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A-bomb victim publishes Chinese version of her book

TOKYO, Japan - Fumino Tsuru shows in this file photo taken on Oct. 7, 2014, the Chinese version of her book "Tokoroten no Uta" (Song of Seaweed Jelly) she wrote 24 years ago based on her experience of the 1945 atomic bombing in Nagasaki, western Japan. She hopes that the book will help people in Japan and China deepen their mutual understanding.

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Osprey arrives to participate in disaster drill

SENDAI, Japan - A U.S. MV-22 Osprey tilt-motor aircraft arrives at the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's Kasuminome Station in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 7, 2014, to participate in a local earthquake-tsunami disaster drill.

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Palestinian rap group DAM performs in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Members of DAM, the first Palestinian hip-hop crew, perform at a live music club, Shibuya WWW, in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2014.

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Palestinian rap group DAM performs in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Suhell Nafar (R) and Mahmoud Jreri, MCs of Palestinian hip-hop group DAM, perform at a live music club, Shibuya WWW, in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2014.

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Japan, Kenya architects promote 'sewerage-free' homes

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese and Kenyan architects Izumi Sakata (R) and Dick O'Lango talk on the roof of a dwelling unit under construction requiring no sewage disposal facilities on Oct. 7, 2014, in the Katani district of Nairobi. The two are promoting a "Rainbow Project" to build homes turning sewage into compost and using rainwater for drinking in areas without sufficient infrastructure. (Photo by Tomoaki Nakano)

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Malaysian opposition head brushes off sodomy charges

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim tells reporters in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 7, 2014, before the top court's Oct. 28-29 hearing on his appeal against a sodomy conviction that it was politically concocted and he will not seek any political asylum as it would send a bad signal of him bowing to totalitarianism.

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Woman produces sake for voice actor of 'Gundam' figure

OTSU, Japan - Kayo Nakamura (R), an operator of a Japanese sake bar, smiles in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 7, 2014, behind the "Shuichi the Scarlet" rice wine brand she produced in honor of Shuichi Ikeda, a popular voice actor known for playing the role of "Char" in the big-hit TV animation series "Gundam." On the poster behind her is the actor's photo.

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Health of mountain trout worried after volcanic eruption

KISO, Japan - A worker feeds a rare species of mountain trout called "Kiso Iwana" in Kiso, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on Oct. 7, 2014, amid growing concern about the environmental impact of ash from the eruption of Mt. Ontake on reserves where the fish are cultivated.

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Virtual-reality image of Akashi Castle keep illuminated

KOBE, Japan - A virtual-reality image of Akashi Castle's keep (L) is illuminated by LEDs in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct.7, 2014, as a prelude to the 400th anniversary of its construction in 1619 by feudal lord Ogasawara Tadazane. A stone keep base remains but no keep was constructed.

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3 awarded Nobel Prize for inventing blue LED

GRENOBLE, France - Photo taken on Oct. 7, 2014, in Grenoble, France, shows Japan's Hiroshi Amano, a Nagoya University professor, who met with reporters after winning the Nobel Prize in Physics together with two other researchers. Amano was visiting France for joint research.

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N. Korea slams U.N. rights resolution eyed by Japan, EU

NEW YORK, United States - Choe Myong Nam, a senior North Korean Foreign Ministry official in charge of U.N. affairs, slams a draft resolution on Pyongyang's human rights situation being worked out by Japan and the European Union at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Oct. 7, 2014.

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N. Korea slams U.N. rights resolution planned by Japan, EU

NEW YORK, United States - North Korean Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations Ri Tong Il (C) speaks about the country's human rights situation at the U.N. headquarters in New York, the United States, on Oct. 7, 2014. The North slammed a draft resolution on Pyongyang's human rights situation being worked on by the European Union and Japan, labeling it as a "confrontation."

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China wins gold in men's gymnastics team

NANNING, China - Chinese gymnasts (R) celebrate their sixth consecutive win in the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships' men's team final in Nanning, southern China, on Oct. 7, 2014. To their left on the podium is the Japanese team, which finished second.

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Nobel laureate Nakamura attends press conference

SANTA BARBARA, United States - Nobel laureate Shuji Nakamura attends a press conference on Oct. 7, 2014, at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in the United States. He said he is happy his dream of light-emitting diodes lighting has become a reality.

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Nobel laureate Nakamura attends press conference

SANTA BARBARA, United States - Nobel laureate Shuji Nakamura talks about his ongoing research at his laboratory at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in the United States on Oct. 7, 2014. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics together with two other researchers for inventing efficient blue light-emitting diodes.

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Fukuoka Tower illuminated with blue LEDs

FUKUOKA, Japan - The 234-meter-tall Fukuoka Tower in the city of Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, is illuminated with blue light-emitting diodes and other lighting equipment on Oct. 7, 2014. Two Japanese scientists and one Japan-born scientist with U.S. citizenship were announced the same day as the winners of this year's Nobel Prize in Physics for the invention of blue LEDs.

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Rakuten skipper Hoshino bids farewell to fans

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles manager Senichi Hoshino acknowledges the cheering of the fans at Sendai's Kobo Stadium Miyagi, northeastern Japan, after the final game of the season on Oct. 7, 2014. Hoshino announced in September he would resign at the end of the season.

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Nagoya Univ. celebrates Nobel Prize selection

NAGOYA, Japan - Michinari Hamaguchi (C), president of Nagoya University, and researchers are joyous at a press conference in Nagoya on Oct. 7, 2014, following the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences' selection of Hiroshi Amano and Isamu Akasaki, current and former professor of the university, as winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2014 along with Shuji Nakamura, professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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Gymnastics World Championships

NANNING, China - Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs on the rings in the men's team final of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Nanning, southern China, on Oct. 7, 2014. The Japanese team finished in second place.

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Kimihara, Hayata discuss memories of 1964 Tokyo Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Takuji Hayata (L), a gold medalist in gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, and marathoner Kenji Kimihara (C), who won silver at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, discuss their memories of the sporting events during a talk show on Oct. 7, 2014, held in Tokyo to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Tokyo Olympics.

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2 Japanese, American awarded Nobel Prize for inventing blue LED

LOS ANGELES, United States - Shuji Nakamura, professor at the University of California in Santa Barbara, holds a blue light-emitting diode at the university on Oct. 7, 2014, after being jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2014 for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes, along with Hiroshi Amano, professor at Nagoya University, and Isamu Akasaki, professor at Meijo University.

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2 Japanese, American awarded Nobel Prize for inventing blue LED

OSAKA, Japan - Newspaper extra editions, reporting the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Physics 2014 to two Japanese and a Japanese-born American physicists, are handed out to passers-by in Osaka's Namba district on Oct. 7, 2014. Two Japanese physicists -- Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano -- and Japanese-born American Shuji Nakamura were awarded the prize for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes.

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Gymnastics World Championships

NANNING, China - Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs on the pommel horse in the men's team final of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Nanning, southern China, on Oct. 7, 2014. The Japanese team finished in second place.

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2 Japanese, American awarded Nobel Prize for inventing blue LED

LOS ANGELES, United States - Shuji Nakamura, professor at the University of California in Santa Barbara, meets the press at the university on Oct. 7, 2014, after being jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2014 for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes, along with Hiroshi Amano, professor at Nagoya University, and Isamu Akasaki, professor at Meijo University.

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Gymnastics World Championships

NANNING, China - Kenzo Shirai of Japan performs the floor exercise in the men's team final of the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Nanning, southern China, on Oct. 7, 2014. The Japanese team finished in second place.

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PM Abe congratulates Nobel Prize winner Akasaki

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe offers congratulations over the phone to Isamu Akasaki, professor at Meijo University, who was announced as a winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics 2014 for the invention of efficient blue LEDs with two other scientists, in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2014. (Pool photo)

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2 Japanese, American awarded Nobel Prize for inventing blue LED

NAGOYA, Japan - Isamu Akasaki, professor at Meijo University, receives flowers from members of his laboratory at the university in Nagoya on Oct. 7, 2014, after being jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2014 for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes, along with Shuji Nakamura, professor at the University of California in Santa Barbara, and Hiroshi Amano, professor at Nagoya University.

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SDF member removes volcanic ash from chopper

OTAKI, Japan - A Self-Defense Forces member removes volcanic ash from a "snowshoe" attached to a tire of a SDF helicopter in Otaki Village, Nagano Prefecture, on Oct. 7, 2014.

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2 Japanese, American awarded Nobel Prize for inventing blue LED

NAGOYA, Japan - Nagoya University students, surrounding a life-size cutout of professor Hiroshi Amano, celebrate at the university on Oct. 7, 2014, after Amano was jointly awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes, along with Shuji Nakamura, professor at the University of California in Santa Barbara, and Isamu Akasaki, professor at Meijo University.

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Abe, Putin plan to meet during APEC summit in Beijing

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed during a telephone conversation on Oct. 7, 2014, that they will try to hold talks on the sidelines of a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum to be held in Beijing on Nov. 10 and 11.

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Komura shakes hands with Russel, Kennedy

TOKYO, Japan - Masahiko Komura (R), vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, shakes hands with Daniel Russel (L), U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy at the LDP's headquarters in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2014.

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Candlelight vigil for Hiroshima mudslide victims

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Monks and local residents light candles forming the date "8.20" on Oct. 7, 2014, at a memorial service for the repose of the souls of 74 victims killed in the Aug. 20 mudslides in Hiroshima, western Japan.

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SDF helicopter with 'snowshoes' flies to Mt. Ontake

OTAKI, Japan - A Self-Defense Forces helicopter, wearing "snowshoes" for stable landing, flies over Otaki Village, Nagano Prefecture, heading to Mt. Ontake (C back) in central Japan on Oct. 7, 2014. Mud-like volcanic ash piled up around the summit made the search operations for missing climbers difficult.

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McDonald's Japan expects loss on expired meat scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Sarah Casanova, president of McDonald's Holdings Co. (Japan), tells a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2014, that the company expects to post a group net loss of 17 billion yen for 2014 due to an expired chicken meat scandal earlier in the year.

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Mosquitoes tested for dengue fever in western Japan

KOBE, Japan - A Nishinomiya city office worker captures mosquitoes for testing at a park in Hyogo Prefecture on Oct. 7, 2014, following a report that a woman is suspected of having been infected with dengue fever in the western Japan city in what could be the first case of the fever outside the Tokyo metropolitan area since its outbreak there.

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Agency meets press after Himawari 8 launch

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Takashi Mori (C), director of the satellite program division at the Japan Meteorological Agency, speaks during a press conference at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 7, 2014, after the day's successful launch of the Himawari 8 weather satellite.

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Head of Kansai Masters Games committee speaks

OSAKA, Japan - Hyogo Gov. Toshizo Ido, also head of the preparatory committee of the World Masters Games 2021 in the Kansai region, delivers a speech at a gathering organized by the committee in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 7, 2014, to raise awareness of the international multi-sport event.

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Police bust synthetic drug factory in Saitama

SAITAMA, Japan - Ingredients and tools seized during a raid on a synthetic drug factory in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, are shown on Oct. 7, 2014, at the Omiya police station.

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Mosquitoes tested for dengue fever in western Japan

KOBE, Japan - Mosquitoes are captured at a park in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Oct. 7, 2014, for testing following a report that a woman is suspected of having been infected with dengue fever in the western Japan city in what could be the first case of the fever outside the Tokyo metropolitan area since its outbreak there.

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2 Japanese, American awarded Nobel Prize for inventing blue LED

NAGOYA, Japan - Isamu Akasaki, professor at Meijo University, holds a press conference at the university in Nagoya on Oct. 7, 2014, after being jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2014 for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes, along with Shuji Nakamura, professor at the University of California in Santa Barbara, and Hiroshi Amano, professor at Nagoya University.

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Waseda to strip Obokata of doctorate unless dissertation corrected

OSAKA, Japan - Hideo Miki, a lawyer for Haruko Obokata, a 31-year-old researcher at the Japanese government-affiliated Riken institute, meets the press in the city of Osaka on Oct. 7, 2014, after Waseda University said it will strip Obokata of her doctorate unless she corrects her dissertation.

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2 Japanese, American awarded Nobel Prize for inventing blue LED

TOKYO, Japan - Combined photo shows (from L) Shuji Nakamura, professor at the University of California in Santa Barbara, Isamu Akasaki, professor at Meijo University in Nagoya, and Hiroshi Amano, professor at Nagoya University, who were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2014 on Oct. 7, 2014, for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes. Akasaki and Amano are Japanese and Nakamura is a Japanese-born American.

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3 more bodies found on Mt. Ontake

OTAKI, Japan - Self-Defense Forces personnel and firefighters are covered in ashes as they walk in the village of Otaki in Nagano Prefecture after searching for missing climbers on Mt. Ontake in central Japan on Oct. 7, 2014. Three more bodies were found that day, bringing the official death toll to 54, as the search resumed for the first time in three days following the eruption on Sept. 27 of the 3,067-meter volcano.

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3 more bodies found on Mt. Ontake

OTAKI, Japan - A Self-Defense Forces personnel is covered in ashes in the village of Otaki in Nagano Prefecture after searching for missing climbers on Mt. Ontake in central Japan on Oct. 7, 2014. Three more bodies were found that day, bringing the official death toll to 54, as the search resumed for the first time in three days following the eruption on Sept. 27 of the 3,067-meter volcano.

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CEATEC begins in Chiba

CHIBA, Japan - Omron Corp. demonstrates its robot that can play ping-pong with a human at CEATEC, Asia's largest electronics and information technology trade show, at Makuhari Messe in the city of Chiba near Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2014.

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Young chefs aim to boost interest in 'washoku' at school

TOKYO, Japan - Young chefs hold a lecture for school nutritionists in Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2014, in an effort to boost students' interest in "washoku" or traditional Japanese cuisine, which has been added to UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage list.

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Seoul protesters demand Sankei Shimbun correct article on president

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of a South Korean conservative group and others protest outside the building housing the Seoul bureau of the Sankei Shimbun Japanese newspaper on Oct. 7, 2014. They demanded the correction of an article on President Park Geun Hye over which the former bureau chief was indicted on defamation charges.

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CEATEC begins in Chiba

CHIBA, Japan - CEATEC, Asia's largest electronics and information technology trade show, opens at Makuhari Messe in the city of Chiba near Tokyo on Oct. 7, 2014. Over 500 domestic and foreign exhibitors are showcasing advanced technologies from wearable devices and high-resolution televisions to humanoid robots.

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H.K. pro-democracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy protesters continue to occupy an area in Mongkok on the Kowloon Peninsula side of Hong Kong on Oct. 7, 2014.

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Seoul protesters against Japan's Sankei Shimbun article

SEOUL, South Korea - Protesters confront police outside the building housing the Seoul bureau of the Sankei Shimbun Japanese newspaper on Oct. 7, 2014. They demanded the correction of an article on President Park Geun Hye over which the bureau's former chief is indicted on defamation charges.