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1st Japanese winner of world hot air balloon race

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yudai Fujita, the first Japanese winner of the World Hot Air Balloon World Championship, speaks in an interview on Oct. 3, 2014. He won the event held in Sao Paul, Brazil, last July.

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Disabled photographer pictures Bangkok on wheelchair

TOKYO, Japan - A 35-yrear-old wheelchair-bound photographer, who lost his arms and a leg in an accident when he was 18, takes pictures of a busy Bangkok street in this file photo taken on July 3, 2014. The photographer was documenting, for a governmental redevelopment firm he works for, the extent to which areas are accessible to people with disabilities.

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Potato field near Bamyan Valley

KABUL, Afghanistan - A potato field stretches against the background of the Bamyan Valley in Afghanistan in this file photo taken on July 3, 2014.

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Ex-Japan PM Fukuda met in secret with China's Xi in July

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping. It was reported Aug. 3, 2014, that they met in secret in late July when Fukuda visited China.

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Port of Sakaiminato in Tottori Pref.

TOTTORI, Japan - Sakaiminato port in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, is seen on July 3, 2014. The port had been opened for trade with North Korea.

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Taiwan univ. to set up center on Japanese novelist Murakami

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The facade of a coffee shop in Taipei bears the name "Shokakko" (small happiness) coined by internationally renowned Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami in this photo taken on July 3, 2014, ahead of the planned establishment next month of a "Haruki Murakami Study Center" at Tamkang University on the outskirts of Taipei.

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Japan protests to China over controversial map in newspaper

BEIJING, China - The July 3, 2014, electric edition of the Chongqing Youth News temporarily carries an illustration of a map of Japan showing mushroom clouds over the atomic-bombed cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on July 9 that Japan had lodged protests with China and the city of Chongqing over the map, alongside which the Chongqing Youth News wrote "Japan wants a war again."

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Miniature phoenix statue at Byodoin Temple

OSAKA, Japan - A miniature of a phoenix statue from Byodoin Temple's Phoenix Hall showing how the original statue is assumed to have looked is shown in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on July 3, 2014. The miniature is about two-sevenths the size of the actual statue.

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Rio mayor explains construction plan for 2016 Olympics

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes (L) explains a construction plan for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games on July 3, 2014, in Rio de Janeiro.

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Rio mayor declares start of construction for 2016 Olympics

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Rio de Janeiro Mayor Eduardo Paes (R) stands on a piece of heavy machinery to declare the launch of construction for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games on July 3, 2014, in Rio de Janeiro.

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Anime Expo begins in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, United States - Dressed as animated characters, visitors to the Anime Expo pose in Los Angeles, the United States, on July 3, 2014. The four-day event highlighting Japanese animation, comics and games is the largest of its kind in North America.

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Bouchard reaches final in Wimbledon tennis

LONDON, United Kingdom - Canada's Eugenie Bouchard pumps her fist after beating Romania's Simona Halep in a women's singles semifinal match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 3, 2014. Bouchard won 7(7)-6(5), 6-2 to move into the final.

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Kvitova reaches final in Wimbledon tennis

LONDON, United Kingdom - Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova plays in a women's singles semifinal match against Czech Republic's Lucie Safarova in a women's singles semifinal match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 3, 2014. Kvitova won 7(8)-6(6), 6-1 to move into the final.

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Chinese president in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and South Korean President Park Geun Hye attend a joint press conference in Seoul on July 3, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Transplant of donor's left lung to man's right lung

OKAYAMA, Japan - Associate professor Takahiro Oto at Okayama University Hospital explains the transplant of a brain-dead donor's left lung in place of a recipient's right lung, the first such successful operation in Japan, on July 3, 2014, in Okayama City.

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Pyongyang scene

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken July 3, 2014, shows North Koreans walking in central Pyongyang.

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Pyongyang scene

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken July 3, 2014, shows North Koreans walking in central Pyongyang.

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Bouchard reaches final in Wimbledon tennis

LONDON, United Kingdom - Romania's Simona Halep plays in a women's singles semifinal against Canada's Eugenie Bouchard at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 3, 2014. Bouchard beat Halep 7(7)-6(5), 6-2 to move into the final.

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Bouchard reaches final in Wimbledon tennis

LONDON, United Kingdom - Canada's Eugenie Bouchard waves to the audience after beating Romania's Simona Halep in a women's singles semifinal match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 3, 2014. Bouchard won 7(7)-6(5), 6-2 to move into the final.

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Bouchard reaches final in Wimbledon tennis

LONDON, United Kingdom - Canada's Eugenie Bouchard plays in a women's singles semifinal match against Romania's Simona Halep at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 3, 2014. Bouchard beat Halep 7(7)-6(5), 6-2 to move into the final.

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Bouchard reaches final in Wimbledon tennis

LONDON, United Kingdom - Romania's Simona Halep plays in a women's singles semifinal against Canada's Eugenie Bouchard at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 3, 2014. Bouchard beat Halep 7(7)-6(5), 6-2 to move into the final.

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Kvitova reaches final in Wimbledon tennis

LONDON, United Kingdom - Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova pumps her fist after beating Czech Republic's Lucie Safarova in a women's singles semifinal match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 3, 2014. Kvitova won 7(8)-6(6), 6-1 to move into the final.

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Kvitova reaches final in Wimbledon tennis

LONDON, United Kingdom - Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova plays in a women's singles semifinal match against Czech Republic's Lucie Safarova in a women's singles semifinal match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 3, 2014. Kvitova won 7(8)-6(6), 6-1 to move into the final.

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Sexist heckling at Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Sayuri Uenishi, a House of Representatives member from the opposition Japan Restoration Party. Uenishi, 31, said July 3, 2014, she was subjected to sexist heckling during a Diet committee meeting in April, in an incident similar to one that rocked the Tokyo metropolitan assembly in June.

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Mangyongbong-92 ferry anchored at Wonsan port

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The Mangyongbong-92 passenger-cargo ferry is anchored at the port of Wonsan, North Korea, on July 3, 2014.

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Pyongyang scene

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken July 3, 2014, shows North Koreans waiting for the street car in Pyongyang.

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Shiki Masaoka's letter shown to press

TOKYO, Japan - A letter written by haiku great Shiki Masaoka (1867-1902) to his uncle is shown to the press on July 3, 2014, a day before a two-day preview for an auction in Tokyo. The letter mentions Masaoka's friend Kinnosuke Natsume (author Soseki Natsume, 1867-1916).

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Pyongyang scene

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken July 3, 2014, shows North Koreans walking in central Pyongyang.

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Machiko Hasewaga's 'Karuta' playing cards

TOKYO, Japan - "Karuta" playing cards for word games drawn by Japanese cartoonist Machiko Hasegawa (1920-1992) are shown to the press on July 3, 2014, a day before a two-day preview for an auction in Tokyo.

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Chinese president in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and South Korean President Park Geun Hye (L) attend a ceremony welcoming Xi to South Korea, in Seoul on July 3, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Uncensored version of 1929 novel 'Kanikosen' exhibited

TOKYO, Japan - An uncensored version of proletarian author Takiji Kobayashi's "Kanikosen" (The Crab Cannery Ship) is exhibited in Tokyo on July 3, 2014, as part of literature collected by popular female cartoonist Machiko Hasegawa (1920-1992).

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Photo of soldiers injured in 1902 Hakkoda incident exhibited

TOKYO, Japan - A photo of Imperial Japanese Army soldiers hospitalized for injuries sustained during training in a blizzard on the Hakkoda Mountains, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 23, 1902, is exhibited in Tokyo on July 3, 2014, along with 63 other photos of the same incident.

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Air pollution in Beijing

BEIJING, China - A man wears mask due to severe air pollution in Beijing on July 3, 2014.

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Cartoonist Hasegawa's 'karuta' playing cards exhibited

TOKYO, Japan - "Karuta" playing cards drawn by popular female manga artist Machiko Hasegawa (1920-1992) are exhibited in Tokyo on July 3, 2014, as part of her collection.

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Researcher measures size of giant titan arum flower

TSUKUBA, Japan - A researcher measures the size of a bloomed titan arum at the Tsukuba Botanical Garden in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on July 3, 2014. It was 2.7 meters tall, shy of the Guinness record of 3.1 meters.

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Unfinished medieval wooden sled discovered in western Japan

KASHIHARA, Japan - A researcher extends her arms to check the size of an unfinished medieval wooden sled discovered in a former riverside area in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on July 3, 2014. The sled for carrying heavy objects is believed to have been discarded before completion sometime in the 13th to 14th centuries.

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Air pollution in Beijing

BEIJING, China - A man wears mask due to severe air pollution in Beijing on July 3, 2014.

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Head of group representing kin of N. Korea abductees speaks

SAITAM, Japan - Shigeo Iizuka, head of a group representing family members of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korean agents in the 1970s and 1980s, answers questions from reporters in Ageo, Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on July 3, 2014.

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Japanese sisters' disappearance in Saipan

SAIPAN, United States - Officials on the Pacific island of Saipan hold a press conference on July 3, 2014, concerning the disappearance of two vacationing Japanese sisters. They said the disappearance was still being treated as accidental as no signs of foul play have turned up.

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Japan to lift some sanctions on N. Korea

KAWASAKI, Japan - Sakie Yokota, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977 at age 13, meets reporters in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on July 3, 2014, following Japan's decision to lift some of its sanctions against North Korea.

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Ishikawa tees off at Sega Sammy Cup golf tourney

CHITOSE, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa tees off on the 6th hole in the first round of the Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup golf tournament in Chitose on the northernmost main island of Hokkaido on July 3, 2014.

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Matsuyama makes bunker shot in 1st round of Sega Sammy Cup

CHITOSE, Japan - Hideki Matsuyama plays out of the bunker on the 5th hole in the first round of the Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup golf tournament in Chitose on the northernmost main island of Hokkaido on July 3, 2014.

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Matsuyama tees off at Sega Sammy Cup golf tourney

CHITOSE, Japan - Hideki Matsuyama hits his tee shot on the 3rd hole in the first round of the Nagashima Shigeo Invitational Sega Sammy Cup golf tournament in Chitose on the northernmost main island of Hokkaido on July 3, 2014.

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Hundreds of character goods seized

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken at a police station in Hiroshima Prefecture on July 3, 2014, shows hundreds of pieces of merchandise featuring Hello Kitty and other characters, seized from the house of two sisters in their 20s arrested earlier that day for attempting to steal Hello Kitty goods from a local supermarket. The suspects had already resold some products over the Internet, the police said.

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Replica Naumann elephant skeletons assembled for exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - The replica skeletons of three Naumann elephants are assembled at the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo on July 3, 2014, for an exhibition from July 12.

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Kin of abductee watches news on easing of sanctions on N. Korea

TOTTORI, Japan - Hajime Matsumoto, whose younger sister Kyoko was abducted by North Korean agents in the 1970s, watches TV news on the government's decision to partially lift sanctions against Pyongyang at his home in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on July 3, 2014.

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Radio can show images in V-Low multimedia broadcasting

FUKUOKA, Japan - A radio capable of receiving images under the new V-Low multimedia broadcasting system is displayed in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on July 3, 2014. The system uses vacant spaces in the analog TV/radio frequency spectrum made available after Japan's switch to digital broadcasting.

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New mascot character for Chiba shell mounds

CHIBA, Japan - "Kasoriinu," a new dog mascot character unveiled to promote the Kasori Shell Mounds in Chiba City, greets children in the eastern Japanese city on July 3, 2014.

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Japan to lift some sanctions on N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Reporters swarm around Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for talks to normalize relations with Japan, at Beijing's international airport on July 3, 2014, before his departure to return home. Following his meeting with the Japan delegation in Beijing, Japan has decided to lift some of its sanctions against North Korea.

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Japan to lift some sanctions on N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for talks to normalize relations with Japan, arrives at Beijing's international airport on July 3, 2014, to return home. Following his meeting with the Japan delegation in Beijing, Japan has decided to lift some of its sanctions against North Korea.