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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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Myanmar refugees in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A married couple who are refugees from Myanmar attend a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2011. Five families, including the couple's, arrived in Japan in 2010 as the first batch of 90 refugees from Myanmar that the Japanese government plans to accept from the Mera refugee camp in northwestern Thailand over a three-year period. The couple's family and another family have refused to work for a farm in Chiba Prefecture where they settled due to the working conditions.

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Syria promotes tourism

TOKYO, Japan - Children play at the ruins of a church from the 4th and 5th centuries in a village outside of Aleppo in northern Syria on Sept. 28, 2010.

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Kuroda plays against Rockies

DENVER, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda dives for the ball in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Sept. 28, 2010. Kuroda allowed six hits and five runs in 6-1/3 innings in the team's 9-7 win.

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Matsui goes 2-for-2

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels' Hideki Matsui (L) celebrates with Torii Hunter after the team beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Sept. 28, 2010, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. Matsui went 2-for-2 and drove in one run.

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Kuroda plays against Rockies

DENVER, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda pitches in a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Sept. 28, 2010. Kuroda allowed six hits and five runs in 6-1/3 innings in the team's 9-7 win.

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Ichiro goes 2-for-4 against Rangers

ARLINGTON, United States - Seattle Mariners leading hitter Ichiro Suzuki hits a single in the fifth inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Sept. 28, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-4 in the team's 3-1 win.

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Kuroda plays against Rockies

DENVER, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers starter Hiroki Kuroda dives for the ball in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Sept. 28, 2010. Kuroda allowed six hits and five runs in 6-1/3 innings in the team's 9-7 win.

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Matsui goes 2-for-2

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels' Hideki Matsui runs to first after grounding with one out and runners on second and third in the sixth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics on Sept. 28, 2010, at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California. Matsui went 2-for-2 and drove in one run in the team's 3-2 win.

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N. Koreans celebrate holding of ruling party conference

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A group of North Korean people stage musical performances in Pyongyang to celebrate the holding of a major conference of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea on Sept. 28, 2010, after national leader Kim Jong Il made his third son Jong Un a military general. The move is believed to have paved the way for another hereditary power transfer in the communist state.

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Humanoid 'actress' at Nagoya theater

NAGOYA, Japan - An actress (R) takes part in a rehearsal with humanoid robot Geminoid F, developed by researchers at Osaka University, at a theater in Nagoya on Sept. 28, 2010. The remote-controlled robot ''reads'' poems in front of the actress who plays a dying person in the play ''Sayonara'' which opens Sept. 30 at Aichi Triennale, an international arts festival in Nagoya.

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Humanoid 'actress' at Nagoya theater

NAGOYA, Japan - An actress (R) takes part in a rehearsal with humanoid robot Geminoid F, developed by researchers at Osaka University, at a theater in Nagoya on Sept. 28, 2010. The remote-controlled robot ''reads'' poems in front of the actress who plays a dying person in the play ''Sayonara'' which opens Sept. 30 at Aichi Triennale, an international arts festival in Nagoya.

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'Cosplay' event in Rome

ROME, Italy - Riyoko Ikeda (C), author of the manga ''Rose of Versailles,'' dressed as Marie Antoinette, one of the main characters in the comic, take part in an international costume event at the Square of Spain in Rome on Sept. 28, 2010. Around 50 people dressed up as Japanese comic book and animation characters gathered for the second annual event, which is part of an international comic book, animation and game festival called ''Romics.''

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Yokota calls for gov't actions on N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Sakie Yokota, mother of Megumi Yokota who was abducted by North Korean agent in 1977 at age 13, speaks to reporters at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 28, 2010. Yokota called on the Japanese government to tackle the abduction issue with determination to improve the situation.

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Tigers' Murton rewrites season hit record

KOSHIEN, Japan - Hanshin Tigers Matt Murton hits a single to right field in the sixth inning of a game against the Yomiuri Giants at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Sept. 28, 2010. Murton went 2-for-4 and rewrote the Central League record for the most hits in a season with 205 in a 5-7 loss.

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N. Koreans celebrate reelection of Kim as national leader

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean citizens dance to celebrate the reelection of Kim Jong Il as the general secretary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea at a square in Pyongyang on Sept. 28, 2010. Kim also has made his third son Jong Un a military general prior to a party conference, bolstering the view that the heir apparent is on his way to becoming the country's next leader.

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N. Koreans celebrate holding of ruling party conference

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A group of North Korean people stage musical performances in Pyongyang to celebrate the holding of a major conference of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea on Sept. 28, 2010, after national leader Kim Jong Il made his third son Jong Un a military general. The move is believed to have paved the way for another hereditary power transfer in the communist state.

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PM Kan on N. Korea situations

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks to reporters at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2010. Kan said Japan is closely watching the latest moves in North Korea.

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N. Koreans celebrate reelection of Kim as national leader

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean students dance to celebrate the reelection of Kim Jong Il as the general secretary of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea at a square in Pyongyang on Sept. 28, 2010. Kim also has made his third son Jong Un a military general prior to a party conference, bolstering the view that the heir apparent is on his way to becoming the country's next leader.

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Tigers' Murton rewrites season hit record

KOSHIEN, Japan - Hanshin Tigers Matt Murton hits a single to right field in the sixth inning of a game against the Yomiuri Giants at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Sept. 28, 2010. Murton went 2-for-4 and rewrote the Central League record for the most hits in a season with 205 in a 5-7 loss.

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Myanmar refugees arrive in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Refugees from Myanmar arrive at Narita airport near Tokyo from Thailand, their country of asylum, on Sept. 28, 2010, under the U.N.-promoted third country resettlement program.

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Consumer loan firm Takefuji files for court-backed rehabilitation

TOKYO, Japan - Junichi Yoshida (2nd from L), president of consumer loan firm Takefuji Corp., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2010. Takefuji, burdened by mounting claims by customers for reimbursement of excessive interest charges, filed for bankruptcy protection with the Tokyo District Court the same day.

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Chinese spokeswoman Jiang Yu at press conference

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu speaks at a press conference in Beijing on Sept. 28, 2010. She called for sincere and practical actions by Japan to mend bilateral relations that have been strained over maritime collisions near the disputed Senkaku Islands.

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Date Krumm advances to 3rd round of Pan Pacific Open

TOKYO, Japan - Kimiko Date Krumm responds as spectators celebrate her 40th birthday by singing a song at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2010. Date Krumm advanced to the third round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament by defeating Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia in a women's singles second round match.

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Foreign Minister Maehara on maritime collisions

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2010. Maehara said Japan needs to explain to the world the recent maritime collisions near the disputed Senkaku Islands and China's subsequent reaction.

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Hori selected as executive director of International PEN

TOKYO, Japan - Takeaki Hori, writer and anthropologist, speaks at a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 28, 2010, after being named executive director of International PEN. It is the first time that the organization's No. 2 post has been filled by a member who does not hail from the United States or Europe.

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1st shipment of 'Kei' supercomputer

KANAZAWA, Japan - The first shipment of the next-generation ''Kei'' supercomputer jointly developed by Fujitsu Ltd. and RIKEN, a comprehensive research institute, leaves a factory in Kahoku, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Sept. 28, 2010.

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Date Krumm advances to 3rd round of Pan Pacific Open

TOKYO, Japan - Kimiko Date Krumm speaks to reporters after advancing to the third round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2010. Date Krumm defeated Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia in a women's singles second round match.

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Japanese women's Under-17 soccer team returns

NARITA, Japan - Members of the Japanese women's Under-17 soccer team pose for photos at Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture on Sept. 28, 2010, after grabbing second place at the Under-17 Women's World Cup final in Trinidad and Tobago.

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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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Toyota to enter minivehicle market in cooperation with Daihatsu

TOKYO, Japan - Yoichiro Ichimaru (R), executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., and Koichi Ina, president of Daihatsu Motor Co., attend a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2010. Toyota will start selling three types of minivehicles produced by its Daihatsu subsidiary in Japan under its own brand after the fall of 2011.

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Date Krumm advances to 3rd round of Pan Pacific Open

TOKYO, Japan - Kimiko Date Krumm returns the ball to Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia in a women's singles second round match at the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2010. Date Krumm advanced to the third round after Hantuchova retired in the final set.

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Toyota to enter minivehicle market in cooperation with Daihatsu

TOKYO, Japan - Yoichiro Ichimaru (R), executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., and Koichi Ina, president of Daihatsu Motor Co., shake hands after a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2010. Toyota will start selling three types of minivehicles produced by its Daihatsu subsidiary in Japan under its own brand after the fall of 2011.

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Conference on promoting domestic investment

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) speaks at the first round-table conference on promoting domestic investment held at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2010. Kan pledged to rejuvenate Japan as an attractive investment destination.

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Myanmar refugees arrive in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Refugees from Myanmar arrive at Narita airport near Tokyo from Thailand, their country of asylum, on Sept. 28, 2010, under the U.N.-promoted third country resettlement program.

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Medvedev fires Moscow Mayor Luzhkov

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows sacked Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev fired Luzhkov on Sept. 28, 2010, citing a loss of confidence in the mayor.

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Conference on promoting domestic investment

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese government holds the first round-table conference on promoting domestic investment at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2010. Prime Minister Naoto Kan pledged to rejuvenate Japan as an attractive investment destination.

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Date Krumm advances to 3rd round of Pan Pacific Open

TOKYO, Japan - Kimiko Date Krumm serves against Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia in a women's singles second round match at the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2010. Date Krumm advanced to the third round after Hantuchova retired in the final set.

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Panasonic unveils new J9 laptop series

OSAKA, Japan - Panasonic Corp. unveils new laptop computers called the Let's note J9 series, with changeable outer jackets, in Osaka on Sept. 28, 2010.

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Chinese spokeswoman Jiang Yu at press conference

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu speaks at a press conference in Beijing on Sept. 28, 2010. She called for sincere and practical actions by Japan to mend bilateral relations that have been strained over maritime collisions near the disputed Senkaku Islands.

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Empress views art

TOKYO, Japan - Empress Michiko (L) views ''Boshi (mother and child)'' at an exhibition of Japanese painter Shoen Uemura at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, on Sept. 28, 2010. (Pool photo)

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'Maiko' in Kyoto prepare for dance performance

KYOTO, Japan - Young geisha known as ''maiko'' rehearse for a public dance performance called ''Onshukai,'' to be held between Oct. 1 to 6, at a theater in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward on Sept. 28, 2010.