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Japan searches for WWII soldier remains in Palau

Workers search for the remains of Japanese World War II soldiers at a mass burial site on the island of Peleliu, Palau, on Dec. 13, 2024, as part of a Japanese government project. The remains of about 2,400 soldiers are still unaccounted for among the 10,000 Japanese soldiers who died on the tiny Pacific island that was the site of a fierce battle with the United States.

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Japan searches for WWII soldier remains in Palau

Workers search for the remains of Japanese World War II soldiers at a mass burial site on the island of Peleliu, Palau, on Dec. 10, 2024, as part of a Japanese government project. The remains of about 2,400 soldiers are still unaccounted for among the 10,000 Japanese soldiers who died on the tiny Pacific island that was the site of a fierce battle with the United States.

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Japan searches for WWII soldier remains in Palau

Workers search for the remains of Japanese World War II soldiers at a mass burial site on the island of Peleliu, Palau, on Dec. 10, 2024, as part of a Japanese government project. The remains of about 2,400 soldiers are still unaccounted for among the 10,000 Japanese soldiers who died on the tiny Pacific island that was the site of a fierce battle with the United States.

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Paris Olympic torch relay begins

Former French football player Basile Boli raises the Olympic torch in Marseille on May 9, 2024, as the Paris Olympic torch relay begins following the arrival of the Olympic flame in the southern French port city on a majestic three-mast ship. About 10,000 torchbearers are to pass through over 400 towns until the games' opening ceremony in Paris on July 26.

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Paris Olympic torch relay begins

Torchbearers perform a torch kiss in Marseille on May 9, 2024, as the Paris Olympic torch relay begins following the arrival of the Olympic flame in the southern French port city on a majestic three-mast ship. About 10,000 torchbearers are to pass through over 400 towns until the games' opening ceremony in Paris on July 26.

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Paris Olympic torch relay begins

Colette Cataldo (L) receives the Olympic flame from former French football player Basile Boli in Marseille on May 9, 2024, as the Paris Olympic torch relay begins following the arrival of the flame in the southern French port city on a majestic three-mast ship. About 10,000 torchbearers are to pass through over 400 towns until the games' opening ceremony in Paris on July 26.

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Paris Olympic torch relay beings

Paris Olympic organizing committee chief Tony Estanguet meets the press in Marseille on May 9, 2024, before the Paris Olympic torch relay begins following the arrival of the Olympic flame in the southern French port city on a majestic three-mast ship. About 10,000 torchbearers are to pass through over 400 towns until the games' opening ceremony in Paris on July 26.

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Paris Olympic torch relay begins

Former French football player Basile Boli raises the Olympic torch in Marseille on May 9, 2024, as the Paris Olympic torch relay begins following the arrival of the Olympic flame in the southern French port city on a majestic three-mast ship. About 10,000 torchbearers are to pass through over 400 towns until the games' opening ceremony in Paris on July 26.

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Paris Olympic torch relay begins

A torchbearer runs in Marseille on May 9, 2024, as the Paris Olympic torch relay begins following the arrival of the Olympic flame in the southern French port city on a majestic three-mast ship. About 10,000 torchbearers are to pass through over 400 towns until the games' opening ceremony in Paris on July 26.

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Paris Olympic torch relay beings

Paris Olympic organizing committee chief Tony Estanguet meets the press in Marseille on May 9, 2024, before the Paris Olympic torch relay begins following the arrival of the Olympic flame in the southern French port city on a majestic three-mast ship. About 10,000 torchbearers are to pass through over 400 towns until the games' opening ceremony in Paris on July 26.

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Paris Olympic torch relay begins

A torchbearer runs in Marseille on May 9, 2024, as the Paris Olympic torch relay begins following the arrival of the Olympic flame in the southern French port city on a majestic three-mast ship. About 10,000 torchbearers are to pass through over 400 towns until the games' opening ceremony in Paris on July 26.

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Paris Olympic torch relay begins

Former French football player Basile Boli raises the Olympic torch in Marseille on May 9, 2024, as the Paris Olympic torch relay begins following the arrival of the Olympic flame in the southern French port city on a majestic three-mast ship. About 10,000 torchbearers are to pass through over 400 towns until the games' opening ceremony in Paris on July 26.

