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Sapporo's 'Ramen Republic' to mark 10th anniversary

SAPPORO, Japan - The "Sapporo Ramen Republic," a theme park for noodle shops in the capital of Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, is set to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its opening at a commercial complex next to JR Sapporo Station on Oct. 1, 2014. The photo shows a ceremony held in December 2012 when the cumulative number of customers topped 10 million.

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Life in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A trainer gives instructions to a dolphin during a dolphins show in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Oct. 1, 2012.

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Tokyo, Osaka bourses to integrate cash markets by July 2013

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Securities Exchange Co. President Michio Yoneda attends a press conference in Osaka on Oct. 29, 2012. Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. and Osaka Securities Exchange Co. said the same day they will integrate their cash equity markets into the TSE by July 2013 after their merger on Jan. 1, 2013.

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Researcher on Asia security

TOKYO, Japan - Tai Ming Cheung, associate professor at the University of California, San Diego, and director of its Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2012. The long-time researcher on security affairs in Asia urged Japan and China to deepen their dialogue in a concerted effort to mend bilateral relations frayed by a dispute over a group of uninhabited islets in the East China Sea.

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Iwakuma to head TSE after merger with OSE

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Hiroyuki Iwakuma, senior executive vice president of Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. Iwakuma is to become president of the bourse operator after its merger on Jan. 1, 2013, with Osaka Securities Exchange Co., company sources said on Oct. 24, 2012.

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More Japanese firms add fall initiation ceremony for non-April hires

TOKYO, Japan - Hitachi Ltd. holds an initiation ceremony in fall for the first time this year on Oct. 1, 2012 at its headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward.

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Entrepreneur hopes for end to Japan-China row

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese-born Song Wenzhou, 49, who has spent many years doing business in Japan, is deeply troubled by the strained bilateral ties over a territorial dispute. The photo was taken in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2012.

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Support for Cabinet up slightly after reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (C bottom row) and members of his Cabinet line up for group photos at the prime minister's office in Tokyo after a Cabinet reshuffle on Oct. 1, 2012. Public support for the Cabinet after it was reshuffled rose only slightly to 29.2 percent compared with 26.3 percent in September, while its disapproval rating was at 55.3 percent, down from 59.4 percent, a Kyodo News survey showed Oct. 2, 2012.

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Chinese dissident writer Yu

WASHINGTON, United States - Chinese dissident writer Yu Jie speaks during a press conference in Washington on Oct. 1, 2012.

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Georgia election

TBILISI, Georgia - Supporters of the opposition coalition Georgian Dream celebrate in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia, on Oct. 1, 2012, as the local media reports said the Georgian Dream was leading a parliamentary election over the ruling United National Movement party.

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World Bank chief

WASHINGTON, United States - World Bank President Jim Yong Kim speaks during an interview with Japanese news organizations in Washington on Oct. 1, 2012. Kim expressed optimism regarding the simmering territorial disputes involving Japan and China as well as South Korea.

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Tokyo Sky Tree in pink

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Sky Tree is lit up in pink on the night of Oct. 1, 2012, as October is the "pink ribbon" month of breast cancer awareness around the globe.

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Possible WBC Japan manager

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Koji Yamamoto, a Hall of Famer and a former Hiroshima Carp manager. Yamamoto is the leading candidate to manage Japan at the 2013 World Baseball Classic, a source within Nippon Professional Baseball said on Oct. 1, 2012.

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Japan Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (C, front row) and his newly appointed ministers gather for group photos after attending the first Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2012. Noda reshuffled his Cabinet the same day, appointing outspoken former foreign ministers Seiji Maehara and Makiko Tanaka as national policy minister and education minister, respectively, aiming to bolster public support for his year-old government ahead of the next general election.

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New education minister Tanaka

TOKYO, Japan - Makiko Tanaka, Japan's new education minister, smiles while sitting in the minister's chair in her office at the ministry in Tokyo after assuming the post on Oct. 1, 2012, when Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda reshuffled his Cabinet. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Ospreys deployed in Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - An MV-22 Osprey aircraft lands at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 1, 2012. Six Ospreys were deployed at the Futenma base amid strong public opposition.

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New education minister Tanaka

TOKYO, Japan - Makiko Tanaka (holding flowers), Japan's new education minister, is greeted by ministry staff with applause as she arrives at the ministry in Tokyo after assuming the post on Oct. 1, 2012, when Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda reshuffled his Cabinet. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) and newly appointed education minister Makiko Tanaka gather along with other ministers for group photos after attending the first Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2012. Noda reshuffled his Cabinet the same day, appointing outspoken former foreign ministers Seiji Maehara and Makiko Tanaka as national policy minister and education minister, respectively, aiming to bolster public support for his year-old government ahead of the next general election.

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Crown Prince Naruhito, Crown Princess Masako

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (L) and Crown Princess Masako watch a performance of "gagaku" ancient Japanese court music at the National Theater in Tokyo on the evening of Oct. 1, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Japan Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R, bottom), newly appointed education minister Makiko Tanaka (C) and other ministers gather for group photos after attending the first Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2012. Noda reshuffled his Cabinet the same day, appointing outspoken former foreign ministers Seiji Maehara and Makiko Tanaka as national policy minister and education minister, respectively, aiming to bolster public support for his year-old government ahead of the next general election.

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Japan Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R bottom), newly appointed education minister Makiko Tanaka (L, center row) and other ministers gather for group photos after attending the first Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2012. Noda reshuffled his Cabinet the same day, appointing outspoken former foreign ministers Seiji Maehara and Makiko Tanaka as national policy minister and education minister, respectively, aiming to bolster public support for his year-old government ahead of the next general election.

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Georgian opposition leader

TBILISI, Georgia - Bidzina Ivanishvili (R), billionaire and leader of opposition coalition Georgian Dream, attends a Mass in a church in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia, on Oct. 1, 2012, the day a parliamentary election was held. The local media reports said the Georgian Dream was leading the election over the ruling United National Movement party.

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Ospreys deployed in Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 1, 2012, shows six MV-22 Osprey aircraft that arrived that day at the U.S. Marines Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture. The tilt-rotor aircraft have been deployed to the base despite strong public opposition.

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Japan Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (C, front row) and his newly appointed ministers gather for group photos after attending the first Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2012. Noda reshuffled his Cabinet the same day, appointing outspoken former foreign ministers Seiji Maehara and Makiko Tanaka as national policy minister and education minister, respectively, aiming to bolster public support for his year-old government ahead of the next general election.

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Red-brick Tokyo Station building reopens

TOKYO, Japan - The red-brick Tokyo Station building is illuminated in orange on the night of Oct. 1, 2012. The building fully opened the same day after five years of restoration work to return the iconic landmark to its original look in 1914.

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Ospreys deployed in Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - Residents in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture gather Oct. 1, 2012, to protest against the deployment of six MV-22 Osprey aircraft that day at the U.S. Marines Corps' Futenma Air Station in the city.

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China National Day

BEIJING, China - Chinese armed police officers guard a ceremony at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2012, to mark the 63rd National Day.

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Ospreys deployed in Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - Residents in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture gather Oct. 1, 2012, to protest against the deployment of six MV-22 Osprey aircraft that day at the U.S. Marines Corps' Futenma Air Station in the city.

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China National Day

BEIJING, China - Many tourists crowd Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2012, the 63rd National Day.

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China National Day

BEIJING, China - Many tourists crowd Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2012, the 63rd National Day.

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Ospreys deployed in Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - Residents in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture gather Oct. 1, 2012, to protest against the deployment of six MV-22 Osprey aircraft that day at the U.S. Marines Corps' Futenma Air Station in the city.

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Ospreys deployed in Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - Residents in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture gather Oct. 1, 2012, to protest against the deployment of six MV-22 Osprey aircraft that day at the U.S. Marines Corps' Futenma Air Station in the city.

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Tsutenkaku Tower in pink

OSAKA, Japan - Tsutenkaku Tower in Osaka is lit up in pink on the night of Oct. 1, 2012, as October is the "pink ribbon" month of breast cancer awareness around the globe.

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Grandchildren of famous lesser panda

CHIBA, Japan - Chiba Zoological Park in the city of Chiba begins displaying male (L) and female lesser panda twin cubs on Oct. 1, 2012. They are grandchildren of Futa, who became a favorite among visitors for standing on his hind legs.

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Softbank to acquire mobile service operator eAccess

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son (L) and Sachio Semmoto, chairman of eAccess Ltd., shake hands during a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 1, 2012. Softbank will acquire smaller mobile service operator eAccess, the two companies announced the same day, as Softbank seeks to offer better data communication service for iPhone smartphones.

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Buddhist service for Japanese buried in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A group of Japanese visit a site where the ashes of their relatives are possibly buried, near Pyongyang, North Korea, on Oct. 1, 2012, to hold a Buddhist memorial service. The 16-member group visiting Pyongyang included seven relatives of Japanese who died in what is now North Korea, amid the chaos at the end of World War II in 1945.

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Buddhist service for Japanese buried in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A Japanese man pours Japanese sake over a site where the ashes of his relative are possibly buried, near Pyongyang, North Korea, on Oct. 1, 2012, when a group of Japanese held a Buddhist memorial service at the site. The 16-member group visiting Pyongyang included seven relatives of Japanese who died in what is now North Korea, amid the chaos at the end of World War II in 1945.

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Japan Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Newly appointed ministers of Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's Cabinet leave the prime minister's office in Tokyo for the Imperial Palace to attend the attestation ceremony on Oct. 1, 2012. Noda reshuffled his Cabinet the same day, appointing outspoken former foreign ministers Seiji Maehara and Makiko Tanaka as national policy minister and education minister, respectively, aiming to bolster public support for his year-old government ahead of the next general election.

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Buddhist service for Japanese buried in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Yasuo Nagashima from Yokohama holds photographs of his deceased sister Yukiko at a site where her ashes are possibly buried, near Pyongyang, North Korea, on Oct. 1, 2012, when a group of Japanese nationals held a Buddhist memorial service at the site. The 16-member group visiting Pyongyang included seven relatives of Japanese who died in what is now North Korea, amid the chaos at the end of World War II in 1945.

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China National Day

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao attends a ceremony at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2012, to mark the 63rd National Day.

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Buddhist service for Japanese buried in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Masako Takizawa from Nagoya bursts into tears at a site where the ashes of her mother and sister were once buried before relocation to a different site, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Oct. 1, 2012. The 16-member group visiting Pyongyang to hold a Buddhist memorial service at the relocation site included seven relatives of Japanese who died in what is now North Korea, amid the chaos at the end of World War II in 1945.

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Ospreys deployed in Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 1, 2012, shows six MV-22 Osprey aircraft that arrived that day at the U.S. Marines Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture. The tilt-rotor aircraft have been deployed to the base despite strong public opposition.

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Buddhist service for Japanese buried in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Yasuo Nagashima from Yokohama offers prayers at a site where the ashes of his deceased sister Yukiko are possibly buried, near Pyongyang, North Korea, on Oct. 1, 2012, when a group of Japanese nationals held a Buddhist memorial service at the site. The 16-member group visiting Pyongyang included seven relatives of Japanese who died in what is now North Korea, amid the chaos at the end of World War II in 1945.

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Buddhist service for Japanese buried in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A group of Japanese erect a burial marker at a site where the ashes of their relatives are possibly buried, near Pyongyang, North Korea, on Oct. 1, 2012. The 16-member group visiting Pyongyang to hold a Buddhist memorial service at the site included seven relatives of Japanese who died in what is now North Korea, amid the chaos at the end of World War II in 1945.

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Buddhist service for Japanese buried in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A group of Japanese hold a Buddhist memorial service at a site where the ashes of their relatives are possibly buried, near Pyongyang, North Korea, on Oct. 1, 2012. The 16-member group visiting Pyongyang included seven relatives of Japanese who died in what is now North Korea, amid the chaos at the end of World War II in 1945.

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China National Day

BEIJING, China - Chinese minority peoples attend a ceremony at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2012, to mark the 63rd National Day.

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U.N. population chief in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - United Nations Population Fund Executive Director Babatunde Osotimehin speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2012.

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Japan Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano enters Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's office in Tokyo after Edano was retained in Noda's reshuffled Cabinet on Oct. 1, 2012.

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Japan Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto enters Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's office in Tokyo after Morimoto was retained in Noda's reshuffled Cabinet on Oct. 1, 2012.

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Japan Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba enters Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's office in Tokyo after Gemba was retained in Noda's reshuffled Cabinet on Oct. 1, 2012.