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Japanese baseball legend Nagashima

Former Yomiuri Giants player and manager Shigeo Nagashima (3) exchanges a few words with former Giants and New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui following their People's Honor Award ceremony at Tokyo Dome on May 5, 2013. Japanese baseball legend Nagashima died on June 3, 2025, aged 89.

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Japanese baseball legend Nagashima dies at 89

Former Yomiuri Giants player and manager Shigeo Nagashima (R) receives a gold-painted bat during a People's Honor Award ceremony at Tokyo Dome on May 5, 2013. Standing next to him is former Giants and New York Yankees player Hideki Matsui. Nagashima, who was a key player on the Giants team that won nine consecutive Central League and Japan Series titles from 1965 to 1973 and later managed the club, died on June 3, 2025, aged 89.

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Kintetsu store in Abeno Harukas marks 30 mil. visitors

OSAKA, Japan - People visit a food section of the Kintetsu department store inside Japan's tallest building Abeno Harukas in Osaka City on June 5, 2014. The number of visitors to the department store reached approximately 30 million as of the end of May since the partial opening in June 2013.

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World's oldest person turns 116

OSAKA, Japan - Misao Okawa (L), recognized as the world's oldest person by Guinness World Records, is congratulated by an employee at a nursing home in Osaka on March 5, 2014, as she turns 116. She became the oldest living person in the world in June 2013.

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World's oldest person turns 116

OSAKA, Japan - Misao Okawa, recognized as the world's oldest person by Guinness World Records, smiles with a birthday cake at a nursing home in Osaka on March 5, 2014, as she turns 116. She became the oldest living person in the world in June 2013.

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World's oldest person turns 116

OSAKA, Japan - Misao Okawa, recognized as the world's oldest person by Guinness World Records, eats birthday cake at a nursing home in Osaka on March 5, 2014, as she turns 116. She became the oldest living person in the world in June 2013.

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Japan doctors offering free treatment to poor people in Myanmar

SAGAING, Myanmar - Photo taken June 5, 2013 shows nuns selecting foodstuff at a market near a charity hospital in Sagaing, a religious town in Myanmar, where a group of Japanese medical doctors, nurses and volunteer workers provide medical services to the needy. (Photo by Hiroko Harima)

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Memoir of teenage Nagasaki survivor tells horror of A-bomb

NAGASAKI, Japan - Photo taken June 5, 2013 in Tokyo shows Masako Yanagawa's notes that were eventually published as "Masako taorezu" (Masako does not collapse). With some changes in expressions, her personal record as a 14-year-old girl after being exposed to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945, was published as "Masako taorezu" in 1949.

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Memoir of teenage Nagasaki survivor tells horror of A-bomb

NAGASAKI, Japan - Masako Yanagawa is seen in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on June 5, 2013, recalling the diary she wrote after being exposed to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945 at the age of 14. The diary was published as "Masako taorezu" (Masako does not collapse) in 1949.

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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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Protests in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Photo taken June 5, 2013, shows a free food distribution spot set up by antigovernment demonstrators at Taksim Square in central Istanbul, Turkey.

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Protests in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey - An antigovernment demonstrator (front) uses a mobile phone in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 5, 2013.

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Protests in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey - A Turkish television outdoor broadcasting van is left abandoned in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 5, 2013. The area has been at the center of antigovernment demonstrations in the country.

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Aoki gets 1,500th career hit

MILWAUKEE, United States - Milwaukee Brewers leadoff man Norichika Aoki singles on a line drive deflected by Oakland Athletics first baseman Brandon Moss in the bottom of the fifth inning of a major league baseball game at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 5, 2013. Aoki posted the 1,500th hit of his career in Japan and the major leagues in the Brewers' 6-1 loss.

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Aoki gets 1,500th career hit

MILWAUKEE, United States - Photo shows Milwaukee Brewers leadoff man Norichika Aoki, who posted the 1,500th hit of his career in Japan and the major league in the Brewers' 6-1 loss to the Oakland Athletics at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 5, 2013.

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Aoki gets 1,500th career hit

MILWAUKEE, United States - Milwaukee Brewers leadoff man Norichika Aoki singles on a line drive deflected by Oakland Athletics first baseman Brandon Moss in the bottom of the fifth inning of a major league baseball game at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 5, 2013. Aoki posted the 1,500th hit of his career in Japan and the major leagues in the Brewers' 6-1 loss.

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Dickey pitches in Toronto's win

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Toronto Blue Jays starter R.A. Dickey pitches during a major league baseball game against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park in San Francisco on June 5, 2013. Dickey pitched 8-1/3 shutout innings in the Toronto's 4-0 win.

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Unrest in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey - A cross is sprayed over a stencil of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in central Istanbul on June 5, 2013, amid widening antigovernment protests in the city and other parts of the country.

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Ex-wrestler Inoki to run in upper house election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese wrestling star Antonio Inoki holds a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on June 5, 2013, to formally announce that he will run in the upcoming upper house election for the Japan Restoration Party.

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Abe on growth strategy

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces the government's third set of growth strategy measures in Tokyo on June 5, 2013.

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Iodine tablets help prevent thyroid cancer

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows iodine tablets to prevent thyroid cancer after radiation exposure. The nuclear disaster mitigation guidelines revised by Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority on June 5, 2013, stated people living within a 5-km radius of a nuclear power plant should be given a supply of iodine tablets so they can promptly take the pills after an accident occurs.

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Wine exhibition in Beijing

BEIJING, China - A man samples wine at an international wine exhibition in Beijing on June 5, 2013.

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Wine exhibition in Beijing

BEIJING, China - A German woman (L) serves wine from her country to a visitor at an international wine exhibition in Beijing on June 5, 2013.

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Ex-wrestler Inoki to run in upper house election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese wrestling star Antonio Inoki (R) and Shintaro Ishihara, co-head of the Japan Restoration Party, hold a press conference in Tokyo on June 5, 2013. Inoki, 70, formally announced that he will run in the upcoming upper house election for the opposition party, also led by Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto.

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Ex-wrestler Inoki to run in upper house election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese wrestling star Antonio Inoki (R) and Shintaro Ishihara, co-head of the Japan Restoration Party, let out a morale-boosting shout during a press conference in Tokyo on June 5, 2013. Inoki, 70, formally announced that he will run in the upcoming upper house election for the opposition party, also led by Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto.

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Japan's jubilant press conference

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan's Keisuke Honda attends a press conference at a hotel in the city of Saitama, north of Tokyo, on June 5, 2013. The Japan team drew 1-1 with Australia in a World Cup soccer qualifier the previous night, thereby qualifying for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.

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Ex-wrestler Inoki to run in upper house election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese wrestling star Antonio Inoki (R) and Shintaro Ishihara, co-head of the Japan Restoration Party, hold a press conference in Tokyo on June 5, 2013. Inoki, 70, formally announced that he will run in the upcoming upper house election for the opposition party, also led by Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto.

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Kurobe Dam marks 50th anniv.

TOYAMA, Japan - Yoichi Yoshizu (R bottom), Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Hokuriku branch head, delivers a speech during a memorial service at Kurobe Dam on the Kurobe River in Toyama Prefecture on June 5, 2013 -- the 50th anniversary of the arch dam's completion -- for the 171 workers who lost their lives during its construction.

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Ex-wrestler Inoki to run in upper house election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese wrestling star Antonio Inoki lets out a morale-boosting shout in front of the Diet in Tokyo on June 5, 2013. Inoki, 70, formally announced later that day that he will run in the upcoming upper house election for the Japan Restoration Party.

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Japan's jubilant press conference

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni (front, 7th from L) and players attend a press conference at a hotel in the city of Saitama, north of Tokyo, on June 5, 2013. The team drew 1-1 with Australia in a World Cup soccer qualifier the previous night, thereby qualifying for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.

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Abe on growth strategy

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C, and projected on screens) announces the government's third set of growth strategy measures in Tokyo on June 5, 2013.

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Japan's jubilant press conference

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan's Shinji Kagawa (C) speaks at a press conference at a hotel in the city of Saitama, north of Tokyo, on June 5, 2013. The Japan team drew 1-1 with Australia in a World Cup soccer qualifier the previous night, thereby qualifying for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.

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Abe on growth strategy

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces the government's third set of growth strategy measures in Tokyo on June 5, 2013.

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Japan's jubilant press conference

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan's Keisuke Honda (L) attends a press conference at a hotel in the city of Saitama, north of Tokyo, on June 5, 2013. The Japan team drew 1-1 with Australia in a World Cup soccer qualifier the previous night, thereby qualifying for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.

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Japan's jubilant press conference

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni (front, far R) and players attend a press conference at a hotel in the city of Saitama, north of Tokyo, on June 5, 2013. The team drew 1-1 with Australia in a World Cup soccer qualifier the previous night, thereby qualifying for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.

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Kurobe Dam marks 50th anniv.

TOYAMA, Japan - Tourists view Kurobe Dam on the Kurobe River in Toyama Prefecture on June 5, 2013, the 50th anniversary of the dam's completion.

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Japan's jubilant press conference

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni (front, 3rd from L) and players attend a press conference at a hotel in the city of Saitama, north of Tokyo, on June 5, 2013. The team drew 1-1 with Australia in a World Cup soccer qualifier the previous night, thereby qualifying for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.

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Kurobe Dam marks 50th anniv.

TOYAMA, Japan - Photo shows Kurobe Dam on the Kurobe River in Toyama Prefecture on June 5, 2013, the 50th anniversary of the arch dam's completion.

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Inter Milan signs Nagatomo through June 2016

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japan defender Yuto Nagatomo. Italian Serie A side Inter Milan said on Jan. 5, 2013, they have signed Nagatomo through June 2016.