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Osaka city office's tattoo check on employees ruled illegal

OSAKA, Japan - Tadasu Yasuda, a 56-year-old Osaka city office worker, celebrates outside the Osaka District Court on Dec. 17, 2014, after the court upheld his complaint that the city office's investigation in 2012 into whether its workers had tattoos was illegal for privacy reasons.

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Suntory Holdings sees record net profit

OSAKA, Japan - Nobutada Saji, president of Suntory Holdings Ltd., holds a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 17, 2014, to release the company's earnings results for the year ended Dec. 31, 2013. The company said its group net profit in 2013 rose 5.3-fold from 2012 to a record 195.57 billion yen due to the sale of shares in Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd. through the subsidiary's initial public offering.

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Suntory Holdings sees record net profit

OSAKA, Japan - Nobutada Saji, president of Suntory Holdings Ltd., holds a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 17, 2014, to release the company's earnings results for the year ended Dec. 31, 2013. The company said its group net profit in 2013 rose 5.3-fold from 2012 to a record 195.57 billion yen due to the sale of shares in Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd. through the subsidiary's initial public offering.

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Allure of taiko drums resonating across Pacific

KANAZAWA, Japan - Katsuji Asano (R) and his father Akitoshi (L) of centuries-old Japanese taiko drum maker Asano Taiko Co. have been preparing to open a Los Angeles shop and launch taiko lessons in July 2013. Photo was taken Dec. 17, 2012, at a shop of the taiko maker in Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture.

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Palestinian premier

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Authority - Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad speaks during a press conference at the premier's office in the Palestinian self-governing area of Ramallah on Dec. 17, 2012.

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Japanese man becomes world's oldest living person

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture, on April 19, 2012, shows Jiroemon Kimura. Kimura, a 115-year-old Japanese man born on April 19, 1897, has become the oldest living person in the world after an American woman, also 115, passed away on Dec. 17, 2012, according to the Guinness Book of Records.

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1st anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (front, 4th from R) and his wife Ri Sol Ju (front, 4th from L) attend a ceremony to reopen the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of the death of his father and predecessor Kim Jong Il. The embalmed body of Kim Jong Il went on public display the same day at the palace, which serves as the mausoleum for Kim Jong Il and his father and state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Japanese-American Sen. Daniel Inouye dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Washington in March 2011, shows U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, a Japanese-American Democrat from Hawaii and World War II veteran. Inoue died of respiratory complications on Dec. 17, 2012, at a hospital in the suburbs of Washington. He was 88.

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1st anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows flowers offered from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of the death of former North Korean leader and Kim Jong Un's father Kim Jong Il. Statues in the photo are of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung (L) and his son and successor as North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Il.

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Abe the day after election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, president of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, poses for photos before a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2012. He is expected to be the next prime minister following the LDP's major election victory the previous day.

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Abe the day after election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, president of the Liberal Democratic Party, answers a question during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2012. He is expected to be the next prime minister following a major election victory the previous day.

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1st anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People offer flowers at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of the death of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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1st anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People lower their heads before the portrait of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of his death.

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1st anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A woman and a child offer a flower at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of the death of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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1st anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Flowers are offered at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of the death of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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1st anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Women head to offer flowers at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of the death of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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1st anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of the death of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. Statues in the photo are of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung (L) and his son and successor as North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Il.

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1st anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People offer a moment of silent prayer at Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of the death of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. Statues in the photo are of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung (L) and his son and successor as North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Il.

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1st anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of the death of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. Statues in the photo are of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung (L) and his son and successor as North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Il.

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Abe the day after election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, president of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, points a reporter during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2012. He is expected to be the next prime minister following the LDP's major election victory the previous day.

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Abe the day after election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, president of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, points a reporter during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2012. He is expected to be the next prime minister following the LDP's major election victory the previous day.

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Abe the day after election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, president of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, smiles during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2012. He is expected to be the next prime minister following the LDP's major election victory the previous day.

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Reopening of renovated mausoleum in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of the death of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, shows North Korean flags being flown at half mast at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang, during a ceremony marking the reopening of the renovated mausoleum for Kim Jong Il and his father and state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Reopening of renovated mausoleum in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean military officers offer a moment of silence at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of the death of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, during a ceremony marking the reopening of the renovated mausoleum for Kim Jong Il and his father and state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Reopening of renovated mausoleum in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a ceremony to reopen the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of the death of his father and predecessor Kim Jong Il. The Kumsusan Palace of the Sun serves as the mausoleum for Kim Jong Il and his father and state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Reopening of renovated mausoleum in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of the death of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, shows North Korean flags being flown at half mast at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang, during a ceremony marking the reopening of the renovated mausoleum for Kim Jong Il and his father and state founder Kim Il Sung.

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1st anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People visit Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang to offer flowers on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of the death of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. Hanging from the wall are portraits of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung (L) and his son and successor as North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Il.

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Reopening of renovated mausoleum in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean military officers salute at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of the death of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, during a ceremony marking the reopening of the renovated mausoleum for Kim Jong Il and his father and state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Reopening of renovated mausoleum in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a ceremony to reopen the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of the death of his father and predecessor Kim Jong Il. The Kumsusan Palace of the Sun serves as the mausoleum for Kim Jong Il and his father and state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Reopening of renovated mausoleum in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a ceremony to reopen the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of the death of his father and predecessor Kim Jong Il. The Kumsusan Palace of the Sun serves as the mausoleum for Kim Jong Il and his father and state founder Kim Il Sung.

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News in China on Japan election

BEIJING, China - A man buys a newspaper in Beijing on Dec. 17, 2012, reporting on Japan's general election the previous day.

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1st anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

DANDONG, China - A woman offers silent prayers in front of photographs of the late former North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung (L) and Kim Jong Il at a branch office of the North Korean consulate general in Dandong in Liaoning Province, China, on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of Kim Jong Il's death. A memorial service was held the same day at the office in Dandong on the border with North Korea.

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Reopening of renovated mausoleum in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) attends a ceremony to reopen the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of the death of his father and predecessor Kim Jong Il. The Kumsusan Palace of the Sun serves as the mausoleum for Kim Jong Il and his father and state founder Kim Il Sung.

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1st anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

DANDONG, China - A man delivers flowers to a branch office of the North Korean consulate general in Dandong in Liaoning Province, China, on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's death. A memorial service was held the same day at the office in Dandong on the border with North Korea.

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Reopening of renovated mausoleum in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un offers a moment of silence at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of the death of his father and predecessor Kim Jong Il, during a ceremony marking the reopening of the renovated mausoleum for Kim Jong Il and his father and state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Day after general election in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, head of Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, arrives at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2012, the day after the LDP's landslide win in a general election. The LDP and its ally New Komeito together won a two-thirds majority in the 480-seat House of Representatives, enabling Abe to reclaim the premiership at a special Diet session to be held Dec. 26.

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1st anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

DANDONG, China - Women leave a room while weeping after paying homage to photographs of the late former North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung (L) and Kim Jong Il at a branch office of the North Korean consulate general in Dandong in Liaoning Province, China, on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of Kim Jong Il's death. A memorial service was held the same day at the office in Dandong on the border with North Korea.

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1st anniv. of Kim Jong Il's death

DANDONG, China - People lay flowers under photographs of the late former North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung (L) and Kim Jong Il in a room at a branch office of the North Korean consulate general in Dandong in Liaoning Province, China, on Dec. 17, 2012, the first anniversary of Kim Jong Il's death. A memorial service was held the same day at the office in Dandong on the border with North Korea.

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Day after general election in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2012, the day after his Democratic Party of Japan's crushing defeat in a general election. The DPJ is to slip from power after losing more than two-thirds of its seats in the House of Representatives, as the major opposition Liberal Democratic Party, defeated by the DPJ in the previous election three years earlier, achieved a landslide.

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Day after general election in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, head of Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, answers reporters' questions at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2012, the day after the LDP's landslide win in a general election. The LDP and its ally New Komeito together won a two-thirds majority in the 480-seat House of Representatives, enabling Abe to reclaim the premiership at a special Diet session to be held Dec. 26.

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Day after general election in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura of the Democratic Party of Japan answers a reporter's question at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2012, the day after the House of Representatives election which saw the DPJ's crushing defeat. Fujimura became the first serving chief Cabinet secretary to lose a parliamentary seat under the current Constitution, promulgated on Nov. 3, 1946.

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Day after general election in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2012, the day after his Democratic Party of Japan's crushing defeat in a general election. The DPJ is to slip from power after losing more than two-thirds of its seats in the House of Representatives, as the major opposition Liberal Democratic Party, defeated by the DPJ in the previous election three years earlier, achieved a landslide.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (L) of the Democratic Party of Japan shakes hands with supporters in Fuchu, Tokyo, at 3:32 a.m. on Dec. 17, 2012, after hearing the news that he secured a lower house seat in the Tokyo proportional representation block, even though he was defeated in a single-seat constituency in Tokyo, in a general election the previous day.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actor and antinuclear activist Taro Yamamoto speaks to a reporter in Tokyo's Suginami Ward at 0:37 a.m. on Dec. 17, 2012, after losing in a general election the previous day.

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2 Japan parties to merge

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto (R) and former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara hold a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 17, 2012. They said Hashimoto's Japan Restoration Party and Ishihara's Sunrise Party will be merged ahead of the Dec. 16, 2012, general election to counter major ruling and opposition parties.

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2 Japan parties to merge

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto (R) and former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara hold a press conference in Osaka on Nov. 17, 2012. They said Hashimoto's Japan Restoration Party and Ishihara's Sunrise Party will be merged ahead of the Dec. 16, 2012, general election to counter major ruling and opposition parties.

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2 Japan parties to merge

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto (L) and former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara shake hands in Osaka on Nov. 17, 2012. They said Hashimoto's Japan Restoration Party and Ishihara's Sunrise Party will be merged ahead of the Dec. 16, 2012, general election to counter major ruling and opposition parties.

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N. Koreans mark 70th anniv. of Kim Jong Il's birth

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People in North Korea bow during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012. Kim Jong Il died Dec. 17, 2011, of a heart attack at the age of 69.

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Kim Jong Un reviews military parade

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un applauds as he reviews a military parade during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the country's late leader and his father Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012. Kim Jong Il died Dec. 17, 2011, of a heart attack at the age of 69.

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Kim Jong Un commemorates 70th anniv. of Kim Jong Il's birth

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un waves during an event to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late North Korean leader and his father Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012. Kim Jong Il died Dec. 17, 2011, of a heart attack at the age of 69 after ruling the country for 17 years.