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Tennis: Kei Nishikori

Photo taken on Sept. 8, 2014, shows Japan's Kei Nishikori in action against Marin Cilic of Croatia in their U.S. Open final in New York. On April 30, 2026, the Japanese tennis icon and former world No. 4 said on social media that he will retire at the end of the season.

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Japan illustrator, cartoonist Shoji Yamafuji

File photo shows Japanese illustrator and satirical cartoonist Shoji Yamafuji giving an interview in March 2014. Yamafuji died on Sept. 30, 2024, aged 87.

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(SkyEye) CHINA-KAZAKHSTAN-KYRGYZSTAN-SILK ROAD

(231017) -- BEIJING, Oct. 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 30, 2023 shows parade floats past the Daming Palace National Heritage Park in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. About 2,000 years ago, in the Western Han Dynasty (202 B.C.- A.D. 25), a Chinese envoy named Zhang Qian began his expedition to the Western Regions and opened a trade route that later became the Silk Road. In 2014, a joint application by China, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan led to the recognition of "the Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor" as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Spanning thousands of miles and thousands of years, the ancient Silk Road was not only a route for trade and barter, but also a route for exchanges between civilizations, making a significant contribution to the development and progress of human society. (Xinhua/Liu Xiao)

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Malaysian professor charged with sedition

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - University of Malaya Associate Professor Azmi Sharom, charged with sedition for his newspaper commentary over royal involvement in politics, speaks in an interview in Kuala Lumpur on Sept. 30, 2014. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has retracted his earlier public promise to abolish the Sedition Act, allegedly used to suppress the opposition camp's activities.

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Toyota posts record 1st-half profits

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuyori Kodaira (C), executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., smiles as he is surrounded by reporters after a press conference in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Nov. 5, 2014, on the automaker's earnings for the first half of fiscal 2014. Toyota posted a record group operating profit of 1.35 trillion yen for the six months to Sept. 30, up 7.7 percent from a year earlier. Net profit rose 12.6 percent to a record 1.13 trillion yen.

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Toyota posts record 1st-half profits

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuyori Kodaira, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., holds a press conference in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Nov. 5, 2014, on the automaker's earnings for the first half of fiscal 2014. Toyota posted a record group operating profit of 1.35 trillion yen for the six months to Sept. 30, up 7.7 percent from a year earlier. Net profit rose 12.6 percent to a record 1.13 trillion yen.

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Toyota posts record 1st-half profits

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuyori Kodaira, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., holds a press conference in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Nov. 5, 2014, on the automaker's earnings for the first half of fiscal 2014. Toyota posted a record group operating profit of 1.35 trillion yen for the six months to Sept. 30, up 7.7 percent from a year earlier. Net profit rose 12.6 percent to a record 1.13 trillion yen.

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Sony posts far wider 1st-half net loss

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chief Financial Officer Kenichiro Yoshida holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 31, 2014. Sony reported a net loss of 109.16 billion yen for the six months to Sept. 30, compared to a loss of 16.50 billion yen in the same period last year.

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Nissan's ex-spokeswoman becomes envoy to Uruguay

TOKYO, Japan - Keiko Tanaka, a former spokeswoman for Nissan Motor Co. named Japan's ambassador to Uruguay on Sept. 30, 2014, smiles in this file photo taken in Tokyo in July.

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Kenyan woman cooks fried bread in slum

TOKYO, Japan - Mary Adhiambo (2nd from R) makes fried bread and coffee every evening for sale to residents in a slum section of the Katani district in Nairobi, as seen in this file photo taken on Sept. 30, 2014. Japanese and Kenyan architects are promoting a 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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Scientist holds model of 'Hayabusa' asteroid explorer

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Shogo Tachibana, an associate professor at a Hokkaido University graduate school, holds a model of the "Hayabusa" (falcon) unmanned space probe that brought back dust particles from the asteroid Itokawa in 2010 in this file photo taken in Sapporo in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Sept. 18, 2014. The Hayabusa 2 asteroid explorer is set to be launched into space on Nov. 30.

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Myanmar's noted painter Win Pe shows his paintings

TOKYO, Japan - Noted Myanmar painter Win Pe explains his paintings at an exhibition in Yangon on Sept. 30, 2014. He says he can now freely paint what he wants, something impossible under the old military regime, as the country shifted to civilian rule in 2011.

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Ex-vice finance minister discusses G-20, other topics

TOKYO, Japan - Takatoshi Kato, president of the Japan Center for International Finance and former vice finance minister for international affairs, speaks to Kyodo News in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2014, before a meeting of finance chiefs and central bank governors from the Group of 20 major economies and an annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Washington.

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Seizure of paintings by gov't shows Marcos family not off hook yet

MANILA, Philippines - Photo taken during a Feb. 2, 2013, interview with Imelda Marcos, the widow of the late Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos who ruled the country from 1965 up to 1986, shows paintings by well-known artists on the walls of her condominium unit in the Makati financial district of Manila. On Sept. 30, 2014, government law enforcers raided the known residential and office addresses of Imelda Marcos to implement an anti-graft court order for the seizure of eight paintings by artists including Michelangelo, Picasso and Gauguin.

