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Writer of well-known A-bomb comic book 'Barefoot Gen' dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 2011 shows Keiji Nakazawa, author of "Hadashi no Gen" (Barefoot Gen), an iconic Japanese comic about the 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing. Nakazawa died of lung cancer on Dec. 19 at a hospital in the western Japanese city, people close to him said Dec. 25, 2012. He was 73.

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Industrial designer Yanagi dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in 2002 shows Sori Yanagi, a pioneering industrial designer in Japan known for his prizewinning work ''Butterfly Stool.'' Yanagi died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on Dec. 25, 2011. He was 96.

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Japanese Foreign Minister Gemba in Yangon

YANGON, Myanmar - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (L) receives flowers upon his arrival in Yangon, the largest city in Myanmar, on Dec. 25, 2011, starting the first visit to the Southeast Asian country since 2002 by a Japanese foreign minister.

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Japan's Okada coaches China team

HANGZHOU, China - Former Japan national soccer coach Takeshi Okada (L) holds his jersey during a press conference in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, on Dec. 25, 2011, as he became the new manager of China's Hangzhou Greentown.

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Genkai power plant's No. 4 reactor building

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows the building housing the No. 4 reactor at the Genkai nuclear power plant in the town of Genkai, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Kyushu Electric Power Co. suspended the reactor's operation on Dec. 25, 2011, for a regular checkup.

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Japan PM Noda, China's Wen in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda attend a ceremony to welcome Noda at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 25, 2011. It was Noda's first trip to China since taking office in September 2011. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan PM Noda, China's Wen in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda shake hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 25, 2011. Wen and Noda agreed to cooperate to ensure peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula in the wake of the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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Japan PM Noda, China's Wen in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda raise their glasses in a toast at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 25, 2011. It was Noda's first trip to China since he became prime minister in September 2011. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Asada wins national c'ships

OSAKA, Japan - Former two-time world champion Mao Asada performs during the free skate of the figure skating national championships at Namihaya Dome in Osaka Prefecture on Dec. 25, 2011. She captured the women's title.

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Asada wins national c'ships

OSAKA, Japan - Former two-time world champion Mao Asada performs during the free skate of the figure skating national championships at Namihaya Dome in Osaka Prefecture on Dec. 25, 2011. She captured the women's title.

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Asada wins national c'ships

OSAKA, Japan - Former two-time world champion Mao Asada performs during the free skate of the figure skating national championships at Namihaya Dome in Osaka Prefecture on Dec. 25, 2011. She captured the women's title.

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Violinist Goto

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese violinist Midori Goto. She will give concerts in Japan in July 2012 on the 30th anniversary of her debut, she said on Dec. 25, 2011.

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Kabuki actor Hanshiro dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in 1994 shows kabuki actor Iwai Hanshiro, who died on Dec. 25, 2011, at the age of 84.

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Buena Vista retires

FUNABASHI, Japan - Buena Vista undergoes a retirement ceremony at Nakayama Racecourse in Chiba Prefecture on Dec. 25, 2011. The 5-year-old mare finished seventh in a field of 13 in the Arima Kinen, the final race that day in a career marked by six G1 victories, including the Japan Cup the previous month. She will be retired as a broodmare.

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Asada wins national c'ships

OSAKA, Japan - Former two-time world champion Mao Asada performs during the free skate of the figure skating national championships at Namihaya Dome in Osaka Prefecture on Dec. 25, 2011. She captured the women's title.

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Asada wins national c'ships

OSAKA, Japan - Former two-time world champion Mao Asada performs during the free skate of the figure skating national championships at Namihaya Dome in Osaka Prefecture on Dec. 25, 2011. She captured the women's title.

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PM Noda in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) attends his welcoming ceremony with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 25, 2011. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Suzuki 2nd at national c'ships

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Akiko Suzuki performs during the free skate of the figure skating national championships at Namihaya Dome in Osaka Prefecture on Dec. 25, 2011. She came in second place.

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Noda, Wen meet in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao meets with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 25, 2011. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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PM Noda in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R front) attends his welcoming ceremony, escorted by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 25, 2011. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Noda, Wen meet in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 25, 2011.

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Noda, Wen meet in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda meets with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 25, 2011. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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N. Korea border area

LINJIANG, China - People are seen in a village in North Korea pictured across the Yalu River from the Chinese side in Jilin Province on Dec. 25, 2011.

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Noda, Wen meet in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 25, 2011.

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Noda, Wen meet in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 25, 2011.

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N. Korea border area

LINJIANG, China - A village in North Korea is pictured across the Yalu River from the Chinese side in Jilin Province on Dec. 25, 2011.

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PM Noda arrives in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (C) arrives at Beijing international airport on Dec. 25, 2011. Noda will hold talks with Chinese leaders during his first visit to the country since becoming prime minister in September. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Orfevre wins Arima Kinen

FUNABASHI, Japan - Triple Crown champion Orfevre (9) gallops to victory in the Arima Kinen at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Dec. 25, 2011, followed by Eishin Flash and To the Glory (7), who took second and third, respectively. First choice Orfevre crossed the line in 2 minutes, 36.0 seconds over the 2,500 meters, capturing his fourth Grade 1 title.

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PM Noda arrives in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (C) arrives at Beijing international airport on Dec. 25, 2011. Noda will hold talks with Chinese leaders during his first visit to the country since becoming prime minister in September.

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Exhibition of paintings by Takehisa

KYOTO, Japan - A woman looks at three paintings by renowned Japanese painter and poet Yumeji Takehisa at the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto on July 14, 2011. The paintings will be on display at the museum during the exhibition ''Takehisa Yumeji in the Memory'' from Nov. 11 to Dec. 25, 2011.

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Exhibition of paintings by Takehisa

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken on July 14, 2011, shows three paintings by renowned Japanese painter and poet Yumeji Takehisa. The never publicly shown paintings will go on display at the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto during the exhibition ''Takehisa Yumeji in the Memory'' from Nov. 11 to Dec. 25, 2011.