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Man behind reintroduction of wild crested ibises

NIIGATA, Japan - Photo taken May 23, 2013 in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, shows Kei Osada, who has seen 12 chicks born in the wild leave their nests during his three-year stint as the person in charge of Japan's captive breeding program of the endangered crested ibis. Of the 12, eight chicks born in 2012 were the first wild crested ibises to leave their nests in as many as 38 years in Japan.

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Kagawa to transfer to Man Utd

TOKYO, Japan - Shinji Kagawa celebrates after scoring the first goal in a game against Azerbaijan at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa in Shizuoka Prefecture on May 23, 2012. Manchester United announced June 5, 2012, they had come to terms with Borussia Dortmund on a transfer for the Japan midfielder to join the Premier League giants.

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Kagawa to transfer to Man Utd

TOKYO, Japan - Shinji Kagawa celebrates after scoring the first goal in a game against Azerbaijan at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa in Shizuoka Prefecture on May 23, 2012. Manchester United announced June 5, 2012, they had come to terms with Borussia Dortmund on a transfer for the Japan midfielder to join the Premier League giants.

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AKB48's "general election"

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows an official guidebook (R) for the "AKB48 general election 2012," an annual popularity poll in which fans of the Japanese all-girl pop group AKB48 choose their favorite member, and the jacket of their 26th single CD "Manatsu no Sounds good!," (Sounds good in midsummer!) which was released on May 23, 2012. A ballot for the popularity vote is attached to the CD, which sold a record-breaking 1.17 million copies on its first day of release. The votes will be counted June 6.

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Japan's MSDF destroyer in N.Y. for Fleet Week

NEW YORK, United States - The Shirane (L), a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer, approaches the pier at Brooklyn port in New York on May 23, 2012, while a boat of the New York Police Department (R) is patrolling. The Japanese vessel made port to participate in the annual Fleet Week, the weeklong event that kicked off the same day in the year marking the 200th anniversary of the start of the War of 1812 fought between Britain and the United States.

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Japan's MSDF destroyer in N.Y. for Fleet Week

NEW YORK, United States - The Shirane, a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer, sails into position alongside the pier at Brooklyn port in New York on May 23, 2012. The Japanese vessel made port to participate in the annual Fleet Week, the weeklong event that kicked off the same day in the year marking the 200th anniversary of the start of the War of 1812 fought between Britain and the United States.

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Japan's MSDF destroyer in N.Y. for Fleet Week

NEW YORK, United States - Capt. Osamu Takeuchi, Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force officer in charge of destroyer the Shirane, stands with the skyscrapers of Manhattan in the background, in New York on May 23, 2012, after the Japanese vessel made port in Brooklyn the same day to participate in the annual Fleet Week. The weeklong event kicked off the same day in the year marking the 200th anniversary of the start of the War of 1812 fought between Britain and the United States.

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Tokyo makes it onto Olympics host city shortlist

QUEBEC CITY, Canada - Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda (2nd from L) smiles in Quebec City on May 23, 2012, after Tokyo and two other cities cleared the first hurdle in the selection of candidates to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul moved to the final phase of the selection process after their bid plans obtained the nod from the International Olympic Committee Executive Board during a meeting in the Canadian city.

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American to ship back items lost in tsunami to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows David (L) and Yumi Baxter in Kasilof, Alaska, on April 22, 2012. David holds a soccer ball and Yumi holds a volleyball found by David in mid-March 2012 on the coast of Middleton Island off Alaska, after the balls floated across the Pacific Ocean after being swept away from northeastern Japan in the March 2011 tsunami. The couple initially expressed their intention to deliver the items back to their original owners in person during their upcoming trip to Japan, but have now opted to ship them instead in consideration of the owners' privacy, David Baxter told Kyodo News on May 23, 2012.

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Tokyo makes it onto Olympics host city shortlist

QUEBEC CITY, Canada - Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda (C) and other members of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics bid committee hold a banner bearing messages of support for the bid, in Quebec City on May 23, 2012, after Tokyo and two other cities cleared the first hurdle in the selection of candidates to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul moved to the final phase of the selection process after their bid plans obtained the nod from the International Olympic Committee Executive Board during a meeting in the Canadian city.

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Aoki goes 1-for-3, scores two runs in Brewers win

MILWAUKEE, United States - Norichika Aoki of the Milwaukee Brewers hits an infield single to first during the second inning of a game against the San Francisco Giants at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on May 23, 2012. Aoki recorded a single, a stolen base and scoffed twice in his team's 8-5 win.

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Japan, Pacific island leaders meet

TOKYO, Japan - Kiribati President Anote Tong (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda meet at Noda's office in Tokyo on May 23, 2012. The two leaders will attend a two-day summit of Japan and the Pacific Islands Forum in Okinawa Prefecture from May 25.

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Japan beat Azerbaijan in World Cup warm-up match

FUKUROI, Japan - Japan's Shinji Kagawa (R) basks in the adulation of the crowd after scoring the opener during the first half of a game against Azerbaijan at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa in Shizuoka Prefecture on May 23, 2012. Japan won 2-0 in the warm-up for the following month's World Cup qualifiers.

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U.S. envoy Davies leaves China

BEIJING, China - Glyn Davies, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, answers reporters' questions at Beijing airport on May 23, 2012, prior to his departure for Tokyo, the final leg of his three-nation tour that has also taken him to Seoul.

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Japan beat Azerbaijan in World Cup warm-up match

FUKUROI, Japan - Shinji Okazaki (C) scores Japan's second goal during the second half of a game against Azerbaijan at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa in Shizuoka Prefecture on May 23, 2012. Japan won 2-0 in the warm-up for the following month's World Cup qualifiers.

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U.S. envoy Davies leaves China

BEIJING, China - Glyn Davies (C), U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, is surrounded by reporters at Beijing airport on May 23, 2012, prior to his departure for Tokyo, the final leg of his three-nation tour that has also taken him to Seoul.

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Japan beat Azerbaijan in World Cup warm-up match

FUKUROI, Japan - Japan's Ryo Miyaichi (L), in his senior national team debut, takes a shot during the second half of a game against Azerbaijan at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa in Shizuoka Prefecture on May 23, 2012. Japan won 2-0 in the warm-up for the following month's World Cup qualifiers. To the right is his teammate Yuto Nagatomo.

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Kitakyushu starts trial incineration of quake-tsunami debris

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - A worker at an incineration plant in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on May 23, 2012 checks radioactive cesium levels in exhaust gas from trial incineration of debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. Opponents of the incineration cited fear of radioactive contamination as the disaster areas are closer to the disaster-struck Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

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Japan beat Azerbaijan in World Cup warm-up match

FUKUROI, Japan - Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni gives the thumbs-up to congratulate Shinji Kagawa after Kagawa scored the opener during the first half of a game against Azerbaijan at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa in Shizuoka Prefecture on May 23, 2012. Japan won 2-0 in the warm-up for the following month's World Cup qualifiers.

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Japan beat Azerbaijan in World Cup warm-up match

FUKUROI, Japan - Japan's Shinji Kagawa (10) scores the opener during the first half of a game against Azerbaijan at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa in Shizuoka Prefecture on May 23, 2012. Japan won 2-0 in the warm-up for the following month's World Cup qualifiers.

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Japan beat Azerbaijan in World Cup warm-up match

FUKUROI, Japan - Japan's Shinji Kagawa (R) celebrates with his teammate Keisuke Honda after scoring the opener during the first half of a game against Azerbaijan at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa in Shizuoka Prefecture on May 23, 2012. Japan won 2-0 in the warm-up for the following month's World Cup qualifiers.

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Man arrested over stabbing at Tokyo's Shibuya subway station

TOKYO, Japan - Reporters gather in front of Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on May 23, 2012. Police arrested a 32-year-old man that evening on suspicion of stabbing another man during the evening rush hour on May 22 at a crowded subway station in Tokyo's Shibuya district.

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Shirakawa after BOJ policy meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa gives a press conference at the BOJ's headquarters in Tokyo on May 23, 2012, after a two-day policy meeting.

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Mitsuoka Motor's new Viewt

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuoka Motor Co. unveils its fully remodeled Viewt classic-style compact car in Tokyo on May 23, 2012. The automaker said the same day it will commence sales of the Viewt in Japan on May 24 and start production of the vehicle in Thailand from July.

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Kitakyushu starts trial incineration of quake-tsunami debris

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Waste including debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan is burned in a trial at an incineration plant in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on May 23, 2012. Opponents of the incineration cited fear of radioactive contamination as the disaster areas are closer to the disaster-struck Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

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Nikkei ends lowest since Jan. 18

TOKYO, Japan - A display in the Tokyo office of money broker Gaitame.com Co. shows the Nikkei Stock Average finishing at 8,556.60 on May 23, 2012, its lowest closing since Jan. 18, when it ended at 8,550.58.

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Kitakyushu starts trial incineration of quake-tsunami debris

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Opponents (L) of trial incineration in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture of debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan are prevented by a line of police from interfering with the work on May 23, 2012. Protesters cited fear of radioactive contamination as the disaster areas are closer to the disaster-struck Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

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Tokyo Skytree

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken with a super telephoto lens from a Kyodo News helicopter shows visitors at the 450-meter-high observation deck of the 634-meter-tall Tokyo Skytree in the capital's Sumida Ward, the world's tallest broadcasting tower, on May 23, 2012. The weather cleared a day after rainy weather on the tower's opening to the public.

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Tokyo Skytree

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the 634-meter-tall Tokyo Skytree in the capital's Sumida Ward, the world's tallest broadcasting tower, on May 23, 2012, with the 333-meter-tall Tokyo Tower behind. The weather cleared a day after rainy weather on the tower's opening to the public.

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Tokyo Skytree

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the 634-meter-tall Tokyo Skytree in the capital's Sumida Ward, the world's tallest broadcasting tower, on May 23, 2012, with Mt. Fuji behind. The weather cleared a day after rainy weather on the tower's opening to the public.

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Matsuzaka makes 1st rehab start

SALEM, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches in a professional game for the first time since May 16, 2011, and since undergoing Tommy John surgery last June. Matsuzaka began a rehab assignment with the Single-A Advanced Salem in Salem, Virginia, on April 23, 2012.

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Tokyo Sky Tree lit up

TOKYO, Japan - People take photos of the Tokyo Sky Tree as it is lit up for Christmas and the New Year on Dec. 23, 2011. The 634-meter broadcasting tower in Tokyo's Sumida Ward will open to the public in May 2012.

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Tokyo Sky Tree lit up

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo Sky Tree is lit up for Christmas and the New Year on Dec. 23, 2011. The 634-meter broadcasting tower in Tokyo's Sumida Ward will open to the public in May 2012.

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Tokyo Sky Tree lit up

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Tokyo Sky Tree lit up for Christmas and the New Year on Dec. 23, 2011. The 634-meter broadcasting tower in Tokyo's Sumida Ward will open to the public in May 2012.