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Top court decides lay judge system constitutional

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Supreme Court's grand bench in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2011, which unanimously decided the same day that Japan's lay judge system, introduced in May 2009, is constitutional in handing down its first judgment on the issue.

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Japanese choosing reasonably priced New Year dishes

TOKYO, Japan - Samples of colorful New Year dishes are on display in Daimaru Inc.'s Tokyo department store in Chiyoda Ward on Nov. 16, 2009.

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Actress, film producer Mizunoe dies at 94

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken in 1976 shows actress-turned-film producer Takiko Mizunoe, who died of old age Nov. 16, 2009, in Kanagawa Prefecture, at age 94, sources close to her said Nov. 21. Mizunoe joined an opera company run by Shochiku Co. in the prewar era. After World War II, she became a film producer, developing the careers of many popular actors and actresses, while appearing on TV entertainment programs.

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Swiss envoy hopeful of 'breakthrough' in Iran nuclear talks

TEHRAN, Iran - Swiss Ambassador to Iran Livia Leu Agosti speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tehran on Nov. 16, 2009. Leu Agosti who also represents U.S. interests in Iran said there is a possibility of a breakthrough in stalled talks over Iran's low-enriched uranium.

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U.S. President Obama moves on to Beijing from Shanghai

BEIJING, China - U.S. President Barack Obama alights from Air Force One after arriving at Beijing airport from Shanghai on Nov. 16, 2009, for talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao and other Chinese leaders.

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Officials say 7, not 8, Japanese died in Busan fire

BUSAN, South Korea - Relatives of Japanese tourists killed in a fire at an indoor shooting range on the second floor of a five-story building in Busan, South Korea, offer flowers and prayers in front of the building on Nov. 16, 2009.

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Officials say 7, not 8, Japanese died in Busan fire

BUSAN, South Korea - Relatives of Japanese tourists killed in a fire at an indoor shooting range on the second floor of a five-story building in Busan, South Korea, offer flowers and prayers in front of the building on Nov. 16, 2009.

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Officials say 7, not 8, Japanese died in Busan fire

BUSAN, South Korea - Relatives of Japanese tourists killed in a fire at an indoor shooting range on the second floor of a five-story building in Busan, South Korea, offer prayers in front of the building on Nov. 16, 2009.

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Japanese soccer team arrives in H.K. for Asian Cup qualifier

HONG KONG - Japanese soccer players warm up during a practice session in Hong Kong on Nov. 16, 2009, to prepare for an Asian Cup group A qualifier against Hong Kong on Nov. 18.

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U.S. President Obama moves on to Beijing from Shanghai

BEIJING, China - U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he arrives at Beijing airport from Shanghai on Nov. 16, 2009, for talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao and other Chinese leaders.

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Canon to acquire biggest European printer maker Oce

TOKYO, Japan - Canon Inc. President Tsuneji Uchida (L) shakes hands with Anton Schaaf, chief technology officer and chief operating officer of Oce NV of the Netherlands, the biggest printer maker in Europe, during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2009, at which they announced that Canon will acquire Oce through a takeover bid worth about 730 million euros (around 100 billion yen).

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Blind 'rakugo' storyteller makes debut in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Fukuten Katsura, a 41-year-old blind performer of ''rakugo'' -- a traditional Japanese art of humorous story-telling -- makes his debut performance before an audience of more than 200 at a theater in Osaka on Nov. 16, 2009.

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Asashoryu, Hakuho notch 2nd wins at Kyushu meet

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (R) pushes top-ranked maegashira Takezae out of the ring on the second day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 16, 2009.

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Asashoryu, Hakuho notch 2nd wins at Kyushu meet

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu (R) forces No. 1 maegashira Aminishiki out of the ring in the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 16, 2009, day 2 of the 15-day competition.

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S. Korean slugger Kim Tae Kyun speaks at news conference

CHIBA, Japan - South Korean slugger Kim Tae Kyun, who signed a multiyear contract with the Pacific League baseball club Lotte Marines, speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Chiba on Nov. 16, 2009.

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S. Korean slugger Kim Tae Kyun speaks at news conference

CHIBA, Japan - South Korean slugger Kim Tae Kyun (R), who signed a multiyear contract with the Pacific League baseball club Lotte Marines, poses with the team's manager Norifumi Nishimura during a press conference at a hotel in Chiba on Nov. 16, 2009.

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S. Korean slugger Kim Tae Kyun speaks at news conference

CHIBA, Japan - South Korean slugger Kim Tae Kyun, who signed a multiyear contract with the Pacific League baseball club Lotte Marines, speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Chiba on Nov. 16, 2009.

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Flowers offered at Busan shooting accident site

BUSAN, South Korea - This photo shows flowers being offered for the victims of a shooting range accident at the building which houses the indoor facility in Busan on Nov. 16, 2009. A total of 10 people, including Japanese, were killed in the accident.

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Japan foreign minister views Futemma base

NAHA, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L) views the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station from a hill in Ginowan in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on Nov. 16, 2009. Okada has proposed the controversial base be relocated to the nearby Kadena Air Base.

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Japan foreign minister visits Kadena Base

NAHA, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L) shakes hands with a U.S. officer at the U.S. military's Kadena Air Base in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on Nov. 16, 2009. Okada has proposed the controversial U.S. Marine Corps Futemma Air Station be relocated to the Kadena base.

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Japan foreign minister visits Kadena base

NAHA, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L) leaves a building for a tour of the premises of the U.S. military's Kadena Air Base in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on Nov. 16, 2009. Okada has proposed a controversial U.S. Marine Corps base be relocated to the Kadena base.

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Shooting range accident inspection under way

BUSAN, South Korea - Officials secure a building in which a post-accident inspection is under way at an indoor shooting range in Busan on Nov. 16, 2009. A total of 10 people, including Japanese, were killed in the accident.