Tanigaki likely to run in LDP leadership race

Tanigaki likely to run in LDP leadership race

TOKYO, Japan -- Former Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki (in this undated file photo) is likely to run in the election to choose the next leader of Prime Minister Taro Aso's Liberal Democratic Party, which was battered in the Aug. 30 general election, LDP sources said Sept. 13, 2009.

Sanya skid row turning into service area for foreign tourists

Sanya skid row turning into service area for foreign tourists

TOKYO, Japan - Guests from France, Germany and the United States surf the Net in the newly opened Hotel Meigetsu in Tokyo's Sanya district, one of Japan's biggest skid rows, on Aug. 13, 2009. The three guests said they loved the quiet, homey ambiance of the place.

Aung Shwe, ex-chairman of Myanmar's ruling NLD, dies at 99

Aung Shwe, ex-chairman of Myanmar's ruling NLD, dies at 99

Photo taken April 28, 2009, shows Aung Shwe, then chairman of Aung San Suu Kyi's party National League for Democracy, speaking at a party meeting in Yangon. Aung Shwe died of natural causes at a private hospital in Yangon on Aug. 13, 2017, at age 99. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tennis: Date announces retirement from tennis for second time

Tennis: Date announces retirement from tennis for second time

File photo taken in September 2009 shows Japanese tennis player Kimiko Date after winning her first title in 13 years at the Korea Open. The former world No. 4 player said Aug. 28, 2017, that she will retire from competitive tennis after the Japan Women's Open to be held in Tokyo in September. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tennis: Date announces retirement from tennis for second time

Tennis: Date announces retirement from tennis for second time

File photo taken in September 2009 shows Japanese tennis player Kimiko Date after winning her first title in 13 years at the Korea Open. The former world No. 4 player said Aug. 28, 2017, that she will retire from competitive tennis after the Japan Women's Open to be held in Tokyo in September. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tanigaki likely to run in LDP leadership race

Tanigaki likely to run in LDP leadership race

TOKYO, Japan -- Former Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki (in this undated file photo) is likely to run in the election to choose the next leader of Prime Minister Taro Aso's Liberal Democratic Party, which was battered in the Aug. 30 general election, LDP sources said Sept. 13, 2009. (Kyodo)