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Dragan Stojkovic

Dragan Stojkovic

TOSU, Japan - File photo shows Nagoya Grampus manager Dragan Stojkovic reacting after tying with the Sagan Tosu at Best Amenity Stadium in Saga Prefecture on Aug. 31, 2013. The Nagoya Grampus said on Oct. 3, 2013, that the former Yugoslavia midfielder will leave the team after his current deal as manager expires at the end of the season.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - An Aug. 31, 2013, photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture. The Japanese government announced a plan on Sept. 3, 2013, to use 47 billion yen to tackle a massive buildup of radioactive water at the plant crippled since the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - An Aug. 31, 2013, photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture. The Japanese government announced a plan on Sept. 3, 2013, to use 47 billion yen to tackle a massive buildup of radioactive water at the plant crippled since the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

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Red Sox beat Diamondbacks

Red Sox beat Diamondbacks

BOSTON, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Jake Peavy pitches during his debut game for the team against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 3, 2013. The Red Sox won 5-2.

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Red Sox beat Diamondbacks

Red Sox beat Diamondbacks

BOSTON, United States - Boston Red Sox pitcher Jake Peavy is pictured during a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 3, 2013. The Red Sox won 5-2.

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Yankees beat Padres

Yankees beat Padres

SAN DIEGO, United States - New York Yankees outfielders Curtis Granderson (R) and Ichiro Suzuki exchange high-fives after beating the San Diego Padres at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on Aug. 3, 2013.

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Red Sox beat Diamondbacks

Red Sox beat Diamondbacks

BOSTON, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Jake Peavy pitches during a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 3, 2013. The Red Sox won 5-2.

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Yankees vs. Padres

Yankees vs. Padres

SAN DIEGO, United States - New York Yankees starter Ivan Nova pitches against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park in San Diego, California, on Aug. 3, 2013. Nova pitched seven scoreless innings in his team's 3-0 win.

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Citi Open tennis

Citi Open tennis

WASHINGTON, United States - Japan's Shuko Aoyama (L) and Russia's Vera Dushevina hold their trophies after defeating Eugenie Bouchard of Canada and Taylor Townsend of the United States in the final of the women's doubles at the Citi Open in Washington D.C. on Aug. 3, 2013. Aoyama and Dushevina won 6-3, 6-3.

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Uehara notches 10th save

Uehara notches 10th save

BOSTON, United States - The Boston Red Sox's Koji Uehara pitches against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 3, 2013. Uehara pitched a scoreless ninth inning to earn his 10th save in the Red Sox's 5-2 win.

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Citi Open tennis

Citi Open tennis

WASHINGTON, United States - Japan's Shuko Aoyama (L) and Russia's Vera Dushevina play against Eugenie Bouchard of Canada and Taylor Townsend of the United States in the final of the women's doubles at the Citi Open in Washington D.C. on Aug. 3, 2013. Aoyama and Dushevina won 6-3, 6-3.

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World swimming championships

World swimming championships

BARCELONA, Spain - Photo shows Katie Ledecky of the United States after the final of the women's 800-meter freestyle at the world swimming championships in Barcelona, Spain, on Aug. 3, 2013. Ledecky won in a new world record time of 8 minutes, 13.86 seconds, earning her fourth gold medal.

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Cosplay summit in Japan

Cosplay summit in Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - Visitors to the 11th World Cosplay Summit clap in Nagoya, central Japan, on Aug. 3, 2013.

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Cosplay summit in Japan

Cosplay summit in Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows an Italian team (front) wearing costumes of characters from the "Mazinkaiser" anime series at an event at the 11th World Cosplay Summit in Nagoya, central Japan, on Aug. 3, 2013. The team won the event.

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World swimming championships

World swimming championships

BARCELONA, Spain - Photo shows Missy Franklin of the United States after the final of the women's 200-meter backstroke at the world swimming championships in Barcelona, Spain, on Aug. 3, 2013. Franklin won the race in 2:04:76 to earn her fifth gold medal.

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World swimming championships

World swimming championships

BARCELONA, Spain - Ruta Meilutyte of Lithuania swims in a women's 50-meter breaststroke semifinal heat at the world swimming championships in Barcelona, Spain, on Aug. 3, 2013. Meilutyte finished in a new world record time of 29.48 seconds.

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Additional Osprey deployment

Additional Osprey deployment

GINOWAN, Japan - Photo shows two Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft after landing at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, for additional deployment on Aug. 3, 2013.

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World swimming championships

World swimming championships

BARCELONA, Spain - Missy Franklin of the United States swims in the final of the women's 200-meter backstroke at the world swimming championships in Barcelona, Spain, on Aug. 3, 2013. Franklin won the race in 2:04:76 to earn her fifth gold medal.

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Cosplay summit in Japan

Cosplay summit in Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - Participants in the 11th World Cosplay Summit pose for photos at the event's venue in Nagoya, central Japan, on Aug. 3, 2013.

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Additional Osprey deployment

Additional Osprey deployment

GINOWAN, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft landing at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, for additional deployment on Aug. 3, 2013.

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Additional Osprey deployment

Additional Osprey deployment

GINOWAN, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft flying over Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 3, 2013, heading for the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station for additional deployment of Osprey.

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Additional Osprey deployment

Additional Osprey deployment

GINOWAN, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows two Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft (back) after landing at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, for additional deployment on Aug. 3, 2013.

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Swimming world championships

Swimming world championships

BARCELONA, Spain - Yuliya Efimova of Russia reacts after setting a world record of 29.78 seconds in the women's 50-meter breaststroke at swimming's world championships in Barcelona, Spain, on Aug. 3, 2013.

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Swimming world championships

Swimming world championships

BARCELONA, Spain - Yuliya Efimova of Russia sets a world record of 29.78 seconds in the women's 50-meter breaststroke at swimming's world championships in Barcelona, Spain, on Aug. 3, 2013.

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Additional Osprey deployment

Additional Osprey deployment

GINOWAN, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft landing at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, for additional deployment on Aug. 3, 2013.

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Additional Osprey deployment

Additional Osprey deployment

GINOWAN, Japan - People protest against Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft seen flying over Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 3, 2013, heading for additional deployment at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station.

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Additional Osprey deployment

Additional Osprey deployment

GINOWAN, Japan - Photo shows Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft shown to reporters after landing at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, for additional deployment on Aug. 3, 2013.

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9/11 monument in Fukushima

9/11 monument in Fukushima

KORIYAMA, Japan - Visitors including a group of relatives of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on the United States gather around a monument in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 3, 2013. The group donated the monument featuring a large steel replica of a paper crane of atomic bombing victim Sadako Sasaki. The replica was made from a portion of the steel frame of the collapsed World Trade Center in New York.

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Additional Osprey deployment

Additional Osprey deployment

GINOWAN, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows two Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft after landing at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, for additional deployment on Aug. 3, 2013.

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9/11 monument in Fukushima

9/11 monument in Fukushima

KORIYAMA, Japan - Visitors including a group of relatives of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on the United States pose for photos near a monument in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 3, 2013. The group donated the monument featuring a large steel replica of a paper crane of atomic bombing victim Sadako Sasaki. The replica was made from a portion of the steel frame of the collapsed World Trade Center in New York.

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Additional Osprey deployment

Additional Osprey deployment

GINOWAN, Japan - Photo shows Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft shown to reporters after landing at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, for additional deployment on Aug. 3, 2013.

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Additional Osprey deployment

Additional Osprey deployment

GINOWAN, Japan - Photo shows two Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft after landing at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, for additional deployment on Aug. 3, 2013.

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9/11 monument in Fukushima

9/11 monument in Fukushima

KORIYAMA, Japan - Visitors including a group of relatives of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on the United States pose for photos near a monument in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 3, 2013. The group donated the monument featuring a large steel replica of a paper crane of atomic bombing victim Sadako Sasaki. The replica was made from a portion of the steel frame of the collapsed World Trade Center in New York.

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Additional Osprey deployment

Additional Osprey deployment

GINOWAN, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft flying over Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 3, 2013, heading for the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station for additional deployment of Osprey.

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H-2B rocket

H-2B rocket

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's fourth H-2B rocket is moved from the assembly building (L) to the launch pad (R) at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Aug. 3, 2013. The rocket was scheduled to be launched the following day, carrying the Konotori No. 4, an unmanned cargo transfer vehicle, to send supplies to International Space Station.

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H-2B rocket

H-2B rocket

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's fourth H-2B rocket is moved to the launch pad at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Aug. 3, 2013. The rocket was scheduled to be launched the following day, carrying the Konotori No. 4, an unmanned cargo transfer vehicle, to send supplies to International Space Station.

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Beijing skyscraper race

Beijing skyscraper race

BEIJING, China - A participant reaches the goal in a race to run some 330 meters up the stairs of Beijing's tallest skyscraper, World Trade Center Tower 3, held in the Chinese capital on Aug. 3, 2013.

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Additional Osprey deployment

Additional Osprey deployment

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Two Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft leave the U.S. Marine Corps' Iwakuni base in western Japan on Aug. 3, 2013, for deployment at the Marines' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture.

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Additional Osprey deployment

Additional Osprey deployment

GINOWAN, Japan - Opponents stage a sit-in outside a gate at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 3, 2013, against the planned additional deployment of Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft.

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Princess heads to U.S.

Princess heads to U.S.

NARITA, Japan - Princess Kako, granddaughter of Emperor Akihito, leaves Narita airport near Tokyo on Aug. 3, 2013, for the United States, where she will undertake a month-long homestay during her summer vacation. (Pool photo)

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Additional Osprey deployment

Additional Osprey deployment

GINOWAN, Japan - Police officers remove a man as opponents staged a sit-in outside a gate at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 3, 2013, against the planned additional deployment of Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft.

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Kids at PM office

Kids at PM office

TOKYO, Japan - Children smile while sitting in the Japanese prime minister's chair as they toured the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 3, 2013.

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Doraemon train

Doraemon train

TOYAMA, Japan - A train featuring comic and animation character Doraemon is shown to reporters in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, on Sept. 4, 2012. The train will be operated from Sept. 8, 2012, to Aug. 31, 2013, in the hometown of the comics' creator, Fujiko F Fujio. The train will be run in a project to commemorate Doraemon's birthday, which the comics say is Sept. 3, 2112.

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