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Director William Friedkin Dies At 87

File photo - William Friedkin and wife former CEO of Paramount Pictures Sherry Lansing attend the Sorcerer (Restored copy) premiere as part of the 4th Champs Elysees Film Festival at the UGC George V Cinema in Paris, France on June 10, 2015. William Friedkin, director of iconic 1970s films including “The French Connection” and “The Exorcist,” has died, his wife Sherry Lansing, the former CEO of Paramount Pictures, told The Hollywood Reporter on Monday. He was 87. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Various clocks dedicated to shrine at time festival in western Japan

OTSU, Japan, June 15 Kyodo - Women dressed in ancient court attire dedicate new clocks and wristwatches at a festival at Omi Shrine in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on June 10, 2015, known as Time Day. The festival is held to commemorate the day when Emperor Tenji reportedly used the first water clock in Japan in 671.

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Over 90% of world citizens support zero emissions goal: UNFCCC

TOKYO, June 16 Kyodo - Christiana Figueres (C), executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, talks in Bonn, Germany, on June 10, 2015, about the result of a citizen consultation project. In the largest ever citizen consultation on climate change involving 10,000 people selected for being demographically representative of their countries across the globe, over 90% said the new universal agreement to be inked in Paris should have a long term goal of zero emissions at the end of the century.

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Japanese astronaut Yui

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui during an interview in October 2012. On July 10, 2013, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration revealed the members of a space expedition team for a voyage in 2015, saying American Kjell Lindgren, Yui and Oleg Kononenko of Russia will leave Earth in June 2015 and stay at the International Space Station for about six months.

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Merkel visits truck, bus assembly plant in Japan

German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits a truck and bus assembly plant of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp., a subsidiary of German Daimler AG, in Kawasaki, near Tokyo on March 10, 2015. Merkel arrived in Tokyo the previous day for a two-day official visit as part of bilateral talks with her G-7 counterparts ahead of a G-7 summit she will host in June. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's manga enthusiast minister meets Mongolian award winner

Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso (C on left side) meets with Mongolian cartoonist Nambaral Erdenebayar (R) in Ulan Bator on June 10, 2016. Erdenebayar won the top prize in the 2015 International Manga Award contest hosted by the Japanese government to honor works produced abroad. The award was set up under the initiative of Aso, known as a "manga" comic enthusiast. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cambodia's primary school grateful to late Japanese benefactor

Photo taken on June 9, 2015, shows a classroom of a Cambodian elementary school in the suburbs of Siem Reap, one of 10 schools in the Southeast Asian country constructed with financial help from Kenji Okamura, who perished in a major mudslide in Hiroshima, western Japan, in August last year. A portrait of Okamura is displayed in the classroom (on the upper left of the photo). Nine students of a junior high school in Cambodia, also built with financial aid from Okamura, sent letters of thanks to his younger brother recently. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aoki goes 3-for-5

San Francisco Giants outfielder Norichika Aoki hits a single during the first inning of a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Aug. 21, 2015. Aoki went 3-for-5 for his first three-hit game since June 10, and the Giants beat the Pirates 6-4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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ANA sold on Pan Am's high name value

Haruo Ezuka, president of Pan Am International Flight Academy, now owned by Japan's ANA Holdings Inc., stands outside the academy building in Miami, Florida, on June 10, 2015. He said the company will continue to make use of Pan Am's name value. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Pan Am tile art displayed at Miami flight academy

Tile art depicting successive Pan Am planes flying over the world hangs on the wall on June 10, 2015, at Pan Am International Flight Academy in Miami, Florida. The academy is now owned by Japan's ANA Holdings Inc., the parent company of All Nippon Airways Co. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toyo Tire books 30 bil. yen in special loss over substandard devices

Takuji Yamamoto, president of Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., holds a press conference in Osaka on Aug. 10, 2015. The company said the same day it booked a special loss of 30.4 billion yen ($244 million) for the January to June period to cover costs to replace its substandard quake-absorbing devices. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People walk by huge propaganda signboard in Urumqi, China

People walk by a huge signboard in Urumqi, capital of China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, on June 10, 2015, about a month ahead of the sixth anniversary of a series of ethnic riots there which left about 200 people dead. The signboard reads: "Let us love our great home country and build a beautiful hometown." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Joint experiment to tell heavy rain info 10 minutes before

An e-mail message forecasting heavy rain to begin in about 10 minutes is displayed on a mobile phone screen. It is part of a joint social experiment by the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention and Japan Weather Association started on June 1, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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$80 high-performance Japanese masks are all the rage amid MERS fear

Photo taken in the central Japanese city of Toyohashi in June 2015 shows "Pittarich," a high-performance mask sold for 9,980 yen (about $81). Since the first MERS patient in South Korea was confirmed the previous month, the mask, boasting a filter made with a 0.06-square micrometer-mesh to shut out viruses, has been scooped up by trading firms and customers in South Korea, China and Thailand, according to its manufacturer, Clever. The daily production volume jumped 10 times to about 10,000 from a year earlier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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$80 high-performance Japanese masks are all the rage amid MERS fear

An employee of mesh products manufacturer Clever makes "Pittarich," a high-performance mask sold for 9,980 yen (about $81), in the central Japanese city of Toyohashi in June 2015. Since the first MERS patient in South Korea was confirmed the previous month, the mask, boasting a filter made with a 0.06-square micrometer-mesh to shut out viruses, has been scooped up by trading firms and customers in South Korea, China and Thailand, according to Clever. The daily production volume jumped 10 times to about 10,000 from a year earlier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Harvest season for largest Japanese butterburs in Hokkaido

Children hold the stalks of "rawanbuki," the largest Japanese butterbur, in the town of Ashoro, central Hokkaido, on June 28, 2015, during harvesting. Rawanbuki grow 2-3 meters in height with stalks 10 centimeters in diameter. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Proposal to raise limit on Japan Post Bank deposits endorsed

Photo taken in Tokyo on June 26, 2015, shows a general council meeting of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party at which a proposal to raise the upper limit on deposits at Japan Post Bank Co. was endorsed. The proposal said the current deposit limit of 10 million yen should be removed in the near future. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Annual water discharge begins at Kurobe Dam

Annual water discharge begins at Kurobe Dam in Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast on June 26, 2015. Japan's tallest dam at 186 meters in height, a popular tourist site, discharges 10 to 15 tons of water per second during daylight until mid-October. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. Congress finally passes key bill for Pacific free trade pact

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets with reporters at his office in Tokyo on June 25, 2015, after the U.S. Congress passed a key trade bill in a step expected to help speed up negotiations toward the conclusion of a free trade initiative with Japan and 10 other Pacific Rim countries. Abe called it "major progress." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nova shines in return as Yankees rout Phillies

Ivan Nova pitches in the New York Yankees' 10-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies at Yankee Stadium on June 24, 2015. Nova worked 6-2/3 scoreless innings in his return from Tommy John surgery. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. Congress nears final passage of key trade bill

Mitch McConnell (front), the Republican leader in the U.S. Senate, speaks in a press conference in Washington on June 23, 2015. He said Congress is expected to pass a key trade bill the following day that is crucial to the conclusion of a U.S.-led free trade initiative with Japan and 10 other Pacific Rim countries. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Governors request development of methane hydrate mining techs

Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida and Kyoto Gov. Keiji Yamada (from L) hand a petition requesting that the development of methane hydrate mining technologies be promoted to Taizo Takahashi (R), deputy commissioner at the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, in Tokyo on June 17, 2015, on behalf of an alliance of 10 prefectures along the coast of the Sea of Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tanaka roughed up as Yankees' win streak ends at 4

New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka reacts after allowing a two-run single to Victor Martinez in the second inning of a 12-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium on June 21, 2015. Tanaka gave up seven runs and 10 hits, including three home runs, in five innings as the Yankees saw their winning streak end at four games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tanaka roughed up as Yankees' win streak ends at 4

