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Bullfighting resumes

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Bullfighting resumes in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, on Aug. 14, 2010, after a suspension in July. The event was resumed as the foot-and-month disease epidemic in Miyazaki Prefecture was declared over.

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Bullfighting resumes

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Bullfighting resumes in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, on Aug. 14, 2010, after a suspension in July. The event was resumed as the foot-and-month disease epidemic in Miyazaki Prefecture was declared over.

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Takemoto Gendayu to retire from bunraku theater

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in February 2010 shows Takemoto Gendayu, a renowned Japanese traditional "joruri bunraku" puppet play master. Takemoto, 82, will retire due to health reasons, the bunraku association said July 14, 2014.

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Uruguay striker Forlan

OSAKA, Japan - File photo shows Uruguay striker Diego Forlan scoring during the World Cup soccer semifinals against the Netherlands in Cape Town, South Africa, in July 2010. J-League first-division side Cerezo Osaka appear likely to acquire Forlan for the 2014 season, an informed source said on Jan. 14, 2014.

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Kan hints at giving up on formulating tax reform by next March

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 14, 2010. Kan indicated that he would give up on compiling the details of a tax reform plan by the March 31 end of fiscal 2010.

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Ishikawa practices for British Open

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - Ryo Ishikawa of Japan tees off during a practice round for the British Open golf tournament at St. Andrew's Old Course in Scotland on July 14, 2010.

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Ishikawa practices for British Open

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - Ryo Ishikawa of Japan tees off during a practice round for the British Open golf tournament at St. Andrew's Old Course in Scotland on July 14, 2010.

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Ishikawa practices for British Open

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - Japanese teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa shivers during a practice round for the July 15-18 British Open golf championship on the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland, on July 14, 2010, amid rain and strong sea winds.

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Nagatomo signs with Italy Soccer Serie A club Cesena

CESENA, Italy - Japan national soccer team defender Yuto Nagatomo speaks to reporters Cesena, Italy, on July 14, 2010, after signing a two-year contract with Italy Soccer Serie A club Cesena.

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Emperor, empress visit Chinese Civilization exhibit

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko visit ''The Birth of Chinese Civilization'' exhibit at Tokyo National Museum in Tokyo's Ueno area on July 14, 2010. (Pool photo)

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China advance process to indict man over tainted food case

BEIJING, China - Norikazu Koyama, a councilor for criminal investigation affairs at Japan's National Police Agency, speaks to reporters at a hotel in Beijing on July 14, 2010, after inspecting Tianyang Food's plant in Hebei Province and holding talks with local police over the poisoning case caused by frozen dumplings exported to Japan. Lu Yueting, 36, a former temporary employee at the plant, was arrested on suspicion of lacing the dumplings with pesticide.

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Incubator Bank names novelist Go Egami as new president

TOKYO, Japan - Go Egami (L), new president of the Incubator Bank of Japan, and the bank's outside director, Toshiya Akasaka, bow at the end of their press conference at the Bank of Japan's headquarters in Tokyo on July 14, 2010. Egame, a novelist whose real name is Haruki Kohata, replaced Tatsuya Nishino who was arrested earlier in the day along with former Chairman Takeshi Kimura on suspicion of obstructing a Financial Services Agency audit of the bank last year.

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Baruto beats Asasekiryu at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Baruto of Estonia (R) sends first-ranked maegashira Asasekiryu of Mongolia out of the ring on the fourth day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 14, 2010.

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Your Party's Watanabe dismisses Kan's call for sales tax debate

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshimi Watanabe, head of the small opposition Your Party which gained 10 seats in the July 11 House of Councillors election, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on July 14, 2010. Watanabe said Prime Minister Naoto Kan should tackle administrative reform before pressing for tax reform.

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Ishikawa practices for British Open

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland - Japanese teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa tees off during a practice round for the July 15-18 British Open golf championship on the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland, on July 14, 2010, amid rain and strong sea winds.

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Incubator Bank names novelist Go Egami as new president

TOKYO, Japan - Go Egami (L), new president of the Incubator Bank of Japan, shows a stern look during a news conference at the Bank of Japan's headquarters in Tokyo on July 14, 2010. Egame, a novelist whose real name is Haruki Kohata, replaced Tatsuya Nishino who was arrested earlier in the day along with former Chairman Takeshi Kimura on suspicion of obstructing a Financial Services Agency audit of the bank last year.

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U.S. envoy Rice wins 2010 WNBA Inspiration Award

NEW YORK, United States - Susan Rice, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, shares her joy with her daughter Maris at a ceremony held in New York on July 14, 2010, after being presented with the 2010 Women's National Basketball Association's Inspiration Award. She vowed to do more for women who are abused particularly in the world's war zones.

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CSKA's Honda plays against Torpedo M

MOSCOW, Russia - CSKA Moscow midfielder Keisuke Honda (L) from Japan looks for options against Torpedo M during the second half of a match in Moscow on July 14, 2010. CSKA won 2-0.

