Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's 1st Airborne Brigade soldiers wear parachutes for a parachute drop training during their military drill at Higashifuji training field in Susono, west of Tokyo, July 8, 2013. [Photo/Agencies]
An unusually heavy downpour hit Durban for two days before the BRICS summit's debut on African soil, but interest for a better platform for emerging markets were still sparked at the summit.