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CORRECTED: Figure skating: Carolina Kostner

Carolina Kostner, an Italian former figure skater and 2014 Olympic bronze medalist in the women's event, gives an interview to Kyodo News on Dec. 16, 2025, in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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CORRECTED: Figure skating: Carolina Kostner

Carolina Kostner, an Italian former figure skater and 2014 Olympic bronze medalist in the women's event, gives an interview to Kyodo News on Dec. 16, 2025, in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(231217) -- BEIJING, Dec. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch as the mechanical device Horse Dragon Long Ma parades on a street in Gongshu District of Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 16, 2023. The device is made in 2014 by French production company La Machine to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between France and China. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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CHINA-ZHEJAING-HANGZHOU-MECHANICAL HORSE DRAGON (CN)

(231216) -- HANGZHOU, Dec. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An engineer operates the mechanical Horse Dragon Long Ma on a street in Gongshu District of Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 16, 2023. The device is made in 2014 by French production company La Machine to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between France and China. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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CHINA-ZHEJAING-HANGZHOU-MECHANICAL HORSE DRAGON (CN)

(231216) -- HANGZHOU, Dec. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch as the mechanical device Horse Dragon Long Ma parades on a street in Gongshu District of Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 16, 2023. The device is made in 2014 by French production company La Machine to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between France and China. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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CHINA-ZHEJAING-HANGZHOU-MECHANICAL HORSE DRAGON (CN)

(231216) -- HANGZHOU, Dec. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch as the mechanical device Horse Dragon Long Ma parades on a street in Gongshu District of Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 16, 2023. The device is made in 2014 by French production company La Machine to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between France and China. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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CHINA-ZHEJAING-HANGZHOU-MECHANICAL HORSE DRAGON (CN)

(231216) -- HANGZHOU, Dec. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch as a mechanical device Horse Dragon Long Ma parades on a street in Gongshu District of Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 16, 2023. The device is made in 2014 by French production company La Machine to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between France and China. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)

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Sao Paulo soccer stadium

SAO PAOLO, Brazil - A soccer stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to be used for the opening ceremony of the 2014 soccer World Cup finals is shown to reporters on Dec. 16, 2013. Part of the facility's roof remains collapsed since a fatal accident in November 2013.

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Sao Paulo soccer stadium

SAO PAOLO, Brazil - A soccer stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to be used for the opening ceremony of the 2014 soccer World Cup finals is shown to reporters on Dec. 16, 2013. Part of the facility's roof remains collapsed since a fatal accident in November 2013.

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Unseen parts of Imperial Palace to open to public

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 2010 shows the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. The Imperial Household Agency said Dec. 16, 2013, that it will open parts of the palace previously inaccessible to the public in the spring and fall of 2014 to commemorate Emperor Akihito's 80th birthday, which falls on Dec. 23, 2013.

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Pakistani school headmistress speaks of Taliban attack

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Saira Daud Afridi (R), a headmistress of the Army Public School in Peshawar, describes the Dec. 16, 2014, deadly attack by Taliban militants on the school during an interview on Jan. 10, 2015, in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan. Her son Shjee (L) survived the attack in which more than 130 students as well as the other principal of the school were killed.

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Pakistani school principal speaks of Taliban attack

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Saira Daud Afridi (R), a headmistress of the Army Public School in Peshawar, speaks about the Dec. 16, 2014, deadly attack by Taliban militants on the school during an interview on Jan. 10, 2015, in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan. More than 130 students and the other principal of the school were killed in the attack.

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Miyahara wins 1st crown at Japan National Figure Skating

NAGANO, Japan - Satoko Miyahara poses with her trophy won in the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 28, 2014. The 16-year-old Miyahara took her first national title with a total 195.60 points.

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Miyahara wins 1st crown at Japan National Figure Skating

NAGANO, Japan - Satoko Miyahara acknowledges the crowd after her performance in the women's free program of the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 28, 2014. The 16-year-old Miyahara won the title for the first time with a total 195.60 points.

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Miyahara wins 1st crown at Japan National Figure Skating

NAGANO, Japan - Satoko Miyahara performs during the women's free program of the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 28, 2014. The 16-year-old Miyahara won the title for the first time with a total 195.60 points.

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Miyahara wins 1st crown at Japan National Figure Skating

NAGANO, Japan - Satoko Miyahara performs during the women's free program of the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 28, 2014. The 16-year-old Miyahara won the title for the first time with a total 195.60 points.

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Miyahara wins 1st crown at Japan National Figure Skating

NAGANO, Japan - Satoko Miyahara performs during the women's free program of the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 28, 2014. The 16-year-old Miyahara won the title for the first time with a total 195.60 points.

