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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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Iwakuma to play for Mariners

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Nov. 6, 2011, shows free agent right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma before leaving for the United States. The Seattle Mariners said Jan. 5, 2012, that they have signed a one-year contract with the 30-year-old Japanese pitcher.

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Lingerie shop worker in Saudi Arabia

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in April 2011 shows a male sales clerk working at a women's lingerie shop in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A law allowing only women to work in female lingerie and clothing shops took effect in the Islamic country on Jan. 5, 2012, according to Arab media reports.

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Former volleyball coach Matsudaira dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japan men's national volleyball team head coach Yasutaka Matsudaira being tossed into the air by members of his team after winning the gold medal at the Munich Olympics in September 1972. The Japan Volleyball Association said Jan. 5, 2012, that Matsudaira died from a lung condition at a Tokyo hospital on Dec. 31, 2011. He was 81.

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Former volleyball coach Matsudaira dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 2001 shows former Japan men's national volleyball team head coach Yasutaka Matsudaira. Matsudaira, who steered the country to the gold medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics, died from a lung condition at a Tokyo hospital on Dec. 31, 2011, the Japan Volleyball Association said Jan. 5, 2012. He was 81.

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Report on U.S. base relocation

NAHA, Japan - An employee of the Okinawa prefectural government checks the content of the environmental impact assessment report on the relocation of a U.S. Marine base within the prefecture at the government office in Naha on Jan. 5, 2012. Delivering the report to the prefectural government drew public attention late 2011 after protesters blocked the report's submission and the Defense Ministry managed to get it through by delivering it in the predawn hours of Dec. 28 when protesters were scarce.

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White starfish at Tottori aquarium

TOTTORI, Japan - A rare white starfish is displayed at Tottori Karo Crab Aquarium in Tottori, western Japan, on Jan. 5, 2012. It was discovered on the coast in the town of Daisen in Tottori Prefecture in November 2011.

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China's J-20 stealth fighter

BEIJING, China - Photo shows the J-20, China's first radar-evading stealth fighter, in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, on Jan. 5, 2011. China plans to increase its military spending in 2011 by 12.7 percent from the previous year.

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Supporting Iraqi children with cancer by buying chocolates

TOKYO, Japan - Minoru Kamata, a doctor and head of the civic group Japan Iraq Medical Network, poses in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2011 with tins of chocolates that are being sold for a donation charity to help pediatric cancer patients in war-torn Iraq at the group's head office.

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Ivory Coast confusion

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - Armored trucks of the U.N. peacekeeping forces are deployed at the entrance of a hotel in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, where the country's former prime minister and presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara has been staying, on Jan. 5, 2011. The West African country has been in upheaval since a disputed presidential election in November 2010 that both Ouattara and incumbent Laurent Gbagbo claim to have won.

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Japan team in Antarctic

ANTARCTIC, Antarctic - An Adelie penguin watches members of a Japanese expedition team work on the ice sheet off the country's Showa Base on Jan. 5, 2011. (Pool photo)

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Sharp to sell 70-inch liquid crystal television in U.S.

LAS VEGAS, United States - A presenter unveils a 70-inch liquid crystal television, which the company will release for sale in the United States in May, in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 5, 2011, a day before the opening of the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in the city.

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U.S. nuclear envoy Bosworth in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Stephen Bosworth (C), U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, arrives at Beijing international airport from Seoul on Jan. 5, 2011. Bosworth, who is on a three-nation Asian tour aimed at defusing tension on the Korean Peninsula, is scheduled to move to Tokyo on Jan. 6 after meeting with senior Chinese officials.

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Ice and snow festival opens in China's Harbin

HARBIN, China - People view an ice palace on the first day of China's annual ice and snow festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, on Jan. 5, 2011.

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Panasonic unveils tablet featuring TV-based services

LAS VEGAS, United States - Panasonic Corp. unveils its multifunction tablet which enables users to access services in conjunction with its Viera Internet-capable televisions, during a press conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 5, 2011, a day before the opening of the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in the city. The company said it will release the product worldwide during the second half of 2011.

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Ice and snow festival opens in China's Harbin

HARBIN, China - Fireworks light up the sky above ice structures on the first day of China's annual ice and snow festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, on Jan. 5, 2011.

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Japanese minister Gemba in Mongolia

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj (R) and Koichiro Gemba (L), Japanese state minister in charge of national strategy, shake hands in Ulan Bator, the Mongolian capital, on Jan. 5, 2011. The two agreed to enter negotiations on an economic partnership agreement in April.

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Winter swimming event in China

HARBIN, China - A man comes out of a swimming pool during a winter swimming event in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, on Jan. 5, 2011, amid freezing temperatures.

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Winter swimming event in China

HARBIN, China - A man dives into a pool from a diving platform made of ice during a winter swimming event in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, on Jan. 5, 2011, amid freezing temperatures.

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Gymnast Uchimura, Yamamuro to join Konami

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese gymnasts Kohei Uchimura (L) and Koji Yamamuro pose during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2011. Uchimura, a two-time world champion, and Yamamuro, another member of the Japanese team at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in 2010, will join the Konami group after graduating from Nippon Sport Science University in March 2011.

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Ice and snow festival opens in China's Harbin

HARBIN, China - Structures made of ice are lit up on the first day of China's annual ice and snow festival in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, on Jan. 5, 2011.

