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China puts ex-security czar Zhou under investigation

BEIJING, China - Photo taken in May 2012 shows Zhou Yongkang attending a convention of the Communist Youth League of China at Beijing's Great Hall of the People. China's Communist Party said July 29, 2014, it is opening an investigation into Zhou, a former public security chief, for suspected "serious disciplinary violation."

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Japan's Renesas in talks to acquire U.S. chipmaker Maxim: report

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 30 Kyodo - File photo taken in May 2012 shows Renesas Electronics Corp.'s headquarters in Tokyo. The Japanese chipmaker is in talks to acquire Maxim Integrated of the United States in what could be close to a $20 billion deal, CNBC reported on Jan. 29, 2018.

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Mud hoppers on increase

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows mud hoppers in Ogi, Saga Prefecture, in June 2012. The population of mud hoppers in the Ariake Sea in southwestern Japan has shown an eight-fold increase in the first survey in 16 years, as they have been able to easily survive winters amid a temperature rise, a research institute said on May 29, 2013.

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Fossil of carnivorous dinosaur found in Japan

KUJI, Japan - Photo taken in Kuji, Iwate Prefecture on March 29, 2013, shows a fossil found in the city in May 2012 which has since been confirmed as a toe bone of a Coelurosauria, a carnivorous dinosaur living in the latter part of the Cretaceous period around 85 million years ago.

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Fossil of carnivorous dinosaur found in Japan

KUJI, Japan - Photo taken in Kuji, Iwate Prefecture on March 29, 2013, shows Takato Sasaki, a 13-year-old junior high school student from neighboring Aomori Prefecture. A fossil found in Kuji in May 2012 by Sasaki has been confirmed as a toe bone of a Coelurosauria, a carnivorous dinosaur living in the latter part of the Cretaceous period around 85 million years ago, a researcher said the same day.

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Fossil of carnivorous dinosaur found in Japan

KUJI, Japan - Takato Sasaki, a 13-year-old junior high school student from Aomori Prefecture, holds a fossil in Kuji, Iwate Prefecture on March 29, 2013. The fossil found in Kuji in May 2012 by Sasaki has been confirmed as a toe bone of a Coelurosauria, a carnivorous dinosaur living in the latter part of the Cretaceous period around 85 million years ago, a researcher said the same day.

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Japanese farmers turn to black tea as green tea demand falls

MINAMIYAMASHIRO, Japan - Koji Nakakubo, a tea farmer in the village of Minamiyamashiro in Kyoto Prefecture, samples the aroma of tea leaves while producing black tea on May 29, 2012.

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Film director Kaneto Shindo dies at 100

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in November 2010 shows renowned Japanese film director and screen writer Kaneto Shindo during an interview. Shindo, known for such works as "Children of Hiroshima" and "A Last Note," died at his home in Tokyo on May 29, 2012. He was 100.

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Matsui homers in Tampa Bay debut

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Japanese outfielder Hideki Matsui (2nd from R) of the Tampa Bay Rays is congratulated by teammates after bashing a two-run homer in his second major league at-bat this season during the fourth inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 29, 2012. Matsui finished 1-for-4 in his team's 7-2 loss.

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Matsui homers in Tampa Bay debut

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Japanese outfielder Hideki Matsui of the Tampa Bay Rays wearing No. 35 takes to the field for a game against the Chicago White Sox at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 29, 2012. Matsui socked a two-run homer in his second major league at-bat this season during the fourth inning of the game. He finished 1-for-4 in his team's 7-2 loss.

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Rays manager Madden

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Madden is surrounded by reporters before a game against the Chicago White Sox at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 29, 2012. The Rays lost 7-2.

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Matsui homers in Tampa Bay debut

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Japanese outfielder Hideki Matsui (L) of the Tampa Bay Rays exchanges high-fives with a teammate in the dugout after blasting a two-run homer in his second major league at-bat this season during the fourth inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 29, 2012. Matsui finished 1-for-4 in his team's 7-2 loss.

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Matsui homers in Tampa Bay debut

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Japanese outfielder Hideki Matsui (R) of the Tampa Bay Rays is congratulated by the third-base coach while heading to home plate after smashing a two-run homer in his second major league at-bat this season during the fourth inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 29, 2012. Matsui finished 1-for-4 in his team's 7-2 loss.

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Japanese American posthumously honored

WASHINGTON, United States - Photo shows Susan Carnahan, the widow of Jay Hirabayashi who defied the internment order for Japanese Americans during World War II, at the White House on May 29, 2012, when an award presentation ceremony was held for Hirabayashi, who died in January at age 93. U.S. President Barack Obama hailed the courage of Hirabayashi as he posthumously awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian award.

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Kin of N. Korean abduction victim testifies at EU rights panel

BRUSSELS, Switzerland - Teruaki Masumoto (L, facing) attends a European Union panel in Brussels on May 29, 2012. Masumoto, a representative of an organization comprising family members of Japanese abducted by North Korea, testified and asked for European help in resolving the issue.

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Shanghai Tower under construction

SHANGHAI, China - Shanghai Tower (L), currently under construction, tops 300 meters in Shanghai, China, on May 29, 2012. The skyscraper will be 632 meters high when it is completed. To the right is the Shanghai World Financial Center and in the center is Jin Mao Tower.

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Japanese American posthumously honored

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. President Barack Obama (R) takes the hand of Susan Carnahan, the widow of Jay Hirabayashi who defied the internment order for Japanese Americans during World War II, at the White House on May 29, 2012, when an award presentation ceremony was held for Hirabayashi, who died in January at age 93. Obama hailed the courage of Hirabayashi as he posthumously awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian award.