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Miyahara wins 1st crown at Japan National Figure Skating

NAGANO, Japan - Satoko Miyahara performs during the women's free program of the Japan National Figure Skating Championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japanese city of Nagano on Dec. 28, 2014. The 16-year-old Miyahara won the title for the first time with a total 195.60 points.

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Lithuanian FM wants Japan to keep penalty for Russia

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Brussels on Dec. 16, 2014, urging Japan to keep its sanctions on Russia over the Ukrainian crisis.

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School attacked by Taliban gunmen in Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Photo taken Dec. 19, 2014, shows a military-run school in Peshawar, Pakistan, where more than 140 people, mostly students, were killed in an attack by Pakistani Taliban gunmen on Dec. 16.

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School attacked by Taliban gunmen in Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Photo taken Dec. 19, 2014, shows a military-run school in Peshawar, Pakistan, where more than 140 people, mostly students, were killed in an attack by Pakistani Taliban gunmen on Dec. 16.

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School attacked by Taliban gunmen in Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Photo taken Dec. 18, 2014, shows a military-run school in Peshawar, Pakistan, where more than 140 people, mostly students, were killed in an attack by Pakistani Taliban gunmen on Dec. 16.

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School attacked by Taliban gunmen in Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Photo taken Dec. 18, 2014, shows a military-run school in Peshawar, Pakistan, where more than 140 people, mostly students, were killed in an attack by Pakistani Taliban gunmen on Dec. 16.

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School attacked by Taliban gunmen in Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Photo taken Dec. 18, 2014, shows a military-run school in Peshawar, Pakistan, where more than 140 people, mostly students, were killed in an attack by Pakistani Taliban gunmen on Dec. 16.

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School attacked by Taliban gunmen in Pakistan

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Photo taken Dec. 18, 2014, shows a military-run school in Peshawar, Pakistan, where more than 140 people, mostly students, were killed in an attack by Pakistani Taliban gunmen on Dec. 16.

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Palau Pres. Remengesau speaks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Palau President Tommy Remengesau speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2014. Remengesau arrived in Japan on Dec. 16 for a four-day working visit.

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Fukushima Daini nuke plant fate depends on gov't policy

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Yoshiyuki Ishizaki, head of Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima office, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News on Dec. 16, 2014, in Fukushima, northeastern Japan. Ishizaki said whether the four reactors at the Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant, about 12 kilometers south of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant, will be decommissioned as called for by the Fukushima prefectural government will depend on the central government's decision on the country's nuclear energy policy.

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Muslims walk on Sydney street after shooting incident

SYDNEY, Australia - Muslims walk on a street in Sydney on Dec. 16, 2014, hours after a shooting incident by a hostage-taker claiming to be a Muslim cleric.

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Construction of 2nd Lotte World temporarily halted

SEOUL, South Korea - Construction work on the 2nd Lotte World commercial complex in Seoul, shown in this photo taken on Dec. 16, 2014, has been temporarily suspended as the city government is poised to carry out a safety check of the building. The order follows a series of incidents raising safety issues including water leaks at the aquarium and a worker's fatal fall at the construction site.

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Construction of 2nd Lotte World temporarily halted

SEOUL, South Korea - Construction work on the 2nd Lotte World commercial complex in Seoul, shown in this photo taken on Dec. 16, 2014, has been temporarily suspended as the city government is poised to carry out a safety check of the building. The order follows a series of incidents raising safety issues including water leaks at the aquarium and a worker's fatal fall at the construction site.

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N. Korea marks 3rd anniversary of former leader's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, where giant bronze statues of state founder Kim Il Sung and the country's second leader Kim Jong Il stand, on Dec. 16, 2014, a day before the third anniversary of the death of Kim Jong Il. A memorial service is expected to be held on Dec. 17 with the attendance of the country's leader current Kim Jong Un and thousands of senior officials.

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N. Korea marks 3rd anniversary of former leader's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans bow in front of giant bronze statues of state founder Kim Il Sung and the country's second leader Kim Jong Il at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Dec. 16, 2014, a day before the third anniversary of the death of Kim Jong Il. A memorial service is expected to be held on Dec. 17 with the attendance of the country's current leader Kim Jong Un and thousands of senior officials.

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Murakawa beats Iyama to win 'Oza' title in 'go' game

TOBA, Japan - Challenger Daisuke Murakawa reacts after dethroning Yuta Iyama in a professional "go" board game to grab the "Oza" title, one of the game's seven major crowns, by 3-2 in Toba, Mie Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 16, 2014. It was 24-year-old Murakawa's first major title.

