Japanese expert, Filipino farmer check buckwheat flowers

Japanese expert, Filipino farmer check buckwheat flowers

BUMBARAN, Philippines - Japanese agricultural expert Takeyoshi Sumikawa (L) and a Muslim farmer examine buckwheat flowers in Bumbaran on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on April 19, 2014. The Philippines and its largest Muslim rebel group signed a final peace pact in March, ending about 45 years of conflict.

Filipino farmers crop buckwheat in post-conflict Mindanao

Filipino farmers crop buckwheat in post-conflict Mindanao

BUMBARAN, Philippines - Japanese agricultural expert Takeyoshi Sumikawa (L) and Muslim farmers smile as they hold up newly harvested buckwheat in Bumbaran on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on April 19, 2014. The Philippines and its largest Muslim rebel group signed a peace pact in March, ending almost 45 years of conflict in the island's south.

Designer's image of New Tokyo Tower bared

Designer's image of New Tokyo Tower bared

TOKYO, Japan - Sculptor Kiichi Sumikawa (L) explains to Kinya Miyasugi, president of New Tokyo Tower Co., about his design of the tower on Nov. 24. The radio and TV transmitter tower to be built by Japan Broadcasting Corp. and five commercial TV broadcasters in Tokyo's Sumida Ward by 2010 will stand 600 meters high, higher than the world's current tallest tower, the 553-meter CN Tower in Canada's Toronto.

Designer's image of New Tokyo Tower bared

Designer's image of New Tokyo Tower bared

TOKYO, Japan - Sculptor Kiichi Sumikawa (L) explains to Kinya Miyasugi, president of New Tokyo Tower Co., about his design of the tower on Nov. 24. The radio and TV transmitter tower to be built by Japan Broadcasting Corp. and five commercial TV broadcasters in Tokyo's Sumida Ward by 2010 will stand 600 meters high, higher than the world's current tallest tower, the 553-meter CN Tower in Canada's Toronto. (Kyodo)