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Bush and Quayle Attend a GOP Fund Raiser in New Orleans

From left to right: Marilyn Quayle, United States Senator Dan Quayle (Republican of Indiana) and US Vice President President George HW Bush attend a GOP fund raising luncheon prior to day 4 of the Republican National Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 18, 1988. Photo by Howard L. Sachs / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Joan Kennedy Attends Shriver Fund Raiser

Joan Kennedy, wife of United States Senator Edward M (Teddy) Kennedy (Democrat of Massachusetts), attends a fund raiser at the home of 1972 Democratic Party nominee for Vice President of the US Sergeant Shriver at the Shriver home in Rockville, Maryland on October 15, 1972. The event featured a concert by Neil Diamond and raised over $17,000.00. Photo by LC Cohen / CNP/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Actor Chosuke Ikariya of comedy group Drifters dies at 72

TOKYO, Japan - Chosuke Ikariya (file photo), an actor and leader of the Drifters, one of Japan's best known slapstick comedy groups, died on March 20 at a Tokyo hospital after battling lymph node cancer for nearly a year. He was 72. Ikariya, whose real given name was Choichi, and four other men formed the Drifters 40 years ago in 1964 and it became one of the biggest successes in Japanese comedy. In 1966, the group acted as a curtain-raiser for The Beatles' concert when the British band visited Japan.

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Soccer: Hiroshima beat Gamba in season curtain-raiser

Gamba Osaka defender Daiki Niwa (2nd from R) reacts after being whistled for a hand ball in the second half of the Fuji Xerox Super Cup at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Feb. 20, 2016. Sanfrecce Hiroshima made it 2-0 from the spot on their way to a 3-1 victory. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Hiroshima beat Gamba in season curtain-raiser

Sanfrecce Hiroshima celebrate after defeating Gamba Osaka 3-1 in the Fuji Xerox Super Cup at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Feb. 20, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Hiroshima beat Gamba in season curtain-raiser

Newly acquired Sanfrecce Hiroshima forward Peter Utaka (L) scores the J-League champions' third goal in a 3-1 win over Gamba Osaka in the Fuji Xerox Super Cup at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Feb. 20, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Hiroshima beat Gamba in season curtain-raiser

Sanfrecce Hiroshima players celebrate after Hisato Sato (11) opens the scoring in the J-League champions' 3-1 win over Gamba Osaka in the Fuji Xerox Super Cup at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Feb. 20, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Last season's scars leave Urawa baying for Antlers' blood

Urawa Reds manager Mihailo Petrovic watches the second leg of the J-League Championship Final against Kashima Antlers from the bench at Saitama Stadium on Dec. 3, 2016. Reds are aiming to land an early psychological blow when they take on double winners Kashima on Feb. 18, 2017, in the Super Cup, the curtain-raiser for the new J-League season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Actor Chosuke Ikariya of comedy group Drifters dies at 72

TOKYO, Japan - Chosuke Ikariya (file photo), an actor and leader of the Drifters, one of Japan's best known slapstick comedy groups, died on March 20 at a Tokyo hospital after battling lymph node cancer for nearly a year. He was 72. Ikariya, whose real given name was Choichi, and four other men formed the Drifters 40 years ago in 1964 and it became one of the biggest successes in Japanese comedy. In 1966, the group acted as a curtain-raiser for The Beatles' concert when the British band visited Japan. (Kyodo)

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New York Mets pose for team photo at Tokyo Dome

TOKYO, Japan - The New York Mets pose for a team photo prior to the historic March 29 season-opening game with the Chicago Cubs at Tokyo Dome. The game is the first Major League Baseball curtain-raiser to be played outside of North America.

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Chicago Cubs pose for team photo at Tokyo Dome

TOKYO, Japan - The Chicago Cubs pose for a team photo prior to the historic March 29 season-opening game with the New York Mets at Tokyo Dome. The game is the first Major League Baseball curtain-raiser to be played outside of North America.