(5)Rumsfeld in Japan

(5)Rumsfeld in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (R) and Japanese Defense Agency Director General Shigeru Ishiba give a joint news conferfence at the end of their talks in Tokyo on Nov. 15.

Astronaut Mohri returns from deep sea exploration

Astronaut Mohri returns from deep sea exploration

NAHA, Japan - Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri speaks at a news conferfence in Naha, Okinawa on March 14 after returning from a deep sea exploration some 6,500 meters below sea level aboard the Shinkai 6500 submersible vessel of the government-affiliated Japan Marine Science and Technology Center. ''I was able to see a wonderful world, a new universe,'' Mohri, 55, told said.

Ishii, Dodgers agree to 4-year, $12.2 million deal

Ishii, Dodgers agree to 4-year, $12.2 million deal

LOS ANGELES, United States - Japanese left-hander Kazuhisa Ishii (L) shows off his jersey at a news conferfence in Los Angeles on Feb. 8 after coming to terms with the Dodgers for a four-year contract to pitch for the team. Introducing Ishii to the media is Dodgers General Manager Dan Evans. (MLB)

Astronaut Mohri returns from deep sea exploration

Astronaut Mohri returns from deep sea exploration

NAHA, Japan - Japanese astronaut Mamoru Mohri speaks at a news conferfence in Naha, Okinawa on March 14 after returning from a deep sea exploration some 6,500 meters below sea level aboard the Shinkai 6500 submersible vessel of the government-affiliated Japan Marine Science and Technology Center. ''I was able to see a wonderful world, a new universe,'' Mohri, 55, told said. (Kyodo)

Ishii, Dodgers agree to 4-year, $12.2 million deal

Ishii, Dodgers agree to 4-year, $12.2 million deal

LOS ANGELES, United States - Japanese left-hander Kazuhisa Ishii (L) shows off his jersey at a news conferfence in Los Angeles on Feb. 8 after coming to terms with the Dodgers for a four-year contract to pitch for the team. Introducing Ishii to the media is Dodgers General Manager Dan Evans. (MLB)

(5)Rumsfeld in Japan

(5)Rumsfeld in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (R) and Japanese Defense Agency Director General Shigeru Ishiba give a joint news conferfence at the end of their talks in Tokyo on Nov. 15. (Kyodo)