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Fundraising concert for minority education by Suu Kyi's NLD

YANGON, Myanmar - A portrait of Myanmar's Nobel peace laureate and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is displayed at an outdoor concert in Yangon, Myanmar, on Dec. 30, 2011. The concert was organized by Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy to raise funds for education of ethnic minorities.

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Marinos manager Kimura dismissed

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Kazushi Kimura, manager of Yokohama F Marinos, speaks with reporters in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 30, 2011, after he was fired following the club's loss in the Emperor's Cup semifinals to second division team Kyoto Sanga. Kimura, 53, will be replaced by 50-year-old coach Yasuhiro Higuchi.

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Japan's Ito 5th in World Cup ski jumping event

OBERSTDORF, Germany - Photo shows Japanese ski jumper Daiki Ito in Oberstdorf, Germany. Ito finished fifth in a World Cup ski jumping competition in Oberstdorf on Dec. 30, 2011.

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Aftermath of Philippine flash floods

CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines - Photo taken Dec. 30, 2011, shows people living in an elementary school in Cagayan de Oro on the Philippines' Mindanao island after their houses were destroyed by flash floods caused by tropical storm Washi two weeks ago.

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Panasonic launches new group structure

OSAKA, Japan - The logo at the Sanyo Electric Co. headquarters in Moriguchi, Osaka Prefecture, is seen replaced with ''Panasonic'' on Dec. 30, 2011. Japan's major electronics maker Panasonic Corp. launched its new group structure on Jan. 1, 2012, reorganizing its business divisions and two wholly owned units -- Sanyo Electric Co. and Panasonic Electric Works Co. -- into three main groups as it places greater emphasis on energy-related businesses.

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Fundraising concert for minority education by Suu Kyi's NLD

YANGON, Myanmar - Portraits of Myanmar's Nobel peace laureate and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi are displayed at an outdoor concert in Yangon, Myanmar, on Dec. 30, 2011. The concert was organized by Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy to raise funds for the education of ethnic minorities.

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Gov't adopts tax hike plan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks with reporters at his office in Tokyo on Dec. 30, 2011, after the government adopted a plan for raising the politically sensitive consumption tax in two stages starting in 2014.

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Aftermath of Philippine flash floods

CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines - Photo taken Dec. 30, 2011, shows a house destroyed by flash floods caused by tropical storm Washi two weeks ago in Cagayan de Oro on the Philippines' Mindanao island.

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Aftermath of Philippine flash floods

CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines - A man cleans up debris in Cagayan de Oro on the Philippines' Mindanao island on Dec. 30, 2011, after the city was heavily damaged by flash floods caused by tropical storm Washi two weeks ago.

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Aftermath of Philippine flash floods

CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines - Photo taken Dec. 30, 2011, shows people living in an elementary school in Cagayan de Oro on the Philippines' Mindanao island after their houses were destroyed by flash floods caused by tropical storm Washi two weeks ago.

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New Year's travelers

TOKYO, Japan - The departure lobby for domestic routes is crowded with New Year's travelers heading for their hometowns at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Dec. 30, 2011.

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Nikkei at lowest year-end level in 29 yrs

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic signboard in the Yaesu district in central Tokyo shows the closing level of the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average on Dec. 30, 2011, the year's last trading day. Although the index gained -- up 56.46 points, or 0.67 percent -- from the previous day to finish at 8,455.35, it lost about 17 percent during the year to mark the lowest year-end closing level since 1982.

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Toyota President Toyoda

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken May 11, 2011, shows Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp. The Wall Street Journal picked Toyoda as one of 12 ''Corporate Executives to Watch Next Year'' on Dec. 30, 2011, saying 2012 may be a ''make or break year'' for the chief of the top Japanese automaker.

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Aftermath of Philippine flash floods

CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines - A girl drenches herself with water in Cagayan de Oro on the Philippines' Mindanao island on Dec. 30, 2011, after the city was heavily damaged by flash floods caused by tropical storm Washi two weeks ago.

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Aftermath of Philippine flash floods

CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines - A man tries to remove a car buried in soil in Cagayan de Oro on the Philippines' Mindanao island on Dec. 30, 2011, after the city was heavily damaged by flash floods caused by tropical storm Washi two weeks ago.

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Honda's EV-STER unveiled at Tokyo Motor Show

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co.'s small electric sports car, the EV-STER, is unveiled on Nov. 30, 2011, at the Tokyo Motor Show, which opened to the press the same day at Tokyo Big Sight. The motor show will be open to the public from Dec. 3 through 11.

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Fuji Heavy's Subaru BRZ unveiled at Tokyo Motor Show

TOKYO, Japan - Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd's Subaru BRZ is unveiled on Nov. 30, 2011, at the Tokyo Motor Show, which opened to the press the same day before being opened to the public from Dec. 3 through 11. The rear-wheel drive sports car was co-developed with Toyota Motor Corp.

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Tokyo Motor Show opens to press

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo Motor Show opens to the press at Tokyo Big Sight in Koto Ward in the Japanese capital on Nov. 30, 2011. Japanese automakers unveiled a bevy of electric cars and other green vehicles, reflecting consumers' shift toward conserving resources after the limiting of power supplies in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The motor show will be open to the public on Dec. 3-11.

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Japanese PM Kan

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan. Kan is considering a visit to China possibly in the spring of 2011 in an effort to mend bilateral ties that have soured since the September 2010 maritime collisions between a Chinese fishing boat and two Japanese patrol boats in waters around the disputed Senkaku Islands, sources said Dec. 30, 2010.