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Iwakuma to play for Mariners

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Nov. 6, 2011, shows free agent right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma before leaving for the United States. The Seattle Mariners said Jan. 5, 2012, that they have signed a one-year contract with the 30-year-old Japanese pitcher.

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Shimane nuclear evacuation plan

OSAKA, Japan - A June 5, 2011, file photo shows Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s Shimane nuclear power station in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture. The Shimane prefectural government on Nov. 21, 2012, announced a disaster preparedness plan that includes steps to evacuate around 396,000 residents living within 30 kilometers of the power station if an accident occurs.

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Gundam plastic model creator

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 5, 2012 shows Junichi Nishizawa, one of the creators at toy company Bandai Co. whose job is to come up with ideas for new "Gunpla" plastic products -- model kits depicting the Gundam robotic hero, vehicles and other components featured in the Mobile Suit Gundam anime series.

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Anti-Marxism scholar, ex-Defense Academy head Inoki dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Masamichi Inoki, a Japanese political scientist and one-time head of the National Defense Academy. Inoki, known for his critical stance against Marxism, died of natural causes at a Kyoto hospital on Nov. 5, 2012. He was 98.

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U.S. presidential election

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. President Barack Obama talks with supporters on Nov. 5, 2012, during a campaign meeting in the state of Iowa, ahead of the U.S. presidential election.

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UNICEF goodwill envoy Agnes Chan visits Gaza

BEIT LAHIYA, Palestinian Authority - Singer and goodwill ambassador for the Japan Committee for UNICEF Agnes Chan (L) on Nov. 5, 2012, in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, receives from a girl letters for kindergarteners in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture. Chan visited the Gaza Strip to see the global organization's relief activities there.

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U.S. presidential election

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. President Barack Obama waves to supporters on Nov. 5, 2012, after a campaign speech in the state of Iowa, ahead of the U.S. presidential election.

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U.S. presidential election

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. President Barack Obama waves to supporters during a campaign speech for the U.S. presidential election in the state of Iowa on Nov. 5, 2012.

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Jojima, Shirakawa at press confab

MEXICO CITY, Mexico - Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima (L) and Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa hold a press conference after a two-day meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of 20 economies in Mexico City on Nov. 5, 2012.

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ASEM summit in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - A plenary session is held as an Asia-Europe Meeting summit began in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 5, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Noda, Wen in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (front) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (back L) attend a dinner banquet on Nov. 5, 2012, in the Laotian capital of Vientiane, where a two-day summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting was being held. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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ASEM summit in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Myanmar President Thein Sein (L in front row) attends an Asia-Europe Meeting summit that began in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 5, 2012. It is the first time a Myanmar leader has attended an ASEM summit. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Dalai Lama in Japan

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama speaks during a press conference in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Nov. 5, 2012.

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ASEM summit in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Leaders attend a photo session as an Asia-Europe Meeting summit begins in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 5, 2012. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan-Poland summit in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) shake hands before their meeting in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 5, 2012. The meeting was held on the sidelines of an Asia-Europe Meeting summit. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Philippine summit in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and Philippine President Benigno Aquino shake hands before their meeting in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 5, 2012. The meeting was held on the sidelines of an Asia-Europe Meeting summit. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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ASEM summit in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (2nd from R front) and other leaders attend a photo session as an Asia-Europe Meeting summit begins in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 5, 2012. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan-EU summit in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (2nd from L front) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) attend a meeting in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 5, 2012. The meeting was held on the sidelines of an Asia-Europe Meeting summit. (Pool photo)

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ASEM summit in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (front) enters the venue of a plenary session as an Asia-Europe Meeting summit began in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 5, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Japanese tourists hit by snowstorms in China

BEIJING, China - A police officer restricts vehicles from entering a road in Huailai County in Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, China, on Nov. 5, 2012. The road leads to the area where a group of Japanese tourists were caught by heavy snow while on a trekking tour on a mountain near the Great Wall. Three of them died.

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Toyota ups profit outlook

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Satoshi Ozawa speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2012. The automaker raised its group operating profit projection for the current business year through March to 1.05 trillion yen, from an earlier projected 1 trillion yen, on brisk sales in Southeast Asia and North America, despite declining sales in China.

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Toyota ups profit outlook

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Satoshi Ozawa speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2012. The automaker raised its group operating profit projection for the current business year through March to 1.05 trillion yen, from an earlier projected 1 trillion yen, on brisk sales in Southeast Asia and North America, despite declining sales in China.

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ASEM summit in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - A ceremony is held as an Asia-Europe Meeting summit began in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 5, 2012. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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U.S. military, Okinawa accord on tsunami

NAHA, Japan - (from L) Atsushi Sakima, mayor of the city of Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, Maj. Gen. Peter Talleri from the U.S. Marine Corps, and Masaharu Noguni, mayor of Chatan, hold a disaster agreement at Camp Zukeran in the prefecture on Nov. 5, 2012. The U.S. Marine Corps in Japan reached agreement with municipalities in Okinawa to open its bases near the sea to local residents if a tsunami were to hit the southern island prefecture.

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Japanese PM Noda in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (2nd from L) and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (far R) hold talks in Vientiane on Nov. 5, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Toyota ups profit outlook

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Satoshi Ozawa speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2012. The automaker raised its group operating profit projection for the current business year through March to 1.05 trillion yen, from an earlier projected 1 trillion yen, on brisk sales in Southeast Asia and North America, despite declining sales in China.

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U.S. military, Okinawa accord on tsunami

NAHA, Japan - (from L) Atsushi Sakima, mayor of the city of Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, Maj. Gen. Peter Talleri from the U.S. Marine Corps, and Masaharu Noguni, mayor of Chatan, sign a disaster agreement at Camp Zukeran in the prefecture on Nov. 5, 2012. The U.S. Marine Corps in Japan reached agreement with municipalities in Okinawa to open its bases near the sea to local residents if a tsunami were to hit the southern island prefecture.

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Japanese tourists hit by snowstorms in China

TOKYO, Japan - An employee (L) of Amuse Travel Co. meets reporters in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2012. The Japanese tourist agency organized a tour during which two Japanese women died and one Japanese man went missing after being caught in heavy snow on the night of Nov. 4 on a mountain near the Great Wall outside Beijing, China's Xinhua News Agency reported early on Nov. 5.

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Japanese PM Noda in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen shake hands prior to their talks in Vientiane on Nov. 5, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Police raid Schindler's Tokyo office

TOKYO, Japan - Reporters gather on Nov. 5, 2012, in front of the building housing the Tokyo headquarters of Schindler Elevator K.K., the Japanese arm of Swiss-based Schindler Holding Ltd., which Ishikawa prefectural police officers searched the same day in an investigation of suspected professional negligence following a fatal elevator accident on Oct. 31.

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Police raid Schindler's Tokyo office

TOKYO, Japan - Ishikawa prefectural police officers enter the Tokyo headquarters of Schindler Elevator K.K., the Japanese arm of Swiss-based Schindler Holding Ltd., on Nov. 5, 2012, to search there in an investigation of suspected professional negligence following a fatal elevator accident on Oct. 31.