Birthday cake for polar bear

Birthday cake for polar bear

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Peace, a female polar bear kept at a zoo in Tobe in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, is given a birthday cake made of ice, fruit and sausages during an event at the zoo on Dec. 6, 2014, to celebrate her 15th birthday on Dec. 2.

Cat station master

Cat station master

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Tama, a feline "station master" at Wakayama Electric Railway Co.'s Kishi Station, is pictured with cake presented to her during an event to celebrate her 15th birthday in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, on April 29, 2014.

Cat station master

Cat station master

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Photo shows Tama (R), a feline "station master" at Wakayama Electric Railway Co.'s Kishi Station, during an event to celebrate her 15th birthday in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, on April 29, 2014. To the left is Nitama, her junior staffer.

N. Korea begins celebratory events for founder Kim Il Sung

N. Korea begins celebratory events for founder Kim Il Sung

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The 15th April Holiday Food Festival started in Pyongyang on April 6, 2010, for a three-day run, featuring local and traditional dishes prepared by about 40 restaurants from across the country as North Korea began a series of events the same day to commemorate the birthday of the country's founder, Kim Il Sung, on April 15.

N. Korea begins celebratory events for founder Kim Il Sung

N. Korea begins celebratory events for founder Kim Il Sung

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Cooks look at local and traditional dishes prepared by about 40 restaurants from across the country at the 15th April Holiday Food Festival which started in Pyongyang on April 6, 2010, for a three-day run. North Korea began a series of events the same day to commemorate the birthday of the country's founder, Kim Il Sung, on April 15.

N. Korea begins celebratory events for founder Kim Il Sung

N. Korea begins celebratory events for founder Kim Il Sung

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The 15th April Holiday Food Festival started in Pyongyang on April 6, 2010, for a three-day run, featuring local and traditional dishes prepared by about 40 restaurants from across the country as North Korea began a series of events the same day to commemorate the birthday of the country's founder, Kim Il Sung, on April 15. (Kyodo)

N. Korea begins celebratory events for founder Kim Il Sung

N. Korea begins celebratory events for founder Kim Il Sung

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Cooks look at local and traditional dishes prepared by about 40 restaurants from across the country at the 15th April Holiday Food Festival which started in Pyongyang on April 6, 2010, for a three-day run. North Korea began a series of events the same day to commemorate the birthday of the country's founder, Kim Il Sung, on April 15. (Kyodo)

Birthday cake for polar bear

Birthday cake for polar bear

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Peace, a female polar bear kept at a zoo in Tobe in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, is given a birthday cake made of ice, fruit and sausages during an event at the zoo on Dec. 6, 2014, to celebrate her 15th birthday on Dec. 2. (Kyodo)

Princess Aiko turns 15, learns more about official duties

Princess Aiko turns 15, learns more about official duties

Japanese Princess Aiko, the only child of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako, is driven by car through Hanzomon Gate at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2016, to meet her grandparents -- Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko -- on the occasion her 15th birthday. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo