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Unmanned station in northeastern Japan popular among anime fans

Photo taken on Oct. 16, 2016, shows Maeda-Minami station, an unmanned railway station on Akita Nairiku Jukan Tetsudo Railway Co.'s Akita Nairiku line in Kitaakita, Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The station has become popular among movie fans for its resemblance to a station in the Japanese anime film "Your Name," directed by Makoto Shinkai.

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World's first Zootopia land to open at Shanghai Disney Resort on Dec. 20

STORY: World's first Zootopia land to open at Shanghai Disney Resort on Dec. 20 DATELINE: Oct. 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:33 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Zootopia land STORYLINE: Shanghai Disney Resort on Tuesday announced that it is set to open the first Zootopia land at any Disney park in the world on Dec. 20. Based on the Walt Disney Animation Studios movie "Zootopia," it will become the eighth themed land in Shanghai Disneyland. The new land will bring the movie and its characters to life through innovative entertainment, merchandise, food and beverage offerings, a major theme park attraction, and much more, according to the resort. In the weeks before the land's official opening, its cast members and invited participants will trial selected offerings on specific dates. Shanghai Disney Resort opened with six themed lands on June 16, 2016. Its seventh land, Disney Pixar Toy Story Land, opened in 2018, making Shanghai Disneyland the fastest-expanding

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CHINA-TIANJIN-THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-COOPERATION (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Contestants compete during a competitive event of industrial robot system operation at China's second Vocational Skills Competition in north China's Tianjin, Sept. 16, 2023. Luban Workshop, initially launched by China's Tianjin, is a project named after the ancient Chinese craftsman Lu Ban to provide vocational skills training for local people, sharing China's educational achievements and resources with countries in need. In March 2016, the first Luban Workshop was inaugurated in Thailand Ayutthaya Technical College, with a building area of 2,000 square meters and equipped with training facilities. Through programs like Luban Workshop, China's vocational education cooperation has helped promote employment and improve people's livelihoods in countries along the Belt and Road. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-COOPERATION (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken from a helicopter on June 16, 2023 shows a view of the Binhai New Area in north China's Tianjin. Luban Workshop, initially launched by China's Tianjin, is a project named after the ancient Chinese craftsman Lu Ban to provide vocational skills training for local people, sharing China's educational achievements and resources with countries in need. In March 2016, the first Luban Workshop was inaugurated in Thailand Ayutthaya Technical College, with a building area of 2,000 square meters and equipped with training facilities. Through programs like Luban Workshop, China's vocational education cooperation has helped promote employment and improve people's livelihoods in countries along the Belt and Road. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-THAILAND-AYUTTHAYA-COOPERATION (CN)

(231013) -- BEIJING, Oct. 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken from a helicopter on June 16, 2023 shows a view of the main channel of the Tianjin Port in north China's Tianjin. Luban Workshop, initially launched by China's Tianjin, is a project named after the ancient Chinese craftsman Lu Ban to provide vocational skills training for local people, sharing China's educational achievements and resources with countries in need. In March 2016, the first Luban Workshop was inaugurated in Thailand Ayutthaya Technical College, with a building area of 2,000 square meters and equipped with training facilities. Through programs like Luban Workshop, China's vocational education cooperation has helped promote employment and improve people's livelihoods in countries along the Belt and Road. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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38-year-old elephant to give birth

Zoo staff practice getting Asha, an Asian elephant due to give birth in the fall of 2016, into a container at Zoo & Botanical Park in Toyohashi, central Japan, on Oct. 16, 2015, ahead of her trip to a zoo in Ichihara, eastern Japan. Her rearers sent her to the Ichihara zoo in the carrier on Oct. 21 to ensure a calm environment for giving birth, which will take place during the park's renovation work. Asha, estimated to be 38 years old, or the human equivalent of her late 40s, will be the oldest Asian elephant to give birth in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's slugger-pitcher Shohei Otani

An electric signboard shows Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher Shohei Otani rewriting his own mark by throwing a 165 kilometer-per-hour pitch during Game 5 of the Pacific League Climax Series Final Stage against the Softbank Hawks at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo on Oct. 16, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese TV network apologizes over comedy show mocking gay men

File photo taken in June 2016 shows Fuji Television Network Inc.'s head office in Tokyo. The network apologized on Oct. 16, 2017, for making viewers "feel unpleasant" over a comedy program that revived a 30-year-old stereotype character depicting a gay man. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Otani makes partial 18-man list for WBC

Nippon Ham Fighters slugging right-hander Shohei Otani pitches at the speed of 165 kilometers per hour in this file photo taken in Sapporo Dome on Oct. 16, 2016. Otani is among the 18 players who were named to the Japan team for the World Baseball Classic in March 2017 as the organizers released the partial list on Dec. 20, 2016 ahead of the final 28-man squad announcement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese in Thailand mourn King Bhumibol's death

People write in a book of condolences on Oct. 16, 2016, at a Japanese department store in Bangkok in the wake of death of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese in Thailand mourn King Bhumibol's death

Photo taken Oct. 16, 2016, shows a Bangkok shopping area, near where many Japanese live. Japanese people living in Thailand have been adjusting to the somber mood in the country since the death of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese in Thailand mourn King Bhumibol's death

Photo taken Oct. 16, 2016, shows a portrait of the late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej installed at a Japanese department store in Bangkok. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese in Thailand mourn King Bhumibol's death

Photo taken Oct. 16, 2016, shows a portrait of the late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej and an altar installed at a Japanese department store in Bangkok. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese in Thailand mourn King Bhumibol's death

Photo taken Oct. 16, 2016, shows a Bangkok shopping area, near where many Japanese live. Japanese people living in Thailand have been adjusting to the somber mood in the country since the death of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Documentary film on Tsukiji fish market released amid relocation row

Naotaro Endo (R), who directed the documentary film "Tsukiji Wonderland," poses with co-producers Maiko Teshima (C) and Kazuha Okuda in Tokyo on Sept. 16, 2016, ahead of the release in Japan on Oct. 1 of the first documentary about the famed fish market in central Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Toray introduces promotional model for 2016

Sakura Ebinuma, a 16-year-old high school student chosen by Japanese textile giant Toray Industries Inc. as its promotional model for 2016, shows off a yoga pose during a press conference announcing her appointment in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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3 Philippine presidential hopefuls file candidacies

Each photo shows (from L) Grace Poe, Manuel Roxas, and Jejomar Binay, who filed by the Oct. 16, 2015, deadline their candidacies for the Philippine presidential election set for May 9, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese climber says returning to Mt. Everest in 2016

Japanese alpinist Nobukazu Kuriki, who lost nine fingers to frostbites while attempting to climb Mt. Everest in 2012 and yet again attempted twice to climb the mountain in 2015, holds a press conference in Kathmandu on Oct. 16, 2015, to announce that he would return to the mountain in 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Maeda to start NLDS Game 3

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Kenta Maeda joins a training session in Washington on Oct. 6, 2016, ahead of the National League Division Series against the Washington Nationals. Maeda, who won 16 games in the season, is scheduled to start the Game 3 on Oct. 10 at home. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Maeda to start NLDS Game 3

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Kenta Maeda joins a training session in Washington on Oct. 6, 2016, ahead of the National League Division Series against the Washington Nationals. Maeda, who won 16 games in the season, is scheduled to start the Game 3 on Oct. 10 at home. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tower of the Sun

Photo taken on Oct. 16, 2016, shows the Tower of the Sun, designed by Taro Okamoto, in the Expo '70 Commemorative Park in Suita, Osaka Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Shohei Ohtani career highlights

Combined photo shows Shohei Ohtani (below) of the Nippon Ham Fighters throwing a 165 kilometer-per-hour fastball and a large screen displaying the pitch speed at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 16, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: MLB hijacks market for Japanese star Otani: report

Shohei Otani of the Nippon Ham Fighters delivers at Sapporo Dome on Oct. 16, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aging reactor approved to run beyond 40-yr limit

Photo taken Oct. 24, 2016, shows electric cables of an auxiliary building at the No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The Nuclear Regulation Authority gave approval on Nov. 16 for the unit to operate beyond the mandated 40-year maximum lifespan, signaling a further weakening in enforcement of the limit introduced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aging reactor approved to run beyond 40-yr limit

Photo taken Oct. 24, 2016, shows a turbine at the No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The Nuclear Regulation Authority gave approval on Nov. 16 for the unit to operate beyond the mandated 40-year maximum lifespan, signaling a further weakening in enforcement of the limit introduced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aging reactor approved to run beyond 40-yr limit

Photo taken Oct. 24, 2016, shows a pool of spent nuclear fuel at the No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The Nuclear Regulation Authority gave approval on Nov. 16 for the unit to operate beyond the mandated 40-year maximum lifespan, signaling a further weakening in enforcement of the limit introduced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mihama No. 3 reactor to operate beyond 40 yrs

File photo taken Oct. 24, 2016, shows the No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The Nuclear Regulation Authority will approve the extension of its operation beyond the 40-year limit on Nov. 16, signaling a weakening of the force of a rule introduced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster to limit reactors' operations to 40 years in principle. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Medvedeva leads after SP at Skate Canada

Evgenia Medvedeva of Russia performs during the women's short program at Skate Canada in Mississauga, Ontario, on Oct. 28, 2016. The 16-year-old world champion took the lead after the SP. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Figure skating: Medvedeva leads after SP at Skate Canada

Evgenia Medvedeva of Russia performs during the women's short program at Skate Canada in Mississauga, Ontario, on Oct. 28, 2016. The 16-year-old world champion took the lead after the SP. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Panel to summon 16 experts to mull emperor's possible abdication

Members of a government advisory panel on Emperor Akihito's possible abdication, including its chair Takashi Imai (2nd from R), attend a second meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2016. Imai said after the meeting that the panel will hear opinions from 16 intellectuals -- whose expertise includes history, the imperial household system and constitutional law -- in three sessions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Maeda speaks about 1st season in big leagues

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Kenta Maeda attends a press conference in Los Angeles on Oct. 24, 2016, as he finished his first season in the major leagues. Maeda, who won 16 games in the season and experienced post season games, said he could praise himself for his first year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Maeda speaks about 1st season in big leagues

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Kenta Maeda attends a press conference in Los Angeles on Oct. 24, 2016, as he finished his first season in the major leagues. Maeda, who won 16 games in the season and experienced post season games, said he could praise himself for his first year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Table tennis: Hirano off to losing start in China Super League debut

Japan's Miu Hirano makes her China Table Tennis Super League debut in Taizhou, China, on Oct. 16, 2016, the opening day of the season for women. The 16-year-old Hirano, who became the youngest-ever World Cup champion a week earlier, lost both her singles and doubles matches. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Table tennis: Hirano off to losing start in China Super League debut

Japan's Miu Hirano makes her China Table Tennis Super League debut in Taizhou, China, on Oct. 16, 2016, the opening day of the season for women. The 16-year-old Hirano, who became the youngest-ever World Cup champion a week earlier, lost both her singles and doubles matches. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Table tennis: Hirano off to losing start in China Super League debut

Japan's Miu Hirano warms up for a match in her China Table Tennis Super League debut in Taizhou, China, on Oct. 16, 2016, the opening day of the season for women. The 16-year-old Hirano, who became the youngest-ever World Cup champion a week earlier, lost both her singles and doubles matches. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Dodgers win Game 2 to even NLCS

Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen pitches in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Oct. 16, 2016. Jansen threw two perfect innings to seal the Dodgers' 1-0 victory that evened the series at one game apiece. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Dodgers win Game 2 to even NLCS

Adrian Gonzalez hits a solo home run in the second inning of the Los Angeles Dodgers' 1-0 win over the Chicago Cubs in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Oct. 16, 2016. The Dodgers evened the series at one game apiece. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Dodgers win Game 2 to even NLCS

Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon (3rd from L) makes a pitching change in the sixth inning in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Oct. 16, 2016. The Dodgers won the game 1-0 to even the series at one game apiece. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Dodgers win Game 2 to even NLCS

The Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate their 1-0 win over the Chicago Cubs in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Oct. 16, 2016. The Dodgers evened the series at one game apiece. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Dodgers win Game 2 to even NLCS

Adrian Gonzalez (L) locks arms with Joc Pederson after hitting a solo home run in the second inning of the Los Angeles Dodgers' 1-0 win over the Chicago Cubs in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Oct. 16, 2016. The Dodgers evened the series at one game apiece. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Dodgers win Game 2 to even NLCS

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw walks back to the dugout after getting the final out of the seventh inning in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Oct. 16, 2016. Kershaw threw seven dominant innings as the Dodgers won 1-0 to even the series at one game apiece. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Dodgers win Game 2 to even NLCS

Clayton Kershaw pitches in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 1-0 win over the Chicago Cubs in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Oct. 16, 2016. Kershaw gave up only two hits in seven innings as the Dodgers evened the series at one game apiece. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Dodgers win Game 2 to even NLCS

Clayton Kershaw pitches in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 1-0 win over the Chicago Cubs in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Oct. 16, 2016. Kershaw gave up only two hits in seven innings as the Dodgers evened the series at one game apiece. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Marseille beat Metz in French league

Hiroki Sakai of Marseille and Gauthier Hein (7) of Metz vie for the ball in a French first-division match in Marseille on Oct. 16, 2016. Marseille won 1-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Cubs-Dodgers NLCS Game 2

Clayton Kershaw of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches against the Chicago Cubs in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Oct. 16, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Cubs-Dodgers NLCS Game 2

Adrian Gonzalez of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a solo home run in the second inning of Game 2 of the National League Championship Series against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Oct. 16, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Cubs-Dodgers NLCS Game 2

Kyle Hendricks of the Chicago Cubs pitches against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Oct. 16, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Anti-nuclear candidate wins Niigata governor race

Ryuichi Yoneyama (3rd from L), a candidate backed by the Japanese Communist Party and two other anti-nuclear opposition parties, celebrates in the city of Niigata on Oct. 16, 2016, after the media reported he was set to win the Niigata gubernatorial election. Yoneyama, a 49-year-old doctor, has been seen as an heir to incumbent Gov. Hirohiko Izumida, who has expressed a cautious view on the restart of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa complex on the Sea of Japan coast, did not seek re-election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Anti-nuclear candidate wins Niigata governor race

Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii (L) and Akira Koike, head of the party's Secretariat, hold a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2016, after Ryuichi Yoneyama, a candidate backed by the JCP and two other anti-nuclear opposition parties, won the gubernatorial election in Niigata Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hideki Matsui holds baseball clinic in Japan

Former major leaguer Hideki Matsui hits a ball at a baseball clinic in his home prefecture of Ishikawa, Japan, on Oct. 16, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo