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Sumo: Harumafuji career highlights

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 29 Kyodo - Harumafuji performs a ring-entering ritual at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka in November 2012, his first tournament since he was promoted to yokozuna. Harumafuji announced his retirement on Nov. 29, 2017, admitting to injuring fellow Mongolian wrestler Takanoiwa in a drunken assault in late October.

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Tibetans in China

BEIJING, China - Photos of Tibetans who have died in self-immolation protests against Chinese rule of Tibet are displayed at a Tibetan Buddhist temple in northwestern China's Qinghai Province on Nov. 29, 2012.

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Tibetans in China

BEIJING, China - Armed police officers stand guard on Nov. 29, 2012, around the site, where a protest against Chinese rule of Tibet had taken place, in Tongren County in northwestern China's Qinghai Province.

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Tibetans in China

BEIJING, China - A picture of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is displayed at a Tibetan Buddhist temple in northwestern China's Qinghai Province on Nov. 29, 2012.

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Rally in Ramallah

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Authority - Children are pictured at a rally in the Palestinian self-governing area of Ramallah in the West Bank on Nov. 29, 2012. A resolution submitted to the United Nations General Assembly to give Palestinian areas the status of a U.N. observer state was adopted with the support of a wide majority of countries the same day.

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Mazda president speaks on new Mexico plant

LOS ANGELES, United States - Mazda Motor Corp. President Takashi Yamanouchi speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at the venue of the Los Angeles Auto Show on Nov. 29, 2012. Yamanouchi said the automaker intends to turn a new plant to be built in Mexico into an export base for the global market.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of Japan's 10 major political parties pose for photos after a debate in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2012, on the Nico Nico Douga webcast site ahead of the Dec. 16, 2012, general election.

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Rally in Ramallah

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Authority - People flash a V sign at a rally in the Palestinian self-governing area of Ramallah in the West Bank on Nov. 29, 2012. A resolution submitted to the United Nations General Assembly to give Palestinian areas the status of a U.N. observer state was adopted with the support of a wide majority of countries the same day.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Main opposition Liberal Democratic Party head Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister and Democratic Party of Japan President Yoshihiko Noda and Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada, leader of Nippon Mirai no To (Japan Future Party), take part in a debate in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2012, on the Nico Nico Douga webcast site ahead of the Dec. 16, 2012, general election.

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Boat adrift in Sea of Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A Nov. 29, 2012, file photo shows police officers examining a wooden boat that drifted ashore on Japan's Sado Island in the Sea of Japan. Japanese authorities suspect the vessel, which carried the bodies of five men, was a fishing boat from North Korea.

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Thermal power generation business

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. President Hideaki Omiya (R) and Hitachi Ltd. President Hiroaki Nakanishi hold a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2012. The two companies will merge their thermal power generation and other power production businesses to boost competitiveness in the global market amid growing demand.

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Thermal power generation business

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. President Hideaki Omiya (L) and Hitachi Ltd. President Hiroaki Nakanishi shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2012. The two companies will merge their thermal power generation and other power production businesses to boost competitiveness in the global market amid growing demand.

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Rally in Ramallah

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Authority - Residents gather in the Palestinian self-governing area of Ramallah in the West Bank on Nov. 29, 2012, in support of a resolution submitted to the United Nations General Assembly to give Palestinian areas the status of a U.N. observer state.

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S. Korean pitcher Park

TOKYO, Japan - File photo from December 2010 shows South Korean pitcher Park Chan Ho. Park has decided to retire, South Korea's Hanwha Eagles professional baseball club said on Nov. 29, 2012.

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Solar cell cloth

FUKUI, Japan - Photo shows cloth inweaved with fibers of a solar cell battery in Fukui City on Nov. 29, 2012. The product was developed by institutes including the Industrial Technology Center of Fukui Prefecture.

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Mazda's CX-5 SUV

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Mazda Motor Corp.'s CX-5 crossover sport utility vehicle. The vehicle has won the Car of the Year Japan 2012-2013 title, the executive committee for the award said Nov. 29, 2012.

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Nakayama Steel

OSAKA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Nakayama Steel Works Ltd. in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 29, 2012. Sources said the same day the electric furnace steelmaker plans to ask its main creditor banks to waive a total of around 60 billion yen in loans due to slumping demand.

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U.S. forces in Japan commander

TOKYO, Japan - Lt. Gen. Salvatore Angelella, commander of U.S. forces in Japan, speaks during a press conference at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2012.

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TEPCO Fukushima office

NATORI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 29, 2012, shows the J-Village soccer training center straddling the towns of Naraha and Hirono in Fukushima Prefecture. Tokyo Electric Power Co. said the same day it will set up its Fukushima headquarters at J-Village, which has been used as a base for operations to handle with the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi complex.

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Japan general election

TOKYO, Japan - Former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (L) and Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto hold a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2012, as they announced election pledges for their party, the Japan Restoration Party, ahead of the Dec. 16, 2012, general election.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate Naoki Inose, vice Tokyo governor, makes a stump speech in front of JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2012, as official campaigning began that day for the Dec. 16, 2012, election.

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Rakugo artist Katsura Bunshi

TOKYO, Japan - Rakugo artist Katsura Bunshi holds a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2012. The 69-year-old artist, formerly known as Katsura Sanshi, will give performances of comic storytelling in Paris on Dec. 7 and 8 as part of ongoing shows marking his succession to the name of his late master.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate Shigefumi Matsuzawa, former Kanagawa governor, makes a stump speech in the Nihombashi area of Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2012, as official campaigning began that day for the Dec. 16, 2012, election.

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Rakugo artist Katsura Bunshi

TOKYO, Japan - Rakugo artist Katsura Bunshi is pictured at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2012. The 69-year-old artist, formerly known as Katsura Sanshi, will give performances of comic storytelling in Paris on Dec. 7 and 8 as part of ongoing shows marking his succession to the name of his late master.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate Takashi Sasagawa, a retired lawmaker of the Liberal Democratic Party, makes a stump speech in the Asakusa area of Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2012, as official campaigning began that day for the Dec. 16, 2012, election.

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Peach Aviation logs over 1 million passengers

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - Shinichi Inoue (C), chief executive officer of Peach Aviation Ltd., presents the one-millionth passenger of the Japanese budget carrier, Kayo Hamada (2nd from R), with a memento and a flight voucher worth 100,000 yen during a ceremony at Kansai airport in Osaka Prefecture on Nov. 29, 2012. The carrier, partially owned by All Nippon Airways Co., went into business in March 2012.

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Japanese astronaut Hoshide

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2012, shows Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide (on screen), speaking to Japanese reporters via teleconference from Houston, Texas. Hoside returned from the International Space Station earlier in the month.

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Japanese astronaut Hoshide

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2012, shows Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide, speaking to Japanese reporters via teleconference from Houston, Texas. Hoside returned from the International Space Station earlier in the month.

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Nakayama Steel to ask creditor banks to waive loans

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 29, 2012, shows Nakayama Steel Works Ltd. in Osaka's Taisho Ward. The electric furnace steelmaker plans to ask its main creditor banks to waive a total of around 60 billion yen in loans due to slumping demand, sources close to the matter said the same day.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate Kenji Utsunomiya, former head of the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, makes a stump speech in the Yurakucho area of Tokyo on Nov. 29, 2012, as official campaigning began that day for the Dec. 16, 2012, election.

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Nakayama Steel to ask creditor banks to waive loans

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 29, 2012, shows Nakayama Steel Works Ltd. in Osaka's Taisho Ward. The electric furnace steelmaker plans to ask its main creditor banks to waive a total of around 60 billion yen in loans due to slumping demand, sources close to the matter said the same day.

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Ex-Finance Minister Fujii to retire from politics

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2010 shows former Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan. Fujii will retire from politics without running in the Dec. 16 general election, sources close to the legislator said Nov. 29, 2012.

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Japan general election

OTSU, Japan - Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada answers reporters' questions at the prefectural hall in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on Nov. 29, 2012. She formed a new party, Nippon Mirai no To (Japan Future Party), the previous day ahead of the Dec. 16, 2012, general election, calling for phasing out Japan's reliance on nuclear power within 10 years.

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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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U.S. presidential election

POMPANO BEACH, United States - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (C) smiles while campaigning in Pompano Beach, Florida, on Jan. 29, 2012. Romney is seen as a frontrunner in the race for the Republican presidential nomination to challenge Democratic President Barack Obama, who will be seeking a second term, in the Nov. 6, 2012 election.

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U.S. presidential election

POMPANO BEACH, United States - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (front C) speaks during a meeting in Pompano Beach, Florida, on Jan. 29, 2012. Romney is seen as a frontrunner in the race for the Republican presidential nomination to challenge Democratic President Barack Obama, who will be seeking a second term, in the Nov. 6, 2012 election.

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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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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.