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Candidate supporting nuclear phaseout elected Shiga governor

OTSU, Japan - Former lawmaker Taizo Mikazuki (C) celebrates in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on July 13, 2014, after winning the Shiga gubernatorial election to succeed incumbent Gov. Yukiko Kada (L). Mikazuki, 43, a former Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker who supports phasing out nuclear power, won a three-way race, beating a candidate backed by the ruling parties by a narrow margin.

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Candidate supporting nuclear phaseout elected Shiga governor

OTSU, Japan - Former lawmaker Taizo Mikazuki (R) receives flowers from Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on July 13, 2014, after winning the Shiga gubernatorial election to succeed her. Mikazuki, 43, a former Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker who supports phasing out nuclear power, won a three-way race, beating a candidate backed by the ruling parties by a narrow margin.

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Asashoryu moves into share of lead at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Tochiazuma (back) pulls of a balancing act on the straw ridge to yank the No.5 maegashira down to the dirt. Tochiazuma joined yokozuna Asashoryu and dark hourse Hokutoriki in a three-way tie at 9-1 as the race for the championship heats up at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.

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Asashoryu upset, drops to 3-way lead at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Asashoryu (R) suffers an upset defeat to rank-and-filer Kokkai and drops into a three-way tie for the lead as the title race unexpectedly became wide open at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 20.

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Yokomichi enters DPJ leadership race

TOKYO, Japan - Takahiro Yokomichi, head of the executive council of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), formally announces his candidacy Aug. 31 for what is certain to become a three-way election Sept. 25 for the party leadership. He will be pitted against incumbent leader Naoto Kan and Deputy Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama in the Sept. 25 election.

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Koizumi joins race

Health and Welfare Minister Junichiro Koizumi (far L) announces his policy July 18 after deciding to run in the July 24 election to pick a successor to resigning Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, making it a three-way race. The photo shows Koizumi making public his policy at the headquarters in downtown Tokyo of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

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Asashoryu upset, drops to 3-way lead at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Asashoryu (R) suffers an upset defeat to rank-and-filer Kokkai and drops into a three-way tie for the lead as the title race unexpectedly became wide open at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 20. (Kyodo)

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Asashoryu moves into share of lead at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Tochiazuma (back) pulls of a balancing act on the straw ridge to yank the No.5 maegashira down to the dirt. Tochiazuma joined yokozuna Asashoryu and dark hourse Hokutoriki in a three-way tie at 9-1 as the race for the championship heats up at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. (Kyodo)

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Candidate supporting nuclear phaseout elected Shiga governor

OTSU, Japan - Former lawmaker Taizo Mikazuki (C) celebrates in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on July 13, 2014, after winning the Shiga gubernatorial election to succeed incumbent Gov. Yukiko Kada (L). Mikazuki, 43, a former Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker who supports phasing out nuclear power, won a three-way race, beating a candidate backed by the ruling parties by a narrow margin. (Kyodo)

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Obuchi tries out the seat of po

Japanese Foreign Minister Keizo Obuchi tries out the seat at the president's office of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party July 24 after winning a three-way LDP presidential race. Obuchi is set to be formally installed as Japan's new prime minister by the Diet, the Japanese parliament, July 30. ==Kyodo

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Koizumi to join race

Health and Welfare Minister Junichiro Koizumi (2nd from R) decides to run in the July 24 election to pick a successor to resigning Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, making it a three-way race. The photo shows Koizumi preparing to speak at a news conference in a Tokyo hotel July 17 after emerging from a meeting of a Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) faction to which he belongs. Seated at left is former Finance Minister Hiroshi Mitsuzuka who heads the faction.

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Koizumi joins race

Health and Welfare Minister Junichiro Koizumi (far L) announces his policy July 18 after deciding to run in the July 24 election to pick a successor to resigning Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, making it a three-way race. The photo shows Koizumi making public his policy at the headquarters in downtown Tokyo of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. ==Kyodo