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Japanese 56-leaf clover enters Guinness Book of Records

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in May 2009 shows a 56-leaf clover bred by since-deceased farmer Shigeo Obara of Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan. His family said Sept. 20, 2010, that the clover has entered the Guinness Book of Records as a new world record.

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Woman picks flowers on field left untrimmed during relocation

NAGANOHARA, Japan - Takeko Takeuchi, 62, gathers flowers in an unattended field in Naganohara, Gunma Prefecture, on Sept. 20, 2009. The field would have been submerged had the Yamba Dam been constructed as planned. She says she was too busy to take care of the field, moving to a relocation site before the new administration of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama pledged to cancel the costly dam project.

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Man stares at pillar of old home vacated for aborted dam project

NAGANOHARA, Japan - Goichiro Takeuchi, 64, stares at a pillar of a roughly 90-year-old home in Naganohara, Gunma Prefecture, on Sept. 20, 2009. He and his wife vacated the house in anticipation of the Yamba Dam construction. They moved to a relocation site before the new administration of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama pledged to cancel the costly dam project in Gunma Prefecture.

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Bridge construction suspended as dam project gets canceled

NAGANOHARA, Japan - This Sept. 20, 2009 photo shows a bridge under construction for a road to cross a lake that would have been completed had the Yamba Dam been constructed as planned in Naganohara, Gunma Prefecture. The new administration of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has decided to cancel the costly dam project in Gunma Prefecture.

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Boston Red Sox's Matsuzaka earns 3rd win over Baltimore Orioles

BALTIMORE, United States - Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka leaves the mound at Oriole Park in Baltimore on Sept. 20, 2009, after being taken out in the sixth inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles. Matsuzaka allowed eight hits and three runs in 5-1/3 innings and earned this season's third win as the Red Sox won 9-3.

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Body found on mountain confirmed as 'Crayon Shinchan' cartoonist

TOKYO, Japan - A helicopter from the Gunma Prefectural Police recovers a body found on 1,423-meter-high Mt. Arafune straddling Gunma and Nagano prefectures on Sept. 20, 2009. The body was later confirmed as that of Yoshihito Usui, cartoonist of the popular ''Crayon Shinchan'' series adapted for TV and film.

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Boston Red Sox's Matsuzaka earns 3rd win over Baltimore Orioles

BALTIMORE, United States - Boston Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park in Baltimore on Sept. 20, 2009. Matsuzaka allowed eight hits and three runs in 5-1/3 innings and earned this season's third win as the Red Sox won 9-3.

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Asashoryu takes sole lead at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu throws down sekiwake Kotoshogiku on the eighth day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 20, 2009, grabbing sole possession of the lead with an undefeated 8-0 record at the 15-day competition.

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Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho beats Tamanoshima at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho sends No. 3 maegashira Tamanoshima out of the ring at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 20, 2009, day eight of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Taniguchi takes ANA Open for 1st win in 2 years

SAPPORO, Japan - Toru Taniguchi poses with the winner's trophy after winning the ANA Open golf tournament at Sapporo Golf Club's Wattsu Course in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, on Sept. 20, 2009.

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Japan's emissions cuts to rely mainly on domestic efforts

TOKYO, Japan - Environment Minister Sakihito Ozawa speaks to a group of news organizations in Tokyo on Sept. 20, 2009. Ozawa said that Japan will try to achieve its new goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent from 1990 levels by 2020 mostly through domestic efforts.

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Yokomine wins Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic golf

MIHAMA, Japan - Sakura Yokomine kisses the winner's trophy after winning the Munsingwear Ladies Tokai Classic golf tournament at Minami-Aichi Country Club in Aichi Prefecture on Sept. 20, 2009.

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Vacation home of actress Sakai burned down, police suspect arson

KATSUURA, Japan - Police examine a vacation home of scandal-tainted actress Noriko Sakai and her husband Yuichi Takaso in Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, on Sept. 20, 2009, after it was gutted by a fire.