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Peru seeks to create new tourist site

CHACHAPOYAS, Peru - Photo taken on July 23, 2014, shows a rebuilt house of the ruins of the ancient walled city of Kuelap, northern Peru. The Peruvian government aims at making the ruins a new tourist site to add to the Machu Picchu ruins.

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Peru seeks to create new tourist site

CHACHAPOYAS, Peru - Photo taken on July 23, 2014, shows coffins in which the royal family members in the Chachapoyas cultural era in Peru are believed to have been buried.

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Peru seeks to create new tourist site

CHACHAPOYAS, Peru - Photo taken on July 23, 2014, shows a site believed to be an observatory (R in the back) and remains of residential houses at the ruins of the ancient walled city of Kuelap, northern Peru. The Peruvian government aims at making the ruins a new tourist site to add to the Machu Picchu ruins.

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Peru seeks to create new tourist site

CHACHAPOYAS, Peru - Photo taken on July 23, 2014, shows part of the ruins of the ancient walled city of Kuelap, northern Peru. The Peruvian government aims at making the ruins a new tourist site to add to the Machu Picchu ruins.

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Peru seeks to create new tourist site

CHACHAPOYAS, Peru - Photo taken on July 23, 2014, shows the exit and entrance to ruins of the ancient walled city of Kuelap, northern Peru. The Peruvian government aims at making the ruins a new tourist site to add to the Machu Picchu ruins.

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Mozambican women walk by farmland taken over by Chinese firm

MAPUTO, Mozambique - Women walk by land they used to farm in Xai-Xai, southern Mozambique, before a Chinese company acquired it without their consent, as seen in this file photo taken on July 23, 2014. Multinational corporations have been aggressively buying farmland around the world since the 2007-2008 food crisis caused by sharp grain price rises.

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Senior-friendly 'sento' public bath in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A customer chats with a member of staff of Matsumotoyu, a "sento" public bath in Tokyo's Nakano Ward on July 23, 2014. Matsumotoyu opens up the facility for recipients of adult day care services before the official opening hour.

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Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London

LONDON, Britain - Adults and children play in water at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, a sporting complex used for major events for the 2012 London Olympics and Paralympics, on July 23, 2014, in London.

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Original drawings from "Barefoot Gen" show horrors of war

HIGASHIMATSUYAMA, Japan - Photo taken July 23, 2014, shows copies of the comic book "Barefoot Gen," translated into 17 languages. The books are exhibited at the Maruki Gallery for the Hiroshima Panels in Higashimatsuyama in the suburb of Tokyo.

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China expired meat scandal

SHANGHAI, China - A Shanghai city official enters a factory of meat processor Shanghai Husi Food Co. in Shanghai on July 23, 2014, following revelations that the company sold outdated chicken meat.

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Ceasefire in eastern Ukraine impossible, says Kyiv Post CEO

KIEV, Ukraine - Jakub Parusinski, CEO of the Kyiv Post, says in an interview in Kiev on July 23, 2014, that a complete ceasefire in eastern Ukraine is almost impossible due to suspicions pro-Russia separatists were responsible for the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines plane over the rebel-controlled Donetsk region earlier in the month.

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Japan's Kiryu grabs bronze in men's 100m at world meet

EUGENE, United States - Japan's Yoshihide Kiryu (L) finishes third in the men's 100-meter final by clocking 10.34 seconds at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on July 23, 2014. On the right is Ojie Edoburun of Britain, sixth.

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Japan's Kiryu claims bronze in 100-meter final

EUGENE, United States - Photo taken on July 23, 2014, in Eugene, the United States, shows Japanese sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu (C). The 18-year-old Toyo University student won bronze in the 100-meter final of the IAAF World Junior Championships in 10.34 seconds.

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Japan's Kiryu claims bronze in 100-meter final

EUGENE, United States - Japanese sprinter Yoshihide Kiryu smiles after taking bronze in the 100-meter final of the IAAF World Junior Championships in 10.34 seconds on July 23, 2014, in Eugene, the United States.

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Darvish takes loss in rain-shortened game

NEW YORK, United States - Yu Darvish of the Texas Rangers pitches against the New York Yankees on July 23, 2014, in New York. Darvish missed a chance to pick up his 10th win of the season, when he blew a one-run lead in the Rangers' 2-1 loss in a game that was called in the fifth inning due to rain.

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Seoul's understanding of wartime sex slave issue sought

WASHINGTON, United States - Takeo Kawamura (C), executive director of the supra-partisan Japan-Korea Parliamentarians' Union, seeks South Korea's understanding of Japan's handling of the issue of wartime sex slavery during his speech at a U.S. think tank in Washington on July 23, 2014.

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Japanese companies must look outside for new CEOs

NEW YORK, United States - Takeshi Niinami, chairman of convenience store operator Lawson Inc., speaks at a Japan Society event on the Japanese economy in New York, the United States, on July 23, 2014. He said his recent nomination as the first president of Suntory Holdings Ltd. outside the founding family shows that Japanese companies may need to consider corporate leaders beyond their inner circles and even outside the country.

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Wada in action for Cubs

CHICAGO, United States - Tsuyoshi Wada of the Chicago Cubs pitches against the San Diego Padres on July 23, 2014, in Chicago. Wada allowed five runs in four innings as the Cubs were beaten 8-3.

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Devices for making loophole drugs confiscated

NAGOYA, Japan - Devices for producing so-called loophole drugs, confiscated by narcotics investigators from a factory in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, are displayed in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 23, 2014. Loophole drugs are not technically illegal in Japan but induce effects similar to narcotics.

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President-elect Joko calls for unity of Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian President-elect Joko Widodo calls for Indonesian unity at a gathering of his supporters in Jakarta on July 23, 2014, after the announcement of the outcome of the country's presidential election.

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Zico meets Kashima Antlers supporters

KASHIMA, Japan - Brazilian football legend and former Japan national team coach Zico meets supporters of Kashima Antlers at halftime of Kashima's J-League home game against Omiya Ardiya in Kashima, northeast of Tokyo, on July 23, 2014. Zico played for the Antlers in the 1990s.

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Kawasaki, Tosu J-League players compete for ball

OSAKA, Japan - Forward Yoshito Okubo (R) of Kawasaki Frontale and midfielder Ryota Hayasaka of Sagan Tosu compete for the ball in a J-League first-division game at Best Amenity Stadium in Tosu, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 23, 2014. Kawasaki won 1-0.

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S. Koreans protest wartime sex slavery at Japan embassy

SEOUL, South Korea - South Koreans gather in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on July 23, 2014, to protest Tokyo's position on the issue of wartime sex slavery during a meeting of top diplomats from the two countries.

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S. Koreans protest wartime sex slavery at Japan embassy

SEOUL, South Korea - A large number of people join a rally against Japan's stance on the issue of wartime sex slavery in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on July 23, 2014, amid a new round of bilateral diplomatic talks.

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'Godzilla' mockup displayed before release of movie

TOKYO, Japan - A mockup "Godzilla" is illuminated in mist in the Tokyo Midtown area of the Japanese capital on July 23, 2014, ahead of the release of "Godzilla," a new U.S. science fiction monster movie.

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Defense chief Onodera inspects honor guard at northern camp

WAKKANAI, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera inspects an honor guard at the Air Self-Defense Force's camp in Wakkanai in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on July 23, 2014.

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Tokyo Gov. Masuzoe in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe offers flowers in Seoul on July 23, 2014, at a memorial altar for victims of the Sewol ferry disaster in April that killed nearly 300 people. Masuzoe arrived in Seoul earlier in the day for a three-day visit. (Pool photo by Kyodo)

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Tokyo Gov. Masuzoe in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (L) and Seoul Mayor Park Won Soon shake hands in Seoul on July 23, 2014, after signing an agreement to promote cooperation and exchanges between the cities in such areas as urban safety and the Olympics. Masuzoe arrived in Seoul earlier in the day for a three-day visit.

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Opening of Shin-Tomei Expressway stretch to be delayed

NAGOYA, Japan - Yoshihito Miyaike, president of Central Nippon Expressway Co., meets the press in Toyota in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi on July 23, 2014, to announce a one-year delay to early 2015 in the completion of a 55-km stretch of the Shin-Tomei Expressway connecting the Hamamatsu Inasa junction in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Toyota Higashi junction in Toyota due to difficulties such as landslides.

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Palestinian envoy in Japan urges U.N. role for cease-fire

TOKYO, Japan - Waleed Siam, head of the Permanent General Mission of Palestine in Tokyo, voices his hope for a U.N. role in realizing a cease-fire in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the Gaza Strip during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on July 23, 2014.

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Fujitsu unveils new easy-to-use smartphone

TOKYO, Japan - Fujitsu Ltd. takes the wraps off a new easy-to-use smartphone model, "Raku Raku Smartphone 3," designed for use by elderly people, at a press conference in Tokyo on July 23, 2014.

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Retired baseball player Yamasaki to join car race

TOKYO, Japan - Retired Japanese professional baseball player Takeshi Yamasaki announces his decision in Tokyo on July 23, 2014, to compete in the Gazo Racing/86 BRZ Race car race on July 26.

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Scandal-hit food maker hoists U.S., China flags at plant

SHANGHAI, China - Shanghai Husi Food Co., a Chinese food maker at the center of a meat safety scandal, raises U.S. and Chinese national flags at its plant in Shanghai on July 23, 2014.

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Investigation on Chinese meat scandal under way

SHANGHAI, China - Officers carry a box to a police truck from a factory of Shanghai Husi Food Co. in Shanghai, China, on July 23, 2014, as police and the city's food and drug administration investigate the alleged use of expired meat. Hui provided the products to major fast-food restaurants such as McDonald's.

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Retired baseball player Yamasaki to join car race

TOKYO, Japan - Retired Japanese professional baseball player Takeshi Yamasaki poses by a racing car after announcing his participation in the Gazo Racing/86 BRZ Race at a press conference in Tokyo on July 23, 2014.

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Kakuryu beats Takekaze at Nagoya sumo tournament

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Kakuryu (L) pushes No. 4 maegashira Takekaze out of the ring on the 11th day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 23, 2014.

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5 detained over China expired meat scandal

SHANGHAI, China - A police car enters meat processor Shanghai Husi Food Co. in Shanghai, China, on July 23, 2014, as police and the city's food and drug administration launched a joint investigation over a food scandal. Husi allegedly used expired meat, in some cases over a year old, in products destined for sale at fast-food outlets such as McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Starbucks.

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Japan-S. Korea talks in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Junichi Ihara, head of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Japanese Foreign Ministry, is surrounded by reporters as he leaves South Korea's Foreign Ministry in Seoul on July 23, 2014, after talks with Lee Sang Deok, head of the Northeast Asian Affairs Bureau of the South Korean Foreign Ministry.

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Imported eels checked at Narita airport customs

NARITA, Japan - Customs officers at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, check imported eels kept in a facility of a trading company on July 23, 2014. Imports of the fish are peaking ahead of the upcoming customary day to eat broiled eels as a "beat summer heat" tradition.

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Japan-S. Korea talks in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Junichi Ihara, head of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Japanese Foreign Ministry, is surrounded by reporters as he leaves South Korea's Foreign Ministry in Seoul on July 23, 2014, after talks with Lee Sang Deok, head of the Northeast Asian Affairs Bureau of the South Korean Foreign Ministry.

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Harumafuji suffers 4th loss at Nagoya sumo tournament

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Harumafuji (L) is pushed out of the ring by ozeki Kotoshogiku at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 23, 2014, day 11 of the 15-day competition.

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Honda enters MPV market in India

NEW DELHI, India - Japanese car maker Honda Motor Co. unveils its Mobilo seven-seater multi-purpose vehicle during a presentation in New Delhi on July 23, 2014. The base grade petrol version of the new vehicle will sell for around 650,000 rupees.

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Hakuho suffers 1st loss at Nagoya sumo tournament

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho is brought down by sekiwake Goeido on the 11th day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 23, 2014, suffering his first loss in the 15-day event.

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Imported eels checked at Narita airport customs

NARITA, Japan - Imported eels are poured into a bucket at a facility of a trading company at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on July 23, 2014, ahead of customs clearance. Imports of the fish are peaking ahead of the upcoming customary day to eat broiled eels as a "beat summer heat" tradition.

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Cooling streets with water on hot summer day

TOKYO, Japan - Children sprinkle a street with water in Tokyo on July 23, 2014, marking "Taisho," a lunar calendar term showing the hottest period of the year.

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Ronaldo attends children's soccer school in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo, who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid, waves to children at Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 23, 2014, as he attends a soccer school for children. Ronaldo is in Japan to take part in promotional events for a cosmetics company.

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Top diplomats from Japan, S. Korea hold meeting

SEOUL, South Korea - Junichi Ihara, director general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau at the Japanese Foreign Ministry, enters the South Korean Foreign Ministry in Seoul on July 23, 2014, for a new round of talks with his South Korean counterpart Lee Sang Deok.

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Ronaldo attends children's soccer school in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo, who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid, watches a children's soccer practice at Nagoya Dome in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 23, 2014. Ronaldo is in Japan to take part in promotional events for a cosmetics company.

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Emperor, empress visit national park in quake-hit region

KESENNUMA, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visit the Iwaizaki cape at a national park in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 23, 2014, during a tour to see progress in the region's recovery from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Hyogo Pref., megabank allied for industrial promotion

KOBE, Japan - Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Co. President Takeshi Kunibe (L) and Hyogo Governor Toshizo Ido display their agreement on a bilateral partnership designed to promote the local business community, including tourism, at the Hyogo prefectural government office in Kobe, western Japan, on July 23, 2014.