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McEnroe at charity event

TOKYO, Japan - Retired U.S. tennis star John McEnroe (L) and Japan's Kei Nishikori greet each other after their game at a charity event to support the reconstruction of areas hit by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2013.

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McEnroe at charity event

TOKYO, Japan - Retired U.S. tennis star John McEnroe plays against Kei Nishikori of Japan at a charity event to support the reconstruction of areas hit by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2013.

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Aoki signs 2-year deal with Brewers

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2011, shows Japanese outfielder Norichika Aoki. The Milwaukee Brewers said Jan. 17, 2012, that the 30-year-old three-time Central League batting title winner has signed a two-year contract with the major league team.

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Cloning mammoth project in Russia

YAKUTSK, Russia - Russian scientist Semyon Grigoriev, acting director of the Sakha Republic's mammoth museum, on Nov. 17, 2011 at the museum in Russia, obtains a sample of bone marrow from a mammoth's femur which was found in permafrost soil in Siberia. Scientists from Japan and Russia have confirmed that the finding of the well-preserved bone marrow increases the chance of cloning the extinct animal.

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Mammoth cloning project in Russia

YAKUTSK, Russia - Russian scientist Semyon Grigoriev, acting director of the Sakha Republic's mammoth museum, shows a cross-section surface of a mammoth's thighbone at the museum in Russia on Nov. 17, 2011. Scientists from Japan and Russia say finding the bone filled with such well-preserved bone marrow in permafrost soil in Siberia increases the chance of cloning the extinct animal.

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Flooding in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Residents move by boat in a flooded residential area in Sai Mai district, northern Bangkok, on Nov. 17, 2011.

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Flooding in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Residents transport relief supplies by boat in a flooded residential area in Pathum Thani Province, Thailand, on Nov. 17, 2011.

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Flooding in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Residents go shopping by raft in a flooded residential area in Sai Mai district, northern Bangkok, on Nov. 17, 2011.

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Disaster debris in Otsuchi

SENDAI, Japan - Debris from the massive March 11, 2011, tsunami is piled up on a beach in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on Nov. 17, 2011.

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'Occupy' protests in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, United States - People demonstrate against income disparities in Los Angeles, United States, on Nov. 17, 2011, marking two months since the start of the ''Occupy Wall Street'' protests in New York.

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Mazda's CX-5 SUV

LOS ANGELES, United States - Mazda Motor Corp. President Takashi Yamanouchi stands by the company's CX-5 sport utility vehicle in Los Angeles, California, on Nov. 17, 2011. The vehicle uses the company's original ''Skyactiv'' fuel-efficient technology.

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Mazda president in interview

LOS ANGELES, United States - Mazda Motor Corp. President Takashi Yamanouchi is interviewed by Kyodo News in Los Angeles, California, on Nov. 17, 2011. He said Mazda is prepared to provide other automakers with the company's original ''Skyactiv'' fuel-efficient technology.

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PM Noda arrives in Bali

BALI, Indonesia - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is greeted upon arrival at Denpasar international airport on the Indonesian island of Bali on Nov. 17, 2011. He will attend a series of regional summits involving members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and their dialogue partners including Japan on Nov. 18 and 19.

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Toyota launches 7th North American plant

BLUE SPRINGS, United States - Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda (L) and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour pose in front of the first Corolla produced at the automaker's 7th North American plant in Blue Springs, Mississippi, on Nov. 17, 2011. Toyota's launch of the Mississippi plant is part of a wide-spread move among Japanese automakers to shift production overseas to counter the strong yen.

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PM Noda arrives in Bali

BALI, Indonesia - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and his wife Hitomi arrive at Denpasar international airport on the Indonesian island of Bali on Nov. 17, 2011. He will attend a series of regional summits involving members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and their dialogue partners including Japan on Nov. 18 and 19.

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Chinese Premier Wen arrives in Bali

NUSA DUA, Indonesia - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C) arrives in Bali, Indonesia, on Nov. 17, 2011, to attend a series of regional summit meetings involving members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and other countries.

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Japan beats Germany in women's volleyball World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Japanese women's volleyball team celebrate after beating Germany in a women's World Cup game in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2011, keeping alive the team's hopes for a berth at the 2012 London Olympics.

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Hosono, TEPCO vice pres. at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Environment Minister Goshi Hosono (R) and Zengo Aizawa, executive vice president of Tokyo Electric Power Co., attend a press conference at TEPCO's head office in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2011.

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Softbank wins Game 5 of Japan Series

NAGOYA, Japan - Softbank Hawks' Nobuhiro Matsuda (back) scores on Toru Hosokawa's single as Chunichi Dragons catcher Motonobu Tanishige attempts to block him during Game 5 of the Japan Series at Nagoya Dome in Aichi Prefecture on Nov. 17, 2011. The Hawks won the game 5-0 to lead the best-of-seven series three games to two.

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Japan's Ishikawa on opening day of Presidents Cup

MELBOURNE, Australia - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa (R), a member of the International team, plays against Bubba Watson (L) of the United States team on the first hole during the opening day of the Presidents Cup at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia on Nov. 17, 2011.

