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Tsunami-hit school pupils join line dancing Guinness record challenge

KOBE, Japan - Pupils from Oginohama Junior High School in Miyagi Prefecture's tsunami-hit Ishinomaki join former Takarazuka Revue performer Maho Shiomi (6th from L) and over 4,000 others at an event to break the Guinness World Record for the most number of people line dancing together for five minutes or longer, in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan, on Nov. 1, 2014. They successfully broke the record, which was previously set by 2,569 people in the United States in 2012.

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World record set in Takarazuka for longest single line of dancers

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - People in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, the city famous for the Takarazuka Revue, dance together in a line on the bank of the Muko River on Nov. 1, 2014, as they attempt to set a world record for the longest single line of dancers. They set a record recognized by the Guinness World Records when 4,395 people danced for more than 5 minutes in a line, beating the previous record set in 2012 in the United States with 2,569 dancers.

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World record set in Takarazuka for longest single line of dancers

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - People in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, the city famous for the Takarazuka Revue, dance together in a line on the bank of the Muko River on Nov. 1, 2014, as they attempt to set a world record for the longest single line of dancers. They set a record recognized by the Guinness World Records when 4,395 people danced for more than 5 minutes in a line, beating the previous record set in 2012 in the United States with 2,569 dancers.

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Over 4,000 in Takarazuka break Guinness record for line dancing

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - 4,395 participants line up in Hyogo Prefecture's Takarazuka, hometown to the all-female Takarazuka Revue in Hyogo Prefecture, on Nov. 1, 2014, during an event to break the Guinness World Record for the most number of people line dancing together for five minutes or longer. They successfully shattered the record, which was previously set by 2,569 people in the United States in 2012.

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World record set in Takarazuka for longest single line of dancers

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - People in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, the city famous for the Takarazuka Revue, dance together in a line on Nov. 1, 2014, as they attempt to set a world record for the longest single line of dancers. They set a record recognized by the Guinness World Records when 4,395 people danced for more than 5 minutes in a line, beating the previous record set in 2012 in the United States with 2,569 dancers. Takarazuka Grand Theater, a theater dedicated to the all-female troupe, is seen in the background.

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Tokyo, Osaka stock exchanges to merge

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Securities Exchange Co. shareholders enter the venue of their extraordinary meeting in Osaka on Nov. 20, 2012. Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. separately held an extra shareholders meeting the same day. Both the meetings gave consent to an agreement on the exchanges' merger on Jan. 1, 2013, and to create Japan Exchange Group Inc., a holding company for the two exchanges.

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Tokyo, Osaka stock exchanges to merge

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. holds an extraordinary meeting of shareholders in Tokyo on Nov. 20, 2012. Osaka Securities Exchange Co. separately held an extra shareholders meeting the same day. Both meetings gave consent to an agreement on the exchanges' merger on Jan. 1, 2013, and to create Japan Exchange Group Inc., a holding company for the two exchanges.

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Honda Jet

ORLANDO, United States - Honda Aircraft Co. President Michimasa Fujino (facing) meets clients in front of the company's Honda Jet displayed at a business aircraft fair in Orlando, Florida, on Nov. 1, 2012. The company plans to begin selling the small jet in 2013.

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Tsunami-hit city picks American as global PR chief

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Amya Miller, an experienced American interpreter, holds a letter of appointment at the city hall of Rikuzentakata in Iwate Prefecture on Nov. 1, 2012, as the northeastern Japanese city ravaged by the 2011 tsunami chose her as its director of global public relations, as it seeks to actively send messages on the recovery process to the rest of the world.

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"Shitamachi" factory-made bobsled

TOKYO, Japan - Junichi Hosogai (R) gets on a bobsled made by a group of small factory operators in one of Tokyo's "shitamachi" districts, at Tokyo Big Sight convention hall on Nov. 1, 2012. The bobsled is on display at the 26th Japan International Machine Tool Fair, with the group hoping it will be used at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Hosogai, owner of a metal-processing firm in Ota Ward, leads the shitamachi bobsled project.

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Miura makes World Cup debut

NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand - Japan's Kazuyoshi Miura dribbles with the ball during the first half of the team's opening game at the Futsal World Cup against Brazil in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, on Nov. 1, 2012, making his World Cup debut. Japan lost 4-1.

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Japan education fair in Cairo

CAIRO, Egypt - An Egyptian student (L) asks questions at a booth of Kyoto University at an education fair in Cairo on Nov. 1, 2012, which was held by a group of Japanese universities to offer information about studying in Japan.

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Norwegian PM in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) meet in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2012.

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Japan education fair in Cairo

CAIRO, Egypt - Hiroshi Omura (R), director of the international department at Kyushu University, speaks to Egyptian students at an education fair in Cairo on Nov. 1, 2012, which was held by a group of Japanese universities to offer information about studying in Japan.

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Norwegian PM in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda shake hands in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2012.

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Nishikori withdraws from Paris Masters

PARIS, France - Japan's Kei Nishikori speaks to reporters in Paris on Nov. 1, 2012. He withdrew from his Paris Masters third-round match against Frenchman Gilles Simon due to a reoccurrence of right ankle pain.

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McDonald's home delivery

TOKYO, Japan - Wrestler Saori Yoshida (C), who has won an unprecedented 13 straight world and Olympic titles combined, takes part in an event in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2012, as the McDonald's Holdings Co. (Japan) Ltd. announced a plan to extend its home delivery service to 250 outlets by the end of 2013, compared with 17 at the end of October 2012.

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Norwegian PM in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (3rd from L) and Empress Michiko (3rd from R) meet Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg (L) and his wife Ingrid Schulerud (R) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Norwegian PM in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg (L) and Japanese Emperor Akihito (R) meet at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Sharp foresees record net loss

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Takashi Okuda speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2012. Sharp announced it expects to post its largest-ever group net loss of 450 billion yen for fiscal 2012 to March 31, 2013, due mainly to its flagging television business.

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Kobo Glo e-book reader

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Kobo Glo, one of the new models of the Kobo Touch electronic book readers that online shopping mall operator Rakuten Inc. said on Nov. 1, 2012, it will market in Japan.

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Japan envoy in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan's new ambassador to South Korea Koro Bessho (L) and South Korean vice foreign minister Ahn Ho Young (R) meet in Seoul on Nov. 1, 2012.

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Japan envoy in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Japan's new ambassador to South Korea Koro Bessho (L) and South Korean vice foreign minister Ahn Ho Young shake hands before their meeting in Seoul on Nov. 1, 2012.

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Sharp foresees record net loss

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Takashi Okuda speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2012. Sharp announced it expects to post its largest-ever group net loss of 450 billion yen for fiscal 2012 to March 31, 2013, due mainly to its flagging television business.

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Sharp foresees record net loss

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Takashi Okuda speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2012. Sharp announced it expects to post its largest-ever group net loss of 450 billion yen for fiscal 2012 to March 31, 2013, due mainly to its flagging television business.

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Sharp foresees record net loss

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Takashi Okuda speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2012. Sharp announced it expects to post its largest-ever group net loss of 450 billion yen for fiscal 2012 to March 31, 2013, due mainly to its flagging television business.

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Kobo Glo e-book reader

TOKYO, Japan - Rakuten Inc. President Hiroshi Mikitani holds the Kobo Glo, one of the new models of the Kobo Touch electronic book readers that the online shopping mall operator will market in Japan, during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2012.

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Sony incurs loss

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chief Financial Officer Masaru Kato speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2012. Sony remained in the red in the April to September period of 2012 with a group net loss of 40.11 billion yen.

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Woman killed in accident on Schindler elevator

NAGOYA, Japan - Ishikawa prefectural police officers enter an office of Swiss firm Schindler in Nagoya on Nov. 1, 2012, after a 63-year-old part-time hotel worker died the previous day after she was wedged between the floor of an ascending Schindler elevator and the frame of the building in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture.

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Sasaki reappointed as coach of women's soccer team

TOKYO, Japan - Norio Sasaki, who guided Japan to a remarkable victory at the 2011 Women's World Cup soccer final and the silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics, smiles at a press conference in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Nov. 1, 2012. The 54-year-old Sasaki will continue as Nadeshiko coach, the Japan Football Association said the same day.

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Honda's new N-ONE minivehicle

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 1, 2012, in Tokyo's Minato Ward shows Honda Motor Co.'s all-new N-ONE minivehicle. The automaker said the same day it will try to sell 10,000 units of the minivehicle every month in Japan.

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Japan Nuclear Fuel unveils plutonium fuel plant

ROKKASHO, Japan - Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. unveils to reporters its plant for producing so-called MOX nuclear fuel, under construction in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture on Nov. 1, 2012.

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Japan Nuclear Fuel unveils plutonium fuel plant

ROKKASHO, Japan - Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. unveils to reporters its plant for producing so-called MOX nuclear fuel, under construction in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture on Nov. 1, 2012.

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Agency inspects AUM Shinrikyo, splinter group facilities

TOKYO, Japan - Officials from the Justice Ministry's Public Security Intelligence Agency enter a facility of Aleph in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on Nov. 1, 2012. The agency the same day began inspecting 21 facilities of Aleph, the religious group formerly known as AUM Shinrikyo, whose founder and senior members were convicted of staging the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system, and eight facilities of AUM's splinter group, called Hikari no Wa (Circle of Rainbow Light).

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Honda's new N-ONE minivehicle

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 1, 2012, in Tokyo's Minato Ward shows Honda Motor Co.'s all-new N-ONE minivehicle. The automaker said the same day it will try to sell 10,000 units of the minivehicle every month in Japan.

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S. Korean president's brother summoned over scandal

SEOUL, South Korea - Lee Sang Eun (C), the eldest brother of South Korea's President Lee Myung Bak, arrives at the office of the country's independent counsel in Seoul on Nov. 1, 2012, having been summoned by the counsel for questioning in connection with the president's now-scrapped retirement home project.

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Japan begins "Warm Biz" campaign to cut heating energy use

TOKYO, Japan - An Environment Ministry official works on her laptop computer while preparing a muffler and a lap blanket next to her, at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2012. The ministry the same day started a seasonal campaign to reduce heating energy use through a variety of small efforts in everyday life, such as clothing and meal choices, calling on people to set room temperatures at homes and offices at 20 C.

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Japan begins "Warm Biz" campaign to cut heating energy use

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 1, 2012, at the Environment Ministry in Tokyo shows a hot-water bottle and thick socks prepared for the "Warm Biz" campaign. The ministry the same day started a seasonal campaign to reduce heating energy use through a variety of small efforts in everyday life, such as clothing and meal choices, calling on people to set room temperatures at homes and offices at 20 C.

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China Central Committee meeting

BEIJING, China - A police officer guards a site near a building (back R) in Beijing on Nov. 1, 2012, the venue of the Seventh Plenary Session of the 17th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.

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Sharp to forecast record net loss of 450 bil. yen

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken in September 2012 shows the headquarters of Sharp Corp. in Osaka's Abeno Ward. Sharp will revise down its earnings forecast for the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2013, projecting a record group net loss of 450 billion yen, mainly due to its flagging television-making business, sources close to the matter said Nov. 1, 2012.

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Japan quake photo exhibit in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - People visit a photo exhibition documenting the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan and the subsequent efforts toward recovery at the Japan Information and Culture Center in Washington, D.C., United States, on Nov. 1, 2011. The event ''Moving Forward: Life after the Great East Japan Earthquake'' began the same day to run through the end of the month in the U.S. capital, and is also planned to be held in Chicago and Los Angeles in 2012.