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Welfare ministry official acquitted in postal abuse case

OSAKA, Japan, Aug. 24 Kyodo - Atsuko Muraki (L), former director general of the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry's Equal Employment, Children and Families Bureau, holds a press conference in Osaka on Sept. 10, 2010, with her lawyer Junichiro Hironaka after the Osaka District Court acquitted her of instructing a subordinate to fabricate and issue an official document for an organization in an attempt to abuse a mail discount system for people with disabilities.(Kyodo)

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Baseball: Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki's career highlights

File photo shows Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hitting a single, his 200th hit of the season, during a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 23, 2010, at Rogers Centre in Toronto. It set a Major League Baseball record of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons. Ichiro became the first Asian player inducted to the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 27, 2025.

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2023: The 19th Asian Games was held from September 23 to October 8 in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. With breakdancing and esports making their debuts as official medal sports, the Hangzhou Asian Games featured 40 sports, 61 disciplines and 481 events, with participation from over 10,000 athletes from all 45 Olympic Council of Asia members. China clinched 201 gold, 111 silver and 71 bronze medals, finishing atop the medal tally and bettering its previous best record of 199 golds at the 2010 edition in Guangzhou. The 4th Asian Para Games took place in Hangzhou from October 22 to 28, with China winning 214 golds and 521 overall to top the medal tally for the fourth consecutive time. This file photo taken on Sept. 23, 2023 shows a view of the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east Ch

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2023: The 19th Asian Games was held from September 23 to October 8 in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. With breakdancing and esports making their debuts as official medal sports, the Hangzhou Asian Games featured 40 sports, 61 disciplines and 481 events, with participation from over 10,000 athletes from all 45 Olympic Council of Asia members. China clinched 201 gold, 111 silver and 71 bronze medals, finishing atop the medal tally and bettering its previous best record of 199 golds at the 2010 edition in Guangzhou. The 4th Asian Para Games took place in Hangzhou from October 22 to 28, with China winning 214 golds and 521 overall to top the medal tally for the fourth consecutive time. This file photo taken on Sept. 23, 2023 shows flag bearers carring the Chinese national flag into the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium during the opening ceremony of

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-AERIAL VIEWS (CN)

(230914) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 10, 2023 shows the panoramic view of the West Lake scenic area in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The 19th Asian Games will take place in Hangzhou between September 23 and October 8, featuring a total of 40 sports. It will be the third Asian Games to be hosted in China, after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010. The highly anticipated Asian Games can help boost the popularity of Hangzhou where history and modernity co-exist and further promote its culture. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-AERIAL VIEWS (CN)

(230914) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on June 10, 2023 shows the Southern Song Imperial Street in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The 19th Asian Games will take place in Hangzhou between September 23 and October 8, featuring a total of 40 sports. It will be the third Asian Games to be hosted in China, after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010. The highly anticipated Asian Games can help boost the popularity of Hangzhou where history and modernity co-exist and further promote its culture. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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Acquitted Muraki returns to welfare ministry

TOKYO, Japan - Atsuko Muraki, senior official at the Cabinet Office, answers reporters' questions after being appointed head of the Social Welfare and War Victims' Relief Bureau of the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry, at the ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2012. Muraki was acquitted in 2010 in a fraud case involving abuse of a postal discount system while working at the welfare ministry.

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Ichiro fails to mark 11th straight season of 200 hits

TOKYO, Japan - Combined photo shows batting by Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners in (from upper L to R) 2001 to 2005 and (from bottom L to R) 2006 to 2010, when Suzuki had 200 hits for 10 consecutive seasons, a major league record. Suzuki ended the season with 184 hits on Sept. 28, 2011, snapping the streak at 10.

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Key chain containing radioactive material

CHIBA, Japan - Photo shows a key chain confiscated by the Chiba prefectural police which contains a glow-in-the-dark material that emits radiation around 12 times greater than the legal limit. Police said on Sept. 27, 2011, they sent papers to prosecutors in April concerning a 15-year-old boy suspected of violating laws meant to prevent radiation hazards. The boy allegedly sold the key chains via the Internet at prices ranging from 3,000 to 10,000 yen after purchasing 30 of them online for 1,000 yen each from July to October 2010.

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Lennon Museum in Saitama closes

SAITAMA, Japan - This photo shows the John Lennon Museum in the city of Saitama. The museum closed Sept. 30, 2010, with the expiration of a 10-year deal between Lennon's widow Yoko Ono and construction company Taisei Corp.

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Anime songs topping charts

TOKYO, Japan - A cut-out board of an anime character at a Tower Records music store in Tokyo's Shinjuku district stands in front of the store's corner for anime songs and soundtracks on Sept. 10, 2010. Theme songs and soundtracks from Japanese anime are topping music hit charts and making inroads into the mainstream J-pop music genre.

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Counterfeit 10,000 yen bills confiscated

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows confiscated fake 10,000 yen bills (L front) and real banknote (R front) at Tokyo's Yoyogi police station on Sept. 28, 2010.

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Rakuten's Iwakuma to be posted for move to majors

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma starts against the Nippon Ham Fighters on Sept. 24, 2010, at Kleenex Stadium in Sendai. The Eagles announced Oct. 4 it will allow the 29-year-old with a 101-62 career record and a 3.32 ERA in over 10 seasons in Japan to sign with an American major league club through a posting system.

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki acknowledges applause from spectators after setting a new Major League Baseball record of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons by hitting a single in the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 23, 2010.

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to center field, his 200th hit of the season, in the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 23, 2010, at Rogers Centre in Toronto. Ichiro set a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons.

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Japan FM speaks about biodiversity

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara delivers a speech during a high-level meeting on the matter of biodiversity at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2010. Japan proposed making the 10 years through 2020 a U.N. Decade of Biodiversity. (Pool Photo)

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Ichiro logs 200 hits for 10th season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki stretches ahead of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 23, 2010. Ichiro, who entered the game with 198 hits for the season, set a new Major League Baseball record of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons.

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Ichiro's father says son's success due to effort

NAGOYA, Japan - Nobuyuki Suzuki, the father of Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, shows his writing of a proverb on endeavor, in Ichiro's hometown of Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 24, 2010, after the 10-time All Star set a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons. Suzuki said he cannot contain his emotions and attributed his son's achievement to hard work.

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki raises his hat as he receives applause from spectators after setting a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons, during the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 23, 2010, at Rogers Centre in Toronto.

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki reaches first as he receives applause from teammates and spectators after setting a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons, during the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 23, 2010, at Rogers Centre in Toronto.

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Ichiro's baseball bat makers

GIFU, Japan - Baseball bat makers Isokazu Kubota (R) and Tamio Nawa of Mizuno Technics Corp. hold the same model of baseball bat used by Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, in the town of Yoro, Gifu Prefecture, on Sept. 24, 2010. Ichiro has set a new Major League Baseball record of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons.

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a single off Toronto Blue Jays starter Shawn Hill in the fifth inning of a baseball game on Sept. 23, 2010 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, setting a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons. Suzuki has tied with Pete Rose for the most career 200-hit seasons.

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki runs to first after hitting a single, his 200th hit of the season, in the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 23, 2010, at Rogers Centre in Toronto. Ichiro set a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons.

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki raises his hat as he receives applause from spectators after setting a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons, during the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 23, 2010, at Rogers Centre in Toronto.

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a single in the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 23, 2010, at Rogers Centre in Toronto, setting a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons. Suzuki has tied with Pete Rose for the most career 200-hit seasons.

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki raises his hat as he receives applause from spectators after setting a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons, during the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 23, 2010, at Rogers Centre in Toronto.

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Fans celebrate by holding up signs after Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki set a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons, during the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 23, 2010, at Rogers Centre in Toronto.

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Japan FM speaks about biodiversity

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara delivers a speech during a high-level meeting on the matter of biodiversity at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2010. Japan proposed making the 10 years through 2020 a U.N. Decade of Biodiversity. (Pool Photo)

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a single in the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 23, 2010, at Rogers Centre in Toronto, setting a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons. Suzuki has tied with Pete Rose for the most career 200-hit seasons.

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a single off Toronto Blue Jays starter Shawn Hill in the fifth inning of a baseball game on Sept. 23, 2010 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, setting a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons.

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Nonnuclear states form group

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara speaks at a press conference in New York on Sept. 22, 2010, after a meeting with his counterparts from nine other countries which do not have a nuclear arsenal. The 10 countries formed a new group to promote nuclear disarmament. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Kotooshu beats Kaio

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu throws down ozeki Kaio on the 10th day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 21, 2010, making it nine wins out of 10 in the 15-day meet.

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'Indo-Pak Express' finish runners-up at U.S. Open doubles

NEW YORK, United States - Rohan Bopanna of India (L) and his partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan play in the men's doubles final of the U.S. Open in New York on Sept. 10, 2010. The pair dubbed the ''Indo-Pak Express'' lost to American twins Bob and Mike Bryan 7-6, 7-6 to finish the tournament as runners-up.

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'Indo-Pak Express' finish runners-up at U.S. Open doubles

NEW YORK, United States - Rohan Bopanna of India (R) and his partner Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan hold the runners-up trophy of the U.S. Open men's doubles in New York on Sept. 10, 2010. The pair dubbed the ''Indo-Pak Express'' lost to American twins Bob and Mike Bryan 7-6, 7-6 to finish the tournament as runners-up.

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Photo exhibition on ethnic Koreans in Japan

KOBE, Japan - Kim Sin Yong, a 57-year-old second-generation ethnic Korean in Kobe, western Japan, prepares for a photo exhibition chronicling the lives of Korean residents in Japan on the occasion of the centennial this year of Japan's annexation of the Korean Peninsula, in Kobe on Sept. 10, 2010.

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Japanese women's wrestling team at world wrestling c'ships

MOSCOW, Russia - Members of the Japanese women's wrestling team show medals earned at the world wrestling championships in Moscow which concluded on Sept. 10, 2010.

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Ground Zero in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Construction is under way at Ground Zero in New York, where the twin towers of the World Trade Center once stood, on Sept. 10, 2010, the eve of the ninth anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks on the United States.

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Kids paint on world's largest globe

SAPPORO, Japan - Children paint what is said to be the world's largest globe, with a diameter of about 10 meters, at Sapporo Art Park in Hokkaido on Sept. 11, 2010.

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Rakuten's Iwakuma to be posted for move to majors

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma pitches against the Orix Buffaloes at Kleenex Stadium in Sendai on Sept. 11, 2010. The Eagles announced Oct. 4 it will allow the 29-year-old with a 101-62 career record and a 3.32 ERA in over 10 seasons in Japan to sign with an American major league club through a posting system.

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Angels' Matsui vs. Mariners

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a single during the fourth inning in a game against the Seattle Mariners at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Sept. 10, 2010. The Angels won 4-3.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Angels

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki runs after bunting for a single during the third inning in a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Sept. 10, 2010. The Angels won 4-3.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Angels

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki bunts for a single during the third inning in a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Sept. 10, 2010. The Angels won 4-3.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Angels

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki bunts for a single during the third inning in a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Sept. 10, 2010. The Angels won 4-3.

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A-bomb piano played in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Dana Hanchard (R) plays a piano that survived the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima during a concert at a church in New York on Sept. 10, 2010, ahead of the 9th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks on the United States. The piano was in Naka Ward in Hiroshima City, about 1.8 kilometers from the epicenter, at the time of the bombing and Mitsunori Yagawa, 58, a piano tuner, became its owner about five years ago and restored it.

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Hamaguchi wins bronze at wrestling world championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Kyoko Hamaguchi in the 72-kilogram class holds a bronze medal after beating a Spanish wrestler at the world wrestling championships in Moscow on Sept. 10, 2010.

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Inaba wins bronze at wrestling world championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Yasuhiro Inaba in the 55-kilogram class holds a bronze medal after pinning a Mongolian wrestler at the world wrestling championships in Moscow on Sept. 10, 2010.

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Takamatsu wins bronze at judo c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - Masahiro Takamatsu of Japan holds up a prize certificate after winning bronze in the men's 81-kilogram competition at the World Judo Championships in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2010. Takamatsu lost to Kim Jae Bung of South Korea before taking third by beating Elnur Mammadli of Azerbaijan in the bronze-medal match.

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Kunihara wins bronze at judo c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Yoriko Kunihara wears the women's 70-kg bronze medal at the World Judo Championships in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2010. Kunihara fell to Lucie Decosse of France in the semi-final but battled it out against Cecilia Blanco of Spain to claim the medal.

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Iliadis wins gold, Nishiyama grabs silver at judo c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - Greece's Ilias Iliadis (L), the Athens Olympic champion, reacts after beating Daiki Nishiyama in the men's 90-kilogram final at the World Judo Championships in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2010.

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Japan, Jordan ink civil nuclear cooperation pact

AMMAN, Jordan - Kiyoshi Asako(L), charge d'affaires at the Japanese Embassy in Jordan, and Khaled Toukan, chairman of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission, shake hands after signing a bilateral civil nuclear cooperation pact on Sept. 10, 2010, on the outskirts of the Jordanian capital Amman. The pact will allow Japan to export nuclear power generation technology and related equipment.