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Worker in tsunami-hit town shows off marine products

TOKYO, Japan - Yuko Mukushi of a family-run seafood-processing firm in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, shows off a box of filleted salmon and other marine products at a shop in the prefectural city of Kamaishi on Dec. 9, 2014. Her father revived the business a month after the Great East Japan Earthquake hit the region in 2011.

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N. Korea purges leader's uncle

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Kim Jong Un (C front), son of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, saluting as he walks beside a hearse carrying the coffin of the elder Kim in Pyongyang on Dec. 28, 2011. The younger Kim's uncle Jang Song Thaek (behind Kim Jong Un), a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, is also present. North Korea said Dec. 9, 2013, that Jang, widely seen as the second most powerful figure in the country after leader Kim Jong Un, has been stripped of all his posts for committing "anti-party" and "counter-revolutionary factional acts."

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Abe visits tsunami-hit Rikuzentakata

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (3rd from R, standing) meets residents of temporary housing in Rikuzentakata, a northeastern Japanese city ravaged by the 2011 tsunami, on Feb. 9, 2013. The one-day visit to the city in Iwate Prefecture is Abe's third to a disaster-stricken area since assuming the premiership for the second time on Dec. 26. (Pool photo)

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Abe visits tsunami-hit Rikuzentakata

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and reconstruction minister Takumi Nemoto lay a floral tribute at a cenotaph for the victims of the 2011 tsunami, in Rikuzentakata, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 9, 2013. The one-day visit to the city in Iwate Prefecture is Abe's third to a disaster-stricken area since assuming the premiership for the second time on Dec. 26.

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Abe visits tsunami-hit Rikuzentakata

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) on Feb. 9, 2013, visits Rikuzentakata, a northeastern Japanese city ravaged by the 2011 tsunami. The one-day visit to the city in Iwate Prefecture is his third to a disaster-stricken area since assuming the premiership for the second time on Dec. 26.

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N.Z. quake site

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Photo taken Dec. 9, 2012, shows the site where the Canterbury Television building used to stand, in Christchurch, New Zealand. The building collapsed, killing 115 people, in the February 2011 earthquake.

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N.Z. quake site

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Photo taken Dec. 9, 2012, shows the site where the Canterbury Television building used to stand, in Christchurch, New Zealand. The building collapsed, killing 115 people, in the February 2011 earthquake.

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Yankees' Granderson in Japan

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - New York Yankees outfielder Curtis Granderson gives instructions to children during a baseball clinic in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Dec. 9, 2012. The area was hit hard by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

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Yankees' Granderson in Japan

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - New York Yankees outfielder Curtis Granderson gives instructions to children during a baseball clinic in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Dec. 9, 2012. The area was hit hard by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

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Yankees' Granderson in Japan

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - New York Yankees outfielder Curtis Granderson gives instructions to children during a baseball clinic in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Dec. 9, 2012. The area was hit hard by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

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Yankees' Granderson in Japan

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - New York Yankees outfielder Curtis Granderson gives instructions to children during a baseball clinic in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Dec. 9, 2012. The area was hit hard by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and 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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Japanese woman set free after daughter returns to U.S.

MILWAUKEE, United States - Nicaraguan doctor Moises Garcia holds up a photo of his daughter during a press conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Dec. 24, 2011. A Japanese woman, his former wife, who had been detained in Wisconsin on a felony charge of concealing their 9-year-old daughter from Garcia, was set free Dec. 23 after the girl was returned to him following a plea agreement reached in November.

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Asada at national championships

OSAKA, Japan - Two-time world champion Mao Asada performs in the women's short program at the national figure skating championships at the Namihaya Dome in Osaka Prefecture on Dec. 24, 2011. Asada, appearing in her first competition since her mother passed away on Dec. 9, placed second after the short program.

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Asada at national championships

OSAKA, Japan - Two-time world champion Mao Asada performs in the women's short program at the national figure skating championships at the Namihaya Dome in Osaka Prefecture on Dec. 24, 2011. Asada, appearing in her first competition since her mother passed away on Dec. 9, placed second after the short program.

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Asada at national championships

OSAKA, Japan - Two-time world champion Mao Asada performs in the women's short program at the national figure skating championships at the Namihaya Dome in Osaka Prefecture on Dec. 24, 2011. Asada, appearing in her first competition since her mother passed away on Dec. 9, placed second after the short program.

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Former Japan captain Miyamoto retires

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken June 9, 2002, shows Japan's Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, wearing a face guard, during a FIFA World Cup finals match against Russia at International Stadium Yokohama, near Tokyo. Miyamoto, former Japan national soccer team captain and Vissel Kobe defender, announced his retirement Dec. 19, 2011.

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Barcelona's Messi

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Argentine forward Lionel Messi of Barcelona (R) dodges a tackle by Santos goalkeeper Rafael Cabral in the Club World Cup final at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Dec. 18, 2011. Messi won his third consecutive Ballon d'Or, FIFA's world player of the year crown, on Jan. 9, 2012.

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Barcelona's Messi

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Argentine striker Lionel Messi of Barcelona roars after scoring a goal in the Club World Cup final against Santos at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Dec. 18, 2011. Messi won his third consecutive Ballon d'Or, FIFA's world player of the year crown, on Jan. 9, 2012.

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Lunar eclipse

OKAYAMA, Japan - A combination photo shows (from L to R) the beginning at 9:45 p.m. on Dec. 10, 2011, to the end at 1:18 a.m. on Dec. 11, of a lunar eclipse with the total eclipse at the center observed in Okayama, western Japan.

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Lunar eclipse observed in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo at 9:50 p.m. on Dec. 10, 2011, shows the moon in an early stage of a total lunar eclipse. The phenomenon is observed when the Earth passes between the sun and moon, casting its shadow over the moon.

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Japan's Takahashi at GP Final

QUEBEC CITY, Canada - Japan's Daisuke Takahashi performs in the men's short program at the Grand Prix Final in Quebec City, Canada, on Dec. 9, 2011, the opening day of the competition. Takahashi placed fifth in the short program.

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Canada's Chan at GP Final

QUEBEC CITY, Canada - World Champion figure skater Patrick Chan of Canada performs in the men's short program at the Grand Prix Final in Quebec City, Canada, on Dec. 9, 2011, the opening day of the competition. Chan finished first in the short program.

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Japan's Hanyu at GP Final

QUEBEC CITY, Canada - Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu skates in the men's short program at the Grand Prix Final in Quebec City, Canada, on Dec. 9, 2011, the opening day of the competition. Hanyu finished fourth in the short program.

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Nagorno-Karabakh Republic President Saakyan

STEPANAKERT, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic - Bako Saakyan, president of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, which unilaterally declared independence from Azerbaijan in 1991, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at the presidential office in Stepanakert on Dec. 9, 2011.

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Japan's Suzuki at GP Final

QUEBEC CITY, Canada - Japan's Akiko Suzuki performs in the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final in Quebec City, Canada, on Dec. 9, 2011, the opening day of the competition. Suzuki placed second in the short program.

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Nobel laureates

OSLO, Norway - (From L) Leymah Gbowee of Liberia, Tawakkul Karman of Yemen and Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf attend a press conference in Oslo on Dec. 9, 2011, prior to their Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony the following day.

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Italy's Kostner at GP Final

QUEBEC CITY, Canada - Carolina Kostner of Italy skates in the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final in Quebec City, Canada, on Dec. 9, 2011, the opening day of the event. Kostner finished first in the short program.

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Asada withdraws from Grand Prix Final

NARITA, Japan - Vancouver Olympic figure skating silver medalist Mao Asada arrives at Narita airport east of Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2011, as she hastily returned to Japan after withdrawing from the Grand Prix Final in Canada because her mother Kyoko is in a critical condition. Asada's 48-year-old mother is suffering from visceral disease, according to her management company IMG.

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Congo President Kabila

KINSHASA, Congo - Undated file photo shows Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila. Kabila was reelected to a five-year term in office, the election commission announced Dec. 9, 2011.

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Kudo retires after longest career in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Left-hander Kimiyasu Kudo is pictured at a hotel in Osaka on Dec. 9, 2011, after announcing he's retiring at age 48, bringing an end to the longest playing career in Japanese baseball history. Kudo won 224 games in his 29-year career.

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Dutch gov't apologizes to Indonesian villagers for 1947 massacre

JAKARTA, Indonesia - The widows of 431 men massacred by Dutch troops in 1947 in the village of Rawagede, now called Balongsari, listen to an apology from the Dutch government conveyed by Dutch Ambassador to Indonesia Tjeerd de Zwaan on Dec. 9, 2011.

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Noda press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2011.

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Dutch gov't apologizes to Indonesian villagers for 1947 massacre

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Dutch Ambassador to Indonesia Tjeerd de Zwaan (R) on Dec. 9, 2011, conveys the Dutch government's apology to the families of villagers massacred on Java by Dutch soldiers in 1947 in the village of Rawagede, now called Balongsari.

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Lions shortstop Nakajima

HANNO, Japan - Seibu Lions shortstop Hiroyuki Nakajima speaks to reporters in Hanno, Saitama Prefecture, on Dec. 9, 2011, after the New York Yankees won the rights to negotiate with him under the posting system after making a bid of $2.5 million.

