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U.S. President Obama

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in New York on Sept. 21, 2011, shows U.S. President Barack Obama.

DPJ lawmaker Saito to leave DPJ

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken Sept. 21, 2008, shows House of Representatives member Yasunori Saito of the Democratic Party of Japan. Saito said Dec. 27, 2011, in his blog that he will leave the ruling party to protest DPJ leader and Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's intention to raise the consumption tax and join talks on a U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement.

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Actor Sugiura dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows veteran Japanese actor Naoki Sugiura speaking of his joy after receiving a government decoration in Tokyo in April 2006. Sugiura died of lung adenocarcinoma aged 79 at his home in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2011.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Twins

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki raps an RBI double to right-center in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Sept. 21, 2011. Ichiro went 2-for-4 with an RBI in a 5-4 victory by the Mariners.

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Writer, poet Hemmi dies

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows writer and poet Jun Hemmi, who died at the age of 72 on Sept. 21, 2011, after collapsing at her home in suburban Tokyo. Hemmi wrote fiction and nonfiction stories about people affected by World War II, including the novel ''Otoko-tachi no Yamato'' (Men's Yamato). She is also known as a poet of 31-syllable ''tanka'' poems.

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Rangers' Uehara gets 2nd win of season

OAKLAND, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Koji Uehara pitches in the seventh inning of a major-league baseball game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on Sept. 21, 2011. Uehara earned his second win of the season in a 3-2 victory.

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Wine auction in France for Japan quake relief

PARIS, France - A wine auction is held at a hotel in Paris, France, on Sept. 21, 2011, to raise funds to support relief efforts in Japan's northeastern areas hit by the March 11 quake and tsunami.

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Noda tells Obama Japan-U.S. alliance at core of diplomacy

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama shake hands before their meeting in New York on Sept. 21, 2011. Noda, who took office in early September, held his first face-to-face talks with Obama and said the long-standing alliance between the two countries is the linchpin of his new government's diplomatic policy.

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Noda tells Obama Japan-U.S. alliance at core of diplomacy

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama meet in New York on Sept. 21, 2011. Noda, who took office in early September, held his first face-to-face talks with Obama and said the long-standing alliance between the two countries is the linchpin of his new government's diplomatic policy.

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Noda meets U.N. chief Ban in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon shake hands before their meeting in New York on Sept. 21, 2011. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Typhoon Roke hits Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Commuters are backed up behind ticket gates at Keio Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on the night of Sept. 21, 2011, after train services resumed. Typhoon Roke paralyzed train services in the capital during the evening rush hour.

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Japan beat Malaysia in London Olympic soccer qualifier

TOSU, Japan - Japan Under-22s forward Ryohei Yamazaki (2nd from L) scores Japan's second goal in the 76th minute of a final-round Asian-zone Group C soccer qualifier with Malaysia for the 2012 London Olympics at Tosu Stadium in Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 21, 2011. Japan beat Malaysia 2-0.

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Typhoon Roke hits Japan

TOKYO, Japan - People walk over a pedestrian crossing in Tokyo's Shinjuku district on the afternoon of Sept. 21, 2011, in the strong wind and rain caused by Typhoon Roke. The typhoon landed earlier in the afternoon near Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, in central Japan.

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Athletics' Matsui vs. Rangers

OAKLAND, United States - Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui singles to left in the fourth inning of a major-league baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on Sept. 21, 2011. Matsui went 1-for-4 in a 3-2 loss for the A's.

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Typhoon Roke hits Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on the evening of Sept. 21, 2011, shows firefighters trying to rescue stranded people by boat in Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, after the area was flooded by heavy rain caused by Typhoon Roke.

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Typhoon Roke hits Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A street tree is swept down by strong winds caused by Typhoon Roke, hitting a taxi in Tokyo's Shibuya district on the evening of Sept. 21, 2011.

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Typhoon Roke hits Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on the evening of Sept. 21, 2011, shows an area in Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, after the Toyo River (far L) flooded due to heavy rain caused by Typhoon Roke.

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Palestine's full U.N. membership bid

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Authority - Palestinian people wave flags at a gathering in Ramallah on the West Bank on Sept. 21, 2011, in support of the Palestinian Authority's bid to seek full membership at the United Nations as a sovereign state.

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Typhoon hits Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - A rainbow appears over the Oto River in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 21, 2011, in a photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter. The river is swollen due to rain triggered by Typhoon Roke.

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Antinuclear actor Yamamoto

SAGA, Japan - File photo shows actor Taro Yamamoto. Prosecutors said on Sept. 21, 2011, they have accepted a criminal complaint against Yamamoto on suspicion of trespassing at a local government building in Saga, southwestern Japan, when he entered the facility in July to file an antinuclear power protest with some other 150 people.

