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Nuclear reactor in Japan's Matsue restarted

Photo taken on Dec. 7, 2024, shows Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s Shimane nuclear power plant in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture. The plant's No. 2 reactor (L) was restarted the same day after meeting stricter safety requirements introduced following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Nuclear reactor in Japan's Matsue restarted

Photo taken on Dec. 7, 2024, shows Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s Shimane nuclear power plant in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture. The plant's No. 2 reactor (L) was restarted the same day after meeting stricter safety requirements introduced following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Protests in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 27, 2011, shows cardboard boxes containing some 7,000 pages of a key environmental impact assessment report for relocating the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the southern Japanese prefecture of Okinawa, carried by a delivery company van after it arrives at the prefectural government office in Naha. The van turned back without delivering the document to the office after it was surrounded by people opposed to the relocation plan.

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Quake hits northeastern Japan

SENDAI, Japan - JR Sendai Station in Miyagi Prefecture is crowded with passengers as train services are suspended after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 jolted northeastern and eastern Japan on Dec. 7, 2012. The Tohoku region of northeastern Japan was devastated by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami.

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Quake hits northeastern Japan

SENDAI, Japan - JR Sendai Station in Miyagi Prefecture is crowded with passengers as train services are suspended after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 jolted northeastern and eastern Japan on Dec. 7, 2012. The Tohoku region of northeastern Japan was devastated by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami.

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Quake hits northeastern Japan

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Firefighters call for evacuation from coastal areas in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, at around 5:47 p.m. on Dec. 7, 2012, following a tsunami warning after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 jolted northeastern and eastern Japan at 5:18 p.m. The Tohoku region of northeastern Japan was devastated by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami.

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Quake hits northeastern Japan

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Officials gather information in the city hall of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, at around 5:38 p.m. on Dec. 7, 2012, after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 jolted northeastern and eastern Japan at 5:18 p.m. The Tohoku region of northeastern Japan was devastated by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami.

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Orfevre wins Arima Kinen

FUNABASHI, Japan - Triple Crown champion Orfevre (9) gallops to victory in the Arima Kinen at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Dec. 25, 2011, followed by Eishin Flash and To the Glory (7), who took second and third, respectively. First choice Orfevre crossed the line in 2 minutes, 36.0 seconds over the 2,500 meters, capturing his fourth Grade 1 title.

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Geothermal power illuminations

OITA, Japan - Illuminations are lit in the shapes of animals using LEDS and electricity generated from geothermal power at a hotel in spa resort Beppu in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 7, 2011.

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F-15s resume flights

KANAZAWA, Japan - Photo shows F-15 fighters at the Air Self-Defense Force base in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 16, 2011. The air force resumed drills using the F-15s the same day, following their suspension after an external fuel tank fell off a fighter on Oct. 7.

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Geothermal power illuminations

OITA, Japan - Illuminations are lit in the shapes of animals using LEDS and electricity generated from geothermal power at a hotel in spa resort Beppu in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 7, 2011.

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Murakami, youngest chief of company listed on Tokyo bourse

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 8, 2011, shows Taichi Murakami, president of Internet services company Livesense Inc., at the company in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward. On Dec. 7, Murakami became the youngest president of a company to debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, aged 25 years and 1 month.

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Sensoji in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 7, 2011, shows Sensoji, a Buddhist temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district.

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Asakusa Hanayashiki in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 7, 2011, shows Asakusa Hanayashiki, Japan's pioneering amusement park that originally opened as a flower park in 1853, in Tokyo's Asakusa district.

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Meiji Jingu in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 7, 2011, shows Meiji Jingu, a Shinto shrine in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward.

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Meiji Jingu in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 7, 2011, shows buildings at Meiji Jingu, a Shinto shrine in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward.

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Tokyo International Forum

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 7, 2011, shows the Tokyo International Forum convention and art complex in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward.

