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Japan to disclose Fukushima nuclear plant chief's testimony

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga announces on Aug. 25, 2014, in Tokyo that the government will release transcripts of interviews with those who had key roles in handling the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi complex next month. The interviewees include the late Masao Yoshida, who headed the plant when the crisis broke out in March 2011.

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A-bomb surviving bonsai from Hiroshima

KYOTO, Japan - A man marvels at a bonsai tree which survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, at an exhibition in Kyoto on Nov. 25, 2011. It was the public debut of the black pine tree, estimated to be 300-400 years old, which was placed at about 2.5 kilometers from the hypocenter of the atomic blast on Aug. 6, 1945.

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Boeing 787 'Dreamliner'

EVERETT, United States - Photo taken Aug. 6, 2011, shows Boeing Co.'s advanced B-787 aircraft called the ''Dreamliner'' in Everett in the state of Washington. All Nippon Airways Co. is scheduled to receive contractual delivery of the first 787 at the Boeing plant in the U.S. city on Sept. 25, 2011, Pacific Daylight Time, followed by a commemoration ceremony the next day. The aircraft is scheduled to arrive at Haneda international airport in Tokyo on Sept. 28, Japan time. ANA plans to launch domestic flight services with the Dreamliner from November.

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Libyans enter Gaddafi quarters

TRIPOLI, Libya - Opposition soldiers examine an underground shelter at the Bab al-Aziziya bastion in southern Tripoli on Aug. 25, 2011. Muammar Gaddafi's whereabouts remained unknown after opposition forces stormed the Libyan capital.

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Sarkozy in China

BEIJING, China - French President Nicolas Sarkozy holds a press conference in Beijing on Aug. 25, 2011, after dining with Chinese President Hu Jintao. They discussed ways to stabilize the global economy. (Pool photo)

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Hokusai exhibition in Berlin

BERLIN, Germany - People look at works by Katsushika Hokusai, a renowned ''ukiyoe'' woodblock print artist from Japan's late Edo period, at the Martin-Gropius-Bau museum in Berlin on Aug. 25, 2011. An exhibition of more than 440 of Hokusai's works is scheduled to be held at the museum through Oct. 24.

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Libyans enter Gaddafi quarters

TRIPOLI, Libya - A man climbs on a statue in Muammar Gaddafi's compound at the Bab al-Aziziya bastion in southern Tripoli on Aug. 25, 2011. Gaddafi's whereabouts remained unknown after opposition forces stormed the Libyan capital.

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Bolt gears up for IAAF C'ships

DAEGU, South Korea - Jamaica's Usain Bolt, the world's fastest sprinter, speaks during a press conference in Daegu, South Korea, on Aug. 25, 2011. Bolt, who holds the men's 100-meter and 200-meter records, said he is focused and ready for the International Association of Athletics Federations Championships in the South Korean city starting Aug. 27.

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Hu, Sarkozy meet in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (C) holds talks with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 25, 2011. They discussed ways to stabilize the global economy. (Pool photo)

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Hu, Sarkozy meet in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (2nd from L) and French President Nicolas Sarkozy (far R) hold talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 25, 2011. They discussed ways to stabilize the global economy. (Pool photo)

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Kim Jong Il's train arrives in China

MANZHOULI, China - A special train believed to be carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and his entourage arrives at Manzhouli Station in China, on the border with Russia, on Aug. 25, 2011, after a summit meeting between Kim and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in eastern Siberia the previous day.

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Sarkozy in China

BEIJING, China - French President Nicolas Sarkozy (C) holds talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 25, 2011. They discussed ways to stabilize the global economy. (Pool photo)

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Bolt gears up for IAAF C'ships

DAEGU, South Korea - Jamaica's Usain Bolt, the world's fastest sprinter, poses during a press conference in Daegu, South Korea, on Aug. 25, 2011. Bolt, who holds the men's 100-meter and 200-meter records, said he is focused and ready for the International Association of Athletics Federations Championships in the South Korean city starting Aug. 27.

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Kim Jong Il's train arrives in China

MANZHOULI, China - A special train believed to be carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and his entourage arrives at Manzhouli Station in China, on the border with Russia, on Aug. 25, 2011, after a summit meeting between Kim and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in eastern Siberia the previous day.

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Russia hands drifted Japanese student over to Japan

NEMURO, Japan - Photo shows a Japan Coast Guard patrol ship at Nemuro port in Hokkaido on Aug. 25, 2011, which brought back drifted Japanese national Keisuke Kuriyama back to Japan. Russia handed the 37-year-old medical student of the University of the Ryukyus to the Japanese authorities after detaining him for an alleged unauthorized trip to one of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido claimed by Japan.

