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Japan-born N. Korea striker Chong

TOKYO, Japan - Chong Tese, North Korea national team striker who used to play in Japan and is now at German second-division club Bochum, poses for photos with children at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2011. The Japanese and North Korean national teams will play in Saitama on Sept. 2, 2011, in a qualifying match for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

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N. Korea official in New York

NEW YORK, United States - North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan replies to questions from reporters in New York on Aug. 2, 2011, as he leaves his hotel. He said he is satisfied with the results of bilateral nuclear talks with the United States held in the city.

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Nebuta festival in Aomori

AOMORI, Japan - Large ''Nebuta'' floats proceed along a street as the Aomori Nabuta festival began in Aomori, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 2, 2011.

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N. Korea official in New York

NEW YORK, United States - North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan replies to questions from reporters in New York on Aug. 2, 2011, as he leaves his hotel. He said he is satisfied with the results of bilateral nuclear talks with the United States held in the city.

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Japan premier meets Islamic envoys

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) speaks during a party on Aug. 2, 2011 at the prime minister's office in Tokyo for ambassadors and other officials from Islamic nations and territories. Kan thanked the ambassadors for their support of Japan after the devastating March earthquake and tsunami, and then joined them for the Iftar fast-breaking meal during Ramadan.

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Nissan develops system to supply power to homes via EVs

TOKYO, Japan - A man demonstrates Nissan Motor Co.'s system to supply electricity to ordinary households from batteries installed in its Leaf electric vehicle in Yokohama on Aug. 2, 2011. The automaker shows that the car can serve as a power storage device in times of power outages.

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Dispenser for 112 kinds of drink

TOKYO, Japan - Two women demonstrate a dispenser capable of serving 112 kinds of drinks at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 2, 2011. Coca-Cola (Japan) Ltd. installed the U.S.-made machine at a cafeteria it operates in the airport.

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Unrest in Kashgar

KASHGAR, China - A man walks by armed police officers in Kashgar in China's far-western region of Xinjiang on Aug. 2, 2011, following fatal attacks.

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Nagatomo returning to Japan

NARITA, Japan - Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo arrives at Narita airport east of Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2011. He will undergo extensive tests in Japan after suffering a dislocated right shoulder.

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Inui at Bochum

BOCHUM, Germany - Japanese midfielder Takashi Inui (R) holds his new jersey in Bochum, Germany, on Aug. 2, 2011, as he moved to VfL Bochum, a German second division club, from Cerezo Osaka.

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Former Japan defender Matsuda in critical condition

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows former Japan national soccer team defender Naoki Matsuda, who collapsed during a practice in Nagano Prefecture and fell in critical condition on Aug. 2, 2011.

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Unrest in Kashgar

KASHGAR, China - Police officers patrol an area of Kashgar in China's far-western region of Xinjiang on Aug. 2, 2011, following fatal attacks.

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APEC meeting on companies' disaster preparedness

SENDAI, Japan - The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum begins a meeting on Aug. 2, 2011, to discuss companies' disaster preparedness in the Japanese city of Sendai, which was hit hard by the massive earthquake and tsunami in March.

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Unrest in Kashgar

KASHGAR, China - Bloodstains remain on the floor of a restaurant in Kashgar in China's far-western region of Xinjiang on Aug. 2, 2011, following fatal attacks.

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Yoko Ono visits Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - Yoko Ono, the New York-based artist and widow of former Beatle John Lennon, offers flowers at the monument marking ground zero in the 1945 atomic bombing by the United States at Nagasaki Peace Park in Nagasaki City on Aug. 2, 2011.

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Japan women's soccer team to receive award

KOBE, Japan - Captain Homare Sawa (3rd from L) and other players of Japan women's national soccer team ''Nadeshiko Japan'' hold a press conference in Kobe, western Japan, on Aug. 2, 2011. The Japanese government announced the same day the team will receive the People's Honor Award for their victory in the Women's World Cup final in July.

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Unrest in Kashgar

KASHGAR, China - Armed police officers are deployed at a square in Kashgar in China's far-western region of Xinjiang on Aug. 2, 2011, following fatal attacks.

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Doraemon train in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Odakyu Electric Railway Co.'s ''F-Train'' arrives at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on its test run for the media on Aug. 2, 2011. The colorful 10-car train, decorated on the outside with popular characters created by cartoonist Fujiko F Fujio such as Doraemon and Perman, and with posters of his works displayed inside, is scheduled to enter service the following day.

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Cracks in new SDF patrol aircraft

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, in July 2007, shows a new Maritime Self-Defense Force patrol aircraft called the P-1. Officials of Japan's Defense Ministry said on Aug. 2, 2011, that it has found cracks at several spots on the wings and fuselage of the new jet now under development.

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Unrest in Kashgar

KASHGAR, China - Armed police officers are deployed at a square in Kashgar in China's far-western region of Xinjiang on Aug. 2, 2011, following fatal attacks.

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Unrest in Kashgar

KASHGAR, China - Bloodstains remain on the floor of a restaurant in Kashgar in China's far-western region of Xinjiang on Aug. 2, 2011, following fatal attacks.

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Japan women's soccer team to receive award

KOBE, Japan - Captain Homare Sawa (3rd from L) and other players of Japan women's national soccer team ''Nadeshiko Japan'' hold a press conference in Kobe, western Japan, on Aug. 2, 2011. The Japanese government announced the same day the team will receive the People's Honor Award for their victory in the Women's World Cup final in July.

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Doraemon train in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Workers of Odakyu Electric Railway Co. greet the Doraemon character at an open door of ''F-Train'' at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2011. The colorful 10-car train, decorated on the outside with popular characters created by cartoonist Fujiko F Fujio such as Doraemon and Perman, and with posters of his works displayed inside, was shown to reporters that day and scheduled to enter service the following day.

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Doraemon train in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Doraemon, a character created by cartoonist Fujiko F Fujio, poses for reporters near ''F-Train'' of the Odakyu Electric Railway Co. at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2011. The colorful 10-car train, decorated on the outside with popular characters created by Fujiko such as Doraemon and Perman, and with posters of his works displayed inside, is scheduled to enter service the following day.