Merging in latest boto.

boto/sqs/__init__.py

Index: boto/sqs/__init__.py
diff --git a/boto/sqs/__init__.py b/boto/sqs/__init__.py
index 463c42c5f5f06ce17777cd4b0da365a6d46caa0a..d5a9e4c9ef7c10f931393cd0403f2b003967757b 100644
--- a/boto/sqs/__init__.py
+++ b/boto/sqs/__init__.py
@@ -35,12 +35,14 @@ def regions():
                           endpoint='eu-west-1.queue.amazonaws.com'),
             SQSRegionInfo(name='us-west-1',
                           endpoint='us-west-1.queue.amazonaws.com'),
+            SQSRegionInfo(name='ap-northeast-1',
+                          endpoint='ap-northeast-1.queue.amazonaws.com'),
             SQSRegionInfo(name='ap-southeast-1',
                           endpoint='ap-southeast-1.queue.amazonaws.com')
             ]
 
-def connect_to_region(region_name):
+def connect_to_region(region_name, **kw_params):
     for region in regions():
         if region.name == region_name:
-            return region.connect()
+            return region.connect(**kw_params)
     return None