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Japan-Taiwan fishing pact

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Aerial photo taken by Kyodo News shows the Chinese maritime surveillance vessel Haijian 15 (front) and the Japan Coat Guard patrol ship Amagi sailing in the so-called contiguous zone northwest of Uotsuri Island, part of the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands, on May 10, 2013. A bilateral fishery agreement came into force the same day allowing Taiwanese fishing boats to operate in Japan's 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone near the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.

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Tokunoshima islanders step up U.S. base opposition

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - (From 2nd L) Isen Mayor Akira Okubo, Amagi Mayor Kosuke Ohisa and Tokunoshima Mayor Hideki Takaoka from Tokunoshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, protest against Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's proposal that the island host some functions of a U.S. Marine base in nearby Okinawa during a rally May 8, 2010, in Kagoshima. Some 5,000 people took part in the protest a day after the mayors rejected the idea in a meeting with Hatoyama in Tokyo.

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Tokunoshima islanders step up U.S. base opposition

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - (From L) Isen Mayor Akira Okubo, Amagi Mayor Kosuke Ohisa and Tokunoshima Mayor Hideki Takaoka from Tokunoshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, protest against Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's proposal that the island host some functions of a U.S. Marine base in nearby Okinawa during a rally May 8, 2010, in Kagoshima. Some 5,000 people took part in the protest a day after the mayors rejected the idea in a meeting with Hatoyama in Tokyo.

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Hatoyama rebuffed by Tokunoshima mayors

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Isen Mayor Akira Okubo, Amagi Mayor Kosuke Ohisa, and Tokunoshima Mayor Hideki Takaoka from Tokunoshima Island give a press conference in Tokyo on May 7, 2010, after meeting with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. The mayors rebuffed Hatoyama's request for the island to accommodate some functions of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Hatoyama rebuffed by Tokunoshima mayors

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Isen Mayor Akira Okubo, Amagi Mayor Kosuke Ohisa and Tokunoshima Mayor Hideki Takaoka from Tokunoshima Island speak to reporters after meeting with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama at his office in Tokyo on May 7, 2010. The mayors rebuffed Hatoyama's request for the island to accommodate some functions of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Hatoyama rebuffed by Tokunoshima mayors

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) receives signatures collected by opponents of a plan to relocate some of the functions of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture to Tokunoshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 7, 2010. The signatures were handed over by Isen Mayor Akira Okubo (L), Amagi Mayor Kosuke Ohisa (2nd L) and Tokunoshima Mayor Hideki Takaoka.

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Hatoyama rebuffed by Tokunoshima mayors

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) receives signatures collected by opponents of a plan to relocate some of the functions of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture to Tokunoshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 7, 2010. The signatures were handed over by Isen Mayor Akira Okubo (L), Amagi Mayor Kosuke Ohisa (2nd L) and Tokunoshima Mayor Hideki Takaoka.

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All 4 crew members killed in GSDF chopper crash in Tokunoshima

TOKUNOSHIMA, Japan - Self-Defense Forces personnel checking the wreckage of a Ground Self-Defense Force CH-47 helicopter which crashed late March 30 near the peak of Mt. Amagi in Tokunoshima Island. All four crew members were killed. Tokunoshima is part of the Amami island chain off southern Kagoshima.

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All 4 crew members killed in GSDF chopper crash in Tokunoshima

TOKUNOSHIMA, Japan - Self-Defense Forces personnel check the scene where a Ground Self-Defense Force CH-47 helicopter crashed late March 30 near the peak of Mt. Amagi in Tokunoshima Island, part of the Amami island chain off southern Kagoshima. All four crew members were killed.

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Miyazato coasts to 8-shot victory at Vernal Ladies

FUKUOKA, Japan - Ai Miyazato holds up her trophy after winning the Vernal Ladies golf tournament at Fukuoka Century Golf Club in the city of Amagi, Fukuoka Prefecture, on May 15. Miyazato won her first title of the year on the Japan LPGA tour.

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13 injured as Bridgestone tire plant catches fire in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - Fire engines are in action to put out a fire that broke out on Aug. 20 at a tire plant of Bridgestone Corp. in Amagi, Fukuoka Prefecture. The fire that burned part of a production line at the plant left 13 people injured.

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Miyazato grabs share of lead at Vernal Ladies

AMAGI, Japan - Teenage phenom Ai Miyazato carded a second straight 71 to grab a share of the lead with Midori Yoneyama, Kasumi Fujii and Toshimi Kimura after the second round of the Vernal Ladies at Fukuoka Century Golf Club on May 15.

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Yoneyama takes 1st-round lead at Vernal Ladies

AMAGI, Japan - Veteran Midori Yoneyama carded five birdies and a pair of bogeys to take sole possession of the lead at 3-under-par 69 on the opening day of the Vernal Ladies at Fukuoka Century Golf Club on May 14.

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Veteran Ku wins Vernal Ladies

AMAGI, Japan - Veteran Ku Ok Hee of South Korea smiles with her cup in hands after clinching a two-stroke victory at the Vernal Ladies golf tournament the Fukuoka Century Golf Club in Fukuoka Prefecture on May 18. It was the 46-year-old Ku's first victory since winning the Japan LPGA Championship in September 2002 and her 23rd overall title.

