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Indonesian Batik Textile Production - Jakarta

Dancers wearing Indonesian batik perform traditional dance during a dance festival event in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 11, 2025. Indonesian batik, the nation's traditional cloth, was inscripted as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Oct. 2, 2009. Photo by Agung Kuncahya B./Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Toyota ties up with Haas to return to F1

Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda (C) is pictured after announcing in Oyama in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka on Oct. 11, 2024, that Toyota has tied up with U.S.-based MoneyGram Haas F1 Team on vehicle development, returning to Formula One racing for the first time since 2009.

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Toyota ties up with Haas to return to F1

Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda (C) announces in Oyama in the central Japan prefecture of Shizuoka on Oct. 11, 2024, that Toyota has tied up with U.S.-based MoneyGram Haas F1 Team on vehicle development, returning to Formula One racing for the first time since 2009.

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Olympic flame arrives in downtown Vancouver

VANCOUVER, Canada - A mini cauldron is lit with the Olympic flame during a ceremony at city hall in downtown Vancouver, Canada, on Feb. 11, 2010, the eve of the opening ceremony of the Vancouver Winter Olympics. The flame was ignited on Oct. 22, 2009, in Olympia, Greece.

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Kirin to close 2 domestic plants, boost sales by 2012

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Holdings Co. Kazuyasu Kato briefs reporters on the company's midterm business plan during a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 26, 2009. Kato announced the company will close two out of 11 domestic beer plants by next year to boost production efficiency on the back of a saturated beverage market at home.

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Phillies smash Dodgers 11-0 in Game 3 of NLCS

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda (R) is taken out of the game by manager Joe Torre in the second inning in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Oct. 18, 2009. Kuroda gave up six earned runs to the Phillies in only 1-1/3 innings as the Dodgers were defeated 11-0.

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Phillies smash Dodgers 11-0 in Game 3 of NLCS

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Philadelphia Phillies starter Cliff Lee pitches against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Oct. 18, 2009. Lee struck out 10 and allowed only three hits in eight innings as the Phillies won 11-0.

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Phillies smash Dodgers 11-0 in Game 3 of NLCS

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Jayson Werth (R) is greeted by teammate Ryan Howard (6) after hitting a two-run homer off Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda in the first inning of Game 3 of the National League Championship Series at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Oct. 18, 2009. The Phillies won 11-0.

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Phillies smash Dodgers 11-0 in Game 3 of NLCS

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda pitches against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Oct. 18, 2009. Kuroda gave up six earned runs to the Phillies in only 1-1/3 innings as the Dodgers were defeated 11-0.

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Eagles rough up Sugiuchi to take PLCS opener

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles' Hisashi Iwakuma pitches against the Softbank Hawks in Game 1 of the Pacific League Climax Series first stage at Kleenex Stadium in Sendai on Oct. 16, 2009. Iwakuma pitched a complete game as the Eagles won 11-4.

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Eagles rough up Sugiuchi to take PLCS opener

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma reacts after beating the Softbank Hawks 11-4 in Game 1 of the Pacific League Climax Series first stage at Kleenex Stadium in Sendai on Oct. 16, 2009. Iwakuma pitched a complete game, allowing six hits with two walks and seven strikeouts.

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Eagles rough up Sugiuchi to take PLCS opener

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles leadoff batter Yosuke Takasu hits a homer off Softbank Hawks starter Toshiya Sugiuchi in the first inning of Game 1 of the Pacific League Climax Series first stage at Kleenex Stadium in Sendai on Oct. 16, 2009. The Rukuten Eagles won 11-4.

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Japan Foreign Minister Okada meets Pakistan President Zardari

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L) shake hands with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Oct. 12, 2009, ahead of their meeting in Islamabad. Okada made a surprise visit to Afghanistan Oct. 11, 2009, and traveled to Pakistan the same day. (Pool photo)

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Yankees beat Twins, advances to ALCS

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui (R) and Yankees infielder Derek Jeter celebrate their team's advance to their first American League Championship Series since 2004 at the Metrodome stadium Oct. 11, 2009, after beating the Minnesota Twins in the ALCS division series.

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Yankees beat Twins, advances to ALCS

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - New York Yankees starter Andy Pettitte throws a ball in a game against the Minnesota Twins at the Metrodome stadium in the division series of the American League Championship Series on Oct. 11, 2009. Pettitte led the New York Yankees to a 4-1 win over the Twins to advance to their first ALCS since 2004.

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Yankees beat Twins, advances to ALCS

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - New York Yankees Jorge Posada hits a go-ahead homer in the seventh inning in a game against the Minnesota Twins in the division series of the American League Championship Series on Oct. 11, 2009. The New York Yankees swept to a 4-1 win to advance to their first ALCS since 2004.

