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Wimbledon tennis women's 1st round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Kurumi Nara of Japan plays against Anna-Lena Friedsam of Germany in a first-round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 23, 2014. Nara won 6-4, 6-4.

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Wimbledon tennis women's 1st round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Kurumi Nara of Japan plays against Anna-Lena Friedsam of Germany in a first-round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 23, 2014. Nara won 6-4, 6-4.

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Andy Murray advances to Wimbledon 2nd round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Britain's Andy Murray defeats Belgium's David Goffin 6-1, 6-4, 7-5 in his opening singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 23, 2014.

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Japanese company 'changes name' to root for Japan in World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - A public relations employee of Japanese music software company Nippon Columbia Co. shows a new business card with the name "Nippon VS Colombia Co." in Tokyo on June 23, 2014. The company said the new cards will be used for only two days to support Japan in its upcoming World Cup match against Colombia, which will kick off in Brazil at 5 a.m. Japan time on June 25.

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Yokohama Marathon 2015

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Kanagawa Gov. Yuji Kuroiwa, actress Ayame Goriki, actor Shosuke Tanihara, and Yokohama Mayor Fumiko Hayashi (from L, front row) hold a promotional panel for the first Yokohama Marathon slated for March 2015, at an event in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2014.

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Japan's Doi advances to Wimbledon 2nd round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Japan's Misaki Doi plays her opening singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 23, 2014. Doi beat Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 6-4, 6-1.

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Wimbledon tennis women's 1st round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Ekaterina Makarova of Russia (L) and Kimiko Date-Krumm of Japan shake hands after a first-round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 23, 2014. Makarova won 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.

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Time capsule to be sent to moon

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Pupils write down their future goals for a time capsule at Atsugi elementary school in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2014. The time capsule carrying their messages will be sent to the moon and collected after 30 years from the launch scheduled in October 2015.

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TV personalities Fukawa, Tsuchiya announce divorce

TOKYO, Japan - TV personality Kaori Tsuchiya announces her divorce from Toshikazu Fukawa, also a TV personality, in Tokyo on June 23, 2014. Fukawa held a separate press conference the same day to announce the divorce.

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Japan's Doi wins Wimbledon women's singles 1st round

WIMBLEDON, Britain - Japan's Misaki Doi plays in the women's singles first round of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club on the outskirts of London on June 23, 2014. Doi beat Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 6-4, 6-1.

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LDP Tokyo assembly member admits sexist heckling

TOKYO, Japan - Akihiro Suzuki (C front), a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, apologizes at a press conference at the Tokyo metropolitan offices on June 23, 2014. Suzuki admitted having subjected Ayaka Shiomura, a Your Party assemblywoman, to sexist heckling during an assembly session. Suzuki said, "You should get married first," while Shiomura was posing questions on the metropolitan government's maternity support measures.

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Date-Krumm loses in Wimbledon women's singles

WIMBLEDON, Britain - Veteran Kimiko Date-Krumm of Japan shows her mettle against Russia's Ekaterina Makarova in the women's singles first round of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club on the outskirts of London on June 23, 2014. Date-Krumm suffered a 6-3, 4-6, 5-7 loss.

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Exhibition of Chinese artifacts loaned from Taiwan opens in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken June 23, 2014, at the Tokyo National Museum in Tokyo's Taito Ward shows a cabbage carved from jadeite dating from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) on loan from Taiwan's National Palace Museum.

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Japan's Doi advances to Wimbledon 2nd round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Japan's Misaki Doi plays her opening singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 23, 2014. Doi beat Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 6-4, 6-1.

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BOJ chief Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda gives a speech at a Tokyo hotel on June 23, 2014.

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69th anniv. of end of Okinawa battle marked

NAHA, Japan - Family members of the victims aboard ships sunk by bombings and torpedo attacks during World War II pray at a memorial service in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2014, the 69th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa. Approximately 2,000 Okinawa Prefecture residents on 25 ships were commemorated.

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Wimbledon tennis women's 1st round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Kimiko Date-Krumm of Japan returns a shot during a first-round women's singles match against Ekaterina Makarova of Russia at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 23, 2014. Makarova won 3-6, 6-4, 7-5.

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S. Korea summons Japanese envoy to protest Kono statement probe

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koro Bessho (L) is summoned to the South Korean foreign ministry in Seoul on June 23, 2014, by South Korea's Vice Foreign Minister Cho Tae Yong (R) to protest Japan's recent unveiling of the outcome of an investigation into how Japan composed a 1993 apology to women forced into wartime Japanese military brothels.

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69th anniv. of end of Okinawa battle marked

ITOMAN, Japan - Family members of a corps of female students mobilized as nurses for Japanese soldiers during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945 attend a memorial service in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2014, the 69th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

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Minister apologizes for remark on Fukushima nuclear soil storage

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara (L bowing) apologizes on June 23, 2014, to Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato (R front) as reporters look on at the Fukushima prefectural offices for a recent remark suggesting the issue of where to store contaminated soil from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is a matter of money.

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USJ expects record visitors due to new Harry Potter area

OSAKA, Japan - Tsuyoshi Morioka, executive of USJ Co., the operator of Universal Studios Japan, gives a speech in Osaka on June 23, 2014. Morioka said the number of visitors to the amusement park is likely to hit a record high for a single month in August due to its upcoming new attractions featuring the Harry Potter film series.

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Exhibition of Chinese artifacts loaned from Taiwan opens in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A tape-cutting ceremony is held at the Tokyo National Museum in Tokyo's Taito Ward on June 23, 2014, for an exhibition of ancient Chinese artifacts on loan from Taiwan. Feng Ming-chu, director of Taiwan's National Palace Museum, can be seen second from right.

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Universities, Tokyo 2020 partnered

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori gives an address at the signing ceremony of a partnership with Japanese universities at Waseda University in Tokyo, on June 23, 2014.

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Minister apologizes for remark on Fukushima nuclear soil storage

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara (bowing) apologizes on June 23, 2014, to Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato as reporters look on at the Fukushima prefectural offices for a recent remark suggesting the issue of where to store contaminated soil from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is a matter of money.

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Universities, Tokyo 2020 partnered

TOKYO, Japan - Executives of Tokyo 2020, the organizing committee for 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, pose for photos at Waseda University in Tokyo on June 23, 2014, after signing a partnership arrangement with 552 universities from every prefecture in Japan to promote Olympic values.

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Minister apologizes for remark on Fukushima nuclear soil storage

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato receives an apology from Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara at the Fukushima prefectural offices on June 23, 2014, for a recent remark suggesting the issue of where to store contaminated soil from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is a matter of money.

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TV personalities Fukawa, Tsuchiya announce divorce

TOKYO, Japan - TV personality Toshikazu Fukawa announces his divorce from Kaori Tsuchiya, also a TV personality, in Tokyo on June 23, 2014. Tsuchiya held a separate press conference the same day to announce the divorce.

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TV personalities Fukawa, Tsuchiya announce divorce

TOKYO, Japan - TV personality Toshikazu Fukawa announces his divorce from Kaori Tsuchiya, also a TV personality, in Tokyo on June 23, 2014. Tsuchiya held a separate press conference the same day to announce the divorce.

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LDP Tokyo assembly member admits sexist heckling

TOKYO, Japan - Ayaka Shiomura, a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member of the opposition Your Party, speaks to reporters at the metropolitan offices on June 23, 2014, after Akihiro Suzuki, a ruling Liberal Democratic Party assembly member, apologized to her for recent sexist heckling. Suzuki said, "You should get married first," while Shiomura was posing questions on the metropolitan government's maternity support measures.

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LDP Tokyo assembly member admits sexist heckling

TOKYO, Japan - Akihiro Suzuki, a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, ends a press conference at the Tokyo metropolitan offices on June 23, 2014. Suzuki admitted having subjected Ayaka Shiomura, a Your Party assemblywoman, to sexist heckling during an assembly session. Suzuki said, "You should get married first," while Shiomura was posing questions on the metropolitan government's maternity support measures.

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LDP Tokyo assembly member admits sexist heckling

TOKYO, Japan - Akihiro Suzuki, a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, apologizes at a press conference at the Tokyo metropolitan offices on June 23, 2014. Suzuki admitted having subjected Ayaka Shiomura, a Your Party assemblywoman, to sexist heckling during an assembly session. Suzuki said, "You should get married first," while Shiomura was posing questions on the metropolitan government's maternity support measures.

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LDP Tokyo assembly member admits sexist heckling

TOKYO, Japan - Akihiro Suzuki, a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, apologizes at a press conference at the Tokyo metropolitan offices on June 23, 2014. Suzuki admitted having subjected Ayaka Shiomura, a Your Party assemblywoman, to sexist heckling during an assembly session. Suzuki said, "You should get married first," while Shiomura was posing questions on the metropolitan government's maternity support measures.

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S. Korea summons Japanese envoy to protest Kono statement probe

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Koro Bessho leaves the South Korean foreign ministry in Seoul on June 23, 2014, after being summoned by South Korea's Vice Foreign Minister Cho Tae Yong to protest Japan's recent unveiling of the outcome of an investigation into how Japan composed a 1993 apology to women forced into wartime Japanese military brothels.

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LDP Tokyo assembly member admits sexist heckling

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Akihiro Suzuki, a Tokyo metropolitan assembly member of the Liberal Democratic Party, who admitted on June 23, 2014, to having made a sexist remark during its session. A female assembly member was heckled by Suzuki while posing questions on maternity support measures.

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LDP Tokyo assembly member admits sexist heckling

TOKYO, Japan - Akihiro Suzuki (R), a Tokyo metropolitan assembly member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, apologizes to Ayaka Shiomura, a Your Party assembly member, in Tokyo on June 23, 2014, for subjecting her to sexist heckling during an assembly session. Suzuki made the remarks while Shiomura was posing questions on the metropolitan government's maternity support measures.

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PM Abe attends memorial service in Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses a memorial service to commemorate Battle of Okinawa victims at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2014, the 69th anniversary of the end of the battle in World War II.

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69th anniv. of end of Battle of Okinawa marked

ITOMAN, Japan - Students pay a floral tribute to Battle of Okinawa victims at a memorial service at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2014, the 69th anniversary of the end of the battle in World War II.

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Ex-Cabinet Legislation Bureau chief Komatsu dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows former Cabinet Legislation Bureau chief Ichiro Komatsu. A government source said on June 23, 2014, that he died.

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LDP Tokyo assembly member admits sexist heckling

TOKYO, Japan - Akihiro Suzuki (R), a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, apologizes to Ayaka Shiomura, a Your Party assembly member, in Tokyo on June 23, 2014, for subjecting her to sexist heckling during an assembly session. Suzuki said, "You should get married first," while Shiomura was posing questions on the metropolitan government's maternity support measures.

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69th anniv. of end of Battle of Okinawa marked

ITOMAN, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (2nd from R) waits to pay a floral tribute to Battle of Okinawa victims during a memorial service at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2014, the 69th anniversary of the end of the battle in World War II.

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LDP Tokyo assembly member admits sexist heckling

TOKYO, Japan - Osamu Yoshiwara, secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party group in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly, attends a press conference in Tokyo on June 23, 2014. Yoshiwara said fellow LDP assembly member Akihiro Suzuki has admitted to having made a sexist remark while a female assembly member posed questions during a session on maternity support measures.

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Manga character guide panels in Tottori Pref.

TOTTORI, Japan - Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai (C) poses for photos with characters of the comic series "Gegege no Kitaro" holding guide panels at the Tottori prefectural office in Tottori City on June 23, 2014. The panels are set to be installed along a road connecting Yonago and Sakaiminato.

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Historical artifacts loaned from Taiwan on display as planned

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese and Taiwanese media members wait for the start of a private viewing for an exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum in Tokyo of historical Chinese artifacts on loan from Taiwan's National Palace Museum on June 23, 2014, following the Japanese side's apology for having omitted the word "National" on posters and other materials and the reinstatement of the official name.

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Minister apologizes for remark on Fukushima nuclear soil storage

AIZUWAKAMATSU, Japan - Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara apologizes on June 23, 2014, in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, for a remark suggesting the issue of where to store contaminated soil from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is a matter of money. He bowed to Okuma Mayor Toshitsuna Watanabe, whose town is one of the candidate sites for the construction of temporary storage facilities for the waste.

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Mindanao peace conference held in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Akihiko Tanaka, president of Japan International Cooperation Agency, Al Haj Murad Ebrahim, chairman of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, and Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Teresita Deles (from L) are seen at an international conference on the Mindanao peace process, in Hiroshima City, western Japan, on June 23, 2014.

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Okinawa commemorates victims of 1945 Battle of Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy offers flowers at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Japan, on June 23, 2014, to mark the anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. Some 200,000 people died in the Battle of Okinawa that started March 26, 1945 and ended on June 23, 1945.

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69th anniv. of end of Battle of Okinawa marked

ITOMAN, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (R) walks to pay a floral tribute to Battle of Okinawa victims during a memorial service at Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 23, 2014, the 69th anniversary of the end of the battle in World War II.

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Okinawa commemorates victims of 1945 Battle of Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe offers flowers at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Japan, on June 23, 2014, to mark the anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. Some 200,000 people died in the Battle of Okinawa that started March 26, 1945 and ended June 23, 1945.

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Okinawa commemorates victims of 1945 Battle of Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - Bereaved families of those who died during the 1945 Battle of Okinawa pray for the victims in front of the Cornerstone of Peace memorial in Itoman, Japan, on June 23, 2014. Some 200,000 people died in the Battle of Okinawa, which started March 26, 1945, and ended on June 23 that year.

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Mindanao peace conference held in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Al Haj Murad Ebrahim, chairman of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, delivers a speech at an international conference on the Mindanao peace process in Hiroshima City, western Japan, on June 23, 2014.