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NTT developing street lamp as Wi-Fi access point

OSAKA, Japan - Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. displays a street lamp, seen in this file photo taken in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 19, 2014, under development for use as an access point for Wi-Fi local-area wireless telecommunication service.

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Lexus concept convertible

LOS ANGELES, United States - Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus concept convertible is displayed at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Nov. 19, 2014. Japanese and European automakers unwrapped their top-of-the-line concept models at the show.

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Musician-actor Johnny Okura dies at 62

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Tokyo in July 1982 shows Japanese musician and actor Johnny Okura (far L) attending a press conference to announce production of the film "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence," with the director of the film, Nagisa Oshima (2nd from R) and costars, including comedian-actor Beat Takeshi (far R) and musician-actor Ryuichi Sakamoto (2nd from L). Okura died of pneumonia on Nov. 19, 2014, at a Tokyo hospital. He was 62.

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Musician-actor Johnny Okura dies at 62

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Tokyo in September 1974 shows the members of Japanese four-man rock band Carol, led by Eikichi Yazawa (2nd from R). A guitarist and vocalist of the band, Johnny Okura (far L), who subsequently became an actor, died of pneumonia on Nov. 19, 2014, at a Tokyo hospital. He was 62.

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Musician-actor Johnny Okura dies at 62

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in February 1990 shows Japanese musician and actor Johnny Okura. Okura, who shot to fame in Japan in the 1970s as a guitarist and vocalist in seminal rock band Carol, died of pneumonia on Nov. 19, 2014, at a Tokyo hospital. He was 62.

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WHO, FAO chiefs at int'l nutrition confab in Rome

ROME, Italy - Margaret Chan (L), head of the World Health Organization, and Jose Graziano da Silva, chief of the Food and Agriculture Organization, meet the press in Rome on Nov. 19, 2014, on the occasion of the Second International Conference on Nutrition.

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Honda's U.S. new car sales seen hitting record high

LOS ANGELES, United States - John Mendel, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co.'s Automobile Division, posing next to its HR-V model that will be sold in the United States in 2015, tells Kyodo News in Los Angeles on Nov. 19, 2014, the company's U.S. new car sales are likely to hit a record high in 2014, eclipsing the current peak of 1.55 million units set in 2007.

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Toyota's U.S. new car sales seen rising 5% in 2014

LOS ANGELES, United States - Bill Fay, group vice president and general manager of the Toyota division of Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc., tells Kyodo News in Los Angeles on Nov. 19, 2014, its U.S. new car sales will probably reach a higher-than-expected 2.35 million units in 2014, up 5% over the previous year.

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Texas Legends' Togashi at 1st training with teammates

FRISCO, United States - Japanese basketball player Yuki Togashi (R) of the Texas Legends, the Dallas Mavericks' NBA Development League affiliate, trains in Frisco, Texas, on Nov. 19, 2014, his first training session with his new teammates.

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Citizen Watch's 1st U.S. flagship store opens in NY

NEW YORK, United States - Visitors to the first U.S. flagship store of Citizen Watch Co. in Times Square in New York check out watches on Nov. 19, 2014, the opening day.

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Mazda announces CX-3 sport utility vehicle

LOS ANGELES, United States - Mazda Motor Corp.'s CX-3 compact sport utility vehicle is displayed at an auto show in Los Angeles, the United States, on Nov. 19, 2014. Mazda President Masamichi Kogai (front) said he expects the launch of the new vehicle to boost his company's overall global sales.

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Waiting for release of Beaujolais Nouveau

TOKYO, Japan - Women await in Tokyo's Roppongi district on the night of Nov. 19, 2014, the midnight release of the year's Beaujolais Nouveau in Japan.

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Waiting for release of Beaujolais Nouveau

TOKYO, Japan - Women await in Tokyo's Roppongi district on the night of Nov. 19, 2014, the midnight release of the year's Beaujolais Nouveau in Japan.

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IOC's Coates in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - International Olympic Committee Coordination Commission Chairman John Coates (L) shakes hands with former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, president of the organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, during a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 19, 2014. Coates was visiting Tokyo for the second time to monitor the progress of the city's preparations for the Games.

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Research launched on pregnancy-induced diseases

TOKYO, Japan - Narumi Umeda (R), director of NTT Docomo Inc.'s Research Laboratories, poses with Nobuo Yaegashi, deputy executive director of Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization, at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2014, announcing the launch of a joint project to establish mobile monitoring methods for the prevention and early detection of pregnancy-induced diseases.

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Managers of MLB, Samurai Japan visit Shuri Castle

NAHA, Japan - Major League Baseball All-Stars manager John Farrell (3rd from L), Samurai Japan manger Hiroki Kokubo (3rd from R) and some of their players pose for a photo at Shuri Castle in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, on Nov. 19, 2014, on the eve of an exhibition game between Japan and an MLB team.

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Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - Pro-democracy protesters continue to occupy an area in the Mongkok shopping district of Hong Kong on Nov. 19, 2014.

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MLB players hold baseball class for kids in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - The Houston Astros' Jose Altuve (C), the 2014 American League batting champion, is surrounded by children during a baseball class for young players held by major leaguers at Okinawa Cellular Stadium in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan, on Nov. 19, 2014, on the eve of an exhibition game between Japan and an MLB team.

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Gratification exchanged over Mt. Ontake search mission

NAGANO, Japan - The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members of Camp Matsumoto on Nov. 19, 2014, gave hand-made brooches, seen in this photo, to students of the Otaki elementary and junior high school in the village of Otaki, Nagano Prefecture, who sang songs to them. The GSDF had parked their vehicles at the school's playground during the search mission for missing victims in the Mt. Otake explosion. The brooches were sent from a former GSDF member in Towada, Aomori Prefecture, to Camp Matsumoto.

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Gratification exchanged over Mt. Ontake search mission

NAGANO, Japan - Japan Ground Self-Defense Force member Koji Tanaka (4th from L) of Camp Matsumoto stands with children wearing hand-made brooches, gifts from GSDF members in returning the favor for songs sung by students of the Otaki elementary and junior high school, in the village of Otaki, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 19, 2014. The GSDF had parked their vehicles at the school's playground during the search mission for missing victims in the Mt. Otake explosion.

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Gratification exchanged over Mt. Ontake search mission

NAGANO, Japan - Japan Ground Self-Defense Force member Koji Tanaka (R) of Camp Matsumoto hands out hand-made brooches to children in the village of Otaki, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 19, 2014, as GSDF members return the favor to students of the Otaki elementary and junior high school who sang songs as a sign of gratification. The GSDF had parked their vehicles at the school's playground during the search mission for missing victims in the Mt. Otake explosion.

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IEA head says nuke power capacity in 2040 to jump

TOKYO, Japan - International Energy Agency chief Maria van der Hoeven speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2014, predicting that the world's installed capacity of nuclear power generation in 2040 will probably increase by some 60% from the 2013 level.

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M'bishi Aircraft to add 100-seat MRJ

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp. President Teruaki Kawai speaks about the MRJ passenger aircraft in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2014. The Nagoya-based company is hoping to add the 100-seat model to its Japanese-built passenger jet series. The first delivery of the MRJ is planned for 2017.

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Experts confirm Tsuruga reactor fault as active

TOKYO, Japan - Two reactors at Japan Atomic Power Co.'s nuclear power station in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, are shown in this file photo taken in May 2013. An expert panel at the Nuclear Regulation Authority reaffirmed on Nov. 19, 2014, its earlier judgment that the No. 2 reactor, shown in the upper part of the photo, sits right above an active fault.

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Pro-democracy protests in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - Photo taken Nov. 19, 2014, shows barricades and tents set up by pro-democracy protesters on a road in the Mongkok shopping district of Hong Kong.

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Jokowi inaugurates ex-deputy as Indonesia's 1st Chinese governor

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Basuki Tjahaja Purnama attends a ceremony in Jakarta on Nov. 19, 2014, to assume the post of Jakarta governor. Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo inaugurated his former deputy Basuki, 48, to become the first Chinese-Indonesian governor in the country's history.

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Fans mourn actor Ken Takakura

TOKYO, Japan - Fans place flowers outside a movie theater in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Nov. 19, 2014, mourning the death of actor Ken Takakura who died Nov. 10 aged 83.

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Beaujolais nouveau wine shown on eve of release

TOKYO, Japan - A sales clerk at wine shop Vinos Yamazaki in Tokyo introduces bottles of Beaujolais nouveau wine on Nov. 19, 2014, on the eve of the release of the French product.

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Japan-ASEAN defense ministers' meeting

BAGAN, Myanmar - Japanese Defense Minister Akinori Eto meets his ASEAN counterparts in Bagan, central Myanmar, on Nov. 19, 2014. It was the first gathering of defense ministers from Japan and the 10-nation bloc.

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Japan-ASEAN defense ministers' meeting

BAGAN, Myanmar - Japanese Defense Minister Akinori Eto (C) poses for photos with his ASEAN counterparts in Bagan, central Myanmar, on Nov. 19, 2014. It was the first gathering of defense ministers from Japan and the 10-nation bloc.

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Kankeiren promotes Japanese biz way

OSAKA, Japan - Masayuki Matsushita (C), vice chairman of Panasonic Corp., exchanges opinions with executives of business groups and companies from 11 Asian countries, including ASEAN members, in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 19, 2014. The meeting was organized by the Kansai Economic Federation to enhance the understanding of Japanese way of management.

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Ryo Ishikawa with caddie sister at pro-am

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa (L) of Japan and his younger sister Yoko, his caddie, are seen during a pro-am event at the Phoenix Country Club in Miyazaki City, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 19, 2014, the eve of the opening of the Dunlop Phoenix tournament.

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BOJ keeps policy steady

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda holds a press conference at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2014, after the central bank decided to keep its ultraloose monetary policy unchanged.

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Toyota's Mirai fuel cell vehicle

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp.'s new Mirai fuel cell sedan runs on a test course in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Nov. 19, 2014.

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Okinawa gov.-elect visits Henoko

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa governor-elect Takeshi Onaga on Nov. 19, 2014, visits the Camp Schwab entrance gate in Nago in the southwestern Japanese prefecture where citizens continue a sit-in protest against the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan in the same prefecture.

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Daihatsu sells new lightweight sports car

OSAKA, Japan - Daihatsu Motor Co.'s new model in the COPEN lightweight convertible sports car series, COPEN XPLAY, goes on sale on Nov. 19, 2014, as a sequel to its COPEN Robe released in June.

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BOJ keeps policy steady

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda holds a press conference at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2014, after the central bank decided to keep its ultraloose monetary policy unchanged.

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Hydrogen liquefier unveiled in Hyogo Pref.

OSAKA, Japan - Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. unveils its hydrogen liquefier, the first such facility by a Japanese maker, in the town of Harima, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 19, 2014. The commercial application of the system is planned for fiscal 2016, eyeing expected demand from hydrogen fueling stations for fuel cell vehicles.

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Shrine displays lucky people's wooden plaques

YONAGO, Japan - A visitor to Kamochi Shrine in Hino, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, examines wooden plaques dedicated by lottery winners and other lucky people on Nov. 19, 2014. The Shinto shrine, whose name can be read as "kanemochi" or the rich, has opened a corner to display such plaques.

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Air pollution in Beijing

BEIJING, China - An area in Beijing is hazy due to severe air pollution on Nov. 19, 2014.

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Air pollution in Beijing

BEIJING, China - A woman wears mask due to severe air pollution in Beijing on Nov. 19, 2014.

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Experts mull survey results on fault under nuke reactor

TOKYO, Japan - A panel of experts at the Nuclear Regulation Authority discusses the results of an additional survey on a fault running under one of two reactors at Japan Atomic Power Co.'s nuclear power station in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, during a meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2014.

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Air pollution in Beijing

BEIJING, China - An area in Beijing is hazy due to severe air pollution on Nov. 19, 2014.

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Opposition Your Party to disband amid internal strife

TOKYO, Japan - Keiichiro Asao, leader of the minor opposition Your Party, answers reporters' questions in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2014, after a decision to disband on Nov. 28 was finalized by majority vote at a meeting of the party's Diet members. There has been internal strife in the party over whether to align with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party or the leading opposition Democratic Party of Japan.

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Experts mull survey results on fault under nuke reactor

TOKYO, Japan - An expert panel at the Nuclear Regulation Authority holds a meeting in Tokyo on Nov. 19, 2014, to discuss the results of an additional survey on a fault running under one of two reactors at Japan Atomic Power Co.'s nuclear power station in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, western Japan.

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'Jintan' producer unveils new image character

OSAKA, Japan - Morishita Jintan Co., a producer of "Jintan" brand breath fresheners, unveils a new corporate image character dubbed "Jintan Oji" (Prince) in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 19, 2014.

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IOC proposes new venue for 2020 Olympic basketball

TOKYO, Japan - John Coats, chairman of the Coordination Commission of the International Olympic Committee, speaks about his proposal to hold the basketball competition in Osaka, western Japan, at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo at a press conference in the Japanese capital on Nov. 19, 2014.

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IOC proposes new venue for 2020 Olympic basketball

TOKYO, Japan - John Coats (L), chairman of the Coordination Commission of the International Olympic Committee, and Yoshiro Mori, head of the organizing committee for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, speak to the press in the Japanese capital on Nov. 19, 2014, about Coats' proposal to hold the basketball competition in Osaka, western Japan, at the Summer Games.

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Fans mourn actor Takakura

TOKYO, Japan - A stand is set up at a Tokyo movie theater on Nov. 19, 2014, to allow fans of late actor Ken Takakura to donate flowers. It was reported the previous day that Takakura passed away at 83. He was known to Western audiences for his role as a tough Japanese police officer alongside Michael Douglas in Ridley Scott's 1989 film "Black Rain."

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Okinawa gov.-elect receives election certificate

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa governor-elect Takeshi Onaga (R) receives the certificate of election from the election board in Naha, Japan, on Nov. 19, 2014. He will be inaugurated on Dec. 10.