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Dollar rises to 33-month-high in 93 yen zone

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard at a Tokyo office of money broker Gaitame.com Co. shows the U.S. dollar trading above the 93 yen line on Feb. 4, 2013. The U.S. currency topped the line and rose to its highest level since May 2010, supported by renewed optimism over the course of the U.S. economy.

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Kan at 27 years old

TOKYO, Japan - Naoto Kan (L), who was named prime minister on June 4, 2010, attends a press conference in Tokyo in May 1974 with Fusae Ichikawa, to announce Ichikawa's candidacy in a House of Councillors election. Kan, 27 at that time, served as a campaign aide for Ichikawa, a now-deceased women's rights activist.

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Hatoyama's shirt

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is shown wearing a multi-colored plaid shirt during a talking session with citizens on April 4, 2010, as mentioned by CNN. Hatoyama has come under fire for his fashion choices, according to a CNN report on May 13, 2010.

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Shanghai World Expo

SHANGHAI, China - Tourists from South Africa complain to police officers that they were unable to buy tickets to the Shanghai World Expo on May 4, 2010.

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Mariners' Ichiro with 2 singles in 4 at-bats

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki singles to short in the sixth inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Safeco Field in Seattle on May 4, 2010. Suzuki had two singles in four at-bats in the Seattle Mariners' 5-2 loss to the Rays.

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Mariners' Ichiro with 2 singles in 4 at-bats

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki runs to first after a single to left in the first inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Safeco Field in Seattle on May 4, 2010. Suzuki had two singles in four at-bats in the Seattle Mariners' 5-2 loss to the Rays.

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Angels' Matsui hitless

BOSTON, United States - Los Angeles Angels' Hideki Matsui is struck out as the last batter in the ninth inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on May 4, 2010. Matsui went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in the Angels' 5-1 loss to the Red Sox.

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Mariners' Ichiro with 2 singles in 4 at-bats

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki singles to left in the first inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Safeco Field in Seattle on May 4, 2010. Suzuki had two singles in four at-bats in the Seattle Mariners' 5-2 loss to the Rays.

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Braves' Kawakami takes another loss

WASHINGTON, United States - Atlanta Braves right-hander Kenshin Kawakami hurls in a game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on May 4, 2010. Kawakami lost his fifth straight start as the Braves fell to the Nationals 6-3.

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Braves' Kawakami takes another loss

WASHINGTON, United States - Atlanta Braves right-hander Kenshin Kawakami (R) allows a homer by Washington Nationals' Ian Desmond (L) in the fifth inning of a game at Nationals Park in Washington on May 4, 2010. Kawakami lost his fifth straight start as the Braves fell to the Nationals 6-3.

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Braves' Kawakami takes another loss

WASHINGTON, United States - Atlanta Braves right-hander Kenshin Kawakami starts in a game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on May 4, 2010. Kawakami lost his fifth straight start as the Braves fell to the Nationals 6-3.

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Iran to stay with NPT, but keep nuclear enrichment

NEW YORK, United States - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad answers reporters' questions in New York on May 4, 2010. Ahmadinejad said his country has no intention of withdrawing from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty as North Korea did in 2003 but indicated that Iran will continue uranium enrichment activities.

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Miyazato returns to Japan on high note

NARITA, Japan - Golfer Ai Miyazato answers reporters' questions as she arrives at Narita airport on May 4, 2010. Miyazato returned to Japan after clinching her third win in the current season at the Tres Marias Championship in Mexico.

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Rainbow appears as Hatoyama visits Okinawa

NAGO, Japan - A rainbow appears in the sky as Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (in light-colored tropical shirt and surrounded by entourage) sees the view of the U.S. Marines' Camp Schwab in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 4, 2010. Hatoyama made his first trip to Okinawa since taking office in September 2009.

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Miyazato returns to Japan on high note

NARITA, Japan - Golfer Ai Miyazato arrives at Narita airport on May 4, 2010. Miyazato returned to Japan after clinching her third win in the current season at the Tres Marias Championship in Mexico.

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Hatoyama tells governor moving Futemma out of Okinawa difficult

NAHA, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama listens to requests from Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima over the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station at the Okinawa prefectural office in Naha on May 4, 2010. Hatoyama made his first trip to Okinawa since taking office in September 2009. (Pool photo)

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Hatoyama tells governor moving Futemma out of Okinawa difficult

NAHA, Japan - Citizens protest before Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama meets with Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima over the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station at the Okinawa prefectural office in Naha on May 4, 2010. Hatoyama made his first trip to Okinawa since taking office in September 2009.

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Kabuki actors at new key theater

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actors (from the left) Nakamura Shichinosuke, Ichikawa Ebizo, Ichikawa Somegoro, Onoe Shoroku and Nakamura Kantaro line up in front of Shimbashi Embujo theater in Tokyo on May 4, 2010. Shimbashi Embujo became the key kabuki theater as the Kabuki-za theater closed to undergo renovation after serving as the mainstay host of kabuki performances for more than a century.

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Hatoyama tells governor moving Futemma out of Okinawa difficult

NAHA, Japan - Citizens protest over the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station as Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's limousine nears the Okinawa prefectural office in Naha on May 4, 2010. Hatoyama made his first trip to Okinawa since taking office in September 2009.

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Hatoyama tells governor moving Futemma out of Okinawa difficult

ITOMAN, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama looks at the names of Battle of Okinawa victims inscribed in a monument in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 4, 2010. Hatoyama made his first trip to Okinawa since taking office in September 2009.

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Scandal-tainted Asashoryu calls it quits

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo, taken in May 1999, shows Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu holding up his certificate after winning the title in the Jonidan division, the fifth highest among six ranked divisions. Asashoryu, whose real name is Dolgorsuren Dagvadorj, announced his retirement on Feb. 4, 2010, in the wake of a recent scandal in which he was alleged to have seriously injured a man in a drunken rampage.

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Scandal-tainted Asashoryu calls it quits

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu (R) and his compatriot yokozuna Hakuho squaring off after Asashoryu downed Hakuho on the final day of the 15-day summer tournament on May 25, 2008, and gave his opponent a cheeky shove after the bout ended. Asashoryu said on Feb. 4, 2010, that he has decided to bring an end to his illustrious but trouble-laden sumo career.