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Postwar Hiroshima mayor's memoirs published in English

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Junso Hamai, son of the late Hiroshima Mayor Shinso Hamai, holds the English version of his father's memoirs ''A-bomb Mayor'' in Hiroshima on Nov. 2, 2010. The book by Shinso, who served as Hiroshima mayor for four terms during the era of the city's postwar reconstruction after the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing, was published in Japan in 1967 and has been translated into English by Elizabeth Baldwin, an American residing in Hiroshima.

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World Food Program chief arrives in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Josette Sheeran (R), executive director of the World Food Program, is welcomed by Pak Kil Yon, a North Korean vice foreign minister, after arriving at Pyongyang airport for a three-day visit on Nov. 2, 2010.

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Lotte takes 2-1 Japan Series lead

CHIBA, Japan - The Lotte Marines' Ikuhiro Kiyota hits a bases-loaded triple against the Chunichi Dragons in the fourth inning of Game 3 of the Japan Series at Chiba Marine Stadium on Nov. 2, 2010. Lotte won 7-1 to take a 2-1 series lead.

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HSBC Champions promotional event

SHANGHAI, China - Tiger Woods (L) and Phil Mickelson of the United States take part in a promotional event in Shanghai for the HSBC Champions golf tournament on Nov. 2, 2010, ahead of its opening on Nov. 4.

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Lotte takes 2-1 Japan Series lead

CHIBA, Japan - Lotte Marines starting pitcher Shunsuke Watanabe throws against the Chunichi Dragons during Game 3 of the Japan Series at Chiba Marine Stadium on Nov. 2, 2010. Watanabe threw a complete game as the team won 7-1 to take a 2-1 series lead.

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Renault-Avtovaz partnership

MOSCOW, Russia - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Renault S.A. Chairman Carlos Ghosn at the premier's official residence in a Moscow suburb Nov. 2, 2010. Putin and Ghosn agreed on a possible increase in the Nissan-Renault alliance's stake in Russia's largest automaker Avtovaz.

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Lotte takes 2-1 Japan Series lead

CHIBA, Japan - The Lotte Marines celebrate after defeating the Chunichi Dragons 7-1 in Game 3 of the Japan Series to take a 2-1 series lead, at Chiba Marine Stadium on Nov. 2, 2010.

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World Food Program chief arrives in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Josette Sheeran (R), executive director of the World Food Program, arrives at Pyongyang airport on Nov. 2, 2010, for a three-day visit.

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World Food Program chief in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Josette Sheeran (C), chief of the World Food Program, poses after arriving at Pyongyang airport Nov. 2, 2010, to monitor the food situation in North Korea.

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JBIC loans $3 bil. to Abu Dhabi state firm for oil supply

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Hiroshi Watanabe (C), president of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, and Yousef Omair bin Yousef (R), CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, sign a document in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 2, 2010. The state-run JBIC signed a deal with ADNOC to loan $3 billion in conjunction with five banks in exchange for securing a stable oil supply for Japan.

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Hitachi returns to black

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. Executive Vice President Takashi Miyoshi announces the company's financial results for the April-September period during a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2010. The company swung back into the black with a record-high net profit on a fiscal first-half basis.

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Lotte takes 2-1 Japan Series lead

CHIBA, Japan - The Lotte Marines' Ikuhiro Kiyota hits a bases-loaded triple against the Chunichi Dragons in the fourth inning of Game 3 of the Japan Series at Chiba Marine Stadium on Nov. 2, 2010. Lotte won 7-1 to take a 2-1 series lead.

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Japan-China advisory panel recommends frequent summit

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) shakes hands with former Chinese State Councillor Tang Jiaxuan at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2010. Tang led the Chinese delegation on the Japan-China friendship committee for the 21st century, an advisory panel to the two governments.

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HSBC Champions promotional event

SHANGHAI, China - Tiger Woods (2nd from L) of the United States and others pose with swords during a promotional event in Shanghai for the HSBC Champions golf tournament on Nov. 2, 2010, ahead of its opening on Nov. 4.

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Taiji, environmentalists meet over dolphin hunt

TAIJI, Japan - Taiji Mayor Kazutaka Sangen (R), discusses dolphin hunting by local fishermen during a meeting with foreign activists campaigning against the practice on Nov. 2, 2010, in the town in Wakayama Prefecture. The first meeting between the two sides ended with no accord.

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Woods promotes HSBC Champions

SHANGHAI, China - Tiger Woods of the United States poses with a sword during a promotional event in Shanghai for the HSBC Champions golf tournament on Nov. 2, 2010, ahead of its opening on Nov. 4.

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Maple trees in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Two women chat on a bridge as illuminations for colored maple leaves are tested at Eikando, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, on Nov. 2, 2010. Night viewing of the maple trees at the temple starts on Nov. 6 through Nov. 30.

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Taiji, environmentalists meet over dolphin hunt

TAIJI, Japan - Members of the media surround Sea Shepherd Conservation Society members on Nov. 2, 2010, in front of the waters in Taji, Wakayama Prefecture, where dolphin hunting, featured in the U.S. documentary film ''The Cove,'' is conducted. The first meeting between local leaders and foreign activists campaigning against dolphin hunting ended with no accord.

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Japanese Foreign Minister Maehara

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara speaks during a news conference at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2010, announcing that the Japanese ambassador to Russia will temporarily return home to brief the government on Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit to a Russian-held island off Hokkaido claimed by Japan.

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Taiji, environmentalists meet over dolphin hunt

TAIJI, Japan - Richard O'Barry, a dolphin conservationist from the United States, speaks to reporters on Nov. 2, 2010, in front of the waters in Taji, Wakayama Prefecture, where dolphin hunting, featured in the U.S. documentary film ''The Cove,'' is conducted. The first meeting between local leaders and foreign activists campaigning against dolphin hunting ended with no accord.

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Ozawa becomes honorary member of Vienna Philharmonic

TOKYO, Japan - Conductor Seiji Ozawa (L) receives a certificate for an honorary membership of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra from Clemens Hellsberg, chairman of the orchestra, in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2010. Ozawa is the first Japanese to receive the honor.

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Taiji town, antiwhaling groups meet over dolphin hunt

TAIJI, Japan - A man (C) from the antiwhaling group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society heads to a meeting with local leaders on dolphin hunting in the town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, known as a traditional whaling town, on Nov. 2, 2010.

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Ozawa becomes honorary member of Vienna Philharmonic

TOKYO, Japan - Conductor Seiji Ozawa speaks after receiving a certificate for an honorary membership of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2010. Ozawa is the first Japanese to receive the honor.

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WFP chief heads to N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Josette Sheeran, executive director of the World Food Program, answers reporters' questions at Beijing airport on her way to Pyongyang on Nov. 2, 2010. Sheeran said she will convey to North Korean officials the U.N. food agency's concern over nutrition of North Korean children and view its operation in North Korea.

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Taiji town, antiwhaling groups meet over dolphin hunt

TAIJI, Japan - Representatives of the town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture (left side) and members of antiwhaling groups including the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (right side) discuss dolphin hunting by local fishermen during their first dialogue in the western Japan town on Nov. 2, 2010.

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Taiji town, antiwhaling groups meet over dolphin hunt

TAIJI, Japan - Richard O'Barry (C), a U.S. dolphin conservationist who appeared in the Oscar-winning documentary film ''The Cove,'' holds signs to protest against dolphin hunting in Taiji town, Wakayama Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2010. Local leaders of the traditional whaling town and members of antiwhaling groups held a first dialogue on the dolphin hunt on the same day.

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Chinese activist at Narita airport allowed to return home

NARITA, Japan - Chinese human rights activist Feng Zhenghu, who has been staying at Narita International Airport, east of Tokyo, since Nov. 4, 2009, after China rejected his reentry and sent him back to Japan, speaks to reporters at the airport on Feb. 2, 2010. Feng said he has been allowed to return home and now plans to return to Shanghai by the Lunar New Year's Day on Feb. 14.

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Chinese activist at Narita airport allowed to return home

NARITA, Japan - Chinese human rights activist Feng Zhenghu, who has been staying at Narita International Airport, east of Tokyo, since Nov. 4, 2009, after China rejected his reentry and sent him back to Japan, speaks to reporters at the airport on Feb. 2, 2010. Feng said he has been allowed to return home and now plans to return to Shanghai by the Lunar New Year's Day on Feb. 14.

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Bridgestone to end tire supply for F1 races after 2010 season

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in October 2008 at Fuji Speedway in Shizuoka Prefecture shows a vehicle with tires supplied by Bridgestone Corp. for the Formula One Championship auto racing series. The Japanese tire company said on Nov. 2, 2009, it will stop supplying tires to the racing series in the 2010 season in fall, citing needs to save costs and redistribute resources to environmental areas.