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S. Korea mulls relocation of girl statue symbolizing comfort women

SEOUL, Dec. 26 Kyodo - File photo taken December 2011 shows a statue of a girl symbolizing the issue of "comfort women" in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul. It was reported on Dec. 26, 2015, South Korea is considering relocating it if Tokyo offers conditions acceptable to Seoul in talks to settle the long-standing row.

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Japanese politician pleads innocent at drugs trial in China

GUANGZHOU, China - A lawyer for a Japanese politician accused of drug smuggling in China meets with reporters in Guangzhou, China, on Aug. 26, 2014, the date of the first court hearing for his client. The lawyer said Takuma Sakuragi, a member of the Inazawa municipal assembly in Aichi Prefecture, has denied any wrongdoing since his arrest in December.

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Japanese politician pleads innocent at drugs trial in China

GUANGZHOU, China - Photo taken on Aug. 26, 2014, shows the Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court in Guangzhou, China, where the first hearing for a Japanese politician accused of drug smuggling is being held. Takuma Sakuragi, a member of the Inazawa municipal assembly in Aichi Prefecture, has denied any wrongdoing since his arrest in December.

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Tokyo Gov. Inose

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose presents a document saying he borrowed 50 million yen from the Tokushukai hospital and medical facilities chain as a personal loan, before running in December 2012's gubernatorial election, during a press conference at the metropolitan government hall in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2013. (Photo partially modified to conceal private information)

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Tokyo Gov. Inose

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose presents a document saying he borrowed 50 million yen from the Tokushukai hospital and medical facilities chain as a personal loan, before running in December 2012's gubernatorial election, during a press conference at the metropolitan government hall in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2013. (Photo partially modified to conceal private information)

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Tokyo Gov. Inose

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose apologizes during a press conference at the metropolitan government hall in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2013, over a scandal involving his borrowing of 50 million yen from the Tokushukai hospital and medical facilities chain, before running in December 2010's gubernatorial election.

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PM Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference at his office in Tokyo on June 26, 2013, the final day of his first Diet session since taking office in late December.

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PM Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference at his office in Tokyo on June 26, 2013, the final day of his first Diet session since taking office in late December.

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PM Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference at his office in Tokyo on June 26, 2013, the final day of his first Diet session since taking office in late December.

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PM Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a press conference at his office in Tokyo on June 26, 2013, the final day of his first Diet session since taking office in late December.

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PM Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is about to hold a press conference at his office in Tokyo on June 26, 2013, the final day of his first Diet session since taking office in late December.

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Japan hangs 2 inmates

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Justice Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki speaks during a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on April 26, 2013. He announced Japan had hanged two death row inmates the same day in the second round of executions carried out under the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe launched in December 2012.

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Japan hangs 2 inmates

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Justice Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki speaks during a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on April 26, 2013. He announced Japan had hanged two death row inmates the same day in the second round of executions carried out under the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe launched in December 2012.

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2 years after quake

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Aerial photos taken by Kyodo News show Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture in December 2000 (top), on Feb. 26, 2012 (center), about a year after a nuclear crisis triggered by the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, and on March 3, 2013. From right to left are the buildings housing the No. 1 to No. 4 reactors.

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Shibuya Hikarie

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in December 2011 shows Shibuya Hikarie (R top), a new commercial complex in front of JR Shibuya Station in Tokyo. The facility, housing some 200 shops and restaurants, and a musical theater, will open April 26, 2012.

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Fukushima plant in 2000, 2012

TOKYO, Japan - Photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in December 2000 (top) before the crisis started there following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and the same plant on Feb. 26, 2012 (bottom). Reactor buildings Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 are seen from right to left.

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Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in October 2011 shows Narita airport near Tokyo. Its operator, Narita International Airport Corp., said Jan. 26, 2012, that the combined number of Japanese passengers using the airport for outbound and inbound international flights stood at about 1,276,000 in December, marking the first year-on-year rise after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Senegalese singer N'Dour

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in December 2000 shows prominent Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour. According to Reuters, N'Dour announced on Nov. 26, 2011, the cancellation of concert dates from Jan. 2, 2012, as he would be entering politics, but did not say whether he would run in Senegal's presidential election slated for February.

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Nikon's 3-D photoframe

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Nikon Corp.'s NF-300i digital picture frame, which enables users to see 3-D images of their photographs with the naked eye through an online image-processing service. Nikon said Oct. 26, 2010 that it will start the members-only service in early December to convert photos into 3-D images for the device, which measures 16 centimeters high and 18 cm wide.

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JAL April-Dec. net loss expands

TOKYO, Japan - Norikazu Saito (L), executive officer of bankrupt Japan Airlines Corp., speaks at a press conference at the transport ministry on Feb. 26, 2010. The failed company's group net loss in the April-December period expanded to 177.98 billion yen from a year-earlier loss of 1.92 billion yen.

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FamilyMart's 1st Vietnam store officially opens in Ho Chi Minh

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - A ceremony to mark the official opening of FamilyMart Co.'s first store in Vietnam is held in Ho Chi Minh City on Jan. 26, 2010. The store, which opened in December, started full-scale operations the same day with FamilyMart President Junji Ueda in attendance at the ceremony.

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Anonymity in police reports prompts worries

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (2nd from R) attends a task force meeting of ministers and high-ranking government officials at the prime minister's office in Tokyo to work out a crime victim basic plan on December 26, 2005, prior to its Cabinet decision in the following day.