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Hot dog eating contest

NEW YORK, United States - Takeru Kobayashi (far R), the Japanese former champion of New York's famous July 4 Independence Day hot dog eating contest, eats hot dogs in a rival contest organized by himself in Manhattan, New York, on July 4, 2013. Kobayashi won the annual Nathan's International Hot Dog Eating Contest held in Coney Island in New York for six years in a row since 2001, but has not participated in the competition since 2010 due to a contract dispute with the organizer and has organized a similar contest on his own.

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Hot dog eating contest

NEW YORK, United States - Takeru Kobayashi, the Japanese former champion of New York's famous July 4 Independence Day hot dog eating contest, wins a rival contest organized by himself in Manhattan, New York, on July 4, 2013. Kobayashi won the annual Nathan's International Hot Dog Eating Contest held in Coney Island in New York for six years in a row since 2001, but has not participated in the competition since 2010 due to a contract dispute with the organizer and has organized a similar contest on his own.

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Matsui 2-for-3 against Royals

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels left fielder Hideki Matsui hits a single to right in the sixth inning of a game against the Kansas City Royals on July 4, 2010, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. Matsui went 2-for-3 in the Angels' 11-0 win.

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Matsui 2-for-3 against Royals

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels left fielder Hideki Matsui hits a single to right in the third inning of a game against the Kansas City Royals on July 4, 2010, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. Matsui went 2-for-3 in the Angels' 11-0 win.

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Nadal wins Wimbledon final

WIMBELDON, England - Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball to Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic during the men's singles final at the Wimbledon tennis championships at the All England Tennis Club in London on July 4, 2010. Nadal won 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.

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S. Korea's Choi wins Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic

SYLVANIA, United States - Choi Na Yeon of South Korea kisses the winner's trophy after winning the LPGA Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic golf tournament in Sylvania, Ohio, on July 4, 2010. The 23-year-old beat other contenders on the second playoff hole to claim her third LPGA victory.

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Hot dog eating champ Kobayashi arrested

NEW YORK, United States - Takeru Kobayashi (R), the Japanese former champion of a hot dog eating contest in New York, is taken into a police department after being arrested at this year's contest in New York on July 4, 2010. Kobayashi, who did not compete, reportedly tried to go on stage at the end of the contest and was stopped and detained by the officer.

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Nadal wins Wimbledon final

WIMBELDON, England - Rafael Nadal of Spain celebrates after defeating Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic in the men's singles final at the Wimbledon tennis championships at the All England Tennis Club in London on July 4, 2010. Nadal won 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.

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Nadal wins Wimbledon final

WIMBELDON, England - Rafael Nadal of Spain poses with the winner's trophy after defeating Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic in the men's singles final at the Wimbledon tennis championships at the All England Tennis Club in London on July 4, 2010. Nadal won 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.

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Seattle Mariners' Ichiro 1-for-5 against Detroit Tigers

DETROIT, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki hits an infield single in the sixth inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit on July 4, 2010. Ichiro went 1-for-5 as the Mariners won 8-1.

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Seattle Mariners' Ichiro 1-for-5 against Detroit Tigers

DETROIT, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki steals second in the third inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit on July 4, 2010. Ichiro went 1-for-5 as the Mariners won 8-1.

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Nadal wins Wimbledon final

WIMBELDON, England - Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts after defeating Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic in the men's singles final at the Wimbledon tennis championships at the All England Tennis Club in London on July 4, 2010. Nadal won 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.

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Hot dog eating champ Kobayashi arrested

NEW YORK, United States - Takeru Kobayashi (R), the Japanese former champion of a hot dog eating contest in New York, is taken away by a police officer after being arrested at this year's contest on July 4, 2010, in New York. Kobayashi, who did not compete, reportedly tried to go on stage at the end of the contest and was stopped and detained by the officer.

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Nadal wins Wimbledon final

WIMBELDON, England - Rafael Nadal of Spain (L) and Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic shake hands after Nadal defeated Berdych in the men's singles final at the Wimbledon tennis championships at the All England Tennis Club in London on July 4, 2010. Nadal won 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.

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Nadal wins Wimbledon final

WIMBELDON, England - Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts after defeating Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic in the men's singles final at the Wimbledon tennis championships at the All England Tennis Club in London on July 4, 2010. Nadal won 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.

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Nadal wins Wimbledon final

WIMBELDON, England - Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic returns the ball to Rafael Nadal of Spain during the men's singles final at the Wimbledon tennis championships at the All England Tennis Club in London on July 4, 2010. Nadal defeated Berdych 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.

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Nadal wins Wimbledon final

WIMBELDON, England - Rafael Nadal of Spain holds up the winner's trophy after defeating Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic in the men's singles final at the Wimbledon tennis championships at the All England Tennis Club in London on July 4, 2010. Nadal won 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.

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Nadal wins Wimbledon final

WIMBELDON, England - Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball to Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic during the men's singles final at the Wimbledon tennis championships at the All England Tennis Club in London on July 4, 2010. Nadal won 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.

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Nadal wins Wimbledon final

WIMBELDON, England - Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball to Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic during the men's singles final at the Wimbledon tennis championships at the All England Tennis Club in London on July 4, 2010. Nadal won 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.

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Nadal wins Wimbledon final

WIMBELDON, England - Rafael Nadal of Spain holds up the winner's trophy after defeating Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic in the men's singles final at the Wimbledon tennis championships at the All England Tennis Club in London on July 4, 2010. Nadal won 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.

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Nadal wins Wimbledon final

WIMBELDON, England - Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball to Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic during the men's singles final at the Wimbledon tennis championships at the All England Tennis Club in London on July 4, 2010. Nadal won 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.

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Nadal wins Wimbledon final

WIMBELDON, England - Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball to Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic during the men's singles final at the Wimbledon tennis championships at the All England Tennis Club in London on July 4, 2010. Nadal won 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.

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Nadal wins Wimbledon final

WIMBELDON, England - Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic returns the ball to Rafael Nadal of Spain during the men's singles final at the Wimbledon tennis championships at the All England Tennis Club in London on July 4, 2010. Nadal defeated Berdych 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.

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Nadal wins Wimbledon final

WIMBELDON, England - Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball to Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic during the men's singles final at the Wimbledon tennis championships at the All England Tennis Club in London on July 4, 2010. Nadal won 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.

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JSA fires Kotomitsuki over gambling scandal

NAGOYA, Japan - Sumo stablemaster Sadogatake bows in apology in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, on July 4, 2010, after the Japan Sumo Association decided to fire ozeki Kotomitsuki, who belonged to Sadogatake's stable, for being one of the central figures in a widespread gambling scandal. The JSA has also decided to fire stablemaster Otake.

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Singapore's Wang wins women's singles at Ogimura Cup

KOBE, Japan - Singapore's Wang Yuegu returns the ball to China's Zhu Yuling during the women's singles final at the table tennis Ogimura Cup Japan Open at Green Arena in Kobe City on July 4, 2010. Wang won 11-7, 17-15, 11-6, 11-1.

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JSA fires Kotomitsuki over gambling scandal

NAGOYA, Japan - Sumo stablemaster Otake speaks to reporters at a hotel in Nagoya on July 4, 2010, after the Japan Sumo Association decided to fire Otake and ozeki Kotomitsuki for being the central figures in a widespread gambling scandal. Otake was found to have borrowed 20 million to 30 million yen from Kotomitsuki as he was mired in debts accumulated through illegal gambling.

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JSA fires Kotomitsuki over gambling scandal

NAGOYA, Japan - Sumo stablemaster Otake (R) speaks to reporters at a hotel in Nagoya on July 4, 2010, after the Japan Sumo Association decided to fire Otake and ozeki Kotomitsuki for being the central figures in a widespread gambling scandal. Otake was found to have borrowed 20 million to 30 million yen from Kotomitsuki as he was mired in debts accumulated through illegal gambling.

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JSA fires Kotomitsuki over gambling scandal

NAGOYA, Japan - Sumo stablemaster Onomatsu, the coach of several wrestlers who allegedly gambled on baseball, bows in apology at a hotel in Nagoya on July 4, 2010, after the Japan Sumo Association decided to demote him two ranks and make him ineligible for promotion for the next 10 years. (Pool photo)

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JSA fires Kotomitsuki over gambling scandal

NAGOYA, Japan - Sumo stablemaster Tokitsukaze, who gambled on baseball when he was a wrestler, speaks to reporters at a hotel in Nagoya on July 4, 2010, after the Japan Sumo Association decided to demote him to ''toshiyori'' in the sumo hierarchy and to keep him at the lowest rank on probation for five years. (Pool photo)

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JSA fires Kotomitsuki over gambling scandal

NAGOYA, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Musashigawa speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Nagoya on July 4, 2010, after the JSA decided to fire ozeki Kotomitsuki and stablemaster Otake for being the central figures in a widespread gambling scandal at an extraordinary meeting of its board of directors.

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JSA fires Kotomitsuki over gambling scandal

NAGOYA, Japan - Hiroyoshi Murayama, a former Tokyo High Prosecutors Office chief, speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Nagoya on July 4, 2010, after being named by the Japan Sumo Association as JSA Chairman Musashigawa's fill-in. Musashigawa will be suspended until the end of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, which runs from July 11 to 25 at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, over his disciples' involvement in a widespread gambling scandal.

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JSA fires Kotomitsuki over gambling scandal

NAGOYA, Japan - Hiroyoshi Murayama (R), a former Tokyo High Prosecutors Office chief, speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Nagoya on July 4, 2010, with Japan Sumo Association Chairman Musashigawa. Murayama will act as JSA chief because Musashigawa will be suspended until the end of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, which runs from July 11 to 25 at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, over his disciples' involvement in a widespread gambling scandal.

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JSA fires Kotomitsuki over gambling scandal

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (L) and other sumo wrestlers implicated in various forms of illegal gambling in a third-party investigation bow in apology during a press conference at a hotel in Nagoya on July 4, 2010. Hakuho has admitted to betting some tens of thousands of yen on ''hanafuda'' Japanese playing card games.

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JSA fires Kotomitsuki over gambling scandal

NAGOYA, Japan - Sumo wrestlers and stable masters punished by the Japan Sumo Association over a widespread gambling scandal bow in apology during a press conference at a hotel in Nagoya on July 4, 2010. The JSA has fired ozeki Kotomitsuki and stablemaster Otake for being the central figures in the scandal.

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Ship representing ancient Java kingdom sets sail for Japan

JAKARTA, Indonesia - The ''Spirit of Majapahit,'' a ship representing the spirit of the ancient Majapahit kingdom on Java Island, which was built through the cooperation of Indonesia and Japan, sets sail from Jakarta on a 9,000-kilometer voyage to Japan and other countries on July 4, 2010.

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Ikeda wins inaugural Toshin title

TSU, Japan - Yuta Ikeda poses with the winner's trophy after winning the Toshin Golf Tournament at Toshin Lake Wood Golf Club in Mie Prefecture on July 4, 2010. Ikeda earned his first title of the season with a three-shot victory over rookie Shunsuke Sonoda.

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Shin wins Nichi-Iko Women's Open in playoff

TOYAMA, Japan - South Korea's Shin Hyun Ju holds up the winner's trophy after winning the Nichi-Iko Women's Open golf tournament at Yatsuo Country Club in Toyama on July 4, 2010. Shin defeated Chieko Amanuma with a tap-in par on the first playoff hole.

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Njui wins Sapporo Int'l Half Marathon

SAPPORO, Japan - Japan-based Kenyan runner Cyrus Njui crosses the finish line at Maruyama Stadium in Sapporo on July 4, 2010, to win the men's race at the Sapporo International Half Marathon. Njui won the race with a time of 1 hour, 1 minute, 20 seconds.

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Emperor attends cello concert

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko attend a cello concert in Tokyo on July 4, 2010. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo Sky Tree

TOKYO, Japan - Reporters are given a tour of a 150-meter-high section of the Tokyo Sky Tree on July 4, 2010. The TV tower in Tokyo's Sumida Ward will stand 634 meters tall and so far 398 meters has been completed.

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Sumo wrestler Kotomitsuki fired over gambling

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Kotomitsuki enters a room in a hotel in Nagoya, central Japan, for a meeting of the Japan Sumo Association on July 4, 2010. The association decided to fire him over a gambling scandal.

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Sumo stablemaster Otake fired over gambling

NAGOYA, Japan - Stablemaster Otake enters a room in a hotel in Nagoya, central Japan, for a meeting of the Japan Sumo Association on July 4, 2010. The association decided to fire him over a gambling scandal.

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Kan on pilgrimage

TOKYO, Japan - Naoto Kan poses for a photo in Muroto, Kochi Prefecture, in July 2004 during a pilgrimage of 88 Buddhist temples in the Shikoku area, western Japan. Kan, who was named prime minister on June 4, 2010, had a shaved head and made the pilgrimage after he stepped down as Democratic Party of Japan leader for failing to pay pension premiums.

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Scandal-tainted Asashoryu calls it quits

TOKYO, Japan - This photo, taken in July 2007, shows Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu playing soccer at an event in the Mongolian capital of Ulan Bator. Later, Asashoryu, whose real name is Dolgorsuren Dagvadorj, received a two-tournament ban after it was revealed that he had played hooky from a summer regional tour in order to take part in the event after feigning the degree of his injuries. Asashoryu said on Feb. 4, 2010, that he has decided to bring an end to his illustrious but trouble-laden sumo career.

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Scandal-tainted champion Asashoryu calls it quits

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu (L) pulling down fellow Mongolian Kyokushuzan by his topknot at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 10, 2003. Ringside judges decided to disqualify the yokozuna after the bout. Asashoryu announced his retirement on Feb. 4, 2010, in the wake of a recent scandal in which he was alleged to have seriously injured a man in a drunken rampage.

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Scandal-tainted champion Asashoryu calls it quits

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu (L) pulling down fellow Mongolian Kyokushuzan by his topknot at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 10, 2003. Ringside judges decided to disqualify the yokozuna after the bout. Asashoryu announced his retirement on Feb. 4, 2010, in the wake of a recent scandal in which he was alleged to have seriously injured a man in a drunken rampage.