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Japanese expert advises Palau on recycling program

Katsuo Fuji (L), a Japanese environmental recycling expert, poses at a recycling plant in Koror, Palau, as seen in this file photo taken on Aug. 2, 2014. Under Japan's public-private support program, Fuji gives advice to the management of the plant, which recycles more than 95 percent of all plastic bottles and other packages sold in the South Pacific island republic's largest city.

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Japanese politician Inoki leaves N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Japanese politician Antonio Inoki speaks with reporters after arriving at Beijing's international airport from Pyongyang on Sept. 2, 2014, before transferring to a Tokyo-bound flight. During his stay from Aug. 28 in the North Korean capital, Inoki, a former pro wrestling star, co-hosted a rare pro wrestling event in the country and held talks with high-ranking officials.

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Japanese politician Inoki leaves N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Japanese politician Antonio Inoki leaves from Pyongyang's international airport for Tokyo via Beijing on Sept. 2, 2014. During his stay from Aug. 28 in the North Korean capital, Inoki, a former pro wrestling star, co-hosted a rare pro wrestling event in the country and held talks with high-ranking officials.

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Panasonic eyes 200 bil. yen sales in care business in FY2025

OSAKA, Japan - Panasonic Corp. envisages expanding sales in its elderly care-related business to the 200 billion-yen (about $1.91 billion as of Sept. 2, 2014) level in fiscal 2025 as increased demand is expected from aging postwar baby boomers. Employees conduct maintenance of a care bed at its Osaka Rental Center in Osaka Prefecture's Kadoma on Aug. 29, 2014.

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Monument on Miyagi mountain for B-29 crashes

SENDAI, Japan - The "Cenotaph of Fubo," built for 34 U.S. crew members who died in crashes of three B-29 bombers on the ridge of Mt. Fubo on March 10, 1945, the day of the so-called Great Tokyo Air Raids, is seen on Aug. 2, 2014, in Shiraishi, Miyagi Prefecture.

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Mt. Fubo in Miyagi Prefecture

SENDAI, Japan - People walk on a trail of Mt. Fubo in the Zao Mountain Range in Miyagi Prefecture on Aug. 2, 2014.

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Memorial service held on disputed Kunashiri Island

SAPPORO, Japan - A memorial service is held for ancestors at a cemetery on Kunashiri Island, one of the four Russian-controlled, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido, on Aug. 2, 2014, attended by a group of former islanders visiting their family graves on the disputed islands. (Photo by accompanying press)

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Brother of symbolic A-bomb victim speaks in LA

LOS ANGELES, United States - Masahiro Sasaki, an elder brother of Sadako Sasaki who was a model of the Children's Peace Monument in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, speaks in Los Angeles, California, on Aug. 2, 2014. Sadako was an A-bomb victim who died from radiation disease at the age of 12.

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Kagawa helps Man Utd beat Real Madrid at Int'l Champions Cup

ANN ARBOR, United States - Japanese midfielder Shinji Kagawa (L) of Manchester United joyfully shakes hands with Scottish midfielder Darren Fletcher after assisting the third goal during an International Champions Cup game against Real Madrid in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Aug. 2, 2014. Manchester won 3-1.

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AC Milan's Honda in action at Int'l Champions Cup

CHARLOTTE, United States - Japanese midfielder Keisuke Honda (R) of AC Milan and German midfielder Emre Can of Liverpool FC challenge each other during an International Champions Cup game in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Aug. 2, 2014. Liverpool won 2-0.

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Man Utd's Kagawa in action at Int'l Champions Cup

ANN ARBOR, United States - Japanese midfielder Shinji Kagawa of Manchester United reacts for the ball during an International Champions Cup game against Real Madrid in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Aug. 2, 2014. Manchester won 3-1.

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Japan's Nara advances to final

WASHINGTON, United States - Japan's Kurumi Nara returns a shot during a Citi Open semifinal against New Zealand's Marina Erakovic on Aug. 2, 2014, in Washington D.C. Nara beat Erakovic 0-6, 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the final.

