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Southwestern Japan students attend papal audience

Junior high school students from Minamishimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, pose for a photo after attending a general audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Oct. 23, 2024, clad in costumes simulating four Japanese teenagers sent to Rome as emissaries of a Catholic landlord in the 1580s. The southwestern Japan city, where the 16th-century emissaries studied at a Jesuit school, has sent delegations of local students since 2012, with the 2024 cohort being the first after the coronavirus pandemic.

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Japanese Muslims

TOKYO, Japan - Masashi Nagano (C), a 28-year-old Japanese Muslim, prays for victims of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Oct. 23, 2012, after walking across devastated areas with other trainees from various religions during a training program to become religious mental care experts.

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Erotic novel takes U.S., Europe by storm

LONDON, Britain - E.L. James holds a copy of her novel, "Fifty Shades of Grey," in London on Oct. 23, 2012. The novel has taken Europe and the United States by storm with its mix of romance and graphic descriptions of bondage, discipline, sadism and masochism, or BDSM.

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Okinawa Gov. Nakaima in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (L) attends a symposium on U.S. base issues, organized by his prefecture, in Washington on Oct. 23, 2012.

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FPS-5 radar

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - File photo taken on Oct. 23, 2012, shows FPS-5, a ground-based radar system capable of monitoring missiles, dubbed the Gamera radar, at Air Self-Defense Force base on Shimokoshiki Island, Kagoshima Prefecture.

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FPS-5 radar

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - File photo taken on Oct. 23, 2012, shows FPS-5, a ground-based radar system capable of monitoring missiles, dubbed the Gamera radar, at Air Self-Defense Force base on Shimokoshiki Island, Kagoshima Prefecture.

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FPS-5 radar

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - File photo taken on Oct. 23, 2012, shows FPS-5, a ground-based radar system capable of monitoring missiles, dubbed the Gamera radar, at Air Self-Defense Force base on Shimokoshiki Island, Kagoshima Prefecture.

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Okinawa gov. renews call for base withdrawal

WASHINGTON, United States - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima speaks at a press conference in Washington on Oct. 23, 2012, after attending a symposium there on U.S. base issues. Nakaima reiterated his call for moving the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station out of his island prefecture, saying the current relocation plan is not feasible.

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Japanese student takes top prize in U.N. art contest

NEW YORK, United States - Haruka Shoji (L), a U.S. high school student from Japan, receives a certificate for winning first prize in a U.N. art contest from U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Oct. 23, 2012. Shoji was awarded the prize for her depiction of a young girl looking toward a bright sky as part of an art contest under the theme "Imagining a World Free of Nuclear Weapons."

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Apple unveils iPad mini

SAN JOSE, United States - A woman holds the iPad mini (L) and the fourth-generation iPad during Apple Inc.'s media event in San Jose, California, to unveil the former product on Oct. 23, 2012. The iPad mini is a smaller version of its popular iPad multi-purpose tablet computer.

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Apple unveils iPad mini

SAN JOSE, United States - Phil Schiller, senior vice president of Apple Inc., unveils the iPad mini, a smaller version of its popular iPad multi-purpose tablet computer, during the company's media event in San Jose, California, on Oct. 23, 2012.

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Okinawa governor in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima speaks during a symposium in Washington on Oct. 23, 2012, about U.S. bases in the southernmost Japanese prefecture.

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Ospreys fly at night

GINOWAN, Japan - An MV-22 Osprey aircraft flies at 7:24 p.m. on Oct. 23, 2012. The U.S. Marine Corps flew Ospreys at night for the first time since the tilt-rotor planes were deployed at the Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture earlier in October.

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Apple unveils iPad mini

SAN JOSE, United States - Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., unveils the iPad mini (R), a smaller version of its popular iPad multi-purpose tablet computer, during the company's media event in San Jose, California, on Oct. 23, 2012.

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Ospreys fly at night

GINOWAN, Japan - An MV-22 Osprey aircraft flies at 7:24 p.m. on Oct. 23, 2012. The U.S. Marine Corps flew Ospreys at night for the first time since the tilt-rotor planes were deployed at the Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture earlier in October.

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Okinawa governor in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima speaks during a symposium in Washington on Oct. 23, 2012, about U.S. bases in the southernmost Japanese prefecture.

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Putin's aide in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev (L), who is an aide to President Vladimir Putin, and Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba shake hands before their meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2012.

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Ospreys fly at night

GINOWAN, Japan - An MV-22 Osprey aircraft flies at 7:24 p.m. on Oct. 23, 2012. The U.S. Marine Corps flew Ospreys at night for the first time since the tilt-rotor planes were deployed at the Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture earlier in October.

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Ospreys fly at night

GINOWAN, Japan - An MV-22 Osprey aircraft flies at 7:05 p.m. on Oct. 23, 2012. The U.S. Marine Corps flew Ospreys at night for the first time since the tilt-rotor planes were deployed at the Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture earlier in October.

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Ospreys fly at night

GINOWAN, Japan - An MV-22 Osprey aircraft flies at 7:24 p.m. on Oct. 23, 2012. The U.S. Marine Corps flew Ospreys at night for the first time since the tilt-rotor planes were deployed at the Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture earlier in October.

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Panama president in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2012.

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Ospreys fly at night

GINOWAN, Japan - An MV-22 Osprey aircraft flies at 7:24 p.m. on Oct. 23, 2012. The U.S. Marine Corps flew Ospreys at night for the first time since the tilt-rotor planes were deployed at the Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture earlier in October.

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Uniqlo unveils scholarships

TOKYO, Japan - Uniqlo Co. Chairman and President Tadashi Yanai (R) and U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos (C) join hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2012. The major clothing retailer announced a $1.6 million scholarship program to help young Japanese aiming to become business leaders and fashion designers enroll as graduate students at three prestigious U.S institutions.

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Yoshida to receive People's Honor Award

TOKYO, Japan - Three-time Olympic wrestling champion Saori Yoshida holds a bouquet during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2012, after the Japanese government decided to bestow the People's Honor Award on her for deeply moving and encouraging people through her achievements.

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Yoshida to receive People's Honor Award

TOKYO, Japan - Three-time Olympic wrestling champion Saori Yoshida speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2012, after the Japanese government decided to bestow the People's Honor Award on her for deeply moving and encouraging people through her achievements.

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Japan's tallest building in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Photo on Oct. 23, 2012, shows a view from the 55th floor of the Abeno Harukas building in Osaka City's Abeno Ward now under construction and already the tallest structure in Japan. Railway operator Kintetsu Corp. held a ceremony the same day to mark the completion of the frame structure for the 300-meter building with 60 stories above ground and five underground.

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Osaka art museum draws over 10 mil. visitors

OSAKA, Japan - Hisako Miyatake (L) holds a gift given by Toshio Yamanashi (R), director of the National Museum of Art, as she became the 10 millionth visitor to the museum since its opening in 1977, in Osaka on Oct. 23, 2012.

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Japan envoy to Iran

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Koji Haneda, former director general of the Secretariat of the International Peace Cooperation Headquarters at the Cabinet Office. The Japanese government named him as ambassador to Iran on Oct. 23, 2012, effective the same day.

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U.S. Naval Forces Japan chief apologizes for Okinawa rape

NAHA, Japan - Rear Adm. Dan Cloyd (L), commander of U.S. Naval Forces Japan, bows to Okinawa Vice Gov. Kanetoshi Yoseda at the prefectural office in Naha on Oct. 23, 2012. On the alleged rape of a Japanese woman by two U.S. sailors in the prefecture, Cloyd voiced his "deepest, most sincere and most heartfelt apology for the enormous and intolerable suffering and trauma the victim had" and apologized for the "anger and mistrust" the incident has caused among the people of Okinawa.

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U.S. Naval Forces Japan chief apologizes for Okinawa rape

NAHA, Japan - Rear Adm. Dan Cloyd (L), commander of U.S. Naval Forces Japan, hands a letter of apology to Okinawa Vice Gov. Kanetoshi Yoseda over the alleged rape of a Japanese woman by two U.S. sailors in the prefecture, at the prefectural office in Naha on Oct. 23, 2012.

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Kansai Electric Power

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken in September 2012 shows Kansai Electric Power Co.'s head office in Osaka, western Japan. The company is considering skipping year-end dividend payments for the fiscal year through March 2013 as its business is deteriorating, sources close to the issue said on Oct. 23, 2012.

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Justice Minister Tanaka resigns

TOKYO, Japan - Photo on Oct. 23, 2012, shows a room with empty seats at the Justice Ministry in Tokyo, where a press conference by Justice Minister Keishu Tanaka was cancelled, after he resigned the same day in the face of scandals over his political funds and close ties with an organized crime syndicate.

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Justice Minister Tanaka resigns

TOKYO, Japan - A Cabinet meeting is held at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2012. Justice Minister Keishu Tanaka resigned earlier the same day in the face of scandals over his political funds and close ties with an organized crime syndicate.

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Justice Minister Tanaka resigns

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Justice Minister Keishu Tanaka. He resigned on Oct. 23, 2012, in the face of scandals over his political funds and close ties with an organized crime syndicate.

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Yoshida to receive People's Honor Award

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese three-time Olympic champion Saori Yoshida. The government decided on Oct. 23, 2012, to bestow the People's Honor Award on Yoshida, who has won a total of 13 Olympic and world titles in women's wrestling.

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Japan's tallest building in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Photo on Oct. 23, 2012, shows the Abeno Harukas building in Osaka City's Abeno Ward now under construction and already the tallest structure in Japan. Railway operator Kintetsu Corp. held a ceremony the same day to mark the completion of the frame structure for the 300-meter building.