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Indonesian parliament convened, opposition in control

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A total of 560 members of Indonesia's lower house of parliament take their oaths in Jakarta on Oct. 1, 2014. An uphill battle is expected for President-elect Joko Widodo's coalition government as it has only 207 seats against 292 held by a five-party opposition alliance led by Prabowo Subianto, loser in the July presidential election.

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Tokyo Olympic chief "proud" of hosting games despite pandemic

The president of the Tokyo Games organizing committee said Monday she is "proud" of Japan having hosted the Olympics and Paralympics despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at a press conference a day after the closing of the Paralympics, Seiko Hashimoto said the organizers held the Tokyo Games after a one-year postponement without major problems and with an emphasis on the safety of all participants and the Japanese public.

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5-party talks ahead of Tokyo Olympics

Seiko Hashimoto, president of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo in the early hours of July 9, 2021, after attending a five-party meeting. During the talks, it was decided that the Tokyo Olympics will be held without spectators at all venues in and around the Japanese capital due to a spike in coronavirus infections.

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Japan PM Suga

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga meets the press at his office in Tokyo on July 9, 2021, following the previous day's decision during five-party talks to hold the Tokyo Olympics without spectators at all venues in and around the Japanese capital due to a spike in coronavirus infections.

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Tokyo Olympics to be held without overseas spectators

Seiko Hashimoto (front), head of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, is pictured in Tokyo during five-party talks on March 20, 2021, with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach seen on the screen. The five organizers decided that the games will be staged without overseas spectators due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo Olympics to be held without overseas spectators

Japan's Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa (R) and Seiko Hashimoto (2nd from R), head of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, are pictured in Tokyo during five-party talks on March 20, 2021, with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (L) and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach seen on the screens. The five organizers decided that the games will be staged without overseas spectators due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo Olympics to be held without overseas spectators

Seiko Hashimoto (front), head of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, is pictured in Tokyo during five-party talks on March 20, 2021, with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach seen on the screen. The five organizers decided that the games will be staged without overseas spectators due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo Olympics to be held without overseas spectators

Japan's Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa (R) and Seiko Hashimoto (2nd from R), head of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, are pictured in Tokyo during five-party talks on March 20, 2021, with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (L) and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach seen on the screens. The five organizers decided that the games will be staged without overseas spectators due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Pool photo)

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5-party talks ahead of Tokyo Olympics

Seiko Hashimoto (R), president of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, and its CEO Toshiro Muto attend a press conference in Tokyo in the early hours of July 9, 2021, after joining in a five-party meeting. During the online meeting, it was decided that the Tokyo Olympics will be held without spectators at all venues in and around the Japanese capital due to a spike in coronavirus infections. (Pool photo)

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5-party talks ahead of Tokyo Olympics

Seiko Hashimoto, president of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo in the early hours of July 9, 2021, after attending a five-party meeting. During the talks, it was decided that the Tokyo Olympics will be held without spectators at all venues in and around the Japanese capital due to a spike in coronavirus infections. (Pool photo)

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5-party talks ahead of Tokyo Olympics

Seiko Hashimoto (R), president of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, and its CEO Toshiro Muto attend a press conference in Tokyo in the early hours of July 9, 2021, after joining in a five-party meeting. During the online meeting, it was decided that the Tokyo Olympics will be held without spectators at all venues in and around the Japanese capital due to a spike in coronavirus infections. (Pool photo)

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5-party talks ahead of Tokyo Olympics

Seiko Hashimoto, president of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 8, 2021, after attending a five-party meeting. During the talks, it was decided that the Tokyo Olympics will be held without spectators at all venues in and around the Japanese capital due to a spike in coronavirus infections. (Pool photo)

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5-party talks ahead of Tokyo Olympics

Seiko Hashimoto (R), president of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, and its CEO Toshiro Muto, are pictured before attending a press conference in Tokyo on July 8, 2021, following a five-party meeting. During the online meeting, it was decided that the Tokyo Olympics will be held without spectators at all venues in and around the Japanese capital due to a spike in coronavirus infections.

