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Kumagai, 1st Japanese winner of top tap dancing award

SENDAI, Japan - Kazunori Kumagai, the first Japanese winner of the Flo-Bert Award that honors outstanding figures in the field of tap dance, is shown in this file photo taken in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 22, 2014.

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Cosmetic surgery booming in land of smiles

BANGKOK, Thailand - Two Thai university students take a selfie with a mobile phone in Bangkok on Sept. 22, 2014. Cosmetic surgery for minor changes is gaining popularity in Thailand due to solid economic growth and the influence of South Korean movie stars.

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House in tatters in Gaza

GAZA, Palestinian Autonomous Area - A Palestinian farmer and his son stand in front of their destroyed house in Gaza on Sept. 22, 2014, four days before the first month was marked since Israel and the militant Hamas group agreed on a ceasefire.

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Warehouse remains empty in Gaza one month into truce

GAZA, Palestinian Autonomous Area - A warehouse for storing construction materials in Gaza remains almost empty on Sept. 22, 2014, four days before the first month was marked since Israel and the militant Hamas group agreed on a ceasefire.

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House in chaotic state in Gaza

GAZA, Palestinian Autonomous Area - A Palestinian farmer stares at his house destroyed in an Israeli attack in Gaza on Sept. 22, 2014, four days before the first month was marked since Israel and the militant Hamas group agreed on a ceasefire.

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Japan's Toyama recognized as energy efficient city

NEW YORK, United States - Toyama Mayor Masashi Mori (R) and Masahiko Horie, Japanese ambassador for global environmental affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, pose for a photo in front of the U.N. Headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2014, follow the Sea of Japan coast city's recognition by a U.N.-led partnership as a municipality that has improved energy efficiency.

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1st U.N. indigenous peoples' conference

NEW YORK, United States - Kazushi Abe, vice president of the Ainu Association of Hokkaido, speaks with reporters at U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2014, the day the two-day World Conference on Indigenous Peoples began there. Delegates for indigenous peoples from around the world, including Ainu and Okinawans from Japan, attended the first U.N.-backed conference of its kind to discuss measures aimed at ensuring their political representation and freedom from discrimination.

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1st U.N. indigenous peoples' conference

NEW YORK, United States - Keiko Itokazu, a member of Japan's House of Councillors elected from Okinawa Prefecture, speaks at the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples at U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2014, wearing a traditional outfit of Okinawa. Delegates for indigenous peoples from around the world, including Ainu and Okinawans from Japan, attended the first U.N.-backed conference of its kind to discuss measures aimed at ensuring their political representation and freedom from discrimination.

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1st U.N. indigenous peoples' conference

NEW YORK, United States - People originally from Japan's Okinawa Prefecture and currently living in the United States hold a rally in front of U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2014, to voice opposition to the planned relocation of a U.S. military base within Okinawa. The two-day World Conference on Indigenous Peoples began the same day at U.N. headquarters.

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Abe at Columbia University

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe answers a question from a student after delivering a speech at Columbia University in New York on Sept. 22, 2014.

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Abe at Columbia University

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a speech at Columbia University in New York on Sept. 22, 2014.

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Ghani named Afghan president-elect

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghanistan's President-elect Ashraf Ghani (C) raises his hands as he addresses supporters in the country's capital of Kabul on Sept. 22, 2014.

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Japanese, Italian foreign ministers

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (R) shakes hands with his Italian counterpart Federica Mogherini in New York on Sept. 22, 2014. The two foreign ministers said they agreed to work together in dealing with the Islamic State militant group.

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1st U.N. indigenous peoples' conference

NEW YORK, United States - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon delivers a speech at the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples at U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2014.

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Abe arrives in N.Y. for U.N. General Assembly meetings

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L), along with his wife Akie, arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Sept. 22, 2014, for a series of U.N. General Assembly meetings and summit talks with his counterparts.

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Japan to send more medics to Ebola-hit West Africa

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida tells a U.N. meeting on Sept. 22, 2014, in New York on universal health coverage that Japan is considering sending additional emergency medics to Ebola-hit West Africa.

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Ghani named Afghan president-elect

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghanistan's President-elect Ashraf Ghani (C) makes a speech in the country's capital of Kabul on Sept. 22, 2014, after he was declared the winner of an election mired by disputes over fraud.

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N. Korean foreign minister in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Su Yong (R) is seen walking in New York on Sept. 22, 2014. Ri is in New York to attend the U.N. General Assembly and participate in other events, Tokyo-based Radiopress, an outlet monitoring North Korean media, said the same day.

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1st U.N. indigenous peoples' conference

NEW YORK, United States - Delegates for indigenous peoples from around the world, including Ainu and Okinawans from Japan, attend the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples at U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2014 to discuss measures aimed at ensuring their political representation and freedom from discrimination. The conference, running through Sept. 23, is the first U.N.-backed conference of its kind.

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Nadeshiko Japan down Taiwan to reach q'finals

INCHEON, South Korea - Photo shows members of the Japanese women's national soccer team after beating Taiwan in a Group B match at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 22, 2014. Japan won 3-0, securing their place in the quarterfinals.

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Abe arrives in N.Y. for U.N. General Assembly meetings

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Sept. 22, 2014, for a series of U.N. General Assembly meetings and summit talks with his counterparts.

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Men's 4x200m freestyle relay swimming

INCHEON, South Korea - The Japanese team (C of the podium), Chinese team (L) and the South Korean team (R) are honored after winning the gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the men's 4x200m freestyle relay swimming at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 22, 2014.

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Nadeshiko Japan down Taiwan to reach q'finals

INCHEON, South Korea - Nahomi Kawasumi (C) of Japan scores her team's third goal in the second half of a Group B match against Taiwan at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 22, 2014. Japan won 3-0, securing their place in the quarterfinals.

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'Tug-of-War Match Sendai' held in Kagoshima Pref.

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Some 3,000 men take part in a "Tug-of-War Match Sendai" pull on a 365-meter long rope in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Sept. 22, 2014.

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Ojitani wins gold in men's over-100 kg judo

INCHEON, South Korea - Takeshi Ojitani of Japan stands on the podium after winning the gold medal in the men's over-100 kilogram division of judo at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 22, 2014.

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N. Korean tablet shown at trade fair

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Tablet computers of a North Korean brand are on display at an international trade fair in Pyongyang on Sept. 22, 2014. The trade fair, taken part by companies in North Korea, China and Europe, began the same day and will run until Sept. 25.

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Thousands of H.K. students boycott classes for democracy

HONG KONG, China - Thousands of students in Hong Kong attend a rally at the Chinese University of Hong Kong on Sept. 22, 2014, to kick-start a weeklong boycott of classes in the fight for democracy. According to the Federation of Students, about 13,000 students from 25 tertiary education institutions, including eight major universities, skipped classes to attend the rally in what is said to be the biggest school boycott in Hong Kong history.

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Abe leaves for U.N. General Assembly in N.Y.

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is seen at Tokyo's Haneda airport before his departure for New York on Sept. 22, 2014, for a series of U.N. General Assembly meetings and summit talks with his counterparts in New York.

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Russia opens new airport on Japan-claimed Etorofu

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Sakhalin Gov. Alexander Horoshavin (far R) cuts the ribbon at a ceremony to open a new airport on Etorofu Island -- one of four Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido -- on Sept. 22, 2014.

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Ex-Taiwan Pres. Lee Teng-hui sees solar panel station

KAWASAKI, Japan - Visiting former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui touches real-size solar panels at a museum during his visit to a solar power station in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Sept. 22, 2014.

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Conductor Ozawa takes chorus practice for pupils

KAWASAKI, Japan - Conductor Seiji Ozawa holds chorus practice for fourth to sixth graders at Minamiikuta Elementary School in Kawasaki, southwest of Tokyo, on Sept. 22, 2014.

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Russia opens new airport on Japan-claimed Etorofu

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - An airport official (R) receives a commemorative key at the opening ceremony for a new airport on Etorofu Island -- one of four Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido -- on Sept. 22, 2014.

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Japan-China business leaders meet in Beijing

BEIJING, China - A Japan-China business exchange meeting is held at a Beijing hotel on Sept. 22, 2014. The Japan-China Economic Association's delegation arrived in Beijing earlier in the day to strengthen business ties and exchange opinions on environmental cooperation.

