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Russian sheds light on "unknown" Japan-Russia history

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 11, 2013 in Tokyo shows Olga Molkina, a Russian woman whose grandparents were saved by a Japanese ship in the 1917 Russian Revolution, speaking about her efforts to deepen relationships between Russia and Japan through her search for the captain of the ship Yomeimaru.

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Young breeder of rhinos

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 11, 2013 shows a female Indian rhinoceros named Gopon at the Kanazawa Zoo, run by the Yokohama municipal government. Gopon is pregnant and due to give birth in mid-January 2014.

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Norwegian Nobel Committee head

OSLO, Norway - Thorbjorn Jagland, chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, is interviewed in Oslo on Oct. 11, 2013, after the committee awarded the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons "for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons."

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Dejan Stankovic

NOVI SAD, Serbia - Serbia's former captain Dejan Stankovic acknowledges supporters' cheers as he is withdrawn during the first half of an international soccer friendly match with Japan in Novi Sad, Serbia, on Oct. 11, 2013. It was his 103rd and last appearance for the Serbian national team. Serbia won 2-0.

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OPCW wins Nobel Peace Prize

OSLO, Norway - Thorbjorn Jagland, chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, holds a press conference in Oslo on Oct. 11, 2013, after the committee awarded the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons "for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons."

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Motegi, Oliver

VANCOUVER, Canada - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (L) shakes hands with Canada's Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver during a joint press conference in Vancouver on Oct. 11, 2013.

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SNH48

SHANGHAI, China - Mariya Suzuki (L) and Sae Miyazawa, Japanese members of SNH48, perform in Shanghai on Oct. 11, 2013. They performed for the first time as members of the Shanghai sister unit of Japan's all-girl pop group AKB48.

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Hagoromo Foods

TOKYO, Japan - Combined photo shows the three canned tuna products of Hagoromo Foods Corp. subject to a recall announced on Oct. 11, 2013. Hagoromo Foods will recall a total of 6.72 million cans of its mainstay Sea Chicken Mild tuna products as some consumers complained of allergic reactions after eating them.

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G-20 meeting

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso (L) and Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda hold a press conference after attending a meeting of G-20 financial ministers and central bankers in Washington on Oct. 11, 2013.

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Hospital fire

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an orthopedic hospital in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, where 10 people died in a predawn fire on Oct. 11, 2013.

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OPCW wins Nobel Peace Prize

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - File photo from September 2013 shows the headquarters of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in The Hague, the Netherlands. The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize to the OPCW on Oct. 11, 2013, "for its extensive efforts to eliminate chemical weapons."

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China-Taiwan forum

SHANGHAI, China - Experts and scholars hold the first China-Taiwan cross-strait peace forum meeting in Shanghai on Oct. 11, 2013.

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Detained American's mother

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Myunghee Bae is pictured after visiting her son Kenneth Bae, a U.S. man who has been detained in North Korea for nearly a year, at a hospital in Pyongyang on Oct. 11, 2013. The woman said her son's health "did not look that bad."

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Detained American's mother

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Myunghee Bae is pictured after visiting her son Kenneth Bae, a U.S. man who has been detained in North Korea for nearly a year, at a hospital in Pyongyang on Oct. 11, 2013. The woman said her son's health "did not look that bad."

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1st post-Fukushima nuclear disaster drill

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 11, 2013, in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows a fire-fighting exercise in the first major nuclear disaster drill conducted by the Japanese government following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi atomic power plant accident, on the assumption that an earthquake triggers an accident at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear power plant.

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Vettel at F1 Japan Grand Prix

SUZUKA, Japan - German Formula One racing driver Sebastian Vettel leaves the pit for a free practice session at Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 11, 2013, the first day of the Japan Grand Prix.

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1st post-Fukushima nuclear disaster drill

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 11, 2013, shows employees in the main control room at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear power plant in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, in the first major nuclear disaster drill conducted by the Japanese government following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi atomic power plant accident, on the assumption that an earthquake triggers an accident at the Sendai plant.

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Vettel at F1 Japan Grand Prix

SUZUKA, Japan - German Formula One racing driver Sebastian Vettel gets set for a free practice session at Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 11, 2013, the first day of the Japan Grand Prix.

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Meeting after TPP summit

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front) speaks at a meeting of Cabinet ministers concerned with the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2013, after the TPP summit held Oct. 8 in Bali, Indonesia. To the right is Akira Amari, minister in charge of TPP issues.

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Meeting after TPP summit

TOKYO, Japan - A meeting of Cabinet ministers concerned with the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations is held at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2013, after the TPP summit in Bali, Indonesia, earlier in the week. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is seen second from left.

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Swedish interior gadget store

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 11, 2013, shows the interior of the first overseas outlet of Swedish interior gadget store chain Lagerhaus, which opened the same day in a large suburban shopping complex in the town of Kanmaki, Nara Prefecture.

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Swedish interior gadget store

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 11, 2013, shows the interior of the first overseas outlet of Swedish interior gadget store chain Lagerhaus, which opened the same day in a large suburban shopping complex in the town of Kanmaki, Nara Prefecture.

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Hospital fire

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an orthopedic hospital in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, where 10 people died in a predawn fire on Oct. 11, 2013.

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Hospital fire

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an orthopedic hospital in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, where 10 people died in a predawn fire on Oct. 11, 2013.

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Fire at Fukuoka hospital

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken on the morning of Oct. 11, 2013, shows an orthopedic hospital in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka, where a fire broke out earlier that morning. Ten people were confirmed dead after the fire.

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Fire at Fukuoka hospital

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken on the morning of Oct. 11, 2013, shows the severely damaged ground floor of an orthopedic hospital in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka, where a fire broke out earlier that morning. Ten people were confirmed dead after the fire.

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Fire at Fukuoka hospital

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken on the morning of Oct. 11, 2013, shows the severely damaged ground floor of an orthopedic hospital in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka, where a fire broke out earlier that morning. Ten people were confirmed dead after the fire.

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Fire at Fukuoka hospital

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken on the morning of Oct. 11, 2013, shows an orthopedic hospital (R) in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka, where a fire broke out earlier that morning. Ten people were confirmed dead after the fire.

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Fire at Fukuoka hospital

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken on the morning of Oct. 11, 2013, shows an orthopedic hospital in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka, where a fire broke out earlier that morning. Ten people were confirmed dead after the fire.

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Peach to start flying between Kansai, Narita airports

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Peach Aviation Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Shinichi Inoue (C) and company staff at a press conference in Tokyo on June 11, 2013. The low-cost carrier said that day it will start two round-trip flights daily between Kansai airport and Narita airport on Oct. 27. The new service will be the first flights serving the Tokyo metropolitan area by Peach Aviation, which has been using Kansai International Airport in western Japan as its hub.

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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.