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British document on Senkakus

LONDON, United Kingdom - Photo taken on Dec. 20, 2013, shows a file at the National Archives in London containing documents from the early 1970s expressing British uncertainty over Japan's claim to the Senkaku Islands.

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Conventional mobile phones

TOKYO, Japan - A customer examines products at a conventional mobile phone corner at a large electric appliance shop in Tokyo's Akihabara area on Dec. 20, 2013. Such phones have remained popular in Japan despite the dominance of smartphones.

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New island merges with neighbor island

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from an airplane on Dec. 26, 2013, shows Nishinoshima Island (back), an uninhabited island in the Ogasawara chain around 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo, and a new islet that grew and merged with it. The Japan Coast Guard confirmed the formation of the new islet on Nov. 20, 2013, following an undersea volcanic eruption.

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New island merges with neighbor island

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from an airplane on Dec. 26, 2013, shows Nishinoshima Island (back), an uninhabited island in the Ogasawara chain around 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo, and a new islet that grew and merged with it. The Japan Coast Guard confirmed the formation of the new islet on Nov. 20, 2013, following an undersea volcanic eruption.

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New islet merges with neighboring island

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from an airplane on Dec. 26, 2013, shows Nishinoshima Island (R), an uninhabited island in the Ogasawara chain around 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo, and a new islet that grew and merged with it. The Japan Coast Guard confirmed the formation of the new islet on Nov. 20, 2013, following an undersea volcanic eruption.

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Christmas in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria - A chorus is performed to celebrate Christmas at a church in a Christian area of Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 20, 2013, amid the civil war raging there.

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Christmas in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria - A man stands by a Christmas tree at a church in a Christian area in the suburbs of Damascus, Syria, on Dec. 20, 2013, amid the civil war raging there.

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17 humanoid robots compete in DARPA Robotics Challenge

WASHINGTON, United States - Atlas, a humanoid robot by Boston Dynamics which was recently acquired by Google, walks on blocks at the DARPA Robotics Challenge in Homestead, Florida, on Dec. 20, 2013. Seventeen robots are taking part in the two-day contest hosted by U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to prove their performance abilities in an unpredictable disaster situation.

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17 humanoid robots compete in DARPA Robotics Challenge

WASHINGTON, United States - Schaft, a humanoid robot developed by Japanese venture company Schaft Inc., attaches a hose to a hydrant at the DARPA Robotics Challenge in Homestead, Florida, on Dec. 20, 2013. Seventeen robots are taking part in the two-day contest hosted by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to prove their performance abilities in an unpredictable disaster situation.

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17 humanoid robots compete in DARPA Robotics Challenge

WASHINGTON, United States - Hubo, a humanoid robot built by a team of universities led by Drexel University of the United States, drives a vehicle at the DARPA Robotics Challenge in Homestead, Florida, on Dec. 20, 2013. Seventeen robots are taking part in the two-day contest hosted by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to prove their performance abilities in an unpredictable disaster situation.

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17 humanoid robots compete in DARPA Robotics Challenge

WASHINGTON, United States - Robosimian, a humanoid robot developed by the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, walks on a slope at the DARPA Robotics Challenge in Homestead, Florida, on Dec. 20, 2013. Seventeen robots are taking part in the two-day contest hosted by U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to prove their performance abilities in an unpredictable disaster situation.

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17 humanoid robots compete in DARPA Robotics Challenge

WASHINGTON, United States - Schaft, a humanoid robot developed by Japanese venture company Schaft Inc., opens a door to walk through it at the DARPA Robotics Challenge in Homestead, Florida, on Dec. 20, 2013. Seventeen robots are taking part in the two-day contest hosted by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to prove their performance abilities in an unpredictable disaster situation.

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17 humanoid robots compete in DARPA Robotics Challenge

WASHINGTON, United States - Valkryie, a humanoid robot of the NASA Johnson Space Center, competes in the DARPA Robotics Challenge in Homestead, Florida, on Dec. 20, 2013. Seventeen robots are taking part in the two-day contest hosted by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to prove their performance abilities in an unpredictable disaster situation.

