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Aland autonomous government hoists own flag

LONDON, England - The Aland autonomous government of Finland hoists its own flag atop its office building in Mariehamn as seen in this file photo taken on Nov. 10, 2014. Japanese diplomat Inazo Nitobe was credited with the settlement of a territorial dispute between Sweden and Finland over the Swedish-speaking Aland Islands in the Baltic Sea in the early 1920s as undersecretary general of the League of Nations.

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Aging population becomes urgent challenge in China

HARBIN, China - A woman in a small nursing home in Harbin, northeastern China, says on Nov. 10, 2014, that she seldom sees her children who live far away. The number of senior citizens aged 60 or older in Harbin is approximately 17% larger than in other major cities, prompting the city to boost the amount of subsidies for new nursing homes.

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Addressing aging population becomes urgent in China

HARBIN, China - A female resident sits by the window of a small nursing home in Harbin, northeastern China, on Nov. 10, 2014. The number of senior citizens aged 60 or older in Harbin is approximately 17% larger than in other major cities, prompting the city to boost the amount of subsidies for new nursing homes.

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China faces rapidly aging population

HARBIN, China - A woman prepares lunch for approximately 600 residents in a nursing home in Harbin, northeastern China, on Nov. 10, 2014. The number of senior citizens aged 60 or older in Harbin is approximately 17% larger than in other major cities, prompting the city to boost the amount of subsidies for new nursing homes.

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Calendar vendor in Shanghai asleep

TOKYO, Japan - A worker sleeps at a shop in Shanghai on Nov. 10, 2014, selling new calendars with sheep illustrations for 2015, the year of the animal under the Chinese zodiac. (Photo by Iori Sagisawa)

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World's oldest beer restored in Finnish territory

LONDON, Britain - A brewery in a suburb of Mariehamn in Finland's Aland Islands autonomous region serves beer created from what is considered to be the oldest beer in the world, as seen in this file photo taken on Nov. 10, 2014. The re-creation follows the salvage in July 2010 of five bottles of beer from a ship believed to have sunken in the 1840s off Aland in the Baltic Sea.

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Posh hotels popping up in Yangon amid growing tourism

YANGON, Myanmar - Sule Shangri-la in Myanmar's largest city of Yangon, pictured on Nov. 10, 2014, is one of the luxury hotels springing up amid growing numbers of visitors from abroad.

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Actor Takakura joins press event for new movie

TOKYO, Japan - Famed Japanese actor Ken Takakura poses with actress Hiroko Yakushimaru at a press conference in Tokyo in March 1978 unveiling the production of the film "Never Give Up." Takakura died of illness at 83 on Nov. 10, 2014.

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Actor Takakura holds train model for disaster film

TOKYO, Japan - Renowned Japanese actor Ken Takakura (R) holds a model of a Shinkansen train for the Japanese film "The Bullet Train" with the late actor Ken Utsui at the Toei Movie Studios in Tokyo in May 1975. Takakura died of illness at 83 on Nov. 10, 2014.

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Actor Takakura poses with actress at press event

TOKYO, Japan - Famed Japanese actor Ken Takakura (L) and actress Sayuri Yoshinaga pose at a press conference in Tokyo in March 1979 to announce the production of the 1980 Japanese film "Doran" (tumult) depicting a young army officer and his wife during the turbulent days before World War II. Takakura died of illness at 83 on Nov. 10, 2014.

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Renowned actor Ken Takakura dies at 83

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in February 1959 shows Japanese actor Ken Takakura (L) and singer Chiemi Eri during their wedding reception at a Tokyo hotel. The couple divorced in 1971. Takakura, winner of multiple Japanese Academy Awards and one of the country's most recognized film stars, died on Nov. 10, 2014, at a Tokyo hospital, his office said Nov. 18. He was 83.

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Actor Takakura chats with PM Abe at award ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Renowned Japanese actor Ken Takakura (R) talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) before a photo session after receiving the prestigious Order of Culture in the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in November 2013. Takakura died of illness at 83 on Nov. 10, 2014. Sitting between Takakura and Abe is Shunichi Iwasaki, a scholar of electrical engineering.

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Japanese actor Ken Takakura dies at 83

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in November 2013 shows renowned Japanese actor Ken Takakura speaking at a press conference following an award ceremony for the Order of Culture in Tokyo. Takakura, who starred in a number of movies including the 1977 film "The Yellow Handkerchief" (Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi) and the 1999 movie "Poppoya" (Railroad Man), died of lymphoma on Nov. 10, 2014, at 83.

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Renowned actor Ken Takakura dies at 83

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in December 2011 shows Japanese actor Ken Takakura. Takakura, winner of multiple Japanese Academy Awards and one of the country's most recognized film stars, died on Nov. 10, 2014, at a Tokyo hospital, his office said Nov. 18. He was 83.

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Theater for visually impaired opens in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A small theater for visually impaired people, pictured on Nov. 10, 2014, is set to open in Tokyo on Nov. 22. It enables people with visual impairments to watch a movie with the help of headsets providing narrated information.

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China rights advocate's husband assaulted before APEC summit

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Beijing in May 2010 shows renowned Chinese civil rights defender Ni Yulan (R) and her husband, Dong Jiqin. Dong, 62, sustained head and chest injuries after he was assaulted in the early morning on Nov. 10, 2014, allegedly by policemen at their home in the capital hours before China hosted a meeting of Asia-Pacific leaders, the couple have said.

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Confectionery shop in Tehran

TEHRAN, Iran - A confectionery shop in Tehran offers a wide variety of cakes and other sweets, as seen in this file photo taken on Nov. 10, 2014.

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Emperor Hirohito's marine specimens return from Belgium

TOKYO, Japan - The specimens of hydrozoa, a small marine organism, collected by the late Japanese Emperor Hirohito are shown at the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2014, after being kept in Belgium for about 80 years.

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Japan promotes 'wagyu' beef in Brussels

BRUSSELS, Belgium - A tasting event of Japanese "wagyu" beef is held in Brussels, Belgium, on Nov. 10, 2014, by the Japan External Trade Organization for restaurant and wholesale representatives to promote beef exports to the European Union.

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Japanese PM Abe, wife attend APEC dinner party

BEIJING, China - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) and his wife Akie (far L) are greeted by Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd from R) and his wife Peng Liyuan (far R) prior to a dinner party for leaders of the member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in the Chinese capital on Nov. 10, 2014. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Fireworks during APEC dinner party

BEIJING, China - This Nov. 10, 2014, photo shows fireworks displayed during a dinner party for leaders of the member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Beijing, as APEC kicked off a two-day summit that day in the Chinese capital.

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China's Xi and Russia's Putin at APEC summit

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands prior to a dinner party for leaders of the member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in the Chinese capital on Nov. 10, 2014. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japanese PM Abe, wife attend APEC dinner party

BEIJING, China - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) and his wife Akie (far L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd from R) and his wife Peng Liyuan (far R) pose for photos prior to a dinner party for leaders of the member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in the Chinese capital on Nov. 10, 2014. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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China's Xi and Russia's Putin at APEC summit

BEIJING, China - Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) is greeted by Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) and his wife Peng Liyuan prior to a dinner party for leaders of the member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in the Chinese capital on Nov. 10, 2014. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Chinese Pres. Xi and S. Korean Pres. Park at APEC summit

BEIJING, China - South Korean President Park Geun Hye (L) poses for photos with Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) and his wife Peng Liyuan at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in the Chinese capital on Nov. 10, 2014, prior to a dinner party for leaders of the member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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PM Abe, wife attend APEC dinner

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) welcomes Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife prior to a dinner party for APEC leaders in Beijing on Nov. 10, 2014. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Chinese Pres. Xi and S. Korean Pres. Park at APEC summit

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) and South Korean President Park Geun Hye shake hands at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in the Chinese capital on Nov. 10, 2014, prior to a dinner party for leaders of the member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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U.S. Pres. Obama and Chinese Pres. Xi at APEC summit

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) greets U.S. President Barack Obama at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in the Chinese capital on Nov. 10, 2014, prior to a dinner party for leaders of the member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan, Iceland FMs meet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and his Icelandic counterpart Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson shake hands at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2014.

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Samurai Japan bats tepid in warm-up defeat

FUKUOKA, Japan - Samurai Japan manager Hiroki Kokubo meets with reporters following a practice game against a team selected from the rosters of the Pacific League's Softbank Hawks and Nippon Ham Fighters at Yafuoku Dome in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Nov. 10, 2014. Samurai Japan lost 1-0 before opening its five-game series against a team of visiting big leaguers on Nov. 12 in Osaka.

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APEC leaders pose for commemorative photo

BEIJING, China - Leaders of 21 Asia-Pacific economies pose for commemorative photos prior to their dinner party in Beijing, China, on Nov. 10, 2014. They kicked off a two-day summit there, with the strengthening of trade ties, sustainable clean energy and infrastructure development among the key agenda items. (Pool photo)

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Obama speaks at APEC CEO Summit in Beijing

BEIJING, China - U.S. President Barack Obama speaks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum's CEO Summit in Beijing on Nov. 10, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Samurai Japan bats tepid in warm-up defeat

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 10, 2014, shows Samurai Japan, who lost a practice match 1-0 to a team selected from the rosters of the Pacific League's Softbank Hawks and Nippon Ham Fighters at Yafuoku Dome in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka. Samurai Japan will open its five-game series against a team of visiting big leaguers on Nov. 12 in Osaka.

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Japanese PM Abe, Chinese Pres. Xi hold talks for 1st time

BEIJING, China - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) extends his hand to Chinese President Xi Jinping prior to their first talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 10, 2014. The two leaders agreed to repair bilateral relations badly damaged by rows over wartime history and territorial sovereignty. (Pool photo)

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PM Abe, wife attend APEC dinner

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife (R side) welcome Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife prior to a dinner party for APEC leaders in Beijing on Nov. 10, 2014. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japanese PM Abe, Chinese Pres. Xi hold talks for 1st time

BEIJING, China - This Nov. 10, 2014, photo shows a handshake between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping prior to their first talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 10, 2014. The two leaders agreed to repair bilateral relations badly damaged by rows over wartime history and territorial sovereignty. (Pool photo)

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Japanese PM Abe, Chinese Pres. Xi hold talks for 1st time

BEIJING, China - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands prior to their first talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 10, 2014. The two leaders agreed to repair bilateral relations badly damaged by rows over wartime history and territorial sovereignty. (Pool photo)

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Pemex CEO Lozoya interviewed in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Emilio Lozoya, chief executive officer of Mexico's state-owned crude oil producer Pemex, speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2014. He said the company is thinking of increasing production from the current level of around 2.4 million barrels per day to about 4 million barrels by 2025.

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Japanese PM Abe, wife attend APEC dinner party

BEIJING, China - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and his wife Akie head for a dinner party for leaders of the member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Beijing on Nov. 10, 2014. (Pool photo)

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U.S. ready to help Japan resolve N. Korean abduction issue

TOKYO, Japan - Eriko Yamatani (L), minister in charge of the issue of North Korea's past abductions of Japanese nationals, shakes hands with Robert King, U.S. special envoy for human rights issues, in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2014. King said Washington stands ready to help Tokyo resolve the abduction issue.

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New facility for Tohoku Univ.'s disaster science institute

SENDAI, Japan - A man tries out an optical device that enables users to see images inside a disaster-hit building at Tohoku University's International Research Institute of Disaster Science in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 10, 2014. An inauguration ceremony for the newly completed building of the institute was held the same day.

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New facility for Tohoku Univ.'s disaster science institute

SENDAI, Japan - An earthquake simulator enabling users to experience temblors is shown at the newly completed five-story building of Tohoku University's International Research Institute of Disaster Science in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 10, 2014, the day the inauguration ceremony was held.

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Shizuoka to test market new strawberry variety 'Kirapika'

SHIZUOKA, Japan - A plate of a new variety of strawberries named "Kirapika" cultivated in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, is presented at the prefectural government office on Nov. 10, 2014. Shizuoka, the nation's fourth largest strawberry producer, said it will start trial sales of the new strawberries in the prefecture and in Tokyo from the following week.

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Jet ski lost in tsunami returned to owner

IWAKI, Japan - Tomomune Matsunaga, an evacuee of the 2011 disaster, smiles on Nov. 10, 2014, in the northeastern Japan city of Iwaki, as his jet ski, which was lost in the tsunami but recently found on an atoll off Hawaii, was returned to him.

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NEC develops technology to find fake products

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's NEC Corp. has developed a technology that can recognize patterns on each product and tell whether the product is real or fake, using a smartphone camera. A smartphone display in this photo taken on Nov. 10, 2014, shows the bag's detailed information including at which store it was purchased.

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MIT professor Langer wins Kyoto Prize in Advanced Technology

KYOTO, Japan - Robert Samuel Langer (L), a biomedical engineer and institute professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, attends the award ceremony for the Kyoto Prize in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 10, 2014. The American scientist won this year's prize in Advanced Technology for his contributions in tissue engineering and drug delivery system technologies

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3 Kyoto Prize winners attend award ceremony

KYOTO, Japan - Three Kyoto Prize winners (from L) -- Robert Samuel Langer, a biomedical engineer and institute professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Edward Witten, a theoretical physicist and professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, and Fukumi Shimura, a Japanese dyeing and weaving artist, pose for photographs during an award ceremony in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 10, 2014. The prize awarded by the Inamori Foundation honors those who have contributed to scientific, cultural and spiritual betterment.

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U.S. physicist wins Kyoto Prize in Basic Sciences

KYOTO, Japan - Edward Witten (C), a theoretical physicist and professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in New Jersey, attends the award ceremony for the Kyoto Prize in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 10, 2014. The American physicist won this year's prize in Basic Sciences for his contributions to the development of mathematical sciences through the exploration of superstring theory

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2 regional banks to merge under holding company

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kagoshima Bank President Motohiro Kamimura attends a press conference on Nov. 10, 2014, in the southwestern Japan city of Kagoshima, as the bank reached a basic agreement with another regional bank, Higo Bank, to merge by setting up a holding company in October next year.

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Japanese dyeing artist Shimura wins Kyoto Prize in arts

KYOTO, Japan - Fukumi Shimura, a Japanese dyeing and weaving artist, attends the award ceremony for the Kyoto Prize in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 10, 2014. Shimura won this year's Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy for her "artistic" creation of tsumugi kimono.