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2,000 protest in Tokyo over security policy change

TOKYO, Japan - Some 2,000 protesters gather near the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 1, 2014, to oppose the government's plan to reinterpret the pacifist Constitution and remove certain limitations governing the role of Japan's armed forces. About 10,000 gathered in the area for the demonstration the previous night.

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2,000 protest in Tokyo over security policy change

TOKYO, Japan - Some 2,000 protesters gather near the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 1, 2014, to oppose the government's plan to reinterpret the pacifist Constitution and remove certain limitations governing the role of Japan's armed forces. About 10,000 gathered in the area for the demonstration the previous night.

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2,000 protest in Tokyo over security policy change

TOKYO, Japan - Some 2,000 protesters gather near the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 1, 2014, to oppose the government's plan to reinterpret the pacifist Constitution and remove certain limitations governing the role of Japan's armed forces. About 10,000 gathered in the area for the demonstration the previous night.

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'Cat temple' in Fukui Pref.

FUKUI, Japan - Some of over 50 formerly abandoned cats living in the precincts of the Gotanjoji Temple, dubbed "the cat temple" among cat fanciers, are photographed on June 17, 2014, in Echizen, Fukui Prefecture. About 10,000 cat-loving people annually visit the temple built in 2002.

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Ornamental square watermelon shipments begin in Kagawa

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Ornamental watermelons known for their unusual square shape are inspected before being shipped on June 25, 2014, in Zentsuji in western Japan's Kagawa Prefecture. The watermelons, which gain their cube shape from being grown in plastic containers, are priced at about 10,000 yen a piece at department stores and fruit stores.

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PM Abe holds cherry blossom viewing

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe (R in front) poses with guests invited to a cherry blossom-viewing party at Shinjyuku Gyoen National Garden in Tokyo on April 12, 2014. About 10,000 people from the political, business, sports and entertainment worlds were invited to the party hosted by the prime minister.

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Demonstration in Greece

ATHENS, Greece - About 10,000 demonstrators protesting Greece's ultra-rightist Golden Dawn party march in Athens on Sept. 25, 2013. The rally followed the fatal stabbing of a rapper known for his anti-racist stance by a supporter of the party.

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Taiwan holds events to mark 3/11 disaster in Japan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Children take part in an antinuclear power demonstration of about 10,000 participants in Taipei on March 11, 2012, the first anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. The disaster triggered a nuclear crisis at a power plant in Fukushima Prefecture.

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Disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows participants of a disaster drill getting on the U.S. Navy's guided missile destroyer Lassen in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tokyo Bay on Feb. 3, 2012. About 10,000 people took part in the drill aimed at avoiding the chaotic overcrowding at train stations and on streets that left many stranded following the March 11 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Participants of a disaster drill get on the U.S. Navy's guided missile destroyer Lassen in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tokyo Bay on Feb. 3, 2012. About 10,000 people took part in the drill aimed at avoiding the chaotic overcrowding at train stations and on streets that left many stranded following the March 11 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the U.S. Navy's guided missile destroyer Lassen in Tokyo Bay heading to the U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, taking part in a disaster drill in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2012. Seen in the background is the Tokyo Sky Tree tower. About 10,000 people took part in the drill aimed at avoiding the chaotic overcrowding at train stations and on streets that left many stranded following the March 11 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Kaiyodo Hobby Museum Shimanto

KOCHI, Japan - People look at toy figures exhibited in Kaiyodo Hobby Museum Shimanto in the town of Shimanto, Kochi Prefecture, on July 9, 2011, the opening day of the museum. About 10,000 figures made by Kaiyodo Co. are exhibited at the museum.

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Shipments of square watermelons begin in Kagawa Prefecture

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Workers at an agricultural cooperative in Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture, check square-shaped watermelons on June 28, 2010, before shipment. The cooperative will ship about 600 of the watermelons, mainly for use in display, with a price tag of about 10,000 yen.

