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Scorching heat

NAGOYA, Japan - Women walk amid heat haze in Nagoya, central Japan, on Aug. 17, 2010. The Fire and Disaster Management Agency said the same day that the number of people taken to hospitals due to heat stroke between May 31 and Aug. 15 totaled 31,579 nationwide, of whom 132 died shortly after being hospitalized.

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Lawmaker Noda gives birth to boy

TOKYO, Japan - A file photo, taken on May 17, 2010, shows Seiko Noda, a House of Representatives member from the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party. The 50-year-old lawmaker, once touted as a potential candidate to become Japan's first female premier, gave birth to a baby boy at a Tokyo hospital on Jan. 6, 2011, marking a successful end to years of fertility treatment.

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Campbell calls on Japan to abide by Okinawa base accord

SEOUL, South Korea - Kurt Campbell, the top U.S. diplomat in charge of U.S. policy on East Asia, speaks in Seoul on June 17, 2010, before flying to Tokyo, expressing hope Japan will build a replacement facility in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, to relocate the heliport functions from the Futenma air base in the same prefecture as agreed on under a bilateral deal struck in late May.

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Astros release K. Matsui

LOS ANGELES, United States - Houston Astros second baseman Kazuo Matsui watches a game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on May 17, 2010. The Astros manager said May 19 that the club has waived Matsui.

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Ichiro 2-for-4 against Athletics

OAKLAND, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners runs to first after hitting a single to second in the third inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on May 17, 2010. Ichiro had two singles in four at-bats in the Seattle Mariners' 8-4 loss to the Athletics.

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Matsui hitless against Rangers

ARLINGTON, United States - Hideki Matsui of the Los Angeles Angels strikes out looking in the eighth inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in Texas on May 17, 2010. Matsui went 0-for-4 in the Angels' 3-4 loss.

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Ichiro 2-for-4 against Athletics

OAKLAND, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners fields in the rain in the third inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on May 17, 2010. Ichiro had two singles in four at-bats in the Seattle Mariners' 8-4 loss to the Athletics.

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Ichiro 2-for-4 against Athletics

OAKLAND, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners watches a game in the dugout beside Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu (R) in the ninth inning against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on May 17, 2010. Ichiro had two singles in four at-bats in the Seattle Mariners' 8-4 loss to the Athletics.

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Matsui hitless against Rangers

ARLINGTON, United States - Hideki Matsui of the Los Angeles Angels watches proceedings in the fifth inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in Texas on May 17, 2010. Matsui went 0-for-4 in the Angels' 3-4 loss.

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Ichiro 2-for-4 against Athletics

OAKLAND, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners singles to left in the eighth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on May 17, 2010. Ichiro had two singles in four at-bats in the Seattle Mariners' 8-4 loss to the Athletics.

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Matsuzaka allows 9 hits, 7 runs to Yankees

NEW YORK, United States - Boston Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches in a game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York on May 17, 2010. Matsuzaka hurled four and two thirds innings, allowing nine hits and seven runs as the Red Sox lost 9-11.

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Matsui hitless against Rangers

ARLINGTON, United States - Hideki Matsui of the Los Angeles Angels flies to second in the sixth inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on May 17, 2010. Matsui went 0-for-4 in the Angels' 3-4 loss.

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Matsuzaka allows 9 hits, 7 runs to Yankees

NEW YORK, United States - Boston Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka looks down on the mound after allowing a run in the fifth inning of a game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York on May 17, 2010. Matsuzaka hurled four and two thirds innings, allowing nine hits and seven runs as the Red Sox lost 9-11.

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Ichiro 2-for-4 against Athletics

OAKLAND, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners flies to center in the first inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on May 17, 2010. Ichiro had two singles in four at-bats in the Seattle Mariners' 8-4 loss to the Athletics.

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Matsui hitless against Rangers

ARLINGTON, United States - Hideki Matsui of the Los Angeles Angels flies to center in the fifth inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on May 17, 2010. Matsui went 0-for-4 in the Angels' 3-4 loss.

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Matsuzaka allows 9 hits, 7 runs to Yankees

NEW YORK, United States - Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona (C) pulls starter Daisuke Matsuzaka (R) from the mound in the fifth inning of a game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York on May 17, 2010. Matsuzaka hurled four and two thirds innings, allowing nine hits and seven runs as the Red Sox lost 9-11.

