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Spanish artist holds exhibition in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - Jose Maria Sicilia, an eminent Spanish modern artist, speaks about an exhibition in Fukushima of his works inspired by the sounds produced by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster, during an interview on Oct. 4, 2013 in Tokyo.

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Madame Tussauds waxworks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A woman poses for a photo with a waxwork of late movie star Audrey Hepburn (L) on display at an exhibition organized by London's Madame Tussauds wax museum at Decks Tokyo Beach in Tokyo's Daiba district on Oct. 6, 2011. The ''Madame Tussauds Tokyo'' exhibition through Jan. 4, 2012, features around 20 waxworks of celebrities and characters.

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Madame Tussauds waxworks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Yuko Oshima (L), a member of Japanese pop idol group AKB48, poses with a waxwork of herself on display at an exhibition organized by London's Madame Tussauds wax museum at Decks Tokyo Beach in Tokyo's Daiba district on Oct. 19, 2011. The ''Madame Tussauds Tokyo'' exhibition through Jan. 4, 2012, features around 20 waxworks of celebrities and characters.

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Madame Tussauds waxworks in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A woman poses for a photo with a waxwork of American actor Johnny Depp on display at an exhibition organized by London's Madame Tussauds wax museum at Decks Tokyo Beach in Tokyo's Daiba district on Oct. 6, 2011. The ''Madame Tussauds Tokyo'' exhibition through Jan. 4, 2012, features around 20 waxworks of celebrities and characters.

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'Cool Japan' promotion event in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Photo shows a ''Harajuku Street Style'' Japanese casual fashion shop in a department store in Singapore on Oct. 4, 2011. Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry unveiled on Oct. 6, 2011, the first round of public-private joint projects to promote ''Cool Japan'' culture drive in Singapore. Products from 15 Japanese fashion brands are sold at stores collectively called Harajuku Street Style for three months from October.

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Indonesian girls vie to become S.E. Asian twins of AKB48

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Finalists for JKT48, the first overseas sister group of Japanese all-girl pop group AKB48, sing and dance during a performance class in Jakarta on Oct. 4, 2011.

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People in Kandahar

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A local leader delivers a speech at a meeting in the Daman district, Kandahar Province, in southern Afghanistan on Oct. 4, 2011.

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Indonesian girls vie to become S.E. Asian twins of AKB48

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Finalists for JKT48, the first overseas sister group of Japanese all-girl pop group AKB48, pose with Minami Takahashi (C), the latter's Team A captain, during her visit to Jakarta on Oct. 4, 2011.

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Ex-Ukraine president Kravchuk

KIEV, Ukraine - Former Ukraine President Leonid Kravchuk gives an interview in Kiev on Oct. 4, 2011. The first president of Ukraine said that the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident played a large part in his decisive role in the voluntary abandonment of nuclear weapons in the country.

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Occupy Wall St. protests spread to Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Protesters march near the White House in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 4, 2011, as the Occupy Wall Street protests against an unequal society, which began in New York in September 2011, have spread to the U.S. capital.

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Occupy Wall St. protests in New York

NEW YORK, United States - A young woman and man meditate as part of the Occupy Wall Street protests against an unequal society in a park near Wall Street in New York on Oct. 4, 2011.

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Occupy Wall St. protests in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Protesters hold up placards with messages against big companies as part of the Occupy Wall Street protests against an unequal society in a park near Wall Street in New York on Oct. 4, 2011.

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Rangers vs. Rays in ALDS

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Sean Rodriguez (R) scores from first base after sliding into Texas Rangers catcher Mike Napoli on a double by Matt Joyce during the second inning of an American League Division Series game at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Oct. 4, 2011. Rangers won the game 4-3 and advanced to the American League Championship Series after beating the Rays 3-1 in the best-of-five ALDS.

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Rangers advance to AL c'ship series

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Neftali Feliz (L) celebrates with catcher Mike Napoli at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Oct. 4, 2011 for securing a place in the American League Championship Series after getting the last batter to ground out to second in the ninth inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Rangers defeated Rays 4-3, winning their American League Division Series 3-1.

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Nobel literature prize selector Englund

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Peter Englund, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, which selects the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Stockholm on Oct. 4, 2011, prior to the announcement of the 2011 recipient on Oct. 6. The head of the academy said that there has been a ''European bias'' in selecting winners and that this trend will be corrected in the future.

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Noda meets tourism organization chief

TOKYO, Japan - World Tourism Organization Secretary General Taleb Rifai (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) meet at the premier's office in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2011. Noda asked for the U.N. agency's continued support of Japan's efforts to recover from the March quake and tsunami.

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Taiwan opposition leader in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - The chief policy maker of the governing Democratic Party of Japan, Seiji Maehara (L), and Tsai Ing-wen, president of Taiwan's opposition Democratic Progressive Party, shake hands in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2011. During their meeting, Maehara expressed gratitude for the Taiwanese people's help to Japan following the March 11 earthquake-tsunami disaster and the subsequent nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant

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Gold 'osechi' New Year food container

TOKYO, Japan - A woman displays the lid of a 18.9 million yen gold container for ''osechi'' New Year specialty food, in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2011. Major Japanese department store operator Takashimaya Co. said it will sell the container to commemorate 180 years since its founding.

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Japanese ryokan group launches drive to woo wealthy Asians

SINGAPORE, Singapore - A consortium of some of the most exclusive ryokans, or Japanese-style inns, holds a press conference in Singapore on Oct. 4, 2011. The Ryokan Collection, which groups some 30 top-tier ryokans across Japan, has launched a promotion to woo wealthy Southeast Asian tourists.

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CEATEC Japan 2011

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors attend an exhibition at CEATEC Japan 2011, the biggest information technology and electronics fair in Japan, held at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 4, 2011. The fair began the same day and runs through Oct. 8, 2011.

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Genkai nuclear plant's No. 4 reactor

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken in June 2011 from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 4 reactor at the Genkai nuclear power plant in the town of Genkai, Saga Prefecture. The reactor automatically shut down on Oct. 4, 2011, after an abnormality was detected in the condenser of its secondary cooling water system, according to its operator Kyushu Electric Power Co.

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CEATEC Japan 2011

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors attend an exhibition at CEATEC Japan 2011, the biggest information technology and electronics fair in Japan, held at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 4, 2011. The fair began the same day and runs through Oct. 8, 2011.

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Racehorse Symboli Rudolf dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Symboli Rudolf (10) and jockey Yukio Okabe winning the Japanese Derby in Tokyo in 1984. The seven-time Grade One winner in Japan died on Oct. 4, 2011, in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, at the age of 30. The thoroughbred was inducted into the Japan Racing Association Hall of Fame in 1987.

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Entrance ceremony at aviation college

MIYAZAKI, Japan - New students sing the school song at an entrance ceremony for the Civil Aviation College in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 4, 2011. The ceremony which had initially been scheduled in June was delayed after its Sendai branch in Miyagi Prefecture was damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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9 N. Korean defectors leave for S. Korea

FUKUOKA, Japan - A bus carrying nine North Korean defectors is parked beside a Korean Air jet at Fukuoka airport in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, at around 9:40 a.m. on Oct. 4, 2011, ahead of their departure for South Korea in accordance with their wishes to seek asylum there. Tokyo and Seoul arranged the transfer of the defectors who were found adrift on a wooden boat off Ishikawa Prefecture in September 2011.

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9 N. Korean defectors leave for S. Korea

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nine North Korean defectors are transferred from a bus to a Korean Air jet at Fukuoka airport in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, at 9:49 a.m. on Oct. 4, 2011, to depart for South Korea in accordance with their desire to seek asylum there. Tokyo and Seoul arranged the transfer of the defectors who were found adrift on a wooden boat off Ishikawa Prefecture in September 2011.

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9 N. Korean defectors leave for S. Korea

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nine North Korean defectors aboard a Japan Coast Guard airplane (front) arrive at Fukuoka airport in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, at 9:07 a.m. on Oct. 4, 2011, to head for South Korea in accordance with their wishes aboard a Korean Air plane (back). Tokyo and Seoul arranged the transfer of the defectors who were found adrift on a wooden boat off Ishikawa Prefecture in September 2011.

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9 N. Korean defectors leave for S. Korea

FUKUOKA, Japan - A Korean Air jet carrying nine North Korean defectors takes off from Fukuoka airport in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, at 10:45 a.m. on Oct. 4, 2011. The transfer of the defectors who were found adrift on a wooden boat off Ishikawa Prefecture in September 2011 was arranged between Tokyo and Seoul in accordance with their wishes to seek asylum in South Korea.

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PM Noda at meeting of Rengo labor group

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks at a convention of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation known as Rengo, at the Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2011. Noda asked for understanding about tax hikes to secure funds to finance reconstruction following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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9 N. Korean defectors leave for S. Korea

OMURA, Japan - A bus carrying nine North Korean defectors leaves a Justice Ministry facility in the city of Omura, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, at around 8 a.m. on Oct. 4, 2011. The defectors, who were found adrift on a wooden boat off Ishikawa Prefecture in September 2011, departed for South Korea in accordance with their wishes from Fukuoka airport the same day.

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Shosoin repository at Todaiji temple

NARA, Japan - Officials of the Imperial Household Agency and other messengers attend the annual ritual to open the doors of the treasure house in Shosoin repository at Todaiji temple in the city of Nara on Oct. 4, 2011. Treasures including the artifacts that belonged to Emperor Shomu in the Nara Period will be examined and cleaned by the time of a ceremony to close the doors on Dec. 1. Sixty-three items from the repository will be displayed at the 63rd annual exhibition to be held from Oct. 29 to Nov. 14 at Nara National Museum.

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Rengo labor group shifts to opposing nuclear power

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuaki Koga, president of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation known as Rengo, speaks during its convention at the Tokyo International Forum in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2011. The leader of Japan's largest labor organization, also the largest supporter of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, said it is necessary to ultimately aim for a society that does not rely on nuclear power, a turnaround from the organization's previous stance of promoting the construction of nuclear power plants.