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Children affected by earthquake in eastern Turkey

TOKYO, Japan - Children huddle around a fire to keep warm on Nov. 1, 2011, at a tent site in Van, eastern Turkey, for people affected by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that hit the area on Oct. 23.

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People in quake-hit eastern Turkey

TOKYO, Japan - People buy fresh food on a street in Van, eastern Turkey, on Nov. 1, 2011, over a week after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake jolted the area on Oct. 23.

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Church tour in Hakodate

HAKODATE, Japan - Church tour participants listen to hymns at the Russian Orthodox Church in Hakodate, Hokkaido, on Oct. 1, 2011.

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'Hula Girls' in Fukushima Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - ''Hula Girls,'' a team of hula dancers at a Hawaiian-style spa leisure complex in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, resumed their performances in the city on Oct. 1, 2011. They had suspended their activities for nearly seven months after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Construction site of housing for public servants in Asaka

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 1, 2011, shows a construction site for a housing complex for public servants in Asaka, Saitama Prefecture, which has drawn flak as an example of wasteful government spending.

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Uehara's Rangers pull even in ALDS

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Koji Uehara has a shaky relief outing in his first postseason appearance during the seventh inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Oct. 1, 2011. The Rangers beat the Rays 8-6 to tie the American League Division Series at one game apiece.

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Tesla to make EV at new plant

FREMONT, United States - Tesla Motors Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk stands by a prototype of his company's new Model S electric vehicle in Fremont, California, on Oct. 1, 2011. Tesla the U.S. electric vehicle maker showed its new plant in Fremont to reporters and said it will be ready to produce the Model S at the plant, bought from the now-liquidated joint venture of Toyota Motor corp. and then General Motors Corp, by the end of 2011.

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'Hula girls' greet guests at Fukushima spa resort reopening

IWAKI, Japan - Members of the Hula Girls, a team of hula dancers at a Hawaiian-style spa leisure complex in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, perform a dance on Oct. 1, 2011 in the city.

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China celebrates National Day

BEIJING, China - People take photographs in front of a portrait of Sun Yatsen, China's revolutionary and political leader, at Tiananmen Square, Beijing, on Oct. 1, 2011. The People's Republic of China was founded on Oct. 1, 1949, and China celebrates Oct. 1 every year as National Day.

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Tesla to make EV at new plant

FREMONT, United States - Photo shows a new plant of U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Motors Inc. in Fremont, California, that was shown to reporters on Oct. 1, 2011. Tesla said it will be ready to produce its new Model S electric vehicle by the end of 2011 at the plant bought from the now-liquidated joint venture of Toyota Motor Corp. and then General Motors Corp.

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Hawks clinch PL title

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Softbank Hawks professional baseball team members react to cheers from the crowd at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture on Oct. 1, 2011, after beating the Seibu Lions 3-0 to clinch the Pacific League title.

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Japan's Yanai elected president of int'l maritime court

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Shunji Yanai of Japan. The judge, a former Japanese ambassador to the United States, was elected on Oct. 1, 2011, as president of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea for the three years through 2013

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China celebrates National Day

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (C, front) and other dignitaries attend a ceremony at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2011 commemorating National Day. The People's Republic of China was founded on Oct. 1, 1949, and China celebrates Oct. 1 every year as National Day.

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Oktoberfest in West Bank

TAYBEH, West Bank - A woman (L) drinks locally brewed beer in the largely Christian village of Taybeh on the West Bank during the Taybeh Oktoberfest beer festival on Oct. 1, 2011.

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Hawks clinch PL title

FUKUOKA, Japan - Softbank Hawks' fans in Fukuoka, where the pro baseball team's home field is located, celebrate after the team beat the Seibu Lions 3-0 to clinch the Pacific League title on Oct. 1, 2011.

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Japan companies begin offering jobs to prospective graduates

KAWASAKI, Japan - Students graduating in March 2012 attend a ceremony at an NEC Corp. office in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, on Oct. 1, 2011, to formally receive job offers from the computer technology company. NEC and some other major Japanese companies held ceremonies the same day to notify students of their plans to hire them at the start of the business year beginning next April.

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Japan PM Noda and his wife

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) speaks with reporters at the entrance of his official residence in Tokyo, with his wife Hitomi standing nearby, on Oct. 1, 2011. Noda moved to the residence, located next to the prime minister's office, in the Nagatacho district from lodging for House of Representative members in the Akasaka district the same day.

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China celebrates National Day

BEIJING, China - People in ethnic costumes attend a ceremony commemorating the 62nd National Day at Tiananmen Square, Beijing, on Oct. 1, 2011. The People's Republic of China was founded on Oct. 1, 1949, and China celebrates Oct. 1 every year as the National Day.

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Komusubi Toyonoshima ties the knot

TOKYO, Japan - Toyonoshima (L), a 28-year-old komusubi belonging to the Tokitsukaze stable, and his newly wed wife Sunaho Takeuchi, a 30-year-old singer, pose for photos at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 1, 2011, where their wedding reception was held the same day.

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China celebrates National Day

BEIJING, China - Beijing's Tiananmen Square is packed with people on Oct. 1, 2011, for National Day. The People's Republic of China was founded on Oct. 1, 1949, and China celebrates Oct. 1 every year as National Day.

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'Hula girls' greet guests at Fukushima spa resort reopening

IWAKI, Japan - Members of the Hula Girls, a team of hula dancers at a Hawaiian-style spa leisure complex in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, greet guests at the facility's entrance on Oct. 1, 2011. The leisure complex reopened the same day after suspending business for nearly seven months following the massive earthquake in March.

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Japan companies begin offering jobs to prospective graduates

TOKYO, Japan - College students take notes in front of a booth where representatives of a company explain its recruitment plans, at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2011. A number of companies offered explanations and conducted interviews with job-seeking students there that day.

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Nishioka to face Marquez in title bout in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, United States - WBC super bantamweight champion Toshiaki Nishioka of Japan (L) and Mexican challenger Rafael Marquez pose during a press conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sept. 29, 2011. Nishioka will aim to defend his title for the seventh time in a boxing match in the U.S. city on Oct. 1, 2011.

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Railway maps for tourists from abroad

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows railway network maps in (from L) English, Korean, simplified Chinese and traditional Chinese, which seven railway companies serving the western Japan area began distributing on Oct. 1, 2011. The maps show train systems serving Kyoto and Nara, two of Japan's busiest tourist destinations, as well as the cities of Osaka and Kobe.

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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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Hoya to sell Pentax-brand camera business to Ricoh

TOKYO, Japan - Ricoh Co. President Shiro Kondo (L) and Hoya Corp. President Hiroshi Suzuki shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on July 1, 2011. Optical products maker Hoya said it will sell the Pentax-brand digital camera business to office equipment maker Ricoh on Oct. 1 to focus its management resources on its mainstay medical equipment.

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Nippon Steel, Sumitomo Metal to merge

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Steel Corp. President Shoji Muneoka (L center) and Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. President Hiroshi Tomono (R center) speak to reporters after a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2011. The No. 1 and No. 3 steelmakers in Japan announced the same day their plan to merge by Oct. 1, 2012, to become the world's second-largest steelmaker in terms of crude steel production capacity.