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Japanese stores winning in Chinese market

CHENGDU, China - Seven & I Holdings Co.'s Ito-Yokado supermarket (L) and Isetan Co.'s department store in the center of Chengdu, China, are shown in this file photo taken on Nov. 27, 2014. In the competitive retail market in Chengdu, the stores are increasing sales partly due to their customer-oriented services.

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S. Korean protesters stop car carrying Japanese reporter

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of a South Korean conservative group block a car carrying Tatsuya Kato, former Seoul bureau chief of Japan's Sankei Shimbun newspaper, in front of the Seoul Central District Court in this file photo taken on Nov. 27. 2014. Kato has been indicted on charges of defaming South Korean President Park Geun Hye. Local police sent papers on three of the protesters to prosecutors for damaging the vehicle on Dec. 24.

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Many Tunisians joining Islamic State

TUNIS, Tunisia - A man walks into a mosque in a town located north of the Tunisian capital Tunis on Nov. 27, 2014. Many Tunisians, including a 29-year-old man who was a frequent visitor to the mosque, have joined the Islamic State militant group since the 2011 revolution.

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KEPCO starts special check on Takahama Nos. 1, 2 reactors

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 27, 2014, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear plant in the town of Takahama along the Sea of Japan. The utility said on Dec. 1 that it has started special checks on the No. 1 (L on the front) and No. 2 (R on the front) reactors to enable their operation beyond a 40-year limit set for their lifespan.

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Inter's Nagatomo suffers dislocated shoulder

MILAN, Italy - Yuto Nagatomo (C) of Inter Milan suffers a dislocated shoulder during a Europa League Group F match against Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in Milan, Italy, on Nov. 27, 2014. Inter won 2-1.

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Year-end shopping season begins in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Customers shop at a Toys"R"Us toy store at New York's Times Square on Nov. 27, 2014, as the year-end shopping season begins in the United States.

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Japanese cosmetics makers hold event in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - A Russian woman (R) tries a Japanese cosmetic product on Nov. 27, 2014, at the Japanese Embassy in Moscow. Pola Inc. and Kanebo Cosmetics Inc., Japanese cosmetics makers already operating in Russia, jointly held an event at the embassy to introduce their products under the Japanese government's "Cool Japan Initiative" to boost popularity of Japanese products and culture overseas.

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Inter's Nagatomo suffers dislocated shoulder

MILAN, Italy - Yuto Nagatomo (R) of Inter Milan suffers a dislocated shoulder during a Europa League Group F match against Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in Milan, Italy, on Nov. 27, 2014. Inter won 2-1.

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Japanese cosmetics makers hold event in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - A Russian woman (R) is briefed by a representative of a Japanese cosmetics maker on its products on Nov. 27, 2014, at the Japanese Embassy in Moscow. Pola Inc. and Kanebo Cosmetics Inc., Japanese cosmetics makers already operating in Russia, jointly held an event at the embassy to introduce their products under the Japanese government's "Cool Japan Initiative" to boost popularity of Japanese products and culture overseas.

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Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy protesters shout to boost morale in the Mongkok shopping district of Hong Kong on the night of Nov. 27, 2014.

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H.K. police tighten security against pro-democracy protesters

HONG KONG, Hong Kong - Tents erected by pro-democracy protesters remain on a main road in Hong Kong's Admiralty district, where the government headquarters is located, on Nov. 27, 2014.

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Brave Hanyu determined to make Grand Prix Final

OSAKA, Japan - World and Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu speaks at a news conference in Osaka on Nov. 27, 2014, after practice for the NHK Trophy figure skating event. Hanyu, who suffered injuries in a collision during a free-skate warm-up earlier this month, says he is determined to make the Grand Prix final after deciding to compete at the NHK Trophy.

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7 celebrities given this year's Best Dresser Awards

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Rie Miyazawa poses with her trophy during a ceremony for this year's Best Dresser Awards at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2014. Miyazawa is one of the seven recipients of the awards, which are given by the Men's Fashion Unity to celebrities for their good sense of fashion.

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7 celebrities given this year's Best Dresser Awards

TOKYO, Japan - Akito Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., speaks during a ceremony for this year's Best Dresser Awards at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2014. Toyoda is one of the seven recipients of the awards, which are given by the Men's Fashion Unity to celebrities for their good sense of fashion.

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Sumo champion Hakuho visits Kagoshima

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (4th from R) poses for a commemorative photo in the city of Kagoshima on Nov. 27, 2014, against a backdrop of the Sakurajima volcano, as he is welcomed to the southwestern Japanese city. Hakuho matched Taiho's all-time record of 32 career championships at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament earlier in the month.

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H.K. police tighten security against pro-democracy protesters

HONG KONG, Hong Kong - Buses run on a main road in the Mongkok shopping district in Hong Kong on Nov. 27, 2014, after pro-democracy protesters were cleared by police.

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Winners of 2014 Best Dresser Awards on stage

TOKYO, Japan - Winners of the 43rd Best Dresser Awards, hosted by the Men's Fashion Unity, pose on stage after receiving awards at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2014. The winners are (From L) Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda, Kabuki actor Kataoka Ainosuke, script and broadcast writer Kundo Koyama, actress Rie Miyazawa, actor Ryohei Suzuki, table tennis player Ai Fukuhara and photographer Tsuneko Sasamoto.

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Tokyo 2020 chief Mori at coordination meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (C), head of the organizing committee for the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, addresses a coordination meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2014. Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe and Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Hakubun Shimomura are sitting left and right, respectively, to Mori.

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H.K. police tighten security against pro-democracy protesters

HONG KONG, Hong Kong - People walk on a main road in the Mongkok shopping district in Hong Kong on Nov. 27, 2014, after pro-democracy protesters were cleared by police.

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Sapporo announces intention to host 2026 Winter Olympics

SAPPORO, Japan - Sapporo Mayor Fumio Ueda speaks at a news conference at the municipal government building in Sapporo on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Nov. 27, 2014, after announcing the city's intention to host the 2026 Winter Olympics at a city assembly meeting. Sapporo became the first Japanese city to host the Winter Olympics in 1972.

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Emperor, empress attend music concert

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko attend a concert hosted by senior officials of the Imperial Household Agency and Imperial Guard at their palace in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2014, to celebrate their 80th birthdays. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo hotel offers 33.3-mil-yen Christmas stay

TOKYO, Japan - The Prince Park Tower Tokyo hotel shows a diamond valued at 30 million yen on Nov. 27, 2014, which will be a feature of a special Christmas stay for 33.3 million yen. The accommodation fee corresponds to the 333-meter high Tokyo Tower, viewable from the suite.

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Japan takes up indictment of Sankei reporter in talks with S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Junichi Ihara, head of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of Japan's Foreign Ministry, speaks to reporters at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Nov. 27, 2014, after talks with Lee Sang Deok, head of the Northeast Asian Affairs Bureau of South Korea's Foreign Ministry. Ihara said the Japanese side took up the indictment of a Japanese reporter accused of slandering the South Korean president in the talks, calling the action "extremely regrettable."

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JR Tokai to hold ceremonies for maglev train project

TOKYO, Japan - Koei Tsuge, president of Central Japan Railway Co., also known as JR Tokai, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2014. Tsuge said the company will hold ceremonies to pray for the safety of work to build a magnetically levitated train line at JR Shinagawa and JR Nagoya Stations on Dec. 17. Last month, the Japanese government approved JR Tokai's application to construct the line linking Shinagawa and Nagoya by 2017.

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Tokyo hotel offers 33.3-mil-yen Christmas stay

TOKYO, Japan - The Prince Park Tower Tokyo hotel shows a diamond valued at 30 million yen on Nov. 27, 2014, which will be a feature of a special Christmas stay for 33.3 million yen. The accommodation fee corresponds to the 333-meter high Tokyo Tower, viewable from the suite.

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Japan takes up indictment of Sankei reporter in talks with S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Junichi Ihara (R), head of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of Japan's Foreign Ministry, speaks to reporters at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Nov. 27, 2014, after talks with Lee Sang Deok, head of the Northeast Asian Affairs Bureau of South Korea's Foreign Ministry. Ihara said the Japanese side took up the indictment of a Japanese reporter accused of slandering the South Korean president in the talks, calling the action "extremely regrettable."

