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Doctor promotes evidence-based medicine in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Rintaro Mori, seen in this file photo taken on Sept. 1, 2014, is a doctor at the National Center for Child Health and Development in Tokyo who leads a program to promote evidence-based medicine in Japan, advocated by the late Scottish doctor Archie Cochrane.

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Chinese checks app allowing free access to news reports

BEIJIN, China - A Chinese man checks an app that give users free access to reports distributed by news media such as Xinhua News Agency and the People's Daily as seen in this file photo taken on Sept. 1, 2014.

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Ontake becomes worst postwar volcanic disaster

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows rescue workers standing near a helicopter following search and rescue operations for missing climbers on Mt. Ontake in central Japan on Oct. 1, 2014. The death toll from Sept. 27 eruption has reached 48, making it the worst postwar volcanic disaster in Japan.

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Launch ceremony for electric boat for tours off Sasebo

SASEBO, Japan - A launch ceremony is held for a new electric excursion boat, the Mirai, in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Sept. 26, 2014. The boat will be used to carry tourists around the Kujukushima Islands off the Japanese city, starting on April 1, 2015.

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Beef restaurant limits guests to 6 per day

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Newly opened restaurant "Beef Atelier Ushinomiya" in the Phoenix Seagaia Resort complex in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, pictured on Sept. 1, 2014, serves only one fixed course using local beef to six people per day.

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Producer for 'unique' beef restaurant explains concept

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Radio/TV writer Kundo Koyama, a producer for "Beef Atelier Ushinomiya" in the Phoenix Seagaia Resort complex in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, explains on Sept. 1, 2014, the concept and menu of the restaurant that limits guests to just six a day.

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Goods featuring Hello Kitty and local mascot promote old pond

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - Products featuring "Sayarin," a local mascot promoting Osakasayama City in Osaka Prefecture, and Hello Kitty were shown at Osakasayama City hall on Sept. 1, 2014. The goods were put on sale to promote the western Japanese city's Sayamaike, Japan's oldest reservoir dating back to the Asuka period (592-710).

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Kesennuma city before and after 2011 disaster

SENDAI, Japan - An aerial view of Kesennuma (above), Miyagi Prefecture, photographed from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 12, 2011, the day after the devastating earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern Japan, marks a sharp contrast with another photo of the same place (below) taken on Sept. 1, 2014, following the readjustment of tsunami-erased land lots in the area.

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Tragedy of 10-meter-tall breakwater put in sharp focus

SENDAI, Japan - A photograph of the 10-meter-tall coastal breakwater (L) in the Taro district of Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, taken on July 19, 2009, indicates the structure was not high enough prior to the 2011 quake-tsunami disaster as the other picture taken on Sept. 1, 2014, shows most of the nearby houses gone. Part of the breakwater will be kept to show what remained just after the devastating tsunami hit.

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Northern Japan city before and after 2011 disaster

SENDAI, Japan - Two contrasting pictures of an area hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter are shown, with the upper photo taken on March 23, 2011, and the lower one on Sept. 1, 2014.

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Town landscape before and after 2011 disaster

SENDAI, Japan - A long conveyer belt to carry earth and sand from the mountains for ground-level-raising purposes is seen from a Kyodo News helicopter in the photo below taken on Sept. 1, 2014, in the 2011 tsunami-devastated city of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, in contrast with the above picture of the same place photographed on March 6, 2013.

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2011 disaster: farmland then and now

SENDAI, Japan - Farmland devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami still appeared unfertile a year and a half later, as shown in the photo (top) taken in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 12, 2012. Most of the same farmland now is planted with crops, as shown in the photo (bottom) taken on Sept. 1, 2014.

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Int'l confab on bluefin tuna catches

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo shows participants in a subcommittee meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission discussing control of bluefin tuna resources in the Northern Pacific, in the city of Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 1, 2014. During the meeting that ended Sept. 4, the participating countries broadly agreed to halve catches of juvenile bluefin tuna from 2015.

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Takekaze proves oldest wrestler to get "sekiwake" rank

TOKYO, Japan - Takekaze, the oldest sumo wrestler to reach the third-highest rank of "sekiwake" since World War II at 35 years and two months, points to his name in the rankings for the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2014. He needed a record 68 tourneys to make sekiwake since entering the "makuuchi" upper division.

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Islay resident before Scottish independence referendum

ISLAY, Britain - A man stands in front of his home in Islay, Scotland, the north part of Great Britain, on Sept. 1, 2014, showing pro-independence signs for Scotland's independence referendum. The referendum is slated for Sept. 18.

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Islay before Scottish independence referendum

ISLAY, Britain - A pro-independence sign for Scotland's independence referendum is seen in Islay, western Scotland, the United Kingdom, on Sept. 1, 2014. The referendum is slated for Sept. 18.

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Japan's Yoshinaga and O in Montreal

MONTREAL, Canada - Japanese actress Sayuri Yoshinaga (R) and director Mipo O pose for photos in Montreal, Canada, on Sept. 1, 2014. "Cape Nostalgia" starring Yoshinaga won the Special Grand Prix and O, a third-generation South Korean living in Japan, won the Best Director award for "The Light Shines Only There" at the Montreal World Film Festival.

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Nishikori reaches U.S. Open q'finals

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Kei Nishikori strains to play a shot against Canadian Milos Raonic in the fourth round of the U.S. Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York on Sept. 1, 2014. No. 10 seed Nishikori defeated the fifth-seeded Raonic 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (6), 7-5, 6-4 in a match that lasted more than four hours, becoming the first Japanese player in 92 years to reach the final eight in the men's singles tournament.

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Japanese film wins special prize at Montreal

MONTREAL, Canada - Japanese actress Sayuri Yoshinaga makes a speech at the Montreal World Film Festival in Canada on Sept. 1, 2014, after "Cape Nostalgia," in which she stars, wins the Special Grand Prix.

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Nishikori reaches U.S. Open q'finals

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Kei Nishikori strains to play a shot against Canadian Milos Raonic in the fourth round of the U.S. Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York on Sept. 1, 2014. No. 10 seed Nishikori defeated the fifth-seeded Raonic 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (6), 7-5, 6-4 in a match that lasted more than four hours, becoming the first Japanese player in 92 years to reach the final eight in the men's singles tournament.

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Japanese film wins special prize at Montreal

MONTREAL, Canada - Japanese actress Sayuri Yoshinaga (R) and actor Hiroshi Abe meet with reporters in Montreal, Canada, on Sept. 1, 2014, after "Cape Nostalgia," in which they co-star, wins the Special Grand Prix at the Montreal World Film Festival.

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Korean director shoots new film about families

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 1, 2014 shows Mipo O, an award-winning Korean film director living in Japan. O won the Best Director award at the Montreal World Film Festival in Canada in early September 2014 for her film "The Light Shines Only There" (Sokonominite Hikari Kagayaku).

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Director of Japanese film wins Best Director at Montreal

MONTREAL, Canada - Director Mipo O (C), actor Go Ayano (R) and actress Chizuru Ikewaki pose for photos in Montreal, Canada, on Sept. 1, 2014, after O wins the Best Director award for "The Light Shines Only There," co-starring Ayano and Ikewaki, at the Montreal World Film Festival.

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Japanese film wins special prize at Montreal

MONTREAL, Canada - Japanese actress Sayuri Yoshinaga (R) and actor Hiroshi Abe pose for photos at the Montreal World Film Festival in Canada on Sept. 1, 2014, after "Cape Nostalgia," in which they co-star, wins the Special Grand Prix.

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Date-Krumm celebrates with Strycova at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm (R) celebrates with her partner Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic after beating the pair of China's Shuai Peng and Taiwan's Hsieh Su-Wei in the third round of the U.S. Open women's doubles tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on Sept. 1, 2014.

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Indian PM Modi at banquet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (2nd from L) shakes hands with former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori at the state guest house in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2014, during a banquet hosted by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R seated). (Pool photo)

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Date-Krumm, Strycova reach last 8 in U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm (Back) and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic beat the No. 2 seed pair of China's Shuai Peng and Taiwan's Hsieh Su-Wei 7-6, 6-4 in the third round of the U.S. Open women's doubles tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on Sept. 1, 2014.

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Abe, Modi vow to boost security ties

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi attend a press conference at the state guest house in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2014. During their meeting, the leaders agreed to strengthen bilateral security relations and set a target of doubling Japanese investment in India within five years. (Pool photo)

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Memorandum signed between China tour firms, Kyushu

SHANGHAI, China - Miyazaki Vice Gov. Yoshinari Uchida, a member of the public-private sector mission to China, addresses a ceremony to sign a memorandum between the Kyushu Tourism Promotion Organization and 28 Chinese tourism companies on Sept. 1, 2014, in Shanghai.

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Memorandum signed between China tour firms, Kyushu

SHANGHAI, China - Susumu Ishihara (L), chairman of the Kyushu Tourism Promotion Organization, shakes hands with a Chinese tour company executive at a memorandum-signing ceremony between the organization and 28 Chinese tourism companies on Sept. 1, 2014, in Shanghai to lure more tourists to the southwestern Japan region.

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Abe, Modi vow to boost strategic ties

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi shake hands after a joint press conference at the state guest house in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2014. The leaders agreed to strengthen bilateral security relations and set a target of doubling Japanese investment in India within five years. (Pool photo)

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Abe, Modi hold summit meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi shake hands at the state guest house in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2014, before their summit meeting. (Pool photo)

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China's geographic proximity to Japan emphasized

SHANGHAI, China - Kumamoto Gov. Ikuo Kabashima speaks at a memorandum-signing ceremony between the Kyushu Tourism Promotion Organization and 28 Chinese tourism companies on Sept. 1, 2014, in Shanghai. He emphasized the geographical proximity between Shanghai and Kyushu, southwestern Japan, as an enticing point for tourists.

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Abe, Modi hold summit meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi get ready for their summit meeting at the state guest house in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Abe, Modi vow to boost security ties

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi shake hands at the state guest house in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2014. During their meeting, the leaders agreed to strengthen bilateral security relations and set a target of doubling Japanese investment in India within five years. (Pool photo)

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Abe, Modi hold summit meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far L) and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi (far R) attend a summit meeting at the state guest house in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2014. At the summit, Japan vowed to extend 3.5 trillion yen in public and private investment and financing to India in five years for development. (Pool photo)

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Indian PM Modi at welcoming ceremony in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R front) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L front) head for a ceremony welcoming Modi to Japan at the state guest house in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Pronto opens bar in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - The manager of Pronto Corp.'s Beerteria Pronto Osaka Dojima Shop in Osaka pours beer during a preview of the shop for the press on Sept. 1, 2014, the day before its official opening. It is the company's first such shop in western Japan.

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Traditional early autumn festival in Toyama

TOYAMA, Japan - Women wearing woven hats perform a dance to the music of strings during a traditional festival in Yatsuo town in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, on Sept. 1, 2014, to pray for the protection of rice plants from the seasonal strong winds.

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Meeting to discuss 2020 Olympic venue review

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda, Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe, Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori, and Hakubun Shimomura, minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, attend a meeting at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building on Sept. 1, 2014, to discuss issues including a review of the venue plans for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Pool photo)

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USJ draws record visitors due to Harry Potter attraction

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 1, 2014, shows the new Harry Potter attraction at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, which drew 1.33 million people in August, the highest monthly figure ever.

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Traditional early autumn festival in Toyama

TOYAMA, Japan - Men and women wearing woven hats dance during a traditional festival in Yatsuo town in Toyama, Toyama Prefecture, on Sept. 1, 2014, to pray for the protection of rice plants from the seasonal strong winds.

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Barcos bags to go on sale at Neiman Marcus

TOTTORI, Japan - Barcos Co. President Takashi Yamamoto (R) shows one of his company's products to Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai in Tottori City on Sept. 1, 2014. The company's Hanaa-fu brand bags are on sale at luxurious U.S. department store Neiman Marcus. The company's head office is located in Kurayoshi in the western Japanese prefecture.

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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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Aguirre's rebuilding of Japan to begin

SAPPORO, Japan - Japan coach Javier Aguirre smiles during the first training session of the Japan national team in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo on Sept. 1, 2014, prior to a friendly against Uruguay.

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U.N. Conference on Small Island Developing States in Samoa

APIA, Samoa - Hiroko Morita, chief of the Small Island Developing States Unit in the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, speaks to Kyodo News on Sept. 1, 2014, on the sidelines of the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States in Samoa's capital of Apia.

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Brazilians at opening ceremony for Toyota's mechanic course

NAGOYA, Japan - Brazilian residents of Japan attend an opening ceremony at Toyota Technical College Nagoya in Kiyosu, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 1, 2014, for a one-year training course to nurture auto mechanics. After completing the course, they will return to Brazil to contribute to the development of the auto industry in the South American country.

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Abe, Modi in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (2nd from R, front) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far R, front) attend a ceremony welcoming Modi to Japan at the state guest house in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Ministry confirms 19 new cases of dengue fever in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Workers remove water from a spray pond at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2014, to curb mosquito emergence with the total number of dengue fever patients in Tokyo exceeding 20 as the first domestic infection in Japan since 1945.

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Indian PM Modi in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gives an address during a luncheon held by Japanese business groups in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2014.