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Key Piece Of Debris Removed From One Of Damaged Fukushima Reactors

FUKUSHIMA, JAPAN - AUG. 2: A key piece of debris was successfully removed Sunday from a damaged reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, clearing the way for the removal of over 500 spent fuel rods sitting inside the unit's cooling pool more than four years after the 2011 crisis. An official of plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. called the removal of fuel handing equipment from the pool "major progress" in the debris clearing process and a step forward to the reactor's eventual decommissioning. The fuel handing device, used to put fuel rods in and out of the No. 3 reactor and located above its spent fuel pool, fell into the pit when a hydrogen explosion rocked the structure housing the reactor on March 14, 2011.

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Japan, Taiwan sign 4 MOUs with eye to eventual FTA

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Mitsuo Ohashi (L), chairman of the Japan Interchange Association, and Lee Chia-chin, chairman of Taiwan's East Asian Relations Commission, shake hands at a hotel in Taipei on Nov. 20, 2014, after signing four memoranda of understanding. The signing of the four documents is expected to move one more step toward a full-fledged free trade agreement.

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Ethiopia's Gelana wins women's marathon in London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Eventual second place getter Priscah Jeptoo of Kenya, winner Tiki Gelana of Ethiopia, and third place getter Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova of Russia (from R to L) compete in the 2012 London Olympics women's marathon on Aug. 5, 2012.

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U.S. Navy on alert for N. Korea instability

TOKYO, Japan - Adm. Patrick Walsh, commander of the Hawaii-based U.S. Pacific Fleet, meets a group of reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2010. He said the United States is on alert to respond to any incidents involving North Korea as the country appears to be entering the process of laying the groundwork for the eventual succession to power of one of leader Kim Jong Il's sons.

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Japanese women finish 3rd at Karuizawa int'l meet

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Sakurako Terada (Y) and Mayo Yamaura (R) sweep the course as Mari Motohashi (C) releases the ball during the third-place match of the women's event at the Karuizawa international curling meet on Feb. 4. Japan lost 11-6 to eventual winner Canada in the semifinals, but trounced China 10-4.

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New Justice Minister Sugiura retracts comments over executions

TOKYO, Japan - New Justice Minister Seiken Sugiura speaks at a press conference early on Nov. 1. He retracted his earlier comments that he would not sign any orders for executions. Immediately after he was appointed justice minister in Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Cabinet reshuffle, Sugiura, a licensed lawyer who once served as vice chairman of the Tokyo Dai-Ichi Bar Association, said he believes the social trend is for the eventual abolition of capital punishment.

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(1)Taiwanese party leader arrives in Beijing for talks with officials

BEIJING, China - James Soong, chairman of the People First Party, Taiwan's second largest opposition party, and his wife wave at well-wishers on arrival at Beijing airport on May 10. Soong whose party favors eventual reunification with China will have a series of meetings with top Chinese officials.

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(1)Hatoyama cancels meeting with Ozawa

TOKYO, Dec. 1 Kyodo - Yukio Hatoyama, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, speaks to journalists at a Tokyo hotel Dec. 1 after canceling a meeting with Ichiro Ozawa, leader of the Liberal Party (LP), over the planned merger and eventual formation of a new party with the LP.

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19 war-displaced Japanese return to China

NARITA, Japan - Nineteen war-displaced Japanese wave at well-wishers as they leave Narita airport for China on Nov. 27, 2001 after spending about two weeks in Japan looking for relatives and preparing for eventual repatriation to Japan. Two people have managed to make contact with their relatives, while two others are awaiting for DNA results to confirm their relationship with their Japanese kin.

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Japanese marathon trio run together early in race

SYDNEY, Australia - The Japanese women's marathon trio, billed as the strongest ever sent to the Olympics, run together early in the race at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney on Sept. 24. Left to right, eventual gold medalist Naoko Takahashi, Ari Ichihashi and Eri Yamaguchi. Yamaguchi finished the race in seventh place, Ichihashi 15th.

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DPJ leader wants eventual pullout of U.S. forces from Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Opposition leader Yukio Hatoyama on Sept. 13 speaks at a lecture at a Tokyo hotel organized by K.K. Kyodo News. Hatoyama, head of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), recommended that Japan's war-renouncing Constitution be revised to legally recognize the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) as a full-fledged military force and that U.S. forces in Japan eventually be withdrawn.

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2 Kims exchange pact on working toward reconciliation, unificati

PYONGYANG, North Korea - South Korean President Kim Dae Jung (L) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il exchange a landmark accord in Pyongyang on June 14 after signing the agreement. The accord calls for reconciliation and eventual reunification of the two Koreas. The photo was provided by the South Korean press corps.

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Football: Emperor's Cup SF in Japan

Jumma Miyazaki scores Ventforet Kofu's first goal and eventual game winner in the Emperor's Cup football semifinal match against Kashima Antlers at Kashima Stadium in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 5, 2022.

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19 war-displaced Japanese return to China

NARITA, Japan - Nineteen war-displaced Japanese wave at well-wishers as they leave Narita airport for China on Nov. 27, 2001 after spending about two weeks in Japan looking for relatives and preparing for eventual repatriation to Japan. Two people have managed to make contact with their relatives, while two others are awaiting for DNA results to confirm their relationship with their Japanese kin.

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New Justice Minister Sugiura retracts comments over executions

TOKYO, Japan - New Justice Minister Seiken Sugiura speaks at a press conference early on Nov. 1. He retracted his earlier comments that he would not sign any orders for executions. Immediately after he was appointed justice minister in Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Cabinet reshuffle, Sugiura, a licensed lawyer who once served as vice chairman of the Tokyo Dai-Ichi Bar Association, said he believes the social trend is for the eventual abolition of capital punishment. (Kyodo)

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Japanese women finish 3rd at Karuizawa int'l meet

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Sakurako Terada (Y) and Mayo Yamaura (R) sweep the course as Mari Motohashi (C) releases the ball during the third-place match of the women's event at the Karuizawa international curling meet on Feb. 4. Japan lost 11-6 to eventual winner Canada in the semifinals, but trounced China 10-4. (Kyodo)

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2 Kims exchange pact on working toward reconciliation, unificati

PYONGYANG, North Korea - South Korean President Kim Dae Jung (L) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il exchange a landmark accord in Pyongyang on June 14 after signing the agreement. The accord calls for reconciliation and eventual reunification of the two Koreas. The photo was provided by the South Korean press corps.

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RUS-JAP WAR/ PT ARTHUR

Port Arthur is threatened by a landing by the Japanese, but they are repulsed by the Russians and the siege will continue for many more months before the eventual surrender Date: February 1904

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Monument unveiled at Nagoya gym to commemorate 1971 "pingpong" diplomacy

Former Japanese table tennis players and other guests take a close look at a monument unveiled at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on May 18, 2015, to commemorate the "pingpong" diplomacy at the 1971 World Table Tennis Championships there that paved the way for the eventual normalization of diplomatic ties between China and the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1971 "pingpong diplomacy" monument unveiled at Aichi gymnasium

Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua, Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura, and Stephen Kovacsics, principal officer at the U.S. Consulate in Nagoya, (from L) join hands on May 19, 2015, in front of a monument founded at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium to pass on the knowledge of the 1971 table tennis matches, known as "pingpong diplomacy" that set the stage for the eventual normalization of diplomatic relations between the United States and China, to multiple generations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(1)Taiwanese party leader arrives in Beijing for talks with offi

BEIJING, China - James Soong, chairman of the People First Party, Taiwan's second largest opposition party, and his wife wave at well-wishers on arrival at Beijing airport on May 10. Soong whose party favors eventual reunification with China will have a series of meetings with top Chinese officials. (Kyodo)

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U.S. Navy on alert for N. Korea instability

TOKYO, Japan - Adm. Patrick Walsh, commander of the Hawaii-based U.S. Pacific Fleet, meets a group of reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2010. He said the United States is on alert to respond to any incidents involving North Korea as the country appears to be entering the process of laying the groundwork for the eventual succession to power of one of leader Kim Jong Il's sons. (Kyodo)

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Japan's top spokesman on 2nd U.S.-N. Korea summit

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga holds a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 21, 2019. Suga expressed hope that the second summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Feb. 27-28 will lead to the eventual settlement of North Korea's abduction, nuclear, and missile issues, and peace and stability in East Asia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Dragons' Matsuzaka

Pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka of the Chunichi Dragons reacts after allowing the Yomiuri Giants to open the scoring in the first inning of his team's eventual 3-2 loss in Nagoya on April 5, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JAL pilot acquitted over 1997 fatal turbulence accident

NAGOYA, Japan - Koichi Takamoto, a Japan Airlines pilot, speaks to reporters July 30 in Nagoya after the Nagoya District Court found him not guilty on a charge of professional negligence in flight maneuvers when his plane encountered turbulence in 1997, resulting in the eventual death of a cabin crew member and injuries to 13 others onboard. (Kyodo)

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(1)Hatoyama cancels meeting with Ozawa

TOKYO, Dec. 1 Kyodo - Yukio Hatoyama, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, speaks to journalists at a Tokyo hotel Dec. 1 after canceling a meeting with Ichiro Ozawa, leader of the Liberal Party (LP), over the planned merger and eventual formation of a new party with the LP. (Kyodo)

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DPJ leader wants eventual pullout of U.S. forces from Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Opposition leader Yukio Hatoyama on Sept. 13 speaks at a lecture at a Tokyo hotel organized by K.K. Kyodo News. Hatoyama, head of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), recommended that Japan's war-renouncing Constitution be revised to legally recognize the Self-Defense Forces (SDF) as a full-fledged military force and that U.S. forces in Japan eventually be withdrawn.

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Korean leaders sign pact toward reconciliation, unification

PYONGYANG, North Korea - South Korean President Kim Dae Jung (L) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il raise their hands after signing a landmark accord in Pyongyang June 14, which calls for reconciliation and the eventual reunification of the two Koreas. The photo was provided by the South Korean press corps.