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Use of rental bikes increasing in London

LONDON, Britain - The use of rental bicycles, known as Boris bikes after London Mayor Boris Johnson, is increasing in the British capital as seen in this file photo taken on Oct. 30, 2014.

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'Rakugo' comic storyteller wins Japan Foundation Award

TOKYO, Japan - Sankyo Yanagiya, a "rakugo" Japanese comic storyteller, is shown in this file photo taken on Oct. 30, 2014. He was selected as one of three recipients of the 2014 Japan Foundation Awards for his contribution to teaching rakugo to foreign students of the Japanese language for almost 15 years.

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Class scene at Worldsom sommelier academy in Bordeaux

PARIS, France - A class is in session at the World Sommelier Academy of Bordeaux (Worldsom) in southwestern France on Oct. 30, 2014.

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Wine expert Faure-Brac gives lecture

PARIS, France - Philippe Faure-Brac, the world's best sommelier 1992, lectures at the World Sommelier Academy of Bordeaux (Worldsom) in southwestern France on Oct. 30, 2014.

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H.K.'s "peaceful" protests

HONG KONG, China - A pro-democracy protester stands by yellow umbrellas, made by folding paper, decorated in the Admiralty district of central Hong Kong on Oct. 30, 2014. Yellow umbrellas have become a symbol of the movement.

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H.K.'s "peaceful" protests

HONG KONG, China - Students taking part in pro-democracy protests study outdoors during an evening meeting in the Admiralty district of central Hong Kong on Oct. 30, 2014.

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H.K.'s "peaceful" protests

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy protesters carry bags of waste, sorted out by waste type, in the Admiralty district of central Hong Kong on Oct. 30, 2014.

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Downsized London Olympics pool opens to public

TOKYO, Japan - Peter Tudor, director of venues at London Legacy Development Corp., speaks during an interview on the downsized spectator stands of the London Aquatics Centre in the British capital on Oct. 30, 2014. The 2012 London Olympics venue has been modified by deconstructing two temporary spectator wings to reduce the capacity and minimize maintenance costs before opening to the public in March.

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London Olympics pool downsized

TOKYO, Japan - The London Aquatics Centre is shown in a downsized form after the deconstruction of two wings of temporary spectator stands in this file photo taken on Oct. 30, 2014, in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in the British capital. The modification reduced the capacity from 17,500 during the 2012 London Olympics to 2,500 to minimize maintenance costs.

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Crystal glass Xmas trees sparkle at Hakone museum

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A Christmas tree decorated with crystal glass is put up in the garden of the Venetian Glass Museum in the town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture in eastern Japan, on Oct. 30, 2014, for exhibition. Two trees, 10-meter and 7-meter tall, are adorned by some 80,000 and 70,000 pieces of crystal glass each.

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Syrian opposition leader calls for U.S. tie-up with Free Syrian Army

CAIRO, Egypt - Hadi Al Bahar, president of the National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces, calls for the U.S. military to cooperate with the Free Syrian Army in fighting against Islamic State militants during an interview with Kyodo News in Cairo on Oct. 30, 2014.

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Aoki expresses his thanks to Royals fans

KANSAS CITY, United States - Kansas City Royals' Norichika Aoki expresses his gratitude to fans at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Oct. 30, 2014, the day after the team's loss to the San Francisco Giants in the World Series Game 7.

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Royals' Aoki recalls hectic season

KANSAS CITY, United States - Japan's Norichika Aoki (C) of the Kansas City Royals attends an event with teammates Yordano Ventura (L) and Omar Infante to give thanks to fans at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Oct. 30, 2014, the day after the team's loss to the San Francisco Giants in the World Series Game 7.

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Hawks clinch Japan Series

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks players celebrate at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 30, 2014, after beating the Hanshin Tigers 1-0 in Game 5 of the Japan Series to win the team's first title in three years.

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Hawks clinch Japan Series

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks players celebrate at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 30, 2014, after beating the Hanshin Tigers 1-0 in Game 5 of the Japan Series to win the team's first title in three years.

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Hawks clinch Japan Series

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks fans celebrate at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 30, 2014, after the team beat the Hanshin Tigers 1-0 in Game 5 of the Japan Series to win the team's first title in three years.

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Hawks clinch Japan Series

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks players celebrate at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 30, 2014, after beating the Hanshin Tigers 1-0 in Game 5 of the Japan Series to win the team's first title in three years.

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Hawks clinch Japan Series

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks players toss manager Koji Akiyama into the air at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 30, 2014, after beating the Hanshin Tigers 1-0 in Game 5 of the Japan Series to win the team's first title in three years.

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Hawks clinch Japan Series

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks fans celebrate on Oct. 30, 2014, on the streets of Fukuoka after the team beat the Hanshin Tigers 1-0 in Game 5 of the Japan Series to win the team's first title in three years.

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Hawks clinch Japan Series

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks players toss manager Koji Akiyama into the air at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 30, 2014, after beating the Hanshin Tigers 1-0 in Game 5 of the Japan Series to win the team's first title in three years.

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Hawks clinch Japan Series

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks players toss manager Koji Akiyama into the air at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Oct. 30, 2014, after beating the Hanshin Tigers 1-0 in Game 5 of the Japan Series to win the team's first title in three years.

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Japanese PM Abe talks with Dutch King Willem-Alexander

TOKYO, Japan - Dutch King Willem-Alexander (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe smile before talks at the State Guest House in Tokyo on Oct. 30, 2014. King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima arrived in Japan on Oct. 28 as state guests and will stay through Nov. 2. (Poop photo by Nihon Keizai Shimbun)

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Entertainment content producer to get extra investment

TOKYO, Japan - President Shizuko Yokote of MCIP Holdings Co. announces in Tokyo on Oct. 30, 2014, additional investment will be made in the Yoshimoto Kogyo Co. subsidiary producing entertainment content by six entities, including the government-financed Cool Japan Fund and advertising agency Dentsu Inc., to fuel its entertainment content business in Asia.

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Top JFA officials watch RoboCup-winning soccer robot

CHIBA, Japan - Japan Football Association President Kuniya Daini (R) and supreme adviser Saburo Kawabuchi pose with a soccer robot in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 30, 2014. The Chiba Institute of Technology's humanoid robot team won this year's RoboCup world soccer event in Brazil.

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PM Abe receives reports from Ihara about talks with N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 30, 2014, after being briefed by Junichi Ihara, director general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of Japan's Foreign Ministry. Ihara returned to Tokyo earlier in the day from North Korea, where he met for two days with North Korean officials about Pyongyang's investigation into the fate of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago.

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PM Abe receives reports from Ihara about talks with N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 30, 2014, after being briefed by Junichi Ihara, director general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of Japan's Foreign Ministry. Ihara returned to Tokyo earlier in the day from North Korea, where he met for two days with North Korean officials about Pyongyang's investigation into the fate of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago.

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Nikko's World Heritage temple partially lit up

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - The Gomado Hall of Rinnoji Temple at Nikko Toshogu Shrine, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is illuminated on a trial basis in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Oct. 30, 2014, on the eve of the three-day "Light up Nikko 2014" event.

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Japanese PM Abe talks with Dutch King Willem-Alexander

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Dutch Queen Maxima and King Willem-Alexander, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie pose for photos before their talks at the State Guest House in Tokyo on Oct. 30, 2014. The Dutch royal couple arrived in Japan on Oct. 28 as state guests and will stay through Nov. 2. (Poop photo by Nihon Keizai Shimbun)

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Renovated Phoenix Hall of Byodoin lit up

KYOTO, Japan - The renovated Phoenix Hall of Byodoin, a Buddhist temple on UNESCO's World Heritage list, in the city of Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, is illuminated by light-emitting diode (LED) lights on Oct. 30, 2014. Some 200 people were invited on the night tour of the hall, work on which was completed in September.

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LED illumination-based art event held in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Images of theatrical characters based on LED illumination are projected on building walls in a coastal area of Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, on Oct. 30, 2014, as part of a "Smart Illumination Yokohama" event joined by artists from Japan, South Korea and China.

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Ishikawa tied for 13th after 1st round of CIMB Classic

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa makes an approach shot on the third hole in the first round of the 2014 CIMB Classic at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club on Oct. 30, 2014, en route to carding a 3-under 69 with five birdies and two bogeys to finish the round in a tie for 13th.

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LED-lit ship sails through Port of Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - An LED-illuminated ship sails through the Port of Yokohama on Oct. 30, 2014, as part of a "Smart Illumination Yokohama" event lasting through Nov. 16 in the coastal city southwest of Tokyo with the participation of artists from Japan, South Korea and China.

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Matsuyama tied for 23rd after 1st round of CIMB Classic

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama hits a tee shot on the fifth hole in the first round of the 2014 CIMB Classic at the Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club on Oct. 30, 2014, en route to scoring a 2-under 70 with four birdies and two bogeys to finish the round tied for 23rd.

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Foreign Ministry's Ihara returns from N. Korea

NARITA, Japan - Junichi Ihara, director general of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of Japan's Foreign Ministry, arrives at Narita International Airport, northeast of Tokyo, on Oct. 30, 2014, after two-day talks with North Korean officials about Pyongyang's investigation into the fate of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago.

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Renovated Phoenix Hall of Byodoin lit up

KYOTO, Japan - The renovated Phoenix Hall of Byodoin, a Buddhist temple on UNESCO's World Heritage list, in the city of Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, is illuminated by light-emitting diode (LED) lights on Oct. 30, 2014. Some 200 people were invited on the night tour of the hall, work on which was completed in September.

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NRA commissioner at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - Nuclear Regulation Authority Commissioner Akira Ishiwatari (2nd from L) checks the samples collected in a fault lines survey at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, on Oct. 30, 2014.

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Court orders Nachi-Fujikoshi to compensate forced laborers

SEOUL, South Korea - A woman, one of the plaintiffs filing a lawsuit against Japan's Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp. to seek compensation for their forced labor, speaks to reporters in Seoul on Oct. 30, 2014, after the Seoul Central District Court ordered Fujikoshi to pay compensation ranging from 80 million to 100 million won (about $76,000-$95,000) each. Thirteen victims of forced labor and the relatives of four now-deceased victims have claimed they were deceived into going to study in Japan's Toyama City, where the company is based, and forced to perform hard labor without sufficient food and sleep during the World War II.

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Court orders Nachi-Fujikoshi to compensate forced laborers

SEOUL, South Korea - A woman, one of the plaintiffs filing a lawsuit against Japan's Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp. to seek compensation for their forced labor, speaks to reporters in Seoul on Oct. 30, 2014, after the Seoul Central District Court ordered Fujikoshi to pay compensation ranging from 80 million to 100 million won (about $76,000-$95,000) each. Thirteen victims of forced labor and the relatives of four now-deceased victims have claimed they were deceived into going to study in Japan's Toyama City, where the company is based, and forced to perform hard labor without sufficient food and sleep during the World War II.

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Defoliants in Okinawa fuel concerns over impact on local economy

TOKYO, Japan - Jon Mitchell (L), a journalist who has been researching the issue of herbicides and defoliants used during the Vietnam War, and Daniel Broudy, a professor at Okinawa Christian University, speak at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Oct. 30, 2014. They expressed their concerns over the presence of Vietnam-era defoliants in Okinawa Prefecture and urged the need to conduct a probe into the issue.

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Buses carry workers for nuke fuel-reprocessing plant

AOMORI, Japan - Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. workers commute by bus to and from a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant (rear) under construction in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 30, 2014.

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Tokyo Disneyland eyes expansion

TOKYO, Japan - Oriental Land Co., the operator of Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea, plans to use the area marked in a blue circle in this aerial photo taken in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, east to Tokyo, on Oct. 30, 2014, as part of an expand "Fantasyland" attraction area scheduled to open after April 2017.

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Illegal drugs confiscated in Fukui Pref.

FUKUI, Japan - Packets of illegal drugs confiscated by police are shown in Fukui, central Japan, on Oct. 30, 2014.

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Tokyo Disneyland plans expansion

TOKYO, Japan - Oriental Land Co. unveils the aerial image of an expanded "Fantasyland" popular attraction area of Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 30, 2014. The new area is scheduled to open after April 2017.

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Big cabbages harvested in Hokkaido's Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - People harvest big cabbages, measuring 50-60 centimeters in diameter and weighing 10-15 kilograms, in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island, on Oct. 30, 2014.

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Foster home completed in Sendai for quake orphans, others

SENDAI, Japan - A priest performs a ritual marking the completion of the foster home facility "Kodomo no mura Tohoku" in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 30, 2014. Photo shows the building for staff stationed by the incorporated nonprofit organization running the facility.

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Foster home completed in Sendai for quake orphans, others

SENDAI, Japan - Foster home facility "Kodomo no mura Tohoku" (Children's Village Tohoku) completed in Sendai, northeastern Japan, to care for orphans from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and other children in need is seen on Oct. 30, 2014. On the left is one of three houses on-site for the foster families to live with the children, while the one on the right is for staff stationed by the incorporated nonprofit organization running it.

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FM Kishida talks with Germany's floor leader Kauder

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Volker Kauder, chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag, shake hands at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 30, 2014, as they hold talks there.

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Big cabbages harvested in Hokkaido's Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - People harvest big cabbages, measuring 50-60 centimeters in diameter and weighing 10-15 kilograms, in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island, on Oct. 30, 2014.

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Dutch royal couple attend luncheon at Imperial Palace

TOKYO, Japan - (from L to R) Japan's Emperor Akihito, Crown Price Naruhito, Empress Michiko and Crown Princess Masako see off Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 30, 2014, after a luncheon party. The royal couple arrived in Japan Oct. 28 as a state guest and will stay through Nov. 2. (Pool photo by Kyodo)

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Dutch royal couple attend luncheon at Imperial Palace

TOKYO, Japan - (from L to R) Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito, Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko and Crown Princess Masako wave on Oct. 30, 2014, as they see off Dutch King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo after a luncheon party. The royal couple arrived in Japan Oct. 28 as a state guest and will stay through Nov. 2. (Pool photo by Kyodo)