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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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Jawfish breeder hopes to inspire interest in ocean

TOKYO, Japan - Kentaro Amemiya at Tokyo Sea Life Park explains about finespotted jawfish that he is in charge of breeding and rearing, showing a magazine with an article on the fish, on Sept. 28, 2012 at the aquarium in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward.

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Jawfish breeder hopes to inspire interest in ocean

TOKYO, Japan - Photo, taken Sept. 28, 2012, shows adult male finespotted jawfish holding the grayish mass of eggs inside its mouth at Tokyo Sea Life Park, aquarium in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward.

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Jawfish breeder hopes to inspire interest in ocean

TOKYO, Japan - Kentaro Amemiya at Tokyo Sea Life Park checks on fries of finespotted jawfish on Sept. 28, 2012 at the aquarium in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward.

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Dalai Lama

DHARAMSALA, India - File photo shows Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (front C) leaving after a Buddhist service in Dharamsala, northern India, on Sept. 28, 2012.

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Dalai Lama

DHARAMSALA, India - File photo shows Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama (C) heading to a Buddhist service in Dharamsala, northern India, on Sept. 28, 2012.

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Yoshida wins 10th straight world wrestling title

STRATHCONA COUNTY, Canada - Three-time Olympic champion Saori Yoshida of Japan celebrates her victory against American Helen Maroulis in the 55-kilogram final of the women's world wrestling championships in Strathcona County, Canada, on Sept. 28, 2012. Yoshida won an unprecedented 10th consecutive title.

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Yoshida wins 10th straight world wrestling title

STRATHCONA COUNTY, Canada - Three-time Olympic champion Saori Yoshida of Japan (L) tackles Helen Maroulis in the 55-kilogram final of the women's world wrestling championships in Strathcona County, Canada, on Sept. 28, 2012. Yoshida won an unprecedented 10th consecutive title by beating the American.

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Yoshida wins 10th straight world wrestling title

STRATHCONA COUNTY, Canada - Three-time Olympic champion Saori Yoshida of Japan smiles after beating American Helen Maroulis in the 55-kilogram final of the women's world wrestling0 championships in Strathcona County, Canada, on Sept. 28, 2012. Yoshida won an unprecedented 10th consecutive title.

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China's Bo Xilai expelled from Communist Party

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows then Chongqing party boss Bo Xilai attending the National People's Congress at Beijing's Great Hall of the People in March 2012. The Communist Party of China on Sept. 28, 2012, expelled Bo from the party and from public office, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. He has been sacked from his position as party chief in Chongqing over a scandal involving his wife's participation in the murder of a British businessman.

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China publishes full-page island sovereignty ad in U.S.

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows a full two-page advertisement placed by the China Daily, the official English-language newspaper of China, that appeared in The Washington Post and The New York Times on Sept. 28, 2012, proclaiming the "Diaoyu Islands Belong to China," in reference to the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands.

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S. Korean foreign minister at U.N. General Assembly

NEW YORK, United States - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Kim Sung Hwan addresses the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Sept. 28, 2012.

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Nissan, Renault, Daimler to jointly develop compact engine

PARIS, France - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn (R), who also heads Renault SA, and Daimler AG Chief Executive Officer Dieter Zetsche hold a press conference at the Paris International Motor Show on Sept. 28, 2012. The three automakers announced they have agreed to jointly develop a compact four-cylinder, turbo-charged, highly fuel-efficient gasoline engine.

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LDP launches leadership team

TOKYO, Japan - The Liberal Democratic Party's new leader Shinzo Abe (far L) holds a press conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2012, to introduce its new leadership. Former Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura (2nd from L, front), who has close ties with China, became vice president of the main opposition party at a time of continuing tension between Asia's two biggest economies.

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Radwanska advances to Pan Pacific Open final

TOKYO, Japan - World No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska acknowledges the crowd after defeating Angelique Kerber 6-1, 6-1 in a Pan Pacific Open singles semifinal match in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2012.

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Muslims demonstrate near U.S. embassy in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Over 300 Muslims stage a protest near the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2012, over a U.S. film mocking the Prophet Muhammad.

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N. Korean Foreign Ministry official Choe

DALIAN, China - Choe Son Hui (R), a deputy director at the North Korean Foreign Ministry, heads for an international academic forum in Dalian, China, on Sept. 28, 2012. Diplomats from China, Japan and other countries involved in the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program have gathered for the forum in the northern Chinese port city.

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Dalai Lama in Dharamsala

DHARAMSALA, India - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama heads to a monastery in Dharamsala, northern India, on Sept. 28, 2012.

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Radwanska advances to Pan Pacific Open final

TOKYO, Japan - World No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska whips a forehand in a singles semifinal match against Angelique Kerber at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2012. Radwanska won 6-1, 6-1.

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Petrova advances to Pan Pacific Open final

TOKYO, Japan - Nadia Petrova wallops a backhand in a singles semifinal match against Samantha Stosur at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2012. Petrova won 6-4, 6-2.

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Hashimoto's group formally approved as party

OSAKA, Japan - Toru Azuma (far R), an executive of Nippon Ishin no Kai, a political grouping created by Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, submits an application to formally register the group as a political party to an Osaka Prefecture election board official in Osaka on Sept. 28, 2012. The party headquartered in Osaka, whose English name is the Japan Restoration Party, is aiming to win a majority of House of Representatives seats at the next general election to be held within a year.

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Wedding at Tokyo Disneyland Cinderella Castle

CHIBA, Japan - Takayuki Abiko (L center), 35, and Mayumi Kagoshi (R center), 32, both company employees from Saitama Prefecture, hold their wedding at Tokyo Disneyland's Cinderella Castle in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture on Sept. 28, 2012. The theme park hosted its first wedding at its landmark facility as park operator Oriental Land Co. began a service enabling couples to marry at the site recreating a famous fairy tale.

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Johjima, MLB's 1st Japanese catcher, to retire

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Kenji Johjima, the first Japanese catcher to play in the major leagues, attends a press conference in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture on Sept. 28, 2012, to announce his retirement at the end of this season. The 36-year-old, in the third year of a four-year contract with the Hanshin Tigers, has been plagued by injury the past year.

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Noda to reshuffle Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) and Shozaburo Jimi, head of the ruling coalition the People's New Party, meet in Tokyo on Sept. 28, 2012. Jimi is expected to be postal privatization minister as Noda plans to reshuffle his Cabinet soon.

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Oma nuclear power plant

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows a nuclear power plant under construction in Oma, Aomori Prefecture, in October 2011. Electric Power Development Co. plans to resume construction of the plant by the end of 2012 in what would be the first such move since the 2011 crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, sources said on Sept. 28, 2012.

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Protest to Ospreys

GINOWAN, Japan - Police officers remove protesters staging a sit-in in front of a gate of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture on Sept. 28, 2012. They are protesting a planned deployment of the U.S. military's MV-22 Osprey aircraft at the base.

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Tokyo child facility to close

TOKYO, Japan - File photo in July 2000 shows the National Children's Castle, a large-scale children's facility in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward. The facility will close down at the end of March 2015 due partly to the aging of the building, where programs aimed at nurturing children have been offered for about 30 years, government officials said on Sept. 28, 2012.

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Johjima, MLB's 1st Japanese catcher, to retire

OSAKA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers catcher Kenji Johjima leaves a Hanshin ballpark in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 28, 2012. Johjima, the first Japanese player to catch in the major leagues, will retire at the end of the season, sources said the same day.

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Japan group heads to N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Tomoya Sato (front) and other members of a Japanese group leave Tokyo's Haneda airport on Sept. 28, 2012, for Beijing en route to North Korea, where they plan to visit the relocation site of a tomb near Pyongyang where ashes of Japanese nationals were once buried.

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show a coastal area stretching from the town of Shinchi, Fukushima Prefecture (front), to the town of Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture (back), on March 28, 2011 (L), shortly after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 4, 2012 (R).

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in the town of Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, on March 28, 2011 (top), after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 3, 2012 (bottom).

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Day before start of Paralympic Games

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 28, 2012, the day before the start of the Paralympic Games. With an estimated 4,300 athletes from a record 166 countries and regions taking part, the Paralympics will be held until Sept. 9.

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Day before start of Paralympic Games

LONDON, Britain - The symbol of the Paralympic Games (R) is installed at the Aquatics Centre at the Olympic Park in London on Aug. 28, 2012, the day before the start of the Games. With an estimated 4,300 athletes from a record 166 countries and regions taking part, the Paralympics will be held until Sept. 9.

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Day before start of Paralympic Games

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows British soldiers dispatched to the Olympic Park in London to maintain security on Aug. 28, 2012, the day before the start of the Paralympic Games. With an estimated 4,300 athletes from a record 166 countries and regions taking part, the Paralympics will be held until Sept. 9.

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Day before start of Paralympic Games

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows the entrance of the Olympic Park in London on Aug. 28, 2012, the day before the start of the Paralympic Games. With an estimated 4,300 athletes from a record 166 countries and regions taking part, the Paralympics will be held until Sept. 9.

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Day before start of Paralympic Games

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows the Olympic Park in London, with the Olympic Stadium shown in the background, on Aug. 28, 2012, the day before the start of the Paralympic Games. With an estimated 4,300 athletes from a record 166 countries and regions taking part, the Paralympics will be held until Sept. 9.

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Nissan to release all-new Note compact car

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. Chief Operating Officer Toshiyuki Shiga unveils the company's all-new, gasoline-powered Note compact car in the town of Kanda, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Aug. 28, 2012, ahead of its release on Sept. 3.