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Japan to launch Hayabusa2 space probe

SAGAMIHARA, Japan - File photo taken in August 2014 in Sagamihara, near Tokyo, shows the Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer that the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will launch on Nov. 30, 2014, the successor to the Hayabusa probe that returned to Earth in June 2010 after its unprecedented collection of asteroid surface samples.

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Suu Kyi urges Japan to support democracy in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (C) and her son Kim Aris (R) visit a market in Yangon on Nov. 30, 2010. Suu Kyi urged Japan to continue supporting efforts to bring democracy to the junta-ruled country and said she will make every effort to unite the pro-democracy forces in the country during a telephone interview with Kyodo News the same day.

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U.S.-S. Korea military drill in Yellow Sea

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. soldiers train on the U.S. aircraft carrier George Washington during a U.S.-South Korean joint naval drill in the Yellow Sea on Nov. 30, 2010.

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U.S.-S. Korea military drill in Yellow Sea

SEOUL, South Korea - An airplane lands on the U.S. aircraft carrier George Washington during a U.S.-South Korean joint naval drill in the Yellow Sea on Nov. 30, 2010.

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Ex-soldiers on Yeonpyeong Island

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - A group of former South Korean soldiers arrives in Yeonpyeong Island on Nov. 30, 2010. They said they came to the island in the Yellow Sea, which was shelled by North Korea, to help remaining islanders evacuate and to prevent a possible landing by North Korean soldiers.

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U.S.-S. Korea joint drill

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo shows monitor screens inside the U.S. aircraft-carrier George Washington during a U.S.-South Korean joint naval drill in the Yellow Sea on Nov. 30, 2010.

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S. Koreans at Imjingak

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of a South Korean conservative group and defectors from North Korea release balloons with messages criticizing the North Korean government from Imjingak in Paju near the Military Demarcation Line on Nov. 30, 2010.

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Honda's Brio prototype for Asian markets

BANGKOK, Thailand - Takanobu Ito (2nd from R), president of Honda Motor Co., unveils a prototype of the Brio subcompact targeting Asian markets in Bangkok on Nov. 30, 2010. Honda plans to start selling the car in Thailand and India in 2011.

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World AIDS Day

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Tower in Tokyo's Minato Ward is lit up in red on Nov. 30, 2010, before World AIDS Day the following day.

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U.S.-S. Korea joint drill

SEOUL, South Korea - A plane takes off from the U.S. aircraft-carrier George Washington during a U.S.-South Korean joint naval drill in the Yellow Sea on Nov. 30, 2010.

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U.S. flattop in joint drill

SEOUL, South Korea - A plane conducts a takeoff and landing procedure on the U.S. aircraft-carrier George Washington during a U.S.-South Korean joint naval drill in the Yellow Sea on Nov. 30, 2010.

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Bangladesh premier in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina (L) offers a wreath at a cenotaph for the victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing in Hiroshima on Nov. 30, 2010.

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N. Korean official in China

BEIJING, China - Choe Thae Bok (C), an aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, arrives at Beijing airport on Nov. 30, 2010. The arrival of Choe, a secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea's Central Committee, marks the first visit by a senior North Korean official to China since Pyongyang's Nov. 23 deadly shelling of a South Korean island near the contested western sea border.

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U.S.-S. Korea joint drill

SEOUL, South Korea - Planes are seen on the top deck of the U.S. aircraft-carrier George Washington during a U.S.-South Korean joint naval drill in the Yellow Sea on Nov. 30, 2010.

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U.S.-S. Korea joint drill

SEOUL, South Korea - A plane comes in to land on the U.S. aircraft-carrier George Washington during a U.S.-South Korean joint naval drill in the Yellow Sea on Nov. 30, 2010.

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Culling of chickens begins for suspected bird flu

MATSUE, Japan - Chickens are culled at a poultry farm in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, on Nov. 30, 2010, after bird flu infections were suspected. The Shimane prefectural government began destroying about 23,000 chickens at the farm.

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Pro-whaling countries discuss IWC's future

SHIMONOSEKI, Japan - Around 20 countries and regions that support commercial whaling gather for a two-day meeting on Nov. 30, 2010, in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, to discuss ways to deal with the deeply divided International Whaling Commission.

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U.S.-S. Korea joint drill

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Navy personnel are seen on the U.S. aircraft-carrier George Washington during a U.S.-South Korean joint naval drill in the Yellow Sea on Nov. 30, 2010.

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Japan official in China

BEIJING, China - Akitaka Saiki, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, arrives in Beijing airport on Nov. 30, 2010, to meet Wu Dawei, the chief Chinese envoy to the stalled six-party talks on the disablement of North Korea's nuclear arms program.

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N. Korean official in China

BEIJING, China - Kim Yong Il (C), director of the Workers' Party of Korea's International Department, arrives at Beijing airport on Nov. 30, 2010. He traveled with Choe Thae Bok, a secretary of the party's Central Committee and an aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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N. Korean official in China

BEIJING, China - Choe Thae Bok (C), an aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, arrives at Beijing airport on Nov. 30, 2010. The arrival of Choe, a secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea's Central Committee, marks the first visit by a senior North Korean official to China since Pyongyang's Nov. 23 deadly shelling of a South Korean island near the contested western sea border.

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Damage of N. Korea shelling on Yeonpyeong Island

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken on Nov. 30, 2010, shows debris of houses and buildings destroyed by a North Korean artillery attack on Nov. 23. South Korean TV crew members are seen in the back.

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Bird flu hits Japan farm

YASUGI, Japan - Inspectors in protective gear work around a poultry farm in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, on Nov. 30, 2010, after a suspected avian flu case was found at the farm.

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S. Korean forces on Yeonpyeong Island

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - A South Korean soldier stands guard at a road closure point on Yeonpyeong Island on Nov. 30, 2010. Tensions grew on the island near North Korea in the Yellow Sea as a U.S.-South Korea joint naval exercise continued nearby.

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Bird flu hits Japan farm

MATSUE, Japan - Inspectors in protective gear work on a closed road in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, on Nov. 30, 2010, after a suspected avian flu case was found at a poultry farm.

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Golden Hall of Toshodaiji to be opened for 1st time

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 30, 2009, shows the inside of the Golden Hall, known as ''kondo,'' at Toshodaiji, a Buddhist temple in Nara Prefecture. The temple plans to open the hall, a national treasure, for one day only on Nov. 3, 2010, the first time it will be shown to the public.

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Yokoyama's masterwork in exhibition

YONAGO, Japan - Visitors view a masterpiece by renowned artist Yokoyama Taikan titled ''Koyo (autumn leaves)'' painted on a folding screen at Adachi Museum in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, on Sep. 1, 2010. The special exhibition of Yokoyama's works continues at the museum through Nov. 30, 2010.

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Nikkei closes at 7-month low

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic signboard in Tokyo's Marunouchi district shows the Nikkei Stock Average finishing at 9,382.64 on June 30, 2010, the lowest close since Nov. 30, 2009. Investor sentiment took a beating from growing uncertainty about the global economic recovery and exporters' shares were hurt by the strength of the yen.

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Nikkei closes at 7-month low

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic signboard in Tokyo's Marunouchi district shows the Nikkei Stock Average finishing at 9,382.64 on June 30, 2010, the lowest close since Nov. 30, 2009. Investor sentiment took a beating from growing uncertainty about the global economic recovery and exporters' shares were hurt by the strength of the yen.