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Car scrapping factory head shows Takata air bag parts

GIFU, Japan - Akihiro Wakayama, head of a factory for car scrapping company "hai-sya dot-com" in Seki, Gifu Prefecture, on Dec. 5, 2014, shows parts of an air bag made by Takata Corp. He said the air bag inflator exploded during the air bag-removal work of a Toyota car on Nov. 6, shattering the windshield.

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Package craftwork for Christmas decorations

TOKYO, Japan - Christmas decorations made of empty cookie packages are among package craftwork displayed at the Japan Package Craft Association's office in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2014.

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Package craftwork artist shows off products

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuma Takahashi shows off his package craftwork in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2014, made from empty packages for confectionery, soap and other products.

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Pola puts shoe-shaped foot warmer on sale

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese cosmetics firm Pola Inc. starts selling a pair of shoe-shaped foot warmers on Nov. 5, 2014, that give the feeling of taking a footbath with the help of hot water.

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People walk by luxurious shop in Beijing

BEIJING, China - People pass by a luxury fashion brand store in Beijing on Nov. 5, 2014.

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Vietnamese nurse working at Japanese hospital

TOKYO, Japan - Vietnamese nurse Dinit Thi Chuc (L) holds a meeting with a colleague at Kashiwado Hospital in Chiba, east to Tokyo, on Nov. 5, 2014. Nurses from Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines have been employed by Japanese medical institutions in response to their manpower shortage.

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Shanghai shop sells coral fixings amid poaching concern

SHANGHAI, China - A shop in Shanghai, China, sells accessories made of red corals on Nov. 5, 2014. Chinese boats are suspected of massive poaching of corals around Japan's southern Ogasawara Islands.

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Coral fixings sold at Shanghai shop amid poaching fears

SHANGHAI, China - Accessories made of red corals are on sale at a shop in Shanghai, China, on Nov. 5, 2014, amid their massive suspected poaching by Chinese boats around Japan's southern Ogasawara Islands.

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Catalonia campaigners call to seek vote on independence

BARCELONA, Spain - Volunteers in favor of the Catalonia autonomous community's independence make calls in Barcelona on Nov. 5, 2014, urging local people to cast their votes for the region's secession in the Nov. 9 "referendum," rejected by Spain's constitutional court.

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People before symbolic independence poll in Catalonia

BARCELONA, Spain - Campaigners solicit passersby in Barcelona on Nov. 5, 2014, to take part in an informal vote on secession of Catalonia from Spain, four days before the poll.

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Takeda chief Weber gives speech in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. President Christophe Weber gives a speech in New York, the United States, on Nov. 5, 2014. He said the Japanese company is narrowing its research and development into four key areas and is looking at acquisitions to strengthen that move.

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Engine of restored WWII Zero fighter shown to media

YOKOHAMA, Japan - The engine of a Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter is shown to the media in Ayase west of Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2014, following the return of the restored decades-old aircraft to Japan from the United States in September. The legendary fighter was a symbol of Japan's aeronautical engineering might during World War II.

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Main wings, other parts of restored WWII Zero fighter

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Main wings and other parts of a Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter are shown to the press in Ayase west of Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2014, following the return of the restored decades-old aircraft to Japan from the United States in September. The legendary fighter was a symbol of Japan's aeronautical engineering might during World War II.

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Japan vice foreign minister, IAEA chief meet in Vienna

VIENNA, Austria - Kentaro Sonoura (L), Japanese parliamentary vice minister for foreign affairs, and Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, shake hands before their talks in Vienna on Nov. 5, 2014.

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Schalke's Uchida vs Sporting in UCL

LISBON, Portugal - Schalke's Atsuto Uchida (L) makes a pass in front of William Carvalho in the first half of a Champions League match against Sporting Lisbon in Lisbon on Nov. 5, 2014. Schalke suffered a 4-2 loss.

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Japan, China reporters discuss bilateral relations

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Japanese and Chinese media reporters compare notes on relations between Tokyo and Beijing in Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 5, 2014.

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Top court confirms sale permit of pro-N. Korea group building in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 2014 shows the Tokyo headquarters building of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, a pro-Pyongyang group, in the capital's Chiyoda Ward. The Supreme Court has let stand a lower court decision to permit the sale of the building to a real estate developer in western Japan, rejecting an appeal by the Korean residents' group against the sale, officials said Nov. 5, 2014.

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Restored WWII Zero fighter returns to Japan

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Parts of a Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter are shown to the media in Ayase west of Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2014, following the return of the restored decades-old aircraft to Japan from the United States in September. The legendary fighter was a symbol of Japan's aeronautical engineering might during World War II.

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Winning mascot character makes triumphant return

MAEBASHI, Japan - "Gunma-chan," a mascot character representing Gunma Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, poses at the prefectural government building in Maebashi on Nov. 5, 2014, after winning a national mascot character contest two days earlier.

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Tomita says unknown man placed camera in his bag

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Japanese swimmer Naoya Tomita, who was summarily indicted for allegedly stealing a camera at the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, in September 2014. The 25-year-old Tomita told Kyodo News on Nov. 5, 2014, that someone else placed the camera in his bag at the Asian Games swimming venue and that he is looking into filing an appeal in South Korea.

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Top court confirms sale permit of pro-N. Korea group building in Tokyo

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Ichiro Shirai, lawyer for Marunaka Holdings Co., a real estate developer in the city of Takamatsu, western Japan, holds a press conference in the city on Nov. 5, 2014, following a decision by the Supreme Court to permit the sale of the Tokyo headquarters building of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan to Marunaka, rejecting an appeal by the pro-Pyongyang group against the sale. Shirai said his client will urge the group called Chongryon to vacate the building, which has functioned as North Korea's de facto embassy in Japan in the absence of diplomatic relations between Tokyo and Pyongyang.

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BOJ to employ every possible measure to achieve 2% inflation: Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda smiles while giving a lecture at a seminar held by Kyodo News at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 5, 2014. Kuroda said the central bank will continue to employ every possible measure to achieve its goal of 2 percent inflation.

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Int'l confab on dementia opens in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - An international conference on dementia opens in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2014, as a follow-up to the G-8 summit on the disease held in London in December 2013.

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Big doll stands on observation deck of tallest building

OSAKA, Japan - A huge doll stands on the observation deck of Abeno Harukasu, Japan's tallest building in Osaka, lit up on a trial basis on Nov. 5, 2014, on the eve of the official start of Christmas illumination.

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BOJ chief Kuroda speaks at Kyodo News-hosted seminar

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda speaks at a seminar hosted by Kyodo News at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 5, 2014.

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Observation deck in Japan's tallest building lit up

OSAKA, Japan - The observation deck of Abeno Harukasu, Japan's tallest building in Osaka, is lit up on a trial basis on Nov. 5, 2014, on the eve of the official start of Christmas illumination.

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14 cities in Japan vie to host 2019 Rugby World Cup games

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Shimazu, secretary general of the organizing committee for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan, announces in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2014, a list of 14 cities across the country seeking to host matches.

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BOJ to employ every possible measure to achieve 2% inflation: Kuroda

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda listens to a question after giving a lecture at a seminar held by Kyodo News at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 5, 2014. Kuroda said the central bank will continue to employ every possible measure to achieve its goal of 2 percent inflation.

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Aguirre turns to veterans for Honduras, Australia games

TOKYO, Japan - Japan men's national soccer team manager Javier Aguirre announces the lineup of players for upcoming friendlies against Honduras and Australia, at a press conference in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Nov. 5, 2014. Aguirre recalled two-time World Cup captain Makoto Hasebe, Gamba Osaka midfielders Yasuhito Endo and Yasuyuki Konno, and Schalke defender Atsuto Uchida for the final matches of the World Cup year.

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Aguirre turns to veterans for Honduras, Australia games

TOKYO, Japan - Japan men's national soccer team manager Javier Aguirre announces the lineup of players for upcoming friendlies against Honduras and Australia, at a press conference in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Nov. 5, 2014. Aguirre recalled two-time World Cup captain Makoto Hasebe, Gamba Osaka midfielders Yasuhito Endo and Yasuyuki Konno, and Schalke defender Atsuto Uchida for the final matches of the World Cup year.

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Aguirre turns to veterans for Honduras, Australia games

TOKYO, Japan - Japan men's national soccer team manager Javier Aguirre leaves after announcing the lineup of players for upcoming friendlies against Honduras and Australia, at a press conference in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Nov. 5, 2014. Aguirre recalled two-time World Cup captain Makoto Hasebe, Gamba Osaka midfielders Yasuhito Endo and Yasuyuki Konno, and Schalke defender Atsuto Uchida for the final matches of the World Cup year.

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Toyota posts record 1st-half profits

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuyori Kodaira (C), executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., smiles as he is surrounded by reporters after a press conference in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Nov. 5, 2014, on the automaker's earnings for the first half of fiscal 2014. Toyota posted a record group operating profit of 1.35 trillion yen for the six months to Sept. 30, up 7.7 percent from a year earlier. Net profit rose 12.6 percent to a record 1.13 trillion yen.

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Panasonic unveils smartphone-controlled lighting switches

OSAKA, Japan - Panasonic Corp. unveils on Nov. 5, 2014, switches for controlling lighting equipment via smartphone for sale from Jan. 21, 2015.

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Toyota posts record 1st-half profits

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuyori Kodaira, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., holds a press conference in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Nov. 5, 2014, on the automaker's earnings for the first half of fiscal 2014. Toyota posted a record group operating profit of 1.35 trillion yen for the six months to Sept. 30, up 7.7 percent from a year earlier. Net profit rose 12.6 percent to a record 1.13 trillion yen.

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Toyota posts record 1st-half profits

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuyori Kodaira, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., holds a press conference in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Nov. 5, 2014, on the automaker's earnings for the first half of fiscal 2014. Toyota posted a record group operating profit of 1.35 trillion yen for the six months to Sept. 30, up 7.7 percent from a year earlier. Net profit rose 12.6 percent to a record 1.13 trillion yen.

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Ex-Indian premier receives decoration

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko (R) send off former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2014, after having lunch together. Singh received the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers from Emperor Akihito. (Pool photo)

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BOJ to employ every possible measure to achieve 2% inflation

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda gives a speech at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 5, 2014. He said the central bank will continue to employ every possible measure to achieve its goal of 2 percent inflation.

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Ex-Indian premier receives decoration

TOKYO, Japan - Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh walks with his wife in the grounds of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2014, after receiving the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers from Emperor Akihito. The couple also had lunch with Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko following the award ceremony.

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Spent fuel removed from Fukushima Daiichi No. 4 unit pool

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 2014 shows workers removing fuel from the nuclear fuel pool of the No. 4 rector at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi complex. Its operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., said on Nov. 5, 2014, it has completed the operation of removing all of the used fuel, leaving only less risky unused fuel in the pool.

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IAEA lab chief speaks about water samples off Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - David Osborn, director of the Environment Laboratories of the International Atomic Energy Agency, answers questions from reporters after collecting water samples for analysis from the sea around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 5, 2014.

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World confab on ESD under way in western Japan

OKAYAMA, Japan - Participants in a panel meeting on Africa exchange views as part of the UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development under way in Okayama, western Japan, from Nov. 5, 2014.

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IAEA gets water samples from sea off Fukushima plant

IWAKI, Japan - Workers collect water samples from the sea around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 5, 2014, for analysis by experts of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

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Humanoid robot of master 'rakugo' storyteller on show

OSAKA, Japan - An android made to look like Katsura Beicho, a legendary Japanese "rakugo" comic storyteller, is on display at the Takashimaya department store in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 5, 2014.

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Small satellite shown before launch on H-2A rocket

TOKYO, Japan - A microsatellite dubbed "Procyon" is shown to the press on Nov. 5, 2014, ahead of its launch together with the "Hayabusa 2" asteroid explorer on an H-2A rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 30.

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Android of master comic storyteller 'talks' to shoppers

OSAKA, Japan - An android made to look like Katsura Beicho, a legendary Japanese "rakugo" comic storyteller, "talks" to customers at the Takashimaya department store in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 5, 2014.

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PM Abe meets with Nobel winner Nakamura

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) meets with Shuji Nakamura, one of the three winners of this year's Nobel Prize in Physics, at his office in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2014. Abe hailed Nakamura's achievements, which were made while he worked for a local chemical firm, saying the researcher "has encouraged those who continue studying in regional areas."

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Scientist explains android of master comic storyteller

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka University professor Hiroshi Ishiguro (R), the developer of an android that looks like legendary Japanese "rakugo" comic storyteller Katsura Beicho, speaks about the robot at the Takashimaya department store in Osaka, western Japan, on Nov. 5, 2014.

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Int'l conference on dementia starts in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The world conference on dementia starts in Tokyo, Japan, on Nov. 5, 2014, with officials of the World Health Organization and other international bodies, researchers and those who suffer the disease attending. The WHO will host a health ministerial meeting next March to designate dementia as a universal political challenge.

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World conference on ESD starts in Okayama

OKAYAMA, Japan - The world conference on Education for Sustainable Development, or ESD, starts in the western Japan city of Okayama on Nov. 5, 2014, with some 2,000 people from around 100 nations participating. The conference will move to Nagoya, central Japan, on Nov. 10-12 for a plenary session and a ministerial meeting, with the aim of fostering personnel who will work for global issues, such as peace, poverty and environment.

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Nikkei hits nearly 7-year high in morning

TOKYO, Japan - A screen at a financial institution in Tokyo shows the final price of the Nikkei stock index in the morning deal on Sept. 25, 2014. The benchmark index rose to as high as 16,365.04, its highest level on an intraday basis since Nov. 5, 2007.