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Felix wins 400m for 9th career gold at worlds

BEIJING, Aug. 28 Kyodo - Allyson Felix of the United States runs to victory in the women's 400 meters at the world athletics championships in Beijing on Aug. 27, 2015. Felix earned her ninth world championship gold medal, clocking a 2015 world-leading 49.26 seconds.

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Tearful heptathlon winner Ennis-Hill at world championships

BEIJING, Aug. 27 Kyodo - Jessica Ennis-Hill of Britain becomes emotional after winning the women's heptathlon at the world athletics championships in Beijing on Aug. 23, 2015.

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"Ukiyo-e" artist Utamaro's newly found work to be shown

FUKUOKA, July 27 Kyodo - Popular "Ukiyo-e" artist Kitagawa Utamaro's painting of a courtesan drawn solely with black ink in the late 18th century with Utamaro's friend and writer Santo Kyoden's writing on the lives of courtesans is seen in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on July 22, 2015. The painting, discovered in April, will be exhibited at the Fukuoka Art Museum from Aug. 8.

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2015 New Year's greeting card to be sold from Oct. 30

TOKYO, Japan - A woman holds a New Year's card for 2015 with a Hello Kitty motif (R) in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2014. A smartphone user can combine the design with his or her own photo with the aid of a special application program. Japan Post Co. said it will start selling the card from Oct. 30.

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Japan's Takarazuka Revue to make 2nd tour of Taiwan

Rio Asumi (R) and Maria Kano, the two top stars of the Flower Troupe of the Japanese all-female Takarazuka Revue, perform at a press conference in Taipei on Jan. 27, 2015. The musical theater group announced that it will perform 14 shows at the National Theater in Taipei from Aug. 8 to 16 in its second appearance before a Taiwanese audience following its first in April 2013. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Judo federation head interviewed in Kazakhstan

Marius Vizer, president of the International Judo Federation, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News on Aug. 27, 2015, in Astana where this year's World Judo Championships were held until Aug. 30. He said Japan plays a crucial role in the development of judo and the federation will enhance its ties with Japan toward the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mare Dibaba wins women's marathon at world championships

Mare Dibaba of Ethiopia (2nd from L), Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat of Kenya (R) and other runners compete in the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing on Aug. 30, 2015. Dibaba won the event in two hours, 27 minutes and 35 seconds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mare Dibaba wins women's marathon at world championships

Mare Dibaba of Ethiopia crosses the finish line to win the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing on Aug. 30, 2015. The 25-year-old Dibaba won the race in two hours, 27 minutes and 35 seconds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mare Dibaba wins women's marathon at world championships

Mare Dibaba of Ethiopia acknowledge the crowd after winning the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing on Aug. 30, 2015. The 25-year-old Dibaba won the race in two hours, 27 minutes and 35 seconds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mare Dibaba wins women's marathon at world championships

Mare Dibaba of Ethiopia crosses the finish line to win the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing on Aug. 30, 2015. The 25-year-old Dibaba won the race in two hours, 27 minutes and 35 seconds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mare Dibaba wins women's marathon at world championships

Runners pass through Tianamen Square in Beijing on Aug. 30, 2015, during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships. Mare Dibaba of Ethiopia won the event in two hours, 27 minutes and 35 seconds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Security tightened in Beijing prior to military parade

People stand in line for security checks at a shopping mall in Beijing on Aug. 27, 2015. Security in the capital has been tightened prior to a military parade Sept. 3 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Security tightened in Beijing prior to military parade

Armed police officers stand on guard at a subway entrance in Beijing on Aug. 27, 2015. Security in the capital has been tightened prior to a military parade Sept. 3 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. chief to attend Chinese military parade

Photo shows U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. The United Nations announced on Aug. 27, 2015, he will attend a military parade to be held in Beijing on Sept. 3 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. During his stay in China from Sept. 2 to 6, Ban will talks with Chinese leaders. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bolt claims record 4th consecutive win in 200m at worlds

Jamaica's Usain Bolt strikes his signature lightning pose after winning the men's 200-meter final at the world athletics championships in Beijing on Aug. 27, 2015. Bolt clocked a 2015 world-leading time of 19.55 seconds to claim a record fourth consecutive world title in the event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan survives Dominican challenge

Japan's Sarina Koga (L) spikes the ball in the first set of round-robin play against the Dominican Republic at the women's volleyball World Cup at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2015. Japan won in five sets to improve its win-loss record to 4-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bolt wins 200m for record 10th gold at worlds

Usain Bolt kisses the track after winning the final of the men's 200 meters at the world athletics championships in Beijing on Aug. 27, 2015. The Jamaican claimed a record 10th gold medal at the championships, running the fastest time of the year in 19.55 seconds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bolt claims record 4th consecutive win in 200m at worlds

Jamaica's Usain Bolt strikes his signature lightning pose after winning the men's 200-meter final at the world athletics championships in Beijing on Aug. 27, 2015. Bolt clocked a 2015 world-leading time of 19.55 seconds to claim a record fourth consecutive world title in the event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Taylor marks 2nd longest triple jump in history

Christian Taylor of the United States competes in the men's triple jump final at the world athletics championships in Beijing on Aug. 27, 2015. Taylor jumped 18.21 meters, the second-longest in history, to win the event for the second time in three championships. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bolt wins 200m for record 10th gold at worlds

Usain Bolt (L) stands up after colliding with a cameraman on a segway (R) as he celebrated his 200-meter victory at the world athletics championships in Beijing on Aug. 27, 2015. The Jamaican claimed a record 10th gold medal at the championships, running the fastest time of the year in 19.55 seconds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bolt beats Gatlin again for sprint double

Jamaica's Usain Bolt (R) crosses the finish line ahead of Justin Gatlin of the United States in the men's 200-meter final at the world athletics championships in Beijing on Aug. 27, 2015. Bolt and Gatlin were also first and second in the 100 final four days earlier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bolt beats Gatlin again for sprint double

Usain Bolt (C) runs on his way to winning the 200-meter final at the world athletics championships in Beijing on Aug. 27, 2015. Bolt completed a 100-200 double, while Justin Gatlin (R) settled for second place again. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Nagase wins men's 81kg-class at world championships

Takanori Nagase of Japan overpowers Loic Pietri of France during the men's 81-kilogram final at the World Judo Championships in the Kazakhstan capital Astana on Aug. 27, 2015. Nagase won the gold. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Taylor marks 2nd longest triple jump in history

Christian Taylor of the United States competes in the men's triple jump final at the world athletics championships in Beijing on Aug. 27, 2015. Taylor jumped 18.21 meters, the second-longest in history, to win the event for the second time in three championships. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Nagase wins men's 81kg-class at world championships

Takanori Nagase of Japan holds up his gold medal during an award ceremony for the men's 81-kilogram event at the World Judo Championships in the Kazakhstan capital Astana on Aug. 27, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Anita Wlodarczyk wins women's hammer throw at world championships

Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland competes in the women's hammer throw final at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing on Aug. 27, 2015. She won the event. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bolt beats Gatlin again for sprint double

Usain Bolt (C) runs on his way to winning the 200-meter final at the world athletics championships in Beijing on Aug. 27, 2015. Bolt completed a 100-200 double, while Justin Gatlin (R) settled for second place again. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bolt wins 200m for record 10th gold at worlds

Jamaica's Usain Bolt (R) and Justin Gatlin of the United States shake hands after the men's 200-meter final at the world athletics championships in Beijing on Aug. 27, 2015. Bolt completed a 100-200 double with the fastest time of the year in 19.55 seconds. Gatlin clocked 19.74 to settle for silver again. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bolt wins 4th consecutive world 200m title

Usain Bolt (L) celebrates his victory in the 200-meter final at the world athletics championships in Beijing on Aug. 27, 2015, a record fourth consecutive world title in the 200. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Liberian Pres. Sirleaf meets with Japanese PM Abe

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) attend a joint news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2015, after their talks. Sirleaf arrived in Tokyo the previous day to attend the 2nd World Assembly for Women. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Felix wins 400m for 9th career gold at worlds

Allyson Felix holds the American flag after winning the women's 400 meters at the world athletics championships in Beijing on Aug. 27, 2015. Felix earned her ninth world championship gold medal, clocking a 2015 world-leading 49.26 seconds. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bolt wins 4th consecutive world 200m title

Usain Bolt celebrates his victory in the 200-meter final at the world athletics championships in Beijing on Aug. 27, 2015, a record fourth consecutive world title in the 200. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Liberian Pres. Sirleaf meets with Japanese PM Abe

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2015, ahead of their talks. Sirleaf arrived in Tokyo the previous day to attend the 2nd World Assembly for Women. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Anita Wlodarczyk wins women's hammer throw at world championships

Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland celebrates after winning the women's hammer throw at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing on Aug. 27, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bolt wins 4th consecutive world 200m title

Usain Bolt celebrates his victory in the 200-meter final at the world athletics championships in Beijing on Aug. 27, 2015, a record fourth consecutive world title in the 200. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's 2nd-largest opposition party may disband amid strife

Yorihisa Matsuno (L), leader of the Japan Innovation Party, and Mito Kakizawa, secretary general of the party, speak to reporters at the parliament building in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2015, after the party's supreme leader Toru Hashimoto and adviser Ichiro Matsui announced they would leave the second-largest opposition party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mercedes-Benz begins selling 1st diesel HV in Japan

Photo taken Aug. 27, 2015 shows Mercedes-Benz diesel hybrid model "S300h," which the automaker began selling in Japan that day as its first diesel hybrid vehicle in that market. The S-class Sedan is priced at 9.98 million yen (around $83,000). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Anita Wlodarczyk wins women's hammer throw at world championships

Anita Wlodarczyk of Poland celebrates with her national flag after winning the women's hammer throw at the World Athletics Championships in Beijing on Aug. 27, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kazakhstan to host IAEA nuclear fuel bank

Kazakh Foreign Minister Erlan Idrissov (L) and Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, pose in the Kazakh capital Astana on Aug. 27, 2015, during a signing ceremony for an agreement to locate the first internationally controlled bank for low-enriched uranium in Kazakhstan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan members for World Cup 2nd round qualifiers chosen

Japan manager Vahid Halilhodzic announces on Aug. 27, 2015, in Tokyo the members of the Japan team for the World Cup second-round qualifiers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan members for World Cup 2nd round qualifiers chosen

Japan manager Vahid Halilhodzic announces on Aug. 27, 2015, in Tokyo the members of the Japan team for the World Cup second-round qualifiers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Wearable device to be launched in September

Photo taken in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2015, shows a woman with a wearable device that enables her to talk on the phone without using her hands. The device, which connects with a mobile phone via near field communication, is expected to be used by construction and medical workers. Advanced Media Inc. will start selling the device on Sept. 15 for 33,000 yen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. EPA Administrator McCarthy visits Fukushima

Gina McCarthy, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, poses with a plastic bag after buying fruit at an outlet operated by a local agricultural cooperative in the city of Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 27, 2015. She was visiting the prefecture to discuss decontamination and environmental management efforts following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. EPA Administrator McCarthy visits Fukushima

Gina McCarthy, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), talks with local high school students in the town of Hirono, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 27, 2015, as she visits the prefecture to discuss decontamination and environmental management efforts following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Liberian Pres. Sirleaf meets with Japanese PM Abe

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) sit for talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2015. Sirleaf arrived in Tokyo the previous day to attend the 2nd World Assembly for Women. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Upper limit for stadium construction cost to be set at 155 bil. yen

File photo taken in July 2015 shows the construction site for the main Olympic stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Games. It was reported on Aug. 27, 2015, that the government is considering setting the upper limit for its construction cost at 155 billion yen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. EPA Administrator McCarthy visits Fukushima

Gina McCarthy, administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, shops for farm products at an outlet operated by a local agricultural cooperative in the city of Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 27, 2015, as she visits the prefecture to discuss decontamination and environmental management efforts following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's 2nd-largest opposition party may disband amid internal strife

Japan Innovation Party adviser Ichiro Matsui speaks to reporters in Osaka after meeting with the party's secretary general, Mito Kakizawa, on Aug. 25, 2015. Matsui and supreme adviser Toru Hashimoto expressed their intention on Aug. 27 to step down amid internal strife over support offered by the party's secretary general to a mayoral candidate without official party endorsement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's 2nd-largest opposition party may disband amid internal strife

Mito Kakizawa, secretary general of the Japan Innovation Party, heads to an intra-party meeting at the parliamentary building in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2015. His support of a mayoral candidate without official party endorsement has drawn criticism from two senior members of the second-largest opposition party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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89-yr death row inmate temporarily falls into critical condition

Photo taken 1961 shows Masaru Okunishi, an 89-year-old death row inmate who was found guilty of murdering five women in 1961 by poisoning their wine. It was reported on Aug. 27, 2015, that Okunishi, who is seeking a retrial arguing he is innocent, fell into a critical condition on Aug. 21, but has since been recovering. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo