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Kobayashi gives up on F1 for 2013

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Kamui Kobayashi celebrating after coming third in a Formula 1 Grand Prix race at the Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture on Oct. 7, 2012. Kobayashi, who was Japan's only Formula 1 driver in 2012, announced on Dec. 18, 2012, that he has given up on competing in the elite series next season.

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Trans-Siberian Railway

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - A train carries crude oil on the Trans-Siberian Railway near Vladivostok in the Russian Far East on Oct. 18, 2012.

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Trans-Siberian Railway

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - A train carries containers on the Trans-Siberian Railway near Vladivostok in the Russian Far East on Oct. 18, 2012.

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Trans-Siberian Railway

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - A train carries coal on the Trans-Siberian Railway near Vladivostok in the Russian Far East on Oct. 18, 2012.

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Farm for abandoned animals

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Seiji Taniguchi, operator of "Sankyu Bokujo" (Thank You Farm) for abandoned animals, feeds a goat at the farm in Sanda, Hyogo Prefecture, on Oct. 18, 2012.

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Farm for abandoned animals

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Seiji Taniguchi, operator of "Sankyu Bokujo" (Thank You Farm) for abandoned animals, bends down to pet a male Japanese Shiba dog named Haru at the farm in Sanda, Hyogo Prefecture, on Oct. 18, 2012.

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Oil, gas expo in Libya

TRIPOLI, Libya - The Libyan government-sponsored Technology of Oil and Gas Expo is held in Tripoli on Oct. 18, 2012.

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Man Utd Kagawa in interview

MANCHESTER, Britain - Shinji Kagawa of Manchester United speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Manchester, England, on Oct. 18, 2012.

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Yankees swept by Tigers in ALCS

DETROIT, United States - Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers celebrates with teammates after the Tigers won Game 4 against the New York Yankees 8-1 at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 18, 2012, sweeping the Yankees to win the ALCS. The Tigers' Prince Fielder can be seen under the arm of Cabrera.

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Quake drill in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, United States - Participants hide under a table as the "ShakeOut" earthquake drill is held at the subway's Union Station in Los Angeles, California, on Oct. 18, 2012.

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Yankees swept by Tigers in ALCS

DETROIT, United States - Members of the Detroit Tigers celebrate after winning Game 4 against the New York Yankees 8-1 at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 18, 2012, sweeping the Yankees to win the ALCS.

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Yankees swept by Tigers in ALCS

DETROIT, United States - Members of the Detroit Tigers celebrate after winning Game 4 against the New York Yankees 8-1 at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 18, 2012, sweeping the Yankees to win the ALCS.

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Quake drill in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES, United States - Participants evacuate from a train as the "ShakeOut" earthquake drill is held in Los Angeles, California, on Oct. 18, 2012.

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Yankees swept by Tigers in ALCS

DETROIT, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki strikes out in the sixth inning of Game 4 of the American League Championship Series against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 18, 2012. The Yankees lost 8-1 and were swept out of the ALCS.

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Yankees swept by Tigers in ALCS

DETROIT, United States - Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers wallops a two-run home run in the fourth inning of Game 4 of the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 18, 2012. The Tigers won 8-1, sweeping the Yankees to win the ALCS.

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Astronaut Yui

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2012. Yui will travel into space in 2015 for a long-term stay on the International Space Station.

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Yankees swept by Tigers in ALCS

DETROIT, United States - Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers watches his two-run home run in the fourth inning of Game 4 of the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 18, 2012. The Tigers won 8-1, sweeping the Yankees to win the ALCS.

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Myanmar ethnic groups in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A Myanmar ethnic minority group member speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2012. Representatives from Myanmar's armed ethnic minority groups met that day in the Japanese capital to discuss the distribution of $3 million in humanitarian aid that will be provided by a Japanese philanthropic organization targeting the country's internally displaced.

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Event to promote seaberry

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna sumo wrestler Hakuho (L) takes part in the planting of a seaberry plant seedling on the campus of Takushoku University Hokkaido Junior College in Fukagawa, Hokkaido, on Oct. 18, 2012, in a ceremony to commemorate the start of a research program on how to mass produce the fruit in Japan. The fruit is common in central and northern Eurasia including Mongolia.

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Japanese foreign minister in Britain

LONDON, Britain - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (L) and British Foreign Secretary William Hague meet in London on Oct. 18, 2012.

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Actress Sylvia Kristel dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Dutch actress Sylvia Kristel visiting Tokyo in January 1977. The "Emmanuelle" heroine has died aged 60, her agent said Oct. 18, 2012.

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Myanmar ethnic groups in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Myanmar ethnic minority group members hold a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2012. Representatives from Myanmar's armed ethnic minority groups met that day in the Japanese capital to discuss the distribution of $3 million in humanitarian aid that will be provided by a Japanese philanthropic organization targeting the country's internally displaced.

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Actress Sylvia Kristel dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Dutch actress Sylvia Kristel holding a press conference in Tokyo in January 1977. The "Emmanuelle" heroine has died aged 60, her agent said Oct. 18, 2012.

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Japanese foreign minister in Britain

LONDON, Britain - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (R) and British Foreign Secretary William Hague (L) meet in London on Oct. 18, 2012.

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Shukan Asahi with story of Osaka Mayor Hashimoto

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows the Oct. 26, 2012, edition of the weekly magazine Shukan Asahi, published on Oct. 16, 2012, containing a story about Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, head of the political party Nippon Ishin no Kai, with an unflattering portrait of the politician. Hashimoto (back) speaks on the story at the Osaka city government offices on Oct. 18, 2012. The mayor said the previous day he will no longer speak to reporters from The Asahi Shimbun daily and Asahi Broadcasting Corp., to protest the story in the magazine.

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Actress Sylvia Kristel dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Tokyo in January 1977 shows Dutch actress Sylvia Kristel. The "Emmanuelle" heroine has died aged 60, her agent said Oct. 18, 2012.

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Tokyo's World Trade Center

TOKYO, Japan - File photo in February 2012 shows the World Trade Center Building in Tokyo. The building will be rebuilt due to the aging of the structure completed in 1970 as one of Japan's first skyscrapers, its operator said on Oct. 18, 2012.

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Astronaut Yui

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2012. Yui will travel into space in 2015 for a long-term stay on the International Space Station.

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Myanmar parliament

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (front L) attends a lower house plenary session in Naypyitaw on Oct. 18, 2012.

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Robotic suit for workers at nuclear accident sites

TOKYO, Japan - A person walks wearing a new model of the HAL robotic suit, with weight totaling 40 kilograms on the front and back, as the model is unveiled by maker Cyberdyne Inc. at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2012. The new model was developed to help workers wearing heavy protective gear against radiation exposure at nuclear accident sites.

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Robotic suit for workers at nuclear accident sites

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiyuki Sankai (R), a professor at the University of Tsukuba, stands beside a person wearing a new model of the HAL robotic suit at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2012. The new model, unveiled by maker Cyberdyne Inc., was developed by a team of researchers led by Sankai to help workers wearing heavy protective gear against radiation exposure at nuclear accident sites.

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Robotic suit for workers at nuclear accident sites

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a person wearing a new model of the HAL robotic suit at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2012, as the model is unveiled by maker Cyberdyne Inc. The new model was developed to help workers wearing heavy protective gear against radiation exposure at nuclear accident sites.

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Shizuoka to dispose of debris from quake-hit Iwate

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Employees of the Shizuoka city government and local residents, in Shizuoka city on Oct. 18, 2012, measure levels of airborne radiation from incinerated debris generated in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Four Shizuoka municipalities the same day started receiving shipments of debris from Iwate Prefecture for disposal.

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Lotte Marines' new skipper Ito

CHIBA, Japan - Tsutomu Ito speaks during a press conference in the city of Chiba on Oct. 18, 2012, after being unveiled as the new manager of Japanese pro baseball club Lotte Marines.

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Robotic suit for workers at nuclear accident sites

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a person wearing a new model of the HAL robotic suit at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2012, as the model is unveiled by maker Cyberdyne Inc. The new model was developed to help workers wearing heavy protective gear against radiation exposure at nuclear accident sites.

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Group of nonpartisan lawmakers visits Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Transport minister Yuichiro Hata (C) is pictured after paying homage at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2012. To the left is former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Makoto Koga. Lawmakers of a nonpartisan group, including Hata and another Cabinet minister, visited the Shinto shrine dedicated to the war-dead on the occasion of its fall festival.

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Shizuoka to dispose of quake debris from Iwate

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Photo shows combustible debris generated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, arriving for disposal at an incineration plant in Shizuoka city on Oct. 18, 2012. Four Shizuoka municipalities the same day started receiving debris from Iwate Prefecture for disposal.

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Group of nonpartisan lawmakers visits Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Postal privatization minister Mikio Shimoji (C back) is pictured at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2012. Lawmakers of a nonpartisan group, including Shimoji and another Cabinet minister, visited the Shinto shrine dedicated to the war-dead on the occasion of its fall festival.

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Group of nonpartisan lawmakers visits Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Lawmakers of a nonpartisan group visit Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2012, on the occasion of its fall festival. Two Cabinet ministers were among the visitors to the Shinto shrine dedicated to the war-dead.

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Group of nonpartisan lawmakers visits Yasukuni Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Lawmakers of a nonpartisan group visit Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Oct. 18, 2012, on the occasion of its fall festival. Two Cabinet ministers were among the visitors to the Shinto shrine dedicated to the war-dead.

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Volkswagen's new subcompact "up!"

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Volkswagen "up!" subcompact which the Japanese unit of the German automaker said on Sept. 18, 2012, it will begin selling in Japan on Oct. 1.

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Michelin gives top rating to 15 restaurants in western Japan

NARA, Japan - Chefs or owners of 15 restaurants hold oversized mock-ups of the 2012 Michelin guide for western Japan that covers Nara for the first time along with Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe, during an event in Nara on Oct. 18, 2011. The 2012 guide awarded the highest three-star rating to the 15 restaurants.

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Michelin gives top rating to 15 restaurants in western Japan

NARA, Japan - Nobuharu Yamamura (L), owner of Japanese restaurant Wa Yamamura in Nara, holds an oversized mock-up of the 2012 Michelin guide for western Japan that covers Nara for the first time along with Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe, during an event in Nara on Oct. 18, 2011. The 2012 guide awarded the highest three-star rating to 15 restaurants including Wa Yamamura. On the right is Bernard Delmas, president of Nihon Michelin Tire.