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Nikkei ends at lowest level since April 2009

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic signboard in Tokyo's Chuo Ward shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closing down 193.89 points, or 2.21 percent, at 8,590.57 on Sept. 6, 2011. The key Japanese stock index is currently at its lowest level since April 2009.

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Fujii resigns as Japan finance minister

TOKYO, Japan - This Sept. 17, 2009, file photo shows Hirohisa Fujii speaking at a press conference at the prime minister's office after being appointed as finance minister by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. Fujii was replaced with Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Jan. 6, 2010, after tendering his resignation.

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Fujii resigns as Japan finance minister

TOKYO, Japan - This Sept. 17, 2009, file photo shows then Japanese Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii (L) and his predecessor Kaoru Yosano chatting during a handover ceremony at the Finance Ministry the day after Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama launched his new Cabinet. Fujii was replaced with Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Jan. 6, 2010, after tendering his resignation.

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Fujii resigns as Japan finance minister

TOKYO, Japan - This Sept. 16, 2009, file photo shows Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L, front) and then Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii (R, middle) being photographed on the launch of Hatoyama's Cabinet at the prime minister's office. Fujii was replaced with Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Jan. 6, 2010, after tendering his resignation.

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Ichiro reaches 2,000th hit milestone

OAKLAND, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (51) is congratulated by teammates after getting the 2,000th hit of his major league career in the first inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Sept. 6, 2009.

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Ichiro reaches 2,000th hit milestone

OAKLAND, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki (C, front) heads to his position in the outfield after getting the 2,000th hit of his major league career in the first inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Sept. 6, 2009.

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Venus Williams loses game against Clijsters in U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Venus Williams of the United States returns the ball in a match against Belgium's Kim Clijsters in the fourth round of the women's singles at the U.S. Open in New York on Sept. 6, 2009. Williams lost the game 6-0, 0-6, 6-4.

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Clijsters wins over Venus Williams in U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Belgium's Kim Clijsters reacts during a game against Venus Williams of the United States in the fourth round of the women's singles at the U.S. Open in New York on Sept. 6, 2009. Clijsters won the game 6-0, 0-6, 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals.

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Ichiro reaches 2,000th hit milestone

OAKLAND, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki rounds first base after striking the 2,000th hit of his major league career in the first inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Sept. 6, 2009.

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Hatoyama at DPJ headquarters

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama, Japan's presumptive prime minister, speaks to reporters at the headquarters of his Democratic Party of Japan in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on Sept. 6, 2009. Hatoyama met the press after meeting with Fumihiro Hirano, who has been tapped for the post of chief Cabinet secretary in the incoming government.

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Ichiro reaches 2,000th hit milestone

OAKLAND, United States - Ichiro Suzuki's fans (in back) raise the boards to celebrate the Seattle Mariners outfielder's 2,000th hit of his major league career in the first inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Sept. 6, 2009.

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Ichiro reaches 2,000th hit milestone

OAKLAND, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (R) smiles after returning back to home base after slamming the 2,000th hit of his major league career in the first inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Sept. 6, 2009.

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Ichiro reaches 2,000th hit milestone

OAKLAND, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki slams the 2,000th hit of his major league career in the first inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Sept. 6, 2009.

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Ichiro reaches 2,000th hit milestone

OAKLAND, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki acknowledges fans after slamming the 2,000th hit of his major league career in the first inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Sept. 6, 2009.

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Supersize me?

TOKYO, Japan - Yamamotoyama, the heaviest Japanese sumo wrestler, who weighs 258 kilograms, shows off a seat specially created by McDonald's Co. (Japan) Ltd. for sumo wrestlers in its Asakusabashi restaurant on Sept. 6, 2009. Yamamotoyama enjoyed eating a hamburger while sitting in the seat, saying, ''This is helpful.'' The 25-year-old wrester said he prefers McDonald's to the traditional vegetable and meat ''chanko'' soup for sumo wrestlers.

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Ichiro reaches 2,000th hit milestone

OAKLAND, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki slams the 2,000th hit of his major league career in the first inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics on Sept. 6, 2009. Suzuki became the second-fastest player to register 2,000 hits in major league history, reaching the milestone in his 1,402nd game. Hall of Famer Al Simmons achieved the feat in 1,390 games.

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Lotte's Saburo hits broken-bat RBI single

KOBE, Japan - Lotte Marines outfielder Saburo Omura hits a broken-bat run-scoring single to center against the Orix Buffaloes during a game at Skymark Stadium in Kobe on Sept. 6, 2009.

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Twin polar bear cubs named 'Ikor' and 'Kiroru'

SAPPORO, Japan - Twin polar bear cubs (R and C) play near their mother ''Rara'' at the Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Sept. 6, 2009. The twins, born in December, were recently named ''Ikor'' and ''Kiroru.'' Ikor means ''treasure'' while Kiroru means ''road'' in the language of the Ainu, an indigenous people of Japan's northernmost main island Hokkaido.

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Solar roof panels in Japan's Gunma Prefecture

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows houses equipped with solar roof panels in Ota, Gunma Prefecture, on Sept. 6, 2009. Demand for solar cells has been growing rapidly in Japan with a private-sector survey showing that approximately 20,000 households installed solar power generation systems between April and June 2009.

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Hatoyama at DPJ headquarters

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama, Japan's presumptive prime minister, speaks to reporters at the headquarters of his Democratic Party of Japan in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on Sept. 6, 2009. Hatoyama met the press after meeting with Fumihiro Hirano, who has been tapped for the post of chief Cabinet secretary in the incoming government.

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Yomiuri's Matsumoto leaps at Tokyo Dome

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants center fielder Tetsuya Matsumoto jumps to make a catch off the bat of Yakult Swallows' Kazuki Fukuchi in the first inning of a game at Tokyo Dome on Sept. 6, 2009.

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Prince Hisahito turns 3

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Hisahito (L), who turned 3 on Sept. 6, 2009, arrives along with his mother Princess Kiko at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo to greet Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on the occasion of his birthday.