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Tokyo Sky Tree to be completed on Feb. 29

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 22, 2011, shows Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. Construction of the world's tallest free-standing tower scheduled to open in May 2012 will be completed on Feb. 29, 2012, its operator said Feb. 7.

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Masked Rider restaurant in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A worker poses in front of a motorbike called Cyclone which was used in the TV hero series of Kamen Rider at a restaurant in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on Nov. 22, 2011. ''Kamen Rider the Diner,'' the official restaurant collaborating with the TV series, opened in April and will run through the spring of 2012 commemorating the series' 40th anniversary.

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Masked Rider restaurant in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 22, 2011, shows a life-size replica of Kamen Rider (Masked Rider) No. 1 at a restaurant in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district. ''Kamen Rider the Diner,'' the official restaurant collaborating with the TV hero series, opened in April and will run through the spring of 2012 to commemorate the series' 40th anniversary.

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Masked Rider restaurant in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 22, 2011, shows an armchair like the one used in the TV hero series of Kamen Rider (Masked Rider) at a restaurant in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district. ''Kamen Rider the Diner,'' the official restaurant collaborating with the TV series, opened in April and will run through the spring of 2012 commemorating the series' 40th anniversary.

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Device to translate oyster 'language'

TAKAMATSU, Japan - ''Kai-Lingual,'' a device to detect alarming signs of oysters, is used in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 22, 2011.

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Soyuz spacecraft returns to Earth

ASTANA, Kazakhstan - Photo taken on Nov. 22, 2011, shows a Soyuz space capsule of Russia that landed near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on the same day, returning from the International Space Station. Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa is seen inside the capsule.

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Soyuz spacecraft reentering Earth's atmosphere

ASTANA, Kazakhstan - Photo taken on Nov. 22, 2011, near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, shows Russia's Soyuz spacecraft carrying three astronauts from the International Space Station after it reentered the Earth's atmosphere.

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Occupy L.A. protestors in front of city hall

LOS ANGELES, United States - Occupy Los Angeles protesters hold a meeting near an entrance of the Los Angeles city hall in Los Angeles on Nov. 22, 2011. The city has asked the protesters who have been camping around the building to move from the city hall lawn to office space and farmland in an attempt to encourage the peaceful resolution of the demonstration.

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One year since N. Korean attack on S. Korean island

SEOUL, South Korea - A man works inside a bomb shelter under construction on Nov. 22, 2011, on South Korea's Yeonpeyong Island in the Yellow Sea near the disputed western sea border with North Korea. Nov. 23 marks one year since the North fired artillery onto the island, killing two soldiers and two civilians.

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One year since N. Korean attack on S. Korean island

SEOUL, South Korea - Workers construct a bomb shelter on South Korea's Yeonpeyong Island in the Yellow Sea near the disputed western sea border with North Korea on Nov. 22, 2011. Nov. 23 marks one year since the North fired artillery onto the island, killing two soldiers and two civilians.

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Russian space capsule

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - A Russian space capsule carrying three astronauts from the International Space Station is about to land on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Nov. 22, 2011.

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Softbank manager Akiyama named Shoriki award winner

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks manager Koji Akiyama laughs during a press conference at Yahoo Dome in Fukuoka on Nov. 22, 2011, after he was named as the recipient of the Matsutaro Shoriki award for his contribution to the development of Japanese baseball.

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Russian space capsule

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Personnel on Nov. 22, 2011, retrieve a Russian space capsule which safely carried three astronauts -- Satoshi Furukawa of Japan, American Mike Fossum and Sergei Volkov of Russia -- home from the International Space Station on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, the same day.

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Japan PM Noda, Iraqi PM Maliki hold talks

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (center L) hold talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 22, 2011. Japan and Iraq agreed over a basic deal on an investment accord in an attempt to boost bilateral economic ties.

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Japan PM Noda meets Iraqi PM Maliki

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 22, 2011. Noda said Japan will provide loans of around 67 billion yen to Iraq to help the country accelerate its reconstruction process.

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Presidents of operators of Tokyo, Osaka bourses

TOKYO, Japan - Combined photo shows Atsushi Saito (left frame), president of Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc., and Michio Yoneda, president of Osaka Securities Exchange Co., at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 22, 2011. The two companies announced the same day they have agreed to merge amid consolidation moves among international rivals, becoming the world's second-largest bourse.

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Christmas illuminations in disaster-hit Miyako

MIYAKO, Japan - A couple looks at Christmas illuminations lit up Nov. 22, 2011, in front of Sanriku Railway Co.'s Miyako Station in quake- and tsunami-hit Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, in northeastern Japan.

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Fired BayStars manager Obana

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama BayStars manager Takao Obana speaks at a press conference in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2011, after the club announced the same day that they have fired him. The release of Obana came in the wake of Yokohama parent company Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings Inc. announcing early November that it will sell the Central league club to DeNA Co.

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Iraqi prime minister in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki makes a speech in Tokyo in this file photo taken Nov. 22, 2011.

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Lions' Nakajima to make bid for majors via posting system

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Seibu Lions shortstop Hiroyuki Nakajima (L), accompanied by team president Hajime Igo, speaks during a press conference at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on Nov. 22, 2011. The Lions permitted Nakajima to use the posting system during the offseason in a bid to make a move to the major leagues.

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Yokozuna Hakuho takes lead at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho (R) wrestles Kakuryu at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 22, 2011, the 10th day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament. Hakuho took sole lead in the tournament after beating Kakuryu.

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Saga Gov. Furukawa in press conference

SAGA, Japan - Saga Gov. Yasushi Furukawa speaks during a press conference at the prefectural government building in Saga, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 22, 2011. Furukawa apologized after a report concluded that the prefectural government was aware of Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s attempted manipulation of public opinion on introducing a plutonium-thermal power generation project at the local Genkai nuclear power plant during a public forum in 2005. The report denied Furukawa's involvement in the matter.

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Ex-Dragons manager Ochiai at press conference

NAGOYA, Japan - Former Chunichi Dragons manager Hiromitsu Ochiai speaks during a press conference in Nagoya, central Japan, on Nov. 22, 2011. Ochiai, who stepped down after the Japan Series, looked back on his eight years in the post.

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Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (C), upon his arrival back on Earth from the International Space Station, walks to a helicopter with the assistance of another Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi (L) and another unidentified man near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Nov. 22, 2011.

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Children invited aboard U.S. rescue ship Safeguard

ONAGAWA, Japan - Some 400 local children gather to take a tour of the U.S. Navy's rescue and salvage ship Safeguard which made a port call to enhance friendly ties in the quake- and tsunami-hit town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 22, 2011. The Safeguard worked side-by-side with the Japan Coast Guard in support of Operation Tomodachi to clear waterways in northeastern Japan after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Ex-Dragons manager Ochiai at press conference

NAGOYA, Japan - Former Chunichi Dragons manager Hiromitsu Ochiai speaks during a press conference in Nagoya, central Japan, on Nov. 22, 2011. Ochiai, who stepped down after the Japan Series, looked back on his eight years in the post.

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Children invited aboard U.S. rescue ship Safeguard

ONAGAWA, Japan - Local children take a tour inside the wheelhouse of the U.S. Navy's rescue and salvage ship Safeguard which made a port call to enhance friendly ties in the quake- and tsunami-hit town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 22, 2011. The Safeguard assisted in salvage recovery operations in northeastern Japan in support of Operation Tomodachi with other navy assets after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Ex-Daio Paper Chairman Ikawa arrested

TOKYO, Japan - A vehicle carrying former Daio Paper Corp. Chairman Mototaka Ikawa enters the Tokyo Detention House on Nov. 22, 2011. Prosecutors arrested Ikawa earlier the same day in connection with taking out massive loans from Daio Paper group companies.

