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Ibis donation from China up in air amid territorial row

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows wild crested ibises in Yangxian, Shaanxi Province, in 2010. The planned donation of two Chinese crested ibises to Japan is in doubt due to Beijing's reluctance to formalize the deal amid the growing territorial row between the two countries over a chain of Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea known in Japan as the Senkakus and in China as Diaoyu, bilateral sources said on Aug. 27, 2012.

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Ex-vice defense minister jailed

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya who was imprisoned Sept. 21, 2010, for bribery and perjury. Moriya was imprisoned after he retracted his appeal to the Supreme Court on Aug. 27, 2010.

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Tokyo's Sunshine Aquarium to be closed

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors watch fish at the International Sunshine Aquarium in Tokyo's Ikebukuro area Aug. 27, 2010. The aquarium, opened in 1978, will be closed for renovation work for about a year from Sept. 1.

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Uehara closes out for 3rd save

ANAHEIM, California - Baltimore Orioles right-hander Koji Uehara pitches during a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Aug. 27, 2010. Uehara stepped into the closer role once again and came away unscathed in a 3-1 win, picking up his third consecutive save.

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Ichiro 2-for-5

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki triples to center in the third inning of a game against the Minnesota Twins at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 27, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-5 with a triple in a 6-3 defeat.

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Ichiro 2-for-5

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits an infield single to third despite a broken bat in the seventh inning of a game against the Minnesota Twins at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 27, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-5 with a triple in a 6-3 defeat.

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Tokyo Olympic judo gold medalist Geesink dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Anton Geesink (back) of the Netherlands fighting Japan's Akio Kaminaga at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the open weight class. Geesink, who won the gold, died at age 76 at a hospital in the Netherlands on Aug. 27, 2010.

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Tokyo Olympic judo gold medalist Geesink dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Anton Geesink (R) of the Netherlands fighting Japan's Akio Kaminaga at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the open weight class. Geesink, who won the gold, died at age 76 at a hospital in the Netherlands on Aug. 27, 2010.

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Tokyo Olympic judo gold medalist Geesink dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Anton Geesink (2nd from L) of the Netherlands standing on the podium after winning the gold at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the open weight class by defeating Japan's Akio Kaminaga (L). Geesink died at age 76 at a hospital in the Netherlands on Aug. 27, 2010.

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Carter takes freed man home

BOSTON, United States - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (C) arrives in Boston, taking Aijalon Gomes (L) home from North Korea on Aug. 27, 2010. The U.S. citizen had been held since January for trespassing into North Korean territory from China.

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Tokyo Olympic judo gold medalist Geesink dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Anton Geesink (up) of the Netherlands fighting Japan's Akio Kaminaga at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in the open weight class. Geesink, who won the gold, died at age 76 at a hospital in the Netherlands on Aug. 27, 2010.

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Kan visits small factories in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) visits a thin coating factory in Tokyo's Ota Ward on Aug. 27, 2010. After discussing current economic conditions with owners of small firms the same day, Kan expressed hope the central bank will take flexible and agile policy measures to address the strengthening of the yen, which is increasingly damaging Japan's export-reliant economy. (Pool photo)

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Carter takes freed man home

BOSTON, United States - Aijalon Gomes (2nd from L) meets his family in Boston after being taken home from North Korea by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (L) on Aug. 27, 2010. The U.S. citizen had been held since January for trespassing into North Korean territory from China.

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Kenya proclaims new Constitution

NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki (L front), standing beside Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir (R front), raises Kenya's newly signed Constitution during a ceremony in Nairobi on Aug. 27, 2010. Kenyan citizens approved the new Constitution in a referendum on Aug. 4, 2010.

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Kan visits small factories in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan visits a grindery in Tokyo's Ota Ward on Aug. 27, 2010. After discussing current economic conditions with owners of small firms the same day, Kan expressed hope the central bank will take flexible and agile policy measures to address the strengthening of the yen, which is increasingly damaging Japan's export-reliant economy. (Pool photo)

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Carter leaves N. Korea with freed U.S. citizen

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (C) talks with North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan (R) at Pyongyang international airport on Aug. 27, 2010, prior to leaving North Korea with a freed U.S. citizen. Aijalon Gomes (L) from Boston had been detained for illegally entering the country.

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Kim Jong Il believed to be in China

CHANGCHUN, China - A police officer asks journalists to leave near Nanhu Hotel in Changchun, Jilin Province, where a motorcade believed to be carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Il entered on Aug. 27, 2010.

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Empress plays piano

KUSATSU, Japan - Empress Michiko plays piano along with musicians from abroad in a music lesson in Kusatsu, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 27, 2010. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress at concert

KUSATSU, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko receive applause as they attend a concert at a music festival in Kusatsu, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 27, 2010. (Pool photo)

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Kim Jong Il believed to be in China

CHANGCHUN, China - Photo shows Nanhu Hotel in Changchun, Jilin Province, where a motorcade believed to be carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Il entered on Aug. 27, 2010.

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Akita appreciates S. Korean actor

AKITA, Japan - Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake (R) hands a letter of appreciation to South Korean actor Jeoung Jun Ho (L) at Akita prefectural hall on Aug. 27, 2010. The prefectural government honored the staff and cast of the hit TV drama ''Iris'' for increasing the prefecture's recognition in South Korea through doing location shooting in Akita.

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Free yogurt

OSAKA, Japan - Customers line up for their share of 1,000 cups of frozen yogurt offered for free ahead of the opening of a shop of U.S.-originated Yogurtland in Osaka on Aug. 27, 2010.

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Carter leaves N. Korea with freed U.S. citizen

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (C, L) poses with Aijalon Gomes at Pyongyang airport Aug. 27, 2010, after North Korea released the Boston man, who illegally entered the country in January.

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Carter leaves N. Korea with freed U.S. citizen

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Freed Boston man Aijalon Gomes (C) walks to a plane in Pyongyang on Aug. 27, 2010, after being released by North Korea. Gomes was detained for illegally entering the country in January.

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Carter leaves N. Korea with freed U.S. citizen

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (C, L) hugs Aijalon Gomes in Pyongyang on Aug. 27, 2010, after North Korea released the Boston man, who illegally entered the country in January.

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Carter leaves N. Korea with freed U.S. citizen

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Freed Boston man Aijalon Gomes (C) walks to a plane at Pyongyang airport Aug. 27, 2010, after being released by North Korea. Gomes was detained for illegally entering the country in January.

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500 millionth customer visits Tokyo Disney theme parks

CHIBA, Japan - Megumi Soma (C) rejoices, with Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, at Tokyo Disneyland on Aug. 27, 2010, after becoming the 500 millionth visitor to Disney's two-theme park amusement area in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo. Soma, a housewife who came with her family, won a five-year passport to enter both parks and received a voucher for a five-night stay at Disney's Ambassador Hotel.

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Miyazaki declares end to livestock epidemic

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru declares an end to the foot-and-mouth disease epidemic in the prefecture during a press conference in Miyazaki on Aug. 27, 2010. The disease has severely hit livestock in the southwestern Japanese prefecture forcing people in the industry to slaughter some 289,000 pigs and cows.

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Miyazaki declares end to livestock epidemic

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru declares an end to the foot-and-mouth disease epidemic in the prefecture during a press conference in Miyazaki on Aug. 27, 2010. The disease has severely hit livestock in the southwestern Japanese prefecture forcing people in the industry to slaughter some 289,000 pigs and cows.