Abe vows LDP presidential election bid before father's tomb

Abe vows LDP presidential election bid before father's tomb

NAGATO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe (L) pledges before his father's tomb in Yamaguchi Prefecture on Aug. 13 to achieve his father's unfulfilled ambition and become Japan's next prime minister. His father, former Foreign Minister Shintaro Abe, died in 1991. At right is Shinzo Abe's wife, Akie.

New book tells story of "Mashi" Murakami, 1st major leaguer from Japan

New book tells story of "Mashi" Murakami, 1st major leaguer from Japan

Former San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Masanori "Mashi" Murakami speaks at a New York City bookstore on June 30, 2015 during an event promoting Robert Fitts' new biography of him, "Mashi: The Unfulfilled Baseball Dreams of Masanori Murakami, the First Japanese Major Leaguer." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New book tells story of "Mashi" Murakami, 1st major leaguer from Japan

New book tells story of "Mashi" Murakami, 1st major leaguer from Japan

Former San Francisco Giants relief pitcher Masanori "Mashi" Murakami (L) and author Robert Fitts sign copies of the new biography, "Mashi: The Unfulfilled Baseball Dreams of Masanori Murakami, the First Japanese Major Leaguer," during an event in a New York City bookstore on June 30, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New book tells story of "Mashi" Murakami, 1st major leaguer from Japan

New book tells story of "Mashi" Murakami, 1st major leaguer from Japan

Author Robert Fitts speaks at a New York City bookstore on June 30, 2015 during an event promoting his new biography, "Mashi: The Unfulfilled Baseball Dreams of Masanori Murakami, the First Japanese Major Leaguer." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Abe vows LDP presidential election bid before father's tomb

Abe vows LDP presidential election bid before father's tomb

NAGATO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe (L) pledges before his father's tomb in Yamaguchi Prefecture on Aug. 13 to achieve his father's unfulfilled ambition and become Japan's next prime minister. His father, former Foreign Minister Shintaro Abe, died in 1991. At right is Shinzo Abe's wife, Akie. (Kyodo)