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U.S. gives up Osprey landing drills in Hawaii

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows an MV-22 Osprey aircraft of the U.S. military. The U.S. Marines have given up a plan to conduct landing drills for the MV-22 Osprey at two airports in Hawaii in the face of local people's concerns over noise and the impact on nearby historical sites, sources close to the matter said Aug. 22, 2012.

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Japanese Paralympic athletes

LONDON, Japan - A group of Japanese Paralympic athletes arrive at London's Heathrow airport on Aug. 22, 2012. The London Paralympics will be held between Aug. 29 and Sept. 9.

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Slain Japanese reporter's body arrives in Kilis

KILIS, Turkey - Photo shows the covered body of slain Japanese journalist Mika Yamamoto, as it arrives at a hospital in Kilis, southern Turkey, on Aug. 22, 2012. Yamamoto, 45, was killed in Aleppo, northern Syria, on Aug. 20 during a clash between rebels and forces loyal to the Syrian government.

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Japan's envoy back in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Ambassador to South Korea Masatoshi Muto answers reporters' questions at Seoul's Kimpo airport after returning from Japan on Aug. 22, 2012. Japan decided to send the envoy back to Seoul following his temporary withdrawal earlier in August in protest over South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's visit to a disputed isle in the Sea of Japan.

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Japan draw with New Zealand in U-20 Women's World Cup

RIFU, Japan - Japan's Ayaka Michigami (13) heads her team's second goal against New Zealand during the second half of a FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Group A match at Miyagi Stadium in the town of Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 22, 2012. Japan and New Zealand drew 2-2.

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Japan draw with New Zealand in U-20 Women's World Cup

RIFU, Japan - Japan's Ayaka Michigami (13) heads her team's second goal against New Zealand during the second half of a FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Group A match at Miyagi Stadium in the town of Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 22, 2012. Japan and New Zealand drew 2-2.

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Choir members from Fukushima sing before Pope

ROME, Italy - Members of the girls' choir MJC Ensemble, based in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, which was severely damaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, sing before Pope Benedict XVI at Castel Gandolfo near Rome on Aug. 22, 2012.

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Choir members from Fukushima sing before Pope

ROME, Italy - Ena Ota (R), a senior high school student and leader of the girls' choir MJC Ensemble, and Pope Benedict XVI (L) greet each other at Castel Gandolfo near Rome on Aug. 22, 2012. Members of the choir based in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, which was severely damaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, sang before the pope.

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Japan draw with New Zealand in U-20 Women's World Cup

RIFU, Japan - Japan's Yoko Tanaka (C) scores her team's first goal against New Zealand, which hit Bridgette Armstrong (2) en route, during the first half of a FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Group A match at Miyagi Stadium in the town of Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 22, 2012. Japan and New Zealand drew 2-2.

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Japan draw with New Zealand in U-20 Women's World Cup

RIFU, Japan - Japan's Yoko Tanaka (L front) scores her team's first goal against New Zealand during the first half of a FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Group A match at Miyagi Stadium in the town of Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 22, 2012. Japan and New Zealand drew 2-2.

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"Defend Diaoyu" activists' boat returns to H.K.

HONG KONG, China - A sailor (carrying flowers) smiles in Hong Kong on Aug. 22, 2012, after arriving home aboard a vessel that had carried 14 Chinese to Japanese-controlled islets in the East China Sea to assert Chinese sovereignty over the islands.

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"Defend Diaoyu" activists' boat returns to H.K.

HONG KONG, China - Activists wave Aug. 22, 2012, from the vessel that carried them to Japanese-controlled islets in the East China Sea to assert Chinese sovereignty over the islands. The fishing boat, pictured as it returned to Hong Kong, was impounded by Japanese authorities on Aug. 15 after seven Chinese activists landed on one of the disputed islands in the East China Sea, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China. The vessel was allowed to leave two days later.

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"Defend Diaoyu" activists' boat returns to H.K.

HONG KONG, China - The vessel that carried a group of Chinese activists to Japanese-controlled islets in the East China Sea to assert Chinese sovereignty over the islands arrives back in Hong Kong on Aug. 22, 2012. The fishing boat was impounded by Japanese authorities on Aug. 15 after seven Chinese activists landed on one of the disputed islands, known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China. The vessel was allowed to leave two days later.

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Clock on red brick JR Tokyo Station building

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the clock on the red-brick building of JR Tokyo Station after its installation on Aug. 22, 2012. Following around three years of renovation work to recreate the original appearance of the station, which opened around a century earlier, the Marunouchi district side of the building will formally open in October 2012.

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Seiyu CEO Dacus

TOKYO, Japan - Steve Dacus, chief executive officer of supermarket chain operator Seiyu GK, is interviewed in Tokyo's Kita Ward on Aug. 22, 2012.

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Noda meets antinuclear rally hosts

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Metropolitan Coalition Against Nukes, organizers of weekly antinuclear demonstrations in front of the prime minister's office, give a press conference at a Diet facility in Tokyo on Aug. 22, 2012, after holding talks with Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.

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Noda meets antinuclear rally hosts

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (far L) holds talks on Aug. 22, 2012, at his office in Tokyo with members of the Metropolitan Coalition Against Nukes (R side), organizers of weekly antinuclear demonstrations in front of his office.

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Nationwide antinuclear network

TOKYO, Japan - Nobel literature laureate Kenzaburo Oe (C) speaks during a press conference at the Diet in Tokyo on Aug. 22, 2012. A group led by Oe and academy award-winning musician Ryuichi Sakamoto, among others, announced that they have launched a nationwide network seeking passage of a bill to abolish all nuclear power plants in Japan.

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Nationwide antinuclear network

TOKYO, Japan - Nobel literature laureate Kenzaburo Oe speaks during a press conference at the Diet in Tokyo on Aug. 22, 2012. A group led by Oe and academy award-winning musician Ryuichi Sakamoto, among others, announced that they have launched a nationwide network seeking passage of a bill to abolish all nuclear power plants in Japan.