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US: Brush Fire Erupts In Del Mar Heights, San Diego 3

A brush fire erupted in the Del Mar Heights neighborhood in San Diego on Tuesday morning, June 25. The fire near Mira Montana Drive off Del Mar Heights Road prompted the mandatory evacuation of 2,500 residents from the area. The fire's forward progress was stopped by about 5:30 p.m. and all evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted by 7:20 p.m.

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Abe meets Nobel laureates

KOBE, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front) visits a laboratory belonging to Riken, a company that deals with the research of induced pluripotent stem cells in Kobe, western Japan, on Jan. 11, 2013. At left is Shinya Yamanaka, who won the 2012 Nobel Prize in medicine for the research of iPS cells. At center is Ryoji Noyori, Riken president and Nobel Prize in chemistry laureate. (Pool photo)

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Poster project to support disaster-hit areas

MIYAKO, Japan - About 150 people gather for a photo shoot in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, on Jan. 28, 2012, for the poster project ''A Beacon of Rebirth'' which aims to support the reconstruction of areas hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The levee in the back was swallowed by the tsunami on March 11, 2011. The proceeds from sales of the posters will be donated to disaster-hit municipalities.

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People in Tokyo walk home after March 2011 disaster

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken March 11, 2011, in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward shows people walking to their homes after the massive earthquake paralyzed the public transportation systems in the capital area. Some 34 percent of people walked home from their workplaces or schools in Tokyo's 23 wards without waiting for the resumption of public transportation services, a survey by the Railway Technical Research Institute showed Jan. 28, 2012.

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No appeal in 2005 train derailment disaster

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows the scene of the April 25, 2005, derailment of a West Japan Railway Co. commuter train on the Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, that killed 107 people and injured 562. Prosecutors said on Jan. 25, 2012, they will not appeal against a Jan. 11, 2012, court verdict finding Masao Yamazaki, former president of the railway operator, not guilty of professional negligence.

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Kodak booth at international CES

LAS VEGAS, United States - Photo taken on Jan. 11, 2012, shows Eastman Kodak Co.'s exhibition booth at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The pioneering U.S. photography firm has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with a New York court, the company said Jan. 19, 2012.

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Frustrations linger in Tunisia

SIDI BOUZID, Tunisia - Young men burn tires and blockade a road in the suburbs of Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, on Jan. 11, 2012. An unemployed man burned himself to death in December 2010 in Sidi Bouzid, touching off nationwide protests.

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Frustrations linger in Tunisia

SIDI BOUZID, Tunisia - Young men burn tires and blockade a road in the suburbs of Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, on Jan. 11, 2012. An unemployed man burned himself to death in December 2010 in Sidi Bouzid, touching off nationwide protests.

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DPJ lawmakers opposing TPP talks visit U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - Masahiko Yamada, former Japanese farm minister, speaks during a press conference in Washington on Jan. 11, 2012. A group of six ruling Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers opposed to Tokyo's participation in the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks, including Yamada, wrapped up a three-day visit to the United States that day. Yamada said the group conveyed to U.S. officials that many Japanese people, particularly young people, have growing concerns about joining the TPP talks.

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Nobel laureate Oe

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Tokyo on April 22, 2011, shows Nobel literature laureate Kenzaburo Oe. Twenty-two Japanese writers, including Oe, have been invited to France's largest book fair, the Salon du Livre, to be held in March in Paris, the fair's organizer said on Jan. 11, 2012.

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S. Korean military's winter drill

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of the South Korean military's special warfare unit conduct a winter drill on Jan. 11, 2012, which was unveiled to the press, in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, some 180 kilometers east of Seoul. The exercise, which began in December, will be conducted until February.

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S. Korean military's winter drill

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of the South Korean military's special warfare unit conduct a winter drill on Jan. 11, 2012, which was unveiled to the press, in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, some 180 kilometers east of Seoul. The exercise, which began in December, will be conducted until February.

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S. Korean military's winter drill

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of the South Korean military's special warfare unit conduct a winter drill on Jan. 11, 2012, which was unveiled to the press, in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, some 180 kilometers east of Seoul. The exercise, which began in December, will be conducted until February.

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Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong speaks during a press conference in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Jan. 11, 2012.

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Inmate escapes from Hiroshima Prison

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hideyuki Yamasaki (C), head of the general affairs division at Hiroshima Prison, and other prison officials bow in a gesture of apology at a press conference in the western Japanese city of Hiroshima on Jan. 11, 2012, after Li Guolin, a 40-year-old Chinese man, escaped from the prison earlier that day.

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Sumo referee sent to hospital after being hit by wrestler

TOKYO, Japan - Referee Shozaburo (L) takes a hit as ozeki Baruto (R) pushes down Wakakoyu in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2012. The referee was taken to hospital by ambulance after the accident.

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Foreign ministers of Cambodia, Myanmar

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong (L) and Myanmar Foreign Minister Wunna Maung Lwin (R) chat in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Jan. 11, 2012.

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Sumo referee sent to hospital after being hit by wrestler

TOKYO, Japan - Referee Shozaburo (L) takes a hit as ozeki Baruto (R) pushes down Wakakoyu in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2012. The referee was taken to hospital by ambulance after the accident.

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Trade minister Edano meets Thai PM

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (R) and Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano shake hands in Bangkok on Jan. 11, 2012. Edano pledged Japan's support for Thailand's recovery from recent flooding that affected Japanese firms in the Southeast Asian country and also called for the implementation of effective countermeasures against flooding. (Pool Photo)

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Geithner meets Chinese premier Wen

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) and U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) shake hands prior to their meeting in Beijing on Jan. 11, 2012. (Pool Photo by Kyodo News)

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Geithner meets Chinese premier Wen

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) and U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) hold talks in Beijing on Jan. 11, 2012. (Pool Photo by Kyodo News)

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Russia's Matvienko in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Valentina Matvienko, chairwoman of Russia's Council of Federation, the upper chamber of the Russian parliament, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2012.

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Japan foreign minister meets Afghan president

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) and Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba shake hands in Kabul on Jan. 11, 2012. (Pool Photo by Kyodo News)

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Members of GSDF leave for Africa

NARITA, Japan - An advance party of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force leaves for Africa from Narita international airport in Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 11, 2012, to prepare for the arrival of the GSDF's engineering unit to join U.N. peacekeeping operations in South Sudan.

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Inmate escapes from Hiroshima Prison

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Aerial photo taken Jan. 11, 2012, shows Hiroshima Prison in the western Japanese city of Hiroshima. Li Guolin, a 40-year-old Chinese man, escaped from the prison that day.

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10 months after March quake, tsunami

KESENNUMA, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 11, 2012, 10 months after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, shows flowers being laid at a site where a residential police box used to stand in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture. A police officer stationed there has been missing since the disaster. A large fishing vessel washed ashore by the tsunami remains stranded, while the clearing of debris in the area is ongoing.

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Trade minister Edano visits Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano (R) visits a flood-hit factory of Rohm Co., a Japanese electronics parts maker, in Pathum Thani Province, north of Bangkok, on Jan. 11, 2012.

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Memorial forest planned in Kesennuma

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 11, 2012, shows Mt. Amba in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, where the construction of a memorial forest is under planning to commemorate the March 2011 quake and tsunami victims.

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Sasaki, Sawa with FIFA trophies

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese women's national soccer team coach Norio Sasaki (L) and Homare Sawa, the team's captain, hold their trophies in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2012, after FIFA named Sasaki the Women's Coach of the Year and Sawa the Women's World Player of the Year in Zurich.

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Japan foreign minister meets Afghan president

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) and Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (L) hold talks in Kabul on Jan. 11, 2012. (Pool Photo by Kyodo News)

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Geithner meets Xi

BEIJING, China - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping shake hands before holding talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Jan. 11, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Bridgestone's new CEO

TOKYO, Japan - Bridgestone Corp.'s Senior Vice President Masaaki Tsuya speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2012. The company said it will appoint Tsuya, 59, as its chief executive officer after a general meeting of shareholders in March.

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Women's soccer captain, coach return home

NARITA, Japan - Homare Sawa (L), captain of the Japanese women's national soccer team, and coach Norio Sasaki attend a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2012, after they were recognized by FIFA in a ceremony in Switzerland as the best in the world in their respective categories. Sawa was named FIFA Women's World Player of the Year, while Sasaki, who guided the team known as Nadeshiko Japan to a first-ever World Cup triumph at last summer's finals in Germany, won the Women's Coach of the Year.

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Noda eyes DPJ Okada as deputy prime minister

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada, former secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, leaves a Diet facility in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2012. A senior party lawmaker said the same day that Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has sounded out Okada, who now heads the party's administrative reform panel, about joining his Cabinet as deputy prime minister when the premier reshuffles it.

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ASEAN foreign ministers in Cambodia

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - Foreign ministers pose for photos in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Jan. 11, 2012, as a meeting of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations began the same day.

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Restaurant to offer healthy office lunch

TOKYO, Japan - People line up to get tickets for lunches as weight and body fat scale maker Tanita Corp. opens a restaurant in Tokyo's Marunouchi business area on Jan. 11, 2012. The Marunouchi Tanita Shokudo restaurant offers healthy lunches originally provided at the company's office cafeteria.

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Astronaut Furukawa

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2012. He returned to Earth in November 2011 aboard a Soyuz space capsule after completing a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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Kyushu Electric to name Uriu as new president

FUKUOKA, Japan - Undated file photo shows Kyushu Electric Power Co. Executive Vice President Michiaki Uriu. The company plans to name Uriu as its new president to succeed Toshio Manabe, who will resign over a scandal involving the utility manipulating public opinion on nuclear power generation, company sources said on Jan. 11, 2012.

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Women's soccer captain, coach return home

NARITA, Japan - Homare Sawa (R), captain of the Japanese women's national soccer team, and coach Norio Sasaki (L), arrive at Narita airport near Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2012, after they were recognized by FIFA in a ceremony in Switzerland as the best in the world in their respective categories. Sawa was named FIFA Women's World Player of the Year, while Sasaki, who guided the team known as Nadeshiko Japan to a first-ever World Cup triumph at last summer's finals in Germany, won the Women's Coach of the Year.