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S. Koreans in Japan start voter registration

TOKYO, Japan - South Koreans living in Japan apply for voter registration for elections in their country at the South Korean Embassy's consular division in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Nov. 13, 2011, as a legal revision in 2009 has enabled expatriates 19 years old or older to cast ballots. The registration process began the same day at 10 diplomatic missions in Japan ahead of the general election scheduled in April 2012.

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ICRC staffer Okimoto recounts his work in strife-torn lands

TOKYO, Japan - Keiichiro Okimoto, one of only three Japanese staff members of the Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross, talks about his work in strife-torn countries in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2009.

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Unbeaten Hakuho beats Kotooshu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho (top) tosses down ozeki Kotooshu on the 13th day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 27, 2009. Hakuho extended his winning streak to 13 in the 15-day tournament.

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Unbeaten Hakuho beats Kotooshu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho (top) tosses down ozeki Kotooshu on the 13th day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 27, 2009. Hakuho extended his winning streak to 13 in the 15-day tournament.

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Ex-upper house member Hideo Den dies at 86

TOKYO, Japan - Journalist and former House of Councillors member Hideo Den (file photo) died of respiratory failure in a Tokyo hospital on Nov. 13, 2009. He was 86. Den was first elected to the upper house in 1971, winning the most votes of any candidate, on the Socialist ticket and served in the chamber for 34 years until 2007.

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Overturned Japanese ferry inspected

MIHAMA, Japan - Employees of a ship clearance firm on Nov. 15, 2009, inspect the passenger and cargo ferry Ariake, which ran aground and overturned in the Sea of Kumano off the town of Mihama in Mie Prefecture in central Japan on Nov. 13. All 28 passengers and crew members were rescued.

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Overturned Japanese ferry inspected

MIHAMA, Japan - Inspectors of the transport ministry's transportation safety committee on Nov. 15, 2009, inspect the passenger and cargo ferry Ariake, which ran aground and overturned in the Sea of Kumano off the town of Mihama in Mie Prefecture in central Japan on Nov. 13. All 28 passengers and crew members were rescued.

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Ndereba of Kenya finishes 3rd in Yokohama Women's Marathon

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Olympic silver medalist Catherine Ndereba of Kenya crosses the finish line, placing third with 2:29:13 in the Yokohama Women's Marathon on Nov. 15, 2009, in Yokohama, just southwest of Tokyo. Ndereba followed Inga Abitova of Russia who finished in 2:27:18 and Japan's Kiyoko Shimahara in 2 hours, 28 minutes, 51 seconds.

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Japan's Shimahara finishes 2nd in Yokohama Women's Marathon

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan's Kiyoko Shimahara crosses the finish line, placing second in 2 hours, 28 minutes, 51 seconds in the Yokohama Women's Marathon on Nov. 15, 2009, in Yokohama, just southwest of Tokyo, following Inga Abitova of Russia who finished in 2:27:18. Olympic silver medalist Catherine Ndereba placed third in 2:29:13.

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Kin of abductees impressed with Obama's Tokyo speech

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeo Iizuka (C), who represents relatives of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea, flanked by Shigeru Yokota (R) and his wife Sakie, whose daughter Megumi was taken to North Korea in 1977 at age 13, speaks to reporters after U.S. President Barack Obama's speech at Suntory Hall in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2009. Iizuka, the brother of abductee Yaeko Taguchi, and the Yokotas praised the president's speech as delivering a strong, clear message toward settling the issue.

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Kin of abductees impressed with Obama's Tokyo speech

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Yokota (R) and his wife Sakie, whose daughter Megumi was taken to North Korea in 1977 at age 13, listen to U.S. President Barack Obama's speech at Suntory Hall in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2009. Yokota and other relatives of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea praised the president's speech as delivering a strong, clear message toward settling the issue. (Pool photo)

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Japan's Nagashima wins 500 meters at World Cup meet

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - Japan's Keiichiro Nagashima (C) smiles at an award ceremony after winning the men's 500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet at Heerenveen in the Netherlands, earning his first victory of the season and eighth overall on Nov. 13, 2009. Nagashima clocked 34.98 seconds to finish ahead of the United States' Tucker Fredricks (L) and the Netherlands' Ronald Mulder (R), who timed 35.00 and 35.07, respectively.

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Yankees' Matsui receives award in N.Y. from Japanese gov't

NEW YORK, United States - World Series MVP Hideki Matsui (L) receives an award from the Japanese government on Nov. 13, 2009, in New York for fostering goodwill and friendship between Japan and the United States. New York Consul General Shinichi Nishimiya presented the New York Yankees designated hitter with a certificate of commendation at his official residence.

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Yankees' Matsui receives award in N.Y. from Japanese gov't

NEW YORK, United States - World Series MVP Hideki Matsui shows a certificate of commendation from the Japanese government that he received on Nov. 13, 2009, in New York for fostering goodwill and friendship between Japan and the United States. New York Consul General Shinichi Nishimiya presented the New York Yankees designated hitter with the certificate at his official residence.

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Japan's Nagashima wins 500 meters at World Cup meet

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - Japan's Keiichiro Nagashima skates to win the men's 500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet at Heerenveen in the Netherlands, earning his first victory of the season and eighth overall on Nov. 13, 2009. Nagashima clocked 34.98 seconds to finish ahead of the United States' Tucker Fredricks and the Netherlands' Ronald Mulder, who timed 35.00 and 35.07, respectively.

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Japan's Nagashima wins 500 meters at World Cup meet

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - Japan's Keiichiro Nagashima celebrates after winning in the men's 500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet at Heerenveen in the Netherlands, earning his first victory of the season and eighth overall on Nov. 13, 2009. Nagashima clocked 34.98 seconds to finish ahead of the United States' Tucker Fredricks and the Netherlands' Ronald Mulder, who timed 35.00 and 35.07, respectively.

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Japan's Nagashima wins 500 meters at World Cup meet

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands - Japan's Keiichiro Nagashima skates to win the men's 500 meters at a World Cup speed skating meet at Heerenveen in the Netherlands, earning his first victory of the season and eighth overall on Nov. 13, 2009. Nagashima clocked 34.98 seconds to finish ahead of the United States' Tucker Fredricks and the Netherlands' Ronald Mulder, who timed 35.00 and 35.07, respectively.

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Japan's Tanaka wins men's decathlon at Asian Athletics meet

GUANGZHOU, China - Japan's Hiromasa Tanaka celebrates after winning the men's decathlon at the Asian Athletics Championships in Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong Province on Nov. 13, 2009.

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Narisako wins men's 400m hurdles at Asian Athletics meet

GUANGZHOU, China - Japan's Kenji Narisako competes in the men's 400-meter hurdles final at the Asian Athletics Championships in Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong Province on Nov. 13, 2009. Narisako won the gold medal with a time of 49.22 seconds.

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Kubokura wins women's 400m hurdles at Asian Athletics meet

GUANGZHOU, China - Japan's Satomi Kubokura competes in the women's 400-meter hurdles final at the Asian Athletics Championships in Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong Province on Nov. 13, 2009. Kubokura won the race with a time of 56.62 seconds.

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Takahashi wins women's 200m at Asian Athletics Championships

GUANGZHOU, China - Japan's Momoko Takahashi waves from the podium after winning the gold in the women's 200-meter final at the Asian Athletics Championships in Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong Province on Nov. 13, 2009.

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Hatoyama, Obama meet, vow stronger ties

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama leave a joint news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2009, after their summit talks.

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Hatoyama, Obama meet, vow stronger ties

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama hold a joint news conference after their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2009.

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French envoy returns from 4-day visit to North Korea

BEIJING, China - Jack Lang, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's special envoy to North Korea, speaks to reporters at Beijing airport on Nov. 13, 2009, after returning from a four-day visit to Pyongyang.

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Hatoyama, Obama meet, vow stronger ties

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama walk side by side after they ended a joint news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2009.

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Hatoyama, Obama meet, vow stronger ties

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama exchange words after their joint news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2009.

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Hatoyama, Obama meet, vow stronger ties

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama waves while walking with Japanese Prime Yukio Hatoyama after their joint news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2009.

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5 major banks report group net profits for April-Sept.

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Tsukamoto, president of Mizuho Financial Group Inc., briefs reporters on the company's midterm earnings report for fiscal 2009 at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2009.

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U.S. President Obama talks with Japanese Prime Minister Hatoyama

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks during talks with U.S. President Barack Obama at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2009.

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Hatoyama, Obama meet, vow stronger ties

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks during a joint news conference with U.S. President Barack Obama at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2009, after their talks.

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Hatoyama, Obama meet, vow stronger ties

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a joint news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2009, after their summit talks.

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U.S. President Obama talks with Japanese Prime Minister Hatoyama

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama (L) waves beside Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2009, prior to their talks.

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JAL incurs net loss of 131.2 bil. yen in April-Sept.

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Corp. President Haruka Nishimatsu listens to a question from a reporter during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2009. Nishimatsu announced that JAL incurred a net loss of 131.22 billion yen in the April-September period.

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Hatoyama, Obama meet, vow stronger ties

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama hold a joint news conference after their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2009.

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U.S. President Obama talks with Japanese Prime Minister Hatoyama

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2009, before their summit talks.

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FamilyMart to acquire smaller convenience store rival am/pm

TOKYO, Japan - Junji Ueda, president of convenience store chain operator FamilyMart Co., speaks about the company's plan to acquire smaller rival am/pm Japan Co. at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2009.

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U.S. President Obama talks with Japanese Prime Minister Hatoyama

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama smiles during talks with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2009.

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U.S. President Obama talks with Japanese Prime Minister Hatoyama

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) hold talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2009.

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U.S. President Obama talks with Japanese Prime Minister Hatoyama

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama (L) waves while walking with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama as he arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2009, for bilateral summit talks.

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U.S. President Obama talks with Japanese Prime Minister Hatoyama

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama (L) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama as he arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2009, for bilateral summit talks.

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JAL incurs net loss of 131.2 bil. yen in April-Sept.

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Corp. President Haruka Nishimatsu speaks about the company's midterm earnings report for fiscal 2009 at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2009.

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JAL incurs net loss of 131.2 bil. yen in April-Sept.

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Corp. President Haruka Nishimatsu speaks about the company's midterm earnings report for fiscal 2009 at a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2009.

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Jojima signs 4-year deal with Hanshin

OSAKA, Japan - Former Seattle Mariners catcher Kenji Jojima speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Osaka on Nov. 13, 2009 after signing a four-year, 2 billion yen contract with the Central League baseball club Hanshin Tigers.

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Jojima signs 4-year deal with Hanshin

OSAKA, Japan - Former Seattle Mariners catcher Kenji Jojima (R) shakes hands with Akinobu Mayumi, manager of the Hanshin Tigers, during a press conference at a hotel in Osaka on Nov. 13, 2009. Jojima signed a four-year, 2 billion yen contract with the Central League baseball club.

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Jojima signs 4-year deal with Hanshin

OSAKA, Japan - Former Seattle Mariners catcher Kenji Jojima poses wearing a Hanshin Tigers's cap and shirt during a press conference at a hotel on Osaka on Nov. 13, 2009. Jojima signed a four-year, 2 billion yen contract with the Central League baseball club.

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Obama arrives in Tokyo for talks with Hatoyama

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he gets in a car after arriving at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Nov. 13, 2009, for talks with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.

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Obama arrives in Tokyo for talks with Hatoyama

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama walks down the stairs of the Air Force One presidential airplane after arriving at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Nov. 13, 2009, for talks with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.

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Obama arrives in Tokyo for talks with Hatoyama

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he gets in a car after arriving at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Nov. 13, 2009, for talks with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.

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Japan ferry overturns off Mie Prefecture

KUMANO, Japan - The passenger and cargo ferry Ariake runs aground and overturns in the Sea of Kumano off Mie Prefecture in central Japan on Nov. 13, 2009. All 28 passengers and crew members were rescued.

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Obama arrives in Tokyo for talks with Hatoyama

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Nov. 13, 2009, for talks with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.