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'Fathering school' opens to teach men about childcare

TOKYO, Japan - A man uses a life-sized doll of a child during a childcare session at the ''fathering school'' in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Nov. 5, 2009.

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Poet Mado issues new collection of verses on turning 100

TOKYO, Japan - Michio Mado, a poet also known for his children's songs, talks Nov. 5, 2009 about two new volumes containing 64 new poems he wrote on the occasion of his 100th birthday.

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Remains of what appears to be Queen Himiko's palace found in Nara

KASHIHARA, Japan - This photo taken Nov. 5, 2009, shows remains of a building structure dating back to the early third century in western Japan's Nara Prefecture which could be a palace of legendary Japanese ruler Queen Himiko. Yellow cylinders are set up on the holes believed to be pillar holes for the building.

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Remains of what appears to be Queen Himiko's palace found in Nara

KASHIHARA, Japan - This photo taken Nov. 5, 2009, shows remains of a building structure (inside white borders at bottom) dating back to the early third century in western Japan's Nara Prefecture which could be a palace of legendary Japanese ruler Queen Himiko. The Hashihaka ancient burial mound, believed by some archaeologists to be the queen's tomb, is seen in the upper part of the photo.

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Brazilian club plays friendly game in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean and Brazilian soccer players jointly pose for photos at Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang on Nov. 5, 2009, as they play a friendly game there. The game, which ended at 0-0, is part of North Korea's preparations for the World Cup in 2010.

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N.Y. Yankees' Matsui speaks to reporters

NEW YORK, United States - The New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui speaks to reporters in New York on Nov. 5, 2009, one day after he became the first Japanese to win the MLB World Series MVP. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Brazilian club plays friendly game in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Stadium is packed with people on Nov. 5, 2009, as the North Korean national team plays a friendly against a Brazilian club as part of preparations for the World Cup in 2010. The game ended at 0-0.

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Japanese governor backs existing Okinawa base deal

WASHINGTON, United States - Governors of two Japanese prefectures -- Hirokazu Nakaima of Okinawa (L) and Shigefumi Matsuzawa of Kanagawa (R) -- attend a symposium in Washington on Nov. 5, 2009. Matsuzawa expressed his support for an existing deal between Japan and the United States that would relocate a U.S. airfield within Okinawa Prefecture.

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N.Y. Yankees' Matsui speaks to reporters

NEW YORK, United States - The New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui speaks to reporters in New York on Nov. 5, 2009, one day after he became the first Japanese to win the MLB World Series MVP. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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World Bank hopes Japan will play bigger role in aid to poor countries

TOKYO, Japan - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a World Bank managing director, speaks at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo's Yurakucho on Nov. 5, 2009. The former Nigerian finance minister headed a high-level mission of the World Bank group to Japan to meet officials of the new government, launched in mid-September.

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'Prosperous' Finland no longer sees growth as source of happiness

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Finish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb speaks during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2009.

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Toyota posts 2nd qtr profit, trims annual loss outlook on cost cuts

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp.'s Executive Vice President Yoichiro Ichimaru speaks during a news conference at its headquarters in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2009, announcing that the auto company returned to the black in the July to September quarter for the first time in four quarters.

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Toyota posts 2nd qtr profit, trims annual loss outlook on cost cuts

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp.'s Executive Vice President Yoichiro Ichimaru speaks during a news conference at its headquarters in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2009, announcing that the auto company returned to the black in the July to September quarter for the first time in four quarters.

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Chinese navy vessel makes port call in Japan

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Naval officer candidates aboard the Chinese naval training vessel Zhenghe line up at the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Etajima port in Hiroshima Prefecture on Nov. 5, 2009, after their 5,470-ton arrived there.

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Ishikawa plays at HSBC Champions golf tournament

SHANGHAI, China - Japanese teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa tees off from the 10th hole during the first round of the HSBC Champions golf tournament at Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai on Nov. 5, 2009.

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Chinese navy vessel makes port call in Japan

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Chinese naval training vessel Zhenghe makes a port call at the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Etajima port in Hiroshima Prefecture on Nov. 5, 2009. It is the second such port call in Japan made by a Chinese naval vessel following one in November 2007 in Tokyo.

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Microsoft CEO upbeat about Japanese response to Windows 7

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2009. Ballmer offered an upbeat assessment of Japan's response to Microsoft's newly launched Windows 7 operating system.

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Campbell talks with Foreign Minister Okada

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L) and Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, shake hands at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2009, before their talks. (Pool photo)

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Ishikawa plays at HSBC Champions golf tournament

SHANGHAI, China - Japanese teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa tees off from the 10th hole during the first round of the HSBC Champions golf tournament at Sheshan International Golf Club in Shanghai on Nov. 5, 2009.

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Dalai Lama attends memorial service for war dead in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - The Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama chants a sutra during a memorial service for the war dead of the Battle of Okinawa during the closing days of World War II at the Okinawa Peace Memorial Hall in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 5, 2009.

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Dalai Lama attends memorial service for war dead in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - The Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (2nd from L) visits the Cornerstone of Peace at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 5, 2009, before attending a memorial service. The names of about 240,000 war dead in the Battle of Okinawa during the closing days of World War II are inscribed on the cornerstone.

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Japan's 1st 'pluthermal' power generation begins

FUKUOKA, Japan - File photo taken in May 2009 shows the Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The electric power company began operating the No. 3 reactor using plutonium-uranium mixed oxide (MOX) as fuel for the first time in Japan on Nov. 5, 2009.

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Team on JAL aims for road map on pension problem by next week

TOKYO, Japan - Senior vice transport minister Kiyomi Tsujimoto, who serves as the secretary general of the government team to address the turnaround of Japan Airlines Corp., speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2009, after the second session of the task force.