Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

Baseball: Daisuke Matsuzaka

Pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka shows his No. 18 jersey with team chairman Sadaharu Oh after signing with the Softbank Hawks during an introductory press conference in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Dec. 5, 2014.

E

Prosecutors file arrest warrant for ex-Korean Air exec

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows former Korean Air Vice President Cho Hyun Ah, who allegedly attacked a cabin crew member physically and verbally on an Incheon-bound plane from New York's JFK International Airport on Dec. 5, 2014. South Korean state prosecutors filed an arrest warrant for Cho, 40, on Dec. 24, over charges of violating aviation security and other laws.

E

Western Japan Shinto shrine sells lucky charms

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Charms with attractive "kanji" characters such as "un" for luck and "qi" for life energy written on them are on sale on Dec. 5, 2014, at Kotozaki Hachimangu, a Shinto shrine in Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan.

E

Cooking class aims to attract young Japanese women to Philippines

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 5, 2014, shows students learning how to cook Filipino cuisine at an ABC Cooking Studio in Minato Ward, Tokyo.

E

Cooking class aims to attract young Japanese women to Philippines

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 5, 2014, shows the two main dishes and a snack that were taught during a Filipino cooking class at an ABC Cooking Studio in Minato Ward, Tokyo.

E

Snoopy dolls fill Bangkok mall in 'happiness' drive

BANGKOK, Thailand - Shoppers take photos with dozens of Snoopy dolls, large and small, at a "Universe of Happiness" Christmas decoration campaign at a mall in downtown Bangkok, Thailand, on Dec. 5, 2014. (Photo by Toshihiro Yatagai)

E

Tacloban residents seek shelter at elementary school

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Residents take shelter in an elementary school in Tacloban on Leyte Island in the Philippines on Dec. 5, 2014, as powerful Typhoon Hagupit approaches the city that was hit by Super Typhoon Haiyan in November 2013.

E

Philippine children take shelter at church

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Children take shelter in a church in Tacloban on Leyte Island in the Philippines on Dec. 5, 2014, as powerful Typhoon Hagupit approaches the city that was hit by Super Typhoon Haiyan in November 2013.

E

Hunger strike by H.K. student leader

HONG KONG, China - Joshua Wong, head of Hong Kong student group Scholarism, addresses citizens while continuing his hunger strike in the Admiralty district of the territory on the night of Dec. 5, 2014. Wong, 18, ended the hunger strike the following day after he felt ill and doctors told him to stop, 108 hours after launching it Dec. 1 to press for talks with the government over Beijing's decision on Hong Kong's leadership election.

E

Japan, U.S. to release initiative on 70th anniv. of postwar relations

WASHINGTON, United States - Yasuo Fukuda, a former Japanese prime minister, holds a press conference in Washington on Dec. 5, 2014, after attending a meeting of influential people from Japan and the United States on releasing an initiative in 2015 that will feature a variety of visions to enhance bilateral ties on the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. Fukuda, who co-chairs the meeting, said the meeting will reconvene in Tokyo in May to announce an initiative called Pacific Vision 21.

E

Ex-Chinese public security chief Zhou expelled from party

BEIJING, China - Zhou Yongkang, a former Chinese public security chief, attends the closing ceremony for the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party at Beijing's Great Hall of the People in November 2012. On Dec. 5, 2014, the party expelled Zhou, whom it had been investigating for suspected "disciplinary violations," China Central Television reported.

E

Japan officials meet press in Lima

TOKYO, Japan - Hideaki Mizukoshi (C), deputy director general of the Foreign Ministry of Japan, speaks about Japan's contribution to the fight against global warming in developing nations at a press conference on Dec. 5, 2014, in Lima, Peru, where the U.N. climate change conference, COP20, is under way.

E

NASA successfully conducts 1st unmanned test flight of Orion

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - Officials of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration hold a press conference at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 5, 2014, after NASA successfully conducted the first unmanned test flight of its next-generation spacecraft Orion, developed to carry astronauts to an asteroid in the 2020s and to Mars in the 2030s.

