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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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Japan pro golfer Matsuyama in action at Sony Open

HONOLULU, United States - Hideki Matsuyama of Japan hits a tee shot on the second hole in the opening round of the Sony Open professional golf tournament at the Wailalae Golf Course in Honolulu in the U.S. state of Hawaii on Jan. 15, 2015.

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Ono wins Akutagawa literary award, Nishi wins Naoki Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Kanako Nishi (L) and Masatsugu Ono smile while posing for photos at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2015, after winning the Naoki Prize for popular fiction and the prestigious Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming authors, respectively. Nishi was awarded the prize for her work "Saraba!" (Farewell!) while Ono won the prize for his work "9 Nen Mae no Inori" (A Prayer Nine Years Ago).

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Japan, S. Korea seek to repair ties on 50th anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front L) meets with a visiting South Korean parliamentary delegation at his office in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2015. Both sides indicated hope for repairing strained bilateral relations in 2015, the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

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Ono wins Akutagawa literary award, Nishi wins Naoki Prize

TOKYO, Japan - Kanako Nishi (L) and Masatsugu Ono pose for photos at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2015, after winning the Naoki Prize for popular fiction and the prestigious Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming authors, respectively. Nishi was awarded the prize for her work "Saraba!" (Farewell!) while Ono won the prize for his work "9 Nen Mae no Inori" (A Prayer Nine Years Ago).

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Japanese Empress Michiko attends concert

TOKYO, Japan - Empress Michiko acknowledges the audience upon her arrival at the Suntory Hall in Tokyo to attend a concert by Japanese violinist Daishin Kashimoto and French pianist Eric Le Sage on Jan. 15, 2015.

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Japan accedes to compensation pact for nuke damage

VIENNA, Austria - Mitsuru Kitano (L), permanent Japanese representative to international organizations in Vienna, Austria, shakes hands with International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano on Jan. 15, 2015, after submitting Japan's instrument of acceptance to the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage.

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Future uncertain for scandal-hit Japan coach Aguirre

BRISBANE, Australia - Japan soccer coach Javier Aguirre speaks at a news conference in Brisbane, Australia, on Jan. 15, 2015, a day before Japan plays Iraq in a Group D match at the Asian Cup tournament. Aguirre refused to comment on the latest episode in an alleged match-fixing scandal involving him.

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Future uncertain for scandal-hit Japan coach Aguirre

BRISBANE, Australia - Japan soccer coach Javier Aguirre (R) speaks at a news conference in Brisbane, Australia, on Jan. 15, 2015, a day before Japan plays Iraq in a Group D match at the Asian Cup tournament. Aguirre refused to comment on the latest episode in an alleged match-fixing scandal involving him.

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Japan, Iraq to play in Group D match of Asian Cup

BRISBANE, Australia - Iraqi soccer coach Radhi Swadi speaks at a news conference in Brisbane, Australia, on Jan. 15, 2015, a day before Iraq faces Japan in a Group D match of the Asian Cup tournament.

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Japan, Iraq to play in Group D match of Asian Cup

BRISBANE, Australia - Japan's Shinji Okazaki practices heading during a training session in Brisbane, Australia, on Jan. 15, 2015, a day before a Group D match against Iraq at the Asian Cup tournament.

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Japan, Iraq to play in Group D match of Asian Cup

BRISBANE, Australia - Japan's Shinji Okazaki (C) and other players dribble balls during a training session in Brisbane, Australia, on Jan. 15, 2015, a day before a Group D match against Iraq at the Asian Cup tournament.

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Future uncertain for scandal-hit Japan coach Aguirre

BRISBANE, Australia - Japan soccer coach Javier Aguirre attends a news conference in Brisbane, Australia, on Jan. 15, 2015, a day before Japan plays Iraq in a Group D match of the Asian Cup tournament. Aguirre refused to comment on the latest episode in an alleged match-fixing scandal involving him.

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Japan-Australia free trade pact takes effect

TOKYO, Japan - Minoru Kiuchi (2nd from R), parliamentary vice foreign minister, and other Japanese officials shake hands with Australian Ambassador to Japan Bruce Miller (C) during a bilateral committee meeting held in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2015, following the effectuation of a free trade agreement between the two countries.

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Toyota Mirai fuel-cell cars delivered to gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., attend a ceremony to deliver Toyota Mirai fuel-cell sedans to the government in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2015. Three of the fuel-cell vehicles, which run on electricity generated through a chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen in an onboard fuel cell, were delivered for the government's official use.

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Future uncertain for scandal-hit Japan coach Aguirre

BRISBANE, Australia - Japan soccer coach Javier Aguirre (C) speaks at a news conference in Brisbane, Australia, on Jan. 15, 2015, a day before Japan plays Iraq in a Group D match at the Asian Cup tournament. Aguirre refused to comment on the latest episode in an alleged match-fixing scandal involving him.

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Toyota Mirai fuel-cell cars delivered to gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2015, after taking a test-drive in a Toyota Motor Corp. Mirai fuel-cell sedan. Three of the fuel-cell vehicles, which run on electricity generated through a chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen in an onboard fuel cell, were delivered for the government's official use.

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Future uncertain for scandal-hit Japan coach Aguirre

BRISBANE, Australia - Japan soccer coach Javier Aguirre listens to questions from a reporter during a news conference in Brisbane, Australia, on Jan. 15, 2015, a day before Japan plays Iraq in a Group D match of the Asian Cup tournament. Aguirre refused to comment on the latest episode in an alleged match-fixing scandal involving him.

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Future uncertain for scandal-hit Japan coach Aguirre

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Football Association President Kuniya Daini holds a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2015. Daini said the association would explain how it would deal with an alleged match-fixing scandal involving Japan coach Javier Aguirre after the ongoing Asian Cup in Australia, which ends on Jan. 31.

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U.N. peacekeeping operations head speaks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - U.N. peacekeeping operations chief Herve Ladsous speaks in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2015, expressing hope for Japan to provide logistic support rather than troop deployment at the battle front.

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Hakuho survives 5th-day scare at New Year sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (L) narrowly forces second-ranked maegashira Ikioi out of the ring on the fifth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 15, 2015. Hakuho, who is tied with legendary yokozuna Taiho for the most career championships at 32, remains unbeaten.

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Air pollution in Beijing

BEIJING, China - A woman wears a mask while riding a bicycle in Beijing on Jan. 15, 2015, as the Chinese capital chokes in its worst smog of the year. The website of the U.S. Embassy in Beijing said its air quality index had hit as high as 545. A reading above 300 is considered hazardous.

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Air pollution in Beijing

BEIJING, China - A Beijing resident wears a mask while walking in the Chinese capital on Jan. 15, 2015, as the city chokes in its worst smog of the year. The website of the U.S. Embassy in Beijing said its air quality index had hit as high as 545. A reading above 300 is considered hazardous.

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Toyota Mirai fuel-cell cars delivered to gov't

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe waves in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2015, as he takes a test-drive in a Toyota Motor Corp. Mirai fuel-cell sedan. Three of the fuel-cell vehicles, which run on electricity generated through a chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen in an onboard fuel cell, were delivered for the government's official use.

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Future uncertain for scandal-hit Japan coach Aguirre

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Football Association President Kuniya Daini (R) speaks about an alleged match-fixing scandal involving Japan coach Javier Aguirre at a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2015. Daini said the association would explain how it would deal with the matter after the ongoing Asian Cup in Australia, which ends on Jan. 31.

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Radioactive waste container undergoes test in tunnel

SAPPORO, Japan - A Japan Atomic Energy Agency staff member checks a facility for testing the endurance of a container for highly radioactive waste at an underground research center in Horonbe in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on Jan. 15, 2015. The five-year test is designed to check the impact of high-temperature radioactive waste on the container, a clay buffer wrapped around the container, and the water it is immersed in.

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Nobel laureate Nakamura visits education minister

TOKYO, Japan - Shuji Nakamura (L), a Japan-born American professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Japanese Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Hakubun Shimomura pose with Nakamura's Nobel physics prize medal at the education ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2015, as Nakamura paid a courtesy visit on Shimomura. Nakamura along with two Japanese physicists won the prize last year, for contribution to the development of light-emitting diodes.

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Sony to launch new high-end Walkman music player next month

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Sony Corp.'s new high-end Walkman portable music player model featuring "high-resolution" sound. Sony said on Jan. 15, 2015, it will begin selling the NW-ZX2 model, which has a new frame using copper sheet and aluminum, and controls sound distortion owing to improved circuits, on Feb. 14 with a price tag of around 130,000 yen.

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N. Korea's envoy on way to meet with ex-U.S. diplomats

BEIJING, China - Ri Yong Ho, North Korea's chief negotiator for the long-stalled six-party nuclear talks, arrives at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Jan. 15, 2015. Ri is likely to fly to Singapore to talk with Stephen Bosworth, former U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, and others for two days from Jan. 18.

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Gov't to resume base relocation site survey drilling in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - People gather to protest in front of a gate at the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Schwab in the city of Nago in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Jan. 15, 2015, as the Japanese government began preparations to resume a seabed boring survey off the city's Henoko district for the planned construction of a U.S. base replacement.

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N. Korea's envoy on way to meet with ex-U.S. diplomats

BEIJING, China - Ri Yong Ho, North Korea's chief negotiator for the long-stalled six-party nuclear talks, is surrounded by reporters upon arrival at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Jan. 15, 2015. Ri is likely to fly to Singapore to talk with Stephen Bosworth, former U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, and others for two days from Jan. 18.

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BOJ holds branch managers meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda (2nd from R) attends the central bank's branch managers meeting at its headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2015. They will examine how the yen's rapid decline and the consumption tax hike in April 2014 have affected regional economies.

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DPJ leadership race at final stage

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Katsuya Okada, acting head of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, Goshi Hosono, former DPJ secretary general, and Akira Nagatsuma, former health minister, join hands during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan on Jan. 15, 2015, in Tokyo. The three candidates for Jan. 18 DPJ leadership election showed determination to reconstruct the party.