7 billionth baby in Fukushima

7 billionth baby in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Tomoko Watanabe, 20, holds her son, who was born on Oct. 31, 2011, as one of the ''7 billionth babies,'' at a hospital in the city of Fukushima. The U.N. Population Fund estimates that the world's population exceeded 7 billion that day. Watanabe said she will raise her son in Fukushima despite relatively high radiation levels due to the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

World population tops 7 billion

World population tops 7 billion

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoko Ikegami, head of the U.N. Population Fund's Tokyo office, holds a certificate for a baby who was born on Oct. 31, 2011, as ''one of the 7 billionth babies'' during a press conference held the same day in Tokyo. The New York-based UNFPA estimates that the world's population exceeded 7 billion on Oct. 31, 2011.

7 billionth baby in Fukushima

7 billionth baby in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Tomoko Watanabe, 20, holds her son, who was born on Oct. 31, 2011, as one of the ''7 billionth babies,'' at a hospital in the city of Fukushima. The U.N. Population Fund estimates that the world's population exceeded 7 billion that day. Watanabe said she will raise her son in Fukushima despite relatively high radiation levels due to the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. (Kyodo)

World population tops 7 billion

World population tops 7 billion

TOKYO, Japan - Kiyoko Ikegami, head of the U.N. Population Fund's Tokyo office, holds a certificate for a baby who was born on Oct. 31, 2011, as ''one of the 7 billionth babies'' during a press conference held the same day in Tokyo. The New York-based UNFPA estimates that the world's population exceeded 7 billion on Oct. 31, 2011. (Kyodo)