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Life still a struggle in war-torn Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Photo taken on May 7, 2010 shows soldiers of the interim government of Somalia riding on a truck equipped with a machine gun in Mogadishu. (Photo courtesy of Tomoaki Nakano)

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Foreign visitors to upper house in Diet building on the rise

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign tourists visit the Diet building in Tokyo on May 7, 2010.

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A-bomb survivor at NPT conference

NEW YORK, United States - Sumiteru Taniguchi, a survivor of the Nagasaki atomic bomb attack, holds up a picture of himself as a boy when he speaks of his suffering caused by the nuclear weapon during a session of the U.N. conference on reviewing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in New York on May 7, 2010. The 81-year-old said he cannot die in peace until he witnesses the elimination of nuclear weapons.

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Japanese Communist Party head backs U.S. base removal

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Communist Party leader Kazuo Shii gives a speech in Washington on May 7, 2010. Shii, the first JCP chief to visit the United States, also met with a U.S. State Department official the same day, calling for the unconditional removal of the controversial U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Knuckleballer Yoshida introduced by Outlaws

CHICO, United States - Japanese baseball pitcher Eri Yoshida poses for a photo in her new Chico Outlaws jersey during a news conference on May 7, 2010, in Chico, California. The 18-year-old female knuckleballer was introduced by the Outlaws of the U.S. independent Golden Baseball League as its new member.

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A-bomb survivor at NPT conference

NEW YORK, United States - Sumiteru Taniguchi, a survivor of the Nagasaki atomic bomb attack, holds up a picture of himself as a boy when he speaks of his suffering caused by the nuclear weapon during a session of the U.N. conference on reviewing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in New York on May 7, 2010. The 81-year-old said he cannot die in peace until he witnesses the elimination of nuclear weapons.

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Nagasaki's call for nuke-free world

NEW YORK, United States - Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue speaks at a session of the U.N. conference on reviewing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in New York on May 7, 2010. Taue called for a world without nuclear weapons, criticizing the nuclear powers for failing to listen to the voices of atomic-bomb survivors.

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Knuckleballer Yoshida introduced by Outlaws

CHICO, United States - Japanese baseball pitcher Eri Yoshida speaks during a news conference in Chico, California, on May 7, 2010. The 18-year-old female knuckleballer was introduced by the Chico Outlaws of the U.S. independent Golden Baseball League as its new member.

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Wakui one-hits Hawks as Lions take PL lead

FUKUOKA, Japan - Seibu Lions starter Hideaki Wakui pitches against the Softbank Hawks at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka on May 7, 2010. Wakui pitched a one-hitter for his first shutout of the season as the Lions beat the Hawks 4-0 to move atop the Pacific League.

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Hiroshima's call for nuke-free world

NEW YORK, United States - Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba speaks at a session of the U.N. conference on reviewing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in New York on May 7, 2010. Akiba called for the realization of a world without nuclear weapons within the lifetime of the hibakusha atomic-bomb survivors, whose average age is now over 75.

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Hiroshima, Nagasaki mayors seek nuclear-free world

NEW YORK, United States - Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba (L) and Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue speak to reporters after delivering speeches at a session of the U.N. conference on reviewing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in New York on May 7, 2010.

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Miyazato moves up into tie for 20th at World Ladies Championship

TSUKUBAMIRAI, Japan - Ai Miyazato reacts to a par putt on the eighth hole during the second round of the World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup golf tournament at Ibaraki Golf Club in the city of Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki Prefecture, on May 7, 2010. Miyazato, who won the Tres Marias Championship in Mexico for her third title of the 2010 U.S. LPGA season, moved up into a tie for 20th at 4 over with a 72.

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Ozawa hints lack of leadership affecting DPJ popularity

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa speaks during a press conference in the city of Miyazaki on May 7, 2010. Ozawa said ''leadership factors'' may be among the reasons for the decline in the ruling party's popularity, suggesting that lack of leadership by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is affecting public poll.

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Miyazato moves up into tie for 20th at World Ladies Championship

TSUKUBAMIRAI, Japan - Ai Miyazato looks dejected after a bogie on the 14th hole during the second round of the World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup golf tournament at Ibaraki Golf Club in the city of Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki Prefecture, on May 7, 2010. Miyazaki, who won the Tres Marias Championship in Mexico for her third title of the 2010 U.S. LPGA season, moved up into a tie for 20th at 4 over with a 72.

