Renovated Phoenix Hall of Byodoin lit up

Renovated Phoenix Hall of Byodoin lit up

KYOTO, Japan - The renovated Phoenix Hall of Byodoin, a Buddhist temple on UNESCO's World Heritage list, in the city of Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, is illuminated by light-emitting diode (LED) lights on Oct. 30, 2014. Some 200 people were invited on the night tour of the hall, work on which was completed in September.

Renovated Phoenix Hall of Byodoin lit up

Renovated Phoenix Hall of Byodoin lit up

KYOTO, Japan - The renovated Phoenix Hall of Byodoin, a Buddhist temple on UNESCO's World Heritage list, in the city of Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, is illuminated by light-emitting diode (LED) lights on Oct. 30, 2014. Some 200 people were invited on the night tour of the hall, work on which was completed in September.

India's Modi visits Japan to boost security ties

India's Modi visits Japan to boost security ties

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) welcomes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Kyoto State Guest House in Kyoto on Aug. 30, 2014, after Modi arrived at Kansai International Airport near Osaka for a five-day visit to Japan earlier in the day. The two leaders will hold a summit in Tokyo on September 1. (Pool photo by Sankei Shimbun)

India's Modi visits Japan to boost security ties

India's Modi visits Japan to boost security ties

KYOTO, Japan - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L), along with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C), feeds carp in a pond at the Kyoto State Guest House in Kyoto on Aug. 30, 2014. Modi arrived at Kansai International Airport near Osaka for a five-day visit to Japan earlier in the day. The two leaders will hold a summit in Tokyo on September 1. (Pool photo by Sankei Shimbun)

Fukushima nuclear plant chief feared catastrophe for eastern Japan

Fukushima nuclear plant chief feared catastrophe for eastern Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Pool photo taken Nov. 12, 2011, shows Masao Yoshida, chief of the disaster-struck Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant of Tokyo Electric Power Co., speaking to reporters at the plant in Fukushima Prefecture. According to government documents obtained by Kyodo News on Aug. 30, 2014, Yoshida said in testimony before his death that he had feared catastrophic damage to eastern Japan while he was struggling to contain the crisis in March 2011. The government will release his 400-page testimony in September.

India's Modi visits Japan to boost security ties

India's Modi visits Japan to boost security ties

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) welcomes Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Kyoto State Guest House in Kyoto on Aug. 30, 2014, after Modi arrived at Kansai International Airport near Osaka for a five-day visit to Japan earlier in the day. The two leaders will hold a summit in Tokyo on September 1. (Pool photo by Sankei Shimbun)

Goeido promoted to ozeki for September basho

Goeido promoted to ozeki for September basho

FUSO, Japan - Sumo wrestler Goeido (back) poses for photos with junior wrestlers of his Sakaigawa stable in the town of Fuso, Aichi Prefecture, on July 30, 2014, after being promoted to ozeki, sumo's second-highest rank.

Ringer Hut's cold 'Champon' noodle dish

Ringer Hut's cold 'Champon' noodle dish

TOKYO, Japan - A woman holds a bowl of cold "champon" noodles in this undated photo. Ringer Hut, a restaurant chain known for its Nagasaki "champon" noodle dishes, announced on April 22, 2014, that cold "champon" will go on sale from April 25 through September 30, 2014.