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Nelson Mandela dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows former South African President Nelson Mandela attending the opening ceremony of the World Cup soccer finals at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg in July 2010. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate who waged a long and ultimately victorious struggle against apartheid died on Dec. 5, 2013. He was 95.

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Oldest dog dies at age of 26 years, 9 months

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows the male cross-breed dog Pusuke in Sakura, Tochigi Prefecture, north of Tokyo, who was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest living dog in December 2010. He died on Dec. 5, 2011, at the age of 26 years and 9 months.

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1st-class seats on Hayabusa bullet train

RIFU, Japan - Photo shows seats in the GranClass first-class car of East Japan Railway Co.'s E5-type Hayabusa bullet train, which was opened to the media on Dec. 14, 2010, in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture. The train will debut on March 5, 2011, on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line between Tokyo and Aomori, northeastern Japan.

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1st-class seats on Hayabusa bullet train

RIFU, Japan - Photo shows seats in the GranClass first-class car of East Japan Railway Co.'s E5-type Hayabusa bullet train, which was opened to the media on Dec. 14, 2010, in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture. The train will debut on March 5, 2011, on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line between Tokyo and Aomori, northeastern Japan.

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Hayabusa bullet train

RIFU, Japan - The E5-type Hayabusa bullet train is unveiled to the media by East Japan Railway Co. on Dec. 14, 2010, in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture. The train will debut on March 5, 2011, on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line between Tokyo and Aomori, northeastern Japan.

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Hayabusa bullet train commercial model unveiled

RIFU, Japan - A logo featuring a falcon design is seen on East Japan Railway Co.'s E5-type Hayabusa (Falcon) bullet train on Dec. 14, 2010, in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture. The train will debut on March 5, 2011, on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line between Tokyo and Aomori, northeastern Japan.

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Negishi in Stockholm for Nobel Prize ceremony

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese chemist Eiichi Negishi, professor at Purdue University in the United States and a winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry, speaks during an interview in Stockholm on Dec. 5, 2010. Negishi, who shared the prize with Japanese chemist Akira Suzuki and U.S. chemist Richard Heck, said he feels due responsibility as a Nobel laureate prior to attending the award ceremony in the Swedish capital on Dec. 10.

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Kim Kyung Tae wins Japan money title

INAGI, Japan - Kim Kyung Tae of South Korea celebrates the JGTO money champion title after playing at the season-ending Nippon Series JT Cup at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on Dec. 5, 2010.

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Transcend wins Japan Cup Dirt

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - Jockey Shinji Fujita waves on his mount Transcend after winning the Japan Cup Dirt at Hanshin Racecourse on Dec. 5, 2010.

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Climbing event for those with visual disabilities

CHIBA, Japan - A climber with impaired sight climbs a 13-meter-tall practice wall during an international event at a gymnasium in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 5, 2010. Twenty-five climbers including those from Japan, Italy, Malaysia, Russia and Spain took part in the two-day event.

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Gharib wins Fukuoka marathon

FUKUOKA, Japan - Jaouad Gharib of Morocco celebrates his victory in the Fukuoka International Marathon on Dec. 5, 2010. The Beijing Olympic silver medalist clocked 2 hours, 8 minutes, 24 seconds.

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Half marathon at Angkor Wat

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - Yuko Arimori of Japan, the Barcelona Olympic silver medalist, takes part in the Angkor Wat International Half Marathon in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Dec. 5, 2010.

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Half marathon at Angkor Wat

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - Yuko Arimori (C) of Japan, the Barcelona Olympic silver medalist, takes part in the Angkor Wat International Half Marathon in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on Dec. 5, 2010.

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Gharib wins Fukuoka marathon

FUKUOKA, Japan - Jaouad Gharib of Morocco crosses the finish line to win the Fukuoka International Marathon on Dec. 5, 2010. The Beijing Olympic silver medalist clocked 2 hours, 8 minutes, 24 seconds.

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Bandai to sell Endeavour model made of superalloy

TOKYO, Japan - A woman shows a 1/144 model of the Space Shuttle Endeavour made of superalloy materials during a presentation in Tokyo on July 5, 2010. Toy maker Bandai Co. will put the completed and painted model of Endeavour, which carried Mamori Mori as the first Japanese payload specialist in 1992, on the Japanese market on Dec. 3 with a price tag of 47,250 yen. The model of Endeavour is the second in Bandai's fine scale model series for adults.

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Obama statue to be moved from Jakarta park to his former school

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Photo shows a bronze statue of U.S. President Barack Obama as a boy at Menteng Park in Jakarta. Jakarta authorities announced on Feb. 5, 2010, the statue will be moved to his former elementary school before he visits Indonesia in mid-March. The 110-centimeter statue of a 10-year-old Obama smiling at a butterfly resting on his raised left thumb has drawn criticism since being erected on Dec. 10, 2009.