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Japanese competitive eater Kobayashi

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi during an interview with Kyodo News in New York on July 1, 2010. The 33-year-old former hot dog eating champion won an annual chicken wing eating contest in Philadelphia on Feb. 3, 2012, downing a record 337 wings in 30 minutes.

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Aftermath of Chile quake

CONCEPCION, Chile - A mother and daughter sleep in a car in Concepcion, Chile, on March 3, 2010, following the massive earthquake that struck the country on Feb. 27.

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Chile quake aftermath

CONCEPCION, Chile - Police on horseback patrol the empty streets of Concepcion, Chile, on March 3, 2010, where a curfew was put into effect. The government imposed the curfew to contain looting which broke out following the massive earthquake that struck the country on Feb. 27.

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Chile quake aftermath

CONCEPCION, Chile - Two people walk through rubble in Concepcion, Chile, on March 3, 2010. The death toll from the Feb. 27 earthquake rose to over 800.

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Chile quake aftermath

CONCEPCION, Chile - Soldiers patrol a street in Concepcion, Chile, where a curfew was put into effect on March 3, 2010. The government imposed the curfew to contain looting which broke out following the massive earthquake that struck the country on Feb. 27.

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Chile quake aftermath

CONCEPCION, Chile - Earthquake survivors line up to buy gasoline in Concepcion, Chile, on March 3, 2010. Residents face a shortage of basic supplies such as water, food and gasoline following a massive earthquake that struck the country on Feb. 27.

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Chile quake aftermath

DICHATO, Chile - Rescuers look through the wreckage of buildings in Dichato, Chile, on March 3, 2010. The death toll from the Feb. 27 earthquake that struck the country has climbed to over 800.

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Chile quake aftermath

DICHATO, Chile - People carry boxes of relief supplies in Dichato, Chile, on March 3, 2010. Some 300 people in the town gathered to receive water, rice and other supplies following the Feb. 27 earthquake which killed at least 800 people and destroyed 500,000 homes.

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Chile quake aftermath

CONCEPCION, Chile - A woman prepares breakfast in front of her damaged home in Concepcion, Chile, on March 3, 2010. A magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck the country on Feb. 27 killed at least 800 and destroyed 500,000 homes.

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Chile quake aftermath

CONCEPCION, Chile - A boy waits at a military facility while a soldier prepares a paper allowing him to leave home on March, 3, 2010, in Concepcion, Chile. The Chilean government imposed a nighttime curfew in the town to contain looting which broke out following the devastating earthquake on Feb. 27.

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Chile quake aftermath

CONCEPCION, Chile - People wait in line in front of a military facility in Concepcion, Chile, on March 3, 2010, to apply for permission slips to go out after a certain hour. The government has imposed a nighttime curfew to contain looting that broke out following the devastating earthquake that struck the country on Feb. 27.

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Chile quake aftermath

CONCEPCION, Chile - A man pulls a shoe from the wreckage of a structure in Concepcion, Chile, on March 3, 2010. The death toll from the Feb. 27 earthquake rose to over 800.

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Chile quake aftermath

CONCEPCION, Chile - People sit in front of a building next to rubble on March 3, 2010, in Concepcion, Chile. The death toll from the Feb. 27 earthquake rose to over 800.

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Chile quake aftermath

CONCEPCION, Chile - Rubble lies between buildings in Concepcion, Chile, on March 3, 2010. The death toll from the Feb. 27 earthquake rose to over 800.

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Chile quake aftermath

CONCEPCION, Chile - Soldiers stand guard on a street in Concepcion, Chile, where a nighttime curfew was put into effect on March 3, 2010. The government imposed the curfew to contain looting which broke out following the massive earthquake that struck the country on Feb. 27.

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Deep-sea fish giving marine experts food for thought

TOYAMA, Japan - This rarely seen deep-sea fish called ''Ryugu no Tsukai'' (slender oarfish) -- or ''Messenger from the Sea God's Palace'' -- drifted ashore in Kurobe, Toyama Prefecture, in December 2009 and is now on display as a specimen at Uozu Aquarium in the same prefecture on Feb. 3, 2010.

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Volunteers get free tickets to opening ceremony rehearsal

VANCOUVER, Canada - Olympic volunteers hold up free tickets to the dress rehearsal of the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver on Feb. 3, 2010. Hundreds of the volunteers waited in line for almost three hours to pick up free tickets.

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Ishikawa plays Pro-Am Northern Trust Open

LOS ANGELES, United States - Ryo Ishikawa from Japan, the country's money champion in 2009, is followed by reporters, photographers and TV crew as well as spectators during the Pro-Am round of the Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, on Feb. 3, 2010.

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Ishikawa plays Pro-Am Northern Trust Open

LOS ANGELES, United States - Ryo Ishikawa from Japan signs autographs for fans at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, on Feb. 3, 2010.

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Ishikawa plays Pro-Am Northern Trust Open

LOS ANGELES, United States - Ryo Ishikawa from Japan lines up his putt during the Pro-Am round of the Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, on Feb. 3, 2010.

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Sumo reform hits headlines in Italy

ROME, Italy - This photo shows the Italian major newspaper La Repubblica carrying an article on reforms of the Japan Sumo Association in its Feb. 3, 2010 edition. The paper likened the impact of the recent election of reform-minded retired grand champion Takanohana on the association's board to that of the country's change of government in 2009.

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Ishikawa plays Pro-Am Northern Trust Open

LOS ANGELES, United States - Ryo Ishikawa from Japan hits a tee shot during the Pro-Am round of the Northern Trust Open at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, on Feb. 3, 2010.

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Prosecutors' decision not to indict DPJ's Ozawa expected Feb. 4

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa leaves his office in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2010. Investigative sources said the same day that prosecutors are likely to announce on Feb. 4 that they have decided not to indict Ozawa over the alleged falsification of political funds reports due to insufficient evidence.

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Toyota probing Prius brake problem in response to complaints

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp.'s Executive Vice President Shinichi Sasaki responds to questions from reporters at the transport ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2010, after meeting with transport minister Seiji Maehara. Company officials said Toyota has received dozens of complaints concerning the brakes of the latest model of its popular Prius hybrid car in Japan and North America and has launched a probe into the matter as instructed by the Japanese government.

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Honda ups full-year forecast for 3rd time on domestic, Asia sales

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. Executive Vice President Koichi Kondo briefs reporters on the company's business performance in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2010. He said the company raised its profit and sales outlook for the whole of fiscal 2009 ending in March for the third time, helped by cost-cutting efforts and brisk sales of fuel-efficient cars in Japan and other Asian markets.

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Jojima practices batting in training camp

GINOZA, Japan - Former major leaguer and now Hanshin Tigers catcher Kenji Jojima begins batting practice in the club's training camp in Ginoza, Okinawa Prefecture, on Feb. 3, 2010.

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Doi, Fujimori practice snowboard cross in Sapporo for Olympics

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese snowboarders Natsuko Doi (L) and Yuka Fujimori (R) speaks to reporters in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Feb. 3, 2010, before taking part in the upcoming Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.

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Doi, Fujimori practice snowboard cross in Sapporo for Olympics

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese snowboarders Yuka Fujimori (L) and Natsuko Doi (R) practice snowboard cross in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Feb. 3, 2010, for the upcoming Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.

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Japan's ski jumpers get pepped ahead of Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese ski jumpers for the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games (from L to R) Shohei Tochimoto, Daiki Ito and Takanobu Okabe, pose during a pep rally in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2010, ahead of their participation in the upcoming Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver.

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Toyota probing Prius brake problem in response to complaints

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in June 2009 shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s production line for Prius hybrid cars in Aichi Prefecture. Toyota officials said on Feb. 3, 2010, that the company has received dozens of complaints involving the brakes on the latest model of its popular Prius hybrid car in Japan and North America, and has launched a probe into the matter as instructed by the Japanese government.

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Hatoyama says he believes Ozawa's claim of innocence

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks during a plenary session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2010. Hatoyama said he believes ruling party kingpin Ichiro Ozawa's claim of innocence in a scandal involving accounting irregularities at his fund management body.

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Baruto throws beans for luck at Narita temple

NARITA, Japan - Estonian sekiwake Baruto invites good fortune by throwing bags of beans during the annual ''setsubun'' festival marking the lunar calendar start of spring at Naritasan Shinshoji Temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on Feb. 3, 2010. Grand champion Asashoryu, who had been invited to the event, declined to participate due to a swirling controversy involving reports he was involved in a drunken rampage in January.

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Hatoyama says he believes Ozawa's claim of innocence

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks during a plenary session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2010. Hatoyama said he believes ruling party kingpin Ichiro Ozawa's claim of innocence in a scandal involving accounting irregularities at his fund management body.

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Hatoyama says he will 'calmly watch' developments in Ozawa case

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters in front of his official residence in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2010, about a scandal involving the fund management body of ruling party kingpin Ichiro Ozawa. Hatoyama said he will calmly watch developments as prosecutors are in the middle of their investigation.