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Football: World Cup venue in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - File photo taken on Nov. 10, 2017, shows Spartak Stadium in Moscow, a venue of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia.

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Football: Russia ahead of 2018 World Cup

MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 21 Kyodo - A football-themed mural appears on the wall of a building near Spartak Stadium in Moscow in this photo taken on Nov. 10, 2017. The stadium is a venue of the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia.

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Matsuyama shoots ace at Dunlop Phoenix

MIYAZAKI, Japan, Nov. 19 Kyodo - Hideki Matsuyama (C) reacts after holing an ace on the par-3 third during the final round of the Dunlop Phoenix golf tournament at Phoenix Country Club in Miyazaki Prefecture on Nov. 19, 2017. Matsuyama placed fifth at 10-under.

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Hospitals aiming to support long-stay child patients

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 18 Kyodo - Children with serious illnesses play in a kids room at the National Center for Global Health and Medicine's hospital in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2017. The Waku Waku no Mori (forest of thrills) playroom was opened in the hospital's pediatrics department the same day to help long-stay child patients acquire age-appropriate social skills and receive necessary education.

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Figure skating: Medvedeva leads after NHK Trophy SP

OSAKA, Japan, Nov. 10 Kyodo - Russian figure skater Evgenia Medvedeva performs en route to taking the lead after the women's short program at the NHK Trophy in Osaka on Nov. 10, 2017.

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Car attack in Manhattan

NEW YORK, United States, Nov. 3 Kyodo - Police vehicles are parked in Manhattan, New York, on Nov. 1, 2017, near the site of a motor vehicle attack which left eight people dead and more than 10 others injured.

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Japan space agency developing world's smallest satellite-launch rocket

SAGAMIHARA, Japan, Nov. 22 Kyodo - Hiroto Habu, an assistant professor at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, poses with the TRICOM1 ultra small satellite developed by the University of Tokyo, at JAXA's facility in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 22, 2016. JAXA said it will launch the world's smallest rocket, which is around 10 meters long, about 50 centimeters in diameter and weighs 2.6 tons, to put the satellite into Earth orbit from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, by the end of March 2017.

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Abe announces plan to dissolve lower house, postpones tax hike

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2014. Abe said he will dissolve the lower house on Nov. 21 for a general election and postpone a planned consumption tax hike to 10 percent by 18 months to April 2017, citing the economic downturn following a tax increase the previous April.

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Abe announces plan to dissolve lower house, postpones tax hike

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2014. Abe said he will dissolve the lower house on Nov. 21 for a general election and postpone a planned consumption tax hike to 10 percent by 18 months to April 2017, citing the economic downturn following a tax increase the previous April.

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Abe announces plan to dissolve lower house, postpones tax hike

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2014. Abe said he will dissolve the lower house on Nov. 21 for a general election and postpone a planned consumption tax hike to 10 percent by 18 months to April 2017, citing the economic downturn following a tax increase the previous April.

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Abe announces plan to dissolve lower house, postpones tax hike

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2014. Abe said he will dissolve the lower house on Nov. 21 for a general election and postpone a planned consumption tax hike to 10 percent by 18 months to April 2017, citing the economic downturn following a tax increase the previous April.

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Test flights for MRJ small passenger plane resume

Photo taken Feb. 10, 2016, at Nagoya Airport, central Japan, shows the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, Japan's first domestically produced commercial passenger plane, touching down following its first trial flight since Nov. 27, 2015. Initial delivery to ANA Holdings Inc. will likely be delayed to mid-2018 from the originally scheduled second quarter of 2017 as work is needed to strengthen and improve the jet's wings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Test flights for MRJ small passenger plane resume

Photo taken Feb. 10, 2016, at Nagoya Airport, central Japan, shows the Mitsubishi Regional Jet, Japan's first domestically produced commercial passenger plane, taking off for its first trial flight since Nov. 27, 2015. Initial delivery to ANA Holdings Inc. will likely be delayed to mid-2018 from the originally scheduled second quarter of 2017 as work is needed to strengthen the jet's wings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: World Cup venue in Russia

File photo taken on Nov. 10, 2017, shows Spartak Stadium in Moscow, a venue of the 2018 football World Cup finals in Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Football: Russia ahead of 2018 World Cup

