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Golf: Miyazato in Arkansas C'ship preparation

ROGERS, United States, June 22 Kyodo - Japanese golfer Ai Miyazato hits a shot in practice at Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers, Arkansas, on June 22, 2017, a day before the first round of the Arkansas Championship. Miyazato won the tournament in 2012.

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Japanese lawmaker to quit party over alleged abuse against staffer

TOKYO, Japan, June 23 Kyodo - Mayuko Toyota points at her name listed at the Diet building in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2012, on her first trip to parliament after being elected to the House of Representatives. Toyota submitted an application to leave the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on June 22, 2017, after a weekly magazine released an audio file seeming to back up allegations that she physically and verbally abused a secretary.

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Mt. Fuji chosen as Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from Yamanakako, Yamanashi Prefecture, shows photographers and tourists taking the pictures of the "diamond Fuji" phenomenon, or a diamond ring-like sun on the edge of Mt. Fuji, on Feb 18, 2012. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO on June 22, 2013, decided to inscribe Mt. Fuji on the World Heritage List.

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Mt. Fuji chosen as Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from Tokyo's Minato Ward shows silhouetted Mt. Fuji in the background behind Tokyo Tower on Jan. 5, 2012. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO on June 22, 2013, decided to inscribe Mt. Fuji on the World Heritage List.

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Mt. Fuji chosen as Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from Oshino, Yamanashi Prefecture, shows trees in autumn colors at the foot of snow-capped Mt. Fuji on Oct. 19, 2012. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO on June 22, 2013, decided to inscribe Mt. Fuji on the World Heritage List.

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Man caring for abandoned cattle in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 22, 2012, Naoto Matsumura (C) and his friend Kazuo Endo (R) help a pony onto a truck so he can take it home and care for it, doing so at the request of a resident (L) who has returned home temporarily. The town remains nearly deserted as the government in April 2011 designated it and other municipalities within a 20-kilometer ring around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a no-go zone. The plant's reactors suffered meltdowns after being struck by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, spewing massive amounts of radioactive materials into the air and sea.

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N. Korea calls for Japanese response on remains issue

BEIJING, China - Jo Hui Sung, director of North Korea's Institute of History at the Academy of Social Sciences, shows Samhap-ri Cemetery in the vicinity of Pyongyang on June 22, 2012. North Korea has urged Japan to respond to its claim that it has found the remains of Japanese soldiers, military officials and civilians who died in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula during the final phase of World War II and in the confusion following it. Samhap-ri is one of two burial sites.

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N. Koreans on truck

BEIJING, China - People ride a truck bed in Pyongyang, North Korea, on June 22, 2012.

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Toyota to move output of Yaris to France from Japan

NEW YORK, United States - Photo shows the Yaris compact car. Toyota Motor Corp. said on June 22, 2012, that it will transfer production of Yaris models for the North American market from Japan to a plant in France in May 2013. In Japan, the Yaris is known as the Vitz.

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Tesla mass-market model

FREMONT, United States - Tesla Motors Inc. CEO Elon Musk answers reporters' questions in Fremont, California, on June 22, 2012. The electric vehicle maker began manufacturing its first mass-market sedan, Model S.

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Kagawa completes move to Man Utd

MANCHESTER, Britain - Japan midfielder Shinji Kagawa (C) smiles as he is questioned by a reporter at Manchester airport in Britain on June 22, 2012, after signing a four-year contract with Manchester United, a Premier League club.

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Astronaut Hoshide offers flowers at Gagarin's grave

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide bows after offering flowers at the grave of Yuri Gagarin, who became the first person in space in 1961, in Moscow on June 22, 2012, ahead of his mission to the International Space Station from July 2012.

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Astronauts offer flowers at Gagarin's grave

MOSCOW, Russia - (from L) Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, U.S. astronaut Sunita Williams and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko pose for photos at Red Square in Moscow on June 22, 2012, before offering flowers at the grave of Yuri Gagarin, who became the first person in space in 1961. They three will board a Soyuz spacecraft to head to the International Space Station in July 2012.

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Kagawa in Manchester

LONDON, Britain - New Manchester United acquisition Shinji Kagawa leaves a hospital in Manchester after undergoing a physical on June 22, 2012.

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Kagawa completes move to Man Utd

MANCHESTER, Britain - Japan midfielder Shinji Kagawa (C) prepares to leave Manchester airport in Britain for Japan on June 22, 2012, after signing a four-year contract with Manchester United, a Premier League club.

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Protesters rally against nuclear power resumption

TOKYO, Japan - Demonstrators hold a rally in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 22, 2012, over the government's decision to reactivate idled nuclear reactors for the first time since the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Nikon ordered to hold "comfort women" photo exhibit

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean photographer An Se Hong holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 22, 2012. The Tokyo District Court ordered Nikon Corp. earlier the same day to provide a venue for a photo exhibition on the Japanese military's wartime sex slaves, euphemistically called "comfort women" in Japan, following an injunction request by An.

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Kagawa in Manchester

LONDON, Britain - New Manchester United acquisition Shinji Kagawa (C) leaves a hospital in Manchester after undergoing a physical on June 22, 2012.

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Levee under construction at nuclear plant

KASHIWAZAKI, Japan - A levee to protect against tsunami is constructed in front of the No. 3 reactor building at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in Niigata Prefecture on June 22, 2012.

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Protesters rally against nuclear power resumption

TOKYO, Japan - Demonstrators hold a rally in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 22, 2012, over the government's decision to reactivate idled nuclear reactors for the first time since the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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U.S., S. Korea stage live-fire drill near N. Korea border

SEOUL, South Korea - The U.S. and South Korean armed forces stage a major live-fire drill near South Korea's border with North Korea on June 22, 2012, to mark the 62nd anniversary of the start of the Korean War. The drill, the largest since the end of the 1950-1953 Korean War, was held at a shooting range in Pocheon near the Demilitarized Zone between the two Koreas.

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Astronauts who will stay aboard ISS

MOSCOW, Russia - (From L to R) Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, NASA astronaut Sunita Williams and Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko shake hands at a press conference at Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center near Moscow on June 22, 2012, ahead of their mission to the International Space Station from mid-July.

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Japan, Russia conduct joint drill to counter smugglers

OTARU, Japan - A patrol boat (R back) of Russia's border security authority for the Sakhalin coast chases a Japan Coast Guard ship (L) playing the role of a smuggler during their joint exercise in waters off Otaru, Hokkaido, on June 22, 2012. Similar drills have been reciprocally held in Japan and Russia since 2001 to better counter smuggling.

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Japan, Russia conduct joint drill to counter smugglers

OTARU, Japan - A patrol boat (back) of Russia's border security authority for the Sakhalin coast chases a Japan Coast Guard ship playing the role of a smuggler during their joint exercise in waters off Otaru, Hokkaido, on June 22, 2012. Similar drills have been reciprocally held in Japan and Russia since 2001 to better counter smuggling.

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Japan, Russia conduct joint drill to counter smugglers

OTARU, Japan - Japan Coast Guard Commandant Hisayasu Suzuki (L) and Russia's Border Guard Service chief Vladimir Pronichev shake hands off Otaru, Hokkaido, on June 22, 2012, after inspecting a joint exercise by a regional office of the Japan Coast Guard in Hokkaido and Russia's border security authority for the Sakhalin coast conducted to better counter smuggling.

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Thaksin visits Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra offers a wreath at an atomic bombing cenotaph in Peace Memorial Park in the city of Hiroshima on June 22, 2012.

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Ozawa pushing for DPJ split over sales tax hike plan

TOKYO, Japan - Former Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa heads for a meeting of his political faction at a Diet building in Tokyo on June 22, 2012. Ozawa referred the previous day to the possibility of creating a new party unless Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's government drops its proposal to raise the consumption tax rate.

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4 Chinese arrested for cheating on driver's license exams

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken at Ikebukuro Police Station in Tokyo on June 22, 2012, shows confiscated "tools" that were used for cheating in driver's license exams, including mobile phones and small wireless earphones. Police have arrested four Chinese nationals suspected of involvement in cheating on driver's license examinations, with at least one believed to have unlawfully obtained a license after receiving test answers via mobile phone, police said on June 22.

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Flood in Wakayama

WAKAYAMA, Japan - People stand in front of flooded rice paddies in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, on June 22, 2012, after heavy rain hit the western Japanese city.

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Tokyo Skytree draws over 5.8 mil. visitors during 1st month

TOKYO, Japan - Women pose for photos in front of Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, on June 22, 2012, one month after its opening to the public. Its operator put the number of visitors to a new commercial complex featuring the landmark during the month at more than 5.8 million in total.

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Ozawa pushing for DPJ split over sales tax hike plan

TOKYO, Japan - Former Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa heads for a meeting of his political faction at a Diet building in Tokyo on June 22, 2012. Ozawa referred the previous day to the possibility of creating a new party unless Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's government drops its proposal to raise the consumption tax rate.

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Flood in Wakayama

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows flooded areas along the Wada River in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, on June 22, 2012, after heavy rain hit the western Japanese city.

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Flood in Wakayama

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows flooded roads and rice paddies in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, on June 22, 2012, after heavy rain hit the western Japanese city.

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Flood in Wakayama

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows flooded roads and rice paddies in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, on June 22, 2012, after heavy rain hit the western Japanese city.

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Flood in Wakayama

WAKAYAMA, Japan - A local resident walks on a flooded road in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, on June 22, 2012, after heavy rain hit the western Japanese city.

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Flood in Wakayama

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows flooded roads and rice paddies in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture, on June 22, 2012, after heavy rain hit the western Japanese city.

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Tokyo Skytree draws over 5.5 mil. visitors during 1st month

TOKYO, Japan - People pose for photos in front of Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, on June 22, 2012, one month after its opening to the public. Its operator put the number of visitors to a new commercial complex featuring the landmark during the month at more than 5.5 million in total.

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Fugen reactor decommissioning to be postponed 5 yrs

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo taken in June 2011 shows the prototype advanced converter reactor Fugen in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture. The Japan Atomic Energy Agency said March 22, 2012 that it will postpone the planned decommissioning of Fugen for five years and until fiscal 2033.

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Red Sox's Matsuzaka

FORT MYERS, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka smiles after pitching in batting practice at the team's training camp in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 19, 2012. Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine hinted on March 22, 2012, that Matsuzaka could pitch in the major leagues by early June this year.

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Futenma air base

GINOWAN, Japan - Photo taken on June 22, 2011, shows the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture. The U.S. Marine Corps plans to deploy MV-22 Osprey vertical takeoff and landing aircraft at the base in 2012.