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10th anniversary of deadly Hiroshima mudslides

Lanterns are lit at the venue of a memorial service in Hiroshima on Aug. 20, 2024, the 10th anniversary of the 2014 mudslides in the western Japan city that claimed 77 lives.

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10th anniversary of deadly Hiroshima mudslides

Lanterns are lit at the venue of a memorial service in Hiroshima on Aug. 20, 2024, the 10th anniversary of the 2014 mudslides in the western Japan city that claimed 77 lives.

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10th anniversary of deadly Hiroshima mudslides

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui offers flowers on Aug. 20, 2024, at a monument dedicated to victims of 2014 mudslides in Hiroshima, as the western Japan city marks the 10th anniversary of the disaster that claimed 77 lives.

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10th anniversary of deadly Hiroshima mudslides

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui speaks on Aug. 20, 2024, in front of a monument dedicated to victims of 2014 mudslides in Hiroshima, as the western Japan city marks the 10th anniversary of the disaster that claimed 77 lives.

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10th anniversary of deadly Hiroshima mudslides

Lanterns are placed in the early hours of Aug. 20, 2024, in front of a monument dedicated to victims of 2014 mudslides in Hiroshima, as the western Japan city marks the 10th anniversary of the disaster that claimed 77 lives.

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10th anniversary of deadly Hiroshima mudslides

Lanterns are placed in the early hours of Aug. 20, 2024, in front of a monument dedicated to victims of 2014 mudslides in Hiroshima, as the western Japan city marks the 10th anniversary of the disaster that claimed 77 lives.

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10th anniversary of deadly Hiroshima mudslides

Flowers are placed on Aug. 20, 2024, at a monument dedicated to victims of 2014 mudslides in Hiroshima, as the western Japan city marks the 10th anniversary of the disaster that claimed 77 lives.

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'Picture Letters of 1945' to be revived

TOKYO, Japan - Cartoonist Eiko Hanamura narrates her memories of the end of World War II in Tokyo on Nov. 20, 2014, for inclusion in a revived version of "My Aug. 15, Picture Letters of 1945" with voice recordings attached, set for publication next summer.

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Mudslide debris removal work progresses in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Aerial combination photo shows the Yagi area of Asaminami Ward, Hiroshima City, western Japan, on Aug. 20, 2014, the day a mudslide hit the area (L), and on Nov. 19, about three months after the disaster.

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Pakistani designer holds fashion show in Mumbai

MUBMBAI, India - A model struts on the runway during a fashion show held by Pakistani designer Zara Shahjahan in Mumbai, India, as seen in this file photo taken on Aug. 20, 2014.

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Models pose at Pakistani designer's fashion show in Mumbai

MUMBAI, India - Models pose during a fashion show held by Pakistani designer Zara Shahjahan in Mumbai, India, as shown in this file photo taken on Aug. 20, 2014.

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Pakistani designer Shahjahan poses at fashion show in Mumbai

MUMBAI, India - Pakistani designer Zara Shahjahan poses during her fashion show held in Mumbai, India, as shown in this file photo taken on Aug. 20, 2014.

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Cotton planting restored in western Japan

KASHIHARA, Japan - Miho Morita (R), a section chief of the Yamatotakada Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Yoshihiro Yoshioka, a local researcher of spinning industry history, hold baby wear made of locally grown cotton in Yamatotakada, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 20, 2014. The chamber and local companies collaboratively grow organic cotton to bring back cotton plantation which used to be the biggest business in the region in the Edo era (1603-1867).

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Press seats at Athens Olympic pool remain abandoned

ATHENS, Greece - Seats for reporters at the main swimming pool for the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens remain desolate as seen in this file photo taken on Aug. 20, 2014.

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Rush visits Japan for Liverpool's opening of soccer academy

TOKYO, Japan - Liverpool and Wales legend Ian Rush poses at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 20, 2014, during his visit to Japan on the occasion of English Premier League club Liverpool FC's opening of a football academy for Japanese children.

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U.S. casino tycoon eyes 10 bil. dollar investment in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - MGM Resorts International Chairman and CEO James Murren says during an interview in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Aug. 20, 2014, that his firm plans to invest up to 10 billion dollars in Japan to produce the world's biggest integrated resort, including casino facilities. This file photo was taken on Sept. 11 (U.S. time), 2013.

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Syrian refugees at shelter in Aleppo

ALEPPO, Syria - Muhammad Kurdi (R) and his family members remain cooped up in a refugee facility in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Aug. 20, 2014. He expressed a desire to return home.

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Women wait for bus near damaged building in Syria

ALEPPO, Syria - A group of women waits for a bus in front of a severely damaged building in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Aug. 20, 2014.

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Yankees Tanaka in 2nd bullpen

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, who has been on the disabled list due to a slight tear in the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, pitches in the bullpen on Aug. 20, 2014, in New York. In his second bullpen session, Tanaka tested out his curve ball, slider and split-fingered fastball.

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Yankees Tanaka in 2nd bullpen

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, who has been on the disabled list due to a slight tear in the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, throws pitches in the bullpen, as manager Joe Girardi (far L) looks on on Aug. 20, 2014, in New York. In his second bullpen session, Tanaka tested out his curve ball, slider and split-fingered fastball.

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Yankees Tanaka in 2nd bullpen

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, who has been on the disabled list due to a slight tear in the ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow, pitches in the bullpen, under the watchful eye of pitching coach Larry Rothschild on Aug. 20, 2014, in New York. In his second bullpen session, Tanaka tested out his curve ball, slider and split-fingered fastball.

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Ishikawa practices for Barclays leg of FedEx Cup Playoffs

PARAMUS, United States - Japanese professional golfer Ryo Ishikawa hits an approach shot during a practice round of the Barclays, the first in a series of tournaments in the 2014 FedEx Cup Playoffs, at the Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, New Jersey, on Aug. 20, 2014.

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Matsuyama practices in pro-am round for Barclays tourney

PARAMUS, United States - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama hits an approach shot during a pro-am practice round for the Barclays, the first in a series of tournaments in the 2014 FedEx Cup Playoffs, at the Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, New Jersey, on Aug. 20, 2014.

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Japanese wins World Sudoku Championship in London

TOKYO, Japan - The UK Puzzle Association announces on Aug. 20, 2014, that Kota Morinishi (R), a Tokyo University Graduate School student, won the 2014 World Sudoku Championship held in London, Britain, earlier this month. The 25-year-old Japanese also won the 2012 International Sudoku Tournament in Beijing as shown in this file photo taken in May that year.

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N. Korean delegate attends sports confab in Incheon

INCHEON, S. Korea - Yang Song Ho, dean of the Korea University of Physical Education in Pyongyang, explains North Korean policies on athletic activities at a sports conference on Aug. 20, 2014, in the South's northwestern port city of Incheon, host of the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 Asian Games.

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Lovinho helps Kusatsu beat Reds in Emperor's Cup

SAITAMA, Japan - Daniel Lovinho (2nd from R) of J-League Division 2 club Thespa Kusatsu Gunma scores late in the second half of a third-round Emperor's Cup match against J-1 side Urawa Reds in Saitama north of Tokyo on Aug. 20, 2014. Kusatsu notched an upset 2-1 win.

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Urawa lose to Kusatsu in Emperor's Cup upset

SAITAMA, Japan - Goalie Daiki Tomii (c) of second-tier Thespa Kusatsu Gunma punches a cross clear with striker Tadanari Lee of J-League Division 1 club Urawa Reds lurking during a third-round Emperor's Cup match in Saitama north of Tokyo on Aug. 20, 2014. Kusatsu won 2-1.

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FC Tokyo down Matsumoto Yamaga in Emperor's Cup

CHOFU, Japan - Defender Yuki Okubo (L) of J-League Division 2 side Matsumoto Yamaga and Sota Hirayama (C) of J-1 club FC Tokyo clash for the ball during a third-round Emperor's Cup match in the Tokyo suburb of Chofu on Aug. 20, 2014. Tokyo won 2-0.

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Photos from landslides disaster in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - An aerial photo shows a residential area in Asaminami Ward in Hiroshima, western Japan, hit hard by landslides on Aug. 20, 2014. Overnight torrential rains caused large-scale landslides in the area.

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Seoul's new envoy to Japan ready to work for better ties

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea's new ambassador to Japan, Yoo Heung Soo, speaks to a group of Japanese reporters in Seoul on Aug. 20, 2014. Yoo, who is scheduled to depart for Tokyo on Aug. 24, voiced willingness to make utmost efforts to improve South Korea's strained ties with Japan.

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Realty agent Able to release inexpensive smartphone

TOKYO, Japan - Yasutaka Yanase (L), president of Able Inc., shows off a cut-price smartphone at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 20, 2014, before the real estate agency's release of the new handset this autumn.

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Transport minister Ota listens to female engineer

TOKYO, Japan - Transport minister Akihiro Ota (R) listens to what a female engineer (C) has to say at a construction site for the Tokyo Outer Ring Road project in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 20, 2014. Ota responded he would do his best to create circumstances conducive to the employment of female workers.

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PM Abe's mother talks at calligraphy exhibit in Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Yoko Abe, the mother of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, makes a speech at the opening of a Japan-Mongolia friendship calligraphy exhibition in Ulan Bator on Aug. 20, 2014. On display were works by some 70 politicians and other people of both countries, including those of the Japanese leader and Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj.

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20 bil. yen fine imposed on Japanese auto parts firms

BEIJING, China - A woman walks past a Nissan dealer's office in Beijing on Aug. 20, 2014, amid news of fines totaling some 20 billion yen ($190 million) being imposed recently by China's antimonopoly authorities on 10 Japanese auto parts suppliers for alleged price-fixing practices. Some European companies are also likely to be fined on similar grounds.

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PM Abe's mother joins opening of calligraphy show in Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Mongol - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's mother Yoko (4th from L) attends a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the start of a Japan-Mongolia friendship calligraphy exhibition in Ulan Bator on Aug. 20, 2014. On display were works of some 70 politicians and other people of both countries, including those of the Japanese leader and Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj.

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TEPCO head confident of shielding toxic water in trenches

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Naomi Hirose tells the Fukushima Prefectural Assembly's special session on Aug. 20, 2014, that the operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is determined to complete a plan to freeze all walls shielding highly toxic water in underground trenches in the compounds of the No. 2 reactor facing the sea.

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Mayor remains opposed to radioactive waste disposal plan

KAMI, Japan - Mayor Hirobumi Inomata (L) of Kami, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, confers with Senior Vice Environment Minister Shinji Inoue at the town hall on Aug. 20, 2014, over a plan to bury radioactive waste from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant at a Kami site for permanent disposal. In the prefecture, Kami remains opposed to the plan but two other places selected as candidate sites for lasting disposal have agreed to accept the plan in principle.

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Photos from landslides disaster in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force search for missing people among debris of houses caused by landslides in Asaminami Ward in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 20, 2014, after landslides and flooding triggered by torrential rains overnight engulfed residential areas in the city.

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Photos from landslides disaster in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Firefighters and police officers search for missing people among debris caused by landslides in Asaminami Ward in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 20, 2014, after landslides and flooding triggered by torrential rains overnight engulfed residential areas in the city.

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Trust bank promotes tax-free trust for educational funds

TOKYO, Japan - A worker at Mitsui Sumitomo Trust Bank shows a set of brochures to promote a tax-exempt trust fund for monetary gifts limited to educational expenses at its head office in Tokyo on Aug. 20, 2014, amid growing demand for such trusts ahead of an increase in the inheritance tax scheduled for January 2015.

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Cultural exchange program for foreign students in Japan

KANAZAWA, Japan - Some 300 students from 84 countries and regions attend an opening ceremony for a "Japan TENT" event in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 20, 2014. The weeklong event till Aug. 26 is designed to allow the students to experience local culture and traditions

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DNA of Japanese man matches 12 babies in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - A senior official of Thai police speaks at a news conference in Bangkok on Aug. 20, 2014. He said that a DNA sample provided by a Japanese businessman suspected of siring 12 surrogate babies in Thailand matches with all 12 infants.

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Photos from landslides disaster in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force search for missing people among debris of houses caused by landslides in Asaminami Ward in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 20, 2014, after landslides and flooding triggered by torrential rains overnight engulfed residential areas in the city.

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Cultural exchange program for foreign students in Japan

KANAZAWA, Japan - Szczygiel Elzbieta, a Polish student at Osaka University, addresses an opening ceremony for a "Japan TENT" event in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 20, 2014. Some 300 students from 84 countries and regions joined the weeklong event till Aug. 26 designed to allow them to experience local culture and traditions.

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2 Ospreys conduct exercises at GSDF training areas

YAMANASHI, Japan - A MV-22 Osprey aircraft conducts landing and takeoff exercises at Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force's Kita-Fuji training field in Yamanashi Prefecture on Aug. 20, 2014. Two of the four Ospreys temporarily stationed at Atsugi base in Kanagawa Prefecture, which is jointly used by the U.S. Navy and Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force, joined the exercise.

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Cano, Pujols, Jones, Puig to headline MLB tour in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - (from R to L) Hiroki Kokubo, manager of Japan's national baseball team called Samurai Japan, Katsuhiko Kumazaki, commissioner of Nippon Professional Baseball Organization, Jim Small, managing director of MLB Japan, and Yoshimitsu Ohashi, senior managing director of the Yomiuri Shimbun, pose for photos during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 20, 2014. Small said MLB's all-star outfielders Adam Jones and Yasiel Puig, and infielders Robinson Cano and Albert Pujols will take part in an MLB team to play the Japan national team in a five-game series in November.

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Japanese solar car sets new world speed record

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - Driver Kenjiro Shinozuka, who became the first Japanese to win the Dakar Rally in 1997, celebrates with his supporters on a runway at Shimojijima Airport in the city of Miyakojima, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 20, 2014, after setting a new world speed record for a solar car. His car achieved an average speed of 91.3 kilometers per hour, breaking the previous record of 88.8 kilometers per hour.

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Astronaut Wakata honored in hometown parade

SAITAMA, Japan - Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata, who became the first Japanese to serve as commander of the International Space Station, waves to the crowd during a parade in Saitama, his hometown located north of Tokyo, on Aug. 20, 2014. Wakata returned to earth on May 14 after staying at the ISS from November, 2013.

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Guinness recognizes Japanese man as world's oldest

TOKYO, Japan - Sakari Momoi, 111, holds a Guinness World Records certificate showing him to be the world's oldest living man in Tokyo on Aug. 20, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Photos from landslides disaster in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - People evacuate by rubber boat in Asaminami Ward in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 20, 2014, after landslides and flooding triggered by torrential rains overnight engulfed residential areas in the city.