Visitors watch stone Buddhas lit by bonfire

Visitors watch stone Buddhas lit by bonfire

USUKI, Japan - Visitors view stone Buddha sculptures under the light of a bonfire in Usuki, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 30, 2014.

Ex-wrestler Ueda dies

Ex-wrestler Ueda dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in February 2002 shows former Japanese wrestler Umanosuke Ueda. Ueda died at a hospital in Usuki, Oita Prefecture, on Dec. 21, 2011. He was 71.

Itai picked as Japan entrant for Miss Universe 2010 pageant

Itai picked as Japan entrant for Miss Universe 2010 pageant

TOKYO, Japan - Maiko Itai (2nd from R) wipes tears after being named Miss Japan at a hotel in Tokyo on March 9, 2010. Itai, who lives in Usuki, Oita Prefecture, was picked from 11 contestants in the final round of the Japanese beauty pageant, which had about 4,000 applicants, and will go to the Miss Universe 2010 beauty pageant in July.

Itai picked as Japan entrant for Miss Universe 2010 pageant

Itai picked as Japan entrant for Miss Universe 2010 pageant

TOKYO, Japan - Maiko Itai reacts after being named Miss Japan at a hotel in Tokyo on March 9, 2010. Itai, who lives in Usuki, Oita Prefecture, was picked from 11 contestants in the final round of the Japanese beauty pageant, which had about 4,000 applicants, and will go to the Miss Universe 2010 beauty pageant in July.

Japanese, Dutch crown princes mark ties' 400th anniversary

Japanese, Dutch crown princes mark ties' 400th anniversary

USUKI, Japan - Dutch Crown Prince Willem Alexander (C, foreground) and Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (to Dutch prince's left) attend a ceremony marking the 400th anniversary of relations between Japan and the Netherlands in Usuki, Oita Prefecture on April 19. Some 450 people from the two countries participated in the ceremony.