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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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Lawmaker Noda gives birth to boy

TOKYO, Japan - A file photo, taken on May 17, 2010, shows Seiko Noda, a House of Representatives member from the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party. The 50-year-old lawmaker, once touted as a potential candidate to become Japan's first female premier, gave birth to a baby boy at a Tokyo hospital on Jan. 6, 2011, marking a successful end to years of fertility treatment.

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Japan medical team arrives in Haiti

LEOGANE, Haiti - A member of the Japanese government-led emergency relief medical team steps off a Japanese Air Self-Defense Force C-130 transport plane in Leogane, Haiti, on Jan. 17, 2010. The 25-member team will offer assistance in Leogane, 40 kilometers west of the capital of the quake-devastated Caribbean country.

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15th anniv. of Great Hanshin quake

KOBE, Japan - A girl lights a candle during a ceremony in Kobe on Jan. 17, 2010, to mark the 15th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, which killed more than 6,400 people.

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Indonesian foreign minister speaks about Japan nurse exam

TOKYO, Japan - Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2010. The foreign minister urged the Japanese government to review the examination system affecting nurses from Indonesia and other countries who work in Japan.

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Japan-China consular accord to take effect Feb. 16

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L) and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi exchange ratification documents on a Japan-China consular accord at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2010. (Pool photo)

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15th anniv. of Great Hanshin quake

KOBE, Japan - People offer prayers near bamboo lanterns in Kobe on Jan. 17, 2010, during a ceremony to mark the 15th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which killed more than 6,400 people.

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Ozawa upbeat at gathering in Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, kingpin in the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, joins a photo session during a gathering of the party's Nagasaki chapter in the western Japan city Jan. 17, 2010. A series of arrests of Ozawa's former aides over a funds scandal has rocked Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's government.

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Asashoryu beats Kakizoe at New Year sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu (L) pushes fourth-ranked maegashira Kakizoe out of the ring at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 17, 2010, day eight of the 15-day competition.

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Asian, Latin American nations to tackle climate change

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (C) speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2010, after the end of a two-day meeting of the Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation. Foreign ministers and officials from 34 East Asian and Latin American countries reaffirmed their commitment to ''work constructively'' to combat climate change.

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Hakuho bounces back, 5 tied for lead at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (L) throws down No. 3 maegashira Kisenosato on the eighth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 17, 2010.

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15th anniv. of Great Hanshin quake

KOBE, Japan - This photo shows city lights of Kobe on Jan. 17, 2010, the 15th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which killed more than 6,400 people in the western Japan city and its vicinity.

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Ex-pitcher Kuwata's father dies in fire in Hamamatsu

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Masumi Kuwata, a former right-handed pitcher with the Central League's Yomiuri Giants baseball club, speaks to reporters in front of a hospital in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2010, after identifying his father's body. Taiji Kuwata was killed in predawn a fire at his coffee shop and home in the city.

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Ozawa upbeat at gathering in Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, kingpin in the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, acknowledges the crowd during a gathering of the party's Nagasaki chapter in the western Japan city Jan. 17, 2010. A series of arrests of Ozawa's former aides over a funds scandal has rocked Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's government.

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Crown prince, crown princess in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (L), accompanied by his wife Crown Princess Masako (2nd L), talks with bereaved relatives of the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake at a public hall in Kobe on Jan. 17, 2010, after attending a ceremony hosted by Hyogo Prefecture to commemorate the quake that killed 6,434 people. The crown princess is making her first official trip outside of the capital involving an overnight stay since January 2008. (Pool photo)

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Pitcher Kobayashi, in 1978 trade row, dies

TOKYO, Japan - This May 1979 file photo shows Shigeru Kobayashi, a pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers, pitching against the Yomiuri Giants at Korakuen Stadium in Tokyo. Kobayashi, who moved to the Tigers from the Giants in a controversial trade involving star pitcher Suguru Egawa the previous year, died Jan. 17, 2010.

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Ex-pitcher Kuwata's father dies in fire in Hamamatsu

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Firefighters investigate the gutted coffee shop and home of Taiji Kuwata, the father of Masumi Kuwata, a former right-handed pitcher with the Central League's Yomiuri Giants baseball club, in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2010, after Taiji Kuwata was killed in a predawn fire.

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Nagashima 3rd overall at world sprint championships

OBIHIRO, Japan - Japan's Keiichiro Nagashima (R) skates in the men's 500 meters at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships at the Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Jan. 17, 2010. Nagashima placed third in the 500 meters and eighth in the 1,000 meters, finishing third in the overall standings.

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Yoshii 2nd overall at world sprint championships

OBIHIRO, Japan - Japan's Sayuri Yoshii skates in the women's 1,000 meters at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships at the Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Jan. 17, 2010. Yoshii won the 1,000 meters for the second day in a row, finishing second in the overall standings.

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Fujii, Wakamiya win women's doubles title

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroko Fujii returns the ball as her partner Misako Wakamiya looks on during the women's doubles final against Sayaka Hirano and Reiko Hiura at the national table tennis championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 17, 2010. Fujii and Wakamiya won the title.

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Mizutani cruises to 4th straight national title

TOKYO, Japan - Jun Mizutani returns the ball to Kaii Yoshida during the men's singles final at the national table tennis championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 17, 2010. Mizutani beat Yosida 11-4, 12-10, 11-7, 11-8, winning his fourth straight singles title.

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Mizutani cruises to 4th straight national title

TOKYO, Japan - Jun Mizutani celebrates after winning the men's singles final of the national table tennis championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 17, 2010. Mizutani won his fourth straight singles title by beating Kaii Yoshida.

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Bereaved children in Kobe solicit donations for Haitian kids

KOBE, Japan - People who lost their parents in the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake call for donations to help the victims of the Haitian earthquake in Kobe on Jan. 17, 2010, the 15th anniversary of the Hanshin quake that killed 6,434 people.

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Kobe, vicinity mark 15th anniversary of Great Hanshin Quake

KOBE, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama offers flowers during a ceremony hosted by Hyogo Prefecture to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in Kobe on Jan. 17, 2010.

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Kobe, vicinity mark 15th anniversary of Great Hanshin Quake

KOBE, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito and his wife Crown Princess Masako attend a ceremony hosted by Hyogo Prefecture to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in Kobe on Jan. 17, 2010. The crown princess is making her first official trip outside of Tokyo involving an overnight stay since January 2008.

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Kobe, vicinity mark 15th anniversary of Great Hanshin Quake

KOBE, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito and his wife Crown Princess Masako offer flowers during a ceremony hosted by Hyogo Prefecture to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in Kobe on Jan. 17, 2010. The crown princess is making her first official trip outside of Tokyo involving an overnight stay since January 2008.

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Kasai 2nd at World Cup meet in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Noriaki Kasai of Japan soars through the air at the World Cup ski jumping meet in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Jan. 17, 2010. Kasai nailed jumps of 131 and 123 meters for a total of 255.7 points, finishing second.

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Switzerland's Simon Ammann wins World Cup meet in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Japan's Noriaki Kasai (L) and Switzerland's Simon Ammann pose during the award ceremony of the World Cup ski jumping meet in Sapporo on Jan. 17, 2010. Ammann registered the day's longest jump of 139.5 meters, winning his fourth title of the season, followed by Kasai in second.

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Mayoral race in Nago kicks off with Futemma relocation key issue

NAHA, Japan - Susumu Inamine, former superintendent of schools in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, delivers a speech during a rally in the city on Jan. 17, 2010, as the mayoral election campaign kicked off the same day, with the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station to Nago the top issue. Inamine argues that the airfield should be moved outside Okinawa.

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Mayoral race in Nago kicks off with Futemma relocation key issue

NAHA, Japan - Incumbent Nago Mayor Yoshikazu Shimabukuro delivers a speech during a rally in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2010, as the mayoral election campaign kicked off the same day, with the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station to Nago the top issue. Shimabukuro suggests he will accept its transfer from Ginowan to the Henoko district of Nago, as Japan and the United States agreed on in 2006.

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15th anniv. of Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - A family looks at bamboo lanterns in Kobe on Jan. 17, 2010, during a ceremony to mark the 15th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which killed more than 6,400 people.

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Kobe, vicinity mark 15th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - People float flowers in front of a monument for the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in a park located in the center of Kobe before dawn on Jan. 17, 2010, as the western Japan port city and neighboring cities mark the 15th anniversary of the quake that killed 6,434 people.

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Kobe, vicinity mark 15th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - A woman prays for the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake in a park located in the center of Kobe before dawn on Jan. 17, 2010, as the western Japan port city and neighboring cities mark the 15th anniversary of the quake that killed 6,434 people.

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15th anniv. of Great Hanshin quake

KOBE, Japan - Women offer flowers to a monument in Kobe on Jan. 17, 2010, the 15th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which killed more than 6,400 people.

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15th anniv. of Great Hanshin quake

KOBE, Japan - People offer prayers near bamboo lanterns in Kobe on Jan. 17, 2010, during a ceremony to mark the 15th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which killed more than 6,400 people.

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Japan to take action if China violates E. China Sea accord

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (3rd from L) and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (3rd from R) hold talks at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2010. (Pool photo)

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15th anniv. of Great Hanshin quake

KOBE, Japan - A man lights a candle during a ceremony in Kobe on Jan. 17, 2010, to mark the 15th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, which killed more than 6,400 people.

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Archery event at Sanjusangen-do in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Young female archers dressed in traditional kimono and ''hakama'' ceremonial skirts take aim in the ''Toshiya'' arrow-shooting event at Sanjusangen-do, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto's Higashiyama district, on Jan. 17, 2010. About 2,000 people, including young archers who celebrated their coming-of-age on Jan. 11, took part in the annual event. The archers aim at hitting targets placed 60 meters away.

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15th anniv. of Great Hanshin quake

KOBE, Japan - People offer prayers near bamboo lanterns in Kobe on Jan. 17, 2010, during a ceremony to mark the 15th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which killed more than 6,400 people.

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Kobe, vicinity mark 15th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - People offer silent prayers on the 15th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake in a park located in the center of Kobe at 5:46 a.m. on Jan. 17, 2010, the same time that the western Japan port city and neighboring areas were hit by a devastating earthquake in 1995.

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Kobe, vicinity mark 15th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - People offer silent prayers near a clock, which has been stopped since the Great Hanshin Earthquake hit Kobe and its vicinities in 1995, at a shopping street in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 17, 2010, as Kobe and its neighboring cities mark the 15th anniversary of the quake that took the lives of 6,434.

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15th anniv. of Great Hanshin quake

KOBE, Japan - People flock to a park in Kobe on Jan. 17, 2010, to attend a ceremony to mark the 15th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which killed 6,400 people.

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Kobe, vicinity mark 15th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - Thousands of bamboo lanterns form ''1.17'' and ''1995'' in a park located in the center of Kobe before dawn on Jan. 17, 2010, with lights in a nearby building also forming ''1.17.'' The western Japan port city and neighboring cities marked the 15th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, which took the lives of 6,434 people.

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15th anniv. of Great Hanshin quake

KOBE, Japan - People attend a ceremony at Takatori church in Kobe's Nagata Ward on Jan. 17, 2010, to mark the 15th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which killed more than 6,400 people.

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Kobe, vicinity mark 15th anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake

KOBE, Japan - Thousands of bamboo lanterns are lit in the shape of ''1995'' and ''1.17'' at a park located at the center of Kobe on Jan. 17, 2010, before dawn as the Japanese western port city and its neighboring cities mark the 15th anniversary of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that took the lives of 6,434.

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Fujii resigns as Japan finance minister

TOKYO, Japan - This Sept. 17, 2009, file photo shows Hirohisa Fujii speaking at a press conference at the prime minister's office after being appointed as finance minister by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. Fujii was replaced with Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Jan. 6, 2010, after tendering his resignation.

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Fujii resigns as Japan finance minister

TOKYO, Japan - This Sept. 17, 2009, file photo shows then Japanese Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii (L) and his predecessor Kaoru Yosano chatting during a handover ceremony at the Finance Ministry the day after Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama launched his new Cabinet. Fujii was replaced with Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Jan. 6, 2010, after tendering his resignation.