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5-party talks ahead of Tokyo Olympics

Seiko Hashimoto (seated, L), head of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, and Japan's Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa (seated, R) are pictured in Tokyo on July 8, 2021, during five-party talks ahead of the games' opening later in the month amid the coronavirus pandemic. Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (in screen, L), International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (in screen, R) and International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons (not in picture) also attended the meeting remotely. (Pool photo)

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5-party talks ahead of Tokyo Olympics

Seiko Hashimoto (seated, L), head of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, and Japan's Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa (seated, R) are pictured in Tokyo on July 8, 2021, during five-party talks ahead of the games' opening later in the month amid the coronavirus pandemic. Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (in screen, L), International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (in screen, R) and International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons (not in picture) also attended the meeting remotely. (Pool photo)

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5-party talks ahead of Tokyo Olympics

Seiko Hashimoto (seated, L), head of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, and Japan's Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa (seated, R) are pictured in Tokyo on July 8, 2021, during five-party talks ahead of the games' opening later in the month amid the coronavirus pandemic. Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (in screen, L), International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (not in picture) and International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons (in screen, R) also attended the meeting remotely. (Pool photo)

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Olympic organizing chief after talks on spectator cap

Seiko Hashimoto (R), president of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, and Toshiro Muto, CEO of the committee, prepare to speak at a press conference in Tokyo after attending five-party talks on the spectator cap for the Olympics on June 21, 2021. Organizers agreed to allow up to 10,000 spectators to enter each competition venue. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo Gov. Koike after talks on Olympic spectator cap

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike meets the press at the metropolitan government headquarters after attending five-party talks remotely on June 21, 2021, on the spectator cap for the Olympics. Organizers of the games agreed to allow up to 10,000 spectators to enter each competition venue.

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Tokyo Gov. Koike after talks on Olympic spectator cap

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike meets the press at the metropolitan government headquarters after attending five-party talks remotely on June 21, 2021, on the spectator cap for the Olympics. Organizers of the games agreed to allow up to 10,000 spectators to enter each competition venue.

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5-party talks on Tokyo Olympic spectator cap

Seiko Hashimoto (seated, L), head of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, and Japan's Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa (seated, R) are pictured in Tokyo on June 21, 2021, during five-party talks on the spectator cap for the games amid the coronavirus pandemic. Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons attended the meeting remotely. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo Gov. Koike after talks on Olympic spectator cap

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike meets the press at the metropolitan government headquarters after attending five-party talks remotely on June 21, 2021, on the spectator cap for the Olympics. Organizers of the games agreed to allow up to 10,000 spectators to enter each competition venue.

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Olympic organizing chief after talks on spectator cap

Seiko Hashimoto, president of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo after attending five-party talks on the spectator cap for the games on June 21, 2021. Organizers agreed to allow up to 10,000 spectators to enter each competition venue. (Pool photo)

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5-party talks on Tokyo Olympic spectator cap

Seiko Hashimoto (seated, L), head of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, and Japan's Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa (seated, R) are pictured in Tokyo on June 21, 2021, during five-party talks on the spectator cap for the games amid the coronavirus pandemic. Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons attended the meeting remotely. (Pool photo)

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5-party talks on Tokyo Olympic spectator cap

Seiko Hashimoto (seated, L), head of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, and Japan's Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa (seated, R) are pictured in Tokyo on June 21, 2021, during five-party talks on the spectator cap for the games amid the coronavirus pandemic. Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons attended the meeting remotely. (Pool photo)

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5-party talks on Tokyo Olympic spectator cap

Seiko Hashimoto (seated, L), head of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, and Japan's Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa (seated, R) are pictured in Tokyo on June 21, 2021, during five-party talks on the spectator cap for the games amid the coronavirus pandemic. Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach and International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons attended the meeting remotely. (Pool photo)

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Indonesian parliament convened, opposition in control

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A total of 560 members of Indonesia's lower house of parliament take their oaths in Jakarta on Oct. 1, 2014. An uphill battle is expected for President-elect Joko Widodo's coalition government as it has only 207 seats against 292 held by a five-party opposition alliance led by Prabowo Subianto, loser in the July presidential election. (Kyodo)

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Teleconference on Tokyo Games

Seiko Hashimoto, president of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (in screen) are pictured in Tokyo on April 28, 2021, during a five-party teleconference on the Tokyo Games. (Pool photo)

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Teleconference on Tokyo Games

Japan's Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa meets the press in Tokyo on April 28, 2021, after attending a five-party teleconference on the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Pool photo)

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Teleconference on Tokyo Games

Japan's Olympic minister Tamayo Marukawa meets the press in Tokyo on April 28, 2021, after attending a five-party teleconference on the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. (Pool photo)

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Teleconference on Tokyo Games

Seiko Hashimoto, president of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, meets the press in Tokyo on April 28, 2021, after attending a five-party teleconference on the Tokyo Games. (Pool photo)

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Teleconference on Tokyo Games

Seiko Hashimoto, president of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee, meets the press in Tokyo on April 28, 2021, after attending a five-party teleconference on the Tokyo Games. (Pool photo)

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Teleconference on Tokyo Olympics

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike meets the press in Tokyo on April 28, 2021, after attending a five-party teleconference on the Tokyo Olympics.