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Giant panda in Japan returns to China

A truck carrying male giant panda Ri Ri and his female mate Shin Shin leaves Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens in the small hours of Sept. 29, 2024. The couple, both aged 19 and on loan to Japan since 2011, were returned to China due to health concerns.

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Giant panda in Japan returns to China

People watch a chartered plane carrying male giant panda Ri Ri and his female mate Shin Shin leaving Narita airport near Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2024. The couple, both aged 19 and on loan to Japan since 2011, were returned to China due to health concerns.

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Giant panda in Japan returns to China

People watch a chartered plane carrying male giant panda Ri Ri and his female mate Shin Shin leaving Narita airport near Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2024. The couple, both aged 19 and on loan to Japan since 2011, were returned to China due to health concerns.

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ALMA observatory in Chile

ATACAMA, Chile - Photo taken on Sept. 29, 2011, shows antennas of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), an international astronomy facility, located 5,000 meters above sea level in the Atacama region, northern Chile.

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Japanese observatory in Chile

ATACAMA, Chile - Takashi Miyata, an associate professor at the University of Tokyo, points to the university's astronomical observatory facility on Mt. Chajnantor in northern Chile on Sept. 29, 2011. The facility is over 5,000 meters above sea level and Miyata is wearing an oxygen device to cope with the high altitude.

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100% Chocolate Cafe in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 29, 2011 shows the inside of 100% Chocolate Cafe, which offers chocolates, chocolate foods and chocolate drinks in the Kyobashi district, central Tokyo. It boasts 56 different kinds of gourmet chocolates made from 22 types of cacao beans from 18 countries, including strawberry, royal milk tea, lemon salt and black pepper chocolates.

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Rangers' Uehara prepares for division series

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Koji Uehara of Japan speaks to reporters after practice at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Sept. 29, 2011. The Rangers will play against the Tampa Bay Rays in an American League Division Series game the following day.

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'Wasabi fire alarm' wins Ig Nobel prize

CAMBRIDGE, United States - Yukinobu Tajima (L), head of the Fragrance Marketing Association, and Makoto Imai, assistant professor of Shiga University of Medical Science, speak with reporters at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Sept. 29, 2011 shortly before attending the award ceremony there for the 2011 Ig Nobel prizes. Seven Japanese researchers including Tajima and Imai were awarded the prize in chemistry for inventing a fire alarm device which informs people with hearing impediments of a fire by emitting a pungent ''wasabi'' horseradish smell.

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Rangers' Tateyama speaks with reporters

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Yoshinori Tateyama speaks with reporters at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Sept. 29, 2011. The Rangers, American League West Division champions, will face the AL Wild Card-winning Tampa Bay Rays in the division series starting the following day.

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Myanmar refugees arrive in Japan

NARITA, Japan - A group of Myanmar refugees arrives at Narita airport outside Tokyo from Thailand on Sept. 29, 2011, under a U.N.-promoted third-country resettlement program.

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Asian business leaders call for free trade for more growth

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromasa Yonekura (front L), chairman of the Japan Business Federation or Keidanren, shakes hands with Prime Minster Yoshihiko Noda in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2011, after handing him a statement issued after the second Asian Business Summit in Tokyo. Leaders of business groups in Asia called for strengthening economic ties by promoting free trade within the region to seek more growth. (Pool photo)

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A's GM Beane

OAKLAND, United States - Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane speaks during a press conference at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on Sept. 29, 2011. According to the team, Beane called 2011 ''a tale of two seasons'' as the team made improvements in the second half under manager Bob Melvin. The A's and the Seattle Mariners are scheduled to open the next season in Japan on March 28-29, 2012.

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Nishioka to face Marquez in title bout in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS, United States - WBC super bantamweight champion Toshiaki Nishioka of Japan (L) and Mexican challenger Rafael Marquez pose during a press conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Sept. 29, 2011. Nishioka will aim to defend his title for the seventh time in a boxing match in the U.S. city on Oct. 1, 2011.

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Sharapova out of Pan Pacific Open

TOKYO, Japan - Russia's Maria Sharapova (R) undergoes treatment after retiring from her quarterfinal match against Czech Petra Kvitova at the Pan Pacific Open tennis championships in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2011. She slipped upon landing after a serve and turned on her left ankle during the match.

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Sharapova out of Pan Pacific Open

TOKYO, Japan - Russia's Maria Sharapova retired from her quarterfinal match against Czech Petra Kvitova at the Pan Pacific Open tennis championships in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2011. She slipped upon landing after a serve and turned on her left ankle during the match.

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Sony to launch new e-book Reader models

TOKYO, Japan - A woman holds one of the two new models of Sony Corp.'s Reader digital reading device in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2011. The electronics maker said it will launch the models over the next two months in Japan.

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Sharapova out of Pan Pacific Open

TOKYO, Japan - Russia's Maria Sharapova slipped upon landing after a serve and turned on her left ankle during her quarterfinal match against Czech Petra Kvitova at the Pan Pacific Open tennis championships in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2011. Sharapova retired from the Pan Pacific Open.

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Nissan to road-test 2-seat EV

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a small two-seat electric vehicle to undergo a road test. Nissan Motor Co. said Sept. 29, 2011, it will begin road tests in October on the vehicle designed mainly for visitors at tourist attractions and elderly people going to shops and hospitals.

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Osaka Gas launches wind power plant in Wakayama

OSAKA, Japan - A new wind power plant is fully launched on Sept. 29, 2011, in Yura, Wakayama Prefecture. Osaka Gas Co. held a ceremony to fully launch the plant capable of generating up to 10,000 kilowatts of electricity, enough to power 7,200 households. The gas utility will sell all electricity generated by the plant to Kansai Electric Power Co.

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Softbank's smartphone compatible with high-speed service

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Mobile Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son announces new products in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2011. Softbank said it will release the first smartphone for its ''Ultra Speed'' high-speed data communication service in November, matching similar services of its rival carriers.

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Unseasonable cherry blossoms in typhoon-hit area

NACHIKATSUURA, Japan - A cherry tree blooms by the side of the Nachi River in the typhoon-hit town of Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, on Sept. 29, 2011. Experts said the tree might have unseasonably bloomed after heavy rain brought by Typhoon Talas in early September deprived it of its leaves and prevented it from entering a dormant state before blooming next spring.

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Court overturns ruling on disclosure of Okinawa reversion papers

TOKYO, Japan - Former Mainichi Shimbun reporter Takichi Nishiyama (L) and other plaintiffs hold a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2011, after the Tokyo High Court overturned a landmark lower court ruling that had ordered the state to disclose diplomatic documents on the 1972 reversion of Okinawa to Japan from U.S. control.

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Softbank's smartphone compatible with high-speed service

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Mobile Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son (L) announces new products in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2011. Softbank said it will release the first smartphone for its ''Ultra Speed'' high-speed data communication service in November, matching similar services of its rival carriers. In center is actress Aya Ueto.

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Itsukushima Shrine flooded

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Itsukushima Shinto Shrine is partially inundated by high tide in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Sept. 29, 2011. The shrine is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Itsukushima Shrine flooded

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The Itsukushima Shinto Shrine is partially inundated by high tide in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Sept. 29, 2011. The shrine is a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Myanmar refugees to arrive in Japan

BANGKOK, Thailand - A group of Myanmar refugees arrives in Bangkok airport on Sept. 29, 2011, to head to Japan under a U.N.-promoted third-country resettlement program.

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Softbank's smartphone compatible with high-speed service

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Mobile Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son (L) announces new products in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2011. Softbank said it will release the first smartphone for its ''Ultra Speed'' high-speed data communication service in November, matching similar services of its rival carriers. On the right is actress Aya Ueto.

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Myanmar refugees to arrive in Japan

BANGKOK, Thailand - A group of Myanmar refugees wait at Bangkok airport on Sept. 29, 2011, before heading to Japan under a U.N.-promoted third-country resettlement program.

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Japan-born N. Korea striker Chong

TOKYO, Japan - Chong Tese, North Korea national team striker who used to play in Japan and is now at German second-division club Bochum, poses for photos with children at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2011. The Japanese and North Korean national teams will play in Saitama on Sept. 2, 2011, in a qualifying match for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

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North Korean soccer team arrives in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - North Korea's national soccer team is welcomed at Tokyo's Haneda airport on the night of Aug. 29, 2011, shortly after arriving via Beijing. The team is scheduled to play Japan on Sept. 2 in the city of Saitama near Tokyo in the third round of Asian qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

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North Korean soccer team arrives in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - North Korea's national soccer team is welcomed at Tokyo's Haneda airport on the night of Aug. 29, 2011, shortly after arriving via Beijing. The team is scheduled to play Japan on Sept. 2 in the city of Saitama near Tokyo in the third round of Asian qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

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Ozeki Harumafuji with sumo rankings

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Harumafuji from Mongolia shows the banzuke rankings of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2011. The tournament to be held from Sept. 11 to 25 at Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo will be only the second basho in history not to feature Japanese yokozuna or ozeki, the top two ranks.

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'Doraemon' author's museum to feature 50,000 original drawings

TOKYO, Japan - Masako Fujimoto (2nd from L), the widow of Fujiko F. Fujio who created ''Doraemon,'' poses for photographs during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on March 29, 2010, at which the outlines of a museum dedicated to the cartoonist were unveiled. The Fujiko F. Fujio Museum is scheduled to open on Sept. 3, 2011, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, the city where he spent more than three decades until his death in 1996.