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Okada gives Afghan child polio vaccine

KABUL, Afghanistan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, who made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan, gives a polio vaccine to a child in the arms of Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the presidential office in Kabul on Oct. 11, 2009. Japan has helped Afghanistan tackle the disease and procure the vaccine to fight it.

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Okada meets with Karzai in Kabul

KABUL, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L) shakes hands with Afghan President Hamid Karzai before their meeting at the presidential office in Kabul on Oct. 11, 2009. (Pool photo)

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Okada meets with Karzai in Kabul

KABUL, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada and Afghan President Hamid Karzai hold talks at the presidential office in Kabul on Oct. 11, 2009. (Pool photo)

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Okada meets with Karzai in Kabul

KABUL, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada shakes hands with Afghan President Hamid Karzai before their meeting at the presidential office in Kabul on Oct. 11, 2009. (Pool photo)

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Hiroshima, Nagasaki declare 2020 Olympics bid

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba (R) and Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue speak during a press conference at the Hiroshima city government office on Oct. 11, 2009. The mayors of Japan's two atomic-bombed cities expressed their desire to jointly host the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Youzhny loses out on Japan Open tennis title

TOKYO, Japan - Mikhail Youzhny of Russia looks downcast at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2009. Youzhny was beaten by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France 6-3, 6-3 in the final of the Japan Open tennis tournament.

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Tsonga claims Japan Open tennis title

TOKYO, Japan - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France celebrates after winning the Japan Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2009. Tsonga beat Russian Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-3.

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Tsonga claims Japan Open tennis title

TOKYO, Japan - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France shows off the Japan Open trophy after winning the tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2009. Tsonga beat Russian Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-3.

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Tsonga claims Japan Open tennis title

TOKYO, Japan - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France returns the ball against Russian Mikhail Youzhny in the final of the Japan Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2009. Tsonga beat Russian Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-3.

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Tsonga claims Japan Open tennis title

TOKYO, Japan - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France returns the ball against Russian Mikhail Youzhny in the final of the Japan Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2009. Tsonga beat Russian Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-3.

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Japan Foreign Minister Okada in Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada shakes hands with Afghan Foreign Minister Rangin Dadfar Spanta at the Afghan Foreign Ministry in Kabul on Oct. 11, 2009. Okada made an unannounced visit to the Afghan capital the same day.

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Fighters clinch Pacific League title

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters manager Masataka Nashida (R) hugs ace pitcher Yu Darvish (11) in celebration at clinching the club's third Pacific League title in four years at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 6, 2009. The Fighters, who beat the Seibu Lions 5-4, won the league title as second-place Rakuten Eagles lost in another game the same day.

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Japanese fact-finding team arrives in quake-hit Indonesia

PADANG, Indonesia - A team of 11 officials of the Japanese Defense Ministry arrive in Indonesia's Padang, the capital of quake-hit West Sumatra Province, on Oct. 4, 2009, to conduct a fact-finding investigation in the area.

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Olympic flame arrives in downtown Vancouver

VANCOUVER, Canada - A mini cauldron is lit with the Olympic flame during a ceremony at city hall in downtown Vancouver, Canada, on Feb. 11, 2010, the eve of the opening ceremony of the Vancouver Winter Olympics. The flame was ignited on Oct. 22, 2009, in Olympia, Greece. (Kyodo)

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(CORRECTED) Yankees beat Twins, advances to ALCS

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui (R) and Yankees infielder Derek Jeter celebrate their team's advance to their first American League Championship Series since 2004 at the Metrodome stadium Oct. 11, 2009, after beating the Minnesota Twins in the ALCS division series. (Kyodo)

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(CORRECTED) Yankees beat Twins, advances to ALCS

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - New York Yankees Jorge Posada hits a go-ahead homer in the seventh inning in a game against the Minnesota Twins in the division series of the American League Championship Series at the Metrodome stadium Oct. 11, 2009. The New York Yankees swept to a 4-1 win to advance to their first ALCS since 2004. (Kyodo)

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Japanese fact-finding team arrives in quake-hit Indonesia

PADANG, Indonesia - A team of 11 officials of the Japanese Defense Ministry arrive in Indonesia's Padang, the capital of quake-hit West Sumatra Province, on Oct. 4, 2009, to conduct a fact-finding investigation in the area. (Kyodo)

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Phillies smash Dodgers 11-0 in Game 3 of NLCS

