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Proofs of Marcos' excesses survive super typhoon Haiyan

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - Photo taken Nov. 21, 2013, shows the facade of Sto. Nino Shrine and Heritage Museum in Tacloban City, the Philippines, that was hit hard by Typhoon Haiyan on Nov. 8, 2013. The museum, built by former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos more than three decades ago, shows the extravagance of the Marcoses during their 21-year reign.

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Japan's new island growing

HACHIJO ISLAND, Japan - Upper photo shows Nishinoshima Island (back), an uninhabited islet in the Ogasawara islet chain some 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo, and a new island formed nearby as a result of an undersea volcanic eruption, on Nov. 21, 2013; the bottom photo shows the same two islands on Dec. 20, 2013. Volcanic geology experts say if the new island continues to grow, the two islands might merge by the end of the year.

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Breeding orphan elephants

TOBE, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 21, 2013 shows a family of African elephants at the Tobe Zoological Park in Tobe, Ehime Prefecture -- mother Rica (R), 7-year-old girl Hime (L) and Toa, a baby girl born in June 2013.

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Breeding orphan elephants

TOBE, Japan - Osamu Shiina, an elephant breeder at the Tobe Zoological Park in Tobe, Ehime Prefecture, prepares feed for the animals, checking whether an apple has gone bad by cutting it in half on Nov. 21, 2013 at the zoo.

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Breeding orphan elephants

TOBE, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 21, 2013 shows breeder Osamu Shiina and African elephants at the Tobe Zoological Park in Tobe, Ehime Prefecture. The small elephant is Toa, a baby girl born in June 2013.

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Japan opens doors for "jeans sommeliers"

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the store manager of G-Star RAW Store Tokyo Shibuya arranging jeans before the shop opens on Nov. 21, 2013. A G-Star International employee took the exam for Japan's first "jeans sommeliers" certification exam earlier in the year.

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Xbox One

NEW YORK, United States - Microsoft Corp. launches its new Xbox One game console during an event in New York on Nov. 21, 2013.

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Climate talks in Poland

WARSAW, Poland - Representatives of nongovernmental organizations walk out of a U.N. climate change conference in Warsaw, Poland, on Nov. 21, 2013, protesting at the lack of progress.

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Climate talks in Poland

WARSAW, Poland - Representatives of nongovernmental organizations walk out of a U.N. climate change conference in Warsaw, Poland, on Nov. 21, 2013, protesting at the lack of progress.

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McCartney offers sumo prize

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo shows banners, each signifying a 60,000 yen prize, offered by singer Paul McCartney for the winner of the final bout of the 12th day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Nov. 21, 2013, at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka Prefecture. The 71-year-old former Beatle, who was in Japan on a concert tour, sponsored five of the banners, which were also ads for his latest album NEW.

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McCartney offers sumo prize

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo shows banners, each signifying a 60,000 yen prize, offered by singer Paul McCartney for the winner of the final bout of the 12th day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Nov. 21, 2013, at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka Prefecture. The 71-year-old former Beatle, who was in Japan on a concert tour, sponsored five of the banners, which were also ads for his latest album NEW.

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China, EU leaders

BEIJING, China - (From L) European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso hold a joint press conference after the annual summit between China and the European Union in Beijing on Nov. 21, 2013. (Pool photo)

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New islet far south of Tokyo

HACHIJO ISLAND, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on Nov. 21, 2013, shows smoke rising from a new islet created by a recent undersea volcanic eruption near Nishinoshima Island (L) in the Pacific, an uninhabited islet in the Ogasawara chain of islands, some 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the new land area cannot be called an island yet, because it would submerge under the sea if the volcanic activities come to a halt.

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New islet far south of Tokyo

HACHIJO ISLAND, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on Nov. 21, 2013, shows smoke rising from a new islet created by a recent undersea volcanic eruption near Nishinoshima Island (front) in the Pacific, an uninhabited islet in the Ogasawara chain of islands, some 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the new land area cannot be called an island yet, because it would submerge under the sea if the volcanic activities come to a halt.

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Hungarian prime minister in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (L) speaks at a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Abe's office in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2013.

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Hungarian prime minister in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (far L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far R) hold talks at Abe's office in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2013.

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Hungarian prime minister in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands after exchanging documents at Abe's office in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2013.

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TEPCO transfers fuel rods

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter over the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 21, 2013, shows a container with 22 unused fuel assemblies being taken on a trailer from the spent fuel pool at the No. 4 reactor building to a building housing the common spent-fuel pool at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, as its operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. transfers the first batch of fuel rod assemblies.

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Hungarian prime minister in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands at Abe's office in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2013.

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Kennedy meets Japanese defense minister

TOKYO, Japan - New U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (L) and Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera shake hands at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2013.

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New islet far south of Tokyo

HACHIJO ISLAND, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on Nov. 21, 2013, shows smoke rising from a new islet created by a recent undersea volcanic eruption near Nishinoshima Island in the Pacific, an uninhabited islet in the Ogasawara chain of islands, some 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the new land area cannot be called an island yet, because it would submerge under the sea if the volcanic activities come to a halt.

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Kennedy meets Japanese defense minister

TOKYO, Japan - New U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (R) meets with Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2013.

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China, EU leaders

BEIJING, China - Top Chinese officials (L side) hold an annual summit with their European Union counterparts at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 21, 2013. (Pool photo)

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TEPCO transfers fuel rods

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter over the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 21, 2013, shows a container with 22 unused fuel assemblies being carried on a trailer into a building housing the common spent-fuel pool after being taken from the spent fuel pool at the No. 4 reactor building at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, as its operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. transfers the first batch of fuel rod assemblies.

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China, EU leaders

BEIJING, China - (From L) European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso pose for photos as they gather at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Nov. 21, 2013, for an annual summit between China and the European Union. (Pool photo)

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BOJ policy meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda holds a press conference after the BOJ's Policy Board meeting at the central bank's head office in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2013. The BOJ decided to maintain its ultraeasy monetary policy and left unchanged its assessment of the domestic economy, saying it is "recovering moderately" despite a slowing pickup in exports.

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U.S. nuclear envoy in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Glyn Davies, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, speaks to reporters in Beijing on Nov. 21, 2013, after discussions on North Korea with his Chinese counterpart Wu Dawei and a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during his three-day visit from Nov. 19.

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BOJ policy meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda holds a press conference after the BOJ's Policy Board meeting at the central bank's head office in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2013. The BOJ decided to maintain its ultraeasy monetary policy and left unchanged its assessment of the domestic economy, saying it is "recovering moderately" despite a slowing pickup in exports.

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TEPCO transfers fuel rods

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter over the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 21, 2013, shows a container with 22 unused fuel assemblies being taken by a trailer from the spent fuel pool at the No. 4 reactor building (top) to a building housing the common spent-fuel pool at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, as its operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. transfers the first batch of fuel rod assemblies.

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TEPCO transfers fuel rods

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter over the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 21, 2013, shows a container with 22 unused fuel assemblies being taken by a trailer from the spent fuel pool at the No. 4 reactor building to a building housing the common spent-fuel pool at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, as its operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. transfers the first batch of fuel rod assemblies.

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Kennedy visits Yokota base

TOKYO, Japan - New U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy addresses U.S. military personnel and their family members at the U.S. Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2013.

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New islet far south of Tokyo

HACHIJO ISLAND, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on Nov. 21, 2013, shows smoke rising from a new islet created by a recent undersea volcanic eruption near Nishinoshima Island (back) in the Pacific, an uninhabited islet in the Ogasawara chain of islands, some 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the new land area cannot be called an island yet, because it would submerge under the sea if the volcanic activities come to a halt.

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New islet far south of Tokyo

HACHIJO ISLAND, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on Nov. 21, 2013, shows smoke rising from a new islet created by a recent undersea volcanic eruption near Nishinoshima Island in the Pacific, an uninhabited islet in the Ogasawara chain of islands, some 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the new land area cannot be called an island yet, because it would submerge under the sea if the volcanic activities come to a halt.

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New islet far south of Tokyo

HACHIJO ISLAND, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on Nov. 21, 2013, shows smoke rising from a new islet created by a recent undersea volcanic eruption near Nishinoshima Island (front) in the Pacific, an uninhabited islet in the Ogasawara chain of islands, some 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the new land area cannot be called an island yet, because it would submerge under the sea if the volcanic activities come to a halt.

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Guangzhou motor show

GUANGZHOU, China - Photo taken Nov. 21, 2013, shows the booth of Toyota Motor Corp. at the Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition that began the same day in Guangzhou, China.

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Kennedy visits Yokota base

TOKYO, Japan - New U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy addresses U.S. military personnel and their family members at the U.S. Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2013.

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80kg of cocaine found on Japan coast

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 21, 2013, shows the seashore in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, where four backpacks containing roughly 80 kilograms of cocaine were discovered two days earlier in one of the largest finds of drugs in Japan.

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New islet far south of Tokyo

HACHIJO ISLAND, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on Nov. 21, 2013, shows smoke rising from a new islet created by a recent undersea volcanic eruption near Nishinoshima Island in the Pacific, an uninhabited islet in the Ogasawara chain of islands, some 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the new land area cannot be called an island yet, because it would submerge under the sea if the volcanic activities come to a halt.

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Toyota to develop hybrid cars with Chinese makers

GUANGZHOU, China - Hiroji Onishi, senior managing officer of Toyota Motor Corp., announces Nov. 21, 2013, that the company will jointly develop hybrid cars with two Chinese auto giants -- First Automobile Works Corp. and Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. -- at the Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition in Guangzhou, China.

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Kennedy visits Yokota base

TOKYO, Japan - New U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (C) is greeted as she visits the headquarters of Japan's Air Defense Command at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2013. Japanese Senior Vice Defense Minister Ryota Takeda can be seen to the left.

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Mizuho Bank chief in Diet

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuho Bank President Yasuhiro Sato attends a meeting of the House of Councillors' Committee on Financial Affairs at the Diet building in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2013, to testify on a scandal involving the bank over loans to members of organized crime groups.

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Toyota to develop hybrid cars with Chinese makers

GUANGZHOU, China - Hiroji Onishi, senior managing officer of Toyota Motor Corp., announces Nov. 21, 2013, that the company will jointly develop hybrid cars with two Chinese auto giants -- First Automobile Works Corp. and Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. -- at the Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition in Guangzhou, China.

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Kennedy visits Yokota base

TOKYO, Japan - New U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (C) arrives at the U.S. Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2013, accompanied by her husband, Edwin Schlossberg (R). Kennedy was met by Lt. Gen. Samuel Angelella (L), the top commander of the U.S. military in Japan.

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Guangzhou motor show

GUANGZHOU, China - The Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition begins Nov. 21, 2013, in Guangzhou, China.

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Kennedy visits Yokota base

TOKYO, Japan - New U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy arrives by helicopter at the U.S. Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2013.

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TEPCO transfers fuel rods

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter over the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 21, 2013, shows the No. 4 reactor building (back) housing the spent fuel pool and a building housing the common spent-fuel pool at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the crippled plant, transferred the same day the first batch of fuel rod assemblies taken from the No. 4 unit spent fuel pool to the building in the foreground that provides more stable storage conditions.

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Kennedy visits Yokota base

TOKYO, Japan - New U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (L) is greeted after arriving at the U.S. Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2013.

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BOJ maintains ultraeasy monetary policy

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda arrives at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Nov. 21, 2013, to attend a Policy Board meeting. The nine-member board decided unanimously to maintain the central bank's ultraeasy monetary policy. (Pool photo)

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Year of the Snake

KORIYAMA, Japan - Snake papier-mache folk crafts are made at a workshop in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 21, 2012, ahead of the Year of the Snake in 2013.

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Year of the Snake

KORIYAMA, Japan - Snake papier-mache folk crafts are made at a workshop in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 21, 2012, ahead of the Year of the Snake in 2013.