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Legendary Japanese jockey's mementos found

AOMORI, Japan - Sadanao Maeda, grandson of an elder brother of legendary Japanese jockey Chokichi Maeda (1923-1946), shows his great uncle's mementos in this file photo taken in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, on Oct. 8, 2014. Maeda was the youngest Japanese Derby winner in the country's horseracing history, winning the classic race at the age of 20.

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Many options for additional easing if needed

NEW YORK, United States - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda (C) makes a speech at the Economic Club of New York of the United States on Oct. 8, 2014. Kuroda said the central bank has many options at its disposal if it decides to increase monetary easing to achieve the bank's goal of 2 percent inflation in the Japanese economy.

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Bandai Namco unveils new Star Wars arcade game in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Demo units of a new Star Wars arcade cabinet by Japanese video game maker Bandai Namco Games Inc. is shown at a press event in New York on Oct. 8, 2014. The company said that the game machine puts players in the middle of the biggest battles from Episode 4 to 6 of the Star Wars series.

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Bandai Namco unveils new Star Wars arcade game in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - A woman plays with a demo unit of a new Star Wars arcade cabinet made by Japanese video game creator Bandai Namco Games Inc. at a press event in New York on Oct. 8, 2014. The company said that the game machine puts players in the middle of the biggest battles from Episode 4 to 6 of the Star Wars series.

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Japan promotes 'yuzu' citron in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - A chef demonstrates how to cook dishes using "yuzu" juice from Kochi Prefecture, southwestern Japan, during a promotion event in New York on Oct. 8, 2014. Kochi is Japan's biggest producer of yuzu, a citrus fruit whose juice is commonly used in Japanese cuisine as a seasoning and its aromatic zest as garnish.

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New York college receives books donated by PM Abe's wife

NEW YORK, United States - Sumio Kusaka (C), the consul general of Japan in New York, attends a ceremony to present a collection of approximately 100 Japan-related books donated by Akie Abe, wife of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, to the City University of New York's LaGuardia Community College on Oct. 8, 2014. The books range from novels such as Haruki Murakami's "Kafka on the Shore" to Japanese-English dictionaries.

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U.S. wins women's team division at gymnastic world championships

NANNING, China - U.S. gymnasts raise flowers after winning the women's team division at the gymnastic world championships in Nanning, China, on Oct. 8, 2014.

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Princess Noriko, husband Senge host wedding party

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Noriko (extreme R), a daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, and her husband Kunimaro Senge (2nd from R), the eldest son of the chief priest of the Izumo Taisha Shinto shrine in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, listen to a speech during their wedding party at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 8, 2014. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is seen at the center. (Pool photo)

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IMB opens AI center in New York

NEW YORK, United States - An International Business Machines Corp. official speaks before a section for its Watson supercomputer at an artificial intelligence center opened by the U.S. high-technology giant in New York on Oct. 8, 2014.

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Total lunar eclipse

SENDAI, Japan - Successive composite photo shows a total lunar eclipse captured over the city of Sendai in northeastern Japan on Oct. 8, 2014. The photos were taken at an interval of about 15 minutes from 5:39 p.m. (L bottom) to 8:54 p.m.

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Total lunar eclipse

OSAKA, Japan - Successive composite photo shows a total lunar eclipse captured over Osaka's Umeda district in western Japan on Oct. 8, 2014. The photos were taken at an interval of 10 minutes from 6:34 p.m. (L bottom) to 9:34 p.m.

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H.K. pro-democracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy protesters continue with a sit-in on a main road near the government headquarters in Hong Kong on Oct. 8, 2014.

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S. Korea indicts Japanese journalist on defamation charges

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of a South Korean conservative civic group scuffle with riot police near a building housing the Seoul bureau of Japan's Sankei Shimbun newspaper on Oct. 8, 2014. South Korean public prosecutors the same day indicted Sankei's former Seoul bureau chief on defamation charges over an article on President Park Geun Hye.

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Fukuoka Tower against backdrop of total lunar eclipse

FUKUOKA, Japan - The Fukuoka Tower in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, is illuminated by light-emitting diodes against the background of a total lunar eclipse on Oct. 8, 2014.

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Total lunar eclipse

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken 8:07 p.m. on Oct. 8, 2014, shows a total lunar eclipse observed above the tip of Tokyo Skytree.

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Princess Noriko, husband Senge listen to crown prince

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Noriko, a daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado, and Kunimaro Senge, the eldest son of the chief priest of the Izumo Taisha Shinto shrine in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, listen to Crown Prince Naruhito's speech during their wedding party at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 8, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Japan, U.S. eye greater defense cooperation

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Akinori Eto meets the press at his ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2014, after senior government officials from Japan and the United States finalized an interim report on a review of defense cooperation guidelines. The report aims to expand the scope of cooperation between their armed forces by removing existing geographical limits, and ensure a "seamless" response amid the changing security environment.

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Child sees pre-quake scenery with tablet on Hokkaido isle

HAKODATE, Japan - An elementary school girl uses a tablet computer on Oct. 8, 2014, to see a virtual scene of her town as it looked prior to its destruction in the 1993 earthquake that struck Okushiri, a small island off the southwest of Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. The scene being viewed is created by an application based on augmented reality technology and built into the tablet. The quake and ensuing tsunami left some 200 people dead or missing.

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Marathoner Abebe Bikila's son attends photo exhibition

NARITA, Japan - Yetnayet Bikila, son of the late Ethiopian marathon legend Abebe Bikila, poses before his father's picture at a photo exhibition marking the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 8, 2014.

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Quality beef exported to Thailand from central Japan airport

NAGOYA, Japan - A container carrying the Matsusaka brand of beef is about to be loaded onto aircraft for shipment to Thailand at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Tokoname, central Japan, on Oct. 8, 2014, marking the first export of Matsusaka beef from the airport.

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Air pollution in Beijing

BEIJING, China - People wear masks due to air pollution as they walk on the streets of Beijing on Oct. 8, 2014.

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Total lunar eclipse

KISO, Japan - Photo taken 7:31 p.m. on Oct. 8, 2014, shows a total lunar eclipse observed in the town of Kiso, Nagano Prefecture in central Japan.

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Imperial couple visit Japanese painter's exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko attend an exhibition of Japanese-style painter Shunso Hishida commemorating the 140th anniversary of his birth at the National Museum of Modern Art in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Air pollution in Beijing

BEIJING, China - The Palace Museum in Beijing looks hazy due to air pollution on Oct. 8, 2014.

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Air pollution in Beijing

BEIJING, China - People walk on the streets of Beijing amid a haze due to air pollution on Oct. 8, 2014.

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Sharp develops table-type touch panel display

OSAKA, Japan - A table-type touch panel display developed by Sharp Corp. is shown in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct.8, 2014. A special optical sensor pen is used to write on the display, which has been delivered to three Japan Post Bank branches on a trial basis.

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Air pollution in Beijing

BEIJING, China - People walk on the streets of Beijing amid a haze due to air pollution on Oct. 8, 2014.

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Iwate Nippo daily reopens bureau in quake-hit town

MORIOKA, Japan - Newspaper publisher Iwate Nippo Co., based in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, holds a ceremony in Rikuzentakata on Oct. 8, 2014, to commemorate the completion of a new local bureau office replacing its predecessor severely damaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan.

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Professionals teach int'l school kids 'shogi' rules

TOKYO, Japan - Taichi Nakamura, a professional 6-dan (grade) "shogi" Japanese chess player, explains the rules of the game in English, along with two of his colleagues, to students at St. Mary's International School in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2014.

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Solar-wind hybrid power plant completed in Aichi Pref.

TAHARA, Japan - A ceremony is held in Tahara, Aichi Prefecture, on Oct. 8, 2014, to mark the completion of the Tahara Solar/Wind Electricity Generation Plant (back), one of Japan's biggest solar-wind hybrid power plants. The plant on an 800,000-square-meter site consists of a 50-megawatt photovoltaic power generator and a 6-MW wind power generator, covering the power consumption of about 19,000 households.

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Sweden selects Fukuoka as base camp for 2020 Olympics

FUKUOKA, Japan - Swedish Olympic Committee President Stefan Lindeberg (C), Fukuoka Gov. Hiroshi Ogawa (2nd from L) and Fukuoka Mayor Soichiro Takashima (2nd from R) pose in Fukuoka on Oct. 8, 2014, after signing a basic accord on the committee's selection of the southwestern Japanese city for a base camp of the country's delegation to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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Japan to draft dengue fever prevention guidelines

KOBE, Japan - A city worker sprays pesticide to get rid of mosquitoes at a park in Nishinomiya on Oct. 8, 2014, following a report that a woman is suspected of having been infected with the disease in the western Japan city. Japan plans to draft guidelines for preventing dengue fever and other mosquito-borne infectious diseases after the first dengue infection in Japan since 1945 was found in August.

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Rescue operations continue on Mt. Ontake

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 8, 2014, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows rescue workers searching around the peak of Mt. Ontake for those who remain missing following the volcano's deadly eruption. The disaster has claimed more than 50 lives so far.

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Australian importer tastes 'sake' during business talks

Oita, Japan - An Australian importer tastes "sake" rice wine during business talks hosted in Oita, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 8, 2014, by the Japan External Trade Organization to promote exports of the Japanese alcoholic beverage.

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Actress Igawa's bar used in TV CM opens in Tokyo, Osaka

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Haruka Igawa talks about how to make good highball in Tokyo on Oct.8, 2014, as Suntory Liquors Ltd. opened the virtual bar "Lantern" used in her television commercial for a limited run through Oct. 13 at Tokyo's Roppongi Hills and Osaka's Grand Front Osaka.

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Swallows name Manaka as new manager

TOKYO, Japan - New Yakult Swallows manager Mitsuru Manaka attends a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct. 8, 2014. Manaka succeeded Junji Ogawa, who resigned due to the cellar-dwelling club's poor results.

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Hospital succeeds in heart surgery on 2-month-old boy

MATSUE, Japan - Yoshifumi Fujimoto (R), a heart surgeon at Shimane University Hospital, attends a press conference on Oct. 8, 2014, in the western Japan city of Izumo. The hospital team successfully performed arterial switch operations on the heart of a 2-month-old baby who was suffering from a serious congenital heart disease.

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Rescue operations continue in Mt. Ontake

OTAKI, Japan - Rescue workers head to Mt. Ontake on Oct. 8, 2014, to resume search operations for those who remain missing following the volcano's deadly eruption. The disaster has claimed more than 50 lives so far.