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Cambodia bids final farewell to Sihanouk

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - A special vehicle carrying the ashes of former Cambodian King Sihanouk proceeds in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on July 11, 2014, as Cambodia holds a grand Buddhist ceremony to bid a final farewell to Sihanouk, who died on Oct. 15, 2012, at the age of 89.

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Mandalay, central Myanmar

OSAKA, Japan - An Oct. 26, 2012, file photo shows part of Mandalay in central Myanmar, before a major quake hit areas including the city on Nov. 11, 2012.

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Mandalay, central Myanmar

OSAKA, Japan - An Oct. 26, 2012, file photo shows part of Mandalay in central Myanmar, before a major quake hit areas including the city on Nov. 11, 2012.

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Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - An Oct. 11, 2012 photo shows the Ryugyong Hotel under construction in Pyongyang, North Korea.

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9/11 group seeks continued support for Tohoku disaster victims

TOKYO, Japan - Lee Ielpi (far L), head of the September 11th Families' Association, meets reconstruction minister Tatsuo Hirano (R) in Tokyo on Oct. 26, 2012. Bereaved families of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States called for continued support for survivors of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that hit eastern and northeastern Japan in their meeting with the Japanese minister.

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A month after Benghazi attack

BENGHAZI, Libya - Photo shows a bedroom inside the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Oct. 16, 2012. U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three U.S. officials were killed when the compound was attacked on Sept. 11, 2012.

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A month after Benghazi attack

BENGHAZI, Libya - Photo shows the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Oct. 16, 2012. U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three U.S. officials were killed when the compound was attacked on Sept. 11, 2012.

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Carp with heart-shaped mark

KANAZAWA, Japan - Photo shows a carp with a heart-shaped mark on its face in Hisago pond at Kenrokuen Garden in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Oct. 11, 2012.

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China, German foreign chiefs

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (R) shakes hands with his German counterpart, Guido Westerwelle, ahead of talks in Beijing on Oct. 11, 2012. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Usain Bolt at Nissan HQ

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt strikes his signature pose before thousands of fans at the Nissan Global Headquarters Gallery in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Oct. 11, 2012. He was in Japan to attend events.

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Murakami fans disappointed at Nobel announcement

TOKYO, Japan - Fans of Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami, who had awaited the announcement by the Swedish Academy on the winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature while holding a joint reading session at a coffee house in Tokyo's Suginami Ward, look disappointed after learning on Oct. 11, 2012 that Murakami had not been chosen for the prestigious award.

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G-7 meeting in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows (from L to R) Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa, Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima and U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner during a meeting of G-7 finance chiefs in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2012. The finance ministers and central bank governors from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States held talks on the sidelines of the joint annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

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Japan PM, Liberian president

TOKYO, Japan - Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda shake hands before their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2012.

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Japan, Luxemburg PM

TOKYO, Japan - Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda shake hands before their talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2012.

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German finance minister

TOKYO, Japan - German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2012.

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Israel central bank chief

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2012.

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China's Mo wins Nobel Prize in Literature

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Mo Yan, a leading Chinese novelist. Mo, who does not flinch from taboo subjects such as sex and violence, has been awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Swedish Academy said Oct. 11, 2012.

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Jet flying test bed Hisho

NAGOYA, Japan - The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency shows reporters the aircraft Hisho, Japan's first "jet flying test bed" (jetFTB), at Nagoya airport in Aichi Prefecture on Oct. 11, 2012. It will be used to help in the development of domestically manufactured jet passenger aircraft.

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Jet flying test bed Hisho

NAGOYA, Japan - The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency shows reporters the aircraft Hisho, Japan's first "jet flying test bed" (jetFTB), at Nagoya airport in Aichi Prefecture on Oct. 11, 2012. It will be used to help in the development of domestically manufactured jet passenger aircraft.

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Fast Retailing aims for record 1 tril. yen in sales

TOKYO, Japan - Tadashi Yanai, president and chairman of Fast Retailing Co., holds a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 11, 2012. Fast Retailing said the same day it aims to achieve record group sales of more than 1 trillion yen for the current business year ending in August 2013, on the back of robust growth of its Uniqlo casual clothing chain business in Asia.

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Japan finance chief Jojima

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima speaks with reporters after a meeting of G-7 finance chiefs at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 11, 2012.

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Nobel laureate Yamanaka at interview

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka is interviewed by Kyodo News at Kyoto University in Kyoto on Oct. 11, 2012. The 50-year-old professor at the university was jointly awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on artificially derived multipurpose stem cells.

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Nobel laureate Yamanaka at interview

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka is interviewed by Kyodo News at Kyoto University in Kyoto on Oct. 11, 2012. The 50-year-old professor at the university was jointly awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on artificially derived multipurpose stem cells.

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Nobel laureate Yamanaka at interview

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese scientist Shinya Yamanaka is interviewed by Kyodo News at Kyoto University in Kyoto on Oct. 11, 2012. The 50-year-old professor at the university was jointly awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on artificially derived multipurpose stem cells.

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Japan, S. Korea finance chiefs

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima (L) and South Korean Strategy and Finance Minister Bahk Jae Wan (R) hold talks at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 11, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Japan, U.S. finance chiefs

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima (L) and U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (R) hold talks at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 11, 2012. (Pool photo)

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G-7 meeting in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The finance ministers and central bank governors from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States hold informal talks in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2012, on the sidelines of the joint annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

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G-7 meeting in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The finance ministers and central bank governors from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States hold informal talks in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2012, on the sidelines of the joint annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.

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Japan, S. Korea finance chiefs

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima (L) and South Korean Strategy and Finance Minister Bahk Jae Wan shake hands ahead of talks at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 11, 2012. (Pool photo)

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World Bank President Kim in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - World Bank President Jim Yong Kim (front) speaks at a press conference on Oct. 11, 2012 in Tokyo, where annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are being held.

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World Bank President Kim in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - World Bank President Jim Yong Kim speaks at a press conference on Oct. 11, 2012 in Tokyo, where annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are being held.

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Bangladesh finance minister

TOKYO, Japan - Bangladeshi Finance Minister A.M.A. Muhith speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2012.

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Shizuoka assembly votes down nuclear referendum bills

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2012 shows the plenary session of the Shizuoka prefectural assembly that voted down a revised bill calling for a referendum on whether to restart Chubu Electric Power Co.'s suspended Hamaoka nuclear power station. The original bill was tabled and voted down even after a civic group collected more than 160,000 signatures from people in the prefecture.

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National conference of JA farm lobby

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks during the JA conference in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2012. Japan's largest farm lobby adopted a resolution against the country joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations.

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National conference of JA farm lobby

TOKYO, Japan - Shinzo Abe, the leader of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, speaks during the JA conference in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2012. Japan's largest farm lobby adopted a resolution against the country joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations.

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JA's national conference

TOKYO, Japan - Farm minister Akira Gunji speaks during a national conference held by the JA group, in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2012. Japan's largest farm lobby is set to adopt a resolution against Japan joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations.

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JA's national conference

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Banzai, chairman of the Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives (JA-Zenchu), speaks during a national conference held by the JA group, Japan's largest farm lobby, in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2012. It is set to adopt a resolution against Japan joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations.

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JA's national conference

TOKYO, Japan - A national conference is held by the JA group, Japan's largest farm lobby, in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2012. It is expected to adopt a special resolution against Japan joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations.

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Meeting on Myanmar in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Myanmar's finance and revenue minister Win Shein (back) delivers a speech during a meeting of officials from Myanmar and its main creditors held in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2012 to discuss how to settle roughly $900 million in overdue debt to help the country's economic development. In the front is Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima.

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Meeting on Myanmar in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A meeting of officials from Myanmar and its main creditors is held in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2012 to discuss how to settle roughly $900 million in overdue debt to help the country's economic development.

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IMF chief Lagarde in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde (C) attends a press conference on Oct. 11, 2012, in Tokyo, where annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank are being held.

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Meeting on Myanmar in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Myanmar's finance and revenue minister Win Shein (L) and Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima shake hands during a meeting of officials from Myanmar and its main creditors held in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2012 to discuss how to settle roughly $900 million in overdue debt to help the country's economic development.

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Meeting on Myanmar in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima (back) speaks during a meeting of officials from Myanmar and its main creditors held in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2012 to discuss how to settle roughly $900 million in overdue debt to help the country's economic development. In the front is Myanmar's finance and revenue minister Win Shein.

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IMF chief Lagarde in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde (front) speaks at a press conference on Oct. 11, 2012, in Tokyo, where annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank are being held.

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IMF chief Lagarde in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde speaks at a press conference on Oct. 11, 2012, in Tokyo, where annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank are being held.

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IMF chief Lagarde in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde speaks at a press conference on Oct. 11, 2012, in Tokyo, where annual meetings of the IMF and the World Bank are being held.

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"Comfort women" photo exhibition

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows a handout for a controversial photo exhibition on Korean "comfort women" forced into wartime sex slavery by the Japanese military, which is scheduled to start at an Osaka gallery on Oct. 11, 2012.

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Ex-telecom exec to head budget airline Jetstar Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Miyuki Suzuki, who will become the chief executive officer of budget airline Jetstar Japan, holds a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Oct. 11, 2011. Japan Airlines Co., trading house Mitsubishi Corp. and the Qantas Group of Australia, which jointly set up Jetstar Japan, announced the same day the appointment of Suzuki, a former senior executive director of fixed-line phone service provider Japan Telecom Co., as the CEO of the airline that aims to begin flying by the end of 2012.