A football-themed mural appears on the wall of a building near Spartak Stadium in Moscow in this photo taken on Nov. 10, 2017. The stadium is a venue of the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hospitals aiming to support long-stay child patients

Children with serious illnesses play in a kids room at the National Center for Global Health and Medicine's hospital in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2017. The Waku Waku no Mori (forest of thrills) playroom was opened in the hospital's pediatrics department the same day to help long-stay child patients acquire age-appropriate social skills and receive necessary education. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese inn rebuilds using modern technology

Tomoko Miyazaki, president of Jinya, a Japanese-style inn in Hadano, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, explains her style of management on Nov. 10, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese inn rebuilds using modern technology

Employees at Jinya, a Japanese-style inn in Hadano, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, use a tablet to manage their inn on Nov. 10, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese inn rebuilds using modern technology

The staff of Jinya, a Japanese-style inn in Hadano, Kanagawa Prefecture, neighboring Tokyo, check a screen in the kitchen displaying guest information on Nov. 10, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Senior N. Korean military official likely punished: S. Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and Hwang Pyong So, head of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army, watch a parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on May 10, 2016. South Korea's National Intelligence Service told a group of lawmakers Nov. 20, 2017, that Hwang and Kim Won Hong, the bureau's deputy chief, might have been punished as the result of a rare inspection carried out on the bureau for the first time in 20 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito, Crown Princess Masako

Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (L) and Crown Princess Masako attend a ceremony celebrating the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the International Cosmos Prize at the U.N. University in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Honda launches "world's fastest FWD car" in Malaysia

Toichi Ishiyama (R), managing director of Honda Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., unveils the all-new Civic Type R dubbed "the world's fastest front-wheel-drive car" at the Malaysia Autoshow 2017 outside Kuala Lumpur on Nov. 10. (NNA/Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito

Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito addresses a ceremony celebrating the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the International Cosmos Prize at the U.N. University in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito, Crown Princess Masako

Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (R) and Crown Princess Masako attend a ceremony celebrating the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the International Cosmos Prize at the U.N. University in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2017. ==Kyodo

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CORRECTED: Serial murder case in Zama, Japan

Local residents pray near the apartment complex in Zama, outside Tokyo, on Nov. 10, 2017, where nine dismembered bodies were found the previous week at the home of suspect Takahiro Shiraishi. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Serial murder case in Zama, Japan

Flowers and snacks are left on Nov. 10, 2017 on a street near the apartment complex in Zama, near Tokyo, where nine dismembered bodies were found the previous week at the home of suspect Takahiro Shiraishi. A message on the candy bag says, "See you again." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Brazil-Japan friendly in France

Brazil's Neymar (L) and Makoto Hasebe of Japan vie for the ball during the second half of a soccer friendly in Lille, France, on Nov. 10, 2017. Brazil won 3-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Fighters OK Otani's use of posting system to go to majors

Combined photo shows Shohei Otani of the Nippon Ham Fighters pitching and hitting cleanup against the Orix Buffaloes in the final home game of the season at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 4, 2017. The Fighters said on Nov. 10 that they will allow the 23-year-old two-way player to use the posting system this offseason to make a move to the major league. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Fighters OK Otani's use of posting system to go to majors

Shohei Otani (facing camera) of the Nippon Ham Fighters high-fives teammates after throwing a complete-game shutout against the Orix Buffaloes in the final home game of the season at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 4, 2017. The Fighters said on Nov. 10 that they will allow the 23-year-old two-way player to use the posting system this offseason to make a move to the major league. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Philanthropist Fish pushes for more from Japanese women leaders in 2017

Philanthropist Atsuko Fish, founder of the Japanese Women's Leadership Initiative, is shown in a photo taken at the International House of Japan in Tokyo on June 22, 2017. A revamped version of the Boston-based organization's executive four-week training program for Japanese women, "JWLI-II" will be held in Boston Oct. 10-Nov. 3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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FEATURE: Philanthropist Fish pushes for more from Japanese women leaders in 2017

Philanthropist Atsuko Fish (L), founder of the Japanese Women's Leadership Initiative, and program manager Kozue Sawame are shown in a photo taken at the International House of Japan in Tokyo on June 22, 2017. A revamped version of the Boston-based organization's executive four-week training program for Japanese women, "JWLI-II" will be held in Boston Oct. 10-Nov. 3. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Romo's Mexican dream takes him halfway around world

Mexico and San Francisco Giants pitcher Sergio Romo poses during practice at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 9, 2016. Mexico's national team will play two friendlies against Japan -- on Nov. 10 and 11 -- as part of their buildup toward the 2017 World Baseball Classic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe announces plan to dissolve lower house, postpones tax hike

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2014. Abe said he will dissolve the lower house on Nov. 21 for a general election and postpone a planned consumption tax hike to 10 percent by 18 months to April 2017, citing the economic downturn following a tax increase the previous April. (Kyodo)

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Abe announces plan to dissolve lower house, postpones tax hike

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Nov. 18, 2014. Abe said he will dissolve the lower house on Nov. 21 for a general election and postpone a planned consumption tax hike to 10 percent by 18 months to April 2017, citing the economic downturn following a tax increase the previous April. (Kyodo)

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Figure skating: Hongo 4th after NHK Trophy SP

Japanese figure skater Rika Hongo performs in the women's short program at the NHK Trophy in Osaka on Nov. 10, 2017. Hongo placed fourth. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Fighters OK Otani's use of posting system to go to majors

Nippon Ham Fighters manager Hideki Kuriyama speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2017. Kuriyama announced the Fighters' decision to allow slugging ace Shohei Otani to use the posting system in the offseason to play in the major leagues in 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Fighters OK Otani's use of posting system to go to majors

Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher-slugger Shohei Otani leaves a players dormitory in Kamagaya, Chiba Prefecture, on Nov. 10, 2017, to meet with club manager Hideki Kuriyama and president Kenso Takeda in Tokyo. The Fighters announced their decision to allow Otani to move to the major leagues for the 2018 season through the offseason posting system. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Veterinary school in Abe cronyism scandal gets panel OK to open

Japanese education minister Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2017. A ministry panel the same day approved the opening of a new veterinary school at the center of a cronyism scandal involving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Veterinary school in Abe cronyism scandal gets panel OK to open

Photo taken Oct. 26, 2017, shows the campus building under construction in Imabari, western Japan for the veterinary department of the Okayama University of Science. An education ministry panel on Nov. 10 approved the opening of the veterinary school that has been at the center of a cronyism scandal involving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Veterinary school in Abe cronyism scandal gets panel OK to open

Japanese education minister Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2017. A ministry panel the same day approved the opening of a new veterinary school at the center of a cronyism scandal involving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Fighters OK Otani's use of posting system to go to majors

Nippon Ham Fighters manager Hideki Kuriyama speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2017. Kuriyama announced the Fighters' decision to allow slugging ace Shohei Otani to use the posting system in the offseason to play in the major leagues in 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Vietnam meeting

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) and Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang (2nd from R) hold talks in Danang, Vietnam, on Nov. 10, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Deadly car accident in Thailand

Photo taken on Nov. 10, 2017, shows the personal effects of the victims of a car accident that occurred on Nov. 8 in Ayutthaya, central Thailand. Four Japanese tourists and a Thai tour guide were killed in the accident. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Vietnam meeting

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang shake hands on Nov. 10, 2017, in Danang, Vietnam, at their meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Co-leader of Japanese opposition party

Yuichiro Tamaki (R) and Hiroshi Ogushi, House of Representatives members from the opposition Party of Hope, shake hands during a party meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2017. Tamaki defeated his sole rival Ogushi in a party vote to serve as co-leader alongside its founder Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Deadly car accident in Thailand

Thai transport officials inspect a crashed car in Ayutthaya, central Thailand, on Nov. 10, 2017, two days after four Japanese tourists and a Thai tour guide were killed in the vehicle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Co-leader of Japanese opposition party

House of Representatives member, Yuichiro Tamaki, of the opposition Party of Hope, address a party meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2017, after he was selected as the party's co-leader alongside its founder Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kuczynski, Abe

Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (L) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at their meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum Nov. 10, 2017. (Pool Photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, Peru meeting

Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (2nd from L) and his aides meet with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and the Japanese delegation on Nov. 10, 2017 in Danang, Vietnam. (Pool Photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Renowned researcher leaves Riken institute

Photo taken Nov. 10, 2017, shows Masayo Takahashi, a researcher at the Japanese government-backed Riken institute who led a team that succeeded for the first time in the world in transplanting into a woman retinal cells grown from her own iPS cells in 2014. Riken announced on July 31, 2019, that Takahashi will leave the institute the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo