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Japan: Guerrilla Rainstorm Pummels Greater Tokyo, Possible Tornado In Saitama 3

Parts of the Kanto region, particularly the Greater Tokyo area, were hit by a sudden violent guerrilla rainstorm on Wednesday, July 24. Rain clouds moved from west to east across the Kanto region and approached central Tokyo, producing severe conditions. The Japan Meteorological Agency said that a possible tornado occurred in southern Saitama.

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Japan: Guerrilla Rainstorm Pummels Greater Tokyo, Possible Tornado In Saitama 2

Parts of the Kanto region, particularly the Greater Tokyo area, were hit by a sudden violent guerrilla rainstorm on Wednesday, July 24. Rain clouds moved from west to east across the Kanto region and approached central Tokyo, producing severe conditions. The Japan Meteorological Agency said that a possible tornado occurred in southern Saitama.

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[Breaking News]Dogo Onsen bathhouse fully resumes operations

MATSUYAMA, Japan, July 11 Kyodo - People wait in line at the entrance of the main building of the Dogo Onsen bathhouse in Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan in the early morning of July 11, 2024, as the bathhouse, listed as a property of national cultural significance, fully resumed operations the same day after about five and a half years of repairs. (Kyodo)

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Dogo Onsen bathhouse fully resumes operations

People wait in line at the entrance of the main building of the Dogo Onsen bathhouse in Matsuyama in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan in the early morning of July 11, 2024, as the bathhouse, listed as a property of national cultural significance, fully resumed operations the same day after about five and a half years of repairs.(Kyodo)

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Lawyer helps Korean kids take pride despite hate speech

KYOTO, Japan - Lawyer Shiki Tomimasu holds leaflets in Kyoto, western Japan, on Dec. 2, 2014, detailing the July 2014 decision by the Osaka High Court ordering a group of anti-Korean activists that engaged in hate speech against a Korean school in Kyoto to pay damages to the school. Tomimasu says he hopes the leaflets, written in Japanese and Korean, will help Korean students relinquish their distrust against Japanese society and take pride in their culture and ethnicity.

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'Haiku' anthology from 1899 gathering hosted by Masaoka Shiki

AKITA, Japan - Seiichi Hasebe reads the original handwritten anthology of 300 Japanese "haiku" poems, a collection of poems from a New Year's haiku gathering in 1899 hosted by famed poet Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902), in Akita, northeastern Japan. He found the collection in May 2014 when sorting the belongings of Akita native poet Ishii Rogetsu.

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'Haiku' anthology from 1899 gathering hosted by Masaoka Shiki

AKITA, Japan - Cover of the recently-discovered original handwritten anthology of 300 Japanese "haiku" poems, a collection of poems from a New Year's haiku gathering in 1899 hosted by famed poet Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902), is seen in this photo. The collection found in May 2014 in Akita, northeastern Japan, contains Shiki's handwriting.

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'Haiku' anthology from 1899 gathering hosted by Masaoka Shiki

AKITA, Japan - The recently-discovered original handwritten anthology of 300 Japanese "haiku" poems, a collection of poems from a New Year's haiku gathering in 1899 hosted by famed poet Masaoka Shiki (1867-1902), is seen in this photo. The collection found in May 2014 in Akita, northeastern Japan, contains Shiki's handwriting.

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JR East unveils name, logo for new luxury sleeper train

TOKYO, Japan - East Japan Railway Co. President Tetsuro Tomita announces the name and logo for the company's new luxury sleeper train, Train Suite Shiki-Shima, on Oct. 7, 2014, in Tokyo. The train will commence operations in spring 2017.

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Shiki to perform Broadway musical Aladdin

TOKYO, Japan - Chiyoki Yoshida (L), president of Shiki Theatre Company, and actor Keiji Kato (C) attend a press conference on Sept. 29, 2014, in Tokyo, where Yoshida announced that the Japanese theatrical company will perform Disney's Broadway musical Aladdin starting in May next year. The musical will be performed outside the United States for the first time.

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Sen Genshitsu conducts 'kencha shiki' in Sao Paulo

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Japanese tea master Sen Genshitsu, the previous and 15th grand master of the Urasenke school of Japanese tea ceremony, conducts a "kencha shiki" or tea-offering ceremony in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Aug. 30, 2014, during an event to mark the 60th anniversary of branches he established in South America and Mexico.

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Letter from famed novelist to 'haiku' master found

TOKYO, Japan - Part of a letter addressed to prominent "haiku" writer Shiki Masaoka (1867-1902) from renowned novelist Soseki Natsume (1867-1916) is shown on Aug. 22, 2014. The letter, which contained Natsume's unpublished haiku or 17-syllable poems, indicates a firm friendship between the two.

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Shiki Masaoka's letter shown to press

TOKYO, Japan - A letter written by haiku great Shiki Masaoka (1867-1902) to his uncle is shown to the press on July 3, 2014, a day before a two-day preview for an auction in Tokyo. The letter mentions Masaoka's friend Kinnosuke Natsume (author Soseki Natsume, 1867-1916).

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Musical player tries out electronic tax filing

TOKYO, Japan - An actress (L) playing the role of Elphaba, a fictional character in the Shiki Theater Company's musical "Wicked," tries out an electronic tax filing system via the National Tax Agency's website during a promotional event at a theater in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2014. Filing for 2013 tax returns in Japan will begin Feb. 17.

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Lion King characters throw beans in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Performers from Shiki Theatre Co.'s musical "The Lion King" participate in an annual bean-throwing event atop Tsutenkaku tower in Osaka's Naniwa Ward, western Japan, on Feb. 1, 2013. People in Japan customarily throw beans to drive away demons and welcome good luck at traditional "setsubun" events in early February.

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Lion King's 8,000th stage performance

TOKYO, Japan - Actors wave as the Shiki Theatre Company's musical "The Lion King" accomplished the 8,000th stage performance at a theater in Tokyo on June 26, 2012.

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Haiku post placed in Belgium

BRUSSELS, Belgium - European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (L) puts his haiku, written in English, into a ''haiku post'' during a ceremony in Brussels, Belgium, on April 19, 2012. At right is Katsuhito Noshi, mayor of Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, known as the hometown of renowned haiku poet Shiki Masaoka. The haiku post will be placed at the office of Japan's mission to the European Union in Brussels. The Matsuyama municipal government has placed such posts in the city for visitors to put haiku in them and selected excellent works from among them.

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Seal swims in Arakawa River

TOKYO, Japan - A seal swims in the Arakawa River in Shiki, Saitama Prefecture, on Oct. 17, 2011. The city government the following day named the seal, which has been attracting spectators, ''Ara-chan Shiki'' and registered the animal as a ''resident'' of the city north of Tokyo.

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Shiki troupe performs in Iwate Pref.

OTSUCHI, Japan - Members of Shiki Theatre Co. perform at Kirikiri Junior High School in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on July 25, 2011, for children affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The troupe is scheduled to tour 13 municipalities in disaster-hit Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures through Aug. 26, 2011.

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Shiki troupe performs in Iwate Pref.

OTSUCHI, Japan - Members of Shiki Theatre Co. perform at Kirikiri Junior High School in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on July 25, 2011, for children affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The troupe is scheduled to tour 13 municipalities in disaster-hit Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures through Aug. 26, 2011.

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Shiki troupe promotes 'Wicked' in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - The main cast members of the musical ''Wicked'' pose for photos with Shiki Theatre Co. vice chairman Norio Sasaki (L) at a press conference in Fukuoka on Oct. 25, 2010. The musical troupe announced it will perform the popular Broadway musical from April through August 2011 in Fukuoka.

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'Lion King' logs 7,000th performance

TOKYO, Japan - The musical ''The Lion King'' of Shiki Theatrical Co. held its 7,000th performance in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2010, attaining the mark in 11 years and nine months in Japan.

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'Gohan-shiki' ceremony at Rinnoji temple in Nikko

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Participants receive big bowls piled high with about 5 kilograms of rice from priests during a ceremony of ''Gohhan-shiki (compulsory rice eating)'' inside the Sanbutsu-do hall at the Rinnoji temple in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, on April 2, 2010. It is believed that receiving the rice brings good luck and health.

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Unpublished haiku poems by Shiki Masaoka found

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show the cover (R) of an autographed collection of poems by haiku great Shiki Masaoka that includes unpublished verse (L), which was found recently and will be auctioned soon during a secondhand book fair, literary sources said July 2.

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Shiki Theatre to perform musical production Cats in Yokohama

TOKYO, Japan - Performers of major musical troupe Shiki Theatre Co. and Yokohama Mayor Hiroshi Nakada (C, in suit) are photographed at the Cats Theatre in Tokyo on April 23. The theater company said it will start to play the popular musical production Cats in Yokohama in November following Tokyo and seven other major cities in Japan.

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Musical 'Cats' to be restaged in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Shiki Theater Company members in the musical ''Cats'' attend a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 14 on the occasion of Shiki's 51st anniversary.

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Traditional firefighters celebrate the new year

Members of a group preserving Japanese traditional firefighting techniques celebrate the New Year by parading in an open square at the Tokyo Big Site, in Ariake, Tokyo on Jan. 6. During their annual New Year's drills, called Dezome-shiki, they perform acrobatic stunts on bamboo ladders.

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Tokyo firefighters hold New Year ceremony

A photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows water in five different colors, celebrating the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, being released into Tokyo Bay during the annual "dezome-shiki" New Year ceremony of the Tokyo Fire Department on Jan. 6, 2016. The ceremony, involving 2,800 firefighters and 160 fire engines, also included emergency drills. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo firefighters hold New Year ceremony

Firefighters dressed as firemen from the feudal era perform ladder stunts during the annual "dezome-shiki" New Year ceremony of the Tokyo Fire Department at Tokyo Big Sight on Jan. 6, 2016. The ceremony, involving 2,800 firefighters and 160 fire engines, also included emergency drills. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese version of "Lion King" musical marks 10,000th performance

Members of Japan's Shiki Theater Company take a curtain call after finishing the 10,000th performance of "The Lion King" musical in Tokyo on July 15, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Lion King" performers' curtain call after 10,000th showing

Members of Japan's Shiki Theater Company return to the stage for a curtain call after finishing the 10,000th performance of "The Lion King" musical in Tokyo on July 15, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Heir to time-honored Japanese confectioner also writes novels

Soshi Chimoto, an author of novels targeting young people and heir to a well-established Japanese confectioner in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, reads a book in Shiki in the prefecture in March 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"The Lion King" attracts 10 mil. spectators in Japan

Yoko Ogita (R), the 10 millionth spectator for "The Lion King," a popular musical put on by Shiki Theater Company, poses with an actor for a photo at the Osaka Shiki Theater in Osaka, western Japan, on April 24, 2015. The number of spectators has marked the largest in Japan's theater world. The musical, which was first performed in Tokyo in 1998, is still running in Tokyo and Osaka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"The Lion King" attracts 10 mil. spectators in Japan

Performers in "The Lion King," a popular musical put on by Shiki Theater Company, acknowledge the spectators at the Osaka Shiki Theater in Osaka, western Japan, on April 24, 2015, as the number of spectators reached the 10 million mark, the largest number in Japan's theater world. The musical, which was first performed in Tokyo in 1998, is still running in Tokyo and Osaka. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JR East's luxury train to debut in May along with passenger lounge

Crew members pose for a photo after East Japan Railway Co.'s Train Suite Shiki-Shima luxury sleeper train arrives at JR Nikko Station in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, during a trial run on Dec. 5, 2016. Passengers on the train set to begin operation in May 2017 will also be offered use of an exclusive lounge at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shiki Theater to perform "Cats" in Osaka for 1st time in 13 years

Members of Shiki Theater Company's cast for the popular musical "Cats" pose with troupe executives at a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 16, 2015. Shiki will perform "Cats" in Osaka from July 2016 after a 13-year hiatus, the fourth time the production is being brought to the western Japanese city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shiki Theater to revive full-year performances in Fukuoka

Chiyoki Yoshida (L), president of the Shiki Theater Company, and others meet the press in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 15, 2015. Yoshida announced that Shiki will switch to a full year of performances at Canal City Hakata for three years from June 2017, for the first time in seven years. It currently shows stage plays for around five months a year at the theater. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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'Lion King' logs 7,000th performance

TOKYO, Japan - The musical ''The Lion King'' of Shiki Theatrical Co. held its 7,000th performance in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2010, attaining the mark in 11 years and nine months in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Unpublished haiku poems by Shiki Masaoka found

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show the cover (R) of an autographed collection of poems by haiku great Shiki Masaoka that includes unpublished verse (L), which was found recently and will be auctioned soon during a secondhand book fair, literary sources said July 2. (Kyodo)

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Shiki Theatre to perform musical production Cats in Yokohama

