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Football: Ex-Japan boss Zaccheroni inducted into Japan Football Hall of Fame

Former Japan men's football head coach Alberto Zaccheroni poses during a ceremony to induct him into the Japan Football Hall of Fame in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2024. The 71-year-old led Japan for four years until the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

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Giant Panda Reintroduction - China

WOLONG, June 29, 2024 -- This file photo taken on Sept. 16, 2014 shows giant panda cub Hua Jiao (L), the world's first giant panda cub with both captive and wild parents, and her mother Cao Cao in the wild training fields. In recent years, China has made significant progress in panda conservation through a series of measures, including forest and wildlife protection as well as the construction of giant panda national parks. The wild giant panda population in China has grown from about 1,100 in the 1980s to nearly 1,900. Giant panda reintroduction refers to releasing captive-bred giant pandas to their historical distribution areas to live and reproduce after acclimatization training so as to rebuild the wild population of the species. China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) started a reintroduction program in 2003. It has reintroduced eleven pandas into the wild, nine of which survived. In the future, the center will continue to train more individual panda cubs using the mother-cub

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(FOCUS)CHINA-SICHUAN-GIANT PANDA-REINTRODUCTION (CN)

(240629) -- WOLONG, June 29, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This file photo taken on Sept. 16, 2014 shows giant panda cub Hua Jiao (L), the world's first giant panda cub with both captive and wild parents, and her mother Cao Cao in the wild training fields. In recent years, China has made significant progress in panda conservation through a series of measures, including forest and wildlife protection as well as the construction of giant panda national parks. The wild giant panda population in China has grown from about 1,100 in the 1980s to nearly 1,900. Giant panda reintroduction refers to releasing captive-bred giant pandas to their historical distribution areas to live and reproduce after acclimatization training so as to rebuild the wild population of the species. China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda (CCRCGP) started a reintroduction program in 2003. It has reintroduced eleven pandas into the wild, nine of which survived. In the future, the center will continue to train more

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M'bishi Motors net profit surges 30% in April-Sept.

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Chairman Osamu Masuko attends a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct. 29, 2014. The company said while its group net profit for the April-September period surged 30.3 percent from a year earlier to 60.89 billion yen thanks to cost-cutting efforts and the yen's depreciation, it was downgrading its sales forecast for the entire fiscal 2014 to 2.18 trillion yen from the previously projected 2.3 trillion yen.

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Woman champions ban on 'maternity harassment'

TOKYO, Japan - Sayaka Osakabe, seen in this photo taken on Sept. 29, 2014, is an organizer of the "Matahara Net" campaign to counter "maternity harassment" in male-dominated workplaces. She says she has collected over 8,000 signatures on her petition to include a ban on such harassment in a bill pushed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to encourage the employment of more women and their promotion to managerial posts.

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Damascus shopping street crowded with people

DAMASCUS, Syria - A shopping street in Damascus is crowded with people in this file photo taken on Sept. 29, 2014.

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Bomb-created hole remain on shopping street in Damascus

DAMASCUS, Syria - A hole created by mortar fire remains on a shopping street in Damascus in this file photo taken on Sept. 29, 2014.

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Shoppers stroll on Damascus street

DAMASCUS, Syria - People stroll on a shopping street in Damascus in this file photo taken on Sept. 29, 2014.

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PM Abe attends Diet session

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gives an answer during a debate at the House of Representatives Budget Committee on Oct. 6, 2014, in Tokyo. The two-month extraordinary Diet session started on Sept. 29, focusing on rejuvenating local economies and increasing women's participation in society.

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Retailer does duty-free paperwork for foreign shopper

TOKYO, Japan - A worker at Matsuya Department Store in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district processes duty-exempting documents for a foreign shopper on Sept. 29, 2014, as Japan tries to promote duty-free shopping by growing numbers of foreign visitors.

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Demand soars for tennis star's favorite fish

MATSUE, Japan - Inquiries have been swelling with fish merchants in western Japan about the rosy seabass, shown in this file photo taken on Sept. 29, 2014, since Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori revealed his liking for the fish at a press conference following the 2014 U.S. Open Championships in June. The high-priced fish, called "nodoguro" (black throat) in Japan, is a specialty of his home prefecture of Shimane.

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Rescue operations at summit of Mt. Ontake

NAGOYA, Japan - Self-Defense Forces personnel and others conduct rescue operations for climbers around the Ontake Shrine at the summit of Mt. Ontake on Sept. 29, 2014, following a volcanic eruption two days earlier. The mountain straddles Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan.

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Hotel opens next to Haneda airport int'l terminal

TOKYO, Japan - Royal Park Hotel The Haneda (C), pictured on Sept. 29, 2014, opened next to Haneda Airport International Terminal building in Tokyo on Sept. 30.

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Barshim wins men's high jump gold in Incheon

INCHEON, South Korea - Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim attempts to clear 2.40 meters in his second try in the men's high jump on Sept. 29, 2014, at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea. He failed to clear 2.40 meters but won the gold in the competition.

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JOC head named IOC evaluation member for 2022 games

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Olympic Committee head Tsunekazu Takeda, shown in this undated file photo, is chosen on Sept. 29, 2014, as one of the members of the Evaluation Commission of the International Olympic Committee for appraising the bid cities for the 2022 Winter Olympics -- Norway's Oslo, Kazakhstan's Almaty and China's Beijing. The host city will be decided at an IOC session in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July 31 next year.

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Syrian deputy foreign minister in interview

NEW YORK, United States - Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad speaks in an interview with Kyodo News on Sept. 29, 2014, in New York, on the need for coordinating with Damascus in an international fight against Islamic State targets in his country. Mekdad said U.S.-led airstrikes against the militant group would be ineffective without cooperation from the Syrian government.

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Sumitomo projects 240 bil. yen in losses

TOKYO, Japan - Sumitomo Corp. President and CEO Kuniharu Nakamura attends a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept. 29, 2014. The trading giant expects a total of 240 billion yen in losses in the year ending in March over a poorly performing oil development project in Texas and a fall in coal prices.

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Qatar high jumper wins gold at Incheon Asian Games

INCHEON, South Korea - Qatari high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim wins the gold medal at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 29, 2014, with a leap of 2.35 meters, an Asian Games record, achieving his second consecutive victory in the event.

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Japan gets no promise from N. Korea over abduction probe

SHENYANG, China - Song Il Ho, North Korean ambassador for negotiations to normalize relations with Japan, meets with reporters following talks with Junichi Ihara, head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, in Shenyang, China, on Sept. 29, 2014. Ihara said he urged the North Korean side to release the findings without delay, but when that will happen is still undecided.

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NTT Docomo to set up machine translation startup

TOKYO, Japan - Minoru Eto (C), head of NTT Docomo Inc.'s R&D Strategy Department, and other officials clasp hands at a press meeting in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2014, held to announce the launch of a machine translation startup in a joint venture with two other firms. Eto is to assume the presidency of the new company.

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Ex-premiers Koizumi, Hosokawa attend antinuke rock concert

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Ministers Junichiro Koizumi (L) and Morihiro Hosokawa attend an antinuclear rock concert in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2014, with Koizumi emphasizing the need for Japan to abandon nuclear plants.

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Arakida wins bronze in freestyle 125kg

INCHEON, South Korea - Japan's Nobuyoshi Arakida wins the Asian Games bronze in men's wrestling freestyle 125 kilograms division on Sept. 29, 2014, in Incheon, South Korea.

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Japan gets no promise from N. Korea over abduction probe

SHENYANG, China - Junichi Ihara, head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, meets with reporters following talks with Song Il Ho, North Korean ambassador for negotiations to normalize relations with Japan, in Shenyang, China, on Sept. 29, 2014. Ihara said he urged the North Korean side to release the findings without delay, but when that will happen is still undecided.

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Group opposing collective self-defense meets press

TOKYO, Japan - Former Cabinet Legislation Bureau chief Masasuke Omori (2nd from R) and other members of a group opposing the policy of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government to allow Japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense meets the press in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2014, after submitting a report to the administration demanding retraction of the policy.

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Kansai Electric shows Kurobe Dam to press

OSAKA, Japan - Kansai Electric Power Co. shows its Kurobe Dam in Tateyama Town, Toyama Prefecture, on Sept. 29, 2014. Kurobe, one of the biggest dams in Japan, holds some 200 million cubic meters of water.

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Bronze fitting from medieval period found in north Japan

NANBU, Japan - A bronze fitting with two cranes facing each other -- a family crest of the medieval Nanbu clan --carved on it is shown in this photo taken in Nanbu, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 29, 2014. The fitting was found in the remains of a hilltop castle owned by the Nanbu clan from the 12th to 16th centuries.

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Nadeshiko roll over Vietnam into final

INCHEON, South Korea - Members of Nadeshiko Japan respond to supporters after advancing to the Asian Games final with a 3-0 victory over Vietnam on Sept. 29, 2014, in Incheon, South Korea.

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Xbox One put on sale in China, 1st game console in 14 years

BEIJING, China - A retail store clerk tries Xbox One put on sale by Microsoft Crop. of the U.S. on Sept. 29, 2014, in Beijing, the first foreign game console in 14 years officially launched in China.

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Fast-spinning watermill at Kurobe River No. 4 plant

OSAKA, Japan - A fast-spinning watermill to generate electricity at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Kurobe River No. 4 hydropower plant in Kurobe, Toyama Prefecture, Japan, is shown to the press on Sept. 29, 2014.

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Takatsuka wins bronze in freestyle 61kg

INCHEON, South Korea - Japan's Noriyuki Takatsuka expresses joy after winning the Asian Games bronze in men's wrestling freestyle 61 kilograms division on Sept. 29, 2014, in Incheon, South Korea.

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Ferrer dumped out of Japan Open in 1st round

TOKYO, Japan - Spanish second seed David Ferrer (R) shakes hands with compatriot Marcel Granollers after their first-round match in the Japan Open in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2014. Ferrer took the first set at Ariake Colosseum but unseeded Granollers hit back to win 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in a little over two hours to claim his first victory in six meetings against Ferrer.

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National World Heritage tourism summit held in Japan

HASHIMOTO, Japan - Michiyo Kubo, a World Heritage site researcher, gives a lecture at a "summit" on national World Heritage tourism on Sept. 29, 2014, at Koyasan University in Koya, Wakayama Prefecture. Mt. Koya in the western Japan prefecture was registered on UNESCO's World Heritage list in 2004.

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Ghani sworn in as Afghan president

KABUL, Afghanistan - Ashraf Ghani (L) takes an oath of office as Afghanistan's new president at the Presidential Palace in Kabul on Sept. 29, 2014.

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All-female Takarazuka troupe to stage 'Lupin 3rd'

TOKYO, Japan - Seina Sagiri (3rd from R) playing the role of lead character Lupin and other members of the all-female Takarazuka troupe pose in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2014, ahead of the performance from next January of musical "Lupin the Third" based on a popular Japanese comic series.

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Mizuno to release glove modeled on Yankees pitcher Tanaka's

OSAKA, Japan - Sporting goods maker Mizuno Corp. announces in Osaka on Sept. 29, 2014, that it will release a glove with the same specifications as New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka's for 118,800 yen.

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New Afghan President Ghani makes inaugural address

KABUL, Afghanistan - New Afghan President Ashraf Ghani makes an inaugural address at the Presidential Palace in Kabul on Sept. 29, 2014.

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Nishikori fever set to grip Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese ace Kei Nishikori signs an autograph for a fan after practice at the Ariake venue in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2014, prior to the Japan Open. He has reached his highest world ranking of No. 7 after his victory at the Malaysian Open the previous day.

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Abe eyes rural areas, women for growth

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gives an address at the outset of Japan's two-month extraordinary Diet session on Sept. 29, 2014, in Tokyo. He pledged to rejuvenate local economies and increase women's participation in society, seeing them as key to the country's future growth.

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Japan urges N. Korea to release abduction probe findings

SHENYANG, China - Combined photo shows Junichi Ihara (R), head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, and Song Il Ho, North Korean ambassador for negotiations to normalize relations with Japan. During their meeting in Shenyang, China, on Sept. 29, 2014, Ihara urged Song to release without delay the findings of a special investigation committee into the fates of Japanese nationals abducted by Pyongyang.

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Nishikori fever set to grip Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese ace Kei Nishikori practices at the Ariake venue in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2014, prior to the Japan Open. He has reached his highest world ranking of No. 7 after his victory at the Malaysian Open the previous day.

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Eruption of Mt. Ontake causes casualties

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 29, 2014, shows Mt. Ontake, which erupted three days previously. The eruption has claimed many lives.

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Bandai develops child education tablet

TOKYO, Japan - Bandai Co. announces in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2014, the launch of "Codonabi!", a child education tablet device co-developed with Tokyo Gakugei University. The product will be released on Oct. 25.

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Komatsu wins bronze in kayak single

INCHEON, South Korea - Japan's Seiji Komatsu wins the Asian Games bronze in the men's kayak single 200 on Sept. 29, 2014, in South Korea.

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Omura, Kakizaki win bronze in kayak double

INCHEON, South Korea - Asumi Omura (R) and Shiho Kakizaki capture bronze in the Asian Games women's kayak double 500 on Sept. 29, 2014, in South Korea.

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Daihatsu to release mini-wagon with biggest interior space

OSAKA, Japan - Daihatsu Motor Co. shows a prototype wagon featuring the widest interior space for a mini-vehicle on Sept. 29, 2014, in Tokyo. The commercial models of the wagon will hit the market in November.

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Shiki to perform Broadway musical Aladdin

TOKYO, Japan - Chiyoki Yoshida (L), president of Shiki Theatre Company, and actor Keiji Kato (C) attend a press conference on Sept. 29, 2014, in Tokyo, where Yoshida announced that the Japanese theatrical company will perform Disney's Broadway musical Aladdin starting in May next year. The musical will be performed outside the United States for the first time.

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Panasonic to revive Technics brand for high-end audio gear

TOKYO, Japan - Panasonic Corp. announces in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2014, the revival of the Technics brand of high-end audio equipment in Japan in February next year following its relaunch in Europe. The company discontinued the brand in 2010.

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Prayer room at Osaka department store

OSAKA, Japan - Nankai Electric Railway Co. unveils a prayer room available mainly for Muslims at its department store in the Namba City mall connected to Namba station in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 29, 2014. The arrow attached to the ceiling shows the direction of Mecca.

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Sakamoto wins silver in canoe single

INCHEON, South Korea - Japan's Naoya Sakamoto wins the Asian Games silver in the men's canoe single 200 on Sept. 29, 2014, in South Korea.

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Fukui promotes 'don' rice bowl dishes to attract tourists

FUKUI, Japan - Masayuki Nosaka, a restaurant owner and chairman of the "Fuku don project" committee, poses with rice bowl dishes in Fukui, western Japan, on Sept. 29, 2014. The project aims to promote the prefecture's rice bowl dishes and attract tourists.