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Jetstar marks 2 million passengers

NARITA, Japan - Budget airline operator Jetstar Japan Co. holds a commemorative ceremony at Narita International Airport near Tokyo on Aug. 13, 2013, after crossing the threshold of having carried 2 million passengers since its inauguration in July 2012. At right is Jetstar President Miyuki Suzuki.

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Iwakuni airport opens

IWAKUNI, Japan - Photo taken in July 2012 shows a new military-civilian airport opened on Dec. 13, 2012, in the western Japan city of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, where the U.S. Marine Corps operates an air station. An arrow indicates the terminal building.

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Devastation after floods in N. Korean village

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows a woman who lives in a tent on Aug. 13, 2012, in a village in Songchon County in South Phyongan Province, North Korea, which was devastated by torrential rain and subsequent floods in July.

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Devastation after floods in N. Korean village

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows devastation on Aug. 13, 2012, in a village in Songchon County in South Phyongan Province, North Korea, which was devastated by torrential rain and subsequent floods in July.

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Devastation after floods in N. Korean village

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows devastation on Aug. 13, 2012, in a village in Songchon County in South Phyongan Province, North Korea, which was devastated by torrential rain and subsequent floods in July.

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Devastation after floods in N. Korean village

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows a woman who lives in a tent on Aug. 13, 2012, in a village in Songchon County in South Phyongan Province, North Korea, which was devastated by torrential rain and subsequent floods in July.

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Devastation after floods in N. Korean village

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows devastation on Aug. 13, 2012, in a village in Songchon County in South Phyongan Province, North Korea, which was devastated by torrential rain and subsequent floods in July.

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London busy before Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken July 13, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows a suspended tree over a hill that was set up at the Olympic Stadium in London, where the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games will be held on July 27.

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London busy before Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken July 13, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows workers looking into a deep hole that was made at the Olympic Stadium in London, where the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games will be held on July 27.

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London busy before Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken July 13, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows a waterwheel that was set up at the Olympic Stadium in London, where the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games will be held on July 27.

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London busy before Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken July 13, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows the Olympic Stadium in London, where the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games will be held on July 27.

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London busy before Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken July 13, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows a huge bell at the Olympic Stadium in London, where the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games will be held on July 27.

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Space mission

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - (From L) Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams wave after a press conference in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on July 13, 2012. They will board Russia's Soyuz spacecraft to head to the International Space Station.

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Space mission

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide waves after a press conference in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on July 13, 2012. He will board Russia's Soyuz spacecraft to head to the International Space Station.

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Space mission

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - (from L) Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams join hands after a press conference in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on July 13, 2012. They will board Russia's Soyuz spacecraft to head to the International Space Station.

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Space mission

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide waves after a press conference in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on July 13, 2012. He will board Russia's Soyuz spacecraft to head to the International Space Station.

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Space mission

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - (from L) Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams attend a press conference in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on July 13, 2012. They will board Russia's Soyuz spacecraft to head to the International Space Station.

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Anti-nuclear power rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People, some holding balloons, gather in a demonstration in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on July 13, 2012, to protest the recent restart of a reactor at the Oi nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture. The rally is part of a demonstration held every Friday evening in front of the nearby prime minister's office. All other reactors in Japan remain idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis but another reactor at the Oi plant is expected to be restarted later in the month.

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Space mission

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide speaks during a press conference in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on July 13, 2012. He will board Russia's Soyuz spacecraft to head to the International Space Station.

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U.S.-Myanmar meeting

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) and Myanmar President Thein Sein shake hands before their meeting in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on July 13, 2012.

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Anti-nuclear power rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People, some holding balloons, gather in a demonstration in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on July 13, 2012, to protest the recent restart of a reactor at the Oi nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture. The rally is part of a demonstration held every Friday evening in front of the nearby prime minister's office. All other reactors in Japan remain idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis but another reactor at the Oi plant is expected to be restarted later in the month.

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Anti-nuclear power rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People, some holding balloons, gather in a demonstration in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on July 13, 2012, to protest the recent restart of a reactor at the Oi nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture. The rally is part of a demonstration held every Friday evening in front of the nearby prime minister's office. All other reactors in Japan remain idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis but another reactor at the Oi plant is expected to be restarted later in the month.

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Mitsubishi ships Thai-assembled Mirage to Japan

LAEM CHABANG, Thailand - A ceremony is held at Laem Chabang Port in eastern Thailand on July 13, 2012, marking the beginning of shipping the first load of Mitsubishi Motors Corp. Mirage subcompacts assembled in Thailand to Japan.

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Anti-nuclear power rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People, some holding balloons, gather in a demonstration in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on July 13, 2012, to protest the recent restart of a reactor at the Oi nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture. The rally is part of a demonstration held every Friday evening in front of the nearby prime minister's office. All other reactors in Japan remain idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis but another reactor at the Oi plant is expected to be restarted later in the month.

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Ex-Toyota employees reproduce small sports car

NAGOYA, Japan - A team of former Toyota Motor Corp. employees including Kazuo Moroboshi (R) pose for photos with a reproduced Toyota Publica Sports in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on July 13, 2012. The original vehicle was a small sports car that was displayed as a concept vehicle at a domestic motor show in 1962.

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Anti-nuclear power rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People gather in a demonstration, held every Friday evening, in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 13, 2012, to protest the recent restart of a reactor at the Oi nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture. All other reactors in Japan remain idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis but another reactor at the Oi plant is expected to be restarted later in the month.

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Anti-nuclear power rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People gather in a demonstration, held every Friday evening, in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 13, 2012, to protest the recent restart of a reactor at the Oi nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture. All other reactors in Japan remain idled for prolonged checkups in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis but another reactor at the Oi plant is expected to be restarted later in the month.

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Heavy rain hits southwestern Japan

ASO, Japan - Members of the Self-Defense Forces search for missing people in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 13, 2012, after heavy rain hit southwestern Japan, particularly in the country's southernmost main island of Kyushu.

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Yamada Denki to make Best Denki subsidiary

TOKYO, Japan - Yamada Denki Co. Chairman Noboru Yamada (R) and Best Denki Co. President Koji Ono shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on July 13, 2012. Yamada Denki, Japan's top home electronics retailer, will take a controlling stake in Best Denki by the end of 2012 as it seeks to strengthen its competitive edge amid a plunge in television sales.

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Heavy rain hits southwestern Japan

ASO, Japan - Police officers of the Kumamoto prefectural police search for missing people around flooded rice paddies in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 13, 2012, after heavy rain hit southwestern Japan, particularly in the country's southernmost main island of Kyushu.

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Cambodia rejects ASEAN plea to issue joint communique

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong speaks during a press conference in Phnom Penh on July 13, 2012, after a series of meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and its dialogue partners. Cambodia, chair of the meetings, rejected the appeals of other ASEAN member states for it to reconsider its decision not to issue a joint communique summarizing discussions at the July 9, 2012, ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting, according to a diplomat who attended the meeting.

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Heavy rain hits southwestern Japan

KUMAMOTO, Japan - People remove sediment spread by the flooding of the Shirakwa River in the city of Kumamoto on July 13, 2012, after heavy rain hit southwestern Japan, particularly in the country's southernmost main island of Kyushu.

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Heavy rain hits southwestern Japan

ASO, Japan - Members of the Self-Defense Forces search for missing people in Aso, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 13, 2012, after heavy rain hit southwestern Japan, particularly in the country's southernmost main island of Kyushu.

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China's April-June economic growth slows to 7.6%

BEIJING, Canada - Sheng Laiyun, spokesman of China's National Bureau of Statistics, speaks on China's economic growth in the April-June quarter of 2012 in Beijing on July 13, 2012. China's economic growth further slowed in the quarter, expanding 7.6 percent from a year earlier compared to the 8.1 percent rise in the first quarter.

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Damages suit against Google over Street View service nixed

FUKUOKA, Japan - File photo shows a camera on a vehicle believed to be taking images for Google Inc.'s Street View service in Tokyo's Minato Ward in 2009. The Fukuoka High Court on July 13, 2012, upheld a lower court decision that turned down a Japanese woman's 600,000 yen damages suit against the Japan subsidiary of the U.S. search engine operator for allegedly infringing on her privacy through photo shots and their release on the Street View service.

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Damages suit against Google over Street View service nixed

FUKUOKA, Japan - File photo shows a vehicle believed to be taking images for Google Inc.'s Street View service in Tokyo's Minato Ward in 2009. The license plate is made obscure. The Fukuoka High Court on July 13, 2012, upheld a lower court decision that turned down a Japanese woman's 600,000 yen damages suit against the Japanese subsidiary of the U.S. search engine operator for allegedly infringing on her privacy through photo shots and their release on the Street View service.

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Aerial view of S. Sudan capital

JUBA, South Sudan - An aerial photo taken on Jan 13, 2012, shows many roads are not surfaced in Juba, capital of South Sudan, which became independent in July 2011. Infrastructure remains poor after a civil war lasting more than 20 years.

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HondaJet shown to media

GREENSBORO, United States - Honda Aircraft Co., a subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., opens its production base for HondaJet in Greensboro, North Carolina, to the Japanese media on July 13, 2011. The aircraft company plans to mass-produce the advanced light business jet there from 2012.

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Mexico's finance minister Cordero

TOKYO, Japan - Mexican Finance Minister Ernesto Cordero speaks during an interview in Tokyo on July 13, 2011. He said improved access to financial services among the poor and environmental issues are desirable key topics for the Group of 20 leading economies under the Mexican presidency in 2012.

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Toyota realigning group firms

NAGOYA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda (3rd from L) and leaders of the automaker's subsidiaries pose for photos during a press conference in Nagoya, Japan, on July 13, 2011. The company announced the same day that three of its subsidiaries will start talks for a planned merger in July 2012 to make the Tohoku region, devastated by the March 11 quake and tsunami, one of its manufacturing hubs to strengthen domestic production.