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Nikkei plummets on weaker-than-expected GDP data

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic signboard in Tokyo's Yaesu district shows the Nikkei Stock Average falling 517.03 points, or 2.96 percent, to close at 16,973.80 on Nov. 17, 2014, on selling sparked by a surprise contraction in Japan's gross domestic product for the July-September quarter.

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Abe to postpone sales tax hike

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Nov. 17, 2014, from Brisbane, Australia, where he attended a Group of 20 summit. Abe is set to announce the postponement of a planned consumption tax hike on Nov. 18, following worse-than-expected Japanese gross domestic product data for the July-September period released Nov. 17, according to people close to the matter.

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Tokyo stocks tumble in morning on unexpected GDP contraction

TOKYO, Japan - A bulletin board in central Tokyo shows the Nikkei stock index falling below the 17,000 line in the morning on Nov. 17, 2014, in response to an unexpected contraction in the real Japanese economy in July-September.

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Japan economy shrinks in July-Sept. period

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Amari, Japan's economic and fiscal policy minister, attends a press conference at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2014, following the release of a preliminary report that the country's economy shrank an annualized real 1.6 percent in the three months to September.

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Monorail serving Tokyo's Haneda airport marks 50th anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - The latest 10000-series Tokyo Monorail cars introduced in July 2014 run as part of a "parade" of six types of rail cars previously and currently in service on Sept. 17, 2014, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the monorail linking Tokyo's Haneda airport with the downtown area. Tokyo Skytree is seen in the background, to the right. Tokyo Monorail connecting the airport and Hamamatsucho Station launched its service on Sept. 17, 1964, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics later that year.

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Monorail serving Tokyo's Haneda airport marks 50th anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - The latest 10000-series Tokyo Monorail cars introduced in July 2014 run as part of a "parade" of six types of rail cars previously and currently in service on Sept. 17, 2014, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the monorail linking Tokyo's Haneda airport with the downtown area. Tokyo Monorail connecting the airport and Hamamatsucho Station launched its service on Sept. 17, 1964, ahead of the Tokyo Olympics later that year.

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Young African throws ceremonial 1st pitch at Japan pro game

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Zabre Junior, one of three young Africans practicing baseball in Furano, Hokkaido, throws the ceremonial first pitch at a Japanese professional game between the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters and the Saitama Seibu Lions at Asahikawa Starffin Stadium in Japan's northernmost prefecture on July 17, 2014.

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Maltese businessman keeps documents sent by Japan Navy

VALLETTA, Malta - Photo shows Frank Borda, president of a trading house in Malta and resident near the nation's capital Valletta, in July 2014. Among the documents he has kept is one dated Aug. 17, 1917, sent to his grandfather by the Japanese Navy which procured supplies for a fleet dispatched to the Mediterranean Sea in April 1917 during World War I. Borda's great-grandfather and grandfather were ship chandlers.

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Joyce Gelb

NEW YORK, United States - Joyce Gelb, professor emeritus of the City College of New York, speaks to Kyodo News in New York on July 17, 2014. The specialist on women and gender issues in Japan hopes the recent heckling issue at the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly will spark change within the country.

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7 recommended as Japan living national treasures

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken July 17, 2014, in Tokyo shows leading Noh performer Umewaka Gensho. On July 18, 2014, the government's Council for Cultural Affairs recommended Umewaka 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 17, 2014, in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, shows traditional Noh drummer Mishima Gentaro. The government's Council for Cultural Affairs recommended Mishima and six others as Japanese living national treasures on July 18, 2014.

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British Open golf

HOYLAKE, United Kingdom - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama hits his third shot on the fifth hole during the opening round of the British Open Championship at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England, on July 17, 2014.

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British Open golf

HOYLAKE, United Kingdom - Japan's Yusaku Miyazato hits his second shot on the second hole during the opening round of the British Open Championship at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England, on July 17, 2014.

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British Open golf

HOYLAKE, United Kingdom - Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland hits a tee shot on the fifth hole during the opening round of the British Open Championship at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England, on July 17, 2014. McIlroy led with a six-under 66.

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British Open golf

HOYLAKE, United Kingdom - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa hits a tee shot on the fourth hole during the opening round of the British Open Championship at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England, on July 17, 2014.

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British Open golf

HOYLAKE, United Kingdom - Japan's Yusaku Miyazato watches his second shot on the 14th hole during the opening round of the British Open Championship at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England, on July 17, 2014.

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British Open golf

HOYLAKE, United Kingdom - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa hits his second shot out of a banker on the 15th hole during the opening round of the British Open Championship at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England, on July 17, 2014.

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British Open golf

HOYLAKE, United Kingdom - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa hits his third shot out of the rough on the 16th hole during the opening round of the British Open Championship at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England, on July 17, 2014.

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ANA's passenger service on cargo flight

TOKYO, Japan - The first "Galaxy Flight," All Nippon Airways Co.'s passenger service on its midnight cargo flight between Haneda airport in Tokyo and Naha airport in Okinawa Prefecture, is seen at Haneda on July 17, 2014. The service runs from July 18 to Aug. 31 at the price of 9,700 yen for one way.

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British Open golf

HOYLAKE, United Kingdom - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa finishes the opening round of the British Open Championship with a two-over-74 at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake, England, on July 17, 2014.

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Thailand's acting foreign minister in interview

BANGKOK, Thailand - Sihasak Phuangketkeow, permanent secretary of Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, gives an exclusive interview with Kyodo News in Bangkok, Thailand, on July 17, 2014, ahead of the two-month anniversary of the Thai coup.

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ANA's passenger service on cargo flight

TOKYO, Japan - All Nippon Airways Co. Senior Vice President Katsuya Kato speaks at a ceremony for the first "Galaxy Flight," the airline's passenger service on its midnight cargo flight between Haneda airport in Tokyo and Naha airport in Okinawa Prefecture, at Haneda on July 17, 2014. The service runs from July 18 to Aug. 31 at the price of 9,700 yen for one way.

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Chinese tourists to visit Japan's Tohoku region

GUANGZHOU, China - A group of tourists pose for a photo at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in Guangdong Province, China, on July 17, 2014, upon departure on a tour around Japan including the three northeastern Japanese prefectures of Akita, Aomori, and Iwate. The group is also scheduled to visit Tokyo and Hokkaido.

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PM Abe meets S. Korean press

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) confer with a delegation consisting of members of the press from South Korea at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 17, 2014.

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Kurokawa wins Naoki Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on July 17, 2014, at a Tokyo hotel shows novelist Hiroyuki Kurokawa, who was awarded the Naoki Prize, a renowned award for popular fiction, for his book "Hamon" (Excommunication).

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Shibasaki wins Akutagawa award, Kurokawa wins Naoki Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on July 17, 2014, at a Tokyo hotel shows novelists Tomoka Shibasaki (R) and Hiroyuki Kurokawa. Shibasaki won the Akutagawa literary award for up-and-coming authors of pure literature for her novel "Haru No Niwa" (Spring garden), while Kurokawa was awarded with the Naoki Prize, another renowned award for popular fiction, for his book "Hamon" (Excommunication).

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Waseda panel says Obokata's doctorate should stay despite scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyer Hideaki Kobayashi, who heads an investigative panel of Waseda University, tells reporters at a Tokyo hotel on July 17, 2014, that embattled researcher Haruko Obokata should not be stripped of her doctorate, as it was not obtained "through illicit means" and inadequate screening was to blame for endorsement of her "problematic" dissertation.

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Shibasaki wins Akutagawa award

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on July 17, 2014, at a Tokyo hotel shows novelist Tomoka Shibasaki, who won the Akutagawa literary award for up-and-coming authors of pure literature for her novel "Haru No Niwa" (Spring garden).

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Nissan, CFG sign partnership

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn (L) and Ferran Soriano, chief executive office of City Football Group, shake hands after signing a partnership alliance in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on July 17, 2014. Nissan will become Official Automotive Sponsor of Manchester City football club, the Barclays Premier League champions.

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Bon Odori at Abeno Harukasu

OSAKA, Japan - Bon Odori, a traditional summer folk dance festival in Japan, is held at the observatory on the 58th floor of Japan's tallest building Abeno Harukas in Osaka, western Japan, on July 17, 2014.

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Hakuho beats Yoshikaze at Nagoya sumo tournament

NAOGYA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (L) takes down Yoshikaze during the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on July 17, 2014.

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FM Kishida meets Ukraine president in Kiev

KIEV, Ukraine - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (R) shakes hands with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in Kiev, Ukraine, on July 17, 2014, before their talks.

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Bon Odori at Abeno Harukasu

OSAKA, Japan - Bon Odori, a traditional summer folk dance festival in Japan, is held at the observatory on the 58th floor of Japan's tallest building Abeno Harukas in Osaka, western Japan, on July 17, 2014.

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Meeting of Organization for nationwide power distribution

TOKYO, Japan - The inaugural general meeting of the Organization for Cross-regional Coordination of Transmission Operators is held in Tokyo on July 17, 2014. The organization will be officially launched in April 2015.

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Drainpipe work underway at Fukushima Daiichi plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Experts from Fukushima Prefecture and local municipalities observe work to switch the end of a drainpipe at a construction site at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 17, 2014. The pipe end is moved to prevent contaminated water flowing into the sea in the event of a tank leakage. (Pool photo)

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Historic float to appear 1st time in 150 yrs

KYOTO, Japan - Carpenters put together, without using any nails, the Ofune-hoko float for a procession of floats at the Gion Festival in Kyoto, western Japan, on July 17, 2014. The float was burnt down in 1864 and will appear in the festival for the first time in 150 years.

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Drainpipe work underway at Fukushima Daiichi plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Experts of Fukushima Prefecture and local municipalities observe work to switch the end of a drainpipe at a construction site at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 17, 2014. The pipe end is moved to prevent contaminated water flowing into the open sea in the event of a tank leakage. (Pool photo)

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Yokozuna Kakuryu downed by Osunaarashi

NAGOYA, Japan - Osunaarashi (rear) throws yokozuna Kakuryu out of the ring during the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on July 17, 2014.

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Harumafuji flattens Homasho at Nagoya sumo tournament

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Harumafuji (top) beats Homasho during the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on July 17, 2014.

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Top court upholds paternity even if blood ties disproved by DNA test

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on July 17, 2014, shows the First Petty Bench of Japan's Supreme Court in Tokyo. It ruled the results of DNA tests are not enough to revoke paternity of a child even if they disprove any biological relation to the assumed father. In its first ruling on the issue, the top court said DNA tests cannot change paternity status established under the Civil Code.

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Ukraine's foreign minister in interview

KIEV, Ukraine - Ukraine's Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin meets the press at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kiev, Ukraine, on July 17, 2014.

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Tanita donates heatstroke meter to Tajimi City

GIFU, Japan - Index meters for heat disorders donated by Tanita Corp. to Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, are seen in the photo taken on July 17, 2014. Tajimi is one of the hottest places in Japan.

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Carp ace Maeda among 6 named to Samurai Japan squad

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on July 17, 2014, in Tokyo shows Japan baseball manager Hiroki Kokubo (C) and the first six members of this year's national team -- (from L) Yomiuri Giants shortstop Hayato Sakamoto, Rakuten Eagles catcher Motohiro Shima, Orix Buffaloes outfielder Yoshio Itoi, Buffaloes ace Chihiro Kaneko, Hiroshima Carp ace Kenta Maeda and Nippon Ham Fighters outfielder Sho Nakata. The team's big test this autumn will be five games against a team of visiting major leaguers in November.

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Carp ace Maeda among 6 named to Samurai Japan squad

TOKYO, Japan - Japan baseball manager Hiroki Kokubo announces in Tokyo on July 17, 2014, the first six players selected for this year's national team. The team's big test this autumn will be five games against a team of visiting major leaguers in November.

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Tanita donates heatstroke meter to Tajimi City

GIFU, Japan - Tajimi Mayor Masanori Furukawa (R) and Senri Tanida, president of Tanita Corp., hold a heat disorders index meter donated by the company at Tajimi City Hall in Gifu Prefecture on July 17, 2014, with the city's mascot character "Unagappa." Tajimi is one of the hottest places in Japan.

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'Blue Pond' in Biei, Hokkaido

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - People take photos at the "Blue Pond," a tourist attraction in Biei, Hokkaido Prefecture, on July 17, 2014.

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Ymobile announces smartphone service plans

TOKYO, Japan - Ymobile Corp. President Eric Gan (C) shows off new smartphones in Tokyo on July 17, 2014. The company, launched in a merger of eAccess Ltd. and Willcom Inc., unveiled various monthly fixed-price service plans.

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'Blue Pond' in Biei, Hokkaido

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Photo shows the "Blue Pond," a tourist attraction in Biei, Hokkaido Prefecture, on July 17, 2014.

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Panasonic develops fog-defying security camera

OSAKA, Japan - Panasonic Corp. shows a newly developed security camera that enables higher visibility (the right screen) than usual despite thick fog at an exhibition of its products for corporate users in Osaka, western Japan, on July 17, 2014.

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Sharp's ultrasonic cleaner for medical devices

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. announces the launch of a new ultrasonic cleaner for medical devices in Yao, Osaka Prefecture, on July 17, 2014. The product will go on sale from July 25.