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Japan World Cup soccer squad practices in training camp

IBUSUKI, Japan - Maya Yoshida (R), a center back for English Premier League club Southampton, and Makoto Hasebe, a midfielder for Bundesliga club 1. FC Nurnberg and the captain of the Japanese national football squad, play in a practice game during the team's training camp in Ibusuki, southwestern Japan, on May 22, 2014, ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup opening in Brazil in June.

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Solar eclipse

IBUSUKI, Japan - Newlyweds Takahisa and Mai Yamaguchi look up at a solar eclipse seen between clouds during their wedding ceremony in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on May 21, 2012. An annular solar eclipse was observed in many areas of Japan.

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Ship in collision possibly with whale

IBUSUKI, Japan - The high-speed ship Toppy arrives at a port in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, in the evening of April 22, 2012. The crippled vessel was towed to the port after having a collision earlier in the day at sea, possibly with a whale.

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Over 100 injured after ferry apparently collides with whale

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - More than 100 people were injured when the hydrofoil Toppy-4 ferry, now moored at port in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, collided with a submerged object, possibly a whale, in the East China Sea off the prefecture on April 9, the ferry's operator said April 10.

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(3)Koizumi, Roh relax in Ibusuki

IBUSUKI, Japan - South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun examines a tea cup brought from the Korean Peninsula during a traditional tea ceremony at a hotel in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Dec. 18 with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi sitting next to him. (Pool photo)

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(2)Koizumi, Roh relax in Ibusuki

IBUSUKI, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (2nd from R) and South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun attend a traditional Japanese tea ceremony tea at a hotel in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Dec. 18. (Pool photo)

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(2)Zidane meets the press in Ibusuki

IBUSUKI, Japan - The media flock to French soccer ace Zinedine Zidane's news conference May 23 in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, where the French team is training for the World Cup finals.

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France vs Urawa Red friendly

IBUSUKI, Japan - Youri Djorkaeff of France controls the ball in a friendly match against Urawa Reds at Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on May 22.

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(2)French soccer superstar Zidane arrives in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - French soccer superstar Zinedine Zidane autographs a Japanese fan's miniature soccer ball May 22 at Kansai International Airport near Osaka after arriving there to join in the French team's training camp in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture.

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French soccer team arrives in Ibusuki for World Cup training camp

IBUSUKI, Japan - Ibusuki Mayor Kaname Taharazako (L) welcomes French soccer team coach Roger Lemerre (2nd from R) at a hotel in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on May 20. The French soccer team will be training in Ibusuki for the World Cup finals that begin May 31 in Japan and South Korea.