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'Tetsujin 28-go' robot statue lit up

KOBE, Japan - Two children pose for photos in front of a 15-meter-tall statue of ''Tetsujin 28-go'' from a robot comic and animation series at a park in Kobe's Nagata Ward on Oct. 10, 2010. The statue, set up in October 2009 to encourage people hit by the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, was lit up in various colors as a pre-Christmas illumination event.

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Date Krumm upsets Stosur to reach semis in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese veteran Kimiko Date Krumm holds up her fist after beating 2009 winner and top-seeded Australian Samantha Stosur in the Japan Women's Open quarterfinals at Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka on Oct. 15, 2010. Date outlasted Stosur 5-7, 6-3, 7-6(4) in 2 hours, 34 minutes, setting up a semifinal with third-seeded Israeli Shahar Peer.

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Date Krumm upsets Stosur to reach semis in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Samantha Stosur, 2009 winner and top-seeded Australian, is defeated by Japanese veteran Kimiko Date Krumm in the Japan Women's Open quarterfinals at Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka on Oct. 15, 2010. Date outlasted Stosur 5-7, 6-3, 7-6(4) in 2 hours, 34 minutes, setting up a semifinal with third-seeded Israeli Shahar Peer.

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Date Krumm upsets Stosur to reach semis in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese veteran Kimiko Date Krumm returns the ball in a match against 2009 winner and top-seeded Australian Samantha Stosur in the Japan Women's Open quarterfinals at Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka on Oct. 15, 2010. Date outlasted Stosur 5-7, 6-3, 7-6(4) in 2 hours, 34 minutes, setting up a semifinal with third-seeded Israeli Shahar Peer.

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Fujii resigns as Japan finance minister

TOKYO, Japan - This Oct. 15, 2009, file photo shows then Japanese Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii attending a ceremony to demonstrate the technology of minting coins at the Japan Mint in Osaka. Fujii was replaced with Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Jan. 6, 2010, after tendering his resignation.

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Hot-air balloon festival begins in Saga

SAGA, Japan - Colorful hot-air balloons fly into the air from the Kase River in the city of Saga on Oct. 30, 2009, at the start of the five-day Saga International Balloon Fiesta. A total of 112 hot-air balloons from 15 countries are taking part in the event.

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Japan's Uchimura grabs men's overall title at worlds

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kohei Uchimura (C), who won the men's overall title at the world gymnastics championships, Daniel Keatings of Britain (L), who placed second, and Russia's Yury Ryazanov (R), who placed third, stand on the winners podium at the awards ceremony at O2 Arena in London on Oct. 15, 2009. Beijing Olympics silver medalist Uchimura won the title by scoring a total of 91.500 points -- 2.575 points ahead of Keatings, becoming the youngest all-around world champion from Japan.

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Japan's Uchimura grabs men's overall title at worlds

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kohei Uchimura, 20, performs on the horizontal bar in the men's individual all-around final at the world gymnastics championships at O2 Arena in London on Oct. 15, 2009. Beijing Olympics silver medalist Uchimura won the title by scoring a total of 91.500 points -- 2.575 points ahead of Daniel Keatings of Britain, becoming the youngest all-around world champion from Japan.

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Morigami eliminated in 2nd round of Japan Women's Open

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Akiko Morigami returns to third-seeded Samantha Stosur of Australia during their second round match in the Japan Women's Open tennis tournament at Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka on Oct. 15, 2009. Morigami, who will retire at the end of the season, lost to Stosur 6-1, 6-2.

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Ishikawa off to steady start at Japan Open

IRUMA, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa hits from a bunker on the 15th hole during the Japan Open golf tournament at Musashi Country Club in Saitama Prefecture on Oct. 15, 2009.

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Japan's Uchimura grabs men's overall title at worlds

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kohei Uchimura, 20, performs on the pommel horse in the men's individual all-around final at the world gymnastics championships at O2 Arena in London on Oct. 15, 2009. Beijing Olympics silver medalist Uchimura won the title by scoring a total of 91.500 points -- 2.575 points ahead of Daniel Keatings of Britain, becoming the youngest all-round world champion from Japan.