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Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (C) is carried from the reentry capsule of a Soyuz spacecraft on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, at 8:55 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, after the spacecraft carrying Furukawa and two other astronauts -- American Mike Fossum and Sergei Volkov of Russia -- returned to Earth. The spacecraft landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (C) is seen smiling at 8:56 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, while being carried from a Soyuz spacecraft on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan. The spacecraft carrying Furukawa and two other astronauts -- American Mike Fossum and Sergei Volkov of Russia -- landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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Children invited aboard U.S. rescue ship Safeguard

ONAGAWA, Japan - A crew member of the U.S. Navy's rescue and salvage ship Safeguard explains to children about diving gear on the ship which made a port call to promote friendship in the quake- and tsunami-hit town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 22, 2011. About 400 children were invited to take a tour of the vessel that took part in Operation Tomodachi along with other navy assets after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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U.S. Undersecretary of State Sherman in South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman (L) and South Korea's first vice foreign minister Park Suk Hwan shake hands prior to holding talks in Seoul on Nov. 22, 2011. Sherman told reporters after the talks that North Korea should meet all of its commitments, including ending its uranium enrichment program, for the six-party talks on Pyongyang's denuclearization to resume.

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High school footballers from quake-hit areas leave for Wembley

NARITA, Japan - Sixteen high school footballers from Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, the three northeastern prefectures hit hard by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, pose for photos at Narita airport near Tokyo ahead of their departure for London on Nov. 22, 2011, to play matches at the famous Wembley Stadium. The trip was realized after England's Football Association offered to let them use the field for half a day free of charge in a show of support for the reconstruction efforts.

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Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Ground support vehicles stand by at 6:40 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, for a Soyuz spacecraft to land, which was carrying three astronauts -- American Mike Fossum, Sergei Volkov of Russia and Japan's Satoshi Furukawa. The spacecraft landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (R) is carried by compatriot astronaut Soichi Noguchi (L) and others from a Soyuz spacecraft on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, at 8:55 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, with the reentry capsule of the spacecraft shown in the background. The spacecraft carrying Furukawa and two other astronauts -- American Mike Fossum and Sergei Volkov of Russia -- landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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Ex-Daio Paper Chairman Ikawa arrested

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Mototaka Ikawa, former chairman of Daio Paper Corp. Prosecutors arrested Ikawa on Nov. 22, 2011, in connection with his massive loans from Daio Paper group companies.

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Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (C) is carried from a Soyuz spacecraft on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, at 9 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, to receive medical checkups. The spacecraft carrying Furukawa and two other astronauts -- American Mike Fossum and Sergei Volkov of Russia -- landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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Tokyo, Osaka bourses to merge

TOKYO, Japan - Combined file photo taken in March 2011 shows the Tokyo Stock Exchange (L) and Osaka Securities Exchange. Their operators, Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. and Osaka Securities Exchange Co., announced on Nov. 22, 2011, that they have agreed to merge in January 2013 amid increased consolidation moves among international rivals.

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6 months before the opening of Tokyo Sky Tree

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 22, 2011, shows Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. The tower's operating company began accepting reservations for entrance tickets for groups of 25 people or more the same day, six months before the 634-meter broadcasting tower opens to the public on May 22, 2012.

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Astronauts return to Earth

ARKALYK, Kazakhstan - A ground support vehicle stands by at 6:40 a.m. on Nov. 22, 2011, on a plain near Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, for a Soyuz spacecraft to land, which was carrying three astronauts -- American Mike Fossum, Sergei Volkov of Russia and Japan's Satoshi Furukawa. The spacecraft landed at 8:25 a.m., bringing the three back to Earth after they completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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Astronauts return to Earth

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken June 6, 2011, shows Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa. A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying three astronauts -- American Mike Fossum, Sergei Volkov of Russia and Furukawa -- returned to Earth on Nov. 22, 2011, landing on a plain in Kazakhstan after the three completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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Exhibition of Japanese products in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - People attend an exhibition in Shanghai on Nov. 22, 2010, of products made by small and medium sized Japanese manufacturers. The exhibition organized by the Japan External Trade Organization started in November 2010 and will run through February 2011.