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Coelacanth robot

IWAKI, Japan - The Aquamarine Fukushima aquarium in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, begins displaying a 1.2-meter-long coelacanth robot reproducing movement of the rare fish on March 20, 2013.

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World's tallest mohawk

NEW YORK, United States - A man measures the height of the mohawk of Japanese designer Kazuhiro Watanabe in New York on Sept. 12, 2012, after his near 1.2-meter mohawk was certified as the world's tallest by the Guinness Book of World Records.

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World's tallest mohawk

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese designer Kazuhiro Watanabe (C) holds a press conference in New York on Sept. 12, 2012, after his near 1.2-meter mohawk was certified as the world's tallest by the Guinness Book of World Records.

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World's tallest mohawk

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese designer Kazuhiro Watanabe holds a press conference in New York on Sept. 12, 2012, after his near 1.2-meter mohawk was certified as the world's tallest by the Guinness Book of World Records.

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Dud disposal in Fukushima Prefecture

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - A dud bomb makes a splash as it is disposed of in Onahama port in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 10, 2010. The Maritime Self-Defense Force safely deactivated the 1.2-meter-long dud, which was found on the seabed at a depth of 7.5 meters on Oct. 4.

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Dud U.S. bomb of World War II vintage removed in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - As members a bomb-disposal unit of the Ground Self-Defense Force watch, a dud U.S. bomb of World War II vintage is removed from a housing construction site in Nagoya's Higashi Ward on March 22 while 3,000 nearby residents were evacuated. The 1.2-meter, 250-kilogram bomb, believed to have been dropped by the U.S. military during World War II, was found March 10.

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Robot plays museum guide at Okayama's Ohara Museum of Art

OKAYAMA, Japan - A museum guide robot explains Gauguin's ''Te Nave Nave Fenua'' oil painting to visitors in a demonstration at the Ohara Museum of Art in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, on Nov. 17. The one-day event, arranged by Tsukuba University and Saitama University, is aimed at exploring better means of communications between humans and robots, organizers say. In this photo, the 1.2-meter robot tries to imitate a museum tour guide's hand gestures in introducing the Gauguin painting.

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World Cup monument unveiled at Yokohama stadium

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A monument to commemorate the 2002 FIFA World Cup co-hosted by Japan and South Korea was unveiled at International Stadium Yokohama, venue of the final, on Dec. 3. The 1.2-meter tall monument bears a plaque saying, ''Wishing for the best future and the permanent friendship of the Japanese and South Korean people.''

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1.2-meter long iguana found on street in Fukuoka Pref.

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo shows a green iguana that was found on a street in the city of Kasuga, Fukuoka Prefecture, by a nearby resident on Sept. 10. Police are treating the iguana, which is 1.2 meters long and estimated to be five years old, as a lost-and-found case, and transferred it to the Fukuoka municipal zoo until its owner comes forward.

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1.2 meter salamander found in Kyoto

This 1.2-meter-long salamander is found on the bank of the Kamogawa River in Kyoto on May 16. A walker found the amphibious animal and informed the police. In Japan, the salamander is registered as a protected species. It was released later in the day upstream near Ohara in the northern part of Kyoto City.

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Robot plays museum guide at Okayama's Ohara Museum of Art

OKAYAMA, Japan - A museum guide robot explains Gauguin's ''Te Nave Nave Fenua'' oil painting to visitors in a demonstration at the Ohara Museum of Art in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, on Nov. 17. The one-day event, arranged by Tsukuba University and Saitama University, is aimed at exploring better means of communications between humans and robots, organizers say. In this photo, the 1.2-meter robot tries to imitate a museum tour guide's hand gestures in introducing the Gauguin painting. (Kyodo)

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World Cup monument unveiled at Yokohama stadium

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A monument to commemorate the 2002 FIFA World Cup co-hosted by Japan and South Korea was unveiled at International Stadium Yokohama, venue of the final, on Dec. 3. The 1.2-meter tall monument bears a plaque saying, ''Wishing for the best future and the permanent friendship of the Japanese and South Korean people.'' (Kyodo)

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Dud U.S. bomb of World War II vintage removed in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - As members a bomb-disposal unit of the Ground Self-Defense Force watch, a dud U.S. bomb of World War II vintage is removed from a housing construction site in Nagoya's Higashi Ward on March 22 while 3,000 nearby residents were evacuated. The 1.2-meter, 250-kilogram bomb, believed to have been dropped by the U.S. military during World War II, was found March 10. (Kyodo)

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Dud disposal in Fukushima Prefecture

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - A dud bomb makes a splash as it is disposed of in Onahama port in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 10, 2010. The Maritime Self-Defense Force safely deactivated the 1.2-meter-long dud, which was found on the seabed at a depth of 7.5 meters on Oct. 4. (Kyodo)

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1.2 meter salamander found in Kyoto

This 1.2-meter-long salamander is found on the bank of the Kamogawa River in Kyoto on May 16. A walker found the amphibious animal and informed the police. In Japan, the salamander is registered as a protected species. It was released later in the day upstream near Ohara in the northern part of Kyoto City.