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Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

Former Yomiuri Giants player and manager Shigeo Nagashima poses with an autographed paper at a hotel in Tokyo on March 21, 2014. Nagashima, who was a key player on the Giants team that won nine consecutive Central League and Japan Series titles from 1965 to 1973 and later managed the club, died on June 3, 2025, aged 89.

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Shops in Sochi with barrier-free access

TOKYO, Japan - A number of shops in the main part of Sochi, Russia, are equipped with slopes at the entrance to improve accessibility for those with disabilities or other special needs, as seen on Feb. 3, 2014. The Winter Olympic Games will open Feb. 7, 2014, in the Black Sea resort city, to be followed by the Paralympics in March.

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Kanazawa's travel map illustrates castle town attractions

KANAZAWA, Japan - A woman holds a map of Kanazawa which was created based on a map from the late Edo period in the central Japanese city in Ishikawa Prefecture on Dec. 3, 2014. Kanazawa is expecting more visitors due to bullet train service on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line starting in March 2015 (Nagano-Kanazawa) to link Tokyo with Kanazawa.

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Kindergarten OKs 60 mil. yen in damages over tsunami deaths

SENDAI, Japan - The relatives of four kindergarteners who died in a pickup bus that was swamped by high waves in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, in March 2011, attend a press conference in Sendai in the prefecture on Dec. 3, 2014, holding the photos of the children, after a settlement at the Sendai High Court. The privately run Hiyori kindergarten admitted it did not take sufficient measures to deal with a tsunami, agreeing to pay 60 million yen in damages and offer an apology over their deaths.

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Planned restart of nuclear power plant in Kagoshima

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Photo shows Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s nuclear power plant in the city of Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Nov. 3, 2014. The same day, Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoichi Miyazawa visited the complex, which is expected to be the first nuclear plant to be brought back online under new safety regulations adopted after the March 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.

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Work to shield groundwater flow at Fukushima nuke plant

SENDAI, Japan - The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant's Nos. 1 to 4 reactor buildings (from foreground) are seen (L) from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 3, 2013. The other photo, taken on Sept. 5, 2014, shows work is under way to build underground ice walls around the basements of the buildings to prevent groundwater from seeping into them and becoming contaminated with radioactive substances.

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Coastal breakwater rebuilding in progress in north Japan

SENDAI, Japan - The severed coastal breakwater (L) in the town of Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture, is seen from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 19, 2011, eight days after the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit the northeastern Japan region. Rebuilding of the breakwater in the same area (R) is in progress on Sept. 3, 2014.

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Brick-red train to mark centenary of Tokyo Station

TOKYO, Japan - East Japan Railway Co. announces on Sept. 3, 2014, in Tokyo that it will decorate one of its 11-coach trains running on Tokyo's Yamanote Line with a brick-red design, like this artist's image, between October and next March as part of an event to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the opening of Tokyo Station on Dec. 20.

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Man shows photos of B-29s crashed in 1945

SENDAI, Japan - Hiroshi Kawamata speaks in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 3, 2014, about his experience with showing pictures of U.S. B-29 bombers taken four months after they crashed on the ridge of Mt. Fubo in Shiraishi, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 10, 1945, the day of the so-called Great Tokyo Air Raids. Residents in the city are planning to hold a memorial service for 34 crew members killed in the three B-29 crashes, in 2015, the 70th anniversary of the end of the Pacific War.

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Pianist Yamashita, students perform at reconstruction concert

SENDAI, Japan - Popular jazz pianist Yosuke Yamashita plays with junior and senior high school students from areas hit by the March 2011 disaster during an event in the northeastern Japan city of Sendai on Aug. 3, 2014. Some 420 students participated in the event aimed at promoting reconstruction.

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Pianist Yamashita, students perform at reconstruction concert

SENDAI, Japan - Popular jazz pianist Yosuke Yamashita plays with junior and senior high school students from areas hit by the March 2011 disaster during an event in the northeastern Japan city of Sendai on Aug. 3, 2014. Some 420 students participated in the event aimed at promoting reconstruction.

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China gains from isle spats, Abe's history view harms alliance: Berger

NEW YORK, United States - Photo taken on March 3, 2014, in Boston shows Thomas Berger, associate professor at Boston University. He revealed his views during an interview about Japan's relations with China and other countries.

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Constitution Day in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - People in favor of protecting Japan's current Constitution march through a street in Tokyo's Ginza district on May 3, 2014, Constitution Day, a national holiday to commemorate the enforcement of the supreme law 67 years ago. Various events hosted by people in favor of protecting or revising the Constitution were held in the capital.

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Planned site for casino resort in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Land on the island of Yeongjongdo, South Korea, where the South Korean government plans to build a casino resort is pictured on April 3, 2014. In March, the government decided to allow foreign companies to take part in the project to set up the resort on the island where Incheon airport is also located.

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Chinese police use Segway-like vehicles for patrols

BEIJING, China - Chinese police officers use two-wheeled electric-powered vehicles similar to the Segway personal transporter to conduct patrols at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on March 3, 2014.

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Gay photographer wins prize

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken March 3, 2014 in Tokyo shows Eiki Mori, a gay photographer who has won the prestigious Kimura Ihei award for the year with his photo collection "intimacy" which portrays his daily life with his partner.

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3 months before World Cup in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - A huge replica of the Brazuca, the official 2014 World Cup soccer ball, is displayed in Rio de Janeiro on March 3, 2014, around three months before the start of the World Cup soccer finals in Brazil.

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Photographer conveys Fukushima disaster to world

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken March 3, 2014 in Tokyo shows Dominic Nahr, a Magnum Photos photojournalist who keeps coming back to Fukushima Prefecture to take shots of residents and former workers at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant crippled by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and ensuing tsunami.

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos show a coastal area of Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture, near the disaster-struck Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. The upper photo was taken on Sept. 26, 2012, one and a half years after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and the lower photo on March 3, 2014.

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos taken from Kyodo News helicopter show the Tairausuiso area of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 10, 2011 (top), nearly a month after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on March 3, 2014 (bottom).

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos taken from Kyodo News helicopter show Matsukawaura fishing port in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 13, 2011 (top), two days after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on March 3, 2014 (bottom).

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos show JR Rikuzentakata Station in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on March 18, 2011 (top), a week after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on March 3, 2014 (bottom).

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos show an area of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on April 14, 2011 (top), about a month after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on March 3, 2014 (bottom).

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Panoramic photos show an area of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on April 14, 2011 (top), about a month after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on March 3, 2014 (bottom).

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos show Nobiru Station on the JR Senseki Line in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 14, 2011 (L), three days after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on March 3, 2014 (R).

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos show an area straddling Higashimatsushima and Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture on March 14, 2011 (top), three days after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on March 3, 2014 (bottom).

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Dolls on tiny boats for seaborne journey in Girls' Day event

WAKAYAMA, Japan - A Shinto ritual is performed on "hina" dolls before they set out for a seaborne journey on tiny boats in a Girls' Day tradition to wish for girls' healthy growth and happiness at Awashima Shrine on the coast of Wakayama, western Japan, on March 3, 2014.

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Crimea crisis

FEODOSIA, Ukraine - Photo taken from inside a Ukrainian Marine base in Feodosia, a port city in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, southern Ukraine, on March 3, 2014, shows a Russian soldier (C back) on an armored vehicle just outside the base, which is surrounded by Russian military forces.

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Russell Wilson joins Rangers' training

SURPRISE, United States - Seattle Seahawks star quarterback Russell Wilson participates in the Texas Rangers' spring training camp in Surprise, Arizona, on March 3, 2014.

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Russell Wilson joins Rangers' training

SURPRISE, United States - Seattle Seahawks star quarterback Russell Wilson wearing a Texas Rangers uniform signs autographs for fans after participating in the Rangers' spring training camp in Surprise, Arizona, on March 3, 2014.

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Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea

KERCH, Ukraine - Armed men believed to be Russian soldiers stand near a port in Kerch in Ukraine's Autonomous Republic of Crimea on March 3, 2014.

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Russell Wilson joins Rangers' training

SURPRISE, United States - Seattle Seahawks star quarterback Russell Wilson participates in the Texas Rangers' spring training camp in Surprise, Arizona, on March 3, 2014.

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Ichiro gets hit by pitch, umpire doesn't give call

TAMPA, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (serial photos from L) gets hit by a pitch on his right shin, hops in pain, finds no call to the effect from the umpire and returns to his at-bat in a Major League Baseball preseason game against the Washington Nationals on March 3, 2014 in Tampa, Florida.

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Cubs' Fujikawa practices in bullpen

MESA, United States - The Chicago Cubs' Japanese pitcher Kyuji Fujikawa practices on March 3, 2014, during the MLB club's spring training in Mesa, Arizona, as pitching coach Chris Bosio looks on. It was Fujikawa's third pitching practice in the bullpen since having Tommy John surgery in June 2013.

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Red Sox pitcher Uehara

BRADENTON, United States - Boston Red Sox right hander Koji Uehara pitches during a preseason baseball game against the Pittsburg Pirates in Bradenton, Florida, on March 3, 2014.

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Japan, N. Korea hold Red Cross talks

SHENYANG, China - Ri Ho Rim (R), secretary general of the North Korean Red Cross Society, and Ryu Song Il, chief of the Japanese affairs section at the North Korean Foreign Ministry, are pictured after attending a meeting held by the Red Cross societies of Japan and North Korea in Shenyang, northeastern China, on March 3, 2014, with government officials from the two countries participating.

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PM Abe meets kin of Japanese abducted by N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L in front row) and family members of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korean agents pose during their meeting at a Tokyo hotel on March 3, 2014.

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Japan, N. Korea hold Red Cross talks

SHENYANG, China - Osamu Tasaka, director general of the International Department at the Japanese Red Cross Society, answers reporters' questions after attending a meeting held by the Red Cross societies of Japan and North Korea in Shenyang, northeastern China, on March 3, 2014, with government officials from the two countries participating.

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CPPCC chief Yu stresses harmony with minorities

BEIJING, China - Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, stresses the importance of maintaining harmony with ethnic minorities at the opening of the political advisory body's annual session on March 3, 2014, in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

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Air pollution in Beijing

BEIJING, China - A police officer wears mask in front of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, due to severe air pollution on March 3, 2014.

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Uyghur rep at China's political advisory body meets press

BEIJING, China - An Uyghur delegate to the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (C) is surrounded by reporters ahead of the opening of the political advisory body's annual session on March 3, 2014, in Beijing.

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Japan, N. Korea hold Red Cross talks

SHENYANG, China - Osamu Tasaka, director general of the International Department at the Japanese Red Cross Society, answers reporters' questions after attending a meeting held by the Red Cross societies of Japan and North Korea in Shenyang, northeastern China, on March 3, 2014, with government officials from the two countries participating.

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Japan, N. Korea hold Red Cross talks

SHENYANG, China - Ri Ho Rim, secretary general of the North Korean Red Cross Society, answers reporters' questions after attending a meeting held by the Red Cross societies of Japan and North Korea in Shenyang, northeastern China, on March 3, 2014, with government officials from the two countries participating.

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Air pollution in Beijing

BEIJING, China - People wear masks on the streets of Beijing, China, due to severe air pollution on March 3, 2014.

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Biomass coke to be produced from palm scraps in Malaysia

OSAKA, Japan - A piece of biomass coke is displayed in Osaka, western Japan, on March 3, 2014, before the launch of an experimental project to produce the environment-friendly solid fuel made from oil palm scraps in Malaysia. The project, undertaken by an Osaka Gas Co. subsidiary and Kinki University, is intended to produce a substitute for coking coal used in iron manufacture.

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Japan, N. Korea hold Red Cross talks

SHENYANG, China - Ri Ho Rim, secretary general of the North Korean Red Cross Society, answers reporters' questions after attending a meeting held by the Red Cross societies of Japan and North Korea in Shenyang, northeastern China, on March 3, 2014, with government officials from the two countries participating.

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Minority reps at China's political advisory body confab

BEIJING, China - Ethnic minorities' representatives clad in traditional clothing head to the opening ceremony of the annual Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference on March 3, 2014, in Beijing.

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Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference begins

BEIJING, China - The annual session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the country's political advisory body, opens March 3, 2014, in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

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Takeda chief apologizes over data misuse in drug ad

TOKYO, Japan - Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. President Yasuchika Hasegawa apologizes during a press conference in Tokyo on March 3, 2014, over an advertisement for the company's blood pressure-lowering drug that made it appear the product is more powerful in suppressing diseases than other medicines.

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China's Xi, Li bow in silence for Kunming rampage victims

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Xi Jinping (front L) and Premier Li Keqiang (front R) join other delegates in observing a moment of silence for victims of a deadly knife rampage in Kunming, southwestern China, at the opening of the annual session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference on March 3, 2014, in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The conference came just two days after the killing.