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Japanese media titan Tsuneo Watanabe dies

Japanese media titan Tsuneo Watanabe heads to a pep rally for the Yomiuri Giants professional baseball club in Tokyo in March 2012. Watanabe, a representative director and editor-in-chief of The Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, died on Dec. 19, 2024, aged 98.

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Gymnast Tanaka announces retirement

TOKYO, Japan - Gymnast Rie Tanaka announces her retirement at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2013. Tanaka competed in the 2012 London Olympics.

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U.S. Marines send 2 Osprey aircraft to Sapporo amid local protests

TOKYO, Japan - Two U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft from the U.S. base in Iwakuni in western Japan stop over at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo for refueling on July 19, 2014, on their way to Sapporo in Hokkaido. It was the first time an MV-22 had flown to the Tokyo area since the tilt-rotor aircraft's deployment in Japan in 2012.

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Mt. Fuji climbers

TOKYO, Japan - Climbers aim for the summit of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain (3,776 meters) and a UNESCO world heritage site, around its 8th station on the Yoshida Trail in Yamanashi Prefecture in June 2013. The Japanese Society of Travel Medicine reported June 19, 2014, about 50 percent of children developed symptoms of altitude sickness climbing Mt. Fuji. The survey was conducted on 245 children (5-12 year old) climbing down at the 5th station in August 2012 and 2013.

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Peach Aviation struggles with pilot shortage

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken in February 2012 shows a Peach Aviation Ltd. aircraft over Kansai International Airport near Osaka. Peach is facing headwinds in its business, with a massive cancellation of flights starting on May 19, 2014, that will last through the fall, as the Japanese budget carrier has failed to secure enough pilots amid increasing demand for flights.

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Mt. Fuji chosen as Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from Oshino, Yamanashi Prefecture, shows trees in autumn colors at the foot of snow-capped Mt. Fuji on Oct. 19, 2012. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO on June 22, 2013, decided to inscribe Mt. Fuji on the World Heritage List.

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Emperor turns 79

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito speaks during a press conference at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2012, ahead of his 79th birthday on Dec. 23. (Pool photo)

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Emperor turns 79

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito speaks during a press conference at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2012, ahead of his 79th birthday on Dec. 23. (Pool photo)

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Japanese expedition team in Antarctica

SHOWA BASE, Antarctica - Kentaro Watanabe (L), leader of Japan's latest expedition team, hands supplies to a wintering team at Showa Base in Antarctica on Dec. 19, 2012. At center is Hiroki Matsuda, captain of the icebreaker Shirase. The 54th expedition team arrived at the continent, joining the wintering team. (Pool photo by a Kyodo News reporter traveling with the 54th expedition team)

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Ichiro, Yankees complete 2-year deal

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki. Ichiro has signed a new, two-year contract with the Yankees, the team said on Dec. 19, 2012.

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Park elected S. Korean president

SEOUL, South Korea - Park Geun Hye of the ruling Saenuri Party waves to supporters in Seoul on Dec. 19, 2012. Park won the South Korean presidential election, beating Democratic United Party rival Moon Jae In.

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Park elected S. Korean president

SEOUL, South Korea - Park Geun Hye of the ruling Saenuri Party waves to supporters in Seoul on Dec. 19, 2012. Park won the South Korean presidential election, beating Democratic United Party rival Moon Jae In.

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Park elected S. Korean president

SEOUL, South Korea - Park Geun Hye of the ruling Saenuri Party waves to supporters at the party's headquarters in Seoul on Dec. 19, 2012. Park won the South Korean presidential election, beating Democratic United Party rival Moon Jae In.

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Park elected S. Korean president

SEOUL, South Korea - Park Geun Hye of the ruling Saenuri Party celebrates with supporters at the party's headquarters in Seoul on Dec. 19, 2012. Park won the South Korean presidential election, beating Democratic United Party rival Moon Jae In.

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S. Korean presidential election

SEOUL, South Korea - Park Geun Hye (L), the ruling Saenuri Party's candidate in South Korea's presidential election, waves at the party's headquarters in Seoul on Dec. 19, 2012, with projections showing she is set to win the race, beating Democratic United Party rival Moon Jae In.

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Park elected S. Korean president

SEOUL, South Korea - Park Geun Hye (C) of the ruling Saenuri Party celebrates with supporters at the party's headquarters in Seoul on Dec. 19, 2012. Park won the South Korean presidential election, beating Democratic United Party rival Moon Jae In.

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S. Korean presidential election

SEOUL, South Korea - Park Geun Hye (L), the ruling Saenuri Party's candidate in South Korea's presidential election, waves at the party's headquarters in Seoul on Dec. 19, 2012, with projections showing she is set to win the race, beating Democratic United Party rival Moon Jae In.

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S. Korean presidential election

SEOUL, South Korea - Park Geun Hye (L), the ruling Saenuri Party's candidate in South Korea's presidential election, waves to supporters as she arrives at the party's headquarters in Seoul on Dec. 19, 2012, with projections showing she is set to win the race, beating Democratic United Party rival Moon Jae In.

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S. Korean presidential election

SEOUL, South Korea - Park Geun Hye (L), the ruling Saenuri Party candidate in South Korea's presidential election, smiles as she arrives at the party's headquarters in Seoul on Dec. 19, 2012, with projections showing she is set to win the race, beating Democratic United Party rival Moon Jae In.

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S. Korean presidential election

SEOUL, South Korea - Supporters of Park Geun Hye, the ruling Saenuri Party's candidate in South Korea's presidential election, celebrate in front of the party's headquarters in Seoul on Dec. 19, 2012, after learning she is set to win the race, beating Democratic United Party rival Moon Jae In.

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S. Korean presidential election

SEOUL, South Korea - Supporters of Park Geun Hye, the ruling Saenuri Party's candidate in South Korea's presidential election, celebrate in front of the party's headquarters in Seoul on Dec. 19, 2012, after learning she is set to win the race, beating Democratic United Party rival Moon Jae In.

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Japan soccer fixtures for 2013

TOKYO, Japan - Japan soccer manager Alberto Zaccheroni speaks on his team's fixtures for 2013 at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2012.

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Japan soccer fixtures for 2013

TOKYO, Japan - Japan men's soccer manager Alberto Zaccheroni (far R) and Japan women's soccer manager Norio Sasaki (far L) attend a press conference to unveil the teams' fixtures for 2013 in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2012.

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S. Korean presidential election

SEOUL, South Korea - People watch a TV report on the South Korean presidential race between ruling Saenuri Party candidate Park Geun Hye and opposition Democratic United Party candidate Moon Jae In at Seoul station on Dec. 19, 2012.

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S. Korean presidential election

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo shows the projected result of the South Korean presidential race between ruling Saenuri Party candidate Park Geun Hye (R) and opposition Democratic United Party candidate Moon Jae In in Seoul on Dec. 19, 2012.

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S. Korean presidential election

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of the opposition Democratic United Party clap in Seoul on Dec. 19, 2012, as they watch a TV report on the South Korean presidential election race between the party's candidate Moon Jae In and ruling Saenuri Party candidate Park Geun Hye, after the polls closed at 6 p.m. the same day.

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S. Korean presidential election

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo shows the projected result of the South Korean presidential race between ruling Saenuri Party candidate Park Geun Hye (L) and opposition Democratic United Party candidate Moon Jae In in Seoul on Dec. 19, 2012.

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S. Korean presidential election

SEOUL, South Korea - Election staff count votes cast in South Korea's presidential election in Seoul on Dec. 19, 2012, after the polls closed at 6 p.m. the same day.

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Santa in quake-hit area

KESENNUMA, Japan - Santa Claus, visiting from Finland, delivers presents on Dec. 19, 2012, to a group of children in a nursery school in the city of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture that was hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Saka becomes new Japan Post Holdings president

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Post Holdings Co. Deputy President Atsuo Saka speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2012, after the company decided the same day to promote him to president, replacing Jiro Saito.

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S. Korean presidential election

SEOUL, South Korea - Election staff count votes cast in South Korea's presidential election in Seoul on Dec. 19, 2012, after the polls closed at 6 p.m. the same day.

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S. Korean presidential election

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of the ruling Saenuri Party clap in Seoul on Dec. 19, 2012, as they watch a TV report on the South Korean presidential election race between the party's candidate Park Geun Hye and opposition Democratic United Party candidate Moon Jae In, after the polls closed at 6 p.m. the same day.

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DPJ postpones leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda bows at a general meeting of Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2012. At the meeting, the DPJ dropped its plan to hold a party presidential election on Dec. 22 as many DPJ lawmakers said it was premature to pick a new leader only a week after the party's crushing defeat in the general election.

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Metropolitan expressway marks 50th anniv.

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Haneda Tunnel in Tokyo's Ota Ward on the Tokyo metropolitan expressway on Dec. 19, 2012. Metropolitan Expressway Co., the operator of the expressway, marked the 50th anniversary on Dec. 20, 2012, of the arterial route's opening.

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Saka becomes new Japan Post Holdings president

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Post Holdings Co. Deputy President Atsuo Saka (R) speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2012, after the company decided the same day to promote him to president, replacing Jiro Saito (L).

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Chocolate cherry blossom

TOKYO, Japan - A cherry blossom artwork made of chocolate is unveiled to the media in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2012. Students from the University of Tokyo and Tokyo University of the Arts as well as an artist took part in the project to make the work, about 1.20 meters in diameter and weighing around 85 kilograms, using KitKat, a chocolate product made by Nestle Japan Ltd., to encourage students preparing for entrance examinations. The work will be exhibited at Cafe Nescafe Harajuku in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward from Dec. 20 through Jan. 8.

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DPJ postpones leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - A general meeting of Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers is held at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2012. At the meeting, the DPJ dropped its plan to hold a party presidential election on Dec. 22 as many DPJ lawmakers said it was premature to pick a new leader only a week after the party's crushing defeat in the general election.

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Kazu in Puma store opening event

OSAKA, Japan - Kazuyoshi Miura (L), the oldest player in the J-League at 45 and currently with Yokohama FC of the second division, and Shizuka Arakawa, a professional figure skater and Turin Olympics gold medalist, take part in an opening event for a store operated by Puma Japan K.K. in Osaka on Dec. 19, 2012.

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Abe, Tokyo Gov. Inose

TOKYO, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party leader Shinzo Abe (R), who is set to become Japan's next prime minister, shakes hands with new Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose following their recent landslide election victories, when they met at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2012.

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S. Korea presidential election

SEOUL, South Korea - Moon Jae In (C), the opposition Democratic United Party candidate in South Korea's presidential election, calls on voters to cast their votes, in Seoul on Dec. 19, 2012, the election day.

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Nikkei tops 10,000

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic signboard in Tokyo's Yaesu district shows that Japan's Nikkei stock index was trading up 133.23 points at 10,056.24 at one point on the morning of Dec. 19, 2012. The key stock barometer rose above the 10,000 mark for the first time since April 4.

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Japan PM in waiting Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Shinzo Abe, chief of the Liberal Democratic Party who is set to become Japan's next prime minister, arrives at the party headquarters in Tokyo on the morning of Dec. 19, 2012.

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S. Korea presidential election

SEOUL, South Korea - Ahn Cheol Soo, a former university professor, casts his vote in South Korea's presidential election at a polling station in Seoul on Dec. 19, 2012. Ahn initially ran as an independent candidate in the election but pulled out of the race in November to support Moon Jae In, the opposition Democratic United Party candidate. (Pool photo)

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S. Korea presidential election

SEOUL, South Korea - Park Geun Hye, the ruling Saenuri Party candidate in South Korea's presidential election, casts her vote at a polling station in Seoul on Dec. 19, 2012. (Pool photo)

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S. Korea presidential election

SEOUL, South Korea - Combination photo shows Park Geun Hye (L), the ruling Saenuri Party candidate in South Korea's presidential election, and Moon Jae In (R), the opposition Democratic United Party candidate, casting their votes on Dec. 19, 2012. Park's photo is a pool photo.

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S. Korea presidential election

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo taken Dec. 19, 2012, shows voters in South Korea's presidential election at a polling station in Seoul on Dec. 19, 2012.

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S. Korea presidential election

BUSAN, South Korea - Moon Jae In (L), the opposition Democratic United Party candidate in South Korea's presidential election, and his wife Kim Jeong Suk, cast their votes at a polling station in Busan on Dec. 19, 2012.

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Japanese man becomes world's oldest living person

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture, on April 19, 2012, shows Jiroemon Kimura. Kimura, a 115-year-old Japanese man born on April 19, 1897, has become the oldest living person in the world after an American woman, also 115, passed away on Dec. 17, 2012, according to the Guinness Book of Records.

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S. Korean presidential election

SEOUL, South Korea - Moon Jae In, the opposition Democratic United Party's candidate for South Korea's Dec. 19, 2012, presidential election, gives a stump speech near Seoul on Dec. 11, 2012.

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S. Korean presidential election

SEOUL, South Korea - Park Geun Hye, the ruling Saenuri Party's candidate for South Korea's Dec. 19, 2012, presidential election, gives a stump speech in Seoul on Dec. 11, 2012.