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Tanaka, prosecutor-turned-underworld lawyer, dies at 71

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken in June 2013 shows former prosecutor-turned-lawyer Morikazu Tanaka speaking during an interview in Osaka. Tanaka, known for his network with Japan's underworld, died on Nov. 22, 2014, at a Tokyo hospital where he was being treated for stomach cancer. He was 71.

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A-Bomb Dome rubble salvaged from river

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Rubble believed to be from the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, known as the Atomic Bomb Dome (seen in background), is salvaged from a nearby river by crane with support from Hiroshima University on Jan. 22, 2014. A graduate student at the university discovered in June 2013 granite believed to be from the building registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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A-Bomb Dome rubble salvaged from river

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Rubble believed to be from the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, known as the Atomic Bomb Dome (seen in background), is salvaged from a nearby river by a crane with support from Hiroshima University on Jan. 22, 2014. A graduate student at the university discovered in June, 2013, granite believed to be from the building registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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A-Bomb Dome rubble salvaged from river

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Rebun Kayo, a 35-year-old graduate student at Hiroshima University, helps salvage rubble believed to be from the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, known as the Atomic Bomb Dome, from a nearby river by crane on Jan. 22, 2014. Kayo discovered in June, 2013, granite believed to be from the building registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Delivery of M'bishi passenger jet to be delayed

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. President Teruaki Kawai speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 22, 2013. The company said the same day that delivery of Japan's first small passenger jet will be delayed for over a year to around the April-June quarter in 2017.

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A-bombed Nagasaki school

NAGASAKI, Japan - Matsuyoshi Ikeda, who working as a volunteer guide, talks about efforts to preserve relics of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki as he stands in front of the remaining section of the former school building of Shiroyama Elementary School in Nagasaki, Nagasaki Prefecture, on June 22, 2013. The surviving section of the old building, along with three other sets of A-bomb remains in the city, will shortly be given cultural heritage status by the government.

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'Cosplayers' gather in Toyako, Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - "Cosplayers" dressed like animation characters pose in front of Lake Toya in the town of Toyako, Hokkaido, on June 22, 2013.

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Protests in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Demonstrators hold flares near the stadium used for the FIFA Confederations Cup in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on June 22, 2013. Protests triggered by transport fare hikes spread with participants showing their opposition to such issues as corruption and the amount spent on the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

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Protests in Brazil

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil - Demonstrators protesting against Brazil's hosting of the 2014 World Cup soccer finals gather amid tear gas near Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte on June 22, 2013.

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Protests in Brazil

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil - Demonstrators protesting against Brazil's hosting of the 2014 World Cup soccer finals stand beside burning garbage near Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte on June 22, 2013.

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Protests in Brazil

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil - Demonstrators protesting against Brazil's hosting of the 2014 World Cup soccer finals gather near Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte on June 22, 2013.

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Protests in Brazil

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil - Demonstrators protesting against Brazil's hosting of the 2014 World Cup soccer finals cover their noses and mouths after police fire tear gas near Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte on June 22, 2013.

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Mexico beat Japan in Confederations Cup

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil - Mexico's Javier Hernandez (L) and Japan's Shinji Kagawa chat after a Confederations Cup Group A soccer match in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on June 22, 2013. Japan left the Confederations Cup empty-handed after suffering their third defeat in as many games as Mexico won 2-1.

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Mexico beat Japan in Confederations Cup

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil - Mexico's Javier Hernandez (L front) scores his second goal past Japan goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima (R) in the 66th minute of a Confederations Cup Group A soccer match in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on June 22, 2013. Japan left the Confederations Cup empty-handed after suffering their third defeat in as many games as Mexico won 2-1.

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Mexico beat Japan in Confederations Cup

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil - Mexico's Javier Hernandez (far R) scores his second goal past Japan goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima (far L) and Atsuto Uchida (2nd from L) in the 66th minute of a Confederations Cup Group A soccer match in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on June 22, 2013. Japan left the Confederations Cup empty-handed after suffering their third defeat in as many games as Mexico won 2-1.

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Mexico beat Japan in Confederations Cup

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil - Japan's Shinji Okazaki (front L) scores his team's only goal past Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa (bottom R) in the 86th minute of a Confederations Cup Group A match in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on June 22, 2013. Japan left the Confederations Cup empty-handed after suffering their third defeat in as many games as Mexico won 2-1.

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Mexico beat Japan in Confederations Cup

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil - Japan's Yasuyuki Konno (15) and Mexico's Giovani dos Santos compete for the ball during the first half of a Confederations Cup Group A soccer match in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on June 22, 2013. Japan left the Confederations Cup empty-handed after suffering their third defeat in as many games as Mexico won 2-1.