New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka walks back to the dugout after ending the top of the fifth inning in a 12-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium on June 21, 2015. Tanaka gave up seven runs and 10 hits, including three home runs, in five innings as the Yankees saw their winning streak end at four games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tanaka roughed up as Yankees' win streak ends at 4

New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka walks back to the dugout after ending the fourth inning in a 12-4 loss to the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium on June 21, 2015. Tanaka gave up seven runs and 10 hits, including three home runs, in five innings as the Yankees saw their winning streak end at four games. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NDF vice president Yamana gives interview

Hajimu Yamana, vice president of Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corp., speaks to Kyodo News in Tokyo on June 10, 2015. The head of NDF's decommissioning office stressed the importance of a shift of focus from speed to safety and risk reduction regarding the revision of the mid- and long-term road map for decommissioning Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Small Mitsubishi jetliner to be delivered to ANA as scheduled

Hiromichi Morimoto, president of Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp., speaks in an interview in Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on June 10, 2015. He said the company is determined to deliver its Mitsubishi Regional Jet, Japan's first self-developed small jetliner, to All Nippon Airways Co. in the April-June period of 2017 as the oft-delayed MRJ development program would not be put off anymore. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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French restaurant to open at university in Nara, western Japan

Hirotoshi Hiramatsu (R), head of restaurant chain Hiramatsu Inc., and Nara Gov. Shogo Arai pose in Nara, western Japan, on June 10, 2015, following their agreement to have Hiramatsu open in September a French restaurant equipped with lodging facilities in the school building of Nara Agriculture and Food International College, which will be launched in April 2016 by remodeling Nara Prefecture Agricultural College. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Floating megasolar power plant on reservoir in western Japan

Aerial photo taken on June 10, 2015, shows a floating megasolar power plant on a reservoir in Kasai, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The 2.3-megawatt solar plant can generate enough electricity to power approximately 820 typical households, an estimated total of 2,680 megawatt hours per year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Floating megasolar power plant on reservoir in western Japan

Aerial photo taken on June 10, 2015, shows a floating megasolar power plant on a reservoir in Kasai, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The 2.3-megawatt solar plant can generate enough electricity to power approximately 820 typical households, an estimated total of 2,680 megawatt hours per year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown prince, princess visit Tokyo exhibition of Amazon Basin

Crown Prince Naruhito (L) and Crown Princess Masako visit a special exhibition on the biodiversity of the Amazon Basin, titled "The Great Amazon," at the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo on June 10, 2015. (Pool photo by Kyodo News) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Crown prince, princess enjoy Tokyo exhibition of Amazon Basin

Crown Prince Naruhito (L) and Crown Princess Masako (C) appreciate exhibits displayed at a special exhibition on the biodiversity of the Amazon Basin, titled "The Great Amazon," at the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo on June 10, 2015. (Pool photo by Kyodo News) (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Names of Hiroshima A-bombing victims added to new list

Nobuko Nakamoto (back) and Kazuko Ikegame write in Hiroshima on June 10, 2015, the names of victims of the 1945 atomic bombing of the western Japanese city who have died or have been acknowledged dead since Aug. 6, 2014. A name list of the newly found victims will be dedicated at a memorial cenotaph at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Aug. 6, the day in 1945 when the A-bomb was dropped. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Suntory's new beverage-vending machine with instructions in 3 languages

Photo taken in Tokyo June 10, 2015, shows one of Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.'s beverage-vending machines with explanations in English, Chinese and Korean, launched from June to cater to foreign tourists. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Clock festival held at western Japan shrine

A woman clad in an ancient court outfit dedicates a new clock at a festival at Omi Shrine in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on June 10, 2015, known as Time Day. The festival is held to commemorate the day when Emperor Tenji reportedly used the first water clock in Japan in 671. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Emperor, Empress offer floral tribute to WWII sailor victims

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko lay flowers at the Kannonzaki Park in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, on June 10, 2015, to commemorate sailors of commercial vessels who died during World War II. (Pool photo by Nihon Keizai Shimbun)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kurdish regional gov't flag fluttering in northern Iraq

The flag of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government flutters on June 6, 2015, on the frontline in Hassan Sham village, some 40 kilometers from Mosul, northern Iraq, occupied by Islamic State extremists since June 10, 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kurdish soldier on guard against Islamic militants in northern Iraq

A Kurdish Peshmerga soldier stands guard on June 6, 2015, against Islamic State militants on the frontline in Hassan Sham village, some 40 kilometers from Mosul, northern Iraq, occupied by the extremists since June 10, 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. Marine Corps officer emphasizes Osprey's "safety" to press

Maj. Christopher Demers (L) briefs a group of visiting Japan National Press Club members on the "safety" of the MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft at the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma air base in Okinawa, southwestern Japan, on June 10, 2015.(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-WBA champ Gushiken leaves for U.S. for Hall of Fame ceremony

Former WBA light flyweight champion Yoko Gushiken leaves Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, for the United States on June 10, 2015, to attend the induction ceremony for the 2015 Inductees of the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, New York. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tazawa allows Jays to have big inning for comeback win

Boston Red Sox reliever Junichi Tazawa reacts after giving up a bases-loaded triple to Russell Martin in a nine-run seventh inning of a 13-10 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays at Fenway Park on June 12, 2015. Tazawa was charged with five runs and four hits without getting an out. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yonex Ladies Golf Tournament winner Oyama beams with trophy

Yonex Ladies Golf Tournement winner Shiho Oyama of Japan holds a winning trophy on June 7, 2015, after scoring a one-stroke victory over Teresa Lu of Taiwan at 10-under 206 at the Yonex Country Club in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese pro golfer Oyama wins Yonex Ladies tourney

Japanese professional golfer Shiho Oyama celebrates her victory in the Yonex Ladies Golf Tournament on June 7, 2015, after sinking a birdie putt on the 18th hole for a three-round total of 10-under 206 at the Yonex Country Club in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, central Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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MERS cases in South Korea

A thermographic camera set up at the entrance to the Samsung Medical Center in Seoul checks the temperature of people going in and out of the hospital on June 11, 2015. South Korean health authorities said a total of 10 people have been dead as of the day due to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ichiro triples against Blue Jays

Miami Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (far L) reaches third base after hitting a run-scoring triple to right-center field in the fifth inning of a 7-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on June 10, 2015. Ichiro went 1-for-3 in the game as the team lost its third game in a row. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ichiro triples against Blue Jays

Miami Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a run-scoring triple to right-center field in the fifth inning of a 7-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on June 10, 2015. Ichiro went 1-for-3 in the game as the team lost its third game in a row. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ichiro triples against Blue Jays

Outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (R) is congratulated by the Miami Marlins' third base coach after hitting a run-scoring triple to right-center field in the fifth inning of a 7-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on June 10, 2015. Ichiro went 1-for-3 in the game as the team lost its third game in a row. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nadeshiko Japan prepare for next game against Cameroon

Nadeshiko Japan players attend the training session on June 10, 2015, in Vancouver, Canada, following their 1-0 win over Switzerland in a Women's World Cup Group C match. Japan will face Cameroon on June 12. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Groups discuss discrimination against leprosy sufferers at U.N.

Photo taken June 10, 2015, at the U.N. headquarters in New York shows the first panel discussion on people with leprosy and disabilities at the United Nations. Participants, including Nippon Foundation chairman Yohei Sasakawa (2nd from L), pressed for solidarity and greater social inclusion for people with leprosy to highlight the issues they faced. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ichiro triples against Blue Jays

Miami Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a run-scoring triple to right-center field in the fifth inning of a 7-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on June 10, 2015. Ichiro went 1-for-3 in the game as the team lost its third game in a row. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo