Taisuke Nonaka performs a back flip during the semifinal of the break dance category at Dance Alive in Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sunday. Below: Taisuke Yoshie (front) boogies to victory over Gucchon in the final of the event's freestyle category. YOSHIAKI MUIRA PHOTOS
BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai police officers who break rules will be forced to wear hot pink armbands featuring "Hello Kitty," the Japanese icon of cute, as a mark of shame, a senior officer said Monday.