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Jayson Werth (R) is greeted by teammate Ryan Howard (6) after hitting a two-run homer off Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda in the first inning of Game 3 of the National League Championship Series at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Oct. 18, 2009. The Phillies won 11-0. (Kyodo)

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Phillies smash Dodgers 11-0 in Game 3 of NLCS

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Philadelphia Phillies starter Cliff Lee pitches against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Oct. 18, 2009. Lee struck out 10 and allowed only three hits in eight innings as the Phillies won 11-0. (Kyodo)

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Phillies smash Dodgers 11-0 in Game 3 of NLCS

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda (R) is taken out of the game by manager Joe Torre in the second inning in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Oct. 18, 2009. Kuroda gave up six earned runs to the Phillies in only 1-1/3 innings as the Dodgers were defeated 11-0. (Kyodo)

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Phillies smash Dodgers 11-0 in Game 3 of NLCS

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda pitches against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on Oct. 18, 2009. Kuroda gave up six earned runs to the Phillies in only 1-1/3 innings as the Dodgers were defeated 11-0. (Kyodo)

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Kirin to close 2 domestic plants, boost sales by 2012

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Holdings Co. Kazuyasu Kato briefs reporters on the company's midterm business plan during a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 26, 2009. Kato announced the company will close two out of 11 domestic beer plants by next year to boost production efficiency on the back of a saturated beverage market at home. (Kyodo)

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Eagles rough up Sugiuchi to take PLCS opener

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles' Hisashi Iwakuma pitches against the Softbank Hawks in Game 1 of the Pacific League Climax Series first stage at Kleenex Stadium in Sendai on Oct. 16, 2009. Iwakuma pitched a complete game as the Eagles won 11-4. (Kyodo)

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Eagles rough up Sugiuchi to take PLCS opener

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles leadoff batter Yosuke Takasu hits a homer off Softbank Hawks starter Toshiya Sugiuchi in the first inning of Game 1 of the Pacific League Climax Series first stage at Kleenex Stadium in Sendai on Oct. 16, 2009. The Rukuten Eagles won 11-4. (Kyodo)

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Eagles rough up Sugiuchi to take PLCS opener

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma reacts after beating the Softbank Hawks 11-4 in Game 1 of the Pacific League Climax Series first stage at Kleenex Stadium in Sendai on Oct. 16, 2009. Iwakuma pitched a complete game, allowing six hits with two walks and seven strikeouts. (Kyodo)

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Japan Foreign Minister Okada meets Pakistan President Zardari

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L) shake hands with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Oct. 12, 2009, ahead of their meeting in Islamabad. Okada made a surprise visit to Afghanistan Oct. 11, 2009, and traveled to Pakistan the same day. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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(CORRECTED)Okada visits Kabul school

KABUL, Afghanistan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (R) visits a school in Kabul on Oct. 11, 2009. Okada, who made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan the same day, pledged in a meeting with President Hamid Karzai that Japan will enhance contributions that benefit the lives of the Afghan people. (Kyodo)

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Okada gives Afghan child polio vaccine

KABUL, Afghanistan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, who made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan, gives a polio vaccine to a child in the arms of Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the presidential office in Kabul on Oct. 11, 2009. Japan has helped Afghanistan tackle the disease and procure the vaccine to fight it. (Kyodo)

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Okada visits Kabul high school

KABUL, Afghanistan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada sits next to a student reading Quran at a high school in Kabul on Oct. 11, 2009. Okada, who made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan the same day, pledged in a meeting with President Hamid Karzai that Japan will enhance contributions that benefit the lives of the Afghan people. (Kyodo)

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Okada visits Kabul high school

KABUL, Afghanistan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (R) visits a high school in Kabul on Oct. 11, 2009. Okada, who made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan the same day, pledged in a meeting with President Hamid Karzai that Japan will enhance contributions that benefit the lives of the Afghan people. (Kyodo)

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Okada meets with Karzai in Kabul

KABUL, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L) shakes hands with Afghan President Hamid Karzai before their meeting at the presidential office in Kabul on Oct. 11, 2009. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Okada meets with Karzai in Kabul

KABUL, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada and Afghan President Hamid Karzai hold talks at the presidential office in Kabul on Oct. 11, 2009. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Okada meets with Karzai in Kabul

KABUL, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada shakes hands with Afghan President Hamid Karzai before their meeting at the presidential office in Kabul on Oct. 11, 2009. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Hiroshima, Nagasaki declare 2020 Olympics bid

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba (R) and Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue speak during a press conference at the Hiroshima city government office on Oct. 11, 2009. The mayors of Japan's two atomic-bombed cities expressed their desire to jointly host the 2020 Summer Olympics. (Kyodo)