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New int'l terminal at Haneda airport

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 15, 2010, shows the building to be used as a new international terminal at Tokyo's Haneda airport starting Oct. 21.

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Matsui triples against Indians

CLEVELAND, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a run-scoring triple to center in the second inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians on Sept. 15, 2010, at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. Matsui went 1-for-3 as his team won 7-0.

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Matsui triples against Indians

CLEVELAND, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a run-scoring triple to center in the second inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians on Sept. 15, 2010, at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. Matsui went 1-for-3 as his team won 7-0.

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Guarding Senkakus

NAHA, Japan - Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force personnel aboard a P-3C patrol airplane examine ships from above the East China Sea around the disputed Senkaku Islands, called Diaoyu in China, on Sept. 15, 2010. Tension between Japan and China has tightened over the territorial row.

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Ichiro still 11 hits away from 200 mark

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki grounds out to pitcher in the first inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox on Sept. 15, 2010. Ichiro was held hitless in four at-bats to remain 11 hits shy of his 10th consecutive 200-hit season in the major leagues in his team's 5-1 loss.

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Okinawa Gov. Nakaima to run again in gubernatorial election

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima says he is planning to run in the gubernatorial election in November at a meeting with his supporters in Naha on Sept. 15, 2010. Nakaima pledged to find a way to lighten the burden on the people of Okinawa of hosting the majority of U.S. military bases in Japan.

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Guarding Senkakus

NAHA, Japan - Photo shows Uotsuri Island of the disputed Senkaku Islands, called Diaoyu in China, in the East China Sea from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's P-3C patrol airplane on Sept. 15, 2010. Tension between Japan and China has heightened over the territorial row.

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PM Kan after meeting with Ozawa

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks to reporters after meeting with Ichiro Ozawa, a former secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan who challenged him in the party's leadership election, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2010. Attention is focused on whether Kan will offer Ozawa and his allies any key posts in the government or the party.

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N. Korea's 'ssirum' winner gets bull

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Ri Jo Won rides on a grand bull weighing nearly a ton he was awarded after winning an unrestricted-weight national ''ssirum,'' or Korean wrestling tournament, in Pyongyang on Sept. 15, 2010.

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Armitage says China testing Japan over territorial row

TOKYO, Japan - Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage speaks in a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2010. Armitage said China's handling of a recent bilateral row over a ship collision case seems to be a way of ''testing'' Japan.

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N. Korea's 'ssirum' winner gets bull

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Ri Jo Won (back) wins in the unrestricted weight class of a national ''ssirum,'' or Korean wrestling tournament, in Pyongyang on Sept. 15, 2010.

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Mitsuoka Motor to manufacture cars in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Mitsuoka Motor Co. President Akio Mitsuoka (2nd L) stands beside a new model Galue IV in Bangkok on Sept. 15, 2010. The automaker established a joint venture with Thai auto seller Yontrakit to produce cars, including the new sedan, from October 2010.

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Worker android unveiled in Tsukuba

TSUKUBA, Japan - New android ''HRP-4,'' created to be a future component of the labor force, is unveiled in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Sept. 15, 2010. The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology and Kawada Industries Inc. jointly created the robot.

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Astronaut Noguchi reports his stay in space

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi (R) speaks to the public in Kyoto about his time at the International Space Station on Sept. 15, 2010. Noguchi, who returned to Earth in June, said he was able to relax by taking care of plants which grew even in space.

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Bosworth arrives in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Stephen Bosworth (C), U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, and Sung Kim, Washington's chief delegate to the six-way talks, arrive at a hotel in Beijing on Sept. 15, 2010. Bosworth is scheduled to hold talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and Wu Dawei, China's special representative for Korean Peninsula affairs, during his stay in Beijing through the following day.

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Sony unveils new Walkman

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. unveils its new models of Walkman portable digital music players which are equipped with noise canceling function in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2010. The new series will hit the market from October 2010.

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Bosworth arrives in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Stephen Bosworth (L), U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, arrives at Beijing international airport on Sept. 15, 2010. Bosworth is scheduled to hold talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi and Wu Dawei, China's special representative for Korean Peninsula affairs, during his stay through the following day.

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Ozeki Kotooshu beats Tochinoshin

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu forces Georgian No. 2 maegashira Tochinoshin out of the ring in the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2010.

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Yokozuna Hakuho wins 51st match in a row

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (L) beats Homasho by overarm throw in the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2010, extending his winning streak to 51 bouts.

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Bear captured alive in Kanazawa suburb

KANAZAWA, Japan - A male Asiatic black bear is captured alive in a suburb of Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, after being sedated by a tranquilizer gun on Sept. 15, 2010.

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PM Kan meets with Ozawa

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan heads for a meeting with Ichiro Ozawa, a former secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan who challenged Kan in the party's leadership election, at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2010. Attention is focused on whether Kan will offer Ozawa and his allies any key posts in the government or the party.

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Costa Rican envoy Castro in interview

TOKYO, Japan - Costa Rican Foreign Minister Rene Castro speaks during an interview at a hotel in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2010. Castro said Costa Rica is aiming for effectively zero CO2 emissions by 2021 with the help of Japanese technological assistance and aid.

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Chinese fishing boat returns home after collision

JINJIANG, China - A Chinese fishing boat, which collided with Japan Coast Guard vessels off the disputed Senkaku Islands, returns to its home port in Shenhu Zhen in China's Fujian Province on Sept. 15, 2010.

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Best Japanese garden

YONAGO, Japan - Visitors view the Adachi Museum of Art garden in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, on Sept. 15, 2010. U.S. magazine Journal of Japanese Gardening has picked the site as the best Japanese garden.

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Screens depicting 19th century Korean delegation unveiled

FUKUYAMA, Japan - A screen depicting Korean delegation members interacting with their Japanese hosts is unveiled to the media at the former Taichoro reception hall, which used to accommodate senior members of Korean delegations, in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Sept. 15, 2010. The screen is believed to have been made during the Bunka period (1804-1818).

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Screens depicting 19th century Korean delegation unveiled

FUKUYAMA, Japan - A pair of screens depicting the scenic Tomonoura area of Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, and a visiting Korean delegation in the early 19th century is unveiled to the media at the former Taichoro reception hall, which used to accommodate senior members of Korean delegations, in Fukuyama, on Sept. 15, 2010. The screen is believed to have been made during the Bunka period (1804-1818).

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Screens depicting 19th century Korean delegation unveiled

FUKUYAMA, Japan - A screen depicting Korean delegation members interacting with their Japanese hosts is unveiled to the media at the former Taichoro reception hall, which used to accommodate senior members of Korean delegations, in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Sept. 15, 2010. The screen is believed to have been made during the Bunka period (1804-1818).

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Japan steps into currency market

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic signboard in Tokyo shows the U.S. dollar trading at the 84 yen level, after Japan's monetary authorities intervened in the foreign exchange market in a bid to stem the yen's appreciation against the U.S. dollar, on Sept. 15, 2010. The dollar traded at the upper 82 yen level at one point earlier the same day before the intervention.

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Screens depicting 19th century Korean delegation unveiled

FUKUYAMA, Japan - A screen depicting the scenic Tomonoura area of Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, near the Seto Inland Sea, believed to have been made during the Bunka period (1804-1818), is unveiled to the media in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Sept. 15, 2010. The screen, discovered in a private home, is paired with one depicting a visiting Korean delegation.

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Bosworth seeks improved North-South Korea relations

TOKYO, Japan - Stephen Bosworth, a U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2010. Bosworth called for an improvement in relations between North and South Korea to lay the groundwork for the resumption of six-party talks on Pyongyang's nuclear programs.

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Japan steps into currency market

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks to reporters at the Ministry of Finance in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2010, after Japan's monetary authorities intervened in the foreign exchange market for the first time since March 2004, in a bid to stem the yen's appreciation against the U.S. dollar.

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Dollar trades in 82 yen level

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic signboard in Tokyo shows the U.S. dollar trading at the 82 yen level on the morning of Sept. 15, 2010.

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Frisch at international conference on disaster relief

KOBE, Japan - Ambassador Toni Frisch, chairman of the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group, an arm of the U.N. Secretariat, speaks at a meeting on disaster relief attended by over 80 countries in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Sept. 15, 2010. Frisch said the major objective of the conference was to share local information and experience at the global level.

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Figure skating: Mao Asada on new ice show

Mao Asada, the women's figure skating silver medalist at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, gives an interview in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 15, 2022. She talked about her new ice show, called Beyond, starting Sept. 10.

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Figure skating: Mao Asada on new ice show

Mao Asada, the women's figure skating silver medalist at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, poses for a photo in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 15, 2022. In the day's interview, she talked about her new ice show, called Beyond, starting Sept. 10.

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Figure skating: Mao Asada on new ice show

Mao Asada, the women's figure skating silver medalist at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, poses for a photo in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Aug. 15, 2022. In the day's interview, she talked about her new ice show, called Beyond, starting Sept. 10.