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JFA braces as Aguirre named in Spanish match-fixing complaint

TOKYO, Japan - Kazutake Nishizawa, media officer of the Japan Football Association, meets the press in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Dec. 16, 2014, after Japan manager Javier Aguirre was named by Spain's anticorruption prosecutor for alleged match fixing in a 2011 game in the country's top-flight soccer league. Nishizawa said the JFA will undertake information gathering on its own.

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Quake drill conducted at Tomari nuclear plant in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Hokkaido Electric Power Co. conducts a drill at its Tomari nuclear power plant in Tomari village, Hokkaido, on Dec. 16, 2014, on the assumption that a powerful earthquake hits the region. Some 330 people took part in the exercise.

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Iyama upset by Murakawa, loses 'Oza' title in 'go' game

TOBA, Japan - Yuta Iyama (R) loses his "Oza" title to challenger Daisuke Murakawa in a professional "go" board game in Toba, Mie Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 16, 2014. The defeat reduced Iyama's holdings of major titles to five.

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Mansu Hill in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Citizens of Pyongyang visit Mansu Hill in the center of the North Korean capital to lay flowers and bow in front of giant bronze statues of state founder Kim Il Sung and the country's second leader Kim Jong Il on Dec. 16, 2014, ahead of the third anniversary the following day of the death of Kim Jong Il.

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Figure skater Hanyu returns home

NARITA, Japan - Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu (L) is greeted by fans after arriving at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Dec. 16, 2014, returning from Barcelona where he defended his ISU Grand Prix Final title on Dec. 13.

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Mansu Hill in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Citizens of Pyongyang visit Mansu Hill in the center of the North Korean capital to lay flowers and bow in front of giant bronze statues of state founder Kim Il Sung and the country's second leader Kim Jong Il on Dec. 16, 2014, ahead of the third anniversary the following day of the death of Kim Jong Il.

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H.K. protest drive raises people's awareness: leader

HONG KONG, China - Alex Chow, one of the student leaders of a pro-democracy campaign in Hong Kong, says in an interview on Dec. 16, 2014, the long occupation movement over the territory's electoral reform, which ended in early December, helped raise people's awareness, adding a similar campaign is highly likely in the future.

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Mansu Hill in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean soldiers lay flowers in front of giant bronze statues of state founder Kim Il Sung and the country's second leader Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill in the center of Pyongyang on Dec. 16, 2014, ahead of the third anniversary the following day of the death of Kim Jong Il.

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DPJ to hold leadership election in Jan.

TOKYO, Japan - Banri Kaieda (R), the outgoing leader of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan, and other party executives hold a meeting at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on Dec. 16, 2014. The DPJ decided to hold a presidential election in January to choose a successor to Kaieda who failed to retain his Diet seat and announced he will step down.

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Over 5,000 residents oppose maglev train construction

TOKYO, Japan - A representative (far L) of residents opposing the construction of a magnetically levitated train line linking Tokyo and Nagoya submits more than 5,000 signatures to the land ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2014, claiming the project would cause irreparable damage to the natural environment.

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Mansu Hill in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Citizens of Pyongyang visit Mansu Hill in the center of the North Korean capital to lay flowers and bow in front of giant bronze statues of state founder Kim Il Sung and the country's second leader Kim Jong Il on Dec. 16, 2014, ahead of the third anniversary the following day of the death of Kim Jong Il.

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Sharp to supply "free-form" LCDs to Nintendo

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken in June 2014 shows Sharp Corp.'s Free-Form Display, a liquid crystal display that can be shaped freely according to user demand. Sharp is close to providing the displays to video game maker Nintendo Co., sources close to the matter said Dec. 16, 2014.

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Japan envoy hails coming UNSC meet on N. Korea human rights

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations Motohide Yoshikawa addresses a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2014, saying he welcomes the U.N. Security Council's decision to schedule a meeting in the following week to discuss alleged human rights abuses in North Korea.

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Amnesty Int'l man speaks on Korean residents in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Arnold Fang, a researcher for East Asia at Amnesty International, speaks in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2014, on how to resolve human rights issues in North Korea. Fang said that if Japan sets an example by respecting the human rights of pro-Pyongyang Korean residents, it could help lead to a solution to the unresolved issue of Japanese nationals abducted by the North.

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Ex-Diet member Ishihara at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Former Diet member Shintaro Ishihara answers a question during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2014, two days after failing to retain his seat in the House of Representatives election and retiring from politics.

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Ex-Diet member lawmaker Ishihara at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Former Diet member Shintaro Ishihara smiles during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2014, two days after failing to retain his seat in the House of Representatives election and retiring from politics.

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Snowstorm hits Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Women walk in central Sapporo, northern Japan, in a snowstorm on Dec. 16, 2014.