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Floats drawn at festival in tsunami-hit north Japan region

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Illuminated floats are drawn at a "moving star festival" in the Takata district of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on Aug. 7, 2014, before the launch of land reclamation for housing construction after the March 2011 disaster that hit the northeastern Japan region.

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1,000-km relay through quake-hit region completed

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese table tennis player Kasumi Ishikawa (L) hands over sashes to Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2014, after crossing the finishing line of a 1,000-kilometer relay through Japan's northeastern region damaged by the earthquake and tsunami of March 2011.

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Runners finish 1,000-km relay through quake-hit region

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese table tennis player Kasumi Ishikawa (front R) and other runners cross the finishing line in Tokyo on Aug. 7, 2014, after a 1,000-kilometer relay through Japan's northeastern region damaged by the earthquake and tsunami of March 2011.

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Floats clash at festival in tsunami-hit north Japan region

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Two floats clash with each other at a "fighting star festival" in the Kesen district of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on Aug. 7, 2014, before the launch of land reclamation for housing construction after the March 2011 disaster that hit the northeaster Japan region.

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People draw floats at festival in tsunami-hit north Japan

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - People draw floats at a "moving star festival" in the Takata district of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on Aug. 7, 2014, before the launch of land reclamation for housing construction after the March 2011 disaster that hit the northeaster Japan region.

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Acrobatic flight in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - A French team performs an acrobatic flight in the city of Fukushima on Aug. 7, 2013, during an event to help reconstruction of areas hit by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

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Amur leopard at Yokohama zoo

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A 2-year-old male Amur leopard is on the prowl at Zoorasia Yokohama Zoological Gardens in Yokohama on Aug. 7, 2011. The feline of the species in danger of extinction, which was moved to its new home from Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park in Hiroshima in June, began appearing before the public in late July.

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S. Sudan after independence

JUBA, Southern Sudan - Shoppers are seen at a market in the Southern Sudan capital Juba on Aug. 7, 2011, about a month after independence from Sudan.

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S. Sudan after independence

JUBA, Southern Sudan - A man holds Southern Sudan currency in the capital Juba on Aug. 7, 2011, about a month after independence from Sudan.

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Ex-Japanese Foreign Minister Maehara on Etorofu

NEMURO, Japan - Former Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (C) inspects a seafood processing factory on Etorofu Island, one of four Russian-held islands claimed by Japan off Hokkaido, on Aug. 7, 2011. He was visiting the island under a bilateral visa-free exchange program. The slogan on the factory (in the background) reads ''The Kurils belong to Russia.'' The four disputed islands are known as the Southern Kurils in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan.

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Ishikawa, Scott shake hands at Bridgestone Invitational

AKRON, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa (R) shakes hands with Australian Adam Scott after the latter won the Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, on Aug. 7, 2011. Scott earned his eighth career title on the tour at 17-under 263 and Ishikawa finished at 12-under 268 in a tie for fourth.

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Ishikawa finishes 4th at Bridgestone Invitational

AKRON, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa makes a shot in the final round of the Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, on Aug. 7, 2011. The 19-year-old finished at 12-under 268 in a tie for fourth, his highest place outside of Japan.

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Ishikawa finishes 4th at Bridgestone Invitational

AKRON, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa makes a shot in the final round of the Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, on Aug. 7, 2011. The 19-year-old finished at 12-under 268 in a tie for fourth, his highest place outside of Japan.

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Ishikawa finishes 4th at Bridgestone Invitational

AKRON, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa squats on his heels after missing a par putt on hole No. 15 in the final round of the Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, on Aug. 7, 2011. The 19-year-old finished at 12-under 268 in a tie for fourth, his highest place outside of Japan.

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Scott wins Bridgestone Invitational

AKRON, United States - Adam Scott of Australia smiles with the championship trophy after winning the Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, on Aug. 7, 2011. Scott earned his eighth career title on the tour with a 17-under 263.

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U.N. chief Ban arrives in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon arrives at JR Fukushima Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Aug. 7, 2011. He arrived in Japan earlier in the day to meet with survivors of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and evacuees from the nuclear emergency, as well as with Japanese government officials.

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Anti-China protests in Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam - A demonstration is held in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Aug. 7, 2011, protesting China's claim over the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.

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U.S. musicians' safe energy concert

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Bonnie Raitt (front R), Jackson Browne (front C) and Kitaro (front L) perform in a charity concert in San Francisco, California, on Aug. 7, 2011. They are among the artists in the group Musicians United for Safe Energy, who participated in the group's first large-scale concert since their anti-nuclear gig after the 1979 Three Mile Island nuclear accident, calling for support for Japan's reconstruction and use of safe energy sources.

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U.N. chief Ban arrives in Japan

NARITA, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon waves from inside a car at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Aug. 7, 2011, as he arrives in Japan to meet with survivors of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and evacuees from the nuclear emergency, as well as with Japanese government officials.

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Singer Joe Yamanaka dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows singer Joe Yamanaka singing the theme song of the 1977 Japanese movie ''Ningen no Shomei'' (Proof of the Man) during the recording of its soundtrack in Roppongi, Tokyo, in July 1977. Yamanaka died of lung cancer on Aug. 7, 2011 at age 64.

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U.N. chief Ban arrives in Japan

NARITA, Japan - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon waves at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Aug. 7, 2011, as he arrives in Japan to meet with survivors of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and evacuees from the nuclear emergency, as well as with Japanese government officials.

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U.S. official to attend Nagasaki ceremony for 1st time

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Charge d'Affaires James Zumwalt at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. On Aug. 7, 2011, the embassy said the United States will send Zumwalt as the country's first representative to Nagasaki's annual peace memorial ceremony marking the U.S. atomic bombing in 1945.

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Dusting off Great Buddha

NARA, Japan - Monks at Todaiji temple in Nara dust off the 15-meter-tall Great Buddha statue on Aug. 7, 2011, in the annual summertime ''body wiping'' event.

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Maestro Ozawa in Matsumoto for music festival

NAGANO, Japan - Renowned Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa (2nd from R) poses for photos at a press conference in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, on June 7, 2011, ahead of the Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto in the central Japan city from Aug. 8 to 31. The music festival directed by Ozawa is also scheduled to be held in Beijing and Shanghai in September.