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AirAsia X to offer Osaka-Kuala Lumpur flight

OSAKA, Japan - Azran Osman-Rani (C), chief executive officer of Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia X, attends an event in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 10, 2011, to promote a flight between Osaka and Kuala Lumpur to be launched on Nov. 30. In the promotional period through June 20, the lowest fare available on the new route from Kansai International Airport is set at 3,931 yen one way. The total ticket cost, including airport taxes, rises to 8,081 yen. The flight will be the airline's second service linking Malaysia and Japan after the inauguration in 2010 of flights between Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo.

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Encouragement for trapped Chilean miners

COPIACO, Chile - Messages of encouragement for Chilean miners trapped underground are put up at the mine near Copiaco in northern Chile on Aug. 30, 2010. Digging of a rescue tunnel is underway for 33 miners who have been trapped since Aug. 5.

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BOJ Governor Shirakawa

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks during a news conference at the bank's head office in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2010, after the central bank decided at an emergency policy meeting to ease its ultra-easy monetary policy further, given rising downside risks to the economy.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Angels

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki singles to center in the first inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 30, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-4 as the Mariners lost 3-5.

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Dodgers' Kuroda vs. Phillies

LOS ANGELES, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda heads to the dugout after striking out Jimmy Rollins in the sixth inning of a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on Aug. 30, 2010. Kuroda earned the 10th win of the season in a 3-0 victory over the Phillies.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Angels

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki singles to center in the third inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 30, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-4 as the Mariners lost 3-5.

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Dodgers' Kuroda vs. Phillies

LOS ANGELES, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda pitches in a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on Aug. 30, 2010. Kuroda earned the 10th win of the season in a 3-0 victory over the Phillies.

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Dodgers' Kuroda vs. Phillies

LOS ANGELES, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda reacts after allowing the first hit of the game in the eighth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on Aug. 30, 2010. Kuroda earned the 10th win of the season in a 3-0 victory over the Phillies.

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Angels' Matsui hits 2-run homer

SEATTLE, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui (R) exchanges high-fives with Torii Hunter after hitting a two-run homer to right in the sixth inning of a game against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 30, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-2 as the Angels won 5-3.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Angels

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki singles to center in the third inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington, on Aug. 30, 2010.

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Angels' Matsui vs. Mariners

SEATTLE, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui walks to first in the second inning of a game against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington, on Aug. 30, 2010.

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Angels' Matsui hits 2-run homer

SEATTLE, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a two-run homer to right in the sixth inning of a game against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 30, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-2 as the Angels won 5-3.

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Dodgers' Kuroda starts vs. Phillies

LOS ANGELES, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers right hander Hiroki Kuroda pitches in his start against the Philadelphia Phillies at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on Aug. 30, 2010. Kuroda earned his 10th win of the season in a 3-0 victory over the Phillies.

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Dodgers' Kuroda starts vs. Phillies

LOS ANGELES, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers right hander Hiroki Kuroda pitches in his start against the Philadelphia Phillies at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on Aug. 30, 2010. Kuroda earned his 10th win of the season in a 3-0 victory over the Phillies.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Angels

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki singles to center in the first inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington, on Aug. 30, 2010.

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New S. Korean TV drama

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean stars Jung Woo Sung (L) and Soo Ae attend a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, on Aug. 30, 2010, about their new TV drama ''Athena Senso no Megami'' (Athena, Goddess of War), a sequel to the popular TV drama series ''Iris.'' The drama is scheduled to be shot in Japan's Tottori Prefecture from September and Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai attended the press conference as well.

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Japan's Nishikori advances to 2nd round at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Kei Nishikori advances to the second round of the U.S. Open men's singles by defeating Kazakhstan's Evgeny Korolev at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Aug. 30, 2010.

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Japan's Morita loses in 1st round at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Ayumi Morita loses to last year's French Open champion Francesca Schiavone of Italy 6-1, 6-0 in the first round of the U.S. Open women's singles at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Aug. 30, 2010.

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Japan's Nishikori advances to 2nd round at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Kei Nishikori returns a shot during his first-round win over Kazakhstan's Evgeny Korolev at the U.S. Open men's singles at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Aug. 30, 2010.

