Baseball: Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki's career highlights

Baseball: Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki's career highlights

File photo shows Ichiro Suzuki of the Miami Marlins getting his 3,000th Major League career hit in a game against the Colorado Rockies in Denver, Colorado, on August 7, 2016. He became the first Asian player inducted to the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 27, 2025.

15th anniversary of Sichuan earthquake

15th anniversary of Sichuan earthquake

Combined photo shows a view of Yingxiu in China's Sichuan Province in August 2008 in the aftermath of an 8.0-magnitude earthquake (top), and the same location (bottom), which was near the epicenter of the quake, on May 7, 2023, after reconstruction. May 12 marks the 15th anniversary of the Sichuan earthquake that left 87,000 people dead or missing.

USJ may see largest monthly visitor turnout in August

USJ may see largest monthly visitor turnout in August

OSAKA, Japan - The number of visitors to Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, western Japan, in August may surpass the monthly record of some 1.31 million, registered in August 2001, due to the popularity of a new attraction based on the Harry Potter film franchise that opened on July 15. The photo was taken on Aug. 7, 2014.

Japanese lawmaker Inoki plans wrestling fest in N. Korea

Japanese lawmaker Inoki plans wrestling fest in N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Antonio Inoki, a pro wrestler turned member of the House of Councillors, announces a plan to hold a professional wrestling festival in Pyongyang, North Korea, at a press conference in Tokyo on July 7, 2014. The festival is scheduled for August 30 and 31.

U.S. ski jumper Hendrickson ready to compete in Sochi Games

U.S. ski jumper Hendrickson ready to compete in Sochi Games

SOCHI, Russia - American ski jumper Sarah Hendrickson attends a Feb. 7, 2014 news conference at the main press center for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. Hendrickson's right knee was surgically reconstructed after an August 2013 injury.

Man helps Bhutanese understand ways to manage money

Man helps Bhutanese understand ways to manage money

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 7, 2013, in Tokyo shows Takao Takahashi, who published a book titled "Bhutan de Honto no Shiawase ni Tsuite Kangaete Mimashita" (I thought about real happiness in Bhutan) based on his one-year experience as a fellow or aide to the Bhutanese prime minister from August 2011.

Restoring historic buildings

Restoring historic buildings

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in August 2012 shows an outlet of sake brewery Otokoyama Honten Co., which was damaged by the March 2011 tsunami, in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The World Monuments Fund in New York said on March 7, 2013, that it will give $250,000 to rebuild seven historic buildings in Kesennuma, including the Okotoyama Honten store.

Kim Jong Il's chef

Kim Jong Il's chef

NARITA, Japan - Reporters surround Kenji Fujimoto, the personal sushi chef of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, as he leaves Narita airport near Tokyo for Beijing on Sept. 7, 2012. He made a two-week visit to North Korea through early August at the invitation of Kim Jong Un, Kim's son and the current North Korean leader.

London Olympics countdown

London Olympics countdown

LONDON, Britain - A javelin thrower competes during a meet at the Olympic Stadium in London on May 7, 2012, in front of an electronic signboard still under construction prior to the London Olympic Games in July and August 2012.

London Olympics countdown

London Olympics countdown

LONDON, Britain - Reporters wear vinyl sheets in the rain as they work during a meet at the Olympic Stadium in London on May 7, 2012, prior to the London Olympic Games in July and August 2012.

IHI to launch R&D firm for algae biofuel

IHI to launch R&D firm for algae biofuel

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows algae biofuel (front) and a bottle containing algae at the headquarters of heavy machinery maker IHI Corp. in Tokyo on July 7, 2011. The company said it will jointly establish a research and development company for algae biofuel in early August with a university venture, eyeing commercial production in fiscal 2020.

Rakuten to begin e-book distribution service

Rakuten to begin e-book distribution service

TOKYO, Japan - Rakuten Inc. demonstrates an electronic book distribution service in Tokyo on July 7, 2011. The leading Japanese online shopping mall operator plans to launch the service in early August, offering more than 10,000 titles at first for an e-book reader handset due to be simultaneously released by Panasonic Corp.