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New Japan LDP leadership

Yuko Obuchi, new election strategy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, apologizes during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2023, for a past scandal over misuse of political funds that led to her stepping down from a ministerial post in 2014.

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Parade to celebrate founding of Kuril District

TOKYO, Japan - A parade to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the founding of the Kuril District is held on Etorofu Island, one of the four Russian-controlled islands claimed by Japan off Hokkaido, on Sept. 13, 2014.

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Visa-free delegation meets with Russian residents

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 13, 2014, on Russian-held Etorofu Island off Hokkaido shows members of a visa-free delegation from Hokkaido meeting with local residents. The delegation returned home on Sept. 15. (Pool photo)

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Director Liman wins 'Japan cool content award'

LOS ANGELES, California - Doug Liman (C), director of the film "All You Need Is Kill" based on a Japanese sci-fi novel and featuring Tom Cruise, attends an award ceremony for the "Japan Cool Content Contribution Award" at the residence of Japan's consul general in Los Angeles, California, on Sept. 13, 2014. Cruise also won an award.

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Kawashima hangs on but Liege lose 3-5 to Oostende

LIEGE, Belgium - Eiji Kawashima of Standard Liege (top L) makes a save in the second half of a Belgian first division match against KV Oostende in Liege on Sept. 13, 2014. Liege suffered a 5-3 loss.

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Japan beat Ghana 5-0 in international friendly

TENDO, Japan - Japan midfielder Emi Nakajima (R) scores her side's fifth goal during the first half of a women's international friendly soccer match against Ghana in Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, on Sept. 13, 2014. Japan won 5-0.

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Japan beat Ghana 5-0 in international friendly

TENDO, Japan - Japan striker Megumi Takase (2nd from L) celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the first half of a women's international friendly soccer match against Ghana in Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, on Sept. 13, 2014. Japan won 5-0.

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Kagawa scores on return to Dortmund

DORTMUND, Germany - Shinji Kagawa of Dortmund celebrates after scoring a goal in the first half of a Bundesliga game against Freiburg in Dortmund, Germany, on Sept. 13, 2014. The Japan international also set up another goal in Dortmund's 3-1 win.

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U.S. Open tennis runner-up Nishikori returns home

NARITA, Japan - Kei Nishikori, the runner-up at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, poses for photos during a press conference at a hotel in Narita near Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2014, after returning home. Nishikori became the first Asian man to play in a Grand Slam singles final.

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World's 1st Formula E season begins in Beijing

BEIJING, China - A racing car of Amiln Auri driven by Takuma Sato of Japan runs past the Bird's Nest National Stadium in Beijing, the main stadium for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, during a qualifying session for the Formula E all-electric auto race on Sept. 13, 2014, the opening day of the first all-electric global racing season. The FIA, the motor racing governing body, will hold 10 races in cities around the world until June next year.

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U.S. Open tennis runner-up Nishikori returns home

NARITA, Japan - Kei Nishikori, the runner-up at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, speaks during a press conference at a hotel in Narita near Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2014, after returning home. Nishikori became the first Asian man to play in a Grand Slam singles final.

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U.S. Open tennis runner-up Nishikori returns home

NARITA, Japan - Kei Nishikori, the runner-up at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, shake hands with tennis fans at Narita International Airport outside Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2014, upon his arrival there. Nishikori became the first Asian man to play in a Grand Slam singles final.

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Japan beat Ghana 5-0 in international friendly

TENDO, Japan - Japan defender Kana Nagafune (5) scores her side's fourth goal during the first half of a women's international friendly soccer match against Ghana in Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, on Sept. 13, 2014. Japan won 5-0.

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U.S. Open tennis runner-up Nishikori returns home

NARITA, Japan - Kei Nishikori (R), the runner-up at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, receives flowers from Nobuo Kuroyanagi, chairman of the Japan Tennis Association, during a press conference at a hotel in Narita near Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2014, after returning home. Nishikori became the first Asian man to play in a Grand Slam singles final.

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World's 1st Formula E season begins in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Racing cars hum past the Bird's Nest National Stadium in Beijing, the main stadium for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, during the Formula E all-electric auto race on Sept. 13, 2014, the opening day of the first all-electric global racing season. The FIA, the motor racing governing body, will hold 10 races in cities around the world until June next year.

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U.S. Open tennis runner-up Nishikori returns home

NARITA, Japan - Kei Nishikori, the runner-up at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, smiles during a press conference at a hotel in Narita near Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2014, after returning home. Nishikori became the first Asian man to play in a Grand Slam singles final.

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U.S. Open tennis runner-up Nishikori returns home

NARITA, Japan - Kei Nishikori, the runner-up at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, smiles as he arrived at Narita International Airport outside Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2014. Nishikori became the first Asian man to play in a Grand Slam singles final.

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WFP head says food aid essential for Ebola patients

TOKYO, Japan - Ertharin Cousin, executive director of the U.N. World Food Program, gives an interview in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2014. She said food aid for quarantined people in West Africa due to the Ebola outbreak is essential to stop the spread of the disease. She was in Japan to attend the World Assembly for Women in Tokyo.

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Japan PM Abe vows efforts to protect rights of women

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a speech at the World Assembly for Women in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2014, the second day of the three-day international symposium. Abe vowed efforts to protect the rights of women in developing countries and conflict-affected regions.

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Japan PM Abe vows efforts to protect rights of women

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a speech at the World Assembly for Women in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2014, the second day of the three-day international symposium. Abe vowed efforts to protect the rights of women in developing countries and conflict-affected regions.

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2-day Danjiri Festival in Kishiwada begins

OSAKA, Japan - A danjiri, an elaborately carved traditional wooden float, is pulled by neighborhood people through a street in the city of Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 13, 2014, as the annual two-day Danjiri Festival began. The festival features 34 teams pulling floats at breakneck speeds, with neighborhood leaders hopping and dancing on the top of the floats.

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2-day Danjiri Festival in Kishiwada begins

OSAKA, Japan - A danjiri, an elaborately carved traditional wooden float, is pulled by neighborhood people through a street in the city of Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 13, 2014, as the annual two-day Danjiri Festival began. The festival features 34 teams pulling floats at breakneck speeds, with neighborhood leaders hopping and dancing on the top of the floats.

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Torch relay for Asian Games starts in S. Korea's Incheon

INCHEON, South Korea - A woman holds up the 2014 Asian Games torch in Incheon, South Korea, on Aug. 13, 2014, as the torch relay started in the city. The torch will be relayed across the country before the Asian Games scheduled to begin in the city on Sept. 19.

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Torch relay for Asian Games starts in S. Korea's Incheon

INCHEON, South Korea - A woman holds up the 2014 Asian Games torch in Incheon, South Korea, on Aug. 13, 2014, as the torch relay started in the city. The torch will be relayed across the country before the Asian Games scheduled to begin in the city on Sept. 19.

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Torch relay for Asian Games starts in S. Korea's Incheon

INCHEON, South Korea - Incheon Mayor Yoo Jeong Bok (L) and Kim Young Soo, executive president of the Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee, put together torches lit in New Delhi, India, and in Incheon during a ceremony in the South Korean city on Aug. 13, 2014, before the start of the torch relay for the Sept. 19-Oct. 4 Asian Games. The Olympic Council of Asia picked New Delhi for the occasion because it hosted the inaugural Asian Games in 1951.

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos show the "miracle pine" in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on Sept. 11, 2012 (top), one and a half years after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and after the tree was cut down, preserved and replanted in the same place on Feb. 13, 2014 (bottom).