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Shelters in S. Korea

YANGJU, South Korea - Photo shows the entrance of an underground shelter against nuclear attack in the building of the Yangju city office Dec. 1, 2010. South Korea has more than 25,000 shelters nationwide to be used in a possible air strike as well as a disaster.

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Yamazaki, Japanese doctor in China, dies at 102

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese doctor Hiroshi Yamazaki, who died on Dec. 1, 2010, in Jinan, China's Shandong Province, at the age of 102. Yamazaki, an Okayama Prefecture native, dedicated his life and career to provide medical service for people in China. He was a veterinarian in the now-defunct Japanese military and stayed in China after the end of World War II.

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Yeonpyeong islanders return home

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - A man carrying a sack on his shoulder gets off a ferry from Incheon, west of Seoul, on Dec. 1, 2010, onto Yeonpyeong Island, a South Korean territory near the western sea border, which was shelled by North Korea. Some evacuated islanders have returned home despite continuing tension.

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Japan pitches technology in bid to host soccer World Cup

ZURICH, Switzerland - Members of Japan's 2022 World Cup bid committee pose for photos as they make their final presentation, pitching the use of cutting-edge technology to host the tournament, in Zurich, Switzerland, on Dec. 1, 2010. They are (From L to R) Japan Football Association general secretary Kozo Tashima, 8-year-old actress Rio Sasaki, senior vice sports minister Kan Suzuki, bid committee chief and FIFA board member Junji Ogura and Sony Corp. Chairman and President Howard Stringer.

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Buzzward award

Tokyo, Japan - Recipients of this year's buzzword awards and judges pose for photos at an event in Tokyo organized by publisher Jiyukokuminsha, on Dec. 1, 2010. Nunoe Mura (6th from L, front), whose autobiography ''GeGeGe no Nyobo (Wife of the GeGeGe Cartoonist),'' became a smash hit television drama, received the award as ''GeGeGe'' was selected as the top buzzword.

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Bangladeshi PM Hasina meets press

TOKYO, Japan - Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2010. Hasina is on a five-day official visit to Japan from Nov. 28.

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'AKB48' in top 10 buzzword list

TOKYO, Japan - Members of AKB48 pose for photos after the pop idol group won an award for the year's top 10 buzzwords on Dec. 1, 2010, at an event in Tokyo organized by Jiyukokuminsha.

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S. Koreans on Yeonpyeong Island

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - People stage a protest against North Korea, burning a photo of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il at Yeonpyeong Island in the Yellow Sea on Dec. 1, 2010.

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Suu Kyi calls for unity for Myanmar democracy

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (C) attends a gathering at the headquarters of her disbanded National League for Democracy in Yangon on Dec. 1, 2010, a national holiday in Myanmar. Suu Kyi called for unity to realize true democracy in the military-ruled country.

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Male greenling at Shizugawa bay

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - A male greenling whose scales have taken on golden coloration protects eggs beneath it at a depth of about 13 meters in Shizugawa Bay in the Pacific Ocean off Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2010.

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Male greenling at Shizugawa bay

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - A male greenling whose scales have taken on a golden color chases another fish as it protects eggs beneath it at a depth of about 13 meters in Shizugawa Bay in the Pacific Ocean off Miyagi Prefecture, on Dec. 1, 2010.

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Male greenling at Shizugawa bay

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - A male greenling whose scales have turned from brown to gold protects eggs laid on rocks and seaweed beneath it at a depth of about 5 meters in Shizugawa Bay in the Pacific Ocean off Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2010.

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S. Koreans on Yeonpyeong Island

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - A boat carrying South Korean soldiers arrives at a Yeonpyeong Island port in the Yellow Sea on Dec. 1, 2010.

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'Girl in Red Shoes' statue returns to Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A statue of ''The Girl in Red Shoes'' is unveiled at JR Yokohama Station on Dec. 1, 2010, 12 years after being removed for station renovation.

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S. Koreans on Yeonpyeong Island

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - South Korean soldiers carry an attachment for a missile at Yeonpyeong Island in the Yellow Sea on Dec. 1, 2010.

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'GeGeGe' wins buzzword award

TOKYO, Japan - Nunoe Mura, whose autobiography ''GeGeGe no Nyobo (Wife of the GeGeGe Cartoonist)'' was turned into a smash hit NHK drama, receives the year's top buzzword award for the term 'GeGeGe,' at an event in Tokyo organized by publisher Jiyukokuminsha on Dec. 1, 2010.

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Hikonyan becomes police chief for a day

OTSU, Japan - Hikonyan (L), a mascot character promoting the city of Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, salutes alongside police officers on Dec. 1, 2010, after being appointed police chief of Hikone police station for the day.

