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Sharapova loses in 4th round of U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Maria Sharapova of Russia plays a backhand in a fourth-round match against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark at the U.S. Open tennis championships on Sept. 6, 2010, in New York. Wozniacki won 6-3, 6-4.

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Matsui 1-for-3 against Indians

ANAHEIM, United States - The Los Angeles Angels' Hideki Matsui hits a single to right in the eight inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians at Angel Stadium in California on Sept. 6, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-3 in the team's 2-3 loss.

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Sharapova loses in 4th round of U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Maria Sharapova of Russia leaves the court after losing a fourth-round match against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark at the U.S. Open tennis championships on Sept. 6, 2010, in New York.

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Matsui 1-for-3 against Indians

ANAHEIM, United States - The Los Angeles Angels' Hideki Matsui hits a single to right in the eight inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians at Angel Stadium in California on Sept. 6, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-3 in the team's 2-3 loss.

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Matsui 1-for-3 against Indians

ANAHEIM, United States - The Los Angeles Angels' Hideki Matsui hits a single to right in the eight inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians at Angel Stadium in California on Sept. 6, 2010. Matsui went 1-for-3 in the team's 2-3 loss.

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Ichiro goes 1-for-4 against Athletics

OAKLAND, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to left in the sixth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in California on Sept. 6, 2010. Ichiro went 1-for-4 as the Mariners lost 2-6.

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Djokovic wins in 4th round of U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays in a fourth-round match against Mardy Fish of the United States at the U.S. Open tennis championships on Sept. 6, 2010, in New York. Djokovic won 6-3, 6-4, 6-1.

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Wozniacki wins in 4th round of U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark plays in a fourth-round match against Maria Sharapova of Russia at the U.S. Open tennis championships on Sept. 6, 2010, in New York. Wozniacki won 6-3, 6-4.

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Ichiro goes 1-for-4 against Athletics

OAKLAND, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to left in the sixth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in California on Sept. 6, 2010. Ichiro went 1-for-4 as the Mariners lost 2-6.

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Sharapova loses in 4th round of U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Maria Sharapova of Russia appears dejected after losing in a fourth-round match against Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark at the U.S. Open tennis championships on Sept. 6, 2010, in New York. Wozniacki won 6-3, 6-4.

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Freed Japanese journalist says kidnappers not Taliban

TOKYO, Japan - Freelance journalist Kosuke Tsuneoka, who was released on Sept. 4 by his kidnappers in Afghanistan, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Sept. 6, 2010, after arriving in Japan the same day. Through messages posted on his Twitter account, Tsuneoka denied his abductors were Taliban insurgents as claimed by Afghan security authorities.

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Wozniacki wins in 4th round of U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark celebrates after defeating Maria Sharapova of Russia in a fourth-round match at the U.S. Open tennis championships on Sept. 6, 2010, in New York. Wozniacki won 6-3, 6-4.

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N. Korea day at expo

SHANGHAI, China - North Korean performers dance at the Shanghai World Expo on Pyongyang's National Pavilion Day at the world event on Sept. 6, 2010.

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Freed Japanese journalist says kidnappers not Taliban

TOKYO, Japan - Freelance journalist Kosuke Tsuneoka, who was released on Sept. 4 by his kidnappers in Afghanistan, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Sept. 6, 2010, after arriving in Japan the same day. Through messages posted on his Twitter account, Tsuneoka denied his abductors were Taliban insurgents as claimed by Afghan security authorities.

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Japan to take on Guatemala in friendly

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's new national soccer coach Alberto Zaccheroni watches a practice session from the stands at Osaka's Nagai Stadium on Sept. 6, 2010, ahead of a friendly against Guatemala the following day.

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Japan to take on Guatemala in friendly

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's acting national soccer coach Hiromi Hara speaks during a press conference at Osaka's Nagai Stadium on Sept. 6, 2010, ahead of a friendly against Guatemala the following day.

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N. Korea day at expo

SHANGHAI, China - North Korean performers dance at the Shanghai World Expo on Pyongyang's National Pavilion Day at the world event on Sept. 6, 2010.

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Japan to take on Guatemala in friendly

OSAKA, Japan - Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda takes a shot during a practice session at Osaka's Nagai Stadium on Sept. 6, 2010, ahead of a friendly against Guatemala the following day.

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New type of bacteria with antibiotic-resistant NDM-1 found

MIBU, Japan - Dokkyo Medical University Hospital director Toshimitsu Kitajima (L) and other doctors speak at a press conference at the hospital in Tochigi Prefecture on Sept. 6, 2010. The hospital said a new variant of superbug with the NDM-1 gene, which is resistant to most antibiotics, has been found in a Japanese male patient in his 50s at the hospital in Tochigi Prefecture following his return from India, the first case of such a superbug in Japan.

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N. Korea day at expo

SHANGHAI, China - North Korea's Urban Management Minister Hwang Hak Won (3rd from L) visits the country's pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo on Pyongyang's National Pavilion Day at the world event on Sept. 6, 2010.

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Freed journalist home

OSAKA, Japan - Freelance journalist Kosuke Tsuneoka arrives at Kansai International Airport near Osaka on Sept. 6, 2010, after being held captive in Afghanistan for more than five months.

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Freed journalist home

OSAKA, Japan - Freelance journalist Kosuke Tsuneoka arrives at Kansai International Airport near Osaka on Sept. 6, 2010, after being held captive in Afghanistan for more than five months.

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New type of bacteria with antibiotic-resistant NDM-1 found

MIBU, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 6, 2010, shows Dokkyo Medical University Hospital in Tochigi Prefecture. Public health officials said the same day that a new type of superbug with the NDM-1 gene, which is resistant to most antibiotics, has been found in one patient at the hospital, which will be the first case in Japan if confirmed.

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Freed journalist home

OSAKA, Japan - Freelance journalist Kosuke Tsuneoka arrives at Kansai International Airport near Osaka on Sept. 6, 2010, after being held captive in Afghanistan for more than five months.

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Ecuadorian Pres. Correa meets Kan

TOKYO, Japan - Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa (L) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 6, 2010.

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Security drill ahead of Yokohama APEC summit

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Riot police officers take part in a major security drill in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, on Sept. 6, 2010, in preparation for a summit meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in November

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Rights groups demand halt to death penalty

TOKYO, Japan - Representatives of human rights groups hand a letter demanding a halt to the death penalty to Justice Minister Keiko Chiba at the Justice Ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 6, 2010.

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Ecuadorian Pres. Correa interviewed

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at a hotel in Tokyo on Sept. 6, 2010.

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Empress cancels official duties for health reasons

TOKYO, Japan - Empress Michiko (in this file photo) canceled her official duties in the afternoon of Sept. 6, 2010, as she has developed a cough and high blood pressure since earlier this month, the Imperial Household Agency said.

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New type of bacteria with antibiotic-resistant NDM-1 found

TOCHIGI, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 6, 2010, shows Dokkyo Medical University Hospital in Tochigi Prefecture. Public health officials said the same day that a new type of superbug with the NDM-1 gene, which is resistant to most antibiotics, has been found in one patient at the hospital, which will be the first case in Japan if confirmed.

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Ecuadorian Pres. Correa meets Kan

TOKYO, Japan - Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa (L) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 6, 2010.

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DPJ's Ozawa stumps in Kochi

SUSAKI, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa (L), one of the two candidates in the Democratic Party of Japan's presidential election with Prime Minister Naoto Kan, shakes hands with his supporters during a speech tour in Susaki, Kochi Prefecture, on Sept. 6, 2010.

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DPJ's Ozawa stumps in Kochi

SUSAKI, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa (L), one of the two candidates in the Democratic Party of Japan's presidential election with Prime Minister Naoto Kan, speaks during a speech tour in Susaki, Kochi Prefecture, on Sept. 6, 2010.

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Japan's refueling ships return home after antiterrorism mission

TOKYO, Japan - The Maritime Self-Defense Force's 13,500-ton supply ship Mashu returns to Marumi Wharf in Tokyo Bay on Feb. 6, 2010, after winding up its refueling mission in the Indian Ocean in support of U.S.-led antiterrorism operations in and around Afghanistan. The 4,550-ton destroyer Ikazuchi, along with the Mashu, also returned home, marking the end of Japan's contribution to the operations since December 2001 in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that year in the United States.

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Fujii resigns as Japan finance minister

TOKYO, Japan - This Sept. 24, 2003, file photo shows Hirohisa Fujii (R), then secretary general of the Liberal Party, shaking hands with Ichiro Ozawa (2nd from R) who headed the party, Naoto Kan (2nd from L), who headed the Democratic Party of Japan and Katsuya Okada, DPJ secretary general, during a ceremony to mark the merger of Ozawa's party into the DPJ at a Tokyo hotel. Fujii was replaced with Kan, deputy prime minister, 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 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. 25, 2009, file photo shows then Japanese Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii (L) and Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) attending a financial summit in Pittsburg. 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.