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Pressel leads Tseng at World Ladies C'ship

TSUKUBAMIRAI, Japan - American Morgan Pressel hits a shot during the second round of the World Ladies Championship Salonpas Cup at Ibaraki Golf Club in the city of Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki Prefecture, on May 7, 2010. Pressel shot a 4-under 68 to hold a three-stroke lead over fellow U.S. LPGA player Tseng Yani at the halfway point of the championship.

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Shanghai World Expo

SHANGHAI, China - An elevated walkway at the Shanghai World Expo site is virtually empty on May 7, 2010. The number of visitors was smaller than expected at the beginning of the event.

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Shanghai World Expo

SHANGHAI, China - People walk along an empty gated passage to enter the Nepal Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo site on May 7, 2010. The number of visitors was smaller than expected at the beginning of the event.

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Hatoyama rebuffed by Tokunoshima mayors

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Isen Mayor Akira Okubo, Amagi Mayor Kosuke Ohisa, and Tokunoshima Mayor Hideki Takaoka from Tokunoshima Island give a press conference in Tokyo on May 7, 2010, after meeting with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. The mayors rebuffed Hatoyama's request for the island to accommodate some functions of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Panasonic to return to black for 1st time in 3 yrs on TV sales

TOKYO, Japan - Panasonic Corp. President Fumio Otsubo briefs reporters on the company's earnings report for fiscal 2009 and earnings prospects for fiscal 2010 during a press conference in Osaka on May 7, 2010. Otsubo said he expects the company to return to the black in fiscal 2010 for the first time in three years due to an increase in television sales.

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Panasonic to return to black for 1st time in 3 yrs on TV sales

TOKYO, Japan - Panasonic Corp. President Fumio Otsubo briefs reporters on the company's earnings report for fiscal 2009 and earnings prospects for fiscal 2010 during a press conference in Osaka on May 7, 2010. Otsubo said he expects the company to return to the black in fiscal 2010 for the first time in three years due to an increase in television sales.

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Cherry blossoms come out in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - People walk under cherry trees on the grounds of Hokkaido Shrine in Sapporo on May 7, 2010, as the local meteorological observatory declared cherry blossoms bloomed in the city on Japan's northernmost main island Hokkaido. The ''someihoshino'' cherry blossoms in Sapporo, which came out two days later than on average, are expected to be in full bloom on May 10.

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Hatoyama rebuffed by Tokunoshima mayors

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Isen Mayor Akira Okubo, Amagi Mayor Kosuke Ohisa and Tokunoshima Mayor Hideki Takaoka from Tokunoshima Island speak to reporters after meeting with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama at his office in Tokyo on May 7, 2010. The mayors rebuffed Hatoyama's request for the island to accommodate some functions of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Hatoyama rebuffed by Tokunoshima mayors

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama bows in apology during a meeting at his office in Tokyo with three mayors from Tokunoshima Island on May 7, 2010. Hatoyama, who was rebuffed by the mayors after requesting that the island accommodate some functions of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture, apologized to the mayors for keeping them in the dark about the plan.

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JP to make 65,000 nonregular employees into full-time workers

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Post Holdings Co. President Jiro Saito speaks about the company's plan to award regular-worker status to some 65,000 of 200,000 nonregular employees during a press conference in Tokyo on May 7, 2010. Saito said the plan is aimed at helping to stabilize employment in line with a bill to scale back the planned privatization of state-backed postal services.

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Hatoyama rebuffed by Tokunoshima mayors

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) receives signatures collected by opponents of a plan to relocate some of the functions of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture to Tokunoshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 7, 2010. The signatures were handed over by Isen Mayor Akira Okubo (L), Amagi Mayor Kosuke Ohisa (2nd L) and Tokunoshima Mayor Hideki Takaoka.

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Hatoyama rebuffed by Tokunoshima mayors

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks during a meeting at his office in Tokyo with three mayors from Tokunoshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture on May 7, 2010. The mayors rebuffed Hotoyama's request for the island to accommodate some functions of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Hatoyama rebuffed by Tokunoshima mayors

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) receives signatures collected by opponents of a plan to relocate some of the functions of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture to Tokunoshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 7, 2010. The signatures were handed over by Isen Mayor Akira Okubo (L), Amagi Mayor Kosuke Ohisa (2nd L) and Tokunoshima Mayor Hideki Takaoka.

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Boy falls from ride at Toshimaen park

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers examine a ride at Toshimaen amusement park in Tokyo's Nerima Ward on May 7, 2010, after a 15-year-old boy fell from it. The boy, a student at a senior high school for disabled children who was on a school excursion, appeared to be uninjured.

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Nikkei hits 2-month closing low

TOKYO, Japan - A man watches an electric board in Tokyo's Yaesu district showing the Nikkei Stock Average at the Tokyo Stock Exchange plunging 331.10 points to close at 10,364.59 on May 7, 2010. The benchmark index marked a two-month closing low as investors continued to be gripped by fears over Greece's debt woes.

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Female knuckleballer Yoshida leaves for U.S.

NARITA, Japan - Japanese female knuckleballer Eri Yoshida waves as she prepares to leave Narita airport, east of Tokyo, for the United States on May 7, 2010, to play in the U.S. independent Golden Baseball League. The 18-year-old will start her first season for the California-based Chico Outlaws.

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Female knuckleballer Yoshida leaves for U.S.

NARITA, Japan - Japanese female knuckleballer Eri Yoshida poses for a photo at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on May 7, 2010, ahead of her departure for the United States to play in the U.S. independent Golden Baseball League. The 18-year-old will start her first season with the California-based Chico Outlaws.

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Mazda to end RX-8 sales in Europe

HIROSHIMA, Japan - This file photo shows Mazda Motor Corp.'s rotary engine-powered RX-8 sports car. The Japanese automaker said on May 7, 2010, that it will end the sales of the vehicle in Europe as the engine fails to meet new European auto emission regulations taking effect in January 2011.

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Tokyo shares tumble

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic board in Tokyo's Yaesu district shows the benchmark Nikkei Stock Average at the Tokyo Stock Exchange dropping sharply in the morning session on May 7, 2010. The key index fell as investor sentiment worsened on continued fears about the Greece debt crisis.

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Tokyo shares tumble

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic board in Tokyo's Yaesu district shows the benchmark Nikkei Stock Average at the Tokyo Stock Exchange dropping sharply in the morning session on May 7, 2010. The key index fell as investor sentiment worsened on continued fears about the Greece debt crisis.

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Tokyo shares tumble

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic board in Tokyo's Yaesu district shows the benchmark Nikkei Stock Average at the Tokyo Stock Exchange dropping sharply in the morning session on May 7, 2010. The key index fell as investor sentiment worsened on continued fears about the Greece debt crisis.

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Hatoyama may visit Okinawa again

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama enters his office in Tokyo on May 7, 2010. The embattled prime minister is seeking to visit Okinawa to discuss with local leaders the controversial issue of the relocation of a U.S. Marine base there.

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Ishikawa warrior doll unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese doll maker Kyugetsu Co. unveils a doll of Japanese teenage golf star Ryo Ishikawa in traditional Japanese armor ahead of the May 5th Boys' Festival on April 7, 2010 in Tokyo. Kyugetsu said that Ishikawa was the number one choice in a questionnaire it conducted asking mothers who they want their sons to grow up to be like.

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Yomiuri coach Kimura dies at 37

TOKYO, Japan - This May 1999 file photo shows Hiroshima Carp player Takuya Kimura celebrating after hitting a game-winning single against the Yomiuri Giants at the old Hiroshima Stadium. Kimura died April 7, 2010 after collapsing while hitting balls during pre-game fielding practice as a coach for the Giants.

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Films by young directors shed new light on A-bomb survivors

TOKYO, Japan - Setsuko Thurlow (R) and her fellow atomic-bomb survivors pose at Yokohama port Sept. 7, 2008, before their global voyage. Two documentaries on their voyage as members of a group of 103 such survivors invited by the nongovernmental group Peace Boat are being shown around Japan prior to a U.N. conference on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in May 2010.