E

NASA successfully conducts 1st unmanned test flight of Orion

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - Jack Fischer, an astronaut of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, is interviewed at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 5, 2014, after NASA successfully conducted the first unmanned test flight of its next-generation spacecraft Orion, developed to carry astronauts to an asteroid in the 2020s and to Mars in the 2030s.

E

NASA successfully conducts 1st unmanned test flight of Orion

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - Jack Fischer (C) and other astronauts of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration celebrate at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 5, 2014, after NASA successfully conducted the first unmanned test flight of its next-generation spacecraft Orion, developed to carry astronauts to an asteroid in the 2020s and to Mars in the 2030s.

E

Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - A pro-democracy protester performs a handstand in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on Dec. 5, 2014, where roadblocks set up by protesters are expected to be cleared the following week based on a court injunction.

E

'Nendoroid' figures of Good Smile

TOTTORI, Japan - Good Smile Co. Inc.'s "Nendoroid" figures are seen in this photo. The completion ceremony of the Tokyo-based company's first domestic factory in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture, was held on Dec. 5, 2014.

E

Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - Photo taken Dec. 5, 2014, shows an area in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong, where roadblocks set up by pro-democracy protesters are expected to be cleared the following week based on a court injunction.

E

Over 70 Chinese caught in Nairobi over spy allegations

NAIROBI, Kenya - A house used by Chinese nationals, who were detained by the Kenyan authorities, in a high-end residential area in Nairobi is seen on Dec. 5, 2014. Seventy-seven Chinese have been detained by the Kenyan authorities on suspicion of Internet fraud and espionage activities.

E

Spacecraft Orion developed for Mars trip lifts off on 1st test flight

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - A Delta 4 Heavy rocket, carrying NASA's next-generation spacecraft Orion, lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Dec. 5, 2014 in its first unmanned test flight. Orion was developed to carry astronauts to an asteroid in the 2020s and to Mars in the 2030s.

E

Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - Joshua Wong (C), head of Hong Kong student group Scholarism, continues his hunger strike in the Admiralty district of the territory on Dec. 5, 2014. Wong, 18, began the hunger strike Dec. 1 to press for talks with the government over Beijing's decision on Hong Kong's upcoming leadership election.

E

Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - Court bailiffs check an area in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on Dec. 5, 2014, where roadblocks set up by pro-democracy protesters are expected to be cleared the following week based on a court injunction.

E

Spacecraft Orion developed for Mars trip lifts off on 1st test flight

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - A Delta 4 Heavy rocket, carrying NASA's next-generation spacecraft Orion, lifts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Dec. 5, 2014 in its first unmanned test flight. Orion was developed to carry astronauts to an asteroid in the 2020s and to Mars in the 2030s.

E

Good Smile's 1st domestic factory in Tottori Pref.

TOTTORI, Japan - An employee of Good Smile Co. Inc., a Tokyo-based toy figure manufacturer and seller, paints a toy figure at the firm's first domestic factory in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture, on Dec. 5, 2014.

E

Car scrapping factory head shows Takata air bag parts

GIFU, Japan - Akihiro Wakayama, head of a factory for car scrapping company "hai-sya dot-com" in Seki, Gifu Prefecture, on Dec. 5, 2014, shows parts of an air bag made by Takata Corp. He said the air bag inflator exploded during the air bag-removal work of a Toyota car on Nov. 6, shattering the windshield.

E

Lights lit to recreate row of cherry trees in vacated zone

TOKYO, Japan - Numerous lights arranged in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, light up the night on Dec. 5, 2014, to recreate an image of the famous Yonomiri row of cherry trees in the prefectural town of Tomioka before the official start of the illumination the following night. The third event of its kind is aimed at encouraging some 20,000 people or more evacuated to Iwaki from municipalities around Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi power plant following the nuclear disaster.

E

Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - Joshua Wong (3rd from R), head of Hong Kong student group Scholarism, continues his hunger strike in the Admiralty district of the territory on Dec. 5, 2014. Wong, 18, began the hunger strike Dec. 1 to press for talks with the government over Beijing's decision on Hong Kong's upcoming leadership election.

E

Meeting of Japan-Russia advisory council on Russian economy

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich (3rd from R) walks to a conference room on Dec. 5, 2014, for a Japan-Russia economic advisory council meeting in Vladivostok in the Russian Far East to discuss the modernization of the Russian economy.

E

New Asahi president apologizes over retracted news stories

OSAKA, Japan - Masataka Watanabe (L) and Shinya Iida hold a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 5, 2014, after becoming the new president and chairman, respectively, of Japanese daily The Asahi Shimbun earlier in the day. During the press conference, they apologized for retracted articles on the Fukushima nuclear disaster and for the belated apology for the withdrawal of articles on the comfort women issue.

E

New Asahi president apologizes over retracted news stories

OSAKA, Japan - Masataka Watanabe (L) and Shinya Iida hold a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 5, 2014, after becoming the new president and chairman, respectively, of Japanese daily The Asahi Shimbun earlier in the day. During the press conference, they apologized for retracted articles on the Fukushima nuclear disaster and for the belated apology for the withdrawal of articles on the comfort women issue.

E

Japan's Gushiken elected to Boxing Hall of Fame

TOKYO, Japan - Yoko Gushiken, a former junior flyweight world champion, poses for photos in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Dec. 5, 2014, after he was elected to the Boxing Hall of Fame.

E

New Asahi president apologizes over retracted news stories

OSAKA, Japan - Masataka Watanabe (L) and Shinya Iida, the new president and chairman of Japanese daily The Asahi Shimbun, apologize during a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 5, 2014, for retracted articles on the Fukushima nuclear disaster and for the belated apology for the withdrawal of articles on the comfort women issue. They assumed their posts at the Japanese national newspaper earlier in the day.

E

Philippines shows improved preparedness for typhoon Hagupit

TACLOBAN, Philippines - A boy sells flashlights and batteries in Tacloban, on the Philippine island of Leyte, on Dec. 5, 2014, as powerful typhoon Hagupit is expected to hit the area devastated by a powerful typhoon in November 2013.

E

Japan's Gushiken elected to Boxing Hall of Fame

TOKYO, Japan - Yoko Gushiken, a former junior flyweight world champion, poses for photos in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Dec. 5, 2014, after he was elected to the Boxing Hall of Fame.

E

Philippines shows improved preparedness for typhoon Hagupit

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Photo taken Dec. 5, 2014, shows a family who evacuated to an elementary school in Tacloban, on the Philippine island of Leyte, as powerful typhoon Hagupit is expected to hit the area devastated by a powerful typhoon in November 2013.

E

Philippines shows improved preparedness for typhoon Hagupit

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Residents pile sandbags in front of a store in Tacloban, on the Philippine island of Leyte, on Dec. 5, 2014, as powerful typhoon Hagupit is expected to hit the area devastated by a powerful typhoon in November 2013.

E

Nakajima inks 3-year contract with Orix Buffaloes

KOBE, Japan - Hiroyuku Nakajima (R) shakes hands with Orix Buffaloes manager Hiroshi Moriwaki in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, on Dec. 5, 2014, after signing a three-year, 1.2-billion-yen contract with the Pacific League club. Nakajima spent the last two years in the United States with the Oakland Athletics' organization.

E

Philippines shows improved preparedness for typhoon Hagupit

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Workers reinforce store windows with cardboard in Tacloban, on the Philippine island of Leyte, on Dec. 5, 2014, as powerful typhoon Hagupit is expected to hit the area devastated by a powerful typhoon in November 2013.

E

Otani signs 100-mil.-yen contract with Fighters

SAPPORO, Japan - Shohei Otani of the Nippon Ham Fighters poses in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Dec. 5, 2014, after signing for an annual salary of 100 million yen with the Japanese professional baseball club. Otani recorded a team-leading 11 wins as a pitcher while also recording a batting average of .274, 10 home runs, and 31 RBIs as a designated hitter.

