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Nagano man sets new record for calculating value of pi

NAGANO, Japan - Shigeru Kondo (front) holds his Guinness World Record certificate in Iida, Nagano Prefecture, on Oct. 16, 2011, awarded for calculating the value of pi to 10 trillion digits using a self-made personal computer, beating the previous record of five trillion digits he set in August 2010. Standing behind him is his wife Yukiko.

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China arms of Japanese firms recruit students in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - An employee of the Chinese arm of Jatco Ltd., a Shizuoka Prefecture-based auto parts maker, interviews a foreign student studying in Japan on Oct. 16, 2010, at a recruitment event in Tokyo.

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Giants beat Phillies

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Juan Uribe of the San Francisco Giants hits a single against the Philadelphia Phillies in the sixth inning of Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Oct. 16, 2010, at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. The Giants won 4-3.

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Giants' Lincecum pitches against Phillies

PHILADELPHIA, United States - San Francisco Giants starter Tim Lincecum pitches against the Philadelphia Phillies during Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Oct. 16, 2010, at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. Lincecum allowed three runs in seven innings and led the team to a 4-3 win.

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Giants beat Phillies

PHILADELPHIA, United States - The members of the San Francisco Giants celebrate after beating the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 in Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Oct. 16, 2010, at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia.

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Rangers get even with Yankees

ARLINGTON, United States - The Texas Rangers' David Murphy (L) high-fives a teammate, with manager Ron Washington (R) standing by his side, after crossing the plates in the third inning of Game 2 of the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees on Oct. 16, 2010, at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. Murphy drove in two runs with a home run and a double as the team beat the Yankees 7-2, leveling the series at one game each.

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Rangers get even with Yankees

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers starter Colby Lewis pitches against the New York Yankees in Game 2 of the American League Championship Series on Oct. 16, 2010, at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The Rangers beat the Yankees 7-2, leveling the series at one game each.

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Giants beat Phillies

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Jayson Werth of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a two-run homer against the San Francisco Giants during the sixth inning of Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Oct. 16, 2010, at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. The Giants won 4-3.

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Rangers get even with Yankees

ARLINGTON, United States - David Murphy of the Texas Rangers hits a homer against the New York Yankees during the second inning of Game 2 of the American League Championship Series on Oct. 16, 2010, at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The Rangers beat the Yankees 7-2, leveling the series at one game each.

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Giants' Lincecum pitches against Phillies

PHILADELPHIA, United States - San Francisco Giants starter Tim Lincecum reacts after allowing a homer by the Philadelphia Phillies' Carlos Ruiz (front) during the third inning of Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Oct. 16, 2010, at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. Lincecum allowed three runs in seven innings and led the team to a 4-3 win.

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Giants' Ross hits 2 homers against Phillies

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Cody Ross of the San Francisco Giants watches his homer, his second off Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies in two consecutive at-bats, during the fifth inning of Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Oct. 16, 2010, at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. The Giants won 4-3.

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Chinese protesters damage Japanese retail stores

CHENGDU, China - Security officers at a store operated by Japanese retailer Ito-Yokado Co. in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, sit by an entrance of the store on Oct. 16, 2010, after protesters caused damage earlier the same day during a rally against Japan over the disputed Senkaku Islands, called Diaoyu in China.

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Giants beat Phillies

PHILADELPHIA, United States - The San Francisco Giants' Cody Ross (L) is congratulated by Tim Lincecum after hitting a homer against the Philadelphia Phillies in the third inning of Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Oct. 16, 2010, at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. The Giants won 4-3.

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Protesters damage Ito-Yokado store in China

CHENGDU, China - A man looks at shattered window glass at a store operated by Japanese retailer Ito-Yokado Co. in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, on Oct. 16, 2010, after protesters barged into the store and caused damage during a rally against Japan over the disputed Senkaku Islands, called Diaoyu in China, earlier the same day.

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Giants beat Phillies

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Philadelphia Phillies starter Roy Halladay pitches against the San Francisco Giants during Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Oct. 16, 2010, at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. The Giants won 4-3.

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Protesters damage Ito-Yokado store in China

CHENGDU, China - People stand in front of a store operated by Japanese retailer Ito-Yokado Co. in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, after protesters barged in and caused damage on Oct. 16, 2010, during a rally against Japan over the disputed Senkaku Islands, called Diaoyu in China.

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Protest against China held in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Demonstrators march in protest against China for its handling of a collision between a Chinese trawler and Japanese Coast Guard patrol boats near the disputed Senkaku Islands in September in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Oct. 16, 2010.

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1st APEC meeting on food security in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - Participants, including Japanese farm minister Michihiko Kano (C, front), pose for photos during the first day of a ministerial meeting on food security of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Niigata City on Oct. 16, 2010. The two-day meeting was held for the first time to discuss ways to expand the availability of food through agriculture development, investment and trade.

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Krumm beats Peer to advance to finals

OSAKA, Japan - Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan competes against Shahar Peer of Israel during the Japan Women's Open semifinals on Oct. 16, 2010, at Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka. The 40-year-old veteran beat Peer to advance to the finals.

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Peer defeated by Krumm

OSAKA, Japan - Third-seeded Shahar Peer of Israel plays against Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan during the Japan Women's Open semifinals on Oct. 16, 2010, at Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka. Peer was defeated by the Japanese veteran.

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Krumm beats Peer to advance to finals

OSAKA, Japan - Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan competes against Shahar Peer of Israel during the Japan Women's Open semifinals on Oct. 16, 2010, at Utsubo Tennis Center in Osaka. The 40-year-old veteran beat Peer to advance to the finals.

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Working group meeting on biodiversity ends divided

NAGOYA, Japan - Timothy Hodges (L) and Fernando Casas (C), who co-chaired a meeting of the Working Group on Access and Benefit Sharing of Genetic Resources, hold a press conference after the meeting with Ahmed Djoghlaf (R), the executive secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on Oct. 16, 2010, in Nagoya. The industrialized and developing countries remained divided on how to share benefits from the use of genetic resources, ahead of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, or COP10, which starts Oct. 18.

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Easy-to-operate robot dances

TOKYO, Japan - A robot that is easy to operate even without the knowledge of programming language dances on stage in a demonstration at the Digital Content Expo in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2010. The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology has developed the software Choreonoid enabling a robot to make complicated moves like dancing by moving computer graphics of the robot on a display by a mouse before the action.

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Autumn leaves to reach peak in Nikko

TOKYO, Japan - The changing colors of leaves in the Okunikko area in the city of Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, with Mt. Nantai in the background, is shown in a photo taken from a helicopter on Oct. 16, 2010. The fall foliage in the area will reach its peak around Oct. 23, later than usual due to the heat which lasted into September, according to the local tourism office.

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Easy-to-operate robot dances

TOKYO, Japan - A robot (C) that is easy to operate even without the knowledge of programming language dances on stage with human dancers in a demonstration at the Digital Content Expo in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2010. The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology has developed the software Choreonoid enabling a robot to make complicated moves like dancing by moving computer graphics of the robot on a display by a mouse before the action.

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Easy-to-operate robot dances

TOKYO, Japan - A robot (C) that is easy to operate even without the knowledge of programming language dances on stage with human dancers in a demonstration at the Digital Content Expo in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2010. The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology has developed the software Choreonoid enabling a robot to make complicated moves like dancing by moving computer graphics of the robot on a display by a mouse before the action.

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Olympic champion Uchishiba to retire

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Masato Uchishiba, a two-time Olympic men's 66-kilogram champion. The 32-year-old is set to retire, the All Japan Judo Federation announced Oct. 16, 2010.

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Japan's first biodiesel train launched in Hyogo Pref.

KASAI, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 16, 2010, shows a train on the Hojo Railway line at Kasai in Hyogo Prefecture which runs on biodiesel fuel using used edible oil.

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Japan's first biodiesel train launched in Hyogo Pref.

KASAI, Japan - Nehime, a female monkey born in March who serves as a master at Hojomachi Station on the Hojo Railway line in Hyogo Prefecture, poses for photos besides a train in the city of Ono in the prefecture on Oct. 16, 2010. The railway company launched Japan's first biodiesel-fuel train service using used edible oil.

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Baby monkeys serve as stationmasters

KASAI, Japan - Rakan, a male monkey born in July who serves as a master at Hojomachi Station on the Hojo Railway line in Hyogo Prefecture, takes a ride on a train in Kasai on Oct. 16, 2010. The railway company launched the same day Japan's first biodiesel-fuel train service using used edible oil.

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Japan's first biodiesel train launched in Hyogo Pref.

KASAI, Japan - Chozo Nakagawa (L), the mayor of Kasai in Hyogo Prefecture who serves as a master at Hojomachi Station on the Hojo Railway line, holds bottles containing biodiesel fuel in a photo session in Kasai on Oct. 16, 2010, with two baby monkeys (R) who also take the role of stationmasters.

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1st APEC meeting on food security in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Michihiko Kano (C) addresses the first day of a ministerial meeting on food security of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Niigata City on Oct. 16, 2010. The two-day meeting was held for the first time to discuss ways to expand the availability of food through agriculture development, investment and trade.

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Baby monkeys serve as stationmasters

KASAI, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 16, 2010, shows two baby monkeys in Kasai, Hyogo Prefecture -- Nehime (L), a female born in March, and Rakan (R), a male born in July, who serve as masters at Hojomachi Station on the Hojo Railway line in Hyogo Prefecture.

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New York Philharmonic makes debut in Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam - The New York Philharmonic performs at the Opera House in Hanoi on Oct. 16, 2009, making its debut in Vietnam as part of memorial events marking the 15th anniversary of normalization between Vietnam and the United States in 2010.

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Japan FY 2010 budget requests total record 95 tril. yen

TOKYO, Japan - Senior Vice Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks about budgetary requests for fiscal 2010 at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2009. Japan's general-account budget for fiscal 2010 on a request basis reached an all-time high of 95.04 trillion yen.