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Japan police chief in Fukushima

Japan's National Police Agency chief Yoshinobu Kusunoki offers flowers at a memorial for victims of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Namie in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 3, 2025.

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Lawyer Takimoto

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyer Taro Takimoto answers reporters' questions after meeting Makoto Hirata, a former leading member of the AUM Shinrikyo cult, at a police station in Tokyo on Jan. 3, 2012. Hirata has been detained at the police station since turning himself in to police late on Dec. 31, 2011, after being on the run for more than 16 years.

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Kindergarten OKs 60 mil. yen in damages over tsunami deaths

SENDAI, Japan - The relatives of four kindergarteners who died in a pickup bus that was swamped by high waves in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, in March 2011, attend a press conference in Sendai in the prefecture on Dec. 3, 2014, holding the photos of the children, after a settlement at the Sendai High Court. The privately run Hiyori kindergarten admitted it did not take sufficient measures to deal with a tsunami, agreeing to pay 60 million yen in damages and offer an apology over their deaths.

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Tsunami-hit city makes DVD to pass on lessons to future

SENDAI, Japan - Shuichi Atsumi, head of a municipal library in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, shows on Dec. 3, 2014, two DVDs produced by the northeastern Japan city aimed at passing on to future generations the lessons from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster, which killed about 1,100 people in the city. The not-for-sale DVDs -- 3,000 copies in Japanese and 1,000 copies in English -- have been donated to public libraries nationwide as well as to local and overseas support groups.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show (from R front) the No. 4, No. 3, No. 2 and No. 1 reactor buildings at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Dec. 15, 2011 (top), about nine months after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years after the disaster on Sept. 6, 2013 (bottom).

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Osaka-Cairo flights resume

CAIRO, Egypt - Egyptian tourism minister Hisham Zaazou (R) hands flowers to travelers from Japan at Cairo airport on Dec. 3, 2012, as EgyptAir's direct flights linking Cairo and Kansai international Airport near Osaka, western Japan, resumed after they were suspended following political unrest in February 2011.

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Japanese ski jumper Takanashi

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 3, 2011, shows Japanese teenage ski jumper Sara Takanashi. Takanashi, 15, placed second in a World Cup event on Jan. 8, 2012, in Hinterzarten, Germany, becoming the first Japanese female jumper to stand on the podium in the three events held so far on the inaugural World Cup ski jumping circuit.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows (from back to front) the No. 6, No. 5, No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 reactors of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Dec. 15, 2011.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows (from front to back) the No. 4, No. 3, No. 2 and No. 1 reactors of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Dec. 4, 2011.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows (from L) the No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 reactors of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Dec. 15, 2011.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows (from R) the No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 reactors of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Dec. 4, 2011.

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Bicycle-sharing system in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 12, 2011, shows a parking space for a bicycle-sharing scheme, in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward. Run by cogicogi Corp., the membership-based service is offered within a roughly 3-kilometer radius of the Omotesando district, with popular entertainment and commercial centers such as Shibuya, Aoyama and Roppongi included.

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Nadeshiko stamps

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows special stamps commemorating the women's national soccer team ''Nadeshiko Japan'' winning the Women's World Cup in the summer of 2011 in Germany. Japan Post Holdings Co. said on Dec. 19, 2011, it will sell the 10 sticker-type stamps to come with six special postcards, each featuring pictures of the soccer players during the tournament. They will be sold for 3,980 yen, including shipping.

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Al Sadd beat Kashiwa to take 3rd place at Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Players of Qatar's Al Sadd celebrate after winning the Club World Cup third-place match against J-League champions Kashiwa Reysol at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Dec. 18, 2011. Al Sadd beat Kashiwa 5-3 on penalties after a 90-minute 0-0 stalemate.

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Al Sadd beat Kashiwa to take 3rd place at Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Kashiwa Reysol coach Nelsinho shouts instructions during the first half of the Club World Cup third-place match against Qatar's Al Sadd at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Dec. 18, 2011. Al Sadd beat the J-League champions 5-3 on penalties after a 90-minute 0-0 stalemate.

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Al Sadd beat Kashiwa to take 3rd place at Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Junya Tanaka (L) of J-League champions Kashiwa Reysol takes a shot in the first half of the Club World Cup third-place match against Qatar's Al Sadd at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Dec. 18, 2011. Al Sadd beat Kashiwa 5-3 on penalties after a 90-minute 0-0 stalemate.

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Al Sadd beat Kashiwa to take 3rd place at Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Koki Mizuno of J-League champions Kashiwa Reysol takes a shot in the first half of the Club World Cup third-place match against Qatar's Al Sadd at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Dec. 18, 2011. Al Sadd beat Kashiwa 5-3 on penalties after a 90-minute 0-0 stalemate.

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Barcelona beat Al Sadd 4-0

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Barcelona's Adriano (R) scores his second goal during the first half of a Club World Cup semifinal match against Al Sadd at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 15, 2011. Barcelona won 4-0. At left is Nadir Belhadj (3) of the Qatari club.

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Santos' Danilo scores against Kashiwa

TOYOTA, Japan - Santos defender Danilo scores from a free kick for the South American champions in the second half of a Club World Cup semifinal against J-League champions Kashiwa Reysol at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2011. The Brazilian club won 3-1.

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Kashiwa's Kitajima vs. Santos in Club World Cup

TOYOTA, Japan - J-League champions Kashiwa Reysol forward Hideaki Kitajima sees a chance go begging in the second half of a Club World Cup semifinal against South American Champions Santos at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2011. The Brazilian club won 3-1.

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Kashiwa's Sakai scores against Santos in Club World Cup

TOYOTA, Japan - J-League champions Kashiwa Reysol defender Hiroki Sakai (R back) scores a header in the second half of a semifinal of the Club World Cup against the South American champions Santos from Brazil at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2011. Santos won 3-1.

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Santos' Neymar celebrates goal against Kashiwa

TOYOTA, Japan - South American champions Santos striker Neymar celebrates after scoring against J-League champions Kashiwa Reysol in the first half of a Club World Cup semifinal at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2011. The Brazilian club won 3-1.

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Santos' Borges celebrates goal against Kashiwa

TOYOTA, Japan - Santos forward Borges (L) does a celebratory flip after scoring the South American champion's second goal against J-League champions Kashiwa Reysol in a Club World Cup semifinal at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2011. The Brazilian club won 3-1.

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Santos' Neymar scores against Kashiwa in Club World Cup

TOYOTA, Japan - Brazilian striker Neymar of Santos scores against J-League champions Kashiwa Reysol in the first half of a Club World Cup semifinal at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2011. The South American champions won the game 3-1.

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Santos' Neymar scores against Kashiwa in Club World Cup

TOYOTA, Japan - Brazilian striker Neymar of Santos(R) scores against J-League champions Kashiwa Reysol in the opening half of a Club World Cup semifinal at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2011. The South American champions won the game 3-1.

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Moscow-Paris direct train service launched

MOSCOW, Russia - A woman (L) checks the passport of a passenger before the departure of a train bound for Paris via Berlin at Moscow's Belorussky Station on Dec. 12, 2011. Russian Railways the same day started a direct train service between Moscow and Paris which runs a total of 3,177 kilometers through five countries in about 38 hours.

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Oi nuclear plant's spent fuel pit

TSURUGA, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 7, 2011, shows the spent fuel pit of the No. 4 reactor at the Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. Kansai Electric Power Co. showed facilities of the Nos. 3 and 4 reactors, temporarily halted due to regular checkups, to the media on the same day.

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Tokyo Sky Tree and Mt. Fuji

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 4, 2011, shows Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, with Mt. Fuji in the background. The 634-meter broadcasting tower is the world's tallest tower, while the 3,776-meter mountain is Japan's highest.

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Tokyo Sky Tree and Mt. Fuji

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 4, 2011, shows Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, with Mt. Fuji in the background. The 634-meter broadcasting tower is the world's tallest tower, while the 3,776-meter mountain is Japan's highest.

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Kashiwa supporters celebrate club's 1st J-League title

SAITAMA, Japan - Supporters of Kashiwa Reysol are joyous after their club captured its first J-League championship by beating Urawa Reds 3-1 at Saitama Stadium in Saitama on Dec. 3, 2011.

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Havenaar to leave Kofu to play in Europe

SAITAMA, Japan - Mike Havenaar (L) of Ventforet Kofu and Omiya Ardija defender Kim Young Gwon compete for the ball in the first half of a J-League game at NACK 5 Stadium in Saitama on Dec. 3, 2011. The Japan striker is set to leave the club to play in Europe, a Kofu executive said the same day.

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Christmas illumination in disaster-hit Kesennuma

KESENNUMA, Japan - People look at a Christmas illumination that was lit up on Dec. 3, 2011, in quake- and tsunami-hit Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan. It will be exhibited through Christmas Day.

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Kashiwa beat Urawa, win 1st J-League title

SAITAMA, Japan - Kashiwa Reysol's coach Nelsinho is tossed in the air at Saitama Stadium in Saitama on Dec. 3, 2011, after a 3-1 victory over Urawa Reds to capture the club's first J-League championship. Kashiwa became the first club to win J1 and J2 titles in consecutive years.

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Kashiwa beat Urawa, win 1st J-League title

SAITAMA, Japan - Kashiwa Reysol's Jorge Wagner (R) scores in the first half of a J-League game against Urawa Reds at Saitama Stadium in Saitama on Dec. 3, 2011. Kashiwa captured its first J-1 title by beating Urawa 3-1.

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Kashiwa beat Urawa, win 1st J-League title

SAITAMA, Japan - Players of Kashiwa Reysol celebrate their first J-League title at Saitama Stadium in Saitama on Dec. 3, 2011, after beating Urawa Reds 3-1. Kashiwa became the first club to win J1 and J2 titles in consecutive years.

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Nissan's Leaf EV wins Car of the Year Japan award

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiyuki Shiga, chief operating officer of Nissan Motor Co., holds the trophy while standing beside the Leaf electric vehicle at the Tokyo Motor Show on Dec. 3, 2011. The Leaf was selected as the 2011-2012 Car of the Year Japan award winner.

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Families from Fukushima Pref. aboard U.S. destroyer Mustin

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Families from quake- and tsunami-hit Fukushima Prefecture visit the U.S. guided-missile destroyer Mustin, which took part in Operation Tomodachi, at the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Dec. 3, 2011. ''Helping Hands,'' a group of U.S. military personnel families who have been supporting people affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, invited them to the base.

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U.S. experts return from N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Charles Ferguson, president of the Federation of American Scientists, is surrounded by members of the media upon arrival from Pyongyang at Beijing international airport in China on Dec. 3, 2011. Ferguson said a group of U.S. nuclear and Korean affairs experts did not visit the North's main nuclear complex in Yongbyon during its five-day trip.

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Keene museum to open in Niigata Pref.

NIIGATA, Japan - Donald Keene (R), a renowned scholar of Japanese literature who decided to live permanently in Japan, gives a certificate of donation including his book collection and furniture for the opening of a museum to Yasushi Yoshida, president of confectionery maker Bourbon Corp., in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, on Dec. 3, 2011. The Kashiwazaki-based company became the sponsor of the museum honoring Keene that is expected to open in the city in the fall of 2013 at the earliest.

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U.S. experts return from N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Joel Wit, former U.S. Department of State official in charge of North Korean affairs, is surrounded by reporters upon arrival at Beijing international airport from Pyongyang on Dec. 3, 2011. Wit, a visiting scholar at the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and other U.S. experts on Korean affairs entered North Korea on Nov. 29, 2011.

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Tokyo Motor Show opens to public

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors look at the new models on display at the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show held at Tokyo Big Sight on Dec. 3, 2011, the opening day for the general public.

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Daihatsu concept car DX at Tokyo Motor Show

TOKYO, Japan - Daihatsu Motor Co.'s concept compact sports car DX is displayed at the Tokyo Motor Show 2011, opened for the media, in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2011. The auto show publically opens from Dec. 3 to 11 after the opening ceremony on Dec. 2.

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Honda's N Box displayed at Tokyo Motor Show

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co.'s compact vehicle N Box, one of its most spacious compact cars and which it will start selling on Dec. 16, 2011, is on display on Dec. 1, 2011, at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, opened to the media. The auto show opens to the public from Dec. 3 to 11 after an opening ceremony on Dec. 2.

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Suzuki's Alto Eco displayed at Tokyo Motor Show

TOKYO, Japan - Suzuki Motor Corp.'s compact car Alto Eco, which the automaker will start selling on Dec. 13, 2011, is on display on Dec. 1, 2011, at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show, opened to the media. The auto show opens to the public from Dec. 3 to 11 after an opening ceremony on Dec. 2.

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Honda's EV-STER unveiled at Tokyo Motor Show

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co.'s small electric sports car, the EV-STER, is unveiled on Nov. 30, 2011, at the Tokyo Motor Show, which opened to the press the same day at Tokyo Big Sight. The motor show will be open to the public from Dec. 3 through 11.

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Fuji Heavy's Subaru BRZ unveiled at Tokyo Motor Show

TOKYO, Japan - Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd's Subaru BRZ is unveiled on Nov. 30, 2011, at the Tokyo Motor Show, which opened to the press the same day before being opened to the public from Dec. 3 through 11. The rear-wheel drive sports car was co-developed with Toyota Motor Corp.

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Tokyo Motor Show opens to press

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo Motor Show opens to the press at Tokyo Big Sight in Koto Ward in the Japanese capital on Nov. 30, 2011. Japanese automakers unveiled a bevy of electric cars and other green vehicles, reflecting consumers' shift toward conserving resources after the limiting of power supplies in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The motor show will be open to the public on Dec. 3-11.

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Toyota's new coupe 86

NAGOYA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. unveils its new 2-liter coupe ''86'' (hachiroku) in Oyama, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 27, 2011. The car, which Toyota will begin selling in the spring, was named in a reference to popular sports models launched in the 1980s. Toyota will present the prototype model of the 86, equipped with what the automaker claims is the world's first horizontally opposed D-45 engine, at the Tokyo Motor Show from Dec. 3 to 11, 2011.

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Toyota's new coupe 86

NAGOYA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda (front) stands by the automaker's new 2-liter coupe ''86'' (hachiroku) unveiled in Oyama, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 27, 2011. The car to go on sale next spring was named in a reference to popular sports models launched in the 1980s. Toyota will present the prototype model of the 86, equipped with what the automaker claims is the world's first horizontally opposed D-45 engine, at the Tokyo Motor Show from Dec. 3 to 11, 2011.

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Seven-colored Rainbow Bridge

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo's Rainbow Bridge is illuminated with by lights in seven colors Dec. 3, 2010, to give an appearance true to its name. The 798-meter-long bridge crossing northern Tokyo Bay is being lit up between nightfall and midnight until Jan. 3, 2011.