E

Fresh suit filed over planned restart of 4 Kansai Electric reactors

FUKUI, Japan - Plaintiffs head to the Fukui District Court on Dec. 5, 2014, to file for an injunction order to suspend the planned restart of four nuclear reactors in Fukui Prefecture operated by Kansai Electric Power Co. They are asking that the Nos. 3 and 4 reactors at the Takahama plant and Nos. 3 and 4 units at the Oi plant, currently offline for safety screening by the nuclear regulator, not be restarted.

E

Ishihara to quit politics if unsuccessful in lower house election

NAGANO, Japan - Shintaro Ishihara, supreme adviser of the opposition Party for Future Generations and former Tokyo governor, speaks in Nagano, central Japan, on Dec. 5, 2014. The 82-year-old Ishihara said he will retire from politics if he is unsuccessful in the Dec. 14 lower house election.

E

Nagano Pref. lures Chinese tourists to central Japan

SHANGHAI, China - The central Japanese prefecture of Nagano's Shanghai office tries to attract Chinese tourists to Nagano and neighboring prefectures such as Gifu, Aichi and Ishikawa en bloc at PR tents during a promotional event in Shanghai, China, on Dec. 5, 2014.

E

Matsuzaka joins Softbank Hawks

FUKUOKA, Japan - Two-time World Baseball Classic MVP Daisuke Matsuzaka attends a press conference in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Dec. 5, 2014, announcing his joining the Pacific League's Softbank Hawks. This past season, Matsuzaka was with the New York Mets both as a starter and reliever.

E

Matsuzaka joins Softbank Hawks

FUKUOKA, Japan - Two-time World Baseball Classic MVP Daisuke Matsuzaka attends a press conference in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Dec. 5, 2014, announcing his joining the Pacific League's Softbank Hawks. This past season, Matsuzaka was with the New York Mets both as a starter and reliever.

E

U.S. urges N. Korea to show commitment to denuclearization

SEOUL, South Korea - Sung Kim, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, meets with reporters at South Korea's Foreign Ministry in Seoul on Dec. 5, 2014, after holding talks with his South Korean counterpart Hwang Joon Kook, special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs. Kim said, "North Korea needs to demonstrate very serious commitment to denuclearization before we can resume any negotiation."

E

U.S., S. Korean reps to close ranks on N. Korean nukes

SEOUL, South Korea - Sung Kim (L), U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, shakes hands with Hwang Joon Kook, South Korea's special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, before their talks in Seoul on Dec. 5, 2014, to discuss North Korea's nuclear program.

E

Nobel laureate Amano leaves for Stockholm

NAGOYA, Japan - Nagoya University Professor Hiroshi Amano, one of the three scientists awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics, waves at Chubu Centrair International Airport in the central Japan city of Tokoname on Dec. 5, 2014, as he leaves for Stockholm to attend the Dec. 10 award ceremony. He said he hopes to encourage young people in his speech in the Swedish capital.

E

U.S. urges N. Korea to show commitment to denuclearization

SEOUL, South Korea - Sung Kim (L), U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, meets with Hwang Joon Kook, South Korea's special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, in Seoul on Dec. 5, 2014. After the meeting, Kim told reporters, "North Korea needs to demonstrate very serious commitment to denuclearization before we can resume any negotiation."

E

Nobel laureate Amano to leave for Stockholm

NAGOYA, Japan - Nagoya University Professor Hiroshi Amano, one of the three scientists awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics, attends a press conference on Dec. 5, 2014, at Chubu Centrair International Airport in the central Japan city of Tokoname before leaving for Stockholm to attend the Dec. 10 award ceremony. He said he hopes to encourage young people in his speech in the Swedish capital.

E

Japan's Seto defends short-course world title

DOHA, Qatar - Japan's Daiya Seto speaks to reporters on Dec. 5, 2014, at Hamad Aquatic Centre, in Doha, Qatar, after defending his crown in the men's 400-meter individual medley at the short-course world swimming championships. Seto set a Japan record of 3 minutes, 56.33 seconds.