N. Korea, Japanese lawmaker stage 2-day combat sports event

N. Korea, Japanese lawmaker stage 2-day combat sports event

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People watch a pro wrestling match at the Ryugyong Jong Ju Yong Gymnasium in North Korea's capital Pyongyang on Aug. 30, 2014, as the two-day combat sports event begins. The event, with 21 fighters from Japan, Brazil, China, France and the United States participating, is expected to attract about a total of 40,000 spectators, mostly North Koreans.

N. Korea, Japanese lawmaker stage 2-day combat sports event

N. Korea, Japanese lawmaker stage 2-day combat sports event

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People watch a pro wrestling match at the Ryugyong Jong Ju Yong Gymnasium in North Korea's capital Pyongyang on Aug. 30, 2014, as the two-day combat sports event begins. The event, with 21 fighters from Japan, Brazil, China, France and the United States participating, is expected to attract about a total of 40,000 spectators, mostly North Koreans.

N. Korea, Japanese lawmaker stage 2-day combat sports event

N. Korea, Japanese lawmaker stage 2-day combat sports event

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People applaud as a professional wrestler appears at the Ryugyong Jong Ju Yong Gymnasium in North Korea's capital Pyongyang on Aug. 30, 2014, on the first day of the two-day combat sports event. The event, with 21 fighters from Japan, Brazil, China, France and the United States participating, is expected to attract about a total of 40,000 spectators, mostly North Koreans.

N. Korea, Japanese lawmaker stage 2-day combat sports event

N. Korea, Japanese lawmaker stage 2-day combat sports event

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Tourists from Japan take photos at the Ryugyong Jong Ju Yong Gymnasium in North Korea's capital Pyongyang on Aug. 30, 2014, before the start of a combat sports event. The two-day event, with 21 fighters from Japan, Brazil, China, France and the United States participating, is expected to attract about a total of 40,000 spectators, mostly North Koreans.

N. Korea, Japanese lawmaker stage 2-day combat sports event

N. Korea, Japanese lawmaker stage 2-day combat sports event

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People gather at the Ryugyong Jong Ju Yong Gymnasium in North Korea's capital Pyongyang on Aug. 30, 2014, to watch a combat sports event. The two-day event, with 21 fighters from Japan, Brazil, China, France and the United States participating, is expected to attract about a total of 40,000 spectators, mostly North Koreans.

Feudal-era entertainers' procession features Asakusa festival

Feudal-era entertainers' procession features Asakusa festival

TOKYO, Japan - About 40,000 spectators watched a feudal-era entertainers' procession in Tokyo's Asakusa district during a festival on April 12.