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Taiwanese students back H.K.'s pro-democracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Taiwanese students hold up placards with messages supporting Hong Kong demonstrators during a rally demanding free elections in the Chinese autonomous region on Sept. 30, 2014.

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Kids demonstrate how to wear GPS watches

TOKYO, Japan - Children show off the Docotch 01, NTT Docomo Inc.'s sensor-laden 3G wristwatches, on Sept. 30, 2014. The GPS-enabled device will allow parents to monitor their child's whereabouts

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Rain halts search efforts on Mt. Ontake after fatal eruption

OTAKI, Japan - Firefighters remove stains in the village of Otaki, Nagano Prefecture, on Oct. 2, 2014, after search operations near the top of Mt. Ontake, which erupted on Sept. 27, are halted due to rain. They were forced to halt their efforts around 11:30 a.m.

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Aoki saves best for last as Royals advance in 12 innings

KANSAS CITY, United States - The Kansas City Royals' Norichika Aoki hits a ninth-inning sacrifice fly on Sept. 30, 2014, in Kansas City, the United States. The Royals beat the Oakland Athletics 9-8 in 12 innings and advanced to the American League playoffs.

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Aoki saves best for last as Royals advance in 12 innings

KANSAS CITY, United States - The Kansas City Royals' Norichika Aoki (C) celebrates after his team advanced to the American League playoffs by beating the Oakland Athletics 9-8 in 12 innings on Sept. 30, 2014, in Kansas City, the United States.

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Sony launches 4K home projector in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - Photo taken in New York on Sept. 30, 2014, shows an image projected on a wall by a family-use "4k" projector (bottom) launched in the United States the same day by Japan's Sony Corp. Priced at $50,000, the 4K Ultra Short Throw Projector is capable of casting images up to 147 inches wide onto a wall.

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Syrian minister in interview

DAMASCUS, Syria - Ali Haidar, the Syrian minister of state for national reconciliation, is interviewed by Kyodo News in Damascus on Sept. 30, 2014. Haidar said Syria is coordinating with the United States "through a mediator" in conducting airstrikes against targets of the Islamic State militant group.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Prodemocracy protesters continue with a sit-in filling a main road in central Hong Kong on the night of Sept. 30, 2014.

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Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong

HONG KONG, China - Prodemocracy protesters continue a sit-in on a Hong Kong arterial road on Sept. 30, 2014.

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Japan PM Abe meets Asian coast guard officials

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (standing) receives a courtesy call from members of the Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2014.

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H.K. prodemocracy protests

HONG KONG, China - Prodemocracy protesters hold their smartphones and chant slogans on a main road in central Hong Kong on the night of Sept. 30, 2014.

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U.S., Afghanistan sign bilateral security accord

KABUL, Afghanistan - U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan James Cunningham (front L) and Afghanistan's national security advisor, Mohammad Hanif Atmar (front R), sign a bilateral security agreement at the presidential palace in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Sept. 30, 2014.

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Koizumi, Matsuo win silver in 420-men's 2 person dinghy

INCHEON, South Korea - Photo shows Japan's Ibuki Koizumi (R) and Kotaro Matsuo, who won silver in the 420-men's two person dinghy sailing event at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 30, 2014.

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Brother calls for early return of abduction victims

TOTTORI, Japan - Hajime Matsumoto, brother of Kyoko Matsumoto abducted by North Korea in 1977, calls for the return of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea without delay at a lecture meeting in the town of Kotoura, Tottori Prefecture, on Sept. 30, 2014.

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Doi wins silver in women's 1 person dinghy

INCHEON, South Korea - Photo shows Japan's Manami Doi, who won silver in the laser radial-women's one person dinghy sailing event at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 30, 2014.

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H.K. students gather at Waseda Univ. to give support

TOKYO, Japan - Some 100 people, including many students from Hong Kong, gather outside Waseda University's Okuma Auditorium in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2014, in support of Hong Kong's prodemocracy protesters.

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FM Kishida talks to press in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to the press at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2014, after being briefed on the bilateral meeting with North Korea over the abduction issue.

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Rocks hit climbers' backs in Mt. Ontake

NAGANO, Japan - Nagano Red Cross Hospital doctor Kaneyuki Furihata (L) and nurse Satoko Tokutake, who treated patients injured in the Mt. Ontake's eruption, speak at a press conference in Nagano City on Sept. 30, 2014. Furihata said rocks shot out of the volcano hit the victims from behind.

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Song meets with reporters in Shenyang

SHENYANG, China - Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for negotiations to normalize relations with Japan, meets with reporters in Shenyang, China, on Sept. 30, 2014. It was reported that North Korea proposed during bilateral talks that Japanese officials visit Pyongyang to learn about the details of the North's investigations into the fates of Japanese abductees.

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Abiko wins silver in women's pole vault

INCHEON, South Korea - Japan's Tomomi Abiko clears 4.25 meters in the women's pole vault at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 30, 2014. Abiko captured silver.

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Saikawa wins bronze in men's Greco-Roman 98 kg

INCHEON, South Korea - Japan's Norikatsu Saikawa (R) wins the bronze in the men's Greco-Roman 98 kg at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 30, 2014.

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Japan win silver in women's table tennis

SUWON, South Korea - Members of Japan's women's table tennis team, including Ai Fukuhara (C), smile after winning the silver in the Asian Games on Sept. 30, 2014, in Suwon, South Korea. In the final, Japan lost 3-1 to China.

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Tsurumaki wins silver in men's Greco-Roman 80 kg

INCHEON, South Korea - Japan's Tsukasa Tsurumaki (L) wrestles with Iran's Habibollah Akhlaghi in the men's Greco-Roman 80 kg at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 30, 2014. Tsurumaki lost and had to settle for silver.

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Hasegawa wins gold in men's Greco-Roman 59 kg

INCHEON, South Korea - Japan's Kohei Hasegawa (L) wrestles with North Korea's Yun Won Chol in the men's Greco-Roman 59 kg at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 30, 2014. Hasegawa won gold.

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Fukushima 'Hula Girl' dancers celebrate 50yr history

IWAKI, Japan - Alumni of a training school for "Hula Girl" dancers of Spa Resort Hawaiians, a hot spring theme park in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, gather on Sept. 30, 2014, to celebrate the founding of the school in 1965.

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Nippon Ham's Inaba gets flowers from ski jumper Kasai

SAPPORO, Japan - Retiring Atsunori Inaba (R) of the Nippon Ham Fighters receives a bouquet of flowers from Olympic medalist ski jumper Noriaki Kasai during an event before a game against the Seibu Lions at Sapporo Dome in Hokkaido, Japan, on Sept. 30, 2014. Inaba will retire at the end of this season.

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Davies, Hwang hold talks in Seoul over N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Glyn Davies (L), U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, and Hwang Joon Kook, South Korea's special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, hold talks in Seoul on Sept. 30, 2014.

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U.S., S. Korean officials meet to discuss N. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Glyn Davies (L), U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, shakes hands with Hwang Joon Kook, South Korea's Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs, in Seoul, South Korea, on Sept. 30, 2014. Davies visited Seoul to discuss with South Korean officials ways to restart the stalled six-party talks on achieving North Korea's denuclearization.

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Evacuation order for part of Kawauchi Village lifted

KAWAUCHI, Japan - The village of Kawauchi, Fukushima Prefecture, is seen on Sept. 30, 2014. The Japanese government lifted its evacuation order, issued following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident, for part of the eastern area of the village on Oct. 1, citing a drop in radiation levels through decontamination activities.

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Volcanic activity hampers rescue efforts on Mt. Ontake

KISO, Japan - Relatives of people who remain unaccounted for following the eruption of Mt. Ontake leave their waiting area in the Kiso town office in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 30, 2014, as search operations were halted due to bad weather and volcanic earthquakes.

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Giant youth FW Hatanaka to join Tottori top team

TOTTORI, Japan - Gainare Tottori's youth team forward Makito Hatanaka (2nd from R), who stands 203cm, and General Manager Masayuki Okano (far L) attend a press conference on Sept. 30, 2014, in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture. Hatanaka will join the J3 club's top team from the next season and become the tallest Japanese J-League player.

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Japan officials asked to visit N. Korea for abduction details

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe meets with reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2014, after being briefed about the bilateral meeting with North Korea over the abduction issue. Abe said North Korea has asked Japanese officials to visit Pyongyang to learn details of the North's investigation into the fates of Japanese abductees

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Research Whaling team speaks on research results

KUSHIRO, Japan - Hideyoshi Yoshida of a Japanese research whaling team speaks about the outcome of its research in waters off Kushiro in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido in Kushiro on Sept. 30, 2014.

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Toray unveils device shortening time for diagnosis

TOKYO, Japan - Toray Industries Inc. announces in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2014, the development of a prototype medical device designed to diagnose a gravely ill patient's condition in approximately 20 minutes by measuring the amount of specific protein content. The date for the release of the device is scheduled after October 2015.

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Opposition bloc starts questioning of Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks in the Diet in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2014, as opposition parties began questioning him over the controversial issues of a further consumption tax hike in 2015 and Japan's exercising the right to collective self-defense.

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Cyberdyne unveils new HAL robot suit

TSUKUBA, Japan - Cyberdyne Inc. President Yoshiyuki Sankai, also professor of the University of Tsukuba, and men wearing Cyberdyne's new HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) robot suit called a task support-back load reduction type, pose for a photo in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Sept. 30, 2014.