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Speed skating: 10-time Olympic medalist Takagi to retire

Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi, 15, is pictured at the Vancouver Olympics on Feb. 21, 2010, in Richmond, Canada. The 10-time Olympic medalist said on March 4, 2026, she will retire following the upcoming world championships.

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China to skip Tokyo IMF meetings

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Chinese Finance Minister Xie Xuren (L) and People's Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan holding a press conference during the National People's Congress in Beijing in March 2010. China said on Oct. 10, 2012, it will not send its finance chiefs to annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Tokyo amid a bilateral territorial row.

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Hakuho gears up for Nagoya tourney

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho is pictured during a practice session at the lodging of the Miyagino stable in Nagoya on June 30, 2010, ahead of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament scheduled for July 10 through 24. The tournament will be the first regular meet since January, after a match-fixing scandal forced the Japan Sumo Association to cancel the regular spring competition in March.

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Analysis of space particles brought back by Hayabusa

TOKYO, Japan - Akio Fujimura (L), professor at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, speaks in a press conference in Tokyo on March 10, 2011, on the analysis of particles brought back to Earth by Japan's Hayabusa unmanned space probe from the asteroid Itokawa in June 2010. The material constituting the asteroid may have been formed in high temperatures at the time the solar system was created 4.6 billion years ago, according to JAXA.

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Okinawa governor protests Maher's remarks

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (R) hands a letter of protest to Raymond Greene, the U.S. consul general in Okinawa, on March 10, 2010, at the prefectural government office in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture. Nakaima protested comments by senior U.S. diplomat Kevin Maher that reportedly insulted the people of Okinawa, and urged the United States to investigate if Maher actually made the remarks. Maher was dismissed from the post.

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Chiba Marine Stadium renamed

CHIBA, Japan - (From L to R) QVC Japan Inc. President Hayashi Sasaki, Chiba Mayor Toshihito Kumagai and Lotte Marines baseball club president Ryuzo Setoyama hold up a signboard reading ''QVC Marine Field,'' the new name for Chiba Marine Stadium, on Dec. 27, 2010. The city said it had reached a 10-year sponsorship agreement with the local television shopping company, including the naming rights for the stadium, which will come into effect in March.

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Anti-TPP rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People from the agricultural industry in Japan march through Tokyo's Kasumigaseki district on Nov. 10, 2010, against the government's policy of joining negotiations on the trans-Pacific free trade agreement, ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Yokohama. Placards in the front each read, ''Absolute opposition to TPP.''

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Anti-TPP rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People from the agricultural industry in Japan march through Tokyo's Kasumigaseki district on Nov. 10, 2010, against the government's policy of joining negotiations on the trans-Pacific free trade agreement, ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Yokohama.

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N. Korea ruling party's 65th anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean soldiers march in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang during a parade on Oct. 10, 2010, to mark the 65th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea.

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N. Korea ruling party's 65th anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean soldiers march in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang during a parade on Oct. 10, 2010, to mark the 65th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea.

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North Korea before anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean junior high school students march on a street in Pyongyang on Oct. 8, 2010, singing songs praising leader Kim Jong Il and his heir apparent Kim Jong Un. A ceremony commemorating the 65th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea is scheduled for Oct. 10.

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North Korea prior to ruling party's 65th anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean junior high school students march on a street in Pyongyang on Oct. 8, 2010, singing songs praising leader Kim Jong Il and his heir apparent Kim Jong Un. A ceremony commemorating the 65th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea is scheduled for Oct. 10.

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Deadly mudslides hit northwestern China

ZHOUQU, China - Rescue workers march through streets devastated by mudslides in Zhouqu County of Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in the northwestern China province of Gansu on Aug. 10, 2010. The death toll from the disaster topped 330 the previous day.

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Poor women complain about pricey World Cup tickets

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Women sit during job hunting near the Soccer City stadium, the main venue of the upcoming World Cup soccer finals, in Johannesburg on March 10, 2010. One of the women said that only the rich can enjoy the World Cup because tickets are too expensive.