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Fukushima Univ. unveils new device to detect strontium-90

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Yoshitaka Takagai, an associate professor at Fukushima University, explains a device his team developed to measure strontium-90, a radioactive isotope produced by nuclear fission, in Fukushima, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 27, 2014. The device is in use to analyze contaminated water at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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Peach Aviation adds low-calorie meals to inflight menu

OSAKA, Japan - Budget carrier Peach Aviation Ltd. announces on Nov. 27, 2014, the offer of three low-calorie meals on its revised inflight menu from Dec. 1 as shown in this compilation of photos: (from top) steamed salmon trout with basil cream sauce, rice of 16 different grains and Qeema curry with chicken breast, and a seasonal "bento" set of sushi with a "soba" noodle salad. Prices range from 800 yen to 850 yen.

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Court nixes demand seeking suspension of 2 nuclear plants restart

OTSU, Japan - Laywer Kenichi Ido (C) speaks to reporters in front of the Otsu District Court in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 27, 2014, after the court rejected a demand by some western Japan residents seeking suspension of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s planned restart of nuclear reactors at its Takahama and Oi plants, now offline for a safety screening by the country's nuclear regulator.

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JBA acting chief apologizes after failed merger results

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuru Maruo, acting president of the Japan Basketball Association, bows in apology during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2014, a day after the JBA was banned indefinitely from playing in competitions sanctioned by the sport's world governing body FIBA.

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JBA acting chief apologizes after failed merger results

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuru Maruo, acting president of the Japan Basketball Association, hold a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2014, a day after the JBA was banned indefinitely from playing in competitions sanctioned by the sport's world governing body FIBA.

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Avian flu virus detected in duck fecal in west Japan

TOTTORI, Japan - Ducks and other birds are seen at a pond in Tottori, western Japan, on Nov. 27, 2014, where the highly pathogenic avian influenza type H5N8 virus has been detected in duck fecal samples.

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Reporter pleads not guilty to defaming S. Korean pres.

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of a conservative South Korean civic group protest against a car carrying Tatsuya Kato, former chief of the Seoul bureau of the Japanese mass-circulation daily Sankei Shimbun, in the South Korean capital on Nov. 27, 2014, after Kato pleaded not guilty at the first preliminary hearing at the Seoul Central District Court on charges of defaming South Korean President Park Geun Hye in an article about her whereabouts during the deadly ferry disaster in April.

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Panasonic showcases 'smart town' west of Tokyo

OSAKA, Japan - Kanagawa Gov. Yuji Kuroiwa speaks during a ceremony in the Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town in Fujisawa west of Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2014. The town is built by a consortium led by Panasonic Corp., with its concept focused on achieving community-wide energy conservation by optimizing the use of solar power.

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H.K. police tighten security against pro-democracy protesters

HONG KONG, Hong Kong - Police officers stand guard on a main road in the Mongkok shopping district in Hong Kong on Nov. 27, 2014, after pro-democracy protesters were cleared by police.

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Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, Hong Kong - A bus resumes its service and people walk on Nathan Road, a main road in the Mongkok shopping district of Hong Kong, on the morning of Nov. 27, 2014, after pro-prodemocracy demonstrators were cleared on the night of the previous day.

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Looking back 2014 through caricature dolls

TOKYO, Japan - Mataro Doll Ltd. unveils traditional Japanese "hina" dolls of newsmakers in a caricature style in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2014. Shown in front left is "Air Kei" depicting Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori.

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Panasonic showcases 'smart town' west of Tokyo

OSAKA, Japan - Panasonic Corp. shows the press the Fujisawa Sustainable Smart Town in Fujisawa west of Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2014. The concept focuses on achieving community-wide energy consumption by optimizing the use of solar power.

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Japanese handmade paper added to UNESCO intangible heritage list

MINO, Japan - Local people celebrate the registration of Japanese traditional handmade paper called "washi" as an Intangible Cultural Heritage by the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization or UNESCO on Nov. 27, 2014, at the city office building of Mino, where one of the registered washi products called "Homminoshi" is produced, in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan. Confetti made of Homminoshi was used in the celebration.

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Japanese reporter pleads not guilty to defaming S. Korean president

SEOUL, South Korea - Tatsuya Kato, former chief of the Seoul bureau of the Japanese mass-circulation daily Sankei Shimbun, appears at the Seoul Central District Court in the South Korean capital on Nov. 27, 2014, for the first preliminary hearing on charges of defaming South Korean President Park Geun Hye in an article about her whereabouts during the deadly ferry disaster in April. Kato pleaded not guilty at the hearing.

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Snow-capped Mt. Fuji in back of Tokyo skyscrapers

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from Bunkyo Ward in central Tokyo shows Mt. Fuji, Japan's tallest mountain, covered with a layer of snow, seen in the back of skyscrapers towering over Tokyo's Shinjuku district in the morning on Nov. 27, 2014.

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Looking back 2014 through traditional dolls

TOKYO, Japan - Mataro Doll Ltd. unveils traditional Japanese "hina" dolls of newsmakers in a year-end display in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2014. Shown front left is "Air Kei" depicting Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori.

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Snow-capped Mt. Fuji in back of Tokyo skyscrapers

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from Bunkyo Ward in central Tokyo shows Mt. Fuji, Japan's tallest mountain, covered with a layer of snow, seen in the back of skyscrapers towering over Tokyo's Shinjuku district in the morning on Nov. 27, 2014.

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Japanese reporter pleads not guilty to defaming S. Korean president

SEOUL, South Korea - Tatsuya Kato, former chief of the Seoul bureau of the Japanese mass-circulation daily Sankei Shimbun, appears at the Seoul Central District Court in the South Korean capital on Nov. 27, 2014, for the first preliminary hearing on charges of defaming South Korean President Park Geun Hye in an article about her whereabouts during the deadly ferry disaster in April. Kato pleaded not guilty at the hearing.

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Japanese handmade paper added to UNESCO intangible heritage list

SAITAMA, Japan - Local people celebrate the registration of Japanese traditional handmade paper called "washi" as an Intangible Cultural Heritage by the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization or UNESCO before dawn on Nov. 27, 2014, in Higashichichibu, where one of the registered washi products called "Hosokawashi" is produced, in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo.

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Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer unveiled

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 27, 2014, at the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan shows the Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer to be launched on Nov. 30. Hayabusa2 will target an asteroid named "1999 JU3" in 2018 and return to Earth in 2020 in a mission to clarify the origin of the solar system.

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Violence-torn region in southern Philippines hungers for peace, development

STORY: Violence-torn region in southern Philippines hungers for peace, development DATELINE: Nov. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:22 LOCATION: COTABATO CITY, the Philippines CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Cotabato City 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): AHOD EBRAHIM, BARMM Chief Minister 3. various of Cotabato City 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): AHOD EBRAHIM, BARMM Chief Minister 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): FERDINAND ROMUALDEZ MARCOS, Philippine President 6. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): AHOD EBRAHIM, BARMM Chief Minister STORYLINE: Scarred by almost five decades of armed conflict, a violence-torn region in the southern Philippines is on its way to a lasting peace, attracting more investors to rebuild the languishing economy and lift its people out of poverty. Cotabato City is the biggest city of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), southern Philippines. In 2014, the Philippine government and Bangsamoro's combatants signed a peace agreement, ending the decades-long insurgency. In 2018

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Vienna's Christmas market feels impact of terror attacks, migrants

Photo taken Nov. 27, 2015, shows Vienna's annual Christmas market, which has more than 700 years of tradition. The market has had much fewer visitors than in 2014, apparently due to the Nov. 13 Paris terrorist attacks and the migrant crisis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese stores winning in Chinese market

CHENGDU, China - Seven & I Holdings Co.'s Ito-Yokado supermarket (L) and Isetan Co.'s department store in the center of Chengdu, China, are shown in this file photo taken on Nov. 27, 2014. In the competitive retail market in Chengdu, the stores are increasing sales partly due to their customer-oriented services. (Kyodo)

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S. Korean protesters stop car carrying Japanese reporter

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of a South Korean conservative group block a car carrying Tatsuya Kato, former Seoul bureau chief of Japan's Sankei Shimbun newspaper, in front of the Seoul Central District Court in this file photo taken on Nov. 27. 2014. Kato has been indicted on charges of defaming South Korean President Park Geun Hye. Local police sent papers on three of the protesters to prosecutors for damaging the vehicle on Dec. 24. (Kyodo)