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Darjeeling tea plantation

DARJEELING, India - Photo shows a worker picking tea in Darjeeling, India, on Nov. 1, 2013.

LDP's Ishiba

NANTO, Japan - Shigeru Ishiba, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, gives a speech in Nanto, Toyama Prefecture, on Dec. 1, 2013. Ishiba branded rallies by civic groups and others against a controversial bill to toughen penalties for leakers of state secrets as tantamount to "acts of terrorism" on his blog on Nov. 29.

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LDP's Ishiba

NANTO, Japan - Shigeru Ishiba, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, answers reporters' questions in Nanto, Toyama Prefecture, on Dec. 1, 2013. Ishiba branded rallies by civic groups and others against a controversial bill to toughen penalties for leakers of state secrets as tantamount to "acts of terrorism" on his blog on Nov. 29.

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Tsunami survivor tells life-saving story with picture cards

MORIOKA, Japan - Using handmade picture cards, Yoshi Tabata (R) tells a story titled "Tsunami" based on her own experience of the 1933 powerful tsunami that hit the Sanriku region in northeastern Japan, on Nov. 1, 2013 in the inland village of Takizawa, Iwate Prefecture.

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Sake event in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Diplomats and other guests try Japanese sake during a tasting event at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Nov. 1, 2013.

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IAEA team to visit Fukushima

WASHINGTON, United States - Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, holds a news conference in Washington on Nov. 1, 2013. Amano said an IAEA mission will visit the crippled nuclear plant in Fukushima, Japan, to gather information about problems including radioactive water leakage.

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Japan-Russia foreign ministers' meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida shake hands during a joint press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Russia foreign ministers' meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida exchange signed documents in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Russia foreign ministers' meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida hold a joint press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Indonesia, Japan fail to agree over aluminum firm

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian Industry Minister Mohamad Suleman Hidayat holds a press conference in Jakarta on Nov. 1, 2013, after Indonesia failed to reach an agreement with a Japanese consortium on a dispute over Japanese shares in an aluminum producer nationalized by Jakarta. He said Japanese shareholders in Nippon Asahan Aluminum, or NAA, will bring the case to the Singapore-based International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes.

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Indonesia, Japan fail to agree over aluminum firm

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian Industry Minister Mohamad Suleman Hidayat (L) briefs President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Jakarta on Nov. 1, 2013, after Indonesia failed to reach an agreement with a Japanese consortium on a dispute over Japanese shares in an aluminum producer nationalized by Jakarta. The industry minister told reporters that Japanese shareholders in Nippon Asahan Aluminum, or NAA, will bring the case to the Singapore-based International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes.

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Japan-Russia foreign ministers' meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (C in left row) and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (R) meet in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Russia defense meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (L) and Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (R) meet in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2013.

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Japan-Russia foreign ministers' meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida shake hands in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Russia defense meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu (L) and Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera shake hands in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2013.

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Nissan president

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President and Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn holds a press conference at the automaker's head office in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Nov. 1, 2013.

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Japan lawmaker en route to N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Japanese wrestler-turned-lawmaker Antonio Inoki arrives in Beijing on Nov. 1, 2013, a day before his scheduled trip to North Korea. A Japanese parliamentary committee has expressed its disapproval of the trip.

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Nissan president

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President and Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn holds a press conference at the automaker's head office in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Nov. 1, 2013.

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Protest rally in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Opponents of ousted former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra gather for a rally in Bangkok on Nov. 1, 2013, to protest against a controversial amnesty bill.

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S. Korea court orders Japan firm to redress

GWANGJU, South Korea - Yang Gum Dok (L) reacts in Gwangju, South Korea, on Nov. 1, 2013, after the Gwangju District Court ruled in favor of four Korean women, including Yang, who were forcibly conscripted as laborers during Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. The court ordered Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. to pay them 150 million won (about $141,510) each in compensation.

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Nissan president

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President and Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn holds a press conference at the automaker's head office in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Nov. 1, 2013.

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S. Korea court orders Japan firm to redress

GWANGJU, South Korea - Yang Gum Dok (R) reacts in Gwangju, South Korea, on Nov. 1, 2013, after the Gwangju District Court ruled in favor of four Korean women, including Yang, who were forcibly conscripted as laborers during Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula. The court ordered Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. to pay them 150 million won (about $141,510) each in compensation.

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A-bomb survivors protest U.S. test

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The 1945 atomic bombing survivors and other protesters stage a sit-in near a cenotaph for atomic bombing victims in Hiroshima on Nov. 1, 2013, after the United States revealed it had conducted an experiment using a small amount of plutonium to examine the capabilities of its nuclear weapons between July and September 2013.

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A-bomb survivors protest U.S. test

NAGASAKI, Japan - The 1945 atomic bombing survivors and other protesters stage a sit-in near the Peace Statue in Nagasaki on Nov. 1, 2013, after the United States revealed it had conducted an experiment using a small amount of plutonium to examine the capabilities of its nuclear weapons between July and September 2013.

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Lawmaker who handed letter to emperor

TOKYO, Japan - Independent lawmaker and antinuclear activist Taro Yamamoto speaks with reporters after being interviewed by members of the House of Councillors steering committee at the Diet building in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2013. Yamamoto, who in a rare breach of protocol handed a letter directly to Emperor Akihito the previous day, told reporters he was not aware that his action had violated any rules.

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Lawmaker who handed letter to emperor

TOKYO, Japan - Independent lawmaker and antinuclear activist Taro Yamamoto heads for an interview with members of the House of Councillors steering committee at the Diet building in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2013. Yamamoto, who in a rare breach of protocol handed a letter directly to Emperor Akihito the previous day, told reporters afterward he was not aware that his action had violated any rules.

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Apple's iPad Air goes on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Yuzo Ishikawa, an executive of mobile phone carrier KDDI Corp., model and singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and actor Sho Aikawa, hold Apple Inc. iPad Air tablet computers during a KDDI event to launch their sale in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2013. The fifth model of the iPad series hit the shelves in Japan the same day.

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Lawmaker who handed letter to emperor

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the House of Councillors steering committee hold a meeting at the Diet building in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2013. The committee decided to interview independent lawmaker and antinuclear activist Taro Yamamoto, who in a rare breach of protocol handed a letter directly to Emperor Akihito the previous day. After a meeting with committee members later that day, Yamamoto told reporters he was not aware that his action had violated any rules.

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Japan enters 9th Warm Biz season

TOKYO, Japan - Officials of the Environment Ministry work at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2013, wearing items such as sweaters and stoles, as the Japanese government began promoting a nationwide "Warm Biz" energy-saving campaign the same day to encourage the use of warm clothing and food with body-heating effects, rather than electric heating, to fend off the autumn and winter cold. During the ninth Warm Biz season until March 31, 2014, the ministry will encourage setting room temperatures at offices and homes across the country at 20 C.

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Prosecutors raid Tokuda's Diet office

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Takeshi Tokuda, a House of Representatives member and son of Torao Tokuda, former chief of the Tokushukai hospital and welfare business chain. On Nov. 1, 2013, prosecutors raided Tokuda's parliamentary office over an election fraud scandal involving the pair and more than 200 of the chain's employees.

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Japan enters 9th Warm Biz season

TOKYO, Japan - Officials of the Environment Ministry work at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2013, wearing items such as sweaters and stoles, with an official (front) having a ginger drink to warm herself, as the Japanese government began promoting a nationwide "Warm Biz" energy-saving campaign the same day to encourage the use of warm clothing and food with body-heating effects, rather than electric heating, to fend off the autumn and winter cold. During the ninth Warm Biz season until March 31, 2014, the ministry will encourage setting room temperatures at offices and homes across the country at 20 C.

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Nitten scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Tadao Terasaka, chief director of the prestigious Japan Fine Arts Exhibition, speaks during the opening ceremony of the 45th Nitten exhibition at the National Art Center, Tokyo, on Nov. 1, 2013. The organization decided the previous day to cancel their selection of top prizes for the year in the wake of reports that screening of artworks was manipulated in one of the five categories in the past.

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Apple's iPad Air goes on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Customers rejoice after buying Apple Inc.'s iPad Air tablet computers at Apple Store Ginza in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2013. The fifth model of the iPad series hit the shelves in Japan the same day.

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Apple's iPad Air goes on sale in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Employees of Apple Store Shinsaibashi high-five to welcome customers at the store in Osaka on Nov. 1, 2013. Apple Inc.'s iPad Air tablet computers, the fifth model of the iPad series, hit the shelves in Japan the same day.

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Apple's iPad Air goes on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Employees of Apple Store Ginza applaud to celebrate the man (C) who was the first to buy Apple Inc.'s iPad Air tablet computer at the store in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2013. The fifth model of the iPad series hit the shelves in Japan the same day.

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Apple's iPad Air goes on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A man shows off an Apple Inc. iPad Air tablet computer he just bought at Apple Store Ginza in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2013. The fifth model of the iPad series hit the shelves in Japan the same day.

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Apple's iPad Air goes on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A man shows off an Apple Inc. iPad Air tablet computer he just bought at Apple Store Ginza in Tokyo on Nov. 1, 2013. The fifth model of the iPad series hit the shelves in Japan the same day.

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Vanilla Air

TOKYO, Japan - Tomonori Ishii (C), president of budget airline AirAsia Japan, poses for photos in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2013, after unveiling new designs for crew uniforms and flights. The low-cost carrier wholly owned by ANA Holdings Inc. will operate under the name of Vanilla Air from Nov. 1, 2013.

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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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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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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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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 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.