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Japan's 1st 7-Eleven store

Kenji Yamamoto, owner of Japan's first 7-Eleven convenience store, which opened on May 15, 1974, poses for a photo in front of the outlet in Tokyo on May 7, 2014.

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Profile: Xi Jinping the reformer

(240715) -- BEIJING, July 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Xi Jinping learns about the development of new energy vehicles during an inspection of SAIC Motor in Shanghai, east China, May 24, 2014. TO GO WITH "Profile: Xi Jinping the reformer" Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Lan Hongguang)

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Osaka Mayor Hashimoto may run in next lower house election

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, who also acts as the co-leader of the opposition Japan Innovation Party, makes a speech in the western Japan city of Osaka on Nov. 15, 2014. He indicated he may run in the next lower house election that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to call soon.

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Osaka Mayor Hashimoto may run in next lower house election

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, who also acts as the co-leader of the opposition Japan Innovation Party, makes a speech in the western Japan city of Osaka on Nov. 15, 2014. He indicated he may run in the next lower house election that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to call soon.

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Relief of late PM Inukai displayed in his hometown

OKAYAMA, Japan - A relief of former Prime Minister Tsuyoshi Inukai, who was assassinated by junior navy officers in the May 15 incident of 1932, is put on display at the Inukai Bokudo Memorial Museum on Sept. 11, 2014, in his native city of Okayama, western Japan, following donation by a U.S. citizen.

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USJ may see largest monthly visitor turnout in August

OSAKA, Japan - The number of visitors to Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, western Japan, in August may surpass the monthly record of some 1.31 million, registered in August 2001, due to the popularity of a new attraction based on the Harry Potter film franchise that opened on July 15. The photo was taken on Aug. 7, 2014.

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Hakuho wins 29th Emperor's Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Hakuho holds the Emperor's Cup after beating rival yokozuna Harumafuji in the finale of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on May 25, 2014. Hakuho won his 29th career Emperor's Cup.

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Hakuho wins 29th Emperor's Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Hakuho (top) beats rival yokozuna Harumafuji in the finale of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on May 25, 2014. Hakuho won his 29th career Emperor's Cup.

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Yokozuna Harumafuji suffers 3rd loss at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Harumafuji of Mongolia (back) holds the topknot of ozeki Kisenosato by his left hand in their match at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 24, 2014, day 14 of the 15-day competiton. Harumafuji was disqualified and suffered his third loss.

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Yokozuna Hakuho of Mongolia 1 win away from 29th title

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (L) forces compatriot yokozuna Kakuryu out of the ring on the 14th day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 24, 2014. With a 13-1 record, Hakuho is one win away from capturing his 29th career title.

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Brazil police on alert ahead of World Cup

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Police officers are on alert against demonstrations in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on May 15, 2014, ahead of next month's opening of the soccer World Cup.

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Prototype electric plane makes trial ground run in Japan

OITA, Japan - A prototype small electric airplane goes through a trial run on the ground in Bungoono, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on May 15, 2014. The propeller-driven plane ran about 300 meters in 25 seconds, reaching a maximum speed of 80 km per hour.

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Pro-Russian people look at photos of protests against Kiev

DONETSK, Ukraine - Pro-Russian citizens in the eastern Ukraine city of Donetsk look at photos on May 15, 2014, showing protests against people seen as supporters of the Ukraine government.

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Yokozuna Hakuho unbeaten at summer sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (R) forces out third-ranked maegashira Kyokutenho of Mongolia on the seventh day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 17, 2014, remaining unbeaten.

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Yokozuna Kakuryu suffers 2nd loss at summer sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Kakuryu of Mongolia (R) is pushed out of the ring by komusubi Chiyootori in the Summer Grand Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 17, 2014, suffering his second loss in the 15-day competition.

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Yokozuna Kakuryu suffers 2nd loss at summer sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Kakuryu of Mongolia (L) is pushed out of the ring by komusubi Chiyootori in the Summer Grand Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 17, 2014, suffering his second loss in the 15-day competition.

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Yokozuna Harumafuji beats Endo at summer sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Harumafuji of Mongolia (L) slaps down No. 4 maegashira Endo at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 17, 2014, day seven of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Hollywood-made Godzilla movie

NEW YORK, United States - Photo shows a signboard in New York on May 15, 2014, about the release of "Godzilla" -- the Hollywood version of the Japanese movie with the same title -- the following day.

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Protests against World Cup in Brazil

SAO PAULO, Brazil - People march in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on May 15, 2014, to protest against the soccer World Cup finals that will kick off June 12 in the country.

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Peasant writer

BETSUKAI, Japan - Photo taken May 15, 2014 shows novelist Hiroshi Tamai walking on grassland at a dairy farm he ran until he gave up farming in Betsukai, Hokkaido. Seen at the back are a private library for local people (R), converted from his home, and a former cattle shed. (Photo by Makoto Hori)

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Protests against World Cup in Brazil

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Demonstrators raise flares in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on May 15, 2014, to protest against the soccer World Cup finals that will kick off June 12 in the country.

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Protests against World Cup in Brazil

SAO PAULO, Brazil - A demonstrator raises a fist in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on May 15, 2014, to protest against the soccer World Cup finals that will kick off June 12 in the country.

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Peasant writer

BETSUKAI, Japan - Photo taken May 15, 2014 shows one of the cattle farmers in Betsukai, Hokkaido who had a close relationship with novelist Hiroshi Tamai. (Photo by Makoto Hori)

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Protests against World Cup in Brazil

SAO PAULO, Brazil - A fire burns in front of demonstrators in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on May 15, 2014. The fire was set to protest against the soccer World Cup finals that will kick off June 12 in the country.

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China general in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - Gen. Fang Fenghui, chief of the General Staff of the People's Liberation Army of China, holds a joint press conference with his U.S. counterpart Gen. Martin Dempsey after their talks at the U.S. Defense Department near Washington on May 15, 2014.

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Protesters over collective self-defense

TOKYO, Japan - Protesters rally outside Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's office in Tokyo on May 15, 2014. Abe said he will aim to lift Japan's self-imposed ban on exercising the right to collective self-defense following a proposal by a panel of experts made earlier in the day

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Suntory eyes 4 tril. yen group sales

TOKYO, Japan - Suntory Holdings Ltd. President Nobutada Saji (R) and Matt Shattock, chairman and chief executive officer of Suntory subsidiary Beam Suntory Inc., shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on May 15, 2014. Suntory Holdings is aiming to achieve group sales of 4 trillion yen in 2020 by boosting global sales of Beam Suntory, the world's third-largest spirits company created after the buyout of U.S. distiller Beam Inc.

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Protests against World Cup in Brazil

SAO PAULO, Brazil - A demonstrator holds the Brazilian national flag bearing the message "FIFA go to hell" in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on May 15, 2014, to protest against the soccer World Cup finals that will kick off June 12 in the country.

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China general in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - Gen. Fang Fenghui (R), chief of the General Staff of the People's Liberation Army of China, and Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, hold a joint press conference after their talks at the U.S. Defense Department near Washington on May 15, 2014.

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Protests against World Cup in Brazil

SAO PAULO, Brazil - People march in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on May 15, 2014, to protest against the soccer World Cup finals that will kick off June 12 in the country.

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China spokeswoman Hua meets reporters

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Ministry spokewoman Hua Chunying speaks at a press conference at the ministry in Beijing on May 15, 2014.

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Otsuka Pharma to send 'time capsule' to moon

TOKYO, Japan - Astronaut Naoko Yamazaki (L, back row) and retired swimmer Aya Terakawa (R, back row) on May 15, 2014, attend Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co.窶冱 event held in Tokyo to announce a plan to send a "time capsule" containing powder of Pocari Sweat, the company's beverage product, and messages of children from around the world to the moon. The company aims to launch the capsule in October 2015 in cooperation with a U.S. spaceship developer.

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Paul McCartney in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Former Beatles member Paul McCartney waves to fans upon arriving at Tokyo's Haneda airport on May 15, 2014, for concerts in Japan.

