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Japan hangs 2 inmates

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki holds a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2014, on the execution of two death row inmates he ordered earlier that day. Japan hanged two death row inmates in the 10th and 11th executions since the December 2012 launch of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's current government.

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Mazda in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - Mazda Motor Corp. President Takashi Yamanouchi (R) unveils the automaker's remodeled Mazda6 sedan at a motor show in Moscow on Aug. 29, 2012. Yamanouchi said Mazda will initially produce 30,000 vehicles a year at its factory in Vladivostok, in the Russian Far East, scheduled to start operating in September 2012.

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Del Potro at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro plays a shot in his first round men's singles match against France's Florent Serra at the U.S. Open championship in New York on Aug. 29, 2012. Del Potro advanced to the second round.

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Paralympics opening ceremony

LONDON, Britain - A suspended man carries the Paralympic torch during the opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 29, 2012. The Paralympic Games kicked off with an estimated 4,300 athletes from a record 166 countries and regions taking part.

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Paralympics opening ceremony

LONDON, Britain - A suspended man carries the Paralympic torch during the opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 29, 2012. The Paralympic Games kicked off with an estimated 4,300 athletes from a record 166 countries and regions taking part.

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Sharapova at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Russia's Maria Sharapova plays a shot in her second round women's singles match against Spain's Lourdes Dominguez Lino at the U.S. Open championship in New York on Aug. 29, 2012. Sharapova advanced to the third round.

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Paralympics opening ceremony

LONDON, Britain - British athletes march during the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 29, 2012. The games kicked off with an estimated 4,300 athletes from a record 166 countries and regions taking part.

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Clijsters at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Belgium's Kim Clijsters plays a shot in her second round women's singles match against Britain's Laura Robson at the U.S. Open championship in New York on Aug. 29, 2012. Clijsters lost the match.

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Paralympics opening ceremony

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Aug. 29, 2012, shows fireworks during the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in London. The Games kicked off with an estimated 4,300 athletes from a record 166 countries and regions taking part.

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Azarenka at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Victoria Azarenka of Belarus plays a shot in her second round women's singles match against Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens at the U.S. Open championship in New York on Aug. 29, 2012. Azarenka advanced to the third round.

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Paralympics opening ceremony

LONDON, Britain - A torchbearer lights the Paralympic cauldron during the opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 29, 2012. The Paralympic Games kicked off with an estimated 4,300 athletes from a record 166 countries and regions taking part.

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Paralympics opening ceremony

LONDON, Britain - A torchbearer lights the Paralympic cauldron during the opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 29, 2012. The Paralympic Games kicked off with an estimated 4,300 athletes from a record 166 countries and regions taking part.

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Paralympics opening ceremony

LONDON, Britain - British astrophysicist Stephen Hawking attends the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 29, 2012. The Games kicked off with an estimated 4,300 athletes from a record 166 countries and regions taking part.

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Paralympics opening ceremony

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Aug. 29, 2012, shows fireworks during the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in London. The Games kicked off with an estimated 4,300 athletes from a record 166 countries and regions taking part.

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Paralympics opening ceremony

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows a scene from the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 29, 2012. The Games kicked off with an estimated 4,300 athletes from a record 166 countries and regions taking part.

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Paralympics opening ceremony

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows a scene from the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 29, 2012. The Games kicked off with an estimated 4,300 athletes from a record 166 countries and regions taking part.

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Paralympics opening ceremony

LONDON, Britain - A torchbearer lights the Paralympic cauldron during the opening ceremony at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 29, 2012. The Paralympic Games kicked off with an estimated 4,300 athletes from a record 166 countries and regions taking part.

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Paralympics opening ceremony

LONDON, Britain - A little girl smiles holding a British flag during the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 29, 2012. The games kicked off with an estimated 4,300 athletes from a record 166 countries and regions taking part.

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Paralympics opening ceremony

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows a scene from the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 29, 2012. The Games kicked off with an estimated 4,300 athletes from a record 166 countries and regions taking part.

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Paralympics opening ceremony

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows a scene from the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 29, 2012. The Games kicked off with an estimated 4,300 athletes from a record 166 countries and regions taking part.

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Paralympics opening ceremony

LONDON, Britain - Britain's Queen Elizabeth attends the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 29, 2012. The games kicked off with an estimated 4,300 athletes from a record 166 countries and regions taking part.

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Paralympics opening ceremony

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows a scene from the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 29, 2012. The Games kicked off with an estimated 4,300 athletes from a record 166 countries and regions taking part.

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Paralympics opening ceremony

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows the South African flag-bearer during the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 29, 2012. The games kicked off with an estimated 4,300 athletes from a record 166 countries and regions taking part.

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Paralympics opening ceremony

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows a scene from the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 29, 2012. The Games kicked off with an estimated 4,300 athletes from a record 166 countries and regions taking part.

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Paralympics opening ceremony

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows the North Korean flag-bearer during the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 29, 2012. The games kicked off with an estimated 4,300 athletes from a record 166 countries and regions taking part.

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Paralympics opening ceremony

LONDON, Britain - British astrophysicist Stephen Hawking is shown on a huge screen during the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 29, 2012. The Games kicked off with an estimated 4,300 athletes from a record 166 countries and regions taking part.

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Paralympics opening ceremony

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows a scene from the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 29, 2012. The Games kicked off with an estimated 4,300 athletes from a record 166 countries and regions taking part.

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Paralympics opening ceremony

LONDON, Britain - Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 29, 2012. The games kicked off with an estimated 4,300 athletes from a record 166 countries and regions taking part.

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Paralympics opening ceremony

LONDON, Britain - Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 29, 2012. The games kicked off with an estimated 4,300 athletes from a record 166 countries and regions taking part.

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Paralympics opening ceremony

LONDON, Britain - A crowd cheers as British athletes march during the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 29, 2012. The games kicked off with an estimated 4,300 athletes from a record 166 countries and regions taking part.

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Paralympics opening ceremony

LONDON, Britain - Japanese athletes march during the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 29, 2012. The games kicked off with an estimated 4,300 athletes from a record 166 countries and regions taking part.

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N. Korean site believed to contain remains of Japanese

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A man returns remains unearthed at a site on the outskirts of Pyongyang on Aug. 29, 2012, believed to contain the remains of Japanese nationals who died in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula around the end of World War II. North Korea showed the Ryongsan Cemetery site to Kyodo News and other Japanese news organizations.

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Edano at ASEAN-plus-3 meeting

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano (3rd from R) clasps hands with other economic ministers from ASEAN and its three partners in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Aug. 29, 2012.

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Edano at ASEAN-plus-3 meeting

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano (4th from L) attends a meeting of economic ministers from ASEAN and its three partners in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Aug. 29, 2012.

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Japan pavilion wins top award at Venice architecture exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) architect Toyoo Ito, photographer Naoya Hatakeyama, and architects Kumiko Inui, Akihisa Hirata and Sosuke Fujimoto, are pictured with the Golden Lion trophy at the award ceremony for the 13th Venice Biennale International Architecture Exhibition in Venice on Aug. 29, 2012, where the Japan pavilion won top prize. Ito, commissioner of the pavilion, exhibited along with other architects the process of designing "Home for All" places where survivors of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan gather to eat, drink and talk. Hatakeyama displayed photos of disaster-hit areas.

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N. Korean site believed to contain remains of Japanese

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Men dig at a site on the outskirts of Pyongyang on Aug. 29, 2012, believed to contain the remains of Japanese nationals who died in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula around the end of World War II. North Korea showed the Ryongsan Cemetery site to Kyodo News and other Japanese news organizations.

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Japan pavilion wins top award at Venice architecture exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese architect Toyoo Ito (back) receives the Golden Lion trophy at the award ceremony for the 13th Venice Biennale International Architecture Exhibition in Venice on Aug. 29, 2012, where the Japan pavilion won top prize. Ito, commissioner of the pavilion, exhibited along with other architects the process of designing "Home for All" places where survivors of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan gather to eat, drink and talk.

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N. Korean site believed to contain remains of Japanese

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows a site on the outskirts of Pyongyang on Aug. 29, 2012, believed to contain the remains of Japanese nationals who died in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula around the end of World War II. North Korea showed the Ryongsan Cemetery site to Kyodo News and other Japanese news organizations.

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N. Korean site believed to contain remains of Japanese

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows shoes unearthed at a site on the outskirts of Pyongyang on Aug. 29, 2012, believed to contain the remains of Japanese nationals who died in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula around the end of World War II. North Korea showed the Ryongsan Cemetery site to Kyodo News and other Japanese news organizations.

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Noda censured in upper house

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda gets set to leave the floor after he was censured in the House of Councillors' plenary session on Aug. 29, 2012.

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Noda censured in upper house

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda bows after he was censured in the House of Councillors' plenary session on Aug. 29, 2012.

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Defense chief explains Osprey crash findings in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto (L front) briefs Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (R) on the Japanese government's assessment of a crash in Morocco involving an MV-22 Osprey, at the prefectural office in Naha on Aug. 29, 2012, ahead of the U.S. Marine Corps' deployment of the aircraft at their Futenma Air Station in Ginowan in the prefecture.

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Noda censured in upper house

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda bows after he was censured in the House of Councillors' plenary session on Aug. 29, 2012.

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Daikin to acquire Goodman

OSAKA, Japan - Noriyuki Inoue (L), chairman and chief executive officer of Daikin Industries Ltd., and David Swift, president and chief executive officer of Goodman Global Inc., shake hands during a press conference in Osaka on Aug. 29, 2012. Daikin, the world's largest air conditioner maker, said the same day it will acquire U.S. rival Goodman for $3.7 billion, or about 290 billion yen, by the end of 2012.

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Japan pavilion wins top award at Venice architecture exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 26, 2012, shows the Japan pavilion at the 13th Venice Biennale International Architecture Exhibition. The pavilion, which focuses on the process of designing "Home for All" places where survivors of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan gather to eat, drink and talk, won the Golden Lion top prize on Aug. 29, 2012. The model of the "Home for All" can be seen in the center.

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Japan pavilion wins top award at Venice architecture exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Japanese architect Toyoo Ito. The Japan pavilion won the Golden Lion top prize at the 13th Venice Biennale International Architecture Exhibition on Aug. 29, 2012. Ito, commissioner of the pavilion, exhibited along with other architects the process of designing "Home for All" places where survivors of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan gather to eat, drink and talk.

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Defense chief explains Osprey crash findings in Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto (L) and Ginowan Mayor Atsushi Sakima are pictured before their meeting at the Ginowan city hall in Okinawa Prefecture on Aug. 29, 2012. Morimoto briefed Sakima on the Japanese assessment of a crash in Morocco involving an MV-22 Osprey, ahead of the U.S. Marine Corps' deployment of the aircraft at their Futenma Air Station in the city.

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Defense chief explains Osprey crash findings in Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto (L front) briefs Ginowan Mayor Atsushi Sakima (R) on the Japanese assessment of a crash in Morocco involving an MV-22 Osprey, at the Ginowan city hall in Okinawa Prefecture on Aug. 29, 2012, ahead of the U.S. Marine Corps' deployment of the aircraft at their Futenma Air Station in the city.

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Japan, N. Korea in talks

BEIJING, China - Ryu Song Il (R), a North Korean Foreign Ministry official dealing with Japan affairs, arrives at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing Aug. 29, 2012, as Japan and North Korea held intergovernmental talks for the first time in four years. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Victims of huge Nankai quake estimated

TOKYO, Japan - Disaster management minister Masaharu Nakagawa speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2012, about how much damage would be incurred in the event of a powerful earthquake with its epicenter in the Nankai Trough off central and western parts of Japan. The government said up to 323,000 people could be killed.