August 24, 2011, Tokyo, Japan – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden waves before boarding Air Force Two at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on August 24, 2011. (Photo by AFLO)
August 25, 2011, Yokohama, Japan – Figure skater, Daisuke Takahashi (JPN), strikes a pose during the Friends on Ice 2011 figure skating event at the Shin-Yokohama Skate Center in Yokohama, Japan. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO SPORT)
August 25, 2011, Yokohama, Japan – Figure skater, Akiko Suzuki (JPN), strikes a pose during the Friends on Ice 2011 figure skating event at the Shin-Yokohama Skate Center in Yokohama, Japan. (Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO SPORT)(Photo by Daiju Kitamura/AFLO SPORT)
August 24, 2011, Paris, France – Hiroyuki Akimoto (JPN) takes down his opponent during the World Judo Championships Paris 2011, Men’s -73kg class, at the Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy sports arena. (Photo by Atsushi Tomura/AFLO SPORT)
August 21, 2011, Tokyo, Japan – Saori Kimura (JPN) cheers in excitement during the 2011 FIVB World Grand Prix Pool L match between Japan 3-0 Russia at Ariake Colosseum. (Photo by Jun Tsukida/AFLO SPORT)