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Chinese forced labor

BEIJING, China - File photo shows documents on Chinese forced to labor for wartime Japan put on display at the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in suburban Beijing on Sept. 18, 2013.

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Jordanian king in China

BEIJING, China - Abdullah II, King of Jordan (2nd from R), and Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd from L) hold talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Jordanian king in China

BEIJING, China - Abdullah II, King of Jordan (3rd from L), and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (3rd from R) hold talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2013. (Pool photo)

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N. Korean diplomat Kim

BEIJING, China - North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan attends an international conference at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2013.

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Tosaka wins gold at wrestling world championships

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Japan's Eri Tosaka holds the gold medal after winning the women's 48-kilogram final at the wrestling world championships in Budapest on Sept. 18, 2013.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter over the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on Sept. 18, 2013, shows the Nos. 5 (back) and 6 reactor buildings at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the plant on Sept. 19 and urged TEPCO to scrap the Nos. 5 and 6 reactors at the crippled plant that avoided meltdowns during the 2011 nuclear crisis.

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Reysol reaches ACL semis

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Kashiwa Reysol players celebrate after defeating Saudi Arabia's Al Shabab on away goals in an Asian Champions League game in Riyadh on Sept. 18, 2013. Reysol became the first Japanese club in four years to reach the semifinals of the ACL.

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Reysol reaches ACL semis

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Naoya Kondo (R) of Kashiwa Reysol celebrates with teammate Masato Kudo (9) after scoring the second goal for the Japanese team in an Asian Champions League game against Saudi Arabia's Al Shabab in Riyadh on Sept. 18, 2013. Reysol defeated Al Shabab on away goals to become the first Japanese club in four years to reach the semifinals of the ACL.

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Uchida scores in CL

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany - Atsuto Uchida of Schalke (2nd from L) celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal in their Group E Champions League opener against Steaua Bucharest in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on Sept. 18, 2013. Schalke won 3-0.

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Beauty contest of Muslim women

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Photo shows contestants in a beauty contest of Muslim women, held in Jakarta, Indonesia, on the night of Sept. 18, 2013.

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Tosaka wins gold at wrestling world championships

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Japan's Eri Tosaka (R) wrestles with Mayelis Caripa Castillo of Venezuela in the women's 48-kilogram final at the wrestling world championships in Budapest on Sept. 18, 2013. Tosaka won the gold medal.

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Tosaka wins gold at wrestling world championships

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Japan's Eri Tosaka (L) attacks Mayelis Caripa Castillo of Venezuela in the women's 48-kilogram final at the wrestling world championships in Budapest on Sept. 18, 2013. Tosaka won the gold medal.

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Uchida scores in CL

GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany - Atsuto Uchida of Schalke scores the opening goal in their Group E Champions League opener against Steaua Bucharest in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on Sept. 18, 2013. Schalke won 3-0.

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Beauty contest of Muslim women

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Photo shows contestants in a beauty contest of Muslim women, held in Jakarta, Indonesia, on the night of Sept. 18, 2013.

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Toxic water at Fukushima complex

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 18, 2013, shows the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (top) in Fukushima Prefecture and tanks (bottom) containing radioactive wastewater from the plant. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the severely damaged plant on Sept. 19 to inspect efforts to contain leaks of radioactive water accumulating on the premises amid global concerns about the problem.

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Antares rocket

WALLOPS, United States - Orbital Sciences Corp.'s Antares rocket is launched at the Wallops Flight Facility of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in Virginia on Sept. 18, 2013. The rocket later released an unmanned Cygnus spacecraft to deliver cargo to the International Space Station.

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Toxic water at Fukushima complex

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows tanks containing radioactive wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Sept. 18, 2013. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the severely damaged plant on Sept. 19 to inspect efforts to contain leaks of radioactive water accumulating on the premises amid global concerns about the problem.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 5 (L) and No. 6 reactors of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Sept. 18, 2013. The two reactors are on the northern part of the crippled plant.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 5 (L) and No. 6 reactors of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Sept. 18, 2013. The two reactors are on the northern part of the crippled plant.

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AKB48 tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Jurina Matsui (L) of the pop idol groups SKE48 and AKB48 reacts after winning a rock-paper-scissors tournament before some 12,000 fans at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2013. She won the right to sing in the center for the AKB48's next single CD song. (Internet use permitted only until a week after release)

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AKB48 tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Jurina Matsui of the pop idol groups SKE48 and AKB48 holds the trophy after winning a rock-paper-scissors tournament before some 12,000 fans at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2013. She won the right to sing in the center for the AKB48's next single CD song. (Internet use permitted only until a week after release)

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Emergency landing

FUKUOKA, Japan - A Jetstar Japan Co. passenger plane is pictured after making an emergency landing at Fukuoka airport in southwestern Japan on Sept. 18, 2013, as its fuel was feared to be running out.

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AKB48 tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Jurina Matsui of the pop idol groups SKE48 and AKB48 holds the trophy after winning a rock-paper-scissors tournament before some 12,000 fans at the Nippon Budokan hall in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2013. She won the right to sing in the center for the AKB48's next single CD song. (Internet use permitted only until a week after release)

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Japan minister in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (L) and Thai Prime Minister Yingluck shake hands before their talks in Bangkok on Sept. 18, 2013.

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U.S.-Philippine drill

SAN ANTONIO, Philippines - A ceremony is held on Sept. 18, 2013 to mark the launch of three weeks of U.S.-Philippines joint amphibious landing exercises in San Antonio on the South China Sea-facing side of the Philippine island of Luzon.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 1 to 4 reactors (R) of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Sept. 18, 2013. At left are tanks containing radioactive wastewater.

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U.S.-Philippine drill

SAN ANTONIO, Philippines - Three weeks of U.S.-Philippines joint amphibious landing exercises begin on Sept. 18, 2013, in San Antonio on the South China Sea-facing side of the Philippine island of Luzon.

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Moon over Mt. Fuji

FUJINOMIYA, Japan - An almost full moon emerges over the top of Mt. Fuji in a photo taken from Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Sept. 18, 2013.

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Moon over Mt. Fuji

FUJINOMIYA, Japan - An almost full moon emerges over the top of Mt. Fuji in a photo taken from Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Sept. 18, 2013.

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Milan Fashion Week

MILAN, Italy - A Paola Frani brand show is held at the Milan Fashion Week in Italy on Sept. 18, 2013.

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Milan Fashion Week

MILAN, Italy - A Paola Frani brand show is held at the Milan Fashion Week in Italy on Sept. 18, 2013.

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Milan Fashion Week

MILAN, Italy - A Paola Frani brand show is held at the Milan Fashion Week in Italy on Sept. 18, 2013.

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Autumn Grand Sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Aoiyama (back) from Bulgaria beats yokozuna Harumafuji of Mongolia on the fourth day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2013.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a tank (C) that previously contained radioactive wastewater being dismantled so a probe can be undertaken into why it leaked wastewater at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Sept. 18, 2013.

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Autumn Grand Sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Aoiyama (R) from Bulgaria beats yokozuna Harumafuji of Mongolia on the fourth day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2013.

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Symposium on 6-party talks

BEIJING, China - North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan (R) attends a symposium at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2013. China hosted the event to mark the 10th anniversary in August of the launch of the six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, which have been deadlocked since late 2008. At left is Wu Dawei, China's special envoy in charge of the talks.

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Symposium on 6-party talks

BEIJING, China - China hosts a symposium at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2013, to mark the 10th anniversary in August of the launch of the six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, which have been deadlocked since late 2008.

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Symposium on 6-party talks

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) and North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan exchange words during the opening ceremony of a symposium at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2013. China hosted the event to mark the 10th anniversary in August of the launch of the six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, which have been deadlocked since late 2008.

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Symposium on 6-party talks

BEIJING, China - North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan attends a symposium at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2013. China hosted the event to mark the 10th anniversary in August of the launch of the six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, which have been deadlocked since late 2008.

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War anniversary in China

SHENYANG, China - Combination photos show an anti-Japan demonstration (top) in Shenyang in China's Liaoning Province on Sept. 18, 2012, the 81st anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China, and the same location a year later on Sept. 18, 2013 (bottom).

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War anniversary in China

SHENYANG, China - Combination photos show police officers standing guard (top) outside a Japanese restaurant in Shenyang in China's Liaoning Province on Sept. 18, 2012, the 81st anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China, and the same location a year later on Sept. 18, 2013 (bottom).

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War anniversary in China

BEIJING, China - Police officers stand guard near the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2013, the 82nd anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China.

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War anniversary in China

BEIJING, China - Photo shows the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2013, the 82nd anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China.

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War anniversary in China

SHENYANG, China - Photo shows the 9.18 Historical Museum in Shenyang in China's Liaoning Province on Sept. 18, 2013, the venue of a ceremony to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China.

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War anniversary in China

SHENYANG, China - Police officers stand guard near the 9.18 Historical Museum in Shenyang in China's Liaoning Province on Sept. 18, 2013, the venue of a ceremony to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China.

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Avant-garde artist Kusama, PM Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) holds a teapot designed by renowned Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama (C) after receiving it, tea cups and saucers as a present from Kusama at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2013.

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Chinese student saves boy from swollen river

OSAKA, Japan - Chinese student Yan Jun (R) receives a letter of appreciation at the Oyodo police station in Osaka City on Sept. 18, 2013. Osaka prefectural police thanked Yan, 26, for his bravery in rescuing a 9-year-old boy who fell into a river swollen by Typhoon Man-yi two days before.

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Avant-garde artist Kusama, PM Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Renowned Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama (L) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the premier's office in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2013.

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Symposium on 6-party talks

BEIJING, China - North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan (2nd from R) at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2013, prepares to take his seat at a symposium to mark the 10th anniversary in August of the launch of the six-party talks on ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program, which have been deadlocked since late 2008. Wu Dawei, China's special envoy in charge of the talks, is pictured far right.

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Chinese student saves boy from swollen river

OSAKA, Japan - Chinese student Yan Jun holds a letter of appreciation at the Oyodo police station in Osaka City on Sept. 18, 2013. Osaka prefectural police thanked Yan, 26, for his bravery in rescuing a 9-year-old boy who fell into a river swollen by Typhoon Man-yi two days before.