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U.S.-Japan relations expert Joseph Nye dies at 88

File photo taken in October 2014 shows international relations scholar Joseph Nye. Known for pioneering the theory of "soft power," the former dean of Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government and U.S. assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs under U.S. President Bill Clinton died at age 88, Harvard said on May 7, 2025.

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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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Gov't commends ballerina for winning Benois award

TOKYO, Japan - Ballet dancer Mariko Kida (R) gets commendations from Cultural Agency head Masanori Aoyagi in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2014, for winning this year's Benois de la Danse competition in the ballerina category in May as the first Japanese to receive the prestigious Russian award.

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Ballerina Kida all smiles after cited by Cultural Agency

TOKYO, Japan - Ballet dancer Mariko Kida holds a trophy given to her by the Cultural Agency commissioner in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2014, for winning this year's Benois de la Danse competition in the ballerina category in May as the first Japanese to get the prestigious Russian award.

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Prince Katsura, cousin of Emperor Akihito, dies at 66

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on May 7, 1973, shows Prince Katsura, a cousin of Emperor Akihito, while studying at a graduate school of the Australian National University. He died of acute heart failure at a Tokyo hospital at 10:55 a.m. on June 8, 2014, aged 66.

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Priests of different faiths forming groups across Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken May 7, 2014, shows (from R) Shungen Kiyokumo, head of a cross-faith group in Yamanashi Prefecture, and his deputies, Yasunori Nezu and Nobumitsu Kobayashi, reviewing their activities while reading copies of its annually published journal titled "Jibeta" (ground) in the prefectural city of Kofu.

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Translater of Stokes' book

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyuki Fujita, translator of "Eikokujin Kisha Ga Mita Rengokoku Sensho Shikan no Kyomou" (Falsehoods of the Allied Nations' Victorious View of History, as Seen by a British Journalist), written by former New York Times Tokyo bureau chief Henry S. Stokes, is pictured during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on May 7, 2014.

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Henry Stokes

TOKYO, Japan - Former New York Times Tokyo bureau chief Henry S. is pictured during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on May 7, 2014. Stokes spoke about his latest book "Eikokujin Kisha Ga Mita Rengokoku Sensho Shikan no Kyomou" (Falsehoods of the Allied Nations' Victorious View of History, as Seen by a British Journalist).

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Angels honor Yankees' Jeter

ANAHEIM, United States - The Los Angeles Angels honor New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter (3rd form R) at a ceremony before his final regular-season game against the Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on May 7, 2014. Jeter has announced that he will retire at the end of this season.

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Jeter hits homer

ANAHEIM, United States - New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter hits the season's first home run during the second inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, California, on May 7, 2014.

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Jeter hits homer

ANAHEIM, United States - New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter hits the season's first home run during the second inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, California, on May 7, 2014.

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N. Korea says it will conduct nuke tests regularly

NEW YORK, United States - Ri Tong Il, North Korea's deputy ambassador to the UN, delivers a speech at a meeting of the UN Security Council in New York on May 7, 2014, revealing a plan to conduct nuclear tests more regularly for defense purposes, probably every year.

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Vitesse's Havenaar in action against Groningen

GRONINGEN, the Netherlands - Mike Havenaar (C) of Vitesse Arnhem evades his markers in the first half of a match against FC Groningen in the Dutch first division in a Europa League playoff in Groningen on May 7, 2014. Vitesse lost 1-0.

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Japan-U.S. trade talks

PARIS, France - U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman (L) and Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Toshimitsu Motegi shake hands ahead of their talks in Paris on May 7, 2014.

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Japanese farm minister in France

PARIS, France - Japanese farm minister Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks with reporters in Paris on May 7, 2014. Hayashi attended an informal ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization in the French capital the same day.

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Soccer fans in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazilian fans get excited near the site in Rio de Janeiro where Brazilian head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari announced his 23-man squad on May 7, 2014, for the World Cup soccer to be held between June 12 and July 13, 2014 in the South American country.

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Brazilian coach Scolari announces 23 players for World Cup

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazilian head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari holds a press conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 7, 2014 after announcing his 23-man squad for the World Cup to be held from June 12 to July 13, 2014 in the South American country.

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OECD ministerial meeting

PARIS, France - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Angel Gurria, secretary general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, attend a joint press conference in Paris on May 7, 2014, as the OECD ended a two-day ministerial council meeting.

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Western Sydney's Ono tails ball in game against Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Japanese midfielder Shinji Ono (C) of Western Sydney Wanderers pursues compatriot midfielder Gakuto Notsuda (L) of Sanfrecce Hiroshima for the ball during the Australian club's 3-1 loss away in the Asian Champions League round of 16 in Hiroshima, western Japan, on May 7, 2014.

