Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:40:06 +0100 (Reuters) - Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko stroll on a beach near their imperial villa where they are staying for the emperor's recuperation, as Mount Fuji is seen in the background, in Hayama town, south of Tokyo February 2, 2012. The 78-year-old Emperor Akihito will undergo a coronary artery test on February 11 after an electrocardiogram showed minor ischemic change when he was engaged in light exercise, a symptom that could lead to insufficient blood flow to the heart, local media reported on Wednesday. Emperor Akihito, who ascended the throne in 1989, has had a series of health problems in recent years, including undergoing treatment for prostate cancer in 2003. REUTERS/Issei Kato (JAPAN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT ROYALS PROFILE)
Villagers stroll through former village farmland now used as ...
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:40:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Villagers stroll through former village farmland now used as a dumping site for construction waste in Wanggang in the northern suburbs of Guangzhou, the provincial capital, January 19, 2012. The villagers recently staged a mass protest outside a city government office, angered at a local village Communist Party chief whom they accuse of illegally plundering their farmland, allowing it to be leased off for dumping and commercial purposes. Picture taken January 19, 2012. REUTERS/James Pomfret (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
People stroll in front of the Benetton store in downtown Rome ...
Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:40:02 +0100 (Reuters) - People stroll in front of the Benetton store in downtown Rome November 16, 2011. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini
Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko (R) take a stroll ...
Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:10:06 +0200 (Reuters) - Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko (R) take a stroll in the garden of the Imperial Residence at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in this handout picture released by the Imperial Household Agency of Japan and taken October 6, 2011. Empress Michiko celebrates her 77th birthday on October 20, 2011. Picture taken October 6, 2011. REUTERS/The Imperial Household Agency of Japan/Handout (JAPAN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT ROYALS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
A dog waits on a stroller during a mass to celebrate 'Creation ...
Sun, 02 Oct 2011 11:10:02 +0200 (AP) - A dog waits on a stroller during a mass to celebrate 'Creation Sunday' at the Malate church in Manila, Philippines on Sunday Oct. 2, 2011. Several Filipinos brought their pets to be blessed during the annual event which is also done to celebrate the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and ecology. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
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