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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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Sea Shepherd founder Watson in court

SEATTLE, United States - Paul Watson, founder of the anti-whaling Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, appears in a Seattle court on Nov. 6, 2013, in a case brought by Japan's Institute of Cetacean Research to prevent Sea Shepherd from obstructing its whaling activities in the Antarctic Ocean. Canadian Watson jumped bail in Germany, where he was arrested in May 2012 on suspicion of endangering the crew of a Costa Rican fishing vessel. (Pool photo)

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Indonesian priest in quake-damage area

OFUNATO, Japan - Indonesian priest Antonius Harnoko (L) chats with a local resident at a makeshift meeting place near his church in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on Nov. 6, 2012.

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Foreign wives in tsunami-hit area find comfort in church support

OFUNATO, Japan - Gina Konishi gets on-the-job training to become a caretaker at a nursing home for visually impaired elderly Shofuen in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on Nov. 6, 2012. (Photo by Yuichiro Izawa)

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Tourism in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - Tourists visit Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar, on Nov. 6, 2012.

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S. Korean presidential election contenders

SEOUL, South Korea - Moon Jae In (L) of the main opposition Democratic Party and Ahn Cheol Soo, a former university professor and software mogul, shake hands in Seoul on Nov. 6, 2012. The two men are among the candidates in the South Korean presidential election to be held Dec. 19.

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S. Korean presidential election contenders

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo taken Nov. 6, 2012, shows (from L to R, front row) Park Geun Hye of the ruling Saenuri Party, Moon Jae In of the main opposition Democratic Party and Ahn Cheol Soo, a former university professor and software mogul, attending an event held on the square in front of the Seoul city office. The three are running in the South Korean presidential election to be held Dec. 19.

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Happy photo of Obamas

WASHINGTON, United States - This photo taken from Twitter shows U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle hugging in August 2012. The photo was posted on the micro-blogging site on Nov. 6, 2012, by an official account run by Obama's campaign staff to celebrate his reelection with a note saying "Four more years." It was "retweeted," or shared by Twitter users, more than 670,000 times by the following morning.

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Venue for 2014 Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Photo taken on Nov. 6, 2012, shows an ice rink in Sochi, Russia, under construction for figure skating competitions at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

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Venue for 2014 Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Photo taken on Nov. 6, 2012, shows an ice rink in Sochi, Russia, under construction for speed skating competitions at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

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Venue for 2014 Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Photo taken on Nov. 6, 2012, shows a facility for the opening and closing ceremonies under construction for the 2014 Winter Olympics at Olympic Park in Sochi, Russia.

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Obama reelected U.S. president

CHICAGO, United States - Supporters of U.S. President Barack Obama rejoice at a rally in Chicago on Nov. 6, 2012, after a U.S. TV network reported that the incumbent Democrat president is projected to win. Obama went on to secure the electoral votes he needed to defeat Republican challenger Mitt Romney, who called the president to concede the race.

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Protest in Greece

ATHENS, Greece - Demonstrators protest in Athens on Nov. 6, 2012, against Greece's austerity measures. Seen in the background is a building gutted by a fire due to arson during a previous demonstration.

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Obama reelected U.S. president

CHICAGO, United States - Supporters of U.S. President Barack Obama rejoice after hearing the early results of the presidential election at a rally in Chicago on Nov. 6, 2012. The incumbent Democrat president secured the electoral votes he needed to defeat Republican challenger Mitt Romney, who called the president to concede the race.

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Obama reelected U.S. president

CHICAGO, United States - Supporters of U.S. President Barack Obama rejoice at a rally in Chicago on Nov. 6, 2012, after a U.S. TV network reported that the incumbent Democrat president is projected to win. Obama went on to secure the electoral votes he needed to defeat Republican challenger Mitt Romney, who called the president to concede the race.

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Obama reelected U.S. president

CHICAGO, United States - Supporters of U.S. President Barack Obama await results of the presidential election at a rally in Chicago on Nov. 6, 2012. The incumbent Democrat president secured the electoral votes he needed to defeat Republican challenger Mitt Romney, who called the president to concede the race.

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Obama reelected U.S. president

CHICAGO, United States - A couple receive their ballots at a polling station in Chicago in the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 6, 2012. Incumbent Democrat President Barack Obama secured the electoral votes he needed to defeat Republican challenger Mitt Romney, who called the president to concede the race.

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Obama reelected U.S. president

CHICAGO, United States - Campaigners for the reelection of U.S. President Barack Obama make phone calls to voters to urge them to vote for the incumbent Democrat president in Chicago on Nov. 6, 2012, election day. With results in from most states, Obama secured the electoral votes he needed to defeat Republican challenger Mitt Romney, who called the president to concede the race.

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Obama reelected U.S. president

CHICAGO, United States - The father of an infant girl casts his ballot at a polling station in Chicago in the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 6, 2012. Incumbent Democrat President Barack Obama secured the electoral votes he needed to defeat Republican challenger Mitt Romney, who called the president to concede the race.

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Uchida sidelined with hamstring strain

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany - Japan defender Atsuto Uchida of Schalke is withdrawn to the bench as he was replaced for a right hamstring injury during the first half of the European Champions League game against Arsenal in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on Nov. 6, 2012. Schalke drew 2-2 with Arsenal.

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Thai PM Yingluck in Vientiane

VIENTIANE, Laos - Photo taken Nov. 6, 2012, shows Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in Vientiane, where she was attending the summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting in the Laotian capital.

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Asia-Europe Meeting summit in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi attends the Asia-Europe Meeting summit in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 6, 2012, taking over from Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. (Pool photo)

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General strike in Greece

ATHENS, Greece - Alexis Tsipras, leader of Greece's radical left coalition, is surrounded by reporters in Athens on Nov. 6, 2012. Labor unions began a 48-hour general strike in Greece to protest against austerity measures.

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General strike in Greece

ATHENS, Greece - Labor union members demonstrate in Athens on Nov. 6, 2012. Labor unions began a 48-hour general strike in Greece to protest against austerity measures.

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Thai PM Yingluck in Vientiane

VIENTIANE, Laos - Photo taken Nov. 6, 2012, shows Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in Vientiane, where she was attending the summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting in the Laotian capital.

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Asia-Europe summit in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - European Council President Herman Van Rompuy (L) and Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong shake hands as an Asia-Europe Meeting summit wraps up in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 6, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Asia-Europe summit in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (2nd from R) and a South Korean official shake hands as an Asia-Europe Meeting summit wraps up in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 6, 2012. (Pool photo)

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S. Korea presidential election

SEOUL, South Korea - Moon Jae In (L) from the Democratic United Party and Ahn Cheol Soo, a former university professor and software mogul, shake hands before their meeting in Seoul on Nov. 6, 2012. The South Korean presidential candidate from the main opposition party and an independent hopeful held a private meeting to discuss picking a single candidate to boost the chance of winning the Dec. 19, 2012, election.

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Japanese survivor transferred to hospital in China

ZHANGJIAKOU, China - Miyose Watanabe, a 59-year-old Japanese woman, lies on a bed after being transferred to a hospital in Zhangjiakou, China, on Nov. 6, 2012. She was rescued during a trekking tour on a mountain near the Great Wall. Three other Japanese died after being caught in heavy snow during the trekking tour.

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Japanese garden to study Myanmar plant life

KOCHI, Japan - Photo shows specimens of plants collected in Myanmar and kept at the Kochi Prefectural Makino Botanical Garden in the city of Kochi. A foundation that operates the botanical garden said on Nov. 6, 2012, it will launch a joint study in January 2013 on plant life in Myanmar with the country's forestry administration and other entities.

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Japanese survivor sent to hospital in China

ZHANGJIAKOU, China - Miyose Watanabe, a 59-year-old Japanese woman, answers a reporter's question after being transferred to a hospital in Zhangjiakou, China, on Nov. 6, 2012. She was rescued during a trekking tour on a mountain near the Great Wall. Three other Japanese died after being caught in heavy snow during the trekking tour. (Pool photo)

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Nissan lowers earnings outlook

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. Chief Operating Officer Toshiyuki Shiga holds a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2012. The automaker said it has revised downward its earnings forecasts for fiscal 2012, amid plunging sales in China in the wake of recent anti-Japan protests in the country and the eurozone debt crisis.

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Asia-Europe summit in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and South Korean Prime Minister Kim Hwang Sik (front R) attend a working lunch during an Asia-Europe Meeting summit in Vientiane, Laos, on Nov. 6, 2012. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japanese survivor sent to hospital in China

ZHANGJIAKOU, China - Miyose Watanabe, a 59-year-old Japanese woman, answers a reporter's question after being transferred to a hospital in Zhangjiakou, China, on Nov. 6, 2012. Seen in the back is her husband Akira. She was rescued during a trekking tour on a mountain near the Great Wall. Three other Japanese died after being caught in heavy snow during the trekking tour. (Pool photo)

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Noda, Yingluck in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (far R) and his Thai counterpart Yingluck Shinawatra (far L) hold talks on Nov. 6, 2012, in the Laotian capital Vientiane, where a two-day summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting was being held. (Pool photo)

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Suzuki head office

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the head office of Suzuki Motor Corp. in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 6, 2012.

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Tanaka may allow universities to open under new criteria

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese education minister Makiko Tanaka holds a news conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2012, following her decision the previous week to overrule the planned opening in the spring of 2013 of three universities. Tanaka indicated in the news conference that she may allow the establishment of the universities if they meet new criteria, backpedalling from her earlier position.

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Japanese survivor transferred to hospital in China

ZHANGJIAKOU, China - Miyose Watanabe, a 59-year-old Japanese woman, receives treatment after being transferred to a hospital in Zhangjiakou, China, on Nov. 6, 2012. She was rescued during a trekking tour on a mountain near the Great Wall. Three other Japanese died after being caught in heavy snow during the trekking tour. (Pool photo)

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Noda, Yingluck in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) hands to his Thai counterpart Yingluck Shinawatra stuffed animal and snowman characters representing northern Japan's Hokkaido, to mark the launch of direct flights between Hokkaido and Bangkok, prior to their talks on Nov. 6, 2012, in the Laotian capital Vientiane, where a two-day summit of the Asia-Europe Meeting was being held. (Pool photo)

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Tanaka may allow universities to open under new criteria

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese education minister Makiko Tanaka holds a news conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2012, following her decision the previous week to overrule the planned opening in the spring of 2013 of three universities. Tanaka indicated in the news conference that she may allow the establishment of the universities if they meet new criteria, backpedalling from her earlier position.

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Japanese survivor transferred to hospital in China

ZHANGJIAKOU, China - Photo shows a hospital in Zhangjiakou, China, where Miyose Watanabe, a 59-year-old Japanese woman, was transferred to on Nov. 6, 2012, after being rescued during a trekking tour on a mountain near the Great Wall. Three other Japanese died after being caught in heavy snow during the trekking tour.

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Fighters' Tanaka going overseas

SAPPORO, Japan - Nippon Ham Fighters infielder Kensuke Tanaka speaks during a press conference in Sapporo on Nov. 6, 2012. The offensive and defensive spark plug for the Fighters for the past seven seasons announced he would file for free agency and pursue a career in the major leagues.

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Tanaka may allow universities to open under new criteria

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese education minister Makiko Tanaka holds a news conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2012, following her decision the previous week to overrule the planned opening in the spring of 2013 of three universities. Tanaka indicated in the news conference that she may allow the establishment of the universities if they meet new criteria, backpedalling from her earlier position.

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Seiyu admits faking credentials for workers

TOKYO, Japan - Takeshi Kamigochi (L), executive officer and senior vice president of Seiyu GK, and Ryo Kanayama, executive officer and senior vice president of the company, bow during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2012, in which they apologized for falsifying the work experience of its workers so that they could take qualification examinations as pharmaceutical sales clerks.

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UNESCO forum on World Heritage 40th anniv. in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova delivers an opening address at a forum marking the 40th anniversary of the 1972 adoption of UNESCO's World Heritage Convention in Kyoto on Nov. 6, 2012. The three-day meeting will discuss the conditions of world heritage sites and how to preserve them for future generations.

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U.S. presidential election

MILWAUKEE, United States - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (C) talks with his supporters while campaigning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 2, 2012. Romney is vying 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

MILWAUKEE, United States - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks while campaigning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 2, 2012. Romney is vying 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

DAVISON, United States - Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum (C) is surrounded by supporters at a rally in Davison, Michigan, on Feb. 26, 2012. Santorum is vying 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

LANSING, United States - Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum (C) speaks at a rally in Lansing, Michigan, on Feb. 27, 2012. Santorum is vying 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

LANSING, United States - Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum (C) waves to his supporters while campaigning at a rally in Lansing, Michigan, on Feb. 27, 2012. Santorum is vying for the Republican presidential nomination to challenge Democratic President Barack Obama, who will be seeking a second term, in the Nov. 6, 2012 election.