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Mexico beat France

POLOKWANE, South Africa - France midfielder Florent Malouda (C), defenders Eric Abidal (L) and Patrice Evra look dejected after Mexico striker Javier Hernandez scored the opening goal in the second half of a World Cup Group A match at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, South Africa, on June 7, 2010. Mexico beat France 2-0.

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World Cup fever in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - People walk under a gate decorated with the theme of the World Cup soccer finals in Rio De Janeiro on June 7, 2010, ahead of the start of the event in South Africa.

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Red Sox's Matsuzaka earns 150th win in combined career

CLEVELAND, United States - Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka smiles during a press conference after pitching eight shutout innings against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland on June 7, 2010. Matsuzaka earned the 150th win of his Japanese and major league baseball career as the Red Sox won 4-1.

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Red Sox's Matsuzaka earns 150th win in combined career

CLEVELAND, United States - Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka exchanges high-fives with teammates after winning a game against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland on June 7, 2010. Matsuzaka pitched eight shutout innings, earning his 150th win of his Japanese and major league baseball career as the Red Sox won 4-1.

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Red Sox's Matsuzaka earns 150th win in combined career

CLEVELAND, United States - Boston Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland on June 7, 2010. Matsuzaka pitched eight shutout innings, earning his 150th win of his Japanese and major league baseball career as the Red Sox won 4-1.

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L.A. Angels' Matsui 1-for-4 against Oakland Athletics

OAKLAND, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a single to left in the sixth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda Coliseum in Oakland on June 7, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-4 as the Angels won 4-2.

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Red Sox's Matsuzaka earns 150th win in combined career

CLEVELAND, United States - Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka smiles during a press conference after pitching eight shutout innings against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland on June 7, 2010. Matsuzaka earned the 150th win of his Japanese and major league baseball career as the Red Sox won 4-1.

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Red Sox's Matsuzaka earns 150th win in combined career

CLEVELAND, United States - Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka (R) shakes hands with manager Terry Francona after the 150th win of his Japanese and major league baseball career by pitching eight shutout innings against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland on June 7, 2010. The Red Sox won 4-1.

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Red Sox's Matsuzaka earns 150th win in combined career

CLEVELAND, United States - Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka smiles during a press conference after pitching eight shutout innings against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland on June 7, 2010. Matsuzaka earned the 150th win of his Japanese and major league baseball career as the Red Sox won 4-1.

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Red Sox's Matsuzaka earns 150th win in combined career

CLEVELAND, United States - Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka smiles in the dugout after pitching eight shutout innings against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland on June 7, 2010. Matsuzaka earned his 150th win of his Japanese and major league baseball career as the Red Sox won 4-1.

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Red Sox's Matsuzaka earns 150th win in combined career

CLEVELAND, United States - Boston Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland on June 7, 2010. Matsuzaka pitched eight shutout innings and earned his 150th win of his Japanese and major league baseball career as the Red Sox won 4-1.

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Red Sox's Matsuzaka earns 150th win in combined career

CLEVELAND, United States - Boston Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland on June 7, 2010. Matsuzaka pitched eight shutout innings and earned his 150th win of his Japanese and major league baseball career as the Red Sox won 4-1.

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Red Sox's Matsuzaka earns 150th win in combined career

CLEVELAND, United States - Boston Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland on June 7, 2010. Matsuzaka pitched eight shutout innings and earned his 150th win of his Japanese and major league baseball career as the Red Sox won 4-1.

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Red Sox's Matsuzaka earns 150th win in combined career

CLEVELAND, United States - Boston Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland on June 7, 2010. Matsuzaka pitched eight shutout innings and earned his 150th win of his Japanese and major league baseball career as the Red Sox won 4-1.

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Japan practice in George for World Cup

GEORGE, South Africa - Children watch members of Japan's World Cup soccer team practicing in George, South Africa, on June 7, 2010, with signs attached to the fence that read ''fighting spirit.'' The team members are staying in the city for training ahead of the soccer tournament. The

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Red Sox's Matsuzaka earns 150th win in combined career

CLEVELAND, United States - Boston Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland on June 7, 2010. Matsuzaka pitched eight shutout innings and earned his 150th win of his Japanese and major league baseball career as the Red Sox won 4-1.

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Red Sox's Matsuzaka earns 150th win in combined career

CLEVELAND, United States - Boston Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland on June 7, 2010. Matsuzaka pitched eight shutout innings and earned his 150th win of his Japanese and major league baseball career as the Red Sox won 4-1.

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Canada opposes banking tax, urges floating of yuan

TOKYO, Japan - Canadian International Trade Minister Peter Van Loan speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on June 7, 2010. Van Loan said Canada is against imposing an international tax on banks as part of a coordinated effort at global gatherings such as the Group of 20 nations to prevent future financial crises.

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Claiming innocence in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Seven people from Fujian Province climb a 40-meter iron tower in Beijing on June 7, 2010, displaying a banner claiming the innocence of a man, whom they called son, sentenced to death for murder. About 20 police vehicles were seen mobilized.

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Dow Jones CEO in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Dow Jones Chief Executive Les Hinton makes a speech in Tokyo on June 7, 2010. Hinton said newspapers should offer paid subscriptions of online editions.

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Japanese players prepare for World Cup finals in S. Africa

GEORGE, South Africa - Local children blow ''vuvuzela'' horns during the Japanese national soccer team's practice session in George, South Africa, on June 7, 2010. Japan will play against Cameroon in a Group E match of the World Cup finals on June 14.

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DPJ leadership launched ahead of Cabinet inauguration

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan President Naoto Kan (R), Secretary General Yukio Edano (L) and other party members raise their fists as a new DPJ leadership was launched under Kan at a meeting in Tokyo on June 7, 2010. Kan is scheduled to become Japan's new prime minister the following day.

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Japanese players prepare for World Cup finals in S. Africa

GEORGE, South Africa - Japan's Shunsuke Nakamura (L) and Marcus Tulio Tanaka vie for the ball during a practice session in George, South Africa, on June 7, 2010. Japan will play against Cameroon in a Group E match of the World Cup finals on June 14.

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Japanese players prepare for World Cup finals in S. Africa

GEORGE, South Africa - Japan national soccer team coach Takeshi Okada (C) gives instructions during a practice session in George, South Africa, on June 7, 2010. Japan will play against Cameroon in a Group E match of the World Cup finals on June 14.

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Japanese players prepare for World Cup finals in S. Africa

GEORGE, South Africa - Police officers stand guard during the Japanese national soccer team's practice session in George, South Africa, on June 7, 2010. Japan will play against Cameroon in a Group E match of the World Cup finals on June 14.

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Japan's World Cup squad in S. Africa

GEORGE, South Africa - Japan's soccer players jog during a training session as local people watch at their base camp for the World Cup finals in George, South Africa, on June 7, 2010.

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Japan's World Cup squad in S. Africa

GEORGE, South Africa - Japan's soccer players jog during a training session as local people watch at their base camp for the World Cup finals in George, South Africa, on June 7, 2010.

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Chinese dissident Wuer Kaixi speaks after release

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese dissident leader Wuer Kaixi speaks during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on June 7, 2010. Wuer met the press a day after being released by Japanese police on suspicion of trespassing on the premises of the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo on the June 4 anniversary of the Tiananmen Square bloodshed.

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IAEA chief calls Iran nuclear issue 'special case'

VIENNA, Austria - International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano awaits the beginning of an IAEA Board of Governors meeting at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna on June 7, 2010. In the meeting Amano described the Iranian nuclear issue as a ''special case.''

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Dow Jones CEO in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Dow Jones Chief Executive Les Hinton makes a speech in Tokyo on June 7, 2010. Hinton said newspapers should offer paid subscriptions of online editions.

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Claiming innocence in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Supporters proclaim the innocence of a man sentenced to death for murder beneath an iron tower in Beijing on June 7, 2010. Seven people from Fujian Province climbed the 40-meter tower claiming the innocence of the man, whom they called son, while about 20 police vehicles were seen mobilized

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Morning glory seeds

TOKYO, Japan - Children receive seeds of Japanese morning glory flowers brought back from space to Earth by astronaut Naoko Yamazaki from artist Katsuhiko Hibino (L) in an event in Tokyo on June 7, 2010. Hibino organized the event to plant the seeds.

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DPJ leadership launched ahead of Cabinet inauguration

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan President Naoto Kan raises his fist as a new DPJ leadership was launched under him at a meeting in Tokyo on June 7, 2010. Kan is scheduled to become Japan's new prime minister the following day.

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Osaka art event

OSAKA, Japan - Lucky Dragon, a dragon-shaped art object created by Kenji Yanobe, breathes fire during an event in front of the Osaka prefectural government hall in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, on June 7, 2010. The event was held at the initiatives of Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto (C) to seek artworks to be placed at the city hall and other public spaces in the prefecture.

