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Admission ticket bearing 'Kumamon' character on sale

KUMAMOTO, Japan - A railway station admission ticket featuring the "Kumamon" mascot character of the Kumamoto prefectural government is on sale at Kumamoto Station of Kyushu Railway Co. in the prefectural capital, southwestern Japan. The ticket, put on sale on Oct. 20, 2014, commemorates the centennial of the launch of the Hohi Line's service between the Kumamoto and Higo-ozu stations.

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'Mother' of gender equality law recalls background

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese education minister Ryoko Akamatsu, known as the "mother" of the Equal Employment Opportunity Law, speaks about the background to the controversial legislation in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2014.

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Japanese community papers in fierce battle in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - Ryoichi Miura, publisher of the Shukan New York Seikatsu, a New York City-based Japanese community paper with a weekly circulation of around 20,000 copies, holds a copy of the paper in New York on Oct. 20, 2014.

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IOM member explains temporary housing construction

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Manuel Pereira, a field officer of the International Organization for Migration, explains the temporary housing construction in Tacloban City, the Philippines, on Oct. 20, 2014. The area was hit hard by last year's Typhoon Haiyan.

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Typhoon-hit Tacloban people build makeshift houses

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Local residents engage in construction of temporary dwellings in Tacloban City, the Philippines, hit hard by last year's Typhoon Haiyan, under the guidance of the International Organization for Migration on Oct. 20, 2014.

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Filipino typhoon victim lives in temporary housing

TACLOBAN, Philippines - A 40-year-old woman explains her life in a temporary house on Oct. 20, 2014, in Tacloban in the central Philippines built for victims of last year's super typhoon Haiyan.

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Storm-hit Filipinos enjoy basketball near temporary houses

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Young men play basketball in front of temporary housing built by the International Organization for Migration with financial assistance from Japan on Oct. 20, 2014, in Tacloban in the central Philippines, badly hit by last year's super typhoon Haiyan.

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Agencies continue to bring aid to Haiyan-hit areas a year on

LEYTE, Philippines - This Oct. 20, 2014, photo shows a number of transitional houses built by the International Organization for Migration in Tacloban City, the capital of the central Philippine province of Leyte, for families displaced by super typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 8, 2013. The site, which contains 86 shelters turned over to families in late September, would be safe from a storm surge similar to that generated by Haiyan.

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Uber car hailing service

NEW YORK, United States - Photo taken on Oct. 20, 2014, in New York shows a screen shot of the smartphone app for Uber car hailing service. Uber is increasing its presence in New York and scores of other cities around the world.

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Japan's paper to be included in UNESCO intangible heritage

GIFU, Japan - A woman is seen in the process of making "washi," traditional Japanese handmade paper, in Mino, Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 20, 2014. The paper has been shortlisted for inclusion on UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list.

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Pupils study at Syrian school after explosion

HOMS, Syria - Pupils study at an elementary school in Homs, Syria, on Oct. 20, 2014, nearly three weeks after a bomb explosion hit the school on Oct. 1

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Syrian man holds sister in front of photos of kin killed in war

HOMS, Syria - A Syrian man holds his sister in Homs, Syria, on Oct. 20, 2014, in front of photos of his siblings killed in the country's protracted civil war.

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Syrian city street remains in ruins

HOMS, Syria - Buildings remain destroyed in Homs, Syria, on Oct. 20, 2014, despite a ceasefire after more than two years of civil war.

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Recruit eyes housekeeping support service for working women

TOKYO, Japan - Masumi Minegishi, president of media and human resources firm Recruit Holdings Co., is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2014. Minegishi said in the interview that Recruit is considering entering the housekeeping support business for working women, undertaking various chores at the homes of women while they are out working.

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Woodcut prints exhibited at art museum in northern Japan

AKITA, Japan - Woodblock prints by the late artist Shuzo Ikeda are exhibited at the Akita Prefectural Museum of Art in Akita in his native prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 20, 2014. On the left is Satoshi Fujimoto, an editor who published a collection of Ikeda's artwork last year.

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Refugee from Syria points to hometown from Turkish border

SURUC, Turkey - A refugee from northern Syria's Ayn al-Arab, known as Kobani in Kurdish, points toward his hometown from atop a hill in Turkey on Oct. 20, 2014. A U.S.-led coalition has launched airstrikes against targets of the Islamic State militant group in the Kurdish town.

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Japanese food promoted in Swiss anniversary event

BERN, Switzerland - Fumio Maeda (R), a tea master from Shizuoka, central Japan, demonstrates the blending of tea leaves at an event in Bern on Oct. 20, 2014, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Switzerland.

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Japanese food promoted in Swiss anniversary event

BERN, Switzerland - Participants learn how to make "temakizushi," or hand-rolled sushi, at an event in Bern on Oct. 20, 2014, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Switzerland.

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Japan scholar speaks at U.N. seminar on science for peace

NEW YORK, United States - Hitoshi Murayama (L), head of the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe at the University of Tokyo, delivers a speech at a seminar on science for peace and development held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Oct. 20, 2014.

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Softbank manager Akiyama pats retiring Inaba on back

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks manager Koji Akiyama (R) commends retiring Nippon Ham Fighters infielder Atsunori Inaba after the latter's last game on Oct. 20, 2014. Softbank won 4-1 over Nippon Ham in the Pacific League Climax Series final stage at Yafuou! Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan.

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Softbank players take lap of honor after winning PL final

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks players take a lap of honor at Yafuoku! Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 20, 2014, after beating the Nippon Ham Fighters 4-1 in Game 6 of the Pacific League Climax Series final stage to win a spot in the Japan Series against the Hanshin Tigers of the Central League.

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Softbank players fete win in PL Climax Series final

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nobuhiro Matsuda (2nd from L) and other players of the Softbank Hawks professional baseball club celebrate after beating the Nippon Ham Fighters 4-1 in Game 6 of the Pacific League Climax Series final stage at Yafuoku! Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 20, 2014, winning a spot in the Japan Series against the Hanshin Tigers of the Central League.

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Abe meets U.S. commerce chief Pritzker in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2014. Abe reiterated his willingness to conclude protracted talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement.

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Air pollution in Beijing

BEIJING, China - People wear masks due to air pollution in Beijing on Oct. 20, 2014.

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WFP's Afghan official calls for more global aid

TOKYO, Japan - Claude Jibidar, U.N. World Food Program country director for Afghanistan, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2014. He said Afghanistan is short of 40 million dollars to achieve this year's aid target and called for more international contributions.

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7 int'l bodies hold joint recruitment seminar in Japan

KYOTO, Japan - The United Nations and six other international organizations hold a joint recruitment seminar at Doshisha University in Kyoto, western Japan, on Oct. 20, 2014. The six others include the U.N. Children's Fund, the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

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Japan's empress turns 80

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (L), Crown Princess Masako (R) and their daughter Princess Aiko wave as the family arrives at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on the night of Oct. 20, 2014, to attend a dinner party celebrating Empress Michiko's 80th birthday. (Pool photo)

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Keidanren head urges Abe to stick with woman policy

TOKYO, Japan - Sadayuki Sakakibara, head of the Japan Business Federation or Keidanren, speaks at a press conference in Kanazawa, central Japan, on Oct. 20, 2014, urging the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to stick with its policy of empowering women in society despite the recent resignation of two female Cabinet ministers.

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Computer programming class for 1st graders in Saga Pref.

SAGA, Japan - City-run Yamauchinishi Elementary School in Takeo, Saga Prefecture, Japan, shows to the press an extracurricular class in computer programming for 1st graders on Oct. 20, 2014.

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H.K. pro-democracy protests

HONG KONG, China - A pro-democracy protester holds a sign reading "upholding tightly" in the Mongkok shopping district of Hong Kong before dawn on Oct. 20, 2014.

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Computer programming class for 1st graders in Saga Pref.

SAGA, Japan - First graders learn how to program a computer at city-run Yamauchinishi Elementary School in Takeo, Saga Prefecture, Japan, on Oct. 20, 2014, during an extracurricular class.

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China starts key party meeting

BEIJING, China - Police officers stand guard at Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Oct. 20, 2014, as the fourth committee session of the 18th Communist Party Congress began the same day.

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H.K. pro-democracy protests

HONG KONG, China - A pro-democracy protester sleeps near a barricade in the Mongkok shopping district of Hong Kong before dawn on Oct. 20, 2014.

