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Extraordinary Diet session convenes after upper house election

Lawmakers of the Democratic Party for the People pose for a photo in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2025, as an extraordinary Diet session is convened following the July 20 House of Councillors election. The small opposition party performed well in the election, increasing its representation in the 248-member upper chamber from nine to 22 seats.

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Extraordinary Diet session convenes after upper house election

Lawmakers of the Democratic Party for the People pose for a photo in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2025, as an extraordinary Diet session is convened following the July 20 House of Councillors election. The small opposition party performed well in the election, increasing its representation in the 248-member upper chamber from nine to 22 seats.

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Extraordinary Diet session convenes after upper house election

Lawmakers of the Democratic Party for the People pose for a photo in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2025, as an extraordinary Diet session is convened following the July 20 House of Councillors election. The small opposition party performed well in the election, increasing its representation in the 248-member upper chamber from nine to 22 seats.

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Second Ministerial Social Policy Summit in Lviv

Shopping bags are on the seats during the Second Ministerial Social Policy Summit in Lviv, Ukraine, on May 22, 2025. This years theme: "Building Resilient Societies: Innovative Solutions for Demographic Change." (Photo by Anastasiia Smolienko/Ukrinform)

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Paris 2024 - Illustration Before Olympic Games

Trocadero and Seine river where stands and seats have been installed in preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, as seen few days before the opening ceremony, in Paris, France, on July 22, 2024. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Illustration Before Olympic Games

Seine river where stands and seats have been installed in preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, as seen few days before the opening ceremony, in Paris, France, on July 22, 2024. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Illustration Before Olympic Games

Seine river where stands and seats have been installed in preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, as seen few days before the opening ceremony, in Paris, France, on July 22, 2024. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Illustration Before Olympic Games

Seine river where stands and seats have been installed in preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, as seen few days before the opening ceremony, in Paris, France, on July 22, 2024. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Illustration Before Olympic Games

Trocadero and Seine river where stands and seats have been installed in preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, as seen few days before the opening ceremony, in Paris, France, on July 22, 2024. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Illustration Before Olympic Games

Trocadero and Seine river where stands and seats have been installed in preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, as seen few days before the opening ceremony, in Paris, France, on July 22, 2024. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Paris 2024 - Illustration Before Olympic Games

Trocadero and Seine river where stands and seats have been installed in preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, as seen few days before the opening ceremony, in Paris, France, on July 22, 2024. Photo by Ammar Abd Rabbo/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Voting ends in 2nd round of Iran's parliamentary election

STORY: Voting ends in 2nd round of Iran's parliamentary election SHOOTING TIME: May 10, 2024 DATELINE: May 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of people in polling stations 2. various of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei voting STORYLINE: Voting in the second round of Iran's 12th parliamentary election ended at 10:00 p.m. local time (1830 GMT) Friday after 14 straight hours, according to the official news agency IRNA. The election was held at nearly 11,500 polling stations in 22 constituencies in 15 provinces and 47 counties. The voting, initially scheduled to end at 6:00 p.m. local time, was extended thrice. A total of 90 candidates competed for the remaining 45 positions in the Iranian parliament in the runoff, as 245 seats have already been decided in the first round held on March 1. Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei voted at a polling station in Tehran minutes after the voting began at 8:00 a.m. local time. In an address to reporters

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Preliminary results show PNC wins majority in Maldives parliamentary election

STORY: Preliminary results show PNC wins majority in Maldives parliamentary election SHOOTING TIME: April 21, 2024 DATELINE: April 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:31 LOCATION: Male CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the voting STORYLINE: The main ruling party People's National Congress (PNC) has won a majority in the Maldives' parliamentary election held on Sunday, local media reported. PNC had won 50 out of the 93 seats by 8:00 p.m. local time, the report said. According to the Elections Commission, 368 candidates contested for 93 seats in the parliament. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Male. (XHTV)

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Dutch far-right party wins landslide victory in elections

STORY: Dutch far-right party wins landslide victory in elections SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 1, 2023/earlier footage DATELINE: Dec. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: THE HAGUE, the Netherlands CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Dutch parliament complex in The Hague, the Netherlands 2. various of campaign posters near the Dutch parliament complex STORYLINE: The Netherlands' far-right populist Party for Freedom (PVV) won the parliamentary elections by a landslide, the Dutch Electoral Council announced at a press conference in The Hague, the Netherlands, on Friday. The PVV got 37 of the 150 seats in the House of Representatives, or the lower house of parliament, becoming the biggest party in the country for the first time in history. The elections were held on Nov. 22 with a 77.7 percent turnout, down from 78.7 percent in 2021 and 81.9 percent in 2017. The GreenLeft-Labor alliance, GroenLinks-PvdA, ranked second with 25 seats, while the rightist People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) took the

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Anti-EU Populist Geert Wilders Could Be Next Dutch PM

File photo dated November 22, 2023 shows leader of the Party for Freedom (PVV) Geert Wilders casts his vote for the House of Representatives elections in Netherlands, The Hague, Netherlands. Geert Wilders, the Dutch populist whose anti-Islam comments have led to death threats, could become the next leader of the Netherlands following an election upset for his Freedom Party (PVV) on Wednesday. After 25 years in Dutch politics without holding office, Wilders was set to lead coalition government talks and has a good chance of becoming prime minister. An exit poll on Wednesday evening showed the PVV in a clear lead, 10 seats ahead of its closest rival, Frans Timmermans' Labour/Green Left combination. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Netherlands holds parliamentary elections

STORY: Netherlands holds parliamentary elections SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 15/Nov. 22, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: Amsterdam CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of street scenes in Amsterdam 2. various of elections STORYLINE: The Netherlands kicked off on Wednesday a nationwide vote to elect a new parliament and a replacement for outgoing Prime Minister Mark Rutte. At 7:30 a.m. local time (0630 GMT), all 9,000 polling stations in the Netherlands opened their doors for the 2023 parliamentary elections. A total of 26 parties joined the race in a fragmented Dutch political landscape. Rutte, who led the past four governments, cast his vote on Wednesday morning in the Hague, for the last time as PM. The previous elections in March 2021 ended in a landslide victory for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) of Rutte with 34 of the 150 seats. According to the latest polls conducted by Peilingwijzer and cited by national broadcaster NOS, four parties are in the race to bec

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GREECE-ATHENS-GENERAL ELECTIONS-NEW DEMOCRACY PARTY-VICTORY

(230522) -- ATHENS, May 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Supporters of New Democracy (ND) party celebrate at the political party's headquarters in Athens, Greece, on May 21, 2023. Greek conservatives received a clear mandate from Greek people to continue efforts to change the country with a strong government, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday after his ND party won the general elections by a huge margin. ND garnered 40.79 percent of the votes, securing 145 seats in the next 300-member parliament, according to 96.03 percent of the votes counted, official results released by the Interior Ministry showed. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Greek conservatives win general elections, fall short of majority" (Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua)

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GREECE-ATHENS-GENERAL ELECTIONS-NEW DEMOCRACY PARTY-VICTORY

(230522) -- ATHENS, May 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister and New Democracy (ND) party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis delivers a statement after winning the Greek elections in Athens, Greece, on May 21, 2023. Greek conservatives received a clear mandate from Greek people to continue efforts to change the country with a strong government, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday after his ND party won the general elections by a huge margin. ND garnered 40.79 percent of the votes, securing 145 seats in the next 300-member parliament, according to 96.03 percent of the votes counted, official results released by the Interior Ministry showed. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Greek conservatives win general elections, fall short of majority" (Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua)

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GREECE-ATHENS-GENERAL ELECTIONS-NEW DEMOCRACY PARTY-VICTORY

(230522) -- ATHENS, May 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister and New Democracy (ND) party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis delivers a statement after winning the Greek elections in Athens, Greece, on May 21, 2023. Greek conservatives received a clear mandate from Greek people to continue efforts to change the country with a strong government, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday after his ND party won the general elections by a huge margin. ND garnered 40.79 percent of the votes, securing 145 seats in the next 300-member parliament, according to 96.03 percent of the votes counted, official results released by the Interior Ministry showed. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Greek conservatives win general elections, fall short of majority" (Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua)

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GREECE-ATHENS-GENERAL ELECTIONS-NEW DEMOCRACY PARTY-VICTORY

(230522) -- ATHENS, May 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister and New Democracy (ND) party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis (C) celebrates with supporters at the political party's headquarters in Athens, Greece, on May 21, 2023. Greek conservatives received a clear mandate from Greek people to continue efforts to change the country with a strong government, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday after his ND party won the general elections by a huge margin. ND garnered 40.79 percent of the votes, securing 145 seats in the next 300-member parliament, according to 96.03 percent of the votes counted, official results released by the Interior Ministry showed. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Greek conservatives win general elections, fall short of majority" (Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua)

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GREECE-ATHENS-GENERAL ELECTIONS-NEW DEMOCRACY PARTY-VICTORY

(230522) -- ATHENS, May 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister and New Democracy (ND) party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis (lower left corner) celebrates with supporters at the political party's headquarters in Athens, Greece, on May 21, 2023. Greek conservatives received a clear mandate from Greek people to continue efforts to change the country with a strong government, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday after his ND party won the general elections by a huge margin. ND garnered 40.79 percent of the votes, securing 145 seats in the next 300-member parliament, according to 96.03 percent of the votes counted, official results released by the Interior Ministry showed. TO GO WITH "Roundup: Greek conservatives win general elections, fall short of majority" (Photo by Marios Lolos/Xinhua)

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Greek conservatives win general elections, fall short of majority

STORY: Greek conservatives win general elections, fall short of majority DATELINE: May 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of supporters in the street 2. various of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis 3. various of the process of the votes counting of the Greek Elections 3. SOUNDBITE (Greek): KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS, Greek Prime Minister 4. various of the process of the Greek elections STORYLINE: Greek conservatives received a clear mandate from Greek people to continue efforts to change the country with a strong government, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday after his New Democracy (ND) party won the general elections by a huge margin. ND garnered 40.79 percent of the votes, securing 145 seats in the next 300-member parliament, according to 96.03 percent of the votes counted, official results released by the Interior Ministry showed. SOUNDBITE (Greek): KYRIAKOS MITSOTAKIS, Greek Prime Minister "The results of the ballot are clear. They show

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Transportation services by EV well received in Tokyo

TOKYO, June 2 Kyodo - An electric vehicle carrying elderly citizens runs in a shopping area in the city of Musashimurayama, a suburb of Tokyo, on May 22, 2015. The free services by the vehicle, which has a roof and seats, which drive aged people from their homes to stores are well received in the area.

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DPJ official day after election loss

TOKYO, Japan - Goshi Hosono, secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, is surrounded by reporters at the party headquarters in Tokyo on July 22, 2013, the day after the party suffered a huge election loss. In the House of Councillors election, the DPJ won just 17 seats, the fewest since the party was established in 1998.

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DPJ leader day after election loss

TOKYO, Japan - Banri Kaieda, leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, gets into an elevator to leave the party headquarters in Tokyo on July 22, 2013, the day after the party suffered a huge election loss. In the House of Councillors election, the DPJ won just 17 seats, the fewest since the party was established in 1998.

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Green Wind's leader to step down

NAGOYA, Japan - Kuniko Tanioka, head of the opposition Green Wind party, holds a press conference in Nagoya on July 22, 2013. Tanioka said she will step down as leader and retire from politics after losing her parliamentary seat in the previous day's House of Councillors election. All of the party's four upper house members lost their Diet seats.

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New Japanese bullet train model

RIFU, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 22, 2012, shows seats in the more expensive "green" coach of the East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) E6 series bullet train, to be called the Super Komachi, which was unveiled to the press the same day at a railway yard in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture. The E6 will be inaugurated on the Tokyo-Akita service in March 2013 with a top speed of 300 kilometers per hour, linking the two cities in three hours and 45 minutes on the fastest service.

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Campaiging begins for upper house by-elections

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Voters listen to a speech April 5 in Fukushima as campaigning began for the April 22 by-elections to fill two vacated House of Councillors seats in Fukushima and Okinawa prefectures.

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Campaiging begins for upper house by-elections

NAHA, Japan - Supporters cheer a candidate in Naha on April 5 as campaigning began for the April 22 by-elections to fill two vacated House of Councillors seats in Okinawa and Fukushima prefectures.

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LDP wins 1st by-elections under Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Hidenao Nakagawa (L) and Mikio Aoki (R), leader of the LDP caucus in the House of Councillors, put red roses to the photos of Kenji Harada and Zentaro Kamei, who won House of Representatives seats in two by-elections on Oct. 22, the first electoral tests for the less-than-one-month-old administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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DPJ's Hatoyama smiles with party target cleared in Tokyo poll

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama (R), leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, smiles June 25 at party headquarters after the DPJ secured 22 seats in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, topping the party's target of at least 20.

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Japanese premier talks with 5 Nordic leaders

Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (2nd from L) meets the press at a Reykjavik hotel on June 22 after his talks here earlier in the day with the prime ministers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The Nordic leaders supported permanent U.N. Security Council seats for Japan and Germany. Obuchi arrived in Reykjavik on the last stop of his post-Cologne summit tour.

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MALAYSIA-GENERAL ELECTION-RESULT

(221120) -- PENANG, Nov. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Malaysian former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim shows the ballot during the general election in Permatang Pauh of Penang state, Malaysia, Nov. 19, 2022. No single party or political coalition gained simple majority in Malaysia's 15th general election, according to the results released early Sunday on the website of the country's election commission (EC). Of the major political coalitions contesting the 220 seats in the lower house of the parliament, Pakatan Harapan won 82, Perikatan Nasional won 73, Barisan Nasional won 30, and GPS, the group of parties from the northern Borneo state of Sarawak, won 22, according to the EC. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)

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MALAYSIA-GENERAL ELECTION-RESULT

(221120) -- BERA, Nov. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Malaysian caretaker Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob casts his ballot during the general election in Bera of Pahang state, Malaysia, Nov. 19, 2022. No single party or political coalition gained simple majority in Malaysia's 15th general election, according to the results released early Sunday on the website of the country's election commission (EC). Of the major political coalitions contesting the 220 seats in the lower house of the parliament, Pakatan Harapan won 82, Perikatan Nasional won 73, Barisan Nasional won 30, and GPS, the group of parties from the northern Borneo state of Sarawak, won 22, according to the EC. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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MALAYSIA-GENERAL ELECTION-RESULT

(221120) -- SUBANG JAYA, Nov. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Malaysian former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim attends a press conference in Subang Jaya of Selangor state, Malaysia, Nov. 20, 2022. No single party or political coalition gained simple majority in Malaysia's 15th general election, according to the results released early Sunday on the website of the country's election commission (EC). Of the major political coalitions contesting the 220 seats in the lower house of the parliament, Pakatan Harapan won 82, Perikatan Nasional won 73, Barisan Nasional won 30, and GPS, the group of parties from the northern Borneo state of Sarawak, won 22, according to the EC. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)

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MALAYSIA-GENERAL ELECTION-RESULT

(221120) -- BERA, Nov. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Malaysian caretaker Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob casts his ballot during the general election in Bera of Pahang state, Malaysia, Nov. 19, 2022. No single party or political coalition gained simple majority in Malaysia's 15th general election, according to the results released early Sunday on the website of the country's election commission (EC). Of the major political coalitions contesting the 220 seats in the lower house of the parliament, Pakatan Harapan won 82, Perikatan Nasional won 73, Barisan Nasional won 30, and GPS, the group of parties from the northern Borneo state of Sarawak, won 22, according to the EC. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)

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MALAYSIA-GENERAL ELECTION-RESULT

(221120) -- PENANG, Nov. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Malaysian former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim shows his finger with ink after casting the ballot during the general election in Permatang Pauh of Penang state, Malaysia, Nov. 19, 2022. No single party or political coalition gained simple majority in Malaysia's 15th general election, according to the results released early Sunday on the website of the country's election commission (EC). Of the major political coalitions contesting the 220 seats in the lower house of the parliament, Pakatan Harapan won 82, Perikatan Nasional won 73, Barisan Nasional won 30, and GPS, the group of parties from the northern Borneo state of Sarawak, won 22, according to the EC. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)

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No single party or coalition gains simple majority in Malaysia's national polling

STORY: No single party or coalition gains simple majority in Malaysia's national polling DATELINE: Nov. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of voters queuing in line for their turn to cast their ballots 2. various of voters casting their vote STORYLINE: According to results released early Sunday on the website of Malaysia's election commission (EC), no single party or political coalition gained simple majority in the country's 15th general election. Of the major political coalitions contesting the 220 seats in the lower house of the parliament, Pakatan Harapan won 82, Perikatan Nasional won 73, Barisan Nasional won 30, and GPS, the group of parties from the northern Borneo state of Sarawak, won 22, according to the EC. The lower house of the parliament has 222 seats and the voting for the remaining two seats have been postponed, one due to the sudden death of a candidate and another over flooding which disrupted the voting. Xinhua News Agency correspo

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ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-ELECTION-YAIR LAPID

