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Arirang mass games in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The Arirang mass games opened at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on Aug. 1, 2011. The games are scheduled to be held at the stadium through Sep. 9.

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Arirang mass games in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Performers dance during the Arirang mass games at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on Aug. 1, 2011. The mass games began the same day and are scheduled to be held at the stadium through Sep. 9.

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Arirang mass games in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Performers dance during the Arirang mass games at the May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on Aug. 1, 2011. The mass games began the same day and are scheduled to be held at the stadium through Sep. 9.

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Kan-Ozawa face-off

TOKYO, Japan - Naoto Kan (R), Japanese prime minister, and Ichiro Ozawa, a heavyweight of Kan's ruling Democratic Party of Japan, exchange pleasantries prior to a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Sep. 1, 2010, after filing their candidacies for the Sept. 14 DPJ presidential election.

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PM Kan to face Ozawa's challenge in DPJ leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa (R), a kingpin of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, walks past Naoto Kan, Japanese prime minister and DPJ president, prior to a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Sep. 1, 2010. Ozawa and Kan filed their candidacies for the Sept. 14 DPJ presidential election.

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Kan-Ozawa face-off

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan raises his fist at a gathering with his supporters in Tokyo on Sep. 1, 2010, after filing his candidacy for the Sept. 14 Democratic Party of Japan presidential election, running against party heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa.

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Japan's chemical weapons dismantlement

NANJING, China - A man shows equipment to detoxify and dismantle chemical weapons abandoned by the old Imperial Japanese Army at the end of World War II, in Nanjing, China, on Sep. 1, 2010. The facility is expected to be operated in full swing later this year after test runs. (Pool photo)

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Tigers' Brazell hits 40th homer

KOSHIEN, Japan - Hanshin Tigers slugger Craig Brazell hits a two-run homer, his 40th of the season, during the first inning in a game against the Yokohama BayStars at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Sep. 1, 2010. The Tigers won 10-3.

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Japan's chemical weapons dismantlement

NANJING, China - Members of the media take a tour inside a mobile facility for detoxifying and dismantling chemical weapons abandoned by the old Imperial Japanese Army at the end of World War II, in Nanjing, China, on Sep. 1, 2010. The facility is expected to be operated in full swing later this year after test runs. (Pool photo)

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'Devil of the Dohyo' Wakanohana dies at 82

TOKYO, Japan - The original Wakanohana (R), former grand champion, as Japan Sumo Association chairman hands a trophy to his nephew Takahanada, who won the January 1992 tournament in Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. Wakanohana, whose real name was Katsuji Hanada, died of kidney cancer Sep. 1, 2010 at the age of 82.

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'Devil of the Dohyo' Wakanohana dies at 82

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuji Hanada (C), a former top sumo wrestler whose nickname in the ring was the ''Devil of the Dohyo,'' is seen celebrating his first victory of a tournament as ozeki Wakanohana at the Kuramae Kokugikan Sumo Arena in Tokyo in 1956. Wakanohana, who was promoted to grand champion, died of kidney cancer Sep. 1, 2010 at the age of 82.

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Soviet-Japan war memorial

YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, Russia - Visitors view an old tank of the Imperial Japanese Army exhibited at a museum in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia, on Sep. 1, 2010. The local authorities showed the tank, which had been deserted on Shumshu Island, to reportedly assert the Soviet Union's victory over Japan ahead of Sept. 2, a memorial day designated two months earlier.

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Soviet-Japan war memorial

YUZHNO-SAKHALINSK, Russia - Children climb on top of an old tank of the Imperial Japanese Army exhibited at a museum in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia, on Sep. 1, 2010. The local authorities showed the tank, which had been deserted on Shumshu Island, to reportedly assert the Soviet Union's victory over Japan ahead of Sept. 2, a memorial day designated two months earlier.

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Yokoyama's masterwork in exhibition

YONAGO, Japan - Visitors view a masterpiece by renowned artist Yokoyama Taikan titled ''Koyo (autumn leaves)'' painted on a folding screen at Adachi Museum in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, on Sep. 1, 2010. The special exhibition of Yokoyama's works continues at the museum through Nov. 30, 2010.

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Kan at disaster drill

ITO, Japan - Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) visits Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, with state minister for disaster management Hiroshi Nakai (behind Kan) during a nationwide disaster drill on Sep. 1, 2010, the annual disaster awareness day, coinciding with the anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Kan at disaster drill

ITO, Japan - Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan (back) carries a stretcher with a high school student (front) in Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, during a nationwide disaster drill on Sep. 1, 2010, the annual disaster awareness day, coinciding with the anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Kan at disaster drill

ITO, Japan - Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) sits on a stretcher in Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, during a nationwide disaster drill on Sep. 1, 2010, the annual disaster awareness day, coinciding with the anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Kan at disaster drill

ITO, Japan - Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) fills a flood prevention sandbag with a high school student in Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, during a nationwide disaster drill on Sep. 1, 2010, the annual disaster awareness day, coinciding with the anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Prince at service for quake victims

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, cousin of Emperor Akihito, attends a service in Tokyo to commemorate victims of earthquakes and wars on Sep. 1, 2010, the annual disaster awareness day, coinciding with the anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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SDF at disaster drill

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Japan's Self-Defense Forces members land on a beach in Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, part of a nationwide disaster drill on Sep. 1, 2010, the annual disaster awareness day, coinciding with the anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Solar-powered bus

OKAYAMA, Japan - Hybrid bus ''Solarve'' is launched in Okayama, western Japan, to serve local routes on Sep. 1, 2010. It is the world's first bus equipped with a solar battery, according to the operator Ryobi Holdings Co.

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Prince at service for quake victims

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, cousin of Emperor Akihito, attends a service in Tokyo to commemorate victims of earthquakes and wars on Sep. 1, 2010, the annual disaster awareness day, coinciding with the anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake.

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Kan, Ozawa vie in leadership race

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Prime Minister Naoto Kan (L) and Ichiro Ozawa. Kan and Ozawa, a heavyweight in the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, filed candidacy for the ruling party's presidential election on Sep. 1, 2010 after attempts by senior party members to persuade Ozawa to give up running failed.

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Solar-powered bus

OKAYAMA, Japan - Hybrid bus ''Solarve'' is launched in Okayama, western Japan, to serve local routes on Sep. 1, 2010. It is the world's first bus equipped with a solar battery, according to the operator Ryobi Holdings Co.