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Sony to spin off camera businesses

TOKYO, Japan, Oct. 27 Kyodo - File photo taken in March 2015 shows the headquarters of Sony Corp. in Tokyo. Sony said on Oct. 26, 2016, that it will spin off its camera businesses into a separate entity as part of efforts to increase its operational efficiency.

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Land minister invalidates Okinawa decision

TOKYO, Oct. 27 Kyodo - Defense Minister Gen Nakatani attends a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2015, after Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Keiichi Ishii invalidated Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga's revocation of his predecessor's approval of landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. military base within the prefecture. Nakatani said he will soon prepare for the resumption of the work.

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Royals top prospect gets chance to make history

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Oct. 27 Kyodo - Raul Mondesi, son of the former Los Angeles Dodger with the same name, answers questions from reporters in Kansas City, Missouri, on Oct. 27, 2015, after being added to the Royals' World Series roster. If he plays, the 20-year-old infielder will become the first player ever to make his major league debut in the World Series, the Royals said.

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Suntory's sheep-shaped whisky bottles

OSAKA, Japan - A manufacturing line of sheep-shaped whisky bottles is seen at Suntory Yamazaki Distillery in Shimamoto Town, Osaka Prefecture, on Oct. 27, 2014. 2015 is the Year of the Sheep.

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Suntory's sheep-shaped whisky bottles

OSAKA, Japan - Sheep-shaped whisky bottles move on a production line at Suntory Yamazaki Distillery in Shimamoto Town, Osaka Prefecture, on Oct. 27, 2014. The Japanese distiller will release the product in November since 2015 is the Year of the Sheep.

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2015 New Year's greeting card to be sold from Oct. 30

TOKYO, Japan - A woman holds a New Year's card for 2015 with a Hello Kitty motif (R) in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2014. A smartphone user can combine the design with his or her own photo with the aid of a special application program. Japan Post Co. said it will start selling the card from Oct. 30.

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Most super typhoon survivors still live in temporary homes

Photo taken on Oct. 27, 2015, shows permanent houses (back) being built for survivors of the 2013 super typhoon Haiyan near bamboo-and-timber temporary housing (L) in Tacloban on the central Philippine island of Leyte. The construction is making little progress two years after the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Part of washed-up ship becomes typhoon monument in Philippines

Children play on Oct. 27, 2015, around a monument made from the bow of a cargo ship washed up by super typhoon Haiyan in November 2013 in Tacloban on the central Philippine island of Leyte. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Prince Akishino, Princess Kiko in Brazil

Japan's Prince Akishino (L) and his wife Princess Kiko visit a renovated Japanese garden at the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden in Rio de Janeiro on Nov. 7, 2015. The prince, who is the emperor's younger son, and his wife have been in Brazil since Oct. 27 to mark the 120th anniversary of the two countries' diplomatic ties. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gordon's 9th-inning homer sends Game 1 to extra innings

Alex Gordon of the Kansas City Royals hits a game-tying solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning in Game 1 of the World Series against the New York Mets at Kauffman Stadium on Oct. 27, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan men's team aims to win team title at world gymnastics c'ships

Japan's Kohei Uchimura works out in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 27, 2015, a day prior to the men's team final of the world gymnastics championships. Japan aims to win its first team title in 37 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Medal ceremony for women's team at world gymnastics c'ships

The gold-medal-winning U.S. gymnastics team (C of podium), silver medalist Chinese team (L) and bronze medalist British team wave to the crowd during the award ceremony of the world gymnastics championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 27, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Royals walk off in 14th in World Series opener

Kansas City Royals players celebrate their 14-inning, 5-4 victory over the New York Mets in Game 1 of the World Series at Kauffman Stadium on Oct. 27, 2015, after Eric Hosmer hit a walk-off sacrifice fly. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gordon's 9th-inning homer sends Game 1 to extra innings

Alex Gordon of the Kansas City Royals hits a game-tying solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning in Game 1 of the World Series against the New York Mets at Kauffman Stadium on Oct. 27, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Royals walk off in 14th in World Series opener

Kansas City Royals players celebrate their 14-inning, 5-4 victory over the New York Mets in Game 1 of the World Series at Kauffman Stadium on Oct. 27, 2015, after Eric Hosmer hit a walk-off sacrifice fly. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China vows to counter U.S. warship patrols in disputed sea

The Chinese Foreign Ministry's top spokesman Lu Kang attends a press conference at the ministry in Beijing on Oct. 27, 2015 after a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer entered within what Beijing claims to be its territorial waters around artificial islands in the South China Sea. Expressing "resolute opposition" to moves that threaten Chinese sovereignty, Lu said that China will "resolutely deal with any country's deliberate provocations." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Royals-Mets World Series begins

The opening ceremony is held for the World Series between the Kansas City Royals and the New York Mets at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Oct. 27, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan women's team finishes 5th at world gymnastics c'ships

Japan's Sae Miyakawa competes in the floor exercise section of the women's team final at the world gymnastics championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 27, 2015. Japan finished fifth in the event won by the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Escobar hits inside-the-park homer in World Series Game 1

Kansas City Royals leadoff hitter Alcides Escobar rounds second base on his way to an inside-the-park home run in the bottom of the first inning in Game 1 of the World Series against the New York Mets at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Oct. 27, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamada hat-trick gets Swallows into Series win column

Combined photo shows three home runs by Yakult Swallows second baseman Tetsuto Yamada in Game 3 of the Japan Series against the SoftBank Hawks at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamada hat-trick gets Swallows into Series win column

Tetsuto Yamada hits a two-run home run in the fifth inning of the Yakult Swallows' 8-4 win over the SoftBank Hawks in Game 3 of the Japan Series at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2015. Yamada became the first player ever to go deep in three consecutive at-bats in a Series game. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dates for opening game, final of RWC 2019 announced, logo revealed

Akira Shimazu (L), chief executive of the Rugby World Cup 2019 organizing committee, World Rugby Chief Executive Brett Gosper (C) and Alan Gilpin, head of the RWC, pose for a photo in London on Oct. 27, 2015, in front of the logo for the 2019 tournament in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. claims women's team title at world gymnastics c'ships

The victorious U.S. gymnasts pose for photos after winning their third consecutive women's team title at the world gymnastics championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 27, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese PM Abe meets Kazakhstan Pres. Nazarbayev

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) meets with Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev (R) in Astana on Oct. 27, 2015. They confirmed that Japan will cooperate in the planned construction of a nuclear power plant there, while agreeing to further boost bilateral economic ties. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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China vows to counter U.S. warship patrols in disputed sea

The Chinese Foreign Ministry's top spokesman Lu Kang attends a press conference at the ministry in Beijing on Oct. 27, 2015 after a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer entered within what Beijing claims to be its territorial waters around artificial islands in the South China Sea. Expressing "resolute opposition" to moves that threaten Chinese sovereignty, Lu said that China will "resolutely deal with any country's deliberate provocations." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan women's team finishes 5th at world gymnastics c'ships

Japan's Asuka Teramoto performs her balance beam routine during the women's team final of the world gymnastics championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oct. 27, 2015. Japan finished fifth in the event won by the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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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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Released mother visits daughter's grave

Keiko Aoki visits the grave of her daughter Megumi in the western Japan prefecture of Nara on Oct. 27, 2015. Aoki and her de facto husband Tatsuhiro Boku had been serving a life sentence over a 1995 fire in Osaka that they were accused of setting to kill Megumi for an insurance payout, but the Osaka High Court decided to reopen the case and release the couple, saying the fire could have been accidental. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People protest as minister invalidates Okinawa decision

People stage a protest outside the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Schwab in Nago in Japan's southernmost island prefecture of Okinawa on Oct. 27, 2015, after the land and infrastructure minister invalidated Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga's revocation of his predecessor's approval of landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. military base within the prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Yamada hat-trick gets Swallows into Series win column

Yakult Swallows members celebrate their 8-4 win in Game 3 of the Japan Series against the SoftBank Hawks at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2015. The Swallows cut the Hawks' series lead to 2-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Matsumotokiyoshi to open drugstore in Bangkok, 1st abroad

Photo taken in Bangkok shows a branch of Japan's largest drugstore operator Matsumotokiyoshi on Oct. 27, 2015, a day before its opening. The new store will be the first to be opened abroad by Matsumotokiyoshi, which has more than 1,500 locations in Japan, since the company was founded 85 years ago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Nagoya appoint former striker Ogura as new manager

Undated photo shows Takafumi Ogura, assistant general manager of Nagoya Grampus. The J-League first-division club said Oct. 27, 2015, that it has appointed the 42-year-old former striker as its new manager for next season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Land minister invalidates Okinawa decision

Defense Minister Gen Nakatani attends a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2015, after Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Keiichi Ishii invalidated Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga's revocation of his predecessor's approval of landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. military base within the prefecture. Nakatani said he will soon prepare for the resumption of the work. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People protest as minister invalidates Okinawa decision

People stage a protest outside the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Schwab in Nago in Japan's southernmost island prefecture of Okinawa on Oct. 27, 2015, after the land and infrastructure minister invalidated Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga's revocation of his predecessor's approval of landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. military base within the prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SNAPSHOT: Released couple reunited with families for 1st time in 20 yrs

Keiko Aoki (L) is reunited with her eldest son on Oct. 27, 2015, in Osaka, following her release from a prison the previous day. Aoki, together with her common-law husband, were accused of killing her daughter and have been serving life sentences, but the Osaka High Court ordered their release following a decision to reopen the arson-murder case. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese PM Abe meets Kazakhstan Pres. Nazarbayev

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) meets with Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev (R) in Astana on Oct. 27, 2015. They confirmed that Japan will cooperate in the planned construction of a nuclear power plant there, while agreeing to further boost bilateral economic ties. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean and U.S. diplomats hold talks on N. Korean nuclear issue

U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy Sung Kim (L) shakes hands with Hwang Joon Kook, South Korea's special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, ahead of their talks at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on Oct. 27, 2015. The meeting comes on the heels of a U.S.-South Korea summit in Washington on Oct. 16, where the two countries issued a joint statement vowing to deal with North Korea's nuclear programs and development of ballistic missiles with "utmost urgency and determination." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Released mother visits daughter's grave

Keiko Aoki visits the grave of her daughter Megumi in the western Japan prefecture of Nara on Oct. 27, 2015. Aoki and her de facto husband Tatsuhiro Boku had been serving a life sentence over a 1995 fire in Osaka that they were accused of setting to kill Megumi for an insurance payout, but the Osaka High Court decided to reopen the case and release the couple, saying the fire could have been accidental. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Land minister invalidates Okinawa decision

Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Keiichi Ishii announces at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2015, that he has invalidated Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga's revocation of his predecessor's approval of landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. military base within the prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang gives lecture

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi gives a lecture at a symposium in Beijing on Oct. 27, 2015, ahead of a trilateral summit involving Japan and South Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Land minister invalidates Okinawa decision

Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Keiichi Ishii announces at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2015, that he has invalidated Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga's revocation of his predecessor's approval of landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. military base within the prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese PM Abe meets Kazakhstan Pres. Nazarbayev

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) meets with Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev (R) in Astana on Oct. 27, 2015. They confirmed that Japan will cooperate in the planned construction of a nuclear power plant there, while agreeing to further boost bilateral economic ties. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea opposition members protest government-designated textbook

South Korean opposition lawmakers set up placards on Oct. 27, 2015, at a Diet chamber in Seoul to show their opposition to the government policy of introducing government-designated history textbooks for junior and senior high school students. The move delayed the start of the policy speech by President Park Geun Hye. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean and U.S. diplomats hold talks on N. Korean nuclear issue

U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy Sung Kim (L) holds talks with Hwang Joon Kook, South Korea's special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on Oct. 27, 2015. The meeting comes on the heels of a U.S.-South Korea summit in Washington on Oct. 16, where the two countries issued a joint statement vowing to deal with North Korea's nuclear programs and development of ballistic missiles with "utmost urgency and determination." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korea opposition members protest government-designated textbook

South Korean opposition lawmakers set up placards on Oct. 27, 2015, at a Diet chamber in Seoul to show their opposition to the government policy of introducing government-designated history textbooks for junior and senior high school students. The move delayed the start of the policy speech by President Park Geun Hye. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Released mother visits daughter's grave

Keiko Aoki visits the grave of her daughter Megumi in the western Japan prefecture of Nara on Oct. 27, 2015. Aoki and her de facto husband Tatsuhiro Boku had been serving a life sentence over a 1995 fire in Osaka that they were accused of setting to kill Megumi for an insurance payout, but the Osaka High Court decided to reopen the case and release the couple, saying the fire could have been accidental. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People protest as minister invalidates Okinawa decision

People stage a protest outside the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Schwab in Nago in Japan's southernmost island prefecture of Okinawa on Oct. 27, 2015, after the land and infrastructure minister invalidated Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga's revocation of his predecessor's approval of landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. military base within the prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cespedes gearing up for World Series

New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes takes batting practice at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Oct. 26, 2015. The World Series between the Mets and the Kansas City Royals will begin Oct. 27. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People protest as minister invalidates Okinawa decision

People stage a protest outside the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Schwab in Nago in Japan's southernmost island prefecture of Okinawa on Oct. 27, 2015, after the land and infrastructure minister invalidated Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga's revocation of his predecessor's approval of landfill work for the relocation of a key U.S. military base within the prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. Navy destroyer sails into Chinese "territorial" waters

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga speaks at a regular press briefing in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2015. He said that the Japanese government will not comment on "each operation" of the U.S. forces after a Pentagon official said the guided-missile destroyer Lassen sailed within 12 nautical miles of islands artificially created by China in the South China Sea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo