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Police perform at reconciliation event in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - A group of police officers sing and dance during a reconciliation event held at a square in Bangkok on June 4, 2014, in an attempt at healing the country's political division.

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JR station near Fukushima nuke plant on way to recovery

SENDAI, Japan - The weed-covered Tatsuta Station in the town of Naraha on the JR Joban railway line is seen in the upper photo taken on Sept. 26, 2012, while the photograph below taken on Sept. 4, 2014, shows the station looking normal as train runs between Tatsuta and Hirono Station, south of Naraha, resumed in June this year.

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Int'l confab on bluefin tuna catches

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2014 shows bluefin tuna catches unloaded in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture. At an international conference discussing control of bluefin tuna resources in the Northern Pacific, which ended Sept. 4, 2014, in the city of Fukuoka, the participating countries broadly agreed to halve catches of juvenile bluefin tuna from 2015.

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Certificate of expertise on 'Namahage' folkloric demons

AKITA, Japan - A man holds a certificate of expertise on June 4, 2014, on "Namahage," folkloric demons of Oga, Akita Prefecture, known for their customary frightening New Year's Day visits to children in the northeastern Japan prefecture. The certificate, issued by the city's tourist association, is becoming increasingly difficult to get due to its popularity.

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Bicycles with distinctive frames popular overseas

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Ive emotion Co. President Masahito Hirose shows a Tyrell bicycle with a distinctive frame design in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, on June 4, 2014. The bicycles are popular abroad.

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Hirose makes Tyrell bicycle

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Masahito Hirose, president of Ive emotion Co. in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, on the island of Shikoku, makes a Tyrell bicycle on June 4, 2014.

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Anti-collective self-defense protest in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Citizens hold a protest rally before the Osaka head office of the New Komeito party, Japan's junior ruling coalition partner, on June 4, 2014, urging it not to approve exercising of the right to collective self-defense.

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Singing police officer in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - People dance as a police officer sings in a Bangkok square on June 4, 2014.

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Singing police officer in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - People dance as a police officer sings in a Bangkok square on June 4, 2014.

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Singing police officers in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Three women police officers sing in a Bangkok square on June 4, 2014.

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N. Korean female workers relax in new dormitory room

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Women workers sit on beds in a room in a new dormitory for workers in Pyongyang on June 4, 2014, completed within the compounds of a spinning plant this spring.

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Sharp unveils security robot

TENRI, Japan - A photo taken on June 4, 2014, shows a security robot unveiled by Sharp Corp. at its factory in Tenri, Nara Prefecture. The puppy-size robot walks around the entrance of a home and tells suspicious people, "I need you to leave."

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N. Korea starts working on abductees' probe

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for talks to normalize relations with Japan, says in an interview with Kyodo News in Pyongyang on June 4, 2014, that the North has already started "responsibly" working toward setting up a special panel to investigate the whereabouts of Japanese abductees. Japan, which officially lists 17 people as having been abducted by North Korea, suspects Pyongyang's involvement in many more disappearances.

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Shopping street in Zaatari refugee camp

AMMAN, Jordan - People walk on a shopping street in the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan on June 4, 2014, where an estimated 80,000 to 90,000 Syrians have settled after fleeing from their country.

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Syrian refugee interviewed in Zaatari camp

AMMAN, Jordan - A Syrian refugee is interviewed at his temporary home in the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan on June 4, 2014.

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Don Zimmer

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Don Zimmer (L), then senior adviser for the Tampa Bay Rays, pictured with Hideki Matsui, then a player at the club, in the dugout before a baseball game in St. Petersburg, Florida, in June 2012. Zimmer died on June 4, 2014, according to the Rays. He was 83.

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Syria chemical weapons elimination

NEW YORK, United States - Sigrid Kaag, who heads the joint mission of the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons on the elimination of Syria's chemical weapons, answers reporters' questions at the U.N. headquarters in New York on June 4, 2014.

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Ukraine envoy at U.N.

NEW YORK, United States - Ukrainian Ambassador to the United Nations Yuriy Sergeyev holds a press conference at U.N. headquarters in New York on June 4, 2014.

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Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda

CLEARWATER, United States - Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda answers reporters' questions in Clearwater, Florida, on June 4, 2014. The Japan national soccer squad members were participating in a training camp ahead of the World Cup soccer finals in Brazil beginning later in the month.

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G-7 summit in Brussels

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and French President Francois Hollande shake hands before talking on the sidelines of a summit of the Group of Seven industrialized nations in Brussels on June 4, 2014. (Pool photo)

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G-7 summit in Brussels

BRUSSELS, Belgium - French President Francois Hollande (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meet on the sidelines of a summit of the Group of Seven industrialized nations in Brussels on June 4, 2014. (Pool photo)

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G-7 summit in Brussels

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) is welcomed by European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (L) and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (R) for a summit of the Group of Seven industrialized nations in Brussels on June 4, 2014. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Hong Kong commemorates Tiananmen Square crackdown

HONG KONG, China - People in Hong Kong mark the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown on June 4, 2014. Security was boosted in Beijing to prevent protests related to the deaths of pro-democracy demonstrators at the hands of the military.

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G-7 summit in Brussels

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) arrives at the venue of a summit of the Group of Seven industrialized nations in Brussels on June 4, 2014. At left is European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Hong Kong commemorates Tiananmen Square crackdown

HONG KONG, China - People in Hong Kong mark the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown on June 4, 2014. Security was boosted in Beijing to prevent protests related to the deaths of pro-democracy demonstrators at the hands of the military.

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25th anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown

LONDON, Britain - Around 20 people gather in front of the Chinese Embassy in London on June 4, 2014, to commemorate victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on its 25th anniversary. The event was organized by Amnesty International.

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Hong Kong commemorates Tiananmen Square crackdown

HONG KONG, China - People in Hong Kong hold a rally on the night of June 4, 2014, to mark the 25th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

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Hong Kong commemorates Tiananmen Square crackdown

HONG KONG, China - People in Hong Kong hold candles on the night of June 4, 2014, during a rally to mark the 25th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

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Hong Kong commemorates Tiananmen Square crackdown

HONG KONG, China - People in Hong Kong hold candles on the night of June 4, 2014, during a rally to mark the 25th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

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Hong Kong commemorates Tiananmen Square crackdown

HONG KONG, China - People in Hong Kong hold candles on the night of June 4, 2014, during a rally to mark the 25th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

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25th anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Wu'er Kaixi, a student leader of the 1989 Tiananmen Square democracy movement, delivers a speech in a rally to demand China's democratization, in Taipei on June 4, 2014, the 25th anniversary of the crackdown on the movement. Wu'er Kaixi escaped to Taiwan from mainland China following the crackdown.

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25th anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown

LONDON, Britain - A participant places flowers in front of the Chinese Embassy in London on June 4, 2014, during an event to commemorate victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on its 25th anniversary. Around 20 people took part in the event organized by Amnesty International.

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Hong Kong commemorates Tiananmen Square crackdown

HONG KONG, China - A smaller replica of the "Goddess of Democracy" statue is erected at the site of a ceremony in Hong Kong to mark the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown on June 4, 2014. Security was boosted in Beijing to prevent protests related to the deaths of pro-democracy demonstrators at the hands of the military.

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Ex-Tokyo Gov. Ishihara to launch new party in late July

TOKYO, Japan - Former Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara (4th from R, front row) and fellow lawmakers pose for photos in Tokyo on June 4, 2014, before launching a panel to prepare for the establishment of a new political party. Ishihara will step down as co-leader of the opposition Japan Restoration Party.

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Protest against exercising collective self-defense right

OSAKA, Japan - Citizens gather in front of the Osaka prefectural headquarters of the New Komeito party, the junior partner in Japan's ruling coalition, in Osaka City on June 4, 2014, to protest the government's move to exercise the right to collective self-defense.

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Vietnamese candidates to work in Japan

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnamese people, who have applied for a bilateral program to allow Vietnamese to work as nurses and caregivers in Japan, attend a send-off gathering near Hanoi on June 4, 2014. After arriving in Japan, they will undergo training and work as trainees at hospitals and care facilities across Japan before sitting Japan's national exams to be certified as nurses or caregivers.

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New sled project for 2018 Winter Games

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the "Shitamachi Bobsleigh" (downtown bobsleigh) project promotion committee pose for photos in Tokyo on June 4, 2014. The committee announced a plan the same day to develop a new sled for the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

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Ex-Tokyo Gov. Ishihara to launch new party in late July

TOKYO, Japan - Former Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 4, 2014, before launching a panel to prepare for the establishment of a new political party. Ishihara will step down as co-leader of the opposition Japan Restoration Party.

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Meeting on alleged abduction of Japanese by N. Korea

OMU, Japan - Yuko Kitakoshi (R), whose father and three brothers may have been abducted by North Korean agents in the 1960s, and Teruaki Masumoto (2nd from L), secretary general of the Association of the Families of Victims Kidnapped by North Korea, are among participants in a meeting held in the town of Omu, Hokkaido, on June 4, 2014, by the Investigation Commission on Missing Japanese Probably Related to N. Korea.

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S. Korea local elections

SEOUL, South Korea - Election administration officials count ballots in Seoul on June 4, 2014, after voting ended in local elections in South Korea. The elections are seen as a mid-term referendum on President Park Geun Hye's administration.

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Kamiji advances to French Open wheelchair tennis semifinals

PARIS, France - Yui Kamiji of Japan advances to the semifinals of the wheelchair tennis tournament in the French Open by beating a British player in the first round in Paris on June 4, 2014.

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Unrest in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Photo taken June 4, 2014, shows explosive devices and live ammunition recovered from a canal near the prime minister's office in Bangkok. The Thai military, which has seized power through a coup, recovered the items after conducting a search in the area that had been used by some antigovernment demonstrators as a base for their protest activities.

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DM Onodera visits Japan's easternmost territory

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (R) shakes hands with a Maritime Self-Defense Force member on Japan's easternmost Minamitori Island on June 4, 2014.

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S. Korea local elections

SEOUL, South Korea - Election administration officials count ballots in Seoul on June 4, 2014, after voting ended in local elections in South Korea. The elections are seen as a mid-term referendum on President Park Geun Hye's administration.

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Ancient roof tiles found in disposal pit in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A local education board official shows ancient roof tiles found in a disposal pit in Oyamazaki, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on June 4, 2014. They have the same patterns as tiles used to build structures in Kyoto where the nation's capital was relocated in 794 A.D.

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Vitalize local economy by utilizing ICT

TOKYO, Japan - The Toyota city government presents utilizing a multi-purpose IC card for medical purposes as an example of using information and communication technology to a meeting of local governments interested in creation of ICT-based "smart towns" on June 4, 2014.

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S. Korea local elections

SEOUL, South Korea - Election administration officials count ballots in Seoul on June 4, 2014, after voting ended in local elections in South Korea. The elections are seen as a mid-term referendum on President Park Geun Hye's administration.

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