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Quake-hit firm's greeting cards

SENDAI, Japan - Photo shows greeting cards of Konno Printing Co. at its head office in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2012. The company hit by the March 2011 quake plans overseas sales of the cards designed by emerging Japanese artists.

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IAEA chief visits Fukushima

NARAHA, Japan - International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano answers reporters' questions in Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture, on Dec. 14, 2012, after visiting the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, the focus of a nuclear crisis triggered by the Great East Japan Earthquake in March 2011.

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Woman bringing artificial legs to Rwandans

OSAKA, Japan - Mami Rudasingwa is interviewed in Kyoto on Dec. 14, 2011. Rudasingwa founded a nonprofit organization called Mulindi Japan One Love Project in 1996 with her Rwandan husband, Gatera, and has since made and supplied artificial limbs for free to roughly 6,000 people with disabilities in the East African nation that went through years of civil conflict.

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Baghdad after Iraq War

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A shop operator points to a hole in the ground created by a bombing attack in central Baghdad on Dec. 14, 2011.

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N. Young, Will.i.am in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - CHANGING WORDINGS IN 2ND, 3RD SENTENCES Veteran rocker Neil Young (L) speaks during an event at the U.S. Ambassador's Residence in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2011. Young and Will.i.am of Black Eyed Peas (R front), a popular hip hop group, expressed their desire to support a public-private partnership led by the U.S. and the Japanese governments to aid reconstruction of areas hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The initiative named ''Tomodachi'' (friends) was forged to support companies and people affected by the disaster through cultural exchange and other events in cooperation with private firms.

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Wada signs 2-year contract with Orioles

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese left-hander Tsuyoshi Wada. The Baltimore Orioles said on Dec. 14, 2011, they have signed Wada to a two-year contract with a club option for 2014.

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Santos' Danilo scores against Kashiwa

TOYOTA, Japan - Santos defender Danilo scores from a free kick for the South American champions in the second half of a Club World Cup semifinal against J-League champions Kashiwa Reysol at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2011. The Brazilian club won 3-1.

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Kashiwa's Kitajima vs. Santos in Club World Cup

TOYOTA, Japan - J-League champions Kashiwa Reysol forward Hideaki Kitajima sees a chance go begging in the second half of a Club World Cup semifinal against South American Champions Santos at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2011. The Brazilian club won 3-1.

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Kashiwa's Sakai scores against Santos in Club World Cup

TOYOTA, Japan - J-League champions Kashiwa Reysol defender Hiroki Sakai (R back) scores a header in the second half of a semifinal of the Club World Cup against the South American champions Santos from Brazil at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2011. Santos won 3-1.

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Santos' Neymar celebrates goal against Kashiwa

TOYOTA, Japan - South American champions Santos striker Neymar celebrates after scoring against J-League champions Kashiwa Reysol in the first half of a Club World Cup semifinal at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2011. The Brazilian club won 3-1.

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Santos' Borges celebrates goal against Kashiwa

TOYOTA, Japan - Santos forward Borges (L) does a celebratory flip after scoring the South American champion's second goal against J-League champions Kashiwa Reysol in a Club World Cup semifinal at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2011. The Brazilian club won 3-1.

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Santos' Neymar scores against Kashiwa in Club World Cup

TOYOTA, Japan - Brazilian striker Neymar of Santos scores against J-League champions Kashiwa Reysol in the first half of a Club World Cup semifinal at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2011. The South American champions won the game 3-1.

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Santos' Neymar scores against Kashiwa in Club World Cup

TOYOTA, Japan - Brazilian striker Neymar of Santos(R) scores against J-League champions Kashiwa Reysol in the opening half of a Club World Cup semifinal at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2011. The South American champions won the game 3-1.

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'Miracle pine' seedlings

TOKYO, Japan - A woman shows seedlings in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2011, of the so-called ''miracle pine'' tree that had survived the March tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture. A report to Rikuzentakata authorities said on Dec. 12, 2011, that the continued survival of the tree, which has become a symbol of the city's reconstruction, is in doubt as its roots have begun to rot due to exposure to salt water. The tree was the only survivor among around 70,000 pines that stood in a scenic area of the Pacific coastal city.

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Nexon Co. President Choi in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Nexon Co. President Choi Seung Woo poses in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2011, after the company made its debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's First Section. Nexon, a major online game company based in South Korea, marked the year's biggest debut in Japanese stock markets in value terms.

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FTC senior official Fukamachi

TOKYO, Japan - Masanori Fukamachi, senior officer for mergers and acquisitions at the Economic Affairs Bureau of the Japan Fair Trade Commission, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2011. The antimonopoly watchdog announced the same day that it has conditionally approved the planned merger between Nippon Steel Corp. and Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd., paving the way for the creation of the world's second-largest steelmaker by output.

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Police officer at S. Korean Embassy in Beijing

BEIJING, China - A police officer stands guard in front of the South Korean Embassy in Beijing on Dec. 14, 2011. On the previous day, the embassy was hit by an ''iron bead'' suspected to have been fired from an air gun, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported Dec. 14.

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'Comfort women' statue in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - A statue of a seated young Korean girl in traditional costume is set up in front of the Japanese Embassy (in the background) in Seoul on Dec. 14, 2011, by a South Korean civic group demanding an apology and compensation from the Japanese government over the ''comfort women'' issue. The term is a euphemism to describe women forced to provide sexual services for Japanese soldiers during World War II.

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'Comfort women' statue in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - A statue of a seated young Korean girl in traditional costume is set up in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Dec. 14, 2011, by a South Korean civic group demanding an apology and compensation from the Japanese government over the ''comfort women'' issue. The term is a euphemism to describe women forced to provide sexual services for Japanese soldiers during World War II. The chair next to the statue is for people who visit the site.

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Konishiki probed over alleged assault

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Konishiki, a Hawaiian-born sumo wrestler-turned-TV personality. Police sent papers to prosecutors earlier this month on Konishiki, 47, for an alleged assault, after he got into trouble with one of his neighbors over dog waste, Tokyo police said Dec. 14, 2011.

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'Comfort women' statue in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - A statue of a seated young Korean girl in traditional costume is set up in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Dec. 14, 2011, by a South Korean civic group demanding an apology and compensation from the Japanese government over the ''comfort women'' issue. The term is a euphemism to describe women forced to provide sexual services for Japanese soldiers during World War II.

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'Comfort women' statue in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Demonstrators rally around a newly installed statue of a seated young Korean girl (C) in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Dec. 14, 2011. They are demanding an apology and compensation from the Japanese government over the ''comfort women'' issue. The term is a euphemism to describe women forced to provide sexual services for Japanese soldiers during World War II. The statue was set up by a civic group the same day to symbolize those women and rev up their protest.

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Woodford at DPJ meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Michael Woodford, former president and chief executive officer of Olympus Corp., attends a meeting of ruling Democratic Party of Japan members to discuss corporate governance in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2011.

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Noda to visit China on Dec. 25-26

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda arrives at his office on Dec. 14, 2011. Noda is set to visit China on Dec. 25-26 after his trip initially planned to take place Dec. 12-13 was postponed, government sources said the same day.

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Woodford at LDP meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Michael Woodford, former president and chief executive officer of Olympus Corp., attends a meeting of Liberal Democratic Party members to discuss corporate governance at the opposition party's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2011.

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Japan to ask S. Korea to remove monument

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura holds a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2011. Fujimura, the top government spokesman, said Japan is planning to call on South Korea to remove a monument that symbolizes Korean ''comfort women,'' which was set up the same day in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul by a civic group. ''Comfort women'' is a euphemism to describe women forced to provide sexual services for Japanese soldiers during World War II.

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Woodford at LDP meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Michael Woodford (R), former president and chief executive officer of Olympus Corp., attends a meeting of Liberal Democratic Party members to discuss corporate governance at the opposition party's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 14, 2011. Former Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki is seated next to Woodford.

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Petrovic announced as new Urawa coach

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows former Sanfrecce Hiroshima coach Mihailo Petrovic. Urawa Reds announced on Dec. 14, 2011, that the team has agreed a deal with Petrovic to have him as their new coach.

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Japan's Fukushima, partner Kaido ranked in top 100 global thinkers

TOKYO, Japan - Combined file photo shows Mizuho Fukushima (L), leader of the Japanese minor opposition Social Democratic Party, and her partner, lawyer Yuichi Kaido, in images taken on Dec. 6, 2010, and on Jan. 14, 2009, respectively. The couple were ranked 29th in the U.S. magazine Foreign Policy's top 100 global thinkers of 2011 for their antinuclear activism.

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PlayStation Vita

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the PlayStation Vita, a new video game console from Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., the game unit of Sony Corp. SCE said Sept. 14, 2011, that it plans to release the game console in Japan on Dec. 17, 2011.

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SCE to release PlayStation Vita in December

TOKYO, Japan - Personnel including Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. President Andrew House (2nd from L) hold SCE's video game console PlayStation Vita in Tokyo on Sept. 14, 2011. Sony Computer Entertainment Japan, a division of SCE, announced the same day that it plans to release PlayStation Vita in Japan on Dec. 17, 2011, with preorders starting on Oct. 15, 2011.

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Exhibition of paintings by Takehisa

KYOTO, Japan - A woman looks at three paintings by renowned Japanese painter and poet Yumeji Takehisa at the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto on July 14, 2011. The paintings will be on display at the museum during the exhibition ''Takehisa Yumeji in the Memory'' from Nov. 11 to Dec. 25, 2011.

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Exhibition of paintings by Takehisa

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken on July 14, 2011, shows three paintings by renowned Japanese painter and poet Yumeji Takehisa. The never publicly shown paintings will go on display at the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto during the exhibition ''Takehisa Yumeji in the Memory'' from Nov. 11 to Dec. 25, 2011.

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7th time lucky for apprentice police dog Kinako

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Dog trainer Shinji Kameyama gives a pat to Labrador retriever Kinako in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, on Dec. 14, 2010, as the Kagawa police said the same day that the dog has passed this year's test to become a police dog after failing for six years in a row and is set to start working in January 2011.

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1st-class seats on Hayabusa bullet train

RIFU, Japan - Photo shows seats in the GranClass first-class car of East Japan Railway Co.'s E5-type Hayabusa bullet train, which was opened to the media on Dec. 14, 2010, in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture. The train will debut on March 5, 2011, on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line between Tokyo and Aomori, northeastern Japan.

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1st-class seats on Hayabusa bullet train

RIFU, Japan - Photo shows seats in the GranClass first-class car of East Japan Railway Co.'s E5-type Hayabusa bullet train, which was opened to the media on Dec. 14, 2010, in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture. The train will debut on March 5, 2011, on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line between Tokyo and Aomori, northeastern Japan.

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Hayabusa bullet train

RIFU, Japan - The E5-type Hayabusa bullet train is unveiled to the media by East Japan Railway Co. on Dec. 14, 2010, in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture. The train will debut on March 5, 2011, on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line between Tokyo and Aomori, northeastern Japan.

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Hayabusa bullet train commercial model unveiled

RIFU, Japan - A logo featuring a falcon design is seen on East Japan Railway Co.'s E5-type Hayabusa (Falcon) bullet train on Dec. 14, 2010, in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture. The train will debut on March 5, 2011, on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line between Tokyo and Aomori, northeastern Japan.