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Japanese wins World Sudoku Championship in London

TOKYO, Japan - The UK Puzzle Association announces on Aug. 20, 2014, that Kota Morinishi (R), a Tokyo University Graduate School student, won the 2014 World Sudoku Championship held in London, Britain, earlier this month. The 25-year-old Japanese also won the 2012 International Sudoku Tournament in Beijing as shown in this file photo taken in May that year.

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Lady Gaga's teacup donated to disaster-hit area

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken at Miyagi prefectural government offices on Feb. 20, 2013 shows a teacup that pop icon Lady Gaga used. The teacup, which was sold for 6 million yen at a charity auction in May 2012 to support the recovery from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, is given to Miyagi Prefecture, a northeastern Japan area hit hard by the disaster, on Feb. 20, 2013. Lady Gaga sipped from the teacup at a news conference in Tokyo in June, 2011. It is smeared with her lipstick and the phrase "We pray for Japan" is written in Japanese across the front.

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Lady Gaga's teacup donated to disaster-hit area

SENDAI, Japan - Miyagi Gov. Yoshihiro Murai (L) receives a teacup that pop icon Lady Gaga used, at the prefectural government offices on Feb. 20, 2013. The teacup, which was sold for 6 million yen at a charity auction in May 2012 to support the recovery from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, is presented to Miyagi Prefecture, a northeastern Japan area hit hard by the disaster, on Feb. 20, 2013. Lady Gaga sipped from the teacup at a news conference in Tokyo in June, 2011. It is smeared with her lipstick and the phrase "We pray for Japan" is written in Japanese across the front.

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Police conduct autopsy on journalist killed in Syria

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in May 2004 shows Mika Yamamoto, a Japanese journalist killed in Syria on Aug. 20, 2012, while covering the civil war there. Yamamoto, 45, an award-winning journalist, was shot dead in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo during a clash believed to have been between rebels and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad's regime.

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Myanmar girl leaves Okayama hospital after surgery

OKAYAMA, Japan - Ni Ni Min Lwin, a 6-year-old Myanmarese girl, smiles during a press conference at the Okayama Medical Center in the city of Okayama on July 20, 2012, before leaving the hospital the same day. The girl successfully underwent surgery in May for a complex congenital urological disorder at the hospital in the western Japan city.

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Myanmar girl leaves Okayama hospital after surgery

OKAYAMA, Japan - Ni Ni Min Lwin, a 6-year-old Myanmarese girl, receives flowers from a nurse as she leaves the Okayama Medical Center in the city of Okayama on July 20, 2012. The girl successfully underwent surgery in May for a complex congenital urological disorder at the hospital in the western Japan city.

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Myanmar girl leaves Okayama hospital after surgery

OKAYAMA, Japan - Ni Ni Min Lwin, a 6-year-old Myanmarese girl, smiles as she leaves the Okayama Medical Center in the city of Okayama on July 20, 2012. She successfully underwent surgery in May for a complex congenital urological disorder at the hospital in the western Japan city.

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Abandoned animals in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken in the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 20, 2012, an ostrich walks by the remains of another that starved to death after they were left abandoned at a breeding facility. In April 2011, the government designated Okuma 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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Chinese tourists in Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - Fukushima Vice Gov. Fumio Murata (C) and Chinese tourists make a toast at Spa Resort Hawaiians, a leisure complex in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 20, 2012. The tourists were part of the first tour group from the Chinese mainland to visit the prefecture since the March 2011 disaster.

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China's low-cost Spring Airlines to fly to Thailand, S. Korea

SHANGHAI, China - Passengers board a flight of Chinese budget carrier Spring Airlines bound for Ibaraki Airport in Japan at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in China on May 20, 2012. The company is planning to fly to Thailand from July and to South Korea from August, expanding its international route network, which has so far been limited to Japanese cities, Chairman Wang Zhenghua and other top officials have told Kyodo News.

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Ichiro marks 500th career double

DENVER, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki doubles during the third inning of a game against the Colorado Rockies in interleague action at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, on May 20, 2012, marking his 500th career double in Japan and the United States. Suzuki went 1-for-4 in his team's 6-4 victory.

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Ichiro marks 500th career double

DENVER, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki doubles during the third inning of a game against the Colorado Rockies in interleague action at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, on May 20, 2012, marking his 500th career double in Japan and the United States. Suzuki went 1-for-4 in his team's 6-4 victory.

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Chinese activist Chen in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng (in wheelchair) is pictured with his wife Yuan Weijing (to his L) at a park in New York on May 20, 2012. Chen arrived in the United States from Beijing the previous day with his family.

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Chinese activist Chen in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng (in wheelchair) chats with his wife Yuan Weijing at a park in New York on May 20, 2012. Chen arrived in the United States from Beijing the previous day with his family.

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IAEA chief Amano

VIENNA, Austria - International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano (C) speaks with reporters at an airport in Vienna on May 20, 2012, before departing for Iran.

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Ichiro marks 500th career double

DENVER, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki doubles during the third inning of a game against the Colorado Rockies in interleague action at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado, on May 20, 2012, marking his 500th career double in Japan and the United States. Suzuki went 1-for-4 in his team's 6-4 victory.

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Tokyo Skytree illuminated before grand opening

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on May 20, 2012, shows Tokyo Skytree illuminated in the last rehearsal for the 634-meter-high tower's opening to the public on May 22.

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U.S. envoy Davies in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Glyn Davies, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, answers reporters' questions at Incheon International Airport on May 20, 2012, the first day of his trip to South Korea, China and Japan.

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Japanese graduate student wins world Sudoku competition

BEIJING, China - Kota Morinishi (R), a University of Tokyo graduate student, holds a prize check after winning the 2012 Beijing International Sudoku Contest in Beijing on May 20, 2012. Sudoku, a numerical puzzle in which an 81-square grid must have each row and column filled with the digits from 1 to 9, was named by a Japanese publisher and has become highly popular in Europe and the United States, with an increasing number of devotees in China.

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Instant noodles summit

TIANJIN, China - Koki Ando (2nd from L), president and chief executive officer of Japan's Nissin Foods Holdings Co., speaks during the eighth World Instant Noodles Summit in Tianjin, China, on May 20, 2012

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Tokyo Skytree illuminated before grand opening

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on May 20, 2012, shows Tokyo Skytree illuminated in the last rehearsal for the 634-meter-high tower's opening to the public on May 22.

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Japan supports road construction in Bamiyan

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - Japanese Ambassador to Afghanistan Reiichiro Takahashi (at microphone) gives a speech on May 20, 2012, during a groundbreaking ceremony for road construction in Bamiyan, central Afghanistan, a project funded by Japan.

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Japan supports road construction in Bamiyan

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - Japanese Ambassador to Afghanistan Reiichiro Takahashi (2nd from R front) takes part in a ribbon-cutting on May 20, 2012, during a groundbreaking ceremony for road construction in Bamiyan, central Afghanistan, a project funded by Japan.

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Tokyo Skytree illuminated before grand opening

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on May 20, 2012, shows Tokyo Skytree illuminated in the last rehearsal for the 634-meter-high tower's opening to the public on May 22.

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1st China mainland tour group since disaster visits Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - Wang Zhenghua, chairman of budget carrier Spring Airlines, receives a lei after arriving at Spa Resort Hawaiians, a leisure complex in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 20, 2012, in the first tourist group from China's mainland to visit Japan's Fukushima Prefecture since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Kyokutenho wins summer basho

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian-born No. 7 maegashira Kyokutenho (L) receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association chairman Kitanoumi for winning the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 20, 2012.

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Taiwan President Ma sworn in for second term

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou (L) holds a press conference with Vice President Wu Den-yih at the presidential office in Taipei on May 20, 2012. Ma was inaugurated as president for a second term the same day.

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Kyokutenho wins summer basho

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian-born No. 7 maegashira Kyokutenho (L) receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association chairman Kitanoumi for winning the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 20, 2012.

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Instant noodles summit

TIANJIN, China - A man demonstrates performance of making Chinese noodles during the eighth World Instant Noodles Summit in Tianjin, China, on May 20, 2012.

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Kyokutenho wins summer basho

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian-born Kyokutenho (back) sends Tochiozan sprawling with a smackdown in a playoff at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 20, 2012, the final day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament. The No. 7 maegashira became the oldest wrestler in the modern era to win his career first title at 37 years, 8 months.

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Kyokutenho wins summer basho

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian-born Kyokutenho (L) sends Tochiozan sprawling with a smackdown in a playoff at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 20, 2012, the final day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament. The No. 7 maegashira became the oldest wrestler in the modern era to win his career first title at 37 years, 8 months.

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Gentildonna wins Japanese Oaks

FUCHU, Japan - Gentildonna crosses the finish line to win the 73rd Japanese Oaks at Tokyo Racecourse on May 20, 2012. Gentildonna, who went off as the third choice in a full field of 18, smashed the race record by 1.7 seconds, cutting a time of 2 minutes, 23.6 seconds.

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Gentildonna wins Japanese Oaks

FUCHU, Japan - Gentildonna (14) gallops to victory in the 73rd Japanese Oaks at Tokyo Racecourse on May 20, 2012. Gentildonna, who went off as the third choice in a full field of 18, smashed the race record by 1.7 seconds, cutting a time of 2 minutes, 23.6 seconds. Verxina (9) and Ice Follies (3) finished second and third separately.

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E. Timor's new president on 10th independence anniversary

JAKARTA, Indonesia - East Timorese President Taur Matan Ruak (R) attends a ceremony to celebrate the country's 10th anniversary of independence in Dili, the capital of East Timor, on May 20, 2012. Matan Ruak was sworn in as president just a few hours before the celebrations.

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Japanese imperial couple return home from London

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko return to Tokyo's Haneda airport on May 20, 2012, ending a visit to Britain to attend celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee.

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Children in E. Timor

DILI, East Timor - Photo shows children playing near Dili, the capital of East Timor, in March 2012. The country will mark the 10th anniversary of its independence from Indonesia on May 20, 2012.

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Juntendo University professor Amano

TOKYO, Japan - Atsushi Amano, professor of Juntendo University, speaks during an interview on April 20, 2012 with Kyodo News at the university in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. The surgeon who conducted Emperor Akihito's heart bypass surgery in February said he expects the operation to prove successful when the 78-year-old emperor returns home safely from a trip in May to Britain.

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Chongryon head dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in May 2006 shows So Man Sul, chairman of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, known as Chongryon. He died of heart failure at his home in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward on Feb. 20, 2012, at the age of 84.

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Tower of Sun's Golden Mask to be exhibited in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Workers reassemble the original Golden Mask, one of the faces of the Tower of the Sun designed by the late artist Taro Okamoto, at the Edo-Tokyo Museum in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Feb. 13, 2012. The mask is scheduled to be on display from Feb. 21 to May 20, 2012, at the museum, as part of an exhibition commemorating the completion of Tokyo Sky Tree, the world's tallest free-standing tower that will be completed on Feb. 29 and opened for business on May 22 in 2012.

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Narita airport marks 800 millionth traveler

NARITA, Japan - Fuminori Ogiso (C) and his wife Yuki from Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, receive a commemorative gift from Narita International Airport Corp. President Kosaburo Morinaka (R) at the airport in Chiba Prefecture on Feb. 6, 2012. The couple, who were on their way to Germany for a sightseeing trip in Europe, took the total number of travelers to have used the airport since its opening on May 20, 1978, above the 800 million mark.