Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

Dialogue with enemies led to end of Cold War: Baker

HOUSTON, United States - Former U.S. Secretary of State James Baker talks about the end of the Cold War in an interview with Kyodo News at his office in Houston, Texas, on Oct. 28, 2009.

E

Children perform music at nursery

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Children perform songs at a nursery in Pyongyang on Oct. 28, 2009.

E

Child makes model of Juche Tower

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A teacher helps a child with a model of the Tower of the Juche Idea at a nursery in Pyongyang on Oct. 28, 2009.

E

Japan convenience stores boost dessert lineups

TOKYO, Japan - A clerk arranges dessert products by brand name at a convenience store of major chain operator Lawson Inc. in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2009. Major Japanese convenience store chain operators have been offering more original sweet foods to try to beat traditional bakeries and dessert shops.

E

Reconstruction under way in quake-hit West Sumatra

PARIAMAN, Indonesia - A villager starts to rebuild his house using materials from his old one in Pariaman Regency in the quake-hit West Sumatra Province on Oct. 28, 2009. The man indicated he had to try to reuse the old materials as he could not wait for the government's assistance.

E

Tottori promotes food, sake at New York event

NEW YORK, United States - A food festival sponsored by Japan's Tottori Prefecture is held at the official residence of the Japanese consul general in New York on Oct. 28, 2009, to promote a wide array of products from the western Japanese prefecture which touts itself as the capital of Japanese food.

E

Phillies beat Yankees in Game 1 of World Series

NEW YORK, United States - Philadelphia Phillies left-hander Cliff Lee (2nd from L), infielder Chase Utley (3rd from L) and their teammates celebrate a win over the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 28, 2009. Lee held the Yankees to six hits with 10 strikeouts in a complete-game performance, while Utley hit two solo home runs.

E

Yankees vs. Phillies in World Series

NEW YORK, United States - The New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui hits a single to center in the fifth inning of the first game of the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 28, 2009.

E

Al Ittihad beat Nagoya to reach ACL final

NAGOYA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus striker Josh Kennedy (front) hits the deck after being tackled by Al Ittihad striker Redha Takar during the second half of an Asian Champions League semifinal at Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya on Oct. 28, 2009. The Saudi Arabian club won 2-1.

E

Yankees vs. Phillies in World Series

NEW YORK, United States - The New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui (front) greets teammates during a ceremony marking the start of the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 28, 2009.

E

Saito formally becomes Japan Post head

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Post Holdings Co. President Jiro Saito (R) shakes hands with internal affairs minister Kazuhiro Haraguchi at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2009. Saito formally assumed the post the same day.

E

Yankees vs. Phillies in World Series

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi (in back) and Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel (R) shake hands before the first game of the World Series at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 28, 2009.

E

Yankees vs. Phillies in World Series

NEW YORK, United States - The New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui (C) and his teammates stand for the national anthem during a ceremony marking the start of the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 28, 2009.

E

Damaged MSDF destroyer Kurama

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The destroyer Kurama (R) of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, with its bow damaged, is seen docked at a pier in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 28, 2009.

E

LDP Tanigaki addresses parliament

TOKYO, Japan - Sadakazu Tanigaki, president of the opposition Liberal Democratic Party, speaks at a plenary session of the House of Representatives on Oct. 28, 2009. The rivalry between Hatoyama and Sadakazu Tanigaki, president of the opposition Liberal Democratic Party, heated up on the first day of effective parliamentary debates.

E

Al Ittihad beat Nagoya to reach ACL final

NAGOYA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus striker Yuki Maki (R) and Al Ittihad defender Hamad Al Montashari fight for the ball during the first half of an Asian Champions League semifinal at Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya on Oct. 28, 2009. The Saudi Arabian club won 2-1.

E

Al Ittihad beat Nagoya to reach ACL final

NAGOYA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus striker Kenji Tamada (R) and Al Ittihad striker Redha Takar tussle for the ball during the first half of an Asian Champions League semifinal at Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya on Oct. 28, 2009. The Saudi Arabian club won 2-1.

E

Damaged MSDF destroyer Kurama

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The destroyer Kurama (R) of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, with its bow damaged, is seen docked at a pier in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 28, 2009, with the South Korean-registered container vessel Carina Star, which collided with the Kurama, behind it.

E

Japan lefty Kikuchi braces for draft

HANAMAKI, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, a left-handed pitcher for Hanamaki Higashi High School, jogs past the scoreboard of his school's ballpark with signs that read ''Play hard, always'' and ''bonds'' in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 28, 2009.

E

3 rescued from capsized boat off Tokyo

KOZUSHIMA, Japan - Coast guard officials rescue a crew member (C) of the capsized fishing boat Kofuku Maru No. 1 (R) in the sea near Hachijo Island off Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2009. The crew member and two others were rescued four days after the boat went missing.

E

China Pres. Hu meets with N. Korea official Choe

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) meets with Choe Thae Bok, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 28, 2009.

E

China Pres. Hu meets with N. Korea official Choe

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands with Choe Thae Bok, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 28, 2009.

E

Japan lefty Kikuchi braces for draft

HANAMAKI, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, a left-handed pitcher for Hanamaki Higashi High School, speaks to reporters at the school in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 28, 2009. Kikuchi, who threw the fastest pitch for a high-school lefty, braced for the draft the following day where a number of professional teams are likely to name him as their first-round choice.

E

Japan lefty Kikuchi braces for draft

HANAMAKI, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, a left-handed pitcher for Hanamaki Higashi High School, stretches during a workout at the school in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 28, 2009. Kikuchi, who threw the fastest pitch for a high-school lefty, braced for the draft the following day where a number of professional teams are likely to name him as their first-round choice.

E

Japan lefty Kikuchi braces for draft

HANAMAKI, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, a left-handed pitcher for Hanamaki Higashi High School, speaks to reporters at the school in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 28, 2009. Kikuchi, who threw the fastest pitch for a high-school lefty, braced for the draft the following day where a number of professional teams are likely to name him as their first-round choice.

E

Saito formally becomes Japan Post head

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Post Holdings Co. President Jiro Saito speaks at a press conference at the company's head office in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2009. Saito formally assumed the post the same day.

E

Saito formally becomes Japan Post head

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Post Holdings Co. President Jiro Saito speaks at a press conference at the company's head office in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2009. Saito formally assumed the post the same day.

E

Hatoyama addresses parliament

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks at a plenary session of the House of Representatives on Oct. 28, 2009. The rivalry between Hatoyama and Sadakazu Tanigaki, president of the opposition Liberal Democratic Party, heated up on the first day of effective parliamentary debates.

E

3 rescued from capsized boat off Tokyo

KOZUSHIMA, Japan - Coast guard officials rescue a crew member (C) of the capsized fishing boat Kofuku Maru No. 1 in the sea near Hachijo Island off Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2009. The crew member and two others were rescued four days after the boat went missing.

E

3 rescued from capsized boat off Tokyo

KOZUSHIMA, Japan - The Japan Coast Guard finds the fishing boat Kofuku Maru No. 1 capsized in the sea near Hachijo Island off Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2009, four days after it went missing. Three crew members of the boat were rescued the same day from inside the hull but the captain was found dead and the other four are still missing.

E

Saito formally becomes Japan Post head

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Post Holdings Co. President Jiro Saito (R) shakes hands with internal affairs minister Kazuhiro Haraguchi at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2009. Saito formally assumed the post the same day.

E

Damaged container Carina Star

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - A part of the starboard bow of the South Korean-registered container vessel Carina Star is seen damaged in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 28, 2009, following a collision with the destroyer Kurama of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force the previous day.

E

Saito formally becomes Japan Post head

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Post Holdings Co. President Jiro Saito (R) shakes hands with internal affairs minister Kazuhiro Haraguchi at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications in Tokyo on Oct. 28, 2009. Saito formally assumed the post the same day.

E

MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Japan Coast Guard staff inspect the damaged Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama in Kitakyushu on Oct. 28, 2009. The vessel's bow was damaged in a collision with the South Korean container ship Carina Star the previous night in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures.

E

MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Japan Coast Guard staff inspect the damaged Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama in Kitakyushu on Oct. 28, 2009. The vessel's bow was damaged in a collision with the South Korean container ship Carina Star the previous night in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures.

E

Ex-Labor Minister Murakami on parole from prison term

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - This undated file photo shows former Labor Minister Masakuni Murakami, who was released on parole on Oct. 28, 2009, before the end of his 26-month prison term for taking bribes in the late 1990s from a mutual aid organization for small and midsize businesses.

E

MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 28, 2009, shows the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama, whose bow was damaged the previous night after colliding with the South Korean container ship Carina Star in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures.

E

MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2009, shows the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama (front) and the South Korean container ship Carina Star (middle). The two vessels collided in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures the previous night. The Kammon Bridge is seen in the background.

E

MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2009, shows the damaged Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama in Kitakyushu. The vessel's bow was damaged the previous night after colliding with the South Korean container ship Carina Star in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures.

E

MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2009, shows the damaged Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama in Kitakyushu. The vessel's bow was damaged the previous night after colliding with the South Korean container ship Carina Star in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures.

E

MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2009, shows the South Korean container ship Carina Star. Its right side was damaged in a collision with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama the previous night in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures.

E

Damaged MSDF destroyer Kurama

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 28, 2009, shows the damaged Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama in Kitakyushu in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka. The vessel's bow was damaged the previous night after colliding with the South Korean container ship Carina Star in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures.

E

MSDF ship collides with S. Korean vessel in Kammon Strait

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kurama gets hosed down Oct. 28, 2009, as it caught fire after colliding with the South Korean container ship Carina Star the previous night in the Kammon Strait between Yamaguchi and Fukuoka prefectures.

E

'Tetsujin 28-go' statue unveiled in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - A statue of ''Tetsujin 28-go,'' or Iron Man No. 28, is unveiled at a park in Kobe's Nagata Ward on Sept. 28, 2009. The 15-meter-high, 50-ton iron statue, which is modeled after the character from the ''Tetsujin 28-go'' comic series written by the late Mitsuteru Yokoyama from Kobe, was constructed as part of efforts to help revitalize local areas hardest hit by the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake. A ceremony to mark the completion of the statue will be held on Oct. 4.

E

'Tetsujin 28-go' statue unveiled in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - A statue of ''Tetsujin 28-go,'' or Iron Man No. 28, is unveiled at a park in Kobe's Nagata Ward on Sept. 28, 2009. The 15-meter-high, 50-ton iron statue, which is modeled after the character from the ''Tetsujin 28-go'' comic series written by the late Mitsuteru Yokoyama from Kobe, was constructed as part of efforts to help revitalize local areas hardest hit by the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake. A ceremony to mark the completion of the statue will be held on Oct. 4.