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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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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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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.

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Peace movement leader hands over sash for peace march

NAHA, Japan - Hiroji Yamashiro (L), chairman of the "Okinawa Heiwa Undo Center" (Okinawa Peace Movement Center), hands over a sash to a man at the inauguration ceremony for a 窶徘eace march窶 in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 15, 2014, the 42nd anniversary of Okinawa's reversion from U.S. control back to Japan.

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Anti-China demonstration in Vietnam

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Motorcyclists pass a factory in Binh Duong Province, Vietnam, on May 15, 2014, with windows broken by stones thrown during an anti-China demonstration.

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People show high spirits for 'peace march' in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Participants of an inauguration ceremony for a "peace march" are in high spirits in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 15, 2014, the 42nd anniversary of Okinawa's reversion from U.S. control back to Japan.

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Japan panel on collective self-defense

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) receives a report from former Japanese Ambassador to the United States Shunji Yanai, who heads a panel of security experts, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 15, 2014. The panel proposed that Japan defend allies under armed attack by lifting its self-imposed ban on the exercise of the right to collective self-defense, giving the nod to Abe's push for an overhaul of postwar security policy.

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Japan-ROK director-general level talks

TOKYO, Japan - Lee Sang Deok, director general of the Northeast Asian Affairs Bureau of South Korea's Foreign Ministry, enters the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on May 15, 2014, for talks with Junichi Ihara, director general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Japanese Foreign Ministry.

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Fed's Williams

TOKYO, Japan - Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams is pictured during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on May 15, 2014.

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People in Soma, Turkey after coal mine accident

SOMA, Turkey - People gather before a state-run hospital in Soma, western Turkey, on May 15, 2014, after a local coal mine accident. "For people who died for a handful of coal" is the message on the hospital wall.

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Kids before billboard of Japan’s World Cup squad

TOKYO, Japan - Children pose for a photo against the backdrop of a huge billboard on the wall of the Japan Football Association's building showing Japan窶冱 squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil in Tokyo on May 15, 2014.

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Inukai’s letter concerning militarism discovered

OKAYAMA, Japan - A newly discovered letter, sent by Tsuyoshi Inukai, Japan窶冱 prime minister in 1931-1932, to a friend of his to express concern about the nation窶冱 rising militarism, discovered in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, is photographed on May 15, 2014.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Iwaki, Fukushima Pref.

IWAKI, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy visits a support facility for children, affected by the March 11, 2011, disaster, in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 15, 2014.

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Ancient court-style parade held in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A procession of people dressed as nobles in ancient court-style attire from the Heian era (794-1192) reaches the Shimogamo Shrine on May 15, 2014, during the Aoi Festival, one of three major festivals in Kyoto, western Japan.

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Japan panel on collective self-defense

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) receives a report from former Japanese Ambassador to the United States Shunji Yanai, who heads a panel of security experts, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 15, 2014. The panel proposed that Japan defend allies under armed attack by lifting its self-imposed ban on the exercise of the right to collective self-defense, giving the nod to Abe's push for an overhaul of postwar security policy.

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Ancient court-style parade held in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A procession of people dressed as nobles in ancient court-style attire from the Heian era (794-1192) goes through the Shimogamo Shrine on May 15, 2014, during the Aoi Festival, one of three major festivals in Kyoto, western Japan.