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Mexico beat Japan in Confederations Cup

BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil - Mexico's Giovani dos Santos (10) fends off Japan's Shinji Kagawa during the first half of a Confederations Cup Group A soccer match in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, on June 22, 2013. Japan left the Confederations Cup empty-handed after suffering their third defeat in as many games as Mexico won 2-1.

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UNESCO formally names Mt. Fuji as World Heritage site

LAKE YAMANAKA, Japan - Photo shows swans floating on Lake Yamanaka in Yamanashi Prefecture and Mt. Fuji on the night of June 22, 2013. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO decided the same day to inscribe Japan's iconic mountain on the U.N. agency's prestigious World Heritage List.

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UNESCO formally names Mt. Fuji as World Heritage site

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - (From L to R) Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu, Yamanashi Gov. Shomei Yokouchi, Seiichi Kondo, commissioner for cultural affairs, and Isao Kiso, permanent delegate of Japan to UNESCO, put their hands together in Phnom Penh on June 22, 2013, after the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO decided to inscribe Mt. Fuji on the U.N. agency's prestigious World Heritage List at a conference held in the Cambodian capital.

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UNESCO formally names Mt. Fuji as World Heritage site

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - Children celebrate in front of a painting of Mt. Fuji on an outer wall of the municipal government office of Fujiyoshida, a Yamanashi Prefecture city located north of the 3,776-meter mountain on June 22, 2013, after the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO decided to inscribe Japan's iconic mountain on the U.N. agency's prestigious World Heritage List.

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UNESCO formally names Mt. Fuji as World Heritage site

FUJINOMIYA, Japan - People celebrate in Fujinomiya, a Shizuoka Prefecture city located southwest of Mt. Fuji, on June 22, 2013, after the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO decided to inscribe the 3,776-meter mountain on the U.N. agency's prestigious World Heritage List.

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UNESCO formally names Mt. Fuji as World Heritage site

LAKE YAMANAKA, Japan - Photo shows a swan fluttering its wings on Lake Yamanaka in Yamanashi Prefecture and Mt. Fuji on the night of June 22, 2013. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO decided the same day to inscribe Japan's iconic mountain on the U.N. agency's prestigious World Heritage List.

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UNESCO formally names Mt. Fuji as World Heritage site

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - Shigeru Horiuchi (L seated), the mayor of Fujiyoshida, a Yamanashi Prefecture city located north of Mt. Fuji, smiles while being surrounded by reporters in his office on June 22, 2013, as he hears over the phone that the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO decided to inscribe the 3,776-meter mountain on the U.N. agency's prestigious World Heritage List.

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UNESCO formally names Mt. Fuji as World Heritage site

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Deputy Cambodian Prime Minister Sok An hits a table with a wooden mallet to decide to inscribe Mt. Fuji on UNESCO's prestigious World Heritage List at a conference held in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh on June 22, 2013.

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UNESCO formally names Mt. Fuji as World Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Aerial photo shows Mt. Fuji in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on June 22, 2013. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO decided the same day to inscribe Japan's iconic mountain on the U.N. agency's prestigious World Heritage List.

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UNESCO formally names Mt. Fuji as World Heritage site

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - Shigeru Horiuchi, the mayor of Fujiyoshida, a Yamanashi Prefecture city located north of Mt. Fuji, puts up a poster celebrating the inscription of the 3,776-meter mountain on the U.N. agency's prestigious World Heritage List in his office on June 22, 2013.

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UNESCO formally names Mt. Fuji as World Heritage site

FUJINOMIYA, Japan - People celebrate in Fujinomiya, a Shizuoka Prefecture city located southwest of Mt. Fuji, on June 22, 2013, after the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO decided to inscribe the 3,776-meter mountain on the U.N. agency's prestigious World Heritage List.

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UNESCO formally names Mt. Fuji as World Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Aerial photo shows Mt. Fuji in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 22, 2013. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO decided the same day to inscribe Japan's iconic mountain on the U.N. agency's prestigious World Heritage List.

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UNESCO formally names Mt. Fuji as World Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Aerial photo shows Mt. Fuji in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on June 22, 2013. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO decided the same day to inscribe Japan's iconic mountain on the U.N. agency's prestigious World Heritage List.

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UNESCO formally names Mt. Fuji as World Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Aerial photo shows Mt. Fuji in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 22, 2013. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO decided the same day to inscribe Japan's iconic mountain on the U.N. agency's prestigious World Heritage List.

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UNESCO formally names Mt. Fuji as World Heritage site

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO holds a meeting in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh on June 22, 2013. The committee decided later in the day to inscribe Japan's iconic Mt. Fuji on the U.N. agency's prestigious World Heritage List.

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UNESCO formally names Mt. Fuji as World Heritage site

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - Photo shows a shrine gate and Mt. Fuji in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on June 22, 2013. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO decided the same day to inscribe Japan's iconic mountain on the U.N. agency's prestigious World Heritage List.

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UNESCO formally names Mt. Fuji as World Heritage site

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO holds a meeting in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh on June 22, 2013. The committee decided later in the day to inscribe Japan's iconic Mt. Fuji on the U.N. agency's prestigious World Heritage List.

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UNESCO formally names Mt. Fuji as World Heritage site

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - Photo shows Mt. Fuji seen from Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 22, 2013. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO decided the same day to inscribe Japan's iconic mountain on the U.N. agency's prestigious World Heritage List.

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UNESCO formally names Mt. Fuji as World Heritage site

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - Photo shows a shrine gate and Mt. Fuji in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on June 22, 2013. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO decided the same day to inscribe Japan's iconic mountain on the U.N. agency's prestigious World Heritage List.

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UNESCO formally names Mt. Fuji as World Heritage site

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - Photo shows Mt. Fuji seen from Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on June 22, 2013. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO decided the same day to inscribe Japan's iconic mountain on the U.N. agency's prestigious World Heritage List.

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Uniqlo in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Fast Retailing Co. Chairman Tadashi Yanai (R) holds the company's Uniqlo brand logo during a press conference in Jakarta on June 20, 2013. The Japanese casual wear maker will open a Uniqlo shop in Jakarta on June 22, 2013, as its first outlet of the brand in Indonesia.

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Mt. Fuji chosen as Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from Oshino, Yamanashi Prefecture, shows snow-capped Mt. Fuji on March 4, 2006. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO on June 22, 2013, decided to inscribe Mt. Fuji on the World Heritage List.

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Mt. Fuji chosen as Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter flying over Tokyo's Sumida Ward shows Mt. Fuji in the background behind Tokyo Skytree tower on Jan. 1, 2013. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO on June 22, 2013, decided to inscribe Mt. Fuji on the World Heritage List.

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Mt. Fuji chosen as Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, shows a lenticular cloud over snow-capped Mt. Fuji on March 20, 2013. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO on June 22, 2013, decided to inscribe Mt. Fuji on the World Heritage List.

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Mt. Fuji chosen as Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, shows Comet Hale-Bopp over a lenticular cloud above Mt. Fuji on March 19, 1997. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO on June 22, 2013, decided to inscribe Mt. Fuji on the World Heritage List.

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Mt. Fuji chosen as Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from Yamanakako, Yamanashi Prefecture, shows photographers and tourists taking the pictures of the "diamond Fuji" phenomenon, or a diamond ring-like sun on the edge of Mt. Fuji, on Feb 18, 2012. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO on June 22, 2013, decided to inscribe Mt. Fuji on the World Heritage List.

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Mt. Fuji chosen as Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from Tokyo's Minato Ward shows silhouetted Mt. Fuji in the background behind Tokyo Tower on Jan. 5, 2012. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO on June 22, 2013, decided to inscribe Mt. Fuji on the World Heritage List.

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Mt. Fuji chosen as Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from Oshino, Yamanashi Prefecture, shows trees in autumn colors at the foot of snow-capped Mt. Fuji on Oct. 19, 2012. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO on June 22, 2013, decided to inscribe Mt. Fuji on the World Heritage List.

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Mt. Fuji chosen as Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from Oshino, Yamanashi Prefecture, shows cherry blossoms at the foot of snow-capped Mt. Fuji on April 18, 2013. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO on June 22, 2013, decided to inscribe Mt. Fuji on the World Heritage List.

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Mt. Fuji chosen as Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, shows snow-capped Mt. Fuji and its reflection on rice paddies with just-planted rice seedlings on May 25, 2006. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO on June 22, 2013, decided to inscribe Mt. Fuji on the World Heritage List.

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Mt. Fuji chosen as Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, shows Mt. Fuji turned red by morning glory on Aug. 2, 2004. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO on June 22, 2013, decided to inscribe Mt. Fuji on the World Heritage List.

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Honda to sell 5 overseas-made motorcycle models in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo's Minato Ward on May 22, 2013, shows five overseas-built motorcycle models, which Honda Motor Co. said the same day it will begin selling in Japan from June.

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Toyota to move output of Yaris to France from Japan

NEW YORK, United States - Photo shows the Yaris compact car. Toyota Motor Corp. said on June 22, 2012, that it will transfer production of Yaris models for the North American market from Japan to a plant in France in May 2013. In Japan, the Yaris is known as the Vitz.