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China's Wu wins 48-kg title

GUANGZHOU, China - Wu Shugen (C) of China shows off the gold medal she won in the 48-kilogram judo title at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, on Nov. 16, 2010, after beating Tomoko Fukumi (L) of Japan in the final.

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China unveils new fighter

ZHUHAI, China - China unveiled the new JF-17 fighter jet developed jointly with Pakistan during an air show in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, on Nov. 16, 2010.

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Christmas cake fair at Tokyo department store

TOKYO, Japan - A staffer shows Christmas cakes during a fair at a Seibu department store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on Nov. 16, 2010. The store has seen a threefold increase in the number of Christmas cake reservations compared with last year.

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Fuji half-capped by snow

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest peak, is dusted with snow in a photo taken on Nov. 16, 2010, from Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, making a color contrast with the fall leaves at its foot.

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Japan's Takahashi wins men's open category gold

GUANGZHOU, China - Japanese heavyweight Kazuhiko Takahashi (L) defeats Mohammad Reza Rodaki of Iran to win the men's judo open category gold medal at the Asian Games in Guangzhou on Nov. 16, 2010.

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Mongolian president in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian President Tsakhia Elbegdorj speaks in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2010. He expressed hope that Japanese companies will invest in rare earth exploration in Mongolia.

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Japanese official furious at judo judges

GUANGZHOU, China - Japanese judoka Tomoko Fukumi (L) battles with Chinese opponent Wu Shugen in the women's 48-kilogram final of the Asian Games in Guangzhou on Nov. 16, 2010. Kazuo Yoshimura, the technical director of the All Japan Judo Federation, questioned the referees' decision to award the bout to the Chinese judoka.

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Nobel Peace Prize ceremony being prepared without recipient

OSLO, Norway - Geir Lundestad, the secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee and director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, speaks about this year's Nobel Peace Prize ceremony during an interview in Oslo on Nov. 16, 2010. He said the event is being prepared on the premise that neither the winner, Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, nor a proxy will be present to receive the award.

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Irie wins 100 back for his 2nd gold in Guangzhou

GUANGZHOU, China - Ryosuke Irie (front) leads a Japanese 1-2 finish with Junya Koga (back) in the men's 100-meter backstroke final to win his second gold medal in as many days at the Asian Games in Guangzhou on Nov. 16, 2010.

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Pink diamond sold for $46 million

GENEVA, Switzerland - A Sotheby's employee holds up a 24.78-carat ''Fancy Intense Pink'' diamond on Nov. 10, 2010, in Geneva. The jewelry was sold on Nov. 16, 2010, at the auction house for $45.6 million, the highest price ever paid for a diamond.

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Hakuho back to winning ways

FUKUOKA, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho (L) mows down Kotoshogiku on the third day of action at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 16, 2010. Hakuho's winning streak ended at 63 the previous day.

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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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Fatal fire in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - People pass by a high-rise residential tower scorched by a fire in Shanghai on Nov. 16, 2010. More than 50 people were killed and more than 70 injured in the fire the previous day.

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Hayabusa particles found to be from space

TOKYO, Japan - Junichiro Kawaguchi (L), professor at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, commented on the discovery of particles inside the Hayabusa probe that originated from the asteroid Itokawa, at a press conference at the science ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2010. Kawaguchi led the project behind Hayabusa's trip into space.

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Hayabusa particles found to be from space

TOKYO, Japan - Junichiro Kawaguchi (3rd from L), professor at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, poses together with members of his team that sent the Hayabusa space probe to the asteroid Itokawa, at the science ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2010. The government said the same day that particles found inside the Hayabusa originated from the asteroid.

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Hayabusa particles found to be from space

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese science minister Yoshiaki Takaki announces the discovery of particles inside the Hayabusa probe that originated from the asteroid Itokawa during a press conference at the science ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2010.

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Hayabusa particles found to be from space

TOKYO, Japan - Junichiro Kawaguchi, professor at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, commented on the discovery of particles inside the Hayabusa probe that originated from the asteroid Itokawa, at a press conference at the science ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2010. Kawaguchi led the project behind Hayabusa's trip into space.

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Coast Guard member appears in public

KOBE, Japan - A Japanese Coast Guard member who posted online a video of ship collisions between a coast guard ship and a Chinese trawler bows in front of photographers and TV crew members in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Nov. 16, 2010, without making any comment. He instead apologized in a statement to the public for causing trouble as a civil servant but said he believed he did the right thing.

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Coast Guard member appears in public

KOBE, Japan - A Japanese Coast Guard member who posted online a video of ship collisions between a coast guard ship and a Chinese trawler bows in front of photographers and TV crew members in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Nov. 16, 2010, without making any comment. He instead apologized in a statement to the public for causing trouble as a civil servant but said he believed he did the right thing.

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Coast Guard member appears in public

KOBE, Japan - A Japanese Coast Guard member who posted online a video of ship collisions between a coast guard ship and a Chinese trawler bows in front of photographers and TV crew members in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Nov. 16, 2010, without making any comment. He instead apologized in a statement to the public for causing trouble as a civil servant but said he believed he did the right thing.