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Chinese worker helps foreign shoppers at Ginza Mitsukoshi

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese worker Qian Xiaolei (R) helps foreign shoppers at Mitsukoshi Department Store in the Ginza shopping district in Japan's capital of Tokyo on May 29, 2014.

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Shiki to perform Broadway musical Aladdin

TOKYO, Japan - Chiyoki Yoshida (L), president of Shiki Theatre Company, and actor Keiji Kato (C) attend a press conference on Sept. 29, 2014, in Tokyo, where Yoshida announced that the Japanese theatrical company will perform Disney's Broadway musical Aladdin starting in May next year. The musical will be performed outside the United States for the first time.

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Enzyme dissolving polyvinyl alcohol cultured

OKAYAMA, Japan - A researcher at Hayashibara Co., a Japanese biochemical firm in Okayama, western Japan, cultures an enzyme that dissolves polyvinyl alcohol, an adhesive used for restoration of cultural properties, in this file photo of May 29, 2014. The use of such enzymes is effective in removing the hardened adhesive without damaging properties.

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China puts ex-security czar Zhou under investigation

BEIJING, China - Photo taken in May 2012 shows Zhou Yongkang attending a convention of the Communist Youth League of China at Beijing's Great Hall of the People. China's Communist Party said July 29, 2014, it is opening an investigation into Zhou, a former public security chief, for suspected "serious disciplinary violation."

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World Cup creates business opportunity

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on May 29, 2014, shows a sports store in Tokyo selling the uniform of the Japan national soccer team as it makes the most of the business opportunities generated by the World Cup.

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Monument of Korean liberation army stands in Chinese city

BEIJING, China - A stone monument built to commemorate the Gwangbokgun (Korean Liberation Army) that fought against Japan's colonial rule of the Korean peninsula is seen standing in Xian in the Chinese province of Shaanxi on May 29, 2014.

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Birdhouse fixed on top of concrete utility pole

OKAYAMA, Japan - A birdhouse is fixed on the top of a concrete utility pole in Kibichuo, Okayama Prefecture, western Japan, as seen in this file photo taken on May 29, 2014.

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3 plaques of AKB48 group missing at Iwate Pref. station

MORIOKA, Japan - Plaques made of scallop shells hanging in a waiting room of Koishihama Station on the Sanriku Railway Co.'s Minami Rias Line in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, are seen in this photo taken on May 29, 2014. Three plaques on which members of popular Japanese all-girl pop group AKB48, including Mayu Watanabe, wrote some messages went missing recently.

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Yomiuri skipper's father dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in February 2000 shows Mitsugu Hara, father of current Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara, being interviewed in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo. Mitsugu Hara, who as a high school baseball manager won two national championships, died of heart failure at a hospital in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 29, 2014. He was 79.

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Yomiuri skipper's father dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in 1975 shows Mitsugu Hara (L), coaching his son Tatsunori (R) as manager of Tokai University Fuzoku Sagami Senior High School in Kanagawa Prefecture. Mitsugu Hara, who as a high school baseball manager won two national championships, died of heart failure at a hospital in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 29, 2014. He was 79. Tatsunori Hara is the current Yomiuri Giants manager.

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Japan arrive in Tampa for World Cup camp

TAMPA, United States - (From L) Atsuto Uchida, Masahiko Inoha and Maya Yoshida are pictured as they and other members of the Japanese men's national soccer team arrive at Tampa international airport in Florida on May 29, 2014, for a training camp ahead of the World Cup finals in Brazil.

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Japan arrive in Tampa for World Cup camp

TAMPA, United States - Keisuke Honda (L) and Shusaku Nishikawa are pictured as they and other members of the Japanese men's national soccer team arrive at Tampa international airport in Florida on May 29, 2014, for a training camp ahead of the World Cup finals in Brazil.

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Japan arrive in Tampa for World Cup camp

TAMPA, United States - The Japanese men's national soccer team coach Alberto Zaccheroni (2nd from L) and some of its members -- Eiji Kawashima (far L), Masato Morishige (2nd from R) and Yoshito Okubo (far R) -- are pictured as the team arrives at Tampa international airport in Florida on May 29, 2014, for a training camp ahead of the World Cup finals in Brazil.

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Malaysian PM Najib in China

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (2nd from L) and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (far R) hold talks in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 29, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Memorial ceremony for U.N. peacekeepers

NEW YORK, United States - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (R) speaks during a ceremony to commemorate the 106 people who died while serving in U.N. peacekeeping operations in 2013, at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 29, 2014.

