Tokyo, Japan – Japanese model Nanao appears at a press conference for the film “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” at Tokyo International Forum on January 30, 2012. The film will be released from February 10th in Japan. (Photo by Yumeto Yamazaki/AFLO)

Tokyo, Japan – Actress Rooney Mara attends the Japan premiere for the film “The girl with the Dragon Tattoo” in Tokyo, Japan on January 30, 2012. (Photo by Yumeto Yamazaki/AFLO)

Tokyo, Japan – Movie directer Peter Berg, Taylor Kitsch, and Japanese actor Tadanobu Asano appear at a press conference for the film “BATTLESHIP” by Peter Berg in the Grand Hyatt Tokyo, January 31, 2012. The film will be released from April 2012 in Japan. (Photo by Yumeto Yamazaki/AFLO)

Tokyo, Japan – Docomo image charactors Maki Horikita attends at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday,  February 1, 2012. NTT Docomo and Walt Disney have jointly announces they will introduce new smartphone the ‘Disney Mobile on docomo’. The smartphone offers exclusive benefits, services and content that allow users to have a unique Disney experience. (Photo by Koichi Mitsui/AFLO)

Tokyo, Japan – Japans Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka, left, speaks during a Diet lower house Budget Committee meeting in Tokyo on Thursday, February 2, 2012. Deputy Premier Katsuya Okada, right, and Finance Minister Jun Azumi are in background. Tanaka, who was appointed in January, was caught in a cross fire as a senior Defense Ministry official came under suspicion of tampering with the upcoming mayoral election in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, where U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma is located. Tanaka now has no choice but to sack Ro Manabe, his Okinawa bureau chief, according to the media reports. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

Tokyo, Japan – Fumio Otsubo, President of Panasonic Corporation speaks during a press conference at its head office in downtown Tokyo on February 3, 2012.  Panasonic expects its worst-ever net loss of 780 billion yen (approximately $10.2 billion US dollars) compared to the previous forecast of a loss of 420.0 billion yen, due to the 2011 flooding in Thailand and acquisition prices. (Photo by Christopher Jue/AFLO)

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February 3, 2012, Tokyo, Japan – Fumio Otsubo, President of Panasonic Corporation speaks during a press conference at its head office in downtown Tokyo. Panasonic expects its worst-ever net loss of 780 billion yen (approximately $10.2 billion US dollars) compared to the previous forecast of a loss of 420.0 billion yen, due to the 2011 flooding in Thailand and acquisition prices. (Photo by Christopher Jue/AFLO)

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Fumio Otsubo gestures to the media during a press conference at its head office in Tokyo.

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February 2, 2012, Tokyo, Japan – Japans Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka, right, receives a piece of advice from his aid during a Diet lower house Budget Committee meeting in Tokyo. Tanaka, who was appointed in January, was caught in a cross fire as a senior Defense Ministry official came under suspicion of tampering with the upcoming mayoral election in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, where U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma is located. Tanaka now has no choice but to sack Ro Manabe, his Okinawa bureau chief, according to the media reports. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

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Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda raises his hand before speaking at a Diet lower house Budget Committee meeting. Noda was under attack from the opposition camp for suspected tampering by a senior Defense Ministry official with the upcoming mayoral election in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, where U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma is located, yet another severe blow to Noda’s government. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

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Tokyo, Japan – Models show Docomo’s new smartphone F-08D and P-05D during a news conference in Tokyo, February 1, 2012. NTT Docomo and Walt Disney have jointly announces they will introduce new smartphone the ‘Disney Mobile on docomo’. The smartphone offers exclusive benefits, services and content that allow users to have a unique Disney experience. (Photo by Koichi Mitsui/AFLO)

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Disney’s Mickey and Minnie Mouse along with Maki Horikita poses on stage for the media. (Photo by Koichi Mitsui/AFLO)

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January 3, 2012: Tokyo, Japan – Taylor Kitsch appears at a press conference for the film “BATTLESHIP” by Peter Berg in the Grand Hyatt Tokyo. This film is about the battle against the aliens and a love story. Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård, Brooklyn Decker, Rihanna, Liam Neeson, and Japanese actor Tadanobu Asano play as main characters in the movie. It will be released from April, 2012 in Japan. (Photo by Yumeto Yamazaki/AFLO)

Taylor Kitsch appears at a press conference for the film “BATTLESHIP” by Peter Berg in the Grand Hyatt Tokyo. This film is about the battle against the aliens and a love story. Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård, Brooklyn Decker, Rihanna, Liam Neeson, and Japanese actor Tadanobu Asano play as main characters in the movie. It will be released from April, 2012 in Japan. (Photo by Yumeto Yamazaki/AFLO)

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January 30, 2012: Tokyo, Japan – Japanese dancers perform at a press conference for the film “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” in the Tokyo Kokusai Forum. This story is based on a Swedish crime novel “Millennium Series”.  Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara play as main characters in the movie. This film will be released from February 10th in Japan. (Photo by Yumeto Yamazaki/AFLO)

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The movie directer David Fincher and Rooney Mara appear at a press conference for the film “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” in the Tokyo Kokusai Forum. This story is based on a Swedish crime novel “Millennium Series”.  Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara play as main characters in the movie. This film will be released from February 10th in Japan. (Photo by Yumeto Yamazaki/AFLO)

Tokyo, Japan – (L to R) Sara Takanashi (JPN), Sumire Kikuchi (JPN), JOC President Tsunekazu Takeda, Hirofumi Hirano Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology during a visit to the Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry after returning Innsbruck 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games, January 24, 2011 (Photo by Jun Tsukida/AFLO SPORT)

Tokyo, Japan – Emperor Akihito formally declares the opening of the ordinary session of Japan’s parliament in its upper chamber in Tokyo on Tuesday, January 24, 2012. The 150-day regular session kicked off with Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda delivering his policy speech. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

Tokorozawa, Japan – Residents walk their dogs in a snow-covered park in Tokorozawa, January 24, 2012. Snow fell in the Metropolitan Tokyo area from Monday night through early Tuesday morning, causing disruption of transportation services and people to slip and suffer injuries. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

Tokyo, Japan – Japanese Ruling Party DPJ Diet Member Kumiko Hayakawa appeared as ring girl at Korakuen Hall for a Championship Boxing Match on January, 2012. The 41 year old member of parliament appeared 3 times as a round girl wearing sexy hot pants and a black leather midriff baring costume. She received encouragement from fans shouting “Kumi-chan” and “Next time in swimwear!” (Yamaguchi Hiroaki/AFLO)

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Japanese Ruling Party DPJ Diet Member Kumiko Hayakawa appeared as ring girl at Korakuen Hall for a Championship Boxing Match on Thursday 26th, January, 2012. The 41 year old member of parliament appeared 3 times as a round girl wearing sexy hot pants and a black leather midriff baring costume. She received encouragement from fans shouting “Kumi-chan” and “Next time in swimwear!”

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January 25, 2012, Tokyo, Japan – Foreign tourists are seen in Akihabara, the world-renown wholesale district of electric and electronics appliances, on Wednesday, January 25, 2012. Tourism has picked up in the latter half of 2011 despite the dramatic drop Japan saw after the unprecedented natural disasters and nuclear power plant accident, according to the Japan National Tourism Organization. The total visitor numbers to Japan for the year 2011 ending December were 6,219,300, a 27.8% decrease from 2010s figures of 8,611,175. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

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Foreign tourists are seen in Ginza, Japan’s most renown shopping district in Tokyo, on Wednesday, January 25, 2012. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

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Tokyo, Japan – Katsuyuki Haranaka, left, and Akira Banzai, heads of Japan’s two major organizations opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, voice their concerns during a news conference at Tokyo’s Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan on Wednesday, January 25, 2012. Haranaka represents the Japan Medical Association and Banzai Central Union of Agricultural Cooperative, the nations largest farm lobby. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)