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Archery event in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Women who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 wearing traditional attire take aim in an archery event at Sanjusangendo, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, on Jan. 12, 2014. Around 1,600 people from across the country, including those celebrating their coming of age, took part in the event.

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Archery event in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Women who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 wearing traditional attire take aim in an archery event at Sanjusangendo, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, on Jan. 12, 2014. Around 1,600 people from across the country, including those celebrating their coming of age, took part in the event.

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Archery event in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Women who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 wearing traditional attire take aim in an archery event at Sanjusangendo, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, on Jan. 12, 2014. Around 1,600 people from across the country, including those celebrating their coming of age, took part in the event.

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Two-tone pond

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Photo taken July 8, 2013, shows Mortar Pond, located at a height of around 1,600 meters, in the Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group in Hokkaido, northern Japan. Local residents attribute the two-tone color of the pond to snow and sunlight.

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Two-tone pond

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Photo taken July 8, 2013, shows Mortar Pond, located at a height of around 1,600 meters, in the Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group in Hokkaido, northern Japan. Local residents attribute the two-tone color of the pond to snow and sunlight.

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Japanese mourn relatives buried in N. Korea

HAMHUNG, North Korea - Makiko Taniguchi, 74, from Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan, cries while holding a picture of her mother on June 21, 2013, at a site in Hamhung in the east of North Korea believed to contain the remains of around 1,600 Japanese soldiers and civilians. Taniguchi's sister and brother died near the burial site when they were 5 years old and 9 months old, respectively.

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Japanese mourn relatives buried in N. Korea

HAMHUNG, North Korea - Makiko Taniguchi, 74, from Kagoshima Prefecture in southwestern Japan, cries while covering her face with a picture of her mother on June 21, 2013, at a site in Hamhung in the east of North Korea believed to contain the remains of around 1,600 Japanese soldiers and civilians. Taniguchi's sister and brother died near the burial site when they were 5 years old and 9 months old, respectively.

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Japanese mourn relatives buried in N. Korea

HAMHUNG, North Korea - A group of former Japanese residents of what is now North Korea visit a site in Hamhung in the east of the country on June 21, 2013, that is believed to contain the remains of around 1,600 Japanese soldiers and civilians.

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Japanese mourn relatives buried in N. Korea

HAMHUNG, North Korea - A group of former Japanese residents of what is now North Korea visit a site in Hamhung in the east of the country on June 21, 2013, that is believed to contain the remains of around 1,600 Japanese soldiers and civilians.

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Yakuza nabbed for stealing Peko-chan doll

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Peko-chan mascot dolls, which were retrieved from recycle shops in the city of Osaka, are stored at a police station in the city of Wakayama. Police said on Sept. 2 they have arrested Hiroshi Inaba, an executive of a crime syndicate, for allegedly stealing a Peko-chan mascot doll from a store of confectionery maker Fujiya Co. in Wakayama. The dolls are thought to trade for around 150,000 yen (about $1,600) to 200,000 yen among collectors.