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China to skip Tokyo IMF meetings

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Chinese Finance Minister Xie Xuren (L) and People's Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan holding a press conference during the National People's Congress in Beijing in March 2010. China said on Oct. 10, 2012, it will not send its finance chiefs to annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Tokyo amid a bilateral territorial row.

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Analysis of space particles brought back by Hayabusa

TOKYO, Japan - Akio Fujimura (L), professor at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, speaks in a press conference in Tokyo on March 10, 2011, on the analysis of particles brought back to Earth by Japan's Hayabusa unmanned space probe from the asteroid Itokawa in June 2010. The material constituting the asteroid may have been formed in high temperatures at the time the solar system was created 4.6 billion years ago, according to JAXA.

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Okinawa governor protests Maher's remarks

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (R) hands a letter of protest to Raymond Greene, the U.S. consul general in Okinawa, on March 10, 2010, at the prefectural government office in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture. Nakaima protested comments by senior U.S. diplomat Kevin Maher that reportedly insulted the people of Okinawa, and urged the United States to investigate if Maher actually made the remarks. Maher was dismissed from the post.

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Anti-TPP rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People from the agricultural industry in Japan march through Tokyo's Kasumigaseki district on Nov. 10, 2010, against the government's policy of joining negotiations on the trans-Pacific free trade agreement, ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Yokohama. Placards in the front each read, ''Absolute opposition to TPP.''

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Anti-TPP rally in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People from the agricultural industry in Japan march through Tokyo's Kasumigaseki district on Nov. 10, 2010, against the government's policy of joining negotiations on the trans-Pacific free trade agreement, ahead of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Yokohama.

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Poor women complain about pricey World Cup tickets

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Women sit during job hunting near the Soccer City stadium, the main venue of the upcoming World Cup soccer finals, in Johannesburg on March 10, 2010. One of the women said that only the rich can enjoy the World Cup because tickets are too expensive.

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Priests join forces to prevent suicide

NARITA, Japan - This photo taken March 10, 2010, shows Eiichi Shinohara, the 65-year-old priest of Chojuin Temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, who heads the nonprofit Jisatsu Boushi (suicide prevention) Network.

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ADB chief Kuroda concerned about Japan's deflation

MANILA, Philippines - Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda speaks during an interviews with Kyodo News at the ADB headquarters in Manila on March 10, 2010, ahead of an ADB annual general meeting in Uzbekistan in May. Kuroda expressed concern about Japan's deflation at a time when other Asian economies are recovering ahead of the United States and European countries.

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Panasonic begins selling 3-D TVs in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - Customers view a display model of Panasonic Corp.'s VIERA VT20 50-inch, 3-D plasma television at a New York outlet of U.S. retailer Best Buy Co. on March 10, 2010. The Japanese home appliance maker began selling its first 3-D televisions in the United States a day after South Korean rival Samsung Electronics Co. announced its line of 3-D TVs.

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Mariners Ichiro 1-for-3 in preseason game against Rangers

SURPRISE, Arizona - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to left off Texas Rangers starter C.J. Wilson during the first inning of their preseason game in Surprise, Arizona, on March 10, 2010. Ichiro went 1-for-3 with an RBI.

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Mariners Ichiro plays in preseason game against Rangers

SURPRISE, Arizona - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki watches his sacrifice fly to center during the third inning of a preseason game against the Texas Rangers in Surprise, Arizona, on March 10, 2010. Ichiro went 1-for-3 with an RBI.

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Braves Saito allows 3 runs in one inning against Mets

ORLANDO, United States - Atlanta Braves pitcher Takashi Saito throws a ball during the fifth inning of a preseason game against the New York Mets in Orlando, Florida, on March 10, 2010. Saito pitched one inning, allowing three runs and three hits.

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Japanese crown prince arrives in Nairobi

NAIROBI, Kenya - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (L) is welcomed by Kenyan environmentalist and Nobel Prize laureate Wangari Maathai (R) after arriving in Nairobi, Kenya, on March 10, 2010. The crown prince, who also made an official visit to Ghana, is scheduled to visit a wildlife sanctuary and a paddy field where Japan has helped renovate irrigation facilities.

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Thai plans to assure Japanese businesses gov't is in charge

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Bangkok on March 10, 2010. Korn said he will ''honestly tell'' Japanese investors to wait for a week to see if his coalition government led by the Democrat Party will be able to manage this weekend's massive antigovernment protests in Bangkok.

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Journalist's remarks on abductees inappropriate: BPO

TOKYO, Japan - (From R) Shigeru Yokota, Shigeo Iizuka and Teruaki Masumoto, relatives of Japanese people abducted by North Korea, attend a press conference in Tokyo on March 10, 2010, after the human rights panel of a television watchdog concluded that a journalist remarking on a TV program that those abducted by North Korea must already be dead was ''inappropriate as it lacks consideration.''

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Pro-reform Utsunomiya wins bar associations' presidential election

TOKYO, Japan - Reformist lawyer Kenji Utsunomiya speaks during a news conference in Tokyo after securing the presidential seat of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations on March 10, 2010. Utsunomiya defeated former JFBA Vice President Takeji Yamamoto in the federation's first revote.

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Japan PM Hatoyama, Romanian Pres. Basescu meet on climate

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (2nd from R) and visiting Romanian President Traian Basescu (3rd from L) hold talks during their meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 10, 2010. The two agreed to reinforce Japan-Romanian relationship in such fields as fighting global climate change and nuclear nonproliferation.

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Sanfrecce beaten by Steelers of South Korea 2-1

POHANG, South Korea - Sanfrecce Hiroshima forward Hisato Sato (L) scores a header during the first half of a Group H match in the AFC Champions League against defending champions Pohang Steelers of South Korea in Pohag, South Korea, on March 10, 2010. Sanfrecce lost 2-1 to the South Korean team.

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Journalist's remarks on abductees inappropriate: BPO

TOKYO, Japan - (From R) Shigeru Yokota, Shigeo Iizuka and Teruaki Masumoto, relatives of Japanese abducted by North Korea, attend a press conference in Tokyo on March 10, 2010, after the human rights panel of a television watchdog concluded that a journalist remarking on a TV program that those abducted by North Korea must already be dead was ''inappropriate as it lacks consideration.''

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Japan PM Hatoyama, Romanian Pres. Basescu meet on climate

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and visiting Romanian President Traian Basescu shake hands ahead of their meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 10, 2010.

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Okinawa leader tells gov't 'no' to Futemma onshore relocation plan

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima answers questions from reporters after a meeting with Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 10, 2010. Nakaima conveyed his opposition to a so-called onshore relocation plan for a U.S. Marine base in Okinawa during the meeting.

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Pro-reform Utsunomiya wins bar associations' presidential election

TOKYO, Japan - Reformist lawyer Kenji Utsunomiya speaks during a news conference in Tokyo after securing the presidential seat of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations on March 10, 2010. Utsunomiya defeated former JFBA Vice President Takeji Yamamoto in the federation's first revote.

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Thousands of exiled Tibetans rally in Dharamsala

DHARAMSALA, India - Thousands of exiled Tibetans, including monks and nuns, rally in Dharamsala, northern India, on March 10, 2010, to mark the anniversary of a Tibetan uprising more than 50 years ago.

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Cherry blossoms come out in Kochi, earliest on Japan's main islands

KOCHI, Japan - Cherry blossoms start to bloom in the western city of Kochi on March 10, 2010. The Japan Meteorological Agency said signs of the full-blown spring season were observed in Japan when the blossoms bloomed in the city coming out the earliest in any location other than Okinawa and nearby southern islands.

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Thousands of exiled Tibetans rally in Dharamsala

DHARAMSALA, India - Exiled Tibetan monks and nuns pray at a temple in Dharamsala, northern India, on March 10, 2010, to mark the anniversary of a Tibetan uprising more than 50 years ago.

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Emperor meets with Romanian President Basescu

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and visiting Romanian President Traian Basescu (R) hold talks at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on March 10, 2010. The president is making a three-day visit in Japan. (Pool photo)

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Thousands of exiled Tibetans rally in Dharamsala

DHARAMSALA, India - Thousands of exiled Tibetans, including monks and nuns, rally in Dharamsala, northern India, on March 10, 2010, to mark the anniversary of a Tibetan uprising more than 50 years ago.

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Dalai Lama says little hope of early settlement

DHARAMSALA, India - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama reads from a prepared statement at Dharamsala in northern India on March 10, 2010. He expressed disappointment that there is little hope for an early settlement with China of the decades-old Tibet issue.

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Emperor meets with Romanian President Basescu

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L), visiting Romanian President Traian Basescu (3rd from L), the president's wife Maria (3rd from R) and Empress Michiko (R) pose for photographs ahead of their luncheon at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on March 10, 2010. (Pool photo)

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Ginkgo tree at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu falls down

TOKYO, Japan - A ginkgo tree, believed to be 1,000 years old, in the premises of the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, is seen fallen down on March 10, 2010. A security guard found the fallen-down tree, which was some 30 meters high and 6.8 meters around, at around 4:40 a.m. after hearing a sound like a thunderbolt.

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Ginkgo tree at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu falls down

TOKYO, Japan - A ginkgo tree, believed to be 1,000 years old, in the premises of the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, is seen fallen down on March 10, 2010. A security guard found the fallen-down tree, which was some 30 meters high and 6.8 meters around, at around 4:40 a.m. after hearing a sound like a thunderbolt.

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U.S. attack subs unlikely to reload cruise missiles: Okada

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada speaks during a session of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee in Tokyo on March 10, 2010, a day after a panel acknowledged the existence of a ''tacit agreement'' that led Japan to allow U.S. nuclear-armed ships to visit Japanese ports without prior consultation. Okada said he does not think the United States will load nuclear Tomahawk cruise missiles on its attack submarines again.

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Miyake to become Kirin Holdings Co. president in March

TOKYO, Japan - Senji Miyake, executive vice president of Kirin Holdings Co., speaks at a news conference on Feb. 10, 2010, in Tokyo after being appointed to become president in March, succeeding Kazuyasu Kato.

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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.