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Head of Tokyo Children's Library gets cultural award

TOKYO, Japan - Kyoko Matsuoka, director of the Tokyo Children's Library in the capital's Nakano Ward, is all smiles at her office in this file photo taken on Aug. 16, 2014. She received the 2014 TonenGeneral Children's Award in recognition of her role in the promotion of reading among children.

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Women's softball world championship starts in Netherlands

HAARLEM, Netherlands - Supporters of the Dutch team applaud during a game against Taiwan in Haarlem, the Netherlands, on Aug. 16, 2014. The International Softball Federation aims to gain back the status of an official Olympic event for the sport in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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Old woman continues protesting base relocation in Okinawa

NAGO, Japan - Fumiko Shimabukuro, who was seriously burned by a U.S. flamethrower during the 1945 Battle of Okinawa, continues to protest in front of the U.S. Marines' Camp Schwab in the Henoko district of Nago in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Aug. 16, 2014, against the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma air base to the coastal area.

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Haraguchi scores on Hertha debut in German Cup win

COLOGNE, Germany - In his debut for Hertha Berlin, Japanese newcomer Genki Haraguchi scores a goal during the second half of a match against Viktoria Cologne on Aug. 16, 2014, in Cologne, Germany. Hertha Berlin beat Viktoria Cologne 4-2.

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Tanaka throws 1st bullpen session

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka throws in the bullpen on Aug. 16, 2014, in St. Petersburg, the United States, for the first time since feeling discomfort in his right elbow on July 8. "I'm progressing well," he said after throwing 25 fastballs.

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IOC's Bach, China's Xi appear at Youth Olympics

BEIJING, China - International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (Center L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (Center R) attend a photo session with other IOC officials at the opening of the second Summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, eastern China, on Aug. 16, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Torch lit at 2nd Youth Olympics in Nanjing

NANJING, China - Torch is lit during the opening ceremony of the second Summer Youth Olympic Games at Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Stadium in Nanjing, eastern China, on Aug. 16, 2014.

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Kashiwa's Eduardo vs Kobe's Masukawa

KASHIWA, Japan - Kashiwa Reysol's Eduardo (L) fights for the ball with Vissel Kobe's Takahiro Masukawa during their J-League match in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, on Aug. 16, 2014. Kashiwa won 2-0.

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Kagawa gets no chance to play in Swansea match

MANCHESTER, Britain - Manchester United's Shinji Kagawa sits on the bench during an English Premier League football match against Swansea City at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, England, on Aug. 16, 2014. Swansea won 2-1.

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"Okuribi" bonfires in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - The Chinese character "dai," which means large, is formed by a bonfire on the slope of a mountain in Kyoto on Aug. 16, 2014, during the "Go-zan no Okuribi" event. Five giant bonfires are lit on mountains surrounding Kyoto as the souls of ancestors are said to return to the spirit world following the summer "Bon" season.

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Pakistani anti-government protesters rally in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Supporters of Imran Khan, chairman of the political party Pakistan Tehreek Insaf, and clergymen Tahirul Qadri rally in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Aug. 16, 2014, demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's resignation.

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Leandro Domingues leads Nagoya to victory

OSAKA, Japan - Leandro Domingues Barbosa of Nagoya Grampus scores the winner in the second half of a J-League match against Gamba Osaka at the Expo '70 Stadium in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 16, 2014. Nagoya won 1-0.

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Pakistani anti-government protesters rally in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Supporters of Imran Khan, chairman of the political party Pakistan Tehreek Insaf, and clergymen Tahirul Qadri rally in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Aug. 16, 2014, demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's resignation.

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Urawa's Nishikawa makes save against Sanfrecce

SAITAMA, Japan - Urawa Reds' Shusaku Nishikawa makes a save during the second half of a J-League match against Sanfrecce Hiroshima at Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama on Aug. 16, 2014. Urawa won 1-0.

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"Okuribi" bonfires in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - The Chinese character "dai," which means large, is formed by a bonfire on the slope of a mountain in Kyoto on Aug. 16, 2014, during the "Go-zan no Okuribi" event. Five giant bonfires are lit on mountains surrounding Kyoto as the souls of ancestors are said to return to the spirit world following the summer "Bon" season.

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1,000 women dance in Kumamoto festival

KUMAMOTO, Japan - About 1,000 women clad in cotton summer kimono with paper lanterns on their heads dance at the traditional "Sennin Toro Odori" in Yamaga, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 16, 2014.

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1,000 women dance in Kumamoto festival

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Women perform during the traditional "Sennin Toro Odori" festival in which some 1,000 women dressed in cotton summer kimono with paper lanterns on their heads dance, in Yamaga, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 16, 2014.

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Japanese, French Olympic committees sign partnership

NANJING, China - Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda (C) poses for a photo after signing a partnership agreement with the French Olympic Committee on Aug. 16, 2014, in Nanjing, China.

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Japan manager Aguirre watches Urawa-Hiroshima game

SAITAMA, Japan - Javier Aguirre, new manager of Japan's national soccer team, waves to supporters during a J-League match between Urawa Reds and Sanfrecce Hiroshima at Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama on Aug. 16, 2014.

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Pope Francis in South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Pope Francis blesses a child during his visit to a facility for the disabled in Emseong County, South Korea's North Chungcheong Province, on Aug. 16, 2014. The pontiff has been in South Korea since Aug. 14 for a five-day visit. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Pope Francis in South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Pope Francis blesses a child during his visit to a facility for the disabled in Emseong County, South Korea's North Chungcheong Province, on Aug. 16, 2014. The pontiff has been in South Korea since Aug. 14 for a five-day visit. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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'Kasahoko' ritual in Wakayama Pref.

HASHIMOTO, Japan - The 300-year-old "kasahoko" ritual praying for good harvest takes place at Kosawaitsukushima shrine in Kudoyama Town, Wakayama Prefecture, on Aug. 16, 2014.

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People visit Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall

NANJING, China - People are seen visiting the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall in Nanjing, China, on Aug. 16, 2014. On the same day, the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games was opened in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province.

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Youth Olympic Games in China's Nanjing

NANJING, China - Armed police officers stand guard near the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Stadium in Nanjing, the venue for the opening ceremony of the second Summer Youth Olympic Games, on Aug. 16, 2014, the opening day of the event, which will run until Aug. 28.

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Japanese athletes with Youth Olympic mascot

NANJING, China - Japanese female pole-vaulter Misaki Morota (R) and javelin thrower Nagisa Mori pose with NANJINGLELE, a mascot for the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games, Nanjing 2014, at the athletes' village in Nanjing, China, on Aug. 16, 2014.

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Youth Olympic Games in China's Nanjing

NANJING, China - People gather outside the Nanjing Olympic Sports Center Stadium in Nanjing on Aug. 16, 2014, before the opening ceremony of the second Summer Youth Olympic Games.

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Nagasaki student peace envoy greets well-wishers

NAGASAKI, Japan - Masaki Koyanagi (L), a 16-year-old high school student from Nagasaki, receives a string of a thousand origami paper cranes in front of JR Nagasaki Station on Aug. 16, 2014, before traveling as one of 20 Japanese high school students to the United Nations Office at Geneva, Switzerland, to call for the abolition of nuclear weapons.

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Citizens gather at Miyakozuka Tomb

KASHIHARA, Japan - A large number of citizens gather at the village of Asuka in the western Japanese prefecture of Nara on Aug. 16, 2014, to listen to explanations by experts. The Miyakozuka Tomb, built in the late sixth century, is believed to have been shaped like a pyramid.

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Prince Akishino family visit exhibit of ill-fated ship

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Akishino, his wife Princess Kiko and their children visit on Aug. 16, 2014, an exhibition in Tokyo displaying documents and drawings about the 1944 Tsushima Maru incident in which a Japanese vessel was torpedoed by a U.S. submarine and sank in waters off Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, leaving nearly 1,500 people dead, including more than 1,000 children. (Pool Photo)

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Pope Francis leads open-air Mass for beatification of Korean martyrs

SEOUL, South Korea - Pope Francis (L) walks past a statue of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus in traditional Korean costumes at Gwangwhamun Plaza in Seoul on Aug. 16, 2014, as he attends an open-air Mass for 124 Koreans persecuted and executed for their faith in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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Pope Francis leads open-air Mass for beatification of Korean martyrs

SEOUL, South Korea - Pope Francis attends an open-air Mass for 124 Koreans persecuted and executed for their faith in the 18th and 19th centuries at Gwangwhamun Plaza in Seoul on Aug. 16, 2014.

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Pope Francis leads open-air Mass for beatification of Korean martyrs

SEOUL, South Korea - Pope Francis waves to the crowd during a parade in Seoul on Aug. 16, 2014, before an open-air Mass for 124 Koreans persecuted and executed for their faith in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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Return rush of summer vacationers peaks in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A platform for shinkansen bullet trains at JR Tokyo Station in central Tokyo is crowded with people returning from their hometowns and resort areas on Aug. 16, 2014, after the Bon summer vacation, as the number of such people peaked the same day.

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Return rush of summer vacationers peaks in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A platform for shinkansen bullet trains at JR Tokyo Station in central Tokyo is crowded with people returning from their hometowns and resort areas on Aug. 16, 2014, after the Bon summer vacation, as the number of such people peaked the same day.

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Citizens view Miyakozuka Tomb in Nara Pref.

KASHIHARA, Japan - Citizens visit the Miyakozuka Tomb in the village of Asuka in the western Japan prefecture of Nara on Aug. 16, 2014. Built in the late sixth century, the tomb may have been shaped like a pyramid.

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Japanese cities vie for title of hottest place in Japan

KOCHI, Japan - People watch a temperature display set up in Shimanto, Kochi Prefecture, in July 2014 to vie for the title of Japan's hottest city against Saitama Prefecture's Kumagaya and Gifu Prefecture's Tajimi, which each registered 40.9 C on Aug. 16, 2007. Shimanto set Japan's highest temperature of 41.0 C on Aug. 12 last year. The cities use high temperatures to promote tourism.

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Okinawa gov. announces candidacy for 3rd term

NAHA, Japan - Hirokazu Nakaima, governor of Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, attends a press conference in the prefectural capital Naha on Aug. 7, 2014, to formally announce his candidacy for a third four-year term. Okinawa's gubernatorial election is scheduled for Nov, 16, 2014.

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Okinawa gov. announces candidacy for 3rd term

NAHA, Japan - Photo shows Hirokazu Nakaima, governor of Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, who formally announced on Aug. 7, 2014, his candidacy for a third four-year term. Okinawa's gubernatorial election is scheduled for Nov, 16, 2014.