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Tsunami effect still felt big in Kesennuma city

SENDAI, Japan - A tsunami-swept fishing boat in the Shishiori district of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, is seen above on March 1, 2012, before its removal last year, while the temporary shopping area "Central Ishinomaki Revival Marche" in the background is being moved to prefab stores seen in the foreground in the photo below taken on Aug. 31, 2014, to raise the ground level of the area.

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WWII suicide motorboat survivor laments 'kamikaze' boom

OTSU, Japan - Tadakuma Iwai, honorary professor of Ritsumeikan University, shows his picture as a suicide motorboat pilot during World War II in Otsu, western Japan, on Aug. 1, 2014. He warns of the recent trend of novels and movies depicting "kamikaze" suicide missions, saying they are glossing over the past.

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Hotels near Narita offer early-hour bus service

NARITA, Japan - Hotels around Narita airport, east of Tokyo, operate courtesy buses early in the morning to cater to a rising number of passengers taking early domestic flights of low-cost carriers, as shown in this photo taken on Aug. 1, 2014.

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Uehara notches 22nd save as Red Sox beat Yankees

BOSTON, United States - Boston Red Sox closer Koji Uehara pitches against the New York Yankees in the ninth inning of a game at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 1, 2014. Uehara retired all three batters to mark his 22nd save as the Red Sox won 4-3.

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Uehara notches 22nd save as Red Sox beat Yankees

BOSTON, United States - Boston Red Sox closer Koji Uehara (R) and teammate Mike Napoli celebrate after beating the New York Yankees 4-3 at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 1, 2014. Uehara retired all three batters in the ninth inning to mark his 22nd save.

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Japan, Brazil reaffirm need for U.N. Security Council reform

BRASILIA, Brazil - Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe speaks to reporters at the Planalto Presidential Palace in Brasilia on Aug. 1, 2014, after talks with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff.

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Japan's Nishikori falls to Gasquet at Citi Open tennis

WASHINGTON, United States - Japan's Kei Nishikori reacts after being beaten by French sixth seed Richard Gasquet in their quarterfinal match of the Citi Open tennis tournament in Washington on Aug. 1, 2014. Gasquet won 6-1, 6-4.

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Japan, Brazil reaffirm need for U.N. Security Council reform

BRASILIA, Brazil - Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe (L) and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff shake hands at the Planalto Presidential Palace in Brasilia on Aug. 1, 2014, after a joint news conference.

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N. Korea seeks U.N. meeting on U.S.-S. Korea drills

NEW YORK, United States - North Korea's Deputy U.N. Ambassador Ri Tong Il speaks at a news conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Aug. 1, 2014. Ri asked for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council to protest U.S.-S. Korea military drills.

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People enjoy cool air at 1,000 lantern-lit Enoshima

YOKOHAMA, Japan - People walk along a stone pavement illuminated by some 1,000 lanterns in Enoshima, a small offshore island connected by bridge with the mainland, in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2014, in an annual event to enjoy cool air in the evening.

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Japan's Nishikori falls to Gasquet at Citi Open tennis

WASHINGTON, United States - Japan's Kei Nishikori hits a backhand against French sixth seed Richard Gasquet during their quarterfinal match at the Citi Open tennis tournament in Washington on Aug. 1, 2014. Gasquet won 6-1, 6-4.

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Kids on depopulated Okinawa island hold photo exhibit

TOKYO, Japan - Nonoka Sunakawa (2nd from L), Yui Ouchi (3rd from L) and other elementary school children on Kurima island in Miyako, Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, pose in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2014, at an exhibition of photos taken by them to show everyday life on the depopulated island.

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Garcia takes a 3-shot lead at Bridgestone Inviational

AKRON, United States - Spain's Sergio Garcia watches his tee shot during the second round of the Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, on Aug. 1, 2014.

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Japan, Brazil reaffirm need for U.N. Security Council reform

BRASILIA, Brazil - Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe (L) and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff shake hands at the Planalto Presidential Palace in Brasilia on Aug. 1, 2014, prior to their talks.

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Japan Prime Minister Abe in Brazil

BRASILIA, Brazil - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Zico, former head coach of Japan's national soccer team, shake hands as they meet in Brasilia on Aug. 1, 2014. Abe met with Zico and Brazilian officials who formerly played in Japan's J-League during his visit to Brazil, the last leg of his five-nation Latin American tour.

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Japan Prime Minister Abe in Brazil

BRASILIA, Brazil - Zico (L), former head coach of Japan's national soccer team, presents Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe with a soccer ball as they meet in Brasilia on Aug. 1, 2014. Abe met with Zico and Brazilian soccer officials who formerly played in Japan's J-League during his visit to Brazil, the last leg of his five-nation Latin American tour.

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Inaugural members of 'Akita Maiko' program debut

AKITA, Japan - Three young women perform at a hotel in the city of Akita in northeastern Japan on Aug. 1, 2014, after completing a training program as "Akita Maiko" to revive the local tradition of "Kawabata geisha." Maiko is an apprentice geisha.

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Ainu vocal group performs with ethnic instrument player

SAPPORO, Japan - Marewrew, a four-member female vocal group performing ethnic Ainu songs, performs with Oki (L), a player of the "tonkori," a string instrument played by the Ainu people, during a music festival in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Aug. 1, 2014.

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Mother, daughter relax in women-only train car

BANGKOK, Thailand - A woman and her daughter relax in a women- and children-only carriage of a train about to leave Bangkok on Aug. 1, 2014. Thailand's national railway operator launched women-only train carriages after a 13-year-old girl was raped and killed aboard an overnight train in July.

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Tourist info service shows pre-, post-A bombed Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima P2 Walker, an information service for tourists, made available an application on Aug. 1, 2014, showing images of 30 locations in the western Japanese city before and shortly after the atomic bombing, for use on smartphones and tablet computers by visitors to the locations. This photo taken the same day shows a tablet screen on which the Atomic Bomb Dome is shown in a series of pictures.

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Attendant for women-only train cars ready to work

BANGKOK, Thailand - An attendant for women- and children-only carriages poses before a train leaves Bangkok on Aug. 1, 2014. Thailand's national railway operator on the same day launched the carriages after a 13-year-old girl was raped and killed aboard an overnight train in July.

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Hirosaki Neputa Festival begins

AOMORI, Japan - An illuminated Neputa lantern is drawn in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2014, during Hirosaki Neputa Festival started the same day.

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Japan to give 6 ships to Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam - Visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung shake hands as they meet in Hanoi on Aug. 1, 2014. The Vietnamese prime minister thanked Japan for providing Vietnam with six vessels that can be used as patrol ships to help boost security capability.

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'Takigi Noh' performed under illuminated Himeji Castle

HIMEJI, Japan - "Takigi Noh," a traditional Japanese musical drama, is played against the backdrop of the illuminated Himeji Castle in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2014. "Takigi Noh" is a special form of Noh performed on an outdoor stage lit by "takigi" firewood after dark. The recently refurbished castle is a national treasure of Japan and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Japan to give 6 ships to Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam - Visiting Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) talks with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung (R) in Hanoi on Aug. 1, 2014. The Vietnamese prime minister thanked Japan for providing Vietnam with six vessels that can be used as patrol ships to help boost security capability.

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3 women certified as 'Akita Maiko'

AKITA, Japan - Three young women hold a certificate after completing a training program as "Akita Maiko" to revive the local tradition of "Kawabata geisha" on Aug. 1, 2014, at a hotel in the city of Akita in northeastern Japan. Maiko is an apprentice geisha.

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Morioka Sansa Odori Festival begins

MORIOKA, Japan - Performers parade during the Morioka Sansa Odori Festival in Morioka in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate on Aug. 1, 2014, the opening day of the festival.

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Women parade while beating drums in Morioka Sansa festival

MORIOKA, Japan - Women parade while beating drums during the Morioka Sansa Odori Festival that began in Morioka in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Iwate on Aug. 1, 2014.

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Lawson HMV's new store for used music records

TOKYO, Japan - Lawson HMV Entertainment Inc.'s new store for used music records in Tokyo's Shibuya is seen on Aug. 1, 2014, the day before the official opening amid growing interest in vinyl records.

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Sharp remains in red in April-June

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi announces the company's earnings report for the April-June quarter on Aug. 1, 2014, in Tokyo, Japan. The company remained in the red in the reporting quarter for the fourth year, due to costs related to withdrawal from the solar battery business in Europe.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy encourages students before studying in U.S.

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy encourages Japanese university students, before studying in the United States, at a briefing session held at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2014.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy meets students before studying in U.S.

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy smiles during a session held at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2014, to brief Japanese students who will study in the United States.

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'Salaryman Yamada' checks on 'ghost expertise'

YONAGO, Japan - A person dressed in the costume of "Salaryman Yamada," a character from a cartoon by Shigeru Mizuki, hands out information to solicit participants to take a test to check their "expertise in ghosts" in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, the hometown of renowned manga artist Mizuki, the author of cartoons about traditional Japanese phantoms, on Aug. 1, 2014. Acceptance of applications began the same day.

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'Awa Odori' dancing robot unveiled

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Tokushima Gov. Kamon Iizumi (R) and Tetsuo Agata, president of auto parts maker JTEKT Corp., pose with the symbolic "Awa Odori" hand gesture in announcing the "Awa Odori robot Sudachi-kun" (C) at the Tokushima prefectural office in Tokushima City on Aug. 1, 2014. The 160-centimeter-tall, bipedal robot will perform during the Awa Odori summer dance festival beginning Aug. 12.

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Kagoshima gov. speaks at press conference

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito speaks to reporters at a press conference at the Kagoshima prefectural government office in Kagoshima City on Aug. 1, 2014.

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Hiroshima mayor releases outline of peace declaration

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui releases on Aug. 1, 2014, at the city office the outline of a peace declaration to be issued on Aug. 6 to commemorate the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. He will refrain from touching on the subject of collective self-defense.

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Aftermath of explosions in Taiwan

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan - Photo taken Aug. 1, 2014, shows the aftermath of a series of suspected gas explosions the previous night in Kaohsiung City, southern Taiwan. The blasts killed at least 24 people and injured 271 others, according to Taiwan's National Fire Agency.

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Maiko greet teahouse owners, teachers

KYOTO, Japan - Two Maiko, apprentice geisha, pay a round of visits to their teachers of traditional Japanese arts and teahouse owners during the annual summer "hassaku" event in the Gion district in Kyoto, western Japan, on Aug. 1, 2014.

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Sea lion performs 'uchimizu' to cool down summer heat

TOKYO, Japan - "Pucchi-kun," a sea lion at Tokyo's Epson Shinagawa Aqua Stadium, takes part with children and others in sprinkling water outside the aquarium's entrance during a "uchimizu" event on Aug. 1, 2014. "Uchimizu" is a Japanese custom of sprinkling water with a bucket and ladle to keep down dust as well as cool down the temperature during summer.

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Party for Future Generations established

TOKYO, Japan - Former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (R) and former trade minister Takeo Hiranuma show Aug. 1, 2014, a nameboard of the Party for Future Generations, a new political party, in Tokyo. Hiranuma is to head, and Ishihara is to serve as the top adviser of the party.

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Spring Airlines launches Japan services

NARITA, Japan - A Spring Airlines Co. passenger jet arrives to a water-spraying welcome at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Aug. 1, 2014, the same day the Japanese unit of the Chinese budget carrier commenced three domestic routes after twice postponing the launch originally planned for May.

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Aftermath of explosions in Taiwan

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan - Photo taken Aug. 1, 2014, shows the aftermath of a series of suspected gas explosions the previous night in Kaohsiung City, southern Taiwan. The blasts killed at least 24 people and injured 271 others, according to Taiwan's National Fire Agency.

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H.I.S. affiliate to rebuild Laguna Gamagori marine resort

NAGOYA, Japan - Hideo Sawada (C front), chairman of major Japanese travel company H.I.S. Co., joins other guests at a tape-cutting ceremony in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2014, after announcing a business restructuring plan for the central Japan city's Laguna Gamagori marine resort by H.I.S.-affiliate Laguna Ten Bosch Co.

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PiTaPa marks 10th anniv., introduces new mascot

OSAKA, Japan - New mascot Pitamaru meets the press during a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary since the launch of the PiTaPa smart card ticketing and electronic money system in Osaka on Aug. 1, 2014.

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Kyoto geisha pay courtesy calls in summer greeting custom

KYOTO, Japan - Geiko, Kyoto's term for geisha, and maiko, apprentice geisha, bow as they pay a courtesy call at a tea house in the Japanese ancient capital's Gion district for the "hassaku" summer tradition on Aug. 1, 2014. It is customary during the season for geiko and maiko in Japan's renowned geisha district to make the rounds to express their gratitude to tea house owners and others who have supported them.

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Japan to give 6 ships to Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida shake hands as they meet in Hanoi on Aug. 1, 2014. They agreed to strengthen cooperation in ensuring maritime security as both countries confront China's muscle-flexing to press territorial claims in the East and South China seas.

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AUM cult-related facilities inspected

TOKYO, Japan - Officials from the Justice Ministry's Public Security Intelligence Agency are pictured ahead of entering a facility, related to the AUM Shinrikyo cult, in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on Aug. 1, 2014. The officials inspected 22 such facilities across Japan the same day.

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Ex-University of Tokyo pres. speaks at science camp

KOFU, Japan - Akito Arima, former president of the University of Tokyo, delivers a lecture during a summer camp for sophomores from junior high schools who aim to take part in the International Science Olympiads, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 1, 2014.

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Aftermath of explosions in Taiwan

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan - Photo taken Aug. 1, 2014, shows the aftermath of a series of suspected gas explosions the previous night in Kaohsiung City, southern Taiwan. The blasts killed at least 24 people and injured 271 others, according to Taiwan's National Fire Agency.

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Nagasaki mayor releases outline of peace declaration

NAGASAKI, Japan - Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue releases on Aug. 1, 2014, at the city office the outline of a peace declaration to be issued on Aug. 9 to commemorate the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. He will touch on the subject of collective self-defense, calling on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government to note concerns voiced by many about departure from Japan's postwar pacifism.