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Japan's doubles team in 2nd place at Citi Open

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese pair Kurumi Nara (L) and Hiroko Kuwata hold cups at the Citi Open tennis tourney in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 2, 2014, after losing the women's doubles final to a team of Japan's Shuko Aoyama and Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski 6-1, 6-2.

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Japanese, Canadian pair wins Citi Open doubles title

WASHINGTON, United States - Japan's Shuko Aoyama (R) and Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski hold the champion cups high at the Citi Open tennis tournament in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 2, 2014, after beating Japanese pair Kurumi Nara and Hiroko Kuwata 6-1, 6-2 in the women's doubles final.

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Japan's Nara advances to final

WASHINGTON, United States - Japan's Kurumi Nara pumps her fist after beating New Zealand's Marina Erakovic in a Citi Open semifinal on Aug. 2, 2014, in Washington D.C. Nara won Erakovic 0-6, 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the final.

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PM Abe deepens bonds with Japanese-Brazilian community

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe talks with Brazilian lawmakers of Japanese descent in Sao Paulo on Aug. 2, 2014, the last day of his swing of five Latin American nations.

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PM Abe pledges closer ties with Japanese-Brazilians

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe waves his hand upon arrival at a welcome party in Sao Paulo organized by Brazilians of Japanese origin on Aug. 2, 2014. Abe told some 1,200 attendees that Japan will further strengthen its ties with the Japanese community in Brazil.

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Kashima's Shibasaki scores in 5-1 win vs Hiroshima

KASHIMA, Japan - Gaku Shibasaki of Kashima Antlers scores the team's fifth goal during the second half of a J-League first-division game against Hiroshima Sanfrecce in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Aug. 2, 2014. Kashima won 5-1.

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Matsuyama leaps to tie for 10th at Bridgestone golf

AKRON, United States - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama blasts off from the bunker on the 17th hole to move up to a tie for 10th as he cards a 5-under 65 for a three-round total of a 4-under 206, up from a tie for 36th the previous day, in the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational at the Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, on Aug. 2, 2014.

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Sushi served on disaster-hit Sanriku Railway

MORIOKA, Japan - Officials of Iwate Prefecture's coastal promotion bureau serve sushi made with local seafood on the "Sushi train" of Sanriku Railway Co.'s South Rias Line running through Kamaishi in the northeastern Japan prefecture on Aug. 2, 2014.

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Cosplayers from around world gather in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken in Nagoya, Japan, on Aug. 2, 2014, shows a Russian team winning first prize at the World Cosplay Championship wearing the costumes of characters from the popular videogame "The Legend of Zelda." Costume players representing about 20 countries gathered in the central Japan city.

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Search for missing after Taiwan explosions

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan - Rescuers search for missing persons in Taiwan on Aug. 2, 2014, following massive gas pipeline explosions in Kaohsiung.

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Tosu's Ikeda scores in 1-0 win against Nagoya

TOSU, Japan - Kei Ikeda (front) of Sagan Tosu scores the winner during the second half of a J-League first-division game against Nagoya Grampus at the Best Amenity Stadium in Tosu, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 2, 2014. Tosu won 1-0.

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Aomori Nebuta Festival begins for 6-day-run

AOMORI, Japan - Large lantern floats depicting human figures parade through the streets in Aomori, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 2, 2014, the first day of the six-day Aomori Nebuta Festival. The largest float called Nebuta is about nine meters wide, about five meters tall, and weighs about four tons. According to organizers, the festival attracts as many as three million people every year.

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Koseki wins 14th defense of WBC women's atomweight title

TOKYO, Japan - Momo Koseki of Japan celebrates after defeating Britain's Denise Castle by technical knockout in the eighth round of their WBC atomweight title match in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2014. Koseki defended her crown for the 14th time.

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Koseki wins 14th defense of WBC women's atomweight title

TOKYO, Japan - Champion Momo Koseki of Japan (R) delivers a punch to Britain's Denise Castle during the fifth round of their WBC atomweight title match in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2014. Koseki defeated Castle, the WBC's second-ranked fighter in the division, by technical knockout in the eighth round to defend her crown for the 14th time.

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Rescuers search missing people at Taiwan explosions

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan - Rescuers search for missing persons on Aug. 2, 2014, at a collapsed section of road in Taiwan's southern city of Kaohsiung after massive gas pipeline explosions.

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Aomori Nebuta Festival begins for 6-day-run

AOMORI, Japan - Dancers called "haneto" dance around a large lantern float as the annual Aomori Nebuta Festival begins for a 6-day run in Aomori, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 2, 2014. According to organizers, the festival attracts as many as three million people every year.

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Search operation after Taiwan blasts

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan - A search operation for missing persons is underway in Kaohsiung on Aug. 2, 2014, after massive gas pipeline explosions.

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Symposium in Hiroshima on abolishing nuclear weapons

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A symposium on abolishing nuclear weapons is held in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 2, 2014.

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Astronaut Wakata looks back on space mission in lecture

KOFU, Japan - Astronaut Koichi Wakata, the first Japanese commander of the International Space Station, tells the audience of some 650 people at Yamanashi Gakuin University in Kofu, on Aug. 2, 2014, about his six-month space mission.

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Sunflowers in full bloom in Hokkaido's sunflower village

SAPPORO, Japan - Sunflowers are in full bloom at Himawari-no-Sato (Sunflower Village), Japan's biggest sunflower field, in the town of Hokuryu in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island, on Aug. 2, 2014. About 1.5 million sunflowers are planted in the field of 23 hectares.

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Symposium in Hiroshima on abolishing nuclear weapons

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Tatsujiro Suzuki, vice director of the Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition of Nagasaki University, lectures at an antinuclear symposium in Hiroshima on Aug. 2, 2014.

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Specter wristwatch-type toy gains enormous popularity

TOKYO, Japan - Brothers show off their wristwatch-type toys, DX specter watch type zero, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Aug. 2, 2014. The toy has been gaining enormous popularity in Japan.

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Symposium in Hiroshima on abolishing nuclear weapons

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Kazumi Mizumoto, vice president of the Hiroshima Peace Institute of Hiroshima City University, speaks during the panel discussion of antinuclear symposium in Hiroshima on Aug. 2, 2014.

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Sunflowers in full bloom in Hokkaido's sunflower village

SAPPORO, Japan - Sunflowers are in full bloom at Himawari-no-Sato (Sunflower Village), Japan's biggest sunflower field, in the town of Hokuryu in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island, on Aug. 2, 2014. About 1.5 million sunflowers are planted in the field of 23 hectares.

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Sushi served on disaster-hit Sanriku Railway

MORIOKA, Japan - A family enjoys sushi with local scallops on the "Sushi train" of Sanriku Railway Co.'s South Rias Line running through Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 2, 2014.

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N. Korea's foreign minister to attend regional security forum

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su Yong (L) is seen off at the international airport in Pyongyang on Aug. 2, 2014, as he leaves for Myanmar to attend the ASEAN Regional Forum. According to the official Korean Central News Agency, Ri will also visit Indonesia, Laos, Singapore and Vietnam.

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Long queue seen in quest of buying specter watch toys

TOKYO, Japan - Many children and adults stand in line in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, for a drawing to buy immensely popular wristwatch-type toys, DX specter watch type zero, on Aug. 2, 2014.

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Toyota earnings outlook

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Managing Officer Takuo Sasaki speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2013. Toyota revised upward its full-year earnings forecast for the current business year ending in March 2014, citing a favorable effect of the yen's depreciation that boosts export competitiveness.

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Japan-born N. Korea striker Chong

TOKYO, Japan - Chong Tese, North Korea national team striker who used to play in Japan and is now at German second-division club Bochum, poses for photos with children at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2011. The Japanese and North Korean national teams will play in Saitama on Sept. 2, 2011, in a qualifying match for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.