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Taiwan's main opposition party elects Tsai as leader

TOKYO, Japan - Taiwan's politician Tsai Ing-wen is seen in this file photo taken in January 2012. Taiwan's main opposition Democratic Progressive Party elected Tsai as leader on May 25, 2014, ahead of the 2016 presidential race.

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School trip to disaster-hit Fukushima

AIZUWAKAMATSU, Japan - Junior high school students on a school excursion pose for photos in front of Tsurugajo, a castle in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 25, 2012. School excursions are gradually returning to Aizuwakamatsu, a historic city severely affected by the March 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster and the ensuing nuclear crisis, according to local officials.

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Myanmar girl undergoes surgery in Japan

OKAYAMA, Japan - Doctors successfully perform surgery on Ni Ni Min Lwin, a 6-year-old Myanmar girl, who suffers from a complex congenital urological disorder, at the Okayama Medical Center in western Japan on May 25, 2012. (Pool photo)

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73-yr-old Japanese woman conquers Mt. Everest

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Japanese climber Tamae Watanabe holds a copy of a Guinness World Records certificate during a press conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 25, 2012, after scaling Mt. Everest, the world's tallest mountain at the age of 73, becoming the oldest woman to achieve the feat at the age of 73 on May 19, 2012.

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N. Korea drought

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows withered crop plant on farmland hit by drought in Nampo near Pyongyang on May 25, 2012.

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U.N. undersecretary general Takasu vows to undertake reform

NEW YORK, United States - Newly appointed U.N. undersecretary general for management Yukio Takasu speaks during an interview at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 25, 2012. Takasu said he will engage in a wide range of reforms of the organization, including the introduction of a more integrated and flexible approach to human resources.

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Japan, Pacific leaders meet

NAGO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L back) speaks at a banquet in a meeting of leaders from Japan and other Pacific island nations in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 25, 2012.

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N. Korea drought

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows farmland hit by drought in Nampo near Pyongyang on May 25, 2012.

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Japan, Pacific leaders meet

NAGO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks at a banquet in a meeting of leaders from Japan and other Pacific island nations in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 25, 2012.

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Protest against Lady Gaga concert plan

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Islamist organizations gather in Jakarta on May 25, 2012, to protest a concert plan for U.S. pop star Lady Gaga.

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Hollande in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) and French President Francois Hollande (L) attend a press conference in Kabul on May 25, 2012.

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Pakistan foreign minister in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba shake hands in Tokyo on May 25, 2012. Gemba called on Khar for Pakistan to improve its ties with the United States and provide constructive cooperation in bringing peace to Afghanistan

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Comedian admits mother had lived on welfare

TOKYO, Japan - Comedian Junichi Komoto holds a press conference at the Tokyo headquarters of Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., the entertainment company he belongs to, on May 25, 2012. The popular comedian, who with Satoshi Inoue forms the standup comedy duo Jicho Kacho, publicly offered an apology after confirming media reports that his mother, despite having a high-income-earning son, had received welfare benefits for 14 to 15 years until April, when the rumor started.

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Comedian admits mother had lived on welfare

TOKYO, Japan - Comedian Junichi Komoto holds a press conference at the Tokyo headquarters of Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., the entertainment company he belongs to, on May 25, 2012. The popular comedian, who with Satoshi Inoue forms the standup comedy duo Jicho Kacho, publicly offered an apology after confirming media reports that his mother, despite having a high-income-earning son, had received welfare benefits for 14 to 15 years until April, when the rumor started.

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High court rejects appeal over 1961 murders

NAGOYA, Japan - Supporters of Masaru Okunishi, an 86-year-old death-row inmate convicted of poisoning five women by pesticide-laced wine and injuring 12 others in 1961 in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, hold up messages protesting a decision by the Nagoya High Court to reject an appeal for a retrial filed by Okunishi, in front of the court in Nagoya on May 25, 2012.

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Comedian admits mother had lived on welfare

TOKYO, Japan - Comedian Junichi Komoto (C) bows in apology during a press conference at the Tokyo headquarters of Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., the entertainment company he belongs to, on May 25, 2012. The popular comedian, who with Satoshi Inoue forms the standup comedy duo Jicho Kacho, publicly offered an apology after confirming media reports that his mother, despite having a high-income-earning son, had received welfare benefits for 14 to 15 years until April, when the rumor started.

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High court rejects appeal over 1961 murders

NAGOYA, Japan - Supporters of Masaru Okunishi, an 86-year-old death-row inmate convicted of poisoning five women by pesticide-laced wine and injuring 12 others in 1961 in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, are left in shock in front of the Nagoya High Court on May 25, 2012, after the court decided to reject an appeal for a retrial filed by Okunishi.

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High court rejects appeal over 1961 murders

NAGOYA, Japan - Lawyer Izumi Suzuki, who heads the defense counsel for Masaru Okunishi, an 86-year-old death-row inmate convicted of poisoning five women by pesticide-laced wine and injuring 12 others in 1961 in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, answers reporters' questions in front of the Nagoya High Court in Nagoya on May 25, 2012, after the court decided to reject an appeal for a retrial filed by Okunishi.

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High court rejects appeal over 1961 murders

NAGOYA, Japan - Supporters of Masaru Okunishi, an 86-year-old death-row inmate convicted of poisoning five women by pesticide-laced wine and injuring 12 others in 1961 in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, raise their fists in front of the Nagoya High Court on May 25, 2012, after the court decided to reject an appeal for a retrial filed by Okunishi.

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High court rejects appeal over 1961 murders

NAGOYA, Japan - A lawyer for Masaru Okunishi, an 86-year-old death-row inmate convicted of poisoning five women by pesticide-laced wine and injuring 12 others in 1961 in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, shows a banner bearing the message ''unjust decision'' to Okunishi's supporters. Standing in front of the Nagoya High Court, he was informing them of the court's decision on May 25, 2012, to reject an appeal for a retrial filed by Okunishi.

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Nissan to launch Cima luxury hybrid sedan

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. shows the Cima luxury hybrid sedan at its head office in Yokohama on April 25, 2012. The automaker said it will launch the Cima in May 2012 following a production hiatus of more than 20 months.

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Astronaut Hoshide at Tsukuba Space Center

TSUKUBA, Japan - Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide (R) explains about a device used to release small satellites from the International Space Station at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Tsukuba Space Center in Ibaraki Prefecture on Jan. 25, 2012. Hoshide is scheduled to stay on the ISS for about six months from late May 2012 for his mission.

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Japanese astronaut Hoshide at press conference

TSUKUBA, Japan - Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide speaks at a news conference at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Tsukuba Space Center in Ibaraki Prefecture on Jan. 25, 2012. It was Hoshide's last press conference in Japan before the start in late May of a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station.