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Woodford drops comeback bid as Olympus president

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2011, shows former Olympus Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Woodford. He said on Jan. 6, 2012, that he will give up his bid to regain the presidency of the scandal-mired optical and medical equipment maker.

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JFA braces as Aguirre named in Spanish match-fixing complaint

TOKYO, Japan - Japan men's national soccer team manager Javier Aguirre attends a press conference in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Dec. 15, 2014, to announce his 23-man squad for the Asian Cup to be held in Australia in January. Aguirre was named by Spain's anticorruption prosecutor the same day for alleged match fixing in a 2011 game in the country's top-flight soccer league.

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JFA braces as Aguirre named in Spanish match-fixing complaint

TOKYO, Japan - Japan men's national soccer team manager Javier Aguirre poses for photos on Dec. 15, 2014, in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward with team uniforms for the Asian Cup to be held in Australia in January. Aguirre was named by Spain's anticorruption prosecutor the same day for alleged match fixing in a 2011 game in the country's top-flight soccer league.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show (from R front) the No. 4, No. 3, No. 2 and No. 1 reactor buildings at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Dec. 15, 2011 (top), about nine months after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years after the disaster on Sept. 6, 2013 (bottom).

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows (from back to front) the No. 6, No. 5, No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 reactors of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Dec. 15, 2011.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows (from L) the No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 reactors of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Dec. 15, 2011.

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Police officer in Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - A police officer holds Iraq's national flag in Baghdad on Dec. 8, 2011. U.S. forces in Iraq held a ceremony in Baghdad on Dec. 15, 2011, to officially end their military mission in Iraq.

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Japan declares 'cold shutdown' of Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 15, 2011, shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Dec. 16 the plant has achieved a stable state of cold shutdown, nine months after the outbreak of one of the world's worst nuclear accidents.

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Baseball: Wada signs 2-year contract with Orioles

BALTIMORE, United States - Japanese left-hander Tsuyoshi Wada puts on his Baltimore Orioles uniform during a press conference in Baltimore, Mariland, on Dec. 15, 2011, after the Orioles signed him to a two-year contract with a club option for 2014.

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Street in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria - A large portrait of President Bashar al-Assad is displayed along a street in Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 15, 2011.

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Davies in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Glyn Davies, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, holds a press conference at a Beijing hotel on Dec. 15, 2011.

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Villa breaks leg

YOKOHAMA, Japan - FC Barcelona's David Villa reacts after being injured during the first half of a Club World Cup semifinal with Qatar's Al-Sadd in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, on Dec. 15, 2011. Villa was later found to have broken his left leg. Barcelona won 4-0 and advanced to meet Brazil's Santos in the final.

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Messi against Al Sadd

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Barcelona's Lionel Messi performs an overhead kick during the second half of a Club World Cup semifinal match against Al Sadd at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 15, 2011. Barcelona won 4-0.

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Barcelona beat Al Sadd 4-0

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Barcelona's Maxwell (R) scores the fourth goal during the second half of a Club World Cup semifinal match against Al Sadd at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 15, 2011. Barcelona won 4-0. At left is Abdulla Koni (21) of the Qatari club.

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Messi against Al Sadd

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Barcelona's Lionel Messi (10) takes a free kick during the second half of a Club World Cup semifinal match against Al Sadd at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 15, 2011. Barcelona won 4-0.

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Messi against Al Sadd

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Barcelona's Lionel Messi performs an overhead kick during the second half of a Club World Cup semifinal match against Al Sadd at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 15, 2011. Barcelona won 4-0. At right is Ibrahim Abdulmajed (13) of the Qatari club.

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Messi against Al Sadd

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Barcelona's Lionel Messi shoots during the second half of a Club World Cup semifinal match against Al Sadd at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 15, 2011. Barcelona won 4-0. At left is Kader Keita (12) of the Qatari club.

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Woodford at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Michael Woodford, former president and chief executive officer of Olympus Corp., holds a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2011.

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Barcelona beat Al Sadd 4-0

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Barcelona's Seydou Keita (R) scores the third goal during the second half of a Club World Cup semifinal match against Al Sadd at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 15, 2011. Barcelona won 4-0. At left is Mohamed Saqr, goalkeeper of the Qatari club.

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Villa breaks leg

YOKOHAMA, Japan - FC Barcelona's David Villa (C) is taken off the field injured during the first half of a Club World Cup semifinal with Qatar's Al-Sadd in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, on Dec. 15, 2011. Villa was later found to have broken his left leg. Barcelona won 4-0 and advanced to meet Brazil's Santos in the final.

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British envoy calls on Japan to buy both U.S., European fighters

TOKYO, Japan - British Ambassador to Japan David Warren speaks in an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2011. He called on Japan to consider procuring both the U.S.-made F-35 stealth jet and the European-designed Eurofighter as its next-generation mainstay fighters amid reports the Japanese government plans to choose the F-35.

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Barcelona beat Al Sadd 4-0

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Barcelona's Adriano (R) scores his second goal during the first half of a Club World Cup semifinal match against Al Sadd at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 15, 2011. Barcelona won 4-0. At left is Nadir Belhadj (3) of the Qatari club.

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Messi against Al Sadd

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Barcelona's Lionel Messi (L) and Ibrahim Abdulmajed (13) of Al Sadd compete for the ball during the first half of a Club World Cup semifinal match at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 15, 2011. Barcelona won 4-0.

