Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

Athletics' Matsui vs. Mariners

SEATTLE, United States - Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui singles to center in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 26, 2011. Matsui went 2-for-4 with an RBI in a 4-2 loss by the A's.

E

Ceremony to mark 1st Boeing 787 delivery

EVERETT, United States - Employees of Boeing Co. attend a ceremony to celebrate the first delivery of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner to Japan's All Nippon Airways Co. with the new aircraft (behind them) which was held adjacent to the factory where the airplane was assembled in Everett in the state of Washington on Sept. 26, 2011. The airplane is scheduled to arrive at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Sept. 28, 2011, Japan time, as ANA plans to fly it on domestic routes from November.

E

Mariners' Ichiro vs. A's

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki hits an infield single in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 26, 2011. Ichiro went 1-for-4 in a 4-2 win for the Mariners.

E

Rangers' Uehara vs. Angels

ANAHEIM, United States - Koji Uehara of the Texas Rangers pitches in a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Sept. 26, 2011. Uehara took the mound during the sixth inning with the bases loaded, two outs and after the Angels scored two runs, and escaped the inning without allowing a run. The Rangers won the game 4-3.

E

N. Korean premier in China

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) and North Korean Premier Choe Yong Rim attend a welcoming ceremony for Choe at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 26, 2011.

E

Ceremony to mark 1st Boeing 787 delivery

EVERETT, United States - Employees of Boeing Co. attend a ceremony to celebrate the first delivery of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner to Japan's All Nippon Airways Co. with the new aircraft (behind them) which was held adjacent to the factory where the airplane was assembled in Everett in the state of Washington on Sept. 26, 2011. The airplane is scheduled to arrive at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Sept. 28, 2011, Japan time, as ANA plans to fly it on domestic routes from November.

E

Ceremony to mark 1st Boeing 787 delivery

EVERETT, United States - All Nippon Airways Co. President Shinichiro Ito (L front) receives a ceremonial key from Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Jim Albaugh (C) during a ceremony to celebrate the first delivery of Boeing 787 Dreamliner to ANA adjacent to the factory where the airplane was assembled in Everett in the state of Washington on Sept. 26, 2011. It is the first mid-size airplane capable of flying long-range routes and will allow airlines to open new, non-stop routes preferred by the traveling public, according to Boeing.

E

Solar-powered condo

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows a rendering of a condominium equipped with Japan's largest-level solar power generation system with a capacity of 170 kilowatts to be built in Suita in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan. Daiwa House Industry Co. said Sept. 26, 2011, it will begin construction of the condo on Sept. 30 for completion in 2013.

E

Commemorating crackdown on Yangon protest

YANGON, Myanmar - Around 60 pro-democracy activists gather in Yangon to commemorate those killed in the 2007 military crackdown on antigovernment protests in Myanmar's largest city, on Sept. 26, 2011, the fourth anniversary of the crackdown.

E

Pakistani commerce minister in India

MUMBAI, India - Pakistani Commerce Minister Makhdoom Amin Faheem (C) meets with representatives of Indian business at the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai on Sept. 26, 2011.

E

Kotoshogiku in press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Kotoshogiku (R), a sekiwake belonging to the Sadogatake stable, and stablemaster Sadogatake hold a press conference at the sumo stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on Sept. 26, 2011, a night after Kotoshogiku secured promotion to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki.

E

N. Korean premier in China

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) and North Korean Premier Choe Yong Rim attend a welcoming ceremony for Choe at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 26, 2011.

E

Downpour hits Amami

TATSUGO, Japan - The garden of a house looks like a river following heavy rain in the town of Tatsugo on Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 26, 2011.

E

Nikkei closes at 30-month low

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic signboard in Yaesu, central Tokyo, shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, Japan's key stock index, finishing down 186.13 points, or 2.17 percent, at 8,374.13 on Sept. 26, 2011, its lowest close since April 1, 2009.

E

Kotoshogiku in press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Kotoshogiku, a sekiwake belonging to the Sadogatake stable, smiles during a press conference at the sumo stable in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on Sept. 26, 2011, a night after securing promotion to sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki.

E

N. Korea premier visits China

BEIJING, China - North Korean Premier Choe Yong Rim (back) arrives at Beijing airport in China on Sept. 26, 2011 at the invitation of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. Choe will stay in China until Sept. 30, and is expected to hold talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao and Wen.

E

Shibuya street named 'Basketball Street'

TOKYO, Japan - Players of the Japan Professional Basketball League parade in a ceremony to name the main street of the Shibuya Center Gai entertainment district in Tokyo ''Basketball Street'' on the street on the evening of Sept. 26, 2011. A local shop owners' union decided to give the street the name as part of efforts to improve the area's image, which has often been associated with delinquents.

E

U.S. Secretary of State Clinton, Chinese FM Yang

TOKYO, Japan - Combined photos show U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, who met in New York on Sept. 26, 2011.

E

Toyota launches 1st minivehicle in Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows the Pixis Space, Toyota Motor Corp.'s first minivehicle under the Toyota brand, in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 26, 2011. Toyota launched sales of the vehicle in Japan the same day.

E

Kirin Brewery quake-hit Sendai plant resumes production

SENDAI, Japan - A worker puts hops into a kettle at a plant of Kirin Brewery Co. in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sept. 26, 2011. The company resumed beer production at the plant the same day, more than six months after it was devastated by the March earthquake and tsunami.

E

Nuclear compensation support body

TOKYO, Japan - Industry minister Yukio Edano (L) and education minister Masaharu Nakagawa hang a wooden sign plate in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2011, during an opening ceremony of the office of the state-backed entity set up to support the payment of compensation by Tokyo Electric Power Co. over damages caused by the nuclear crisis at its Fukushima Daiichi power plant. The body started fully operating the same day.

E

N. Korea premier visits China

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean Premier Choe Yong Rim (R) leaves Pyongyang airport for Beijing on Sept. 26, 2011 at the invitation of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. Choe will stay in China until Sept. 30, and is expected to hold talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao and Wen.

E

KDDI to expand WiMAX-equipped smartphones

TOKYO, Japan - Women hold KDDI Corp.'s new models of smartphones during a press event in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2011. The operator of the ''au'' mobile phone service said it will increase the number of smartphones featuring WiMAX high-speed wireless communications when it releases six new models from early October.

E

Downpour hits Amami

AMAMI, Japan - A man walks on a road turned to mud by a downpour in the town of Tatsugo on Amami Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 26, 2011.

E

KDDI to expand WiMAX-equipped smartphones

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Tanaka, president of KDDI Corp., holds one of the company's new models of smartphones during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2011. The operator of the ''au'' mobile phone service will increase the number of smartphones featuring WiMAX high-speed wireless communications when it releases six new models from early October.

E

3 ex-Ozawa aides found guilty over political fund report

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa raises his hand near a lower house members' office building in Tokyo on Sept. 26, 2011. The Tokyo District Court the same day found three former aides to Ozawa guilty of falsifying political fund reports for his fund management body.

E

JR Hokkaido president missing

SAPPORO, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co. President Naotoshi Nakajima speaks during a meeting of an advisory panel in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Aug. 26, 2011, about a derailment and fire involving a JR Hokkaido train. Nakajima went missing Sept. 12 after leaving apparent suicide notes.