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PM Noda leaves for Bali to attend ASEAN-related meetings

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L), accompanied by wife Hitomi (R), waves at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Nov. 17, 2011, as he leaves for Bali, Indonesia. There Noda will attend a series of regional summit meetings involving members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and other countries.

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Snowplow in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - A train snowplow, dispatched for the first time this season, works on a railway track on a street in Sapporo on Nov. 17, 2011.

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Kisenosato suffers 1st loss in Kyushu tournament

FUKUOKA, Japan - Goeido (R) takes down ozeki-hopeful Kisenosato with an outside leg trip at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 17, 2011, the fifth day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. It was Kisenosato's first defeat in the tournament.

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Nissan concept EV

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Pivo 3 concept electric vehicle of Nissan Motor Co., which announced Nov. 17, 2011, that it is planning to present the vehicle at the Tokyo Motor Show in December.

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Tokyo Sky Tree is world's tallest tower: Guinness World Records

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 17, 2011, shows Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. Guinness World Records has recognized the 634-meter-high broadcast tower as the tallest tower in the world. The world's tallest architectural structure is the 828-meter-high Burj Khalifa building in Dubai.

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Audi's A1 e-tron electric vehicle

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Audi AG's A1 e-tron electric vehicle displayed by Audi Japan K.K., the Japanese unit of the German automaker, on Nov. 17, 2011. The vehicle will be showcased at the Tokyo Motor Show in December.

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Bhutanese king at Japanese parliament

TOKYO, Japan - King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan delivers a speech at the Japanese parliament in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2011. He said Bhutan wants to strengthen ties with Japan and supports Tokyo's bid to play a greater role in the U.N. Security Council.

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Tokyo Sky Tree is world's tallest tower: Guinness World Records

TOKYO, Japan - Alistair Richards (R), managing director of Guinness World Records, and Michiaki Suzuki, president of Tobu Tower Sky Tree Co., hold a Guinness World Records certificate recognizing the 634-meter-high broadcast tower as the world's tallest tower during a ceremony in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2011. Tokyo Sky Tree is scheduled to open to the public in May 2012.

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Clinton visits evacuation center in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) meets people affected by flooding at an evacuation center in Bangkok on Nov. 17, 2011, the last day of her two-day visit to Thailand. Clinton vowed the previous day in a meeting with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to stand by the flood-hit country and announced more flood relief assistance from the United States worth more than $10 million.

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Bhutan king receives honorary doctorate

TOKYO, Japan - Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (L) speaks with a student at Keio University in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2011, after a ceremony in which the king received an honorary doctorate from the university. At the ceremony, the 31-year-old king called for global unity transcending national borders and race to tackle issues such as poverty, and urged students to find courage to overcome various challenges in life.

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Cesium-tainted rice from Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken in the city of Fukushima on Nov. 17, 2011, shows rice harvested in the northeastern Japanese city, from which a sample taken the previous day was found to contain radioactive cesium in levels exceeding government-set provisional safety standards. The rice has not been shipped to markets.

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Environment Minister Hosono at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Environment Minister Goshi Hosono apologizes during a press conference at the Environment Ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 17, 2011, for an incident involving the inappropriate disposal of radioactive soil. A ministry official got rid of a small amount of low-level radioactive soil sent anonymously to the ministry from Fukushima Prefecture by dumping it at an empty lot near the official's home in Saitama Prefecture.

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Remote-controlled breakwater

SHIZUOKA, Japan - An experimental remote-controlled breakwater rises from the sea floor in a demonstration at a port in Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 17, 2011. Its developer Hitachi Zosen Corp. aims to introduce the new device to coastal zones where conventional breakwaters have not been installed, due to marine traffic or scenery preservation, to counter high tides or tsunami.

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Clinton visits evacuation center in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (front) visits an evacuation center for people affected by flooding in Bangkok on Nov. 17, 2011, the last day of her two-day visit to Thailand. Clinton vowed the previous day in a meeting with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to stand by the flood-hit country and announced further flood relief assistance from the United States worth more than $10 million.

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Cesium-tainted rice from Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken in the city of Fukushima on Nov. 17, 2011, shows rice harvested in the northeastern Japanese city, from which a sample taken the previous day was found to contain radioactive cesium in levels exceeding government-set provisional safety standards. The rice has not been shipped to markets.

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Remote-controlled breakwater

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 17, 2011, shows an experimental remote-controlled breakwater unveiled to the press at a port in Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan. Its developer Hitachi Zosen Corp. said the device is designed to rise from the sea floor to counter high tides or tsunami.

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2011 Beaujolais Nouveau launched in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A group of women toast with glasses of 2011 Beaujolais Nouveau wine in Tokyo at 0:01 a.m. on Nov. 17, 2011, just after the midnight launch of the wine in Japan.

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2011 Beaujolais Nouveau launched in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - People toast with glasses of 2011 Beaujolais Nouveau wine in Tokyo at 0:01 a.m. on Nov. 17, 2011, just after the midnight launch of the wine in Japan.