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Japan arrive in Tampa for World Cup camp

TAMPA, United States - Yuto Nagatomo (L) and Shinji Kagawa are pictured as they and other members of the Japanese men's national soccer team arrive at Tampa international airport in Florida on May 29, 2014, for a training camp ahead of the World Cup finals in Brazil.

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Beijing's May temperature rises over 40 C for 1st time

BEIJING, China - A girl on a bicycle puts an umbrella up in Beijing on May 29, 2014, as the temperature rose over 40 C. It was the first time that Beijing's temperature in May had surpassed the 40 C mark since records began in 1951.

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Japan-U.S. trade talks

WASHINGTON, United States - Hiroshi Oe (L), deputy chief Japanese negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and Wendy Cutler, acting deputy U.S. trade representative, shake hands before their talks on the Pacific free trade initiative in Washington on May 29, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Malaysian PM Najib in China

BEIJING, China - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang converse during a signing ceremony after holding talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 29, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Abductee kin comment on N. Korea's accord to reopen probe

KAWASAKI, Japan - Shigeru Yokota (R) and his wife Sakie meet reporters in Kawasaki west of Tokyo on May 29, 2014, to comment on Pyongyang's pledge to resume a full investigation into the fate of their daughter Megumi and other Japanese nationals abducted by North Korean agents decades ago.

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Honda heading toward Florida for World Cup training camp

NARITA, Japan - Japan's Keisuke Honda is seen at Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture on May 29, 2014, as he leaves for Florida, the United States, along with other members of Alberto Zaccheroni's 23-man squad for the World Cup finals, which will start in Brazil on June 12. Japan will hold a training camp there before traveling to Brazil.

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Hot weather in Beijing

BEIJING, China - A boy plays with water on May 29, 2014, as the temperature climbs over 40 C in Beijing.

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Hot weather in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Women shield themselves from the sun on May 29, 2014, as the temperature climbs over 40 C in Beijing.

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Thailand after coup

BANGKOK, Thailand - A soldier stands guard in front of a building in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 29, 2014, ahead of a planned rally against the May 22 military coup.

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Russian lower house speaker meets Japanese reporters

MOSCOW, Russia - Sergei Naryshkin, chairman of the State Duma or the lower house of the Russian parliament, meets reporters from Kyodo News and other Japanese media organizations on May 29, 2014, ahead of his visit to Japan from June 2.

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Abe on North Korea abductions

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets reporters in Tokyo on May 29, 2014. He said North Korea has agreed to reinvestigate its past abductions of Japanese citizens.

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Abe on North Korea abductions

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets reporters in Tokyo on May 29, 2014. He said North Korea has agreed to reinvestigate its past abductions of Japanese citizens.

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Japanese Christians appreciate returned painting of Virgin Mary

NAGASAKI, Japan - Christians gather before a painting of Virgin Mary, brought to France from Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, early in the Meiji period (1868-1912) and returned to its original place on May 29, 2014, after a hiatus of 145 years.

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Kagawa, Okubo leaving for Florida for World Cup training

NARITA, Japan - Shinji Kagawa (front) and Yoshito Okubo leave for Florida, the United States, from Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture on May 29, 2014, along with other members of Alberto Zaccheroni's 23-man squad for the World Cup finals, which will start in Brazil on June 12. Japan will hold a training camp in Tampa before traveling to Brazil.

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Japan World Cup squad leaves for Florida for training camp

NARITA, Japan - Members of the Japanese national football team walk at Narita airport on May 29, 2014, to board their aircraft bound for a training camp in the southern U.S. state of Florida in preparation for the 2014 FIFA World Cup competition in Brazil. From L: midfielder Keisuke Honda, striker Yoshito Okubo, defender Yuto Nagatomo and forward Manabu Saito.

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Zaccheroni speaks before Japan squad leaves for World Cup

NARITA, Japan - Coach Albert Zaccheroni (R, with a bouquet) of the Japanese national football team gives an address at Narita airport on May 29, 2014, before the squad's departure for the southern U.S. state of Florida for a training camp in preparation for the 2014 FIFA World Cup competition in Brazil.

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Security drill on ship conducted in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Japan Coast Guard conducts an anti-terror drill aboard a ship at Hiroshima Port in Hiroshima on May 29, 2014.

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Mayors of gov't-decreed cities hold anti-quake meeting

SENDAI, Japan - The mayors or deputy mayors of 20 government-decreed cities hold a meeting in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on May 29, 2014, to discuss preparedness for major earthquakes.

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Painting of Virgin Mary returns to Nagasaki from France

NAGASAKI, Japan - A painting of Virgin Mary, brought to France from Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, early in the Meiji period (1868-1912), returns to its original place at a church in the Nagasaki Archdiocese on May 29, 2014, after a hiatus of 145 years.

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Suga speaks about Japan-N. Korea accord on abduction probe

TOKYO, Japan - Chief government spokesman Yoshihide Suga meets reporters at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on May 29, 2014, following an agreement between Japan and North Korea on Pyongyang's resumption of a full investigation into the fate of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korean agents decades ago.

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Abe on North Korea abductions

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets reporters in Tokyo on May 29, 2014. He said North Korea has agreed to reinvestigate its past abductions of Japanese citizens.

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'Smart house' achieves 90% cut in energy consumption

NAGOYA, Japan - Toho Gas Co. exhibits a "Smart Energy House" with high energy-saving efficiency in Tokai, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on May 29, 2014. The developer of the house says it has achieved a cut of around 90% in energy consumption.

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Abe on North Korea abductions

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets reporters in Tokyo on May 29, 2014. He said North Korea has agreed to reinvestigate its past abductions of Japanese citizens.

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17th 'Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Messengers' selected

NAGASAKI, Japan - Four high school students, including Masaki Koyanagi (extreme R), hold a banner after being chosen as the 17th group of "Hiroshima-Nagasaki Peace Messengers" at the Nagasaki municipal office in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on May 29, 2014.

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Demonstrators' occupation in Kiev

KIEV, Ukraine - Photo taken May 29, 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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Fault probe results on Shiga nuke plant to be shown in July

KANAZAWA, Japan - Officials of Hokuriku Electric Power Co. announce a plan to conduct additional research on the activity level of a fault under the Shiga nuclear power plant, to be completed by July 2014, at a news conference in Kanazawa, western Japan, on May 29, 2014.

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Explosion-hit tanker floats in wreckage in western Japan

OSAKA, Japan - The badly damaged tanker Shoko Maru lies stricken in the Seto Inland Sea off Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on May 29, 2014, after an explosion ripped through it earlier in the day.

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Scale model of S. Korea's ill-fated Sewol ferry unveiled

SEOUL, South Korea - Law enforcement authorities display a scale model of the sunken Sewol ferry in Mokpo, South Korea, on May 29, 2014. Chonghaejin Marine Co., the operator of the ill-fated vessel, reportedly tried to sell the ferry for twice as much as it paid for it after it became unstable due to improper renovations.

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Japan Restoration Party to split up

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photos taken on May 29, 2014, show Japan Restoration Party co-leaders Toru Hashimoto (L) in Osaka and Shintaro Ishihara in Tokyo. The opposition party will split up as Ishihara said he will form a new party aiming at revising Japan's Constitution.

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Missing piece of ancient classic writing found in Kyoto

TOKYO, Japan - A partial script of "Yoru no Nezame" (Awakening at Night), a classic tale from the Heian era (794-1192) believed to have been written by a daughter of nobleman Sugawara no Takasue, is displayed in Kyoto, western Japan, on May 29, 2014. It was found at an antiquarian bookstore in the ancient Japanese capital.

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Monument marks Korean fight against Japan's wartime rule

XIAN, China - Park Sung Choon (2nd from L), minister of patriots and veterans affairs of South Korea, and other officials read inscriptions written in both Chinese and Korean on a stone monument unveiled in Xian, China, on May 29, 2014. The monument is dedicated to the South Korean resistance army Gwangbokgun that battled Japanese military rule during World War II.

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Monument marks Korean fight against Japan's wartime rule

XIAN, China - Journalists gather in front of a stone monument at an unveiling ceremony in Xian, China, on May 29, 2014. The monument, dedicated to the South Korean resistance army Gwangbokgun that battled Japanese military rule during World War II, has inscriptions written in both Chinese and Korean.

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Korean monument in China

XIAN, China - Photo shows a stone monument honoring Koreans who fought for the Korean peninsula's independence from Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule, which was unveiled in Xian, China, on May 29, 2014.

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Tanker explosion

HIMEJI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows black smoke rising from the tanker Shoko Maru in the Seto Inland Sea off Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, in western Japan, after an explosion aboard the vessel on May 29, 2014. The captain of the 998-ton fuel tanker is missing and four crew members sustained severe injuries.

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Tanker explosion

HIMEJI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows black smoke rising from the tanker Shoko Maru in the Seto Inland Sea off Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, in western Japan, after an explosion aboard the vessel on May 29, 2014. The captain of the 998-ton fuel tanker is missing and four crew members sustained severe injuries.