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Takoyaki in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A woman bakes Japanese-style "takoyaki" snacks at a takoyaki shop in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sept. 8, 2012.

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Takoyaki in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A woman shows off Japanese-style "takoyaki" snacks at a takoyaki shop in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sept. 8, 2012.

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Rice harvest in Ayutthaya

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand - Rice is harvested in Ayutthaya, Thailand, on Sept. 8, 2012.

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Sentence over 2008 Akihabara rampage

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on June 8, 2008, shows police examining the site of a stabbing rampage in Tokyo's Akihabara district. The Tokyo High Court on Sept. 12, 2012, upheld the death sentence given to Tomohiro Kato, a 29-year-old man, for killing seven people and injuring 10 others in the rampage.

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S. Korean film wins top prize at Venice Film Festival

VENICE, Italy - South Korean film director Kim Ki Duk kisses his trophy after his film "Pieta" won the Golden Lion prize for best movie at the 69th Venice Film Festival on Sept. 8, 2012, becoming the first film from the Asian country to do so.

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U.S. Open tennis championships

NEW YORK, United States - Britain's Andy Murray plays a shot against Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic during their men's singles semifinals match at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 8, 2012. Murray advanced to the final.

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Noda, Clinton at APEC summit

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (far R) and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (far L) hold talks in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 8, 2012.

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Noda, Clinton at APEC summit

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shake hands at the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 8, 2012.

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Nissan-Dengfeng's Venucia R50 hatchback

BEIJING, China - A joint venture of Nissan Motor Co. and Dengfeng Motor Co. unveils the Venucia R50 hatchback in Beijing on Sept. 8, 2012.

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Noda at APEC summit

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks with reporters at the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 8, 2012.

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Quake in southwestern China

YILIANG, China - A man evacuates past huge rocks Sept. 8, 2012, following two powerful earthquakes the previous day in a mountainous border region of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, southwestern China. The death toll from the quakes has risen to 80 with more than 800 people reported injured.

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Japan, Russia sign accord on poaching, smuggling of crabs

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L back) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (R back) attend a ceremony in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 8, 2012, in which representatives of the two countries sign an agreement that would ban the poaching of crabs in Russian-administered waters in the Sea of Okhotsk in the northwestern Pacific and their smuggling to Japan. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Nissan-Dengfeng's Venucia R50 hatchback

BEIJING, China - Nissan Motor Co. Chief Operating Officer Toshiyuki Shiga (2nd from R) and other officials unveil the Venucia R50 hatchback, produced by a joint venture of Nissan and Dengfeng Motor Co., in Beijing on Sept. 8, 2012.

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Quake in southwestern China

YILIANG, China - Photo shows evacuees near the site of a landslide Sept. 8, 2012, following two powerful earthquakes the previous day in a mountainous border region of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, southwestern China. The death toll from the quakes has risen to 80 with more than 800 people reported injured.

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Noda, Lee at APEC summit

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak attend the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 8, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Quake in southwestern China

YILIANG, China - Photo shows Sept. 8, 2012, a vehicle crushed by fallen rocks following two powerful earthquakes the previous day in a mountainous border region of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, southwestern China. The death toll from the quakes has risen to 80 with more than 800 people reported injured.

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APEC summit

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Pacific Rim leaders attend the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 8, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Quake in southwestern China

YILIANG, China - A road is partly covered with rocks and sand Sept. 8, 2012, following two powerful earthquakes the previous day in a mountainous border region of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, southwestern China. The death toll from the quakes has risen to 80 with more than 800 people reported injured.

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Quake in southwestern China

YILIANG, China - Tents are set up in a square in Yiliang County, China's Yunnan Province on Sept. 8, 2012, following two powerful earthquakes the previous day in a mountainous border region of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, southwestern China. The death toll from the quakes has risen to 80 with more than 800 people reported injured.

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Quake in southwestern China

YILIANG, China - Tents are set up in a square in Yiliang County, China's Yunnan Province on Sept. 8, 2012, following two powerful earthquakes the previous day in a mountainous border region of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, southwestern China. The death toll from the quakes has risen to 80 with more than 800 people reported injured.

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Quake in southwestern China

YILIANG, China - A man carrying his daughter on his back runs past the site of a landslide Sept. 8, 2012, following two powerful earthquakes the previous day in a mountainous border region of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, southwestern China. The death toll from the quakes has risen to 80 with more than 800 people reported injured.

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Lee at APEC summit

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak attends the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 8, 2012. (Pool photo)

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APEC summit

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Pacific Rim leaders attend the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 8, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Quake in southwestern China

YILIANG, China - A rescue worker assists children to evacuate past the site of a landslide Sept. 8, 2012, following two powerful earthquakes the previous day in a mountainous border region of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, southwestern China. The death toll from the quakes has risen to 80 with more than 800 people reported injured.

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Noda, Lee shake hands at APEC summit

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak shake hands at the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 8, 2012, amid soured ties over competing claims to a pair of islands in the Sea of Japan. (Pool photo)

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Putin at APEC summit

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 8, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Noda at APEC summit

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) attends the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 8, 2012, with South Korean President Lee Myung Bak shown in the front. (Pool photo)

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Hu at APEC summit

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Chinese President Hu Jintao attends the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 8, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Noda at APEC summit

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) attends the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 8, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Quake in southwestern China

YILIANG, China - People run Sept. 8, 2012, past the site of a landslide following two powerful earthquakes the previous day in a mountainous border region of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, southwestern China. The death toll from the quakes has risen to 80 with more than 800 people reported injured.

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Quake in southwestern China

YILIANG, China - A man evacuates Sept. 8, 2012, past the site of a landslide following two powerful earthquakes the previous day in a mountainous border region of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, southwestern China. The death toll from the quakes has risen to 80 with more than 800 people reported injured.

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Yudhoyono at business meeting

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono addresses a business advisory conference held on the sidelines of the APEC leaders' summit in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 8, 2012.

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Quake in southwestern China

YILIANG, China - Photo shows the site of a landslide Sept. 8, 2012, following two powerful earthquakes the previous day in a mountainous border region of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, southwestern China. The death toll from the quakes has risen to 80 with more than 800 people reported injured.

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Japan, Russia agree to arrange Noda's Russia trip in Dec.

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold talks in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 8, 2012. They agreed to arrange a visit to Russia by Noda in December and a vice minister-level meeting between the two countries in the fall as part of efforts to address a long-standing territorial dispute. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Noda, Lee shake hands at APEC summit

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak shake hands at the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 8, 2012, amid soured ties over competing claims to a pair of islands in the Sea of Japan. (Pool photo)

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Quake in southwestern China

YILIANG, China - Children are treated for their injuries Sept. 8, 2012, following two powerful earthquakes the previous day in a mountainous border region of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, southwestern China. The death toll from the quakes has risen to 80 with more than 800 people reported injured.

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Quake in southwestern China

YILIANG, China - A building is destroyed Sept. 8, 2012, following two powerful earthquakes the previous day in a mountainous border region of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, southwestern China. The death toll from the quakes has risen to 80 with more than 800 people reported injured.

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Quake in southwestern China

YILIANG, China - Photo shows Sept. 8, 2012, an overturned truck following two powerful earthquakes the previous day in a mountainous border region of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, southwestern China. The death toll from the quakes has risen to 80 with more than 800 people reported injured.

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Quake in southwestern China

YILIANG, China - People evacuate Sept. 8, 2012, following two powerful earthquakes the previous day in a mountainous border region of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, southwestern China. The death toll from the quakes has risen to 80 with more than 800 people reported injured.

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Quake in southwestern China

YILIANG, China - A building is destroyed Sept. 8, 2012, following two powerful earthquakes the previous day in a mountainous border region of Yunnan and Guizhou provinces, southwestern China. The death toll from the quakes has risen to 80 with more than 800 people reported injured.

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Japan, Russia agree to arrange Noda's Russia trip in Dec.

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold talks in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 8, 2012. They agreed to arrange a visit to Russia by Noda in December and a vice minister-level meeting between the two countries in the fall as part of efforts to address a long-standing territorial dispute. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan, Russia agree to arrange Noda's Russia trip in Dec.

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands ahead of talks in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 8, 2012. They agreed to arrange a visit to Russia by Noda in December and a vice minister-level meeting between the two countries in the fall as part of efforts to address a long-standing territorial dispute. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Doraemon train

TOYAMA, Japan - A train featuring comic and animation character Doraemon is shown to reporters in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, on Sept. 4, 2012. The train will be operated from Sept. 8, 2012, to Aug. 31, 2013, in the hometown of the comics' creator, Fujiko F Fujio. The train will be run in a project to commemorate Doraemon's birthday, which the comics say is Sept. 3, 2112.

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Venue for 2012 APEC summit

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Photo taken on Sept. 8, 2011, shows a building under construction which is the planned venue to host the 2012 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit on the Russkiy Island off Vladivostok, in the Russian Far East.

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Japan women's soccer team qualifies

JINAN, China - Japan women's soccer team coach Norio Sasaki meets reporters in Jinan, China, on Sept. 8, 2011, after the team qualified for the 2012 London Olympics. Australia beat China 1-0 after Japan drew with North Korea 1-1 in the Asian qualifying tournament.

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Japan women's soccer team qualifies

JINAN, China - Japan women's soccer team captain Homare Sawa (2nd from R) and other players celebrate after an own goal by North Korea in the 83rd minute of an Asian qualifying tournament game in Jinan, China, on Sept. 8, 2011. The game ended in a 1-1 draw, but Australia beat China in a game later in the day, allowing Japan to qualify for the 2012 London Olympics.

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Nadeshiko Japan, N. Korea draw

JINAN, China - ''Nadeshiko Japan'' national soccer team players (from L) Azusa Iwashimizu, Homare Sawa, Mizuho Sakaguchi and goalkeeper Ayumi Kaihori react after North Korea's Kim Jo Ran equalized two minutes into second-half stoppage time in a 2012 London Olympics qualifying game in Jinan, China, on Sept. 8, 2011. The game ended 1-1.