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Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa dies at 88

Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa receives a bouquet from a student after performing at a junior high school in Yamanouchi in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 2, 2010. Ozawa died at 88 on Feb. 6, 2024, of heart failure.

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Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa dies at 88

Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa performs during a training session for young people in Yamanouchi in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on Aug. 1, 2010. Ozawa died at 88 on Feb. 6, 2024, of heart failure.

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U.S. envoy Roos

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos. Roos will attend an annual ceremony on Aug. 6, 2013 in Hiroshima to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the city, marking his third attendance since 2010, before leaving his post, sources close to Japan-U.S. relations said on Aug 2.

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Piano that survived atomic bombing

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Japanese pianist Mami Hagiwara is pictured with a piano that survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima in Mazda Stadium in the western Japan city on Aug. 6, 2011, the 66th anniversary of the attack. To mark the anniversary, a concert was held before a night game between the Hiroshima Carp and the Yomiuri Giants at the stadium, with Hagiwara, a 24-year-old Hiroshima native who won first prize in the piano division of the Geneva International Music Competition in 2010, playing the piano.

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Lanterns in memory of A-bomb victims

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A junior high school student releases a lantern on the Motoyasu River running in front of the A-Bomb Dome (background) in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2010, in commemoration of the victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the city.

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Lanterns in memory of A-bomb victims

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Children pray as they send off lanterns on the Motoyasu River running in front of the A-Bomb Dome in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2010, to commemorate victims of the 1945 U.S. nuclear bombing of the city, as well as in hope of world peace.

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Lanterns in memory of A-bomb victims

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Lanterns in many colors float on the Motoyasu River running in front of the A-Bomb Dome in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2010, in commemoration of the victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the city.

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Fighters' Darvish earns 10th win of season

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters starting pitcher Yu Darvish pumps his fist during a game against the Rakuten Eagles at Sapporo Dome on Aug. 6, 2010. Darvish marked his 10th win of the season in a 10-4 victory.

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Icy aquarium in Miyagi

KESENNUMA, Japan - Tourists look at frozen sea animals trapped in ice at the ''Kori no Suizokukan'' (Ice Aquarium) in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 6, 2010.

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Icy aquarium in Miyagi

KESENNUMA, Japan - Tourists look at frozen sea animals trapped in ice at the ''Kori no Suizokukan'' (Ice Aquarium) in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 6, 2010.

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U.N. chief Ban in Hiroshima for A-bomb ceremony

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon exchanges opinions with students during a talk session at Funairi High School in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2010. Ban urged the teenagers to work hard for achieving a world free of nuclear weapons after attending a ceremony the same day to mark the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city.

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U.N. chief Ban in Hiroshima for A-bomb ceremony

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon responds to a warm reception from students at Funairi High School in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2010. Ban urged the teenagers to work hard for achieving a world free of nuclear weapons after attending a ceremony the same day to mark the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city.

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Fighters' Darvish earns 10th win of season

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters starting pitcher Yu Darvish throws against the Rakuten Eagles at Sapporo Dome on Aug. 6, 2010. Darvish marked his 10th win of the season in a 10-4 victory.

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U.N. chief Ban in Hiroshima for A-bomb ceremony

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (L) listens to survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima during a meeting in the city Aug. 6, 2010. Ban attended a ceremony the same day to mark the 65th anniversary of the attack.

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U.N. chief Ban in Hiroshima for A-bomb ceremony

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (C, front) poses with Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba (R) and high school students at Funairi High School in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2010. Ban urged the teenagers to work hard for achieving a world free of nuclear weapons after attending a ceremony the same day to mark the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city.

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Ban mourns Korean A-bomb victims

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (L), a South Korean national, and his wife Yoo Soon Taek (next to Ban) offer a moment of silent prayer after laying flowers at a cenotaph for Korean victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Aug. 6, 2010.

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Kan says nuclear deterrence necessary

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks at a press conference in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2010, the 65th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city. Kan said nuclear deterrence is necessary for Japan, shrugging off a call from the Hiroshima mayor for departing from the U.S. ''nuclear umbrella'' to take the lead in creating a world without nuclear weapons.

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Balloons for peace

OTSU, Japan - Worshippers release about 3,000 balloons into sky during an event to pray for peace and to console the victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki at Mii Temple in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on Aug. 6, 2010. Hiroshima marked the 65th anniversary of the bombing that day.

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U.N. chief Ban in Hiroshima for A-bomb ceremony

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (L) listens to Akihiro Takahashi, a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and former president of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, during a meeting in the city Aug. 6, 2010. Ban attended a ceremony the same day to mark the 65th anniversary of the attack.

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U.N. chief Ban in Hiroshima for A-bomb ceremony

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (C) shakes hands with a representative of a support group for survivors of the 1945 atomic bombing in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2010. Ban attended a ceremony the same day to mark the 65th anniversary of the attack.

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Hiroshima 65th A-bomb anniversary

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bomb attack on the city is held in the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2010. Those taking part included representatives from a record 74 countries, including U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos.

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U.N. chief Ban in Hiroshima for A-bomb ceremony

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon delivers a speech in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2010, after attending a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the city. Ban renewed his vow to work for the abolition of nuclear arms.

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Kan and U.N. chief in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (L) and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon greet each other at a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Aug. 6, 2010.

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Hiroshima A-bomb anniversary

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A man and his granddaughter tie paper cranes as Hiroshima marks the 65th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Aug. 6, 2010.

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Hiroshima A-bomb anniversary

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Doves are released in a ceremony at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park to mark the 65th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city on Aug. 6, 2010.

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Hiroshima 65th A-bomb anniversary

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba (R) dedicates a list of victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing to a cenotaph during a ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park in the city on Aug. 6, 2010. The list contained the names of 5,501 people newly recognized in the past year as victims of the bombing.

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Hiroshima 65th A-bomb anniversary

HIROSHIMA, Japan - People visit the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima to mark the 65th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city on Aug. 6, 2010.

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U.N. chief Ban in Hiroshima for A-bomb ceremony

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (C) views an exhibit at the city's Peace Memorial Museum with Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba (L) and Steven Leeper (R), the head of the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation, on Aug. 6, 2010. Ban attended a ceremony the same day to mark the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city.

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Hiroshima 65th A-bomb anniversary

HIROSHIMA, Japan - People offer silent prayers during a ceremony in the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima to mark the 65th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city at 8:15 a.m., the exact time the bomb exploded, on Aug. 6, 2010. Representatives from a record 74 countries were among those participating in the ceremony.

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Ban mourns Korean A-bomb victims

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (C) offers a moment of silent prayer during a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Aug. 6, 2010.

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Kan in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (2nd from L) offers a moment of silent prayer during a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Aug. 6, 2010.

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Hiroshima Peace Declaration

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba presents the Hiroshima Peace Declaration during a ceremony on Aug. 6, 2010, to mark the 65th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

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Ban mourns Korean A-bomb victims

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (C) offers a moment of silent prayer during a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Aug. 6, 2010.

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U.N. chief in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon speaks during a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Aug. 6, 2010. Ban became the first U.N. head to attend the event.

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U.N. chief in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon completes a speech at a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Aug. 6, 2010. Behind Ban is a cenotaph inscribing a pledge never to repeat the atomic tragedy. Ban became the first U.N. head to attend the event.

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U.N. chief in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon offers a wreath during a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Aug. 6, 2010. Ban became the first U.N. head to attend the event.

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Sendai star festival

SENDAI, Japan - Colorful streamers decorate an arcade as an annual star festival begins in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 6, 2010. About 2.2 million people are expected to visit the city for the three-day ''Tanabata'' festival.

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Kan in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan offers a wreath during a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Aug. 6, 2010.

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U.S. envoy in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos leaves Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park after attending a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2010. Roos became the first U.S. representative to take part in the event.

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U.N. chief in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon bows as he offers a wreath during a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Aug. 6, 2010. Ban became the first U.N. head to attend the event.

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U.N. chief in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon offers a wreath during a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Aug. 6, 2010. Ban became the first U.N. head to attend the event.

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U.N. chief in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon offers a wreath during a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Aug. 6, 2010. Ban became the first U.N. head to attend the event.

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U.N. chief in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (R) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan before a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Aug. 6, 2010. Ban became the first U.N. head to attend the event.

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U.S. envoy in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos offers a moment of silent prayer during a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Aug. 6, 2010. Roos became the first U.S. representative to attend the event.

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U.N. chief in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (2nd from L) waves as he arrives at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park to attend a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2010. Ban became the first U.N. head to take part in the event.

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U.S. envoy in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos attends a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Aug. 6, 2010. Roos became the first U.S. representative to attend the event.

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Hiroshima A-bomb anniversary

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Demonstrators stage a die-in as Hiroshima marks the 65th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Aug. 6, 2010.

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Hiroshima 65th A-bomb anniversary

HIROSHIMA, Japan - This photo shows the A-Bomb Dome and, in the background, the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2010, the 65th anniversary of the U.S. nuclear attack on the western Japan city.

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Hiroshima A-bomb anniversary

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Demonstrators stage a die-in as Hiroshima marks the 65th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Aug. 6, 2010.

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U.N. chief in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (C) arrives at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park to attend a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2010. Ban became the first U.N. head to take part in the event.