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Dance club operator acquitted

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken Sept. 28, 2013, shows a facility that used to be nightclub "NOON" in Osaka. The nightclub's operator, Masatoshi Kanemitsu, was arrested in April 2012, leading to its closure, but a local court on April 25, 2014, acquitted him of debasing sexual morals by allowing patrons to dance.

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Additional Osprey aircraft deployed in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - An MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft flies over the city of Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2013. The plane was the last of an additional batch of the aircraft deployed at the U.S. Marines' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, joining 11 others that arrived in August, in addition to 12 deployed in October 2012. Opposition to the deployment of the aircraft remains strong in Okinawa due to safety concerns.

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Additional Osprey aircraft deployed in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - An MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft lands at the U.S. Marines' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2013. The plane was the last of an additional batch of the aircraft deployed at the U.S. Marines' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, joining 11 others that arrived in August, in addition to 12 deployed in October 2012. Opposition to the deployment of the aircraft remains strong in Okinawa due to safety concerns.

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Additional Osprey aircraft deployed in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - An MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft lands at the U.S. Marines' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Sept. 25, 2013. The plane was the last of an additional batch of the aircraft deployed at the U.S. Marines' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, joining 11 others that arrived in August, in addition to 12 deployed in October 2012. Opposition to the deployment of the aircraft remains strong in Okinawa due to safety concerns.

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China Southern Airlines reopens 1st Japan-China route

TOYAMA, Japan - Officials of the Toyama prefectural government hold a banner reading "Heartfelt Welcome" to greet passengers on China Southern Airlines' first flight on the Toyama-Daian leg after it resumed operating that part of its Toyama-Beijing route, after it arrived at Toyama Airport on Sept. 25, 2013. It was the first of its Japan-China routes to be suspended in October 2012 in the wake of tense Japan-China relations.

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9/11 group gives monument to Japanese city

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 25, 2012, in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, shows a monument (front) in the shape of a crane, with a wing span of 80 centimeters, made from debris of the World Trade Center, which collapsed in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. An association of bereaved families of victims of the attacks donated the monument the same day to the city as a symbol of its recovery efforts from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan.

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Koreans in Japan find peace of mind at temples on Mt. Ikoma

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows Reiganji, one of the so-called "Chosendera" temples on the slopes of Mt. Ikoma running along the borders of Osaka and Nara prefectures in western Japan. Chosendera serve as spiritual anchors for many residents of Korean descent in the Kansai region. Photo was taken on Sept. 25, 2012.

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Japan, China foreign ministers meet in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba speaks with reporters at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 25, 2012, after holding talks with his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi on the sidelines of the ongoing session of the U.N. General Assembly.

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Myanmar minister Soe Thein

NEW YORK, United States - Soe Thein, a President Office minister of Myanmar, arrives in the United States on Sept. 25, 2012.

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Japan, China foreign ministers meet in N.Y.

TOKYO, Japan - Combined file photos show Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (L) and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi. They held talks in New York on Sept. 25, 2012, on the sidelines of the ongoing session of the U.N. General Assembly.

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Noda, Santos meet in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos shake hands prior to their talks in New York on Sept. 25, 2012.

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Noda, Santos meet in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (2nd from R) and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos (L) hold talks in New York on Sept. 25, 2012.

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PM Noda in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda answers reporters' questions in New York on Sept. 25, 2012, after meeting with some leaders of other countries on the fringes of the annual gathering of the U.N. General Assembly.

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Thein Sein, Suu Kyi meet in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - Myanmar President Thein Sein (R) and the country's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi meet in New York on Sept. 25, 2012, ahead of their appearances at events at the United Nations.

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Thein Sein, Suu Kyi meet in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is pictured after holding talks with Myanmar President Thein Sein in New York on Sept. 25, 2012, ahead of their appearances at events at the United Nations.

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PM Noda in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda answers reporters' questions in New York on Sept. 25, 2012, after meeting with some leaders of other countries on the fringes of the annual gathering of the U.N. General Assembly.

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Inui scores in Bundesliga

FRANKFURT, Germany - Japan midfielder Takashi Inui (C) scores a header for Eintracht Frankfurt during the second half of a German first division Bundesliga soccer match against Borussia Dortmund in Frankfurt on Sept. 25, 2012. Frankfurt and Dortmund drew 3-3.

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Gemba, Lavrov meet in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba answers reporters' questions after holding talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in New York on Sept. 25, 2012.

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Noda, Gillard meet in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and his Australian counterpart Julia Gillard (R) hold talks in New York on Sept. 25, 2012.

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Noda, Gillard meet in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and his Australian counterpart Julia Gillard shake hands prior to their talks in New York on Sept. 25, 2012.

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1 year after Maathai's death

NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga (C) shows the design of a new postal stamp featuring Nobel Peace Prize-winning environmentalist Wangari Maathai, during a ceremony in Nairobi on Sept. 25, 2012, marking one year after Maathai's death.

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Paris fashion week

PARIS, France - Paris fashion week begins on Sept. 25, 2012.

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Google Nexus 7

TOKYO, Japan - Google Inc. Chairman Eric Schmidt makes a presentation in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2012, as Google began selling its Nexus 7 tablet computer in Japan the same day.

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China envoy in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua speaks during a reception at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 25, 2012, to mark the 40th anniversary of normalization of Japan-China relations.

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Google Nexus 7

TOKYO, Japan - A woman holds the Nexus 7 in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2012, as U.S. Internet search giant Google Inc. launched its own tablet computer in Japan the same day.

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Nissan Evalia in India

NEW DELHI, India - Photo shows the Evalia minivan in New Delhi on Sept. 25, 2012, as Japan's Nissan Motor Co. said it will introduce the vehicle in India, its first multipurpose vehicle to be manufactured and sold in the country.

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Budget carrier terminal building

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows the domestic departure lobby of a terminal building for low-cost carriers at Kansai International Airport near Osaka, western Japan, as the terminal building was shown to reporters on Sept. 25, 2012, before opening on Oct. 28.

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Tibetan government-in-exile meeting

DHARAMSALA, India - Tibetan government-in-exile Prime Minister Lobsang Sangay (R) speaks as Tibetans in exile opened a special general meeting in Dharamsala, northern India, on Sept. 25, 2012.

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Taiwan, Japan officials meet

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Tadashi Imai (L), president of the Interchange Association, Japan's de facto mission, and Taiwan Foreign Minister Timothy Yang shake hands in Taipei on Sept. 25, 2012. In their talks Japan and Taiwan failed to reach agreement on when to reopen talks on fishing in contested waters in the East China Sea

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Budget carrier terminal building

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows the international departure lobby of a terminal building for low-cost carriers at Kansai International Airport near Osaka, western Japan, as the terminal building was shown to reporters on Sept. 25, 2012, before opening on Oct. 28.

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Taiwan vessels in Senkaku waters

YORON, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News aircraft shows Taiwan boats and a Japan Coast Guard patrol ship in Japanese territorial waters near Uotsuri Island (back), one of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, on Sept. 25, 2012.

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Taiwan vessels in Senkaku waters

YORON, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News aircraft shows a Japan Coast Guard patrol ship (bottom) shooting a water canon at a Taiwan fishing boat found in Japanese territorial waters near Uotsuri Island (back), one of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, on Sept. 25, 2012.

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Subaru Impreza XV

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Subaru Impreza XV sport utility vehicle in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2012. Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. said it will begin selling the vehicle on Oct. 5, 2012.

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Subaru Impreza XV

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Subaru Impreza XV sport utility vehicle in Tokyo on Sept. 25, 2012. Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. said it will begin selling the vehicle on Oct. 5, 2012.

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Muslim prayer room in Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - A woman stands inside a prayer room for Muslim shoppers at its unveiling on Sept. 25, 2012, at an outlet mall in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan. The room is designed to serve visitors from countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia.

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Japan, China at odds over Senkakus

BEIJING, China - Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Chikao Kawai leaves after talks with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun in Beijing on Sept. 25, 2012. Japan and China remained at odds in a dispute over the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.

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Taiwan boats enter Japan's territorial waters near Senkakus

YORON, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane shows a Taiwanese fishing boat raising a banner calling for the protection for the right to catch fish after it, and dozens of other Taiwanese fishing boats and Taiwanese surveillance ships, entered Japan's territorial waters on the morning of Sept. 25, 2012, off Uotsuri Island, one of the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands.

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Canon plant in China resumes

ZHUHAI, China - Employees report to work as Canon Inc.'s plant in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, resumed operation on Sept. 25, 2012, after anti-Japan demonstrations and protests in China.

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Japan, China officials meet over Senkakus

BEIJING, China - Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Chikao Kawai (2nd from R) and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun (far L) hold talks in Beijing on Sept. 25, 2012. They met in a bid to ease heightened tensions between the two countries over Tokyo's nationalization of the Senkaku Islands, which are claimed by Beijing. (Pool photo)

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Panasonic plant in China resumes

ZHUHAI, China - Employees report to work as Panasonic Corp.'s plant in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, resumed operation on Sept. 25, 2012, after anti-Japan demonstrations and protests in China.

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Mudslide derails commuter train in Kanagawa Pref.

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Photo taken on the early morning of Sept. 25, 2012, shows a commuter train which ran into a pile of mud that covered the tracks after a landslide in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, at around midnight on Sept. 24, with some front cars of the rapid service train from Tokyo left derailed. The front car is stopped in the tunnel (back).

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Mudslide derails commuter train in Kanagawa Pref.

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Photo taken at 1:20 a.m. on Sept. 25, 2012, shows workers around a commuter train which ran into a pile of mud that covered the tracks after a landslide in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, at around midnight on Sept. 24, with some front cars of the rapid service train from Tokyo left derailed.

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Japan, China officials meet over Senkakus

TOKYO, Japan - Combined file photos show Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Chikao Kawai (L) and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun. They met on Sept. 25, 2012, in Beijing in a bid to ease heightened tensions between the two countries over Tokyo's nationalization of the Senkaku Islands, which are claimed by Beijing.

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show Sendai port in Miyagi Prefecture on March 25, 2011 (top), after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 4, 2012 (bottom).

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TEPCO to raise household electricity rates 8.46% from Sept.

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Naomi Hirose (front) speaks at a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on July 25, 2012. TEPCO won government approval the same day to raise household electricity rates by an average 8.46 percent from Sept. 1, lower than the initially planned 10.28 percent. The utility said the rate hike is needed to keep it solvent despite paying massive compensation for the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster.