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At least 20 dead, over 120 injured in explosion in central Bangkok

BANGKOK, Aug. 18 Kyodo - Citizens watch police officers investigate in central Bangkok on Aug. 18, 2015, after a huge explosion in the area the previous night killed at least 20 people and injured 123 others.

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Poster for Yamagata int'l film festival 2015 unveiled

YAMAGATA, Japan - Kiho Tsuruoka of Tohoku University of Art and Design holds a publicity poster she designed for the Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival 2015 in Yamagata, northwestern Japan, on Aug. 18, 2014. The festival will be held on Oct. 8-15 next year.

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Ospreys to be deployed for relief goods transportation

File photo taken Aug. 23, 2015, at an exercise area in Shizuoka Prefecture, west of Tokyo, shows Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. Four MV-22 Ospreys, deployed at the U.S. Marine Corps' Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, will be involved on April 18, 2016, in transporting relief materials to the earthquake-damaged southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Jakarta police box staffed only by female officers

Photo taken on Aug. 3, 2015, shows Muji Sulistiyorini, head of a police box in Jakarta staffed exclusively by female officers. The box comprising eight policewomen is one of 18 police boxes and substations set up under a Japanese assistance program for the Indonesian National Police, long governed by the military. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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16.3 mil. foreigners visit Japan in 2015

File photo shows foreign travelers who arrived at Narita airport near Tokyo on Aug. 19, 2015. The number of foreign visitors to Japan in 2015 marked an estimated record of 16.32 million as of the end October, the Japan National Tourism Organization said Nov. 18. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby GM Iwabuchi says deep squad Japan's strength

Kensuke Iwabuchi, general manager of the Japan rugby team, gives an interview in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2015. He said the Japanese team, aiming to crack the quarterfinals in the Rugby World Cup in England starting Sept. 18, features a deep squad capable of competing on the world stage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Jones names Japan squad for Rugby World Cup

Japan rugby coach Eddie Jones (5th from L in front) and members of his World Cup-bound national team pose for photos in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2015. Jones announced his 31-man squad for the tournament in England starting Sept. 18. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Jones names Japan squad for Rugby World Cup

Japan rugby coach Eddie Jones speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2015, as he announces his 31-man squad for the World Cup in England starting Sept. 18. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Jones names Japan squad for Rugby World Cup

Japan rugby coach Eddie Jones speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2015, as he announces his 31-man squad, led by captain Michael Leitch (R), for the World Cup in England starting Sept. 18. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Jones names Japan squad for Rugby World Cup

Japan rugby coach Eddie Jones (3rd from L in front) and members of his World Cup-bound national team pose for photos in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2015. Jones announced his 31-man squad for the tournament in England starting Sept. 18. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan rout Uruguay in Rugby World Cup warm-up

Ayumu Goromaru opens the scoring with a try in the first half of Japan's 40-0 win over Uruguay in Game 2 of their test match series at Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2015. The two teams will play in the Rugby World Cup in England starting Sept. 18. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Jones hopes Brave Blossoms can leave Japan on high

Michael Leitch (L), captain of Japan's national rugby team, and head coach Eddie Jones attend a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 28, 2015, ahead of their test match against Uruguay on Aug. 29. It will be Jones' final game in Japan as coach of the Brave Blossoms after announcing that he would be leaving after the World Cup tournament in England beginning Sept. 18. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan wrap up domestic training for Rugby World Cup

Scrum-half Fumiaki Tanaka (far L) of Japan's national rugby side practices with teammates in Miyazaki on Aug. 28, 2015. The Brave Blossoms wrapped up months of training in the southwestern Japanese city, ahead of a match against Uruguay in Tokyo the following day and the World Cup in England starting Sept. 18. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Singapore scholar talks about Abe's statement in interview

Associate professor Bhubhindar Singh at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore talks about Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's recent statement on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II during an interview with Kyodo News on Aug. 18, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Jones to step down as Japan coach after Rugby World Cup

Japan rugby coach Eddie Jones speaks to reporters in Miyazaki, southern Japan, where the nation's team is in camp ahead of the World Cup, on Aug. 25, 2015. The Japan Rugby Football Union said the same day that Jones will step down after the Rugby World Cup scheduled to be held in England from Sept. 18 to Oct. 31. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean analyst says Park's response to Abe statement restrained

Jin Chang Soo, president of South Korea's Sejong Institute, says in an interview with Kyodo News in Seoul on Aug. 18, 2015, that President Park Geun Hye's response to the Aug. 14 statement by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II was restrained. But he said Abe's perception of the 1915-45 Japanese colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula as expressed in the statement is one-sided and therefore unacceptable. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mariners hurler Iwakuma talks with catcher in game vs. Rangers

Smiling Japanese pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma of the Seattle Mariners talks with catcher Jesus Sucre after limiting the Texas Rangers to two runs with five hits over seven innings of a Major League Baseball game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, on Aug. 18, 2015. The Mariners won 3-2, allowing Iwakuma to pick up his fifth win of the season against two losses. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Marlins outfielder Ichiro catches liner in game vs. Brewers

Japanese outfielder Ichiro Suzuki of the Miami Marlins catches a liner by Milwaukee Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy in the fourth inning of a Major League Baseball game in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Aug. 18, 2015. The Marlins downed the Brewers 9-6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nurse offers flowers for victims of Tianjin blast

A nurse offers flowers during a memorial service for victims of massive explosions in the northeastern Chinese port city of Tianjin, held at a hospital near the blast site on Aug. 18, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Memorial service held at Tianjin hospital for explosion victims

Doctors and nurses attend a memorial service for victims of deadly explosions in Tianjin, China, held at a hospital near the disaster site on Aug. 18, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Armored vehicle ready for use in case of Mt. Sakurajima's eruption

The Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force displays an armored vehicle at its camp in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 18, 2015, ready for deployment in case of a major volcanic eruption on Mt. Sakurajima. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chemical protection vehicle ready for use upon volcanic eruption

The Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force displays a chemical protection vehicle at its camp in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 18, 2015, ready for deployment in case of a major volcanic eruption on Mt. Sakurajima. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan army demonstrates transfer of person injured in volcanic eruption

Members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force demonstrate the transportation of an injured person onto an armored vehicle at a camp in Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 18, 2015, in preparation for a major volcanic eruption on Mt. Sakurajima. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan high schoolers hold peace banner at Geneva disarmament talks

High school students from Japan hold a banner in a spectators' gallery at the Conference on Disarmament ahead of its plenary session in Geneva on Aug. 18, 2015. A total of 22 students visited the Swiss city as peace envoys. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tottori Pref. office begins leasing EVs to citizens

Deputy Tottori Gov. Akio Hayashi rides a single-seat, super-compact electric vehicle on the premises of the prefectural government building in the city of Tottori, western Japan, on Aug. 18, 2015. The local government began the same day to lease five EVs of the Coms model manufactured by a Toyota Motor Corp. subsidiary to local people for 200 yen per 15 minutes in a demonstration project aimed at promoting the use of environmentally friendly cars. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tottori Pref. deputy governor tries out EV

Deputy Tottori Gov. Akio Hayashi examines a single-seat, super-compact electric vehicle on the premises of the prefectural government building in the city of Tottori, western Japan, on Aug. 18, 2015. The government began the same day to lease five EVs of the Coms model manufactured by a Toyota Motor Corp. subsidiary to local people for 200 yen per 15 minutes in a demonstration project aimed at promoting the use of environmentally friendly cars. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Electric Power unveils new corporate logo for holding company

Photo taken on Aug. 18, 2015, shows Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s new corporate logo to be used from next April when it is to adopt a holding company system. ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Electric Power unveils details of shift to holding firm

Naomi Hirose, president of Tokyo Electric Power Co., speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2015, about the utility's decision to adopt a holding company system in April 2016 under which it will set up three subsidiaries. ==Kyodo

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Publisher supports truancy to avert child suicides after summer vacation

Shiko Ishii (R), chief editor of an online newspaper for truant students, issues an emergency message at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2015, urging children to stay away from school if they wish even after the second school term begins on Sept. 1. The appeal was designed to prevent suicides by students that tend to occur right after the long summer vacation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Business leader calls for whistle-blowing channels for corporate governance

Yoshihiko Miyauchi, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Directors, talks about corporate governance in the wake of Toshiba Corp.'s accounting scandal at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2015. Miyauchi stressed the need to ensure third-party channels such as law firms through which whistle-blowers can provide inside information. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"MLB Cup" created for children in Japan

Retired Major League Baseball pitcher Randy Johnson (C in back row), a National Baseball Hall of Famer and the Arizona Diamondbacks' special assistant to the president & CEO, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2015, in which the creation of the MLB Cup 2016, a baseball tournament for fourth and fifth graders in Japan, was announced. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ryobi Holdings simultaneously grows 8 varieties of basil

