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Shogi association chief dies

TOKYO, Japan - This April 2010 file photo shows Japan Shogi Association Chairman Kunio Yonenaga, who died of prostate cancer at a Tokyo hospital on Dec. 18, 2012. He was 69.

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Origami Christmas tree delights New York museum goers

NEW YORK, United States - A close-up shot of paper ornaments hanging on the origami Christmas tree at the American Museum of Natural History in New York shows an array of dinosaurs highlighting the event's 2010 theme of discovery. Photo was taken on Dec. 18, 2010

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Nishioka vows to repay Minnesota with results

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - Japanese infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka poses in his new Minnesota Twins uniform on Dec. 18, 2010, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The former Chiba Lotte Marines star vowed to repay Minnesota with results after signing with the Twins on $9 million contract with a club option for 2014.

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China ambassador visits Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua (C) holding a wreath heads for the Hypocenter Cenotaph in Nagasaki on Dec. 18, 2010. Cheng said he will tell future generations of the importance of peace.

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Thailand holds F1 event to celebrate king's birthday

BANGKOK, Thailand - A Formula One racing car drives on a main street of the Thai capital Bangkok on Dec. 18, 2010, as part of an event to celebrate the 84th birthday next year of King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

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World's 1st laptop made by Toshiba

KAWASAKI, Japan - A model shows a computer that Toshiba Corp. released in 1985 as the world's first mass market laptop at Toshiba Science Museum in Kawasaki on Dec. 18, 2010. The Japanese electronics maker began a special exhibition the same day marking the 25th anniversary of the laptop, which weighed about 4 kilograms and cost some 520,000 yen at the time of its release.

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Kan visits Okinawa

KEDENA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan leaves Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture, for Naha airport on Dec. 18, 2010, wrapping up a two-day stay in the southern prefecture. Kan visited the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station.

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Kan visits Futenma base

GINOWAN, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan arrives at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 18, 2010. Lt. Walking next to Kan is Lt. Gen. Terry Robling (R), the top commander of the U.S. military forces in Okinawa.

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Kan visits Futenma base

GINOWAN, Japan - A limousine carrying Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan arrives at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 18, 2010.

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Camel in Yokohama celebrates '35th birthday'

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Bactrian camel Tsugaru eats his Christmas cake on Dec. 18, 2010, celebrating his assumed ''35th birthday'' at Nogeyama Zoo in Yokohama. Tsugaru, over 100 years old in human terms, is fed coenzyme Q-10.

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Japan inn brings legendary service to Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - The staff of the Radium-Kagaya International Hotel take part in its opening ceremony in the Beitou hot spa resort in Taipei on Dec. 18, 2010. The inn, operated by a joint venture of the Kagaya Group of Japan and the Radium Group of Taiwan, has brought Japanese-style hospitality to Taiwan.

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Kan views Futenma base in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) boards a helicopter of the Air Self-Defense Force at its Naha base in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 18, 2010, to view U.S. military-related locations such as the Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station.

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Kan views Futenma base in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) boards a helicopter of the Air Self-Defense Force at its Naha base in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 18, 2010, to view U.S. military-related locations such as the Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station.

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Nishioka to sign deal with Twins

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 18, 2010, shows Japanese professional baseball player Tsuyoshi Nishioka. Baseball sources said Dec. 15, 2010, Nishioka was expected to sign a deal with the Minnesota Twins after his Japanese club Lotte Marines approved his move to the major leagues.

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Japan's 1st hybrid tourism train

TOKYO, Japan - People pose near the HB-E300 hybrid train of East Japan Railway Co. during a public opening event at JR Ueno Station in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2010. The company, more widely called JR East, plans to run the HB-E300, the first sightseeing train in Japan equipped with a hybrid system, in Nagano Prefecture from Oct. 2 to Dec. 26.