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Ex-Mizuho president knew of loans to crime groups

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuho Bank President Yasuhiro Sato holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2013. Sato said that former President Satoru Nishibori had been aware of the bank's lending to organized crime groups since at least July 2010, reversing the bank's prior claim that senior management was not aware of the wrongdoing.

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Ex-Mizuho president knew of loans to crime groups

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuho Bank President Yasuhiro Sato (C) bows during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2013. Sato said that former President Satoru Nishibori had been aware of the bank's lending to organized crime groups since at least July 2010, reversing the bank's prior claim that senior management was not aware of the wrongdoing.

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Ex-Mizuho president knew of loans to crime groups

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuho Bank President Yasuhiro Sato holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2013. Sato said that former President Satoru Nishibori had been aware of the bank's lending to organized crime groups since at least July 2010, reversing the bank's prior claim that senior management was not aware of the wrongdoing.

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Ex-Mizuho president knew of loans to crime groups

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuho Bank President Yasuhiro Sato holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2013. Sato said that former President Satoru Nishibori had been aware of the bank's lending to organized crime groups since at least July 2010, reversing the bank's prior claim that senior management was not aware of the wrongdoing.

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Ex-Mizuho president knew of loans to crime groups

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuho Bank President Yasuhiro Sato (L front) holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2013. Sato said that former President Satoru Nishibori had been aware of the bank's lending to organized crime groups since at least July 2010, reversing the bank's prior claim that senior management was not aware of the wrongdoing.

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Ex-Mizuho president knew of loans to crime groups

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuho Bank President Yasuhiro Sato bows during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2013. Sato said that former President Satoru Nishibori had been aware of the bank's lending to organized crime groups since at least July 2010, reversing the bank's prior claim that senior management was not aware of the wrongdoing.

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Ex-Mizuho president knew of loans to crime groups

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Satoru Nishibori, former president of Mizuho Bank. The bank's current president, Yasuhiro Sato, told a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2013, that Nishibori had been aware of the bank's lending to organized crime groups since at least July 2010, reversing the bank's prior claim that senior management was not aware of the wrongdoing.

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World Cup forward Yano back with Albirex

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken at Kansai International Airport on July 1, 2010, shows Japanese soccer player Kisho Yano. The 27-year-old forward, a member of the 2010 World Cup squad, has returned to his old club Albirex Niigata, the J-League first division team announced on Feb. 8, 2012. He was released by German club Freiburg late in the previous year.

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Violinist Kuechl becomes goodwill ambassador for Kawasaki

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Vienna Philharmonic concertmaster Rainer Kuechl plays the violin at the Kawasaki city hall in Kanagawa Prefecture on July 8, 2010. Kuechl was designated as a goodwill ambassador by the city, hometown of his wife Machiko, to help make Japan and Austria closer.

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Swat valley's giant Buddha has lost its smile

MINGORA, Pakistan - The face of a Buddha carved on a rock in Swat Valley, Pakistan, is seen damaged on July 8, 2010.

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Swat valley's giant Buddha has lost its smile

MINGORA, Pakistan - The face of a Buddha carved on a rock in Swat Valley, Pakistan, is seen damaged on July 8, 2010.

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Japanese firms get serious about globalization

TOKYO, Japan - An employee looks at a lunch-menu display with English signs at a staff canteen of Rakuten Inc. in Tokyo on July 8, 2010. Japan's largest online shopping mall operator is one of the Japanese firms which have decided to adopt English as their official in-house language in their resolve to become global.

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Turkish university awards Japanese prince honorary doctorate

KIRSEHIR, Turkey - Japanese Prince Tomohito of Mikasa (R), a cousin of Emperor Akihito, receives an honorary doctorate from Ankara University rector Cemal Talug (L) as the prince attended a ceremony to mark the inauguration of an archaeological institute in Kaman, central Turkey, on July 8, 2010.

