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Eagles ace Tanaka

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles ace Masahiro Tanaka holds the certificates in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 23, 2013, that Guinness World Records issued recognizing his record-breaking season. The 25-year-old Tanaka went 24-0 this season and, coupled with his 28-game winning streak that began on Aug. 26, 2012 plus two wins in the postseason, had a 30-game winning streak.

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Japan pavilion wins top award at Venice architecture exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 26, 2012, shows the Japan pavilion at the 13th Venice Biennale International Architecture Exhibition. The pavilion, which focuses on the process of designing "Home for All" places where survivors of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan gather to eat, drink and talk, won the Golden Lion top prize on Aug. 29, 2012. The model of the "Home for All" can be seen in the center.

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Body of journalist returns to her parents' home

TSURU, Japan - Koji Yamamoto, father of Japanese journalist Mika Yamamoto, who was killed in Syria while covering the civil war there, speaks in front of his home in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 26, 2012, after her body was carried there. The police conducted an autopsy earlier that day at a university hospital in Tokyo. Yamamoto, 45, an award-winning journalist, was shot dead Aug. 20 in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo during a clash believed to have been between rebels and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad's regime.

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Suzuki chairman holds talks with Haryana chief minister

NEW DELHI, India - Suzuki Motor Corp. Chairman Osamu Suzuki answers a reporter's question at a press conference in New Delhi on Aug. 26, 2012. Suzuki met the same day with Bhupinder Singh Hooda, chief minister of India's northern state of Haryana, where a Suzuki car plant was wracked by violence the previous month following a labor dispute.

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Young Nadeshiko beat Switzerland

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Hikaru Naomoto (8) scores her team's fourth goal on penalty kick during the second half of their Under-20 Women's World Cup Group A final game against Switzerland at National Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2012. Japan won 4-0, setting up a quarterfinal match with South Korea.

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Young Nadeshiko beat Switzerland

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Asuka Nishikawa (L back) scores her team's third goal during the second half of their Under-20 Women's World Cup Group A final game against Switzerland at National Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2012. Japan won 4-0, setting up a quarterfinal match with South Korea.

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Body of journalist returns to her parents' home

TSURU, Japan - A casket containing the body of Mika Yamamoto, a Japanese journalist killed in Syria while covering the civil war there, is carried into her parents' home in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, after police conducted an autopsy on Aug. 26, 2012 at a university hospital in Tokyo. Yamamoto, 45, an award-winning journalist, was shot dead Aug. 20 in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo during a clash believed to have been between rebels and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad's regime.

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Young Nadeshiko beat Switzerland

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Yoko Tanaka scores her and her team's second goal on a free kick during the second half of their Under-20 Women's World Cup Group A final game against Switzerland at National Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2012. Japan won 4-0, setting up a quarterfinal match with South Korea.

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Young Nadeshiko beat Switzerland

TOKYO, Japan - Combined photos show Japan's Yoko Tanaka scoring her team's first goal on a free kick with her right foot during the first half (L) and the second on a free kick with her left during the second half (R) of an Under-20 Women's World Cup Group A final game against Switzerland at National Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2012. Japan won 4-0, setting up a quarterfinal match with South Korea.

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Anti-Japan protests occur in 4 China cities

HAIKOU, China - A police officer on a motorbike escorts anti-Japan protestors in Haikou in China's Hainan Province on Aug. 26, 2012. Anti-Japan protesters massed in four Chinese cities the same day, asserting Beijing's claim to sovereignty over the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Marking the second straight weekend of anti-Japan protest events in China, the demonstrations took place in Zhuji, Zhejiang Province, in Haikou, Hainan Province, in Dongguan in Guangdong Province and in Yangquan in Shanxi Province.

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Young Nadeshiko beat Switzerland

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Yoko Tanaka scores her team's first goal on a free kick during the first half of their Under-20 Women's World Cup Group A final game against Switzerland at National Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2012. Japan won 4-0, setting up a quarterfinal match with South Korea.

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Young Nadeshiko beat Switzerland

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Yoko Tanaka scores her team's first goal on a free kick during the first half of their Under-20 Women's World Cup Group A final game against Switzerland at National Stadium in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2012. Japan won 4-0, setting up a quarterfinal match with South Korea.

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Police conduct autopsy on journalist killed in Syria

TOKYO, Japan - A car carrying the body of Mika Yamamoto, a Japanese journalist killed in Syria while covering the civil war there, leaves a university hospital in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward after police conducted an autopsy on Aug. 26, 2012. Yamamoto, 45, an award-winning journalist, was shot dead Aug. 20 in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo during a clash believed to have been between rebels and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad's regime.

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Powerful typhoon to rip through Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Strong winds blow along Kokusai Street, one of the busiest streets of Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 26, 2012. One of the most powerful typhoons in many years, packing gusts of up to 252 kilometers per hour, was slowly moving on course to rip through Okinawa's main island, with the Japan Meteorological Agency warning it could bring record rain and wind to the region.

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Powerful typhoon to rip through Okinawa

YOMITAN, Japan - A tree is knocked down due to strong winds in Yomitan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 26, 2012. One of the most powerful typhoons in many years, packing gusts of up to 252 kilometers per hour, was slowly moving on course to rip through Okinawa's main island, with the Japan Meteorological Agency warning it could bring record rain and wind to the region.

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Powerful typhoon to rip through Okinawa

YOMITAN, Japan - A tree is knocked down due to strong winds in Yomitan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 26, 2012. One of the most powerful typhoons in many years, packing gusts of up to 252 kilometers per hour, was slowly moving on course to rip through Okinawa's main island, with the Japan Meteorological Agency warning it could bring record rain and wind to the region.

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Anti-Japan protests occur in 4 China cities

DONGGUAN, China - Police officers overpower an anti-Japan protester in Dongguan in China's Guangdong Province on Aug. 26, 2012. Anti-Japan protesters massed in four Chinese cities the same day, asserting Beijing's claim to sovereignty over the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Marking the second straight weekend of anti-Japan protest events in China, the demonstrations took place in Zhuji, Zhejiang Province, in Haikou, Hainan Province, in Dongguan in Guangdong Province and in Yangquan in Shanxi Province.

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Anti-Japan protests occur in 4 China cities

DONGGUAN, China - Anti-Japan protestors yell at police officers in Dongguan in China's Guangdong Province on Aug. 26, 2012. Anti-Japan protesters massed in four Chinese cities the same day, asserting Beijing's claim to sovereignty over the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Marking the second straight weekend of anti-Japan protest events in China, the demonstrations took place in Zhuji, Zhejiang Province, in Haikou, Hainan Province, in Dongguan in Guangdong Province and in Yangquan in Shanxi Province.

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Anti-Japan protests occur in 4 China cities

DONGGUAN, China - Anti-Japan protesters clash with police officers in Dongguan in China's Guangdong Province on Aug. 26, 2012. Anti-Japan protesters massed in four Chinese cities the same day, asserting Beijing's claim to sovereignty over the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Marking the second straight weekend of anti-Japan protest events in China, the demonstrations took place in Zhuji, Zhejiang Province, in Haikou, Hainan Province, in Dongguan in Guangdong Province and in Yangquan in Shanxi Province.

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Powerful typhoon to rip through Okinawa

YOMITAN, Japan - A wave breaks along a cape in Yomitan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 26, 2012. One of the most powerful typhoons in many years, packing gusts of up to 252 kilometers per hour, was slowly moving on course to rip through Okinawa's main island, with the Japan Meteorological Agency warning it could bring record rain and wind to the region.

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Live-fire drill for defending remote isles

GOTEMBA, Japan - Japan's Ground, Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces conduct Aug. 26, 2012, a major annual artillery live-fire drill in Shizuoka Prefecture. The GSDF's fire power exercise at the East Fuji training area, which was open to the public for viewing, mobilized troops from the MSDF and ASDF working together in an integrated operation that for the first time featured a scenario -- driving out enemy troops from a remote island that has come under attack.

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Anti-Japan protests occur in 4 China cities

DONGGUAN, China - Anti-Japan protestors set fire to Japanese flags in Dongguan in China's Guangdong Province on Aug. 26, 2012. Anti-Japan protesters massed in four Chinese cities the same day, asserting Beijing's claim to sovereignty over the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Marking the second straight weekend of anti-Japan protest events in China, the demonstrations took place in Zhuji, Zhejiang Province, in Haikou, Hainan Province, in Dongguan in Guangdong Province and in Yangquan in Shanxi Province.

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Anti-Japan protests occur in 4 China cities

DONGGUAN, China - An anti-Japan protestor sets fire to a Japanese flag in Dongguan in China's Guangdong Province on Aug. 26, 2012. Anti-Japan protesters massed in four Chinese cities the same day, asserting Beijing's claim to sovereignty over the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Marking the second straight weekend of anti-Japan protest events in China, the demonstrations took place in Zhuji, Zhejiang Province, in Haikou, Hainan Province, in Dongguan in Guangdong Province and in Yangquan in Shanxi Province.

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Anti-Japan protests occur in 4 China cities

ZHUJI, China - Photo shows anti-Japan protestors in Zhuji in China's Zhejiang Province on Aug. 26, 2012. Anti-Japan protesters massed in four Chinese cities the same day, asserting Beijing's claim to sovereignty over the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Marking the second straight weekend of anti-Japan protest events in China, the demonstrations took place in Zhuji, Zhejiang Province, in Haikou, Haainan Province, in Dongguan in Guangdong Province and in Yangquan in Shanxi Province.

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Anti-Japan protests occur in 4 China cities

DONGGUAN, China - Anti-Japan protestors hold a banner that reads, "Boycott Japanese products," in Dongguan in China's Guangdong Province on Aug. 26, 2012. Anti-Japan protesters massed in four Chinese cities the same day, asserting Beijing's claim to sovereignty over the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Marking the second straight weekend of anti-Japan protest events in China, the demonstrations took place in Zhuji, Zhejiang Province, in Haikou, Hainan Province, in Dongguan in Guangdong Province and in Yangquan in Shanxi Province.

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Anti-Japan protests occur in 4 China cities

ZHUJI, China - Photo shows anti-Japan protestors in Zhuji in China's Zhejiang Province on Aug. 26, 2012. Anti-Japan protesters massed in four Chinese cities the same day, asserting Beijing's claim to sovereignty over the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Marking the second straight weekend of anti-Japan protest events in China, the demonstrations took place in Zhuji, Zhejiang Province, in Haikou, Haainan Province, in Dongguan in Guangdong Province and in Yangquan in Shanxi Province.

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Anti-Japan protests occur in 4 China cities

HAIKOU, China - Photo shows anti-Japan protestors in Haikou in China's Hainan Province on Aug. 26, 2012. Anti-Japan protesters massed in four Chinese cities the same day, asserting Beijing's claim to sovereignty over the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Marking the second straight weekend of anti-Japan protest events in China, the demonstrations took place in Zhuji, Zhejiang Province, in Haikou, Hainan Province, in Dongguan in Guangdong Province and in Yangquan in Shanxi Province.

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Live-fire drill for defending remote isles

GOTEMBA, Japan - Japan's Ground, Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces conduct Aug. 26, 2012, a major annual artillery live-fire drill in Shizuoka Prefecture. The GSDF's fire power exercise at the East Fuji training area, which was open to the public for viewing, mobilized troops from the MSDF and ASDF working together in an integrated operation that for the first time featured a scenario -- driving out enemy troops from a remote island that has come under attack.

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Live-fire drill for defending remote isles

GOTEMBA, Japan - Japan's Ground, Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces conduct Aug. 26, 2012, a major annual artillery live-fire drill in Shizuoka Prefecture. The GSDF's fire power exercise at the East Fuji training area, which was open to the public for viewing, mobilized troops from the MSDF and ASDF working together in an integrated operation that for the first time featured a scenario -- driving out enemy troops from a remote island that has come under attack.

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Live-fire drill for defending remote isles

GOTEMBA, Japan - Japan's Ground, Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces conduct Aug. 26, 2012, a major annual artillery live-fire drill in Shizuoka Prefecture. The GSDF's fire power exercise at the East Fuji training area, which was open to the public for viewing, mobilized troops from the MSDF and ASDF working together in an integrated operation that for the first time featured a scenario -- driving out enemy troops from a remote island that has come under attack.

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Sharp to slash 5,000 jobs in Japan, overseas

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken July 26, 2012, shows the headquarters of Sharp Corp. in Osaka's Abeno Ward. The company will slash some 5,000 jobs, or 9 percent of its consolidated workforce, in and outside Japan by the end of March 2013 through early retirements and other means to turn its business around after being hit by a slump in its television business, sources close to the matter said Aug. 2, 2012.

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6 months till London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - People gather in front of the Olympic countdown clock, showing the exact time left before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, in London's Trafalgar Square on Jan. 26, 2012. The Summer Games will run from July 27 until Aug. 12, 2012.

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Picture book on creators of Tokyo Sky Tree

TOKYO, Japan - Writer and illustrator Noritake Suzuki draws a sketch for a picture book tentatively titled ''Tokyo Sky Tree wo Tsukuru'' (meaning ''Creating Tokyo Sky Tree'') at his home in the city of Chiba on Aug. 26, 2011. The picture book featuring various jobs concerned with the construction of Tokyo Sky Tree will be published next spring. Tokyo Sky Tree, the world's tallest self-standing tower, is scheduled to open to visitors in May 2012.