Giant squid

Giant squid

TOTTORI, Japan - Photo shows a giant squid landed at a port in the town of Iwami, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 21, 2014. The squid caught by a trawler was 3.4 meters long and estimated to have been a total of about 8 meters including its lost long tentacles.

Kiksis makes it three straight in int'l keirin series

Kiksis makes it three straight in int'l keirin series

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Ainars Kiksis of Latvia (R) waves to fans in Hiroshima on April 16 after edging Australia's Shane Kelly at the finish line to make it three wins in as many races in cycling's international keirin series. Kiksis completed five laps and 2,015 meters on the Hiroshima velodrome's banked track in 3 minutes, 3.4 seconds to defeat 1998 series winner Kelly by three-quarters of a length for the second straight final in the series.

Artwork at famed Tokyo meeting spot vandalized

Artwork at famed Tokyo meeting spot vandalized

Photo taken on July 2, 2019, shows "Shinjuku no me" (The Eye of Shinjuku) artwork, a popular meeting spot near Shinjuku Station in Tokyo. Police said the same day that 20-centimeter-long damage had been found (white patch) in the central part of the artwork, which is about 10 meters wide and around 3.4 meters high. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Artwork at famed Tokyo meeting spot vandalized

Artwork at famed Tokyo meeting spot vandalized

Photo taken on July 2, 2019, shows "Shinjuku no me" (The Eye of Shinjuku) artwork, a popular meeting spot near Shinjuku Station in Tokyo. Police said the same day that 20-centimeter-long damage had been found (white patch) in the central part of the artwork, which is about 10 meters wide and around 3.4 meters high. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Artwork at famed Tokyo meeting spot vandalized

Artwork at famed Tokyo meeting spot vandalized

File photo taken June 20, 2019, shows "Shinjuku no me" (The Eye of Shinjuku) artwork, a popular meeting spot near Shinjuku Station in Tokyo. Police said on July 2 that 20-centimeter-long damage had been found (white patch) in the central part of the artwork, which is about 10 meters wide and around 3.4 meters high. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Artwork at famed Tokyo meeting spot vandalized

Artwork at famed Tokyo meeting spot vandalized

File photo taken June 20, 2019, shows "Shinjuku no me" (The Eye of Shinjuku) artwork, a popular meeting spot near Shinjuku Station in Tokyo. Police said on July 2 that 20-centimeter-long damage had been found (white patch) in the central part of the artwork, which is about 10 meters wide and around 3.4 meters high. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Kiksis makes it three straight in int'l keirin series

Kiksis makes it three straight in int'l keirin series

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Ainars Kiksis of Latvia (R) waves to fans in Hiroshima on April 16 after edging Australia's Shane Kelly at the finish line to make it three wins in as many races in cycling's international keirin series. Kiksis completed five laps and 2,015 meters on the Hiroshima velodrome's banked track in 3 minutes, 3.4 seconds to defeat 1998 series winner Kelly by three-quarters of a length for the second straight final in the series.