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Mariners' Ichiro 2-for-4 against Yankees

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki bunts a single to short in the sixth inning of a game against the New York Yankees at Safeco Field in Seattle on July 8, 2010, extending his hitting streak to nine games. Ichiro went 2-for-4 in a 1-3 loss.

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Mariners' Ichiro 2-for-4 against Yankees

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki runs to first after hitting an infield single to short in the first inning of a game against the New York Yankees at Safeco Field in Seattle on July 8, 2010, extending his hitting streak to nine games. Ichiro went 2-for-4 in a 1-3 loss.

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Mariners' Ichiro 2-for-4 against Yankees

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki hits an infield single to short in the first inning of a game against the New York Yankees at Safeco Field in Seattle on July 8, 2010, extending his hitting streak to nine games. Ichiro went 2-for-4 in a 1-3 loss.

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Mika Miyazato at U.S. Women's Open

OAKMONT, United States - Mika Miyazato of Japan watches the ball after hitting her second shot on the 11th hole during the first round of the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania on July 8, 2010.

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Arimura at U.S. Women's Open

OAKMONT, United States - Chie Arimura of Japan hits her second shot on the first hole during the first round of the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania on July 8, 2010.

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Ueda at U.S. Women's Open

OAKMONT, United States - Momoko Ueda of Japan watches the ball after hitting her tee shot on the 12th hole during the first round of the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania on July 8, 2010.

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Moromizato at U.S. Women's Open

OAKMONT, United States - Shinobu Moromizato of Japan hits her second shot on the 14th hole during the first round of the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania on July 8, 2010.

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Miyazato at U.S. Women's Open

OAKMONT, United States - Ai Miyazato of Japan hits out of the bunker on the eighth hole during the first round of the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania on July 8, 2010.

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Angels' Matui stays in dugout

CHICAGO, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui watches from the dugout during a game against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on July 8, 2010. Matsui stayed in the dugout as his team lost 0-1.

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Angels' Matui stays in dugout

CHICAGO, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui watches from the dugout during a game against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on July 8, 2010. Matsui stayed in the dugout as his team lost 0-1.

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Angels' Matui stays in dugout

CHICAGO, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui (C) watches from the dugout during a game against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on July 8, 2010. Matsui stayed in the dugout as his team lost 0-1.

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Yokomine at U.S. Women's Open

OAKMONT, United States - Sakura Yokomine of Japan hits an approach shot on the ninth hole during the first round of the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania on July 8, 2010.

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Ishikawa at Scottish Open

GLASGOW, Scotland - Ryo Ishikawa of Japan hits an approach shot on the 18th hole during the first round of the Scottish Open golf tournament at the Loch Lomond Golf Club in Glasgow on July 8, 2010.

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Ishikawa at Scottish Open

GLASGOW, Scotland - Ryo Ishikawa of Japan hits a shot from a bunker on the 14th hole during the first round of the Scottish Open golf tournament at the Loch Lomond Golf Club in Glasgow on July 8, 2010.

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Ishikawa at Scottish Open

GLASGOW, Scotland - Ryo Ishikawa of Japan hits a shot during the first round of the Scottish Open golf tournament at the Loch Lomond Golf Club in Glasgow on July 8, 2010.

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Ishikawa at Scottish Open

GLASGOW, Scotland - Ryo Ishikawa of Japan hits his second shot on the fourth hole during the first round of the Scottish Open golf tournament at the Loch Lomond Golf Club in Glasgow on July 8, 2010.

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Ishikawa at Scottish Open

GLASGOW, Scotland - Ryo Ishikawa of Japan lines up his putt on the sixth hole during the first round of the Scottish Open golf tournament at the Loch Lomond Golf Club in Glasgow on July 8, 2010.

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N. Korea marks 16th anniv. of death of Kim Il Sung

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans pay tribute to Kim Il Sung, the country's founder, in front of his bronze statue on Mansu Hill on July 8, 2010, the 16th anniversary of the death of the leader, in Pyongyang, North Korea.

