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Golden Hall of Toshodaiji to be opened for 1st time

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 30, 2009, shows the inside of the Golden Hall, known as ''kondo,'' at Toshodaiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture. The temple plans to open the hall, a national treasure, for one day only on Nov. 3, 2010, the first time it will be shown to the public.

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Toyota to withdraw from Formula 1

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo taken Oct. 3, 2009, shows Toyota driver Jarno Trulli racing in Formula One's Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture. Automaker Toyota Motor Corp. announced Nov. 4 that it will withdraw from the sport.

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Baseball player who inspired comic character runs yakitori shop

SAGA, Japan - Former baseball player Yozo Nagafuchi, in a photo taken Oct. 3, 2009, operates a yakitori shop called ''Abu-san'' named after him in a popular serial baseball ''manga'' comic.

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Ichiro collects 3 hits, Mariners beat Rangers

SEATTLE, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki marks the third consecutive hit in the fifth inning against the Texas Rangers at Safeco Field on Oct. 3, 2009. Ichiro went 3-for-4 and upped his major league-leading season hits total to 224 as the Mariners edged the Rangers 2-1.

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Ichiro collects 3 hits, Mariners beat Rangers

SEATTLE, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki strikes his second consecutive hit to left in the third inning against the Texas Rangers at Safeco Field on Oct. 3, 2009.

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Ichiro collects 3 hits, Mariners beat Rangers

SEATTLE, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to left in the first inning against the Texas Rangers at Safeco Field on Oct. 3, 2009.

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Eagles book 1st Climax Series berth in rout of Lions

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles manager Katsuya Nomura shows off the winning ball after his team erupted in a 14-5 win over the Seibu Lions to clinch a spot in the Climax Series playoffs for the first time ever on Oct. 3, 2009 in Sendai. (Pool photo)

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Eagles book 1st Climax Series berth in rout of Lions

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles manager Katsuya Nomura acknowledges fans after his team erupted in a 14-5 win over the Seibu Lions to clinch a spot in the Climax Series playoffs for the first time ever on Oct. 3, 2009 in Sendai. (Pool photo)

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Sugiyama's career ends with doubles defeat in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Ai Sugiyama (R), one of the most successful Japanese tennis players, leaves the court after her final match in the doubles final at the Toray Pan Pacific Open at Ariake Tennis Forest Park on Oct. 3, 2009. The match brought an end to her 17-year career.

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Eagles book 1st Climax Series berth in rout of Lions

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles players are jubilant after the team erupted in a 14-5 win over the Seibu Lions to clinch a spot in the Climax Series playoffs for the first time ever on Oct. 3, 2009 in Sendai.

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PM Hatoyama attends fashion show with wife

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and his wife, Miyuki (both in center), take part in a charity fashion show involving handicapped people and prominent figures in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2009.

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Okada meets with Myanmar foreign minister

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L) meets with Myanmar Foreign Minister U Nyan Win on the sidelines of a foreign ministers' meeting involving Japan and Mekong region countries in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Oct. 3, 2009.

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Sugiyama's career ends with doubles defeat in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Ai Sugiyama (R), one of the most successful Japanese tennis players, joins hands with Slovakian partner Daniela Hantuchova after losing the doubles final at the Toray Pan Pacific Open at Ariake Tennis Forest Park on Oct. 3, 2009. The match brought an end to Sugiyama's 17-year career.

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PM Hatoyama attends fashion show with wife

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L) and his wife, Miyuki, (R) pose during a charity fashion show involving handicapped people and prominent figures in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2009.

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Okada vows Japan's support for Mekong region

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (3rd from L) attends a news conference with his counterparts from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam after the second Mekong-Japan Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Oct. 3, 2009.

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Maehara inspects U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station

GINOWAN, Japan - Land minister Seiji Maehara (R front), who is also state minister in charge of Okinawa, ends his inspection of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station (in background) in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa on Oct. 3, 2009. Maehara said the new Japanese government will move forward with a plan to review the planned relocation of the air station.

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Sharapova wins Toray title as Jankovic retires

TOKYO, Japan - Russia's Maria Sharapova waves to spectators after her victory over Jelena Jankovic of Serbia in the Toray Pan Pacific Open at Ariake Tennis Forest Park on Oct. 3, 2009.

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Okada vows Japan's support for Mekong

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada speaks during a news conference with his counterparts from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam after the second Mekong-Japan Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Oct. 3, 2009.

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Sugiyama's career ends with doubles defeat in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Ai Sugiyama (L), one of the most successful Japanese tennis players, poses for photos with Slovakian partner Daniela Hantuchova (R) after losing the doubles final at the Toray Pan Pacific Open at Ariake Tennis Forest Park on Oct. 3, 2009. The match brought an end to Sugiyama's 17-year career.

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Sharapova wins Toray title as Jankovic retires

TOKYO, Japan - Russia's Maria Sharapova (in back) looks on as Jelena Jankovic of Serbia (front R) receives treatment for a sore wrist during the first set of the final of the Toray Pan Pacific Open at Ariake Tennis Forest Park on Oct. 3, 2009.

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Flower painting event held at Tokyo's Hibiya Park

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors join a flower painting event at Hibiya Park in central Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2009. Around 7,000 roses and colored sand produced under a ''fair trade'' project were used at the event to highlight the theme of environment, climate change and the Earth.

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Sharapova wins Toray title as Jankovic retires

TOKYO, Japan - Russia's Maria Sharapova holds up the victory plate after defeating Jelena Jankovic of Serbia, who retired with a sore wrist trailing 5-2 in the first set of the final of the Toray Pan Pacific Open at Ariake Tennis Forest Park on Oct. 3, 2009.

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Sharapova wins Toray title as Jankovic retires

TOKYO, Japan - Russia's Maria Sharapova returns the ball to Jelena Jankovic of Serbia in the final of the Toray Pan Pacific Open at Ariake Tennis Forest Park on Oct. 3, 2009. Sharapova defeated Jankovic who retired with a sore wrist trailing 5-2 in the first set.

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Okada attends Mekong-Japan meeting

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada attends the second Mekong-Japan Foreign Ministers' Meeting with his counterparts from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Oct. 3, 2009.

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Okada attends Mekong-Japan meeting

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (3rd from L) poses for photos with his counterparts from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam at the second Mekong-Japan Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Oct. 3, 2009.

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Hatoyama returns from Copenhagen

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and his wife, Miyuki, arrive at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Oct. 3, 2009, after the prime minister delivered a speech in Copenhagen in support of Tokyo's bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games.

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Tokyo fails in Olympic bid

TOKYO, Japan - Supporters of a campaign to invite the 2016 Olympics to the Japanese capital are disappointed in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2009, after the city's hopes of hosting the 2016 Olympics were shattered in Copenhagen on Oct. 2 as the city was eliminated in the second round of voting by the International Olympic Committee.

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Tokyo fails in Olympic bid

TOKYO, Japan - Olympic marathon medalist Yuko Arimori (2nd from L) looks disappointed in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2009, after the city's hopes of hosting the 2016 Olympics were shattered in Copenhagen on Oct. 2 as the Japanese capital was eliminated in the second round of voting by the International Olympic Committee.