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Kiyomizudera Temple lit up

KYOTO, Japan - Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto is lit up Nov. 16, 2001 as the ancient Japanese capital greets the best season for sightseeing.

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Ramadan starts in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan people gather in a Kabul mosque to offer prayers as Afghanistan, like most other Islamic countries, enters Ramadan on Nov. 16, 2001.

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Musashimaru stays ahead of pack at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna Musashimaru (r) employs an elbow clamp to heave top-ranked maegashira Tamanoshima out to remaine unbeaten at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at he Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 16, 2001.

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Sapporo braces up for winter season

SAPPORO, Japan - Odori Park in the center of Sapporo is illuminated with 370,000 lamps Nov. 16, 2001 as the central Hokkaido city braces up for the winter season.

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(2)Japan approves support plan for U.S.-led strikes

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Agency Director General Gen Nakatani arrives at the prime minister's official residence Nov. 16, 2001 to attend a national security council meeting.

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(5)Japan approves support plan for U.S.-led strikes

SASEBO, Japan - Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSD) Aegis ship Kongou (L) and destroyer Sawagiri are berthed at MSD Sasebo Base on Nov. 16, 2001, as the government approved a basic plan for Japan's nonbombat support for U.S.-led war on terrorism.

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(1)Japan approves support plan for U.S.-led strikes

TOKYO, Japan - Flanked by Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa (L) and Defense chief Gen Nakatani (R), Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi sits for a security council meeting at his official residence Nov. 16, 2001 to act on a basic plan to provide Japan's noncombat support for U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in Afghanistan.

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Crown Princess Masako in fine shape

TOKYO, Japan - Expectant mother Crown Princess Masako waves at well-wishers as she is driven to a hospital for a prenatal checkup Nov. 16, 2001. The Imperial Household Agency said the princess is in good condition after the check, the seventh since the announcement of her pregnancy this spring. (Pool photo)

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Japanese farmers rally to demand safeguard measures on imports

TOKYO, Japan - About 3,000 farmers from around the country march in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2001 to press their demand for an immediate imposition of ''safeguard'' measures to curb imports of farm products, mainly from China.

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Tiger kicks the bunker

GOTEMBA, Japan - Tiger Woods kicks the sands Nov. 16, 2001 after failing to carry the ball close to the 14th hole during the second round of the EMC World Cup at the Taiheiyo Club Gotemba Course. Woods and David Duval teamed up to move to 10-under 134 for a tie for fourth with Denmark and Spain.

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Int'l conference on lakes ends, adopts statement

OTSU, Japan - Yoshitsugu Kunimatsu, governor of Shiga Prefecture, central Japan, shakes hands with participants at the end of an international lake conference in Otsu on Nov. 16, 2001. The five-day meeting adopted a declaration calling for partnerships between people and lake-related organizations to promote conservation of lake environments.

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Tunisian minister calls for Marshall Plan for Afghanistan

TOKYO, Japan - Tunisian Foreign Minister Habib Ben Yahia speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2001. He stressed the need to swiftly implement a reconstruction plan for Afghanistan similar to the Marshall Plan for the reconstruction of Europe after World War II.

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(3)Japan approves support plan for U.S.-led strikes

TOKYO, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Taku Yamasaki (C) presides over a meeting of coalition party officials in the Deit on Nov. 16, 2001 to pave the way for a government national security council meeting.

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(4)Japan approves support plan for U.S.-led strikes

NAGOYA, Japan - Japanese Air Self-Defense Force (ADF) C130 transport planes are ready to fly at Okami Airbase near Nagoya on Nov. 16, 2001 following approval of a government plan to provide Japan's noncombat support for U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in Afghanistan.

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Japan 2nd in World Cup golf

GOTEMBA, Japan - Toshimitsu Izawa (L) and Shigeki Maruyama (R) walk to the 17th hole during the second round of the EMC World Cup at the Taiheiyo Club Gotemba Course on Nov. 16, 2001. They stayed in the hunt for Japan's first World Cup victory in 44 years, with three strokes behind the leader Michael Campbell and David Smai of New Zealand.

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Kabul bazaar bustles despite Ramadan

KABUL, Afghanistan - One of the main bazaars in the Afghan capital Kabul is crowded with people despite the start of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month, on Nov. 16, 2001.