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Ibaraki Airport wins low-cost airport of year award

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Ibaraki Gov. Masaru Hashimoto (R) attends an award ceremony in Singapore on Oct. 20, 2011, as Ibaraki Airport in his prefecture won the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation's best low-cost airport of the year award. The airport, which opened in March 2010 in Ibaraki Prefecture about 40 kilometers outside Tokyo, received the award for being the most ''innovative and influential'' airport in the Asia-Pacific region, according to the Sydney-based CAPA.

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FY 2011 budget to cap gov't spending at 71 tril. yen

TOKYO, Japan - (from L) Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda, Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku attend a budget meeting of Cabinet ministers at the premier's office in Tokyo on July 20, 2010. The Cabinet decided to cap the government's annual spending at 71 trillion yen for the year through March 2012.

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Japan says N. Korea's involvement in ship sinking unforgivable

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 20, 2010, to attend a meeting of Cabinet ministers responsible for Japan's security to discuss what steps should be taken against Pyongyang after Seoul officially blamed North Korea for the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship in March that killed 46 sailors.

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Japan says N. Korea's involvement in ship sinking unforgivable

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 20, 2010, to attend a meeting of Cabinet ministers responsible for Japan's security to discuss what steps should be taken against Pyongyang after Seoul officially blamed North Korea for the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship in March that killed 46 sailors.

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Japan says N. Korea's involvement in ship sinking unforgivable

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano speaks at a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 20, 2010, after Seoul officially blamed Pyongyang for the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship in March that killed 46 sailors. Hirano said it will be difficult to resume the six-party talks aimed at denuclearizing North Korea in the current circumstances.

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Japan says N. Korea's involvement in ship sinking unforgivable

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano speaks at a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 20, 2010, after Seoul officially blamed Pyongyang for the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship in March that killed 46 sailors. Hirano said it will be difficult to resume the six-party talks aimed at denuclearizing North Korea in the current circumstances.

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Japan's economy expands for 4th qtr in Jan.-March

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Naoto Kan, who concurrently serves as state minister in charge of economic and fiscal policy, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on May 20, 2010, after the Cabinet Office announced that Japan's economy grew an annualized real 4.9 percent in January-March, expanding for the fourth consecutive quarter. Kan said the current recovery trend in the Japanese economy will likely continue.

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Ikeda misses 54-hole cut at Transitions C'ship

PALM HARBOR, United States - Japan's Yuta Ikeda hits his second shot on the 11th hole during the third round of the Transitions Championship gold tournament at Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor, Florida, on March 20, 2010. Ikeda came up one stroke shy of making the 54-hole cut at the tournament after shooting a 2-over 73.

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Japan wins silver in ice sledge hockey at Vancouver Paralympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Players of Japan's ice sledge hockey team pose for photos after Japan won the silver medal in the ice sledge hockey event at the Vancouver Paralympic Games at UBC Thunderbird Arena in Vancouver, Canada, on March 20, 2010. The United States won the gold by beating Japan 2-0 in the final.

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Japan wins silver in ice sledge hockey at Vancouver Paralympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japan's ice sledge hockey team celebrates after winning the silver in the ice sledge hockey event at the Vancouver Paralympic Games at UBC Thunderbird Arena in Vancouver, Canada, on March 20, 2010. The United States won the gold by beating Japan 2-0 in the final.

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Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu beats komusubi Kisenosato

OSAKA, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu throws down komusubi Kisenosato at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka on March 20, 2010, day seven of the 15-day competition.

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Pro-Thaksin protesters hold massive rally in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment protesters march through central Bangkok on March 20, 2010, to urge the city's residents to support their bid to force Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's government from power.

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Germany's Schonfelder wins men's super combined standing event

WHISTLER, Canada - Gernmany's Gerd Schonfelder competes in the men's super combined standing event at the Vancouver Paralympic Games in Whistler, Canada, on March 20, 2010. Schonfelder won the gold medal.

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Germany's Schonfelder wins men's super combined standing event

WHISTLER, Canada - Gernmany's Gerd Schonfelder, the gold medalist in the men's super combined standing event at the Vancouver Paralympic Games, celebrates during an awards ceremony in Whistler, Canada, on March 20, 2010.

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Okada visits quake-hit Haiti, considering additional aid

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (C) inspects Japan's Self-Defense Forces' camp in the Haitian capital Port-Au-Prince on March 20, 2010. Japanese SDF members are taking part in U.N. peacekeeping operations in Haiti.

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Okada visits quake-hit Haiti, considering additional aid

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L) and Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive attend a joint news conference in the Haitian capital Port-Au-Prince on March 20, 2010. Okada said Japan will think of ''additional measures'' for the country on top of the $70 million it has already extended to Haiti for reconstruction and other purposes.

