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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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Ex-Pakistani diplomat Wazir

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Former Pakistani diplomat Ayaz Wazir speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Islamabad on Nov. 29, 2011. Wazir served as director general of the Afghanistan bureau at the Pakistani Foreign Ministry.

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Election-related clashes in Kinshasa

KINSHASA, Congo - Members of security forces stay alert near a polling station in Kinshasa, the capital of Congo, on Nov. 29, 2011, after election-related clashes between civilian mobs and the security forces. Congo held presidential and parliamentary elections the previous day.

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Elections in Congo

KINSHASA, Congo - A senior member of a major opposition party (L) shows ballots for the presidential election in Kinshasa, the capital of Congo, on Nov. 29, 2011, a day after the election. He accused of fraud in the election.

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Election-related clashes in Kinshasa

KINSHASA, Congo - People around a polling station in Kinshasa, the capital of Congo, on Nov. 29, 2011, speak about attacks by security forces after election-related clashes between civilians and security forces. Congo held the presidential and parliamentary elections the previous day.

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U.S. experts return from N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Joel Wit, former U.S. Department of State official in charge of North Korean affairs, is surrounded by reporters upon arrival at Beijing international airport from Pyongyang on Dec. 3, 2011. Wit, a visiting scholar at the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and other U.S. experts on Korean affairs entered North Korea on Nov. 29, 2011.

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Vienna ranks top in quality of living survey

VIENNA, Austria - Photo shows a district of Vienna. Consulting group Mercer said Nov. 29, 2011, that the Austrian capital has topped its 2011 quality of living survey for the third straight year.

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Ex-Olympus head Woodford interviewed by U.S. investigators

NEW YORK, United States - Former Olympus Corp. President Michael Woodford (L) is pictured on his way to the U.S. Attorney's Office in New York on Nov. 29, 2011. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and other U.S. investigators later interviewed him there as part of their probe related to the Japanese firm's coverup of investment losses.

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Ex-Olympus head Woodford interviewed by U.S. investigators

NEW YORK, United States - Former Olympus Corp. President Michael Woodford is pictured in New York on Nov. 29, 2011, after being interviewed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other U.S. investigators as part of their probe related to the Japanese firm's coverup of investment losses.

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Tokyo remains No. 1 city with most 3-star Michelin restaurants

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows ''Michelin Guide Tokyo Yokohama Shonan 2012'' unveiled in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2011. In the latest edition, Tokyo remains for the third consecutive year the city with the most three-star restaurants among the cities covered by the Michelin Guide, with 16 such restaurants in Tokyo now, up by two from the previous year, according to the travel guide publisher.

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Tokyo remains No. 1 city with most 3-star Michelin restaurants

TOKYO, Japan - Bernard Delmas, president of Nihon Michelin Tire Co., a Tokyo-based unit of French tire maker Michelin, holds Photo ''Michelin Guide Tokyo Yokohama Shonan 2012'' unveiled in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2011. In the latest edition, Tokyo remains for the third consecutive year the city with the most three-star restaurants among the cities covered by the Michelin Guide, with 16 such restaurants in Tokyo now, up by two from the previous year, according to the travel guide publisher.

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Princess Mako does 1st duty as attendant to guests

ICHIKAWA, Japan - (From L front) Prince Akishino, his wife Princess Kiko and their daughter Princess Mako release ducks during a hands-on duck hunting event at the Shinhama Imperial Wild Duck Preserve in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, on Nov. 29, 2011. Princess Mako, 20, fulfilled her first duty as an attendant to foreign guests since becoming an adult member of Japan's imperial family the previous month.

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Toyota to launch Prius plug-in hybrid in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. unveils the new Prius PHV in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2011. The Japanese automaker said it has started accepting orders for the Prius plug-in hybrid which will go on sale from Jan. 30.

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Okinawa defense official removed from post

TOKYO, Japan - Satoshi Tanaka (C), chief of the Defense Ministry's Okinawa Defense Bureau, is surrounded by reporters as he arrived at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2011. The government decided to remove him from the post after he came under fire for making an indiscreet comment in connection with the government's plan to relocate a key U.S. base in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Toy poodles qualified to work as police dogs

TOTTORI, Japan - Photo shows toy poodles in the city of Tottori, western Japan, which were qualified to work as police dogs on Nov. 29, 2011. The dogs will be employed in crime investigations and search operations for a year from January 2012.

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China's 1st aircraft carrier

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in August 2011 shows China's first aircraft carrier returning to Dalian port in Liaoning Province from its first sea trial. The vessel, a former Soviet aircraft carrier that has been refitted for the Chinese military, left the port for its second test voyage on Nov. 29, 2011, according to China's Defense Ministry.

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DPJ lawmaker Katsumata

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows House of Representatives member Koichiro Katsumata of the Democratic Party of Japan. Katsumata's political fund management body logged in a report an expense of 23,100 yen on merchandise from the Italian luxury brand Giorgio Armani as an expense for political activities. The 2010 income and expenditure report on political funds was publically disclosed by the Kanagawa prefectural election management committee on Nov. 29, 2011, and Katsumata's office said it will correct the report.

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War-displaced man visits Japan to find relatives

TOKYO, Japan - Du Chunquan (R), who was recently recognized as one of the Japanese children left behind in China in the aftermath of World War II, arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Nov. 29, 2011, for a temporary visit to find his relatives.

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Emperor resumes official duties

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito holds onto Empress Michiko's arm as the couple leaves the venue of an annual memorial service for firefighters who died on duty across the nation, held in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2011. It was the 77-year-old emperor's first official engagement after being hospitalized for 19 days this month for bronchial pneumonia.

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Emperor resumes official duties

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko offer flowers at an annual memorial service for firefighters who died on duty across the nation, held in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2011. It was the 77-year-old emperor's first official engagement after being hospitalized for 19 days this month for bronchial pneumonia.

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Asada returns home after winning Rostelecom Cup

NARITA, Japan - Japanese figure skater Mao Asada receives flowers upon arrival at Narita international airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Nov. 29, 2011, after winning the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Nov. 26.

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Beaujolais Nouveau wine in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - The year's first shipment of Beaujolais Nouveau wine arrives from Paris at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2011, ahead of its annual release on Nov. 17.