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Irish chorus group to tour disaster-hit areas in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Members of Irish chorus group Anuna, led by artistic director and composer Michael McGlynn (front), sing in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2014, before their concert tour to Fukushima and Iwate prefectures, northeastern Japan, that were hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and to the central prefecture of Nagano, hit by the eruption of Mt. Ontake in September and a major earthquake in November. The group is scheduled to perform in other parts of Japan as well.

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Kennedy visits tsunami-hit area

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (R) reads "Where the Wild Things Are," a classic children's picture book, to students at Mangokuura Elementary School in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, an area hit hard by the March 2011 tsunami, on Nov. 25, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Kennedy visits tsunami-hit area

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (R) shakes hands with a woman at a temporary housing facility in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, an area hit hard by the March 2011 tsunami, on Nov. 25, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Kennedy visits tsunami-hit area

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (R) tries her hand at Japanese calligraphy with the help of a student at Mangokuura Elementary School in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, an area hit hard by the March 2011 tsunami, on Nov. 25, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Ex-Kintetsu manager Nishimoto dies at 91

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in March 2005 shows Yukio Nishimoto, former Hankyu Braves and Kintetsu Buffaloes manager, during an interview at his home in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan. Nishimoto, who was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988, died of heart failure on Nov. 25, 2011.

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Protesters in Cairo

CAIRO, Egypt - People protest against the ruling military council at Tahrir Square in Cairo on Nov. 25, 2011, prior to parliamentary elections slated for Nov. 28.

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Angry man at Tahrir Square in Cairo

CAIRO, Egypt - A man at Tahrir Square in Cairo on Nov. 25, 2011, displays what he said are tear gas canisters used by security forces against protesters. People are protesting against the ruling military council prior to the Nov. 28 parliamentary elections.

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Experience Japan Exhibition in London

LONDON, Britain - Machi Sato (R) of Tohoku University talks with a participant of the Experience Japan Exhibition, an event introducing studying and other opportunities in Japan to a British audience, at the university booth in London on Nov. 25, 2011.

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Japan's Imai at Rostelecom Cup

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Haruka Imai performs on Nov. 25, 2011, during the women's short program at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow, the last of six events in the Grand Prix series. Imai finished sixth in the short program.

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Experience Japan Exhibition in London

LONDON, Britain - People attend the Experience Japan Exhibition, an event introducing studying and other opportunities in Japan to a British audience, in London on Nov. 25, 2011.

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Japan's Asada at Rostelecom Cup

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's short program at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Nov. 25, 2011. Asada, who needs to finish second or higher at the Moscow event to clinch a Grand Prix final spot, placed first in the short program.

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Japan's Asada at Rostelecom Cup

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's short program at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Nov. 25, 2011. Asada, who needs to finish second or higher at the Moscow event to clinch a Grand Prix final spot, placed first in the short program.

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A-bomb surviving bonsai from Hiroshima

KYOTO, Japan - A man marvels at a bonsai tree which survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, at an exhibition in Kyoto on Nov. 25, 2011. It was the public debut of the black pine tree, estimated to be 300-400 years old, which was placed at about 2.5 kilometers from the hypocenter of the atomic blast on Aug. 6, 1945.

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PM Noda meets GSDF members

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) meets with Ground Self-Defense Force captains Takuhiko Hosokawa (L) and Shinji Nakamura at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2011, prior to their departure to South Sudan on Nov. 28 to join a U.N. peacekeeping mission.

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Sapporo White Illumination

SAPPORO, Japan - Sapporo is lit up on Nov. 25, 2011, as the city's seasonal ''Sapporo White Illumination'' started the same day.

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Sapporo White Illumination

SAPPORO, Japan - Sapporo's O'Dori Park is lit up on Nov. 25, 2011, as the city's seasonal ''Sapporo White Illumination'' started the same day.

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Hakuho wins 21st career title at Kyushu tournament

FUKUOKA, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho (back) beats Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu with an underarm throw on the 13th day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 25, 2011, capturing his 21st career title.

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Hakuho wins 21st career title at Kyushu tournament

FUKUOKA, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho (R) beats Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu with an underarm throw on the 13th day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 25, 2011, capturing his 21st career title.

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Mitsubishi Motors' Mizushima Plant

OKAYAMA, Japan - Nov. 25, 2011 photo shows work on assembling the Minicab MiEV at the Mizushima Plant of Mitsubishi Motors Corp. in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture. The automaker aims to sell 4,000 units of the light commercial electric vehicle by the end of March 2012.

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Ex-Giants GM Kiyotake at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Hidetoshi Kiyotake, the former Yomiuri Giants representative and general manager who was dismissed after criticizing Chairman Tsuneo Watanabe, speaks in a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2011. Kiyotake expressed an intention to file a lawsuit over his dismissal in the not-too-distant future.