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Japan wins silver in ice sledge hockey at Vancouver Paralympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Players and officials of Japan's ice sledge hockey team pose for photos after Japan won the silver medal in the ice sledge hockey event at the Vancouver Paralympic Games at UBC Thunderbird Arena in Vancouver, Canada, on March 20, 2010. The United States won the gold by beating Japan 2-0 in the final.

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Baruto roars back from brink to stay perfect in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Estonian sekiwake Baruto (L) forces Mongolian top-ranked maegashira Kakuryu out of the ring on the seventh day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka on March 20, 2010, sharing the lead in the tournament at 7-0 with lone grand champion and title favorite Hakuho, ozeki Harumafuji and rank-and-filer Tokitenku.

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Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho unbeaten at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho throws down No. 3 maegashira Kotoshogiku on the seventh day of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka on March 20, 2010.

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Pro-Thaksin protesters hold massive rally in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment protesters march through central Bangkok on March 20, 2010, to urge the city's residents to support their bid to force Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's government from power.

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3 die in controlled burn in Shizuoka Pref.

SHIZUOKA, Japan - A controlled burn takes place at a Ground Self-Defense Force training field in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on March 20, 2010. Three people died in the burn, which is conducted annually for pest control.

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Japan's Pacific League opens 2010 season

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Seibu Lions starting pitcher Hideaki Wakui throws the ball to Lotte Marines leadoff batter Tsuyoshi Nishioka in the first inning at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on March 20, 2010, the opening day for the 2010 season of the Pacific League. Wakui struck out 11 and allowed one run on seven hits before Brian Sikorski pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for the save as the Lions won 2-1.

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Japan's Pacific League opens 2010 season

SAPPORO, Japan - Softbank Hawks manager Koji Akiyama (L) and Nippon Ham Fighters manager Masataka Nashida shake hands at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo on March 20, 2010, before their opening game for the 2010 season of the Pacific League.

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Japan's Pacific League opens 2010 season

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters starter Yu Darvish pitches against the Softbank Hawks at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo on March 20, 2010, the opening day for the 2010 season of the Pacific League. Darvish gave up five runs -- three earned -- on seven hits in a complete game effort as the Hawks won 5-3.

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Pro-Thaksin protesters hold massive rally in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment protesters parade through central Bangkok on March 20, 2010, to urge the city's residents to support their bid to force Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's government from power.

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Beijing hit by sandstrom

BEIJING, China - Beijing's Tiananmen Square is blanketed by yellow dust on March 20, 2010, after tons of sand from deserts in China's interior blew into the Chinese capital.

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Japan's Pacific League opens 2010 season

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Lotte Marines manager Norifumi Nishimura (L) and Seibu Lions manager Hisanobu Watanabe shake hands at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on March 20, 2010, before their opening game for the 2010 season of the Pacific League.

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Beijing hit by sandstrom

BEIJING, China - Tourists wearing face masks walk amid yellow dust on Tiananmen Square in Beijing on March 20, 2010, after tons of sand from deserts in China's interior blew into the Chinese capital.

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Tokyo marks 15th anniversary of subway sarin attack

TOKYO, Japan - Shizue Takahashi, whose husband Kazumasa was among 13 killed in the sarin nerve gas attack on Tokyo's subway system by AUM Shinrikyo cult members, speaks to reporters at Kasumigaseki Station in central Tokyo on March 20, 2010, the 15th anniversary of the attack. Kazumasa Takahashi was killed after removing a bag of sarin as a senior official at the station.

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Tokyo marks 15th anniversary of subway sarin attack

TOKYO, Japan - Some 20 station workers offer a silent prayer at Tokyo Metro's Kasumigaseki Station in central Tokyo on March 20, 2010, during a ceremony to mark the 15th anniversary of the sarin nerve gas attack on the subway system by AUM Shinrikyo cult members that left 13 dead and sickened some 6,300.

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Kawazu 'sakura' cherry blossoms in full bloom

KAWAZU, Japan - Tourists admire ''sakura'' cherry blossoms that are in full bloom in Kawazu, a southern part of the Izu Peninsula, southwest of Tokyo, on Feb. 20, 2010. The ''sakura'' trees, which had many flowers earlier than those in other areas, will be lit up in the evening until March 10.

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State, Japan Tobacco ruled not liable for smokers' illnesses

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A group of people related to a damages suit over tobacco's harm to health march to the Yokohama District Court on Jan. 20, 2010, holding a sign that reads ''No more tobacco illnesses!'' The court dismissed the suit the same day, saying Japan Tobacco Inc. and the government were not responsible for diseases of the plaintiffs including lung cancer.