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Opening ceremony of steel mill in Yangon

YANGON, Myanmar - JFE Engineering Corp. President Hisanori Kano (2nd from L) attends the opening ceremony of a steel mill in Yangon, Myanmar, on July 20, 2014. The company and the Myanmar government established joint venture J&M Steel Solutions Co. in November 2013.

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Urban Animal Album

OSAKA, Japan - A raccoon dog pup appears from the bushes in a park in the business district of central Osaka on July 20, 2013.

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Lawsuit seeks removal of comfort women statue

LOS ANGELES, United States - File photo taken in July 2013 shows the unveiling ceremony for a bronze statue of a girl, a memorial for women forced into sexual slavery for the Imperial Japanese military, at Glendale Central Park near Los Angeles. Two Japanese-Americans and a non-profit educational group filed a lawsuit on Feb. 20, 2014, against the Southern California city of Glendale and the city's manager for erecting the memorial in the public park.

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Sand sculpture

CHIBA, Japan - Photo taken July 20, 2013, shows a sand sculpture of pigeons. It is one of the 23 sand sculptures on display on the Yasashigaura beach in Asahi, Chiba Prefecture, until Aug. 7.

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Sand sculpture

CHIBA, Japan - Photo taken July 20, 2013, shows a sand sculpture modeled on the Taj Mahal. It is one of the 23 sand sculptures on display on the Yasashigaura beach in Asahi, Chiba Prefecture, until Aug. 7.

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TV talent from Hiroshima

ONOMICHI, Japan - Mona Nakanishi, a news anchor-turned TV talent, is interviewed by Kyodo News on July 20, 2013 in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture. Nakanishi grew up in the city along the Seto Inland Sea about 70 kilometers east of Hiroshima City, and lived there until age 18.

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Ivan Rodriguez enters Rangers Hall of Fame

ARLINGTON, Texas - Former Texas Rangers catcher Ivan Rodriguez poses for photos after being inducted into the Rangers' Hall of Fame at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on July 20, 2013.

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Iwakuma gets 9th victory

HOUSTON, United States - Seattle Mariners starter Hisashi Iwakuma pitches against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, on July 20, 2013. Iwakuma picked up his ninth victory of the season in the Mariners' 4-2 win.

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Iwakuma gets 9th victory

HOUSTON, United States - Seattle Mariners starter Hisashi Iwakuma pitches against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, on July 20, 2013. Iwakuma picked up his ninth victory of the season in the Mariners' 4-2 win.

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Kuroda gets 9th victory

BOSTON, United States - New York Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda pitches against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on July 20, 2013. Kuroda won his ninth game of the season in the Yankees' 5-2 victory.

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Penalty on Matsuyama in British Open golf

GULLANE, United Kingdom - David Rickman, the Royal & Ancient's rules director, holds a press conference at Muirfield links in Gullane, Scotland, on July 20, 2013, on Japan's Hideki Matsuyama being penalized for slow play on the 17th during the third round at the British Open.

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British Open golf

GULLANE, United Kingdom - British golfer Lee Westwood acknowledges the gallery after finishing the third round to top the leaderboard at the British Open at Muirfield links in Gullane, Scotland, on July 20, 2013.

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Kuroda gets 9th victory

BOSTON, United States - New York Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda pitches against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on July 20, 2013. Kuroda won his ninth game of the season in the Yankees' 5-2 victory.

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Explosion at Beijing airport injures bomber

BEIJING, China - Workers clean up an area in Terminal 3 of Beijing's international airport on July 20, 2013, where a bomb exploded earlier in the day, injuring the bomber. According to local media, a Chinese man in a wheelchair set off a home-made explosive device at 6:24 p.m. after airport officials reprimanded him for unruly behavior.

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G-20 in Moscow

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso (L) and Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda hold a press conference in Moscow, Russia, on July 20, 2013, after a two-day meeting of the Group of 20 finance chiefs.

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Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou reelected as KMT chairman

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou holds a press conference at the headquarters of the ruling Nationalist Party (KMT) in Taipei on July 20, 2013, after being reelected as chairman of the party.

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Explosion at Beijing airport injures bomber

BEIJING, China - Photo shows Terminal 3 of Beijing's international airport on July 20, 2013, after a bomb exploded there earlier in the day, injuring the bomber. According to local media, a Chinese man in a wheelchair set off a home-made explosive device at 6:24 p.m. after airport officials reprimanded him for unruly behavior.

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G-20 in Moscow

MOSCOW, Russia - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda (L) and Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso gather with other finance chiefs from Group of 20 nations for group photos in Moscow, Russia, on July 20, 2013.

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Upper house election in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Voters listen to a stump speech by a politician in front of Shinjuku station in Tokyo on July 20, 2013, the final day of campaigning before the upper house election the following day.

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G-20 in Moscow

MOSCOW, Russia - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda (L) and Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso gather with other finance chiefs from Group of 20 nations for group photos in Moscow, Russia, on July 20, 2013.

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Upper house election in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo series shows leaders of Japanese political parties campaigning on July 20, 2013, the day before the upper house election. They are (top row, from L) Natsuo Yamaguchi, leader of the New Komeito party; Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who leads the Liberal Democratic Party; Banri Kaieda, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan; (middle row, from L) Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii; Ichiro Ozawa, leader of the People's Life Party; Your Party leader Yoshimi Watanabe; (bottom row, from L) Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, who doubles as co-leader of the Japan Restoration Party; Kuniko Tanioka, leader of the Green Wind party; and Mizuho Fukushima, leader of the Social Democratic Party.