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Kitano's 'Outrage' screened at Cannes

CANNES, France - Japanese film director Takeshi Kitano receives a standing ovation after his ''Outrage'' was screened at the Cannes International Film Festival on May 17, 2010. Kitano is vying for the Palme d'Or with the gangster movie.

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S. Africa ahead of World Cup

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - A woman covers her face due to smoke during a security drill conducted ahead of the World Cup soccer finals in Johannesburg, South Africa on May 17, 2010. Security concerns have lingered in the country ahead of the quadrennial international soccer gala.

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Matsuzaka allows 9 hits, 7 runs to Yankees

NEW YORK, United States - Boston Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches in a game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York on May 17, 2010. Matsuzaka hurled four and two thirds innings, allowing nine hits and seven runs as the Red Sox lost 9-11.

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S. Africa ahead of World Cup

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Police officers take part in security exercises conducted ahead of the World Cup finals in Johannesburg, South Africa, on May 17, 2010. Security concerns have lingered in the country ahead of the quadrennial international soccer gala.

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Matsuzaka allows 9 hits, 7 runs to Yankees

NEW YORK, United States - Boston Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches in a game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York on May 17, 2010. Matsuzaka hurled four and two thirds innings, allowing nine hits and seven runs as the Red Sox lost 9-11.

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S. Africa ahead of World Cup

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Police officers take part in security exercises conducted ahead of the World Cup finals in Johannesburg, South Africa, on May 17, 2010. Security concerns have lingered in the country ahead of the quadrennial international soccer gala.

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S. Africa ahead of World Cup

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Members of a special police task force exit a helicopter during a security drill ahead of the World Cup finals in Johannesburg, South Africa, on May 17, 2010. Security concerns have lingered in the country ahead of the quadrennial international soccer gala.

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Police probe plane after passengers detained

NARITA, Japan - Police officers wearing protection suits board a jumbo jet at Narita airport near Tokyo late at night on May 17, 2010. The Delta Air Lines Flight 620 departed Narita for Minneapolis, the United States, but returned to Narita after two passengers carrying a container with liquid locked themselves in a bathroom. They were subsequently detained.

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S. Africa ahead of World Cup

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Members of a special police taskforce try to subdue a ''culprit'' holding out in a car during a security drill conducted ahead of the World Cup finals in Johannesburg, South Africa, on May 17, 2010. Security concerns have lingered in the country ahead of the quadrennial international soccer gala.

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International products fair opens in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A four-day international products fair opens in Pyongyang on May 17, 2010, with around 60 North Korean companies and about 200 foreign firms taking part.

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International products fair opens in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A North Korean machine tool is displayed at an international products fair that opened in Pyongyang on May 17, 2010, with around 60 North Korean companies and about 200 foreign firms taking part.

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Attempts to dislodge protesters fail in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment protesters pray at their barricaded encampment at Ratchaprasong intersection in Bangkok on May 17, 2010. The death toll rose to 37, with more than 280 injured, as the five-day standoff between government security forces and the ''Red Shirt'' demonstrators continued.

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Uchiyama retains WBA crown in 1st title defense

SAITAMA, Japan - WBA super featherweight champion Takashi Uchiyama floors Venezuelan challenger Angel Granados in the sixth round at Saitama Super Arena on May 17, 2010 to retain his crown in his first title defense.

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Emperor Akihito hosts dinner for Cambodian King Sihamoni

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (R) and Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (L) raise their glasses during a dinner party hosted by the emperor at the Imperial Palace on May 17, 2010. The Cambodian King is on his first state visit to Japan. (Pool photo)

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Uchiyama retains WBA crown in 1st title defense

SAITAMA, Japan - WBA super featherweight champion Takashi Uchiyama celebrates his victory over Venezuelan challenger Angel Granados after stopping him in the sixth round at Saitama Super Arena on May 17, 2010 to retain his crown in his first title defense.

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Emperor Akihito hosts dinner for Cambodian King Sihamoni

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (R) and Empress Michiko (L) host a dinner party for Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (C), who is on his first state visit to Japan, at the Imperial Palace on May 17, 2010. (Pool photo)

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Japanese astronaut Yamazaki back in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki (C), who traveled to the International Space Station aboard NASA's space shuttle Discovery in April 2010, shakes hands with Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Tatsuo Kawabata during a courtesy call at the ministry in Tokyo on May 17, 2010. Yamazaki is on a temporary visit to Japan after her 15-day space mission.

