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Professor advises tourism industry on hospitality for Muslims

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshitaka Hayashi, professor at Kyoei University in Kasukabe, north of Tokyo, speaks in an interview in Tokyo on July 16, 2014, on ways of offering hospitality to Muslim travelers as part of efforts to advise the tourism industry on how to improve its services.

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Tanaka to make comeback Sept. 21 at Yankee Stadium

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Right-hander Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees speaks with reporters in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sept. 16, 2014, after the team announced he will make his first start since July on Sept. 21 at Yankee Stadium against the Toronto Blue Jays. Tanaka has not pitched for the team since suffering an elbow injury on July 8.

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Tanaka to make comeback Sept. 21 at Yankee Stadium

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Right-hander Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees speaks with reporters in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sept. 16, 2014, after the team announced he will make his first start since July on Sept. 21 at Yankee Stadium against the Toronto Blue Jays. Tanaka has not pitched for the team since suffering an elbow injury on July 8.

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Tanaka to make comeback Sept. 21 at Yankee Stadium

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Right-hander Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees plays catch in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sept. 16, 2014, after the team announced he will make his first start since July on Sept. 21 at Yankee Stadium against the Toronto Blue Jays. Tanaka has not pitched for the team since suffering an elbow injury on July 8.

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Tanaka to make comeback Sept. 21 at Yankee Stadium

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Right-hander Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees plays catch in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sept. 16, 2014, after the team announced he will make his first start since July on Sept. 21 at Yankee Stadium against the Toronto Blue Jays. Tanaka has not pitched for the team since suffering an elbow injury on July 8.

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Tanaka throws 1st bullpen session

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka throws in the bullpen on Aug. 16, 2014, in St. Petersburg, the United States, for the first time since feeling discomfort in his right elbow on July 8. "I'm progressing well," he said after throwing 25 fastballs.

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Japanese cities vie for title of hottest place in Japan

KOCHI, Japan - People watch a temperature display set up in Shimanto, Kochi Prefecture, in July 2014 to vie for the title of Japan's hottest city against Saitama Prefecture's Kumagaya and Gifu Prefecture's Tajimi, which each registered 40.9 C on Aug. 16, 2007. Shimanto set Japan's highest temperature of 41.0 C on Aug. 12 last year. The cities use high temperatures to promote tourism.

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Nissan's less expensive passenger car debuts in China

GUANGZHOU, China - A compact passenger car, dubbed VENUCIA R30, is shown by Dongfeng Nissan, Nissan Motor Co.'s Chinese joint venture, at an exhibition in Guangzhou in China's southern province of Guangdong on July 16, 2014.

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Woman holds 1st info security event for women in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Asuka Nakajima, shown in this file photo taken on July 16, 2014, is the organizer of an information security event exclusively for women held on June 29 for the first time in Japan.

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New Japanese WWII artifacts go on show at Imperial War Museum

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on July 16, 2014, shows the wreck of a Japanese Zero fighter which is now on display as part of a refurbished Imperial War Museum in London. The aircraft was found in a jungle on Taroa Island after being abandoned by the Japanese during World War II.

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New Japanese WWII artifacts go on show at Imperial War Museum

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on July 16, 2014, shows the wreck of a Japanese Zero fighter which is now on display as part of a refurbished Imperial War Museum in London. The aircraft was found in a jungle on Taroa Island after being abandoned by the Japanese during World War II.

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140-year-old bookstore to be reopened in Kumamoto

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Retro-looking Nagasaki Jiro Bookstore in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, shown in this photo taken on July 16, 2014, will be reopened on July 31 for the first time in 15 months. Renowned Meiji era (1868-19120) Japanese novelists Mori Ogai and Natsume Soseki used to visit the store, which first opened in 1874.

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7 recommended as Japan living national treasures

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken July 16, 2014, in Tokyo shows sword polisher Honami Koshu. On July 18, 2014, the government's Council for Cultural Affairs recommended Honami and six other people as Japan living national treasures.

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7 recommended as Japan living national treasures

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken July 16, 2014, in Hikari, Yamaguchi Prefecture, shows ornamental chaser Akira Yamamoto. The government's Council for Cultural Affairs recommended Yamamoto and six others as Japanese living national treasures on July 18, 2014.

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BRICS summit in Brazil

BRASILIA, Brazil - Leaders of five emerging economies -- (front row) Russian President Vladimir Putin (2nd from L), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (3rd from L), Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (4th from L), Chinese President Xi Jinping (5th from L) and South African President Jacob Zuma (6th from L) -- line up for photos with leaders of South American countries at the BRICS summit in Brasilia, Brazil, on July 16, 2014.

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Japan's Osako formally joins Cologne of Germany

COLOGNE, Germany - Japan's Yuya Osako shows his FC Cologne uniform in Cologne, Germany, on July 16, 2014, after signing a formal contract with the German first division club. The Japanese international played for Bundesliga second division club TSV 1860 Munich.

