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Art event held by peace group in Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, June 29 Kyodo - Wakana Miyazaki, a junior high school student in Nagasaki, ties a folded paper crane to a piece of string on June 7, 2015, at a monthly event held at the Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture in the Japanese city by peace group Ring Art, a group formed by former art students of Nagasaki University.

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Toyota to launch hydrogen fuel cell vehicle in Japan by March 2015

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuhisa Kato, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., briefs reporters on the company's sedan-style hydrogen fuel cell vehicle at a press conference in Tokyo on June 25, 2014. Kato said Toyota will begin selling the fuel car in Japan by March 2015 with a retail price of around 7 million yen.

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Toyota to launch hydrogen fuel cell vehicle in Japan by March 2015

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a prototype of Toyota Motor Corp.'s sedan-style hydrogen fuel cell vehicle. Toyota said on June 25, 2014, that it will begin selling the hydrogen fuel cell car in Japan by March 2015 with a retail price of around 7 million yen.

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Toyota to launch hydrogen fuel cell vehicle in Japan by March 2015

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuhisa Kato, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., stands by a prototype of the company's sedan-style hydrogen fuel cell vehicle during a press conference in Tokyo on June 25, 2014. Kato said Toyota will begin selling the fuel car in Japan by March 2015 with a retail price of around 7 million yen.

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Japanese actor Watanabe nominated for Tony Award

Japanese actor Ken Watanabe attends a press conference at New York's Lincoln Center Theater on April 29, 2015, as he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical. Watanabe, who is starring in "The King and I", said he is proud of being selected as one of five nominees. The award ceremony will be held on June 7. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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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Hitachi's new washing machines with child protection labels

Photo taken in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2015, shows four types of new washing machine from Hitachi Appliances Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd., equipped with "child lock" functions to prevent accidental operation by children. A 7-year-old boy died in June this year after being trapped inside a washer-dryer at his home in a Tokyo suburb. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Young American sisters visit nursery in 2011 disaster-hit Ishinomaki

Piper Groff (2nd from R), 7, and her elder sister Jenna (R), 9, from San Diego, California, speak to children at a nursery school in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, on July 21, 2015. Piper sent boxes of relief goods, collected through her birthday party, in June to the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku ravaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Reporters read China's GDP data

Reporters read distributed data on China's gross domestic product in Beijing on July 15, 2015. The National Bureau of Statistics of China announced the same day that the country's economy grew 7 percent in the April-June period from a year earlier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China's 2nd qtr growth remains at 7%

Sheng Laiyun, spokesman for China's National Bureau of Statistics, attends a press conference in Beijing on July 15, 2015. Sheng announced that China's economy grew 7 percent in the April-June quarter from a year earlier, unchanged from the previous three months. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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7-yr-old Cambodian boy aims to be doctor after cancer surgery in Japan

Soun Makara (R), a 7-year-old Cambodian boy, accompanied by his father (2nd from R), waves to medical staffers as he leaves Okayama Medical Center in Okayama, western Japan, on July 14, 2015, following free surgery for kidney cancer on June 17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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7-yr-old Cambodian boy aims to be doctor after cancer surgery in Japan

Soun Makara, a 7-year-old Cambodian boy, accompanied by his father (L) and a female interpreter, leaves Okayama Medical Center in Okayama, western Japan, on July 14, 2015, after receiving free surgery for kidney cancer on June 17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Vietnamese fishing boat says attacked by Chinese ship in disputed sea

Vietnamese fisherman Bui Tan Doan's boat is anchored at a port in Binh Chau, Quang Ngai Province, central Vietnam, on June 23, 2015, with its cabin door broken off. He says the boat was assaulted with water cannon by a Chinese ship in waters near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on June 7. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Buddha Cafe opens in Bamiyan

The manager (R) of Buddha Cafe and the local tourist information center manager pose for photos in Afghanistan's Bamiyan on June 7, 2015. The cafe, opened in March, is located next to a cliff into which a large Buddha statue had been carved before it was destroyed by the ex-Taliban regime in 2001. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Viet fisherman nursing leg broken by Chinese ship's attack in Paracels

Vietnamese fisherman Bui Tan Doan has his broken leg nursed in Binh Chau, Quang Ngai Province, central Vietnam, on June 23, 2015, following a Chinese ship's water cannon attack on his fishing boat on June 7 in waters near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese astronaut pays courtesy call on science minister

Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi pays a courtesy call on science and technology minister Hakubun Shimomura in Tokyo on July 7, 2015, ahead of his scheduled International Space Station mission set to start next June. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Buddha Cafe opens in Bamiyan

Afghan tourists make themselves comfortable on June 7, 2015, at Buddha Cafe, which opened in March in the central Afghan town of Bamiyan. The cafe is located near one of the former Buddha cliff carvings destroyed by the Taliban in 2001 and concerns persist over security, discouraging foreign tourists from visiting. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Record-chasing Akiyama wins 2nd monthly MVP

Seibu Lions outfielder Shogo Akiyama poses for photos in Tokorozawa, Japan, on July 7, 2015, after winning his second Player of the Month Award. In June, Akiyama became only the second player in Pacific League history after Ichiro Suzuki to have back-to-back 40-hit months. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Prosecutors not to indict ex-Toyota exec Hamp in drug import case

Undated photo shows former Toyota Motor Corp. executive Julie Hamp, who was arrested on June 18, 2015, on suspicion of importing a painkiller into Japan that is considered a narcotic. Investigative sources said July 7 that prosecutors will not indict Hamp in the case. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kid holds rabbit stationmaster Rabitama in Saitama

A boy holds rabbit stationmaster Rabitama of Saitama Railway Corp.'s Urawa-Misono Station in the city of Saitama, north of Tokyo, on June 29, 2015. She became the new stationmaster on June 7. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Children miss cat stationmaster Tama in Japan

Children adorn bamboo branches with strips of paper at Kishi train station in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on July 4, 2015, with acting feline stationmaster Nitama ahead of the July 7 Tanabata festival. The children mourned beloved cat stationmaster Tama's passing in late June. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kirin's Mercian to ramp up production of "100% made-in-Japan" wine

Kiyoshi Yokoyama, president of winemaker Mercian Corp., promotes his company's "made-in-Japan" wine at a press conference in Tokyo on June 29, 2015. The subsidiary of beverage giant Kirin Co. plans to expand its vineyard in Nagano Prefecture by 7 hectares to ramp up production of the brand's purely domestically produced wine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori beats Bolelli in 5-set Wimbledon opener

Photo shows Japan's Kei Nishikori competing with Simone Bolelli of Italy in the first round of Wimbledon on June 29, 2015. Nishikori beat Bolelli 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori beats Bolelli in 5-set Wimbledon opener

Photo shows Japan's Kei Nishikori competing with Simone Bolelli of Italy in the first round of Wimbledon on June 29, 2015. Nishikori beat Bolelli 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori beats Bolelli in 5-set Wimbledon opener

Photo shows Japan's Kei Nishikori competing with Simone Bolelli of Italy in the first round of Wimbledon on June 29, 2015. Nishikori beat Bolelli 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori beats Bolelli in 5-set Wimbledon opener

Japan's Kei Nishikori pumps his fist into the air as he beat Simone Bolelli of Italy 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in the first round of Wimbledon on June 29, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori beats Bolelli in 5-set Wimbledon opener

Photo shows Japan's Kei Nishikori competing with Simone Bolelli of Italy in the first round of Wimbledon on June 29, 2015. Nishikori beat Bolelli 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori beats Bolelli in 5-set Wimbledon opener

Photo shows Japan's Kei Nishikori competing with Simone Bolelli of Italy in the first round of Wimbledon on June 29, 2015. Nishikori beat Bolelli 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori beats Bolelli in 5-set Wimbledon opener

Photo shows Japan's Kei Nishikori competing with Simone Bolelli of Italy in the first round of Wimbledon on June 29, 2015. Nishikori beat Bolelli 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori beats Bolelli in 5-set Wimbledon opener

Japan's Kei Nishikori (L) and Simone Bolelli of Italy appreciate their good fight in the first round of Wimbledon on June 29, 2015. Nishikori beat Bolelli 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori beats Bolelli in 5-set Wimbledon opener

Photo shows Japan's Kei Nishikori competing with Simone Bolelli of Italy in the first round of Wimbledon on June 29, 2015. Nishikori beat Bolelli 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori beats Bolelli in 5-set Wimbledon opener

Photo shows Simone Bolelli of Italy competing with Japan's Kei Nishikori during the first round of Wimbledon on June 29, 2015. Nishikori beat Bolelli 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori beats Bolelli in 5-set Wimbledon opener

Japan's Kei Nishikori clenches his fist as he wins a point during the first round of Wimbledon against Simone Bolelli of Italy on June 29, 2015. Nishikori beat Bolelli 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-2, 3-6, 6-3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan beats Costa Rica in opening game of new U-16 soccer competition

Forward Shunta Nakamura (L) of the Japanese national youth team scores an opening goal against Costa Rica during a game in the Under-16 International Dream Cup 2015, a new world championship hosted by the Japan Football Association, in Sakai, western Japan, on June 24, 2015. Japan won 7-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan routs Costa Rica in opening game of new U-16 soccer championship

Forward Takumi Kato (C) and defender Daiki Hashioka (far R) of the Japanese national youth team compete for the ball against Costa Rican players during their game in the Under-16 international Dream Cup 2015, a new world championship presented by the Japan Football Association, in Sakai, western Japan, on June 24, 2015. Japan won 7-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan beats Costa Rica in opening game of new U-16 soccer championship

Players from the Japanese and Costa Rican under-16 national teams compete for the ball during their game in the U-16 International Dream Cup 2015, a new world championship presented by the Japan Football Association, in Sakai, western Japan, on June 24, 2015. Japan won 7-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Paper cranes on display in Nagasaki

Folded paper cranes of various colors hang from the ceiling at the Nagasaki Museum of History and Culture in the Japanese city on June 7, 2015. The paper cranes were made at an event held by peace group Ring Art, a group formed by former art students of Nagasaki University. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Northern Japan inn engages in organic farming with leftover food

Spa resort inn "Taki no Yu" in Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, northern Japan, grows vegetables using leftover food as fertilizer on June 7, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan to hold 2016 G-7 foreign ministerial meet in Hiroshima

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida tells reporters in Tokyo on June 26, 2015 that the 2016 Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting will be held in Hiroshima before a summit of the G-7 major economies in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on May 26-27 that year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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DeNA beats Yomiuri to halt 12-game slide

DeNA BayStars players celebrate their 7-2 victory over the Yomiuri Giants at Tokyo Dome on June 23, 2015. The win snapped their 12-game losing streak. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Date-Krumm crashes out of Wimbledon qualifying

Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm reaches for the ball against Olga Govortsova of Belarus in the first round of Wimbledon qualifying in Roehampton, southwest London, on June 23. 2015. The former world No. 4 player lost 6-4, 7-6(3). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan to host G-7 summit May 26-27 next year

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announces at a press conference in Tokyo on June 23, 2015, that Japan will host a summit of the Group of Seven industrialized nations on May 26-27 next year in Mie Prefecture, central Japan. Suga also said the government has yet to decide on the time and venue for G-7 ministerial meetings, such as foreign affairs and finance, and that it will announce them in due course. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan unveils control center for newest weather satellite

The Japan Meteorological Agency shows the press a satellite control center in Ebetsu on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on June 17, 2015, prior to the start of operations on July 7 of Himawari-8, the newest weather satellite launched in October 2014. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cambodian boy receives cancer surgery in Okayama

Soun Makara, a 7-year-old Cambodian boy battling kidney cancer, is seen with his father (R) after surgery at the National Hospital Organization's Okayama Medical Center in Okayama, Japan, on June 17, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cambodian boy before kidney cancer surgery in Okayama

Soun Makara (C), a 7-year-old Cambodian kidney cancer patient, is seen before an operation at the National Hospital Organization's Okayama Medical Center in Okayama, Japan, on June 17, 2015. (Pool photo by Sanyo Shimbun)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man talks about childhood spent on 'Battleship Island' off Nagasaki

Azuma Ishikawa talks about his childhood spent on Hashima Island off Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on June 7, 2015. The island, commonly called "Battleship Island" because of its shape, is seen far in the distance at the center of this photo. It is one of the candidate sites for registration on a UNESCO World Heritage list as remnants of Japan's Meiji era (1868-1911) industrial revolution. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori advances to Gerry Weber semifinals

Japan's Kei Nishikori waves to the crowd after beating Poland's Jerzy Janowicz 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany, on June 19, 2015. Nishikori advanced to the semifinals for the second straight year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori advances to Gerry Weber semifinals

Japan's Kei Nishikori plays a backhand to Poland's Jerzy Janowicz during their quarterfinal match at the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany, on June 19, 2015. Nishikori beat Janowicz 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 to advance to the semifinals for the second straight year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori advances to quarterfinals in Gerry Weber Open

Kei Nishikori of Japan returns a shot during a second-round match at the Gerry Weber Open against Dustin Brown of Germany in Halle, Germany, on June 18, 2015. Nishikori defeated Brown 7-5, 6-1 to advance to the quarterfinals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kids touch machineguns at U.S. military fair in Okinawa

Children are allowed to touch machineguns exhibited at a flight fair hosted by the U.S. Marine Corps at its Futenma air base in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on June 7, 2015. A Japanese peace movement group leader criticized the event, saying children should not be allowed to touch such weapons. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo