Halilhodzic's job is safe, JFA says

Halilhodzic's job is safe, JFA says

TOKYO, Aug. 10 Kyodo - Japan Football Association technical director Masahiro Shimoda (R) speaks to reporters at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 10, 2015, after returning from the country's last-place outing at the four-team East Asian Cup in Wuhan, China. Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic will not be losing his job any time soon, Shimoda said.

Underground shelter of Imperial Japanese Army

Underground shelter of Imperial Japanese Army

TOKYO, Aug. 10 Kyodo - The Defense Ministry unveils to the press on Aug. 10, 2015, an underground shelter, built during World War II by the Imperial Japanese Army, within the ministry's premises in Tokyo's Ichigaya area.

Man shows photos of B-29s crashed in 1945

Man shows photos of B-29s crashed in 1945

SENDAI, Japan - Hiroshi Kawamata speaks in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 3, 2014, about his experience with showing pictures of U.S. B-29 bombers taken four months after they crashed on the ridge of Mt. Fubo in Shiraishi, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 10, 1945, the day of the so-called Great Tokyo Air Raids. Residents in the city are planning to hold a memorial service for 34 crew members killed in the three B-29 crashes, in 2015, the 70th anniversary of the end of the Pacific War.

Tax hike legislation enacted in Japan

Tax hike legislation enacted in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks in a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2012, after parliament passed legislation to double the 5-percent sales tax rate by October 2015.

Tax hike legislation enacted in Japan

Tax hike legislation enacted in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Lawmakers vote on a bill to raise the consumption tax rate during a plenary session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2012. The contentious legislation to double the 5-percent sales tax rate by October 2015 was passed by the upper chamber.