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13 injured as Bridgestone tire plant catches fire in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - Fire engines are in action to put out a fire that broke out on Aug. 20 at a tire plant of Bridgestone Corp. in Amagi, Fukuoka Prefecture. The fire that burned part of a production line at the plant left 13 people injured. (Kyodo)

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Miyazato coasts to 8-shot victory at Vernal Ladies

FUKUOKA, Japan - Ai Miyazato holds up her trophy after winning the Vernal Ladies golf tournament at Fukuoka Century Golf Club in the city of Amagi, Fukuoka Prefecture, on May 15. Miyazato won her first title of the year on the Japan LPGA tour. (Kyodo)

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Yoneyama takes 1st-round lead at Vernal Ladies

AMAGI, Japan - Veteran Midori Yoneyama carded five birdies and a pair of bogeys to take sole possession of the lead at 3-under-par 69 on the opening day of the Vernal Ladies at Fukuoka Century Golf Club on May 14. (Kyodo)

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All 4 crew members killed in GSDF chopper crash in Tokunoshima

TOKUNOSHIMA, Japan - Self-Defense Forces personnel checking the wreckage of a Ground Self-Defense Force CH-47 helicopter which crashed late March 30 near the peak of Mt. Amagi in Tokunoshima Island. All four crew members were killed. Tokunoshima is part of the Amami island chain off southern Kagoshima. (Kyodo)

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All 4 crew members killed in GSDF chopper crash in Tokunoshima

TOKUNOSHIMA, Japan - Self-Defense Forces personnel check the scene where a Ground Self-Defense Force CH-47 helicopter crashed late March 30 near the peak of Mt. Amagi in Tokunoshima Island, part of the Amami island chain off southern Kagoshima. All four crew members were killed. (Kyodo)

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Tokunoshima islanders step up U.S. base opposition

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - (From L) Isen Mayor Akira Okubo, Amagi Mayor Kosuke Ohisa and Tokunoshima Mayor Hideki Takaoka from Tokunoshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, protest against Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's proposal that the island host some functions of a U.S. Marine base in nearby Okinawa during a rally May 8, 2010, in Kagoshima. Some 5,000 people took part in the protest a day after the mayors rejected the idea in a meeting with Hatoyama in Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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Tokunoshima islanders step up U.S. base opposition

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - (From 2nd L) Isen Mayor Akira Okubo, Amagi Mayor Kosuke Ohisa and Tokunoshima Mayor Hideki Takaoka from Tokunoshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, protest against Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's proposal that the island host some functions of a U.S. Marine base in nearby Okinawa during a rally May 8, 2010, in Kagoshima. Some 5,000 people took part in the protest a day after the mayors rejected the idea in a meeting with Hatoyama in Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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Hatoyama rebuffed by Tokunoshima mayors

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Isen Mayor Akira Okubo, Amagi Mayor Kosuke Ohisa and Tokunoshima Mayor Hideki Takaoka from Tokunoshima Island speak to reporters after meeting with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama at his office in Tokyo on May 7, 2010. The mayors rebuffed Hatoyama's request for the island to accommodate some functions of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Hatoyama rebuffed by Tokunoshima mayors

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Isen Mayor Akira Okubo, Amagi Mayor Kosuke Ohisa, and Tokunoshima Mayor Hideki Takaoka from Tokunoshima Island give a press conference in Tokyo on May 7, 2010, after meeting with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. The mayors rebuffed Hatoyama's request for the island to accommodate some functions of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Hatoyama rebuffed by Tokunoshima mayors

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) receives signatures collected by opponents of a plan to relocate some of the functions of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture to Tokunoshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 7, 2010. The signatures were handed over by Isen Mayor Akira Okubo (L), Amagi Mayor Kosuke Ohisa (2nd L) and Tokunoshima Mayor Hideki Takaoka. (Kyodo)

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Hatoyama rebuffed by Tokunoshima mayors

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) receives signatures collected by opponents of a plan to relocate some of the functions of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture to Tokunoshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 7, 2010. The signatures were handed over by Isen Mayor Akira Okubo (L), Amagi Mayor Kosuke Ohisa (2nd L) and Tokunoshima Mayor Hideki Takaoka. (Kyodo)

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Miyazato grabs share of lead at Vernal Ladies

AMAGI, Japan - Teenage phenom Ai Miyazato carded a second straight 71 to grab a share of the lead with Midori Yoneyama, Kasumi Fujii and Toshimi Kimura after the second round of the Vernal Ladies at Fukuoka Century Golf Club on May 15. (Kyodo)

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Veteran Ku wins Vernal Ladies

AMAGI, Japan - Veteran Ku Ok Hee of South Korea smiles with her cup in hands after clinching a two-stroke victory at the Vernal Ladies golf tournament the Fukuoka Century Golf Club in Fukuoka Prefecture on May 18. It was the 46-year-old Ku's first victory since winning the Japan LPGA Championship in September 2002 and her 23rd overall title. (Kyodo)