Ryobi Holdings Co., a transport service provider headquartered in the city of Okayama, Japan, announces on Aug. 18, 2015, that it has succeeded in the simultaneous development of eight different varieties of basil at its plant factory using artificial lighting. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ANA displays "Star Wars"-themed plane designs

All Nippon Airways Co. displays an airplane model (foreground) with a new design featuring the BB-8 droid from the "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" film in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ANA unveils "Star Wars"-themed plane designs

Osamu Shinobe (3rd from R), president of All Nippon Airways Co., attends an event in which the airline announced new airplane designs featuring characters from the "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" film in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iwakuma notches 150th career win

Seattle Mariners right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma smiles after pitching over seven innings in a 3-2 win over the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, on Aug. 18, 2015. Iwakuma, who threw a no-hitter the previous week, notched the 150th win of his combined career in Japan and the Major Leagues. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ichiro has 1st 4-hit game since 2013

Miami Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki doubles to left-center field in the seventh inning in a 9-6 win over the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Aug. 18, 2015. Ichiro went 4-for-5 in the game, marking his first four-hit game since 2013. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tea ceremony wishing for world peace

Sen Genshitsu, the 92-year-old former grand master of the Urasenke school of tea ceremony, displays "the way of tea" during a ceremony wishing for world peace and friendship between Japan and the United States at the official residence of the Japanese ambassador to the United States in Washington on Aug. 18, 2015. The ceremony commemorated the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tea ceremony wishing for world peace

Sen Genshitsu, the 92-year-old former grand master of the Urasenke school of tea ceremony, displays "the way of tea" during a ceremony wishing for world peace and friendship between Japan and the United States at the official residence of the Japanese ambassador to the United States in Washington on Aug. 18, 2015. The ceremony commemorated the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tea ceremony wishing for world peace

Sen Genshitsu, the 92-year-old former grand master of the Urasenke school of tea ceremony, displays "the way of tea" during a ceremony wishing for world peace and friendship between Japan and the United States at the official residence of the Japanese ambassador to the United States in Washington on Aug. 18, 2015. The ceremony commemorated the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ichiro singles against Brewers

Miami Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits an infield single to shortstop in the first inning in a game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Aug. 18, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ichiro singles against Brewers

Miami Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki runs to first base after hitting an infield single to shortstop in the first inning in a game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Aug. 18, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mariners' Iwakuma starts game vs. Rangers

Hisashi Iwakuma of the Seattle Mariners starts a game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington on Aug. 18, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mariners' Iwakuma starts game vs. Rangers

Hisashi Iwakuma of the Seattle Mariners starts a game against the Texas Rangers in Arlington on Aug. 18, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Taipei mayor seeks to set new model of cross-strait exchanges

Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je (L) shakes hands with Shanghai Mayor Yang Xiong in Shanghai on Aug. 18, 2015, as he visited the Chinese city for the annual Taipei-Shanghai forum. Ko said he hopes the exchanges between the two cities will set a new model and create a win-win situation for both sides. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Turmoil continues following Tianjin explosions

People in Tianjin, China, stage a protest on Aug. 18, 2015, following huge explosions in an industrial area of the city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba to fall into red in FY 2014 after accounting scandal

Masashi Muromachi, who is provisionally doubling as chairman and president of Toshiba Corp. after a widespread accounting scandal, bows at the beginning of a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2015. Muromachi will continue serving as president in a new management lineup to bolster corporate governance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toshiba to fall into red in FY 2014 after accounting scandal

Masashi Muromachi, who is provisionally doubling as chairman and president of Toshiba Corp. after a widespread accounting scandal, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2015. Muromachi will continue serving as president in a new management lineup to bolster corporate governance. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Turmoil continues following Tianjin explosions

People in Tianjin, China, stage a protest on Aug. 18, 2015, following huge explosions in an industrial area of the city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ANA to fly planes painted with Star Wars characters

All Nippon Airways Co. shows a model plane painted with the image of BB-8, a new droid that will make its debut in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" to be released later in the year, during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2015. ANA will start operating a Boeing 767 painted with BB-8 and R2-D2 on domestic flights in November and a Boeing 777 painted with BB-8 on international flights, mainly those connecting North America and Japan, in March 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Central, Okinawa gov'ts hold 2nd round of talks

Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga (far R) shakes hands with Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga in Tokyo on Aug. 18, 2015, prior to the second round of talks between the central and Okinawa governments over the planned relocation of a U.S. air base in Okinawa. The meeting ended without progress. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo