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Life in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - Photo taken July 6, 2013, shows customers lining up at a Lotteria hamburger restaurant that opened in April in a shopping mall in Yangon, Myanmar.

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"Barefoot Gen" director

TOKYO, Japan - Yuko Ishida, who directed "Barefoot Gen's Hiroshima," gives an interview with Kyodo News on July 6, 2013 in Tokyo. The documentary film is about Keiji Nakazawa who wrote the manga series "Barefoot Gen" based on his own experience from the Aug. 6, 1945, atomic bombing on Hiroshima.

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TV director sheds fresh light on 1954 H-bomb tests

TOKYO, Japan - TV director Hideaki Ito speaks about his documentary film "'X' Years Later" during an interview on July 6, 2013 in Tokyo. Ito investigates in the film whether more boats than the Fukuryu Maru No. 5 were exposed to radioactive ash when the United States conducted hydrogen bomb tests in the Pacific in 1954.

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Olympic softball medalist seeking bid to race in skeleton in Sochi

NAGANO, Japan - Juri Takayama (L) takes a break during skeleton training at the Spiral -- a bobsleigh, luge and skeleton track in Nagano -- on July 6, 2013.

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Olympic softball medalist seeking bid to race in skeleton in Sochi

NAGANO, Japan - Juri Takayama hops on the sled while practicing the start of the skeleton at the Spiral -- a bobsleigh, luge and skeleton track in Nagano -- on July 6, 2013. Takayama, an Olympic medalist in women's softball, now aims to qualify to represent Japan in the skeleton event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia.

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File-sharing program developer

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 2009 shows Isamu Kaneko, the developer of the widely used Winny file-sharing software. He died of illness on July 6, 2013, at a Tokyo hospital. He was 42.

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Mandela in hospital

PRETORIA, South Africa - People gather at a hospital in Pretoria on July 6, 2013, where former South African President Nelson Mandela is hospitalized.

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Wimbledon tennis final

LONDON, United Kingdom - Hsieh Su-wei (L) of Taiwan and Peng Shuai of China hold the winner's trophies after their victory in the women' doubles final against Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua of Australia at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 6, 2013. The Hsieh-Peng pair won the title 7-6(1), 6-1.

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Wimbledon tennis final

LONDON, United Kingdom - Bob Bryan (L) and his twin brother Mike Bryan of the United States celebrate after winning the men's doubles final match against Ivan Dodig of Croatia and Marcelo Melo of Brazil at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 6, 2013. The Bryan brothers won the title 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.

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All-Star team member selection

ARLINGTON, United States - Fans celebrate the naming of Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish to the American League All-Star team at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on July 6, 2013.

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Wimbledon tennis final

LONDON, United Kingdom - Hsieh Su-wei (L) of Taiwan and Peng Shuai of China play against Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua of Australia in the women' doubles final at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 6, 2013. The Hsieh-Peng pair won the title 7-6(1), 6-1.

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All-Star team member selection

CINCINNATI, United States - Seattle Mariners pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma is pictured during practice before a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, on July 6, 2013. Iwakuma was named to the American League All-Star team for the first time the same day.

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All-Star team member selection

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish attends a press conference following a game against the Houston Astros at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on July 6, 2013, after being named to the American League All-Star team.

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All-Star team member selection

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish attends a press conference following a game against the Houston Astros at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on July 6, 2013, after being named to the American League All-Star team.

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Wimbledon tennis final

LONDON, United Kingdom - Sabine Lisicki of Germany reacts after losing a point to Marion Bartoli of France in the women's singles final at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 6, 2013. Bartoli won her first Grand Slam title 6-1, 6-4.

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Wimbledon tennis final

LONDON, United Kingdom - Marion Bartoli of France (L) dashes to the players' box where supporters and family members sit after winning the women's singles final match against Sabine Lisicki of Germany (R) at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 6, 2013. Bartoli won her first Grand Slam title 6-1, 6-4.

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Wimbledon tennis final

LONDON, United Kingdom - Marion Bartoli of France plays against Sabine Lisicki of Germany in the women's singles final at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 6, 2013. Bartoli won her first Grand Slam title 6-1, 6-4.

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Wimbledon tennis final

LONDON, United Kingdom - Marion Bartoli of France (R) and Sabine Lisicki of Germany hug after the women's singles final match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 6, 2013. Bartoli won her first Grand Slam title 6-1, 6-4.

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Wimbledon tennis final

LONDON, United Kingdom - Marion Bartoli of France is congratulated in the players' box after winning the women's singles final against Sabine Lisicki of Germany at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 6, 2013. Bartoli won her first Grand Slam title 6-1, 6-4.

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Wimbledon tennis final

LONDON, United Kingdom - Marion Bartoli of France holds the winner's trophy after her victory in the women's singles final against Sabine Lisicki of Germany at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 6, 2013. Bartoli won her first Grand Slam title 6-1, 6-4.

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Wimbledon tennis final

LONDON, United Kingdom - Marion Bartoli of France celebrates after winning the women's singles final against Sabine Lisicki of Germany at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 6, 2013. Bartoli won her first Grand Slam title 6-1, 6-4.

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Wimbledon tennis final

LONDON, United Kingdom - Sabine Lisicki of Germany reacts after being defeated by Marion Bartoli of France in the women's singles final at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 6, 2013. Bartoli won her first Grand Slam title 6-1, 6-4.

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Wimbledon tennis final

LONDON, United Kingdom - Marion Bartoli of France celebrates after winning the women's singles final match against Sabine Lisicki of Germany at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 6, 2013. Bartoli won her first Grand Slam title 6-1, 6-4.

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Wimbledon tennis final

LONDON, United Kingdom - Marion Bartoli of France plays against Sabine Lisicki of Germany in the women's singles final at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 6, 2013. Bartoli won her first Grand Slam title 6-1, 6-4.

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Wimbledon tennis final

LONDON, United Kingdom - Marion Bartoli of France holds the winner's trophy after her victory in the women's singles final against Sabine Lisicki of Germany at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 6, 2013. Bartoli won her first Grand Slam title 6-1, 6-4.

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Wimbledon tennis final

LONDON, United Kingdom - Marion Bartoli of France plays against Sabine Lisicki of Germany in the women's singles final match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 6, 2013. Bartoli won her first Grand Slam title 6-1, 6-4.

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Wimbledon tennis final

LONDON, United Kingdom - Marion Bartoli of France throws her racket in the air after winning the women's singles final against Sabine Lisicki of Germany at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 6, 2013. Bartoli won her first Grand Slam title 6-1, 6-4.

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Rainy season over in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Pedestrians walk with parasols in Tokyo's Ginza district on July 6, 2013. Temperatures soared across Japan that day as the rainy season in the Kanto-Koshin region, including the Tokyo metropolitan area, is believed to have ended 15 days earlier than usual, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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Wimbledon tennis final

LONDON, United Kingdom - Marion Bartoli of France pumps her fist after taking the first set of the women's singles final against Sabine Lisicki of Germany at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 6, 2013. Bartoli won her first Grand Slam title 6-1, 6-4.

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Wimbledon tennis final

LONDON, United Kingdom - Sabine Lisicki of Germany plays against Marion Bartoli of France in the women's singles final match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 6, 2013. Bartoli won her first Grand Slam title 6-1, 6-4.

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Wimbledon tennis final

LONDON, United Kingdom - Sabine Lisicki of Germany plays against Marion Bartoli of France in the women's singles final at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 6, 2013. Bartoli won her first Grand Slam title 6-1, 6-4.

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Rainy season over in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A girl and her mother play on the shore of Tokyo Bay in Tokyo's Daiba district on July 6, 2013. Temperatures soared across Japan that day as the rainy season in the Kanto-Koshin region, including the Tokyo metropolitan area, is believed to have ended 15 days earlier than usual, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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Figure skater Ando

FUKUOKA, Japan - Miki Ando, two-time world figure skating champion, performs during an ice show in Fukuoka City, southwestern Japan, on July 6, 2013.

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Figure skater Ando

FUKUOKA, Japan - Miki Ando, two-time world figure skating champion, performs during an ice show in Fukuoka City, southwestern Japan, on July 6, 2013.

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Figure skater Ando

FUKUOKA, Japan - Miki Ando, two-time world figure skating champion, performs during an ice show in Fukuoka City, southwestern Japan, on July 6, 2013.

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A-bomb survivor, anti-nuke movement leader Yamaguchi dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in 2005 shows Senji Yamaguchi, a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki and a leading figure in Japan's anti-nuclear movement. Yamaguchi died of pneumonia at a hospital in Nagasaki Prefecture on July 6, 2013, his family said. He was 82.

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Figure skater Ando

FUKUOKA, Japan - Miki Ando, two-time world figure skating champion, performs during an ice show in Fukuoka City, southwestern Japan, on July 6, 2013.

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Mt. Fuji climbers

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a climbing trail between the sixth and seventh stations of Mt. Fuji that is crowded with climbers on July 6, 2013.

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Figure skater Ando

FUKUOKA, Japan - Miki Ando, two-time world figure skating champion, performs during an ice show in Fukuoka City, southwestern Japan, on July 6, 2013.

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Mt. Fuji climbers

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a climbing trail between the sixth and seventh stations of Mt. Fuji that is crowded with climbers on July 6, 2013.

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Honda leaves for Moscow

NARITA, Japan - Japan international midfielder Keisuke Honda is seen at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on July 6, 2013, prior to his departure for Moscow. Italian media recently reported that Serie A powerhouse AC Milan had agreed terms with Honda, whose current deal with CSKA Moscow runs through the end of December.

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Honda leaves for Moscow

NARITA, Japan - Japan international midfielder Keisuke Honda is seen at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on July 6, 2013, prior to his departure for Moscow. Italian media recently reported that Serie A powerhouse AC Milan had agreed terms with Honda, whose current deal with CSKA Moscow runs through the end of December.

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Rainy season over in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Pedestrians walk with parasols in Tokyo's Ginza district on July 6, 2013. Temperatures soared across Japan that day as the rainy season in the Kanto-Koshin region, including the Tokyo metropolitan area, is believed to have ended 15 days earlier than usual, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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'Barefoot Gen' marks 40th anniversary of publication

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken July 6, 2011, shows the late Keiji Nakazawa, author of "Hadashi no Gen (Barefoot Gen)," a Japanese manga series describing the life of a 6-year-old boy called Gen before and after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. The series marked the 40th anniversary of its publication in 2013. Nakazawa died in December 2012.