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Japanese American posthumously honored

WASHINGTON, United States - Photo shows Jay Hirabayashi, the 65-year-old son of the late Gordon Hirabayashi who defied the internment order for Japanese Americans during World War II, at the White House on May 29, 2012, when an award presentation ceremony was held for Hirabayashi, who died in January at age 93. U.S. President Barack Obama hailed the courage of Hirabayashi as he posthumously awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian award.

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ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Participants join hands with each other at the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting in Phnom Penh on May 29, 2012.

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NYT ad urges Japan to apologize over "comfort women"

NEW YORK, United States - Photo shows a full-page ad urging the Japanese government to offer its "heartfelt apologies" to the women forced into sexual slavery for the Japanese military during World War II, published in The New York Times on May 29, 2012. The ad, by the entity "ForTheNextGeneration.com," said the Japanese government has not adequately apologized or provided compensation to the so-called comfort women.

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FedEx picks Kansai airport as base for Northeast Asia

OSAKA, Japan - Masamichi Ujiie (L), FedEx Corp.'s vice president for the North Pacific region, and Shinichi Fukushima, president of Kansai International Airport Co., smile during a press conference at Kansai airport near Osaka on May 29, 2012. FedEx will contribute to the economic development of the Kansai region by using Kansai International Airport as its base for collecting shipments in Northeast Asia.

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Matsui homers in Tampa Bay debut

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Japanese outfielder Hideki Matsui of the Tampa Bay Rays hits a two-run homer in his second major league at-bat this season during the fourth inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 29, 2012. Matsui finished 1-for-4 in his team's 7-2 loss.

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Suu Kyi leaving for Thailand

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi waits for a flight to Bangkok, Thailand, in a lounge at Yangon airport on May 29, 2012. She plans to attend the World Economic Forum on East Asia in Bangkok, her first overseas trip in 24 years.

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Suu Kyi arrives at Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (C) arrives at Bangkok airport in Thailand on May 29, 2012. She plans to attend the World Economic Forum on East Asia in the Thailand capital during her first overseas trip in 24 years.

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Suu Kyi arrives at Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (C) arrives at Bangkok airport in Thailand on May 29, 2012. She plans to attend the World Economic Forum on East Asia in the Thailand capital during her first overseas trip in 24 years.

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S. African trade minister in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - South African Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies gives a press conference in Tokyo on May 29, 2012.

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ASEAN, China defense ministers' meeting

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie (R) and Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Banh (L) leave after an informal meeting of defense ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China in Phnom Penh on May 29, 2012.

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China, Philippines to ease tension in maritime conflict

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin speaks during a press conference after the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting in Phnom Penh on May 29, 2012. Gazmin said he and his Chinese counterpart Liang Guanglie have agreed to ease tensions in their countries' maritime conflict in the South China Sea.

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Smartphone capable of measuring radiation

TOKYO, Japan - A woman holds the Pantone 5 107SH, unveiled by Softbank Mobile Corp. in Tokyo on May 29, 2012. The smartphone, capable of measuring radiation levels, is aimed at meeting growing demand for dosimeters in the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Hosono regrets not having admitted nuclear meltdowns immediately

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono (R) and Michael Sandel, a professor of political philosophy at Harvard University, shake hands after their discussion in Tokyo on May 29, 2012. Hosono said he regrets that the Japanese government did not admit the possibility of nuclear meltdowns at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi plant shortly after the disaster was triggered by the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011.

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Iraqi foreign minister in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari gives a press conference in Tokyo on May 29, 2012.

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Boy wins gov't award for quake memorial coin design

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a design by Taichi Kojima, 9, one of three designs chosen by Finance Ministry for coins commemorating the March 2011 quake and tsunami. Adults produced the other two designs unveiled by the Finance Ministry on May 29, 2012.

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Chinese embassy official suspected of unlawful activities

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 2010 shows the Chinese embassy in Tokyo. A Chinese embassy secretary in Japan is suspected of conducting unlawful activities and Japanese police have sought to question the official, who has refused to cooperate and returned to China, police sources said May 29, 2012.

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Panasonic mulls cutting half of 7,000 HQ personnel

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken in January 2009 shows the headquarters of Panasonic Corp. in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture. Panasonic is considering cutting 3,000 to 4,000 of the 7,000 personnel who work at its headquarters within the current financial year through internal transfers and early retirement, in an effort to reduce costs and streamline the organization, sources familiar with the matter said May 29, 2012.

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Tokyo Sky Tree to be completed on Feb. 29

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 22, 2011, shows Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. Construction of the world's tallest free-standing tower scheduled to open in May 2012 will be completed on Feb. 29, 2012, its operator said Feb. 7.

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Chinese human rights activist Ni

BEIJING, China - Photo taken in May 2010 shows Chinese human rights activist Ni Yulan in Beijing. Ni, in detention awaiting trial, was announced as the winner of the 2011 Human Rights Defenders Tulip award. Ni's daughter has been put under 24-hour surveillance by Chinese authorities after being prevented from attending the award ceremony in the Netherlands slated for Jan. 31, 2012, on behalf of her mother, the daughter and others disclosed on Jan. 29, 2012.

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Antiwar activist who torched Hinomaru flag

NAHA, Japan - File photo shows Shoichi Chibana, an antiwar activist in the village of Yomitan, Okinawa Prefecture, taking part in a mass protest rally over history textbooks at a Ginowan park in the prefecture on Sept. 29, 2007. The 64-year-old former village assemblyman, who was convicted of torching the Hinomaru flag at a national athletic meet in 1987, has vowed in an interview with Kyodo News to keep fighting to achieve peace in Okinawa ahead of the 40th anniversary on May 15, 2012, of the island's reversion to Japanese sovereignty from U.S. control.