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France, Japan hold debate over women's empowerment

TOKYO, Feb. 11 Kyodo - Former Japanese Defense Minister Yuriko Koike speaks in the France-Japan debate at the French National Assembly in Paris on Feb. 11, 2016, on women's roles in politics and business.

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Maeda leaves for U.S. to join Dodgers' spring camp

NARITA, Japan, Feb. 11 Kyodo - Kenta Maeda speaks to reporters at Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on Feb. 11, 2016, before leaving for the United States to join a Los Angeles Dodgers' spring training camp. Former Hiroshima Carp ace Maeda concluded an eight-year deal with the Dodgers in January.

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19th-century daimyo mansion model found in Vienna

VIENNA, Austria - Photo shows a 19th-century scale model of the mansion of a Japanese daimyo feudal lord at the Museum of Ethnology in Vienna on Feb. 11, 2013. At center in the front is a ''noh'' performance stage. The wooden model, which was sent by the government of Meiji era Japan for the fifth world exposition held in Vienna in 1873 and found at the museum's depot in 1995, will be repaired as a major exhibit at the museum from around 2016.

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19th-century daimyo mansion model found in Vienna

VIENNA, Austria - Bettina Zorn, head of the East Asian Collections at the Museum of Ethnology in Vienna, explains a 19th-century scale model of the mansion of a Japanese daimyo feudal lord at the museum on Feb. 11, 2013. The wooden model, which was sent by the government of Meiji era Japan for the fifth world exposition held in Vienna in 1873 and found at the museum's depot in 1995 by Zorn, will be repaired as a major exhibit at the museum from around 2016.

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19th-century daimyo mansion model found in Vienna

VIENNA, Austria - Photo shows the Museum of Ethnology in Vienna on Feb. 11, 2013. A 19th-century scale model of the mansion of a Japanese daimyo feudal lord, which was sent by the government of Meiji era Japan for the fifth world exposition held in Vienna in 1873, was found at the museum's depot in 1995. The wooden model will be repaired as a major exhibit at the museum from around 2016.

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Gymnastics: Gold medalist Tsukahara decides to retire

Photo taken Feb. 28, 2016, in Canberra shows Japanese-born gymnast Naoya Tsukahara, 38, who won the gold medal in the 2004 Athens Olympics as a Japanese team member. It was reported on March 11 that Tsukahara, who obtained Australian nationality in 2013 and aimed to qualify for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, will retire. His father, Mitsuo Tsukahara, was also an Olympic gold medalist. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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10 road-paving firms, 11 officials face criminal accusation

Photo taken Feb. 29, 2016, in Tokyo shows the Tokyo headquarters of Nippon Road Co. The Japan Fair Trade Commission filed a criminal complaint against 10 road-paving firms, including Nippon Road, as well as 11 company officials, for rigging bids for projects to repair expressways damaged by the March 2011 disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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10 road-paving firms, 11 officials face criminal accusation

Photo taken Feb. 29, 2016, in Tokyo shows the Tokyo headquarters of Maeda Road Construction Co. The Japan Fair Trade Commission filed a criminal complaint against 10 road-paving firms, including Maeda, as well as 11 company officials, for rigging bids for projects to repair expressways damaged by the March 2011 disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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10 road-paving firms, 11 officials face criminal accusation

Photo taken Feb. 29, 2016, in Tokyo shows a building housing the headquarters of road-paving company Nippo Corp. The Japan Fair Trade Commission filed a criminal complaint against 10 road-paving firms, including Nippo, as well as 11 company officials, for rigging bids for projects to repair expressways damaged by the March 2011 disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sagan Tosu beat Avispa Fukuoka

Yohei Toyoda of Sagan Tosu (11) celebrates after scoring the opening goal in a 2-1 victory against Avispa Fukuoka during a J-League season opener in the southwestern Japan city of Tosu on Feb. 27, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kawasaki beat Hiroshima in J-League opener

Yu Kobayashi (11) of Kawasaki Frontale scores a game-winning goal during the second half of a J-League season opener against Sanfrecce Hiroshima on Feb. 27, 2016, in Hiroshima. Kawasaki beat Hiroshima 1-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kawasaki beat Hiroshima in J-League opener

Yu Kobayashi (11) of Kawasaki Frontale celebrates with his teammate after scoring a game-winning goal during the second half of a J-League season opener against Sanfrecce Hiroshima on Feb. 27, 2016, in Hiroshima. Kawasaki beat Hiroshima 1-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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5th anniversary of Japan's March 2011 disaster

Combined photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show the northeastern Japanese city of Natori hit by tsunami on March 11, 2011, (top) and the city's current state on Feb. 15, 2016. Most of the coastal areas in the city have been designated as a danger zone where construction and renovation of houses are restricted. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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5th anniversary of Japan's March 2011 disaster

Combined photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show the northeastern Japanese city of Natori hit by tsunami on March 11, 2011, (top) and the city's current state on Feb. 18, 2016. The construction of a coastal levee was completed in August 2015, and a disaster-prevention project is under way. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-baseball star Kiyohara served arrest warrant over drug use

Photo taken Jan. 11, 2016, shows former baseball star Kazuhiro Kiyohara at an exhibition game at Yahuoku Dome in Fukuoka. The 48-year-old was indicted for alleged drug possession and served with a fresh arrest warrant for alleged drug use on Feb. 23. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukushima Gov. attends press conference

Fukushima Gov. Masao Uchibori attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 22, 2016, prior to the fifth anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, which hit the northeastern prefecture on March 11, 2011. Uchibori said Fukushima people still face difficulties leading a "normal life" five years on from the triple disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fukushima Gov. attends press conference

Fukushima Gov. Masao Uchibori attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 22, 2016, prior to the fifth anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, which hit the northeastern prefecture on March 11, 2011. Uchibori said Fukushima people still face difficulties leading a "normal life" five years on from the triple disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Hiroshima beat Gamba in season curtain-raiser

Sanfrecce Hiroshima players celebrate after Hisato Sato (11) opens the scoring in the J-League champions' 3-1 win over Gamba Osaka in the Fuji Xerox Super Cup at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Feb. 20, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Whistleblower, Olympus reach settlement over unfair treatment

Masaharu Hamada, 55, an employee of Olympus Corp., attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 18, 2016, after reaching a settlement with the major precision instrument maker in a dispute over his treatment after he blew the whistle on his boss, with the firm agreeing to pay 11 million yen ($96,000) in compensation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, U.S. hold talks over new slots at Tokyo's Haneda airport

Representatives of the governments of Japan and the United States hold talks in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2016, over the allocation of slots for flights connecting U.S. cities and Tokyo's Haneda airport. The two-day meeting will focus on whether to expand the allocation of slots at Haneda -- which is closer to Tokyo's downtown than Narita airport east of the capital -- for Japanese and U.S. carriers for "daytime" flights to and from the United States, defined as between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Valentine's Day event at Japanese farm

A flock of sheep surround couples in a heart shape during an event at Mother Farm in Futtsu, south of Tokyo, on Feb. 11, 2016, prior to Valentine's Day. In the event until Feb. 14, feed is placed on the ground so that the around 150 sheep quickly form a heart shape. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. envoy Kennedy at Buddhist art exhibition opening ceremony

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy, dressed in a kimono, makes a speech at the opening ceremony for an exhibition of Buddha statues from Japan's Kamakura period (1185-1333) in New York on Feb. 11, 2016. About 30 sculptures will be on display at the Asia Society Museum through May 8. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. envoy Kennedy at Buddhist art exhibition opening ceremony

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (R), dressed in a kimono, poses for a photo before cracking open a barrel of sake during the opening ceremony for an exhibition of Buddha statues from Japan's Kamakura period (1185-1333) in New York on Feb. 11, 2016. About 30 sculptures will be on display at the Asia Society Museum through May 8. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Japan's Iwata 3 off pace at Pebble Beach

Japan's Hiroshi Iwata tees off on the 10th hole at Monterey Peninsula Country Club in the opening round of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am in Pebble Beach, California, on Feb. 11, 2016. Iwata shot a 5-under 66 to sit three strokes off the pace after the round. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Speed Skating: Takagi 6th in 3,000m at single distances worlds

Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi finishes sixth in the women's 3,000 meters at the world single distances championships in Kolomna, Russia, on Feb. 11, 2016. Martina Sablikova of Czech Republic won the 3,000. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Golf: Japan's Iwata 3 off pace at Pebble Beach

Japan's Hiroshi Iwata makes a birdie putt on the 10th hole at Monterey Peninsula Country Club in the opening round of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am in Pebble Beach, California, on Feb. 11, 2016. Iwata shot a 5-under 66 to sit three strokes off the pace after the round. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rescue efforts continue in quake-hit Taiwan

Photo taken Feb. 11, 2016, shows rescue workers searching through the night for people believed to be trapped inside a collapsed high-rise condominium in Tainan, Taiwan. A magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck southern Taiwan on Feb. 6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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George and Amal Clooney at Berlin film festival

Oscar-winning actor George Clooney (R) and his wife Amal appear at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival on Feb. 11, 2016. Clooney starred in the opening film of the festival "Hail, Caesar!" (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Meryl Streep heads jury at Berlin film festival

Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep (C) appears on the red carpet at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival on Feb. 11, 2016. Streep serves as head of the festival jury. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea to expel S. Korean workers, freeze assets in joint zone

Vehicles return to South Korea from the joint industrial zone in North Korea's border city of Kaesong on Feb. 11, 2016. North Korea announced its decision the same day to expel all South Koreans from the zone and freeze all South Korean assets and equipment there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea to expel S. Korean workers, freeze assets in joint zone

A South Korean businessman speaks to reporters at the Inter-Korean Transit Office in Dorasan, South Korea, on Feb. 11, 2016, after returning from the joint industrial zone in North Korea's border city of Kaesong. North Korea announced its decision the same day to expel all South Koreans from the zone and freeze all South Korean assets and equipment there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea to expel S. Korean workers, freeze assets in joint zone

A South Korean businessman (C) is surrounded by the media at the Inter-Korean Transit Office in Dorasan, South Korea, on Feb. 11, 2016, after returning from the joint industrial zone in North Korea's border city of Kaesong. North Korea said the same day that it will expel all South Koreans from the joint industrial zone and freeze all South Korean assets and equipment there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rescue efforts continue five days after earthquake in Taiwan

An official with the Tainan city government (foreground) speaks to relatives demanding answers about their loved ones believed to be trapped under a collapsed high-rise condominium, during a meeting in the southern Taiwan city on Feb. 11, 2016. Rescue workers have continued to race against time to find scores of people still missing, five days after a powerful earthquake caused the building to collapse. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Supporters, opponents hold rallies over Constitution revision drive

Around 350 people opposed to revising the Japanese Constitution gather at a rally in Tokyo on Feb. 11, 2016, the National Foundation national holiday. They adopted a resolution condemning the Abe administration for trying to "destroy" the war-renouncing Article 9 and called for creating a peaceful Asia and world based on the philosophy of the Constitution. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Supporters, opponents hold rallies over Constitution revision drive

About 1,200 people in favor of revising the Japanese Constitution hold a rally in Tokyo on Feb. 11, 2016, the the National Foundation national holiday. The rally came on the heels of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's recent call for more public debate about amending the Constitution, and drew about 1,200 people, including Masahiko Komura, the vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea to expel S. Korean workers, freeze assets in joint zone

South Korean business people arrive at the Inter-Korean Transit Office in Dorasan, South Korea, on Feb. 11, 2016, after returning from the joint industrial zone in North Korea's border city of Kaesong. North Korea said the same day that it will expel all South Koreans from the joint industrial zone and freeze all South Korean assets and equipment there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dollar hits new 15-month low in London on global growth concerns

An electronic board in central Tokyo shows the U.S. dollar temporarily above the 111 yen line in London on Feb. 11, 2016. The dollar further plunged to a roughly 15-month low of 110.99 yen at one point, as jitters over the global economic growth outlook saw investors dump European stocks and buy safe-haven assets including the Japanese currency. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rescue efforts continue five days after earthquake in Taiwan

Rescue workers continue searching for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed high-rise condominium in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on Feb. 11, 2016. Rescue workers have continued to race against time to find scores of people still missing, five days after a powerful earthquake caused the building to collapse. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fujita becomes 1st female jockey in 16 years in JRA

Nanako Fujita points to her name on a list of people passing a jockey license test by the Japan Racing Association at Miho Training Center in the village of Miho, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Feb. 11, 2016. Fujita, 18, became the first female jockey in Japan in 16 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rescue efforts continue five days after earthquake in Taiwan

Rescue workers carry a body out of a collapsed high-rise condominium in Tainan, southern Taiwan, on Feb. 11, 2016. Rescue workers have continued to race against time to find scores of people still missing, five days after a powerful earthquake caused the building to collapse. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fujita becomes 1st female jockey in 16 years in JRA

Nanako Fujita speaks at a press conference at Miho Training Center in the village of Miho, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Feb. 11, 2016, after the Japan Racing Association announced that she passed a test to get a jockey license. Fujita, 18, became the first female jockey in Japan in 16 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hirosaki Castle Snow Lantern Festival starts for 4-day run

The tower of Hirosaki Castle, surrounded by Japanese garden style lanterns made out of snow, is illuminated in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, on Feb. 11, 2016, as the Hirosaki Castle Snow Lantern Festival started for a four-day run. About 140 snow lanterns, which are 2.5 meters high on average, are constructed throughout Hirosaki Park. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Maeda leaves for U.S. to join Dodgers' spring camp

Kenta Maeda waves as he leaves Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on Feb. 11, 2016, for the United States to join a Los Angeles Dodgers' spring training camp. Former Hiroshima Carp ace Maeda concluded an eight-year deal with the Dodgers in January. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea to expel S. Korean workers, freeze assets in joint zone

South Korean vehicles carrying loads run near the Inter-Korean Transit Office in Dorasan, South Korea, on Feb. 11, 2016, after returning from the joint industrial zone in North Korea's border city of Kaesong. North Korea said the same day that it will expel all South Koreans from the joint industrial zone and will freeze all South Korean assets and equipment there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea moves toward suspension of Kaesong industrial zone

Trucks sent by South Korean businesses return from the joint industrial zone in North Korea's border city of Kaesong on Feb. 11, 2016, after removing their products and equipment from the area, a day after the South Korean government decided to completely suspend operations at the zone in response to Pyongyang's recent long-range rocket launch and nuclear test. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea moves toward suspension of Kaesong industrial zone

Trucks sent by South Korean businesses head toward the joint industrial zone in North Korea's border city of Kaesong on Feb. 11, 2016, to remove their products and equipment from the area, a day after the South Korean government decided to completely suspend operations at the zone in response to Pyongyang's recent long-range rocket launch and nuclear test. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SPEED's Imai announces candidacy for upper house election on LDP ticket

Eriko Imai (C), a singer and member of the female J-pop group SPEED, uses sign language on Feb. 9, 2016, in announcing her candidacy on the Liberal Democratic Party ticket for the upcoming House of Councillors election, during a press conference at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo. Imai is a 32-year-old single mother raising an 11-year-old son with impaired hearing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SPEED's Imai announces candidacy for upper house election on LDP ticket

Eriko Imai, a singer and member of the female J-pop group SPEED, uses sign language on Feb. 9, 2016, in announcing her candidacy on the Liberal Democratic Party ticket for the upcoming House of Councillors election, during a press conference at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo. Imai is a 32-year-old single mother raising an 11-year-old son with impaired hearing. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Court finds architect guilty over ramp collapse in March 2011 quake

Architect Naoki Takagi, 69, holds a press conference in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Feb. 8, 2016, after the Tachikawa branch of the Tokyo District Court sentenced him to eight months in prison, suspended for two years, for professional negligence related to the collapse of a parking lot ramp in the massive March 11, 2011, earthquake that shook eastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Snow statues lit up prior to start of Sapporo Snow Festival

Photo taken Feb. 4, 2016, shows illuminated snow sculptures installed at Odori Park in the northern Japan city of Sapporo. The annual Sapporo Snow Festival started on Feb. 5, with more than two million domestic and foreign tourists expected to visit through Feb. 11. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo