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Ex-Dentsu president Narita dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 2009 shows former Dentsu Inc. President Yutaka Narita. He died of pneumonia at the age of 82 at a hospital in Tokyo on Nov. 20, 2011, the company said Nov. 21.

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Takahashi 2nd after SP at Skate Canada

KITCHENER, Canada - Japan's Daisuke Takahashi performs a short program at Skate Canada, the sixth and final event of the Grand Prix series, in Kitchener, Canada, on Nov. 20, 2009. In the last opportunity for skaters to qualify for the Grand Prix Final, he skated free of major errors to place second.

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Takahashi 2nd after SP at Skate Canada

KITCHENER, Canada - Japan's Daisuke Takahashi performs a short program at Skate Canada, the sixth and final event of the Grand Prix series, in Kitchener, Canada, on Nov. 20, 2009. In the last opportunity for skaters to qualify for the Grand Prix Final, he skated free of major errors to place second.

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Takahashi 2nd after SP at Skate Canada

KITCHENER, Canada - Japan's Daisuke Takahashi performs a short program at Skate Canada, the sixth and final event of the Grand Prix series, in Kitchener, Canada, on Nov. 20, 2009. In the last opportunity for skaters to qualify for the Grand Prix Final, he skated free of major errors to place second.

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Canada's Rochette tops women's short program at Skate Canada

KITCHENER, Canada - World silver medalist Joannie Rochette of Canada performs in the women's short program at Skate Canada, the sixth and final event of the Grand Prix series, on Nov. 20, 2009.

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Kitajima victorious in comeback in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Two-time double Olympic breaststroke champion Kosuke Kitajima smiles after competing in the 100 meters breaststroke final at a time trials meet in Tokyo on Nov. 20, 2009. Kitajima marked his return to domestic competition with victory in 1 minute, 01.91 seconds.

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Kitajima victorious in comeback in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Two-time double Olympic breaststroke champion Kosuke Kitajima competes in the 100 meters breaststroke final at a time trials meet in Tokyo on Nov. 20, 2009. Kitajima marked his return to domestic competition with victory in 1 minute, 01.91 seconds.

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No change at the top as Asa, Hakuho breeze to victory in Kyushu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho sends komusubi Goeido to the ground at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 20, 2009, day six of the 15-day competition.

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Cabinet Secretariat got 1.2 bil. yen annually in secret funds

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirfumi Hirano speaks about so-called secret funds received by the Cabinet Secretariat during a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 20, 2009. Hirano said the secretariat received around 100 million yen in such funds each month from April 2004 through last month.

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No change at the top as Asa, Hakuho breeze to victory in Kyushu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu throws down second-ranked maegashira Kotoshogiku on the sixth day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 20, 2009.

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BOJ upgrades assessment for 3rd month, holds key rate at 0.1%

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks during a news conference at the central bank in Tokyo on Nov. 20, 2009, after the end of a two-day meeting of the BOJ's Policy Board.

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Lee looking forward to challenge with Softbank

MIYAZAKI, Japan - South Korean third baseman Lee Bum Ho speaks about his decision to join the Pacific League baseball club Softbank Hawks at a news conference in Miyazaki on Nov. 20, 2009.

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Lee looking forward to challenge with Softbank

MIYAZAKI, Japan - South Korean third baseman Lee Bum Ho (L) poses for photos with Softbank Hawks manager Koji Akiyama during a press conference in Miyazaki on Nov. 20, 2009, at which he formally announced he is joining the Pacific League baseball club.

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Yang, Hatoyama meet

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi during their meeting at the Prime Minister's Office on Nov. 20, 2009.

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Gov't admits Japan in mild deflation

TOKYO, Japan - (From R to L) Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Seiji Maehara attend a meeting of ministers in charge of economic affairs at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 20, 2009.

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Snowborders enjoy 1st run on natural snow on Mt. Kurodake

HOKAKIDO, Japan - Snowboarders enjoy the season's first run on natural snow on the opening day of a ski resort on Mt. Kurodake in Hokkaido on Nov. 20, 2009.

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Yang, Hatoyama meet

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi shake hands ahead of their talks at the Prime Minister's Office on Nov. 20, 2009.

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Libya's Qaddafi meets with Japan's Koike, calls for closer ties

TRIPOLI, Libya - Former Japanese Defense Minister Yuriko Koike (2nd from L), a House of Representatives member from the opposition Liberal Democratic Party, hands gifts to Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi (R) after their meeting in a tent in the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Nov. 20, 2009. Qaddafi met with a Japanese business delegation led by Koike, who currently heads the Japan-Libya Friendship Association, and called for closer relations between the two countries.

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Emperor, Empress visit Reikanji Temple in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (C) follow a nun at Reikanji Temple, a Buddhist temple headed by a nun of imperial lineage, in Sakyo Ward in Kyoto on Nov. 20, 2009. The imperial couple are visiting the city in connection with events commemorating the 20th anniversary of the emperor's enthronement.

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Lower house passes bill on easing repayment terms for firms

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party and the smaller opposition New Komeito party leave the floor of the House of Representatives on Nov. 20, 2009. They boycotted the vote at a plenary session on a bill to encourage lenders to freeze debt repayments by small and midsize companies. The lower house passed the bill after the Democratic Party of Japan and its ruling coalition partners forced the vote.

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Funeral held for actor Morishige

TOKYO, Japan - A photo of renowned Japanese actor Hisaya Morishige, who died Nov. 10 aged 96, is displayed on the alter at his funeral held in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Nov. 20, 2009. Mourners, including former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, attended the ceremony to pay their respects to Morishige, who was beloved by many Japanese and who was the first popular artist to win the Order of Culture.

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Lower house passes bill on easing repayment terms for firms

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) looks sleepy during a plenary session of the House of Representatives on Nov. 20, 2009, before voting on a bill to encourage lenders to freeze debt repayments by small and midsize companies. The lower house passed the bill after the Democratic Party of Japan and its ruling coalition partners forced the vote. The main opposition Liberal Democratic Party and the smaller opposition New Komeito party boycotted.

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Lower house passes bill on easing repayment terms for firms

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Democratic Party of Japan and its ruling coalition partners stand during a plenary session of the House of Representatives on Nov. 20, 2009, to pass a bill to encourage lenders to freeze debt repayments by small and midsize companies. Meanwhile, seats of members of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party and the smaller opposition New Komeito party are seen vacant. The members of the opposition parties boycotted the vote by leaving the lower house floor.

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Lower house passes bill on easing repayment terms for firms

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party and the smaller opposition New Komeito party leave the floor of the House of Representatives on Nov. 20, 2009. They boycotted the vote at a plenary session on a bill to encourage lenders to freeze debt repayments by small and midsize companies. The lower house passed the bill after the Democratic Party of Japan and its ruling coalition partners forced the vote.

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Suntory to put 'world's first' blue roses on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A woman shows off the world's first ''blue'' roses produced by a unit of beverage maker Suntory Holdings Ltd. in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2009. The roses, named ''blue rose applause,'' will be put on sale in eight major Japanese prefectures including Tokyo, Osaka and Aichi on Nov. 3.

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Suntory to put 'world's first' blue roses on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A woman shows off the world's first ''blue'' roses produced by a unit of beverage maker Suntory Holdings Ltd. in Tokyo on Oct. 20, 2009. The roses, named ''blue rose applause,'' will be put on sale in eight major Japanese prefectures including Tokyo, Osaka and Aichi on Nov. 3.