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BRICS summit in Brazil

BRASILIA, Brazil - Leaders of five emerging economies -- (front row) Russian President Vladimir Putin (2nd from L), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (3rd from L), Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff (4th from L), Chinese President Xi Jinping (5th from L) and South African President Jacob Zuma (6th from L) -- line up for photos with leaders of South American countries at the BRICS summit in Brasilia, Brazil, on July 16, 2014.

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Japan's Osako joins German 1st division Cologne

COLOGNE, Germany - Japanese international Yuya Osako gives a thumbs up in Cologne, Germany, on July 16, 2014, after signing a formal contract with the German first division club.

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Nordic combined skier Watabe receives prize from gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Nordic combined skier Akito Watabe (R), a silver medalist at the 2014 Winter Olympics, receives a prize from Hakubun Shimomura, minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, at a ceremony in Tokyo on July 16, 2014, commending Japanese medal winners at the Sochi Games.

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Chinese dissident Hu attacked by mobs

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese activist and dissident Hu Jia, attacked by a group of mobs in Beijing on July 16, 2014, is shown in this undated file photo. Hu told Kyodo News of the incident that night.

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Snowboarder Takeuchi receives prize from gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese snowboarder Tomoka Takeuchi (R), a silver medalist at the 2014 Winter Olympics, receives a prize from Hakubun Shimomura, minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, at a ceremony in Tokyo on July 16, 2014, commending Japanese medal winners at the Sochi Games.

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Woman in Maetel costume introduces Galaxy Express 999

HONG KONG, China - A woman in a costume worn by Maetel, a mysterious character in the Japanese manga story "Galaxy Express 999," introduces the work to visitors at a booth opened by the southwestern Japanese city of Kitakyushu at a book fair in Hong Kong, China, on July 16, 2014.

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Ski jumper Kasai receives prize from gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese ski jumper Noriaki Kasai (R), a silver medalist at the 2014 Winter Olympics, receives a prize from Hakubun Shimomura, minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, at a ceremony in Tokyo on July 16, 2014, commending Japanese medal winners at the Sochi Games.

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Figure skater Hanyu receives prize from gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu (R), a gold medalist at the 2014 Winter Olympics, receives a prize from Hakubun Shimomura, minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, at a ceremony in Tokyo on July 16, 2014, commending Japanese medal winners at the Sochi Games.

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Hammer thrower Murofushi assumes professorship of science

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese hammer thrower Koji Murofushi (R), a gold medalist at the 2004 Athens Olympics, shakes hands with Yasuyuki Yoshizawa, president of Tokyo Medical and Dental University, in Tokyo on July 16, 2014, after being named a professor of sports science at the school.

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Hammer thrower Murofushi speaks about professorship

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese hammer thrower Koji Murofushi, a gold medalist at the 2004 Athens Olympics, speaks about his assumption of a professorship of sports science at Tokyo Medical and Dental University at a press conference in Tokyo on July 16, 2014.

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Foreign ministers of Japan, 5 central Asia nations meet

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at a meeting with his counterparts from five central Asian nations in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on July 16, 2014.

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Foreign ministers of Japan, 5 central Asia nations meet

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (3rd from L) and his counterparts from five central Asian nations pose prior to their talks in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on July 16, 2014.

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Kakitani leaves for Switzerland to play for Basel

OSAKA, Japan - Japan striker Yoichiro Kakitani speaks to reporters at Osaka International Airport, western Japan, on July 16, 2014, before leaving for Switzerland to play for Basel. Kakitani played in two games for Japan at the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.

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Kakitani leaves for Switzerland to play for Basel

OSAKA, Japan - Japan striker Yoichiro Kakitani waves at Osaka International Airport, western Japan, on July 16, 2014, before leaving for Switzerland to play for Basel. Kakitani played in two games for Japan at the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.

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Vietnam Coast Guard captain speaks to reporters

SOUTH CHINA SEA, South China Sea - Lieutenant-Colonel Ngo Minh Tung (R), captain of a Vietnamese Coast Guard vessel, speaks to reporters aboard the ship on July 16, 2014, following the completion of drilling by a Chinese oil rig near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea earlier in the day.

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KDDI, Sumitomo ink deal with Myanmar telecom for mobile phone service

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar - Hidehiko Tajima (L), associate senior vice president of Japan's KDDI Corp., speaks at a news conference in the Myanmar administrative capital of Naypyidaw on July 16, 2014. Tajima said KDDI and Sumitomo Corp. signed an agreement with state-run Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications to jointly operate a mobile phone service in Myanmar.

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Athletes attend ceremony to receive financial support

TOKYO, Japan - Table tennis player Ai Fukuhara (R, front row) and gymnast Kohei Uchimura (2nd from R, back row) join other athletes at a ceremony to receive financial support from the government-funded Japan Sports Council in Tokyo on July 16, 2014.

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Kyoto Univ's tsunami breakwater model tested

KYOTO, Japan - Kyoto University's Disaster Prevention Research Institute conducts an operation test of a tsunami breakwater model at the Ujigawa Open Laboratory in Kyoto City on July 16, 2014, using an artificially reproduced tsunami.

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Relaxed mood prevails among Vietnam Coast Guard crew

SOUTH CHINA SEA, South China Sea - Crew members aboard a Vietnamese Coast Guard vessel eat in a relaxed mood in the South China Sea on July 16, 2014, following the completion of drilling by a Chinese oil rig near the disputed Paracel Islands earlier in the day.

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Memorial service for Japanese victims in WWI Atlantic

BREST, France - A memorial service for crew members of the "Nagatamaru," a Japanese ship sunk by the Germans in 1916 during World War I off Brittany, is held in Brest, France, on July 16, 2014.

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Toyota Tsusho, Kinki Univ. expand tuna farming alliance

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Tsusho Corp. President Jun Karube (2nd from R) attend a press conference in Tokyo on July 16, 2014, announcing an expansion of cooperation between the company and Kinki University in the bluefin tuna cultivation business.

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A-bombed student uniform dusted off

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A staff member at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima, western Japan, dusts off a student's clothes on July 16, 2014, during the annual cleaning of exhibits involved in the 1945 atomic bombing.

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Memorial service for Japanese victims in WWI Atlantic

BREST, France - A memorial service for crew members of the "Nagatamaru," a Japanese ship sunk by the Germans in 1916 during World War I off Brittany, is held in Brest, France, on July 16, 2014.

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Gion Festival connects Kyoto and disaster-hit Miyagi

KYOTO, Japan - Former Iwanuma Mayor Tsuneaki Iguchi (R) stands in front of a 3-meter-diameter ring, made of rice straw from the northeastern Japanese city in Miyagi Prefecture, in Kyoto City on July 16, 2014, the eve of a procession of the "yamahoko" floats during the Gion Festival.

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A-bombed lunch box put back into showcase after cleaning

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A staff member at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima, western Japan, places a blackened lunch box back into a showcase on July 16, 2014, after dusting it off during the annual cleaning of exhibits involved in the 1945 atomic bombing.

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Japanese opposition leader urged Beijing to meet with Abe

BEIJING, China - Banri Kaieda (L), head of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan, and Wang Jiarui, head of the International Liaison Department of the Communist Party's Central Committee, shake hands in Beijing on July 16, 2014, prior to their talks. (Pool photo by Yomiuri Shimbun)

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Japanese opposition leader urged Beijing to meet with Abe

BEIJING, China - Banri Kaieda (L), head of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan, talks with Liu Yunshan, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China's Central Committee and president of the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 16, 2014. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Civic groups question safety of Sendai plant

TOKYO, Japan - Civic groups and experts hold a press conference in Tokyo on July 16, 2014, voicing their concerns over the approval of the draft safety report on the Sendai nuclear power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture by the Nuclear Regulation Authority's decision-making panel.

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Harumafuji falls, Hakuho, Kakuryu still standing on 4th day

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Kakuryu (L) slaps down top-ranked maegashira Shohozan in the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 16, 2014, remaining unbeaten on the fourth day of the 15-day event.

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Access for handicapped checked at Paralympic stadium

TOKYO, Japan - A group of handicapped people checks the accessibility of facilities at the Ariake Coliseum, the venue for the tennis competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, in Tokyo on July 16, 2014.

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Harumafuji falls, Hakuho, Kakuryu still standing on 4th day

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (L) forces No. 2 maegashira Homasho out of the ring in the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 16, 2014, remaining unbeaten on the fourth day of the 15-day event.

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City, store chains ink health checkup accord

SAGA, Japan - Katsuaki Sakai (R), president of Lawson Inc.'s Kyushu branch, Saga Mayor Toshiyuki Hideshima (C) and Yasuhiro Mizokami, chairman of the Miz drugstore chain, pose at the municipal government office in Saga, southwestern Japan, on July 16, 2014, after signing a deal to let consumers receive metabolism checkups in examination cars in the compounds of Lawson convenience stores.

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Harumafuji falls, Hakuho, Kakuryu still standing on 4th day

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Harumafuji (L) is brought down by second-ranked maegashira Yoshikaze on the fourth day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 16, 2014. Harumafuji suffered his first loss in the 15-day competition.

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Japanese booth at Hong Kong Book Fair

HONG KONG, China - Youngsters look at comic books displayed at a booth representing Niigata, northeastern Japan, at the annual Hong Kong Book Fair in China on July 16, 2014. The Japanese city is the birthplace of renowned manga artists such as Shinji Mizushima and Rumiko Takahashi.