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Marines hold ceremony for Osprey unit

GINOWAN, Japan - The U.S. Marines hold a ceremony for a unit formed to operate MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft at the Marines' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture on Aug. 30, 2013. The Marines deployed 12 Ospreys at Futenma in October 2012 and are in the process of deploying 12 more of the aircraft at the base.

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Osprey

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows an Osprey transport aircraft. The U.S. Defense Department said on Aug. 30, 2012, that its investigations show that errors by the pilot and other crew resulted in the June crash of a CV-22 Osprey aircraft in Florida.

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Defense chief explains Osprey crash findings in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto (L front) briefs Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (R) on the Japanese government's assessment of a crash in Morocco involving an MV-22 Osprey, at the prefectural office in Naha on Aug. 29, 2012, ahead of the U.S. Marine Corps' deployment of the aircraft at their Futenma Air Station in Ginowan in the prefecture.

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Defense chief explains Osprey crash findings in Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto (L) and Ginowan Mayor Atsushi Sakima are pictured before their meeting at the Ginowan city hall in Okinawa Prefecture on Aug. 29, 2012. Morimoto briefed Sakima on the Japanese assessment of a crash in Morocco involving an MV-22 Osprey, ahead of the U.S. Marine Corps' deployment of the aircraft at their Futenma Air Station in the city.

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Defense chief explains Osprey crash findings in Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto (L front) briefs Ginowan Mayor Atsushi Sakima (R) on the Japanese assessment of a crash in Morocco involving an MV-22 Osprey, at the Ginowan city hall in Okinawa Prefecture on Aug. 29, 2012, ahead of the U.S. Marine Corps' deployment of the aircraft at their Futenma Air Station in the city.

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U.S. gives up Osprey landing drills in Hawaii

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows an MV-22 Osprey aircraft of the U.S. military. The U.S. Marines have given up a plan to conduct landing drills for the MV-22 Osprey at two airports in Hawaii in the face of local people's concerns over noise and the impact on nearby historical sites, sources close to the matter said Aug. 22, 2012.

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Japanese Paralympic athletes

LONDON, Japan - A group of Japanese Paralympic athletes arrive at London's Heathrow airport on Aug. 22, 2012. The London Paralympics will be held between Aug. 29 and Sept. 9.

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Slain Japanese reporter's body arrives in Kilis

KILIS, Turkey - Photo shows the covered body of slain Japanese journalist Mika Yamamoto, as it arrives at a hospital in Kilis, southern Turkey, on Aug. 22, 2012. Yamamoto, 45, was killed in Aleppo, northern Syria, on Aug. 20 during a clash between rebels and forces loyal to the Syrian government.

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Japan's envoy back in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Masatoshi Muto answers reporters' questions at Seoul's Kimpo airport after returning from Japan on Aug. 22, 2012. Japan decided to send the envoy back to Seoul following his temporary withdrawal earlier in August in protest over South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's visit to a disputed isle in the Sea of Japan.

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Japan draw with New Zealand in U-20 Women's World Cup

RIFU, Japan - Japan's Ayaka Michigami (13) heads her team's second goal against New Zealand during the second half of a FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Group A match at Miyagi Stadium in the town of Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 22, 2012. Japan and New Zealand drew 2-2.

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Japan draw with New Zealand in U-20 Women's World Cup

RIFU, Japan - Japan's Ayaka Michigami (13) heads her team's second goal against New Zealand during the second half of a FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Group A match at Miyagi Stadium in the town of Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 22, 2012. Japan and New Zealand drew 2-2.

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Choir members from Fukushima sing before Pope

ROME, Italy - Members of the girls' choir MJC Ensemble, based in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, which was severely damaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, sing before Pope Benedict XVI at Castel Gandolfo near Rome on Aug. 22, 2012.

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Choir members from Fukushima sing before Pope

ROME, Italy - Ena Ota (R), a senior high school student and leader of the girls' choir MJC Ensemble, and Pope Benedict XVI (L) greet each other at Castel Gandolfo near Rome on Aug. 22, 2012. Members of the choir based in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, which was severely damaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, sang before the pope.

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Japan draw with New Zealand in U-20 Women's World Cup

RIFU, Japan - Japan's Yoko Tanaka (C) scores her team's first goal against New Zealand, which hit Bridgette Armstrong (2) en route, during the first half of a FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Group A match at Miyagi Stadium in the town of Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 22, 2012. Japan and New Zealand drew 2-2.

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Japan draw with New Zealand in U-20 Women's World Cup

RIFU, Japan - Japan's Yoko Tanaka (L front) scores her team's first goal against New Zealand during the first half of a FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Group A match at Miyagi Stadium in the town of Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 22, 2012. Japan and New Zealand drew 2-2.

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"Defend Diaoyu" activists' boat returns to H.K.

HONG KONG, China - A sailor (carrying flowers) smiles in Hong Kong on Aug. 22, 2012, after arriving home aboard a vessel that had carried 14 Chinese to Japanese-controlled islets in the East China Sea to assert Chinese sovereignty over the islands.

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"Defend Diaoyu" activists' boat returns to H.K.

HONG KONG, China - Activists wave Aug. 22, 2012, from the vessel that carried them to Japanese-controlled islets in the East China Sea to assert Chinese sovereignty over the islands. The fishing boat, pictured as it returned to Hong Kong, was impounded by Japanese authorities on Aug. 15 after seven Chinese activists landed on one of the disputed islands in the East China Sea, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China. The vessel was allowed to leave two days later.

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"Defend Diaoyu" activists' boat returns to H.K.

HONG KONG, China - The vessel that carried a group of Chinese activists to Japanese-controlled islets in the East China Sea to assert Chinese sovereignty over the islands arrives back in Hong Kong on Aug. 22, 2012. The fishing boat was impounded by Japanese authorities on Aug. 15 after seven Chinese activists landed on one of the disputed islands, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China. The vessel was allowed to leave two days later.

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Clock on red brick JR Tokyo Station building

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the clock on the red-brick building of JR Tokyo Station after its installation on Aug. 22, 2012. Following around three years of renovation work to recreate the original appearance of the station, which opened around a century earlier, the Marunouchi district side of the building will formally open in October 2012.

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Seiyu CEO Dacus

TOKYO, Japan - Steve Dacus, chief executive officer of supermarket chain operator Seiyu GK, is interviewed in Tokyo's Kita Ward on Aug. 22, 2012.

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Noda meets antinuclear rally hosts

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Metropolitan Coalition Against Nukes, organizers of weekly antinuclear demonstrations in front of the prime minister's office, give a press conference at a Diet facility in Tokyo on Aug. 22, 2012, after holding talks with Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.

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Noda meets antinuclear rally hosts

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (far L) holds talks on Aug. 22, 2012, at his office in Tokyo with members of the Metropolitan Coalition Against Nukes (R side), organizers of weekly antinuclear demonstrations in front of his office.

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Nationwide antinuclear network

TOKYO, Japan - Nobel literature laureate Kenzaburo Oe (C) speaks during a press conference at the Diet in Tokyo on Aug. 22, 2012. A group led by Oe and academy award-winning musician Ryuichi Sakamoto, among others, announced that they have launched a nationwide network seeking passage of a bill to abolish all nuclear power plants in Japan.

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Nationwide antinuclear network

TOKYO, Japan - Nobel literature laureate Kenzaburo Oe speaks during a press conference at the Diet in Tokyo on Aug. 22, 2012. A group led by Oe and academy award-winning musician Ryuichi Sakamoto, among others, announced that they have launched a nationwide network seeking passage of a bill to abolish all nuclear power plants in Japan.

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Lt. Gen. Glueck on Osprey deployment

NAHA, Japan - Lt. Gen. Kenneth Glueck, commanding general of the Third Marine Expeditionary Force, is interviewed by Kyodo News in Okinawa Prefecture on Aug. 21, 2012. Glueck said U.S. MV-22 Osprey military aircraft will be deployed in Okinawa "sometime after" Sept. 9.

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Japan whips S. Korea to win women's volleyball bronze

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Saori Kimura (L) plays the ball during the second set of the women's volleyball bronze medal match against South Korea at Earls Court at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 11, 2012. Japan beat South Korea 25-22, 26-24, 25-21, and claimed their first medal in the sport since taking the bronze at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. At front left is South Korea's Kim Yeon Koung and at front right is Jung Dae Young.

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Japan whips S. Korea to win women's volleyball bronze

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Saori Kimura (back) spikes the ball during the second set of women's volleyball bronze medal match against South Korea at Earls Court at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 11, 2012. Japan beat South Korea 25-22, 26-24, 25-21, claiming their first medal in the sport since taking the bronze at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.

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Japan whips S. Korea to win women's volleyball bronze

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Saori Sakoda spikes the ball during the second set of the women's volleyball bronze medal match against South Korea at Earls Court at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 11, 2012. Japan beat South Korea 25-22, 26-24, 25-21, claiming their first volleyball medal since taking the bronze at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. At front is South Korea's Yang Hyo Jin.

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Japan whips S. Korea to win women's volleyball bronze

LONDON, Britain - Members and staff of the Japanese team celebrate after beating South Korea in straight sets 25-22, 26-24, 25-21 in the women's volleyball bronze medal match at Earls Court at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 11, 2012. Japan claimed their first medal since taking the bronze at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.

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Japan whips S. Korea to win women's volleyball bronze

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yukiko Ebata (L) hugs Saori Sakoda after beating South Korea in straight sets 25-22, 26-24, 25-21 in the women's volleyball bronze medal match at Earls Court at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 11, 2012. Japan claimed their first medal since taking the bronze at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.

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Japan whips S. Korea to win women's volleyball bronze

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Saori Kimura (C) and her teammates hug each other after they beat South Korea in straight sets 25-22, 26-24, 25-21 in the women's volleyball bronze medal match at Earls Court at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 11, 2012. Japan claimed their first in the sport medal since taking the bronze at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.

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Japan whips S. Korea to win women's volleyball bronze

LONDON, Britain - Japan's coach Masayoshi Manabe (R) hugs Japan's Yoshie Takeshita after the team beat South Korea in straight sets 25-22, 26-24, 25-21 in the women's volleyball bronze medal match at Earls Court at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 11, 2012. Japan claimed their first medal since taking the bronze at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.

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Japan whips S. Korea to win women's volleyball bronze

LONDON, Britain - Members and staff of the Japanese team celebrate after beating South Korea in straight sets 25-22, 26-24, 25-21 in the women's volleyball bronze medal match at Earls Court at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 11, 2012. Japan claimed their first medal since taking the bronze at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.

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Japan whips S. Korea to win women's volleyball bronze

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Hitomi Nakamichi, Yukiko Ebata, Mai Yamaguchi, Kaori Inoue, Maiko Kano and coach Masayoshi Manabe (from R to L) run toward their teammates in celebration of their victory against South Korean in straight sets 25-22, 26-24, 25-21 in the women's volleyball bronze medal match at Earls Court at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 11, 2012. Japan claimed their first medal since taking the bronze at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.

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Japan whips S. Korea to win women's volleyball bronze

LONDON, Britain - Japan's coach Masayoshi Manabe raises his fist after his team scored a point during the third set of the women's volleyball bronze medal match against South Korea at Earls Court at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 11, 2012. Japan beat South Korea in straight sets 25-22, 26-24, 25-21, claiming their first medal since taking the bronze at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.

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Air guitar competition in tsunami-hit Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - An air guitar competition is held in Sendai, one of the areas devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, on the night of Aug. 6, 2012. The winner will represent Japan at the Aug. 22-24 Air Guitar World Championships in Oulu, Finland.

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Air guitar competition in tsunami-hit Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - An air guitar competition is held in Sendai, one of the areas devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, on the night of Aug. 6, 2012. The winner will represent Japan at the Aug. 22-24 Air Guitar World Championships in Oulu, Finland.

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Air guitar competition in tsunami-hit Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - An air guitar competition is held in Sendai, one of the areas devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, on the night of Aug. 6, 2012. The winner will represent Japan at the Aug. 22-24 Air Guitar World Championships in Oulu, Finland.

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(220822) -- LANZHOU, Aug. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows a view of Huanghe avenue and the surrounding area on Aug. 22, 2013 (top, photo provided by Lanzhou New Area), and Huanghe avenue and the surrounding area on Aug. 10, 2022 (aerial photo taken by Chen Bin), in Lanzhou New Area in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Ten years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, biomedicine and new energy vehicles etc. The area's GDP registered a growth of over 15 percent for five consecutive years. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(220822) -- LANZHOU, Aug. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A new energy bus runs on a road in Lanzhou New Area in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 9, 2022. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Ten years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, biomedicine and new energy vehicles etc. The area's GDP registered a growth of over 15 percent for five consecutive years. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(220822) -- LANZHOU, Aug. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An employee works in a workshop of LS Group High Tech Equipment Industrial Park in Lanzhou New Area in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 11, 2022. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Ten years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, biomedicine and new energy vehicles etc. The area's GDP registered a growth of over 15 percent for five consecutive years. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(220822) -- LANZHOU, Aug. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Aug. 10, 2022 shows the cityscape of Lanzhou New Area in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Ten years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, biomedicine and new energy vehicles etc. The area's GDP registered a growth of over 15 percent for five consecutive years. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(220822) -- LANZHOU, Aug. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows a view of Qixia Lake on Aug. 22, 2013 (top, photo provided by Lanzhou New Area), and Qixia Lake on Aug. 10, 2022 (aerial photo taken by Chen Bin), in Lanzhou New Area in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Ten years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, biomedicine and new energy vehicles etc. The area's GDP registered a growth of over 15 percent for five consecutive years. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(220822) -- LANZHOU, Aug. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Aug. 10, 2022 shows the cityscape of Lanzhou New Area in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Ten years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, biomedicine and new energy vehicles etc. The area's GDP registered a growth of over 15 percent for five consecutive years. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(220822) -- LANZHOU, Aug. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers weed in a sea of flowers in Lanzhou New Area in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 10, 2022. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Ten years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, biomedicine and new energy vehicles etc. The area's GDP registered a growth of over 15 percent for five consecutive years. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(220822) -- LANZHOU, Aug. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An employee works in a workshop of LS Group High Tech Equipment Industrial Park in Lanzhou New Area in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 11, 2022. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Ten years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, biomedicine and new energy vehicles etc. The area's GDP registered a growth of over 15 percent for five consecutive years. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(220822) -- LANZHOU, Aug. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Aug. 10, 2022 shows the cityscape of Lanzhou New Area in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Ten years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, biomedicine and new energy vehicles etc. The area's GDP registered a growth of over 15 percent for five consecutive years. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(220822) -- LANZHOU, Aug. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists row a boat on Qixia Lake in Lanzhou New Area in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 9, 2022. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Ten years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, biomedicine and new energy vehicles etc. The area's GDP registered a growth of over 15 percent for five consecutive years. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(220822) -- LANZHOU, Aug. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An employee works in a workshop of LS Group High Tech Equipment Industrial Park in Lanzhou New Area in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 11, 2022. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Ten years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, biomedicine and new energy vehicles etc. The area's GDP registered a growth of over 15 percent for five consecutive years. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)

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CHINA-GANSU-LANZHOU NEW AREA-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(220822) -- LANZHOU, Aug. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists enjoy themselves in a sea of flowers in Lanzhou New Area in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 10, 2022. In 2012, Lanzhou New Area was approved by the State Council as the fifth national level special economic development zone, which is also the first state-level new development area in the northwest of China. Ten years on, the new area has gradually built multiple industrial clusters, including advanced equipment manufacturing, new materials, biomedicine and new energy vehicles etc. The area's GDP registered a growth of over 15 percent for five consecutive years. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)