirus

A downtown area in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, is seen deserted on April 16, 2020. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expanded the same day the state of emergency beyond Tokyo, Osaka and five other prefectures to the entire nation in an attempt to prevent the coronavirus from spreading further. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Universal Studios Japan relaxes COVID-19 entry restrictions

People rest at an open-air area at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka where visitors can rest without wearing face masks on June 19, 2020. The amusement park allowed in visitors the same day from Osaka and five other neighboring prefectures and holders of its year pass, relaxing its coronavirus entry restrictions that limited visitors to those from the hosting prefecture only. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Universal Studios Japan relaxes COVID-19 entry restrictions

People visit Universal Studios Japan in Osaka on June 19, 2020. The amusement park allowed in visitors the same day from Osaka and five other neighboring prefectures and holders of its year pass, relaxing its coronavirus entry restrictions that limited visitors to those from the hosting prefecture only. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo