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Capital of unrecognized Somaliland

TOKYO, Japan - A monument of a combat airplane, made in the former Soviet Union, is displayed against the backdrop of a building under construction in Hargeisa, the capital of the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland, northeastern Somalia, on Oct. 13, 2010. The airplane was used in a civil war during the 1980s.

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Capital of unrecognized Somaliland

TOKYO, Japan - A man steers a wagon pulled by a donkey on Oct. 13, 2010, in Hargeisa, the capital of the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland, northeastern Somalia.

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Capital of unrecognized Somaliland

TOKYO, Japan - A boy smiles as he poses for a photo in Hargeisa, the capital of the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland, northeastern Somalia, on Oct. 13, 2010.

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Lesser panda twin cubs

FUKUI, Japan - Twin lesser panda cubs are displayed with their mother (R) at Nishiyama Zoo in Sabae, Fukui Prefecture, on Oct. 13, 2010. The zoo has begun showing to visitors two pairs of lesser panda cubs born in June.

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Lesser panda twin cubs

FUKUI, Japan - Twin lesser panda cubs are displayed at Nishiyama Zoo in Sabae, Fukui Prefecture, on Oct. 13, 2010. The zoo has begun showing to visitors two pairs of lesser panda cubs born in June.

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N. Koreans start talking about future leader Kim Jong Un

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A Korean People's Army officer poses in front of the U.S. Navy intelligence ship Pueblo, seized by North Korea in 1968, in Pyongyang on Oct. 13, 2010. The 26-year-old said she was studying words of guidance every week by Kim Jong Un, the youngest son of leader Kim Jong Il and the country's leader-in-waiting.

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German museum to hold Hitler exhibition

BERLIN, Germany - A poster of Adolf Hitler is displayed Oct. 13, 2010, at the German Historical Museum in Berlin ahead of the Oct. 15 start of the country's first comprehensive exhibition on the fascist dictator since the end of World War II.

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German museum to hold 1st Hitler exhibition

BERLIN, Germany - Busts of Adolf Hitler are on display on Oct. 13, 2010, at the German Historical Museum in Berlin ahead of the Oct. 15 start of the country's first comprehensive exhibition on the fascist dictator after the end of World War II.

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German museum to hold 1st Hitler exhibition

BERLIN, Germany - Posters of Adolf Hitler are on display on Oct. 13, 2010, at the German Historical Museum in Berlin ahead of the Oct. 15 start of the country's first comprehensive exhibition on the fascist dictator after the end of World War II.

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German Historical Museum to hold 1st Hitler exhibition

BERLIN, Germany - An extra edition reporting the death of Adolf Hitler is on display Oct. 13, 2010, at the German Historical Museum in Berlin starting Oct. 15, the country's first comprehensive exhibition on the fascist dictator after the end of World War II.

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New White House chief of staff Rouse with Japan envoy

WASHINGTON, United States - Pete Rouse (C), newly appointed White House chief of staff, poses for photos with Japanese Ambassador to the United States Ichiro Fujisaki (R) at the ambassador's official residence in Washington on Oct. 13, 2010. Rouse said his deceased mother, a Japanese American, would be proud of him for having spoken with Emperor Akihito when he visited Japan with U.S. President Barack Obama in November 2009.

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Japan's Saiki meets Chinese officials

BEIJING, China - Akitaka Saiki, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, leaves the Chinese Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Oct. 13, 2010, after meetings with the ministry's top official on Japan policy and Wu Dawei, China's special envoy on Korean Peninsula policy. Saiki is believed to have discussed a possible Japan-China summit on the sidelines of Association of Southeast Asian Nations meetings in Hanoi slated for late October as well as the resumption of the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program.

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Presidents of Iran, Lebanon at press conference

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) and Lebanese President Michel Sleiman attend a press conference in the Lebanese capital of Beirut on Oct. 13, 2010. Ahmadinejad said Iran will support Lebanon's fight against Israel during his first visit to Lebanon as president.

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Tokyo Sky Tree lit up

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo Sky Tree tower, under construction in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, is partially lit up on a trial basis on Oct. 13, 2010. The 634-meter-tall tower for terrestrial digital broadcasting is expected to be completed in the winter of 2011.

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Ex-PM Hatoyama in interview

SEOUL, South Korea - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks during an interview in Seoul on Oct. 13, 2010. Hatoyama called for an early resumption of the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program and a communicative approach in dealing with Pyongyang.

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Tokyo Sky Tree lit up

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo Sky Tree tower, under construction in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, is partially lit up on a trial basis on Oct. 13, 2010. The 634-meter-tall tower for terrestrial digital broadcasting is expected to be completed in the winter of 2011.

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Krumm, Morita in doubles at Japan Women's Open

OSAKA, Japan - Kimiko Date Krumm (L) and Ayumi Morita play against Shuko Aoyama and Rika Fujiwara in a doubles match at the Japan Women's Open in Osaka on Oct. 13, 2010. Aoyama and Fujiwara beat Krumm and Morita 6-7, 6-3, 10-8.

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PM Kan, Nobel laureate Suzuki at premier's office

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and Akira Suzuki, co-winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize in chemistry and a professor emeritus at Hokkaido University, chat at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2010. Kan congratulated Suzuki, saying his achievement would encourage young people to become more interested in science and technology.

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Aoyama, Fujiwara in doubles at Japan Women's Open

OSAKA, Japan - Shuko Aoyama (R) and Rika Fujiwara play against Kimiko Date Krumm and Ayumi Morita in a doubles match at the Japan Women's Open in Osaka on Oct. 13, 2010. Aoyama and Fujiwara beat Krumm and Morita 6-7, 6-3, 10-8.

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2010 Praemium Imperiale laureates

TOKYO, Japan - The 2010 laureates of the Praemium Imperiale arts prize, (from L) Italian artist Enrico Castellani, German artist Rebecca Horn, Japanese architect Toyo Ito, Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini and Italian actress Sophia Loren, attend the award ceremony at Meiji Kinenkan hall in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2010. The annual award by the Japan Art Association was inaugurated in 1989 in honor of late Prince Takamatsu, uncle of Emperor Akihito.

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Hiroshima Peace Watch reset

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Peace Watch in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, which has been counting the days from the most recent nuclear test, is reset to 28 days on Oct. 13, 2010. The United States declared that it conducted a subcritical nuclear test on Sept. 15 in a Nevada underground test site.

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Mets' Takahashi returns to Japan

NARITA, Japan - New York Mets pitcher Hisanori Takahashi (L) speaks to reporters upon his arrival at Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, from the United States on Oct. 13, 2010, after completing his 1st season in MLB. Takahashi recorded 10 wins, 6 losses and 8 saves.

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Ishikawa practices for Japan Open

NAGOYA, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa smiles during a practice session for the Japan Open at Aichi Country Club on Oct. 13, 2010. If 19-year-old Ishikawa wins the tournament starting Oct. 14, he would be the youngest champion of the 83-year-old major.

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Biodiversity talks

NAGOYA, Japan - Fernando Casas of Colombia (R) and Timothy Hodges of Canada, co-chairs of the ad hoc working group on access and benefit-sharing of the biodiversity convention, speak at a press conference in Nagoya on Oct. 13, 2010. The working group meets on Oct. 13-15 prior to the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP10, which will be held on Oct. 18-29.

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Namigata loses in 2nd round of Japan Women's Open

OSAKA, Japan - Junri Namigata of Japan attempts to return the ball to Samantha Stosur of Australia in the second round of the Japan Women's Open in Osaka on Oct. 13, 2010. Defending champion Stosur strolled into the quarterfinals after a 6-0, 6-3 victory over Namigata.

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Myanmar refugees arrive in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Two families of Myanmar refugees arrive at Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 13, 2010, under a U.N.-promoted third country resettlement program.

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Lounge for frequent flyers in Haneda's new terminal

TOKYO, Japan - All Nippon Airways Co. unveils a lounge for frequent flyers at Haneda airport's new international terminal in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2010. The new terminal is scheduled to be opened on Oct. 21.

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Nagasaki protests U.S. subcritical nuclear test

NAGASAKI, Japan - Atomic bomb survivors protest a U.S. subcritical nuclear test as they stage a sit-in in Nagasaki on Oct. 13, 2010.

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Japan rugby coach Kirwan

TOKYO, Japan - John Kirwan, head coach of the Japan national rugby team, holds a rugby scarf in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2010. The Japan Rugby Football Union the same day announced the team roster ahead of games against Samoa and Russia.

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Crown Prince Naruhito hikes up Mt. Ibuki

MAIBARA, Japan - Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito (R) enjoys the view from the peak of Mt. Ibuki located in Shiga and Gifu prefectures on Oct. 13, 2010.

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Japan's beer shipments record 1st rise in 6 years

TOKYO, Japan - A supermarket employee in Tokyo's Meguro Ward stacks up cases of inexpensive ''third-category'' beer-like beverages in August 2010. Shipments of beer and beer-like beverages between July and September logged the first year-on-year increase in six years for the reporting quarter due to scorching summer weather in statistics released on Oct. 13, 2010.

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Countdown board for Kyushu shinkansen operation in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A board counting down the days until the start of the Sanyo-Kyushu Shinkansen Line is unveiled at JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka on Oct. 13, 2010, with mascot characters ''Kumamon'' (L) and ''Guriboo'' (R in back) of Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures attending the event.

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Ishikawa practices for Japan Open

NAGOYA, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa practices for the Japan Open at Aichi Country Club on Oct. 13, 2010. If 19-year-old Ishikawa wins the tournament starting Oct. 14, he would be the youngest champion of the 83-year-old major.

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Chile miners rescue

TOKYO, Japan - Staff members show their delight at the Chilean Embassy in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2010, after hearing the news that the rescue of trapped workers at the San Jose mine in northern Chile has begun.

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Toyota to use sugarcane-based material for car interior lining

NAGOYA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. said on Oct. 13, 2010, that it will introduce a new vehicle lining material -- bio-polyethylene terephthalate, or bio-PET -- that is made 30 percent from sugarcane to reduce petroleum consumption.

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2nd batch of Myanmar refugees head to Japan

BANGKOK, Thailand - The second group of Myanmar refugee families arrive at Bangkok international airport on Oct. 13, 2010, to head to Japan under a U.N.-promoted third country resettlement program.

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Haneda airport's renovated domestic terminal

TOKYO, Japan - A selection of chairs and tables from around the world are seen at the domestic terminal building at Haneda airport in Tokyo, which opened for business on Oct. 13, 2010.

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U.S. subcritical nuclear test draws protests in Japan

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Protesters, including members of the Hiroshima Council of A-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, stage a sit-in at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park on Oct. 13, 2010, in protest of a recent U.S. subcritical nuclear test.

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Chile miners rescue

TOKYO, Japan - Chile's Ambassador to Japan Patricio Torres (front, L) and staff members at the country's embassy in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2010, are jubilant after watching TV news reports that the first of 33 trapped miners at the San Jose mine in northern Chile has been safely winched to the surface.

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Japan boxer offers aid to Chile

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese welterweight champion Takejiro Kato (C) hands a donation to Chilean Ambassador to Japan Patricio Torres (L) at the Chilean Embassy in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2010. Kato, whose mother is Chilean, offered the aid to persons affected by the high-profile accident at the San Jose mine in northern Chile. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Chile miners rescue

TOKYO, Japan - Chile's Ambassador to Japan Patricio Torres (front, L) and staff members at the country's embassy in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2010, are jubilant after watching TV news reports that the first of 33 trapped miners at the San Jose mine in northern Chile has been safely winched to the surface.

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Rescue of Chilean miners

TOKYO, Japan - Chilean Ambassador to Japan Patricio Torres (R in back) watches a TV broadcast of the rescue operation for 33 trapped miners at the San Jose mine in northern Chile at the country's embassy in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2010.

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Haneda airport's renovated domestic terminal

TOKYO, Japan - A ribbon-cutting ceremony is held to mark the opening of the expanded domestic terminal building at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Oct. 13, 2010.