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Russia hands drifted Japanese student over to Japan

NEMURO, Japan - Keisuke Kuriyama, a medical student of the University of the Ryukyus, meets reporters at Nemuro port in Hokkaido on Aug. 25, 2011, shortly after arriving there aboard a Japan Coast Guard patrol ship. Kuriyama was detained by the Russian authorities for an alleged unauthorized trip to one of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido claimed by Japan after his rubber raft drifted away from Hokkaido's Shiretoko Peninsula, and was later handed over to the Japanese authorities.

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Sharp's lightweight, ultra-thin TV

TOKYO, Japan - Models carry Sharp Corp.'s lightweight, ultra-slim ''Freestyle Aquos'' liquid crystal display televisions during a promotional event in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2011. Sharp plans to release eight types of the new model from Sept. 15 which allows consumers greater choice in where to place them, such as hanging them on a wall.

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Portal introducing Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a Chinese-language portal that Kyodo News, in cooperation with the Chinese state media Xinhua News Agency, launched on Aug. 25, 2011, on Xinhua's website aimed at introducing Japan to Chinese people. The URL of the portal is http://rbdg.xinhuanet.com.

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Sharp's lightweight, ultra-thin TV

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2011, shows Sharp Corp.'s lightweight, ultra-slim ''Freestyle Aquos'' liquid crystal display televisions. Sharp plans to release eight types of the new model from Sept. 15, which allows consumers greater choice in where to place them, such as hanging them on a wall.

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New Mercedes-Benz AMG coupe

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the C63 AMG Coupe displayed in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2011. Mercedes-Benz Japan Co., an arm of Daimler AG of Germany, began selling the vehicle in Japan the same day.

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Cattle shipment ban lifted

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano attends a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2011 to announce the Japanese government lifted its ban on cattle shipments from Iwate, Fukushima and Tochigi prefectures the same day, saying sufficient measures are now in place to ensure that livestock are protected from radioactive contamination. With the latest move, cattle shipments will be resumed for all four prefectures that were instructed by the government between late July and early August to stop cattle shipments.

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Cattle shipment ban lifted

OSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 25, 2011 shows Maesawa beef cattle, one of the finest beef brands in Japan, in Oshu, Iwate Prefecture. The Japanese government lifted its ban on cattle shipments from Iwate, Fukushima and Tochigi prefectures the same day, saying sufficient measures are now in place to ensure that livestock are protected from radioactive contamination. With the latest move, cattle shipments will be resumed for all four prefectures that were instructed by the government between late July and early August to stop cattle shipments.

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Cattle shipment ban lifted

OSHU, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 25, 2011 shows one of a herd of Maesawa beef cattle, among the finest beef brands in Japan, in Oshu, Iwate Prefecture. The Japanese government lifted its ban on cattle shipments from Iwate, Fukushima and Tochigi prefectures the same day, saying sufficient measures are now in place to ensure that livestock are protected from radioactive contamination. With the latest move, cattle shipments will be resumed for all four prefectures that were instructed by the government between late July and early August to stop cattle shipments.

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Gubernatorial race in disaster-hit Iwate Pref.

OTSUCHI, Japan - Voters listen to the speech of a gubernatorial candidate in the tsunami-hit town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on Aug. 25, 2011, on the first day of official election campaigning. The election had been postponed due to the March 11 quake and tsunami.

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Gubernatorial race in disaster-hit Iwate Pref.

OTSUCHI, Japan - Voters listen to the speech of a gubernatorial candidate in the tsunami-hit town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on Aug. 25, 2011, on the first day of official election campaigning. The election had been postponed due to the March 11 quake and tsunami.

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Iwate gubernatorial election

MORIOKA, Japan - A candidate waves from a car in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, on Aug. 25, 2011, as the official campaigns for a gubernatorial election began the same day in the northeastern Japan prefecture. The election had been postponed due to the March quake and tsunami.

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Students report on trip to Geneva

NAGASAKI, Japan - Saya Sasaki (front L), a second-year student at Takata High School in Iwate Prefecture, with Masahiro Kikuchi (front R), a third-year student at the school, reports on her impressions about a trip to Geneva during a meeting in the city of Nagasaki on Aug. 25, 2011. A group of 12 high school students, including Sasaki and Kikuchi from quake-hit Rikuzentakata, presented in Geneva to the secretariat of the U.N. Conference on Disarmament some 80,000 signatures calling for the elimination of nuclear weapons.

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Shiki troupe performs in Iwate Pref.

OTSUCHI, Japan - Members of Shiki Theatre Co. perform at Kirikiri Junior High School in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on July 25, 2011, for children affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The troupe is scheduled to tour 13 municipalities in disaster-hit Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures through Aug. 26, 2011.

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Shiki troupe performs in Iwate Pref.

OTSUCHI, Japan - Members of Shiki Theatre Co. perform at Kirikiri Junior High School in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on July 25, 2011, for children affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The troupe is scheduled to tour 13 municipalities in disaster-hit Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures through Aug. 26, 2011.