Kofukuji to open interior portions of 2 pagodas

Kofukuji to open interior portions of 2 pagodas

NARA, Japan, Aug. 25 Kyodo - Photo taken Aug. 25, 2016, shows the three-story pagoda of the World Heritage-designated Kofukuji Temple in the western Japan city of Nara. The temple, which also has a five-story pagoda, will open the interior portions of the two national treasure-designated pagodas from Aug. 26 to Oct. 10.

Japanese PM's aide meets China's top diplomat over summit

Japanese PM's aide meets China's top diplomat over summit

BEIJING, China, Aug. 25 Kyodo - Shotaro Yachi (far L), a former top career diplomat who serves as a key foreign-policy adviser to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, meets with Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi (far R) in Beijing on Aug. 25, 2016. The meeting was held at a time when the two countries are trying to pave the way for a meeting between their top leaders on the sidelines of a summit of the Group of 20 leading economies in September.

Scenes of Rio

Scenes of Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, July 26 Kyodo - A worker sorts out cables at the back of the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Stadium in the Brazilian city on July 25, 2016, ahead of the 17-day Summer Games starting Aug. 5.

Documents on Korean envoys to Japan eyed for UNESCO list

Documents on Korean envoys to Japan eyed for UNESCO list

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Officials of Japanese and South Korean local governments and private organizations meet in Shimonoseki, western Japan, on Aug. 25, 2014, to discuss plans to seek the listing on UNESCO's Memory of the World Register of documents on Korean dynasty envoys dispatched to Japan mainly during the Edo period (1603-1868). They agreed to apply for registration in 2016.