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Sao Paulo soccer stadium

SAO PAOLO, Brazil - A soccer stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to be used for the opening ceremony of the 2014 soccer World Cup finals is shown to reporters on Dec. 16, 2013. Part of the facility's roof remains collapsed since a fatal accident in November 2013.

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Sao Paulo soccer stadium

SAO PAOLO, Brazil - A soccer stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to be used for the opening ceremony of the 2014 soccer World Cup finals is shown to reporters on Dec. 16, 2013. Part of the facility's roof remains collapsed since a fatal accident in November 2013.

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Pakistani school headmistress speaks of Taliban attack

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Saira Daud Afridi (R), a headmistress of the Army Public School in Peshawar, describes the Dec. 16, 2014, deadly attack by Taliban militants on the school during an interview on Jan. 10, 2015, in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan. Her son Shjee (L) survived the attack in which more than 130 students as well as the other principal of the school were killed.

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Pakistani school principal speaks of Taliban attack

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - Saira Daud Afridi (R), a headmistress of the Army Public School in Peshawar, speaks about the Dec. 16, 2014, deadly attack by Taliban militants on the school during an interview on Jan. 10, 2015, in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan. More than 130 students and the other principal of the school were killed in the attack.

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Lithuanian FM wants Japan to keep penalty for Russia

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Brussels on Dec. 16, 2014, urging Japan to keep its sanctions on Russia over the Ukrainian crisis.

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Fukushima Daini nuke plant fate depends on gov't policy

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Yoshiyuki Ishizaki, head of Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima office, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News on Dec. 16, 2014, in Fukushima, northeastern Japan. Ishizaki said whether the four reactors at the Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant, about 12 kilometers south of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant, will be decommissioned as called for by the Fukushima prefectural government will depend on the central government's decision on the country's nuclear energy policy.

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Muslims walk on Sydney street after shooting incident

SYDNEY, Australia - Muslims walk on a street in Sydney on Dec. 16, 2014, hours after a shooting incident by a hostage-taker claiming to be a Muslim cleric.

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Construction of 2nd Lotte World temporarily halted

SEOUL, South Korea - Construction work on the 2nd Lotte World commercial complex in Seoul, shown in this photo taken on Dec. 16, 2014, has been temporarily suspended as the city government is poised to carry out a safety check of the building. The order follows a series of incidents raising safety issues including water leaks at the aquarium and a worker's fatal fall at the construction site.

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Construction of 2nd Lotte World temporarily halted

SEOUL, South Korea - Construction work on the 2nd Lotte World commercial complex in Seoul, shown in this photo taken on Dec. 16, 2014, has been temporarily suspended as the city government is poised to carry out a safety check of the building. The order follows a series of incidents raising safety issues including water leaks at the aquarium and a worker's fatal fall at the construction site.

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N. Korea marks 3rd anniversary of former leader's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, where giant bronze statues of state founder Kim Il Sung and the country's second leader Kim Jong Il stand, on Dec. 16, 2014, a day before the third anniversary of the death of Kim Jong Il. A memorial service is expected to be held on Dec. 17 with the attendance of the country's leader current Kim Jong Un and thousands of senior officials.

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N. Korea marks 3rd anniversary of former leader's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans bow in front of giant bronze statues of state founder Kim Il Sung and the country's second leader Kim Jong Il at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Dec. 16, 2014, a day before the third anniversary of the death of Kim Jong Il. A memorial service is expected to be held on Dec. 17 with the attendance of the country's current leader Kim Jong Un and thousands of senior officials.

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Murakawa beats Iyama to win 'Oza' title in 'go' game

TOBA, Japan - Challenger Daisuke Murakawa reacts after dethroning Yuta Iyama in a professional "go" board game to grab the "Oza" title, one of the game's seven major crowns, by 3-2 in Toba, Mie Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 16, 2014. It was 24-year-old Murakawa's first major title.

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JFA braces as Aguirre named in Spanish match-fixing complaint

TOKYO, Japan - Kazutake Nishizawa, media officer of the Japan Football Association, meets the press in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Dec. 16, 2014, after Japan manager Javier Aguirre was named by Spain's anticorruption prosecutor for alleged match fixing in a 2011 game in the country's top-flight soccer league. Nishizawa said the JFA will undertake information gathering on its own.

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Quake drill conducted at Tomari nuclear plant in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Hokkaido Electric Power Co. conducts a drill at its Tomari nuclear power plant in Tomari village, Hokkaido, on Dec. 16, 2014, on the assumption that a powerful earthquake hits the region. Some 330 people took part in the exercise.

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Iyama upset by Murakawa, loses 'Oza' title in 'go' game

TOBA, Japan - Yuta Iyama (R) loses his "Oza" title to challenger Daisuke Murakawa in a professional "go" board game in Toba, Mie Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 16, 2014. The defeat reduced Iyama's holdings of major titles to five.

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Mansu Hill in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Citizens of Pyongyang visit Mansu Hill in the center of the North Korean capital to lay flowers and bow in front of giant bronze statues of state founder Kim Il Sung and the country's second leader Kim Jong Il on Dec. 16, 2014, ahead of the third anniversary the following day of the death of Kim Jong Il.

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Figure skater Hanyu returns home

NARITA, Japan - Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu (L) is greeted by fans after arriving at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Dec. 16, 2014, returning from Barcelona where he defended his ISU Grand Prix Final title on Dec. 13.

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Mansu Hill in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Citizens of Pyongyang visit Mansu Hill in the center of the North Korean capital to lay flowers and bow in front of giant bronze statues of state founder Kim Il Sung and the country's second leader Kim Jong Il on Dec. 16, 2014, ahead of the third anniversary the following day of the death of Kim Jong Il.

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H.K. protest drive raises people's awareness: leader

HONG KONG, China - Alex Chow, one of the student leaders of a pro-democracy campaign in Hong Kong, says in an interview on Dec. 16, 2014, the long occupation movement over the territory's electoral reform, which ended in early December, helped raise people's awareness, adding a similar campaign is highly likely in the future.

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Mansu Hill in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean soldiers lay flowers in front of giant bronze statues of state founder Kim Il Sung and the country's second leader Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill in the center of Pyongyang on Dec. 16, 2014, ahead of the third anniversary the following day of the death of Kim Jong Il.

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DPJ to hold leadership election in Jan.

TOKYO, Japan - Banri Kaieda (R), the outgoing leader of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan, and other party executives hold a meeting at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on Dec. 16, 2014. The DPJ decided to hold a presidential election in January to choose a successor to Kaieda who failed to retain his Diet seat and announced he will step down.

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Over 5,000 residents oppose maglev train construction

TOKYO, Japan - A representative (far L) of residents opposing the construction of a magnetically levitated train line linking Tokyo and Nagoya submits more than 5,000 signatures to the land ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2014, claiming the project would cause irreparable damage to the natural environment.

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Mansu Hill in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Citizens of Pyongyang visit Mansu Hill in the center of the North Korean capital to lay flowers and bow in front of giant bronze statues of state founder Kim Il Sung and the country's second leader Kim Jong Il on Dec. 16, 2014, ahead of the third anniversary the following day of the death of Kim Jong Il.

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Sharp to supply "free-form" LCDs to Nintendo

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken in June 2014 shows Sharp Corp.'s Free-Form Display, a liquid crystal display that can be shaped freely according to user demand. Sharp is close to providing the displays to video game maker Nintendo Co., sources close to the matter said Dec. 16, 2014.

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Japan envoy hails coming UNSC meet on N. Korea human rights

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations Motohide Yoshikawa addresses a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2014, saying he welcomes the U.N. Security Council's decision to schedule a meeting in the following week to discuss alleged human rights abuses in North Korea.

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Amnesty Int'l man speaks on Korean residents in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Arnold Fang, a researcher for East Asia at Amnesty International, speaks in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2014, on how to resolve human rights issues in North Korea. Fang said that if Japan sets an example by respecting the human rights of pro-Pyongyang Korean residents, it could help lead to a solution to the unresolved issue of Japanese nationals abducted by the North.

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Ex-Diet member Ishihara at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Former Diet member Shintaro Ishihara answers a question during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2014, two days after failing to retain his seat in the House of Representatives election and retiring from politics.

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Ex-Diet member lawmaker Ishihara at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Former Diet member Shintaro Ishihara smiles during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2014, two days after failing to retain his seat in the House of Representatives election and retiring from politics.

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Snowstorm hits Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Women walk in central Sapporo, northern Japan, in a snowstorm on Dec. 16, 2014.

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Snowstorm hits Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - Women walk in central Sapporo, northern Japan, in a snowstorm on Dec. 16, 2014.

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U.S. teen mulls gun safety at school of slain Japanese

NAGOYA, Japan - Californian student Betty Pan (R) engages in a discussion on "guns and safety" in Nagoya, central Japan, on Dec. 16, 2014, with students at Asahigaoka High School, the alma mater of Japanese exchange student Yoshihiro Hattori who was shot dead in Louisiana in 1992. Pan is studying in Japan supported by the Yoshi Foundation set up in memory of the slain student. On the left is Hattori's mother Mieko.

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Cult-slain victim's son speaks after high court hearing

TOKYO, Japan - Minoru Kariya, son of Tokyo notary Kiyoshi Kariya who was abducted and killed by the AUM Shinrikyo cult in 1995, meets the press in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2014, after the first appeal court hearing on former senior AUM member Makoto Hirata's alleged involvement in this and other criminal cases. The Tokyo High Court is set to hand down a ruling on March 4, 2015.

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Bird flu virus detected in Miyazaki

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Officials disinfect a poultry farm in Nobeoka, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Dec. 16, 2014, after three chickens at the farm tested positive for a highly pathogenic H5 strain of avian influenza.

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Parts maker unveils key component for fuel-cell car

NAGOYA, Japan - Officials of Aichi Steel Corp. brief the press on a newly developed stainless steel material for use as components in the hydrogen-powered vehicle "Mirai" (future) produced by Toyota Motor Corp., the world's first commercial fuel cell model, in Nagoya, central Japan, on Dec. 16, 2014. Aichi is one of the three parts manufacturers that unveiled newly developed key components for the vehicle the day after it was put on sale on Dec. 15.

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JICA, China body recommend means of waste management

DALIAN, China - Conference participants listen to a presentation in Beijing on Dec. 16, 2014, on policy recommendations announced jointly by the Japan International Cooperation Agency and China's National Development and Reform Commission on how to properly manage and process the increasing amount of waste in Chinese cities.

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Figure skater Hanyu returns home

NARITA, Japan - Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu shows his gold medal after arriving at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Dec. 16, 2014, returning from Barcelona where he defended his ISU Grand Prix Final title on Dec. 13.

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Figure skater Hanyu returns home

NARITA, Japan - Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu (R) receives flowers after arriving at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Dec. 16, 2014, returning from Barcelona where he defended his ISU Grand Prix Final title on Dec. 13.

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IPC, Tokyo 2020 officials shake hands in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiro Muto (R), director general of the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, shakes hands with International Paralympic Committee Chief Executive Officer Xavier Gonzalez in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2014, following a press conference.

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IPC, Tokyo 2020 officials at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - International Paralympic Committee Chief Executive Officer Xavier Gonzalez (L) and Toshiro Muto, director general of the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, give a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2014, after the first project review.

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Coastal levee at Tomari nuclear plant in Hokkaido unveiled

SAPPORO, Japan - Hokkaido Electric Power Co. in the northernmost Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido unveils to the press on Dec. 16, 2014, its coastal levee to protect the Tomari nuclear power plant in Tomari village from possible tsunami.

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Memorial pole built beside marriage celebrating tree

MATSUE, Japan - Kunimaro Senge (2nd from L), the eldest son of the chief priest of the Izumo-taisha grand shrine in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, poses for a photo along with his parents (R) in Izumo on Dec. 16, 2014, after setting up a memorial pole on the side of a camellia tree planted in September to commemorate Senge's marriage with Princess Noriko -- now Noriko Senge -- the second daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado.

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Memorial pole built beside marriage celebrating tree

MATSUE, Japan - Kunimaro Senge (C), the eldest son of the chief priest of the Izumo-taisha grand shrine in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, builds on Dec. 16, 2014, a memorial pole on the side of a camellia tree planted in September in a forest park in Izumo to commemorate his marriage with Princess Noriko -- now Noriko Senge -- the second daughter of Emperor Akihito's late cousin Prince Takamado.

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Sheep-faced kites made before Year of Sheep in 2015

SAPPORO, Japan - Mitsuo Tanaka in Sapporo on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido is busy producing sheep-faced kites on Dec. 16, 2014, before the start of 2015, the Year of the Sheep under the Chinese zodiac calendar. Heading a group of kite enthusiasts, Tanaka plans to fly a 100-meter kite train at the turn of the year.

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Sapporo man to fly 100-m kite train in Year of Sheep

SAPPORO, Japan - Mitsuo Tanaka, head of a kite-loving group in Sapporo in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, makes kites with sheep face drawings on Dec. 16, 2014. He plans to fly a 100-meter kite train in January as 2015 is the Year of the Sheep under the Chinese zodiac.

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Nobel laureate Amano shows certificate upon return home

NAGOYA, Japan - Nagoya University professor Hiroshi Amano, one of the three Japanese physicists awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics, shows his certificate at a press conference at Chubu Centrair International Airport near Nagoya, central Japan, on Dec. 16, 2014, upon returning home from an award ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden.

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KEPCO opens special checks on Takahama plant to reporters

TSURUGA, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 16, 2014, shows the No. 1 reactor vessel of the Takahama nuclear power plant in the central Japan town of Takahama. Its operator Kansai Electric Power Co. allowed reporters to view special checks being conducted on the Nos. 1 and 2 units there. The checks are aimed at allowing the reactors to operate beyond the limit of 40 years.

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JR West adopts new safety system for station platforms

OSAKA, Japan - West Japan Railway Co., known as JR West, shows to the press on Dec. 16, 2014, a new platform safety system set up at its Rokkomichi Station in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture. With the sensor-equipped system, wired barriers are kept low (top photo) but raised to let passenger get off and on (bottom photo) each time a strain stops.

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Utility official explains safety work at nuke plant

TSURUGA, Japan - A Kansai Electric Power Co. official explains how the concrete structure of a reactor building is reinforced at the utility's nuclear power plant in Takahama, Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 16, 2014, ahead of the proposed restart of the 40-year-old complex.

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Nobel laureate Amano returns from Stockholm

NAGOYA, Japan - Nagoya University Professor Hiroshi Amano, who won the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics, holds his Nobel Prize medal as he arrived at the Chubu Centrair International Airport in the central Japan city of Tokonome on Dec. 16, 2014, from Stockholm, Sweden, where he attended the award ceremony. He said, "The entire week was like a dream."

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Bird flu virus detected in Miyazaki, 4,000 chickens culled

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Miyazaki Gov. Shunji Kono (2nd from R) attends a task force meeting on Dec. 16, 2014, at the prefectural government offices after three chickens tested positive for a highly pathogenic H5 strain of avian influenza at a farm in the southwestern Japan prefecture. The prefectural government said it plans to complete necessary procedures, including burying roughly 4,000 culled chickens at the farm.