From Larry Stone on the Times Blog:

The Japanese media is out in full force to cover Ichiro's pursuit of Isao Harimoto's hit total, which he tied with the grand slam. Here's what Ichiro said about that hit, his 3,085th between Japan and Seattle:

"A lot of time when I have a record on the line, I have a tendency to hit a home run in those situations, so it crossed my mind maybe it would happen.

"But a grand slam? That barely happens in any situation, so it definitely didn't cross my mind.''

And here's a funny quote from Ichiro (via interpreter Ken Barron):

"For me to get a home run on the same day Junior had a historical homer for him, that's very special for me. But also today, probably the two lightest guys in the major leagues hit homers together - me and Endy Chavez. That's very special.''

The last part is classic ICHIRO! in the best of ways!