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Total solar eclipse observed across entire N. American continent

MADRAS, United States, Aug. 21 Kyodo - People with protective glasses observe a total solar eclipse in Madras, Oregon, on Aug. 21, 2017. It was the first total solar eclipse visible across the entire North American continent since 1918.

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Campaigning begins in opposition Democratic Party leadership race

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 21 Kyodo - Combination photo shows Japanese lawmakers Seiji Maehara (L), a former foreign minister, and Yukio Edano, a former chief Cabinet secretary. The two officially threw their hats into the ring on Aug. 21, 2017, for the main opposition Democratic Party's Sept. 1 leadership race.

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Shopping with Bitcoin

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 21 Kyodo - A cashier holds a tablet displaying a barcode used for payment by bitcoin at the annex of department store Marui's Shinjuku outlet in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2017.

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Shopping with Bitcoin

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 21 Kyodo - A casher counter panel sign accepting bitcoin payment is shown in this photo taken on Aug. 1, 2017, at Chinese restaurant Heichinrou in Tokyo's Hibiya district.

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Tokyo Paralympics: Ex-pro rugby player Ed Jackson

Ed Jackson, an English former pro rugby union player now presenting coverage of the Tokyo Paralympics for Britain's Channel 4 broadcaster, meets the press in Tokyo on Aug. 21, 2021. Jackson was paralyzed after breaking his back in a swimming pool accident in 2017.

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Survey on endangered Amami thrushes

File photo taken Aug. 28, 2017, shows an Amami thrush, an endangered bird endemic to Amami-Oshima Island in Amami, Kagoshima Prefecture, protected by the central Japanese government. An annual survey conducted by a local bird club on March 21, 2021, confirmed about 100 Amami thrushes, almost unchanged from the previous year.

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Eco-friendly strategies prove profitable for some Japanese firms

Akira Kuwabara, president of New Tech Shinsei Inc., shows how to play "Mokulock," wooden building blocks for children, in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, on Aug. 21, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Total solar eclipse observed across entire N. American continent

Combined photo shows a total solar eclipse observed in Madras, Oregon, (from L) at 9:44 a.m., 10:04 a.m., 10:20 a.m., 10:34 a.m., 10:49 a.m. on Aug. 21, 2017. It was the first total solar eclipse visible across the entire North American continent since 1918. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Taiwan, Japan museums ink deal on sister museum relationship

Tetsuro Degawa (L), director of the Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, and Jasper Lin, director of Taiwan's National Palace Museum, pose for photos in Taipei on Aug. 21, 2017, after they signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation and establish a sister museum relationship. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Injury-hit Nishikori drops to 10th in world rankings

Japanese ace Kei Nishikori, seen in this photo taken in January 2017, dropped from ninth to 10th in the latest men's world rankings released Aug. 21, 2017. Nishikori will sit out the remainder of the season as he has ruptured a tendon in his right wrist and is expected to finish the season outside the top 20. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Transgender people in Indonesia

Photo taken Aug. 21, 2017, shows transgender dancers Wisnu Setiawan (R) and Nur Handoko. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people face prejudice in Indonesia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Single pilot solar plane holds test flights in Hokkaido

A single pilot solar plane flies at Takikawa Sky Park in Takikawa in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, on Aug. 21, 2017. The SP-1, a small aircraft weighing 86 kilograms with a wingspan of about 18 meters and a fuselage about 9 meters in length, was jointly built by Japanese aircraft-maker Olympos and engineering students. The plane successfully flew at an 11-meter altitude during test flights. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Badminton: Axelsen wins men's singles at world c'ships

Viktor Axelsen of Denmark hits a stroke in the men's singles final against Lin Dan of China at the world badminton championship in Glasgow, Scotland, on Aug. 27, 2017. Axelsen won 22-20, 21-16. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Badminton: Okuhara wins Japan's maiden world c'ship gold

Nozomi Okuhara of Japan plays a shot during her singles final against PV Sindhu of India at the world badminton championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Aug. 27, 2017. Okuhara won 21-19, 20-22, 22-20. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Badminton: Okuhara wins Japan's maiden world c'ship gold

Nozomi Okuhara of Japan plays a shot during her singles final against PV Sindhu of India at the world badminton championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Aug. 27, 2017. Okuhara won 21-19, 20-22, 22-20. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Badminton: Okuhara wins Japan's maiden world c'ship gold

Nozomi Okuhara of Japan plays a shot during her singles final against PV Sindhu of India at the world badminton championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Aug. 27, 2017. Okuhara won 21-19, 20-22, 22-20. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Badminton: Okuhara wins Japan's maiden world c'ship gold

Nozomi Okuhara of Japan plays a shot during her singles final against PV Sindhu of India at the world badminton championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Aug. 27, 2017. Okuhara won 21-19, 20-22, 22-20. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Badminton: Okuhara wins Japan's maiden world c'ship gold

Nozomi Okuhara of Japan plays a shot during her singles final against PV Sindhu of India at the world badminton championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Aug. 27, 2017. Okuhara won 21-19, 20-22, 22-20. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Badminton: Okuhara wins Japan's maiden world c'ship gold

Nozomi Okuhara of Japan defeats PV Sindhu of India 21-19, 20-22, 22-20 in the women's singles final at the world badminton championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Aug. 27, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Badminton: Okuhara wins Japan's maiden world c'ship gold

Nozomi Okuhara of Japan defeats PV Sindhu of India 21-19, 20-22, 22-20 in the women's singles final at the world badminton championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Aug. 27, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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