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Crime syndicate Yamaguchi-gumi's headquarters in western Japan

KOBE, Japan, April 10 Kyodo - A car enters the headquarters of Yamaguchi-gumi, one of Japan's largest crime syndicates, in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan, on Sept. 1, 2015, after a regular meeting with executives from affiliate gang groups across the country. The Yamaguchi-gumi "excommunicated" or "insulated" the leaders of 13 affiliates at the meeting after they showed signs of defecting in August of that year. (Kyodo)

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Yokozuna Harumafuji out of autumn basho with elbow issue

TOKYO, Sept. 10 Kyodo - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Harumafuji leaves his stable in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2015, for a hospital as his stable master Isegahama said Harumafuji will not compete in the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament scheduled to begin on Sept. 13 due to a troubled right elbow.

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Abe's adviser calls for delay to tax hike if economy slows

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Hamada, a Yale University emeritus professor of economics, is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2014. Hamada, a special adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, said the government should put off a further consumption tax hike to 10 percent in 2015 or raise the rate by 1 percentage point per year if the economy stalls.

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34 games, incl. Dragon Quest, for PS4 to be released

TOKYO, Japan - Atsushi Morita (L), an executive of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., explains in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2014, about the release of Square Enix Co.'s Dragon Quest Heroes, one of 34 new software games for the PlayStation4 scheduled to be launched by the end of 2015. The game will go on sale next spring as the first Dragon Quest game for the PS in about 10 years.

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Türkiye detains 9 IS suspects in Ankara

STORY: Türkiye detains 9 IS suspects in Ankara DATELINE: Sept. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Islamic State (IS) suspects detained STORYLINE: State-run TRT broadcaster reported that at least nine Islamic State (IS) suspects were detained in police raids in Türkiye's capital Ankara on Monday. Ankara police launched an operation against 10 foreign suspects, who were allegedly in contact with IS members in the conflict zones, the report said. Nine of the suspects were detained in the operation, while the police continue to search for the last one, it added. Last week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Turkish security forces captured senior IS figure Bashar Hattab Ghazal al Sumaidai. The Turkish government designated the IS a terrorist organization in 2013, and has held the group responsible for a spate of deadly attacks inside the country since 2015. Türkiye's southern border with Syria has been a major crossing po

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People of Pyongyang seen from bus window

Young men smoke cigarettes on the edge of a sidewalk in Pyongyang on Sept. 10, 2015. After being frustrated with his inability to take pictures of the "real faces" of people in the North Korean capital, a Kyodo News photographer attempted to get such images through a window of a bus running fast in the city he has visited many times with little freedom to interact with local people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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People of Pyongyang seen from bus window

A woman holding a parasol walks in Pyongyang on Sept. 10, 2015. After being frustrated with his inability to take pictures of the "real faces" of people in the North Korean capital, a Kyodo News photographer attempted to get such images through a window of a bus running fast in the city he has visited many times with little freedom to interact with local people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bangkok family living in old jumbo jet

Sitting on idle land in the suburbs of Bangkok, the jumbo jet shown in this Sept. 26, 2015 photo is home to a family of 10, including the young child playing in the foreground. The landowners purchased the old jet three years ago to serve as a pub, which closed within one year, and the owners allow the family to live in the decommissioned plane on the condition they look after the land. (Photo by Yasushi Ukigaya)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan vs. Scotland in Rugby World Cup

Japan players link arms as they sing the national anthem, ahead of a Rugby World Cup Pool B game against Scotland in Gloucester, England, on Sept. 23, 2015. Scotland won 45-10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan vs. Scotland in Rugby World Cup

Combined photo taken Sept. 23, 2015, shows (from L to R in time sequence) the steps Japan's Ayumu Goromaru took for a penalty goal attempt during a Rugby World Cup Pool B game against Scotland in Gloucester, England. Scotland won 45-10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NTT Docomo unveils winter mobile device lineup

A woman holds up Sony Mobile Communications Inc.'s Xperia Z5 Premium smartphone with the world's first 4K-resolution screen during a presentation in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2015. NTT Docomo Inc. unveiled 10 new handsets for its winter lineup, including the Xperia Z5 Premium that can both capture video in ultrahigh definition quality and play it back on the display without downgrading the footage. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iwakuma cruises to 9th win as Mariners thrash Royals 11-2

Hisashi Iwakuma of the Seattle Mariners pitches against the Kansas City Royals on Sept. 22, 2015, in Kansas City, Missouri, racking up his ninth win of the season against four losses. He scattered three hits and a walk over seven innings with 10 strikeouts as the Mariners won 11-2. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Jones meets with reporters

Japan's Ayumu Goromaru meets with reporters near Warwick, England, on Sept. 24, 2015, a day after his team's 45-10 loss to Scotland in a Rugby World Cup game. Japan will face off against Samoa on Oct. 3 in their third world cup game. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Jones meets with reporters

Japan's head coach Eddie Jones meets with reporters near Warwick, England, on Sept. 24, 2015, a day after his team's 45-10 loss to Scotland in a Rugby World Cup game. Prior to the game against Samoa on Oct. 3, Jones is still hopeful his side can reach the quarterfinals for the first time in their history. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean university students no longer keen to study Japanese

Students study Japanese at the Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies in the North Korean capital on Sept. 10, 2015. The number of students majoring in the language at the university has dropped sharply to about 40 in 2015 from the peak of nearly 200 in the 1990s. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean university students no longer keen to study Japanese

Students study Japanese at the Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies in the North Korean capital on Sept. 10, 2015. The number of students majoring in the language at the university has dropped sharply to about 40 in 2015 from the peak of nearly 200 in the 1990s. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Exhausted Japan unable to repeat heroics as they fall to Scots

Supporters look disappointed on Sept. 24, 2015, at a rugby bar in Tokyo following Japan's 45-10 defeat to Scotland in a Pool B game at the Rugby World Cup on Sept. 23 in Gloucester, England. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Exhausted Japan unable to repeat heroics as they fall to Scots

Members of Japan's national rugby team leave the ground following their 45-10 defeat to Scotland in a Pool B game at the World Cup on Sept. 23, 2015, in Gloucester, England. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korean university students no longer keen to study Japanese

Photo taken Sept. 10, 2015, shows a Japanese class at the Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies in the North Korean capital. The number of students majoring in the language at the university has dropped sharply to about 40 in 2015 from the peak of nearly 200 in the 1990s. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Exhausted Japan unable to repeat heroics as they fall to Scots

Members of Japan's national rugby team thank spectators for their support following their 45-10 defeat to Scotland in a Pool B game at the World Cup on Sept. 23, 2015, in Gloucester, England. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Exhausted Japan unable to repeat heroics as they fall to Scots

Japan's Ayumu Goromaru lines up a penalty attempt during the first half of the team's Pool B game at the Rugby World Cup against Scotland on Sept. 23, 2015, in Gloucester, England. Scotland beat Japan 45-10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan hammered by Scotland at Rugby World Cup

Japan players greet the crowed after their 45-10 defeat to Scotland in a Pool B game at the Rugby World Cup on Sept. 23, 2015, at Kingsholm in Gloucester, England. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Exhausted Japan unable to repeat heroics as they fall to Scots

Supporters look disappointed on Sept. 24, 2015, at a rugby bar in Tokyo following Japan's 45-10 defeat to Scotland in a Pool B game at the Rugby World Cup on Sept. 23 in Gloucester, England. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Exhausted Japan unable to repeat heroics as they fall to Scots

Members of Japan's national rugby team leave the ground following their 45-10 defeat to Scotland in a Pool B game at the World Cup on Sept. 23, 2015, in Gloucester, England. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Exhausted Japan unable to repeat heroics as they fall to Scots

Members of Japan's national rugby team thank spectators for their support following their 45-10 defeat to Scotland in a Pool B game at the World Cup on Sept. 23, 2015, in Gloucester, England. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan hammered by Scotland at Rugby World Cup

Japan players greet the crowed after their 45-10 defeat to Scotland in a Pool B game at the Rugby World Cup on Sept. 23, 2015, at Kingsholm in Gloucester, England. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Marlins' Suzuki against Nationals

The Miami Marlins' Ichiro Suzuki doubles in the eighth inning of a game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on Sept. 18, 2015. Suzuki went 1-for-5 and scored a run in the Marlins' 5-4, 10-inning loss. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Diplomats mark start of Rugby World Cup at U.N. headquarters

Diplomats from around 10 countries gather at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 18, 2015, to watch the opening game of the Rugby World Cup, a match between England and Fiji played in Twickenham, London. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train to make debut in March

Osamu Shimada (L), president of Hokkaido Railway Co., attends a press conference in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Sept. 16, 2015, to announce that the Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train line will open March 26, 2016. The bullet train will connect Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station in Hokkaido and Tokyo in 4 hours 10 minutes at the fastest. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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10-hour relay against security bills held in Kyoto

Chairman of the Kyoto Bar Association, Tetsuro Shirahama, takes the microphone as the first speaker in a 10-hour relay speech in Kyoto on Sept. 16, 2015, in protest against the government-sponsored security bills. Students, college teachers and mothers were invited to voice their opposition to the bills aimed at expanding the Self-Defense Forces' overseas operations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aftermath of flooding in eastern Japan

Rice fields are inundated in Joso on Sept. 15, 2015 in the wake of a massive flooding that hit the eastern Japanese city on Sept. 10. The disaster occurred in a major rice production area at harvest time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Search continues after massive flooding in eastern Japan

A man pulls a boat carrying family members through flood waters in a residential area in the city of Joso, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Sept. 14, 2015, where the Kinugawa River burst its banks on Sept. 10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Eastern Japan city continues to struggle with floods for 5th day

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 14, 2015 above the eastern Japanese city of Joso shows drainage work being carried out in an area where flood waters have yet to recede. The city was devastated by massive flooding of the Kinugawa River on Sept. 10 after torrential rains caused its banks to burst. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Devastating aftermath left in wake of eastern Japan floods

Local residents survey a devastated residential area near a location where the banks of the Kinugawa River burst as pictured in the eastern Japanese city of Joso on Sept. 14, 2015. The city experienced catastrophic damage from massive flooding of the river on Sept. 10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan beaten by Italy in straight sets at World Cup

Italy's Filippo Lanza (10) spikes the ball during the first set of a game against Japan at the Men's Volleyball World Cup in Hiroshima on Sept. 13, 2015. Italy won a straight-set victory 25-21, 25-20, 25-15. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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3,000 residents of Japanese city of Joso remain evacuated after floods

People walk along on a road inundated by flood waters in Joso, Ibaraki Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Sept. 13, 2015, after a major river through the city breached its banks due to heavy rain on Sept. 10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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3,000 residents of Japanese city of Joso remain evacuated after floods

A man traverses a railway crossing inundated by flood waters in Joso, Ibaraki Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Sept. 13, 2015, after a major river through the city breached its banks due to heavy rain on Sept. 10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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3,000 residents of Japanese city of Joso remain evacuated after floods

Firefighters carry a boat as they head in search of missing people in Joso, Ibaraki Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Sept. 13, 2015. Police and rescuers are continuing to search by air and on the ground for 15 people still missing after flood waters from unprecedented rainfall inundated vast residential areas on Sept. 10. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hokkaido welcomes best season of cosmos

Photo taken Sept. 12, 2015, in Engaru in Japan's northernmost island prefecture of Hokkaido shows a wedding ceremony held in a park where 10 million cosmos are now at their most beautiful. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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M5.2 quake shakes Tokyo

Yohei Hasegawa, a Japan Meteorological Agency official in charge of monitoring earthquakes and tsunamis, attends a press conference in Tokyo after a strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 jolted Tokyo and surrounding areas early Sept. 12, 2015. More than 10 people sustained injuries, while rail services in Tokyo suffered minor disruption. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Atomic bomb survivor to attend Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony

Shohei Tsuiki, 88, a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, attends a press conference in the southwestern Japan city on Sept. 11, 2015. Tsuiki will attend the Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony in Oslo on Dec. 10, together with an atomic bomb survivor from Hiroshima. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kawai wins silver medal in women's freestyle 63-kg class

Japan's Risako Kawai holds up her silver medal for the women's 63-kilogram class at the wrestling world championships during the awards ceremony in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sept. 10, 2015. Kawai virtually guaranteed her spot at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kawai defeated in 63-kg final

Japan's Risako Kawai (R) is defeated by Mongolia's Battsetseg Soronzonbold in the women's 63-kilogram final at the wrestling world championships in Las Vegas on Sept. 10, 2015. Kawai lost by fall. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Icho claims 10th world wrestling title

Japan's Kaori Icho acknowledges the crowd after beating Petra Olli of Finland in the women's 58-kilogram division final at the world wrestling championships in Las Vegas on Sept. 10, 2015. Icho won her 10th world title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Icho claims 10th world wrestling title

Japan's Kaori Icho (R) tussles with Petra Olli of Finland in the women's 58-kilogram division final at the world wrestling championships in Las Vegas on Sept. 10, 2015. Icho won the match to claim her 10th world title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-U.S. House speaker hopes more American leaders will visit Hiroshima

Nancy Pelosi, the Democratic leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, speaks during a ceremony to celebrate her receiving a Japanese decoration at the official residence of the Japanese ambassador in Washington on Sept. 10, 2015. Pelosi, whose 2008 visit to Hiroshima while serving as House speaker made her the highest-ranking American official to go there, expressed hope that more American leaders, possibly including President Barack Obama, would make a visit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Icho claims 10th world wrestling title

Japan's Kaori Icho smiles with her gold medal after beating Petra Olli of Finland in the women's 58-kilogram division final at the world wrestling championships in Las Vegas on Sept. 10, 2015. Icho won her 10th world title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Icho claims 10th world wrestling title

Japan's Kaori Icho (top) tussles with Petra Olli of Finland in the women's 58-kilogram division final at the world wrestling championships in Las Vegas on Sept. 10, 2015. Icho won the match to claim her 10th world title. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osaka cuisine presented at Milan expo

A visitor to a Japan Pavilion event samples a "takoyaki" snack at the world expo in Milan, Italy, on Sept. 10, 2015. Along with takoyaki, or flour dumplings filled with minced octopus and other ingredients, the event promoted local foods and tourism of Osaka, a major city in western Japan and also Milan's sister city. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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United Nations push for ratification of nuke test ban treaty

Rose Gottemoeller (C), U.S. undersecretary of state for arms control and international security, speaks at an event marking the International Day against Nuclear Tests at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 10, 2015. At the event, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon called on countries such as the United States, North Korea and China, among others, to ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo