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Mets pitcher Harvey

NEW YORK, United States - New York Mets starter Matt Harvey pitches during a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Citi Field in New York on Aug. 24, 2013. The Tigers won 3-0.

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50th anniversary of March on Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - People applaud a speech at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 24, 2013, during an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

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50th anniversary of March on Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - People listen to a speech at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 24, 2013, during an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

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Japan envoy visits NFL star

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Ambassador to the United States Kenichiro Sasae (C) and his wife Nobuko poses for photos with Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III as the envoy visited the NFL star at the team's home stadium near Washington on Aug. 24, 2013.

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50th anniversary of March on Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - People gather at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on Aug. 24, 2013, to attend an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, where Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

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NFL star Griffin asked to be bridge between Japan, U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - American football star Robert Griffin III (R) poses with Kenichiro Sasae (C), Japanese ambassador to the United States, and his wife for photos near Washington, D.C. on Aug. 24, 2013. Sasae asked Griffin, who was born in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture and lived there until he was 3 years old, to be a bridge between Japan and the United States, during a meeting beside the field of the Washington Redskins' stadium.

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Japan envoy visits NFL star

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Ambassador to the United States Kenichiro Sasae (R) shake hands with Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III as the envoy visited the NFL star at the team's home stadium near Washington on Aug. 24, 2013.

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Tigers pitcher Scherzer

NEW YORK, United States - Detroit Tigers starter Max Scherzer pitches during a baseball game against the New York Mets at Citi Field in New York on Aug. 24, 2013. Scherzer picked up his 19th win of the season as the Tigers won 3-0.

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NFL star Griffin asked to be bridge between Japan, U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - American football star Robert Griffin III (L) shakes hands with Kenichiro Sasae, Japanese ambassador to the United States, near Washington, D.C. on Aug. 24, 2013. Sasae asked Griffin, who was born in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture and lived there until he was 3 years old, to be a bridge between Japan and the United States, during a meeting beside the field of the Washington Redskins' stadium.

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Abe in Bahrain

MANAMA, Bahrain - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, prime minister of Bahrain, shake hands after a joint press conference in Manama on Aug. 24, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Abe in Bahrain

MANAMA, Bahrain - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, prime minister of Bahrain, head for a meeting in Manama on Aug. 24, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Rainbow Bridge

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo Bay lit up in rainbow colors on Aug. 24, 2013, to commemorate the 20th anniversary of its opening to traffic.

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Abe in Bahrain

MANAMA, Bahrain - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, prime minister of Bahrain, hold a joint press conference after a meeting in Manama on Aug. 24, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo Skytree in Olympic bidding illumination

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Skytree is lit up on Aug. 24, 2013 in a special pattern designed by a 10-year-old boy and themed on Tokyo's bidding to host the 2020 Summer Olympics. The Sumida River is seen in the foreground.

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Abe in Bahrain

MANAMA, Bahrain - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa (front), prime minister of Bahrain, hold a meeting in Manama on Aug. 24, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo Skytree in Olympic bidding illumination

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Skytree is lit up on Aug. 24, 2013 in a special pattern designed by a 10-year-old boy and themed on Tokyo's bidding to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Abe in Bahrain

MANAMA, Bahrain - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far R) and Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa (far L), prime minister of Bahrain, hold a meeting in Manama on Aug. 24, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Abe in Bahrain

MANAMA, Bahrain - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) holds talks with Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, prime minister of Bahrain, after the prince greeted him at Bahrain International Airport on Aug. 24, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Tokyo Skytree in Olympic bidding illumination

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Tokyo Skytree on Aug. 24, 2013, lit up in a special pattern designed by a 10-year-old boy and themed on Tokyo's bidding to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Tokyo Skytree in Olympic bidding illumination

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Tokyo Skytree on Aug. 24, 2013, lit up in a special pattern designed by a 10-year-old boy and themed on Tokyo's bidding to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Torrential rain hits western Japan

MATSUE, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 24, 2013, shows an inundated area of Gotsu, Shimane Prefecture following torrential rain.

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Sumo in Jakarta

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Japan Sumo Association holds a tournament in Jakarta on Aug. 24, 2013.

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Abe leaves for trip to Middle East

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe waves before boarding an aircraft at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 24, 2013 and leaving on a six-day trip to three member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council -- Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar -- as well as Djibouti.

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Afghan President Karzai

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai holds a press conference in Kabul on Aug. 24, 2013.

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Bo Xilai trial

BEIJING, China - Photo posted on the Internet by the the Jinan Intermediate People's Court in Shandong Province shows Wang Lijun (front R), former aide to disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai (front L), in the witness stand during the trial of Bo at the court on Aug. 24, 2013. Bo, a former Communist party leader of Chongqing, is charged with taking bribes, embezzlement and abuse of power.

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Antinuclear demonstration in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Demonstrators in Taipei on Aug. 24, 2013 sing a song calling for the abolition of nuclear power plants. The demonstrators want construction of a nuclear power plant near Taipei halted.

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Torrential rain hits western Japan

HAMADA, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 24, 2013, shows a house destroyed by a mudslide in Hamada, Shimane Prefecture following torrential rain.

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Torrential rain hits western Japan

HAMADA, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 24, 2013, shows a house destroyed by mudslides in Hamada, Shimane Prefecture following torrential rain.

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Abe leaves for trip to Middle East

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 24, 2013 before leaving on a six-day trip to three member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council -- Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar -- as well as Djibouti.

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Japanese princess to study at Univ. of Edinburgh

NARITA, Japan - Princess Mako, a granddaughter of Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, is seen at Narita airport near Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2012, prior to her departure for Britain to study at the University of Edinburgh. The 20-year-old princess, the eldest daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, will stay in Britain through late May 2013.

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Japanese princess to study at Univ. of Edinburgh

NARITA, Japan - Princess Mako, a granddaughter of Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, is seen at Narita airport near Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2012, prior to her departure for Britain to study at the University of Edinburgh. The 20-year-old princess, the eldest daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, will stay in Britain through late May 2013.