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Nadal in U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Rafael Nadal of Spain returns a shot to compatriot Feliciano Lopez during a match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 7, 2010. Nadal won to advance to the quarterfinals.

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Schiavone in U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Francesca Schiavone of Italy plays a backhand during her quarterfinal against Venus Williams of the United States at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 7, 2010. Schiavone won to advance to the semifinals.

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Clijsters in U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Kim Clijsters of Belgium plays a backhand return to Samantha Stosur of Australia during a quarterfinal at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 7, 2010. Defending champion Clijsters made it into the semifinals.

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Williams advances to semifinals at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Venus Williams of the United States plays in a quarterfinals match against Francesca Schiavone of Italy at the U.S. Open on Sept. 7, 2010, in New York. Williams advanced to the semifinals.

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Paterson, Bloomberg say Ground Zero construction on schedule

NEW YORK, United States - New York State Governor David Paterson (2nd from L) and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (3rd from L) pose for photos during a news conference on the progress of construction at Ground Zero in New York City on Sept. 7, 2010, in New York. Paterson said construction at the former World Trade Center site is on schedule.

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Japan business leaders in China

BEIJING, China - Japan Business Federation Chairman Hiromasa Yonekura (R) and Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Fujio Cho, head of a Japanese business leaders delegation including Yonekura, attend a press conference in Beijing on Sept. 7, 2010.

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Japan beat Guatemala in friendly

OSAKA, Japan - Supporters celebrate as Japan forward Takayuki Morimoto (19) scores his second goal in the 20th minute of a friendly against Guatemala at Osaka's Nagai Stadium on Sept. 7, 2010. Japan won 2-1.

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Japan business leaders in China

BEIJING, China - Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Fujio Cho (R front), head of a Japanese business leaders delegation, speaks in a meeting with Chinese industry ministry officials in Beijing on Sept. 7, 2010. Delegation members urged China to review its rare earth export controls.

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GK Narazaki leaves nat'l team

OSAKA, Japan - Goalkeeper Seigo Narazaki (2nd from R) leaves the field with teammates after Japan beat Guatemala 2-1 in a friendly at Osaka's Nagai Stadium on Sept. 7, 2010. After the match Narazaki said he will end his international career.

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Japan vs Guatemala in friendly

OSAKA, Japan - Japan forward Takayuki Morimoto celebrates after scoring in the 20th minute of a soccer friendly against Guatemala at Osaka's Nagai Stadium on Sept. 7, 2010.

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Inquest into Ozawa's non-indictment

TOKYO, Japan - Ruling Democratic Party of Japan kingpin Ichiro Ozawa (R) shakes hands with his key supporter, former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2010. An independent judicial panel has reportedly launched its second review of whether decisions by prosecutors not to indict Ozawa over false financial reporting by his political fund management body were appropriate.

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Japan vs Guatemala in friendly

OSAKA, Japan - Japan forward Takayuki Morimoto (R) celebrates with teammate Shinji Kagawa after scoring in the 20th minute of a soccer friendly against Guatemala at Osaka's Nagai Stadium on Sept. 7, 2010.

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Japan beat Guatemala in friendly

OSAKA, Japan - Japan national team manager Alberto Zaccheroni watches a soccer friendly against Guatemala from the stands at Osaka's Nagai Stadium on Sept. 7, 2010. Japan won 2-1.

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Japan vs Guatemala in friendly

OSAKA, Japan - Japan forward Takayuki Morimoto (19) heads home Japan's first goal in the 12th minute of a soccer friendly against Guatemala at Osaka's Nagai Stadium on Sept. 7, 2010.

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Japan vs Guatemala in friendly

OSAKA, Japan - Japan forward Takayuki Morimoto (R) scores Japan's second goal in the 20th minute of a soccer friendly against Guatemala at Osaka's Nagai Stadium on Sept. 7, 2010.

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Japan vs Guatemala in friendly

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese players sing the national anthem before their soccer friendly against Guatemala at Osaka's Nagai Stadium on Sept. 7, 2010.

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Your Party marks 1st anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Your Party leader Yoshimi Watanabe speaks during a gathering in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2010, to mark the first anniversary of the party's launch. The opposition party made a major advance in the House of Councillors election.

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Japan vs Guatemala in friendly

OSAKA, Japan - Japan supporters cheer at a soccer friendly against Guatemala at Osaka's Nagai Stadium on Sept. 7, 2010.

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Your Party marks 1st anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Your Party leader Yoshimi Watanabe speaks during a gathering in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2010, to mark the first anniversary of the party's launch. The opposition party made a major advance in the House of Councillors election.

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Minke whale caught

KUSHIRO, Japan - A minke whale is landed at Kushiro port in Hokkaido following the start of research whaling in the area on Sept. 7, 2010.

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China protests to Japan over ship collision

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu speaks during a press conference in Beijing on Sept. 7, 2010. She said China has lodged a protest with Japan over a minor collision the same day between a Chinese fishing boat and two Japanese patrol boats near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.

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Ecuadorian president in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Ecuadorian President Rafael Vicente Correa Delgado (2nd from L in front) visits the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum on Sept. 7, 2010.

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Ecuadorian president in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Ecuadorian President Rafael Vicente Correa Delgado offers a wreath on Sept. 7, 2010, at a cenotaph for the victims of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

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Japan, German foreign ministers meet in Berlin

BERLIN, Germany - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L) and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle shake hands before their meeting in Berlin on Sept. 7, 2010.

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BOJ watching impact of yen's rise on Japan economy

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2010. Shirakawa said the central bank is carefully watching the impact of the yen's rise on Japan's export-driven economy.

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Dollar falls into 83 yen range

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard shows the U.S. dollar falling into the 83 yen range in Tokyo's Higashishimbashi district on Sept. 7, 2010.

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1st motorcycle policewomen in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Policewomen are assigned to a motorcycle squad for the first time at Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department on Sept. 7, 2010.

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BOJ watching impact of yen's rise on Japan economy

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa leaves after a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2010. Shirakawa said the central bank is carefully watching the impact of the yen's rise on Japan's export-driven economy.

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BOJ hints at more monetary easing

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa arrives at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo for a policy meeting on Sept 7, 2010. At the two-day Policy Board meeting, the BOJ maintained that the country's economy is likely to be on a recovery trend, but suggested that it may take further monetary easing steps. (Pool photo)

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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.