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Mariners' Ichiro selected as team MVP

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners Ichiro Suzuki receives the team MVP award at Safeco Field in Seattle prior to a game against the Oakland Athletics on Oct. 1, 2010. It was his fifth time receiving the award, bestowed by local media, having also won it in 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2009.

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Mariners' Ichiro selected as team MVP

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners Ichiro Suzuki responds to cheers from the crowd as he is named team MVP at Safeco Field in Seattle prior to a game against the Oakland Athletics on Oct. 1, 2010. It was his fifth time receiving the award, bestowed by local media, having also won it in 2001, 2004, 2007 and 2009.

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N. Korea announces 2008 census report

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People attend a governmental meeting on a census report in Pyongyang on Dec. 16, 2009. The North Korean government announced its population was about 24 million as of Oct. 1, 2008.

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Taguchi wins Ig Nobel Prize for cutting waste using panda feces

CAMBRIDGE, United States - Fumiaki Taguchi, professor emeritus at the graduate school of medical sciences in Kitasato University, makes a speech during the Ig Noble awards ceremony at Harvard University's historic Sanders Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Oct. 1, 2009. Taguchi is among this year's winners of the Ig Nobel Prize for developing a method to cut kitchen refuse using bacteria derived from giant panda feces.

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Beijing shows off new weaponry in 60th anniversary parade

BEIJING, China - Fireworks explode over Beijing's Tiananmen Square during an evening event on Oct. 1, 2009, to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

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Beijing shows off new weaponry in 60th anniversary parade

BEIJING, China - Fireworks explode over Beijing's Tiananmen Square during an evening event on Oct. 1, 2009, to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

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Uniqlo opens overseas flagship store in Paris

PARIS, France - Officials of Fast Retailing Co., including President Tadashi Yanai (2nd from L), line up for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the company's flagship store in Paris on Oct. 1, 2009. The multilevel, 2,145-square-meter store, which is located in a shopping district near the Paris Opera House, joins outlets in London and New York.

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Uniqlo opens overseas flagship store in Paris

PARIS, France - Customers shop in Fast Retailing Co.'s flagship store in Paris on Oct. 1, 2009, which opened the same day, following outlets in London and New York. The multilevel, 2,145-square-meter store is located in a shopping district near the Paris Opera House.

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Hatoyama heads for Copenhagen in support of Tokyo's Olympic bid

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and his wife Miyuki wave as they leave Tokyo's Haneda airport on Oct. 1, 2009, for Copenhagen to rally support for Tokyo's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

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Sharapova reaches semifinals of Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Maria Sharapova of Russia returns to Iveta Benesova of the Czech Republic during their quarterfinal match at the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament at Tokyo's Ariake Tennis Forest Park on Oct. 1, 2009. Sharapova won 6-4, 7-5 to advance to the semifinals.

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Beijing shows off new weaponry in 60th anniversary parade

BEIJING, China - An airborne early warning and control aircraft flies over Beijing during a military parade on Oct. 1, 2009, to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

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Female knuckleballer Yoshida to leave independent league club

AKASHI, Japan - Female knuckleballer Eri Yoshida of the Kobe 9 Cruise pitches against the Kishu Rangers in their Kansai Independent League game in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, on Oct. 1, 2009. Yoshida, the first woman to play professional baseball alongside male players in Japan, is scheduled to leave the financially troubled club when her contract expires at the end of this month.

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Nikkei drops to 2-month closing low under 10,000 on yen jitters

TOKYO, Japan - An electric sign board in Tokyo's Nihombashi district shows the Nikkei Stock Average at the Tokyo Stock Exchange closing below the 10,000 line for the first time in over 2 months on Oct. 1, 2009.

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Sugiyama, Hantuchova reach doubles semis at Toray Pan Pacific

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese veteran Ai Sugiyama (R) and her Slovakian partner Daniela Hantuchova celebrate after beating Spanish duo Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual to advance to the semifinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2009.

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Renovated Uniqlo store opens in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 1, 2009, shows a new corner in Fast Retailing Co.'s renovated Uniqlo store in Tokyo's Ginza district featuring a new collection under the ''+J'' brand by internationally renowned fashion designer Jil Sander. The company took the wraps off the renovated store on Oct. 2.

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Sugiyama, Hantuchova reach doubles semis at Toray Pan Pacific

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese veteran Ai Sugiyama celebrates after she and her Slovakian partner Daniela Hantuchova beat Spanish duo Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual to advance to the semifinals of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2009.

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Beijing shows off new weaponry in 60th anniversary parade

BEIJING, China - Missile-carrying vehicles are driven in a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2009, to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

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Nissan unveils robot cars that can travel in group

YOKOHAMA, Japan - ''EPORO'' robot cars developed by Nissan Motor Co. are seen moving in a group without colliding at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Oct. 1, 2009. The EPOROs -- which stands for Episode 0 (zero) Robots -- are equipped with wireless communication functions that allow them to measure the distance to an obstacle.

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Beijing shows off new weaponry in 60th anniversary parade

BEIJING, China - A float takes part in a parade in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2009, to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

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Beijing shows off new weaponry in 60th anniversary parade

BEIJING, China - Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers march during a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2009, to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

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Beijing shows off new weaponry in 60th anniversary parade

BEIJING, China - Some 500 tanks are driven in a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2009, to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

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Beijing shows off new weaponry in 60th anniversary parade

BEIJING, China - Female solders of the People's Liberation Army march during a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2009, to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

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Court ruling favors preservation of landmark scenery

TOKYO, Japan - Academy Award-winning animation movie director Hayao Miyazaki speaks to reporters on Oct. 1, 2009 after a Hiroshima District Court ruling in favor of residents in western Japan seeking to block a public works project they fear will spoil the scenery in a fishing district with old historical buildings and facilities. At a press conference at his studio in Tokyo, Miyazaki, whose latest animated film ''Gake no Ue no Ponyo'' (Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea) was inspired by the area in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, welcomed the ruling, saying he admires the ''courage'' the judges have shown.

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Court ruling favors preservation of landmark scenery

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Mikio Oi (R), representative of a group of plaintiffs, and Hideko Matsui (L), representative of the residents in western Japan, speak at a press conference at the Hiroshima Bar Association building on Oct. 1, 2009, after winning a lawsuit at the Hiroshima District Court seeking to block a public works project they fear will spoil the scenery in a fishing district known for old historical buildings and facilities.

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Court ruling favors preservation of landmark scenery

TOKYO, Japan - Academy Award-winning animation movie director Hayao Miyazaki welcomes a Hiroshima District Court ruling on Oct. 1, 2009 in favor of residents in western Japan seeking to block a public works project they fear will spoil the scenery in a fishing district with old historical buildings and facilities. At a press conference at his studio in Tokyo, Miyazaki, whose latest animated film ''Gake no Ue no Ponyo'' (Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea) was inspired by the area in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, said he admires the ''courage'' the judges have shown.

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Beijing shows off new weaponry in 60th anniversary parade

BEIJING, China - Chinese military jets, including an airborne early warning and control aircraft (top), fly over Beijing during a military parade on Oct. 1, 2009, to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

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Court ruling favors preservation of landmark scenery

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Mikio Oi (R), representative of a group of plaintiffs, and Hideko Matsui (L), representative of the residents in western Japan, celebrate at the Hiroshima Bar Association building on Oct. 1, 2009, after winning a lawsuit at the Hiroshima District Court seeking to block a public works project they fear will spoil the scenery in a fishing district known for old historical buildings and facilities.

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Beijing shows off new weaponry in 60th anniversary parade

BEIJING, China - Some 500 tanks are driven in a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2009, to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

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Beijing shows off new weaponry in 60th anniversary parade

BEIJING, China - Chinese military jets, including an airborne early warning and control aircraft (R), fly over Beijing during a military parade on Oct. 1, 2009, to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

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Beijing shows off new weaponry in 60th anniversary parade

BEIJING, China - Chinese People's Liberation Army soldiers march during a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2009, to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

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New Nikko Cordial kicks off operations as Sumitomo Mitsui unit

TOKYO, Japan - Eiji Watanabe (2nd from L), president of Nikko Cordial Securities, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. President Masayuki Oku (2nd from R) and other officials shake hands in front of the new logo of Nikko Cordial Securities Inc. at its headquarters in the Kabutocho financial district in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2009. The company began operations the same day as a wholly owned unit of SMBC after the completion of the bank's acquisition of the retail brokerage house from Citigroup Inc. of the United States.

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'Space alien' Hatoyama meets Wakata on return from space

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (C) shakes hands with Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata (L) at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2009, after Wakata visited Japan on completing his four-and-a-half-month stay at the International Space Station in late July, with Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan also present (R). The premier and the astronaut traded jokes about the premier's nickname ''space alien'' at the outset of their meeting.

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Bank of Ikeda, Senshu Bank form joint holding firm

OSAKA, Japan - Senshu Bank President Norimasa Yoshida (L) and Bank of Ikeda President Moritaka Hattori shake hands after a foundation ceremony for newly established joint holding firm Senshu Ikeda Holdings Inc. which took two regional banks in Osaka Prefecture under its wing on Oct. 1, 2009. Hattori became the president of the new holding firm.

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Steinberg, Okada affirm alliance

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (R) and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg (L) talk during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry on Oct. 1, 2009, in which they affirmed the importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance amid the North Korean nuclear standoff and Japan's desire to review the planned realignment of U.S. forces in Japan. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Steinberg, Okada affirm alliance

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L) and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg (R) shake hands ahead of their meeting at the Foreign Ministry on Oct. 1, 2009. They affirmed the importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance amid the North Korean nuclear standoff and Japan's desire to review the planned realignment of U.S. forces in Japan. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)