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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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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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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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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.

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Censure motions against 2 Cabinet members

TOKYO, Japan - Upper house Diet affairs chiefs Masashi Waki (R) of the Liberal Democratic Party and Yuichiro Uozumi (C) of the New Komeito party, submit censure motions against Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa 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, to Masafumi Hashimoto, secretary general of the upper house, at the Diet building in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2011.

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Japanese pitcher Kudo retires at 48

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese pitcher Kimiyasu Kudo (L) puts on a Golden Players Club jacket with the assistance of Masaichi Kaneda, then executive member of the club, in August 2004 at Tokyo Dome in the Japanese capital after winning his 200th game, a requirement for pitchers to become members of the Japanese professional baseball players' club. 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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Defense Minister Ichikawa

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa is pictured in the Diet building in Tokyo after attending a Cabinet meeting on the morning of Dec. 9, 2011. The main opposition Liberal Democratic Party and its ally the New Komeito party submitted censure motions against Ichikawa and another Cabinet member, Kenji Yamaoka, to the opposition-controlled upper house the same day.

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Suntory's 1-million-yen whisky

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows ''The Yamazaki Single Malt Whisky Aged 50 Years'' which Suntory Holdings Ltd. announced on Nov. 9, 2011, it will sell at a price of 1 million yen per bottle. The company began accepting orders for the 150 limited edition the same day and will start shipping from Dec. 13 or later.

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Opening ceremony for extra Diet session

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (top) attends the opening ceremony of a 51-day extraordinary Diet session in the main hall of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2011. The session, from Oct. 20 to Dec. 9, 2011, will discuss a 12.10 trillion yen fiscal 2011 third extra budget to finance full-fledged reconstruction of areas ravaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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People in Abyei, Sudan

ABYEI, Sudan - A member of United Missions in Sudan armed with a gun watches over an outdoor market in the oil-rich Abeyi region on Dec. 26, 2010. Infrastructures in the southern Sudan area have not been developed even since the cease-fire in the civil war brought about by the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement. Abyei's self-determination referendum on Jan. 9, 2011, is expected to be delayed.

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People in Abyei, Sudan

ABYEI, Sudan - Some people in Sudan's oil-rich Abeyi region walk past traditional-style housing on Dec. 26, 2010. Infrastructures in the southern Sudan area have not been developed even since the cease-fire in the civil war brought about by the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement. Abyei's self-determination referendum on Jan. 9, 2011, is expected to be delayed.

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Rankings for New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho smiles during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2010, after the rankings for the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament were released. The Mongolian yokozuna aims to capture his sixth consecutive tournament title at the upcoming tournament starting Jan. 9, 2011.

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Rankings for New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho holds a table of the rankings for the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2010. The Mongolian yokozuna aims to capture his sixth consecutive tournament title at the upcoming tournament beginning Jan. 9, 2011.

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Long-nosed bullet train 'debuts' in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The E5-type new ''shinkansen'' bullet train pulls in at JR Tokyo Station for a test run Dec. 9, 2009. East Japan Railway Co. will start to operate the train which can run at 320 kilometers per hour around March 2011.

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Long-nosed bullet train 'debuts' in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The E5-type new ''shinkansen'' bullet train pulls in at JR Tokyo Station for a test run Dec. 9, 2009. East Japan Railway Co. will start to operate the train which can run at 320 kilometers per hour around March 2011.