TOKYO, Japan - Performers of major musical troupe Shiki Theatre Co. and Yokohama Mayor Hiroshi Nakada (C, in suit) are photographed at the Cats Theatre in Tokyo on April 23. The theater company said it will start to play the popular musical production Cats in Yokohama in November following Tokyo and seven other major cities in Japan. (Kyodo)

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'Gohan-shiki' ceremony at Rinnoji temple in Nikko

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Participants receive big bowls piled high with about 5 kilograms of rice from priests during a ceremony of ''Gohhan-shiki (compulsory rice eating)'' inside the Sanbutsu-do hall at the Rinnoji temple in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, on April 2, 2010. It is believed that receiving the rice brings good luck and health. (Kyodo)

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Seal swims in Arakawa River

TOKYO, Japan - A seal swims in the Arakawa River in Shiki, Saitama Prefecture, on Oct. 17, 2011. The city government the following day named the seal, which has been attracting spectators, ''Ara-chan Shiki'' and registered the animal as a ''resident'' of the city north of Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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A wisteria trellis at Kameido Shrine

This is the smaller Taiko-bashi (Sori-bashi) located in front of the Romon (Sakura Gate) on the right. The Wisteria Festival of Kameido Tenjin Shrine held from mid-April to mid-May every year is a harbinger of summer. There are many other events held at the shrine. The parents of young children release carp into Shinji Pond during the Shichi-Go-San Festival on November 15 to pray for the healthy growth of their children. Masaoka shiki wrote the haiku poem: Sori-bashi, the wisteria are purple and carp red.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:A. Farsari, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number81‐15‐0]

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A wisteria trellis at Kameido Shrine

This is the smaller Taiko-bashi (Sori-bashi) located in front of the Romon (Sakura Gate) on the right. The Wisteria Festival of Kameido Tenjin Shrine held from mid-April to mid-May every year is a harbinger of summer. There are many other events held at the shrine. The parents of young children release carp into Shinji Pond during the Shichi-Go-San Festival on November 15 to pray for the healthy growth of their children. Masaoka shiki wrote the haiku poem: Sori-bashi, the wisteria are purple and carp red.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number80‐25‐0]

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The baseball team of the Navy Academy

Baseball became popular in Japan during the Meiji Period through schools (including military related schools). It is said that baseball terms were translated into Japanese by the famous author Masaoka Shiki.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number72‐216‐0]

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Chion-in Temple

Kyozo (Sutra Library) of Chion-in Temple seen from the south side, facing east. The Kyozo was built in 1615. The building style is two story hokei-zukuri with a tiled roof. There are no walls, doors, or windows. This style is called shuchu-shiki (radiating column). Mt. Kacho rises in the background. The roof of the Goei-do is visible on the left.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number63‐16‐0]

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A wisteria trellis at Kameido Shrine

This is the smaller Taiko-bashi (Sori-bashi) located in front of the Romon (Sakura Gate) on the right. The Wisteria Festival of Kameido Tenjin Shrine held from mid-April to mid-May every year is a harbinger of summer. There are many other events held at the shrine. The parents of young children release carp into Shinji Pond during the Shichi-Go-San Festival on November 15 to pray for the healthy growth of their children. Masaoka shiki wrote the haiku poem: Sori-bashi, the wisteria are purple and carp red.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number53‐38‐0]

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A wisteria trellis at Kameido Shrine

This is the smaller Taiko-bashi (Sori-bashi) located in front of the Romon (Sakura Gate) on the right. The Wisteria Festival of Kameido Tenjin Shrine held from mid-April to mid-May every year is a harbinger of summer. There are many other events held at the shrine. The parents of young children release carp into Shinji Pond during the Shichi-Go-San Festival on November 15 to pray for the healthy growth of their children. Masaoka shiki wrote the haiku poem: Sori-bashi, the wisteria are purple and carp red.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number48‐56‐0]

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Shiki troupe performs in Iwate Pref.

OTSUCHI, Japan - Members of Shiki Theatre Co. perform at Kirikiri Junior High School in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on July 25, 2011, for children affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The troupe is scheduled to tour 13 municipalities in disaster-hit Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures through Aug. 26, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Shiki troupe performs in Iwate Pref.

OTSUCHI, Japan - Members of Shiki Theatre Co. perform at Kirikiri Junior High School in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on July 25, 2011, for children affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The troupe is scheduled to tour 13 municipalities in disaster-hit Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures through Aug. 26, 2011. (Kyodo)