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Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Photo taken on Oct. 3, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows a high-rise condominium under construction in Sinuiju, a North Korean city heavily damaged by floods in late July.

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Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Photo taken on Oct. 3, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows a high-rise condominium under construction in Sinuiju, a North Korean city heavily damaged by floods in late July.

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Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Reconstruction in flood-hit North Korean city

Photo taken on Oct. 3, 2024, from Dandong, a Chinese border city near the Yalu River, shows high-rise condominiums under construction in Sinuiju, a North Korean city heavily damaged by floods in late July.

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Baseball: Yamamoto practices for NL Division Series

Baseball: Yamamoto practices for NL Division Series

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto practices pitching in Los Angeles on Oct. 3, 2024, before the start of National League Division Series games against the San Diego Padres on Oct. 5.

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Baseball: Yamamoto practices for NL Division Series

Baseball: Yamamoto practices for NL Division Series

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto practices pitching in Los Angeles on Oct. 3, 2024, before the start of National League Division Series games against the San Diego Padres on Oct. 5.

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Baseball: Yamamoto practices for NL Division Series

Baseball: Yamamoto practices for NL Division Series

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto practices pitching in Los Angeles on Oct. 3, 2024, before the start of National League Division Series games against the San Diego Padres on Oct. 5.

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Baseball: Ohtani practices for NL Division Series

Baseball: Ohtani practices for NL Division Series

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers takes batting practice in Los Angeles on Oct. 3, 2024, before the start of National League Division Series games against the San Diego Padres on Oct. 5.

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Baseball: Ohtani practices for NL Division Series

Baseball: Ohtani practices for NL Division Series

Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers takes batting practice in Los Angeles on Oct. 3, 2024, before the start of National League Division Series games against the San Diego Padres on Oct. 5.

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Football: UEFA Europa League

Football: UEFA Europa League

Real Sociedad's Takefusa Kubo takes a shot at goal in a UEFA Europa League football match against Anderlecht in San Sebastian, Spain, on Oct. 3, 2024.

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Football: UEFA Europa League

Football: UEFA Europa League

AZ Alkmaar's Seiya Maikuma dribbles the ball in a UEFA Europa League football match against Athletic Bilbao in Bilbao, Spain, on Oct. 3, 2024.

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Football: UEFA Conference League

Football: UEFA Conference League

Tsuyoshi Watanabe (R) of Gent celebrates with teammate Stefan Mitrovic after scoring during the second half of a UEFA Conference League football match against Chelsea in London on Oct. 3, 2024.

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Football: UEFA Conference League

Football: UEFA Conference League

Tsuyoshi Watanabe (R) of Gent celebrates with teammate Atsuki Ito after scoring in the second half of a UEFA Conference League football match against Chelsea in London on Oct. 3, 2024.

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Football: UEFA Conference League

Football: UEFA Conference League

Tsuyoshi Watanabe (L) of Gent scores with a header in the second half of a UEFA Conference League football match against Chelsea in London on Oct. 3, 2024.

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Football: UEFA Europa League

Football: UEFA Europa League

Koki Machida of Royale Union Saint-Gilloise dribbles the ball in a UEFA Europa League football match against Bodo/Glimt in Brussels, Belgium, on Oct. 3, 2024.

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Football: UEFA Conference League

Football: UEFA Conference League

Atsuki Ito of Gent passes the ball in the second half of a UEFA Conference League football match against Chelsea in London on Oct. 3, 2024.

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Dollar soars to mid-146 yen level

Dollar soars to mid-146 yen level

A man passes by a financial monitor in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2024, showing the U.S. dollar spurting to the mid-146 yen level, up about 2 yen from the previous day, after new Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed a cautious stance toward further credit tightening by the Bank of Japan.

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Finance minister holds talks with BOJ head

Finance minister holds talks with BOJ head

Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato meets the press in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2024, after holding talks with Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda and Ryosei Akazawa, minister in charge of economic revitalization.

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Mother of Japanese abductee

Mother of Japanese abductee

Sakie Yokota, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea at age 13 in 1977, meets the press in Kawasaki near Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2024, ahead of Megumi's 60th birthday on Oct. 5.

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Mother of Japanese abductee

Mother of Japanese abductee

Sakie Yokota, whose daughter Megumi was abducted by North Korea at age 13 in 1977, meets the press in Kawasaki near Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2024, ahead of Megumi's 60th birthday on Oct. 5.

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Miyazaki airport reopens after WWII-era bomb explodes

Miyazaki airport reopens after WWII-era bomb explodes

An airplane lands at Miyazaki airport in Miyazaki on Oct. 3, 2024, as the southwestern Japan airport resumes operations a day after an unexploded World War II bomb detonated on the taxiway, forcing the cancellation of more than 80 flights.

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Rapidus R&D hub in northern Japan

Rapidus R&D hub in northern Japan

Yasunori Ogawa (L), president of printer manufacturer Seiko Epson Corp., and Atsuyoshi Koike, his counterpart of chipmaker Rapidus Corp., pose for a photo during a press conference in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Oct. 3, 2024. The two companies have agreed to the building of a Rapidus research and development center in Seiko Epson's plant in Chitose, with the facility expected to begin operating in April 2026.

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Rapidus R&D hub in northern Japan

Rapidus R&D hub in northern Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 3, 2024, shows printer manufacturer Seiko Epson Corp.'s plant in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan, in which a research and development center of chipmaker Rapidus Corp. will be housed. A ceremony marking the start of construction was held the same day, with the research center expected to begin operating in April 2026.

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Rapidus R&D hub in northern Japan

Rapidus R&D hub in northern Japan

Photo taken on Oct. 3, 2024, shows a space earmarked for a research and development center of chipmaker Rapidus Corp. inside printer manufacturer Seiko Epson Corp.'s plant in Chitose, Hokkaido, northern Japan. A ceremony marking the start of construction was held the same day, with the research center expected to begin operating in April 2026.

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Japan top gov't spokesman

Japan top gov't spokesman

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks at a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2024.

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Japan top gov't spokesman

Japan top gov't spokesman

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks at a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2024.

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SoftBank Group CEO Son

SoftBank Group CEO Son

SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son speaks at an event hosted by the Japanese tech and investment giant in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2024.

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Talks between Japan opposition party, labor organization

Talks between Japan opposition party, labor organization

Tomoko Yoshino (L, standing), president of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, known as Rengo, speaks during a meeting with Yoshihiko Noda (2nd from R), the new leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2024.

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Talks between Japan opposition party, labor organization

Talks between Japan opposition party, labor organization

Yoshihiko Noda, the new leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, speaks during a meeting with Tomoko Yoshino, president of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, known as Rengo, in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2024.

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Talks between Japan opposition party, labor organization

Talks between Japan opposition party, labor organization

Tomoko Yoshino, president of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, known as Rengo, speaks during a meeting with Yoshihiko Noda, the new leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2024.

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Talks between Japan opposition party, labor organization

Talks between Japan opposition party, labor organization

Yoshihiko Noda (R, standing), new leader of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, speaks in a meeting with Tomoko Yoshino (3rd from L), president of Japanese Trade Union Confederation, known as Rengo, in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2024.

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CORRECTED: Miyazaki airport reopens after WWII-era bomb explodes

CORRECTED: Miyazaki airport reopens after WWII-era bomb explodes

An aircraft leaves Miyazaki airport in Miyazaki on Oct. 3, 2024, as the southwestern Japan airport resumes operation a day after an unexploded World War II bomb detonated on the taxiway, forcing the cancellation of more than 80 flights.

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CORRECTED: Miyazaki airport reopens after WWII-era bomb explodes

CORRECTED: Miyazaki airport reopens after WWII-era bomb explodes

Photo taken Oct. 3, 2024, shows an aircraft at Miyazaki airport in Miyazaki, as the southwestern Japan airport resumes operation a day after an unexploded World War II bomb detonated on the taxiway, forcing the cancellation of more than 80 flights.

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CORRECTED: Miyazaki airport reopens after WWII-era bomb explodes

CORRECTED: Miyazaki airport reopens after WWII-era bomb explodes

Photo taken Oct. 3, 2024, shows a flight information board at Miyazaki airport in Miyazaki, as the southwestern Japan airport resumes operation a day after an unexploded World War II bomb detonated on the taxiway, forcing the cancellation of more than 80 flights.

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CORRECTED: Miyazaki airport reopens after WWII-era bomb explodes

CORRECTED: Miyazaki airport reopens after WWII-era bomb explodes

An aircraft leaves Miyazaki airport in Miyazaki on Oct. 3, 2024, as the southwestern Japan airport resumes operation a day after an unexploded World War II bomb detonated on the taxiway, forcing the cancellation of more than 80 flights.

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New Japan PM meets U.S. envoy

New Japan PM meets U.S. envoy

Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) shakes hands with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2024.

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U.S. envoy to Japan meets new PM

U.S. envoy to Japan meets new PM

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel meets the press after holding talks with the new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2024.

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New Japan PM Ishiba

New Japan PM Ishiba

Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (C) attends a Cabinet meeting at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2024, alongside Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Seiichiro Murakami (L) and Defense Minister Gen Nakatani.

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New Japan PM meets U.S. envoy

New Japan PM meets U.S. envoy

Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (R) holds his first meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2024.

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New Japan PM Ishiba

New Japan PM Ishiba

Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a Cabinet meeting at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2024.

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New Japan PM Ishiba

New Japan PM Ishiba

Japan's new Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (C) gets set to attend a Cabinet meeting at his office in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2024.

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