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Nakahata introduced as 1st Yokohama DeNA manager

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Former Yomiuri Giants batting coach Kiyoshi Nakahata poses during a press conference in Yokohama on Dec. 9, 2011. The Yokohama DeNA BayStars announced the appointment of Nakahata as their first manager under the ownership of DeNA Co.

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Change of command at Atsugi base

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Capt. Eric W. Gardner (L) is replaced by Capt. Steven J. Wieman (R) as commanding officer of the U.S. Navy's Atsugi base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Dec. 9, 2011.

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Radiation detector for blind

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - A man holds a radiation detector that reads out results in the city of Fukushima on Dec. 9, 2011. The device has been developed by an association representing visually impaired people in the prefecture in the wake of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

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Defense Minister Ichikawa

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa is surrounded by reporters at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2011, after the House of Councillors adopted a censure motion against him over gaffes he and one of his ministry's officials made in connection with the U.S. military in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Tsunami monument

KAMAISHI, Japan - A stone monument is set up in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 9, 2011, to commemorate the March quake and tsunami. The cenotaph is the first of the 500 projected monuments to be set up by the stone industry over 10 years along the Pacific coast in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures struck by the tsunami.

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Toyota halves FY 2011 net profit forecast

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Satoshi Ozawa speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2011. The Japanese automaker slashed its full-year net profit forecast to 180 billion yen from 390 billion yen, reflecting the impact of the strong yen and supply chain disruptions triggered by the flooding in Thailand.

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Ex-Fukushima Daiichi plant chief Yoshida

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Masao Yoshida, the hospitalized former head of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Its operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said on Dec. 9, 2011, that Yoshida, who stepped down from the post due to health issues, has been diagnosed with esophagus cancer. The possibility of his illness being caused by exposure to radiation after the nuclear accident is extremely low, according to TEPCO.

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Crown Princess Masako turns 48

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Crown Princess Masako waves as she arrives at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2011, to greet Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on her 48th birthday. The crown princess has been receiving treatment for a stress-induced illness for almost nine years. (Pool photo)

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Costa Rican President Chinchilla in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2011, during her official visit to Japan from Dec. 6 to 10.

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Suntory Holdings exec Torii

OSAKA, Japan - Undated file photo shows Shingo Torii, senior executive vice president of Suntory Holdings Ltd. Torii is expected to become one of the two co-chairs of the Kansai Association of Corporate Executives in 2012, sources said Dec. 9, 2011.

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'Masked Rider' exhibition in Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Female staffers strike the signature ''henshin'' (transformation) pose of Kamen Rider, as they stand next to a figure of ''Kamen Rider Ichigo'' (Masked Rider No. 1) at an exhibition of the TV series featuring motorcycle-riding superheroes in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 9, 2011. The exhibition commemorating the TV program's 40th anniversary began the same day.

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Japanese pitcher Kudo retires at 48

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese pitcher Kimiyasu Kudo celebrates in Hiroshima in October 1986 after he was selected as the most valuable player in the Japan Series. Kudo, who won 224 games in his 29-year career -- the longest playing career in Japanese baseball history, announced his retirement on Dec. 9, 2011, at the age of 48.

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Cabinet ministers Ichikawa, Yamaoka

TOKYO, Japan - Combined photo shows Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa (L) and Kenji Yamaoka, who concurrently serves as minister of state for consumer affairs and food safety, chairman of the National Public Safety Commission and minister for the abduction issue. They were at a Cabinet meeting in the Diet building in Tokyo on the morning of Dec. 9, 2011. The main opposition Liberal Democratic Party and its ally the New Komeito party submitted censure motions against them to the opposition-controlled upper house the same day.

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Censure motions against 2 of Noda Cabinet members

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda at the Diet building in Tokyo on the morning of Dec. 9, 2011. The main opposition Liberal Democratic Party and its ally the New Komeito party submitted censure motions against two of his Cabinet members -- Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa and consumer affairs minister Kenji Yamaoka -- to the opposition-controlled upper house the same day.

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Consumer minister Yamaoka

TOKYO, Japan - Minister of State for Consumer Affairs and Food Safety Kenji Yamaoka heads to a Cabinet meeting in the Diet building in Tokyo on the morning of Dec. 9, 2011. The main opposition Liberal Democratic Party and its ally the New Komeito party submitted censure motions against Yamaoka, who also serves as chairman of the National Public Safety Commission and minister for the abduction issue, and against Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa to the opposition-controlled upper house the same day.