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Mt. Fuji chosen as Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, shows Mt. Fuji turned red by morning glory on Aug. 2, 2004. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO on June 22, 2013, decided to inscribe Mt. Fuji on the World Heritage List.

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(4)Japan takes baseball bronze for record 33rd medal

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's baseball players wave to spectators at the Olympic Baseball Centre in Athens on Aug. 25 after beating Canada 11-2 to win the bronze medal in the 2004 Olympic Games.

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(3)Japan takes baseball bronze for record 33rd medal

ATHENS, Greece - Japan starter Tsuyoshi Wada pitches against Canada at the Olympic Baseball Centre in Athens on Aug. 25. Japan won 11-2 to grab the bronze medal in the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.

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(1)Japan takes baseball bronze for record 33rd medal

ATHENS, Greece - Japan catcher Kenji Jojima hits a two-run homer over the left-center fence in the first inning of a game against Canada in the 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Baseball Centre in Athens on Aug. 25. Japan won 11-2 to take the bronze medal.

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(1)Kitajima gets 2nd Athens gold, sets Olympic record

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Kosuke Kitajima wears the laurel wreath and shows his gold medal for the men's 200-meter breaststroke of the 2004 Olympic Games during an award ceremony at the Olympic Aquatic Centre in Athens on Aug. 18. Kitajima won the race with an Olympic record time of 2 minutes, 9.44 seconds.

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Ueno no-hitter puts Japan into Athens Olympics

SASKATOON, Canada - Yukiko Ueno throws the first seven-inning no-hitter of the women's softball world championship tournament on Aug. 2 and secures Japan a berth in the 2004 Olympics in Athens with a 5-0 triumph over China.

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Shiokawa shows off 3 new banknotes

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa holds specimens of new 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen and 1,000 yen bills to be issued in fiscal 2004 at a news conference at his office Aug. 2. ''If new bills come out, it will brighten people's sentiment,'' Shiokawa said.

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Man in news: Russian conductor acts as art director of Japan music fest

Russian conductor Valery Gergiev is interviewed in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Aug. 2, 2015, during the Pacific Music Festival. He served as art director for the July 12-Aug. 4 festival, inaugurated by the late music maestro Leonard Bernstein in 1990. Gergiev acted as principal conductor at the festival in 2004 and 2006. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(4)Japan takes baseball bronze for record 33rd medal

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's baseball players wave to spectators at the Olympic Baseball Centre in Athens on Aug. 25 after beating Canada 11-2 to win the bronze medal in the 2004 Olympic Games. (Kyodo)

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(3)Japan takes baseball bronze for record 33rd medal

ATHENS, Greece - Japan starter Tsuyoshi Wada pitches against Canada at the Olympic Baseball Centre in Athens on Aug. 25. Japan won 11-2 to grab the bronze medal in the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. (Kyodo)

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(1)Japan takes baseball bronze for record 33rd medal

ATHENS, Greece - Japan catcher Kenji Jojima hits a two-run homer over the left-center fence in the first inning of a game against Canada in the 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Baseball Centre in Athens on Aug. 25. Japan won 11-2 to take the bronze medal. (Kyodo)

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(1)Kitajima gets 2nd Athens gold, sets Olympic record

ATHENS, Greece - Japan's Kosuke Kitajima wears the laurel wreath and shows his gold medal for the men's 200-meter breaststroke of the 2004 Olympic Games during an award ceremony at the Olympic Aquatic Centre in Athens on Aug. 18. Kitajima won the race with an Olympic record time of 2 minutes, 9.44 seconds. (Kyodo)

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Ueno no-hitter puts Japan into Athens Olympics

SASKATOON, Canada - Yukiko Ueno throws the first seven-inning no-hitter of the women's softball world championship tournament on Aug. 2 and secures Japan a berth in the 2004 Olympics in Athens with a 5-0 triumph over China. (Kyodo)

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Shiokawa shows off 3 new banknotes

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa holds specimens of new 10,000 yen, 5,000 yen and 1,000 yen bills to be issued in fiscal 2004 at a news conference at his office Aug. 2. ''If new bills come out, it will brighten people's sentiment,'' Shiokawa said. (Kyodo)