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N. Korea invites U.S. envoy Bosworth to visit Pyongyang: Graham

BEIJING, China - U.S. evangelist Franklin Graham speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at a hotel in Beijing on Oct. 15, 2009, after returning from a three-day visit to North Korea.

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Japan's Uchimura grabs men's overall title at worlds

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kohei Uchimura, 20, smiles after winning the men's title at the world gymnastics championships at O2 Arena in London on Oct. 15, 2009. Beijing Olympics silver medalist Uchimura became the youngest all-around world champion from Japan, scoring a total of 91.500 points -- 2.575 points ahead of Daniel Keatings of Britain.

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Top seed Wozniacki into Japan Women's Open q'finals

OSAKA, Japan - Top seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark returns the ball to Briton Katie O'Brien during their match at the Japan Women's Open tennis tournament at Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka on Oct. 15, 2009. Wozniacki won 6-0, 6-1 to move into the quarterfinals.

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Gov't may miss goal of curbing state spending in FY 2010

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks about general-account budget requests from government ministries and agencies for fiscal 2010 at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2009.

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Michelin Guide 2010 Kyoto & Osaka to come out Oct. 16

OSAKA, Japan - The Michelin Man character shows an enlarged photo panel of the front cover of the Michelin Guide 2010 Kyoto & Osaka to an official of Kansai International Airport near Osaka on Oct. 15, 2009, after arriving from Paris to promote the first Michelin guidebook on restaurants and accommodations in western Japan, which will hit the stands Oct. 16.

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High court backs halt to reclamation project for Okinawa mudflat

NAHA, Japan - Plaintiffs celebrate during a rally in Naha on Oct. 15, 2009, after the Fukuoka High Court upheld a lower court ruling and ordered the suspension of public spending for a project to reclaim the Awase mudflat in the city of Okinawa for development of an artificial resort island.

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Pile driver falls onto house

CHIBA, Japan - A pile driver falls onto a house breaking a part of its roof and rooms in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture, on Oct. 15, 2009. A resident of the house was unhurt though she was inside when the accident occurred.

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High court backs halt to Okinawa reclamation project

NAHA, Japan - This photo taken Oct. 13, 2009, shows a reclamation project for the development of an artificial island on the Awase mudflat near the city of Okinawa. On Oct. 15, 2009, the Fukuoka High Court upheld a lower court ruling and ordered that the reclamation project should be suspended.

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15-year-old gymnast speaks at IOC meeting

COPENHAHGEN, Denmark - Resa Mishina, a 15-year-old gymnast, speaks to promote Tokyo's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics during a presentation at an International Olympic Committee session in Copenhagen on Oct. 2, 2009.

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'Tetsujin 28-go' statue unveiled in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - A statue of ''Tetsujin 28-go,'' or Iron Man No. 28, is unveiled at a park in Kobe's Nagata Ward on Sept. 28, 2009. The 15-meter-high, 50-ton iron statue, which is modeled after the character from the ''Tetsujin 28-go'' comic series written by the late Mitsuteru Yokoyama from Kobe, was constructed as part of efforts to help revitalize local areas hardest hit by the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake. A ceremony to mark the completion of the statue will be held on Oct. 4.

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'Tetsujin 28-go' statue unveiled in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - A statue of ''Tetsujin 28-go,'' or Iron Man No. 28, is unveiled at a park in Kobe's Nagata Ward on Sept. 28, 2009. The 15-meter-high, 50-ton iron statue, which is modeled after the character from the ''Tetsujin 28-go'' comic series written by the late Mitsuteru Yokoyama from Kobe, was constructed as part of efforts to help revitalize local areas hardest hit by the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake. A ceremony to mark the completion of the statue will be held on Oct. 4.

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Malaysia's top court backs death for Japanese over drug smuggling

File photo taken in October 2011 at a court near Kuala Lumpur shows Mariko Takeuchi, who was accused of trafficking around 3.5 kilograms of methamphetamines into Malaysia from Dubai in 2009. The Federal Court of Malaysia endorsed the death sentence on the former Japanese nurse on Oct. 15, 2015. She pleaded not guilty. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Malaysia's top court backs death for Japanese over drug smuggling

File photo taken in November 2009 at a court near Kuala Lumpur shows Mariko Takeuchi, who was accused of trafficking around 3.5 kilograms of methamphetamines into Malaysia from Dubai in 2009. The Federal Court of Malaysia endorsed the death sentence on the former Japanese nurse on Oct. 15, 2015. She pleaded not guilty. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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'Tetsujin 28-go' statue unveiled in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - A statue of ''Tetsujin 28-go,'' or Iron Man No. 28, is unveiled at a park in Kobe's Nagata Ward on Sept. 28, 2009. The 15-meter-high, 50-ton iron statue, which is modeled after the character from the ''Tetsujin 28-go'' comic series written by the late Mitsuteru Yokoyama from Kobe, was constructed as part of efforts to help revitalize local areas hardest hit by the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake. A ceremony to mark the completion of the statue will be held on Oct. 4. (Kyodo)

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'Tetsujin 28-go' statue unveiled in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - A statue of ''Tetsujin 28-go,'' or Iron Man No. 28, is unveiled at a park in Kobe's Nagata Ward on Sept. 28, 2009. The 15-meter-high, 50-ton iron statue, which is modeled after the character from the ''Tetsujin 28-go'' comic series written by the late Mitsuteru Yokoyama from Kobe, was constructed as part of efforts to help revitalize local areas hardest hit by the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake. A ceremony to mark the completion of the statue will be held on Oct. 4. (Kyodo)

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Hot-air balloon festival begins in Saga

SAGA, Japan - Colorful hot-air balloons fly into the air from the Kase River in the city of Saga on Oct. 30, 2009, at the start of the five-day Saga International Balloon Fiesta. A total of 112 hot-air balloons from 15 countries are taking part in the event. (Kyodo)

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Singapore unveils APEC summit outfit

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Singaporean designer Wykidd Song shows off the outfits he has created prior to the Nov. 14-15 summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum at the Ministry of Information, Communication and the Arts on Oct. 28, 2009. The APEC leaders will wear his creations, inspired by Singapore's multi-racial culture, at the upcoming summit. (Kyodo)

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Medieval Japan artifact inspires German-based Japanese artist

LEIDEN, Netherlands - Japanese artist Keiko Sadakane explains to visitors about her work during a press preview of an exhibition of her creations at the Sieboldhuis museum in Leiden in the Netherlands on Oct. 15, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Kabuki laid bare for American audience

LOS ANGELES, United States - An actor of Kabuki, the highly stylized Japanese dance drama, shows a step-by-step makeup demonstration for American audiences at the Aratani/Japan America Theater in Los Angeles on Oct. 15, 2009. Actors from the esteemed Shochiku Company in Tokyo gave behind-the-scenes lectures on Kabuki, including the makeup and costuming demonstration, as well as an explanation of the various gestures and movements used by performers to convey particular emotions in Kabuki, which is listed as one of UNESCO's Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. (Kyodo)

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High court backs halt to Okinawa reclamation project

NAHA, Japan - This photo taken Oct. 13, 2009, shows a reclamation project for the development of an artificial island on the Awase mudflat near the city of Okinawa. On Oct. 15, 2009, the Fukuoka High Court upheld a lower court ruling and ordered that the reclamation project should be suspended. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea invites U.S. envoy Bosworth to visit Pyongyang: Graham

BEIJING, China - U.S. evangelist Franklin Graham speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at a hotel in Beijing on Oct. 15, 2009, after returning from a three-day visit to North Korea. (Kyodo)

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Michelin Guide 2010 Kyoto & Osaka to come out Oct. 16

OSAKA, Japan - The Michelin Man character shows an enlarged photo panel of the front cover of the Michelin Guide 2010 Kyoto & Osaka to an official of Kansai International Airport near Osaka on Oct. 15, 2009, after arriving from Paris to promote the first Michelin guidebook on restaurants and accommodations in western Japan, which will hit the stands Oct. 16. (Kyodo)

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High court backs halt to reclamation project for Okinawa mudflat

NAHA, Japan - Plaintiffs celebrate during a rally in Naha on Oct. 15, 2009, after the Fukuoka High Court upheld a lower court ruling and ordered the suspension of public spending for a project to reclaim the Awase mudflat in the city of Okinawa for development of an artificial resort island. (Kyodo)

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Pile driver falls onto house

CHIBA, Japan - A pile driver falls onto a house breaking a part of its roof and rooms in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture, on Oct. 15, 2009. A resident of the house was unhurt though she was inside when the accident occurred. (Kyodo)

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Date Krumm upsets Stosur to reach semis in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese veteran Kimiko Date Krumm returns the ball in a match against 2009 winner and top-seeded Australian Samantha Stosur in the Japan Women's Open quarterfinals at Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka on Oct. 15, 2010. Date outlasted Stosur 5-7, 6-3, 7-6(4) in 2 hours, 34 minutes, setting up a semifinal with third-seeded Israeli Shahar Peer. (Kyodo)

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Date Krumm upsets Stosur to reach semis in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese veteran Kimiko Date Krumm holds up her fist after beating 2009 winner and top-seeded Australian Samantha Stosur in the Japan Women's Open quarterfinals at Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka on Oct. 15, 2010. Date outlasted Stosur 5-7, 6-3, 7-6(4) in 2 hours, 34 minutes, setting up a semifinal with third-seeded Israeli Shahar Peer. (Kyodo)

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Date Krumm upsets Stosur to reach semis in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Samantha Stosur, 2009 winner and top-seeded Australian, is defeated by Japanese veteran Kimiko Date Krumm in the Japan Women's Open quarterfinals at Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka on Oct. 15, 2010. Date outlasted Stosur 5-7, 6-3, 7-6(4) in 2 hours, 34 minutes, setting up a semifinal with third-seeded Israeli Shahar Peer. (Kyodo)

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Fujii resigns as Japan finance minister

TOKYO, Japan - This Oct. 15, 2009, file photo shows then Japanese Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii attending a ceremony to demonstrate the technology of minting coins at the Japan Mint in Osaka. Fujii was replaced with Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Jan. 6, 2010, after tendering his resignation. (Kyodo)

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'Tetsujin 28-go' robot statue lit up

KOBE, Japan - Two children pose for photos in front of a 15-meter-tall statue of ''Tetsujin 28-go'' from a robot comic and animation series at a park in Kobe's Nagata Ward on Oct. 10, 2010. The statue, set up in October 2009 to encourage people hit by the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, was lit up in various colors as a pre-Christmas illumination event. (Kyodo)

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Repainting of Tetsujin 28 under way in Kobe

Repainting of the 15-meter-tall Tetsujin 28 monument continues in the western Japan city of Kobe on Oct. 18, 2016. The new paint work of the iron monument, built in 2009 as a symbol of reconstruction from the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, will be revealed on Nov. 6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Repainting of Tetsujin 28 under way in Kobe

Repainting of the 15-meter-tall Tetsujin 28 monument continues in the western Japan city of Kobe on Oct. 18, 2016. The new paint work of the iron monument, built in 2009 as a symbol of reconstruction from the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, will be revealed on Nov. 6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Repainting of Tetsujin 28 under way in Kobe

Repainting of the 15-meter-tall Tetsujin 28 monument continues in the western Japan city of Kobe on Oct. 18, 2016. The new paint work of the iron monument, built in 2009 as a symbol of reconstruction from the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, will be revealed on Nov. 6. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Uchimura grabs men's overall title at worlds

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kohei Uchimura (C), who won the men's overall title at the world gymnastics championships, Daniel Keatings of Britain (L), who placed second, and Russia's Yury Ryazanov (R), who placed third, stand on the winners podium at the awards ceremony at O2 Arena in London on Oct. 15, 2009. Beijing Olympics silver medalist Uchimura won the title by scoring a total of 91.500 points -- 2.575 points ahead of Keatings, becoming the youngest all-around world champion from Japan. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Uchimura grabs men's overall title at worlds

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kohei Uchimura, 20, performs on the horizontal bar in the men's individual all-around final at the world gymnastics championships at O2 Arena in London on Oct. 15, 2009. Beijing Olympics silver medalist Uchimura won the title by scoring a total of 91.500 points -- 2.575 points ahead of Daniel Keatings of Britain, becoming the youngest all-around world champion from Japan. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Uchimura grabs men's overall title at worlds

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kohei Uchimura, 20, performs on the pommel horse in the men's individual all-around final at the world gymnastics championships at O2 Arena in London on Oct. 15, 2009. Beijing Olympics silver medalist Uchimura won the title by scoring a total of 91.500 points -- 2.575 points ahead of Daniel Keatings of Britain, becoming the youngest all-round world champion from Japan. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Uchimura grabs men's overall title at worlds

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kohei Uchimura, 20, smiles after winning the men's title at the world gymnastics championships at O2 Arena in London on Oct. 15, 2009. Beijing Olympics silver medalist Uchimura became the youngest all-around world champion from Japan, scoring a total of 91.500 points -- 2.575 points ahead of Daniel Keatings of Britain. (Kyodo)

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Morigami eliminated in 2nd round of Japan Women's Open

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Akiko Morigami returns to third-seeded Samantha Stosur of Australia during their second round match in the Japan Women's Open tennis tournament at Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka on Oct. 15, 2009. Morigami, who will retire at the end of the season, lost to Stosur 6-1, 6-2. (Kyodo)

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Gov't may miss goal of curbing state spending in FY 2010

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks about general-account budget requests from government ministries and agencies for fiscal 2010 at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Ishikawa off to steady start at Japan Open

IRUMA, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa hits from a bunker on the 15th hole during the Japan Open golf tournament at Musashi Country Club in Saitama Prefecture on Oct. 15, 2009. (Kyodo)

'Tetsujin 28-go' robot statue lit up

Date Krumm upsets Stosur to reach semis in Osaka

Date Krumm upsets Stosur to reach semis in Osaka

Date Krumm upsets Stosur to reach semis in Osaka

Fujii resigns as Japan finance minister

Hot-air balloon festival begins in Saga

Japan's Uchimura grabs men's overall title at worlds

Japan's Uchimura grabs men's overall title at worlds

Morigami eliminated in 2nd round of Japan Women's Open

Ishikawa off to steady start at Japan Open

Japan's Uchimura grabs men's overall title at worlds

N. Korea invites U.S. envoy Bosworth to visit Pyongyang: Graham

Japan's Uchimura grabs men's overall title at worlds

Top seed Wozniacki into Japan Women's Open q'finals

Gov't may miss goal of curbing state spending in FY 2010

Michelin Guide 2010 Kyoto &amp; Osaka to come out Oct. 16

High court backs halt to reclamation project for Okinawa mudflat

Pile driver falls onto house

High court backs halt to Okinawa reclamation project

15-year-old gymnast speaks at IOC meeting

'Tetsujin 28-go' statue unveiled in Kobe

'Tetsujin 28-go' statue unveiled in Kobe

Malaysia's top court backs death for Japanese over drug smuggling

Malaysia's top court backs death for Japanese over drug smuggling

'Tetsujin 28-go' statue unveiled in Kobe

'Tetsujin 28-go' statue unveiled in Kobe

Hot-air balloon festival begins in Saga

Singapore unveils APEC summit outfit

Medieval Japan artifact inspires German-based Japanese artist

Kabuki laid bare for American audience

High court backs halt to Okinawa reclamation project

N. Korea invites U.S. envoy Bosworth to visit Pyongyang: Graham

Michelin Guide 2010 Kyoto & Osaka to come out Oct. 16

High court backs halt to reclamation project for Okinawa mudflat

Pile driver falls onto house

Date Krumm upsets Stosur to reach semis in Osaka

Date Krumm upsets Stosur to reach semis in Osaka

Date Krumm upsets Stosur to reach semis in Osaka

Fujii resigns as Japan finance minister

'Tetsujin 28-go' robot statue lit up

Repainting of Tetsujin 28 under way in Kobe

Repainting of Tetsujin 28 under way in Kobe

Repainting of Tetsujin 28 under way in Kobe

Japan's Uchimura grabs men's overall title at worlds

Japan's Uchimura grabs men's overall title at worlds

Japan's Uchimura grabs men's overall title at worlds

Japan's Uchimura grabs men's overall title at worlds

Morigami eliminated in 2nd round of Japan Women's Open

Gov't may miss goal of curbing state spending in FY 2010

Ishikawa off to steady start at Japan Open

Michelin Guide 2010 Kyoto & Osaka to come out Oct. 16