Japanese cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki dies at 93

Japanese cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki dies at 93

TOKYO, Nov. 30 Kyodo - Photo taken in February 2013 shows Japanese cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki, known for the popular horror comic series "Gegege no Kitaro." He died of multiple organ failure on Nov. 30, 2015, at age 93.

Japanese cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki dies at 93

Japanese cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki dies at 93

TOKYO, Nov. 30 Kyodo - File photo taken in March 2004 shows Japanese cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki drawing characters from his popular horror comic series "Gegege no Kitaro" on a wall in the lobby of the Mizuki Shigeru Kinenkan museum in Sakaiminato in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan. Mizuki died of multiple organ failure on Nov. 30, 2015, at age 93.

Japanese cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki dies at 93

Japanese cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki dies at 93

TOKYO, Nov. 30 Kyodo - File photo taken in May 2014 shows Japanese cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki (L) and his wife Nunoe Mura posing for a photo with Kitaro, the main character of his popular horror comic series " Gegege no Kitaro," in Tokyo. Mizuki died of multiple organ failure on Nov. 30, 2015, at age 93.

Special Turkish Airlines plane lands in Japan to commemorate friendship

Special Turkish Airlines plane lands in Japan to commemorate friendship

NARITA, Japan, Nov. 30 Kyodo - Kushimoto Mayor Katsumasa Tashima makes a speech at a ceremony in Narita airport, east of Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2015, to mark the release of a movie depicting the friendship between Turkey and Japan. The Turkish Airlines jet, seen in the background, was named "KUSHIMOTO" after the Japanese coastal town where an Ottoman frigate sank in 1890 due to a typhoon. Of the 587 people aboard the warship, 69 survived due to rescue efforts by local people.

Upgrading Suez Canal

Upgrading Suez Canal

ISMAILIA, Egypt - The work is underway in Ismailia, northeastern Egypt, on Nov. 30, 2014, to upgrade the Suez Canal. The double-tracking of the canal's navigational waterway is expected to be completed by August 2015.

Japan, China, S. Korea decide on 3 cities to host culture events

Japan, China, S. Korea decide on 3 cities to host culture events

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Culture ministers from Japan, South Korea and China hold a meeting in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, on Nov. 30, 2014. They decided to hold culture exchange projects in three cities - Japan's Niigata, South Korea's Cheongju and China's Qingdao - in 2015.