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US: Super Typhoon Bavi Slams Guam, Northern Marianas 2

Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall Monday, July 6, passing directly over Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands around 8 a.m. local time, with sustained winds over 150 mph. Guam and nearby islands also reported major damage from the storm.

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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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CHINA-CHENGDU-FRANCE-MONTPELLIER-FRIENDSHIP (CN)

(230721) -- BEIJING, July 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 25, 2021 shows the Jincheng Lake Park in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Chengdu Universiade is just around the corner, and college athletes from all over the world will gather in Chengdu to strive for their dreams. Chengdu has many sister cities around the world. In 1981, Chengdu and Montpellier of France became the first pair of sister cities of the two countries. In 2011, the Montpellier Chengdu Primary School and the Chengdu Montpellier Primary School were built in Montpellier and Chengdu respectively to mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of sister cities relationship between the two cities. (Photo by Du Ning/Xinhua)

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CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

(230425) -- JINGDEZHEN, April 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torsten Jurell works in his studio at the Taoxichuan ceramic art avenue in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, April 20, 2023. Swedish artist Torsten Jurell came to Jingdezhen, a world-famous "porcelain capital", in 2011 for the first time where he embarked on a new journey of art. Torsten Jurell's interest in China came from his father, an enthusiast in restoring Chinese porcelain. Torsten Jurell found Chinese porcelain a beautiful and special form of art since his childhood. Now he spends a few months in this city almost every year and gets in touch with many ceramists and traditional artisans here. Torsten Jurell works in various fields such as printmaking, ceramics and sculpture. In Jingdezhen, he tries to draw inspiration in Chinese mythology. "Jingdezhen is like a universe with infinite space for creativity and imagination. I hope to bring more people here to get to know local life and culture and feel the open and diverse artistic atmosphere,"

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CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

(230425) -- JINGDEZHEN, April 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torsten Jurell (3rd, L) talks with his friends at the Taoxichuan ceramic art avenue in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, April 20, 2023. Swedish artist Torsten Jurell came to Jingdezhen, a world-famous "porcelain capital", in 2011 for the first time where he embarked on a new journey of art. Torsten Jurell's interest in China came from his father, an enthusiast in restoring Chinese porcelain. Torsten Jurell found Chinese porcelain a beautiful and special form of art since his childhood. Now he spends a few months in this city almost every year and gets in touch with many ceramists and traditional artisans here. Torsten Jurell works in various fields such as printmaking, ceramics and sculpture. In Jingdezhen, he tries to draw inspiration in Chinese mythology. "Jingdezhen is like a universe with infinite space for creativity and imagination. I hope to bring more people here to get to know local life and culture and feel the open and diverse artistic a

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CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

(230425) -- JINGDEZHEN, April 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 20, 2023 shows Torsten Jurell at a cafe in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province. Swedish artist Torsten Jurell came to Jingdezhen, a world-famous "porcelain capital", in 2011 for the first time where he embarked on a new journey of art. Torsten Jurell's interest in China came from his father, an enthusiast in restoring Chinese porcelain. Torsten Jurell found Chinese porcelain a beautiful and special form of art since his childhood. Now he spends a few months in this city almost every year and gets in touch with many ceramists and traditional artisans here. Torsten Jurell works in various fields such as printmaking, ceramics and sculpture. In Jingdezhen, he tries to draw inspiration in Chinese mythology. "Jingdezhen is like a universe with infinite space for creativity and imagination. I hope to bring more people here to get to know local life and culture and feel the open and diverse artistic atmosphere," said Torsten Jurell. (

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CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

(230425) -- JINGDEZHEN, April 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torsten Jurell observes an unfinished creation in his studio at the Taoxichuan ceramic art avenue in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, April 20, 2023. Swedish artist Torsten Jurell came to Jingdezhen, a world-famous "porcelain capital", in 2011 for the first time where he embarked on a new journey of art. Torsten Jurell's interest in China came from his father, an enthusiast in restoring Chinese porcelain. Torsten Jurell found Chinese porcelain a beautiful and special form of art since his childhood. Now he spends a few months in this city almost every year and gets in touch with many ceramists and traditional artisans here. Torsten Jurell works in various fields such as printmaking, ceramics and sculpture. In Jingdezhen, he tries to draw inspiration in Chinese mythology. "Jingdezhen is like a universe with infinite space for creativity and imagination. I hope to bring more people here to get to know local life and culture and feel the open and dive

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CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

(230425) -- JINGDEZHEN, April 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torsten Jurell works in his studio at the Taoxichuan ceramic art avenue in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, April 20, 2023. Swedish artist Torsten Jurell came to Jingdezhen, a world-famous "porcelain capital", in 2011 for the first time where he embarked on a new journey of art. Torsten Jurell's interest in China came from his father, an enthusiast in restoring Chinese porcelain. Torsten Jurell found Chinese porcelain a beautiful and special form of art since his childhood. Now he spends a few months in this city almost every year and gets in touch with many ceramists and traditional artisans here. Torsten Jurell works in various fields such as printmaking, ceramics and sculpture. In Jingdezhen, he tries to draw inspiration in Chinese mythology. "Jingdezhen is like a universe with infinite space for creativity and imagination. I hope to bring more people here to get to know local life and culture and feel the open and diverse artistic atmosphere,"

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CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

(230425) -- JINGDEZHEN, April 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torsten Jurell works in his studio at the Taoxichuan ceramic art avenue in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, April 20, 2023. Swedish artist Torsten Jurell came to Jingdezhen, a world-famous "porcelain capital", in 2011 for the first time where he embarked on a new journey of art. Torsten Jurell's interest in China came from his father, an enthusiast in restoring Chinese porcelain. Torsten Jurell found Chinese porcelain a beautiful and special form of art since his childhood. Now he spends a few months in this city almost every year and gets in touch with many ceramists and traditional artisans here. Torsten Jurell works in various fields such as printmaking, ceramics and sculpture. In Jingdezhen, he tries to draw inspiration in Chinese mythology. "Jingdezhen is like a universe with infinite space for creativity and imagination. I hope to bring more people here to get to know local life and culture and feel the open and diverse artistic atmosphere,"

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CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

(230425) -- JINGDEZHEN, April 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torsten Jurell (R) talks with an employee of a sculptural porcelain factory in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, April 20, 2023. Swedish artist Torsten Jurell came to Jingdezhen, a world-famous "porcelain capital", in 2011 for the first time where he embarked on a new journey of art. Torsten Jurell's interest in China came from his father, an enthusiast in restoring Chinese porcelain. Torsten Jurell found Chinese porcelain a beautiful and special form of art since his childhood. Now he spends a few months in this city almost every year and gets in touch with many ceramists and traditional artisans here. Torsten Jurell works in various fields such as printmaking, ceramics and sculpture. In Jingdezhen, he tries to draw inspiration in Chinese mythology. "Jingdezhen is like a universe with infinite space for creativity and imagination. I hope to bring more people here to get to know local life and culture and feel the open and diverse artistic atmospher

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CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

(230425) -- JINGDEZHEN, April 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torsten Jurell (1st, R) talks with his friends in his studio at the Taoxichuan ceramic art avenue in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, April 20, 2023. Swedish artist Torsten Jurell came to Jingdezhen, a world-famous "porcelain capital", in 2011 for the first time where he embarked on a new journey of art. Torsten Jurell's interest in China came from his father, an enthusiast in restoring Chinese porcelain. Torsten Jurell found Chinese porcelain a beautiful and special form of art since his childhood. Now he spends a few months in this city almost every year and gets in touch with many ceramists and traditional artisans here. Torsten Jurell works in various fields such as printmaking, ceramics and sculpture. In Jingdezhen, he tries to draw inspiration in Chinese mythology. "Jingdezhen is like a universe with infinite space for creativity and imagination. I hope to bring more people here to get to know local life and culture and feel the open and dive

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CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

(230425) -- JINGDEZHEN, April 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torsten Jurell (R) makes an order at a cafe in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, April 20, 2023. Swedish artist Torsten Jurell came to Jingdezhen, a world-famous "porcelain capital", in 2011 for the first time where he embarked on a new journey of art. Torsten Jurell's interest in China came from his father, an enthusiast in restoring Chinese porcelain. Torsten Jurell found Chinese porcelain a beautiful and special form of art since his childhood. Now he spends a few months in this city almost every year and gets in touch with many ceramists and traditional artisans here. Torsten Jurell works in various fields such as printmaking, ceramics and sculpture. In Jingdezhen, he tries to draw inspiration in Chinese mythology. "Jingdezhen is like a universe with infinite space for creativity and imagination. I hope to bring more people here to get to know local life and culture and feel the open and diverse artistic atmosphere," said Torsten Jurell. (Xinhua

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CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

(230425) -- JINGDEZHEN, April 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torsten Jurell introduces his works in his studio at the Taoxichuan ceramic art avenue in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, April 20, 2023. Swedish artist Torsten Jurell came to Jingdezhen, a world-famous "porcelain capital", in 2011 for the first time where he embarked on a new journey of art. Torsten Jurell's interest in China came from his father, an enthusiast in restoring Chinese porcelain. Torsten Jurell found Chinese porcelain a beautiful and special form of art since his childhood. Now he spends a few months in this city almost every year and gets in touch with many ceramists and traditional artisans here. Torsten Jurell works in various fields such as printmaking, ceramics and sculpture. In Jingdezhen, he tries to draw inspiration in Chinese mythology. "Jingdezhen is like a universe with infinite space for creativity and imagination. I hope to bring more people here to get to know local life and culture and feel the open and diverse artisti

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CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

(230425) -- JINGDEZHEN, April 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torsten Jurell works in his studio at the Taoxichuan ceramic art avenue in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, April 20, 2023. Swedish artist Torsten Jurell came to Jingdezhen, a world-famous "porcelain capital", in 2011 for the first time where he embarked on a new journey of art. Torsten Jurell's interest in China came from his father, an enthusiast in restoring Chinese porcelain. Torsten Jurell found Chinese porcelain a beautiful and special form of art since his childhood. Now he spends a few months in this city almost every year and gets in touch with many ceramists and traditional artisans here. Torsten Jurell works in various fields such as printmaking, ceramics and sculpture. In Jingdezhen, he tries to draw inspiration in Chinese mythology. "Jingdezhen is like a universe with infinite space for creativity and imagination. I hope to bring more people here to get to know local life and culture and feel the open and diverse artistic atmosphere,"

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CHINA-JIANGXI-JINGDEZHEN-SWEDISH ARTIST (CN)

(230425) -- JINGDEZHEN, April 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Torsten Jurell (R) observes a ceramist working in Jingdezhen, east China's Jiangxi Province, April 20, 2023. Swedish artist Torsten Jurell came to Jingdezhen, a world-famous "porcelain capital", in 2011 for the first time where he embarked on a new journey of art. Torsten Jurell's interest in China came from his father, an enthusiast in restoring Chinese porcelain. Torsten Jurell found Chinese porcelain a beautiful and special form of art since his childhood. Now he spends a few months in this city almost every year and gets in touch with many ceramists and traditional artisans here. Torsten Jurell works in various fields such as printmaking, ceramics and sculpture. In Jingdezhen, he tries to draw inspiration in Chinese mythology. "Jingdezhen is like a universe with infinite space for creativity and imagination. I hope to bring more people here to get to know local life and culture and feel the open and diverse artistic atmosphere," said Torsten Jurell. (Xin

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Antinuclear activity in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 25, 2014, shows Misao Redwolf (holding microphone), an illustrator whose real name is undisclosed, at a rally against nuclear power generation in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo. Redwolf is one of the organizers of the antinuclear rallies which have been held on Friday nights near the premier's office and the Diet building since March 2012, a year after the outbreak on March 11, 2011, of the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in the aftermath of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami.

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Antinuclear activity in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 25, 2014, shows Misao Redwolf, an illustrator whose real name is undisclosed, at a rally against nuclear power generation in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo. Redwolf is one of the organizers of the antinuclear rallies which have been held on Friday nights near the premier's office and the Diet building since March 2012, a year after the outbreak on March 11, 2011, of the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in the aftermath of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami.

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Couple in Fukushima

TOMIOKA, Japan - Natsumi Yokota (R), 25, and her fiance, Nobuhisa Ohara, 25, pose for photos in wedding outfits in an area well known for cherry trees in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 16, 2014. The couple, who met after evacuating their homes in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, are scheduled to tie the knot in June.

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Couple in Fukushima

TOMIOKA, Japan - Natsumi Yokota (3rd from R), 25, and her fiance, Nobuhisa Ohara (2nd from L), 25, pose for photos in wedding outfits with their family members in an area well known for cherry trees in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 16, 2014. The couple, who met after evacuating their homes in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis, are scheduled to tie the knot in June.

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Train with interior resembling old folk house

MORIOKA, Japan - Sanriku Railway Co. shows on March 25, 2014, its new train called "Sanriku Hamakaze," which has an interior designed to resemble an old folk house, in Kuji, Iwate Prefecture. The train will be used starting April 6 when all of the railway's lines will be back in operation after services were partially suspended following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Interior of train resembling old folk house

MORIOKA, Japan - Sanriku Railway Co. shows on March 25, 2014, the interior of its new train called "Sanriku Hamakaze," which is designed to resemble an old folk house, in Kuji, Iwate Prefecture. The train will enter service on April 6 when all of the railway's lines will be back in operation after services were partially suspended following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Court nullifies sumo body's dismissal of ex-wrestler

TOKYO, Japan - Former sumo wrestler Sokokurai (front) is surrounded by fans in front of the Tokyo District Court on March 25, 2013, after the court ruled earlier in the day that the Japan Sumo Association's dismissal of Sokokurai of the top-tier makuuchi division in 2011 over match fixing was invalid. The 29-year-old Chinese-born former maegashira, whose real name is Enhetubuxin, had demanded to be reinstated as a wrestler after he was sacked by the JSA in April 2011 for refusing to retire over his alleged involvement in the match-fixing scandal.

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Young ibis flies

SADO, Japan - A young crested ibis flies in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on May 31, 2012. The bird was one of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a 3-year-old male and a 2-year-old female released in March 2011. They are believed to have begun learning to fly between May 25 and 27, 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild for 38 years in Japan. (Pool photo)

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Young ibis on rooftop

SADO, Japan - A young crested ibis is perched on a rooftop in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on May 31, 2012. The bird was one of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a 3-year-old male and a 2-year-old female released in March 2011. The one-month-old birds are believed to have begun learning to fly between May 25 and 27, 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild for 38 years in Japan. (Pool photo)

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Young ibis on tree

SADO, Japan - A young crested ibis stands on a tree branch in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on May 31, 2012. The bird was one of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a 3-year-old male and a 2-year-old female released in March 2011. The one-month-old birds are believed to have begun learning to fly between May 25 and 27, 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild for 38 years in Japan. (Pool photo)

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Young ibis flies

SADO, Japan - A young crested ibis flies in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on May 31, 2012. The bird was one of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a 3-year-old male and a 2-year-old female released in March 2011. They are believed to have begun learning to fly between May 25 and 27, 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild for 38 years in Japan. (Pool photo)

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Young ibis flies

SADO, Japan - A young crested ibis (top) flies in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on May 31, 2012. The bird was one of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a 3-year-old male and a 2-year-old female released in March 2011. They are believed to have begun learning to fly between May 25 and 27, 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild for 38 years in Japan. At bottom is one of its parents. (Pool photo)

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Young ibis flies

SADO, Japan - A young crested ibis flies in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on May 31, 2012. The bird was one of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a 3-year-old male and a 2-year-old female released in March 2011. They are believed to have begun learning to fly between May 25 and 27, 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild for 38 years in Japan. (Pool photo)

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Disaster area kids invited for cruise

IWAKI, Japan - Nursery school children in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, feed seagulls aboard a sightseeing ship in the sea off the city on April 25, 2012. They were invited on a tour on the day that the vessel, which operates from a port in the city, resumed regular cruises for the first time since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Seeds derived from those taken to space station go to disaster area

MORIOKA, Japan - An official (L) of the city government of Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, delivers pumpkin seeds to the Iwate Prefecture education board at the Iwate prefectural hall in Morioka on April 25, 2012, accompanied by a message from former astronaut Naoko Yamazaki, a Matsudo native. The seeds, which are derived from pumpkin seeds taken to the International Space Station by Yamazaki aboard the space shuttle Discovery, were delivered with the aim of instilling hope in children affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Kirin's beer-flavored drink logs 10 bil.-unit sales

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Brewery Co. President Koichi Matsuzawa (L) and comedian Tomomitsu Yamaguchi (R) attend an event in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2011 to commemorate cumulative sales of Kirin's Nodogoshi Nama brand of beer-flavored drink surpassing 10 billion units in terms of 350-milliliter cans since its launch in April 2005. Yamaguchi appears in the product's TV commercials.

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Kenyan Nobel Prize winner Maathai dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize winner and environmentalist Wangari Maathai (front R) planting a young tree at a beach in the city of Akita, northeastern Japan, in April 2007. Maathai died at the age of 71 on Sept. 25, 2011, at a hospital in Nairobi while undergoing treatment for cancer, according to her organization the Green Belt Movement.

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Japan to cull livestock in no-go zone near Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on April 25, 2011, shows cows wandering without their owners within a designated no-entry zone in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, near the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Japan has decided to cull livestock and poultry in the no-entry zone within a 20-kilometer radius of the nuclear power plant due to difficulty in feeding them, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said May 12, 2011.

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Hakuho, other wrestlers prepare for 'test meet'

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (R), the lone grand champion, practices at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on April 29, 2011, for the upcoming test meet starting May 8. The 15-day event at the Tokyo venue is a replacement for the official summer meet in the wake of a match-fixing scandal that resulted in the cancellation of the spring sumo tournament in March and the subsequent forced retirement of 25 wrestlers and coaches involved in the alleged scheme.

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Chinese paper on J-15 shipborne fighter

BEIJING, China - Photo shows the Chinese paper Global Times' coverage on China's new carrier-borne navy jet fighter, unofficially called the J-15, in its issue published April 25, 2011. The fighter jet is equipped with enlarged folding wings, twin nose wheels and an arresting hook to be utilized on China's first aircraft carrier, according to the paper.

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Athletics' Matsui vs. Angels

ANAHEIM, United States - Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui doubles to left in the second inning of a game against his old team the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on April 25, 2011. Matsui went 2-for-4 in a 5-0 loss.

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Ex-Yomiuri Giants teammates meet in Anaheim

ANAHEIM, United States - The Oakland Athletics' Hideki Matsui (R) and Los Angeles Angels pitcher Hisanori Takahashi, both former players of the Yomiuri Giants in Japan, chat before a game at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on April 25, 2011.

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Japanese appreciation message for U.S. support

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from video footage shows part of a Japanese message for people in the United States expressing appreciation for their support in disaster relief. The 30-second TV commercial went on air on April 25, 2011, on CNN Headline News and CNN Airport Network at airports across the United States. It is scheduled to be shown through May 15.

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Japanese appreciation message for U.S. support

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from video footage shows part of a Japanese message for people in the United States expressing appreciation for their support in disaster relief. The 30-second TV commercial went on air on April 25, 2011, on CNN Headline News and CNN Airport Network at airports across the United States. It is scheduled to be shown through May 15.

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Goverment, TEPCO joint press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Goshi Hosono (4th from front, holding a mike), Prime Minister Naoto Kan's special adviser, speaks during the first joint press conference by the central government and Tokyo Electric Power Co. on the crisis at the utility's nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, in Tokyo on April 25, 2011. The government is aiming to release information on how Japan is dealing with the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in a more unified manner.

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Goverment, TEPCO joint press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Goshi Hosono (L), special adviser to Prime Minister Naoto Kan, listens to a question from a reporter during the first joint press conference by the central government and Tokyo Electric Power Co. on the crisis at the utility's nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, in Tokyo on April 25, 2011. The government is aiming to release information on how Japan is dealing with the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant in a more unified manner.

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Apparent tornado strikes Japan

TOKYO, Japan - This photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a prefabricated building and fences lying damaged after what appeared to be a tornado struck Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, on April 25, 2011.

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Cattle in deserted town near Fukushima plant

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Cattle walk in an empty field in the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 25, 2011. The area has been designated as part of a no-entry zone following the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant triggered by the disaster.

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Search for disaster victims in Namie

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Police officers search for victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 25, 2011. The area has been designated as part of a no-entry zone following the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant triggered by the disaster.

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Slogan promoting nuclear power near Fukushima plant

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Photo taken April 25, 2011, shows an empty street in the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which has been crippled since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The government has restricted access to areas within a 20-kilometer radius of the plant. The slogan on the gate reads, ''Building an affluent town and society with nuclear power.''

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Cherry blossoms in disaster area

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Cherry blossoms are in full bloom above the rubble in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 25, 2011, following the March 11 quake and tsunami.

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Search for disaster victims in Futaba

MINAMISOMA, Japan - National Police Agency chief Takaharu Ando (L) salutes police officers engaged in search efforts for victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in the town of Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on April 25, 2011. The government has set a no-entry zone covering areas within 20 kilometers of the plant, which has been crippled since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Dog in deserted town near Fukushima plant

MINAMISOMA, Japan - A dog wearing a collar walks on an empty road in the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 25, 2011, after the evacuation of residents due to the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The government has restricted access to areas within a 20-kilometer radius of the plant.

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Australian PM in South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard (L) and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak shake hands before their meeting in Seoul on April 25, 2011.

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Evacuated town near Fukushima plant

MINAMISOMA, Japan - National Police Agency chief Takaharu Ando (3rd from R) answers reporters' questions after offering encouragement to police officers searching for missing persons in the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station on April 25, 2011. The police official and reporters are wearing protective suits due to high radiation levels.