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Talks on Iran's nuclear program to continue

VIENNA, Austria - Yukiya Amano, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, says at the IAEA's special board meeting in Vienna on Dec. 11, 2014, that six major powers and Iran will extend their talks on Tehran's nuclear ambitions until June 30, 2015, to attain a lasting and comprehensive solution to the Islamic nation's nuclear program.

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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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Thai tourists enjoy cuisine at old mansion in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Tourists from Thailand enjoy Japanese cuisine at a Ganko Food Service restaurant converted from an old Japanese-style mansion in Kyoto, western Japan, on Dec. 30, 2014.

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Award-winning novelist Tomiko Miyao dies at 88

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in July 2008 shows award-winning novelist Tomiko Miyao. Miyao, who is known for her autobiographical and historical novels, died of natural causes on Dec. 30, 2014, her family said on Jan. 7, 2015. She was 88.

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Former Korean Air vice president arrested over "nut rage" affair

SEOUL, South Korea - Former Korean Air Vice President Cho Hyun Ah is surrounded by reporters in front of the Seoul Western Prosecutors' Office in the South Korean capital on Dec. 30, 2014, after being arrested for violating aviation security and other laws. Cho, the eldest daughter of Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang Ho, delayed a Seoul-bound flight from New York over nuts served aboard in a case known as "nut rage."

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Former Korean Air vice president arrested over "nut rage" affair

SEOUL, South Korea - Former Korean Air Vice President Cho Hyun Ah (C) is taken to a detention house from the Seoul Western Prosecutors' Office in the South Korean capital on Dec. 30, 2014, after being arrested for violating aviation security and other laws. Cho, the eldest daughter of Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang Ho, delayed a Seoul-bound flight from New York over nuts served aboard in a case known as "nut rage."

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Mexican Guevara wins WBC light flyweight title

TOKYO, Japan - Former two-time world champion Akira Yaegashi (L) boxes with Pedro Guevara of Mexico in the second round for the vacant WBC light flyweight title at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in the Japanese capital on Dec. 30, 2014. Guevara scored a seventh-round knockout win.

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Former Korean Air vice president arrested over "nut rage" affair

SEOUL, South Korea - Former Korean Air Vice President Cho Hyun Ah (C) emerges from the Seoul Western Prosecutors' Office in the South Korean capital on Dec. 30, 2014, after being arrested for violating aviation security and other laws. Cho, the eldest daughter of Korean Air Chairman Cho Yang Ho, delayed a Seoul-bound flight from New York over nuts served aboard in a case known as "nut rage."

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Inoue seizes WBO super flyweight title

TOKYO, Japan - Newly crowned WBO super flyweight champion Naoya "Monster" Inoue raises the champion belt after sensationally knocking out legendary champ Omar Narvaez of Argentina in the second round at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in the Japanese capital on Dec. 30, 2014.

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Inoue stuns Narvaez, captures WBO title

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Naoya Inoue (R) decks seasoned WBO super flyweight Omar Narvaez of Argentina in the first round before wresting the title from Narvaez at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in the Japanese capital on Dec. 30, 2014.

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Univ. of Miyazaki opens office in Yangon

YANGON, Myanmar - Tatsuo Suganuma (C), president of the University of Miyazaki, attends the opening ceremony of the Japanese national university's office in Yangon, the biggest city in Myanmar, on Dec. 30, 2014. The university will promote the development of human resources in Myanmar in cooperation with the government of the Southeast Asian country.

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China launches website to claim ownership of Senkaku Islands

BEIJING, China - China's State Oceanic Administration launches a website on Dec. 30, 2014, to claim its ownership of the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands. The uninhabited islands in the East China Sea are known as Diaoyu in China.

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Olympic gold medalist Murata beats Nicklow

TOKYO, Japan - London Olympic middleweight gold medalist Ryota Murata (R) lands a right on American Jessie Nicklow in the 10th round at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in the Japanese capital on Dec. 30, 2014. Murata won the bout by a unanimous decision.

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Linares bags his 3rd world title

TOKYO, Japan - Venezuelan Jorge Linares celebrates his knockout victory over Mexican Javier Prieto to capture the vacant WBC lightweight title, his third world title in three different weight divisions, at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in the Japanese capital on Dec. 30, 2014.

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Venezuelan Linares wins WBC lightweight title

TOKYO, Japan - Venezuelan Jorge Linares (R) lands a left on Javier Prieto of Mexico in the third round and knocked him out in the fourth, capturing the vacant WBC lightweight title at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in the Japanese capital on Dec. 30, 2014. It was Linares' third world title in three different weight divisions.

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Last trading day of 2014

TOKYO, Japan - American actress Charlotte Kate Fox, heroine of a Japanese television drama series, rings the closing bell during a ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo's Nihombashi area on Dec. 30, 2014, the last trading day of the year.

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Last trading day of 2014

TOKYO, Japan - American actress Charlotte Kate Fox, heroine of a Japanese television drama series, rings the closing bell during a ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo's Nihombashi area on Dec. 30, 2014, the last trading day of the year.

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Hanyu has surgery, out for 6 weeks

NAGANO, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 27, 2014, shows world and Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu touching his stomach after finishing his performance in the men's free program at the Japanese national championships at Nagano Big Hat in the central Japan city of Nagano. Hanyu, who was suffering from abdominal pain, underwent surgery and will be out of action for six weeks, the Japan Skating Federation announced Dec. 30, 2014.

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Last trading day of 2014

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Stock Exchange personnel clap during a ceremony in Tokyo's Nihombashi area on Dec. 30, 2014, marking the last trading day of the year.

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Yokozuna Hakuho in 'mochi' making event

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho pounds rice during a traditional "mochi" rice cake making event at Miyagino Stable in Tokyo on Dec. 30, 2014. He won five of the six tournaments in the year to extend his overall tourney titles to 32, equaling the late grand champion Taiho's all-time record.

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New Year holiday exodus peaks in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - People board a shinkansen bullet train at Shin-Osaka Station, in Osaka, western Japan, on Dec. 30, 2014, leaving for their hometowns to spend the year-end and New Year holidays.

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New Year holiday exodus peaks in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - People board a shinkansen bullet train at Shin-Osaka Station, in Osaka, western Japan, on Dec. 30, 2014, leaving for their hometowns to spend the year-end and New Year holidays.

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Bird flu virus detected in Yamaguchi, 3rd case of winter

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Koya Nishikawa (C) speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 30, 2014, after a meeting of ministers related to a bird flu outbreak in the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi. The prefectural government began culling about 37,000 chickens in the early morning of the same day at a poultry farm in the city of Nagato after bird flu was confirmed.

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Bird flu virus detected in Yamaguchi, 3rd case of winter

NAGATO, Japan - Local officials of the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi prepare to cull around 37,000 chickens before dawn on Dec. 30, 2014, at a farm where a bird flu outbreak was confirmed. It was the third avian influenza case of the winter at a chicken farm in Japan, after the city of Miyazaki in southwestern prefecture announced a confirmed case the previous day.

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NY's 'Nostalgia Train' brings back past

NEW YORK, United States - People enjoy nostalgia rides operating along a New York subway line on Nov. 30, 2014. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority starts operating the holiday "Nostalgia Train," made up of subway cars with ceiling fans, padded seats and incandescent light bulbs in service between the 1930s and the 1970s, on the same day. The holiday train, normally kept at a museum, operates on Sundays only, through Dec. 28.

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Ride down NY memory lane with nostalgia rides

NEW YORK, United States - The Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York starts operating the holiday "Nostalgia Train," made up of subway cars in service between the 1930s and the 1970s, on Nov. 30, 2014. The holiday train operates on Sundays only, through Dec. 28.

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Otter pups

OSAKA, Japan - Asian small clawed otter pups make their public debut at Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan in Osaka, western Japan, on May 21, 2014. The litter was born on Dec. 29 and 30, 2013.