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Swedish enterprise minister

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Annie Loof, Swedish minister for enterprise, delivers a speech during a seminar on housing problems for the youth in Stockholm on Oct. 4, 2012.

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Swedish enterprise minister

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Annie Loof, Swedish minister for enterprise, delivers a speech during a seminar on housing problems for the youth in Stockholm on Oct. 4, 2012.

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Christians seek new ways to spread word in modern Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Masachika Namba, pastor at the Shibetsu Church of the United Church of Christ in Japan, talks about his editing policy for the local church's free paper "Let us run" at the church in Shibetsu, Hokkaido, on Oct. 4, 2012.

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"Wolf Children" model home

TOYAMA, Japan - Photo on Oct. 4, 2012, shows Masami Yamazaki and his wife Yoriko Yamazaki, who own an old house in the town of Kamiichi, Toyama Prefecture, which is the model for the home of the heroine and her children in the hit animation film "Okami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki" (The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki).

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"Wolf Children" model home

TOYAMA, Japan - Photo on Oct. 4, 2012, shows an approximately 120-year-old house in the town of Kamiichi, Toyama Prefecture. The old folk dwelling has attracted fans as it is the inspiration for the home of the heroine and her children in the hit animation film "Okami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki" (The Wolf Children Ame and Yuki).

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Former abductees' family regains "ordinary life" in Japan hometown

TOKYO, Japan - Abduction victims Yasushi Chimura (L) and his wife Fukie hold a press conference in Obama, Fukui Prefecture, on Oct. 4, 2012 ahead of the 10th anniversary of their return to Japan from North Korea.

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Uniqlo on U.S. West Coast

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Fast Retailing Co. President Tadashi Yanai speaks to the press in San Francisco on Oct. 4, 2012, ahead of the opening of the first Uniqlo store in the city the following day. Yanai said the company aims to open 10 Uniqlo casual clothing stores on the West Coast of the United States at an early date.

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Brewers' Aoki wraps up season

MILWAUKEE, United States - Norichika Aoki of the Milwaukee Brewers leaves after clearing his locker at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Oct. 4, 2012. Aoki ended his first season in the big leagues as the Brewers wrapped up their campaign with a third-place finish in the National League Central Division.

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Uniqlo on U.S. West Coast

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Photo taken on Oct. 4, 2012, shows a Uniqlo casual clothing store in San Francisco, which will be opened by Fast Retailing Co. on Oct. 5 as its first one on the West Coast of the United States.

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PSY holds concert in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Popular South Korean rapper PSY (C) performs in Seoul on Oct. 4, 2012.

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PSY holds concert in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - The audience respond during a concert by popular South Korean rapper PSY in Seoul on Oct. 4, 2012.

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PSY holds concert in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Popular South Korean rapper PSY performs in Seoul on Oct. 4, 2012.

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Ancient Japanese pots at British Museum

LONDON, Britain - Tamio Mori (R), mayor of Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, and Tatsuo Kobayashi, a professor emeritus at Kokugakuin University, attend a ceremony to mark the exhibition of two ancient pots dating from Japan's Jomon era at the British Museum in London on Oct. 4, 2012. The pots are being exhibited for the first time outside Japan.

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Ancient Japanese pots at British Museum

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows two ancient pots dating from Japan's Jomon era at the British Museum in London on Oct. 4, 2012. The museum began exhibiting the crown pot (L) and the flame pot (R) the same day for the first time outside Japan.

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Japan emperor, empress greets

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Alois of Liechtenstein (R) is greeted by Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor, empress greets Liechtenstein prince

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Alois of Liechtenstein (L) shakes hands with Japanese Emperor Akihito when he is greeted by the emperor and Empress Michiko (R) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Minister received donations from Chinese-controlled firm

TOKYO, Japan - New Japanese Justice Minister Keishu Tanaka holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2012, after his office confirmed he received a total of 420,000 yen in donations from a firm operated by a Chinese national over a four-year period from 2006. The donations could have violated a law that bans political contributions from foreign individuals and entities.

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U.S. Marines begin operating Osprey aircraft in Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - An MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft returns to the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 4, 2012. The Marine Corps began to operate the Osprey tilt-rotor planes deployed at the Futenma base, located in a densely populated area, amid lingering local opposition to the deployment.

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Minister received donations from Chinese-controlled firm

TOKYO, Japan - New Japanese Justice Minister Keishu Tanaka holds a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 4, 2012, after his office confirmed he received a total of 420,000 yen in donations from a firm operated by a Chinese national over a four-year period from 2006. The donations could have violated a law that bans political contributions from foreign individuals and entities.

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Frankfurt customs confiscates violinist Janke's Stradivarius

TOKYO, Japan - Violinist Yuki Manuela Janke, a resident of Germany, poses with a Stradivarius violin in Tokyo in September 2012. The violin was confiscated by customs officers at the international airport in Frankfurt later in the month, the Nippon Music Foundation, a Japanese entity leasing the instrument, said Oct. 4, 2012. The German customs authority said it will keep the violin, one of the most coveted makes, unless Janke pays a duty of 120 million yen, on the grounds it is an item that needs to be declared for taxation.

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U.S. Marines begin operating Osprey aircraft in Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - An MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft flies over the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 4, 2012. The Marine Corps began to operate the Osprey tilt-rotor planes deployed at the Futenma base, located in a densely populated area, amid lingering local opposition to the deployment.

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U.S. Marines begin operating Osprey aircraft in Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - An MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft lands at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 4, 2012, with Okinawa International University seen in the background. The Marine Corps began to operate the Osprey tilt-rotor planes deployed at the Futenma base, located in a densely populated area, amid lingering local opposition to the deployment.

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U.S. Marines begin operating Osprey aircraft in Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - People protest against the deployment of the MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 4, 2012. The Marine Corps began to operate the same day the Osprey tilt-rotor planes deployed at the Futenma base, located in a densely populated area, amid lingering local opposition to the deployment.

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U.S. Marines begin operating Osprey aircraft in Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - People protest against the deployment of the MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 4, 2012. The Marine Corps began to operate the same day the Osprey tilt-rotor planes deployed at the Futenma base, located in a densely populated area, amid lingering local opposition to the deployment.

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U.S. Marines begin operating Osprey aircraft in Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - An MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft takes off from the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 4, 2012. The Marine Corps began to operate the Osprey tilt-rotor planes deployed at the Futenma base, located in a densely populated area, amid lingering local opposition to the deployment.

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U.S. Marines begin operating Osprey aircraft in Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - An MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft flies over the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 4, 2012. The Marine Corps began to operate the Osprey tilt-rotor planes deployed at the Futenma base, located in a densely populated area, amid lingering local opposition to the deployment.

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U.S. Marines begin operating Osprey aircraft in Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - An MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft flies over the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 4, 2012. The Marine Corps began to operate the Osprey tilt-rotor planes deployed at the Futenma base, located in a densely populated area, amid lingering local opposition to the deployment.

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U.S. Marines begin operating Osprey aircraft in Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - An MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft takes off from the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 4, 2012. The Marine Corps began to operate the Osprey tilt-rotor planes deployed at the Futenma base, located in a densely populated area, amid lingering local opposition to the deployment.

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U.S. Marines begin operating Osprey aircraft in Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - An MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft takes off from the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 4, 2012. The Marine Corps began to operate the Osprey tilt-rotor planes deployed at the Futenma base, located in a densely populated area, amid lingering local opposition to the deployment.

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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.