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Sharp to double Chinese retail outlets for Aquos LCD TVs

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Mikio Katayama speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on May 17, 2010. Katayama unveiled a business strategy of doubling the number of retail outlets in China for its Aquos liquid crystal display television sets to about 10,000 by the end of this year.

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Sharp to double Chinese retail outlets for Aquos LCD TVs

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Mikio Katayama speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on May 17, 2010. Katayama unveiled a business strategy of doubling the number of retail outlets in China for its Aquos liquid crystal display television sets to about 10,000 by the end of this year.

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Thousands march ahead of 20th anniversary of Tiananmen crackdown

HONG KONG, Hong Kong - People march in Hong Kong on May 31 ahead of the 20th anniversary of Beijing's bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square, and call for greater democracy in China. The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China said about 8,000 people participated this time in the annual march, the most since 1991 when 10,000 marched.

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Aso hosts cherry-viewing party

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso (C) poses for photos with people he invited to an annual cherry-viewing party at Tokyo's Shinjuku Gyoen park on April 18. About 10,000 politicians, business people, actors and actresses, sports figures and others were invited to the gathering.

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High school students eye 10,000 signatures for nuke disarmament

HIROSHIMA, Japan - High school students begin collecting signatures on the streets of the city of Hiroshima on July 26 to appeal to the international community for the importance of achieving world peace by eliminating war and nuclear weapons. About 80 students from Hiroshima and Okinawa prefectures are aiming to gather 10,000 signatures and hand them to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon at the U.N. headquarters in October.

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Fukuda hosts cherry-viewing party

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (C) poses for photos with people he invited to an annual cherry-viewing party at Tokyo's Shinjuku Gyoen park on April 12. About 10,000 politicians, business people, actors and actresses and others were invited to the gathering.

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Fukuda hosts cherry-viewing party

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (C) poses for photos with people he invited to an annual cherry-viewing party at Tokyo's Shinjuku Gyoen park on April 12. About 10,000 politicians, business people, actors and actresses and others were invited to the gathering.

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Fukuda hosts cherry-viewing party

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R, front) talks with people he invited to an annual cherry-viewing party at Tokyo's Shinjuku Gyoen park on April 12. About 10,000 politicians, business people, actors and actresses and others were invited to the gathering. (Pool photo)

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2 days of unified university admission exams underway in Japan

SAPPORO, Japan - Candidates for nationwide university admission exams arrive at Hokkaido University on Jan. 19 to prepare for two days of exams amid heavy snowfall. Hokkaido University is one of the 736 test centers across the country for the unified university admission exams. Applicants for this year's exams totaled 543,385, down about 10,000 from last year, reflecting decreasing childbirths.

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2 days of unified university admission exams underway in Japan

SAPPORO, Japan - Candidates prepare for the first day of nationwide university admission exams at University of Tokyo's Hongo campus on Jan. 19. Hongo campus is one of the 736 test centers across the country for the two-day unified university admission exams. Applicants for this year's exams totaled 543,385, down about 10,000 from last year, reflecting decreasing childbirths.

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Bush signs bill to preserve WWII Japanese-American internment camps

MANZANAR, United States - Photo shows a memorial hall opened in April 2004 in Manzanar, California, where about 10,000 people of Japanese descent had been forcefully kept during World War II. President George W. Bush signed into law on Dec. 21 a $38 million (about 4.5 billion yen) funding program to preserve such internment camps at 10 sites in Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Utah and Wyoming.

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World Rose Convention opens in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - The World Rose Convention opens in Osaka on May 11 for the first time in Asia. About 10,000 roses are displayed at the exhibition site which will be open to the public May 12-14.

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Man snatches woman from mountain lodge in Tochigi Pref.

KANUMA, Japan - Police said April 30 a knife-wielding man broke into a mountain lodge (in photo) in Kanuma, Tochigi Prefecture, robbing a couple of about 10,000 yen before tying up the husband and abducting his wife.

