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Quake exhibition in New Zealand

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Photo taken Feb. 14, 2013, in Christchurch, New Zealand, shows "Quake City" (back), a facility displaying remnants of the February 2011 earthquake and other exhibits related to the disaster. The facility was shown to the media the same day, prior to opening to the public on Feb. 15.

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Quake exhibition in New Zealand

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Photo taken Feb. 14, 2013, in Christchurch, New Zealand, shows the spire of a cathedral damaged in the February 2011 earthquake, at "Quake City", a facility displaying remnants of the earthquake and other exhibits related to the disaster. The facility was shown to the media the same day, prior to its opening to the public on Feb. 15.

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Tsunami in Japan: 5 years on

SENDAI, March 5 Kyodo - Combined photos show an area of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on April 27, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by massive tsunami; and the same area nearly five years later on Feb. 14, 2016. Seedlings of Japanese black pine trees, planted as part of efforts to prevent disaster, sway in wind.

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Abe visits tsunami-hit areas

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe smiles after putting on a cardigan at a knitwear manufacturer in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture on Feb. 14, 2015. The company was founded after the area was devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and has hired more than 30 local women. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos show an area of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, which hosts the disaster-struck Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. The top photo was taken on April 14, 2011, about a month after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and the bottom photo on Feb. 28, 2014.

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Panoramic photos show the Shishiori area of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, (from top) on March 15, 2011, four days after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, on Aug. 30, 2012, and on Feb. 14, 2014.

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Woman sends Tohoku relief goods to Syrian refugees

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 14, 2014 shows Maiko Sato, who launched a project to send blankets and clothes that were donated to people in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku hit by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake but remain unused to Syrian refugees who have been driven out of their homes by the civil war in the country.

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Disaster-hit building in Minamisanriku, Japan

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - The skeletal structure of what used to be a local government building in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, remains deserted on Feb. 14, 2014. Forty-three people, mostly town officials, died at the building in the March 2011 tsunami. The structure was set to be demolished initially but its preservation as a reminder of the disaster is being discussed by experts at the request of the prefectural governor.

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Disaster-hit building in Japan, scene of man's survival from tsunami

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Yuichi Yonezawa squats on top of the chimney of his building in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 14, 2014, reenacting the time he survived the March 2011 tsunami. Although much of the surrounding area has been vacated, Yonezawa intends to preserve the building as a lesson for younger generations about natural disasters and put up a sign on the chimney indicating the water level where the tsunami reached.

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Inkstones damaged by 2011 tsunami displayed at Austrian museum

VIENNA, Austria - Inkstones and a cover that were damaged by the 2011 tsunami in northeastern Japan are displayed at the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna on Feb. 14, 2014. The Ogatsu inkstones, traditional artifacts of the Ogatsu area in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, were donated to the museum.

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Hanyu's authgraphs, messages on display at Sendai rink

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 14, 2014, shows Sochi Olympics figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu's autographs and messages on a bulletin board calling for support for post-disaster reconstruction work at Ice Rink Sendai, a former training base for Hanyu in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Miyagi was one of the three prefectures in northeastern Japan ravaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Chubu Electric seeks to restart Hamaoka nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - Masatoshi Sakaguchi (R), vice president of Chubu Electric Power Co., hands applications to an official of the Nuclear Regulation Authority in Tokyo on Feb. 14, 2014, for a state safety assessment of one of its reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant. The plant in central Japan was forced to shut down in 2011 as the previous government viewed operation of the complex as too risky.

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Disaster-hit cats head to Tokyo

SENDAI, Japan - Cats are taken out from an animal management center in Sendai, northeastern Japan, to be accepted by a cat protection group in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Feb. 14, 2012. The group has cooperated in finding new homes in Tokyo and its vicinity for cats from Sendai. Many kittens have been born in areas hit by the March 2011 quake and tsunami among cats who have lost their original owners and became stray.

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Tickets for record lottery on sale

TOKYO, Japan - People line up at a lottery booth in Tokyo's Ginza district on Feb. 14, 2012. Tickets for a public lottery, the revenue from which will be partially used to fund reconstruction from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, went on sale the same day, with the top prize and the two prizes for adjacent numbers together worth a record 500 million yen.

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Disaster-hit cats head to Tokyo

SENDAI, Japan - A cat is taken out from an animal management center in Sendai, northeastern Japan, to be accepted by a cat protection group in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Feb. 14, 2012. The group has cooperated in finding new homes in Tokyo and its vicinity for cats from Sendai. Many kittens have been born in areas hit by the March 2011 quake and tsunami among cats who have lost their original owners and became stray.

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St. Valentine's Day chocolates

MIYAKO, Japan - A women hands chocolate to passengers at Sanriku Railway Co.'s Miyako Station in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, on Feb. 14, 2012. Confectionery shop ''Amla-an'' in Hiroshima Prefecture hosted the St. Valentine's Day event to hand some 300 chocolates to passengers and station employees to do some cheerleading for the local railway. Operations on about two-thirds of the railroad along the Pacific are still suspended as stations and rails were swept away by the March 2011 tsunami.

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Protest in Bahrain

MANAMA, Bahrain - People attend a rally in front of the labor ministry in the suburbs of Manama, the capital of Bahrain, on Feb. 12, 2012, to call for reinstatement of employees of state-run companies who were fired after participating in the 2011 antigovernment demonstrations in the country. On Feb. 14, 2012, the island state off the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia marked the first anniversary of the large-scale Shiite-led uprising against the ruling Sunni dynasty.

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Protest in Bahrain

MANAMA, Bahrain - People call for reinstatement of employees of state-run companies who were fired after participating in the 2011 antigovernment demonstrations in Bahrain, in front of the labor ministry in the suburbs of the capital Manama on Feb. 12, 2012. The island state off the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia on Feb. 14, 2012, marked the first anniversary of the large-scale Shiite-led uprising against the Sunni dynasty in power.

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Christchurch quake aftermath

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - People view a sealed-off district in a central part of Christchurch, New Zealand, on June 14, 2011. The area was struck by a major earthquake on Feb. 22.

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14-yr-old Takanashi at Nordic ski world c'ships

OSLO, Norway - Sara Takanashi, 14-year-old Japanese ski jumper, waves at an award ceremony of the Nordic ski world championships in Oslo on Feb. 25, 2011, after finishing 6th in the women's normal hill ski jumping.

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Teenager-driven car rams into wall

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 21, 2011, shows a car wrecked after crashing into the stone wall of a house while being driven by a middle school student without a license earlier in the day in Fukushima Prefecture. Three boys and two girls aged 13 and 14 were inside the car and sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

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Pyramid-shaped hotel in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken on Feb. 14, 2011, shows the pyramid-shaped, 105-story Ryugyong Hotel under construction in Pyongyang. Exterior work on the hotel was completed recently, locals said Feb. 17. Construction began in 1987, but was halted in the early 1990s due to financial reasons. It resumed in 2008.

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North Korea celebrates leader Kim's 69th birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - An image of Kim Jong Un, the third son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and leader-in-waiting, is projected on a screen during an artistic performance at an event to celebrate the elder Kim's 69th birthday in Pyongyang on Feb. 14, 2011, two days before his birthday.

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China, Iran push world's tally of imprisoned journalists to 14-yr high

NEW YORK, United States - Joel Simon (R), executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, speaks in a press conference in New York on Feb. 15, 2011. China and Iran together put the most journalists behind bars in 2010, accounting for nearly half of those imprisoned worldwide and pushing the global number to the highest level in 14 years, according to the nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving freedom of the press.

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Heart surgeon death

TOKYO, Japan - Juro Wada, then professor at Sapporo Medical University, speaks during a news conference at the university after conducting Japan's first heart transplant surgery in August 1968. Wada later faced an accusation of manslaughter over the surgery, which was eventually dropped due to insufficient evidence. Wada died of pneumonia at age 88 on Feb. 14, 2011.

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Heart surgeon death

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in February 1999 shows Juro Wada, a professor emeritus at Sapporo Medical University who performed Japan's first heart transplant surgery in 1968. Wada died of pneumonia at age 88 on Feb. 14, 2011.

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Angels' Takahashi starts spring camp

TEMPE, United States - Los Angeles Angels pitcher Hisanori Takahashi pitches on the first day of spring training camp in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 14, 2011.

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Thai-Cambodia dispute

NEW YORK, United States - Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong speaks to reporters at U.N. Headquarters in New York on Feb. 14, 2011. The U.N. Security Council expressed ''grave concern'' the same day over recent armed clashes between Cambodian and Thai forces at the border between the countries and called on both sides to establish a ''permanent'' cease-fire.

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Thai-Cambodia dispute

NEW YORK, United States - Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya speaks to reporters at U.N. Headquarters in New York on Feb. 14, 2011. The U.N. Security Council expressed ''grave concern'' the same day over recent armed clashes between Cambodian and Thai forces at the border between the countries and called on both sides to establish a ''permanent'' cease-fire.

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Sanyo to take down Piccadilly ad

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on Feb. 14, 2011, shows Japanese electronics maker Sanyo Electronics Co.'s neon-light advertisement display at Piccadilly Circus in central London. Company officials said the same day they will take it down by the end of this year.

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Red Sox's Matsuzaka prepares for spring training

FORT MYERS, United States - Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka prepares in Fort Myers, Florida, on Feb. 14, 2011, a day before the start of spring training camp.

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Red Sox's Matsuzaka prepares for spring training

FORT MYERS, United States - Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka prepares in Fort Myers, Florida, on Feb. 14, 2011, a day before the start of spring training camp.

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Ronaldo announces retirement

TOKYO, Japan - Former Brazilian striker Ronaldo (C) celebrates after scoring the opening goal in the final against Germany in the 2002 World Cup in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, on June 30, 2002, which Brazil won 2-0. The 34-year-old announced his retirement from professional football Feb. 14, 2011, due to weight control problems stemming from a thyroid disease.

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Egypt courts tourists

CAIRO, Egypt - About 300 people from the tourism industry, some holding signs written in several languages including English, Japanese and Chinese, court tourists near the Sphinx and pyramids in Giza, Egypt, on Feb. 14, 2011. Tourism in Egypt was hit by antigovernment demonstrations that ousted former President Hosni Mubarak from power.

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N. Korea prepares for leader Kim's 69th birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A cow pulls a cart in Pyongyang on Feb. 14, 2011, prior to leader Kim Jong Il's 69th birthday on Feb. 16.

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S.T. to buy whole of Earth Chemical's stake in Fumakilla

TOKYO, Japan - S.T. Corp. President Takashi Suzuki (L) and Fumakilla Ltd. President Kazuaki Oshimo speak in a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 14, 2011. S.T. will buy the whole of Earth Chemical Co.'s shareholding in Fumakilla in March 2011, raising its stake in the insecticide maker to 25.69 percent from the current 15.16 percent.

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Japan business leader in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Japan Business Federation head Hiromasa Yonekura (L) meets Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (R) in Jakarta on Feb. 14, 2011.

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Osaka bourse inaugurates J-Gate derivatives trading system

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Securities Exchange President Michio Yoneda (L) receives a gift from Lars Ottersgard, senior vice president of Nasdaq OMX Market Technology, in Osaka on Feb. 14, 2011. A new financial derivatives trading system, named J-Gate, went into operation that day at the OSE, handling buy and sell orders about 20 times faster than previously. The new system was developed by Nasdaq OMX Group Inc.

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DPJ executives move to suspend Ozawa's party membership

TOKYO, Japan - Former Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa smiles holding a box of chocolates as a St. Valentine's Day gift after speaking in a seminar in Tokyo on Feb. 14, 2011. DPJ executives moved the same day to suspend the party membership of Ozawa, who has been indicted over a funds scandal, until after the end of his trial which is expected to begin later in 2011.

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Ex-Coast Guard member speaks on Senkaku video leak

TOKYO, Japan - Masaharu Isshiki, a former member of the Japan Coast Guard, speaks in a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Feb. 14, 2011. He said his unauthorized posting on the Internet of video footage of the September 2010 maritime collisions near the disputed Senkaku Islands was intended to benefit the public, who he believes are eager to know what happens around Japanese waters.

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N. Korea prepares for leader Kim's 69th birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Workers set up a billboard carrying a celebratory message in Pyongyang on Feb. 14, 2011, prior to leader Kim Jong Il's 69th birthday on Feb. 16.

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Emperor visits library in 1st outing since heart checkup

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko (L) arrive at the National Diet Library in Tokyo on Feb. 14, 2011, in the emperor's first official outing since he was hospitalized the previous week to undergo a checkup on his heart. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Emperor visits library in 1st outing since heart checkup

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (C) visit the National Diet Library in Tokyo on Feb. 14, 2011, in the emperor's first official outing since he was hospitalized the previous week to undergo a checkup on his heart. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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DPJ executives move to suspend Ozawa's party membership

TOKYO, Japan - Former Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa speaks at a seminar in Tokyo on Feb. 14, 2011. DPJ executives moved the same day to suspend the party membership of Ozawa, who has been indicted over a funds scandal, until after the end of his trial which is expected to begin later in 2011.

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Chocolates for Valentine's Day gift

TOKYO, Japan - Young women choose decorative items for Valentine's Day chocolates at a store in Musashino, Tokyo, on Feb. 13, 2011, the eve of the gift-giving day. Girls and women customarily give chocolates as gifts in Japan on Feb. 14.

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Chocolates for Valentine's Day gift

TOKYO, Japan - A young woman takes a hard look at a box of chocolates at a store in Musashino, Tokyo, on Feb. 13, 2011, the eve of Valentine's Day. Girls and women customarily give chocolates as gifts in Japan on Feb. 14.

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Gigantic billboard for chocolate bar contends for world record

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 8, 2011, shows a big billboard -- about 166 meters in width and 28 m in height -- in the form of a chocolate bar in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture. Confectionery maker Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd. set up the billboard along the outer surface of its factory ahead of Valentine's Day on Feb. 14 when it is customary in Japan for women to give chocolates to men. The company has applied to Guinness World Records for the billboard to be registered as the world's biggest advertising board made of plastic.

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Morocco's Baday wins Beppu-Oita Marathon

OITA, Japan - Morocco's Ahmed Baday crosses the finish line at Oita Athletic Stadium in the city of Oita on Feb. 6, 2011, winning his first Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon in 2 hours, 10 minutes, 14 seconds.

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Ice hotel

SAPPORO, Japan - Women demonstrate an ''ice hotel'' facility, located inside a dome made of ice at the Alpha Resort Tomamu, in the village of Shimukappu, Hokkaido, on Jan. 14, 2011. The facility began accepting guests on Jan. 15 through Feb. 15, 2011.

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Photos of damage by 2011 disaster on display at Sendai Airport

Sendai Airport in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, displays pictures of devastation caused by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami on Feb. 18, 2015. The U.N. World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction will be held on March 14-18 in Sendai, the capital of the northeastern Japan prefecture hit by the disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo