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Scandal involving S. Korean President Lee, son

TOKYO, Japan - Lee Shi Hyung (C), the son of South Korean President Lee Myung Bak, makes his way to undergo questioning by South Korea's independent counsel in Seoul in this file photo taken Oct. 25, 2012, in connection with his father's now-suspended retirement home project in which critics argue taxpayer money was used. South Korea's special prosecutor said Nov. 14, 2012, that his team decided against indicting the president's 34-year-old son, but referred his tax records to the National Tax Service for possible gift tax imposition.

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Rason, N. Korea

RASON, North Korea - A building, believed to be a trade center under construction by Chinese and North Korean companies, in the Rason economic zone in northeastern North Korea, an area that was shown to Japanese reporters on Oct. 25, 2012.

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Rason, N. Korea

RASON, North Korea - A man works at Rason port in the Rason economic zone in northeastern North Korea, an area that was shown to Japanese reporters on Oct. 25, 2012.

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Rason, N. Korea

RASON, North Korea - Workers remove meat from crabs at a processed marine products company in the Rason economic zone in northeastern North Korea, an area that was shown to Japanese reporters on Oct. 25, 2012.

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Rason, N. Korea

RASON, North Korea - Photo shows a Chinese sign at the lobby of the five-star Emperor Hotel, said to be built with Hong Kong funds, in the Rason economic zone in northeastern North Korea, an area that was shown to Japanese reporters on Oct. 25, 2012.

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Rason, N. Korea

RASON, North Korea - Photo shows Rason port in the Rason economic zone in northeastern North Korea, an area that was shown to Japanese reporters on Oct. 25, 2012.

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Rason, N. Korea

RASON, North Korea - Photo shows solar panel-powered street lights in the Rason economic zone in northeastern North Korea, an area that was shown to Japanese reporters on Oct. 25, 2012.

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Pet pig walking

KOCHI, Japan - Pet pig Katsuo walks along the Kagami River in the city of Kochi, western Japan, on Oct. 25, 2012. The male pig that was bought from a breeder about two years ago and has grown to around 100 kilograms is taken to walk several times a day.

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Microsoft Windows 8

REDMOND, United States - Microsoft Co. CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during an event in Redmond, Washington, on Oct. 30, 2012. The U.S. information technology giant launched its Windows 8 operating software for personal computers and tablet devices on Oct. 25.

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Rason economic zone

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Women carry crabs at a seafood processing company in the special economic zone of Rason in North Korea on Oct. 25, 2012. North Korea showed Rason in the country's northeast to journalists of Kyodo News and other Japanese news organizations.

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Rason economic zone

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows Rason port in the special economic zone of Rason in North Korea on Oct. 25, 2012. North Korea showed Rason in the country's northeast to journalists of Kyodo News and other Japanese news organizations.

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Rason economic zone

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows the Emperor Hotel, said to be built with Hong Kong funds, in the special economic zone of Rason in North Korea on Oct. 25, 2012. North Korea showed Rason in the country's northeast to journalists of Kyodo News and other Japanese news organizations.

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MLB World Series Game 2

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - San Francisco Giants players celebrate after beating the Detroit Tigers in Game 2 of the major league World Series at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Oct. 25, 2012. The Giants won 2-0 to go two up in the series.

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MLB World Series Game 2

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence hits a sacrifice fly during the eighth inning of Game 2 of the major league World Series against the Detroit Tigers at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Oct. 25, 2012. The Giants won 2-0 to go two up in the series.

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MLB World Series Game 2

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - San Francisco Giants starter Madison Bumgarner pitches during Game 2 of the major league World Series against the Detroit Tigers at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Oct. 25, 2012. The Giants won 2-0 to go two up in the series.

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MLB World Series Game 2

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - San Francisco Giants outfielder Hunter Pence returns to the dugout after hitting a sacrifice fly during the eighth inning of Game 2 of the major league World Series against the Detroit Tigers at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Oct. 25, 2012. The Giants won 2-0 to go two up in the series.

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MLB World Series Game 2

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Detroit Tigers starter Doug Fister pitches during Game 2 of the major league World Series against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Oct. 25, 2012. The Giants won 2-0 to go two up in the series.

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MLB World Series Game 2

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey (L) tags Detroit Tigers infielder Prince Fielder at home during the second inning of Game 2 of the major league World Series at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Oct. 25, 2012. The Giants won 2-0 to go two up in the series.

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MLB World Series Game 2

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - San Francisco Giants starter Madison Bumgarner pitches during Game 2 of the major league World Series against the Detroit Tigers at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Oct. 25, 2012. The Giants won 2-0 to go two up in the series.

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Microsoft to launch Windows 8 software

TOKYO, Japan - Women advertise Microsoft Corp.'s Windows 8 operating software for personal computers and tablet devices in Tokyo's Akihabara district on the night of Oct. 25, 2012, hours before its launch worldwide.

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Microsoft launches Windows 8

NEW YORK, United States - Microsoft Co. CEO Steve Ballmer speaks during an event in New York on Oct. 25, 2012, as the U.S. information technology giant launched its Windows 8 operating software for personal computers and tablet devices.

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Microsoft to launch Windows 8 software

TOKYO, Japan - People try out personal computers installed with Microsoft Corp.'s Windows 8 operating software in Tokyo's Akihabara district on the night of Oct. 25, 2012, hours before the software's launch worldwide.

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MLB World Series Game 2

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Detroit Tigers starter Doug Fister pitches during Game 2 of the major league World Series against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park in San Francisco on Oct. 25, 2012. The Giants won 2-0 to go two up in the series.

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Rome's Piazza di Spagna

ROME, Italy - Tourists eat Panini at Piazza di Spagna, a popular tourist spot in Rome, on Oct. 25, 2012, despite a local ordinance prohibiting eating near historical buildings.

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Tokyo governor quits

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara announces his resignation during a press conference at the metropolitan government hall in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2012. The 80-year-old said he will launch a new party.

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Chinese vessel near Senkakus

AMAMI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows a Chinese surveillance vessel in waters near the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Oct. 25, 2012. Chinese surveillance vessels entered Japan's territorial waters around the islands, claimed by China, for the first time in three weeks the same day, prompting Tokyo to lodge a "strong protest" with Beijing through diplomatic channels.

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Microsoft to launch Windows 8 software

TOKYO, Japan - People try out personal computers installed with Microsoft Corp.'s Windows 8 operating software in Tokyo's Akihabara district on the night of Oct. 25, 2012, hours before the software's launch worldwide.

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U.S. flattop George Washington

MANILA, Philippines - The U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft-carrier George Washington is moored off Manila Bay in the Philippines on Oct. 25, 2012.

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U.S. flattop George Washington

MANILA, Philippines - Capt. Gregory Fenton, commanding officer of the U.S. Navy's George Washington, speaks during a press conference aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft-carrier off Manila Bay in the Philippines on Oct. 25, 2012.

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S. Korea president's son summoned

SEOUL, South Korea - Lee Shi Hyung, the son of South Korean President Lee Myung Bak, makes his way to undergo questioning by South Korea's independent counsel in Seoul on Oct. 25, 2012, in connection with his father's now-suspended retirement home project in which critics argue taxpayer money was used.

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Chinese vessel near Senkakus

AMAMI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows a Chinese surveillance vessel and a Japan Coast Guard vessel in waters near the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea on Oct. 25, 2012. Chinese surveillance vessels entered Japan's territorial waters around the islands, claimed by China, for the first time in three weeks the same day, prompting Tokyo to lodge a "strong protest" with Beijing through diplomatic channels.

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Imperial garden party

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (pictured from behind) and Empress Michiko (next to emperor) talk with Olympic wrestling gold medalist Saori Yoshida during a party at Tokyo's Akasaka Imperial Garden on Oct. 25, 2012. Around 1,700 people, including lawmakers, top bureaucrats and a wide range of celebrities, attended the garden party hosted by the imperial couple.

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Mitsubishi Motors' new Outlander SUV

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. unveils the all new Outlander sports utility vehicle in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2012.

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Triumph International Japan models

TOKYO, Japan - Lingerie maker Triumph International Japan introduces its models for the year 2013, Arisa Watanabe (L), 20, and Alisa, 18, selected from among 190 applicants, in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2012.

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Tokyo governor quits

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara announces his resignation during a press conference at the metropolitan government hall in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2012. The 80-year-old said he will launch a new party.

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Campbell in Japan

NARITA, Japan - U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell speaks with reporters at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Oct. 25, 2012.

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Tokyo governor quits

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara announces his resignation during a press conference at the metropolitan government hall in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2012. The 80-year-old said he will launch a new party.

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M'bishi overcharges Defense Ministry since at least 1970

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken Oct. 6, 2012, shows a building in Tokyo that houses the headquarters of Mitsubishi Electric Corp. The company has overcharged the Defense Ministry and others since at least 1970 by overstating the number of actual hours spent working on projects, an investigation by the Board of Audit of Japan showed Oct. 25, 2012.

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Tokyo governor quits

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara announces his resignation during a press conference at the metropolitan government hall in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2012. The 80-year-old said he will launch a new party.

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9/11 group gives monument to Japanese city

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 25, 2012, in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, shows a monument (front) in the shape of a crane, with a wing span of 80 centimeters, made from debris of the World Trade Center, which collapsed in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. An association of bereaved families of victims of the attacks donated the monument the same day to the city as a symbol of its recovery efforts from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan.

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Triumph International Japan models

TOKYO, Japan - Lingerie maker Triumph International Japan introduces its models for the year 2013, Arisa Watanabe (L), 20, and Alisa, 18, selected from among 190 applicants, in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2012.

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Taiwan demonstration on Senkakus

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A pro-unification group stages a march in Taipei on Oct. 25, 2012, to call for Taiwan to team up with China to "reclaim" a cluster of Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea, known as the Tiaoyutai Islands in Taiwan and the Senkaku Islands in Japan.

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Tokyo governor quits

TOKYO, Japan - Gov. Shintaro Ishihara shows his letter of resignation during a press conference at the metropolitan government hall in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2012. The 80-year-old said he will launch a new party.

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Tokyo governor quits

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara announces his resignation during a press conference at the metropolitan government hall in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2012. The 80-year-old said he will launch a new party.

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U.S. commanding general in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck Jr., commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks to service members at Camp Foster in Chatan, Okinawa Prefectures, on Oct. 25, 2012, following a rape of a Japanese woman allegedly involving two U.S. Navy members in Okinawa.

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U.S. commanding general in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck Jr., commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks to service members at Camp Foster in Chatan, Okinawa Prefectures, on Oct. 25, 2012, following a rape of a Japanese woman allegedly involving two U.S. Navy members in Okinawa.

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U.S. commanding general in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck Jr., commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks to service members at Camp Foster in Chatan, Okinawa Prefectures, on Oct. 25, 2012, following a rape of a Japanese woman allegedly involving two U.S. Navy members in Okinawa.

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Hankyu's Umeda flagship branch

OSAKA, Japan - The exterior of Hankyu's flagship department store in Umeda, central Osaka, which opened about 80 percent of its retail space on Oct. 25, 2012, ahead of a full post-renovation reopening set for Nov. 21.

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Hankyu's Umeda flagship branch

OSAKA, Japan - Many customers enter as Hankyu department store opened about 80 percent of the retail space in its Umeda flagship branch in central Osaka on Oct. 25, 2012, ahead of a full post-renovation reopening set for Nov. 21.

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Hankyu's Umeda flagship branch

OSAKA, Japan - Many customers enter as Hankyu department store opened about 80 percent of the retail space in its Umeda flagship branch in central Osaka on Oct. 25, 2012, ahead of a full post-renovation reopening set for Nov. 21.