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Yoshimoto eyes selling TV programs overseas

OSAKA, Japan - Hiroshi Osaki, president of talent agency Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., speaks during an interview in Osaka on Jan. 5, 2011. Osaki spoke of the company's plans to cooperate with U.S. and Chinese companies to produce and sell television programs for overseas markets.

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Ichiro at workout in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki throws the ball during a voluntary workout at Skymark Stadium in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 5, 2011.

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Kan attends labor federation's New Year party

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and Japanese Trade Union Confederation President Nobuaki Koga raise ''masu'' boxes during a toast at a New Year gathering organized by the labor union association at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2011.

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Kan attends labor federation's New Year party

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Trade Union Confederation President Nobuaki Koga (L), Prime Minister Naoto Kan (2nd from L), New Party Nippon leader Yasuo Tanaka (R) and Social Democratic Party leader Mizuho Fukushima (2nd from R) break the cover of a sake barrel using wooden hammers during a toast at a New Year gathering organized by the labor union association at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2011.

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Ichiro at workout in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki is seen during a voluntary workout at Skymark Stadium in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 5, 2011.

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World champion gymnast Uchimura to join Konami

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese gymnast Kohei Uchimura, winner of the men's individual all-around title at two consecutive world championships, smiles during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2011. Uchimura will join the Konami group after graduating from Nippon Sport Science University in March 2011.

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Business leaders urge Japan to join TPP

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromasa Yonekura (L), chairman of the Japan Business Federation known as Nippon Keidanren, Tadashi Okamura (C), chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Masamitsu Sakurai, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, shake hands in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2011, after a press conference. They urged the Japanese government to join a trans-Pacific free trade agreement, backing Prime Minister Naoto Kan's resolve to promote free trade.

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Ichiro at workout in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki practices batting during a voluntary workout at Skymark Stadium in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 5, 2011.

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Sengoku's fate in spotlight

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2011. Prime Minister Naoto Kan may possibly remove Sengoku in a Cabinet reshuffle, as a nonbinding censure motion against the top government spokesman was approved last November in the opposition-controlled House of Councillors.

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U.S. nuclear envoy Bosworth in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Stephen Bosworth (L), U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, and Wi Sung Lac, South Korea's chief delegate to the six-nation talks on North Korea's denuclearization, hold talks at the foreign ministry in Seoul on Jan. 5, 2011. The meeting took place because the China-hosted multilateral talks also involving Japan and Russia have been long stalled.

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Feline station master Tama tourism promoter

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Tama, a feline ''station master'' at Wakayama Electric Railway Co.'s Kishi Station, is held by President Mitsunobu Kojima (L) during a ceremony at the station in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, on Jan. 5, 2011. Wakayama Gov. Yoshinobu Nisaka (R) designated the cat as a special tourism promoter called ''maneki daimyojin'' (a deity beckoning people).

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Gymnastics world champ Uchimura to join Konami

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese gymnast Kohei Uchimura, winner of the men's individual all-around title at two consecutive world championships. The 22-year-old will join Konami Sports & Life Co., the company announced Jan. 5, 2011, where he will have a new training environment to prepare for the 2012 London Olympic Games.

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U.S. nuclear envoy Bosworth in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Stephen Bosworth (L), U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, and Kim Sung Hwan, South Korean foreign minister, hold talks at the foreign ministry in Seoul on Jan. 5, 2011. The meeting took place because the China-hosted multilateral talks also involving Japan and Russia have been long stalled.

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U.S. nuclear envoy Bosworth in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Stephen Bosworth (L), U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, shakes hands with Wi Sung Lac, South Korea's chief delegate to the six-nation talks on North Korea's denuclearization, prior to their meeting at the foreign ministry in Seoul on Jan. 5, 2011. The meeting took place because the China-hosted multilateral talks also involving Japan and Russia have been long stalled.

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Tuna fetches record 32 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a bluefin tuna from Toi, Hokkaido, which was purchased for a record 32.49 million yen during New Year's auction at the Tsukiji market in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2011.

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U.S. nuclear envoy Bosworth in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Stephen Bosworth (L), U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, shakes hands with Kim Sung Hwan, South Korean foreign minister, prior to their meeting at the foreign ministry in Seoul on Jan. 5, 2011. The meeting took place because the China-hosted multilateral talks also involving Japan and Russia have been long stalled.

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Tuna fetches record 32 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - Pieces of a bluefin tuna sold for a record 32.49 million yen during New Year's auction are laid out at the Tsukiji market in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2011. The tuna came from Toi, Hokkaido.

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New Year's ikebana flower arrangement

KYOTO, Japan - Ikenobo Yuki (standing), the master-in-waiting of the Ikenobo family of the ikebana flower arrangement art, inspects work by apprentices during a New Year's ceremony in Kyoto on Jan. 5, 2011.

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New Year's ikebana flower arrangement

KYOTO, Japan - Apprentices of the Ikenobo-style ikebana flower arrangement art take part in a New Year's ceremony in Kyoto on Jan. 5, 2011.

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Tuna fetches record 32 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - Buyers watch tuna being arranged at New Year's auction in Tsukiji market in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2011. A bluefin tuna from Toi, Hokkaido, fetched a record 32.49 million yen.

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Tuna fetches record 32 mil. yen at Tokyo auction

TOKYO, Japan - Buyers inspect tuna at the Tsukiji market in Tokyo on Jan. 5, 2011, prior to New Year's auction for the popular fish. A bluefin tuna from Toi, Hokkaido, fetched a record 32.49 million yen.