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Court upholds rejection of call to halt Miyagi Pref. nuclear reactor

File photo taken Oct. 24, 2024, shows the No. 2 nuclear reactor (front) at the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture. The Sendai High Court on Nov. 27 upheld a lower court ruling rejecting local residents' call to halt the plant's No. 2 unit, which restarted in October as the first reactor to operate in northeastern Japan since the region was hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Court upholds rejection of call to halt Miyagi Pref. nuclear reactor

File photo taken Oct. 24, 2024, shows the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture. The Sendai High Court on Nov. 27 upheld a lower court ruling rejecting local residents' call to halt the plant's No. 2 unit, which restarted in October as the first reactor to operate in northeastern Japan since the region was hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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"Yuru-kyara" mascot contest begins in quake-hit city in western Japan

"Yuru-Kyara" mascots from various municipalities in Japan gather at Izanagi Shrine in Awaji, Hyogo Prefecture, on Oct. 27, 2023, as the three-day "Yuru-Verse" popularity contest begins in the western Japan city devastated by the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake. The annual contest was launched after the March 2011 quake-tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan to give moral support to the affected regions.

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Iwate Pref. city mascot visits quake-hit city in Hyogo Pref.

Takata-no-Yumechan, the official mascot of Rikuzentakata, a northeastern Japan city hit by the March 2011 quake-tsunami disaster, prays at a memorial monument at a park in Awaji, a Hyogo Prefecture city devastated by the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, on Oct. 27, 2023.

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Iwate Pref. city mascot visits quake-hit city in Hyogo Pref.

Takata-no-Yumechan, the official mascot of Rikuzentakata, a northeastern Japan city hit by the March 2011 quake-tsunami disaster, offers flowers at a memorial monument at a park in Awaji, a Hyogo Prefecture city devastated by the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, on Oct. 27, 2023.

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Tohoku region eyes smartphone app to boost tourism

SENDAI, Japan - The first meeting by entities concerned toward developing "Guide Tohoku," a smartphone application that will provide tourist information on the Tohoku region and archives on the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, is held in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Oct. 27, 2014. Six northeastern Japan prefectures and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's Tohoku Regional Bureau announced the plan the same day.

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Fukushima governor-elect talks about prefecture's rebirth

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Fukushima Gov.-elect Masao Uchibori speaks to reporters in Fukushima City on Oct. 27, 2014, the day after he won the prefecture's gubernatorial election. He said he will do his utmost for recovery from the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami-nuclear disasters and rebirth of the northeastern prefecture.

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Japan premier in disaster area

MIYAKO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (front center) views disaster areas from the top of a levee in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 27, 2012. The areas were hit by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami. (File photo)

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N. Korean soldier defects to South

SEOUL, South Korea - File photo shows the Gyeongui Line road from the South Korean side of the border with the North on Dec. 27, 2011. A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea on Oct. 6, 2012, across the heavily armed border after killing two of his superiors, the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

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German film director Wenders in Fukushima Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Renowned German film director Wim Wenders visits the municipal office of the village of Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 27, 2011. People were advised to evacuate from the village due to the relatively high levels of radiation caused by the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

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Rescue efforts in quake-hit eastern Turkey

TOKYO, Japan - Search and rescue efforts continue through the rubble in Ercis, eastern Turkey, on Oct. 27, 2011, after the area was hit by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake on Oct. 23.

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Tents for quake-hit people in eastern Turkey

TOKYO, Japan - Children play near tents in which people affected by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake have been living since the Oct. 23, 2011, disaster, in Van, eastern Turkey, on Oct. 27. Snow-covered mountains can be seen behind them.

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Film director Wenders in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - German film director Wim Wenders (3rd from L) visits the village of Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 27, 2011. The village is designated as an evacuation zone due to the relatively high levels of radiation caused by the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

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Festival in China's Tibetan county

BEIJING, China - People in traditional costumes dance during a festival in Danba County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Sichuan Province in China on Oct. 27, 2011.

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Festival in China's Tibetan county

BEIJING, China - Photo taken Oct. 27, 2011, shows women who took part in a beauty contest held as part of a festival in Danba County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Sichuan Province in China

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New ozeki Kotoshogiku

FUKUOKA, Japan - New ozeki Kotoshogiku points at his name in a document listing the updated rankings of sumo wresters in a press conference in Hisayama, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 31, 2011. The Japan Sumo Association released the rankings the same day for the Nov. 13-27 Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in the prefecture. Kotoshogiku is the first Japanese wrestler to assume sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki in four years.

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Peru's deputy trade minister Posada

LIMA, Peru - Peru's deputy foreign trade minister Carlos Posada speaks in an interview in Lima on Oct. 27, 2011, about a round of negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade initiative that started Oct. 19 in the Peruvian capital.

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People in Cairo

CAIRO, Egypt - People pass by posters in central Cairo on Oct. 27, 2011, of candidates for parliamentary elections. The elections slated for Nov. 28, 2011, will be the first since President Hosni Mubarak was overthrown.

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Ukraina Hotel in Moscow

MOSCOW, Russia - Photo shows the Ukraina Hotel in Moscow lit up at 8:00 a.m., before sunrise at 8:24 a.m., on Oct. 27, 2011. The Russian government abolished winter time and the usual time shift on the last Sunday of October will not be conducted.

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Tents for quake victims in Turkey

VAN, Turkey - A man plays with children on Oct. 27, 2011, around tents where they take shelter in Van, eastern Turkey, after a massive earthquake hit the area earlier.

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Tents for quake victims in Turkey

VAN, Turkey - Photo taken Oct. 27, 2011, shows tents against the back drop of snow-covered mountains in Van, eastern Turkey, where a massive earthquake earlier destroyed many homes. People affected by the quake live in the tents.

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Freese's walk-off homer sends World Series to Game 7

ST. LOUIS, United States - David Freese of the St. Louis Cardinals rounds first base after blasting a walk-off home run in the 11th inning of Game 6 in the World Series against the Texas Rangers at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 27, 2011. The third baseman tied the game in the ninth with a two-run triple and hit the walk-off homer for the Cardinals to win the thriller 10-9, sending the series to Game 7 on Oct. 28 in St. Louis.

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Cardinals even World Series 3-3

ST. LOUIS, United States - Texas Rangers' Mike Napoli hits an RBI single during the fourth inning of Game 6 of the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 27, 2011. Cardinals won 10-9 in 11 innings, tying the World Series 3-3.

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Rescue operations in quake-hit Turkey

ERCIS, Turkey - People await their relatives to be found by rescue workers searching through the debris of a collapsed building in Ercis, eastern Turkey, on Oct. 27, 2011.

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Film director Wenders in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - German film director Wim Wenders (rear L) visits the village of Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 27, 2011. The village is designated as an evacuation zone due to the relatively high levels of radiation caused by the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

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Cardinals even World Series 3-3

ST. LOUIS, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Colby Lewis starts in Game 6 of the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 27, 2011. The Cardinals won 10-9 in 11 innings, tying the World Series 3-3.

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Cardinals even World Series 3-3

ST. LOUIS, United States - St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jaime Garcia starts in Game 6 of the World Series against the Texas Rangers at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 27, 2011. The Cardinals won 10-9 in 11 innings, tying the World Series 3-3.

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Panetta in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (L) and U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta shake hands before their meeting in Seoul on Oct. 27, 2011.

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Cardinals even World Series 3-3

ST. LOUIS, United States - St. Louis Cardinals' Lance Berkman hits a two-run home run during the first inning of Game 6 of the World Series against the Texas Rangers at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 27, 2011. The Cardinals won 10-9 in 11 innings, tying the World Series 3-3.

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New Olympus President speaks on past acquisition deals

TOKYO, Japan - New Olympus Corp. President Shuichi Takayama speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2011, a day after replacing Tsuyoshi Kikukawa as president of the camera and medical equipment maker. During the press conference, Takayama defended the company's past handling of acquisitions as legal and justifiable.

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New Olympus President speaks on past acquisition deals

TOKYO, Japan - New Olympus Corp. President Shuichi Takayama speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2011, a day after replacing Tsuyoshi Kikukawa as president of the camera and medical equipment maker. During the press conference, Takayama defended the company's past handling of acquisitions as legal and justifiable.

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Flooding in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - A road is flooded near the Grand Palace in Bangkok on the evening of Oct. 27, 2011.

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Flooding in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - A three-wheel auto rickshaw called a tuk-tuk drives along a flooded road near the Grand Palace in Bangkok on Oct. 27, 2011.

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German president pays tribute to WWI German POWs

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - German President Christian Wulff (R) places flowers at a monument marking a camp for German prisoners of war captured during World War I; in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, on Oct. 27, 2011. Some 1,000 German soldiers were imprisoned between 1917 and 1920 at the camp after being captured in China by the Japanese military.

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German president pays tribute to WWI German POWs

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - German President Christian Wulff (2nd from R) observes a moment of silence after placing flowers at a monument marking a camp for German prisoners of war captured during World War I; in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, on Oct. 27, 2011. Some 1,000 German soldiers were imprisoned between 1917 and 1920 at the camp after being captured in China by the Japanese military.

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Okinawa Gov. Nakaima meets PM Noda

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima (2nd from L) presents a written request on the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (2nd from R) at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2011. The governor urged the premier to relocate the base outside of the prefecture.

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Panetta in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta (L) and South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan Jin (R) meet in Seoul on Oct. 27, 2011.

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Okinawa Gov. Nakaima meets PM Noda

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) listens to Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima after receiving a written request on the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from him at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2011. The governor urged the premier to relocate the base outside of the prefecture.

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BOJ further loosens credit grip

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa enters the head office of the BOJ in Tokyo to attend a monetary policy meeting on Oct. 27, 2011. The central bank decided during the meeting to additionally ease its monetary policy. (Pool photo)

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Mitsubishi's new Delica D:3 minivan

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko stands beside its new compact minivan Delica D:3, which the company will launch on Oct. 27, in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2011. The Delica D:3, which targets large families, comes in a model with three rows of seats to accommodate seven passengers and another with two rows for five. It is priced between 1,879,000 yen and 1,974,000 yen.

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Gen. Nogi of Imperial Japanese Army

TOKYO, Japan - Undated photo shows Gen. Maresuke Nogi (1849-1912) of the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army, a hero of the 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War. A letter by him believed to have been written in August 1900 has been acquired by an antiquarian bookstore in Tokyo which plans to exhibit it at a Tokyo antique book fair to be held between Oct. 27 and Nov. 3, 2011.

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Gen. Nogi's letter discovered

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a letter handwritten by Gen. Maresuke Nogi (1849-1912) of the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army, a hero of the 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War, which an antiquarian bookstore in Tokyo has acquired and plans to exhibit at a Tokyo antique book fair to be held between Oct. 27 and Nov. 3, 2011. Nogi is believed to have written the letter in August 1900 to his younger brother, who apparently asked Nogi to find a job for one of their relatives, while Nogi was stationed in Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan.

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Okamoto's missing work recreated in photo

OSAKA, Japan - ''Chitei no Taiyo,'' a work by the late artist Taro Okamoto, is displayed after being recreated from a photo for an exhibition at the Expo '70 Commemorative Park in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Aug. 26, 2011. The work, literally meaning ''underground sun,'' was one of four works portraying a face that was part of the 1970 Osaka expo's symbolic structure ''Tower of the Sun'' and went missing afterward. The exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of Okamoto's birth is scheduled to be held from Aug. 27 through Oct. 10.

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Brother of Rangers' Darvish arrested over baseball gambling

Photo taken Feb. 10, 2011 shows Sho Darvish, the 26-year-old younger brother of Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish. Sho Darvish, a resident of Fujiidera, western Japan who runs a worker dispatching service, has been arrested on suspicion of running a gambling ring for profit and gambling on baseball games, police said Oct. 27, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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"Sake" made in Tohoku sold at event supporting post-disaster work

Various brands of Japanese "sake" rice wine produced in Tohoku are on display for sale during an event held in Nanyo, Yamagata Prefecture, on Oct. 27, 2015, to support reconstruction work in the northeastern Japanese region ravaged by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People visit brand-new winery in quake-hit Fukushima

People concerned with a winery project in Fukushima Prefecture, ravaged by the 2011 killer quake and subsequent nuclear accident, look at a just-completed winery on Oct. 27, 2015. The winery, which will use grapes and peaches to produce wine and liquor, is designed to help Fukushima's reconstruction efforts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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5th concrete technology convention held in northern Japan city

The fifth concrete technology convention is held in Morioka in the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Iwate on Oct. 27, 2015, to discuss infrastructure development technology conducive to the reconstruction of areas hit by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. The convention brought together about 300 construction company employees, researchers and local government officials. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gen. Nogi of Imperial Japanese Army

TOKYO, Japan - Undated photo shows Gen. Maresuke Nogi (1849-1912) of the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army, a hero of the 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War. A letter by him believed to have been written in August 1900 has been acquired by an antiquarian bookstore in Tokyo which plans to exhibit it at a Tokyo antique book fair to be held between Oct. 27 and Nov. 3, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Gen. Nogi's letter discovered

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a letter handwritten by Gen. Maresuke Nogi (1849-1912) of the now-defunct Imperial Japanese Army, a hero of the 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War, which an antiquarian bookstore in Tokyo has acquired and plans to exhibit at a Tokyo antique book fair to be held between Oct. 27 and Nov. 3, 2011. Nogi is believed to have written the letter in August 1900 to his younger brother, who apparently asked Nogi to find a job for one of their relatives, while Nogi was stationed in Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan. (Kyodo)

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Okamoto's missing work recreated in photo

OSAKA, Japan - ''Chitei no Taiyo,'' a work by the late artist Taro Okamoto, is displayed after being recreated from a photo for an exhibition at the Expo '70 Commemorative Park in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Aug. 26, 2011. The work, literally meaning ''underground sun,'' was one of four works portraying a face that was part of the 1970 Osaka expo's symbolic structure ''Tower of the Sun'' and went missing afterward. The exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of Okamoto's birth is scheduled to be held from Aug. 27 through Oct. 10. (Kyodo)