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Life in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - A bicycle shop operator (L) chats with a customer in Yangon, Myanmar, on July 17, 2013. Secondhand bicycles from Japan are popular in the city.

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DPJ official day after election loss

TOKYO, Japan - Goshi Hosono, secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, is surrounded by reporters at the party headquarters in Tokyo on July 22, 2013, the day after the party suffered a huge election loss. In the House of Councillors election, the DPJ won just 17 seats, the fewest since the party was established in 1998.

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DPJ leader day after election loss

TOKYO, Japan - Banri Kaieda, leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, gets into an elevator to leave the party headquarters in Tokyo on July 22, 2013, the day after the party suffered a huge election loss. In the House of Councillors election, the DPJ won just 17 seats, the fewest since the party was established in 1998.

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A-bombed Catholic church

NAGASAKI, Japan - Catholic Shigemi Fukahori stands in front of the former bell tower of the Urakami Cathedral (center, front) in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, on July 17, 2013. Above him is the rebuilt Urakami Cathedral. The former bell tower will shortly be given cultural heritage status by the government, along with three other sets of remains in the city.

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Dominican prime minister in China

BEIJING, China - File photo shows Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit (L) shaking hands with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 17, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Literary award winners

TOKYO, Japan - Kaori Fujino, winner of the 149th Akutagawa award for up-and-coming authors, attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 17, 2013, after the selection committee for the prestigious Japanese literary award announced earlier in the day that she had won. Fujino, 33, won the award for her work "Tsume to Me" (Nails and Eyes) that depicts the behavior and sentiment of a man's lover as seen by the man's 3-year-old daughter.

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Literary award winners

TOKYO, Japan - Shino Sakuragi, winner of the 149th Naoki prize for seasoned writers of popular fiction, attends a press conference in Tokyo on July 17, 2013, after the selection committee for the prestigious Japanese literary award announced earlier in the day that she had won. Sakuragi, 48, won the prize for her collection of seven short stories titled "Hotel Royal," describing various people associated with a love hotel in Kushiro, Hokkaido.

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Literary award winners

TOKYO, Japan - Kaori Fujino (R), winner of the 149th Akutagawa award, and Shino Sakuragi, winner of the 149th Naoki prize, attend a press conference in Tokyo on July 17, 2013, after the selection committees for the two prestigious Japanese literary awards announced earlier in the day that they had won.

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Literary award winners

TOKYO, Japan - Kaori Fujino (R), winner of the 149th Akutagawa award, and Shino Sakuragi, winner of the 149th Naoki prize, attend a press conference in Tokyo on July 17, 2013, after the selection committees for the two prestigious Japanese literary awards announced earlier in the day that they had won.

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Belarus president in China

BEIJING, China - Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko (2nd from L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (far R) hold talks in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 17, 2013.

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60th anniv. of Korean War cease-fire

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A photo exhibition begins in Pyongyang, North Korea, on July 17, 2013, to commemorate the 60th anniversary on July 27 of the signing of a truce in the Korean War.

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Abe on Miyako Island

MIYAKO ISLAND, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who leads the Liberal Democratic Party, waves to voters on Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, on July 17, 2013, ahead of the upper house election four days later.

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British Open golf

GULLANE, United Kingdom - U.S. golfer Tiger Woods is pictured during a practice round on July 17, 2013, before the British Open at Muirfield links in Gullane, Scotland.

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Kaieda in Saitama

SAITAMA, Japan - Banri Kaieda, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, waves to voters in Ageo, Saitama Prefecture, on July 17, 2013, ahead of the upper house election four days later.

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N.Z. gov't purchases quake site

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in December 2012 shows the site of the former Canterbury Television building in Christchurch, New Zealand, where 115 people including 28 Japanese students perished in a 2011 earthquake. The New Zealand government announced July 17, 2013, that it has purchased the site which will form part of a predominantly residential area "with green open space."

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British Open golf

GULLANE, United Kingdom - U.S. golfer Tiger Woods is pictured during a practice round on July 17, 2013, before the British Open at Muirfield links in Gullane, Scotland.

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Volkswagen cars imported by Japan unit top 1 million

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows the 1 millionth Volkswagen car -- the Golf -- imported by the Japanese unit of German automaker Volkswagen AG, in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture on July 17, 2013. Volkswagen Group Japan K.K. said the same day it has imported more than 1 million Volkswagen cars since it took over the imports from Japanese car dealer Yanase & Co. in April 1991.

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Volkswagen cars imported by Japan unit top 1 million

NAGOYA, Japan - Volkswagen cars are unshipped in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture on July 17, 2013. The Japanese unit of German automaker Volkswagen AG said the same day it has imported more than 1 million Volkswagen cars since it took over the imports from Japanese car dealer Yanase & Co. in April 1991.

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Abe visits islands

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to officers at the Ishigaki Coast Guard Office on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, on July 17, 2013, ahead of the House of Councillors election four days later. Abe also visited Miyako Island in the prefecture.

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Bargain vegetable sales

TOKYO, Japan - Discount vegetables are displayed at an outlet of Ito-Yokado Co. in Tokyo's Katsushika Ward on July 17, 2013, as the supermarket chain began a nationwide six-day bargain sale of vegetables amid rising prices stemming from tight supply due to unfavorable weather conditions.

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Fault investigation at reactor site

TSURUGA, Japan - A team of experts appointed by the Nuclear Regulation Authority examines a fault in the town of Mihama, Fukui Prefecture, on July 17, 2013. They started the two-day investigation into the activity of some geologic faults running beneath the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor in the prefecture. (Pool photo)

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Fault investigation at reactor site

TSURUGA, Japan - A team of experts appointed by the Nuclear Regulation Authority examines a fault in the town of Mihama, Fukui Prefecture, on July 17, 2013. They started the two-day investigation into the activity of some geologic faults running beneath the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor in the prefecture. (Pool photo)

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Fault investigation at reactor site

TSURUGA, Japan - A team of experts appointed by the Nuclear Regulation Authority examines a fault in the town of Mihama, Fukui Prefecture, on July 17, 2013. They started the two-day investigation into the activity of some geologic faults running beneath the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor in the prefecture. (Pool photo)

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Fault investigation at reactor site

TSURUGA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, on July 17, 2013, the day a team of experts appointed by the Nuclear Regulation Authority started a two-day investigation into the activity of some geologic faults running beneath the reactor.

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Kyoto festival

KYOTO, Japan - "Yamahoko" floats are pulled through a Kyoto street on July 17, 2013, as the highlight of the ancient Japanese capital's annual monthlong Gion Festival.

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Kyoto festival

KYOTO, Japan - "Yamahoko" floats are pulled through a Kyoto street on July 17, 2013, as the highlight of the ancient Japanese capital's annual monthlong Gion Festival.

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Fault investigation at reactor site

TSURUGA, Japan - Photo shows the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, on July 17, 2013, the day a team of experts appointed by the Nuclear Regulation Authority started a two-day investigation into the activity of some geologic faults running beneath the reactor.

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Allure of taiko drums resonating across Pacific

KANAZAWA, Japan - Katsuji Asano (R) and his father Akitoshi (L) of centuries-old Japanese taiko drum maker Asano Taiko Co. have been preparing to open a Los Angeles shop and launch taiko lessons in July 2013. Photo was taken Dec. 17, 2012, at a shop of the taiko maker in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture.

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Old port in China's Xinjiang reborn thanks to BRI

STORY: Old port in China's Xinjiang reborn thanks to BRI DATELINE: July 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Horgos STORYLINE: Horgos, which borders Kazakhstan, is China's closest port to Central Asia and Europe by land transport. It now serves as a major railway port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Horgos, which means "a place where caravans pass" in Mongolian, was once a busy passage used by traders traveling along the ancient Silk Road. While Horgos lost its shine as caravans faded into history, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), proposed by China in 2013, has revitalized the old port. In 2016, the Horgos port welcomed its first China-Europe freight train. Ever since then, cargo trains from across the country have been heading for their destinations in Asia and Europe via Horgos. There are currently 64 train routes passing through Horgos port, reaching 18 countries and regions. The import and export goods carried by the f

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Japan aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 26% by 2030

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks in a meeting to discuss measures against global warming in Tokyo on July 17, 2015. The government officially decided on a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 26 percent in 2030 from 2013 levels, as part of efforts to reach a new international agreement at the end of the year to tackle climate change. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 26% by 2030

A meeting is held at the prime minister's office in Tokyo to discuss measures against global warming on July 17, 2015. The government officially decided on a goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 26 percent in 2030 from 2013 levels, as part of efforts to reach a new international agreement at the end of the year to tackle climate change. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Marie Benesova

***FILE PHOTO*** Czech PM Babis will nominate Marie Benesova for justice minister to replace Knezinek, he told Czech Television. on April 18, 2019. Benesova held the post before and was supreme prosecutor. *** Marie Benesova, Czech Justice Minister, speaks to journalists, on July 17, 2013, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)

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Marie Benesova

***FILE PHOTO*** Czech PM Babis will nominate Marie Benesova for justice minister to replace Knezinek, he told Czech Television. on April 18, 2019. Benesova held the post before and was supreme prosecutor. *** Marie Benesova, Czech Justice Minister, speaks to journalists, on July 17, 2013, in Prague, Czech Republic. (CTK Photo/Vit Simanek)