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Ex-PM Koizumi raps Abe's aim to revive nuclear power

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks at a symposium in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2014. Known as a firm opponent to nuclear power following the 2011 Fukushima meltdowns, Koizumi criticized current Japanese leader Shinzo Abe's policy to revive the country's nuclear power generation.

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Hotel to be built at ex-U.S. military site in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Kin Mayor Tsuyoshi Gibu (L) and Tan Chee Sing, chief executive officer of Malaysian developer Dijaya Corp., shake hands in the town in Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 22, 2012. The town has reached an agreement with Dijaya to construct a hotel on a former U.S. military training site returned to Japan in 2011.

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Hotel to be built at ex-U.S. military site in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Kin Mayor Tsuyoshi Gibu (L) speaks in a press conference in the town in Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 22, 2012. The town has reached an agreement with Malaysian developer Dijaya Corp. to construct a hotel on a former U.S. military training site returned to Japan in 2011.

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Jackie Chan at Tokyo film festival

TOKYO, Japan - Hong Kong film star Jackie Chan (L) and Japanese singer Shoko Nakagawa are shown arriving at the opening of the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2011. The festival runs through Oct. 30, 2011.

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Cardinals' Pujols

ARLINGTON, United States - St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols hits a home run during the ninth inning of Game 3 of the World Series against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, on Oct. 22, 2011. It was his third home run of the game, won by the Cardinals 16-7.

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Osaka Mayor Hiramatsu

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows Osaka Mayor Kunio Hiramatsu in Osaka's Miyakojima Ward on Oct. 22, 2011. Hiramatsu has expressed his intention to run for reelection.

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Flood-hit Bangkok suburbs

BANGKOK, Thailand - People evacuate with their belongings on a handmade raft through floodwater in the suburbs of Bangkok, Thailand, on Oct. 22, 2011.

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People wait in line to see Gaddafi's body

MISRATA, Libya - People stand in line to see the body of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi outside a refrigeration room where his body is being kept in the suburbs of Misrata, western Libya, on Oct. 22, 2011. The burial of the body, initially scheduled for the previous day, has been postponed.

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Cardinals' Pujols

ARLINGTON, United States - St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols reacts after hitting a home run during the ninth inning of Game 3 of the World Series against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, on Oct. 22, 2011. It was his third home run of the game, won by the Cardinals 16-7.

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Ex-Libyan leader Gaddafi's body

MISRATA, Libya - A man takes a picture of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's body on the floor of a refrigeration room in the suburbs of Misrata, western Libya, on Oct. 22, 2011. The burial of the body, initially scheduled for the previous day, has been postponed.

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Nagoya striker Kennedy

SAITAMA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus striker Josh Kennedy scores the winner on a penalty in the second half of a J-League game against Omiya Ardija at Nack5 Stadium in Saitama Prefecture on Oct. 22, 2011. Nagoya won 3-2.

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Flood-hit Bangkok suburbs

BANGKOK, Thailand - People evacuate through floodwater in the suburbs of Bangkok, Thailand, on Oct. 22, 2011.

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PM Noda at opening of Tokyo film festival

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks at the opening ceremony of the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2011. The festival, under the auspices of Japanese ministries, runs through Oct. 30, 2011. (Pool Photo)

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PM Noda, Jackie Chan at opening of film festival

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and popular Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan shake hands at the opening ceremony of the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2011. The festival runs through Oct. 30, 2011. (Pool Photo)

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Saudi crown prince dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in April 2006 shows Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, who on Oct. 22, 2011, was reported to have died due to illness.

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Hula dancers at opening of Tokyo film festival

TOKYO, Japan - A team of hula dancers who appear in the documentary film ''Fukushima Hula Girls'' performs on the ecology-promoting Green Carpet at the opening of the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2011. The festival runs through Oct. 30, 2011.

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PM Noda, industry minister Edano on Green Carpet

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and industry minister Yukio Edano (R) wave as they walk on the ecology-promoting Green Carpet in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2011, the opening day of the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival. The festival, under the auspices of Japanese ministries, runs through Oct. 30, 2011.

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Osaka Gov. Hashimoto

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto smiles as he talks to reporters at the prefectural government building in Osaka on Oct. 22, 2011. Hashimoto submitted a letter of resignation, effective Oct. 31, to the prefectural assembly chairman the same day in order to run for Osaka mayor.

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Flood-hit Bangkok suburbs

BANGKOK, Thailand - A woman and dog on an inner tube evacuate in the flooded suburbs of Bangkok, Thailand, on Oct. 22, 2011.

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Toyota President Toyoda in China

CHANGSHU, China - Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda speaks at a groundbreaking ceremony for a new research and development center focusing on eco-friendly vehicles in Jiangsu Province, China, on Oct. 22, 2011.

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N. Korea's Kim Kye Gwan heads for Geneva

BEIJING, China - North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan is seen at Beijing international airport in China on Oct. 22, 2011, en route to Geneva where he will hold talks with Stephen Bosworth, U.S. special envoy on North Korea, and Glyn Davies, U.S. ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, about the North's nuclear programs on Oct. 24 and 25. Davies will replace Bosworth after the Geneva talks.

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Japanese nationals return from flood-hit Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - A Japanese woman and her child are seen at Bangkok international airport in Thailand on Oct. 22, 2011, as they temporarily return to Japan due to severe flooding in Thailand.

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French PM Fillon in disaster-hit Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - French Prime Minister Francois Fillon (2nd from L) listens as Ishinomaki Mayor Hiroshi Kameyama (R) explains about an area devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Oct. 22, 2011, the first day of his two-day trip to Japan. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is scheduled to hold talks with Fillon in Tokyo on the following day.

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Fujifilm's new compact camera 'Fujifuilm X10'

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actor Masahiro Motoki holds Fujifuilm Corp.'s compact camera ''Fujifilm X10'' in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2011. The X10, featuring an ultra bright lens with a wide-angle maximum aperture of 2.0, is scheduled to hit store shelves on Oct. 22, 2011.

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Nippon Steel, Sumitomo Metal to merge

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Steel Corp. President Shoji Muneoka (L) and Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. President Hiroshi Tomono shake hands at a hotel in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2011. The two companies announced they have agreed to merge on Oct. 1, 2012, creating the world's second-largest steelmaker.

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Ambassadors visit Fukushima Pref. to inspect reconstruction

Diplomatic corps including ambassadors stationed in Japan visit a sake brewery in the town of Yabuki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 22, 2015. They visited the area to inspect progress in reconstruction following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami and subsequent nuclear accident. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mayor of Ikata town hosting nuke plant talks with Ehime governor

Kazuhiko Yamashita, mayor of Ehime Prefecture's Ikata town where the No. 3 reactor of Shikoku Electric Power Co.'s nuclear power plant is located, talks with Governor Tokihiro Nakamura of the western Japanese prefecture at the latter's office on Oct. 22, 2015. Yamashita said he approves of restarting operation of the No. 3 reactor suspended in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Diplomatic corps inspect reconstruction in Fukushima Pref.

A member of diplomatic corps including ambassadors stationed in Japan tastes sake at a brewery that has recovered from damage by the March 2011 earthquake in the town of Yabuki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 22, 2015. They visited the area to inspect progress in reconstruction following the disaster and subsequent nuclear accident. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Woman shows place of radiation exposure in Hiroshima A-bombing

Yukiko Nakabushi points to the location on a map where she was at the time of the 1945 atomic bombing in Hiroshima at an A-bomb exhibition in the western Tokyo suburb of Fuchu on Oct. 18, 2015. She joined a group of some 30 A-bomb survivors on a visit to Fukushima on Oct. 21-22 for exchanges with local people affected by the 2011 nuclear crisis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Man talks about drawings of Hiroshima A-bomb experience

Katsuji Oka talks about his pictures drawn to describe his experience of the 1945 atomic bombing in Hiroshima at his home in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2015. He joined a group of some 30 A-bomb survivors on a visit to Fukushima on Oct. 21-22 for exchanges with local people affected by the 2011 nuclear crisis. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nippon Steel, Sumitomo Metal to merge

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Steel Corp. President Shoji Muneoka (L) and Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. President Hiroshi Tomono shake hands at a hotel in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2011. The two companies announced they have agreed to merge on Oct. 1, 2012, creating the world's second-largest steelmaker. (Kyodo)

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Ex-PM Koizumi raps Abe's aim to revive nuclear power

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi speaks at a symposium in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2014. Known as a firm opponent to nuclear power following the 2011 Fukushima meltdowns, Koizumi criticized current Japanese leader Shinzo Abe's policy to revive the country's nuclear power generation. (Kyodo)

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Hula dancers at opening of Tokyo film festival

TOKYO, Japan - A team of hula dancers who appear in the documentary film ''Fukushima Hula Girls'' performs on the ecology-promoting Green Carpet at the opening of the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2011. The festival runs through Oct. 30, 2011. (Kyodo)

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French PM Fillon in disaster-hit Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - French Prime Minister Francois Fillon (2nd from L) listens as Ishinomaki Mayor Hiroshi Kameyama (R) explains about an area devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Oct. 22, 2011, the first day of his two-day trip to Japan. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is scheduled to hold talks with Fillon in Tokyo on the following day. (Kyodo)

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Fujifilm's new compact camera 'Fujifuilm X10'

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actor Masahiro Motoki holds Fujifuilm Corp.'s compact camera ''Fujifilm X10'' in Tokyo on Oct. 5, 2011. The X10, featuring an ultra bright lens with a wide-angle maximum aperture of 2.0, is scheduled to hit store shelves on Oct. 22, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Gov't official drinks Fukushima plant water

TOKYO, Japan - A worker takes water at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Oct. 22, 2011. Cabinet Office Parliamentary Secretary Yasuhiro Sonoda drank the water after purification on Oct. 31. (Photo courtesy of Tokyo Electric Power Co.)(Kyodo)

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Cardinals' Pujols

ARLINGTON, United States - St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols reacts after hitting a home run during the ninth inning of Game 3 of the World Series against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, on Oct. 22, 2011. It was his third home run of the game, won by the Cardinals 16-7. (Kyodo)

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Cardinals' Pujols

ARLINGTON, United States - St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols hits a home run during the ninth inning of Game 3 of the World Series against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, Texas, on Oct. 22, 2011. It was his third home run of the game, won by the Cardinals 16-7. (Kyodo)

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People wait in line to see Gaddafi's body

MISRATA, Libya - People stand in line to see the body of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi outside a refrigeration room where his body is being kept in the suburbs of Misrata, western Libya, on Oct. 22, 2011. The burial of the body, initially scheduled for the previous day, has been postponed. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Libyan leader Gaddafi's body

MISRATA, Libya - A man takes a picture of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's body on the floor of a refrigeration room in the suburbs of Misrata, western Libya, on Oct. 22, 2011. The burial of the body, initially scheduled for the previous day, has been postponed. (Kyodo)

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Flood-hit Bangkok suburbs

BANGKOK, Thailand - People evacuate through floodwater in the suburbs of Bangkok, Thailand, on Oct. 22, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Flood-hit Bangkok suburbs

BANGKOK, Thailand - People evacuate with their belongings on a handmade raft through floodwater in the suburbs of Bangkok, Thailand, on Oct. 22, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Flood-hit Bangkok suburbs

BANGKOK, Thailand - A woman and dog on an inner tube evacuate in the flooded suburbs of Bangkok, Thailand, on Oct. 22, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Osaka Mayor Hiramatsu

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows Osaka Mayor Kunio Hiramatsu in Osaka's Miyakojima Ward on Oct. 22, 2011. Hiramatsu has expressed his intention to run for reelection. (Kyodo)

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Jackie Chan at Tokyo film festival

TOKYO, Japan - Hong Kong film star Jackie Chan (L) and Japanese singer Shoko Nakagawa are shown arriving at the opening of the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2011. The festival runs through Oct. 30, 2011. (Kyodo)

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PM Noda at opening of Tokyo film festival

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks at the opening ceremony of the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2011. The festival, under the auspices of Japanese ministries, runs through Oct. 30, 2011. (Pool Photo)(Kyodo)

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PM Noda, industry minister Edano on Green Carpet

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and industry minister Yukio Edano (R) wave as they walk on the ecology-promoting Green Carpet in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2011, the opening day of the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival. The festival, under the auspices of Japanese ministries, runs through Oct. 30, 2011. (Kyodo)

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PM Noda, Jackie Chan at opening of film festival

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and popular Hong Kong actor Jackie Chan shake hands at the opening ceremony of the 24th Tokyo International Film Festival in Tokyo on Oct. 22, 2011. The festival runs through Oct. 30, 2011. (Pool Photo)(Kyodo)

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Nagoya striker Kennedy

SAITAMA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus striker Josh Kennedy scores the winner on a penalty in the second half of a J-League game against Omiya Ardija at Nack5 Stadium in Saitama Prefecture on Oct. 22, 2011. Nagoya won 3-2. (Kyodo)

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Osaka Gov. Hashimoto

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto smiles as he talks to reporters at the prefectural government building in Osaka on Oct. 22, 2011. Hashimoto submitted a letter of resignation, effective Oct. 31, to the prefectural assembly chairman the same day in order to run for Osaka mayor. (Kyodo)