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Tokyo Olympics organizers, students compare notes

SAPPORO, Japan - Senior officials of the organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games exchange views with students at the campus of Hokkaido University in Sapporo in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Sept. 22, 2014.

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Civil airplane arrives at new airport on Etorofu Island

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Passengers who got off a civilian Russian airplane walk across the apron at a new airport on Etorofu Island -- one of four Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido -- on Sept. 22, 2014.

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Conductor Ozawa takes chorus practice for school children

KAWASAKI, Japan - Conductor Seiji Ozawa offers guidance on choral singing to 513 pupils at Minamiikuta Elementary School in Kawasaki, southwest of Tokyo, on Sept. 22, 2014.

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Pupils enjoy reading books at refurbished library

IWAKI, Japan - Pupils enjoy reading books in a uniquely refurbished library at Yoshima Daiichi Elementary School in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 22, 2014. The refurbishment incorporated ideas proposed by pupils who experienced the Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster of 2011.

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Japan wins silver in synchronized swimming

INCHEON, South Korea - Photo shows Japan's performance in the synchronized swimming team free routine at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 22, 2014. Japan won the silver medal, China won gold and the bronze medal went to North Korea.

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Japan's Uchida claims bronze in women's taijiquan/taijijian

INCHEON, South Korea - Japan's Ai Uchida shows off her bronze medal in women's taijiquan/taijijian all round of wushu at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 22, 2014.

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9 smart cards to be used for ANA's in-flight sales in Oct.

TOKYO, Japan - The penguin mascot character for the rechargeable Suica smart card of East Japan Railway Co. demonstrates how to use the card for ANA's domestic in-flight sales on Sept. 22, 2014. Nine kinds of traffic system smart cards will become usable for in-flight sales from October.

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Japan wins silver in synchronized swimming

INCHEON, South Korea - Photo shows Japan's performance in the synchronized swimming team free routine at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 22, 2014. Japan won the silver medal, China won gold and the bronze medal went to North Korea.

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Japan wins silver in synchronized swimming

INCHEON, South Korea - Photo shows Japan's performance in the synchronized swimming team free routine at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 22, 2014. Japan won the silver medal, China won gold and the bronze medal went to North Korea.

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Pupils enjoy refurbished library at Fukushima school

IWAKI, Japan - Pupils visit a uniquely refurbished library at Yoshima Daiichi Elementary School in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 22, 2014. The refurbishment is aimed at helping children enjoy reading books after experiencing the Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster of 2011.

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Japan wins silver in synchronized swimming

INCHEON, South Korea - Photo shows Japan's performance in the synchronized swimming team free routine at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 22, 2014. Japan won the silver medal, China won gold and the bronze medal went to North Korea.

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Japanese business delegation in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Sadayuki Sakakibara, head of Japan's largest business lobby Keidanren, speaks with reporters after arriving in Beijing on Sept. 22, 2014. Sakakibara is a member of a delegation of around 200 executives from major Japanese firms to the Chinese capital.

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Japanese business delegation in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Fujio Cho, Toyota Motor Corp. honorary chairman, speaks with reporters after arriving in Beijing on Sept. 22, 2014. Cho is the leader of a delegation of around 200 executives from major Japanese firms to the Chinese capital.

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Japan's Uchida claims bronze in women's taijiquan/taijijian

INCHEON, South Korea - Japan's Ai Uchida competes to finish in third place in women's taijiquan/taijijian all round of wushu at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 22, 2014.

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Maglev train runs over 500 km/h in trial run

TOKYO, Japan - A screen monitor inside Central Japan Railway Co.'s L0 series maglev train shows the train is running at a speed of over 500 km/h during a test-ride event for the press on Sept. 22, 2014, in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Japan's Uchida claims bronze in women's taijiquan/taijijian

INCHEON, South Korea - Japan's Ai Uchida competes to finish in third place in women's taijiquan/taijijian all round of wushu at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 22, 2014.

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Automatic ticket gate for maglev train

TOKYO, Japan - A woman demonstrates how to go through an automatic ticket gate for Central Japan Railway Co.'s superconductive maglev train at a test center in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, on Sept. 22, 2014.