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Thai troops, police clash with antigov't protesters

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai troops march toward antigovernment protesters, mostly supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, near Government House in central Bangkok, Thailand, on April 10, 2010.

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Priests join forces to prevent suicide

NARITA, Japan - This photo taken March 10, 2010, shows Eiichi Shinohara, the 65-year-old priest of Chojuin Temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, who heads the nonprofit Jisatsu Boushi (suicide prevention) Network.

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Gamba edge closer to ACL knockout stage

OSAKA, Japan - Gamba Osaka forward Shoki Hirai doubles the lead 10 minutes into the second period of an Asian Champions League match against Singapore's Armed Forces at Expo Stadium in Osaka on March 31, 2010. 2008 champions Gamba Osaka edged closer to qualifying for the knockout stage of the Asian tournament by beating the Singaporean team 3-0 at home.

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ADB chief Kuroda concerned about Japan's deflation

MANILA, Philippines - Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda speaks during an interviews with Kyodo News at the ADB headquarters in Manila on March 10, 2010, ahead of an ADB annual general meeting in Uzbekistan in May. Kuroda expressed concern about Japan's deflation at a time when other Asian economies are recovering ahead of the United States and European countries.

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Father of suspect in dumpling poisoning

SHIJIAZHUANG, China - The father of Lu Yueting, a suspect in the poisoning of dumplings that sickened a total of 10 people in Japan in 2007 and 2008, wipes away his tears during an interview at his home in the suburbs of Shijiazhuang in Hebei Province, China, on March 28, 2010. He said his son, a former temporary worker at a food factory, was ''a quiet boy.''

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Father of suspect in dumpling poisoning

SHIJIAZHUANG, China - People walk on the streets in a village in the suburbs of Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, on March 28, 2010. Lu Yuetin, a suspect in the poisoning of dumplings that sickened a total of 10 people in Japan in 2007 and 2008, lived in the village with his parents-in-law.

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Father of suspect in dumpling poisoning

SHIJIAZHUANG, China - Photo shows the gates to the home where Lu Yueting, a suspect in the poisoning of dumplings that sickened a total of 10 people in Japan in 2007 and 2008, lived with his parents-in-law in a village in the suburbs of Shijiazhuang in Hebei Province, China, on March 28, 2010.

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Suspect stole methamidophos from factory: police

BEIJING, China - Du Hang Wei, chief of the criminal investigation bureau of China's Ministry of Public Security, speaks to Japanese reporters in Beijing on March 28, 2010. Du said the suspect in a poison dumpling case, in which 10 people fell ill in Japan in 2007 and 2008, had stolen the toxic substance methamidophos from the food factory in which he worked.

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Suspect stole methamidophos from factory: police

BEIJING, China - Du Hang Wei, chief of the criminal investigation bureau of China's Ministry of Public Security, speaks to Japanese reporters in Beijing on March 28, 2010. Du said the suspect in a poison dumpling case, in which 10 people fell ill in Japan in 2007 and 2008, had stolen the toxic substance methamidophos from the food factory in which he worked.

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Mets lefty Takahashi struggles in 1st start of spring

PORT ST. LUCIE, United States - Japanese left-hander Hisanori Takahashi of the New York Mets prepares to release the ball in his first start of the spring for the team in Port St. Lucie, Florida, on March 27, 2010, in a bid to earn a major league roster spot. A nonroster invitee in spring training, the 34-year-old rookie gave up four hits, all doubles, walked one and struck out three in a 7-5, 10-inning loss to a split squad of the Washington Nationals.

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Chinese police detain suspect in tainted dumplings case

SHIJIAZHUANG, China - Reporters gather on March 27, 2010, in front of Tianyang Food Plant, the maker of tainted frozen dumplings that were exported to Japan and sickened 10 people in 2008, based in Shijiazhuang in northern China's Hebei Province. Chinese authorities announced on March 26, 2010, that police have arrested a 36-year-old man who was a temporary employee at the plant on suspicion of poisoning the dumplings.

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Chinese police detain suspect in tainted dumplings case

SHIJIAZHUANG, China - Reporters gather on March 27, 2010, in front of Tianyang Food Plant, the maker of tainted frozen dumplings that were exported to Japan and sickened 10 people in 2008, based in Shijiazhuang in northern China's Hebei Province. Chinese authorities announced on March 26, 2010, that police have arrested a 36-year-old man who was a temporary employee at the plant on suspicion of poisoning the dumplings.

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Chinese police detain suspect in tainted dumplings case

SHIJIAZHUANG, China - Photo taken Jan. 27, 2010, shows Tianyang Food Plant, the maker of frozen dumplings which were later exported to Japan and sickened 10 people in 2008, based in Shijiazhuang in northern China's Hebei Province. Chinese authorities announced on March 26, 2010, that police have arrested a 36-year-old man, who was a temporary employee at the plant, on suspicion of poisoning the dumplings.

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Baruto beaten by Hakuho

OSAKA, Japan - Sekiwake Baruto looks downcast after losing to grand champion Hakuho on the 11th day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 24, 2010. The Estonian wrestler, 10-1, allowed the unbeaten Mongolian yokozuna to grab solo possession of the lead in the 15-day tourney.

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Astros' Matsui homers against Red Sox in preseason game

FORT MYERS, United States - Houston Astros second baseman Kazuo Matsui hits a two-run homer in a 10-7 win over the Boston Red Sox in a split-squad game called during the eighth inning because of rain at Fort Myers, Florida, on March 21, 2010.

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Nitta wins Japan's 1st gold in Paralympics

WHISTLER, Canada - Yoshihiro Nitta (R) of Japan passes Ilkka Tuomisto of Finland in the men's 10-kilometer classic cross country standing race at the Vancouver Paralympics in Whistler on March 18, 2010. Nitta won the country's first gold medal at the event.

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Nitta wins Japan's 1st gold in Paralympics

WHISTLER, Canada - Yoshihiro Nitta (R) of Japan celebrates with his wife Chisako after winning the men's 10-kilometer classic cross country standing race at the Vancouver Paralympics in Whistler on March 18, 2010. Nitta won the country's first gold medal at the event.

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Nitta wins Japan's 1st gold in Paralympics

WHISTLER, Canada - Yoshihiro Nitta (R) of Japan celebrates after winning the men's 10-kilometer classic cross country standing race at the Vancouver Paralympics in Whistler on March 18, 2010. Nitta won the country's first gold medal at the event.

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Nitta wins Japan's 1st gold in Paralympics

WHISTLER, Canada - Yoshihiro Nitta (R) of Japan celebrates after winning the men's 10-kilometer classic cross country standing race at the Vancouver Paralympics in Whistler on March 18, 2010. Nitta won the country's first gold medal at the event.

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Nitta wins Japan's 1st gold in Paralympics

WHISTLER, Canada - Yoshihiro Nitta (R) of Japan skies to win the men's 10-kilometer classic cross country standing race at the Vancouver Paralympics in Whistler on March 18, 2010. Nitta won the country's first gold medal at the event.

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Nitta wins Japan's 1st gold in Paralympics

WHISTLER, Canada - Yoshihiro Nitta (R) of Japan celebrates after winning the men's 10-kilometer classic cross country standing race at the Vancouver Paralympics in Whistler on March 18, 2010. Nitta won the country's first gold medal at the event.

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Nitta wins Japan's 1st gold in Paralympics

WHISTLER, Canada - Yoshihiro Nitta (R) of Japan crosses the finish line to win the men's 10-kilometer classic cross country standing race at the Vancouver Paralympics in Whistler on March 18, 2010. Nitta won the country's first gold medal at the event.

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Japanese Paralympians at opening ceremony

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japanese athletes take part in the opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics at BC Place in Vancouver on March 12, 2010. A total of 42 athletes from Japan will compete in the 10-day event.

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Japanese Paralympians at opening ceremony

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japanese athletes take part in the opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics at BC Place in Vancouver on March 12, 2010. A total of 42 athletes from Japan will compete in the 10-day event.

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Japanese Paralympians at opening ceremony

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japanese athletes take part in the opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics at BC Place in Vancouver on March 12, 2010. A total of 42 athletes from Japan will compete in the 10-day event.

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Japan Paralympians at opening ceremony

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japanese flag-bearer Takayuki Endo, the captain of the country's ice sledge hockey team, takes part in the opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics at BC Place in Vancouver on March 12, 2010. A total of 42 athletes from Japan will compete in the 10-day event.

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Japanese Paralympians at opening ceremony

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japanese athletes take part in the opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics at BC Place in Vancouver on March 12, 2010. A total of 42 athletes from Japan will compete in the 10-day event.

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Court urges compromise settlement in hepatitis damages suit

SAPPORO, Japan - A lawyer holds up a banner in front of the Sapporo District Court in Sapporo on March 12, 2010, after the court urged plaintiffs and the government to reach a compromise settlement in a damages suit involving hepatitis B virus infection caused by the reuse of hypodermic needles in group vaccinations. Among 10 similar suits filed with nine other district courts across Japan, the Sapporo court was the first to urge parties to reach a compromise settlement.

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Panasonic begins selling 3-D TVs in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - Customers view a display model of Panasonic Corp.'s VIERA VT20 50-inch, 3-D plasma television at a New York outlet of U.S. retailer Best Buy Co. on March 10, 2010. The Japanese home appliance maker began selling its first 3-D televisions in the United States a day after South Korean rival Samsung Electronics Co. announced its line of 3-D TVs.

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Mariners Ichiro 1-for-3 in preseason game against Rangers

SURPRISE, Arizona - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to left off Texas Rangers starter C.J. Wilson during the first inning of their preseason game in Surprise, Arizona, on March 10, 2010. Ichiro went 1-for-3 with an RBI.

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Mariners Ichiro plays in preseason game against Rangers

SURPRISE, Arizona - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki watches his sacrifice fly to center during the third inning of a preseason game against the Texas Rangers in Surprise, Arizona, on March 10, 2010. Ichiro went 1-for-3 with an RBI.

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Braves Saito allows 3 runs in one inning against Mets

ORLANDO, United States - Atlanta Braves pitcher Takashi Saito throws a ball during the fifth inning of a preseason game against the New York Mets in Orlando, Florida, on March 10, 2010. Saito pitched one inning, allowing three runs and three hits.

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Japanese crown prince arrives in Nairobi

NAIROBI, Kenya - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (L) is welcomed by Kenyan environmentalist and Nobel Prize laureate Wangari Maathai (R) after arriving in Nairobi, Kenya, on March 10, 2010. The crown prince, who also made an official visit to Ghana, is scheduled to visit a wildlife sanctuary and a paddy field where Japan has helped renovate irrigation facilities.

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Thai plans to assure Japanese businesses gov't is in charge

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Bangkok on March 10, 2010. Korn said he will ''honestly tell'' Japanese investors to wait for a week to see if his coalition government led by the Democrat Party will be able to manage this weekend's massive antigovernment protests in Bangkok.

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Journalist's remarks on abductees inappropriate: BPO

TOKYO, Japan - (From R) Shigeru Yokota, Shigeo Iizuka and Teruaki Masumoto, relatives of Japanese people abducted by North Korea, attend a press conference in Tokyo on March 10, 2010, after the human rights panel of a television watchdog concluded that a journalist remarking on a TV program that those abducted by North Korea must already be dead was ''inappropriate as it lacks consideration.''

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Pro-reform Utsunomiya wins bar associations' presidential election

TOKYO, Japan - Reformist lawyer Kenji Utsunomiya speaks during a news conference in Tokyo after securing the presidential seat of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations on March 10, 2010. Utsunomiya defeated former JFBA Vice President Takeji Yamamoto in the federation's first revote.