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Baseball: Yakult Swallows players

TOKYO, Japan, April 30 Kyodo - Yakult Swallows players -- (clockwise from front row, L) Shohei Tateyama, Wladimir Balentien, Kazuhiro Hatakeyama, Tony Barnette, Katsuki Akagawa and Ryoji Aikawa -- pose for photos on July 2, 2012, at Jingu Stadium in Tokyo after being picked by the Central League's manager for the Nippon Professional Baseball All-Star series. (Kyodo)

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Popovic named as new manager of FC Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on July 20, 2009, shows Ranko Popovic. On Jan. 2, 2012, the 44-year-old Serbian and former Oita Trinita boss was named manager of FC Tokyo, the newly crowned Emperor's Cup winner.

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Japan envoy backs Myanmar's nation building

YANGON, Myanmar - Photo taken July 2, 2013, in Yangon shows Mikio Numata, Japanese ambassador to Myanmar who assumed the post in November 2012. Numata was assigned as director general of the Consular Affairs Bureau at the Foreign Ministry in 2011, becoming the first non-career-track official to have been promoted to an executive position at the ministry.

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TEPCO seeks to restart idled nuclear reactors

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 2012 shows the buildings containing the No. 7 reactor (L) and the No. 6 reactor at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture. TEPCO said July 2, 2013, it will swiftly apply for a state safety assessment of the two reactors to restart their operation, even as the utility continues to grapple with the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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Study on fault at Oi nuclear plant

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in July 2012 shows the facilities of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power station in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. Buildings containing reactors (from L) No. 4, 3, 2 and 1 are seen. The Nuclear Regulation Authority conducted an investigation at the plant on Nov. 2, 2012, to check whether a disputed fault running underneath the plant should be viewed as active.

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Tokyo NPOs provide tutors for kids in quake-hit town

OTSUCHI, Japan - Aya Kawai deals with questions from a junior high school student at a tutorial class in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on July 2, 2012. She is a staff member of a free after-school program launched by Tokyo-based nonprofit organizations.

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Sharp to slash 5,000 jobs in Japan, overseas

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken July 26, 2012, shows the headquarters of Sharp Corp. in Osaka's Abeno Ward. The company will slash some 5,000 jobs, or 9 percent of its consolidated workforce, in and outside Japan by the end of March 2013 through early retirements and other means to turn its business around after being hit by a slump in its television business, sources close to the matter said Aug. 2, 2012.

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Brunei's 1st female Olympian

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Maziah Mahusin, a 19-year-old student, stands in an athletics stadium in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei, on July 2, 2012. She will become the first Bruneian woman to compete in the Olympics when she runs in the 400 meters in the London Games, having been admitted under the International Olympic Committee's universality exemption rule, which allows countries that have no qualified athletes to compete at the Games.

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Road in S. Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - A woman is on a road flooded from heavy rain in Juba on July 2, 2012. Infrastructure in South Sudan is largely poor.

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Japan regains nuclear power supply

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken July 2, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 3 reactor building (front) at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture. The No. 4 reactor building is behind it.

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IWC meeting in Panama

PANAMA CITY, Panama - The International Whaling Commission starts an annual meeting in Panama City on July 2, 2012.

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Sakai at Hannover

GOTTINGEN, Germany - Japan defender Hiroki Sakai holds up his jersey for his new soccer team, Bundesliga side Hannover, in Gottingen, Germany, on July 2, 2012.

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Azarenka advances to quarterfinals at Wimbledon

LONDON, England - Victoria Azarenka of Belarus plays against Ana Ivanovic of Serbia in a women's singles fourth-round match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 2, 2012. Azarenka advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-0 win.

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New World Bank head Kim

WASHINGTON, United States - New World Bank President Jim Yong Kim speaks during an interview in Washington on July 2, 2012.

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Djokovic advances to quarterfinals at Wimbledon

LONDON, England - Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays against Viktor Troicki of Serbia in a men's singles fourth-round match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 2, 2012. Djokovic advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 win.

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Sharapova out of Wimbledon

LONDON, England - Maria Sharapova of Russia (R) and Sabine Lisicki of Germany shake hands after their women's singles fourth-round match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 2, 2012. Sharapova lost 6-4, 6-3.

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Djokovic advances to quarterfinals at Wimbledon

LONDON, England - Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays against Viktor Troicki of Serbia in a men's singles fourth-round match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 2, 2012. Djokovic advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 win.

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Lisicki beats Sharapova at Wimbledon

LONDON, England - Sabine Lisicki of Germany plays against Maria Sharapova of Russia in a women's singles fourth-round match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 2, 2012. Lisicki advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-3 win.

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Lisicki beats Sharapova at Wimbledon

LONDON, England - Sabine Lisicki of Germany pumps her fists after a women's singles fourth-round match against Maria Sharapova of Russia at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 2, 2012. Lisicki advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-4, 6-3 win.

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Sharapova out of Wimbledon

LONDON, England - Maria Sharapova of Russia plays against Sabine Lisicki of Germany in a women's singles fourth-round match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 2, 2012. Sharapova lost 6-4, 6-3.

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Kiyotake at Nuremberg

NUREMBERG, Germany - Japan midfielder Hiroshi Kiyotake joins a practice session at his new soccer team, Bundesliga side Nuremberg in Nuremberg, Germany, on July 2, 2012.

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Kiyotake at Nuremberg

NUREMBERG, Germany - Japan midfielder Hiroshi Kiyotake holds up his jersey at a soccer ground of his new team, Bundesliga side Nuremberg, in Nuremberg, Germany, on July 2, 2012.

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Kiyotake at Nuremberg

NUREMBERG, Germany - Japan midfielder Hiroshi Kiyotake holds a press conference marking his move to the Bundesliga soccer team Nuremberg in Nuremberg, Germany, on July 2, 2012.

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Federer advances to quarterfinals at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Roger Federer of Switzerland plays against Xavier Malisse of Belgium in a men's singles fourth-round match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 2, 2012. Federer advanced to the quarterfinals with a 7-6 (1), 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 win.

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Sharapova out of Wimbledon

LONDON, England - Maria Sharapova of Russia plays against Sabine Lisicki of Germany in a women's singles fourth-round match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 2, 2012. Sharapova lost 6-4, 6-3.

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Serena Williams advances to quarterfinals at Wimbledon

LONDON, England - Serena Williams of the United States plays against Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan in a women's singles fourth-round match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 2, 2012. Williams advanced to the quarterfinals with a 6-1, 2-6, 7-5 win.

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Schiavone out of Wimbledon

LONDON, England - Francesca Schiavone of Italy bites a ball at the All England Club in London on July 2, 2012. Schiavone lost 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 to Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in a women's singles fourth-round match at the Wimbledon Championships.

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Kvitova advances to quarterfinals at Wimbledon

LONDON, England - Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic plays against Francesca Schiavone of Italy in a women's singles fourth-round match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 2, 2012. Kvitova advanced to the quarterfinals with a 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 win.

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Former Thai Prime Minister Abhisit in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Former Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva gives a speech at a university in Tokyo on July 2, 2012. Abhisit stressed the importance of the Asia-Pacific region as "a powerful force" for global economic growth in the address to students.

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Japan's power-saving period begins

FUKUOKA, Japan - Employees of the Fukuoka prefectural government have their lunch in an office where electricity has been turned off as part of power-saving efforts, on July 2, 2012. A government-requested power-saving period began in Japan the same day to cope with power supply constraints caused by the prolonged halt of nuclear reactors following the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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India's auto body launches code on vehicle recalls

NEW DELHI, India - S. Shandily, chairman of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, holds a press conference in New Delhi on July 2, 2012. India's automobile trade body launched a vehicle recall system the same day in a bid to ensure that faulty vehicles are repaired free of charge by manufacturers.

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Ozawa, 49 allies to leave DPJ

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, former leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, holds a press conference in Tokyo on July 2, 2012, after tendering a letter of resignation from the ruling party. Ozawa, a Japanese political heavyweight, and 49 allies submitted letters of resignation from the DPJ the same day in protest at the government's sales tax hike proposal, triggering a party split and weakening Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's hold on power.

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Ozawa, 49 allies to leave DPJ

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, former leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, leaves following a press conference in Tokyo on July 2, 2012, after tendering a letter of resignation from the ruling party. Ozawa, a Japanese political heavyweight, and 49 allies submitted letters of resignation from the DPJ the same day in protest at the government's sales tax hike proposal, triggering a party split and weakening Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's hold on power.

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"Udon Brain" the new mascot of Kagawa

TAKAMATSU, Japan - "Udon No" (udon noodle brain), a character devised as having woken up one morning to find its head filled with udon noodles instead of a brain, debuts as the official mascot of an udon producers' association in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture on July 2, 2012.

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Rakuten to launch e-book service July 19

TOKYO, Japan - Rakuten Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Hiroshi Mikitani holds Kobo Inc.'s proprietary Kobo Touch e-book reader during a press conference in Tokyo on July 2, 2012. Rakuten, a major Japanese online shopping mall operator, said it will launch an electronic book service in Japan on July 19 using Kobo, the Canadian e-book marketer it acquired in January.

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"Games Lanes" to debut on London streets

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken July 2, 2012, shows the marking for a "Games Lane" painted on a street in London. The lanes, designated for vehicles carrying athletes and officials to Olympic events, will be put into use from July 25.

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Ozawa, 49 allies to leave DPJ

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, former leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, holds a press conference in Tokyo on July 2, 2012, after tendering a letter of resignation from the ruling party. Ozawa, a Japanese political heavyweight, and 49 allies submitted letters of resignation from the DPJ the same day in protest at the government's sales tax hike proposal, triggering a party split and weakening Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's hold on power.

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Rakuten to launch e-book service July 19

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Kobo Touch, an electronic book reader made by Canadian e-book marketer Kobo Inc. Rakuten Inc., a major Japanese online shopping mall operator which acquired the Canadian company in January 2012, said July 2, 2012, it will launch an electronic book service in Japan on July 19 using Kobo.

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Japan's power-saving period begins

OSAKA, Japan - Operation of an escalator is suspended at Osaka's Hankyu Umeda Station on July 2, 2012, as part of power-saving efforts. A government-requested power-saving period began in Japan the same day to cope with power supply constraints caused by the prolonged halt of nuclear reactors following the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Kim to compete in 2014 Winter Olympics

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu Na arrives for a press conference in Seoul on July 2, 2012. The 21-year-old 2010 Vancouver gold medalist said she has decided to compete in the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, and after that she will retire from figure skating as she wants to become a member of the International Olympic Committee.

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Kim to compete in 2014 Winter Olympics

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu Na holds a press conference in Seoul on July 2, 2012. The 21-year-old 2010 Vancouver gold medalist said she has decided to compete in the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, and after that she will retire from figure skating as she wants to become a member of the International Olympic Committee.

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Toyota unit launches new 1-seater electric car

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken July 2, 2012, in Tokyo shows the Coms one-seater electric car. Toyota Auto Body Co., a Toyota Motor Corp. subsidiary, the same day launched a new model of the Coms that can travel faster and longer per charge than the previous model launched in 2000.

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Kim to compete in 2014 Winter Olympics

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu Na holds a press conference in Seoul on July 2, 2012. The 21-year-old 2010 Vancouver gold medalist said she has decided to compete in the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, and after that she will retire from figure skating as she wants to become a member of the International Olympic Committee.

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Kim to compete in 2014 Winter Olympics

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Olympic figure skating champion Kim Yu Na holds a press conference in Seoul on July 2, 2012. The 21-year-old 2010 Vancouver gold medalist said she has decided to compete in the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, and after that she will retire from figure skating as she wants to become a member of the International Olympic Committee.

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Police dog poodles to work as "sheriffs" of "Manga Kingdom"

TOTTORI, Japan - Toy poodles Karin (R) and Fuga, 2-year-old female police dogs, pose with badges and appointment letters given to them after becoming "sheriffs of Manga Kingdom Tottori" in the city of Tottori, western Japan, on July 2, 2012.

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Japan's power-saving period begins

TOKYO, Japan - A board in the head office of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corp. (NTT East) in Tokyo on July 2, 2012, shows the work schedules of employees, including those working only between 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. for two days per week under a "short" working hour system introduced as part of power-saving efforts. A government-requested power-saving period began in Japan the same day to cope with power supply constraints caused by the prolonged halt of nuclear reactors following the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Toyota unit launches new 1-seater electric car

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Auto Body Co. President Takuji Amioka poses with the Coms one-seater electric car in Tokyo on July 2, 2012. The Toyota Motor Corp. subsidiary the same day launched a new model of the Coms that can travel faster and longer per charge than the model launched in 2000.

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Opposing Japan-S. Korea pact

SEOUL, South Korea - A South Korean civic group opposes a planned military agreement between South Korea and Japan in Seoul on July 2, 2012. The two countries have postponed signing their first-ever military agreement, aimed at sharing classified information, due to a last-minute request from South Korea amid concern about a public backlash over the strengthening of such cooperation with its former colonial power.

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Tokyo governor in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (R) speaks at the World Cities Summit in Singapore on July 2, 2012.

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Day following reactor reboot at Oi nuclear plant

OI, Japan - Security guards stand near the entrance to Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, on July 2, 2012. The No. 3 reactor at the plant attained a suspended nuclear fission chain reaction, or criticality, early in the day after it became the previous night the first reactor in Japan to be rebooted after regular checkups since 2011's Fukushima nuclear crisis.