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2 Koreas divided over terms for restarting 6-party talks

BEIJING, China - North Korea's chief nuclear envoy Ri Yong Ho speaks to reporters after meeting his South Korean counterpart Wi Sung Lac in Beijing on Sept. 21, 2011. South Korean officials said the envoys remained at odds over terms for resuming the six-party talks on the North's nuclear programs.

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Philippine military makes internal record on Martial Law public

MANILA, Philippines - Photo taken at the Philippine Defense Ministry building on Sept. 21, 2011, shows the Philippine military's internal records on martial law. The military made the records public the same day as it hopes to help heal the wounds caused by military and police abuses during what was described as the darkest days in Philippine history 39 years ago.

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Typhoon Roke hits Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A street tree is swept down by strong winds caused by Typhoon Roke, hitting a taxi in Tokyo's Shibuya district on the evening of Sept. 21, 2011.

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2 Koreas divided over terms for restarting 6-party talks

BEIJING, China - South Korea's chief nuclear envoy Wi Sung Lac speaks to reporters after meeting his North Korean counterpart Ri Yong Ho in Beijing on Sept. 21, 2011. South Korean officials said the envoys remained at odds over terms for resuming the six-party talks on the North's nuclear programs.

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NTT Docomo unveils smartphone jacket to measure radiation

TOKYO, Japan - NTT Docomo Inc. unveils a prototype of a smartphone cover capable of measuring radiation levels in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2011.

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Philippine military makes internal record on martial law public

MANILA, Philippines - Loretta Ann Rosales (L), chair of the Philippines' Commission on Human Rights, looks at the Philippine military's internal records on martial law at the Philippine Department of National Defense building on Sept. 21, 2011. The military made the records public the same day as it hopes to help heal the wounds caused by military and police abuses during what was described as the darkest days in Philippine history 39 years ago.

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Nikon unveils its 1st mirrorless cameras

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Nikon 1 V1, one of the two models of Nikon Corp.'s first mirrorless digital cameras unveiled during a press event in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2011. The models are compact but feature interchangeable lenses.

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Melvin signs deal with Athletics

OAKLAND, United States - File photo shows Bob Melvin, who signed on Sept. 21, 2011, a three-year deal through 2014 as Oakland Athletics manager.

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Maglev train's test run in heavy rain

KOFU, Japan - Central Japan Railway Co., a railway operator commonly known as JR Tokai, demonstrates before reporters a test run of its magnetically levitated train in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Sept. 21, 2011, despite strong winds and rain caused by Typhoon Roke. The train achieved a speed of 500 kilometers per hour during the test, with a company official saying the test proved it is a ''vehicle highly resistant'' to rain and winds.

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Typhoon Roke hits Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Women walk over a pedestrian crossing in the Ginza district in central Tokyo on the afternoon of Sept. 21, 2011, in the strong wind and rain caused by Typhoon Roke. The typhoon landed earlier in the afternoon near Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, in central Japan.

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Nikon unveils its 1st mirrorless cameras

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Nikon 1 J1, one of the two models of Nikon Corp.'s first mirrorless digital cameras unveiled during a press event in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2011. The models are compact but feature interchangeable lenses.

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Typhoon hits Japan

KIHO, Japan - A high wave laps the shore in Kiho, Mie Prefecture, in the morning of Sept. 21, 2011. Typhoon Roke made landfall on mainland Japan later in the day.

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Notebook for foreign crime suspects

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows ''Suspect's Notes,'' written in (from L to R) English, Korean and Chinese, made by the Japan Federation of Bar Associations, so foreign crime suspects can record details of interrogations. The federation said Sept. 21, 2011, the notes are part of efforts to help prevent law enforcement authorities from conducting illegal interrogations or forging false confession statements.

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Typhoon Roke hits Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Women walk on a street in the Ginza district, Tokyo, on the afternoon of Sept. 21, 2011, in the strong wind and rain caused by Typhoon Roke. The typhoon landed earlier in the afternoon near Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, in central Japan.

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North, S. Korea envoys in China

BEIJING, China - Ri Yong Ho, North Korea's chief nuclear envoy, arrives at a Beijing venue on Sept. 21, 2011, for a meeting with his South Korean counterpart Wi Sung Lac.

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Typhoon hits Japan

KIHO, Japan - A vehicle runs on a flooded road in Kiho, Mie Prefecture, shortly after noon on Sept. 21, 2011. Typhoon Roke made landfall on mainland Japan later in the day.

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North, S. Korea envoys in China

BEIJING, China - Wi Sung Lac, South Korea's chief nuclear envoy, arrives at a Beijing venue on Sept. 21, 2011, for a meeting with his North Korean counterpart Ri Yong Ho.