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Japan stuns China to win men's gymnastics team gold

INCHEON, South Korea - Japanese gymnasts -- (from L) Masayoshi Yamamoto, Shotaro Shirai, Tomomasa Hasegawa, Yusuke Saito, Kazuyuki Takeda and Yuya Kamimoto -- hold up flowers on the podium during an award ceremony for the men's gymnastics all-around team event at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, on Sept. 21, 2014. Japan won the gold, denying China an 11th straight title.

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Around 500 pray for victims of conflict in Gaza

TOKYO, Japan - Around 500 people gather at a park in Tokyo, Japan, on July 21, 2014, with candles to pray for victims of the violent conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.

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Around 500 pray for victims of conflict in Gaza

TOKYO, Japan - Around 500 people gather at a park in Tokyo, Japan, on July 21, 2014, with candles to pray for victims of the violent conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.

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Around 500 pray for victims of conflict in Gaza

TOKYO, Japan - Around 500 people gather at a park in Tokyo, Japan, on July 21, 2014, with candles to pray for victims of the violent conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.

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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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M'bishi Electric overcharged Defense Ministry

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Electric Corp. President Kenichiro Yamanishi (C) and other company officials bow in apology at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2012. Mitsubishi Electric, one of Japan's leading defense contractors, said the firm and three subsidiaries overcharged the Defense Ministry and others by around 37.4 billion yen on defense-related contracts.

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Fuji Heavy president

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuyuki Yoshinaga, president of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2012. Yoshinaga said the Japanese automaker is planning to boost vehicle output in the United States by 130,000 units to around 300,000 as early as the business year starting April 2016.

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Shimane nuclear evacuation plan

OSAKA, Japan - A June 5, 2011, file photo shows Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s Shimane nuclear power station in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture. The Shimane prefectural government on Nov. 21, 2012, announced a disaster preparedness plan that includes steps to evacuate around 396,000 residents living within 30 kilometers of the power station if an accident occurs.

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B-1 food competition

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo shows the venue of the seventh B-1 Grand Prix in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 21, 2012. A total of around 610,000 people visited the so-called B-grade local gourmet competition held on Oct. 20 and 21. In Japan, "B-grade gourmet" refers to ordinary but tasty local food, such as ramen noodles and curry with rice.

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Japanese students in Geneva

GENEVA, Switzerland - Jarmo Sareva (C), deputy director general of the U.N. Conference on Disarmament, poses with Japanese high school students at the U.N. office in Geneva on Aug. 21, 2012. A group of Japanese and Brazilian high school students presented to the secretariat of the U.N. Conference on Disarmament around 155,000 signatures that they collected from across the globe in seeking the abolition of nuclear weapons.

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Comedian completes 9-day marathon across quake-hit area

IWAKI, Japan - Comedian Kampei Hazama (C) finishes his nine-day marathon at Spa Resort Hawaiians in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 21, 2012. Hazama ran around 460 kilometers across the three northeastern prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima that were hit hardest by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in an effort to encourage those living there.

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Comedian completes 9-day marathon across quake-hit area

IWAKI, Japan - Comedian Kampei Hazama (C) is seen shortly after finishing his nine-day marathon at Spa Resort Hawaiians in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 21, 2012. Hazama ran around 460 kilometers across the three northeastern prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima that were hit hardest by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in an effort to encourage those living there.

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Nissan to sell Datsun vehicles in India

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn speaks at a press conference at the Nissan headquarters in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on March 21, 2012. He said the automaker plans to release a model under its revived Datsun brand in India for about $4,000, or around 330,000 yen.

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Buddhist service at Phoenix Hall

KYOTO, Japan - Buddhist monks take part in a service for the victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan at the Phoenix Hall, a Japanese national treasure, at Byodoin temple in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on June 21, 2011. Around 100 young monks from western Japan took part in the event.

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Chant at Phoenix Hall

KYOTO, Japan - Buddhist monks walk toward the Phoenix Hall, a Japanese national treasure, at Byodoin temple in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on June 21, 2011, for a chant to mourn for people killed in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan and to pray for the reconstruction of the region. Around 100 younger monks from western Japan took part in the event.

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Sunflower garden in Japan

KOBE, Japan - A woman holding a baby strolls through sunflowers in full bloom in Sayo, Hyogo Prefecture, on July 21, 2010. The flowers were a part of around 1.5 million sunflowers planted in the western Japan town.

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Workers at Omron's China factory on strike

GUANGZHOU, China - Photo taken on July 21, 2010, shows Omron Corp.'s factory in Guangzhou, China, where around 300 workers went on strike the same day, partially disrupting the facility's automotive electronics manufacturing operation. The workers are demanding a monthly salary increase of about 40 percent.

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Obama shows willingness to visit Hiroshima: Akiba

WASHINGTON, United States - Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba speaks at a news conference in Washington on Jan. 21, 2010, after meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House with around 230 members of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Akiba said Obama showed willingness to visit the atomic-bombed city during the meeting.