Murray at U.S. Open

Murray at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - London Olympic gold medalist Andy Murray plays a shot during his first round men's singles match against Russia's Alex Bogomolov Jr. at the U.S. Open championship in New York on Aug. 27, 2012. Murray advanced to the second round.

Car carrying Japan ambassador to China attacked

Car carrying Japan ambassador to China attacked

BEIJING, China - An armed police officer stands guard at the entrance of the road leading to the official residence of the Japanese ambassador to China in Beijing on the night of Aug. 27, 2012. Earlier in the day, a man attacked the official car carrying Japanese Ambassador to China Uichiro Niwa and ripped off the Japanese flag hoisted on the vehicle. Niwa was not hurt in the incident.

Tokyo Gate Bridge lit up in blue in hope for rescue of abductees

Tokyo Gate Bridge lit up in blue in hope for rescue of abductees

TOKYO, Japan - (From R) Shigeru Yokota and his wife Sakie, whose daughter Megumi Yokota was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977 aged 13, answer reporters' questions in front of Tokyo Gate Bridge in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Aug. 27, 2012. The bridge was illuminated in blue, after the blue ribbons worn by families of abductees to symbolize their call for the return of all abductees from North Korea, ahead of the 10th anniversary in October of five abductees returning home.

Sharapova at U.S. Open

Sharapova at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Russia's Maria Sharapova plays a shot in her first round women's singles match against Hungary's Melinda Czink at the U.S. Open championship in New York on Aug. 27, 2012. Sharapova advanced to the second round.

Nishioka, Donaire meet ahead of October title fight

Nishioka, Donaire meet ahead of October title fight

LOS ANGELES, United States - WBC emeritus champion Toshiaki Nishioka (R) of Japan poses for a photo with WBO and IBF super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. of the Philippines during a press conference in Los Angeles, California, on Aug. 27, 2012. The two will glove up in Carson, California, on Oct. 13, 2012.

Car carrying Japan ambassador to China attacked

Car carrying Japan ambassador to China attacked

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese Ambassador to China Uichiro Niwa. A man attacked the official car carrying Niwa in Beijing and ripped off the Japanese flag hoisted on the vehicle on Aug. 27, 2012. Niwa was not hurt in the incident.

Nishikori at U.S. Open

Nishikori at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Kei Nishikori plays a shot during his first round men's singles match against Argentine qualifier Guido Andreozzi at the U.S. Open championship in New York on Aug. 27, 2012. Nishikori advanced to the second round by winning 6-1, 6-2, 6-4.

Matsuzaka wins 1st game of season, 50th in bigs

Matsuzaka wins 1st game of season, 50th in bigs

BOSTON, United States - The Boston Red Sox's Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches during a game against the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 27, 2012. Matsuzaka returned to the majors in style, working seven innings in the Red Sox's 5-1 win. The victory was Matsuzaka's 50th in the big leagues and his first since May 8, 2011.

Tokyo Gate Bridge lit up in blue in hope for rescue of abductees

Tokyo Gate Bridge lit up in blue in hope for rescue of abductees

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 27, 2012, in Tokyo's Koto Ward shows Tokyo Gate Bridge illuminated in blue, after the blue ribbons worn by families of abductees to symbolize their call for the return of all abductees from North Korea, ahead of the 10th anniversary in October of five abductees returning home. (From R front) Shigeru Yokota and his wife Sakie, whose daughter Megumi Yokota was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977 aged 13, view the bridge.

Footage of H.K. activists landing on Senkakus made public

Footage of H.K. activists landing on Senkakus made public

TOKYO, Japan - An official of the Japan Coast Guard speaks in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2012, about video footage showing a group of activists from Hong Kong landing on one of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Aug. 15. The 30-minute footage is part of a seven-hour video recording by an officer of the 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters based in Okinawa Prefecture, according to the coast guard, which said it cut scenes that could affect their security activities.

Car carrying Japan ambassador to China attacked

Car carrying Japan ambassador to China attacked

BEIJING, China - Photo taken on the night of Aug. 27, 2012, shows the Japanese Embassy in Beijing. Earlier in the day, a man attacked the official car carrying Japanese Ambassador to China Uichiro Niwa and ripped off the Japanese flag hoisted on the vehicle. Niwa was not hurt in the incident.

Japan, Myanmar soccer leagues to promote cooperation

Japan, Myanmar soccer leagues to promote cooperation

YANGON, Myanmar - J-League Chairman Kazumi Ohigashi (L) and Zaw Zaw, chairman of the Myanmar Football Federation, shake hands in Yangon on Aug. 27, 2012, after signing the agreement to promote cooperation between the soccer leagues of Japan and Myanmar, the J-League and the Myanmar National League.

Japan remains retrieval group en route to N. Korea

Japan remains retrieval group en route to N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Members of a Japan-based group of former Japanese residents in Korea arrive at Beijing's international airport on Aug. 27, 2012, en route to North Korea to visit the burial sites of their relatives who died in what is now North Korea. The members of the group, Seishinkai, are scheduled to arrive in Pyongyang the following day.

Japan reports failure to respond to IAEA advice

Japan reports failure to respond to IAEA advice

VIENNA, Austria - Shinichi Kuroki, a senior official of the Japanese government's nuclear regulatory body, the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, attends a meeting of parties to the Convention on Nuclear Safety at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna on Aug. 27, 2012. In its report to the meeting, Japan admitted its failure to sufficiently respond to advice provided by the International Atomic Energy Agency before the March 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster.

Seven & I's private-brand clothing items

Seven & I's private-brand clothing items

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 27, 2012, in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward, shows clothing items Seven & I Holdings Co. plans to release under its Seven Premium private brand. The major Japanese retailer will sell about 200 items priced between 380 yen and 1,490 yen, including body-warming innerwear, from Aug. 29 under the brand.

Ibis donation from China up in air amid territorial row

Ibis donation from China up in air amid territorial row

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows crested ibises in a cage in Shaanxi Province in October 2011. 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.

Japan, Myanmar soccer leagues to promote cooperation

Japan, Myanmar soccer leagues to promote cooperation

YANGON, Myanmar - J-League Chairman Kazumi Ohigashi gives a press conference in Yangon on Aug. 27, 2012, to announce the soccer leagues of Japan and Myanmar -- the J-League and the Myanmar National League -- have concluded an agreement to promote cooperation.

Audi Japan releases new S series with fuel-saving engine

Audi Japan releases new S series with fuel-saving engine

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 27, 2012, in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward, shows the S8 sedan Audi Japan KK began selling in Japan the same day. The Japanese arm of the German automaker launched four new S series luxury models --the S6 sedan, S6 Avant wagon, S7 Sportback and S8 sedan -- that are equipped with a fuel-saving eight cylinder engine that switches off four cylinders when full power is not required.

Wake for journalist killed in Syria

Wake for journalist killed in Syria

TSURU, Japan - Photo shows the altar for and a portrait of Mika Yamamoto, a Japanese journalist killed in Syria while covering the civil war there, at a wake held for her in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture on Aug. 27, 2012. Yamamoto, 45, an award-winning journalist, was shot dead Aug. 20 in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo during a clash between rebels and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad's regime.

Ibis donation from China up in air amid territorial row

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.

Nomura fails in bid for 2012 London Olympics

Nomura fails in bid for 2012 London Olympics

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Three-time Olympic judo champion Tadahiro Nomura speaks at a news conference at Baycom Multi-purpose Gymnasium in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on Aug. 27, 2011. Nomura's hope of competing in the 2012 London Games evaporated the same day after he lost in a quarterfinal match in the men's 60-kilogram class at a national corporate tournament.