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Tokyo Gov. Inose

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose shows a bag he said he used to carry 50 million yen in cash he received from the scandal-hit Tokushukai hospital group, during a committee session of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on Dec. 16, 2013. Inose, who won the governorship in December 2012's election, has been under fire for making contradictory explanations over his receipt of the money in November 2012.

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Tokyo Gov. Inose

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose shows a bag he said he used to carry 50 million yen in cash he received from the scandal-hit Tokushukai hospital group, during a committee session of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on Dec. 16, 2013. Inose, who won the governorship in December 2012's election, has been under fire for making contradictory explanations over his receipt of the money in November 2012.

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Jang Song Thaek

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows Jang Song Thaek (L), uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and then vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, after viewing a military parade during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late leader and Kim's father Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012. Jang was executed Dec. 12, 2013, after being accused of attempting to overthrow the regime.

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N. Korea purges leader's uncle

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Jang Song Thaek, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's uncle and a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, leaving a national memorial service in Pyongyang on Dec. 16, 2012, to mark the first anniversary on Dec. 17 of the death of Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un's father and predecessor. North Korea said Dec. 9, 2013, that Jang, widely seen as the second most powerful figure in the country after Kim, has been stripped of all his posts for committing "anti-party" and "counter-revolutionary factional acts."

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N. Korea purges leader's uncle

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Jang Song Thaek, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's uncle and a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, attending a national memorial service in Pyongyang on Dec. 16, 2012, to mark the first anniversary on Dec. 17 of the death of Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un's father and predecessor. North Korea said Dec. 9, 2013, that Jang, widely seen as the second most powerful figure in the country after Kim, has been stripped of all his posts for committing "anti-party" and "counter-revolutionary factional acts."

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N. Korea purges leader's uncle

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Jang Song Thaek (L), uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, after viewing a military parade during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late leader and Kim's father Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012. North Korea said Dec. 9, 2013, that Jang, widely seen as the second most powerful figure in the country after Kim, has been stripped of all his posts for committing "anti-party" and "counter-revolutionary factional acts."

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Mystery man next to Kim Jong Un

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows an unknown man (R front) standing next to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (L front) during a memorial service in Pyongyang on Dec. 16, 2012, to mark the first anniversary of the death of former leader Kim Jong Il.

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U.S. school shooting

NEWTOWN, United States - Madison Freedman (R), 8 years old, who lives in Newtown, Connecticut, visits Dec. 16, 2012, a makeshift memorial near Sandy Hook Elementary School in the town, where 26 students and teachers were killed by a gunman on Dec. 14.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2012. Noda said he will step down as president of the Democratic Party of Japan to take responsibility for his party's defeat in the general election.

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U.S. school shooting

NEWTOWN, United States - A woman and her child on Dec. 16, 2012, head to a makeshift memorial near Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, where 26 students and teachers were killed by a gunman on Dec. 14, to lay flowers.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2012. Noda said he will step down as president of the Democratic Party of Japan to take responsibility for his party's defeat in the general election.

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Soccer Club World Cup final

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Players of South American champions Corinthians celebrate after winning the soccer Club World Cup final against European champions Chelsea in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 16, 2012. Corinthians beat Chelsea 1-0.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2012. Noda said he will step down as president of the Democratic Party of Japan to take responsibility for his party's defeat in the general election. No names are highlighted as winners of the election on the board behind him.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, head of Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, highlights the names of winners in the general election at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2012. Abe is expected to be Japan's next prime minister as the LDP is on course to win an overall majority in the election, returning to power after three years in opposition on the back of stronger defense and conservative nuclear energy policies, Kyodo News exit polls indicate.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R), head of Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, and Shigeru Ishiba, the party's secretary general, highlight the names of winners in the general election at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2012. Abe is expected to be Japan's next prime minister as the LDP is on course to win an overall majority in the election, returning to power after three years in opposition on the back of stronger defense and conservative nuclear energy policies, Kyodo News exit polls indicate.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda bows during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2012. Noda said he will step down as president of the Democratic Party of Japan to take responsibility for his party's defeat in the general election. No names are highlighted as winners of the election on the board behind him.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2012. Noda said he will step down as president of the Democratic Party of Japan to take responsibility for his party's defeat in the general election.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda bows during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2012. Noda said he will step down as president of the Democratic Party of Japan to take responsibility for his party's defeat in the general election.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2012. Noda said he will step down as president of the Democratic Party of Japan to take responsibility for his party's defeat in the general election.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, head of Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, smiles at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2012. Abe is expected to be Japan's next prime minister as the LDP is on course to win an overall majority in a general election the same day, returning to power after three years in opposition on the back of stronger defense and conservative nuclear energy policies, Kyodo News exit polls indicate.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, head of Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, smiles at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2012. Abe is expected to be Japan's next prime minister as the LDP is on course to win an overall majority in a general election the same day, returning to power after three years in opposition on the back of stronger defense and conservative nuclear energy policies, Kyodo News exit polls indicate.

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Soccer Club World Cup final

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Players of European champions Chelsea are pictured after losing to South American champions Corinthians in the soccer Club World Cup final in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 16, 2012. Corinthians beat Chelsea 1-0.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, head of Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, highlights the names of winners in the general election at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2012. Abe is expected to be Japan's next prime minister as the LDP is on course to win an overall majority in the election, returning to power after three years in opposition on the back of stronger defense and conservative nuclear energy policies, Kyodo News exit polls indicate.

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Soccer Club World Cup final

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Paulo Guerrero of South American champions Corinthians holds the national flag of Peru, his home country, after Corinthians beat European champions Chelsea in the soccer Club World Cup final in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 16, 2012. Guerrero headed home in the 69th minute in the team's 1-0 victory.

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Soccer Club World Cup final

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Players of South American champions Corinthians celebrate after winning the soccer Club World Cup final against European champions Chelsea in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 16, 2012. Corinthians beat Chelsea 1-0.

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Soccer Club World Cup final

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Paulo Guerrero (L) of South American champions Corinthians gets ready to head home in the 69th minute of the soccer Club World Cup final against European champions Chelsea in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 16, 2012. Corinthians beat Chelsea 1-0.

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Soccer Club World Cup final

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Players of South American champions Corinthians celebrate after winning the soccer Club World Cup final against European champions Chelsea in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 16, 2012. Corinthians beat Chelsea 1-0.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L), head of Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, and Shigeru Ishiba, the party's secretary general, shake hands at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2012. Abe is expected to be Japan's next prime minister as the LDP is on course to win an overall majority in a general election the same day, returning to power after three years in opposition on the back of stronger defense and conservative nuclear energy policies, Kyodo News exit polls indicate.

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Soccer Club World Cup final

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Players of South American champions Corinthians celebrate after winning the soccer Club World Cup final against European champions Chelsea in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 16, 2012. Corinthians beat Chelsea 1-0.

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Japan general election

NAGAOKA, Japan - Japanese education minister Makiko Tanaka of the Democratic Party of Japan speaks before supporters in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on Dec. 16, 2012, after losing in a general election held earlier in the day. Tanaka is the daughter of the late former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka, who normalized Japan's diplomatic ties with China in 1972 with Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R), head of Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, and Shigeru Ishiba, the party's secretary general, highlight the names of winners in the general election at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2012. Abe is expected to be Japan's next prime minister as the LDP is on course to win an overall majority in the election, returning to power after three years in opposition on the back of stronger defense and conservative nuclear energy policies, Kyodo News exit polls indicate.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L), head of Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, and Shigeru Ishiba, the party's secretary general, shake hands at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2012. Abe is expected to be Japan's next prime minister as the LDP is on course to win an overall majority in a general election the same day, returning to power after three years in opposition on the back of stronger defense and conservative nuclear energy policies, Kyodo News exit polls indicate.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Natsuo Yamaguchi, head of the New Komeito party, is pictured at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2012, after appearing live on a television program on the results of the House of Representatives election held earlier in the day. The major opposition Liberal Democratic Party and its ally New Komeito are set to return to power after jointly winning a two-thirds majority in the election.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L), head of Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, and Shigeru Ishiba, the party's secretary general, shake hands at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2012. Abe is expected to be Japan's next prime minister as the LDP is on course to win an overall majority in a general election the same day, returning to power after three years in opposition on the back of stronger defense and conservative nuclear energy policies, Kyodo News exit polls indicate.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, head of the Japan Restoration Party, is pictured at a Tokyo hotel while appearing on a radio program on the results of the House of Representatives election on Dec. 16, 2012. The Japan Restoration Party won 54 seats in the election, up from 11 before the election, while Ishihara himself was also elected.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Naoki Inose, a prizewinning writer who became Tokyo's deputy chief in 2007, holds a bouquet and waves to supporters in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2012. He was heading for a clear victory in the Tokyo gubernatorial election the same day, according to Kyodo News projections.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Naoki Inose, a prizewinning writer who became Tokyo's deputy chief in 2007, speaks in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2012. He was heading for a clear victory in the Tokyo gubernatorial election the same day, according to Kyodo News projections.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada, head of the antinuclear Tomorrow Party of Japan, answers a question during a television interview in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2012. Kada's party was not expected to win many seats in the general election the same day, according to Kyodo News projections.

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Soccer's Club World Cup final

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Paulo Guerrero (facing) of the South American champions Corinthians is congratulated by teammate Chicao after heading home in the 69th minute of soccer's Club World Cup final against European champions Chelsea in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 16, 2012. Corinthians beat Chelsea 1-0 to be the Club World Cup winner.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Ishiba, secretary general of Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, highlights the names of winners in the general election at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2012. The LDP is on course to win an overall majority in the election, returning to power after three years in opposition on the back of stronger defense and conservative nuclear energy policies, Kyodo News exit polls indicate.

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Soccer's Club World Cup final

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Paulo Guerrero (9) of the South American champions Corinthians heads home in the 69th minute of soccer's Club World Cup final against European champions Chelsea in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 16, 2012. Corinthians beat Chelsea 1-0 to be the Club World Cup winner.

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Soccer's Club World Cup final

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Paulo Guerrero (L) of the South American champions Corinthians runs after heading home in the 69th minute of soccer's Club World Cup final against European champions Chelsea in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 16, 2012. Corinthians beat Chelsea 1-0 to be the Club World Cup winner.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Your Party leader Yoshimi Watanabe, claps his hands on the news of his win in the general election in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2012.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (R), head of the Japan Restoration Party, celebrates the news of his win in the general election in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2012.

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Soccer Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Cesar Delgado (19) celebrates with his Monterrey teammates after scoring in the 66th minute of the third-place playoff at the Club World Cup against African champions Al-Ahly of Egypt in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 16, 2012. The Mexican side won 2-0 to take third place.

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Soccer Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Cesar Delgado (front) of Mexico's Monterrey scores in the 66th minute of the third-place playoff at the Club World Cup against African champions Al-Ahly of Egypt in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 16, 2012. Monterrey won 2-0.

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Soccer Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Jesus Corona of Mexico's Monterrey celebrates after scoring in the third minute of the third-place playoff at the Club World Cup against African champions Al-Ahly of Egypt in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 16, 2012. Monterrey won 2-0.

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Memorial service for Kim Jong Il

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, where statues of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung (L) and later leader Kim Jong Il stand, on Dec. 16, 2012. A national memorial service was held the same day in the North Korean capital to mark the first anniversary on Dec. 17 of the death of Kim Jong Il.

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Memorial service for Kim Jong Il

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Participants offer a moment of silence during a national memorial service in Pyongyang on Dec. 16, 2012, to mark the first anniversary on Dec. 17 of the death of Kim Jong Il.

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Memorial service for Kim Jong Il

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean military officers clap in Pyongyang on Dec. 16, 2012, during a national memorial service to mark the first anniversary on Dec. 17 of the death of Kim Jong Il.