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Memorial service for WWII female post office workers

SAPPORO, Japan - Chieko Kuriyama speaks in front of the photos of her nine former colleagues at a post office in Maoka (currently Kholmsk in Sakhalin, Russia) during a memorial service held for them in Wakkanai on the northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Aug. 8, 2014. Working as telephone exchange operators, the nine young Japanese women committed suicide by taking poison on the same date in 1945 when Russian forces invaded the town. (Photo by Daisuke Suzuki)

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Dictators drawn on Berlin Wall pieces

BERLIN, Germany - Pieces of the Berlin Wall on which pictures of dictators from around the world have been drawn are lined up at an industrial waste disposal site in the suburbs of Berlin on Aug. 8, 2014.

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Nobel Peace Prize winners drawn on Berlin Wall pieces

BERLIN, Germany - Pieces of the Berlin Wall on which pictures of Nobel Peace Prize laureates have been drawn are lined up at an industrial waste disposal site in the suburbs of Berlin on Aug. 8, 2014.

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Sales of compact digital cameras in slump

OSAKA, Japan - Yodobashi Camera Co.'s Multimedia Umeda store in Osaka, western Japan, displays a variety of waterproof and other compact digital cameras, as seen in this file photo taken on Aug. 8, 2014, amid sluggish demand stemming from the spread of smartphones with built-in cameras.

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Drawings using soy sauce displayed in Kagawa Pref.

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Pictures depicting a local shopping area drawn with soy sauce are displayed at the soy sauce art laboratory in Sakaide, Kagawa Prefecture, known for "udon" noodles, on Aug. 8, 2014.

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Soy sauce art lab in Kagawa Pref.

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Tsuyoshi Ozawa, associate professor at Tokyo University of the Arts, is seen in Sakaide, Kagawa Prefecture, on Aug. 8, 2014. He established a soy sauce art laboratory with Kamada Soy Sauce Inc. to revitalize the local economy.

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Sumo association holds morning calisthenics

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 8, 2014, shows people joining sumo wrestlers in stamping their feet during morning calisthenics at Kokugikan in Tokyo, organized by Nihon Sumo Kyokai, or Japan Sumo Association during August. Businessmen on the way to work and foreign travelers staying at nearby hotels also took part.

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Music producer has tapestry with tsunami-soaked kimono

TACHIKAWA, Japan - Music producer Eriko Shiomi holds her tapestry made of "kimono" soaked by the 2011 tsunami in Tokyo's Tachikawa on Aug. 8, 2014, to cheer up people in northeastern Japan hit by the disaster.

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Kobe high school team takes part in hacking contest

LAS VEGAS, Nevada - Yuki Koike (C) and other students of Nada High School in Kobe, western Japan, take part in the Def Con hackers' conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Aug. 8, 2014.

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Japan's Ishikawa at PGA Championship

LOUISVILLE, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa responds to cheers during the second round of the PGA Championship at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, on Aug. 8, 2014. He missed the cut at four-over 146.

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N.Y. Yankees' Ichiro marks his 2,810th career hit

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to right in the seventh inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians at Yankee Stadium in New York on Aug. 8, 2014. That was his 2,810th career hit in the Major Leagues, tying George Sister for 48th place on the all-time list.

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Matsuyama in 69th place after 2nd round of PGA Championship

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - Hideki Matsuyama of Japan throws a ball to the gallery after finishing the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, on Aug. 8, 2014. Matsuyama was tied for 69th place at 1-over 143 to advance to the weekend.

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Matsuyama in 69th place after 2nd round of PGA Championship

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - Hideki Matsuyama of Japan watches his tee shot on the eighth hole during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, on Aug. 8, 2014. Matsuyama finished the 2nd round tied for 69th place at 1-over 143 to advance to the weekend.

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Gov't offers 301 bil. yen for 30-yr nuclear soil storage

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato meets the press in Koriyama in the northeastern prefecture of Fukushima on Aug. 8, 2014, after meeting with Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara. The government offered 301 billion yen in subsidies to the prefecture in exchange for storage of contaminated soil amassing from radiation cleanup work following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.

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Nagoya, L.A. mayors hold talks in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, United States - Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura (L) and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti hold talks at the latter's office in Los Angeles on Aug. 8, 2014. Kawamura invited Garcetti to the central Japanese city, which sealed a sister-city relationship with the U.S. city 55 years ago.

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Daughter of U.S. commander Delnore in Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue (R) and Patricia Magee, daughter of U.S. Lt. Col. Victor Delnore who came to Nagasaki following the end of the Pacific War, stand by a reproduced street sign honoring her father on Aug. 8, 2014, the day before the Japanese city holds its annual atomic bomb memorial service. Delnore was highly regarded by citizens in Nagasaki for allowing the first peace memorial ceremony to be conducted in the city in 1948.

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ASEAN foreign ministers meetings starts in Naypyitaw

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - ASEAN foreign ministers shake hands with Myanmar President Thein Sein during the opening ceremony of their meeting in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Aug. 8, 2014. The foreign ministers are expected to exchange views on regional and international issues, and review the state of relations and cooperation within the grouping.

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Gov't offers 301 bil. yen for 30-yr nuclear soil storage

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara (R) and Reconstruction Minister Takumi Nemoto meet the press in Koriyama in the northeastern prefecture of Fukushima on Aug. 8, 2014. The government offered 301 billion yen in subsidies to the prefecture in exchange for storage of contaminated soil amassing from radiation cleanup work following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.

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Lexus NX line-off ceremony in Fukuoka Pref.

MIYAWAKA, Japan - Toyota Motor Kyushu Inc. holds a ceremony to commemorate the production in full-swing of the Lexus NX sport utility vehicle in Miyawaka, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Japan's southwestern main island of Kyushu on Aug. 8, 2014.

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Sprint needs to improve business on its own: Son

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Corp. CEO and Sprint Corp. Chairman Masayoshi Son attends a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Aug. 8, 2014. Son said the U.S. company needs to improve its business on its own following news reports that the Japanese communications giant is suspending negotiations to acquire No. 4 U.S. mobile carrier T-Mobile US Inc.

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Sprint needs to improve business on its own: Son

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Corp. CEO and Sprint Corp. Chairman Masayoshi Son attends a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Aug. 8, 2014. Son said the U.S. company needs to improve its business on its own following news reports that the Japanese communications giant is suspending negotiations to acquire No. 4 U.S. mobile carrier T-Mobile US Inc.

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BOJ warns of Japan's weak exports, keeps policy steady

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends a press conference at the central bank headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 8, 2014. The BOJ decided to keep its monetary policy steady while saying the country's economy continues to recover, but warned of recent weakness in Japanese exports and production.

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Powerful typhoon expected to approach southern Kyushu

AMAMI, Japan - Children evacuate to a public hall in Tatsugo on Amami Oshima Island in southwestern Japan from a camping area on Aug. 8, 2014, with a powerful typhoon approaching. Typhoon Halong may bring heavy rain, high waves and strong winds to wide areas of Japan over the weekend.

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Gov't offers 301 bil. yen for 30-yr nuclear soil storage

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara (3rd from L) meets with Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato (3rd from R) on Aug. 8, 2014, in Koriyama in the northeastern prefecture of Fukushima. The government offered 301 billion yen in subsidies to the prefecture in exchange for storage of contaminated soil amassing from radiation cleanup work following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.

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Powerful typhoon expected to approach southern Kyushu

KOCHI, Japan - People in the southwestern city of Kochi make their way in steady rain on Aug. 8, 2014, with a powerful typhoon approaching. Typhoon Halong may bring heavy rain, high waves and strong winds to wide areas of Japan over the weekend.

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BOJ warns of Japan's weak exports, keeps policy steady

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends a press conference at the central bank headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 8, 2014. The BOJ decided to keep its monetary policy steady while saying the country's economy continues to recover, but warned of recent weakness in Japanese exports and production.

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Students mimic 'uchimizu' at 'yukata' fair in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - Japanese and Chinese students in summer "yukata" mimic the traditional Japanese summer custom of "uchimizu" or water sprinkling on the opening day of the "2014 Shanghai Yukata Festa" at the Isetan department store in the Chinese city on Aug. 8, 2014.

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ASEAN foreign ministers meetings starts in Naypyitaw

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - ASEAN foreign ministers attend the opening ceremony of their meeting in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Aug. 8, 2014. The foreign ministers are expected to exchange views on regional and international issues, and review the state of relations and cooperation within the grouping.

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Japan, China students pose in 'yukata' in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - Japanese and Chinese students pose in summer "yukata" on the opening day of the "2014 Shanghai Yukata Festa" at the Isetan department store in the Chinese city on Aug. 8, 2014.

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Scout robot climbs stairs in Higashidori atomic plant

HIGASHIDORI, Japan - A scout robot, displayed to the press by Tohoku Electric Power Co. on Aug. 8, 2014, climbs stairs in the utility's Higashidori nuclear power plant in Higashidori Village, Aomori Prefecture.

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Tohoku Electric demonstrates robots at Higashidori plant

HIGASHIDORI, Japan - Tohoku Electric Power Co. demonstrates scout robots before the press at the utility's Higashidori nuclear power plant in Higashidori Village, Aomori Prefecture, on Aug. 8, 2014.

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Tokaido Shinkansen offers 426 services per day

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 8, 2014, shows a crowded shinkansen platform at JR Tokyo Station. The operator of the Tokaido Shinkansen between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka offered 426 services per day on Aug. 8, 2014, the most-ever since its launch in 1964, to accommodate summer holiday travelers.

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Bicycle relay along Shikoku pilgrimage route starts

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Riders depart from Zentsuji temple in Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture, at the start of a bicycle relay along the famous Shikoku pilgrimage of 88 sites in western Japan on Aug. 8, 2014.

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Tohoku Electric's drill at Higashidori plant

HIGASHIDORI, Japan - Tohoku Electric Power Co. conducts an exercise on how to cope with the loss of power sources in a simulated control room at the utility's Higashidori nuclear power plant in Higashidori Village, Aomori Prefecture, on Aug. 8, 2014.

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Driver of 1st shinkansen train recalls ride 50 years ago

TOKYO, Japan - Kazutaro Oishi stands on platform No. 17 at JR Tokyo Station on Aug. 8, 2014, recalling his duty as a driver of Japan's first bullet train on the shinkansen line in October 1964.

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S. Korea preparing for Asian Games

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) personnel overpower a bus, which is presumed to have been hijacked, during an antiterror drill outside of Incheon Asiad Main Stadium, the main venue for the Sept. 19 to Oct. 4 Asian Games, in Incheon, South Korea, on Aug. 8, 2014.

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S. Korea preparing for Asian Games

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean soldiers take positions during an antiterror drill outside of Incheon Asiad Main Stadium, the main venue for the Sept. 19 to Oct. 4 Asian Games, in Incheon, South Korea, on Aug. 8, 2014. Some 700 soldiers, police officers and firefighters took part in the drill.

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Panel discusses Peace Declaration content for 'A Bomb Day'

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Members of a panel gather in Hiroshima, western Japan, on April 8, 2014, to discuss the content of the Peace Declaration to be issued on Aug. 6 designated as the annual "Atomic Bomb Day" anniversary.

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Sochi in summer

SOCHI, Russia - Construction workers walk in the heat on Aug. 8, 2013, to the construction site of the main stadium for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

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Sochi in summer

SOCHI, Russia - The venue for ice hockey games at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the Russian resort city of Sochi is lit up with illuminations that change color constantly on the night of Aug. 8, 2013. The dark buildings in the foreground are the athletes' village.

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