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Japan's new island growing

HACHIJO ISLAND, Japan - Photo taken from an airplane on Dec. 20, 2013, shows a new island, formed as a result of an undersea volcanic eruption, near Nishinoshima Island, an uninhabited islet in the Ogasawara islet chain some 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo.

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Japan's new island growing

HACHIJO ISLAND, Japan - Upper photo shows Nishinoshima Island (back), an uninhabited islet in the Ogasawara islet chain some 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo, and a new island formed nearby as a result of an undersea volcanic eruption, on Nov. 21, 2013; the bottom photo shows the same two islands on Dec. 20, 2013. Volcanic geology experts say if the new island continues to grow, the two islands might merge by the end of the year.

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Evacuees from Fukushima disaster

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 20, 2013, shows temporary housing in the city of Fukushima for evacuees from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster. The government adopted new policies the same day to accelerate recovery from the disaster, featuring more financial aid for plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. and support for evacuees seeking to start new lives elsewhere.

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Japan's new island growing

HACHIJO ISLAND, Japan - Photo taken from an airplane on Dec. 20, 2013, shows Nishinoshima Island (back), an uninhabited islet in the Ogasawara islet chain some 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo, and a new island formed nearby as a result of an undersea volcanic eruption.

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China, U.S. hold bilateral commerce, trade talks

BEIJING, China - U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman (L) shakes with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang (2nd from R) while U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker (2nd from L) shakes hands with Chinese Agriculture Minister Han Changfu (R) at a meeting of the Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Dec. 20, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan's new island growing

HACHIJO ISLAND, Japan - Photo taken from an airplane on Dec. 20, 2013, shows a new island, formed as a result of an undersea volcanic eruption, near Nishinoshima Island, an uninhabited islet in the Ogasawara islet chain some 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo.

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Evacuees from Fukushima disaster

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 20, 2013, shows a lounge, part of a temporary housing complex in the city of Fukushima for evacuees from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster. The government adopted new policies the same day to accelerate recovery from the disaster, featuring more financial aid for plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. and support for evacuees seeking to start new lives elsewhere.

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Japan achieves goal of 10 mil. foreign visitors

NARITA, Japan - A couple from Thailand, one of whom was the 10 millionth foreign visitor to Japan in 2013, are greeted by Hello Kitty wearing kimono at Narita airport near Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2013.

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China, U.S. hold bilateral commerce, trade talks

BEIJING, China - U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker (L) shakes hands with Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang at a meeting of the Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Dec. 20, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Accord on cooperation for wage hikes

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromasa Yonekura, chief of Japan's biggest business lobby Keidanren, answers a reporter's question after a meeting between representatives of the government, corporate executives and labor unions at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2013.

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Chinese envoy in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua arrives at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo for talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida on Dec. 20, 2013.

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Japan achieves goal of 10 mil. foreign visitors

NARITA, Japan - Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Akihiro Ota (4th from L) and other officials attend an event at Narita airport near Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2013, to celebrate Japan achieving of its target of drawing 10 million foreign visitors in 2013.

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Ishimoto designs guest room in hot spa hotel

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Japanese textile designer Fujio Ishimoto speaks in a guestroom of his design at Takaraso Hotel in the Dogo Onsen hot spring resort in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, on Dec. 20, 2013. The room was designed in the image of a grass field.

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Hot spa hotel's guestroom designed by artist Kusama

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Takaraso Hotel in the Dogo Onsen hot spring resort in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, displays a guest room designed by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama on Dec. 20, 2013.

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BOJ chief

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda attends a press conference at the central bank's head office in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2013. The BOJ decided earlier in the day to maintain its ultraloose monetary policy and left unchanged its assessment of the domestic economy, stating it is "recovering moderately."

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Protests in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai antigovernment protesters demonstrate in Bangkok on Dec. 20, 2013.

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Japanese envoy in China

BEIJING, China - Japanese Ambassador to China Masato Kitera holds a press conference at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Dec. 20, 2013.

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Accord on cooperation for wage hikes

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a meeting of representatives of the government, corporate executives and labor unions at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2013.

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Accord on cooperation for wage hikes

TOKYO, Japan - Representatives of the government, corporate executives and labor unions gather for a meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2013. They struck a written accord later that day to cooperate in seeking to raise worker salaries in Japan.

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Egyptian foreign minister

TOKYO, Japan - Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy speaks in an interview with Japanese media in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2013.

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Protests in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai antigovernment protesters demonstrate in Bangkok on Dec. 20, 2013.

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Protests in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Former Thai Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, leader of antigovernment protests, is pictured during a demonstration in Bangkok on Dec. 20, 2013.

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Toyota FCV concept

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s fuel-cell prototype vehicle, Toyota FCV concept, at the Osaka Motor Show on Dec. 20, 2013, its opening day.

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BOJ maintains ultraeasy monetary policy

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda (C) attends the central bank's policy meeting at its head office in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2013. The BOJ decided to maintain its ultraloose monetary policy and left unchanged its assessment of the domestic economy, stating it is "recovering moderately."

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Vanilla Air begins operation

NARITA, Japan - Photo shows the first flight about to leave for Naha, Okinawa Prefecture's capital, on the morning of Dec. 20, 2013, at Narita Airport near Tokyo, as Vanilla Air, a reborn low-cost carrier under ANA Holdings Inc., began operation with flights linking its base, Narita Airport, with Naha and Taipei.

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BOJ maintains ultraeasy monetary policy

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda heads to the central bank's policy meeting at its head office in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2013. The BOJ decided to maintain its ultraloose monetary policy and left unchanged its assessment of the domestic economy, stating it is "recovering moderately."

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Judo coach resigns over abuse scandal

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese women's judo coach Ryuji Sonoda (R) taking part in a training session in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2012. Sonoda said Jan. 31, 2013, he will submit his resignation to the All Japan Judo Federation following revelations that 15 top female judo wrestlers sent a joint complaint to the Japan Olympic Committee at the end of 2012, alleging they had been subjected to harassment and physical violence by Sonoda and other coaching staff at a training camp in the buildup to the London Olympics.

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BOJ to conclude review on inflation goal in Jan.

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa (R) holds a press conference at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2012. The BOJ decided the same day to further ease its monetary policy and said it aims to conclude a review of its inflation goal at its next policy meeting in January 2013, as demanded by presumptive Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has proposed setting an inflation target of 2 percent.

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BOJ to conclude review on inflation goal in Jan.

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa ends a press conference at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2012. The BOJ decided the same day to further ease its monetary policy and said it aims to conclude a review of its inflation goal at its next policy meeting in January 2013, as demanded by presumptive Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has proposed setting an inflation target of 2 percent.

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New uniforms for JAL employees

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Co. unveils Dec. 20, 2012, at Tokyo's Haneda airport new uniforms for its pilots, cabin attendants and other employees to be introduced during the first half of the fiscal year starting April 2013.

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New uniforms for JAL employees

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Co. unveils Dec. 20, 2012, at Tokyo's Haneda airport new uniforms for its pilots, cabin attendants and other employees to be introduced during the first half of the fiscal year starting April 2013.

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BOJ to conclude review on inflation goal in Jan.

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa holds a press conference at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2012. The BOJ decided the same day to further ease its monetary policy and said it aims to conclude a review of its inflation goal at its next policy meeting in January 2013, as demanded by presumptive Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has proposed setting an inflation target of 2 percent.

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BOJ to conclude review on inflation goal in Jan.

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in December 2011 shows the Bank of Japan's head office in Tokyo. The BOJ decided Dec. 20, 2012, to further ease its monetary policy and said it aims to conclude a review of its inflation goal at its next policy meeting in January 2013, as demanded by presumptive Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has proposed setting an inflation target of 2 percent.

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BOJ to conclude review on inflation goal in Jan.

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa holds a press conference at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2012. The BOJ decided the same day to further ease its monetary policy and said it aims to conclude a review of its inflation goal at its next policy meeting in January 2013, as demanded by presumptive Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has proposed setting an inflation target of 2 percent.

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BOJ to conclude review on inflation goal in Jan.

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa explains the BOJ's monetary policy using a chart during a press conference at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2012. The BOJ decided the same day to further ease its monetary policy and said it aims to conclude a review of its inflation goal at its next policy meeting in January 2013, as demanded by presumptive Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has proposed setting an inflation target of 2 percent.