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National high school hula competition held in Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - Students from Nihon Newart High School in Kokubunji, western Tokyo, perform at a national high school hula dance competition in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 24, 2014. The school won the best performance prize at the event, held to encourage people still trying to recover from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters.

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National high school hula competition held in Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - Students from Tokiwagi Gakuen High School in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, perform during a national high school hula dance competition in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 24, 2014, en route to winning an excellent performance prize. The event was held to encourage people still trying to recover from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters.

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National high school hula competition held in Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - Students from Nihon Newart High School in Kokubunji, western Tokyo, perform at a national high school hula dance competition in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 24, 2014. The school won the best performance prize at the event, held to encourage people still trying to recover from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters.

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Water balloon fight held on Japan beach

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Young people throw water balloons on a beach in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 24, 2014, to promote the sport under rules laid down by volunteer workers in Fukushima Prefecture following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.

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Ueda hits approach shot on final day of CAT Ladies

HAKONE, Japan - Japanese professional golfer Momoko Ueda hits an approach shot on the fifth hole in the final round of the CAT Ladies golf tournament at the Daihakone Country Club in Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 24, 2014, en route to scoring her first victory since November 2011.

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Young people enjoy water balloon fight on Japan beach

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Young people enjoy a water balloon fight on a beach in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 24, 2014, under rules laid down by volunteer workers in Fukushima Prefecture following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.

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Ueda gives big smile after winning CAT Ladies golf title

HAKONE, Japan - Japanese professional golfer Momoko Ueda gives a big smile after winning the CAT Ladies golf tournament with a 9-under 210 at the Daihakone Country Club in Kanagawa Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 24, 2014, for her first victory since November 2011

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Libyan rebel forces in Tripoli

TRIPOLI, Libya - Libyan rebel fighters try to tip over a damaged vehicle used by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi in a square in central Tripoli on Aug. 24, 2011. Gaddafi's decades-long dictatorship effectively collapsed after he abandoned his fortified compound in the capital.

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Libyan rebel forces in Tripoli

TRIPOLI, Libya - Libyan rebel fighters on a pick-up truck drive past a stronghold of Muammar Gaddafi's administration shrouded in smoke in southern Tripoli on Aug. 24, 2011. Muammar Gaddafi's decades-long dictatorship effectively collapsed after he abandoned his fortified compound in the capital.

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Civilians in Tripoli

TRIPOLI, Libya - Civilians remain on alert on a street in Tripoli on Aug. 24, 2011. Muammar Gaddafi's decades-long dictatorship effectively collapsed after he abandoned his fortified compound in the capital.

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Ex-teammates' reunion

NEW YORK, Untied States - New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter (back) and his former teammate Hideki Matsui of the Oakland Athletics hug before their game at Yankee Stadium in New York on Aug. 24, 2011.

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Nakaya wins men's 73 kg at world judo c'ships

PARIS, France - Japan's Riki Nakaya (R) beats Dutchman Dex Elmont in the men's 73-kilogram final at the world judo championships in Paris on Aug. 24, 2011.

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Apple's Jobs resigns as CEO

NEW YORK, United States - Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs speaks during a presentation in San Francisco in March 2011. The computer giant said on Aug. 24, 2011, that Jobs resigned as chief executive officer, effectively immediately, replaced by Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook. Jobs was elected chairman.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Indians

CLEVELAND, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki (L) steals second base in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Aug. 24, 2011. Ichiro went 2-for-6 with an RBI in a 9-2 victory.

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Sato wins women's 57 kg at world judo c'ships

PARIS, France - Japan's Aiko Sato (top) beats Brazil's Rafaela Silva in the women's 57-kilogram final at the world judo championships in Paris on Aug. 24, 2011.

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Ex-Foreign Minister Maehara

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (R center), seen as a leading contender in the Democratic Party of Japan's presidential election, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2011, after seeing Shizuka Kamei, chief of the People's New Party. Before seeing Kamei, Maehara met with Ichiro Ozawa, a power broker in the ruling DPJ, and asked for his support in the upcoming DPJ presidential election which will choose the successor to Naoto Kan, the current DPJ leader and prime minister.

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Moody's analyst Byrne

TOKYO, Japan - Thomas Byrne, an analyst at Moody's Investors Service Inc., speaks about the rating agency's downgrade of Japan's debt at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2011.

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Libyan opposition enters capital

TRIPOLI, Libya - Black smoke billows in the Bab al-Aziziya bastion, the location of Muammar Gaddafi's compound in southern Tripoli, on Aug. 24, 2011. The Libyan opposition group National Transitional Council sent a delegation to Tripoli from its base in Benghazi the same day in a move to speed up the transfer of power, while Gaddafi's whereabouts remained unknown.

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Gov't radiation decontamination team

DATE, Japan - An employee of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency measures radiation levels at a crop field in Date, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 24, 2011, as part of a pilot program for radiation decontamination launched by the Japanese government the same day. The government also formed a team in the prefecture to promote decontamination.

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U.S. Vice President Biden at Yokota base

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (C) delivers a speech in front of members of U.S. forces stationed in Japan at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2011, thanking them for their role in Operation Tomodachi which provided relief and recovery assistance in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. Biden also said the U.S. alliance with Japan will become more important than in the past.

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Libyan opposition enters capital

Benghazi, Libya - People watch television image projected on the wall of a building in Benghazi, northeastern Libya, on Aug. 24, 2011. Libyan opposition group National Transitional Council sent a delegation to Tripoli from its base in Benghazi the same day in a move to speed up the transfer of power, while Muammar Gaddafi's whereabouts remained unknown.

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U.S. Vice President Biden at Yokota base

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden delivers a speech in front of members of U.S. forces stationed in Japan at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2011, thanking them for their role in Operation Tomodachi which provided relief and recovery assistance in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. Biden also said the U.S. alliance with Japan will become more important than in the past.

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Libyan rebel forces in Tripoli

TRIPOLI, Libya - Libyan rebel fighters celebrate the collapse of Muammar Gaddafi's regime at Green Square in central Tripoli on Aug. 24, 2011.

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Nakamura wins women's 52 kg at world judo c'ships

PARIS, France - Japan's Misato Nakamura (L) beats compatriot Yuka Nishida in the women's 52-kilogram final at the world judo championships in Paris on Aug. 24, 2011.

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Gov't radiation decontamination team

DATE, Japan - Employees of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency measure radiation levels at a crop field in Date, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 24, 2011, as part of a pilot program for radiation decontamination launched by the Japanese government the same day. The government also formed a team in the prefecture to promote decontamination.

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Maehara seeks Ozawa's support in DPJ leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Combined photo shows Former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (R), seen as a leading contender in the Democratic Party of Japan's presidential election, and Ichiro Ozawa, a power broker in the ruling Democratic Party of Japan. Maehara asked Ozawa on Aug. 24, 2011, for his support in the upcoming DPJ presidential election which will choose the successor to Naoto Kan, the current DPJ leader and prime minister.

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U.S. Vice President Biden at Yokota base

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (2nd from R, front)thanks members of U.S. forces at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2011, for their role in Operation Tomodachi which provided relief and recovery assistance in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan.

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Glasses-like LC display

NAGOYA, Japan - Brother Industries Ltd. said on Aug. 24, 2011, it has developed ''AiRScouter'' liquid crystal head-mounted displays to be worn like glasses, initially for industrial use and in the future for entertainment purposes. The device will help plant workers assemble products by projecting instructions on its display.

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Japan gov't debt downgraded

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda answers reporters' questions about the downgrading of Japan's government debt at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2011. Moody's Investors Service Inc. said the same day it has downgraded its credit rating for Japanese government bonds by one notch from Aa2 to Aa3.

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Japan gov't debt downgraded

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2011. Moody's Investors Service Inc. said the same day it has downgraded its credit rating for Japanese government bonds by one notch from Aa2 to Aa3. ''Over the past five years, frequent changes in administrations have prevented the government from implementing long-term economic and fiscal strategies into effective and durable policies,'' the U.S. rating agency said in its report.