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Barcelona beat Al Sadd 4-0

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Barcelona's Adriano celebrates after scoring his second goal during the first half of a Club World Cup semifinal match against Al Sadd at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 15, 2011. Barcelona won 4-0.

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Astronaut Furukawa in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (L front) poses for photos with astronauts from the United States and Russia in front of a statue of cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin at the Yuri Gagarin cosmonaut training center at Star City in suburban Moscow on Dec. 15, 2011.

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Messi against Al Sadd

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Barcelona's Lionel Messi (R) is tackled by Ibrahim Abdulmajed (13) of Al Sadd during the first half of a Club World Cup semifinal match at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 15, 2011. Barcelona won 4-0.

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King in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Robert King, U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights, speaks with reporters at a Beijing hotel on Dec. 15, 2011.

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Protest in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of a South Korean conservative group rally in front of the Chinese Embassy in Seoul on Dec. 15, 2011, to protest over the recent fatal stabbing of a South Korean Coast Guard officer by a Chinese fisherman caught illegally fishing in the Yellow Sea.

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Astronaut Furukawa in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa holds a press conference at the Yuri Gagarin cosmonaut training center at Star City in suburban Moscow on Dec. 15, 2011.

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Messi against Al Sadd

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Barcelona's Lionel Messi plays in a Club World Cup semifinal match against Al Sadd at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 15, 2011.

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McDonald's Japan's Harada

TOKYO, Japan - Eiko Harada, president of McDonald's Holdings Company (Japan), introduces the company's new products at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2011.

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Saito joins D-backs

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese pitcher Takashi Saito speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2011, after Major League Baseball's Arizona Diamondbacks said they had agreed to terms on a one-year contract for the right-handed reliever.

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Softbank's Son

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken Nov. 21, 2011, in Tokyo shows Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of Softbank Corp. Son was chosen as the best company president of 2011 for the second consecutive year in an Internet survey of corporate executives in Japan, the Sanno Institute of Management said Dec. 15, 2011.

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Solar power plant in Hokkaido

OBIHIRO, Japan - Softbank Corp., which has formed a natural energy council with 35 of Japan's 47 prefectures, launches power generation at a 100-kilowatt experimental solar power plant in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Dec. 15, 2011.

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Olympus executives bow in apology over scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Olympus Corp. President Shuichi Takayama (far L) and other executives of the camera and medical equipment maker bow at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2011, in a gesture of apology for accounting fraud involving a coverup of colossal losses.

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Sony Computer Entertainment's House

TOKYO, Japan - Andrew House, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2011.

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Nuclear drill at U.S. flattop in Japan

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The governments of Japan and the United States jointly hold a nuclear drill at the U.S. aircraft-carrier George Washington in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Dec. 15, 2011.

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Olympus to hold shareholders' meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Olympus Corp. President Shuichi Takayama speaks in a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2011. He said the company, which is mired in a financial loss coverup scandal, plans to hold an extraordinary shareholders' meeting in March or April 2012.

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Informing height above sea level in 4 languages

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Authorities in the port city of Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 15, 2011 begin hanging plates in Japanese, English, Chinese and Korean, showing a location's elevation above sea level, for use by citizens and tourists escaping a tsunami. The city has Chinatown and other tourist spots along its coast.

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Killer whale transported

NAGOYA, Japan - Male killer whale Bingo is lifted at Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium in Nagoya on Dec. 15, 2011. He was transported by ship from Kamogawa Seaworld aquarium in Chiba Prefecture.

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Killer whale transported

NAGOYA, Japan - Male killer whale Bingo is lifted at Port of Nagoya Public Aquarium in Nagoya on Dec. 15, 2011. He was transported by ship from Kamogawa Seaworld aquarium in Chiba Prefecture.

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Messi, Xavi prepare for Club World Cup semi

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Barcelona's Lionel Messi (R) and Xavi Hernandez are in a training session in Yokohama on Dec. 12, 2011, before the Champions League winners face Asian champions Al Sadd in the Club World Cup semifinals on Dec. 15, 2011.

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Puyol of European champions Barcelona

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Carles Puyol, a defender for European champions Barcelona, speaks in a press conference in Yokohama on Dec. 12, 2011, prior to playing against Asian Champions League winners Al Sadd in the Club World Cup semifinals on Dec. 15, 2011.

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Barcelona coach Guardiola

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Josep Guardiola, coach of European champions Barcelona, speaks in a press conference in Yokohama on Dec. 12, 2011, prior to his team playing against Asian Champions League winners Al Sadd in the Club World Cup semifinals on Dec. 15, 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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Monkeys get hot springs treat

HAKODATE, Japan - Japanese monkeys warm themselves in a hot spring at Hakodate City Tropical Garden in the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on Dec. 15, 2010. About 100 monkeys at the park soaked in the pool. The facility will keep the hot spring for the monkeys through May 2011 for viewing by visitors.

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Monkeys get hot springs treat

HAKODATE, Japan - Japanese monkeys warm themselves in a hot spring at Hakodate City Tropical Garden in the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on Dec. 15, 2010. About 100 monkeys at the park soaked in the pool. The facility will keep the hot spring for the monkeys through May 2011 for viewing by visitors.