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Baseball: Ichiro becomes 1st Asian elected to U.S. Hall of Fame

Ichiro Suzuki of the Miami Marlins hits a triple in a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies in Denver, Colorado, on Aug. 7, 2016, marking his 3,000th hit in MLB. It was announced on Jan. 21, 2025, that Ichiro, who also played for the Seattle Mariners, had become the first Asian player elected to the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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CHINA-GUANGXI-TEENAGERS-HOMETOWN-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230122) -- DAHUA, Jan. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Meng Xuantai (R, front) learns photography during the summer vacation in Nongding Village of Bansheng Town, Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 7, 2016. Meng Xuanren and his younger brother Meng Xuantai were nicknamed "ladder teenagers" because they had to climb mountains and hanging ladders to get to school as children. They've all grown up and achieved their goals now. Meng Xuanren, 22, is a sophomore at the Liaoning Provincial College of Communications, and Xuantai, 19, works at an auto repair factory in south China's Guangdong Province after graduating from a vocational school. The brothers returned to Nongding Village in Bansheng Town for a family reunion during the Spring Festival. They have seen the transformation of transportation infrastructure, school facilities, and village housing in their hometown over the last decade. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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Hiroshima city eyes hosting 2016 summit of economic powers

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Members of a task force set up by the Hiroshima municipal government seeking to host a summit of economic powers in 2016 meet in the western Japan city on Aug. 7, 2014.

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Toyota to make Daihatsu wholly owned subsidiary in August

Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda (L) and Daihatsu Motor Co. President Masanori Mitsui attend a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2016. Toyota said it will make Daihatsu a wholly owned subsidiary on Aug. 7 as the world's top automaker seeks to streamline its small car business amid increased demand in emerging markets. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe meets with Okinawa Gov. Onaga

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) meets with Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga at his office in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2015. Onaga requested Abe earmark over 300 billion yen in the fiscal 2016 budget for developing Japan's southernmost island prefecture. The plan to relocate a U.S. military base within Okinawa also remains a huge issue between the national and the prefectural governments. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Okinawa Gov. Onaga meets with PM Abe

Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga (C) meets with reporters after talking with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2015. Onaga requested Abe earmark over 300 billion yen in the fiscal 2016 budget for developing Japan's southernmost island prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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PM Abe meets with Okinawa Gov. Onaga

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) meets with Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga at his office in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2015. Onaga requested Abe earmark over 300 billion yen in the fiscal 2016 budget for developing Japan's southernmost island prefecture. The plan to relocate a U.S. military base within Okinawa also remains a huge issue between the national and the prefectural governments. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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G-7 finance chiefs meeting in Sendai to be held in May 2016

Akira Amari (L), Japan's minister in charge of Pacific free trade talks, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) and Finance Minister Taro Aso attend a regular Cabinet meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2015. Aso told reporters later in the day that the Group of Seven finance ministers' meeting planned in the Japanese city of Sendai in 2016 will be held on May 20 and 21. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Ichiro

Miami Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki acknowledges the crowd after reaching 3,000 major league hits in a game against the Colorado Rockies in Denver, Colorado, in this file photo taken on Aug. 7, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: A-Rod reflects on Ichiro legacy

Alex Rodriguez and Ichiro Suzuki celebrate the New York Yankees' 3-2 walk-off victory over the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 20, 2013. Suzuki joined an elite club on Aug. 7, 2016, when he reached 3,000 hits in the majors and was celebrated by Rodriguez, the only other active player to reach the milestone. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1-year countdown: Rio readies for 2016 Olympics

Children holding national flags parade at Madureira Park in northern Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 7, 2015, during an event to mark the start of the one-year countdown to the Brazilian city's hosting of the 2016 Olympics. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Dutch cyclist Van der Breggen wins women's road race

Anna van der Breggen of the Netherlands shows off her gold medal after winning the women's cycling road race at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 7, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hiroshima city eyes hosting 2016 summit of economic powers

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Members of a task force set up by the Hiroshima municipal government seeking to host a summit of economic powers in 2016 meet in the western Japan city on Aug. 7, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Japanese playwright, critic Yamazaki dies at 86

File photo taken Oct. 7, 2016, shows Japanese playwright and critic Masakazu Yamazaki giving an interview in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture. Yamazaki died of malignant mesothelioma on Aug. 19, 2020, at age 86.

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Judo: London Olympic champion Matsumoto

London Olympic judo champion Kaori Matsumoto prepares herself before a women's 57-kilogram semifinal match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in Brazil on Aug. 8, 2016. Matsumoto announced her retirement from the sport on Feb. 7, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Governor again requests reactor suspension

Satoshi Mitazono, governor of the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima, meets with reporters on Sept. 7, 2016, in the city of Fukuoka after issuing a second request to Kyushu Electric Power Co. to suspend operations of two reactors at its Sendai nuclear plant. The utility rejected the initial request issued on Aug. 26. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Governor again requests reactor suspension

Kyushu Electric Power Co. President Michiaki Uriu meets with reporters on Sept. 7, 2016, in the city of Fukuoka after receiving a request from Satoshi Mitazono, governor of the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima, to suspend operations of two reactors at its Sendai nuclear plant. Mitazono issued the initial request on Aug. 26, but the utility rejected it. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Governor again requests reactor suspension

Satoshi Mitazono (R), governor of the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima, hands over a written request on Sept. 7, 2016, in the city of Fukuoka to Kyushu Electric Power Co. President Michiaki Uriu calling on the suspension of operations of two reactors at Sendai nuclear plant. Mitazono issued the initial request on Aug. 26, but the utility rejected it. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Osaka cruises into U.S. Open 3rd round

Japan's Naomi Osaka faces off against Duan Yingying of China during a woman's second-round match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Aug. 31, 2016. Osaka won 6-4, 7-6(3) to advance to the third round. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Osaka cruises into U.S. Open 3rd round

Japan's Naomi Osaka faces off against Duan Yingying of China during a woman's second-round match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Aug. 31, 2016. Osaka won 6-4, 7-6(3) to advance to the third round. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Osaka cruises into U.S. Open 3rd round

Japan's Naomi Osaka faces off against Duan Yingying of China during a woman's second-round match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Aug. 31, 2016. Osaka won 6-4, 7-6(3) to advance to the third round. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nadal moves into U.S. Open 3rd round

Spain's Rafael Nadal plays in a second-round match against Andreas Seppi of Italy at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Aug. 31, 2016. Nadal won 6-0, 7-5, 6-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nadal moves into U.S. Open 3rd round

Spain's Rafael Nadal plays in a second-round match against Andreas Seppi of Italy at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Aug. 31, 2016. Nadal won 6-0, 7-5, 6-1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Osaka cruises into U.S. Open 3rd round

Japan's Naomi Osaka faces off against Duan Yingying of China during a woman's second-round match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Aug. 31, 2016. Osaka won 6-4, 7-6(3) to advance to the third round. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Osaka cruises into U.S. Open 3rd round

Japan's Naomi Osaka faces off against Duan Yingying of China during a woman's second-round match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Aug. 31, 2016. Osaka won 6-4, 7-6(3) to advance to the third round. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Osaka cruises into U.S. Open 3rd round

Japan's Naomi Osaka faces off against Duan Yingying of China during a woman's second-round match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Aug. 31, 2016. Osaka won 6-4, 7-6(3) to advance to the third round. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Osaka cruises into U.S. Open 3rd round

Japan's Naomi Osaka faces off against Duan Yingying of China during a woman's second-round match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Aug. 31, 2016. Osaka won 6-4, 7-6(3) to advance to the third round. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Hibino in U.S. Open

Japan's Nao Hibino plays a backhand during her first-round match against Kristina Mladenovic of France at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Aug. 30, 2016. Mladenovic won 6-4, 7-5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Nara proceeds to U.S. Open 2nd round

Kurumi Nara of Japan returns a shot in her first-round match against Stefanie Voegele of Switzerland at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Aug. 30, 2016. Nara won 6-0, 7-5. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rio to hold ceremony for Paralympic torch

The city of Rio de Janeiro holds a news conference on Aug. 30, 2016, ahead of the Paralympic Games starting Sept. 7. The Brazilian city announced that it will hold a ceremony at the Museum of Tomorrow a day before the start of the event to create the Paralympic torch by merging separate flames from across the country into one light. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Djokovic in U.S. Open

Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a shot to Jerzy Janowicz of Poland in their first-round match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Aug. 29, 2016. Djokovic won 6-3, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 to advance to the second round. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Djokovic in U.S. Open

Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a shot to Jerzy Janowicz of Poland in their first-round match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Aug. 29, 2016. Djokovic won 6-3, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1 to advance to the second round. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Nishioka in U.S. Open

Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka faces off against Kevin Anderson of South Africa during a men's first-round match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Aug. 29, 2016. Anderson won 6-3, 7-5, 6-4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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

Japan's Naomi Osaka pumps her fist after taking a point from Coco Vandeweghe of the United States during a women's first-round match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Aug. 29, 2016. Osaka won 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the second round. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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

Japan's Naomi Osaka faces off against Coco Vandeweghe of the United States during a women's first-round match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Aug. 29, 2016. Osaka won 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the second round. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Girl's body found in river in Nagano, central Japan

Photo taken on Aug. 29, 2016 shows the road in the village of Otari, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, where missing 7 years old Rina Machida's sandals were found in the bushes on Aug. 27. Rina's body was found later in the day in a river in the same prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Marines beat Hawks pen, snap 5-game losing streak

Tadahito Iguchi hits a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the eighth inning of the Lotte Marines' 7-5 come-from-behind victory over the SoftBank Hawks at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Aug. 28, 2016. The Marines belted out five runs off three Hawks relievers in the inning and snapped their five-game losing streak. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Marines beat Hawks pen, snap 5-game losing streak

SoftBank Hawks first baseman Seiichi Uchikawa (L) gets injured in a collision with Alfredo Despaigne (R) of the Lotte Marines in the eighth inning of a Pacific League game at Yafuoku Dome in Fukuoka on Aug. 28, 2016. The Marines belted out five runs off three Hawks relievers to score five runs in the inning and snapped their five-game losing streak with a 7-5 win. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Iranian, Syrian form refugee team at Rio Paralympics

File photo taken in April, 2016, shows Syrian-born swimmer Ibrahim Al Hussein joining the Olympic flame torch relay for the Rio Summer Olympics at a refugee center in the Greek capital Athens. The International Paralympic Committee said on Aug. 26 that he and U.S.-based Iranian discus thrower Shahrad Nasajpour will form a refugee team at the Rio Paralympics, which start Sept. 7. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nishikori to face Becker in U.S. Open 1st rd

Japan's world No. 7 Kei Nishikori practices his service prior to the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in New York on Aug. 26, 2016, with his coach Michael Chang looking on from behind. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Carp beat Giants to see magic number lit at 20

Hiroshima Carp players celebrate after defeating the Yomiuri Giants 7-3 at Tokyo Dome on Aug. 24, 2016. Hiroshima saw its magic number to win the Central League pennant lit at 20. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Brazil win 1st Olympic gold in soccer

Germany's Maximilian Meyer (7) shoots the ball in the second half of the men's soccer final against Brazil at the Rio Olympics on Aug. 20, 2016. Brazil won their first-ever Olympic soccer gold medal as Neymar hit the winning penalty in a 5-4 victory after a 1-1 extra-time draw (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Brazil win 1st Olympic gold in soccer

Germany's Maximilian Meyer (7) celebrates after scoring the equalizer in the second half of the men's soccer final against Brazil at the Rio Olympics on Aug. 20, 2016. Brazil won their first-ever Olympic soccer gold medal as Neymar hit the winning penalty in a 5-4 victory after a 1-1 extra-time draw (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Brazil win 1st Olympic gold in soccer

Germany's Maximilian Meyer (7) scores the equalizer in the second half of the men's soccer final against Brazil at the Rio Olympics on Aug. 20, 2016. Brazil won their first-ever Olympic soccer gold medal as Neymar hit the winning penalty in a 5-4 victory after a 1-1 extra-time draw (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Brazil win 1st Olympic gold in soccer

Germany's Maximilian Meyer (7) scores the equalizer in the second half of the men's soccer final against Brazil at the Rio Olympics on Aug. 20, 2016. Brazil won their first-ever Olympic soccer gold medal as Neymar hit the winning penalty in a 5-4 victory after a 1-1 extra-time draw (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Nishikori falls to Tomic in Cincinnati

Kei Nishikori of Japan droops during his third-round match against Australia's Bernard Tomic at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Aug. 18, 2016. Tomic won 7-6(1), 7-6(5). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Nishikori falls to Tomic in Cincinnati

Kei Nishikori of Japan hits a forehand to Australia's Bernard Tomic in the third round of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Aug. 18, 2016. Tomic won 7-6(1), 7-6 (5). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Nishikori falls to Tomic in Cincinnati

Kei Nishikori of Japan hits a forehand to Australia's Bernard Tomic in the third round of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Aug. 18, 2016. Tomic won 7-6(1), 7-6 (5). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tennis: Nishikori falls to Tomic in Cincinnati

Kei Nishikori of Japan holds an ice pack to his head during his third-round match against Australia's Bernard Tomic at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Aug. 18, 2016. Tomic won 7-6(1), 7-6 (5). (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Maestro Ozawa conducts orchestra at music festival

Maestro Seiji Ozawa (C) smiles after conducting an orchestra in a performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 at the Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival in the central Japan city of Matsumoto on Aug. 18, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo