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Hatsune Miku brings about change in Japan music scene

TOKYO, Japan - Graphics designer Atsushi Wakamura smiles in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2012, in front of computer panels showing promotion videos he has created for Hatsune Miku, a computer-generated idol singer. (Photo by Makoto Hori)

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Demonstration in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Workers demonstrate demanding better working conditions near an industrial complex in Bekasi Regency, Indonesia, on Oct. 3, 2012.

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Swiss Buddhist monk

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Swiss Buddhist monk Kurt Genso is pictured in Hashimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, on Oct. 3, 2012. He has launched a fund-raising campaign in Japan to construct a school building in Laos, as a seminary there is short of money necessary to educate its growing ranks of young devotees studying to pursue a religious career.

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Life in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Visitors enjoy an attraction at the Kaeson Youth Park, an amusement park in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Oct. 3, 2012.

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Life in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Many people visit the Kaeson Youth Park, an amusement park in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Oct. 3, 2012.

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Japan's civilian exchanges with S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Participants in a Japan-South Korea exchange festival in Seoul on Oct. 3, 2012, take commemorative pictures, with a woman (2nd from L) wearing "Chimageogori" traditional Korean dress while a man (C) and a woman (R) wear "yukata" Japanese summer kimonos.

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Yankees win American League East

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (L) and pitcher Hiroki Kuroda celebrate at Yankee Stadium in New York after the team clinched the American League East pennant on Oct. 3, 2012.

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Iran currency crisis

TEHRAN, Iran - A currency exchange is closed in central Tehran on Oct. 3, 2012, amid demonstrations over the plunge in the Iranian rial.

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Yankees win American League East

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi (R) and outfielder Ichiro Suzuki celebrate at Yankee Stadium in New York after the team clinched the American League East pennant on Oct. 3, 2012.

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Athletics win American League West

OAKLAND, United States - Players and fans celebrate after the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 12-5 at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California, on Oct. 3, 2012, to clinch the American League West pennant.

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Yankees win American League East

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (L) and pitcher Hiroki Kuroda celebrate at Yankee Stadium in New York after the team clinched the American League East pennant on Oct. 3, 2012.

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Athletics win American League West

NEW YORK, United States - Oakland Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes (L) douses infielder Jemile Weeks with champagne after the Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 12-5 at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California, on Oct. 3, 2012, to clinch the American League West pennant.

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Yankees win American League East

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki douses infielder Derek Jeter (front) with champagne at Yankee Stadium in New York after the team clinched the American League East pennant on Oct. 3, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Athletics win American League West

OAKLAND, United States - Players exchange high-fives with fans after the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 12-5 at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California, on Oct. 3, 2012, to clinch the American League West pennant.

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Malaysia royal couple in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (2nd from R) and Malaysian King Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (2nd from L) make a toast with Malaysian Queen Haminah Hamidun (R) and Japanese Empress Michiko (L) during a banquet at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2012. The Malaysian royal couple were in Japan as state guests. (Pool photo)

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Malaysia royal couple in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (R) speaks during a banquet for Malaysian King Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (L) and Queen Haminah Hamidun at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2012. The Malaysian royal couple were in Japan as state guests. (Pool photo)

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Iran currency crisis

TEHRAN, Iran - Security officers extinguish a garbage fire on a road in central Tehran on Oct. 3, 2012, amid demonstrations over the plunge in the Iranian rial.

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Japan-S. Korea cultural event

SEOUL, South Korea - Participants join hands and dance at a Japan-South Korea cultural exchange event in Seoul on Oct. 3, 2012.

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Books on "Diaoyu Islands"

BEIJING, China - Books on the "Diaoyu Islands" are displayed at a bookstore in Beijing on Oct. 3, 2012, in criticism toward Japan following Tokyo's nationalization of the group of Japanese-administered, Chinese-claimed islands in the East China Sea, which Japan calls the Senkaku Islands and China calls the Diaoyu Islands.

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"Golden saury"

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 3, 2012, shows a "golden saury" on display at Seibu department store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district. The fish is one of two golden saury that were landed in Ofutato, Iwate Prefecture. Uoko Co. purchased the fish for 10,000 yen each at Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market and put them on display in different places in Tokyo.

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Murray at Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Britain's Andy Murray plays a shot against Lukas Lacko of Slovakia in a singles second round match of the Japan Open at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2012. Top seed Murray won 6-1, 6-2, to advance to the quarterfinals.

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Tipsarevic at Japan Open

TOKYO, Japan - Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia prepares to play a backhand volley against Gilles Simon of France in a singles first round match of the Japan Open at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2012. The Serbian third seed won 4-6, 6-3, 6-1.

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Police conduct drill ahead of IMF meetings in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A police officer apprehends a man with a gun during a drill conducted by the Metropolitan Police Department in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2012, in preparation for the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in the capital from Oct. 9 to 14.

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Japan foreign minister offers apology to Australian POWs

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (far R) attends a meeting with former Australian prisoners of war at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2012. Gemba expressed remorse and apologized in the meeting for the suffering inflicted on them by the Japanese military during World War II.

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Police conduct drill ahead of IMF meetings in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Riot squad members overpower mock mobs during a drill conducted by the Metropolitan Police Department in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2012, in preparation for the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in the capital from Oct. 9 to 14.

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Police conduct drill ahead of IMF meetings in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Riot squad members (R back) stand before fire during a drill conducted by the Metropolitan Police Department in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2012, in preparation for the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in the capital from Oct. 9 to 14.

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Japan women's volleyball coach Manabe

TOKYO, Japan - Masayoshi Manabe, who has accepted the Japan Volleyball Association's request to stay on as women's national team coach, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2012.

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ASEAN maritime meeting

MANILA, Philippines - Senior government officials and maritime experts from Southeast Asia join hands in Manila on Oct. 3, 2012, as they gathered for the 3rd ASEAN Maritime Forum to discuss ways on how to "forge cooperative links" to further strengthen maritime security and safety in the region.

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Japan shale oil extraction

YURIHONJO, Japan - A man holds a beaker containing shale oil, which has undergone centrifuge separation, after being extracted from the Ayukawa oil and gas field in Yurihonjo, Akita Prefecture, on Oct. 3, 2012. Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. succeeded in the test drilling of shale oil at the field, extracting such oil for the first time in Japan.

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Japan shale oil extraction

YURIHONJO, Japan - Liquid containing shale oil is pumped to the surface at the Ayukawa oil and gas field in Yurihonjo, Akita Prefecture, on Oct. 3, 2012. Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. succeeded in the test drilling of shale oil at the field, extracting such oil for the first time in Japan.

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Indonesia general strike

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Workers gather at an industrial complex in the suburbs of Jakarta to demand pay hikes and improved working conditions on Oct. 3, 2012. Major labor unions in Indonesia staged a general strike that day.

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Malaysia royal couple in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Malaysian King Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah is welcomed in a Ground Self-Defense Force honor guard ceremony at the Imperial Palce in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2012. The Malaysian king and Queen Haminah Hamidun were in Japan as state guests. (Pool photo)

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Japan opposition leader in Fukushima

NARAHA, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party chief Shinzo Abe wears a mask in Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 3, 2012, before a visit to the crisis-hit Fukushima Nuclear Power Station. Abe visited municipalities hit by the nuclear crisis following his election as leader of the main opposition party in late September.

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Japan opposition leader in Fukushima

NAMIE, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party chief Shinzo Abe (3rd from R) listens to a resident's explanations during a visit to the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 3, 2012, where residents have evacuated due to the nuclear crisis. Abe visited municipalities hit by the crisis following his election as leader of the main opposition party in late September.

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Japan shale oil extraction

YURIHONJO, Japan - Photo shows shale oil (upper part of liquid in the beaker) which has undergone centrifuge separation after being extracted from the Ayukawa oil and gas field in Yurihonjo, Akita Prefecture, on Oct. 3, 2012. Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. succeeded in the test drilling of shale oil at the field, extracting such oil for the first time in Japan.

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Japan shale oil extraction

YURIHONJO, Japan - A man holds a beaker containing shale oil, which has undergone centrifuge separation, after being extracted from the Ayukawa oil and gas field in Yurihonjo, Akita Prefecture, on Oct. 3, 2012. Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. succeeded in the test drilling of shale oil at the field, extracting such oil for the first time in Japan.

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Japan shale oil extraction

YURIHONJO, Japan - Liquid containing shale oil is pumped to the surface at the Ayukawa oil and gas field in Yurihonjo, Akita Prefecture, on Oct. 3, 2012. Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. succeeded in the test drilling of shale oil at the field, extracting such oil for the first time in Japan.

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Japan shale oil extraction

YURIHONJO, Japan - Liquid containing shale oil is pumped to the surface at the Ayukawa oil and gas field in Yurihonjo, Akita Prefecture, on Oct. 3, 2012. Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. succeeded in the test drilling of shale oil at the field, extracting such oil for the first time in Japan.

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Tokyo Station Hotel reopens

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Tokyo Station Hotel on Oct. 3, 2012. The upscale hotel reopened that day, after having been closed for six and a half years, in the renovated red-brick Tokyo Station building.

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Malaysia royal couple in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (front R) and Empress Michiko (R) chat with Malaysian King Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (front L) and Queen Haminah Hamidun (C) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2012. The Malaysian royal couple was in Japan as state guests. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo Station Hotel reopens

TOKYO, Japan - Employees welcome guests as the Tokyo Station Hotel on Oct. 3, 2012. The upscale hotel reopened that day, after having been closed for six and a half years, in the renovated red-brick Tokyo Station building.

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Tokyo Station Hotel reopens

TOKYO, Japan - A ceremony is held to mark the reopening of the Tokyo Station Hotel on Oct. 3, 2012. The upscale hotel resumed operation, after having been closed for six and a half years, in the renovated red-brick Tokyo Station building.

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Malaysia royal couple in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Malaysian King Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (3rd from L) shakes hands with Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito as the Malaysian king and Queen Haminah Hamidun (L) are welcomed at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2012. Japanese Emperor Akihito (4th from L), Empress Michiko (2nd from L), Prince Akishino (4th from R) and Princess Kiko (3rd from R) are also present to greet the Malaysian royal couple, who were in Japan as state guests. (Pool photo)

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Malaysia royal couple in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (R) meet Malaysian King Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (3rd from L) and Queen Haminah Hamidun (2nd from R) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 3, 2012. The Malaysian royal couple was in Japan as state guests. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo Station Hotel reopens

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in May 2012 shows a guest room in the Tokyo Station Hotel. The upscale hotel reopened on Oct. 3, 2012, after having been closed for six and a half years, in the renovated red-brick Tokyo Station building.

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Tokyo Station Hotel reopens

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 24, 2012, shows a suite room in the Tokyo Station Hotel. The upscale hotel reopened on Oct. 3, 2012, after having been closed for six and a half years, in the renovated red-brick Tokyo Station building.

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Tokyo Station Hotel reopens

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 24, 2012, shows the view of Tokyo Station from a suite room in the Tokyo Station Hotel. The upscale hotel reopened on Oct. 3, 2012, after having been closed for six and a half years, in the renovated red-brick Tokyo Station building.

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Nippon Steel, Sumitomo Metal to merge

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Steel Corp. President Shoji Muneoka (L center) and Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. President Hiroshi Tomono (R center) speak to reporters after a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2011. The No. 1 and No. 3 steelmakers in Japan announced the same day their plan to merge by Oct. 1, 2012, to become the world's second-largest steelmaker in terms of crude steel production capacity.