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China-ASEAN talks

SUZHOU, China - Sihasak Phuangketkeow (L), permanent secretary of the Thai Foreign Ministry, and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin hold a press conference after a series of talks between China and the members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Suzhou, China, on Sept. 15, 2013.

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Sales of Japanese cars in China down 59% in Oct.

BEIJING, China - Anti-Japan demonstrators push over a Japanese car in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, in September 2012. Sales of Japanese passenger cars in China plummeted 59.4 percent in October 2012 from a year earlier to 98,900 vehicles, Chinese data showed Nov. 9, 2012, apparently due to the dispute over Japanese-administered, Chinese-claimed islands in the East China Sea which triggered the protests and a boycott of Japanese-made goods.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SUZHOU, China - Photo shows a Japanese supermarket in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, that was attacked by anti-Japan demonstrators on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SUZHOU, China - Photo shows a gatehouse of a factory of Japanese electronics maker Panasonic Corp. in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, that was attacked by anti-Japan demonstrators on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SUZHOU, China - Photo shows a factory of Japanese electronics maker Panasonic Corp. in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, that was attacked by anti-Japan demonstrators on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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Anti-Japan protest in China

SUZHOU, China - Anti-Japanese demonstrators attack a Japanese restaurant in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, on Sept. 15, 2012. Widespread demonstrations in China were triggered by Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China which also claims them.

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Anti-Japan protest in China

SUZHOU, China - Anti-Japanese demonstrators attack a Japanese restaurant in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, on Sept. 15, 2012. Widespread demonstrations in China were triggered by Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China which also claims them.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SUZHOU, China - An anti-Japan demonstrator tosses a television from a Japanese restaurant in Suzhou in Jiangsu Province as protestors rampage through the restaurant on Sept. 15, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies were staged the same day across China in protest at the Japanese government's purchase of three islets of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. China claims sovereignty over the Senkakus and calls them the Diaoyu Islands.

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(6)UNESCO adds Japanese sites to World Heritage list

SHINGU, Japan - Maidens at Kumano-Hayatama Shrine in Wakayama Prefecture perform a commemorative dance after the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World Heritage Committee decided July 1 in Suzhou, China, to include in its heritage list the holy grounds and pilgrimage path in the Kii mountains straddling central and western Japan. The shrine is located in the heritage district.

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(5)UNESCO adds Japanese sites to World Heritage list

KUMANO, Japan - People in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, rejoice after the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World Heritage Committee decided July 1 in Suzhou, China, to include in its heritage list the holy grounds and pilgrimage path in the Kii mountains straddling central and western Japan.

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(1)UNESCO adds Japanese sites to World Heritage list

HONGU, Japan - The U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's World Heritage Committee decided July 1 in Suzhou, China, to include in its heritage list the holy grounds and pilgrimage path in the Kii mountains straddling central and western Japan. Kumano-Hongu Shrine (in photo) in Hongu, Wakayama Prefecture, is located in the heritage district.

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Shiokawa speaks after first-day session of APEC meeting

SUZHOU, China - Japanese Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa meets the press in Suzhou, China, on Sept. 8 after the first day's session of the two-day finance ministers' talks of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum. The Finance ministers from 21 Pacific Rim economies kicked off two days of talks the same day to discuss mutual cooperation in boosting the faltering global economy.

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APEC finance ministers open 2-day talks on global economy

SUZHOU, China - Finance ministers from 21 Pacific Rim economies gather in Suzhou, China, on Sept. 8 to discuss mutual cooperation in boosting the faltering global economy. Sixth from left is Japanese Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa. The ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum kicked off two days of talks on the same day.

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APEC finance ministers open 2-day talks on global economy

SUZHOU, China - The finance ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum gather in Suzhou on Sept. 8 for a two-day meeting to discuss mutual cooperation in boosting the faltering global economy.

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Funeral held for composer Dan

TOKYO, Japan - A funeral for Ikuma Dan, a Japanese composer and conductor known for his operas and songs, was held at a temple in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on June 21. Dan died of heart failure on May 17 in Suzhou, China, at age 77.

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Composer Dan dies at 77 in China

BEIJING, China - Japanese composer Ikuma Dan (file photo) died of heart failure May 17 at a hospital in Suzhou, China. He was 77. Dan won fame in 1952 with his opera, ''Yuzuru,'' based on the Japanese folk tale ''The Grateful Crane.''