Recovery of fallen device at Monju reactor planned

Recovery of fallen device at Monju reactor planned

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken May 2010 shows the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture. The Japan Atomic Energy Agency said May 10, 2011, that it will undertake work in June 2011 to recover a fallen 3.3-ton device at the reactor. The device used for fuel exchange accidentally fell into the reactor vessel in August 2010.

Rwandan presidential election

Rwandan presidential election

KIGALI, Rwanda - Rwandan President Paul Kagame delivers a speech in the capital Kigali on August 10, 2010. Kagame, who is facing criticism amid a string of attacks on his political opponents, is likely to win 7 more years in power as early returns, released the same day, pointed to his overwhelming victory in the presidential election.

Mass commemorates 400th anniv. of Korean church building

Mass commemorates 400th anniv. of Korean church building

NAGASAKI, Japan - People attend a mass at Nakamachi Catholic Church in Nagasaki on August 10, 2010, in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the construction of San Lorenzo Church in the western Japan city by Koreans brought to Japan as captives. San Lorenzo Church was later torn down.

Mass commemorates 400th anniv. of Korean church building

Mass commemorates 400th anniv. of Korean church building

NAGASAKI, Japan - Mitsuaki Takami (C), archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki, conducts a mass at Nakamachi Catholic Church in Nagasaki on August 10, 2010, in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the construction of San Lorenzo Church in the western Japan city by Koreans brought to Japan as captives. San Lorenzo Church was later torn down.

BOJ maintains monetary policy

BOJ maintains monetary policy

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks during a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on August 10, 2010, after a monetary policy meeting. The BOJ kept its key interest rate at 0.1 percent and maintained its assessment that the economy is showing signs of recovery.