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Workers dig up 25 mil. yen in cash at construction site

KANAGAWA, Japan - Displayed at Nakahara Police Station, Kanagawa Prefecture, on April 14 are bundles of bills worth 25 million yen unearthed by workers at a condominium construction site in Kawasaki. About 2,500 old 10,000-yen bills were found wrapped inside a vinyl bag, police said.

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Candlelight event starts in Otaru, Hokkaodo

OTARU, Japan - A candlelight event began in Otaru, Hokkaido, on Feb. 11. About 10,000 candles will be lit for four hours from 5 p.m. every evening through Feb. 20 during the annual event.

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10,000 take qualifying test on culture, tourism of Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - About 10,000 people take the first-ever examination to certify their knowledge of Kyoto history, culture and tourism Dec. 12. The exam, sponsored by the Kyoto Chamber of Commerce and Industry, is aimed at fostering human resources to preserve culture and promote tourism of the ancient Japanese capital.

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Hydrangea flowers in full bloom at Uji temple

UJI, Japan - Hydrangea flowers at Mimurodo Temple at Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, are lit for a press preview on June 2 ahead of public showing to last from June 5. About 10,000 hydrangea trees of 30 different varieties grow in the compound of the Buddhist temple. The flowers will be open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays from June 5 to June 27.

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Tree-planting festival held in Miyazaki Prefecture

SAITO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko (back) plant trees during an annual tree-planting festival, the 55th in annual series, held in Saito, Miyazaki Prefecture, on April 25. In an address at the festival attended by about 10,000 people, the emperor stressed the importance of forests from the viewpoint of disaster prevention and natural resources preservation.

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(3)Bird flu detected on Kyoto Pref. farm, 28,000 chickens dead

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 27 shows an aerial view of a chicken farm in the town of Tamba, Kyoto Prefecture, where about 10,000 chickens have died over the past week and preliminary tests have found birds positive for avian influenza.

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(2)Bird flu detected in Kyoto, 10,000 chickens dead

KYOTO, Japan - About 10,000 chickens have died over the past week at a chicken farm (shown in photo) in the town of Tamba, Kyoto Prefecture. Preliminary tests found some of the dead birds had avian influenza, the prefectural government said Feb. 27.

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(1)Bird flu detected in Kyoto, 10,000 chickens dead

KYOTO, Japan - About 10,000 chickens have died over the past week at a chicken farm (shown in photo) in the town of Tamba, Kyoto Prefecture. Preliminary tests found some of the dead birds had avian influenza, the prefectural government said Feb. 27.

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(2)Int'l water forum to start Sun. in Kyoto

NARA, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto (R), chairman of the National Steering Committee for the third World Water Forum, speaks at a press conference at Todaiji Temple in Nara on March 15, with Mahmoud Abu-Zeid, president of the Water Council, looking on. The forum will start in Kyoto on March 16 with more than 10,000 people from about 160 countries participating.

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MHI unveils 'Wakamaru' robot to support elderly, sick people

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) unveiled on Feb. 4 a human-sized ''Wakamaru'' robot (photo) capable of helping elderly people living alone or sick people report to their families living in other areas in the event of emergencies. Measuring 1 meter in height and weighing 30 kilograms, the robot can recognize about 10,000 words and conduct simple conversations. The company plans to put the robot on sale as early as in April next year.

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Shipments of square water watermelons begin in Zentsuji

ZENTSUJI, Japan - Farmers decorate square watermelons with ribbons before shipping them from an agricultural cooperative in Zentsuji, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, on June 17. The 18-centimeter-square watermelons are priced at 10,000 yen each. Some 450 to 500 watermelons will be shipped to department stores and other places in Tokyo and Osaka -- for display rather than for eating. About 50 of them will be shipped to Canada. The square watermelons were devised to save space in refrigerators.

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Loading of Japanese rice for N. Korea starts in Hakodate

HAKODATE, Japan - Dock workers began loading Japanese rice onto the 20,900-ton North Korean freighter Jon Jin on April 7 at Hakodate port, Hokkaido. About 10,000 tons of domestic brown rice produced in 1995-1996 and bought by the central government will be shipped to North Korea as humanitarian aid via the U.N. World Food Program. Jon Jin is to set sail for the North in about two weeks.