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Tohoku region eyes smartphone app to boost tourism

SENDAI, Japan - The first meeting by entities concerned toward developing "Guide Tohoku," a smartphone application that will provide tourist information on the Tohoku region and archives on the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, is held in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Oct. 27, 2014. Six northeastern Japan prefectures and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's Tohoku Regional Bureau announced the plan the same day.

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N. Korean soldier defects to South

SEOUL, South Korea - File photo shows the Gyeongui Line road from the South Korean side of the border with the North on Dec. 27, 2011. A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea on Oct. 6, 2012, across the heavily armed border after killing two of his superiors, the South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

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German film director Wenders in Fukushima Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Renowned German film director Wim Wenders visits the municipal office of the village of Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 27, 2011. People were advised to evacuate from the village due to the relatively high levels of radiation caused by the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

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Rescue efforts in quake-hit eastern Turkey

TOKYO, Japan - Search and rescue efforts continue through the rubble in Ercis, eastern Turkey, on Oct. 27, 2011, after the area was hit by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake on Oct. 23.

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Film director Wenders in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - German film director Wim Wenders (3rd from L) visits the village of Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 27, 2011. The village is designated as an evacuation zone due to the relatively high levels of radiation caused by the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

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Festival in China's Tibetan county

BEIJING, China - People in traditional costumes dance during a festival in Danba County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Sichuan Province in China on Oct. 27, 2011.

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Festival in China's Tibetan county

BEIJING, China - Photo taken Oct. 27, 2011, shows women who took part in a beauty contest held as part of a festival in Danba County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, in Sichuan Province in China

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Peru's deputy trade minister Posada

LIMA, Peru - Peru's deputy foreign trade minister Carlos Posada speaks in an interview in Lima on Oct. 27, 2011, about a round of negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade initiative that started Oct. 19 in the Peruvian capital.

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People in Cairo

CAIRO, Egypt - People pass by posters in central Cairo on Oct. 27, 2011, of candidates for parliamentary elections. The elections slated for Nov. 28, 2011, will be the first since President Hosni Mubarak was overthrown.

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Ukraina Hotel in Moscow

MOSCOW, Russia - Photo shows the Ukraina Hotel in Moscow lit up at 8:00 a.m., before sunrise at 8:24 a.m., on Oct. 27, 2011. The Russian government abolished winter time and the usual time shift on the last Sunday of October will not be conducted.

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Tents for quake victims in Turkey

VAN, Turkey - A man plays with children on Oct. 27, 2011, around tents where they take shelter in Van, eastern Turkey, after a massive earthquake hit the area earlier.

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Tents for quake victims in Turkey

VAN, Turkey - Photo taken Oct. 27, 2011, shows tents against the back drop of snow-covered mountains in Van, eastern Turkey, where a massive earthquake earlier destroyed many homes. People affected by the quake live in the tents.

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Freese's walk-off homer sends World Series to Game 7

ST. LOUIS, United States - David Freese of the St. Louis Cardinals rounds first base after blasting a walk-off home run in the 11th inning of Game 6 in the World Series against the Texas Rangers at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 27, 2011. The third baseman tied the game in the ninth with a two-run triple and hit the walk-off homer for the Cardinals to win the thriller 10-9, sending the series to Game 7 on Oct. 28 in St. Louis.

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Cardinals even World Series 3-3

ST. LOUIS, United States - Texas Rangers' Mike Napoli hits an RBI single during the fourth inning of Game 6 of the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 27, 2011. Cardinals won 10-9 in 11 innings, tying the World Series 3-3.

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Rescue operations in quake-hit Turkey

ERCIS, Turkey - People await their relatives to be found by rescue workers searching through the debris of a collapsed building in Ercis, eastern Turkey, on Oct. 27, 2011.

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Film director Wenders in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - German film director Wim Wenders (rear L) visits the village of Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 27, 2011. The village is designated as an evacuation zone due to the relatively high levels of radiation caused by the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

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Cardinals even World Series 3-3

ST. LOUIS, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Colby Lewis starts in Game 6 of the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 27, 2011. The Cardinals won 10-9 in 11 innings, tying the World Series 3-3.

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Cardinals even World Series 3-3

ST. LOUIS, United States - St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jaime Garcia starts in Game 6 of the World Series against the Texas Rangers at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 27, 2011. The Cardinals won 10-9 in 11 innings, tying the World Series 3-3.

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Panetta in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (L) and U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta shake hands before their meeting in Seoul on Oct. 27, 2011.

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Cardinals even World Series 3-3

ST. LOUIS, United States - St. Louis Cardinals' Lance Berkman hits a two-run home run during the first inning of Game 6 of the World Series against the Texas Rangers at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 27, 2011. The Cardinals won 10-9 in 11 innings, tying the World Series 3-3.

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New Olympus President speaks on past acquisition deals

TOKYO, Japan - New Olympus Corp. President Shuichi Takayama speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2011, a day after replacing Tsuyoshi Kikukawa as president of the camera and medical equipment maker. During the press conference, Takayama defended the company's past handling of acquisitions as legal and justifiable.

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New Olympus President speaks on past acquisition deals

TOKYO, Japan - New Olympus Corp. President Shuichi Takayama speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2011, a day after replacing Tsuyoshi Kikukawa as president of the camera and medical equipment maker. During the press conference, Takayama defended the company's past handling of acquisitions as legal and justifiable.

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Flooding in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - A road is flooded near the Grand Palace in Bangkok on the evening of Oct. 27, 2011.

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Flooding in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - A three-wheel auto rickshaw called a tuk-tuk drives along a flooded road near the Grand Palace in Bangkok on Oct. 27, 2011.

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German president pays tribute to WWI German POWs

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - German President Christian Wulff (R) places flowers at a monument marking a camp for German prisoners of war captured during World War I; in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, on Oct. 27, 2011. Some 1,000 German soldiers were imprisoned between 1917 and 1920 at the camp after being captured in China by the Japanese military.

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German president pays tribute to WWI German POWs

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - German President Christian Wulff (2nd from R) observes a moment of silence after placing flowers at a monument marking a camp for German prisoners of war captured during World War I; in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, on Oct. 27, 2011. Some 1,000 German soldiers were imprisoned between 1917 and 1920 at the camp after being captured in China by the Japanese military.

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Okinawa Gov. Nakaima meets PM Noda

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima (2nd from L) presents a written request on the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (2nd from R) at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2011. The governor urged the premier to relocate the base outside of the prefecture.

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Panetta in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta (L) and South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan Jin (R) meet in Seoul on Oct. 27, 2011.

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Okinawa Gov. Nakaima meets PM Noda

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) listens to Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima after receiving a written request on the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from him at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2011. The governor urged the premier to relocate the base outside of the prefecture.

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BOJ further loosens credit grip

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa enters the head office of the BOJ in Tokyo to attend a monetary policy meeting on Oct. 27, 2011. The central bank decided during the meeting to additionally ease its monetary policy. (Pool photo)