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Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa dies at 88

Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa performs during a training session for young people in Yamanouchi in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 1, 2010. Ozawa died at 88 on Feb. 6, 2024, of heart failure.

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Seiji Ozawa at work in Nagano

YAMANOUCHI, Japan - Seiji Ozawa conducts during a training session for young musicians at Mori no Ongakudo music hall in the city of Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2010.

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Miyazato 9th at Women's British Open

SOUTHPORT, Britain - Japan's Ai Miyazato reacts after hitting her shot into the bunker at the third hole during the final round of the Women's British Open on Aug. 1, 2010, at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, Lancashire. Miyazato finished with a share of ninth with a total 2-under 286.

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Taiwan's Tseng wins Women's British Open

SOUTHPORT, Britain - Taiwan's Yani Tseng celebrates after winning the Women's British Open, her third major title, with a total 11-under 277 on Aug. 1, 2010, at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, Lancashire.

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Ueda 9th at Women's British Open

SOUTHPORT, Britain - Japan's Momoko Ueda plays in the final round of the Women's British Open on Aug. 1, 2010, at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, Lancashire. Ueda finished with a share of ninth with a total of 2-under 286.

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Taiwan's Tseng wins Women's British Open

SOUTHPORT, Britain - Taiwan's Yani Tseng holds up the trophy after winning the Women's British Open, her third major title, with a total of 11-under 277 on Aug. 1, 2010, at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, Lancashire.

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Ichiro hitless against Twins

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki strikes out in the eighth inning of a game against the Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis on Aug. 1, 2010. Ichiro was hitless in his team's seventh straight defeat, 0-4.

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Ueda 9th at Women's British Open

SOUTHPORT, Britain - Japan's Momoko Ueda releases a shot at the second hole during the final round of the Women's British Open on Aug. 1, 2010, at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, Lancashire. Ueda finished with a share of ninth with a total of 2-under 286.

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Ueda 9th at Women's British Open

SOUTHPORT, Britain - Japan's Momoko Ueda celebrates after making an eagle at the 18th hole during the final round of the Women's British Open on Aug. 1, 2010, at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, Lancashire. Ueda finished with a share of ninth with a total of 2-under 286.

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Myanmar breakaway faction NDF sets headquarters

YANGON, Myanmar - Members of the National Democratic Force, a new party formed by a breakaway faction of the Aung San Suu Kyi-led pro-democracy National League for Democracy, pose during a photo opportunity on Aug. 1, 2010, in front of their new headquarters established in the Myanmar capital the same day.

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Ozawa returns to work

OKUSHIGA, Japan - Conductor Seiji Ozawa speaks during a news conference in Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2010. Ozawa, who was undergoing treatment for esophagus cancer, revealed that he had an operation in late January for removal of his gullet and that he has resumed his work in public in Nagano Prefecture since July 26.

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Myanmar breakaway faction NDF sets up headquarters

YANGON, Myanmar - Than Nyein, head of the National Democratic Force, a new party formed by a breakaway faction of the Aung San Suu Kyi-led pro-democracy National League for Democracy, speaks to reporters on Aug. 1, 2010, at the party's headquarters which was established in the Myanmar capital the same day.

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Ozawa returns to work

OKUSHIGA, Japan - Conductor Seiji Ozawa speaks during a news conference in Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2010. Ozawa, who was undergoing treatment for esophagus cancer, revealed that he had an operation in late January for removal of his gullet and that he has resumed his work in public in Nagano Prefecture since July 26.

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Ozawa returns to work

OKUSHIGA, Japan - Seiji Ozawa conducts a chamber orchestra of musicians practicing for their formal performance as part of the annual Saito Kinen Matsumoto festival at the resort area of Shiga Kogen, Nagano Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2010. Ozawa, who was undergoing treatment for esophagus cancer, revealed during a news conference the same day that he had an operation in late January in which his gullet was removed.

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Ozawa returns to work

OKUSHIGA, Japan - Seiji Ozawa conducts a chamber orchestra of musicians practicing for their formal performance as part of the annual Saito Kinen Matsumoto festival at the resort area of Shiga Kogen, Nagano Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2010. Ozawa, who was undergoing treatment for esophagus cancer, revealed during a news conference the same day that he had an operation in late January in which his gullet was removed.

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Drummers at Sansa Odori Festival in Iwate

MORIOKA, Japan - Drummers perform during the Sansa Odori Festival, the biggest drumming parade certified by the Guinness Book of World Records, in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2010.

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Dancers and drummers at Sansa Odori Festival in Iwate

MORIOKA, Japan - Dancers and drummers perform during the Sansa Odori Festival, the biggest drumming parade certified by the Guinness Book of World Records, in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2010.

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2 TV journalists covering chopper crash confirmed dead

SAITAMA, Japan - A police helicopter transports one of two men working for Nippon Television Network Corp. found in a state of cardio-respiratory arrest in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2010. The two, later confirmed dead at a hospital, had climbed the mountain to cover the July 25 fatal crash of a rescue helicopter.

