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Seiko's new Astron series shown in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Shinji Hattori (L), chairman and group CEO of Seiko Holdings Corp., and Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic show off Seiko Watch Corp.'s new Astron series on Aug. 19, 2014, in New York. The new series went on sale Sept. 19.

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Toyama Airport lobby crowed with Taiwanese tourists

TOYAMA, Japan - The arrival lobby of Toyama Airport, central Japan, is crowded with Taiwanese tourists on Sept. 19, 2014, as the Toyama prefectural government is promoting tourism during a period other than the popular Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route snow wall season.

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All-wood town building in Iwate Pref.

MORIOKA, Japan - Photo shows the new municipal government building in the town of Sumita, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 19, 2014. The building is made from local timber.

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Wooden Sumita town hall in Iwate Pref.

MORIOKA, Japan - Photo shows the inside of Iwate Prefecture's new Sumita town office made of locally produced wood on Sept. 19, 2014. The old building was damaged by the 2011 earthquake.

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Inside of all-wood town building in Iwate Pref.

MORIOKA, Japan - Photo shows the inside of a municipal government building, made of local wood, in the town of Sumita, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 19, 2014.

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Kuroda wins 11th as Yankees defeat Toronto

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Hiroki Kuroda marks his 11th victory of the season on Sept. 19, 2014, as his team beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-3 in New York, the United States.

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U.N. chief rings Japan bell to mark int'l day of peace

NEW YORK, United States - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon rings the Japanese Peace Bell at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Sept. 19, 2014, at an event ahead of the International Day of Peace on Sept. 21.

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Japan, China, S. Korea finance chiefs hold 3-way meet

CAIRNS, Australia - The finance chiefs of Japan, China and South Korea pose ahead of their meeting in Cairns, Australia, on Sept. 19, 2014. (From L) Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso, South Korean Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Choi Kyung Hwan, Chinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei and Bank of Korea Governor Lee Ju Yeol.

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17th Asian Games kick off

INCHEON, South Korea - Pro golfer Park In Bee bears the torch as the 17th Asian Games kick off in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 19, 2014. Nearly 10,000 athletes will compete for 439 gold medals in 36 sports through Oct. 4.

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17th Asian Games kick off

INCHEON, South Korea - Photo taken Sept. 19, 2014, shows the cauldron of the sacred flame at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea. Nearly 10,000 athletes will compete for 439 gold medals in 36 sports through Oct. 4.

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17th Asian Games kick off

INCHEON, South Korea - South Korean athletes march during the opening ceremony of the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 19, 2014.

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17th Asian Games kick off

INCHEON, South Korea - Japanese athletes take part in the entrance procession during the 17th Asian Games opening ceremony on Sept. 19, 2014, in Incheon, South Korea, led by the flag bearer, archer Kaori Kawanaka.

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17th Asian Games kick off

INCHEON, South Korea - North Korean athletes march during the opening ceremony of the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 19, 2014.

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17th Asian Games kick off

INCHEON, South Korea - Japanese athletes take part in the entrance procession during the 17th Asian Games opening ceremony on Sept. 19, 2014, in Incheon, South Korea, led by the flag bearer, archer Kaori Kawanaka.

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Japan, Myanmar universities to promote academic exchanges

TOKYO, Japan - Kenichi Sawada (R), president of Akita University, shakes hands with Aung Thu, rector of the University of Yangon, after signing an agreement in Yangon on Sept. 19, 2014, to promote academic exchanges between the Japanese and Myanmar universities.

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Kin of Japanese abductees listen to gov't briefing

TOKYO, Japan - Family members of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korean agents in the 1970s and 1980s attend a government briefing session on Pyongyang's reinvestigation into their fate in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2014. Shigeo Iizuka (extreme R), who heads a group of abductee families, takes a note while Shigeru Yokota and his wife Sakie sitting next to him look on.

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17th Asian Games kicks off

INCHEON, South Korea - Female performers dance around a model horse during the 17th Asian Games opening ceremony in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 19, 2014. Nearly 10,000 athletes will compete for 439 gold medals in 36 sports through Oct. 4.

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China unveils plan to combat climate change

BEIJING, China - Jie Zhenhua, deputy director of the National Development and Reform Commission, speaks about China's plan to combat climate change at a press conference in Beijing on Sept. 19, 2014.

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17th Asian Games kicks off

INCHEON, South Korea - Famed opera singer Sumi Jo sings during the 17th Asian Games opening ceremony in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 19, 2014. Nearly 10,000 athletes will compete for 439 gold medals in 36 sports through Oct. 4.

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17th Asian Games kicks off

INCHEON, South Korea - Performers dance with colorful costumes during the 17th Asian Games opening ceremony in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 19, 2014. Nearly 10,000 athletes will compete for 439 gold medals in 36 sports through Oct. 4.

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Selection of Kitakami as candidate site for ILC in doubt

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nobutaka Shimada (R), professor emeritus at Kyushu University, announces the results of an investigation by his group at a press conference in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 19, 2014, calling into question the selection of the Kitakami mountain range in Iwate Prefecture by a panel of physicists as Japan's candidate site for building the International Linear Collider.

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New nuclear regulator attends press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Geologist Akira Ishiwatari attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2014, after becoming a commissioner at Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority. Ishiwatari, a former Tohoku University professor, will oversee the assessment of earthquake and tsunami hazards that could affect nuclear plants.

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Aso, Lew agree Japan, U.S. should take lead in global recovery

CAIRNS, Australia - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso (L) and U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew talk before their official meeting in Cairns, Australia, on Sept. 19, 2014. The two agreed to seek sustainable economic recovery in their countries to ensure the global economy will continue to grow despite a slowdown in the eurozone.

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New material for cornea grafting made from swine collagen

MITO, Japan - A staff member at the National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences in Tsukuba, northeast of Tokyo, checks a new material made from swine collagen to be used for cornea grafting on Sept. 19, 2014, in the Ibaraki Prefecture city.

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Nikkei ends at 6-year-and-10-month high

TOKYO, Japan - A screen in Tokyo, Japan, shows the Nikkei stock index reaching a nearly seven-year high on Sept. 19, 2014, before closing at 16,321.17, its highest finish since Nov. 2, 2007.

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17th Asian Games kicks off

INCHEON, South Korea - Fireworks are shot off at the start of the 17th Asian Games opening ceremony in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 19, 2014. Nearly 10,000 athletes will compete for 439 gold medals in 36 sports through Oct. 4.

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17th Asian Games kicks off

INCHEON, South Korea - Fireworks are shot off at the start of the 17th Asian Games opening ceremony in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 19, 2014. Nearly 10,000 athletes will compete for 439 gold medals in 36 sports through Oct. 4.

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17th Asian Games kicks off

INCHEON, South Korea - South Korean President Park Geun Hye waves at the 17th Asian Games opening ceremony in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 19, 2014. Nearly 10,000 athletes will compete for 439 gold medals in 36 sports through Oct. 4.

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Data on U.S. H-bomb test show fishermen's radiation levels

TOKYO, Japan - Documents related to the 1954 U.S. hydrogen bomb test at the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific, released by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare on Sept. 19, 2014, include the levels of radiation exposure suffered by crew members of fishing boats operating near the atoll.

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New nuclear regulator attends press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Satoru Tanaka attends a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2014, after becoming a commissioner at Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority. Tanaka, a former chairman of the Atomic Energy Society of Japan, said at the press conference he will do his job "on the basis of science and technology."

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2nd terminal at Pyongyang airport nears completion

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Construction of the second terminal at Pyongyang Sunan International Airport, shown in this photo taken on Sept. 19, 2014, is scheduled for completion around Oct. 10.

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Japan releases documents related to Bikini H-bomb test

TOKYO, Japan - Masatoshi Yamashita, executive director of the Kochi Prefecture Pacific Ocean Nuclear Test Suffering Support Center, speaks about the 1954 U.S. hydrogen bomb test at the Bikini Atoll in the Pacific at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2014, after receiving related documents released by the Japanese government at the request of the group.

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Incheon Asian Games to kick off

INCHEON, South Korea - People hail a torch bearer before the opening ceremony on Sept. 19, 2014, of the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.

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Dengue virus infection suspected at Tokyo's Ueno Park

TOKYO, Japan - A worker sprays insecticide to get rid of mosquitoes at Ueno Park in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept. 19, 2014, following a report that a woman in her 20s may have been infected with the dengue virus after a mosquito bite there.

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Incheon Asian Games to kick off

INCHEON, South Korea - A man shows excitement before the opening ceremony on Sept. 19, 2014, of the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.

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Incheon Asian Games to kick off

INCHEON, South Korea - A little girl waves South Korean flags at a stadium before the opening ceremony on Sept. 19, 2014, of the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.

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Whale meat-based meals for cafeteria at LDP office

TOKYO, Japan - Whale meat-based meals are shown as additions to a cafeteria menu at the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2014.

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Japanese, Russian researchers hold seaweed-tasting event

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Russians try out seaweed-based dishes at a tasting event held in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 19, 2014, organized by Japanese and Russian researchers to promote the use of seaweed in meals in the country.

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Former Japanese PM Mori meets with S. Korean Pres. Park

SEOUL, South Korea - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (L) and South Korean President Park Geun Hye get ready for their talks on Sept. 19, 2014, at the presidential Blue House in Seoul. It was the first time for Park to meet individually with a leading Japanese figure since late July. (Pool photo)

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Japan scholar serves seaweed soup at tasting event in Russia

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Koji Miyauchi (L), lecturer at Nihon University's College of Bioresource Sciences in Fujisawa, west of Tokyo, serves seaweed soup to participants in a tasting event held in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 19, 2014, by Japanese and Russian researchers to promote the use of seaweed in dishes in the country.

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Kids play at Nankai Electric Railway's new theme facility

OSAKA, Japan - Children invited to Nankai Electric Railway Co.'s press preview of its new railway theme facility in Misaki Town, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 19, 2014, play a train simulation game.

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Mass cultivation of big 'iwana' char achieved

NAGANO, Japan - A big white-spotted char or "iwana" is shown in Nagano, central Japan, on Sept. 19, 2014, following the Nagano prefectural government's successful mass cultivation of the freshwater fish.

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Japan, S. Korea discuss possible foreign ministerial talks in N.Y.

TOKYO, Japan - Lee Sang Deok (C), director general of the Northeast Asian Affairs Bureau of South Korea's Foreign Ministry, meets the press after holding talks with his Japanese counterpart, Junichi Ihara, at the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2014. Lee and Ihara discussed a possible foreign ministerial meeting between the two countries on the sidelines of annual gatherings of the U.N. General Assembly in New York the following week, according to a Japanese official.

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Nankai Electric Railway opens train amusement park

OSAKA, Japan - Children check out trains displayed at a new train-themed park of Nankai Electric Railway Co. during a sneak preview on Sept. 19, 2014, in the town of Misaki, Osaka Prefecture. The facility officially opens from Sept. 27.

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Apple's new iPhone models go on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Two men show off their just purchased iPhone 6 (L) and iPhone 6 Plus in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Sept. 19, 2014, as Apple Inc. launched sales of the latest models of its popular smartphone in Japan.

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Dollar hits 6-yr high vs. yen

TOKYO, Japan - The U.S. dollar hits a fresh six-year high above the 109 yen line, pushing the Nikkei stock index to a near nine-month high around the 16,300 level, in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2014, as shown in a bulletin board at money broker Gaitame.com Co. in the Japanese capital's Higashishimbashi district.

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Incheon Asian Games

INCHEON, South Korea - People who will perform in the opening ceremony for the Asian Games wave on Sept. 19, 2014, in Incheon, South Korea, ahead of the ceremony later in the day at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium (back).

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Apple's new iPhone models go on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Kaoru Kato (L), president of cellphone service provider NTT Docomo Inc., hands the latest model of Apple Inc.'s iPhone to a man, who was first in a queue of customers lining up to purchase the smartphone, in Tokyo's Yurakucho district on Sept. 19, 2014. Apple launched sales of the latest models of its popular smartphone, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, the same day in Japan.

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Incheon Asian Games

INCHEON, South Korea - People who will perform in the opening ceremony for the Asian Games wave on Sept. 19, 2014, in Incheon, South Korea, ahead of the ceremony later in the day at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium (back).

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Incheon Asian Games

INCHEON, South Korea - Police officers stand guard with an armored vehicle in front of the International Broadcast Center for the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 19, 2014. The sports event will begin later in the day in the city.