(221102) -- TEL AVIV, Nov. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid, also a leader of the centrist Yesh Atid Party, speaks to supporters in Tel Aviv, Israel, Nov. 2, 2022. Exit polls from Israel's parliamentary elections suggested Tuesday that former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc has a good chance of making a comeback after the country's fifth elections since 2019. Prime Minister Yair Lapid's Yesh Atid party was projected to gain 22-24 seats and his wider alliance to secure 54 to 55 seats, according to the exit polls. (Tomer Neuberg/JINI via Xinhua)

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ISRAEL-TEL AVIV-ELECTION-YAIR LAPID

(221102) -- TEL AVIV, Nov. 2, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid, also a leader of the centrist Yesh Atid Party, speaks to supporters in Tel Aviv, Israel, Nov. 2, 2022. Exit polls from Israel's parliamentary elections suggested Tuesday that former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc has a good chance of making a comeback after the country's fifth elections since 2019. Prime Minister Yair Lapid's Yesh Atid party was projected to gain 22-24 seats and his wider alliance to secure 54 to 55 seats, according to the exit polls. (Tomer Neuberg/JINI via Xinhua)

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In-train spraying of antiviral materials by JR West

West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) has begun anti-viral and anti-bacterial treatment of the entire interior of its trains, with plans to implement the treatment on about 3,600 cars running in the Keihanshin area by the end of September and eventually on all 5,200 cars on conventional lines. The plan is to ensure the safety and security of passengers under with corona. The system uses chemicals that have been confirmed by a third-party organization to be effective against influenza and noroviruses. The effect will last for several years, the company said. The chemicals will be sprayed on windows, seats and other places where passengers may touch them. The number of commuters and other passengers in the Kansai region is gradually returning following the lifting of the state of emergency declared for the new coronavirus infection on March 21. Kazuaki Hasegawa, president of the company, said, Photo taken on May 22, 2020, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

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Campaiging begins for upper house by-elections

NAHA, Japan - Supporters cheer a candidate in Naha on April 5 as campaigning began for the April 22 by-elections to fill two vacated House of Councillors seats in Okinawa and Fukushima prefectures. (Kyodo)

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Campaiging begins for upper house by-elections

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Voters listen to a speech April 5 in Fukushima as campaigning began for the April 22 by-elections to fill two vacated House of Councillors seats in Fukushima and Okinawa prefectures. (Kyodo)

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DPJ's Hatoyama smiles with party target cleared in Tokyo poll

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama (R), leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, smiles June 25 at party headquarters after the DPJ secured 22 seats in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, topping the party's target of at least 20.

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Prosperity

A general compilation of the year 1967. The seats in the House of Representatives remain unchanged after the dissolution of the Black Fog, and distrust of politics increases the strain on society. An old man's suicide note, the state funeral of former Prime Minister Yoshida, the Osaka Detention Center, boxing, wads of cash, date of shooting unknown, release date: December 22, 1967.

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China prepares for WWII 70th anniversary parade in Beijing

Seats are lined up in Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Aug. 22, 2015, in preparation for a military parade set for Sept. 3 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of China's victory in its war against Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Idled bar in Osaka used as telework space

Photo taken on Jan. 22, 2021, shows an Osaka bar shut down under a coronavirus state of emergency opening to the public as telework space. Conight, operated by Osaka-based co-working space operator Kaeru, is available free of charge between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. with seating capacity cut to eight seats from 32 seats to prevent virus infection.

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Inside view of newly completed train cars at Kyoto museum

Photo taken on Oct. 22, 2015, shows the inside of one of two newly completed train cars pushed by a steam locomotive unveiled in the compound of the Kyoto Railway Museum. The seats, arranged in a style reminiscent of the early days of railways, are made of wood. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Inside view of newly completed train cars at Kyoto museum

Photo taken on Oct. 22, 2015, shows the inside of one of two newly completed train cars pushed by a steam locomotive unveiled in the compound of the Kyoto Railway Museum. The seats, arranged in a style reminiscent of the early days of railways, are made of wood. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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LDP wins 1st by-elections under Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Hidenao Nakagawa (L) and Mikio Aoki (R), leader of the LDP caucus in the House of Councillors, put red roses to the photos of Kenji Harada and Zentaro Kamei, who won House of Representatives seats in two by-elections on Oct. 22, the first electoral tests for the less-than-one-month-old administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Kyodo)