Haneda airport runway to be extended in December

Haneda airport runway to be extended in December

TOKYO, Japan - The 3-kilomter-long Runway C at Haneda airport in Tokyo, shown in this aerial photo taken on Nov. 8, 2014, from a Kyodo News helicopter, is set to be extended 360 meters to the southeast in December to permit large jetliners to use the increasingly internationalizing airport.

Ozaki in women's marathon, Brandenburg Gate

Ozaki in women's marathon, Brandenburg Gate

BERLIN, Germany - Japan's Yoshimi Ozaki (C) and other competitors run past the Brandenburg Gate near the 10-kilomter mark during the women's marathon at the world athletics championships in Berlin on Aug. 23. Ozaki won the silver medal with a time of 2:25:25.

Sweden's Olofsson wins gold in women's 12.5 km

Sweden's Olofsson wins gold in women's 12.5 km

CESANA S. SICARIO, Italy, Feb. 25 Kyodo - Sweden's Anna Carin Olofsson (C), the winner of the gold medal in the Olympic biathlon women's 12.6-kilomter event, waves at audiences from the podium with silver medalist Kati Wilhelm of Germany and bronze medalist Uschi Disl of Germany in Cesana S. Sicario on Feb. 25.

Sweden's Olofsson wins gold in women's 12.5 km

Sweden's Olofsson wins gold in women's 12.5 km

CESANA S. SICARIO, Italy - Sweden's Anna Carin Olofsson waves at audiences after winning the gold medal in the Olympic biathlon women's 12.6-kilomter event in Cesana S. Sicario on Feb. 25.

Norikura Skyline in central Japan

Norikura Skyline in central Japan

Norikura Skyline, a 15-kilomter mountainous sightseeing road that offers extraordinary views of Mt. Norikura at the southern edge of the Northern Japan Alps, opens in the Gifu Prefecture city of Takayama, central Japan, on May 15, 2022, after a wintertime hiatus.

Norikura Skyline in central Japan

Norikura Skyline in central Japan

Norikura Skyline, a 15-kilomter mountainous sightseeing road that offers extraordinary views of Mt. Norikura at the southern edge of the Northern Japan Alps, opens in the Gifu Prefecture city of Takayama, central Japan, on May 15, 2022, after a wintertime hiatus.

Norikura Skyline in central Japan

Norikura Skyline in central Japan

Norikura Skyline, a 15-kilomter mountainous sightseeing road that offers extraordinary views of Mt. Norikura at the southern edge of the Northern Japan Alps, opens in the Gifu Prefecture city of Takayama, central Japan, on May 15, 2022, after a wintertime hiatus.

Sweden's Olofsson wins gold in women's 12.5 km

Sweden's Olofsson wins gold in women's 12.5 km

CESANA S. SICARIO, Italy, Feb. 25 Kyodo - Sweden's Anna Carin Olofsson (C), the winner of the gold medal in the Olympic biathlon women's 12.6-kilomter event, waves at audiences from the podium with silver medalist Kati Wilhelm of Germany and bronze medalist Uschi Disl of Germany in Cesana S. Sicario on Feb. 25. (Kyodo)

Sweden's Olofsson wins gold in women's 12.5 km

Sweden's Olofsson wins gold in women's 12.5 km

CESANA S. SICARIO, Italy - Sweden's Anna Carin Olofsson waves at audiences after winning the gold medal in the Olympic biathlon women's 12.6-kilomter event in Cesana S. Sicario on Feb. 25. (Kyodo)

Haneda airport runway to be extended in December

Haneda airport runway to be extended in December

TOKYO, Japan - The 3-kilomter-long Runway C at Haneda airport in Tokyo, shown in this aerial photo taken on Nov. 8, 2014, from a Kyodo News helicopter, is set to be extended 360 meters to the southeast in December to permit large jetliners to use the increasingly internationalizing airport. (Kyodo)

Ozaki in women's marathon, Brandenburg Gate

Ozaki in women's marathon, Brandenburg Gate

BERLIN, Germany - Japan's Yoshimi Ozaki (C) and other competitors run past the Brandenburg Gate near the 10-kilomter mark during the women's marathon at the world athletics championships in Berlin on Aug. 23. Ozaki won the silver medal with a time of 2:25:25. (Kyodo)