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Kyoto University professor Nakabo

KYOTO, Japan - Tetsuji Nakabo, professor of Kyoto University and an ichthyologist, holds a Kunimasu, an endangered deepwater salmon species. His research team identified nine fish caught in March and April of 2010 at Lake Saiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, as Kunimasu descended from eggs transported many decades ago from Lake Tazawa in northern Japan, where the species is now extinct. The photo was taken on Dec. 15, 2010.

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Japan steps into currency market

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks to reporters at the Ministry of Finance in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2010, after Japan's monetary authorities intervened in the foreign exchange market for the first time since March 2004, in a bid to stem the yen's appreciation against the U.S. dollar.

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Peace event in Okinawa

NAGO, Japan - Demonstrators march in the Henoko area of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, near the government-envisioned relocation site for the U.S. Marine Corps Futemma Air Station on May 14, 2010. The march is part of an annual peace event commemorating the anniversary of the May 15, 1972, reversion of Okinawa Prefecture from the United States to Japan.

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New Zealand's Hall wins gold in men's slalom standing

WHISTLER, Canada - New Zealand's Adam Hall competes during the men's Alpine skiing slalom standing race at the Vancouver Paralympic Winter Games at Whistler Creekside in Whistler, Canada, on March 15, 2010. Hall won the gold medal.

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Mckeever wins men's 20-km cross-country visually impaired

WHISTLER, Canada - Canada's Brian Mckeever (L) celebrates with his guide and brother Robin Mckeever after winning the men's 20-kilometer cross-country visually impaired race at the Paralympic Winter Games at Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, north of Vancouver, on March 15, 2010. Mckeever, who suffers from Stargardt's disease, had been named to both the Paralympic and Olympic teams, but could not make the final selection to compete in the Olympics.

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Hatoyama's brother leaves LDP

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran legislator Kunio Hatoyama speaks about his departure from the opposition Liberal Democratic Party to reporters near his office in Tokyo on March 15, 2010. Hatoyama has already said he will work on forming a new party, denying he will join parties with his elder brother, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.

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Hatoyama's brother leaves LDP

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the headquarters of Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo's Nagatacho district on March 15, 2010. The LDP leadership has been rocked by the departure of veteran member Kunio Hatoyama the same day.

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Ishikawa prepares for Transition Championships

PALM HARBOR, United States - Teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa practices at Innisbrook Resort in Florida on March 15, 2010, ahead of the Transition Championship which opens on March 18. Ishikawa will also play in the Arnold Palmer Invitational on March 25-28 before making his second Masters appearance at Augusta National in April.

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Asian business leaders seek regional integration

TOKYO, Japan - Fujio Mitarai, outgoing president of the Japan Business Federation, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 15, 2010, after wrapping up the Asian Business Summit. The participants from 11 Asian economies called for further economic integration in the region.

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Mckeever wins men's 20-km cross-country visually impaired

WHISTLER, Canada - Canada's Brian Mckeever (R) and his guide and brother Robin Mckeever (L) compete during the men's 20-kilometer cross-country visually impaired race at the Paralympic Winter Games in Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, north of Vancouver, on March 15, 2010. Mckeever won the gold medal.

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Hatoyama's brother leaves LDP

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran legislator Kunio Hatoyama leaves a press conference after announcing his departure from the opposition Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo on March 15, 2010. Hatoyama has already said he will work on forming a new party, denying he will join parties with his elder brother, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.

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Hatoyama's brother leaves LDP

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran legislator Kunio Hatoyama wraps up a press conference on his departure from the opposition Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo on March 15, 2010. Hatoyama has already said he will work on forming a new party, denying he will join parties with his elder brother, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.

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Hatoyama's brother leaves LDP

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran legislator Kunio Hatoyama speaks about his departure from the opposition Liberal Democratic Party to reporters near his office in Tokyo on March 15, 2010. Hatoyama has already said he will work on forming a new party, denying he will join parties with his elder brother, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.

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Hatoyama's brother leaves LDP

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran legislator Kunio Hatoyama leaves a press conference after announcing his departure from the opposition Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo on March 15, 2010. Hatoyama has already said he will work on forming a new party, denying he will join parties with his elder brother, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.

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Asian business leaders seek regional integration

TOKYO, Japan - Fujio Mitarai (C), outgoing president of the Japan Business Federation, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 15, 2010, after wrapping up the Asian Business Summit. The participants from 11 Asian economies called for further economic integration in the region.

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Hatoyama's brother leaves LDP

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran legislator Kunio Hatoyama speaks about his departure from the opposition Liberal Democratic Party to reporters near his office in Tokyo on March 15, 2010. Hatoyama has already said he will work on forming a new party, denying he will join parties with his elder brother, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.

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Hatoyama's brother leaves LDP

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran legislator Kunio Hatoyama wraps up a press conference on his departure from the opposition Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo on March 15, 2010. Hatoyama has already said he will work on forming a new party, denying he will join parties with his elder brother, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.

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Hatoyama's brother leaves LDP

TOKYO, Japan - Tadamori Oshima, secretary general of Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, speaks at a press conference at the party headquarters in Tokyo on March 15, 2010, after veteran Kunio Hatoyama left the party.

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Hatoyama's brother leaves LDP

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran legislator Kunio Hatoyama speaks about his departure from the opposition Liberal Democratic Party to reporters near his office in Tokyo on March 15, 2010. Hatoyama has already said he will work on forming a new party, denying he will join parties with his elder brother, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.

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Sumo champ Hakuho beats Kakuryu

OSAKA, Japan - Sumo grand champion Hakuho tosses rank-and-filer Kakuryu to the dirt on the second day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 15, 2010.

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Hatoyama's brother leaves LDP

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, reacts to a report that veteran lawmaker Kunio Hatoyama left the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party during a press conference at DPJ headquarters in Tokyo on March 15, 2010. Ozawa denied having any intention of working with Hatoyama, the younger brother of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.

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Hatoyama's brother leaves LDP

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran legislator Kunio Hatoyama speaks about his departure from the opposition Liberal Democratic Party to reporters near his office in Tokyo on March 15, 2010. Hatoyama has already said he will work on forming a new party, denying he will join parties with his elder brother, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.

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Thaksin supporters rally in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra surround an army facility which has the antiriot nerve center inside in Bangkok on March 15, 2010.

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Crown prince returns Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito is welcome by his wife Crown Princess Masako at the couple's residence in Tokyo's Motoakasaka district on March 15, 2010, after returning from a trip to Ghana and Kenya. (Pool photo)

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Thaksin supporters rally in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra head for an army facility which has the antiriot nerve center inside in Bangkok on March 15, 2010. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva rejected a call by protesters to dissolve the lower house.

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Thaksin supporters rally in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra head for an army facility which has the antiriot nerve center inside in Bangkok on March 15, 2010. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva rejected a call by protesters to dissolve the lower house.

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Crown prince returns Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo on March 15, 2010, returning from a trip to Ghana and Kenya.

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Emperor meets with East Timor President Ramos-Horta

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) speaks with visiting East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta (R) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on March 15, 2010. The president is making a weeklong visit to Japan. (Pool photo)

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Hatoyama unlikely to cooperate with brother

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters in front of his official residence in Tokyo on March 15, 2010, a day after his brother, Kunio Hatoyama, said he is ready to defect from the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party and form a new party. The premier said he is unlikely to cooperate with his brother.

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Emperor meets with East Timor President Ramos-Horta

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (R) and visiting East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta head to their meeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on March 15, 2010. The president is making a weeklong visit to Japan. (Pool photo)

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Japan carmakers, TEPCO to spread charging technology for EVs

TOKYO, Japan - Senior officials of four Japanese automakers and Tokyo Electric Power Co. pose for photos at an inaugural general meeting of ''CHAdeMO,'' an association to promote the use of rapid chargers for electric vehicles, in Tokyo on March 15, 2010. The association was formed by Nissan Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp., Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. and TEPCO.

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Murakami returns after junior figure skating c'ships

NAGOYA, Japan - Japanese figure skater Kanako Murakami (L) arrives at Chubu airport in Aichi Prefecture on March 15, 2010. Murakami claimed the women's title in her debut at the world junior figure skating championships in the Netherlands.

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S. Korea, Japan police chiefs to cooperate ahead of G-20

SEOUL, South Korea - Takaharu Ando (L), commissioner general of Japan's National Police Agency, talks with Kang Hee Rak (R), his South Korean counterpart, in Seoul on March 15, 2010. They agreed to cooperate closely in the lead-up to international summits that the two countries will host separately in November.

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Murakami returns after junior figure skating c'ships

NAGOYA, Japan - Japanese figure skater Kanako Murakami smiles as she speaks to reporters on March 15, 2010, after arriving at Chubu airport in Aichi Prefecture. Murakami claimed the women's title in her debut at the world junior figure skating championships in the Netherlands.

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Thaksin supporters rally in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra head for an army facility which has the antiriot nerve center inside in Bangkok on March 15, 2010. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva rejected a call by protesters to dissolve the lower house.

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Manga artists oppose tighter porn regulation

TOKYO, Japan - Influential Japanese ''manga'' comic artists -- (From L) Go Nagai, Tetsuya Chiba and Machiko Satonaka -- attend a gathering at the Tokyo metropolitan government on March 15, 2010. The artists opposed a government-sponsored ordinance revision aimed at regulating sexual imagery.

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Asian business leaders gather in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Business Federation Chairman Fujio Mitarai (standing) delivers the opening speech at an Asian business summit in Tokyo on March 15, 2010. The federation hosted the summit for the first time, bringing together business leaders from 11 Asian economies to deepen ties in promoting trade liberalization and infrastructure development.

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S. Korea, Japan police chiefs to cooperate ahead of G-20

SEOUL, South Korea - Kang Hee Rak (L), commissioner general of South Korea's National Police Agency, and Takaharu Ando, his Japanese counterpart, walk together at South Korea's NPA in Seoul on March 15, 2010, before their talks.

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Japan, China ink memo to fight copyright piracy

TOKYO, Japan - Hideo Tamai (L), commissioner of Japan's Cultural Affairs Agency, shakes hands with a senior official of China's State Copyright Bureau in Tokyo on March 15, 2010. The two exchanged signed documents committing both countries to fighting copyright piracy through regular talks and personnel exchange.

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Asian business leaders gather in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Asian business leaders, including Japan Business Federation Chairman Fujio Mitarai (C, front), pose for photographers at the Asian business summit hosted by the federation in Tokyo on March 15, 2010. Leaders from 11 Asian economies held talks to deepen ties in promoting trade liberalization and infrastructure development.

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Asian business leaders gather in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Business Federation Chairman Fujio Mitarai delivers the opening speech at an Asian business summit in Tokyo on March 15, 2010. The federation hosted the summit for the first time, bringing together business leaders from 11 Asian economies to deepen ties in promoting trade liberalization and infrastructure development.

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Panda leaves for China from Wakayama for breeding

OSAKA, Japan - Four-year-old giant panda Kohin at Adventure World in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, arrives at Osaka International Airport on March 15, 2010, to leave for Sichuan Province, China, for the purpose of breeding. Kohin, born to Chinese pandas Eimei and Meimei at Adventure World in 2005, will stay in his parents' home country without coming back to Japan.