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JAL uniform fashion show

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines' flight attendants pose wearing various uniforms during a special fashion show at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2010. The women showed off 14 different uniform designs that have been used between 1951 and the present.

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2 TV journalists covering chopper crash confirmed dead

SAITAMA, Japan - Aerial view of a photo taken Aug. 1, 2010, from a helicopter shows an area in which two men working for Nippon Television Network Corp. were found in a state of cardio-respiratory arrest in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, the same day. The two, later confirmed dead at a hospital, had climbed the mountain to cover the July 25 fatal crash of a rescue helicopter.

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Takayama wins Sun Chlorella

OTARU, Japan - Japanese golfer Tadahiro Takayama (R) poses with his wife Kozue after winning the Sun Chlorella Classic at Otaru Country Club in Hokkaido on Aug. 1, 2010. Takayama closed with a 2-under 70 to win his first title in five years.

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2 TV journalists covering chopper crash confirmed dead

SAITAMA, Japan - Emergency services personnel transport two men working for Nippon Television Network Corp., who were found in a state of cardio-respiratory arrest in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2010. The two, later confirmed dead at a hospital, had climbed the mountain to cover the July 25 fatal crash of a rescue helicopter.

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Emperor, empress visit Tsukuba

TSUKUBA, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko arrive at Tsukuba Station on the Tsukuba Express line in Ibaraki Prefecture on Aug. 1, 2010. The couple visited Tsukuba City to attend the opening ceremony of the International Conference on Chemical Thermodynamics. (Pool photo)

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2 TV journalists covering chopper crash confirmed dead

SAITAMA, Japan - Aerial view of a photo taken Aug. 1, 2010, from a helicopter shows an area in which two men working for Nippon Television Network Corp. were found in a state of cardio-respiratory arrest in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture, the same day. The two, later confirmed dead at a hospital, had climbed the mountain to cover the July 25 fatal crash of a rescue helicopter.

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Emperor, empress visit Tsukuba

TSUKUBA, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko arrive at Tsukuba Station on the Tsukuba Express line in Ibaraki Prefecture on Aug. 1, 2010. The couple visited Tsukuba City to attend the opening ceremony of the International Conference on Chemical Thermodynamics. (Pool photo)

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Maiko, geiko and tourists in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Tourists gather on a street in the Gion district of Kyoto to take shots of ''geiko'' and ''maiko'' on their way to visit their instructors on Aug. 1, 2010. Traditionally, geisha pay their respects to teachers and others on Aug. 1 in the lunar calendar.

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Maiko, geiko and tourists in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Tourists gather on a street in the Gion district of Kyoto to take shots of ''geiko'' and ''maiko'' on their way to visit their instructors on Aug. 1, 2010. Traditionally, geisha pay their respects to teachers and others on Aug. 1 in the lunar calendar.

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Banners for peace encircle A-Bomb Dome in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Participants hold banners with messages of peace near Hiroshima's Atomic Bomb Dome at an event calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons on Aug. 1, 2010. Atomic bombing survivors, schoolchildren and others, who encircled the dome, tied 900 banners contributed from around Japan with ribbons and offered silent prayers to those killed by the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the city, ahead of its 65th anniversary on Aug. 6.

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Banners for peace encircle A-Bomb Dome in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Schoolchildren holding banners decorated with messages of peace observe a moment of silence for those killed by the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, near city's Atomic Bomb Dome on Aug. 1, 2010. Participants, who encircled the dome, tied 900 banners contributed from around Japan with ribbons, at the event to call for peace and the abolition of nuclear weapons, ahead of the 65th anniversary of the bombing on Aug. 6.

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Mass to commemorate 400th anniv. of church built by Koreans

NAGASAKI, Japan - Photo taken July 1, 2010, shows Nakamachi Catholic Church in Nagasaki, where a group of Japanese and Korean Christians will hold a mass on Aug. 10 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the construction of San Lorenzo Church in the western Japan city by Koreans who were forcibly brought to Japan in the late 16th century. San Lorenzo Church was later torn down.

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Mass to commemorate 400th anniv. of church built by Koreans

NAGASAKI, Japan - Photo taken July 1, 2010, shows the inside of Nakamachi Catholic Church in Nagasaki, where a group of Japanese and Korean Christians will hold a mass on Aug. 10 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the construction of San Lorenzo Church in the western Japan city by Koreans who were forcibly brought to Japan in the 16th century. San Lorenzo Church was later torn down.

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Otsuka Beverage to recall 8 million bottles of Crystal Geyser

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a Crystal Geyser brand, 500-milliliter bottle of mineral water which Otsuka Beverage Co. will voluntarily recall. The company said Nov. 17 it will recall an estimated 8 million of the bottles of mineral water due to consumer complaints that the bottled water gave out a strange smell. The company imported a total of 47.17 million bottles of the water from the United States. Eligible for the recall are bottles with the consume-by dates of June 1, 2010, through Aug. 19 of the same year printed on them.