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Paris beaches along the Seine

PARIS, France - An annual summertime event called Paris-Plages, or Paris Beaches, begins July 20, 2013, along the Seine River in central Paris. Until Aug. 18, deck chairs, parasols and ice cream stands are set up on an artificial beach.

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Upper house election in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows voters listening to a stump speech by a politician in front of Shinjuku station in Tokyo on July 20, 2013, the final day of campaigning before the upper house election the following day.

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Nadeshiko defeat China to kick off E. Asian Cup

SEOUL, South Korea - INAC Kobe's Emi Nakajima (20) of Japan scores a goal in the second half of the opening match against China of the Women's East Asian Cup in Seoul on July 20, 2013. Japan won 2-0.

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Bruce Lee anniversary

HONG KONG, China - Fans place flowers at a bronze statue of kung fu legend Bruce Lee in Hong Kong on July 20, 2013, the 40th anniversary of his death. Appearing in television dramas and movies in the United States, Bruce Lee earned more fame in Hong Kong, where he died July 20, 1973, from cerebral edema at the age of 32.

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Upper house election in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Voters listen to a stump speech by a politician in front of Kamata station in Tokyo on July 20, 2013, the final day of campaigning before the upper house election the following day.

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Nadeshiko defeat China to kick off E. Asian Cup

SEOUL, South Korea - Frankfurt midfielder Kozue Ando (R) of Japan celebrates with teammate and New Chelsea signing Yuki Ogimi after scoring the first goal in the first half of the opening match against China of the Women's East Asian Cup in Seoul on July 20, 2013. Japan won 2-0.

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Nadeshiko defeat China to kick off E. Asian Cup

SEOUL, South Korea - Frankfurt midfielder Kozue Ando of Japan scores the first goal in the first half of the opening match against China of the Women's East Asian Cup in Seoul on July 20, 2013. Japan won 2-0.

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Upper house election in Japan

SAGAE, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who leads the Liberal Democratic Party, "high fives" a member of the audience at a stump speech in Sagae, Yamagata Prefecture, on July 20, 2013, the final day of campaigning before the upper house election the following day.

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Hamamatsu event recognized as biggest theremin ensemble

HAMAMATSU, Japan - People play the "Matryomin" instrument, or theremin electronic musical instrument inside a container shaped like a Russian Matryoshka doll, during an event in Hamamatsu, central Japan, on July 20, 2013. The Guinness Book of Records said the same day it recognized the performance by 272 players as the largest theremin ensemble.

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Upper house election in Japan

SAGAE, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who leads the Liberal Democratic Party, raises his fist during a stump speech in Sagae, Yamagata Prefecture, on July 20, 2013, the final day of campaigning before the upper house election the following day.

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Hamamatsu event recognized as biggest theremin ensemble

HAMAMATSU, Japan - People play the "Matryomin" instrument, or theremin electronic musical instrument inside a container shaped like a Russian Matryoshka doll, during an event in Hamamatsu, central Japan, on July 20, 2013. The Guinness Book of Records said the same day it recognized the performance by 272 players as the largest theremin ensemble.

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Abe in stump speech

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gives a stump speech in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on June 20, 2013. Abe described the upcoming Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, widely seen as a prelude to the House of Councillors election in July, as a battle to be won "at any cost" by his Liberal Democratic Party.

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Abe in stump speech

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gives a stump speech in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on June 20, 2013. Abe described the upcoming Tokyo metropolitan assembly election, widely seen as a prelude to the House of Councillors election in July, as a battle to be won "at any cost" by his Liberal Democratic Party.

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LDP pledges 2% growth in election platform

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Ishiba, secretary general of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party, attends a press conference at the party headquarters in Tokyo on June 20, 2013, to reveal the LDP's campaign platform for the July 21 upper house election. The platform pledges to achieve average real economic growth of 2 percent over the next decade with a set of policy measures.

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Swiss garment recycling firm

TOKYO, Japan - Stephan Wiegand (L), chief executive officer of Swiss garment and shoe recycling company I:Collect AG, and Akifumi Okamoto, president of Don Don Up Co., a Japanese vintage clothing chain, shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on June 20, 2013. I:Collect will establish a Japanese unit in July 2013 in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, which Okamoto will head.

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Kumamon mascot to visit France

FUKUOKA, Japan - File photo taken in March 2013 in the town of Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, shows "Kumamon," the official black bear mascot of the southwestern Japanese prefecture. Kumamon will visit France in July to take part in the Japan Expo as part of efforts to lure visitors to the prefecture, local officials said on May 20, 2013.

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2001 fatal stampede

KOBE, Japan - (From front) Kiyoshi Miki, Seiji Shimomura and Masaharu Arima, who lost relatives in a 2001 stampede in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, attend a press conference in Kobe on Feb. 20, 2013. The Kobe District Court earlier the same day dismissed a case against a former senior police officer over the stampede on a bridge that was overcrowded with fireworks spectators on July 21, 2001, in which 11 people died and 247 were injured. The court ruled the statute of limitations had expired.

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Japan players not on board for WBC

TOKYO, Japan - Takahiro Arai, chairman of the Nippon Professional Baseball Players Association, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on July 20, 2012. The union decided not to play in the 2013 World Baseball Classic over the issue of how revenues are handled.