Berets for coast guard special rescue unit

Berets for coast guard special rescue unit

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Six rookies at the Japan Coast Guard's special search and rescue unit receive the coveted orange berets that only its roughly 30 members are allowed to wear at the 3rd Regional Coast Guard Headquarters in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Nov. 9, 2012.

Berets for coast guard special rescue unit

Berets for coast guard special rescue unit

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Six rookies at the Japan Coast Guard's special search and rescue unit wear on their left shoulders the coveted orange berets that only the unit's roughly 30 members are allowed to wear at the 3rd Regional Coast Guard Headquarters in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Nov. 9, 2012.

Lions rookies at Tokyo Tower

Lions rookies at Tokyo Tower

TOKYO, Japan - Six rookies of the Seibu Lions baseball club, including the club's No. 1 draft pick Yusei Kikuchi (3rd from L), pose in front of Tokyo Tower in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2009.

Takemoto 1st female Japanese in Tokyo Big-Six baseball

Takemoto 1st female Japanese in Tokyo Big-Six baseball

TOKYO, Japan - Hurler Megumi Takemoto, the first female Japanese player in the history of the Tokyo Big-Six Collegiate Baseball League and a fresher at the University of Tokyo, smiles Nov. 3 while warming up in a bullpen at the city's Jingu Stadium. The university's rookies beat Waseda University rookies 4-0 during the day although Takemoto, 18, did not get a chance to pitch. The other Big Six teams are Keio, Hosei, Meiji and Rikkyo universities.

Lions rookies at Tokyo Tower

Lions rookies at Tokyo Tower

TOKYO, Japan - Six rookies of the Seibu Lions baseball club, including the club's No. 1 draft pick Yusei Kikuchi (3rd from L), pose in front of Tokyo Tower in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2009. (Kyodo)

Takemoto 1st female Japanese in Tokyo Big-Six baseball

Takemoto 1st female Japanese in Tokyo Big-Six baseball

TOKYO, Japan - Hurler Megumi Takemoto, the first female Japanese player in the history of the Tokyo Big-Six Collegiate Baseball League and a fresher at the University of Tokyo, smiles Nov. 3 while warming up in a bullpen at the city's Jingu Stadium. The university's rookies beat Waseda University rookies 4-0 during the day although Takemoto, 18, did not get a chance to pitch. The other Big Six teams are Keio, Hosei, Meiji and Rikkyo universities.