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Teenage film director

TOKYO, Japan - Ryugo Nakamura, a 14-year-old student in Okinawa, poses for a photo at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 23, 2010. His film ''Yagi no Boken'' (adventure of a goat) will be shown at theaters across Japan beginning with three cinemas in Tokyo and Yokohama from Jan. 8, 2011.

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Koenji, Tokyo's bohemian town

TOKYO, Japan - The entrance of a shopping district called Koenji Junjo Shotengai near JR Koenji Station in Tokyo is crowded with people Dec. 8, 2010. The neighborhood is a major setting for Haruki Murakami's best seller ''1Q84.''

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Kyushu Shinkansen bullet train

FUKUOKA, Japan - High school students pose in front of a board counting down the days until the start of full operation of the Kyushu Shinkansen Line's Kagoshima route at JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka on Dec. 8, 2010.

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U.S. military's air tanker

NAHA, Japan - This photo shows an arm for refueling airplanes installed on the fuselage of a U.S. military air tanker at the U.S. Air Force's Kadena base in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 8, 2010.

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U.S. military's air tanker

NAHA, Japan - A crew member of a U.S. military air tanker fixes the position of an arm to refuel an F-15 air fighter over the Pacific near Okinawa Island on Dec. 8, 2010.

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Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

TOKYO, Japan - FA-18 air fighters from the carrier George Washington fly in formation after being refueled by an air tanker over the Pacific near Okinawa Island on Dec. 8, 2010.

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Japan-U.S. joint naval drill

TOKYO, Japan - An FA-18 air fighter from the U.S. carrier George Washington is being refueled by an air tanker over the Pacific near Okinawa Island on Dec. 8, 2010.

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World's largest solar-powered boat arrives amid COP16

CANCUN, Mexico - Turanor PlanetSolar, the world's largest solar-powered boat, is docked on Dec. 8, 2010, in Cancun, Mexico. The environmentally-friendly boat, owned by Immo Stroeher of Germany, made a port call where a U.N. climate change conference, known as COP16, was taking place, in the middle of its voyage around the world.

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Lennon's 30th memorial charity concert

TOKYO, Japan - Yoko Ono, wife of legendary musician John Lennon, sings during a ''John Lennon Super Live'' charity concert in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2010, the 30th anniversary of Lennon's death.

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Lennon's 30th memorial charity concert

TOKYO, Japan - Yoko Ono (C), wife of legendary musician John Lennon, sings with Japanese musicians during a ''John Lennon Super Live'' charity concert in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2010, the 30th anniversary of Lennon's death.

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N.Y. memorial on 30th anniversary of Lennon's death

NEW YORK, United States - Hundreds of people gather at John Lennon's memorial Strawberry Fields in New York's Central Park on Dec. 8, 2010, the 30th anniversary of the legendary musician's death.

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Nobel laureates in chemistry give lectures

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - (From L to R) Japanese scientists Akira Suzuki and Eiichi Negishi and American chemist Richard Heck, who won this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry, stand together after giving lectures at Stockholm University on Dec. 8, 2010.

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Lennon's 30th memorial charity concert

TOKYO, Japan - Yoko Ono (L), wife of legendary musician John Lennon, gives a peace sign on stage during a ''John Lennon Super Live'' charity concert in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2010, the 30th anniversary of the legendary musician's death.

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Prosecutors decide against charging Asashoryu over assault

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows former sumo grand champion Asashoryu. The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office decided Dec. 8, 2010, against indicting him for drunkenly assaulting and injuring a man in January.

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Nobel laureates in chemistry give lectures

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - (From L to R) Japanese scientists Akira Suzuki and Eiichi Negishi and American chemist Richard Heck, who won this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry, stand together after giving lectures at Stockholm University on Dec. 8, 2010.

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Bolivian president meets Kan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) shakes hands with Bolivian President Evo Morales at his office in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2010.

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Hakuho celebrates 5 straight titles, 63 consecutive wins

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho (C) smiles at a ceremony to celebrate his fifth consecutive title after winning the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament and his 63-bout winning streak, the second-longest in sumo history, in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Dec. 8, 2010.

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Bolivian president at news conference

TOKYO, Japan - Bolivian President Evo Morales gives a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2010.

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Nobel laureate Negishi gives lecture

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Eiichi Negishi, a Japanese Nobel laureate in chemistry and professor at Purdue University in Indiana, delivers a lecture at Stockholm University on Dec. 8, 2010, before the award ceremony on Dec. 10.

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N. Korea citizens appear calm despite military drills

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows a snow-covered park along the Pothong River in central Pyongyang on Dec. 8, 2010.