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DPJ leadership launched ahead of Cabinet inauguration

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan (from left) Policy Research Council Chairman Koichiro Gemba, Diet affairs chief Shinji Tarutoko, Secretary General Yukio Edano, President Naoto Kan and other party members raise their fists as a new DPJ leadership was launched under Kan at a meeting in Tokyo on June 7, 2010. Kan is scheduled to become Japan's new prime minister the following day.

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S. Korean court imprisons shooting range owner, manager

BUSAN, South Korea - Bereaved relatives of Japanese victims of a fire in Busan, South Korea, in November 2009 head to the Busan District Court on June 7, 2010. The court convicted the owner and the manager of an indoor shooting range of professional negligence over the fire that killed 15 people, including 10 Japanese tourists, sentencing them to three years in prison.

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DPJ leadership launched ahead of Cabinet inauguration

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan (from left) Policy Research Council Chairman Koichiro Gemba, Diet affairs chief Shinji Tarutoko, Secretary General Yukio Edano, President Naoto Kan and other party members raise their fists as a new DPJ leadership was launched under Kan at a meeting in Tokyo on June 7, 2010. Kan is scheduled to become Japan's new prime minister the following day.

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Sharp unveils multiscreen display

TOKYO, Japan - A new multiscreen display system consisting of 60-inch liquid crystal display monitors installed on a wall and floor is unveiled by Sharp Corp. during a presentation in Tokyo on June 7, 2010. The gap between the panels in the display system is only 6.5 millimeters, which Sharp claims is the smallest in the world. The photo was taken with a fisheye lens.

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DPJ leadership launched ahead of Cabinet inauguration

TOKYO, Japan - Naoto Kan (C), president of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, leaves a hotel in Tokyo on June 7, 2010. Later in the day, a meeting of DPJ lawmakers approved Kan's selection of the party's new executives with the powerful post of secretary general going to Yukio Edano. Kan, who was elected prime minister by parliament on June 4, will launch his Cabinet on June 8.

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Itochu adviser Niwa to become Japan's new envoy to China

TOKYO, Japan - Uichiro Niwa (file photo), adviser to major trading house Itochu Corp., will be appointed as Japan's new ambassador to China, possibly later this month, government sources said on June 7, 2010. Niwa will be the first ambassador appointed to one of Japan's key partners not drawn from the ranks of former bureaucrats.

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Sharp unveils multiscreen display

TOKYO, Japan - A new multiscreen display system consisting of 60-inch liquid crystal display monitors installed on a wall and floor is unveiled by Sharp Corp. during a presentation in Tokyo on June 7, 2010. The gap between the panels in the display system is only 6.5 millimeters, which Sharp claims is the smallest in the world.

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Sharp unveils multiscreen display

TOKYO, Japan - A new multiscreen display system consisting of 60-inch liquid crystal display monitors installed on a wall and floor is unveiled by Sharp Corp. during a presentation in Tokyo on June 7, 2010. The gap between the panels in the display system is only 6.5 millimeters, which Sharp claims is the smallest in the world. The photo was taken with a fisheye lens.

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Nikkei tumbles 4% on weak U.S. jobs data, debt worries in Europe

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic display in Tokyo's Marunouchi business district shows the key Nikkei Stock Average at the Tokyo Stock Exchange plunging 396.95 points to close the morning session at 9,504.24 on June 7, 2010, as investor sentiment took a beating from a disappointing U.S. jobs report and worries about a potential debt crisis in Hungary that sent U.S. stocks sharply lower on June 4.

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Japanese conductor Ozawa to undergo cancer treatment

TOKYO, Japan - Prominent Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa (2nd from L), accompanied by his primary doctor, sit for a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2010. Ozawa said he was diagnosed with early stage of esophageal cancer and will cancel all of his 30 concert engagements through June.

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Japanese conductor Ozawa to undergo cancer treatment

TOKYO, Japan - Prominent Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa reacts during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2010. Ozawa said he was diagnosed with early stage of esophageal cancer and will cancel all of his 30 concert engagements through June.

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Conductor Ozawa to undergo cancer treatment

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa speaks during a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 7, 2010, where he announced that he has been diagnosed with an early stage of esophageal cancer. The 74-year-old, who became the first Japanese national to serve as music director of the Vienna State Opera in 2002, said he will cancel all of his concert engagements from January through June for medical treatment.