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Japanese-Filipino in Davao

DAVAO, Philippines - Japanese-Filipino Koichi Sakae holds his Japanese passport at his home in Davao in the Philippines on Aug. 10, 2013.

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Japanese-Filipino in Davao

DAVAO, Philippines - Japanese-Filipino Koichi Sakae is pictured beside a monument for Japanese soldiers on the premises of his home in Davao in the Philippines on Aug. 10, 2013.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Mo Farah of Britain holds the Union Jack after wining gold in the men's 10,000 meters at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 10, 2013.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Usain Bolt of Jamaica runs in the men's 100 meters heat at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 10, 2013. Bolt finished first and advanced to the semifinals.

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Griffy honored by Mariners

SEATTLE, United States - Ken Griffy Jr. speaks during a ceremony at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 10, 2013, as he was inducted into the Seattle Mariners' Hall of Fame.

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Women's marathon at world c'ships

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Kayoko Fukushi (R), bronze medalist in the women's marathon at the world athletics championships, shakes hands with gold medalist Edna Kiplagat (C) of Kenya during the award ceremony in Moscow on Aug. 10, 2013. At left is silver medalist Valeria Straneo of Italy.

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Nomo honored by Dodgers

LOS ANGELES, United States - Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda (L) embraces former Dodgers pitcher Hideo Nomo before a first-pitch ceremony at Dodger Stadium in Los Angele on Aug. 10, 2013. The trailblazing Japanese pitcher was honored by the Dodgers in the pregame ceremony.

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Seto wins 400 IM at World Cup meet

BERLIN, Germany - Japan's Daiya Seto acknowledges cheers after winning gold in the men's 400-meter individual medley at a short course World Cup meet in Berlin, Germany, on Aug. 10, 2013.

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Seto wins 400 IM at World Cup meet

BERLIN, Germany - Japan's Daiya Seto (C) attends the award ceremony after winning gold in the men's 400-meter individual medley at a short course World Cup meet in Berlin, Germany, on Aug. 10, 2013. At left is silver medalist Conor Dwyer of the United States and at right is bronze medalist David Verraszto of Hungary.

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Pirated Japanese drama DVDs

TAIPEI, Taiwan - An Aug. 10, 2013, photo taken in Taipei shows part of some 7,500 pirated DVDs of Japanese television dramas seized as Taiwan's Intellectual Property Rights Police raided at two shops in an underground mall of Taipei Station.

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Women's marathon at world c'ships

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Kayoko Fukushi finishes third in a time of 2 hours, 27 minutes and 45 seconds, in the women's marathon at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 10, 2013.

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Re-enactment of 1938 Japan-Soviet battle

KRASKINO, Russia - Photo taken Aug. 10, 2013, shows Japanese and Russians who participated in an event to re-enact a battle from the military clash known as the Changkufeng Incident. The event was held in Kraskino, in the Russian Far East, to commemorate its 75th anniversary.

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Summer holiday exodus

TOKYO, Japan - The departure lobby at Tokyo's Haneda airport is crowded with holidaymakers on Aug. 10, 2013, as the annual rush of travelers headed to their hometowns and resort areas for the Japanese "Bon" summer holidays peaked.

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Re-enactment of 1938 Japan-Soviet battle

KRASKINO, Russia - A Japanese man (front R) and a Russian man pose for photos in Kraskino, in the Russian Far East, on Aug. 10, 2013, after re-enacting a battle scene from the military clash known as Changkufeng Incident, in an event to commemorate its 75th anniversary.

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Re-enactment of 1938 Japan-Soviet battle

KRASKINO, Russia - Photo taken in Kraskino, in the Russian Far East, on Aug. 10, 2013, shows Japanese and Russians dressed as soldiers to re-enact the battle known as the Changkufeng Incident, in an event to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the clash.

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Heat wave hits Japan

KOCHI, Japan - Children play in the Shimanto River in Shimanto, Kochi Prefecture, on Aug. 10, 2013. The temperature that day hit 40.7 C -- the fourth-highest ever in Japan -- in Shimanto, and in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture.

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Heat wave hits Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Katase Higashihama beach in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, crowded with people on Aug. 10, 2013. A severe heat wave across much of Japan intensified that day, with temperatures topping 40 C for the first time in six years, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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Summer holiday exodus

TOKYO, Japan - The departure lobby at Tokyo's Haneda airport is crowded with holidaymakers on Aug. 10, 2013, as the annual rush of travelers headed to their hometowns and resort areas for the Japanese "Bon" summer holidays peaked.

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Heat wave hits Japan

KOFU, Japan - Children play with ice brought to a park in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 10, 2013. The temperature that day hit 40.7 C -- the fourth-highest ever in Japan -- in Kofu, and in Shimanto, Kochi Prefecture.

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Summer vacation exodus

NARITA, Japan - Passengers line up to check in at the departure lobby at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Aug. 10, 2013, in the annual rush of summer vacationers heading overseas.

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Heat wave hits Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A family with caps and a parasol walks in Tokyo's Ginza district on Aug. 10, 2013. Severe heat wave conditions hit the Japanese archipelago the same day with temperatures topping 40 C for the first time in six years, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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Torrential rain in northern Japan

SEMBOKU, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2013 in Semboku, Akita Prefecture, shows members of the Self-Defense Forces searching for people who went missing in a mudflow after torrential rain hit northern Japan the previous day.

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Torrential rain in northeastern Japan

SEMBOKU, Japan - An Aug. 10, 2013, photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a mudslide that crushed a residential area the previous day in Semboku, Akita Prefecture, after heavy rain hit parts of northeastern Japan.

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Torrential rain in northern Japan

SEMBOKU, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 10, 2013 in Semboku, Akita Prefecture, shows members of the Self-Defense Forces searching for people who went missing in a mudflow after torrential rain hit northern Japan the previous day.

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Heat wave hits Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Children touch an ice pillar at JR Shin-Osaka Station on Aug. 10, 2013. Severe heat wave conditions hit the Japanese archipelago the same day with temperatures topping 40 C for the first time in six years, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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Summer vacation exodus

TOKYO, Japan - A shinkansen bullet train platform at JR Tokyo Station is crowded with holidaymakers on Aug. 10, 2013, as the annual rush of travelers during the Japanese "Bon" summer holidays peaked.

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Summer holiday exodus from Japan

NARITA, Japan - Passengers line up around check-in counters at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Aug. 10, 2013, in the annual rush of summer vacationers heading overseas.