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Kan, Hatoyama discuss DPJ leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (L) speaks to reporters near his official residence in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2010, after discussing his ruling Democratic Party of Japan's upcoming leadership election with his predecessor Yukio Hatoyama (R).

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JSA issues anti-mobster declaration

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma reads out a declaration at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Aug. 30, 2010, pledging to permanently keep mobsters out of sumo and to fight against the criminal underworld.

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BOJ decides on additional easing

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa wraps up a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2010. The BOJ decided at an emergency policy meeting to ease its ultra-easy monetary policy further given increasing downside risks to the economy.

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Sokokurai up to sumo makuuchi division for autumn tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Sokokurai (L) holds up a new rankings list for the upcoming Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament with his stablemaster in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Aug. 30, 2010, as he became the first Chinese-born wrestler to make it into the makuuchi division.

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Kan, Hatoyama discuss DPJ leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (L) speaks to reporters near his official residence in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2010, after discussing his ruling Democratic Party of Japan's upcoming leadership election with his predecessor Yukio Hatoyama (R).

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Kan, Hatoyama discuss DPJ leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (L) speaks to reporters near his official residence in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2010, after discussing his ruling Democratic Party of Japan's upcoming leadership election with his predecessor Yukio Hatoyama (R).

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Zaccheroni to coach Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Football Association Vice President Kuniya Daini announces in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2010, that former Juventus and AC Milan coach Alberto Zaccheroni has been named to manage the Japan national team, the first Italian to accept the job.

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BOJ decides on additional easing due to economic woes

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks during a news conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2010, after the BOJ decided at an emergency policy meeting to ease its ultra-easy monetary grip further given increasing downside risks to the economy.

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JSA issues anti-mobster declaration

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma (C, front) reads out a declaration at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Aug. 30, 2010, pledging to permanently keep mobsters out of sumo and to fight against the criminal underworld.

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Japan going through hottest August in postwar period

OSAKA, Japan - Women use parasols to block the sun in Osaka on Aug. 30, 2010. Weather agency officials said this month will likely be the hottest August that Japan has experienced since 1946 when regional temperature data become available after the end of World War II, suggesting potential links with global warming.

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DPJ's Ozawa, Hatoyama discuss party leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa (L) discusses an upcoming party leadership election with former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) at a lower house lawmakers' hall in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2010. At the center is Azuma Koshiishi, leader of the DPJ's upper house caucus.

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Gov't to use 920 bil. yen in reserve funds for fresh economic steps

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan addresses an economic ministers' meeting at his office on Aug. 30, 2010. The government said it will use 920 billion yen in reserve funds in the fiscal 2010 budget to adopt fresh economy-spurring measures by the end of September.

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Train carrying N. Korea's Kim traveling toward border

MUDANJIANG, China - A special train believed to be carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Il travels near Dongjingcheng station, Heilongjiang Province, in the afternoon of Aug. 30, 2010, after leaving the provincial capital Harbin in the morning, moving closer to the border with North Korea.

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BOJ decides to ease monetary grip further

TOKYO, Japan - This aerial photo taken Aug. 30, 2010, shows the Bank of Japan's head office in Tokyo. The central bank decided at an emergency policy meeting the same day to ease its monetary grip further by expanding its low interest rate funding program amid heightening concern that the yen's recent steep appreciation could derail the recovery of Japan's export-oriented economy.

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Train carrying N. Korea's Kim traveling toward border

MUDANJIANG, China - A special train believed to be carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Il travels near Dongjingcheng station, Heilongjiang Province, in the afternoon of Aug. 30, 2010, after leaving the provincial capital Harbin in the morning, moving closer to the border with North Korea. Security personnel can be seen standing near the track.

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Aran advances to sekiwake for autumn tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Russian sumo wrestler Aran points to his name on a new rankings list for the upcoming Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament between Sept. 12 and Sept. 26, at his stable in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Aug. 30, 2010. Aran made his debut as the first Russian sekiwake -- sumo's third-highest rank.

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BOJ decides on additional easing due to economic woes

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa says during a news conference at the bank's head office in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2010, that the Japanese central bank decided at an emergency policy meeting to ease its ultra-easy monetary grip further given rising downside risks to the economy.

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Train carrying N. Korea's Kim traveling toward border

MUDANJIANG, China - A special train believed to be carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Il travels near Dongjingcheng station, Heilongjiang Province, in the afternoon of Aug. 30, 2010, after leaving the provincial capital Harbin in the morning, moving closer to the border with North Korea.

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Hakuho's autobiography to be published in Sept.

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian sumo grand champion Hakuho shows off his autobiography to be published on Sept. 8, 2010, during a news conference at his stable in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Aug. 30.

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Gov't to decide on framework of new stimulus steps

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan addresses a meeting to help new graduates find jobs, at his office in Tokyo, on Aug. 30, 2010 before a government decision later in the day on the framework of a package of additional economy-spurring measures.

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Hakuho on east as rankings see shakeup after scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian sumo grand champion Hakuho shows off a new rankings list for the upcoming Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament between Sept. 12 and Sept. 26 at his stable in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Aug. 30, 2010. The lone yokozuna, who is on an amazing 47-bout winning run, is positioned on the prestigious east side on the list.

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Japan's Okada meets with Mongolia's Zandanshatar

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L) shakes hands with Mongolian Foreign Minister Gombojab Zandanshatar before their talks in Ulan Bator on Aug. 30, 2010, on the development of Mongolia's natural resources.

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BOJ's Shirakawa heads for extraordinary meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa gets into a car as he leaves his home in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2010, ahead of the central bank's emergency policy meeting.

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N. Korea's Kim may have left Harbin for border area

HARBIN, China - A limousine believed to be carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Il drives through Harbin, northeastern China, on Aug. 29, 2010. Kim may have left Harbin on his special train sometime between the night of Aug. 29 and early hours of Aug. 30 for border cities such as Yanji or Tumen, apparently on his way home, informed sources said.

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BOJ's Shirakawa heads for extraordinary meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa leaves his home in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2010, ahead of the central bank's emergency policy meeting.

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Myanmar's Democratic Party leader Thu Wai

YANGON, Myanmar - Thu Wai, chairman of the opposition Democratic Party in Myanmar, attends a press conference at the party's headquarters in Yangon on Aug. 22, 2010. Thu Wai urged the junta to extend the Aug. 30 deadline for people to file their candidacies for the Nov. 7 general election, saying some need more time to prepare.

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Myanmar's Democratic Party leader Thu Wai

YANGON, Myanmar - Thu Wai (2nd from L), chairman of the opposition Democratic Party in Myanmar, attends a press conference at the party's headquarters in Yangon on Aug. 22, 2010. Thu Wai urged the junta to extend the Aug. 30 deadline for people to file their candidacies for the Nov. 7 general election, saying some need more time to prepare.

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Kagame reelected Rwandan president

KIGALI, Rwanda - This file photo taken July 30, 2010, shows Rwandan President Paul Kagame, who the country's election commission announced Aug. 11 has won reelection. The 52-year-old Kagame has won another 7-year term after securing 93 percent of the vote in Rwanda's second presidential election since the 1994 genocide. (Photo by Tomoaki Nakano)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-QINZHOU-QINZHOU PORT (CN)

(220914) -- QINZHOU, Sept. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows a view of Qinzhou Port on Nov. 29, 2010 (upper) and an aerial view of Qinzhou Port on Aug. 28, 2022 in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. After 30 years of development, the Qinzhou Port has been constructed into an international sea-rail intermodal container terminal, operating more than 60 container service routes with a connection to more than 200 ports in over 100 countries and regions around the world. (Xinhua/Zhang Ailin)

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N. Korea's Kim may have left Harbin for border area

HARBIN, China - A limousine believed to be carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Il drives through Harbin, northeastern China, on Aug. 29, 2010. Kim may have left Harbin on his special train sometime between the night of Aug. 29 and early hours of Aug. 30 for border cities such as Yanji or Tumen, apparently on his way home, informed sources said. (Kyodo)

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New S. Korean TV drama

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean stars Jung Woo Sung (L) and Soo Ae attend a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, on Aug. 30, 2010, about their new TV drama ''Athena Senso no Megami'' (Athena, Goddess of War), a sequel to the popular TV drama series ''Iris.'' The drama is scheduled to be shot in Japan's Tottori Prefecture from September and Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai attended the press conference as well. (Kyodo)