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"Battleship Island" in Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - Photo shows the interior of an apartment room on Hashima Island in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 29, 2012. The island, nicknamed "Gunkanjima" (battleship island), was once prosperous but became uninhabited after its coal mines closed in 1974.

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"Battleship Island" in Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 29, 2012, shows Hashima Shrine (back), the highest point on Hashima Island in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, and the shrine's name plate (front) fallen from the torii shrine gate. The island, nicknamed "Gunkanjima" (battleship island), was once prosperous but became uninhabited after its coal mines closed in 1974.

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"Battleship Island" in Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - Photo shows an apartment building on Hashima Island in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 29, 2012. The island, nicknamed "Gunkanjima" (battleship island), was once prosperous but became uninhabited after its coal mines closed in 1974.

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"Battleship Island" in Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - Photo shows Hashima Island in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 29, 2012. The island is nicknamed "Gunkanjima" (battleship island) due to the silhouette of its ruined structures and seawall. It was once prosperous but became uninhabited after its coal mines closed in 1974.

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"Battleship Island" in Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 29, 2012, shows posts of a conveyor belt that used to deliver coal on Hashima Island in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan. The island, nicknamed "Gunkanjima" (battleship island), was once prosperous but became uninhabited after the coal mines closed in 1974.

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Japan culture award

TOKYO, Japan - Art critic Shuji Takashina is pictured in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2012. He was selected on Oct. 30 among the six recipients of the Order of Culture, Japan's top cultural award, for the year.

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Prosecutors say convicted Nepalese not guilty

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyers defending Govinda Prasad Mainali smile during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2012, after prosecutors said in a retrial at the Tokyo High Court earlier the same day that the 46-year-old Nepalese man convicted of killing a Japanese woman in 1997 is not guilty, making his acquittal certain.

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U.N. Chief in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (L) and South Korean Prime Minister Kim Hwang Sik meet in Seoul on Oct. 29, 2012. Ban is formerly a South Korean foreign minister.

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Flowerbeds at Osaka Station City

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 29, 2012, shows flowerbeds set up at Osaka Station City in the city of Osaka.

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Japan culture award

TOKYO, Japan - Film director Yoji Yamada is pictured in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2012. The "It's Tough Being a Man" series director was selected on Oct. 30 among the six recipients of the Order of Culture, Japan's top cultural award, for the year.

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Isuzu opens 2nd factory in Thailand

CHACHOENGSAO, Thailand - Photo taken Oct. 29, 2012, shows a new plant opened the same day by Japan's Isuzu Motors Ltd. in the Gateway Industrial Estate in Chachoengsao, eastern Thailand.

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U.N. Chief in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (L) and South Korean Prime Minister Kim Hwang Sik shake hands before their meeting in Seoul on Oct. 29, 2012. Ban is formerly a South Korean foreign minister.

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Tokyo, Osaka bourses to integrate cash markets by July 2013

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Securities Exchange Co. President Michio Yoneda attends a press conference in Osaka on Oct. 29, 2012. Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. and Osaka Securities Exchange Co. said the same day they will integrate their cash equity markets into the TSE by July 2013 after their merger on Jan. 1, 2013.

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Protest in China

NINGBO, China - People surround a wreath placed at an intersection following rumors that a university student was killed by police during a demonstration against a chemical plant expansion project in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China, on Oct. 29, 2012.

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Protest in China

NINGBO, China - Wreaths are placed at an intersection following rumors that a university student was killed by police during a demonstration against a chemical plant expansion project in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China, on Oct. 29, 2012.

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Chemical plants in Ningbo

NINGBO, China - Photo shows chemical plants in the Zhenhai area of Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China, on Oct. 29, 2012. Demonstrations took place in the city protesting a chemical plant expansion project.

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Methane hydrates found in waters of Japan's EEZ

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 29, 2012, at Tokyo's Meiji University shows methane hydrates extracted in the Sea of Japan. A research group led by the university, the Kitami Institute of Technology and the University of Tokyo said the same day methane hydrates, viewed as a next-generation energy source, have been found under the sea in two areas of Japan's exclusive economic zone.

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Flowerbeds at Osaka Station City

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 29, 2012, shows flowerbeds set up at Osaka Station City in the city of Osaka.

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Sibos conference of global financiers

OSAKA, Japan - The four-day Sibos conference of world banking and financial leaders opens Oct. 29, 2012, in Osaka, with more than 5,000 people expected to attend the industry organization's first-ever meeting in Japan.

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Kotoshogiku announces engagement

HISAYAMA, Japan - Kotoshogiku (R), a 28-year-old ozeki, lifts Makiko Fukuchi, his 29-year-old fiancee, in Hisayama, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2012, as the couple announce their engagement.

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Maehara's Tokyo "office" comes under suspicion

TOKYO, Japan - National Policy Minister Seiji Maehara meets the press in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2012. The home of Maehara's secretary, registered as the main office of his support group in Tokyo, booked over 10 million yen in costs between 2005 and 2010 in political funds reports, though it is not clear whether substantive work was performed there, people familiar with the matter said the same day.

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Kansai Electric mulling electricity rate hikes

OSAKA, Japan - Kansai Electric Power Co. President Makoto Yagi is pictured during a press conference at the utility's head office in the city of Osaka on Oct. 29, 2012. Yagi said Kansai Electric is considering hiking electricity charges for all of its customers, increasing the likelihood it will become the first utility after Tokyo Electric Power Co. to resort to such action to address business conditions following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis.

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Maehara's Tokyo "office" comes under suspicion

TOKYO, Japan - National Policy Minister Seiji Maehara (C) meets the press in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2012. The home of Maehara's secretary, registered as the main office of his support group in Tokyo, booked over 10 million yen in costs between 2005 and 2010 in political funds reports, though it is not clear whether substantive work was performed there, people familiar with the matter said the same day.

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Kansai Electric mulling electricity rate hikes

OSAKA, Japan - Kansai Electric Power Co. President Makoto Yagi is pictured during a press conference at the utility's head office in the city of Osaka on Oct. 29, 2012. Yagi said Kansai Electric is considering hiking electricity charges for all of its customers, increasing the likelihood it will become the first utility after Tokyo Electric Power Co. to resort to such action to address business conditions following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis.

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Japan prime minister makes policy speech

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda delivers a policy speech at the Diet building in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2012.

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New sumo ranking list

DAZAIFU, Japan - Sumo champion Harumafuji holds the new sumo ranking list in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2012. The Mongolian yokozuna is placed the top rank in the list for the upcoming Kyushu meet.

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USJ has 100 millionth guest

OSAKA, Japan - Yumiko Yamashita from Tokyo holds a number plate at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka on Oct. 29, 2012, upon becoming the 100 millionth visitor to the U.S.-originated Hollywood movie theme park since its opening in March 2001.

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Convicted Nepalese to be acquitted

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Govinda Prasad Mainali and his wife Radha wave at their home in Kathmandu on Oct. 29, 2012, as his retrial in a high-profile murder case began the same day at the Tokyo High Court. Japanese prosecutors said at the court in the retrial that the Nepalese man convicted of killing a Japanese woman in 1997 is not guilty, making his acquittal certain.

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New sumo ranking list

DAZAIFU, Japan - Sumo champion Harumafuji holds the new sumo ranking list in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 29, 2012. The Mongolian yokozuna is placed the top rank in the list for the upcoming Kyushu meet.

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Sibos conference of global financiers

OSAKA, Japan - The four-day Sibos conference of the world's banking and financial leaders opens on Oct. 29, 2012, in Osaka, with more than 5,000 people expected to attend the industry organization's first-ever meeting in Japan.

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USJ has 100 millionth guest

OSAKA, Japan - Yumiko Yamashita from Tokyo holds a number plate at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka on Oct. 29, 2012, upon becoming the 100 millionth visitor to the U.S.-originated Hollywood movie theme park since its opening in March 2001.

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Convicted Nepalese to be acquitted

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Govinda Prasad Mainali waves at his home in Kathmandu on Oct. 29, 2012, as his retrial in a high-profile murder case began the same day at the Tokyo High Court. Japanese prosecutors said at the court in the retrial that the Nepalese man convicted of killing a Japanese woman in 1997 is not guilty, making his acquittal certain.

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Iwakuni airport building completed

IWAKUNI, Japan - Photo shows the terminal building of Iwakuni airport in Yamaguchi Prefecture on Oct. 29, 2012. The building was completed the same day for the airport's launch on Dec. 13 for joint use with the U.S. forces.

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Sibos conference of global financiers

OSAKA, Japan - The four-day Sibos conference of the world's banking and financial leaders opens on Oct. 29, 2012, in Osaka, with more than 5,000 people expected to attend the industry organization's first-ever meeting in Japan.