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Paul McCartney in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Former Beatles member Paul McCartney enters an arrival lobby at Tokyo's Haneda airport with a robot that appears in his music video upon arrival on May 15, 2014, for concerts in Japan.

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Paul McCartney in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Former Beatles member Paul McCartney exchanges high-fives with fans upon arriving at Tokyo's Haneda airport on May 15, 2014, for concerts in Japan.

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Protesters over collective self-defense

TOKYO, Japan - Protesters rally outside Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's office in Tokyo on May 15, 2014. Abe said he will aim to lift Japan's self-imposed ban on exercising the right to collective self-defense following a proposal by a panel of experts made earlier in the day

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Captain, crew of sunk ferry charged with murder in S. Korea

JINDO, South Korea - People pray for the victims of the sunken ferry Sewol, of which the captain and three crew members face murder charges, on a pier at Jindo island, South Korea, on May 15, 2014.

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Protesters over collective self-defense

TOKYO, Japan - Protesters rally outside Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's office in Tokyo on May 15, 2014. Abe said he will aim to lift Japan's self-imposed ban on exercising the right to collective self-defense following a proposal by a panel of experts made earlier in the day

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Monks chant sutra for ferry accident victims

JINDO, South Korea - Buddhist monks recite a sutra at a port in Jindo, South Korea, on May 15, 2014, for the victims of the sinking of a ferry, the MV Sewol, in one of the country's worst maritime disasters.

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Japan, S. Korea business leaders to cooperate for FTA

TOKYO, Japan - Mikio Sasaki (R), chairman of the Japan-Korea Economic Association and his South Korean counterpart Kim Yoon shake hands after the Japan-Korea Business Conference, a two-day meeting of Japanese and South Korean business leaders, in Tokyo on May 15, 2014. The business leaders pledged to cooperate in realizing a bilateral free trade agreement in the joint statement.

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Tsunami-hit high school bld. likely to be preserved

TOKYO, Japan - The building of Kesennuma Koyo High School in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, which was inundated to its fourth floor by the March 2011 tsunami, is seen in this file photo taken in August 2011. The city government on May 15, 2014, set its course toward preserving the building as a relic from the disaster.

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Tokyo Gov. Masuzoe visits experimental hydrogen station

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (L) visits an experimental hydrogen fueling station in Tokyo窶冱 Koto Ward on May 15, 2014.

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Panel urges Japan to lift ban on collective self-defense

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference in Tokyo on May 15, 2014, after a panel of security experts proposed that Japan defend allies under armed attack by lifting its self-imposed ban on the exercise of the right to collective self-defense.

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Panel urges Japan to lift ban on collective self-defense

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference in Tokyo on May 15, 2014, after a panel of security experts proposed that Japan defend allies under armed attack by lifting its self-imposed ban on the exercise of the right to collective self-defense.

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Panel urges Japan to lift ban on collective self-defense

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference in Tokyo on May 15, 2014, after a panel of security experts proposed that Japan defend allies under armed attack by lifting its self-imposed ban on the exercise of the right to collective self-defense.

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Panel urges Japan to lift ban on collective self-defense

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference in Tokyo on May 15, 2014, after a panel of security experts proposed that Japan defend allies under armed attack by lifting its self-imposed ban on the exercise of the right to collective self-defense.

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Turkey coal mine explosion

Soma, Turkey - The body of a victim is buried at a cemetery in Soma, western Turkey, on May 15, 2014, after a fatal explosion and fire two days before.

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Rice planting starts in Fukushima Pref.

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Rice farmer Shigenari Sakurai (R) plants seedlings in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 15, 2014. Rice planting had been restricted in the area since the earthquake and tsunami disaster in 2011.

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Woman mourns for coal mine accident victim in Turkey

SOMA, Turkey - A woman weeps as her family member, killed in a recent coal mine accident in the western Turkish town of Soma, is buried on May 15, 2014.

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Panel urges Japan to lift ban on collective self-defense

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference in Tokyo on May 15, 2014, after a panel of security experts proposed that Japan defend allies under armed attack by lifting its self-imposed ban on the exercise of the right to collective self-defense.