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'Beni' salon in Tokyo's Aoyama

TOKYO, Japan - A staffer applies ''beni'' rouge-colored traditional Japanese lip paint on a visitor at a salon of Isehan Honten Beni Museum in Tokyo's Minami Aoyama district on Sept. 22, 2010. The salon lets visitors experience the application of the rare makeup, which is metallic green until mixed with water and comes painted inside an elaborate Japanese porcelain cup.

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Renault exhibits compact electric van

HANNOVER, Germany - Renault SA of France exhibits an electric version of the Kangoo at the IAA Commercial Vehicles in Hannover, Germany, on Sept. 22, 2010.

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Japan FM speaks about biodiversity

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara delivers a speech during a high-level meeting on the matter of biodiversity at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2010. Japan proposed making the 10 years through 2020 a U.N. Decade of Biodiversity. (Pool Photo)

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Seattle's Ichiro 2 hits away from 200

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki follows through after hitting a single, his 198th of the season, against the Toronto Blue Jays during the eighth inning of a game at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 22, 2010. Ichiro inched closer to an unprecedented 10th consecutive 200-hit season in his team's 6-3 victory.

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Japan FM speaks about biodiversity

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara delivers a speech during a high-level meeting on the matter of biodiversity at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2010. Japan proposed making the 10 years through 2020 a U.N. Decade of Biodiversity. (Pool Photo)

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Kan at U.N. antipoverty summit

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan delivers a speech during a summit of the U.N. Millennium Development Goals at the world body's headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2010. Kan said Japan will offer a total of $8.5 billion over five years from 2011 in health and education aid. (Pool photo)

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Japan Embassy in China under tight security

BEIJING, China - Security guards gather in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 22, 2010, as bilateral tensions run high due to the recently highlighted territorial row over sovereignty of the Senkaku Islands, called the Diaoyu Islands in China, in the East China Sea.

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Seattle's Ichiro 2 hits away from 200

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki follows through after hitting a single, his 198th of the season, against the Toronto Blue Jays during the eighth inning of a game at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 22, 2010. Ichiro inched closer to an unprecedented 10th consecutive 200-hit season in his team's 6-3 victory.

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Seattle's Ichiro 2 hits away from 200

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki and center fielder Michael Saunders celebrate after beating the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 22, 2010. Ichiro belted his 198th hit in the game to inch closer to an unprecedented 10th consecutive 200-hit season.

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Nonnuclear states form group

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara speaks at a press conference in New York on Sept. 22, 2010, after a meeting with his counterparts from nine other countries which do not have a nuclear arsenal. The 10 countries formed a new group to promote nuclear disarmament. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Myanmar refugees on way to Japan

MAE SOT, Thailand - Myanmar refugees arrive at a facility of the International Organization for Migration in Mae Sot, northwestern Thailand, on Sept. 22, 2010, ahead of their departure for Japan. They were in the first group of Myanmar refugees to resettle in Japan from a refugee camp in Mera under a pilot program.

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Paris Hilton drops request for entry to Japan

NARITA, Japan - American celebrity Paris Hilton (R) encounters the Japanese media at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, before departing for the United States, on Sept. 22, 2010. Airport officials said Hilton, who is on probation for drug possession, dropped her request for entry to Japan after questioning by immigration authorities at the airport.

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APEC tourism ministers' meeting in Nara

NARA, Japan - Top tourism officials from Pacific Rim countries, including Japanese tourism minister Sumio Mabuchi (R, front), pose for photos on the first day of a two-day ministerial meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Nara on Sept. 22, 2010. Representatives of the 21 members of the forum are aiming to produce a ''Nara Declaration on Tourism'' at the end of the gathering.

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China begins autumn holidays as Japan row festers

BEIJING, China - Citizens and tourists stroll near an electric board in Tiananmen Square in Beijing showing a government slogan calling on its people to unite and invigorate the country on Sept. 22, 2010, a mid-autumn festival day which marks the start of a three-day holiday. China entered the holidays as tensions run high with Japan over recently highlighted territorial rows.

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Seattle's Ichiro 2 hits away from 200

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki follows through after hitting a single, his 198th of the season, against the Toronto Blue Jays during the eighth inning of a game at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 22, 2010. Ichiro inched closer to an unprecedented 10th consecutive 200-hit season in his team's 6-3 victory.

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Seattle's Ichiro 2 hits away from 200

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki follows through after hitting a single, his 198th of the season, against the Toronto Blue Jays during the eighth inning of a game at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 22, 2010. Ichiro inched closer to an unprecedented 10th consecutive 200-hit season in his team's 6-3 victory.

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Hakuho beats Aran for 58th straight win

TOKYO, Japan - Unbeaten grand champion Hakuho sends sekiwake Aran from Russia to the dirt on Sept. 22, 2010, the 11th day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan gymnasium. The Mongolian yokozuna extended his winning streak to 58.

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Seattle's Ichiro 2 hits away from 200

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki returns to the dugout during a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 22, 2010. A spectator in the bleachers was seen holding a sign saying 198, the number of hits Ichiro has belted this year on his way to an unprecedented 10th consecutive 200-hit season.

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Seattle's Ichiro 2 hits away from 200

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki hits a single, his 198th of the season, against the Toronto Blue Jays during the eighth inning of a game at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 22, 2010. Ichiro inched closer to an unprecedented 10th consecutive 200-hit season in his team's 6-3 victory.

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Myanmar refugees on way to Japan

MERA, Thailand - A Myanmar family leaves a refugee camp in Mera, northwestern Thailand, on Sept. 22, 2010, for a facility of the International Organization for Migration in Mae Sot ahead of their departure for Japan. The family was in the first group of Myanmar refugees to resettle in Japan from the camp under a pilot program.

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Seattle's Ichiro 2 hits away from 200

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki smiles after scoring against the Toronto Blue Jays on a homer by Jose Lopez during the eighth inning of a game at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 22, 2010. The Mariners won 6-3.

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DPJ set for tough Diet debates on budget

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada, secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, speaks at a news conference at DPJ headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2010, after an extraordinary parliamentary session was set for an Oct. 1 start. Okada said the ruling party, which has lost its majority in the upper house, brought the starting date forward from an earlier plan seeing more time for deliberations and arrangements with opposition parties on budget and other bills.

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Japan, Tajikistan discuss Afghan stabilization

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon shake hands in New York on Sept. 22, 2010. The two countries reaffirmed that stabilizing Afghanistan is a challenge for the entire world. (Pool photo)

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Seattle's Ichiro 2 hits away from 200

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki jogs to right field to play defense during a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 22, 2010. Ichiro belted his 198th hit of the season to inch closer to an unprecedented 10th consecutive 200-hit season in his team's 6-3 victory.

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Matsui in practice

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels' Hideki Matsui (R) leaps for a catch during practice before a game against the Texas Rangers at Angel Stadium in California on Sept. 22, 2010.

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Obama at U.N. antipoverty summit

NEW YORK, United States - U.S President Barack Obama delivers a speech during a summit on the U.N. Millennium Development Goals at the world body's headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2010. Obama pledged to take fresh approaches in offering needy countries and people a path out of poverty under the newly launched U.S. Global Development Policy. (Pool photo)

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Obama at U.N. antipoverty summit

NEW YORK, United States - U.S President Barack Obama delivers a speech during a summit on the U.N. Millennium Development Goals at the world body's headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2010. Obama pledged to take fresh approaches in offering needy countries and people a path out of poverty under the newly launched U.S. Global Development Policy. (Pool photo)

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Japan-S. Korea foreign ministerial talks

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (L) and acting South Korean Foreign Minister Shin Kak Soo shake hands at U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2010. The two countries agreed that North Korea needs to take ''concrete actions'' before the resumption of six-party talks on its nuclear programs. (Pool photo)

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Japan-Mexico foreign ministerial talks

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (L) and Mexican Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa chat at U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2010. They agreed to cooperate with each other for the success of upcoming U.N. conferences on preserving biological diversity in Japan and tackling climate change in Mexico. (Pool photo)

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Kan at U.N. antipoverty summit

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan wraps up his speech during a summit on the U.N. Millennium Development Goals at the world body's headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2010. Kan said Japan will offer a total of $8.5 billion over five years from 2011 in health and education aid. (Pool photo)

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DPJ set for tough Diet debates on budget

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada, secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, speaks at a news conference at DPJ headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2010, after an extraordinary parliamentary session was set for an Oct. 1 start. Okada said the ruling party, which has lost its majority in the upper house, brought the starting date forward from an earlier plan seeing more time for deliberations and arrangements with opposition parties on budget and other bills.

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Kan leaves for U.N. meetings

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan waves before boarding a government airplane at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Sept. 22, 2010. Kan will head to New York to attend a U.N. General Assembly session and meet with U.S. President Barack Obama and other leaders on the sidelines.

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China begins autumn holidays as Japan row festers

BEIJING, China - A family poses for photos at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on Sept. 22, 2010, a mid-autumn festival day which marks the start of a three-day holiday. China entered the holidays as tensions run high with Japan over recently highlighted territorial rows.

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Myanmar refugees on way to Japan

MAE SOT, Thailand - Myanmar refugees arrive at a facility of the International Organization for Migration in Mae Sot, northwestern Thailand, on Sept. 22, 2010, ahead of their departure for Japan. They were in the first group of Myanmar refugees to resettle in Japan from a refugee camp in Mera under a pilot program.

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Kan leaves for U.N. meetings

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan waves before boarding a government airplane at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Sept. 22, 2010. Kan will head to New York to attend a U.N. General Assembly session and meet with U.S. President Barack Obama and other leaders on the sidelines.

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Myanmar refugees on way to Japan

MAE SOT, Thailand - Myanmar refugees rest at a facility of the International Organization for Migration in Mae Sot, northwestern Thailand, on Sept. 22, 2010, ahead of their departure for Japan. They were in the first group of Myanmar refugees to resettle in Japan from a refugee camp in Mera under a pilot program.

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Kan arrives in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan arrives at John F. Kennedy airport in New York on Sept. 22, 2010, to attend a U.N. summit on millennium development goals and meet with his counterparts on the sidelines.

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Senkaku activists launch protest voyage from H.K.

HONG KONG, China - A fishing boat carrying activists claiming Chinese sovereignty over the Senkaku Islands, called the Diaoyu Islands in China, leaves Hong Kong on Sept. 22, 2010. The boat of the Action Committee for Defending the Diaoyu Islands headed for the disputed waters in the East China Sea.

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DPJ set for tough Diet debates on budget

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuya Okada, secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, speaks at a news conference at DPJ headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2010, after an extraordinary parliamentary session was set for an Oct. 1 start. Okada said the ruling party, which has lost its majority in the upper house, brought the starting date forward from an earlier plan seeing more time for deliberations and arrangements with opposition parties on budget and other bills.

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Baruto defeated by Kakuryu

TOKYO, Japan - Estonian Ozeki Baruto, facing camera, gets an outer leg trip from Mongolian komusubi Kakuryu on Sept. 22, 2010, the 11th day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan gymnasium. Baruto suffered his third loss while Kakuryu improved to 7 wins out of 11 at the 15-day meet.

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Acquitted welfare official returns to work

TOKYO, Japan - Senior welfare ministry official Atsuko Muraki (L) receives the letter of appointment from Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Ritsuo Hosokawa at the ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2010. Muraki was acquitted of a postal abuse charge and reinstated to the ministry after 15 months.

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Paris Hilton drops request for entry to Japan

NARITA, Japan - American celebrity Paris Hilton (R) prepares to leave Narita airport, east of Tokyo, to return to the United States, on Sept. 22, 2010. Airport officials said Hilton, who is on probation for drug possession, dropped her request for entry to Japan after questioning by immigration authorities at the airport.

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Acquitted welfare official returns to work

TOKYO, Japan - Senior welfare ministry official Atsuko Muraki (front) is welcomed by her coworkers upon her arrival at the ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2010. Muraki was acquitted of a postal abuse charge and reinstated to the ministry after 15 months.

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F-15 at Futenma airbase in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Two F-15 fighter jets (Back) from the U.S. Air Force's Kadena Air Base land at U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station, both in Okinawa Prefecture, on Sept. 22, 2010. The Air Force said F-15s at Kadena base are likely to use Futenma from October as Kadena's runways are expected to undergo repairs.

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F-15 at Futenma airbase in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - An F-15 fighter jet, usually stationed at the U.S. Air Force's Kadena Air Base, takes off from the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station, both in Okinawa Prefecture, on Sept. 22, 2010. The Air Force said F-15s at Kadena base are likely to use Futenma from October as Kadena's runways are expected to undergo repairs.

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Wrongly accused Sugaya seeks state redress

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Toshikazu Sugaya, who was acquitted of killing a 4-year-old girl, speaks at a press conference in Tochigi Prefecture on Sept. 22, 2010 after submitting documents seeking state compensation. Sugaya is seeking about 80 million yen for the 17 and a half years he spent in detention due to being wrongfully convicted.

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LDP holds 1st shadow Cabinet meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party President Sadakazu Tanigaki (3rd from L) speaks at the first meeting of the main opposition party's ''shadow Cabinet'' at the party headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2010. Tanigaki said his party will pressure the Democratic Party of Japan-led government over diplomatic and economic issues.

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Acquitted welfare official returns to work

TOKYO, Japan - Senior welfare ministry official Atsuko Muraki shows her emotion at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2010, after she was acquitted of a postal abuse charge and reinstated to the ministry's job.

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Acquitted welfare official returns to work

TOKYO, Japan - Senior welfare ministry official Atsuko Muraki (C) is welcomed by her coworkers upon her arrival at the ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2010. Muraki was acquitted of a postal abuse charge and reinstated to the ministry after 15 months.

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Acquitted welfare official returns to work

TOKYO, Japan - Senior welfare ministry official Atsuko Muraki (C) is welcomed by her coworkers upon her arrival at the ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2010. Muraki was acquitted of a postal abuse charge and reinstated to the ministry after 15 months.