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Local gov'ts struggling with cat disposals

KOCHI, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 4, 2013, shows a cat named Mei being taken care of at the Chuo Small Animal Management Center in the city of Kochi. Mei was among cats brought to the center for disposal.

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Local gov'ts struggling with cat disposals

KOCHI, Japan - A cat named Mei sits on the shoulder of an official at the Chuo Small Animal Management Center in the city of Kochi on Sept. 4, 2013. Mei was among cats brought to the center for disposal.

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Japan-U.S.-S. Korea joint naval exercise

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo shows the U.S. aircraft carrier George Washington arriving in Busan port in southern South Korea on Sept. 4, 2013. The carrier is taking part in a joint naval exercise among South Korea, the United States and Japan that began in waters off South Korea on Oct. 10 for a two-day run.

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Women in Kesennuma knit to build world-class brand

SENDAI, Japan - Tamako Mitarai (C), president of Kesennuma Knitting Co., watches local women practice knitting on Sept. 4, 2013 in the coastal Miyagi prefectural city of Kesennuma, which was badly hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Women in Kesennuma knit to build world-class brand

SENDAI, Japan - Local women in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, practice knitting on Sept. 4, 2013 in the coastal city, which was badly hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Pyrography artist Hamada make 3 dreams come true

SHIOJIRI, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 4, 2013 shows self-taught pyrography artist Soji Hamada drawing a dog with an electrically heated pen at his home in Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture. Hamada makes animal images as true to nature as possible, taking advantage of his experience as a breeder of birds and small animals at a zoo.

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Pyrography artist Hamada make 3 dreams come true

SHIOJIRI, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 4, 2013 shows self-taught pyrography artist Soji Hamada holding one of his favorite creations -- a picture of an owl -- at his home in Shiojiri, Nagano Prefecture. Hamada makes animal images as true to nature as possible, taking advantage of his experience as a breeder of birds and small animals at a zoo.

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Free classes for children of families on welfare

SAITAMA, Japan - Isao Shiratori teaches a student at a nursing home for the elderly in Fujimino, Saitama Prefecture, on Sept. 4, 2013. Shiratori leads a group of people who provide free after-school tutoring to children of families on welfare under a prefectural government program. The face of the student (front L) is computer-airbrushed for privacy. (Photo by Tatsuya Hagiwara)

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S. Korea bans fish from part of Japan

SEOUL, South Korea - An employee checks radiation levels of fish at a fish corner of a market near Seoul Station on Sept. 4, 2013. South Korea said on Sept. 6, 2013, it has banned the import of any fisheries products from eight Japanese prefectures, including Fukushima.

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Nakamura Utaemon makes comeback to Kabuki

TOKYO, Japan - Nakamura Fukusuke, a Kabuki actor, speaks during a press conference on Sept. 4, 2013 in Tokyo after it was announced he will become Nakamura Utaemon VII in March 2014. He will succeed to the prestigious stage name that has been passed down over generations from the middle of the Edo period.

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U.S. Open tennis

NEW YORK, United States - Victoria Azarenka of Belarus plays against Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia in a women's singles quarterfinal match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 4, 2013. Azarenka won 6-2, 6-3 and advanced to the semifinals.

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Samsung Galaxy Gear

BERLIN, Germany - Photo shows Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy Gear smartwatch wearable computing accessory unveiled by the South Korean smartphone maker in Berlin on Sept. 4, 2013.

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Samsung Galaxy Gear

BERLIN, Germany - Samsung Electronics Co. CEO Shin Jong Kyun unveils the Galaxy Gear smartwatch wearable computing accessory in Berlin on Sept. 4, 2013.

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Tokyo's Olympic bid chief

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Tsunekazu Takeda (R), president of the Japanese Olympic Committee and chief of Tokyo's Olympic bid committee, and Fujio Cho, president of the Japan Sports Association and honorary chairman of Toyota Motor Corp., end a press conference in Buenos Aires on Sept. 4, 2013, three days before a ballot by the International Olympic Committee to select the host city for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Tokyo is vying against Madrid and Istanbul.

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Madrid's Olympic bid chief

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Alejandro Blanco, chief of Madrid's Olympic bid committee, holds a press conference in Buenos Aires on Sept. 4, 2013, three days before a ballot by the International Olympic Committee to select the host city for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Madrid is vying against Tokyo and Istanbul.

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U.S. Open tennis

NEW YORK, United States - Victoria Azarenka of Belarus plays against Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia in a women's singles quarterfinal match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 4, 2013. Azarenka won 6-2, 6-3 and advanced to the semifinals.

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IOC President Rogge

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, holds a press conference after a meeting of the IOC's Executive Board in Buenos Aires on Sept. 4, 2013.

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Tokyo's Olympic bid chief

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Tsunekazu Takeda (R), president of the Japanese Olympic Committee and chief of Tokyo's Olympic bid committee, and Fujio Cho, president of the Japan Sports Association and honorary chairman of Toyota Motor Corp., hold a press conference in Buenos Aires on Sept. 4, 2013, three days before a ballot by the International Olympic Committee to select the host city for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Tokyo is vying against Madrid and Istanbul.

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Madrid's Olympic bid chief

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Alejandro Blanco (L), chief of Madrid's Olympic bid committee, and Ana Botella, mayor of the Spanish capital, hold a press conference in Buenos Aires on Sept. 4, 2013, three days before a ballot by the International Olympic Committee to select the host city for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Madrid is vying against Tokyo and Istanbul.

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IOC President Rogge

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, holds a press conference after a meeting of the IOC's Executive Board in Buenos Aires on Sept. 4, 2013.

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Tokyo's Olympic bid chief

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Tsunekazu Takeda (R), president of the Japanese Olympic Committee and chief of Tokyo's Olympic bid committee, and Fujio Cho, president of the Japan Sports Association and honorary chairman of Toyota Motor Corp., hold a press conference in Buenos Aires on Sept. 4, 2013, three days before a ballot by the International Olympic Committee to select the host city for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Tokyo is vying against Madrid and Istanbul.

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Tokyo's Olympic bid chief

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Tsunekazu Takeda, president of the Japanese Olympic Committee and chief of Tokyo's Olympic bid committee, holds a press conference in Buenos Aires on Sept. 4, 2013, three days before a ballot by the International Olympic Committee to select the host city for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Tokyo is vying against Madrid and Istanbul.

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U.S. Open tennis

NEW YORK, United States - Richard Gasquet of France reacts after beating David Ferrer of Spain in a men's singles quarterfinal match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 4, 2013. Gasquet won 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3 and advanced to the semifinals.

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U.S. Open tennis

NEW YORK, United States - David Ferrer of Spain reacts after losing a point to Richard Gasquet of France in a men's singles quarterfinal match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 4, 2013. Gasquet won 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3 and advanced to the semifinals.

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U.S. Open tennis

NEW YORK, United States - Richard Gasquet of France plays against David Ferrer of Spain in a men's singles quarterfinal match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 4, 2013. Gasquet won 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3 and advanced to the semifinals.

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U.S. Open tennis

NEW YORK, United States - Richard Gasquet of France plays against David Ferrer of Spain in a men's singles quarterfinal match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 4, 2013. Gasquet won 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3 and advanced to the semifinals.

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Tokyo's Olympic bid chief

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Tsunekazu Takeda, president of the Japanese Olympic Committee and chief of Tokyo's Olympic bid committee, holds a press conference in Buenos Aires on Sept. 4, 2013, three days before a ballot by the International Olympic Committee to select the host city for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Tokyo is vying against Madrid and Istanbul.

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Tokyo's Olympic bid chief

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Tsunekazu Takeda (R), president of the Japanese Olympic Committee and chief of Tokyo's Olympic bid committee, and Fujio Cho, president of the Japan Sports Association and honorary chairman of Toyota Motor Corp., hold a press conference in Buenos Aires on Sept. 4, 2013, three days before a ballot by the International Olympic Committee to select the host city for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Tokyo is vying against Madrid and Istanbul.

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Sakurajima eruption

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - The Sakurajima volcano on the island of Kyushu in southwestern Japan erupts on Sept. 4, 2013.

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Tokyo's Olympic bid chief

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Tsunekazu Takeda, president of the Japanese Olympic Committee and chief of Tokyo's Olympic bid committee, holds a press conference in Buenos Aires on Sept. 4, 2013, three days before a ballot by the International Olympic Committee to select the host city for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Tokyo is vying against Madrid and Istanbul.

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Abe arrives in Russia

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at Pulkovo airport in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Sept. 4, 2013, to attend a Group of 20 meeting.

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Abe arrives in Russia

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is greeted as he arrives at Pulkovo airport in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Sept. 4, 2013, to attend a Group of 20 meeting.

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Princess Hisako arrives in Buenos Aires

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Princess Hisako, the widow of Prince Takamado, arrives in Buenos Aires on Sept. 4, 2013. The princess will attend a general meeting of the International Olympic Committee in the Argentine capital on Sept. 7 to give a speech thanking the world for its support after the massive quake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan.

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Princess Hisako arrives in Buenos Aires

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Princess Hisako, the widow of Prince Takamado, arrives in Buenos Aires on Sept. 4, 2013. The princess will attend a general meeting of the International Olympic Committee in the Argentine capital on Sept. 7 to give a speech thanking the world for its support after the massive quake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan.

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Tornados hit Tochigi Pref.

YAITA, Japan - Photo taken in Yaita, Tochigi Prefecture, shows rice plants flattened after tornados hit the prefecture on Sept. 4, 2013.

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Heavy rain in central Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - A police officer directs traffic on a flooded road after heavy rain in Nagoya, central Japan, on Sept. 4, 2013.

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Fuji Heavy expects record domestic output

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Subaru XV Hybrid under production at a plant operated by Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. in Ota, Gunma Prefecture. The automaker is heading for record domestic automobile output in the April-September half of fiscal 2013, due to strong sales in Japan and the United States, company officials said on Sept. 4, 2013.

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Abe's economic policy adviser

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Hamada, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic policy adviser and a Yale University professor emeritus of economics, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2013.

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Fuji Heavy expects record domestic output

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows the Subaru XV Hybrid made by Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. The automaker is heading for record domestic automobile output in the April-September half of fiscal 2013, due to strong sales in Japan and the United States, company officials said on Sept. 4, 2013.

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Tornados hit Tochigi Pref.

TOCHIGI, Japan - Photo taken in Yaita, Tochigi Prefecture, shows a broken wall after tornados hit the prefecture on Sept. 4, 2013.

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Tornados hit Tochigi Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in Yaita, Tochigi Prefecture, shows a row of houses, the roofs of which were partially blown off, after tornados hit the prefecture on Sept. 4, 2013.

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Tornados hit Tochigi Pref.

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Photo taken in Kanuma, Tochigi Prefecture, shows a factory, the walls and windows of which were partially blown off after tornados hit the prefecture on Sept. 4, 2013.

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Coca-Cola's hot carbonated drink

TOKYO, Japan - Tim Brett, the president of the Coca-Cola Company's Japan unit, holds Canada Dry Hot Ginger Ale during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2013.

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Top court voids inheritance clause

TOKYO, Japan - A lawyer holds a banner that reads "unconstitutional" outside the Supreme Court in Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2013, after the top court ruled a Civil Code clause granting less inheritance to children born out of wedlock compared to siblings of married parents is unconstitutional.

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Tornados hit Tochigi Pref.

TOCHIGI, Japan - A man in Yaita, Tochigi Prefecture, removes a roof torn off after tornados hit the prefecture on Sept. 4, 2013.

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Heavy rain in western Japan

KOBE, Japan - A river is swollen after heavy rain in the town of Sayo, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 4, 2013.

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Princess returns home

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Kako, a granddaughter of Emperor Akihito, arrives at Narita airport near Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2013, returning from a month-long homestay in the United States. (Pool photo)

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Top court voids inheritance clause

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japan's Supreme Court in Tokyo holding a hearing on July 10, 2013, on a lawsuit about a Civil Code clause granting less inheritance to children born out of wedlock compared to siblings of married parents. The top court ruled the clause is unconstitutional on Sept. 4, 2013.

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Heavy rain in western Japan

KOBE, Japan - A road is flooded after heavy rain in the town of Sayo, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 4, 2013. A swollen river is seen in the back.

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Heavy rain in western Japan

TOTTORI, Japan - A road is flooded due to heavy rain in the city of Tottori, western Japan, on Sept. 4, 2013.