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Incubator Bank names novelist Go Egami as new president

TOKYO, Japan - Go Egami (L), new president of the Incubator Bank of Japan, speaks at a news conference at the Bank of Japan's headquarters in Tokyo on July 14, 2010. Egame, a novelist whose real name is Haruki Kohata, replaced Tatsuya Nishino who was arrested earlier in the day along with former Chairman Takeshi Kimura on suspicion of obstructing a Financial Services Agency audit of the bank last year.

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Ozeki Kotooshu unbeaten at Nagoya sumo tournament

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Kotooshu of Bulgaria (eyes toward camera) forces No. 2 maegashira Aminishiki out of the ring at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 14, 2010, remaining unbeaten during the first four days of the 15-day event.

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Hakuho unstoppable on 4th day of Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (R) forces second-ranked maegashira Aran of Russia out of the ring on the fourth day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 14, 2010. Hakuho marked his 36th consecutive win to put him in a share of fourth on the all-time list.

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Heavy rain hits western Japan, leaving 3 dead, 2 others missing

FUKUOKA, Japan - The Shimozakai district in the city of Nogata, Fukuoka Prefecture, is flooded on July 14, 2010, as torrential rain hits western Japan. Evacuation advisories were issued to around 125,000 people in Fukuoka and Saga prefectures in northern Kyushu, including some places that recorded over 100 millimeters of rain per hour.

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Pure gold Stitch, Angel characters displayed in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Walt Disney's animated characters Stitch and his girlfriend Angel made of pure gold are displayed at the jewelry shop ''GINZA TANAKA'' in central Tokyo on July 14, 2010. The 15-centimeter high image, which was produced by Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K. on an order from Walt Disney Japan Ltd., is made of some 280 grams of pure gold and priced at 5 million yen.

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Fire festival at Kumano Nachi Grand Shrine

SHINGU, Japan - White-robbed local people carry 12 huge burning torches of cypress wood at the climax of an annual fire festival at Kumano Nachi Grand Shrine in the town of Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, on July 14, 2010.

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Downpour causes flood

FUKUOKA, Japan - Buildings and roads are flooded after a downpour in Nogata, Fukuoka Prefecture, on July 14, 2010. Extensive areas of Japan have seen flooding and landslides after downpours.

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Downpour causes flood

FUKUOKA, Japan - Muddy water flows like a waterfall on a mountain in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on July 14, 2010. Extensive areas of Japan have seen flooding and landslides after downpours.

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Japanese police visit China plant over dumpling case

SHIJIAZHUANG, China - Japanese police officials visit Tianyang Food Plant in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, on July 14, 2010. The officials are in China to gather information on the pesticide-tainted dumpling case that sickened 10 people in Japan in 2007-2008.

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Downpour causes flood

FUKUOKA, Japan - Homes are flooded after a downpour in Nogata, Fukuoka Prefecture, on July 14, 2010. Extensive areas of Japan have seen flooding and landslides after downpours.

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Downpour causes flood

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nogata, Fukuoka Prefecture, is flooded on July 14, 2010, after a downpour. Extensive areas of Japan have seen flooding and landslides after downpours.

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Japanese police visit China plant over dumpling case

SHIJIAZHUANG, China - Japanese police officials visit Tianyang Food Plant in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, on July 14, 2010. The officials are in China to gather information on the pesticide-tainted dumpling case that sickened 10 people in Japan in 2007-2008.

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Downpour causes flood

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Muddy water turns the Kammon Strait brown in a photo taken over Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on July 14, 2010. Extensive areas of Japan have seen flooding and landslides after downpours.

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Downpour causes flood

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nogata, Fukuoka Prefecture, is flooded on July 14, 2010, after a downpour. In back is the swollen Onga River. Downpours over extensive areas of Japan have caused floods and landslides.

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Downpour causes landslide

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - A landslide on a mountain in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, is captured in a photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 14, 2010. Downpour over extensive areas of Japan has caused floods and landslides.

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Downpour causes flood

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nogata, Fukuoka Prefecture, is flooded on July 14, 2010, after a downpour. In back is the swollen Onga River. Downpours over extensive areas of Japan have caused floods and landslides.

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Downpour causes landslide

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - A landslide blocks a highway in Kyoto in a photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 14, 2010. Downpour over extensive areas of Japan has caused floods and landslides.

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Incubator Bank president arrested

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the head office of Incubator Bank of Japan in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 14, 2010.

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Downpour causes flood

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The Tanga market area in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, is flooded due to heavy rain on July 14, 2010. Downpours fell in extensive areas of Japan, particularly in the northern Kyushu region including Fukuoka.

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Downpour causes flood

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The Tanga market area in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, is flooded due to heavy rain on July 14, 2010. Downpours fell in extensive areas of Japan, particularly in the northern Kyushu region including Fukuoka.

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Incubator Bank's ex-chairman arrested

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Takeshi Kimura, a former chairman of Incubator Bank of Japan. Police arrested Kimura on July 14, 2010, on suspicion of obstructing a Financial Services Agency audit of the bank.

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Kan at lower house plenary session

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (back, R) listens to questions from Sadakazu Tanigaki (front), president of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, during a House of Representatives plenary session in Tokyo on June 14, 2010. Kan, who took office June 8, faced a barrage of questions from opposition leaders ahead of the House of Councillors election expected July 11.