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Yokomine at JLPGA Tour C'ship

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Japan's Sakura Yokomine hits a shot on the fourth hole during the season-ending Japan LPGA Tour Championship at Miyazaki Country Club in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 25, 2011.

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S. Korea's Jeon takes lead at JLPGA Tour C'ship

MIYAZAKI, Japan - South Korea's Jeon Mi Jeong responds to the crowd after a birdie on the ninth hole at Miyazaki Country Club in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 25, 2011, the second day of the season-ending Japan LPGA Tour Championship. Jeon maintained a lead with a 4-under 140 total, two strokes ahead of compatriot Song Bo Bae.

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U.N. examiner speaks on Korean separated families

SEOUL, South Korea - Marzuki Darusman, U.N. special rapporteur on North Korea's human rights situation, speaks at a press conference in Seoul on Nov. 25, 2011. Darusman urged Pyongyang to make efforts toward an early resumption and expansion of a reunion program for separated families and relatives in North and South Korea.

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Ex-Olympus chief Woodford attends board meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Michael Woodford (C), former chief executive officer and president of Olympus Corp., answers reporters' questions in front of the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2011, after attending a company board meeting for the first time since his dismissal in mid-October after calling into question dubious acquisitions by the firm.

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Civilian employee at U.S. base in Japan indicted

NAHA, Japan - Shoji Arakaki (L), a friend of fatal accident victim Koki Yogi, speaks at a press conference in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 25, 2011, after prosecutors in the prefecture indicted a civilian employee of the U.S. Air Force on charges of negligent driving resulting in death. The indictment without arrest of Rufus James Ramsey III is the first application of a newly agreed arrangement on the operational implementation of the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement over crimes and accidents involving nonmilitary personnel at U.S. bases in Japan.

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Ex-Olympus chief Woodford attends board meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Michael Woodford, former chief executive officer and president of Olympus Corp., speaks during an interview at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2011. He later attended a company board meeting for the first time since his dismissal in mid-October after calling into question dubious acquisitions by the firm.

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GSDF members to be dispatched to South Sudan

TOKYO, Japan - Ground Self-Defense Force Capt. Shinji Nakamura (C front) and Takuhiko Hosokawa (R front) take part in a ceremony at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2011, before their dispatch to South Sudan to join a U.N. peacekeeping operation. On the left is Cabinet Office Senior Vice Minister Katsuyuki Ishida.

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Fire breaks out at Yokohama power plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in the morning of Nov. 25, 2011, shows a thermal power plant in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo. A fire broke out the previous night at the Isogo power plant, run by Electric Power Development Co., also known as J-Power. The blaze had almost been put out by the early hours of Nov. 25 with no casualties reported but a firefighting operation continued through the morning.

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Fukushima children watch ASIMO robot

TAMURA, Japan - Elementary school students watch the ASIMO robot in Tamura, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 25, 2011. The humanoid robot developed by Honda Motor Co. was demonstrated during a special class to encourage the children following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the ensuing nuclear crisis.

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Fire breaks out at Yokohama power plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in the morning of Nov. 25, 2011, shows a thermal power plant in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo. A fire broke out the previous night at the Isogo power plant, run by Electric Power Development Co., also known as J-Power. The blaze had almost been put out by the early hours of Nov. 25 with no casualties reported but a firefighting operation continued through the morning.

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Ex-Olympus chief Woodford attends board meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Michael Woodford (C), former chief executive officer and president of Olympus Corp., is surrounded by reporters while heading for the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2011. He later attended a company board meeting for the first time since his dismissal in mid-October after calling into question dubious acquisitions by the firm.

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Exhibition of paintings by Takehisa

KYOTO, Japan - A woman looks at three paintings by renowned Japanese painter and poet Yumeji Takehisa at the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto on July 14, 2011. The paintings will be on display at the museum during the exhibition ''Takehisa Yumeji in the Memory'' from Nov. 11 to Dec. 25, 2011.

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Exhibition of paintings by Takehisa

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken on July 14, 2011, shows three paintings by renowned Japanese painter and poet Yumeji Takehisa. The never publicly shown paintings will go on display at the National Museum of Modern Art in Kyoto during the exhibition ''Takehisa Yumeji in the Memory'' from Nov. 11 to Dec. 25, 2011.

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Golden Miffy calendar worth 55 mil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - A presenter stands by a 2011 calendar made of 6 kilograms of pure gold featuring popular Dutch rabbit character Miffy, which Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K. put on sale for 55 million yen on Nov. 25, 2010. The calendar measuring 64 centimeters by 40 centimeters is on sale at eight outlets of the company as well as online.