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World Exposition in Osaka

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura (2nd from L), Wakayama Deputy Gov. Izumi Miyazaki (3rd from L) and Shiga Gov. Taizo Mikazuki (4th from L) carry a portable mikoshi shrine in front of the Kansai Pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, on May 6, 2025, in honor of the late Wakayama Gov. Shuhei Kishimoto who died in April. The Kansai Pavilion showcases exhibitions from nine prefectures in the Kansai region.

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World Exposition in Osaka

(from L) Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai, Shiga Gov. Taizo Mikazuki, and Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura make a toast during an event to pitch Wakayama Prefecture in the Kansai Pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka, western Japan, on May 6, 2025. The pavilion showcases exhibitions from nine prefectures in the Kansai region.

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World Exposition in Osaka

The opening ceremony is held on March 23, 2025, at Kansai Pavilion at the 2025 World Exposition site in Osaka ahead of the event's start in April. The pavilion will showcase exhibitions from nine western Japan prefectures.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Photo taken on March 23, 2025, shows Kansai Pavilion at the 2025 World Exposition site in Osaka ahead of the event's start in April. The pavilion will showcase exhibitions from nine western Japan prefectures.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai (R) visits the area earmarked for the western Japan prefecture, home to the Tottori Sand Dunes, in the Kansai Pavilion at the 2025 World Exposition site in Osaka on March 23, 2025, ahead of the expo's start in April. The Kansai Pavilion will showcase exhibitions from nine prefectures in the western Japan region.

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Osaka Expo pavilion

The Kansai Pavilion, a showcase by nine prefectures from the Kansai region in western Japan for the 2025 World Exposition, is lit up during a press preview on Oct. 23, 2024, ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting in April 2025, on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan.

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Osaka Expo pavilion

Shiga Gov. Taizo Mikazuki (C) speaks to reporters during a press preview of the Kansai Pavilion, a showcase by nine prefectures, including Shiga Prefecture, from the Kansai region in western Japan for the 2025 World Exposition, on Oct. 23, 2024, ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting in April 2025, on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan.

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Osaka Expo pavilion

The Kansai Pavilion, a showcase by nine prefectures from the Kansai region in western Japan for the 2025 World Exposition, is lit up during a press preview on Oct. 23, 2024, ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting in April 2025, on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan.

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Osaka Expo pavilion

Photo shows the Kansai Pavilion, a showcase by nine prefectures from the Kansai region in western Japan for the 2025 World Exposition, on an artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, unveiled to the media on Oct. 23, 2024, ahead of the Expo's six-month run starting in April 2025.

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Disaster medical assistance drill in central Japan

Disaster medical assistance team personnel from nine central Japan prefectures take part in a joint drill at Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital in Kofu, west of Tokyo, on Oct. 14, 2023, under the scenario of a massive earthquake and an eruption of Mt. Fuji.

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"Dragon Route" project in central Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - Travel agency employees and others from Shanghai stroll along the approach to Ise Jingu, a Shinto shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Feb. 24, 2013. They were invited to visit tourist spots in the central Japan region of Chubu as part of the "Dragon Route" project being promoted by local governments and economic organizations in nine prefectures in the region.

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"Dragon Route" project in central Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - Travel agency employees and others in the tourism industry from Shanghai take part in business negotiations in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, on Feb. 25, 2013 as part of the "Dragon Route" project being promoted by local governments and economic organizations in nine prefectures in the central Japan region of Chubu.

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Athletics legends in disaster area

SENDAI, Japan - U.S. nine-time Olympic gold medal winner Carl Lewis runs in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 24, 2013, with students from Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, areas hit by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

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Comedian completes 9-day marathon across quake-hit area

IWAKI, Japan - Comedian Kampei Hazama (C) finishes his nine-day marathon at Spa Resort Hawaiians in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 21, 2012. Hazama ran around 460 kilometers across the three northeastern prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima that were hit hardest by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in an effort to encourage those living there.

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Comedian completes 9-day marathon across quake-hit area

IWAKI, Japan - Comedian Kampei Hazama (C) is seen shortly after finishing his nine-day marathon at Spa Resort Hawaiians in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 21, 2012. Hazama ran around 460 kilometers across the three northeastern prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima that were hit hardest by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in an effort to encourage those living there.

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Comedian begins 440-km marathon in quake-hit northeast

YAMADA, Japan - Comedian Kampei Hazama (R) speaks during an event in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, in July 2012, about his plan to run 440 kilometers across Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures. Hazama began on Aug. 13 in the Iwate town of Yamada a nine-day marathon across the prefectures in northeastern Japan, the area hit hardest by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in an effort to spread cheer among disaster-stricken local residents.

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9 more Japanese sites listed under Ramsar Convention

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2012 shows the Watarase reservoir, which straddles a vast area covering parts of Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma and Saitama prefectures. The Japanese Environment Ministry said on July 3, 2012, nine more sites in Japan, including the reservoir, have been listed under the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance.

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Japan local gov'ts seek Chinese tourists

BEIJING, China - Toyama Gov. Takakazu Ishii speaks at a seminar in Beijing on May 7, 2012, to promote Chinese tourism to nine prefectures in central Japan. Ishii was leading a 50-member delegation of local governments and travel companies from the nine prefectures of Nagano, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi, Mie and Shiga.

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A-bomb survivors visit Chernobyl

CHERNOBYL, Ukraine - Japanese survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings during World War II return from seeing the No. 4 reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, encased in a so-called sarcophagus, in Ukraine on April 2, 2012. Nine survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki prefectures, who have been designated by the Japanese government as emissaries against nuclear weapons, visited the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

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A-bomb survivors visit Chernobyl

PRIPYAT, Ukraine - Japanese survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings during World War II return from visiting an abandoned building in Pripyat, near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, on April 2, 2012. Nine survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki prefectures, who have been designated by the Japanese government as emissaries against nuclear weapons, visited the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

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Farmed carp deaths spread to 10 pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Huge quantities of virus-ridden farmed carp lie dead and float at a farm in Kasumigaura, Ibaraki Prefecture on Nov. 5. Beside Ibaraki, nine other prefectures acrodd the country have also reported fish dying in large numbers, fisheries ministry officials said on Nov. 6.

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Workers restore quake-hit railway line in Tottori Pref.

YONAGO, Japan - Workers restore the JR Hakubi Line in the town of Hino, Tottori Prefecture, on Oct. 8 by covering the damaged slope with a vinyl sheet, two days after the area was hit by a magnitide-7.3 quake. A total of 125 people were injured and about 2,100 buildings were damaged in nine prefectures in western Japan.

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Power shovel clears collapsed houses after strong quake

SAKAIMINATO, Japan - A worker uses a power shovel to clear away collapsed houses in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on Oct. 8, two days after the area was hit by a magnitude-7.3 quake. A total of 125 people were injured and about 2,100 buildings were damaged in nine prefectures in western Japan.

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SDF personnel cover damaged roof in quake-hit Tottori

TOTTORI, Japan - Self-Defense Force personnel on Oct. 8 put waterproof sheets on the damaged roof of a house in the town of Hino, Tottori Prefecture, two days after the area was rocked by a magnitude-7.3 quake. A total of 125 people suffered injuries and nearly 2,100 buildings were damaged in nine prefectures in western Japan.

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Hino River embankment destroyed by strong quake

YONAGO, Japan - Photo shows a collapsed embankment along the Hino River in the town of Hino, Tottori Prefecture following a magnitude-7.3 earthquake that struck Oct. 6. A residential area lies in the background. The quake shook wide areas of western Japan at 1:30 p.m. A total of 110 people in nine prefectures were injured and at least 2,050 buildings were damaged.

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Tottori Pref. homes lie in ruins following strong quake

YONAGO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 7 shows collapsed homes in the town of Saihaku, Tottori Prefecture following a magnitude-7.3 earthquake that struck the previous day. The temblor shook wide areas of western Japan at 1:30 p.m. A total of 110 people in nine prefectures were injured and at least 2,050 buildings were damaged.

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National Land Agency chief Ogi inspects quake-hit areas

SAKAIMINATO, Japan - National Land Agency chief Chikage Ogi inspects areas in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture on Oct. 7 following a magnitude-7.3 earthquake that struck the previous day. The quake shook wide areas of western Japan, registering an upper 6 on the Japanese intensity scale of 7 in Sakaiminato and Hino, Tottori. A total of 110 people in nine prefectures were injured in the temblor and at least 2,050 buildings were damaged.

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Fishermen's wharf at Saikaiminato port damaged by quake

SAKAIMINATO, Japan - A wharf for fishing boats at Sakaiminato port, shown in this Oct. 7 photo, was damaged by a powerful quake that shook wide areas of western Japan the previous day. The magnitude-7.3 quake hit at 1:30 p.m., injuring more than 100 people in nine prefectures in western Japan. It registered upper 6 on the Japanese intensity scale of 7 in Sakaiminato and Hino in Tottori Prefecture. In terms of magnitude, it was stronger than the Great Hanshin quake of Jan. 17, 1995, which registered 7.2 and killed more than 6,000 people, mainly in Kobe and its vicinity. Kobe is about 200 km from the focus of the Oct. 6 quake.

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Kochi's 'Yosakoi' festival joined by other prefectures' teams

KOCHI, Japan - High school students perform a 'naruko' dance on the street in Kochi, Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 12 as part of the well-known ''Yosakoi'' festival. The dance, which originated in Kochi, has become popular throughout Japan and 14 teams from nine prefectures took part in the festival this year.

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Kochi's 'Yosakoi' festival joined by other prefectures' teams

KOCHI, Japan - High school students perform a 'naruko' dance on the street in Kochi, Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 12 as part of the well-known ''Yosakoi'' festival. The dance, which originated in Kochi, has become popular throughout Japan and 14 teams from nine prefectures took part in the festival this year.

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Foreign tourists try travel guide app at central Japan airport

Foreign tourists try a free multi-language guide application for foreign visitors planning to travel around the central Japanese region of Chubu at Chubu Centrair International Airport near Nagoya on June 4, 2015. The app was developed as part of a tourism promotion project by nine prefectures in the Chubu and Hokuriku regions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan to end COVID-19 state of emergency in 9 prefectures

A large screen in front of Nagoya Station in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, shows on June 17, 2021, the news of Japan ending the COVID-19 state of emergency in nine prefectures, including Aichi, on June 20.

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Japan local gov'ts seek Chinese tourists

BEIJING, China - Toyama Gov. Takakazu Ishii speaks at a seminar in Beijing on May 7, 2012, to promote Chinese tourism to nine prefectures in central Japan. Ishii was leading a 50-member delegation of local governments and travel companies from the nine prefectures of Nagano, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi, Mie and Shiga. (Kyodo)

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A-bomb survivors visit Chernobyl

CHERNOBYL, Ukraine - Japanese survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings during World War II return from seeing the No. 4 reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, encased in a so-called sarcophagus, in Ukraine on April 2, 2012. Nine survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki prefectures, who have been designated by the Japanese government as emissaries against nuclear weapons, visited the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. (Kyodo)

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A-bomb survivors visit Chernobyl

PRIPYAT, Ukraine - Japanese survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings during World War II return from visiting an abandoned building in Pripyat, near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, on April 2, 2012. Nine survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki prefectures, who have been designated by the Japanese government as emissaries against nuclear weapons, visited the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. (Kyodo)

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Farmed carp deaths spread to 10 pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Huge quantities of virus-ridden farmed carp lie dead and float at a farm in Kasumigaura, Ibaraki Prefecture on Nov. 5. Beside Ibaraki, nine other prefectures acrodd the country have also reported fish dying in large numbers, fisheries ministry officials said on Nov. 6. (Kyodo)

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Workers restore quake-hit railway line in Tottori Pref.

YONAGO, Japan - Workers restore the JR Hakubi Line in the town of Hino, Tottori Prefecture, on Oct. 8 by covering the damaged slope with a vinyl sheet, two days after the area was hit by a magnitide-7.3 quake. A total of 125 people were injured and about 2,100 buildings were damaged in nine prefectures in western Japan.

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SDF personnel cover damaged roof in quake-hit Tottori

TOTTORI, Japan - Self-Defense Force personnel on Oct. 8 put waterproof sheets on the damaged roof of a house in the town of Hino, Tottori Prefecture, two days after the area was rocked by a magnitude-7.3 quake. A total of 125 people suffered injuries and nearly 2,100 buildings were damaged in nine prefectures in western Japan.

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Power shovel clears collapsed houses after strong quake

SAKAIMINATO, Japan - A worker uses a power shovel to clear away collapsed houses in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on Oct. 8, two days after the area was hit by a magnitude-7.3 quake. A total of 125 people were injured and about 2,100 buildings were damaged in nine prefectures in western Japan.

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Tottori Pref. homes lie in ruins following strong quake

YONAGO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 7 shows collapsed homes in the town of Saihaku, Tottori Prefecture following a magnitude-7.3 earthquake that struck the previous day. The temblor shook wide areas of western Japan at 1:30 p.m. A total of 110 people in nine prefectures were injured and at least 2,050 buildings were damaged.

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National Land Agency chief Ogi inspects quake-hit areas

SAKAIMINATO, Japan - National Land Agency chief Chikage Ogi inspects areas in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture on Oct. 7 following a magnitude-7.3 earthquake that struck the previous day. The quake shook wide areas of western Japan, registering an upper 6 on the Japanese intensity scale of 7 in Sakaiminato and Hino, Tottori. A total of 110 people in nine prefectures were injured in the temblor and at least 2,050 buildings were damaged.

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Hino River embankment destroyed by strong quake

YONAGO, Japan - Photo shows a collapsed embankment along the Hino River in the town of Hino, Tottori Prefecture following a magnitude-7.3 earthquake that struck Oct. 6. A residential area lies in the background. The quake shook wide areas of western Japan at 1:30 p.m. A total of 110 people in nine prefectures were injured and at least 2,050 buildings were damaged.

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Fishermen's wharf at Saikaiminato port damaged by quake

SAKAIMINATO, Japan - A wharf for fishing boats at Sakaiminato port, shown in this Oct. 7 photo, was damaged by a powerful quake that shook wide areas of western Japan the previous day. The magnitude-7.3 quake hit at 1:30 p.m., injuring more than 100 people in nine prefectures in western Japan. It registered upper 6 on the Japanese intensity scale of 7 in Sakaiminato and Hino in Tottori Prefecture. In terms of magnitude, it was stronger than the Great Hanshin quake of Jan. 17, 1995, which registered 7.2 and killed more than 6,000 people, mainly in Kobe and its vicinity. Kobe is about 200 km from the focus of the Oct. 6 quake.