Offshore wind turbine starts work

Offshore wind turbine starts work

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 2012 shows a 126-meter-high wind turbine, with a 92-meter-diameter bladed wheel, built in the Pacific Ocean some 3 kilometers off Choshi, Chiba Prefecture. The turbine began to generate power on March 4, 2013. It is capable of generating around 2,400 kilowatt-hours.

Huge wind turbine set up in Pacific off Chiba Pref.

Huge wind turbine set up in Pacific off Chiba Pref.

CHOSHI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 22, 2012, shows a 126-meter-high wind turbine built in the Pacific some 3 kilometers off Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, which was shown to reporters the same day before it starts power generation possibly in January 2013. Its output will be around 2,400 kilowatt-hours. The logo of TEPCO -- Tokyo Electric Power Co. -- can be seen on the facility.

Huge wind turbine set up in Pacific off Chiba Pref.

Huge wind turbine set up in Pacific off Chiba Pref.

CHOSHI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 22, 2012, shows a 126-meter-high wind turbine built in the Pacific some 3 kilometers off Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, which was shown to reporters the same day before it starts power generation possibly in January 2013. Its output will be around 2,400 kilowatt-hours. Other facilities for wind-power generation can be seen in the back.

Huge wind turbine set up in Pacific off Chiba Pref.

Huge wind turbine set up in Pacific off Chiba Pref.

CHOSHI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 22, 2012, shows a 126-meter-high wind turbine built in the Pacific some 3 kilometers off Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, which was shown to reporters the same day before it starts power generation possibly in January 2013. Its output will be around 2,400 kilowatt-hours. Cape Nagasakihana can be seen in the back.

Huge wind turbine set up in Pacific off Chiba Pref.

Huge wind turbine set up in Pacific off Chiba Pref.

CHOSHI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 22, 2012, shows a 126-meter-high wind turbine built in the Pacific some 3 kilometers off Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, which was shown to reporters the same day before it starts power generation possibly in January 2013. Its output will be around 2,400 kilowatt-hours. The Byobugaura cliffs can be seen in the back.

Huge wind turbine set up in Pacific off Chiba Pref.

Huge wind turbine set up in Pacific off Chiba Pref.

CHOSHI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 22, 2012, shows a 126-meter-high wind turbine built in the Pacific some 3 kilometers off Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, which was shown to reporters the same day before it starts power generation possibly in January 2013. Its output will be around 2,400 kilowatt-hours. A downtown area of the city can be seen in the back.

Huge wind turbine set up in Pacific off Chiba Pref.

Huge wind turbine set up in Pacific off Chiba Pref.

CHOSHI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Oct. 17, 2012, shows a 126-meter-high wind turbine built in the Pacific some 3 kilometers off Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, which starts power generation possibly in January 2013. Its output will be around 2,400 kilowatt-hours.

British woman adventurer confirmed safe after SOS call

British woman adventurer confirmed safe after SOS call

SENDAI, Japan - British adventurer Sarah Outen sets out for Vancouver from a port in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, on May 13, 2012, in her boat Gulliver. The Japan Coast Guard said on June 7 it had confirmed Outen is safe after receiving an SOS call from her during her solo rowing voyage from the east cost of Japan to the west coast of Canada.