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N. Korea marks 16th anniv. of death of Kim Il Sung

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans line up to offer flowers before a bronze statue of Kim Il Sung on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, North Korea, on July 8, 2010, the 16th anniversary of the death of the country's founder.

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Ishikawa at Scottish Open

GLASGOW, Scotland - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa (R) shakes hands with Phil Mickelson of the United States ahead of the first round of the Scottish Open golf tournament at Loch Lomond Golf Club in Glasgow on July 8, 2010.

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N. Korea marks 16th anniv. of death of Kim Il Sung

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean women carry flowers to offer before a bronze statue of Kim Il Sung on Mansu Hill on July 8, 2010, the 16th anniversary of the death of the country's founder, in Pyongyang, North Korea.

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Ishikawa at Scottish Open

GLASGOW, Scotland - Ryo Ishikawa of Japan hits a shot during the first round of the Scottish Open golf tournament at Loch Lomond Golf Club in Glasgow on July 8, 2010. Ishikawa shot a 4-under 67.

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World's 1st manned solar-powered night flight lands

PAYERNE, Switzerland - The Solar-Impulse lands at Payerne military air base in western Switzerland on the morning of July 8, 2010, some 26 hours after its departure from the same airport. The brainchild of famed Swiss adventurer Bertrand Piccard made the first successful nighttime flight of an entirely solar-powered aircraft operated by a human pilot.

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Kan campaigning for upper house election

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who also serves as president of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, waves to voters in front of JR Kawasaki Station in Kanagawa Prefecture on July 8, 2010, ahead of the July 11 House of Councillors election.

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Tanigaki campaigning for upper house election

KOCHI, Japan - Main opposition Liberal Democratic Party President Sadakazu Tanigaki shakes hands with a voter in the city of Kochi in western Japan on July 8, 2010, ahead of the July 11 House of Councillors election.

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Kan campaigning for upper house election

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who also serves as president of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, speaks to reporters after giving a stump speech in the city of Kumamoto in southern Japan on July 8, 2010, ahead of the July 11 House of Councillors election.

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Kan campaigning for upper house election

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who also serves as president of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, gives a stump speech at JR Kawasaki Station in Kanagawa Prefecture on July 8, 2010, ahead of the July 11 House of Councillors election.

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Tanigaki campaigning for upper house election

KOCHI, Japan - Main opposition Liberal Democratic Party President Sadakazu Tanigaki gives a stump speech in the city of Kochi in western Japan on July 8, 2010, ahead of the July 11 House of Councillors election.

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Hakuho says feels regret over sumo ass'n Emperor's Cup decision

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian sumo grand champion Hakuho speaks to reporters after practice in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 8, 2010. Hakuho said he feels regret as the Japan Sumo Association has decided not to present the Emperor's Cup in a ceremony to congratulate the winner of the upcoming Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament because of a gambling scandal.

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Ishikawa at Scottish Open

GLASGOW, Scotland - Phil Mickelson of the United States speaks at a press conference ahead of the first round of the Scottish Open golf tournament at Loch Lomond Golf Club in Glasgow on July 8, 2010.

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Okada given award by Osaka City

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's national soccer team coach Takeshi Okada (C), surrounded by children, holds an award certificate while posing for photos during an awards ceremony in Osaka on July 8, 2010. Okada, who was given a special award from his home town for leading Japan to the best 16 in the World Cup soccer finals in South Africa, told children that dreams come true if you ''never give up.''

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Okada given award by Osaka City

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's national soccer team coach Takeshi Okada receives flowers from children at an awards ceremony in Osaka on July 8, 2010. Okada, who was given a special award from his home town for leading Japan to the best 16 in the World Cup soccer finals in South Africa, told children that dreams come true if you ''never give up.''

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BOJ raises assessments for 8 regional economies

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa (C) attends a quarterly meeting of the central bank's branch managers at the BOJ's headquarters in Tokyo on July 8, 2010. Shirakawa said that Japan's economy is showing further signs of a moderate recovery, but was cautious about the impact of Europe's sovereign debt woes.