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Ichiro cracks leadoff homer

CLEVELAND, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners hits a homer over the right-field fence as leadoff batter in the first inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 22, 2011. It was Suzuki's 43rd leadoff homer in the first inning in his combined career in Japan and the United States, tying the record for such homers by Japanese professional baseball players set by Yutaka Fukumoto of the Hankyu Braves (now Orix Buffaloes).

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Ichiro cracks leadoff homer

CLEVELAND, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners hits a homer over the right-field fence as leadoff batter in the first inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 22, 2011. It was Suzuki's 43rd leadoff homer in the first inning in his combined career in Japan and the United States, tying the record for such homers by Japanese professional baseball players set by Yutaka Fukumoto of the Hankyu Braves (now Orix Buffaloes).

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Ichiro cracks leadoff homer

CLEVELAND, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners hits a homer over the right-field fence as leadoff batter in the first inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 22, 2011. It was Suzuki's 43rd leadoff homer in the first inning in his combined career in Japan and the United States, tying the record for such homers by Japanese professional baseball players set by Yutaka Fukumoto of the Hankyu Braves (now Orix Buffaloes).

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Int'l trade show in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A ceremony is held to mark the opening of an international trade show in Rason in a special economic and trade zone in North Korea on Aug. 22, 2011.

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Maehara's candidacy for DPJ leader

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara. Lawmakers close to him said on Aug. 22, 2011 that Maehara decided the same day to run in the Democratic Party of Japan's upcoming presidential election in a bid to become the country's next prime minister.

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Keene to leave N.Y. for Japan

NEW YORK, United States - Donald Keene, a prominent Japanese literature scholar, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in his apartment in New York on Aug. 22, 2011. Keene said during the interview that he remains convinced his decision to permanently leave New York for Tokyo, where he aims to become a citizen, is the correct one.

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Niigata reactor to be suspended for checkup

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in May 2009 shows (from front L) the No. 5, 6 and 7 reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture. The plant's operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Aug. 22, 2011, that the No. 7 reactor at the plant will be suspended the following morning for an 83-day scheduled checkup.

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Ichiro cracks leadoff homer

CLEVELAND, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners hits a homer over the right-field fence as leadoff batter in the first inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on Aug. 22, 2011. It was Suzuki's 43rd leadoff homer in the first inning in his combined career in Japan and the United States, tying the record for such homers by Japanese professional baseball players set by Yutaka Fukumoto of the Hankyu Braves (now Orix Buffaloes).

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'Green curtain' on city hall

HASHIMOTO, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 22, 2011 shows ''green curtain'' of goya, bitter gourd, shading the windows of city hall in Hashimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, as a means of power saving. About 600 goya plants were planted in June to cover the windows of the city hall. Citizens donate money to secure the right to freely take the goya fruits, with the donations to be sent to quake-hit areas in northeastern Japan.

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Int'l trade show in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - An international trade show begins in Rason in a special economic and trade zone in North Korea on Aug. 22, 2011.

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Ex-Thai Prime Minister Thaksin in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Sinawatra. Thaksin arrived in Japan on Aug. 22, 2011, for a seven-day stay.

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Thaksin in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (L) and Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi shake hands in Tokyo on Aug. 22, 2011, after Thaksin, a fugitive following his ouster in a 2006 military coup in Thailand, arrived in Japan with the aim of assisting in the reconstruction of the earthquake- and tsunami-hit northeastern region.

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Ulan-Ude station in Russia

ULAN-UDE, Russia - Photo shows Ulan-Ude railway station in Russia decorated with Russian (R) and North Korean flags on Aug. 22, 2011. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is expected to hold summit talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in the Siberian city on Aug. 23, a source in the Russian president's office said Aug. 22.

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Kan at upper house

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoko Kan speaks at a plenary session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Aug. 22, 2011. The upper house deliberated a bill the same day to allow the government to issue deficit-covering bonds in fiscal 2011.

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Kabuki actors' succession to names

TOKYO, Japan - Nakamura Kasho (2nd from R), who is to succeed the name of late national treasure Nakamura Matagoro II and become Nakamura Matagoro III, poses with his son Nakamura Tanetaro (2nd from L) and living national treasure Nakamura Kichiemon (R), during a parade near Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area on Aug. 22, 2011, to announce the planned successions. Tanetaro will become Kasho IV. The father and son will officially succeed the names at a performance to be held at Shimbashi Embujo (Shimbashi Theater) in Tokyo in September.

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Maehara ahead of DPJ election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (C) arrives at Tokyo Station on a shinkansen bullet train from Kyoto on Aug. 22, 2011. Attention is focused on whether he will run in the Democratic Party of Japan's leadership election to pick a successor to Prime Minister Naoto Kan.

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Kan at upper house

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoko Kan (front) speaks at a plenary session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Aug. 22, 2011, with Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R back) and Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Michihiko Kano (L back) seen in the background. The upper house deliberated a bill the same day to allow the government to issue deficit-covering bonds in fiscal 2011.

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Doraemon cartoonist's museum

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 22, 2011, shows the reproduced atelier of late Fujiko F. Fujio, the creator of the ''Doraemon'' cartoon series, at Fujiko F. Fujio Museum in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture. The three-story museum, featuring around 50,000 of his original drawings, is scheduled to open to the general public on Sept. 3.

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Museum for Doraemon cartoonist in Kawasaki

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the inside of Fujiko F. Fujio Museum, dedicated to the legacy of the creator of the ''Doraemon'' cartoon series, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Aug. 22, 2011. The three-story museum, featuring around 50,000 of Fujiko F. Fujio's original drawings, is scheduled to open to the general public on Sept. 3.

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Kabuki actors' succession to names

TOKYO, Japan - Nakamura Kasho (C), who is to succeed the name of late national treasure Nakamura Matagoro II and become Nakamura Matagoro III, poses for photos with his son Nakamura Tanetaro (L) and living national treasure Nakamura Kichiemon (R) in front of the Kaminari gate of Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa area on Aug. 22, 2011, before parading to announce the planned successions. Tanetaro will become Kasho IV. The father and son will officially succeed the names at a performance to be held at Shimbashi Embujo (Shimbashi Theater) in Tokyo in September.

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Finance Minister Noda on strong yen

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda answers questions from reporters regarding the continuing appreciation of the yen at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 22, 2011. He said Japan will take ''tough action'' against the trend if necessary.

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Thermometer for babies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Pigeon Corp.'s Chibion Touch thermometer to check body temperature by placing it on a baby's forehead for one second. The company plans to begin selling the product on Aug. 22, 2011.

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Panasonic to launch e-book reader on Aug. 10

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows the UT-PB1, an e-book reader handset to be put on sale by Panasonic Corp. on Aug. 10, 2011. The Japanese consumer electronics giant said July 22, 2011, that the handset, with a price tag of 34,800 yen, can only be purchased via Panasonic's web store. The e-book reader has a 7-inch color liquid-crystal display, and is equipped with 16 kinds of applications such as e-mail and a camera.