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Hatoyama in Thailand to attend ASEAN summit

HUA HIN, Thailand - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (C) and other leaders of ASEAN countries pose for commemorative photographs ahead of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Hua Hin, Thailand, on Oct. 23, 2009. (Pool photo)

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Japan, Thailand prime ministers in summit talk in Thailand

HUA HIN, Thailand - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L) and Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva shake hands ahead of their bilateral talks held on the sideline of summit talks related to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Hua Hin, Thailand, on Oct. 23, 2009. (Pool photo)

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Hungary's Sebestyen takes lead after Rostelecom Cup short program

MOSCOW, Russia - Hungary's Julia Sebestyen, the 2004 European champion, performs during the women's short program at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Oct. 23, 2009, to take a narrow lead over American Alissa Czisny with 57.94 points. Czisny scored 57.64, with Japan's Miki Ando following in third with 57.18.

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Japan, Thailand prime ministers in summit talk in Thailand

HUA HIN, Thailand - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L) and Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (R) meet before summit talks related to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Hua Hin, Thailand, on Oct. 23, 2009. (Pool photo)

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Ando 3rd, Asada 6th after Rostelecom Cup short program

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Miki Ando performs during the women's short program at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Oct. 23, 2009. The 2007 world champion took third place after underrotating and stumbling on a triple Lutz-triple loop in her program.

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Ando 3rd, Asada 6th after Rostelecom Cup short program

MOSCOW, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's short program at the Rostelecom Cup in Moscow on Oct. 23, 2009. The 2008 world champion was a distant sixth delivering a subpar performance with a stumble on her opening triple axel and other minor errors.

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Hatoyama arrives in Thailand to attend ASEAN summit

HUA HIN, Thailand - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and his wife Miyuki arrive in Hua Hin, Thailand, on Oct. 23, 2009, to attend a summit related to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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H.K. electric car maker optimistic about European markets

HONG KONG, China - Photo shows the MyCar, Hong Kong's first home-grown electric car launched by EuAuto Technology, that was put on sale Oct. 23, 2009. The MyCar, a two-seater golf-cart look-alike manufactured in southern China's Dongguan, runs on a battery that takes eight hours to fully charge and can travel at least 80 kilometers with a top speed of 64 km per hour.

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Japan's Kozuka 2nd at Cup of Russia short program

MOSCOW, Japan - Japan's Takahiko Kozuka performs a men's short program at the Cup of Russia in Moscow on Oct. 23, 2009. Kozuka executed the program with few mistakes, collecting 75.50 points.

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Kato cruises to 500-m title at single-distance nat'ls

NAGANO, Japan - Joji Kato skates to a new meet record of 34.93 seconds on his first run en route to victory in the men's 500 meters on the opening day of the speed skating single-distance national championships on Oct. 23, 2009, at M-Wave ice arena in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture.

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2 JR West execs resign over dubious handling of accident probe

OSAKA, Japan - West Japan Railway Co. President Takayuki Sasaki bows in apology during a news conference on Oct. 23, 2009, at the transport ministry after submitting the company's report on its executives' questionable handling of the investigation process into a 2005 fatal train derailment. Two of its executives resigned the same day over their handling of the process.

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Hatoyama heads to Thailand with 'East Asian community' initiative

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, with his wife Miyuki, waves to government officials at Haneda airport as he heads for Thailand on Oct. 23, 2009, to meet his Asia-Pacific counterparts for a series of summits, at which he is expected to seek support for his ''East Asian community'' concept for closer regional cooperation.

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Round decorative mirror in Nara's repository

NARA, Japan - Visitors look at a "heiraden haino enkyo" round mirror with a mother-of-pearl inlay design on the back, in the collection of the Shosoin state repository, during a press event at Nara National Museum in Nara City on Oct. 23, 2009, before its annual public showing.

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Actor Oshio pleads guilty to drug use

TOKYO, Japan - A car believed to be carrying actor-singer Manabu Oshio is surrounded by camera crews and reporters as it arrives at the Tokyo District Court in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2009. Oshio pleaded guilty on the first day of his trial to the charge of taking the synthetic drug MDMA in August.

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5 leaders miss ASEAN summit opening in Thailand

HUA HIN, Thailand - Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva delivers a speech at the outset of the ASEAN summit in the southern Thai resort town of Hua Hin on Oct. 23, 2009. Five of the 10 state leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations missed the opening of their annual summit.

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Nishimatsu agrees on redress fund with former forced laborers

TOKYO, Japan - Shao Yicheng, one of five Chinese victims of forced labor during World War II, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2009, after Nishimatsu Construction Co. agreed to set up a 250 million yen trust fund to compensate the five and 360 former co-workers.

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Round decorative mirror in Nara's repository

NARA, Japan - A visitor looks at a "heiraden haino enkyo" round mirror with a mother-of-pearl inlay design on the back, in the collection of the Shosoin state repository, during a press event at Nara National Museum in Nara City on Oct. 23, 2009, before its annual public showing.

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Nishimatsu agrees on redress fund with former forced laborers

TOKYO, Japan - Shao Yicheng (L), one of five Chinese victims of forced labor during World War II, shakes hands with a lawyer representing Nishimatsu Construction Co. during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2009, after Nishimatsu agreed to set up a 250 million yen trust fund to compensate the five and 360 former co-workers.

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Gov't works out 1st set of measures to boost employment

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama addresses a meeting of the government's emergency task force intended to tackle the severe unemployment situation at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 23, 2009.