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Lennon's 30th memorial charity concert

TOKYO, Japan - John Lennon is projected on a screen as musicians perform on stage during a ''John Lennon Super Live'' charity concert in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2010, the 30th anniversary of the legendary musician's death. The concert was joined by Yoko Ono, Lennon's wife.

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N. Korea citizens appear calm despite military drills

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Schoolchildren take part in snowball fights in a park by the Pothong River in snow-covered central Pyongyang on Dec. 8, 2010. North Korean citizens appeared calm even though the United States, South Korea and Japan are conducting military exercises in response to the North's deadly shelling of a South Korean island in late November.

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N. Korea citizens appear calm despite military drills

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A man and a young girl play in a park by the Pothong River in snow-covered central Pyongyang on Dec. 8, 2010. North Korean citizens appeared calm even though the United States, South Korea and Japan are conducting military exercises in response to the North's deadly shelling of a South Korean island in late November.

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Nobel laureate Negishi gives lecture

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Eiichi Negishi, a Japanese Nobel laureate in chemistry and professor at Purdue University in Indiana, delivers a lecture at Stockholm University on Dec. 8, 2010, before the award ceremony on Dec. 10.

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Sojitz begins shipment of farmed bluefin tuna

SASEBO, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 8, 2010, in Matsuura, Nagasaki Prefecture, shows Sojitz Tuna Farm Takashima Co.'s first shipment of farmed bluefin tuna ahead of the high-demand yearend and new-year season. Major trading house Sojitz Corp., which wholly owns Sojitz tuna farm, is the first Japanese trading company to enter into tuna farming, while an international commission decided to slightly reduce the bluefin tuna fishing quota for 2011.

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Miyazato after 2010 U.S. LPGA tour

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese golfer Ai Miyazato smiles during a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2010. Miyazato returned to Japan the previous day after finishing the 2010 U.S. LPGA tour in which she secured five wins.

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Sojitz begins shipment of farmed bluefin tuna

SASEBO, Japan - People involved with a tuna farming project pose for photos during a ceremony to commemorate Sojitz Tuna Farm Takashima Co.'s first shipment of farmed bluefin tuna on Dec. 8, 2010, in Matsuura, Nagasaki Prefecture. Major trading house Sojitz Corp., which wholly owns Sojitz tuna farm, is the first Japanese trading company to enter into tuna farming, while an international commission decided to slightly reduce the bluefin tuna fishing quota for 2011.

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Miyazato after 2010 U.S. LPGA tour

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese golfer Ai Miyazato holds flowers at a news conference in a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 8, 2010. Miyazato returned to Japan the previous day after finishing the 2010 U.S. LPGA tour in which she secured five wins.

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Iwakuma remains with Rakuten

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma speaks at a news conference in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Dec. 8, 2010, a day after a 30-day negotiating period with the Oakland Athletics came to an unfruitful end. Iwakuma, 29, will remain with Rakuten next season.

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Sengoku, U.S. Ambassador Roos meet

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos leaves the Japanese prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 8, 2010, after meeting Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku. Sengoku said he and Roos discussed various issues, including the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture and the WikiLeaks controversy.

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Akatsuki fails in Venus mission

SAGAMIHARA, Japan - Masato Nakamura (front), a project manager at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, speaks during a press conference at JAXA's Sagamihara Campus in Kanagawa Prefecture on Dec. 8, 2010. He said Japanese space probe Akatsuki failed to enter orbit around Venus.

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Akatsuki fails in Venus mission

SAGAMIHARA, Japan - Masato Nakamura (R), a project manager at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, speaks during a press conference at JAXA's Sagamihara Campus in Kanagawa Prefecture on Dec. 8, 2010. He said Japanese space probe Akatsuki failed to enter orbit around Venus.

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Nikkei closes below 10,000 line for 1st time since Dec. 10

TOKYO, Japan - An electric board in Tokyo's Marunouchi business district shows the key Nikkei Stock Average at the Tokyo Stock Exchange dropping 105.27 points to close at 9,951.82, on Feb. 8, 2010. The index closed below the 10,000 line for the first time since Dec. 10.

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Mosaic made of 120,000 smiling face photos sets Guinness record

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - In this photo taken Dec. 31, 2009, residents of the city of Nagato in Yamaguchi Prefecture celebrate the completion of a portrait of a poet from the prefecture made of 120,000 photos of smiling faces. The portrait was certified as the world's largest photo mosaic by the Guinness Book of World Records on Jan. 8, 2010.