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Toyota breaks into Indian market for low-end vehicles

BANGALORE, India - Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda (C) stands besides an Etios small passenger car released by the top Japanese automaker in Bangalore, southern India, on Dec. 1, 2010. The 1.5-liter sedan is priced from 496,000 rupees and is the first low-priced small passenger car to be put on the Indian market by the automaker.

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Chinese pavilion of Shanghai Expo reopens

SHANGHAI, China - People line up on Dec. 1, 2010, to purchase tickets for the Chinese pavilion that featured at the World Expo in Shanghai. The expo ended in October, but the Chinese pavilion, one of the expo's most popular attractions, has reopened through May 31, 2011.

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Ultracompact EV Miluira

TOKYO, Japan - Rikiya Takayanagi, president of industrial model maker Takayanagi Co. in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, demonstrates new single-seat ultracompact electric vehicle the Miluira in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2010. The company began selling the 2.2-meter-long, open-top EV that day for 6.3 million yen.

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Morimoto to play for BayStars

TOKYO, Japan - Hichori Morimoto, a free agent outfielder, gives a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2010, announcing he is leaving the Nippon Ham Fighters to play for the Yokohama BayStars.

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Mickey, Minnie visit Aomori mayor

AOMORI, Japan - Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse visit Aomori Mayor Hiroshi Shikanai (L) on Dec. 1, 2010, at the city office. The popular characters will star in a parade in the city on Dec. 4 to celebrate the extension of the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train line to the northern Japan city.

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Uchikawa finds new nest with Hawks

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Seiichi Uchikawa, a 29-year-old free agent infielder, poses for photos at a hotel in Yokohama on Dec. 1, 2010, after he signed with the Softbank Hawks for a four-year contract to move from the Yokohama BayStars.

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U.S.-S. Korea military drill in Yellow Sea

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - South Korean soldiers board a military vessel at Yeonpyeong Island in the Yellow Sea on Dec. 1, 2010. South Korea and the United States concluded a joint naval exercise in the area the same day.

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Uchikawa finds new nest with Hawks

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Seiichi Uchikawa, a 29-year-old free agent infielder, poses for photos at a hotel in Yokohama on Dec. 1, 2010, after he signed with the Softbank Hawks for a four-year contract to move from the Yokohama BayStars.

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Honda ordered to pay compensation over asbestos-related case

TOKYO, Japan - Hidenari Hane, a former mechanic who worked at a factory of Honda Motor Co.'s subsidiary in Nagoya in the late 1960s, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2010, after the Tokyo District Court ordered Honda to pay 54 million yen in compensation to him over his claim that he suffered a cancer called mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos while working at the factory.

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Kan hoping to see Northern Territories with own eyes

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) meets a group of people representing cities and towns in Nemuro near the Northern Territories -- four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido claimed by Japan -- at his office in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2010, wearing a headband that reads, ''Return the Northern Territories.'' Kan said he wants to visit Hokkaido to see the Northern Territories with his own eyes in the near future.

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Make-your-own-ramen shop in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Customers select prepackaged ingredients for their ramen noodles on Dec. 1, 2010, at the My Ramen Kitchen shop inside the Shinyokohama Ramen Museum south of Tokyo. The shop, which opened the same day, offers 5,000 combinations of ramen noodles for customers.

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Kirisame departs on antipiracy missions

SASEBO, Japan - The Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kirisame leaves Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Dec. 1, 2010, to take part in antipiracy operations off Somalia as family member of the crew members wave goodbye. The destroyer Yuudachi also left the port the same day.

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China pavilion of Shanghai Expo reopens

SHANGHAI, China - People visit the Chinese pavilion that featured at the World Expo in Shanghai on Dec. 1, 2010. The expo ended in October, but the Chinese pavilion, one of the expo's most popular attractions, has reopened through May 31, 2011.

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Japan-India joint coast guard drill

KOBE, Japan - A Japan Coast Guard helicopter participates in a rescue operation during a joint antipiracy drill with the Indian coast guard in Osaka Bay on Dec. 1, 2010. Some 240 personnel from both countries took part in the annual event.

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Kyoto travel-culture expert exam scheduled for Dec.

KYOTO, Japan - Two ''maiko'' apprentice geisha show off application forms and a book about a license examination to certify experts on Kyoto tourism and culture, in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Oct. 1, 2010. The exam will be held on Dec. 12.

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Emperopr addresses Diet opening ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito addresses the opening ceremony of the 176th session of parliament in a House of Councillors chamber in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2010. The Diet commenced an extraordinary session that runs through Dec. 3

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Tanaka to become KDDI's new president

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows KDDI Corp. Senior Vice President Takashi Tanaka who will replace Tadashi Onodera as president of the telecommunications firm on Dec. 1, 2010.