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Syrian villagers in Israel-occupied Golan Heights

MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights - Villagers harvest apples in Majdal Shams in the Israel-occupied Golan Heights on Sept. 12, 2014. Syrian cities used to be major destinations for apples grown in the village before the outbreak of civil war.

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Syrian villager in Israel-occupied Golan Heights

MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights - A restaurateur stands in front of his shop in the village of Majdal Shams in the Israel-occupied Golan Heights on Sept. 12, 2014. The majority of villagers have family members in civil war-torn Syria.

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Fantastic mythological artwork looms on resort path

YONAGO, Japan - A spectacular mythological scene drawn with special fluorescent paint looms at night when lit by black light on a coastal path at the Kaike hot spring resort in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 12, 2014, as part of an event linked to a myth set in the region.

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Black light-lit painting at western Japan hot spring resort

YONAGO, Japan - A mythological scene drawn with special fluorescent paint becomes visible at night when lit by black light on a coastal path at the Kaike hot spring resort in Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 12, 2014, as part of an event linked to a myth set in the region.

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ASEM finance chiefs seek Europe's growth-friendly fiscal reform

MILAN, Italy - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso speaks at a news conference in Milan, Italy, on Sept. 12, 2014, after a one-day meeting of finance ministers from 49 member countries of the Asia-Europe Meeting.

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Toyota to begin car-sharing experiment in Grenoble

GRENOBLE, France - Takeshi Uchiyamada, chairman of the board of Toyota Motor Corp., stands by a Toyota i-ROAD three-wheeled electric vehicle in Grenoble, France, on Sept. 12, 2014. The automotive giant will conduct an experiment of a car-sharing service with the French city and others from October.

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Participants taste 'ayu' sweetfish at competition

KOCHI, Japan - Participants try out grilled "ayu" sweetfish brought from a total of 49 different rivers across Japan during an ayu-tasting competition at a hotel in Kochi on western Japan's Shikoku island on Sept. 12, 2014.

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'Ayu' sweetfish from Wara River wins grand prize

KOCHI, Japan - People of a fisheries cooperative association from the Wara River in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan, celebrate after their "ayu" sweetfish won a grand prize in an annual ayu-tasting competition held in Kochi on western Japan's Shikoku island on Sept. 12, 2014.

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World's 1st transplant surgery using iPS cells conducted

KYOTO, Japan - Kyoto University professor Shinya Yamanaka holds a press conference in Kyoto on Sept. 12, 2014, after a Japanese research team transplanted retinal cells grown from induced pluripotent stem cells to a woman in her 70s earlier in the day, marking the first time iPS-derived cells have been introduced into a human body by surgery. Yamanaka developed iPS cells, a type of stem cells that can grow into various human body tissue.

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World's 1st transplant surgery using iPS cells conducted

KOBE, Japan - Masayo Takahashi, researcher of the Riken Center for Developmental Biology, holds a press conference in Kobe, western Japan, on Sept. 12, 2014, after a Japanese research team led by Takahashi transplanted retinal cells grown from induced pluripotent stem cells to a woman in her 70s. It marked the first time iPS-derived cells have been introduced into a human body by surgery.

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World Assembly for Women

TOKYO, Japan - A video message from former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is shown at the World Assembly for Women in Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2014. The three-day international symposium on women's empowerment, dubbed the "women's Davos forum" by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, began the same day.

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PM Abe, wife Akie

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and his wife Akie attend a reception for participants in the World Assembly for Women, an international symposium on women's empowerment, in Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2014. (Pool photo)

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World's 1st transplant surgery using iPS cells conducted

KOBE, Japan - Masayo Takahashi, researcher of the Riken Center for Developmental Biology, smiles during a press conference in Kobe, western Japan, on Sept. 12, 2014, after a Japanese research team led by Takahashi transplanted retinal cells grown from induced pluripotent stem cells to a woman in her 70s. It marked the first time iPS-derived cells have been introduced into a human body by surgery.

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Koriyama Castle found to have had tower 15-20m high

OSAKA, Japan - The foundation stones of Koriyama Castle's main keep in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, are seen on Sept. 12, 2014. The city's education board announced the same day that the castle, used as the residence of Toyotomi Hidenaga (1540-1591), younger brother of Japanese feudal warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi, had a castle tower as high as 15 to 20 meters.

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World Assembly for Women

TOKYO, Japan - Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, delivers a keynote speech at the World Assembly for Women in Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2014. The three-day international symposium on women's empowerment, dubbed the "women's Davos forum" by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, began the same day.

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World Assembly for Women

TOKYO, Japan - Akie Abe, the wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, attends a dialogue session with Cherie Blair, founder of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women and wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, at the World Assembly for Women in Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2014. The three-day international symposium on women's empowerment, dubbed the "women's Davos forum" by Prime Minister Abe, began the same day.

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World Assembly for Women

TOKYO, Japan - Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, delivers a keynote speech at the World Assembly for Women in Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2014. The three-day international symposium on women's empowerment, dubbed the "women's Davos forum" by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, began the same day.

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World Assembly for Women

TOKYO, Japan - Akie Abe (L), the wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and Cherie Blair, founder of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women and wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, attend a dialogue session at the World Assembly for Women in Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2014. The three-day international symposium on women's empowerment, dubbed the "women's Davos forum" by Prime Minister Abe, began the same day.

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World Assembly for Women

TOKYO, Japan - Cherie Blair, founder of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women and wife of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, attends a dialogue session with Akie Abe, the wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, at the World Assembly for Women in Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2014. The three-day international symposium on women's empowerment, dubbed the "women's Davos forum" by Prime Minister Abe, began the same day.

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METI document on Sendai plant handed to mayor

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Takayuki Ueda (L), head of the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, hands a document under the name of Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yuko Obuchi on the government's policy to restart the Sendai nuclear power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, to Satsumasendai Mayor Hideo Iwakiri at the city hall on Sept. 12, 2014.

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World Santa Clauses meet for congress in southwest Japan

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Many Santa Clauses from around the world, authorized by the Greenland International Santa Claus Association, parade in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Sept. 12, 2014, together with the southwestern Japanese prefecture's popular mascot character "Kumamon" to promote the Sept. 14 World Santa Claus Congress in Amakusa.

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18 Santa Clauses from world gather in southwestern Japan

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Eighteen Santa Clauses from around the world, authorized by the Greenland International Santa Claus Association, gather in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 12, 2014, to promote the Sept. 14 World Santa Claus Congress in Amakusa, known for its observation of Christmas even when Christians were persecuted in feudal-era Japan.

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U.S. envoy in charge of women's issues

TOKYO, Japan - Catherine Russell, a senior U.S. official in charge of global women's issues, attends a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2014.

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U.S. envoy in charge of women's issues

TOKYO, Japan - Catherine Russell, a senior U.S. official in charge of global women's issues, attends a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2014.

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Tokyo gov't building lit in blue for abductee rescue

TOKYO, Japan - The facade of the Tokyo metropolitan government's main building No.1 in the capital's Shinjuku Ward is illuminated blue, the color symbolizing hope for the rescue of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea, on Sept. 12, 2014.

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Findings suggest keep 15-20m tall at Koriyama Castle

OSAKA, Japan - Foundation stones that supported the keep of Koriyama Castle in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, are seen on Sept. 12, 2014. New findings suggest that the keep was 15 to 20 meters tall. Toyotomi Hidenaga (1540-1591), younger brother of Japanese feudal warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi, used the castle as his residence.

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Gold leaf left in fragment of tile found at Koriyama Castle

NARA, Japan - Gold leaf is seen left, as indicated by an arrow, in this photo taken on Sept. 12, 2014, in a fragment of tile unearthed at Koriyama Castle in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture. Toyotomi Hidenaga (1540-1591), younger brother of Japanese feudal warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi, used the castle as his residence.

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Hotel sells 3 kinds of 10,000 yen curried rice

FUKUOKA, Japan - Three kinds of 10,000 yen ($109) "supreme" curried rice, coming with lobster, Japanese tiger prawn or beef, are shown to the press at Nishitetsu Grand Hotel in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 12, 2014, to mark the 45th anniversary of its opening.

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Southwestern Japan hotel sells 10,000 yen curried rice

FUKUOKA, Japan - A chef cooks "supreme" curried rice priced at 10,000 yen ($109) before the press at Nishitetsu Grand Hotel in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 12, 2014, to commemorate the 45th anniversary of its opening.

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Mercedes-Benz Japan to sell EV with Mickey Mouse colors

TOKYO, Japan - Mercedes-Benz Japan unveils a two-seater electric vehicle painted with the four colors of Disney character Mickey Mouse in Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2014. The company will limit sales to 40 vehicles.

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Sharp officer speaks on next-generation display panel

OSAKA, Japan - Norikazu Hoshi, senior executive officer of Japan's Sharp Corp., speaks about a next-generation "MEMS Display" panel jointly developed with Qualcomm Inc. of the United States during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2014.

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Panasonic to sell disaster information system

OSAKA, Japan - Panasonic Corp. shows an example of its soon-to-be sold disaster prevention information system in Osaka, western Japan, on Sept. 12, 2014. The system allows users access to emergency information on TV at home even when the TV is switched off as it automatically turns it on.

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Sharp unveils next-generation display panel

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp. unveils a next-generation "MEMS Display" panel (R) that retains clarity even under bright light in Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2014. On the left is the company's existing display panel.

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New Komeito chief Yamaguchi secures another term

TOKYO, Japan - New Komeito party chief Natsuo Yamaguchi holds a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2014, after securing another two-year term until September 2016. No other candidates filed for the party's presidential election.

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Kokuyo releases low-priced chair for Chinese market

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's major office products maker Kokuyo Co. announces the release of low-priced products including this chair for the Chinese market on Sept. 12, 2014, in Shanghai.

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Niigata Nippo completes new visitor center

NIIGATA, Japan - Children gather around the entrance hall of a new visitor facility completed by newspaper publisher the Niigata Nippo in Niigata City on Sept. 12, 2014.

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Niigata Nippo completes new visitor facility

NIIGATA, Japan - A visitor facility newly completed by newspaper publisher the Niigata Nippo in Niigata City is seen on Sept. 12, 2014. The facility features a section where visitors feel as if they are inside a huge newspaper.

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Athletes' village opening ceremony

INCHEON, South Korea - A ceremony is held Sept. 12, 2014, to formally open the athletes' village for the Asian Games in the western South Korean city of Incheon. The Games will run from Sept. 19 to Oct. 4.

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Athletes' village opening ceremony

INCHEON, South Korea - A ceremony is held Sept. 12, 2014, to formally open the athletes' village for the Asian Games in the western South Korean city of Incheon. The Games will run from Sept. 19 to Oct. 4.

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Athletes' village opening ceremony

INCHEON, South Korea - A ceremony is held Sept. 12, 2014, to formally open the athletes' village for the Asian Games in the western South Korean city of Incheon. The Games will run from Sept. 19 to Oct. 4.

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New gov't panel to tackle population decline

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front) speaks at the first meeting of a new government panel tasked with tackling Japan's population decline, at his office in Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2014. Japan's population is projected to fall to 87 million by 2060 from 126 million now due to a birthrate long below the population replenishment rate.

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Japanese, S. Korean deputy foreign ministers

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama (far R) holds talks with Lee Kyung Soo (far L), South Korea's deputy foreign minister for political affairs, at the South Korean Foreign Ministry in Seoul on Sept. 12, 2014.

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Rooftop of Kyoto temple's Amitabha hall renovated

KYOTO, Japan - The renovated rooftop of the Amitabha hall of Higashi Honganji Buddhist temple in Kyoto, western Japan, is shown to the press on Sept. 12, 2014, after the fixing of some 108,000 clay tiles to the roof with stainless nails to reduce the total weight by about 400 tons.

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Japanese, S. Korean deputy foreign ministers

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama (L) shakes hands with Lee Kyung Soo, South Korea's deputy foreign minister for political affairs, ahead of their talks at the South Korean Foreign Ministry in Seoul on Sept. 12, 2014.

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Kumamoto City unveils new tram to press

KUMAMOTO, Japan 25 Kyodo - The Kumamoto city government unveils a new tram to the press on Sept. 12, 2014, in the southwestern Japanese city. The tramcar was designed by Eiji Mitooka, designer of Kyushu Railway Co.'s luxury sleeper train.

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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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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.