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Ichiro goes 1-for-5 against Tigers

DETROIT, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki steals third base after hitting a double to left in the first inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on July 21. The Mariners lost 7-9.

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Media center for G-8 summit opens

HOKKAIDO, Japan - Foreign journalists prepare for the July 7-9 Group of Eight summit in Hokkaido at the International Media Center on July 5. The center opened earlier in the day in the village of Rusutsu in Japan's northernmost main island.

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NGOs hold large rally in Sapporo ahead of G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - Riot police surround members of nongovernmental organizations and citizens' groups from Japan and abroad in Sapporo on July 5, ahead of the July 7-9 Group of Eight summit in the Lake Toya resort area of Hokkaido, northern Japan. The demonstrators called for peace and the elimination of growing gaps between rich and poor.

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Media center for G-8 summit opens

HOKKAIDO, Japan - A foreign journalist (L) inquires at an information desk in the International Media Center on July 5. The center opened earlier in the day in the village of Rusutsu in Hokkaido for journalists covering the July 7-9 Group of Eight summit in the Lake Toya resort area of Japan's northernmost main island.

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NGOs hold large rally in Sapporo ahead of G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - Members of nongovernmental organizations and citizens' groups from Japan and abroad take to the streets in Sapporo on July 5 carrying placards featuring leaders who will attend the July 7-9 Group of Eight summit in the Lake Toya resort area of Hokkaido, northern Japan. The demonstrators called for peace and the elimination of growing gaps between rich and poor.

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G-8 summit to open July 7

TOYAKO, Japan - A policeman stands guard July 5 on a road leading to the Windsor Hotel Toya (in the background) in the town of Toyako, Hokkaido, where the summit of the Group of Eight countries will take place July 7-9.

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NGOs hold large rally in Sapporo ahead of G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - Members of nongovernmental organizations and citizens' groups from Japan and abroad carrying placards featuring leaders who will attend the July 7-9 Group of Eight summit in the Lake Toya resort area of Hokkaido are watched by riot police in Sapporo on July 5. The demonstrators called for peace and the elimination of growing gaps between rich and poor.

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Media center for G-8 summit opens

HOKKAIDO, Japan - (From L to R) Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi (2nd from L in center), Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura and Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka cut the tape July 5 in a ceremony to open the International Media Center in the village of Rusutsu in Hokkaido for the July 7-9 Group of Eight Summit to be held in the Lake Toya resort area in the northern Japan prefecture.

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Media center for G-8 summit opens

HOKKAIDO, Japan - The International Media Center for journalists covering the Group of Eight summit opens July 5 in the village of Rusutsu in Hokkaido ahead of the July 7-9 meeting in the Lake Toya resort area of Japan's northernmost main island.

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Riot police on alert in Sapporo ahead of G-8 Summit

SAPPORO, Japan - Riot police are deployed in Sapporo on July 5 ahead of the July 7-9 Group of Eight summit in the Lake Toya resort area of Hokkaido, northern Japan.

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G-8 summit to open July 7

TOYAKO, Japan - Vehicles head to the Windsor Hotel Toya in the town of Toyako, Hokkaido, on July 5 where the summit of the Group of Eight countries will be held July 7-9. The vehicles were taking part in a trial run for the event.

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Fukuda meets religious leaders ahead of G-8 summit

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (C) meets with representatives from a meeting of religious leaders from more than 20 countries at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 4. The religious leaders presented Fukuda with a proposal adopted at their two-day meeting, which was held ahead of the July 7-9 Group of Eight summit.

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Religious leaders meet in Hokkaido ahead of G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - Religious leaders representing Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Islam and Zoroastrianism meet at the Sapporo Convention Center in Sapporo on July 2, the first day of a two-day World Religious Leaders Summit for Peace. They will discuss eradicating war and poverty as well as climate change and terrorism, and present proposals on these issues to the July 7-9 Group of Eight summit to be held in the Lake Toya resort in Hokkaido.

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Religious leaders meet in Hokkaido ahead of G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - Religious leaders representing Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Islam and Zoroastrianism meet at the Sapporo Convention Center in Sapporo on July 2, the first day of a two-day World Religious Leaders Summit for Peace. They will discuss eradicating war and poverty as well as climate change and terrorism, and present proposals on these issues to the July 7-9 Group of Eight summit to be held in the Lake Toya resort in Hokkaido.

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Indigenous peoples' summit starts in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Indigenous people from 11 nations such as the United States and New Zealand begin the four-day Indigenous Peoples Summit in Biratori, Hokkaido, on July 1. The outcomes of their discussion will be submitted to the leaders of the Group of Eight major countries when the world leaders meet at the Lake Toya resort on July 7-9.

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Indigenous peoples' summit starts in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Indigenous people from 11 nations such as the United States and New Zealand begin the four-day Indigenous Peoples Summit in Biratori, Hokkaido, on July 1. The outcomes of their discussion will be submitted to the leaders of the Group of Eight major countries when the world leaders meet at the Lake Toya resort on July 7-9.

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Indigenous peoples' summit starts in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Indigenous people from 11 nations such as the United States and New Zealand begin the four-day Indigenous Peoples Summit in Biratori, Hokkaido, on July 1. The outcomes of their discussion will be submitted to the leaders of the Group of Eight major countries when the world leaders meet at the Lake Toya resort on July 7-9.

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Security checks tightened at airports ahead of G-8 summit

OSAKA, Japan - A security guard checks passports at a boarding gate at Kansai International Airport near Osaka on July 1 as security checks are tightened at Japan's airports ahead of the July 7-9 Group of Eight summit in Hokkaido.

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Protesters stage rallies in Tokyo against G-8 summit

TOKYO, Japan - Protesters and activists holding cutouts of the leaders of the Group of Eight countries march in Tokyo on June 29 against the July 7-9 G-8 summit in Hokkaido.

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Protesters stage rallies in Tokyo against G-8 summit

TOKYO, Japan - Riot police surround protesters marching in Tokyo on June 29 against the upcoming Group of Eight summit. The summit will be held July 7-9 in Hokkaido.

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Police conduct antiterrorist training ahead of G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese police officers conduct antiterrorist training in Sapporo on June 26 ahead of the July 7-9 Group of Eight summit in Hokkaido. A total of 1,200 police officers from across Japan took part in the exercise.

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G-8 major news agencies resolve to boost Net business

TOKYO, Japan - Representatives of major news agencies from the Group of Eight nations gather at a hotel in Tokyo on June 18 prior to the G-8 summit on July 7-9 in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido.

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JR Hokkaido to operate railway-road vehicles at G8 summit venue

SAPPORO, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co. announced on Feb. 13 that it will operate dual-mode railway-road vehicles (photo) on temporary rail tracks to be built around Lake Toya as publicity aimed at this year's Group of Eight summit, which will be held July 7-9 at the Lake Toya resort in Hokkaido. The dual-mode vehicles can operate on railways as well as ordinary roads.

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Japan to host G-8 summit next year from July 7-9: Abe

TOYAKO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters by Lake Toya in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island, on May 19. Abe said Japan will host the 2008 Group of Eight summit from July 7-9 at the Lake Toya hot-spring resort area.

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Japan to host G-8 summit next year from July 7-9: Abe

TOYAKO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters by Lake Toya in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island, on May 19. Abe said Japan will host the 2008 Group of Eight summit from July 7-9 at the Lake Toya hot-spring resort area.

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G-8 major news agencies resolve to boost Net business

TOKYO, Japan - Representatives of major news agencies from the Group of Eight nations gather at a hotel in Tokyo on June 18 prior to the G-8 summit on July 7-9 in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido. (Kyodo)

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Nadal wins Wimbledon final

WIMBLEDON, England - Roger Federer of Switzerland returns the ball to Rafael Nadal of Spain during the men's singles final at the Wimbledon tennis championships on Center Court at the All England Club in London on July 6. Federer was beaten 6-4, 6-4, 6-7, 6-7, 9-7. (Kyodo)

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Riot police on alert in Sapporo ahead of G-8 Summit

SAPPORO, Japan - Riot police are deployed in Sapporo on July 5 ahead of the July 7-9 Group of Eight summit in the Lake Toya resort area of Hokkaido, northern Japan. (Kyodo)

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G-8 summit to open July 7

TOYAKO, Japan - A policeman stands guard July 5 on a road leading to the Windsor Hotel Toya (in the background) in the town of Toyako, Hokkaido, where the summit of the Group of Eight countries will take place July 7-9. (Kyodo)

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NGOs hold large rally in Sapporo ahead of G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - Members of nongovernmental organizations and citizens' groups from Japan and abroad carrying placards featuring leaders who will attend the July 7-9 Group of Eight summit in the Lake Toya resort area of Hokkaido are watched by riot police in Sapporo on July 5. The demonstrators called for peace and the elimination of growing gaps between rich and poor. (Kyodo)

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G-8 summit to open July 7

TOYAKO, Japan - Vehicles head to the Windsor Hotel Toya in the town of Toyako, Hokkaido, on July 5 where the summit of the Group of Eight countries will be held July 7-9. The vehicles were taking part in a trial run for the event. (Kyodo)

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Media center for G-8 summit opens

HOKKAIDO, Japan - Foreign journalists prepare for the July 7-9 Group of Eight summit in Hokkaido at the International Media Center on July 5. The center opened earlier in the day in the village of Rusutsu in Japan's northernmost main island. (Kyodo)

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Media center for G-8 summit opens

HOKKAIDO, Japan - A foreign journalist (L) inquires at an information desk in the International Media Center on July 5. The center opened earlier in the day in the village of Rusutsu in Hokkaido for journalists covering the July 7-9 Group of Eight summit in the Lake Toya resort area of Japan's northernmost main island. (Kyodo)

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NGOs hold large rally in Sapporo ahead of G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - Members of nongovernmental organizations and citizens' groups from Japan and abroad take to the streets in Sapporo on July 5 carrying placards featuring leaders who will attend the July 7-9 Group of Eight summit in the Lake Toya resort area of Hokkaido, northern Japan. The demonstrators called for peace and the elimination of growing gaps between rich and poor. (Kyodo)

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Media center for G-8 summit opens

HOKKAIDO, Japan - The International Media Center for journalists covering the Group of Eight summit opens July 5 in the village of Rusutsu in Hokkaido ahead of the July 7-9 meeting in the Lake Toya resort area of Japan's northernmost main island.(Kyodo)

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NGOs hold large rally in Sapporo ahead of G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - Riot police surround members of nongovernmental organizations and citizens' groups from Japan and abroad in Sapporo on July 5, ahead of the July 7-9 Group of Eight summit in the Lake Toya resort area of Hokkaido, northern Japan. The demonstrators called for peace and the elimination of growing gaps between rich and poor. (Kyodo)

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Media center for G-8 summit opens

HOKKAIDO, Japan - (From L to R) Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi (2nd from L in center), Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura and Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka cut the tape July 5 in a ceremony to open the International Media Center in the village of Rusutsu in Hokkaido for the July 7-9 Group of Eight Summit to be held in the Lake Toya resort area in the northern Japan prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Fukuda meets religious leaders ahead of G-8 summit

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (C) meets with representatives from a meeting of religious leaders from more than 20 countries at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 4. The religious leaders presented Fukuda with a proposal adopted at their two-day meeting, which was held ahead of the July 7-9 Group of Eight summit. (Kyodo)

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Religious leaders meet in Hokkaido ahead of G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - Religious leaders representing Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Islam and Zoroastrianism meet at the Sapporo Convention Center in Sapporo on July 2, the first day of a two-day World Religious Leaders Summit for Peace. They will discuss eradicating war and poverty as well as climate change and terrorism, and present proposals on these issues to the July 7-9 Group of Eight summit to be held in the Lake Toya resort in Hokkaido. (Kyodo)

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Religious leaders meet in Hokkaido ahead of G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - Religious leaders representing Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Islam and Zoroastrianism meet at the Sapporo Convention Center in Sapporo on July 2, the first day of a two-day World Religious Leaders Summit for Peace. They will discuss eradicating war and poverty as well as climate change and terrorism, and present proposals on these issues to the July 7-9 Group of Eight summit to be held in the Lake Toya resort in Hokkaido. (Kyodo)

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Indigenous peoples' summit starts in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Indigenous people from 11 nations such as the United States and New Zealand begin the four-day Indigenous Peoples Summit in Biratori, Hokkaido, on July 1. The outcomes of their discussion will be submitted to the leaders of the Group of Eight major countries when the world leaders meet at the Lake Toya resort on July 7-9. (Kyodo)

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Religious leaders meet in Hokkaido ahead of G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - Religious leaders representing Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Islam and Zoroastrianism meet at the Sapporo Convention Center in Sapporo on July 2, the first day of a two-day World Religious Leaders Summit for Peace. They will discuss eradicating war and poverty as well as climate change and terrorism, and present proposals on these issues to the July 7-9 Group of Eight summit to be held in the Lake Toya resort in Hokkaido. (Kyodo)

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Religious leaders meet in Hokkaido ahead of G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - Religious leaders representing Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Islam and Zoroastrianism meet at the Sapporo Convention Center in Sapporo on July 2, the first day of a two-day World Religious Leaders Summit for Peace. They will discuss eradicating war and poverty as well as climate change and terrorism, and present proposals on these issues to the July 7-9 Group of Eight summit to be held in the Lake Toya resort in Hokkaido. (Kyodo)

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Security checks tightened at airports ahead of G-8 summit

OSAKA, Japan - A security guard checks passports at a boarding gate at Kansai International Airport near Osaka on July 1 as security checks are tightened at Japan's airports ahead of the July 7-9 Group of Eight summit in Hokkaido. (Kyodo)

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Indigenous peoples' summit starts in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Indigenous people from 11 nations such as the United States and New Zealand begin the four-day Indigenous Peoples Summit in Biratori, Hokkaido, on July 1. The outcomes of their discussion will be submitted to the leaders of the Group of Eight major countries when the world leaders meet at the Lake Toya resort on July 7-9. (Kyodo)

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Indigenous peoples' summit starts in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Indigenous people from 11 nations such as the United States and New Zealand begin the four-day Indigenous Peoples Summit in Biratori, Hokkaido, on July 1. The outcomes of their discussion will be submitted to the leaders of the Group of Eight major countries when the world leaders meet at the Lake Toya resort on July 7-9. (Kyodo)

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Protesters stage rallies in Tokyo against G-8 summit

TOKYO, Japan - Protesters and activists holding cutouts of the leaders of the Group of Eight countries march in Tokyo on June 29 against the July 7-9 G-8 summit in Hokkaido. (Kyodo)

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Protesters stage rallies in Tokyo against G-8 summit

TOKYO, Japan - Riot police surround protesters marching in Tokyo on June 29 against the upcoming Group of Eight summit. The summit will be held July 7-9 in Hokkaido. (Kyodo)

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Police conduct antiterrorist training ahead of G-8 summit

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese police officers conduct antiterrorist training in Sapporo on June 26 ahead of the July 7-9 Group of Eight summit in Hokkaido. A total of 1,200 police officers from across Japan took part in the exercise. (Kyodo)

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Japan to host G-8 summit next year from July 7-9: Abe

TOYAKO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters by Lake Toya in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island, on May 19. Abe said Japan will host the 2008 Group of Eight summit from July 7-9 at the Lake Toya hot-spring resort area. (Kyodo)