Search｜Photos & Images & Videos｜KYODO NEWS IMAGES INC

N. Korea marks 61st anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People walk on the streets in Pyongyang under national flags hoisted on a pole on Sept. 8, 2009. North Korea marked the 61st anniversary of its founding the following day with many foreign visitors and the ''Arirang'' mass games bringing a festive mood to the capital.

E

Ichiro goes hitless vs Angels

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki grounds out to second in the 10th inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Sept. 8, 2009. The Mariners lost 2-3.

E

Ichiro goes hitless vs Angels

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki throws to home plate and puts the Los Angeles Angels' Maicer Izturis out in the fifth inning of a game at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Sept. 8, 2009. The Mariners lost 2-3.

E

Ichiro goes hitless vs Angels

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki strikes out in the first inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Sept. 8, 2009. The Mariners lost 2-3.

E

DPJ's Okada meets counterparts to discuss coalition

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada, secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, speaks to reporters in parliament in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2009 after he and his counterparts from the smaller Social Democratic Party and People's New Party failed to reach a consensus in their bid to form a coalition government.

E

Yankees' Matsui strikes out vs Rays

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees pinch hitter Hideki Matsui strikes out swinging in the seventh inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium on Sept. 8, 2009. The Yankees won 3-2.

E

Japan hopeful Kikuchi eyes pitching in U.S.

TOKYO, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, ace pitcher of Hanamaki Higashi High School, pitches during a game at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Aug. 12, 2009. Kikuchi, who threw the fastest ball as a high-school lefty at 154 kilometers in August, said on Sept. 8, 2009 that he wants to leave open the option of signing with a U.S. major league club without playing professional baseball in Japan.

E

DPJ's Okada meets counterparts to discuss coalition

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada, secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, leaves a meeting in parliament in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2009 after he and his counterparts from the smaller Social Democratic Party and People's New Party failed to reach a consensus in their bid to form a coalition government.

E

Golfer Ishikawa ready for Korea Open

SEOUL, South Korea - (From L) Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland, Ryo Ishikawa of Japan and Danny Lee of New Zealand pose for photographers in Seoul on Sept. 8, 2009. The three will play in the Korea Open tournament starting in South Korea on Sept. 10.

E

Flu fear hits press in ballpark

CHIBA, Japan - Reporters wear antiflu masks at Chiba Marine Stadium in Chiba on Sept. 8, 2009. The Softbank Hawks baseball club asked the press to wear protection masks the same day after a reporter on the Hawks' beat was found to be infected with the new strain of influenza A. Looking on is Hawks slugger Nobuhiko Matsunaka.

E

New Komeito's new leader Yamaguchi

TOKYO, Japan - Natsuo Yamaguchi, new leader of the New Komeito party, bows to other party members at its extraordinary national conference at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2009. The party formally endorsed the new leadership lineup under Yamaguchi the same day.

E

New Komeito's new leader Yamaguchi

TOKYO, Japan - Natsuo Yamaguchi (2nd from L), new leader of the New Komeito party, shakes hands with members of his new team including Secretary General Yoshihisa Inoue (2nd from R) and Tetsuo Saito (R), chief policy-maker, at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2009.

E

Golfer Ishikawa ready for Korea Open

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa speaks at a press conference in Seoul on Sept. 8, 2009. Ishikawa will play the Korea Open tournament starting in South Korea on Sept. 10.

E

MSDF doctor nominated as astronaut candidate

TOKYO, Japan - Norishige Kanai, a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force doctor, smiles while looking at a model of the country's space laboratory Kibo at a press conference at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2009. The 32-year-old lieutenant was chosen as an astronaut candidate by JAXA.

E

Honda's new automatic transmission for Cub scooters

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. President Takanobu Ito shows off the company's new automatic transmission mechanism (R) for CV Matic motorcycles at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2009, planning to install it in Cub-style scooters to be rolled out in Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia in 2010. Ito also unveiled the world's first Dual Clutch Transmission (L) for use in motorcycles.

E

MSDF doctor nominated as astronaut candidate

TOKYO, Japan - Norishige Kanai, a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force doctor, poses for photographers in front of a model of the country's space laboratory Kibo during a press conference at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2009.

E

MSDF doctor nominated as astronaut candidate

TOKYO, Japan - Norishige Kanai, a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force doctor, speaks at a press conference after being chosen as an astronaut candidate by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2009. The 32-year-old lieutenant may be chosen to stay at the International Space Station for a lengthy period.

E

New Komeito launches new leadership under Yamaguchi

TOKYO, Japan - New Komeito party President Natsuo Yamaguchi (L) shakes hands with outgoing chief Akihiro Ota after the party formally endorsed Yamaguchi's appointment as the new leader at an extraordinary national conference at its headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2009.

E

U.S. to mull response to N. Korea talks: Bosworth

TOKYO, Japan - Stephen Bosworth, U.S. special representative for North Korean policy, answers questions from reporters at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 8, 2009 over North Korea. Bosworth said the United States will consider over the next few weeks how to respond to North Korea's eagerness to hold bilateral talks.

E

Aso to resign as LDP chief before Diet opens Sept. 16

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Taro Aso arrives at his office in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2009. LDP officials quoted Aso as saying the same day that he will step down as president of the Liberal Democratic Party on the morning of Sept. 16, prior to the opening of a special Diet session at which Democratic Party of Japan chief Yukio Hatoyama will be elected as his successor.

E

Chinese vice foreign minister meets Japan's next leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei (R) shakes hands with People's New Party chief Shizuka Kamei at the PNP's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2009.

E

MSDF doctor nominated as astronaut candidate

TOKYO, Japan - Lt. Norishige Kanai, 32, chosen as an astronaut candidate by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, speaks during a news conference at the agency's Tokyo office on Sept. 8, 2009. Kanai, a Maritime Self-Defense Force doctor, is to stay at the International Space Station for a lengthy duration.

E

New Komeito launches new leadership under Yamaguchi

TOKYO, Japan - New Komeito party President Natsuo Yamaguchi addresses the party's extraordinary national conference at its headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 8, 2009.

E

Japanese business group holds talks with Chinese officials

BEIJING, China - Akio Mimura (C), head of a business group from the Japan-China Economic Association, and other group members hold talks with officials (front) from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce in Beijing on Sept. 8, 2009 with the aim of expanding bilateral trade and investment.

E

DPJ set to forge broad policy accord on coalition with 2 allies

TOKYO, Japan - Masayuki Naoshima (C), chief of the Democratic Party of Japan's Policy Research Committee, holds talks with his counterparts from the Social Democratic Party, Tomoko Abe (L), and People's New Party, Shozaburo Jimi, at the Diet building on Sept. 8, 2009 in a bid to reach a broad agreement on forming a tripartite coalition

E

Japan hopeful Kikuchi eyes pitching in U.S.

TOKYO, Japan - Yusei Kikuchi, ace pitcher of Hanamaki Higashi High School, pitches during a game at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Aug. 23, 2009. Kikuchi, who threw the fastest ball as a high-school lefty at 154 kilometers in August, said on Sept. 8, 2009 that he wants to leave open the option of signing with a U.S. major league club without playing professional baseball in Japan.