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'Pearl of Europe' in Ukraine hit by sagging tourist numbers

LVIV, Ukraine - Lviv, a western Ukraine city known as the "pearl of Europe" seen in this file photo taken on Oct. 4, 2014, is witnessing a decrease in tourist numbers amid harmful rumors resulting from the protracted armed conflict between government forces and pro-Russian rebels in the eastern part of the country nearly 1,000 kilometers away.

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H.K. pro-democracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Combined photo shows a main road in front of the government headquarters in Hong Kong, when filled with pro-democracy protesters on the night of Oct. 4, 2014, (top), and the same road on the morning of Oct. 6 (bottom) when there are a small number of people. The protesters removed barricades allowing Hong Kong government staff to return to work that day following a first meeting the previous night with the government on their demands one week into the occupation protest.

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Honda nets 4th goal of season in Milan win

MILAN, Italy - AC Milan's Keisuke Honda of Japan (2nd from L) celebrates with his teammates after scoring his side's second goal on a free kick during the second half of a match against Chievo Verona in Milan, Italy, on Oct. 4, 2014. AC Milan won 2-0.

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Honda nets 4th goal of season in Milan win

MILAN, Italy - AC Milan's Keisuke Honda of Japan (front R) celebrates after scoring his side's second goal by a free kick during the second half of a match against Chievo Verona in Milan, Italy, on Oct. 4, 2014. AC Milan won 2-0.

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Honda nets 4th goal of season in Milan win

MILAN, Italy - AC Milan's Keisuke Honda of Japan (2nd from R) celebrates with his teammates after scoring his side's second goal by a free kick during the second half of a match against Chievo Verona in Milan, Italy, on Oct. 4, 2014. AC Milan won 2-0.

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H.K. police arrest 20 people in anti-protest riot

HONG KONG, HONG KONG - Thousands of pro-democracy protesters gather near the government headquarters in Hong Kong on Oct. 4, 2014. At least 20 people were arrested as supporters of a pro-democracy campaign and people opposed to the protests clashed in a shopping district.

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H.K. police arrest 20 people in anti-protest riot

HONG KONG, HONG KONG - Thousands of pro-democracy protesters gather near the government headquarters in Hong Kong on Oct. 4, 2014. At least 20 people were arrested as supporters of a pro-democracy campaign and people opposed to the protests clashed in a shopping district.

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Hanover's Japan defender Sakai in action against Munich

MUNICH, Germany - Japanese defender Hiroki Sakai of Hanover 96 competes for the ball with Bayern Munich defender Juan Bernat in a Bundesliga game in Munich on Oct. 4, 2014. Munich won 4-0.

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H.K. police arrest 20 people in anti-protest riot

HONG KONG, HONG KONG - Thousands of pro-democracy protesters gather near the government headquarters in Hong Kong on Oct. 4, 2014. At least 20 people were arrested as supporters of a pro-democracy campaign and people opposed to the protests clashed in a shopping district.

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17th Asian Games in S. Korea's Incheon end

INCHEON, South Korea - Dancers perform traditional Indonesian dancing during the closing ceremony for the Asian Games at Incheon Asiad Main Stadium in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 4, 2014. Indonesia will hold the 2018 Asian Games.

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Asian Games closing ceremony held

INCHEON, South Korea - Photo taken on Oct. 4, 2014, shows the sports arena in Incheon, South Korea, where the closing ceremony of the Asian Games was held.

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17th Asian Games in S. Korea's Incheon end

INCHEON, South Korea - Fireworks are set off over Incheon Asiad Main Stadium in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 4, 2014, during the closing ceremony for the Asian Games.

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Asia Games closing ceremony held

INCHEON, South Korea - Japan's Kohei Matsumura (L) and Yuki Kawauchi march in the Asian Games closing ceremony in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 4, 2014. Matsumura won silver and Kawauchi bronze in the men's marathon.

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Hagino named Asian Games MVP

INCHEON, South Korea - Japanese swimmer Kosuke Hagino holds a trophy as he was named the most valuable athlete of the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 4, 2014. The 20-year-old Hagino won medals in all seven races he entered, capturing four golds, one silver and two bronze.

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3 senior N. Korean officials attend closing ceremony

INCHEON, South Korea - Three senior North Korean officials attend the Asian Games closing ceremony in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 4, 2014. Hwang Pyong So (center front row), director of the North Korean's military's General Political Bureau, and Choe Ryong Hae (2nd from R front row) and Kim Yang Gon (far R front row), secretaries of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, agreed with South Korean officials to hold another round of high-level talks in late October or early November.

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Asia Games closing ceremony held

INCHEON, South Korea - Japanese delegation marches in the Asian Games closing ceremony in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 4, 2014.

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3 senior N. Korean officials attend closing ceremony

INCHEON, South Korea - Three senior North Korean officials -- (from L to R) Hwang Pyong So, director of the North Korean's military's General Political Bureau, and Choe Ryong Hae and Kim Yang Gon, secretaries of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea -- attend the Asian Games closing ceremony in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 4, 2014. They agreed with South Korean officials to hold another round of high-level talks in late October or early November.

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Asia Games closing ceremony held

INCHEON, South Korea - Women with Korean attire perform traditional dancing at the Asian Games closing ceremony in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 4, 2014.

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Crown prince speaks to organizers of Japan culture festival

AKITA, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (L) speaks to organizers of the National Cultural Festival after an opening ceremony in Akita, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 4, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Asia Games closing ceremony held

INCHEON, South Korea - North Korean delegation to the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, attends the closing ceremony on Oct. 4, 2014.

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Pro-China rally held to oppose protests in Hong Kong

HONG KONG, China - People get fired up during a rally held by pro-China organizations in Hong Kong on Oct. 4, 2014, to oppose pro-democracy protests in the Chinese autonomous region.

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Kotooshu attends topknot cutting ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Kotooshu, the first European ever to win an Emperor's Cup and achieve sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki, meets with reporters after his topknot cutting ceremony on Oct. 4, 2014, in Tokyo. As Kotooshu has obtained Japanese nationality, he has shown interest in having his own sumo stable.

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Stablemaster cuts Kotooshu's topknot at retirement rite

TOKYO, Japan - Stablemaster Sadogatake (R) cuts Kotooshu's topknot during the Bulgarian-born professional sumo wrestler's retirement ceremony at the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2014.

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Sumo wrestler Kyokutenho greets 40th birthday

TOKYO, Japan - Senior professional sumo wrestler Kyokutenho (L) is surrounded by supporters on his 40th birthday at the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2014.

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Woman spits grape at contest in central Japan

KOFU, Japan - A woman spits a grape at a contest held by the Koshu City Junior Chamber of Commerce in Koshu, central Japan, on Oct. 4, 2014. The chamber won a Guinness World Records certificate for organizing the largest number of participants for an event of its kind.

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Kotooshu attends topknot cutting ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Kotooshu, the first European ever to win an Emperor's Cup and achieve sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki, wipes his eyes during his topknot cutting ceremony on Oct. 4, 2014, in Tokyo. As Kotooshu has obtained Japanese nationality, he has shown interest in having his own sumo stable.

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Little girl spits grape at contest in central Japan

KOFU, Japan - A little girl spits a grape at a contest held by the Koshu City Junior Chamber of Commerce in Koshu, central Japan, on Oct. 4, 2014. The chamber won a Guinness World Records certificate for organizing the largest number of participants for an event of its kind.

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Kotooshu weeps as father talks at retirement ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian-born professional sumo wrestler Kotooshu sheds tears as his father Stefan Mahlyanov speaks to him during a topknot-cutting ceremony for his retirement at the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2014.

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Rosberg wins pole position for F1 Japanese Grand Prix

SUAUKA, Japan - German racing driver Nico Rosberg of the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team wins a pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix after a preliminary race at the Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 4, 2014.

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China national flag hoisted at rally against protests in HK

HONG KONG, China - A Chinese national flag is hoisted at a rally held by pro-Beijing organizations in Hong Kong on Oct. 4, 2014, to oppose pro-democracy protests in the Chinese autonomous region.

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Araga wins gold in karate 84 kg class

INCHEON, South Korea - Japan's Ryutaro Araga expresses joy as he won gold in the men's 84-kilogram karate competition at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 4, 2014, by defeating Kuwaiti Hamad F F M Alnweam.

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Guinness record set for biggest grape-spitting contest

KOFU, Japan - A Guinness World Records official (L) gives a representative of the Koshu City Junior Chamber of Commerce in Koshu, central Japan, a certificate for the largest number of participants in a grape-spitting contest, organized by the chamber, on Oct. 4, 2014.

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Araga wins gold in karate 84 kg class

INCHEON, South Korea - Japan's Ryutaro Araga (R) faces off against Kuwaiti Hamad F F M Alnweam in the final of the men's 84-kilogram karate competition at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 4, 2014. Araga beat Alnweam to win gold.

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Kagawa wins silver in karate over-84 kg class

INCHEON, South Korea - Japan's Hideyoshi Kagawa (R) faces off against Kuwait's Rasheed F M F S Almutairi in the final of the men's karate over-84 kilogram class at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Oct. 4, 2014. Almutairi beat Kagawa to win gold.

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Crown prince addresses opening ceremony of culture festival

AKITA, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito addresses an opening ceremony for Japan's National Cultural Festival in Akita, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 4, 2014.

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PM Abe's wife performs "naginata" demonstration

TOKYO, Japan - Akie Abe (L), wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and Kumiko Hashimoto, widow of former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, perform a demonstration of "naginata," a Japanese martial art using a long wooden sword with a curved blade, at a Japan-Russia martial arts exchange event on Oct. 4, 2014, in Tokyo.

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Physician Hinohara delivers speech on 103rd birthday

TOKYO, Japan - Physician Shigeaki Hinohara, honorary head of St. Luke's International Hospital in Tokyo, delivers a speech on his 103rd birthday on Oct. 4, 2014, at a hotel in the Japanese capital.

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1,000 dumplings cooked on huge iron pan at festival

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Some 1,000 "gyoza" dumplings are cooked on a huge cast-iron pan during the fifth "National Goyza Matsuri" festival in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 4, 2014.

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Canada's Raonic advances to Japan Open final

TOKYO, Japan - Canada's Milos Raonic returns a shot during a Japan Open semifinal against France's Gilles Simon on Oct. 4, 2014, at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo. Raonic beat Simon 6-1, 6-4 to advance to the final against Japan's Kei Nishikori.

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Nishikori advances to Japan Open final

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kei Nishikori (L) shakes hands with Germany's Benjamin Becker after beating Becker 4-6, 6-0, 7-6(2) in a Japan Open semifinal on Oct. 4, 2014, at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo.

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Nishikori advances to Japan Open final

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kei Nishikori returns a shot during a Japan Open semifinal against Germany's Benjamin Becker on Oct. 4, 2014, at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo. Nishikori beat Becker 4-6, 6-0, 7-6(2) to advance to the final against Canada's Milos Raonic.

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Rescue operations continue on Mt. Ontake

MATSUMOTO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 4, 2014, shows rescue workers searching for missing people around the peak of Mt. Ontake in central Japan following its eruption one week ago.

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Visitors have glimpse of Imperial Palace banquet hall

TOKYO, Japan - People visit the Homeiden State Banquet Hall in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2014, opened to visitors chosen by lot to commemorate Emperor Akihito's 80th birthday last December. (Pool photo)

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Senior N. Korea officials arrive in S. Korea

INCHEON, South Korea - Kim Yang Gon (R), secretary of North Korea's Workers' Party of Korea, arrives in South Korea on Oct. 4, 2014, to attend the Asian Games closing ceremony in Incheon. Other than Kim, Choe Ryong Hae, another secretary, and Hwang Pyong So, newly appointed director of the military's General Political Bureau, also arrived in the South.

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Rescue operations continue on Mt. Ontake

MATSUMOTO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 4, 2014, shows rescue workers searching for missing people around the peak of Mt. Ontake in central Japan following its eruption one week ago.

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People have rare view of Imperial Palace hall

TOKYO, Japan - People visit the "Shunju-no-Ma" grand hall in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2014, opened to visitors chosen by lot to commemorate Emperor Akihito's 80th birthday last December. (Pool photo)

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Princess Noriko arrives in Izumo for wedding ceremony

IZUMO, Japan - Princess Noriko (R) and her mother Princess Hisako, widow of Prince Takamado, arrive at the Izumo airport, western Japan, on Oct. 4, 2014. The wedding ceremony of Princess Noriko and Kunimaro Senge will take place the next day at Izumo-taisha, a grand shrine where the Senge family has been in charge of rituals for generations.

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Tourists visit 'monkey school' museum

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Tourists visit a museum in Nikko, eastern Japan, on Oct. 4, 2014, exhibiting uniforms and other stage items used in a "monkey school" show at the Nikko Saru Gundan (Nikko Money Company) theme park closed late last year.

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Kyoto international film festa outlined

KYOTO, Japan - Members of an executive committee for the inaugural Kyoto International Film and Arts Festival pose in Kyoto, western Japan, on Sept. 4, 2014, as they announce a lineup of movies to be shown at the event running from Oct. 16 to 19.

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Fukushima Gov. Sato not to seek reelection

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato, now in his second term as head of the northeastern prefecture, tells a news conference at his office in Fukushima city on Sept. 4, 2014, that he will not run in a gubernatorial election on Oct. 26. Citing his recent decision to accept a central government plan to build facilities for storing contaminated soil near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, he said this will set the stage for his successor to carry on with his ideas.