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1st performance directed by ex-Bolshoi dancer Iwata

MOSCOW, Russia - Morihiro Iwata (R) gives instruction to a dancer at the Buryat State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater in capital city Ulan-Ude in the Republic of Buryat in East Siberia under the Russian Federation on Nov. 2, 2012. Iwata, who was the only Japanese soloist at Russia's Bolshoi Ballet, provided the first ballet performance he directed at the theater the same day.

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Cup of China figure skating

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Tatsuki Machida performs during the men's short program of the Cup of China figure skating competition in Shanghai on Nov. 2, 2012. Machida scored 83.48 points to place second after the short program.

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1st performance directed by ex-Bolshoi dancer Iwata

MOSCOW, Russia - Morihiro Iwata (L front) examines a rehearsal at the Buryat State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater in capital city Ulan-Ude in the Republic of Buryat in East Siberia under the Russian Federation on Nov. 2, 2012. Iwata, who was the only Japanese soloist at Russia's Bolshoi Ballet, provided the first ballet performance he directed at the theater the same day.

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Cup of China figure skating

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Tatsuki Machida performs during the men's short program of the Cup of China figure skating competition in Shanghai on Nov. 2, 2012. Machida scored 83.48 points to place second after the short program.

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Cup of China figure skating

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Tatsuki Machida performs during the men's short program of the Cup of China figure skating competition in Shanghai on Nov. 2, 2012. Machida scored 83.48 points to place second after the short program.

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U.N. human rights envoy

NEW YORK, United States - Marzuki Darusman, the United Nations special rapporteur on the human rights situation in North Korea, speaks during a press conference at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Nov. 2, 2012.

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Cup of China figure skating

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Daisuke Takahashi performs during the men's short program of the Cup of China figure skating competition in Shanghai on Nov. 2, 2012. Takahashi took the lead after the short program with 84.79 points.

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Cup of China figure skating

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Daisuke Takahashi performs during the men's short program of the Cup of China figure skating competition in Shanghai on Nov. 2, 2012. Takahashi took the lead after the short program with 84.79 points.

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Chocolate award in France

PARIS, France - Japanese Susumu Koyama (C) receives a bouquet during a ceremony to award best chocolatiers at Salon du Chocolat in Paris on Nov. 2, 2012. Koyama won the title for the second year.

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Cup of China figure skating

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's short program of the Cup of China figure skating competition in Shanghai on Nov. 2, 2012. The two-time world champion scored 62.89 points to place second.

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Cup of China figure skating

SHANGHAI, China - Russian Julia Lipnitskaia performs during the women's short program of the Cup of China figure skating competition in Shanghai on Nov. 2, 2012. The 14-year-old took the lead after the short program with 63.06 points.

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Norway prime minister promotes salmon in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg serves children sushi using Norway-produced salmon during a promotional event in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2012.

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JAL posts record-high group profits in 1st half of FY 2012

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Co. President Yoshiharu Ueki speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2012. The airline said it posted a record-high group net profit of 99.72 billion yen for the April to September period, up 2.4 percent from the previous year, due to increases in the number of customers both on international and domestic flights.

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Cup of China figure skating

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Daisuke Takahashi jumps during the men's short program of the Cup of China figure skating competition in Shanghai on Nov. 2, 2012. Takahashi took the lead after the short program with 84.79 points.

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Cup of China figure skating

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's short program of the Cup of China figure skating competition in Shanghai on Nov. 2, 2012. The two-time world champion scored 62.89 points to place second.

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U.S. Marines' Camp Fuji

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Fuji in Yamanashi Prefecture on Nov. 2, 2012. The U.S. military plans to begin flight training involving MV-22 Osprey aircraft in November from its bases on Japan's main islands, including Camp Fuji and Iwakuni Air Station in Yamaguchi Prefecture.

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Cup of China figure skating

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Mao Asada jumps during the women's short program of the Cup of China figure skating competition in Shanghai on Nov. 2, 2012. The two-time world champion scored 62.89 points to place second.

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U.S. Marines' Camp Fuji

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Fuji in Yamanashi Prefecture on Nov. 2, 2012. The U.S. military plans to begin flight training involving MV-22 Osprey aircraft in November from its bases on Japan's main islands, including Camp Fuji and Iwakuni Air Station in Yamaguchi Prefecture.

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Norway prime minister promotes salmon in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg (C) makes sushi using Norway-produced salmon during a promotional event in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2012.

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Schindler-made elevator accident

KANAZAWA, Japan - Michiaki Otsuki (L), representative director of Schindler Elevator, leaves the family home in Nomi, Ishikawa Prefecture, of a woman who died when she became wedged between the floor of an ascending elevator and the frame of the doorway at a hotel in Kanazawa in the prefecture. Otsuki visited the woman's relatives on Nov. 2, 2012, to apologize and pay respects.

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Vienna Philharmonic members play Bach sonata for quake victims

SENDAI, Japan - Four members of the Vienna Philharmonic play on Nov. 2, 2012, a Bach sonata on Mt. Hiyori in Natori city's Yuriage district, Miyagi Prefecture. The commemorative performance took place in front of a monument honoring victims in an area severely damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Study on fault at Oi nuclear plant

OI, Japan - Experts of an investigation team of the Nuclear Regulation Authority conduct a study at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power station in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2012, during an investigation to check whether a disputed fault running underneath the plant should be viewed as active.

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Uniqlo operator's multi-brand store

TOKYO, Japan - Uniqlo Marche Printemps Ginza, Fast Retailing Co.'s first multi-brand store, opens in the posh Ginza district of Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2012. The outlet showcasing the Uniqlo casual clothing line and four other apparel brands under its umbrella.

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Nissan to invest $358 mil. to build new plant in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Nissan Motor Co. Executive Vice President Hiroto Saikawa speaks during a press conference in Bangkok on Nov. 2, 2012. The Japanese automaker said it is investing $358 million to build a new plant in Thailand as it aims to increase its annual production capacity in the country and boost sales in the Southeast Asian region.

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Study on fault at Oi nuclear plant

OI, Japan - A team from the Nuclear Regulation Authority examines a ditch on the premises of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power station in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2012, during an investigation to check whether a geologic fault running underneath the plant should be considered as active.

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U.S. service member's alleged trespass in Okinawa

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos arrives at the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2012, at the request of Japanese Senior Vice Foreign Minister Shuji Kira, following an alleged trespass earlier in the day by a member of the U.S. military at an apartment in the village of Yomitan, Okinawa Prefecture. The U.S. serviceman allegedly hit a 13-year-old boy in the apartment.

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U.S. service member's alleged trespass in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken in the village of Yomitan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2012, shows a building where a U.S. serviceman from the U.S. Air Force's Kadena base allegedly entered a third-floor apartment and hit a 13-year-old boy before jumping from the third floor early on the day.

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Study on fault at Oi nuclear plant

OI, Japan - Kunihiko Shimazaki (2nd from L, back), commissioner of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, and other experts of its investigation team are briefed at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power station in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2012, on a fault running underneath the station. The NRA conducted an investigation to check whether the disputed fault should be viewed as active.

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Study on fault at Oi nuclear plant

OI, Japan - A team from the Nuclear Regulation Authority examines a ditch on the premises of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power station in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2012, during an investigation to check whether a geologic fault running underneath the plant should be considered as active.

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Talking humanoid robot

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows a female humanoid robot called Minami (L front) and another robot made to resemble Osaka University professor Hiroshi Ishiguro (R front) at a Takashimaya department store in Osaka on Nov. 2, 2012. Minami, the latest creation of robot expert Ishiguro, entertained shoppers that day, responding to prepared questions while changing her facial expressions and blinking.

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Harumafuji at Dazaifu

DAZAIFU, Japan - New yokozuna Harumafuji dedicates a sumo ring-entering ceremony to Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2012.

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Apple's iPad mini hits Japanese market

TOKYO, Japan - A man holds the iPad mini in Tokyo's Ginza district after purchasing it at Apple Store Ginza on Nov. 2, 2012, when the smaller version of the popular iPad multipurpose tablet computer by Apple Inc. hit stores in Japan.

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Study on fault at Oi nuclear plant

OI, Japan - Kunihiko Shimazaki, commissioner of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, puts a question to Kansai Electric Power Co. at its Oi nuclear power station in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2012. The NRA conducted an investigation to check whether a disputed fault running underneath the plant should be viewed as active.

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Harumafuji at Dazaifu

DAZAIFU, Japan - New yokozuna Harumafuji dedicates a sumo ring-entering ceremony to Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2012.

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Talking humanoid robot

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows a female humanoid robot called Minami at a Takashimaya department store in Osaka on Nov. 2, 2012. Minami, the latest creation of Osaka University professor Hiroshi Ishiguro, a robot expert, entertained shoppers that day, responding to prepared questions while changing her facial expressions and blinking.

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Japan to streamline Cabinet support agencies

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) National Policy Minister Seiji Maehara, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Deputy Prime Minister Katsuya Okada attend a Cabinet meeting in the Diet building in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2012. The Japanese government decided to streamline two Cabinet support agencies and allow them to respond more flexibly and strategically to major issues, Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura said.

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Apple's iPad mini hits Japanese market

TOKYO, Japan - People queue in front of Apple Store Ginza in Tokyo on Nov. 2, 2012, to purchase the iPad mini, as the smaller version of the popular iPad multipurpose tablet computer by Apple Inc., hit stores in Japan.

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Study on fault at Oi nuclear plant

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in July 2012 shows the facilities of Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power station in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. Buildings containing reactors (from L) No. 4, 3, 2 and 1 are seen. The Nuclear Regulation Authority conducted an investigation at the plant on Nov. 2, 2012, to check whether a disputed fault running underneath the plant should be viewed as active.

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U.S. presidential election

MILWAUKEE, United States - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (C) talks with his supporters while campaigning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 2, 2012. Romney is vying for the Republican presidential nomination to challenge Democratic President Barack Obama, who will be seeking a second term, in the Nov. 6, 2012 election.

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U.S. presidential election

MILWAUKEE, United States - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks while campaigning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 2, 2012. Romney is vying for the Republican presidential nomination to challenge Democratic President Barack Obama, who will be seeking a second term, in the Nov. 6, 2012 election.

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Senegalese singer N'Dour

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in December 2000 shows prominent Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour. According to Reuters, N'Dour announced on Nov. 26, 2011, the cancellation of concert dates from Jan. 2, 2012, as he would be entering politics, but did not say whether he would run in Senegal's presidential election slated for February.

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Ultraman, Ultraseven exhibition at museum in Mito

MITO, Japan - Photo shows figures of Ultraman (L) and Ultraseven (R), characters from popular Japanese TV hero series aired since the 1960s, on display at the Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki, in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2011. An exhibition entitled ''Ultraman Art! Times and creation Ultraman & Ultraseven'' runs from Nov. 3, 2011, through Jan. 15, 2012.