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Football legend Pele dies at 82

File photo taken in October 2011 shows Pele mingling with Japanese elementary school students in Natori, a northeastern Japan city heavily damaged by the earthquake-tsunami disaster in March 2011. The Brazilian football legend died at 82 on Dec. 29, 2022, after a battle with colon cancer.

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J2 club Kyoto reach Emperor's Cup final

TOKYO, Japan - Kyoto Sanga's Yuya Kubo (L) scores in an Emperor's Cup semifinal against Yokohama F Marinos in Tokyo on Dec. 29, 2011. Kyoto's 4-2 extra time victory over Yokohama set up a historic final between J-League second division teams as Kyoto face J2 champions FC Tokyo on New Year's Day at Tokyo's National Stadium.

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Search for missing victims of March disaster

MINAMISOMA, Japan - A firefighter searches for remains of people who have been missing since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at a fishing port in the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on Dec. 29, 2011. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant crippled by the disaster is seen in the background.

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J2 club Kyoto reach Emperor's Cup final

TOKYO, Japan - Kyoto Sanga's Brazilian forward Dutra scores from a free kick in an Emperor's Cup semifinal against Yokohama F Marinos in Tokyo on Dec. 29, 2011. Kyoto's 4-2 extra time victory over Yokohama set up a historic final between J-League second division teams as Kyoto face J2 champions FC Tokyo on New Year's Day at Tokyo's National Stadium.

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Search for missing victims of March disaster

MINAMISOMA, Japan - A police officer of the Fukushima prefectural police searches for remains of people who have been missing since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at a fishing port in the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on Dec. 29, 2011. A police helicopter takes part in the operation from the sky.

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Search for missing victims of March disaster

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Police officers of the Fukushima prefectural police search for remains of people who have been missing since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at a fishing port in the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on Dec. 29, 2011.

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Search in Fukushima

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Police officers search for bodies of people missing since the March 2011 quake and tsunami, at a port in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on Dec. 29, 2011. They are clad in protective suits against the backdrop of the exhaust towers of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

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FC Tokyo reach Emperor's Cup final

OSAKA, Japan - Tatsuya Yazawa of FC Tokyo (back) scores the winner in a 1-0 victory over Cerezo Osaka in an Emperor's Cup semifinal in Osaka on Dec. 29, 2011. Tokyo, the J-League second division champions, will face Kyoto Sanga in a historic Emperor's Cup final by two J2 teams on New Year's Day at Tokyo's National Stadium.

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N. Koreans in China mourn Kim Jong Il

BEIJING, China - North Korean women leave the country's embassy in Beijing after attending a memorial service for the late leader Kim Jong Il on Dec. 29, 2011.

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Residential area hit by flash flooding in Philippines

CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines - Aerial photo taken on Dec. 29, 2011, shows a residential area along the Cagayan River devastated by storm-triggered flash flooding in Cagayan de Oro on Mindanao Island, the Philippines.

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Residential area hit by flash flooding in Philippines

CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines - Aerial photo taken on Dec. 29, 2011, shows a residential area devastated by storm-triggered flash flooding in Cagayan de Oro on Mindanao Island, the Philippines.

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Residential area hit by flash flooding in Philippines

CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines - Aerial photo taken on Dec. 29, 2011, shows a residential area devastated by storm-triggered flash flooding in Cagayan de Oro on Mindanao Island, the Philippines.

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New Year holiday exodus

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - The departure lobby is crowded with New Year holidaymakers heading overseas at Kansai International Airport near Osaka on Dec. 29, 2011.

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N. Koreans in Japan mourn Kim Jong Il

TOKYO, Japan - A woman (front) cries as she and other mourners offer red carnations during a memorial service for North Korea's late leader Kim Jong Il, held by the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, a North Korean-affiliated organization known as Chongryon, at a hall in Tokyo's Kita Ward on Dec. 29, 2011.

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N. Koreans in China mourn Kim Jong Il

BEIJING, China - North Koreans head for the country's embassy in Beijing on Dec. 29, 2011, to attend a memorial service for the late leader Kim Jong Il.

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N. Koreans in Japan mourn Kim Jong Il

TOKYO, Japan - A memorial service for North Korea's late leader Kim Jong Il is held by the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, a North Korean-affiliated organization known as Chongryon, at a hall in Tokyo's Kita Ward on Dec. 29, 2011.

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Euro tumbles against yen

TOKYO, Japan - A display at the Tokyo office of money broker Gaitame.com Co. shows the euro trading at the 100 yen level on the morning of Dec. 29, 2011. The euro briefly fell to 100.35 yen in Tokyo the same day, the lowest since June 2001.

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Presidents of operators of Tokyo, Osaka bourses

OSAKA, Japan - Atsushi Saito (L), president of Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc., and Michio Yoneda, president of Osaka Securities Exchange Co., are pictured prior to the start of a meeting to discuss the details of the two entities' planned merger, at the Osaka bourse on Dec. 29, 2011. The two companies announced in November that they will merge in January 2013.

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PM Noda returns from India

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, accompanied by first lady Hitomi (behind Noda), arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Dec. 29, 2011, after holding talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi the previous day.

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PM Noda returns from India

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Dec. 29, 2011, after holding talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi the previous day.

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Samoa shifts to west of dateline

APIA, Samoa - Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi speaks in the Samoan capital of Apia on Dec. 29, 2011, before the South Pacific island nation shifted from east to west of the international dateline on Dec. 31 by skipping Dec. 30.

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Samoa shifts to west of dateline

APIA, Samoa - Photo taken on Dec. 29, 2011, shows a signboard in the Samoan capital of Apia showing the South Pacific island nation shifting from east to west of the international dateline on Dec. 31 by skipping Dec. 30.

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Kudo retires after longest career in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Left-hander Kimiyasu Kudo is pictured at a hotel in Osaka on Dec. 9, 2011, after announcing he's retiring at age 48, bringing an end to the longest playing career in Japanese baseball history. Kudo won 224 games in his 29-year career.

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Japanese pitcher Kudo retires at 48

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese pitcher Kimiyasu Kudo celebrates in Hiroshima in October 1986 after he was selected as the most valuable player in the Japan Series. Kudo, who won 224 games in his 29-year career -- the longest playing career in Japanese baseball history, announced his retirement on Dec. 9, 2011, at the age of 48.

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Japanese pitcher Kudo retires at 48

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese pitcher Kimiyasu Kudo (L) puts on a Golden Players Club jacket with the assistance of Masaichi Kaneda, then executive member of the club, in August 2004 at Tokyo Dome in the Japanese capital after winning his 200th game, a requirement for pitchers to become members of the Japanese professional baseball players' club. Kudo, who won 224 games in his 29-year career -- the longest playing career in Japanese baseball history, announced his retirement on Dec. 9, 2011, at the age of 48.

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U.S. experts return from N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Joel Wit, former U.S. Department of State official in charge of North Korean affairs, is surrounded by reporters upon arrival at Beijing international airport from Pyongyang on Dec. 3, 2011. Wit, a visiting scholar at the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and other U.S. experts on Korean affairs entered North Korea on Nov. 29, 2011.

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Shosoin repository at Todaiji temple

NARA, Japan - Officials of the Imperial Household Agency and other messengers attend the annual ritual to open the doors of the treasure house in Shosoin repository at Todaiji temple in the city of Nara on Oct. 4, 2011. Treasures including the artifacts that belonged to Emperor Shomu in the Nara Period will be examined and cleaned by the time of a ceremony to close the doors on Dec. 1. Sixty-three items from the repository will be displayed at the 63rd annual exhibition to be held from Oct. 29 to Nov. 14 at Nara National Museum.

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Ex-GSDF head Kimizuka, who led 2011 quake rescue operation, dies

Photo taken in August 2013 shows Eiji Kimizuka, the chief of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force. Kimizuka, who led the SDF rescue and relief operations after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami along the northeastern coast of Japan's main island of Honshu, died Dec. 28, 2015, defense sources said Dec. 29 without specifying the cause. He was 63. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kudo retires after longest career in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Left-hander Kimiyasu Kudo is pictured at a hotel in Osaka on Dec. 9, 2011, after announcing he's retiring at age 48, bringing an end to the longest playing career in Japanese baseball history. Kudo won 224 games in his 29-year career. (Kyodo)

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Japanese pitcher Kudo retires at 48

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese pitcher Kimiyasu Kudo celebrates in Hiroshima in October 1986 after he was selected as the most valuable player in the Japan Series. Kudo, who won 224 games in his 29-year career -- the longest playing career in Japanese baseball history, announced his retirement on Dec. 9, 2011, at the age of 48. (Kyodo)

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Japanese pitcher Kudo retires at 48

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese pitcher Kimiyasu Kudo (L) puts on a Golden Players Club jacket with the assistance of Masaichi Kaneda, then executive member of the club, in August 2004 at Tokyo Dome in the Japanese capital after winning his 200th game, a requirement for pitchers to become members of the Japanese professional baseball players' club. Kudo, who won 224 games in his 29-year career -- the longest playing career in Japanese baseball history, announced his retirement on Dec. 9, 2011, at the age of 48. (Kyodo)

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Samoa shifts to west of dateline

APIA, Samoa - Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi speaks in the Samoan capital of Apia on Dec. 29, 2011, before the South Pacific island nation shifted from east to west of the international dateline on Dec. 31 by skipping Dec. 30. (Kyodo)

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Samoa shifts to west of dateline

APIA, Samoa - Photo taken on Dec. 29, 2011, shows a signboard in the Samoan capital of Apia showing the South Pacific island nation shifting from east to west of the international dateline on Dec. 31 by skipping Dec. 30. (Kyodo)

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U.S. experts return from N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Joel Wit, former U.S. Department of State official in charge of North Korean affairs, is surrounded by reporters upon arrival at Beijing international airport from Pyongyang on Dec. 3, 2011. Wit, a visiting scholar at the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and other U.S. experts on Korean affairs entered North Korea on Nov. 29, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Search for missing victims of March disaster

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Police officers of the Fukushima prefectural police search for remains of people who have been missing since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at a fishing port in the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on Dec. 29, 2011. (Kyodo)

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J2 club Kyoto reach Emperor's Cup final

TOKYO, Japan - Kyoto Sanga's Yuya Kubo (L) scores in an Emperor's Cup semifinal against Yokohama F Marinos in Tokyo on Dec. 29, 2011. Kyoto's 4-2 extra time victory over Yokohama set up a historic final between J-League second division teams as Kyoto face J2 champions FC Tokyo on New Year's Day at Tokyo's National Stadium. (Kyodo)

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PM Noda returns from India

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Dec. 29, 2011, after holding talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi the previous day. (Kyodo)

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Search for missing victims of March disaster

MINAMISOMA, Japan - A police officer of the Fukushima prefectural police searches for remains of people who have been missing since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at a fishing port in the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on Dec. 29, 2011. A police helicopter takes part in the operation from the sky. (Kyodo)

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Search for missing victims of March disaster

MINAMISOMA, Japan - A firefighter searches for remains of people who have been missing since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at a fishing port in the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on Dec. 29, 2011. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant crippled by the disaster is seen in the background. (Kyodo)

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Residential area hit by flash flooding in Philippines

CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines - Aerial photo taken on Dec. 29, 2011, shows a residential area devastated by storm-triggered flash flooding in Cagayan de Oro on Mindanao Island, the Philippines. (Kyodo)

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J2 club Kyoto reach Emperor's Cup final

TOKYO, Japan - Kyoto Sanga's Brazilian forward Dutra scores from a free kick in an Emperor's Cup semifinal against Yokohama F Marinos in Tokyo on Dec. 29, 2011. Kyoto's 4-2 extra time victory over Yokohama set up a historic final between J-League second division teams as Kyoto face J2 champions FC Tokyo on New Year's Day at Tokyo's National Stadium. (Kyodo)

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Residential area hit by flash flooding in Philippines

CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines - Aerial photo taken on Dec. 29, 2011, shows a residential area devastated by storm-triggered flash flooding in Cagayan de Oro on Mindanao Island, the Philippines. (Kyodo)

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N. Koreans in China mourn Kim Jong Il

BEIJING, China - North Korean women leave the country's embassy in Beijing after attending a memorial service for the late leader Kim Jong Il on Dec. 29, 2011. (Kyodo)

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PM Noda returns from India

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, accompanied by first lady Hitomi (behind Noda), arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Dec. 29, 2011, after holding talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi the previous day. (Kyodo)

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Residential area hit by flash flooding in Philippines

CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines - Aerial photo taken on Dec. 29, 2011, shows a residential area along the Cagayan River devastated by storm-triggered flash flooding in Cagayan de Oro on Mindanao Island, the Philippines. (Kyodo)

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FC Tokyo reach Emperor's Cup final

OSAKA, Japan - Tatsuya Yazawa of FC Tokyo (back) scores the winner in a 1-0 victory over Cerezo Osaka in an Emperor's Cup semifinal in Osaka on Dec. 29, 2011. Tokyo, the J-League second division champions, will face Kyoto Sanga in a historic Emperor's Cup final by two J2 teams on New Year's Day at Tokyo's National Stadium. (Kyodo)

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N. Koreans in Japan mourn Kim Jong Il

TOKYO, Japan - A memorial service for North Korea's late leader Kim Jong Il is held by the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, a North Korean-affiliated organization known as Chongryon, at a hall in Tokyo's Kita Ward on Dec. 29, 2011. (Kyodo)

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N. Koreans in China mourn Kim Jong Il

BEIJING, China - North Koreans head for the country's embassy in Beijing on Dec. 29, 2011, to attend a memorial service for the late leader Kim Jong Il. (Kyodo)

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Presidents of operators of Tokyo, Osaka bourses

OSAKA, Japan - Atsushi Saito (L), president of Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc., and Michio Yoneda, president of Osaka Securities Exchange Co., are pictured prior to the start of a meeting to discuss the details of the two entities' planned merger, at the Osaka bourse on Dec. 29, 2011. The two companies announced in November that they will merge in January 2013. (Kyodo)

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N. Koreans in Japan mourn Kim Jong Il

TOKYO, Japan - A woman (front) cries as she and other mourners offer red carnations during a memorial service for North Korea's late leader Kim Jong Il, held by the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, a North Korean-affiliated organization known as Chongryon, at a hall in Tokyo's Kita Ward on Dec. 29, 2011. (Kyodo)