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Wanjira Maathai in Durban

DURBAN, South Africa - Wanjira Maathai, the daughter of the late Kenyan environmentalist and 2004 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai, is pictured in an interview with Kyodo News at the venue of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17, in Durban, South Africa, on Dec. 7, 2011.

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CSKA 2-1 Inter

MILAN, Italy - Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo (55) competes for the ball against CSKA Moscow forward Vagner Love (C) in a Champions League game in Milan, Italy, on Dec. 7, 2011. Inter defender Marco Davide Faraoni (37) is behind them. CSKA won 2-1.

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CSKA 2-1 Inter

MILAN, Italy - CSKA Moscow defender Vasili Berezutski (24) scores the winning goal with a header during the second half of a Champions League game against Inter Milan in Milan, Italy, on Dec. 7, 2011. CSKA won 2-1.

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Ex-U.S. Transportation Secretary Mineta

WASHINGTON, United States - Norman Mineta, a former U.S. Secretary of Transportation, is pictured during an interview with Kyodo News in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 7, 2011, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. Mineta said he saw for the first time his father, an immigrant to San Jose, California, from Japan's Shizuoka Prefecture, cry following the attack.

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Japanese soccer players, ex-German President Weizsaecker

BERLIN, Germany - (From L to R) Japanese soccer players Makoto Hasebe, Kozue Ando, Yuki Nagasato and former German President Richard von Weizsaecker are among the guests at a party celebrating Japanese Emperor Akihito's upcoming birthday, held at the Japanese Embassy in Berlin on Dec. 7, 2011.

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CSKA 2-1 Inter

MILAN, Italy - CSKA Moscow defender Vasili Berezutski (bottom) is congratulated by teammate Alan Dzagoev after scoring the winning goal during the second half of a Champions League game against Inter Milan in Milan, Italy, on Dec. 7, 2011. CSKA won 2-1.

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Crowded Chinese pavilion at COP17

DURBAN, South Africa - The Chinese pavilion at the venue for the 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17, in Durban, South Africa, is packed with more than 100 people, including ministers from Britain and Italy, on Dec. 7, 2011, when the Chinese government held a side event there.

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Pearl Harbor attack's 70th anniv.

HONOLULU, United States - Adm. Patrick Walsh, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, gives a speech at a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, held in a park overlooking the harbor on Dec. 7, 2011.

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Pearl Harbor attack's 70th anniv.

HONOLULU, United States - Veterans (standing) of the Pearl Harbor Survivors Association receive applause at a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, held in a park overlooking the harbor on Dec. 7, 2011.

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Few attendees at Japanese COP17 press confab

DURBAN, South Africa - Seats are largely vacant at the site of a press conference held by Japanese government representatives in the 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP17, in Durban, South Africa, on Dec. 7, 2011.

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Pearl Harbor attack's 70th anniv.

HONOLULU, United States - Adm. Patrick Walsh (4th from R), commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, a veteran (5th from R) and other ceremony participants salute at a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, held in a park overlooking the harbor on Dec. 7, 2011.

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CSKA 2-1 Inter

MILAN, Italy - Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo (front) plays in a Champions League game against CSKA Moscow in Milan, Italy, on Dec. 7, 2011. CSKA midfielder Alan Dzagoev (10) is behind him. CSKA won 2-1.

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Environment minister Hosono in S. Africa

DURBAN, South Africa - Japanese Environment Minister Goshi Hosono speaks at a ministerial level meeting at the 17th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in Durban, South Africa, on Dec. 7, 2011.

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Tepparith defends WBA title against D. Kameda

OSAKA, Japan - WBA super flyweight champion Tepparith Kokietgym of Thailand (R) lands a punch on top-ranked Daiki Kameda of Japan in the 12th round of a world title match in Osaka on Dec. 7, 2011. Tepparith won the bout in a unanimous decision, defending his title for the first time.

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PM Noda at photo exhibition on abductee Yokota

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) speaks in front of Shigeru Yokota (R) and his wife Sakie (2nd from R), the parents of Megumi Yokota (picture) who was abducted from Japan by North Korea when she was 13, as he attends a photo exhibition on Megumi in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2011.

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K. Kameda defends WBA title

OSAKA, Japan - WBA bantamweight champion Koki Kameda of Japan shows off his champion's belt after a knockout victory over Mexican challenger Mario Macias in a world championship doubleheader in Osaka on Dec. 7, 2011.

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Sumo wrestler practices riding bike

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo wrestler Okinoumi riding on a bicycle loses balance on a plank in the premises of Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo hall in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2011, during a practice session hosted by the police to teach sumo wrestlers how to ride a bike safely.

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K. Kameda defends WBA title

OSAKA, Japan - WBA bantamweight champion Koki Kameda of Japan (L) attacks Mexican challenger Mario Macias in the fourth round of a world title match in Osaka on Dec. 7, 2011. Kameda defended his title for the third time.

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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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Comfort women statue

SEOUL, South Korea - Protesters including former ''comfort women'' stage a rally in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Dec. 7, 2011. A citizens group plans to set up in front of the embassy on Dec. 14 a statue (image seen on signboard in front) commemorating Korean women forced to provide sex to Japanese soldiers before and during World War II.

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Irish singer O Maonlai in Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - Irish singer Liam O Maonlai plays an instrument with students at an elementary school in Iwaki, Fukushima, on Dec. 7, 2011. Some of the students at the school have evacuated from areas near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

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Turkish deputy PM Babacan in Miyagi Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan (L) on Dec. 7, 2011, meets with students at an elementary school in the Miyagi Prefecture town of Shichigahama, which was affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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PM Noda at exhibition on abductee Yokota

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (C) looks at photographs of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted from Japan by North Korea when she was 13, while listening to explanations from her parents Shigeru (R) and Sakie (L front) at a photo exhibition on Megumi in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2011. (Pool Photo)

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Nakahata set to become manager of BayStars

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows former Yomiuri Giants batting coach Kiyoshi Nakahata. Nakahata is set to become the first manager of the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, baseball sources said Dec. 7, 2011.

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Turkish deputy PM Babacan in Miyagi Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Ali Babacan (R) on Dec. 7, 2011, visits an elementary school in the Miyagi Prefecture town of Shichigahama, which was affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster. He gave the students postcards featuring drawings by Turkish children.

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S. Korean star Jang named PR envoy for security summit

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Kim Sung Hwan (R) and South Korean actor and singer Jang Keun Suk shake hands in Seoul on Dec. 7, 2011. Jang was named as the public relations ambassador for a nuclear security summit slated for March 2012 in Seoul.

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Olympus president Takayama

TOKYO, Japan - Olympus Corp. President Shuichi Takayama gives a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2011, after a panel set up by the company released a report the previous day on Olympus' coverup of investment losses.

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Tokyo Detention House

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Tokyo Detention House in the capital's Kosuge district on Dec. 7, 2011.

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Ground troops decontaminate Fukushima

IITATE, Japan - Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force decontaminate areas tainted with radioactive substances from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station near the village hall in Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture, on Dec. 7, 2011. The GSDF began the decontamination operation that day.

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Carbon fiber export case handed to prosecutors

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows carbon fiber plates of the type suspected of being illegally exported by a Kureha Corp. subsidiary and its former manager. Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department submitted papers to prosecutors over the matter on Dec. 7, 2011.

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ILO regional meeting ends

KYOTO, Japan - The International Labor Organization's 15th Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting wraps up on Dec. 7, 2011, in Kyoto, western Japan.

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GSDF troops decontaminate Fukushima

IITATE, Japan - Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force decontaminate areas tainted with radioactive substances from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant near the village hall in Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture, on Dec. 7, 2011.

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Miyagi ships quake debris to Tokyo

SENDAI, Japan - A worker measures radiation levels in a container holding debris from the March quake and tsunami before the first batch of rubble is transported from Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, to Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2011. The capital has agreed to help with the disposal of 100,000 tons of debris.