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Fukushima Pref. port little changed due to power plant

SENDAI, Japan - Photos taken on Nov. 14, 2012, (above), and Aug. 31, 2014, at Ukedo port in the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, show little difference due proximity to a nuclear power plant crippled by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Entry into the area is permitted only during the day due to radioactive contamination.

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Panoramic photos show the Shishiori area of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, (from top) on March 15, 2011, four days after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, on Aug. 30, 2012, and on Feb. 14, 2014.

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Disposable diapers hit in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A man with a child checks disposable diapers at a supermarket in Jakarta on Aug. 14, 2012. Disposable diapers have gradually become popular in Indonesia, as they are easier to handle than cloth diapers.

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Fukushima plant volunteer in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - Yasuteru Yamada, co-founder of a group of Japanese retirees that have proposed to volunteer to do cleanup work at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, speaks in New York on Aug. 14, 2012.

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Japanese medalists at London Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese gold medalists at the London Olympics, (from L front) Ryota Murata (men's middleweight boxing), Kohei Uchimura (men's gymnastics individual all-around), Hitomi Obara (women's wrestling 48-kilogram class), Saori Yoshida (women's wrestling 55-kilogram class), Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu (men's 66 kilogram freestyle wrestling), Kaori Icho (women's wrestling 63-kilogram class) and Kaori Matsumoto (women's judo 57-kilogram category) pose for photos with other medalists in Tokyo on Aug. 14, 2012.

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Japanese medalists at London Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese medalists at the London Olympics pose for photos in Tokyo on Aug. 14, 2012. Kosuke Kitajima, Koji Murofushi, Koji Yamamuro and Yuki Ogimi were not present for the photo session.

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Japan delegation's ceremony after London Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Saori Yoshida (C), who won her third consecutive Olympic title in the women's wrestling 55 kilograms and represented Japan as flag-bearer at the London Olympics, returns the flag to Japanese Chef de Mission Haruki Uemura during a ceremony to conclude the Summer Games in Tokyo on Aug. 14, 2012, after arriving back in Japan with other members of the Japanese delegation that evening from London. To the right is javelin thrower Yukifumi Murakami, Japan Olympic team captain.

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Industry minister Edano in Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano (3rd from R) stands with Vietnamese ministers prior to a signing ceremony in Hanoi on Aug. 14, 2012. Japan agreed to help Vietnam prepare a nuclear accident compensation system, using its experience of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, Japanese government officials said.

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Japan, N. Korea to resume governmental talks

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba speaks to reporters at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 14, 2012, after Japan and North Korea agreed to resume talks on Aug. 29 for the first time in four years.

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Japanese Olympic delegation arrives back in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Saori Yoshida arrives at Narita airport on Aug. 14, 2012, with other members of the Japanese delegation, after participating at the London Olympics. Yoshida won her third consecutive Olympic title in the women's wrestling 55 kilograms and represented her country as flag-bearer at the London Games.

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Japanese Olympic delegation arrives back in Japan

NARITA, Japan - (From front) Kaori Icho, Hitomi Obara and Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu arrive at Narita airport from London on Aug. 14, 2012, with other members of the Japanese Olympic delegation. Icho, Obara and Yonemitsu respectively won the gold medal in the women's wrestling 63-kilogram class, the women's wrestling 48-kilogram class and the men's 66-kilogram freestyle wrestling at the London Olympics.

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Japanese Olympic delegation arrives back in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Ryota Murata holds up his gold medal after arriving at Narita airport from London on Aug. 14, 2012, with other members of the Japanese Olympic delegation. Murata won the gold in the men's middleweight class boxing at the London Olympics.

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Japan, N. Korea to resume governmental talks

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura speaks at a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 14, 2012. Fujimura said Japan will resume governmental talks with North Korea on Aug. 29 for the first time in four years.

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N. Korea women soccer team heads to Japan

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The North Korean women's national soccer team leaves Pyongyang's international airport for Japan on Aug. 14, 2012, for the Under-20 Women's World Cup in the country. The Japanese government has decided to issue visas to North Korean players as a special measure. Japan bans North Korean nationals from entering the country as part of sanctions against Pyongyang.

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Central Japan airport marks 100 millionth visitor

NAGOYA, Japan - Central Japan International Airport serving Nagoya holds a ceremony at its passenger terminal building Aug. 14, 2012, to mark the 100 millionth visitor, achieving the milestone seven and a half years after opening in February 2005.

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Do-it-yourself gains popularity among women

TOKYO, Japan - A female customer (L) listens to a sales clerk on how to handle tools at a do-it-yourself store in Tokyo on Aug. 14, 2012. Once considered to be overwhelmingly male retail spaces, do-it-yourself hardware stores have recently witnessed an influx of female customers, with a growing number of Japanese women picking up tools to carry out home improvements themselves.

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N. Korea women soccer team heads to Japan

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The North Korean women's national soccer team leaves Pyongyang's international airport for Japan on Aug. 14, 2012, for the Under-20 Women's World Cup in the country. The Japanese government has decided to issue visas to North Korean players as a special measure. Japan bans North Korean nationals from entering the country as part of sanctions against Pyongyang.

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Central Japan airport marks 100 millionth visitor

NAGOYA, Japan - Central Japan International Airport serving Nagoya holds a ceremony at its passenger terminal building Aug. 14, 2012, to mark the 100 millionth visitor, achieving the milestone seven and a half years after opening in February 2005.

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Torrential rains hit Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 14, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a flooded area following heavy rains in the city of Uji, Kyoto Prefecture. Torrential rains struck a wide area from western to eastern Japan the same day, leaving a woman dead and two missing in Osaka and Kyoto prefectures, respectively, and causing disruption to transportation services.

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Do-it-yourself gains popularity among women

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a compact-sized electric drill, developed for women, on sale at a do-it-yourself store in Tokyo on Aug. 14, 2012. Once considered to be overwhelmingly male retail spaces, do-it-yourself hardware stores have recently witnessed an influx of female customers, with a growing number of Japanese women picking up tools to carry out home improvements themselves.

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Coming-of-age ceremony in Fukushima

KAWAUCHI, Japan - Young women smile after a ceremony for young people coming of age this fiscal year in the Fukushima Prefecture village of Kawauchi on Aug. 14, 2012. Some villagers returned home earlier this year after all the villagers were forced to evacuate in the wake of the nuclear crisis in 2011.

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Torrential rains hit Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 14, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a flooded area following heavy rains in the city of Uji, Kyoto Prefecture. Torrential rains struck a wide area from western to eastern Japan the same day, leaving a woman dead and two missing in Osaka and Kyoto prefectures, respectively, and causing disruption to transportation services.

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Coming-of-age ceremony in Fukushima

KAWAUCHI, Japan - Kawauchi Mayor Yuko Endo (R) hands a certificate to a young woman during a ceremony for young people coming of age this fiscal year in the Fukushima Prefecture village of Kawauchi on Aug. 14, 2012. Some villagers returned home earlier this year after all the villagers were forced to evacuate in the wake of the nuclear crisis in 2011.

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Torrential rains hit Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 14, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a flooded area following heavy rains in the city of Uji, Kyoto Prefecture. Torrential rains struck a wide area from western to eastern Japan the same day, leaving a woman dead and two missing in Osaka and Kyoto prefectures, respectively, and causing disruption to transportation services.

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Torrential rains hit Japan

UJI, Japan - Photo shows a road covered with muddy water following heavy rains in the city of Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on Aug. 14, 2012. Torrential rains struck a wide area from western to eastern Japan the same day, leaving a woman dead and two missing in Osaka and Kyoto prefectures, respectively, and causing disruption to transportation services.

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Torrential rains hit Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 14, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a flooded area following heavy rains in the city of Uji, Kyoto Prefecture. Torrential rains struck a wide area from western to eastern Japan the same day, leaving a woman dead and two missing in Osaka and Kyoto prefectures, respectively, and causing disruption to transportation services.

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Torrential rains hit Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 14, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a flooded area following heavy rains in the city of Uji, Kyoto Prefecture. Torrential rains struck a wide area from western to eastern Japan the same day, leaving a woman dead and two missing in Osaka and Kyoto prefectures, respectively, and causing disruption to transportation services.

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Venus eclipsed by Moon

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken at 3:51 a.m. on Aug. 14, 2012, shows Venus observed in Sapporo, Hokkaido, after being hidden by the Moon. A rarely seen eclipse of Venus by the transiting Moon was observed by sky watchers in Japan in the early hours on the day for the first time in the country since 1989.

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Torrential rains hit Japan

NEYAGAWA, Japan - Photo shows a car left in an inundated area following heavy rains in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture on Aug. 14, 2012. Torrential rains struck a wide area from western to eastern Japan the same day, leaving a woman dead and two missing in Osaka and Kyoto prefectures, respectively, and causing disruption to transportation services.

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Torrential rains hit Japan

NEYAGAWA, Japan - Photo shows a car left in an inundated area following heavy rains in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture on Aug. 14, 2012. Torrential rains struck a wide area from western to eastern Japan the same day, leaving a woman dead and two missing in Osaka and Kyoto prefectures, respectively, and causing disruption to transportation services.