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Pro-Russian citizen gets treatment in eastern Ukraine

MARIUPOL, Ukraine - A pro-Russian resident (C) gets treatment after allegedly being tear-gassed in a clash with pro-Ukraine government forces in the eastern Ukraine city of Mariupol in Donetsk Province on May 7, 2014. This is part of the military conflict involving the seizure of local government buildings by pro-Russian separatists.

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Abe in Belgium

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, on May 7, 2014. Abe said he will not set any deadline for his Cabinet to approve the lifting of Japan's self-imposed ban on exercising the right to collective self-defense, stressing he will take time for consultation within the ruling coalition.

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IBF world title match

OSAKA, Japan - Champion Amnat Ruenroeng (L) of Thailand celebrates after beating Japan's Kazuto Ioka (front) in an IBF flyweight title match at Osaka's Bodymaker Colosseum on May 7, 2014.

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Abe in Belgium

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe answers a question at a press conference in Brussels, Belgium, on May 7, 2014. Abe said he will not set any deadline for his Cabinet to approve the lifting of Japan's self-imposed ban on exercising the right to collective self-defense, stressing he will take time for consultation within the ruling coalition.

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Japan delivers aid supplies to Afghanistan at Kabul airport

KABUL, Afghanistan - Miou Maeda (R), charge d'affaires ad interim at the Japanese Embassy in Afghanistan, delivers relief supplies from Japan for landslide victims to an unidentified Afghan government official in a customs warehouse at Kabul International Airport on May 7, 2014.

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Japan's Ioka fails to win title in 3rd weight division

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Kazuto Ioka (R) exchanges punches with IBF flyweight champion Amnat Ruenroeng of Thailand in Osaka, western Japan, on May 7, 2014, in an unsuccessful attempt to win titles in three different weight division.

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Japan lawmakers in China

BEIJING, China - Takeshi Noda (L), a senior politician who heads a delegation of lawmakers belonging to Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and former Japanese Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga (R) head for talks with former Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan (C) in Beijing on May 7, 2014. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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LDP's Noda talks with ex-Chinese State Councilor Tang in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Former Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan (L) and Takeshi Noda, a senior politician heading a delegation to China from Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, shake hands in Beijing on May 7, 2014, prior to talks. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japanese, Italian defense ministers

ROME, Italy - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (2nd from R) and his Italian counterpart Roberta Pinotti (2nd from L) hold talks in Rome on May 7, 2014.

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Japan lawmakers in China

BEIJING, China - Takeshi Noda (far R), a senior politician who heads a delegation of lawmakers belonging to Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, holds talks with former Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan (2nd from L, with glasses) in Beijing on May 7, 2014. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan's Kawasaki sunk by Seoul in 1st leg of ACL round of 16

KAWASAKI, Japan - Renato of Japan's Kawasaki Frontale scores from the penalty spot during the second half of a round of 16 match against South Korea's FC Seoul in the Asian Champions League in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, on May 7, 2014. Kawasaki lost 3-2.

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Japan, EU to seek early trade deal, cybersecurity cooperation

BRUSSELS, Belgium - (From L to R) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso hold a joint news conference at the EU headquarters in Brussels on May 7, 2014, after their talks. They agreed to seek an early conclusion of a free trade agreement and cooperate in countering attacks in cyberspace.

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Kawasaki's Okubo fires shot against Seoul in ACL game

KAWASAKI, Japan - Forward Yoshito Okubo (L) of Kawasaki Frontale fires a shot before the Japanese football club's 3-2 defeat at home to FC Seoul in the Asian Champions League round of 16 in Kawasaki, west of Tokyo, on May 7, 2014.

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Takayama beats Ono to defend IBF min title

OSAKA, Japan - IBF Mini Flyweight champion Katsunari Takayama of Japan celebrates after beating compatriot Shin Ono with a unanimous decision in their championship match at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka on May 7, 2014.

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Woman casts vote in South Africa's former black township

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - A woman casts a vote in Soweto, a former black township in the suburbs of Johannesburg, the economic capital city of South Africa, on May 7, 2014.

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Japanese, Italian defense ministers

ROME, Italy - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (L) and his Italian counterpart Roberta Pinotti shake hands in Rome on May 7, 2014.

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Japan, EU to seek early trade deal, cybersecurity cooperation

BRUSSELS, Belgium - (From L to R) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso hold a joint news conference at the EU headquarters in Brussels on May 7, 2014, after their talks. They agreed to seek an early conclusion of a free trade agreement and cooperate in countering attacks in cyberspace.

