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Monks follow pilgrimage of Shingon founder as training

OSAKA, Japan - Monks depart from Kinpusenji, a temple in Yoshino, Nara Prefecture, on May 28, 2014, as they hit the road for a 55-kilometer pilgrimage that Kobo Daishi (774-835), founder of the Shingon school of Buddhism, is believed to have walked in his youth.

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Relative of Princip stands before assassin's birthplace

OBLJAJ, Bosnia and Herzegovina - A relative of Gavrilo Princip, who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria on June 28, 1914, stands in front of the remains of house where the Bosnian Serb nationalist was born, in Obljaj, a village in Bosnia and Herzegovina, on May 30, 2014. The home is under reconstruction.

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Site of Austrian archduke's murder that triggered WWI

SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina - The place where Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were killed on June 28, 1914, is photographed on May 28, 2014, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The assassination triggered World War I.

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Doctor briefs press on Ebola scare in Liberia

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuyuki Kato of Japan's National Center for Global Health and Medicine briefs reporters in Tokyo on Aug. 28, 2014, about his involvement in the fight against the Ebola virus disease in Liberia. He was dispatched to the western African country in May and August to help establish a center for the treatment of people infected with the virus in the Liberian capital Monrovia.

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Astronaut Wakata pays courtesy call on science minister

TOKYO, Japan - Astronaut Koichi Wakata (L), the first Japanese captain of the International Space Station, presents Hakubun Shimomura, minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, with a commemorative panel at the minister's office in Tokyo on July 28, 2014. Wakata completed a six-month mission at the station in May 2014.

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Japan-funded crocodile center in Philippines

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Philippines - Visitors look at crocodiles at the Japan-funded Palawan Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Center in the western Philippine province of Palawan on May 28, 2014.

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Ex-premier Nakasone

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken May 28, 2014, shows former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone speaking at a party at a Tokyo hotel to celebrate his 96th birthday the previous day.

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Ex-premier Nakasone

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken May 28, 2014, shows former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone after giving a speech at a party at a Tokyo hotel to celebrate his 96th birthday the previous day.

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Zoo pioneer looks to connect people, nature, community

TOYAMA, Japan - Photo taken May 28, 2014 shows a mother and her child walking inside the Tombo no Sawa (dragonfly forest) at the Toyama Municipal Family Park Zoo in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture. (Photo by Tatsuya Hagiwara)

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Japanese nurse in Bosnia and Herzegovina

DOBOJ, Bosnia and Herzegovina - Japanese nurse Tomoko Iwamoto takes the blood pressure of a patient in Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on May 28, 2014.

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Few foreign tourists seen in Egyptian marketplace

CAIRO, Egypt - Foreign tourists are rarely seen in the Khan Al-Khalili market, a tourist spot in Cairo, on May 28, 2014, as political confusion continues in Egypt.

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Cairo craftsman works on copper product

CAIRO, Egypt - An Egyptian craftsman works on a copper product at his shop in Cairo on May 28, 2014, amid continued political confusion in the Arab nation.

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Demonstrators' occupation in Kiev

KIEV, Ukraine - Photo taken May 28, 2014, shows tents on a street near Independence Square in the Ukrainian capital Kiev. Demonstrators have continued occupying the area even after the ouster of the government of President Viktor Yanukovych in February.

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Japan consulate general warns about Brazi's security

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Officials of the Japanese Consulate General in Sao Paulo explain to people associated with travel companies the current security situation surrounding the country on May 28, 2014, as the start of the World Cup finals draws near.

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U.N. campaign to end open defecation

NEW YORK, United States - U.N. Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson speaks at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 28, 2014, to launch a sanitation campaign to end open defecation in developing countries.

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Unrest in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - A police officer tries to stem a skirmish between military personnel and supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra demonstrating to protest a military coup, in Bangkok on May 28, 2014. The anti-coup demonstration was held for a fifth day in a row.

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Le Pen, Wilders

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Marine Le Pen (L), president of the Front National, a far-right French political party, and Geert Wilders, leader of the Dutch Freedom Party, hold a press conference at the European Parliament in Brussels on May 28, 2014.

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Le Pen

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Marine Le Pen, president of the Front National, a far-right French political party, holds a press conference at the European Parliament in Brussels on May 28, 2014.

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Cherry blossoms in Washington

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in April 2014 shows cherry blossoms in Washington, with Washington Monument seen in background. On May 28, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said cherry blossoms near the Potomac River in Washington are reaching their peak bloom date around five days earlier than they were 90 years ago due to global warming.

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Japanese astronaut Wakata speaks from Houston via video

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata speaks from Houston, Texas, to reporters in Tokyo in a video link on May 28, 2014, two weeks after returning to Earth following a six-month space mission.

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People protest gov't plan to permit collective self-defense

TOKYO, Japan - People gather in front of the Prime Minister's office in Tokyo on May 28, 2014, to protest a government plan to enable Japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense long shelved by past governments.

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Abductee kin speak about Japan-N. Korea accord

KAWASKI, Japan - Shigeru (L) and Sakie Yokota, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korean agents from Japan in 1977 when she was 13, meet reporters on May 28, 2014, after news that Pyongyang has agreed to reopen an inquiry into abductees still unaccounted for.

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Japan, N. Korea fail to reach accord on abduction issue

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for talks to normalize relations with Japan, speaks to reporters in Stockholm on May 28, 2014, after the end of three-day talks with Junichi Ihara, director general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau at Japan's Foreign Ministry. The two countries failed to reach agreement on the reinvestigation of the abduction of Japanese nationals by North Korea but agreed to continue talks on the abductions and other issues of interest.

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Urawa midfielder Umesaki scores game-winning goal

KOFU, Japan - Midfielder Tsukasa Umesaki (R) of Urawa Reds evades Ventforet Kofu defender Kensuke Fukuda as he scores the winning goal to give the J-League club a place in the last eight of the Nabisco Cup soccer competition in Kofu, eastern Japan, on May 28, 2014, en route to a 2-1 victory away.

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Japan, N. Korea delegates meet reporters after 3-day talks

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Junichi Ihara (L), director general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau at the Japanese Foreign Ministry, and Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for talks to normalize relations with Japan, speak to reporters separately in Stockholm, Sweden, on May 28, 2014, after three days of negotiations.

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Japan, N. Korea fail to reach accord on abduction issue

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for talks to normalize relations with Japan, speaks to reporters in Stockholm on May 28, 2014, after the end of three-day talks with Junichi Ihara, director general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau at Japan's Foreign Ministry. The two countries failed to reach agreement on the reinvestigation of the abduction of Japanese nationals by North Korea but agreed to continue talks on the abductions and other issues of interest.

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Kofu midfielder Cristiano scores equalizer before loss at home

KOFU, Japan - Midfielder Cristiano da Silva (R) of Ventforet Kofu scores an equalizer past Urawa Reds goalkeeper Nobuhiro Kato before the J-League club succumbed 2-1 at home in the first round of the Nabisco Cup soccer competition in Kofu, eastern Japan, on May 28, 2014.

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Japan, N. Korea fail to reach accord on abduction issue

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Junichi Ihara (standing), director general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau at Japan's Foreign Ministry, speaks to reporters in Stockholm on May 28, 2014, after the end of three-day talks with Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for talks to normalize relations with Japan. The two countries failed to reach agreement on the reinvestigation of the abduction of Japanese nationals by North Korea but agreed to continue talks on the abductions and other issues of interest.

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Abductee kin laments lack of progress in Japan-N. Korea talks

SAITAMA, Japan - Shigeo Iizuka, who heads a group of family members of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korean agents, laments on the lack of progress over the abduction issue as he speaks in Kasukabe, north of Tokyo, on May 28, 2014, after three days of negotiations between Japan and North Korea in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Japan, N. Korea fail to reach accord on abduction issue

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Junichi Ihara, director general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau at Japan's Foreign Ministry, speaks to reporters in Stockholm on May 28, 2014, after the end of three-day talks with Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for talks to normalize relations with Japan. The two countries failed to reach agreement on the reinvestigation of the abduction of Japanese nationals by North Korea but agreed to continue talks on the abductions and other issues of interest.

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Akamine's header brings 1-0 win to Vegalta over Gamba

SENDAI, Japan - Striker Shingo Akamine (R) of Vegalta Sendai beats Gamba Osaka midfielder Tatsuya Uchida to head the ball into the goal in the J-League club's 1-0 win at home in the first round of the Nabisco Cup soccer competition in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on May 28, 2014.

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Ex-figure skater Ando attends gov't panel meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Former world figure skating champion Miki Ando speaks at a government-appointed panel meeting in Tokyo on May 28, 2014, to discuss a "Cool Japan" strategy designed to promote Japanese culture abroad.

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Qatari foreign minister meets reporters in Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid al-Attiyah speaks to reporters in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 28, 2014, during his visit to educational facilities built with Qatari funding.

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Urawa defender Nasu scores header in 2-1 win over Kofu

KOFU, Japan - Defender Daisuke Nasu (R) of Urawa Reds beats Ventforet Kofu defender Naoki Aoyama (C) to score in Kofu, eastern Japan, on May 28, 2014, in the J-League club's 2-1 victory in the first round of the Nabisco Cup soccer competition. The win gave Urawa a place in the last eight.

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Thaksin supporters protest military coup in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - People supporting former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra gather in Bangkok on May 28, 2014, to protest military rule following a recent coup in Thailand.

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Japan, N. Korea fail to reach accord on abduction issue

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Junichi Ihara, director general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau at Japan's Foreign Ministry, speaks to reporters in Stockholm on May 28, 2014, after the end of three-day talks with Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for talks to normalize relations with Japan. The two countries failed to reach agreement on the reinvestigation of the abduction of Japanese nationals by North Korea but agreed to continue talks on the abductions and other issues of interest.

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Thai schoolchildren walk past soldiers standing guard

BANGKOK, Thailand - Schoolchildren walk by army soldiers standing guard in Bangkok on May 28, 2014, as Thailand remains under military rule following a recent coup.

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Qatar foreign minister meets junior high students in Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid al-Attiyah meets junior high school students in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 28, 2014, during his visit to educational facilities built with Qatari funding.

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Final event at Tokyo's National Stadium

TOKYO, Japan - People pack Tokyo's National Stadium, the centerpiece of the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, to attend the "Japan Night" music concert on May 28, 2014, the first day of a two-day final event before the stadium is demolished to make way for the main venue for the 2020 Olympics. The work to demolish the stadium will begin in July and the new National Stadium will be completed in March 2016.

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Court decides not to reopen 1961 murder case for death-row inmate

NAGOYA, Japan - Izumi Suzuki (C), chief lawyer for 88-year-old death-row inmate Masaru Okunishi, speaks to reporters in Nagoya on May 28, 2014, after the Nagoya High Court decided not to retry Okunishi for the 1961 poisoning murders of five women in Nabari, Mie, Prefecture. The court said Okunishi had no case to seek a retrial because the evidence and arguments presented to the court were the same as in his previous application.

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Pier overturned around Okinotorishima to be probed

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - A pier overturned at a construction site around Okinotorishima Island is towed to waters off Kagoshima City on May 28, 2014, for an investigation.

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Japan's top business leader meets China's vice president

BEIJING, China - Hiromasa Yonekura (L), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, also known as Keidanren, talks with Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 28, 2014. (Pool photo by Yimiuri Shimbun)

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Japan's top business leader meets China's vice president

BEIJING, China - Hiromasa Yonekura (L), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, also known as Keidanren, and Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao shake hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 28, 2014, prior to their talks. (Pool photo by Yomiuri Shimbun)

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Ogata Kenzan's pottery fragment excavated in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A woman shows a fragment of "Kenzanyaki" pottery (L front) by renowned potter Ogata Kenzan (1663-1743) found at the excavation site of the remains of the Nijo family's house in Kyoto on May 28, 2014.

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Counterfeit products confiscated in Tottori Pref.

YONAGO, Japan - A number of seized counterfeit American designer products are shown at Yonago police station in Tottori Prefecture, on May 28, 2014.

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Landscape-conscious design applied to new National Stadium

TOKYO, Japan - An expert panel discusses an alternative design of the new National Stadium, the main venue of the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, in Tokyo on May 28, 2014. The panel approved a plan to lower the height of the structure from around 75 meters to around 70 meters in view of surrounding landscapes.

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Japan Restoration Party's co-heads agree to break up

NAGOYA, Japan - Toru Hashimoto, one of the two co-heads of the Japan Restoration Party, heads for a hotel in Nagoya, central Japan, on May 28, 2014, after talks with the party's other leader Shintaro Ishihara. The two leaders agreed to agreed to break the party into two separate units.

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Pier overturned around Okinotorishima to be probed

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - A tug boat tows a pier that was overturned at a construction site around Okinotorishima Island to waters off Kagoshima City on May 28, 2014, for an investigation.

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Final event at Tokyo's National Stadium

TOKYO, Japan - People pack Tokyo's National Stadium, the centerpiece of the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, to attend the "Japan Night" music concert on May 28, 2014, the first day of a two-day final event before the stadium is demolished to make way for the main venue for the 2020 Olympics. The work to demolish the stadium will begin in July and the new National Stadium will be completed in March 2016.

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Japan Restoration Party's co-heads agree to break up

NAGOYA, Japan - Shintaro Ishihara, one of the two co-heads of the Japan Restoration Party, walks through JR Nagoya Station in Nagoya, central Japan, on May 28, 2014, after talks with the party's other leader Toru Hashimoto. The two leaders agreed to break the party into two separate units.