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Japanese astronaut Yamazaki back in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, who traveled to the International Space Station aboard NASA's space shuttle Discovery in April 2010, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on May 17, 2010. Yamazaki is on a temporary visit to Japan after her 15-day space mission.

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Uchiyama retains WBA crown in 1st title defense

SAITAMA, Japan - WBA super featherweight champion Takashi Uchiyama (L) gets in a punch on Venezuelan challenger Angel Granados in the second round at Saitama Super Arena on May 17, 2010. Uchiyama stopped Granados in the sixth round to retain his crown in his first title defense.

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Sharp to double Chinese retail outlets for Aquos LCD TVs

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Mikio Katayama speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on May 17, 2010. Katayama unveiled a business strategy of doubling the number of retail outlets in China for its Aquos liquid crystal display television sets to about 10,000 by the end of this year.

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Gov't sets up task force on foot-and-mouth disease

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L) speaks at the first meeting on May 17, 2010, of the government's task force to tackle the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Isuzu releases trucks complying with new clean air regulations

TOKYO, Japan - Isuzu Motors Ltd. released new models of its Giga heavy-duty (in photo) and Forward midsize truck series that comply with Japan's new clean air regulations on May 17, 2010. The new regulations require a 65 percent cut in nitrogen oxide emissions and a 63 percent reduction in particulate matter emissions compared with the previous regulations for 3.5-ton and larger trucks.

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Gov't sets up task force on foot-and-mouth disease

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L, standing) speaks at the first meeting on May 17, 2010, of the government's task force to tackle the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Baruto rebounds at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Estonian giant Baruto (R) and veteran ozeki Kaio are caught in similar posture after Baruto defeated Kaio to get back on a winning track on his ozeki debut at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on May 17, 2010.

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Uniqlo eyes boosting global operations

TOKYO, Japan - Tadashi Yanai, president of Fast Retailing Co., the operator of the popular Uniqlo casual clothing chain, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on May 17, 2010. He said the company aims to continue expanding its global operations with an eye to opening shops in emerging markets such as India and Latin America.

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Hakuho still in lead at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho (R) forces compatriot Kakuryu out of the ring on the ninth day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on May 17, 2010 to extend his winning streak to 26 bouts.

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Ozawa suggests willingness to appear Diet ethics panel

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on May 17, 2010. Ozawa suggested that he would be willing to appear before a House of Representatives ethics panel to explain about his political funds reporting. He denied any involvement in the alleged false reporting of his political funds.

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8-yr-old girl stabbed by woman in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows a street in Osaka where an 8-year-old girl was stabbed in the chest, head and other parts of her body by a 32-year-old unemployed woman on May 17, 2010. Setsuka Tamaki from Osaka's Sumiyoshi Ward was arrested for attempted murder and admitted she stabbed the girl, who she said she had not met before.

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Baruto rebounds at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Estonian giant Baruto (R) shoves out veteran ozeki Kaio to get back on a winning track on his ozeki debut at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on May 17, 2010.

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Sharp to double Chinese retail outlets for Aquos LCD TVs

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Mikio Katayama speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on May 17, 2010. Katayama unveiled a business strategy of doubling the number of retail outlets in China for its Aquos liquid crystal display television sets to about 10,000 by the end of this year.

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Zoo closed due to foot-and-mouth disease

MIYAZAKI, Japan - A sign says Phoenix Zoo in Miyazaki City is closed for an undecided period from May 17, 2010, to prevent further spread of foot-and-mouth disease in livestock in Miyazaki Prefecture. The central government set up a task force that day to tackle the outbreak.

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Emperor welcomes Cambodian king

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (C), Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (L) and Japanese Empress Michiko attend a ceremony to welcome King Sihamoni at the premises of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 17, 2010. It was the first visit by a Cambodian king to Japan since the monarchy was restored in the Southeastern Asian country in 1993. (Pool photo)

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Emperor welcomes Cambodian king

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (front right), Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (front center) and Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (center left) walk to attend a ceremony to welcome King Sihamoni at the premises of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 17, 2010. It was the first visit by a Cambodian king to Japan since monarchy restored in the Southeastern Asian country in 1993. (Pool photo)

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Emperor welcomes Cambodian king

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (front right) chats with Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni (L) during a ceremony to welcome him at the premises of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 17, 2010. It was the first visit by a Cambodian king to Japan since monarchy restored in the Southeastern Asian country in 1993. (Pool photo)