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Hiroshima's Ishihara fires shot against Western Sydney

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Forward Naoki Ishihara (L) of Sanfrecce Hiroshima fires a shot as Western Sydney Wanderers defender Daniel Mullen pursues him during the Japanese football club's 3-1 win at home over the Australian team in the Asian Champions League round of 16 in Hiroshima, western Japan, on May 7, 2014.

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Kawasaki's Kobayashi scores header against Seoul

KAWASAKI, Japan - Forward Yu Kobayashi (R) of Kawasaki Frontale scores a header as FC Seoul defender Kim Chi Woo tries to stop him before the Japanese football club's 3-2 defeat at home in the Asian Champions League round of 16 in Kawasaki, west of Tokyo, on May 7, 2014.

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Takayama defends IBF Mini Flyweight title

OSAKA, Japan - Champion Katsunari Takayama of Japan (L) and compatriot Shin Ono exchange punches in the eighth round of their IBF Mini Flyweight championship match at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka on May 7, 2014. Takayama beat Ono with a 3-0 decision, defending his title.

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Ex-PMs Koizumi, Hosokawa launch antinuclear body

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese prime ministers Morihiro Hosokawa (L) and Junichiro Koizumi head for a meeting to launch the Japan Assembly for Nuclear Free Renewable Energy in Tokyo on May 7, 2014. The move to set up the entity to promote renewable energy comes as the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe continues its push to restart atomic power plants that are deemed safe enough under enhanced nuclear regulations.

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Ex-PMs Koizumi, Hosokawa launch antinuclear body

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi addresses a meeting to launch the Japan Assembly for Nuclear Free Renewable Energy in Tokyo on May 7, 2014. Former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa also spoke at the meeting. The move comes as the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe continues its push to restart atomic power plants that are deemed safe enough under enhanced nuclear regulations.

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China-U.S. 'Ping pong diplomacy' remembered in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Xu Yinsheng (L) from China, former president of the International Table Tennis Federation, and Atsushi Goto, head of the Aichi Table Tennis Association, shake hands at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on May 7, 2014. The gym was a venue at the 1971 World Table Tennis Championships where an encounter between Chinese and U.S. teams led to the start of talks on establishing diplomatic relations between Beijing and Washington.

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Japan calls for foreign ministerial talks with China

PARIS, France - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Paris on May 7, 2014, on the sidelines of a ministerial meeting of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Kishida expressed readiness to hold talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to lay the groundwork for a summit between the two countries.

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Takayama defends IBF Mini Flyweight title

OSAKA, Japan - Champion Katsunari Takayama of Japan (back) delivers a punch to compatriot Shin Ono in the third round of their IBF Mini Flyweight championship match at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka on May 7, 2014. Takayama beat Ono with a 3-0 decision, defending his title.

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Japanese PM Abe meets Barroso, Van Rompuy in Brussels

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) is greeted by European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (C) and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso upon his arrival at the EU headquarters in Brussels on May 7, 2014.

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Japanese PM Abe meets Barroso, Van Rompuy in Brussels

BRUSSELS, Belgium - (from L to R) European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy pose for photos at the EU headquarters in Brussels on May 7, 2014, prior to their talks.

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SoftBank group posts record profit of 527.04 bil yen

TOKYO, Japan - Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Corp., smiles during a press conference in Tokyo on May 7, 2014. Son said Softbank's group net profit for the past year to March surged 41.5 percent from a year earlier to a record 527.04 billion yen. The company's group net profit topped that of NTT Docomo Inc. for the first time.

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SoftBank group posts record profit of 527.04 bil yen

TOKYO, Japan - Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Corp., at a press conference in Tokyo on May 7, 2014, stands in front of a sign board saying Softbank's group operating profit exceeded one trillion yen for the year just ended. Group net profit for the past year to March surged 41.5 percent from a year earlier to a record 527.04 billion yen.

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SoftBank group posts record profit of 527.04 bil yen

TOKYO, Japan - Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Corp., answers questions during a press conference in Tokyo on May 7, 2014. Son said Softbank's group net profit for the past year to March surged 41.5 percent from a year earlier to a record 527.04 billion yen.

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SoftBank group posts record profit of 527.04 bil yen

TOKYO, Japan - Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Corp., briefs reporters on the company's financial results at a press conference in Tokyo on May 7, 2014. For the past year to March 31, SoftBank's group net profit surged 41.5 percent from a year earlier to a record 527.04 billion yen due to a rise in subscriptions and purchase of the third-biggest U.S. telecom carrier Sprint Nextel Corp.