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Hiroshima documentary screened in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - An audience gives a standing ovation after the screening of "Pictures from a Hiroshima Schoolyard" at the All Souls Church Unitarian in Washington on Nov. 15, 2013. The documentary film is about the 2010 return of pictures to Hiroshima drawn by elementary school pupils in the city after the U.S. atomic bombing in appreciation of a donation from the church.

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Japan lose to N. Korea 0-1

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Japan national soccer team coach Alberto Zaccheroni (R) leaves the pitch after Japan lost 0-1 to North Korea in a World Cup qualifier match at Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Stadium on Nov. 15, 2011. It was Japan's first defeat under Zaccheroni, who took over after the 2010 World Cup from Takeshi Okada.

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Nishioka to sign deal with Twins

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 18, 2010, shows Japanese professional baseball player Tsuyoshi Nishioka. Baseball sources said Dec. 15, 2010, Nishioka was expected to sign a deal with the Minnesota Twins after his Japanese club Lotte Marines approved his move to the major leagues.

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Baruto beats Tochinoshin

FUKUOKA, Japan - Estonian ozeki Baruto (R) pushes out Georgian komusubi Tochinoshin on the ninth day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 22, 2010.

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Hakuho slaps down Yoshikaze

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (R) slaps down rank-and-filer Yoshikaze on the ninth day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 22, 2010.

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Olympic Council Asia chief in Guangzhou

GUANGZHOU, China - Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah (C), president of the Olympic Council of Asia, chats with Tsunekazu Takeda (R), president of the Japan Olympic Committee, and Noriyuki Ichihara (L), head of the Japanese delegation to the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, on Nov. 15, 2010. The Japanese officials met the OCA chief as Japan is considering trying to host an Olympics in 2020.

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Kawasaki ER-4n ABS

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.'s ER-4n ABS that went on sale on Nov. 15, 2010. The motorbike with a 400-cc engine is equipped with an antilock brake system, or ABS, to prevent the wheels from locking up during emergency braking.

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Shanghai apartment fire

SHANGHAI, China - A 28-story apartment (L) in downtown Shanghai is gutted by fire in a photo taken on Nov. 16, 2010. The Nov. 15 fire left dozens dead.

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China's Teng wins gymnastics individual

GUANGZHOU, China - Teng Haibin of China shows his gold medal on Nov. 15, 2010, at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, after winning the men's individual all-around in gymnastics.

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Japanese trains off for 2nd life in Malaysia

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - A retired Japanese train car is loaded onto a trailer truck on Nov. 15, 2010, in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, prior to transportation to Malaysia. The train's operator, West Japan Railway Co., will hand over the long-distance sleeper train Ginga and rapid overnight train Moonlight Kyushu for free following a request from the Malaysian government.

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Record-chasing Hakuho's winning streak ends at 63

FUKUOKA, Japan - Combination photo (from top L to bottom R) shows all 63 consecutive wins of Mongolian grand sumo champion Hakuho, whose winning streak came to an end with a loss at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 15, 2010.

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Irie strikes gold in 200-meter backstroke

GUANGZHOU, China - Japan's Ryosuke Irie triumphs in the men's 200-meter backstroke final at the Asian Games in Guangzhou on Nov. 15, 2010.

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Nakamura wins judo gold

GUANGZHOU, China - Japanese judoka Misato Nakamura wins the women's 52-kilogram class at the Asian Games in Guangzhou on Nov. 15, 2010.

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Fatal fire in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - People watch a tower housing apartments for teachers in Shanghai engulfed with smoke and flames on Nov. 15, 2010. More than 50 people were killed and more than 70 injured in the fire.

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Nakamura wins judo gold

GUANGZHOU, China - Japanese judoka Misato Nakamura (L) grapples with Mongolia's Bundmaa Munkhbaatar on her way to winning the women's 52-kilogram class at the Asian Games in Guangzhou on Nov. 15, 2010.

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Irie strikes gold in 200-meter backstroke

GUANGZHOU, China - Japan's Ryosuke Irie raises his fist after winning the men's 200-meter backstroke final at the Asian Games in Guangzhou on Nov. 15, 2010.

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Tateishi strikes 100-meter breaststroke gold

GUANGZHOU, China - Japan's Ryo Tateishi upstages compatriot and double Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima to win the men's 100-meter breaststroke gold medal at the Asian Games in Guangzhou on Nov. 15, 2010.

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Actress Hara speaks about womb cancer

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Chiaki Hara reveals her marriage and years-long fight against womb cancer during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 15, 2010. She revealed that the cancer forced her to have the whole organ removed.

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Akimoto wins judo gold at Asian Games

GUANGHZOU, China - Japan's Hiroyuki Akimoto (top) defeats South Korean Wang Ki Chun to take the men's 73-kilogram judo title at the Asian Games in Guangzhou on Nov. 15, 2010.

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Record-chasing Hakuho's winning streak ends at 63

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (L) is forced out of the ring by Kisenosato on the second day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 15, 2010, ending his winning streak at 63 bouts and failing to surpass legendary yokozuna Futabayama's all-time mark of 69 consecutive wins set from 1936-1939.

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Record-chasing Hakuho's winning streak ends at 63

FUKUOKA, Japan - Kisenosato (front) forces Hakuho out of the ring on the second day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 15, 2010, ending the Mongolian grand champion's winning streak at 63 bouts and shattering his hopes of surpassing legendary yokozuna Futabayama's all-time mark of 69 consecutive wins set from 1936-1939.

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Record-chasing Hakuho's winning streak ends at 63

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (L) is forced out of the ring by Kisenosato on the second day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 15, 2010, ending his winning streak at 63 bouts and failing to surpass legendary yokozuna Futabayama's all-time mark of 69 consecutive wins set from 1936-1939.

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IEA's Tanaka seeks cooperation with China

TOKYO, Japan - International Energy Agency Executive Director Nobuo Tanaka speaks during a news conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 15, 2010. Tanaka said he will seek cooperation with China, which is not a member of the organization.

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Dalai Lama urges China to free Liu

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama speaks during a press conference in Hiroshima on Nov. 15, 2010, at which he released a statement urging the Chinese government to free imprisoned 2010 Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo.

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Chilean president thanks Japanese firms for supporting miners

TOKYO, Japan - Chilean President Sebastian Pinera speaks before Japanese and Chilean corporate officials in Tokyo on Nov. 15, 2010, expressing his gratitude to Japanese firms for extending support to the 33 miners who were rescued last month after being trapped for more than two months in an underground cavern in northern Chile.

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Murakami wins at Skate America

PORTLAND, United States - Japanese teenage figure skater Kanako Murakami, who won the gold medal in the women's singles at Skate America in Portland, Oregon, on Nov. 14, 2010, performs during the exhibition skate on Nov. 15.

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Japan economic minister comments on GDP

TOKYO, Japan - Banri Kaieda, Japanese economic and fiscal policy minister, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 15, 2010. Kaieda said, commenting on gross domestic product data in the July-September period, that Japan's economy is stalling despite growth in the quarter.

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Dalai Lama in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Dalai Lama (C, L), the Tibetan spiritual leader, speaks to Sunao Tsuboi (C, R), an atomic-bomb survivor, at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Nov. 15, 2010. Tsuboi is a co-leader of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations which received the special award by the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates.

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi freed after 7 years' house arrest

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi appears outside her home on Nov. 13, 2010, in Yangon as she was released from seven years of house arrest following the expiry of her latest detention term. The 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner had been under some form of detention for 15 of the past 21 years.

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi freed after 7 years' house arrest

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi receives a piece of paper, appearing to be a message for her, from a supporter in front of her home in Yangon on Nov. 13, 2010, as she was released from seven years of house arrest following the expiry of her latest detention term. The 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner had been under some form of detention for 15 of the past 21 years.

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi freed after 7 years' house arrest

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi (C) appears outside her home on Nov. 13, 2010, in Yangon as she was released from seven years of house arrest following the expiry of her latest detention term. The 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner had been under some form of detention for 15 of the past 21 years.

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Russia outclasses Japan at women's world c'ship

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R, facing camera,) Japan's Megumi Kurihara, Kaori Inoue and Saori Kimura try to block a ball by Russia's Tatiana Kosheleva (15) during a second-round match at the women's volleyball world championship on Nov. 10, 2010, at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo. Russia beat Japan.

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People from Myanmar affected by postelection fighting

MAE SOT, Thailand - People from Myanmar aboard a boat cross a river to return to their country from Mae Sot, Thailand, on Nov. 9, 2010. They were among some 15,000 residents from eastern Myanmar who crossed the border to evade clashes between Karen ethnic rebels and the junta following the general elections.

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People from Myanmar affected by postelection fighting

MAE SOT, Thailand - People who fled from Myanmar stay in an ad hoc camp in Mae Sot, Thailand, on Nov. 9, 2010. They were among some 15,000 residents from eastern Myanmar who crossed the border to evade clashes between Karen ethnic rebels and the junta following the general elections.

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People from Myanmar affected by postelection fighting

MAE SOT, Thailand - People who fled from Myanmar stay in an ad hoc camp in Mae Sot, Thailand, on Nov. 9, 2010. They were among some 15,000 residents from eastern Myanmar who crossed the border to evade clashes between Karen ethnic rebels and the junta following the general elections.

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People from Myanmar affected by postelection fighting

MAE SOT, Thailand - People from Myanmar sit in a boat in Mae Sot, Thailand, on Nov. 9, 2010, as they return to their country across a river. They were among some 15,000 residents from eastern Myanmar who crossed the border to evade clashes between Karen ethnic rebels and the junta following the general elections.

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Icelandic firm sells whale meat to Japan

LONDON, England - File photo taken on Oct. 15, 2010, shows a whale meat restaurant in Reykjavik. Icelandic company Hvalur has shipped 631 tons of finback whale meat to Japan in the first nine months of 2010, sources close to the matter said on Nov. 5, 2010.

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Iwata wins Nabisco Cup title

TOKYO, Japan - Jubilo Iwata midfielder Minoru Suganuma (L, 15) scores a goal against Sanfrecce Hiroshima during extra time in the Nabisco Cup final at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 3, 2010. Jubilo won 5-3 and clinched the major title in the Japanese professional J-League.

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Scandal-tainted Asashoryu calls it quits

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian sumo wrestler Asashoryu is all smiles after beating Wakanosato on the 13th day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 22, 2002, becoming the first Mongolian to win the Emperor's Cup. Yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu, whose real name is Dolgorsuren Dagvadorj, announced his retirement on Feb. 4, 2010, in the wake of a recent scandal in which he was alleged to have seriously injured a man in a drunken rampage.

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Myanmar's Suu Kyi freed after 7 years' house arrest

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi appears outside her home on Nov. 13, 2010, in Yangon as she was released from seven years of house arrest following the expiry of her latest detention term. The 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner had been under some form of detention for 15 of the past 21 years. (Kyodo)

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Olympic Council Asia chief in Guangzhou

GUANGZHOU, China - Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah (C), president of the Olympic Council of Asia, chats with Tsunekazu Takeda (R), president of the Japan Olympic Committee, and Noriyuki Ichihara (L), head of the Japanese delegation to the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, on Nov. 15, 2010. The Japanese officials met the OCA chief as Japan is considering trying to host an Olympics in 2020. (Kyodo)

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Scandal-tainted Asashoryu calls it quits

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian sumo wrestler Asashoryu is all smiles after beating Wakanosato on the 13th day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 22, 2002, becoming the first Mongolian to win the Emperor's Cup. Yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu, whose real name is Dolgorsuren Dagvadorj, announced his retirement on Feb. 4, 2010, in the wake of a recent scandal in which he was alleged to have seriously injured a man in a drunken rampage. (Kyodo)

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Nishioka to sign deal with Twins

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 18, 2010, shows Japanese professional baseball player Tsuyoshi Nishioka. Baseball sources said Dec. 15, 2010, Nishioka was expected to sign a deal with the Minnesota Twins after his Japanese club Lotte Marines approved his move to the major leagues. (Kyodo)

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Icelandic firm sells whale meat to Japan

LONDON, England - File photo taken on Oct. 15, 2010, shows a whale meat restaurant in Reykjavik. Icelandic company Hvalur has shipped 631 tons of finback whale meat to Japan in the first nine months of 2010, sources close to the matter said on Nov. 5, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Iwata wins Nabisco Cup title

TOKYO, Japan - Jubilo Iwata midfielder Minoru Suganuma (L, 15) scores a goal against Sanfrecce Hiroshima during extra time in the Nabisco Cup final at Tokyo's National Stadium on Nov. 3, 2010. Jubilo won 5-3 and clinched the major title in the Japanese professional J-League. (Kyodo)

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Hakuho slaps down Yoshikaze

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (R) slaps down rank-and-filer Yoshikaze on the ninth day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 22, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Baruto beats Tochinoshin

FUKUOKA, Japan - Estonian ozeki Baruto (R) pushes out Georgian komusubi Tochinoshin on the ninth day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 22, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Kawasaki ER-4n ABS

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.'s ER-4n ABS that went on sale on Nov. 15, 2010. The motorbike with a 400-cc engine is equipped with an antilock brake system, or ABS, to prevent the wheels from locking up during emergency braking. (Kyodo)

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Shanghai apartment fire

SHANGHAI, China - A 28-story apartment (L) in downtown Shanghai is gutted by fire in a photo taken on Nov. 16, 2010. The Nov. 15 fire left dozens dead. (Kyodo)

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China's Teng wins gymnastics individual

GUANGZHOU, China - Teng Haibin of China shows his gold medal on Nov. 15, 2010, at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, after winning the men's individual all-around in gymnastics. (Kyodo)