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Ichiro plays against Orioles

BALTIMORE, United States - Seattle Mariners leading hitter Ichiro Suzuki attempts to lay down a bunt during the second inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park in Baltimore on Aug. 16, 2010. The Mariners lost 5-4.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Orioles

BALTIMORE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki strikes out swinging in the eighth inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park in Baltimore on Aug. 16, 2010. The Orioles won 5-4.

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Mother of baseball legend Oh dies at 108

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows Tomi Oh, the mother of the world's home run record holder and Softbank Hawks Chairman Sadaharu Oh, watching a baseball game at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka in June 1995. She died of pneumonia Aug. 16, 2010, at the age of 108.

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Mother of baseball legend Oh dies at 108

TOKYO, Japan - This undated file photo shows Tomi Oh, the mother of the world's home run record holder and Softbank Hawks Chairman Sadaharu Oh. She died of pneumonia Aug. 16, 2010, at the age of 108.

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Orioles' Uehara pitches vs. Mariners

BALTIMORE, United States - Baltimore Orioles pitcher Koji Uehara throws against the Seattle Mariners at Oriole Park in Baltimore on Aug. 16, 2010. He pitched scoreless 1-1/3 innings in a 5-4 victory.

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Miyazaki governor asks Kan to back revival of livestock farming

TOKYO, Japan - Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru (L) and Prime Minister Naoto Kan shake hands at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2010. The governor asked Kan to support a fund to be set up to help revive local livestock farming, which has been hit hard by a recent epidemic of foot-and-mouth disease.

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Ichiro plays against Orioles

BALTIMORE, United States - Seattle Mariners leading hitter Ichiro Suzuki hits a single against the Baltimore Orioles in the fourth inning at Oriole Park in Baltimore on Aug. 16, 2010. The Mariners lost 5-4.

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Lanterns on heads

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Women wearing lantern headpieces like crowns dance during the ''Yamaga Toro Matsuri'' festival in Yamaga, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 16, 2010.

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Miyazaki governor asks Kan to back revival of livestock farming

TOKYO, Japan - Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru answers questions from reporters after meeting Prime Minister Naoto Kan at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2010. The governor asked Kan to support a fund to be set up to help revive local livestock farming, which has been hit hard by a recent epidemic of foot-and-mouth disease.

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Ichiro plays against Orioles

BALTIMORE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki grounds out in the first inning against the Baltimore Orioles on Aug. 16, 2010, at Oriole Park in Baltimore. The Mariners lost 5-4.

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Phelps gears up for Pan Pacific c'ships

CALIFORNIA, United States - U.S. swimmer Michael Phelps, winner of eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, speaks at a press conference on Aug. 16, 2010, in Irvine, California, prior to the Pan Pacific championships. Phelps said he is in good condition.

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Lanterns on heads

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Women wearing lantern headpieces like crowns dance during the ''Yamaga Toro Matsuri'' festival in Yamaga, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Aug. 16, 2010.

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Hatoyama in China

TANSHAN, China - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (2nd from R) is briefed on industrial city planning by a municipal official in Tanshan, Hebei Province, on Aug. 16, 2010.

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Miyazaki governor asks Kan to back revival of livestock farming

TOKYO, Japan - Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru (L) and Prime Minister Naoto Kan meet at the premier's office in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2010. The governor asked Kan to support a fund to be set up to help revive local livestock farming, which has been hit hard by a recent epidemic of foot-and-mouth disease.

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Life appears normal in N. Korea despite tension

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Students practice for an event in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Aug. 16, 2010. North Korea's official media warned that the United States and South Korea will face ''serious consequences'' for their ''reckless military provocations'' in a joint military drill.

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Farewell fire

KYOTO, Japan - A fire is lit on a mountain in Kyoto in the shape of the Chinese character ''dai'' (large) on Aug. 16, 2010 to bid farewell to the souls of ancestors that folk belief says return to world during the summer ''Bon'' season.

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Olympic curling star forms new team

TOKYO, Japan - Olympic curler Mari Motohashi says she has parted ways with Team Aomori and formed her own team in her native Hokkaido during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2010. Team Aomori finished seventh in Turin and eighth in Vancouver out of 10 teams.

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Olympic curling star forms new team

TOKYO, Japan - Olympic curler Mari Motohashi says she has parted ways with Team Aomori and formed her own team in her native Hokkaido during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2010. Team Aomori finished seventh in Turin and eighth in Vancouver out of 10 teams.

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Olympic curling star forms new team

TOKYO, Japan - Olympic curler Mari Motohashi says she has parted ways with Team Aomori and formed her own team in her native Hokkaido during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2010. Team Aomori finished seventh in Turin and eighth in Vancouver out of 10 teams.

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Japan economy minister comments on GDP

TOKYO, Japan - Satoshi Arai, Japanese economic and fiscal policy minister, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2010, after the government announced the economy grew an annualized real 0.4 percent in the April-June quarter. ''The latest data show the economy continued to steadily pick up,'' Arai said.

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Japan economy minister comments on GDP

TOKYO, Japan - Satoshi Arai, Japanese economic and fiscal policy minister, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 16, 2010, after the government announced the economy grew an annualized real 0.4 percent in the April-June quarter. ''The latest data show the economy continued to steadily pick up,'' Arai said.