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Osaka mayor meets with anti-Korean group leader

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto (C) leaves after cutting short a meeting with Makoto Sakurai, leader of Zaitokukai, a civic group known for its hate speech against Korean residents of Japan, at the Osaka municipal offices on Oct. 20, 2014.

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Peruvian envoy visits Japan's Machu Picchu

ASAGO, Japan - Peruvian Ambassador to Japan Elard Escala (C) visits the ruins of Takeda Castle in Asago, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, with his family on Oct. 20, 2014. The ruins are called Japan's Machu Picchu, Peru's historic Inca site.

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China starts key party meeting

BEIJING, China - Police officers check passers-by near Beijing's Tiananmen Square on Oct. 20, 2014, as the fourth committee session of the 18th Communist Party Congress began the same day.

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Japan univ. hospital in pact with Russian medical school

KHABAROVSK, Russia - Officials of the Hokkaido University Hospital of Japan and Russia's Far Eastern State Medical University in Khabarovsk conclude an agreement to promote exchanges of scholars and students in the Russian city on Oct. 20, 2014.

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China starts key party meeting

BEIJING, China - A police officer stands guard in front of the venue of a key Communist Party meeting in Beijing on Oct. 20, 2014. The four-day meeting, the fourth committee session of the 18th Communist Party Congress, began the same day.

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2 female ministers resign

TOKYO, Japan - Yoko Kamikawa, who was picked by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to become justice minister, enters Abe's office in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2014. Kamikawa will succeed Midori Matsushima, who resigned earlier in the day due to a money scandal.

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Japan to send officials to N. Korea to check abduction probe

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Sakie Yokota, Shigeo Iizuka and Teruaki Masumoto, whose family members were abducted by North Korea decades ago, meet the press at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2014, after they were informed by the government of its decision to send officials soon to North Korea to check its investigation into the fates of Japanese nationals abducted by Pyongyang.

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Osaka mayor meets with anti-Korean group leader

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto (2nd from L) and Makoto Sakurai (far R), leader of Zaitokukai, a civic group known for its hate speech against Korean residents of Japan, stand up and exchange harsh words during their meeting at the Osaka municipal offices on Oct. 20, 2014.

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Michelin guide Kansai 2015

OSAKA, Japan - Chefs of restaurants with the three-star status, the highest rank on 2015 the Michelin Guide Kansai, pose for photos in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 20, 2014.

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2 female ministers resign

TOKYO, Japan - Yoichi Miyazawa, who was picked by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to become industry minister, enters Abe's office in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2014. Miyazawa will succeed Yuko Obuchi, who resigned earlier in the day due to a money scandal.

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Osaka mayor meets with anti-Korean group leader

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto (L) holds a meeting with Makoto Sakurai, leader of Zaitokukai, a civic group known for its hate speech against Korean residents of Japan, at the Osaka municipal offices on Oct. 20, 2014.

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Osaka mayor meets with anti-Korean group leader

OSAKA, Japan - Combination photo shows Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto (L) and Makoto Sakurai, leader of Zaitokukai, a civic group known for its hate speech against Korean residents of Japan, during their meeting at the Osaka municipal offices on Oct. 20, 2014.

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FBI agents participate in anti-terrorism drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Two special agents (R and C) of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation visit a drugstore in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2014, as part of an anti-terrorism drill arranged by the Japanese National Policy Agency.

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Dyson to launch 1st humidifier in Japan before other markets

TOKYO, Japan - Dyson Ltd. of Britain announces in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2014, that it will release its first humidifier, the Dyson Hygienic Mist Humidifier AM10, in Japan on Nov. 6 ahead of other markets. The machine sterilizes water before releasing it into the room as mist.

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Japan to send officials to N. Korea to check abduction probe

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga tells a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2014, that the government will send officials soon to North Korea to check its investigation into the fates of Japanese nationals abducted by Pyongyang decades ago.

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Japan to send officials to N. Korea to check abduction probe

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga tells a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2014, that the government will send officials soon to North Korea to check its investigation into the fates of Japanese nationals abducted by Pyongyang decades ago.

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Nikkei soars 4%

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic signboard in Tokyo's Yaesu district shows the Nikkei Stock Average closing at 15,111.23, up 578.72 points, or 3.98 percent, on Oct. 20, 2014.