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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Panoramic photos show an area of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 16, 2011 (top), five days after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on Feb. 28, 2014 (bottom).

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Wedding at hotel rebuilt after March 2011 disaster

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Bridegroom Takuro Konno and bride Ayae march down the aisle during their wedding ceremony at Capital Hotel 1000, reconstructed on a hill after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in Rikuzentaka, Iwate Prefecture, on Feb. 16, 2014.

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Disaster-hit student athletes head to Sochi

NARITA, Japan - Japanese junior high school athletes from regions devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami pose for photos on Feb. 16, 2014, at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, prior to their departure on a weeklong study tour to the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

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InterFaith Ekiden in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Participants of the InterFaith Ekiden start the road relay from Nishikyogoku Athletic Park in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 16, 2014. The event, involving 40 people of various religions such as Buddhism and Christianity from Japan and Europe, is aimed at praying for world peace and for recovery from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in eastern Japan.

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InterFaith Ekiden in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A Buddhist monk (front) and others run through Ninnaji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto, as part of the InterFaith Ekiden road relay held in the western Japan city on Feb. 16, 2014. The event, involving 40 people of various religions such as Buddhism and Christianity from Japan and Europe, is aimed at praying for world peace and for recovery from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in eastern Japan.

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Emperor Akihito enters hospital for heart surgery

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on July 16, 2011, shows Japanese Emperor Akihito. The 78-year-old emperor entered the University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2012, to prepare to undergo heart bypass surgery the following day.

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N. Koreans mark 70th anniv. of Kim Jong Il's birth

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People in North Korea bow during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012. Kim Jong Il died Dec. 17, 2011, of a heart attack at the age of 69.

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Kim Jong Un reviews military parade

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un applauds as he reviews a military parade during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the country's late leader and his father Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012. Kim Jong Il died Dec. 17, 2011, of a heart attack at the age of 69.

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Job interviews for people affected by flooding in Thailand

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand - People who lost their jobs due to the widespread flooding in Thailand in late 2011 visit tents set up by Japanese companies for job interviews in Ayutthaya Province, Thailand, on Feb. 16, 2012.

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Kim Jong Un commemorates 70th anniv. of Kim Jong Il's birth

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un waves during an event to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late North Korean leader and his father Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012. Kim Jong Il died Dec. 17, 2011, of a heart attack at the age of 69 after ruling the country for 17 years.

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Olympus head office in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in November 2011 shows the building housing the headquarters of Olympus Corp., a Japanese camera and medical equipment maker, in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward. Prosecutors on Feb. 16, 2012, arrested former Olympus Chairman and President Tsuyoshi Kikukawa, two other former executives and a former securities company employee on suspicion of falsifying the company's financial reports in an investment loss coverup.

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Residents protest trial burning of debris from Iwate

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Environment Minister Goshi Hosono (far R) in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, on Feb. 16, 2012, listens to local residents protesting a trial incineration of debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster that the city has accepted from a town in Iwate Prefecture to confirm the safety of the operation. The city began the trial burning the same day.

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Residents protest trial burning of debris from Iwate

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Local residents hold signs bearing protest slogans in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, on Feb. 16, 2012, in opposition to a trial incineration of debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster that the city has accepted from a town in Iwate Prefecture to confirm the safety of the operation. The city began the trial burning the same day.

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Prince hopes for strengthening anti-disaster measures

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito speaks during an international symposium on the 2011 disaster and tsunami warning systems, at the United Nations University in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Feb. 16, 2012. He expressed hope for taking lessons from the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami to strengthen anti-disaster measures in Japan and the rest of the world. (Pool photo)

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Prince hopes for strengthening anti-disaster measures

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito speaks during an international symposium on the 2011 disaster and tsunami warning systems, at the United Nations University in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Feb. 16, 2012. He expressed hope for taking lessons from the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami to strengthen anti-disaster measures in Japan and the rest of the world. (Pool photo)

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City in Shizuoka begins trial burning of debris from Iwate

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 16, 2012, shows a waste incinerator plant in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo. The city began the same day trial incineration of debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster that it has accepted from a town in Iwate Prefecture to confirm the safety of the operation.

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City in Shizuoka begins trial burning of debris from Iwate

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Environment Minister Goshi Hosono (L) examines debris with a dosimeter in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, on Feb. 16, 2012. Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu (C) and Shimada Mayor Katsuro Sakurai are beside him. Shimada began the same day a trial incineration of debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster that it has accepted from a town in Iwate Prefecture to confirm the safety of the operation.

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Filipinos celebrate national hero who briefly visited Japan

MANILA, Philippines - Photo taken June 16, 2011, at the Philippine National Library in Manila, shows a portrait on display there of Seiko Usui, more commonly known to Filipinos as O-Sei-san, the Japanese love interest of the Philippines' national hero Jose Rizal, who visited Japan from Feb. 28 to April 13, 1888. The Philippines celebrated the 150th anniversary of Rizal's birth on June 19, 2011.

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Tall pitcher at Angels

TEMPE, United States - Photo shows Los Angeles Angels minor league pitcher Loek van Mil (C) at the team's training camp in Tempe, Arizona, on Feb. 15, 2011. He is 2 meters and 16 centimeters tall.

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Protests spread throughout Mideast

MANAMA, Bahrain - Shiites gather at Pearl Square in the center of the Bahraini capital of Manama in the evening of Feb. 16, 2011. Antigovernment protests spread throughout the Middle East, with a crowd of demonstrators clashing with police and government supporters in Libya's eastern port city of Benghazi overnight while protestors continuing to occupy the square in Manama.

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Nagatomo a winner in first start for Inter

FLORENCE, Italy - Japan defender Yuto Nagatomo (R) has a hand in the opening goal in his first start for Inter Milan as the club world champions won 2-1 at Fiorentina in Florence, Italy, on Feb. 16, 2011, to keep the pressure on the top two in Serie A.

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Bird flu confirmed in Mie Pref.

KIHO, Japan - Employees of Mie Prefecture enter a chicken coop at a poultry farm in Kiho, western Japan, on Feb. 16, 2011, after dead chickens at the farm were confirmed as having been infected with bird flu.

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Nagatomo a winner in first start for Inter

FLORENCE, Italy - Japan defender Yuto Nagatomo (R) has a hand in the opening goal in his first start for Inter Milan as the club world champions won 2-1 at Fiorentina in Florence, Italy, on Feb. 16, 2011, to keep the pressure on the top two in Serie A.

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Maehara, S. Korea's foreign minister at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (L) and South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Kim Sung Hwan attend a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2011, following their meeting. The two agreed that North Korea's concrete action is mandatory for resuming the six-party talks on the North's denuclearization, while also agreeing to work toward restarting the stalled negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement.

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King Tut's golden mask at museum in Cairo

CAIRO, Egypt - Soldiers guard the golden mask of King Tutankhamun at the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in Cairo on Feb. 16, 2011. A number of historical artifacts are believed to have been stolen during the uprising to overthrow Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.

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Dog rescued from Osaka Castle moat

OSAKA, Japan - A dog is rescued by firefighters on a boat from the moat at Osaka Castle in Osaka on Feb. 16, 2011. The one-year-old male dog was rescued about an hour after jumping into the water during a walk with his owner.

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Annual wage talks in Japan begin in full swing

TOKYO, Japan - Koichiro Nishihara (R), president of the Confederation of Japan Automobile Workers' Unions, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2011. Japan's annual wage negotiations started in full swing the same day with labor unions at major automakers including Toyota Motor Corp. filing their demands with management.

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Japan business leader in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Hiromasa Yonekura (L), head of Japan's largest business lobby, Nippon Keidanren, formally known as the Japan Business Federation, meets Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (R) in Bangkok on Feb. 16, 2011. They agreed to strengthen cooperation in the development of infrastructure in the Mekong region.

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Kan, S. Korea's foreign minister meet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Kim Sung Hwan meet at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2011. The two agreed to cooperate on various issues including the economy and North Korean affairs.

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Protest against N. Korea on Kim's birthday

SEOUL, South Korea - South Koreans demonstrate against Kim Jong Il's regime in North Korea in Seoul on Feb. 16, 2011, Kim's 69th birthday.

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North Korea celebrates leader Kim's 69th birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows a building in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2011, decorated to celebrate North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's 69th birthday.

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Toyota group's key factory in northeastern Japan

OHIRA, Japan - The assembly line is shown to reporters at a factory of Central Motor Co., a Toyota Motor Corp. subsidiary, to build subcompact cars in the village of Ohira in Miyagi Prefecture, on Feb. 16, 2011. A ceremony was held to mark the inauguration of the plant, positioned as a core assembly plant in northeastern Japan for the automotive group.

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Maehara, S. Korea's foreign minister meet in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (R) and South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Kim Sung Hwan shake hands in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2011. The two agreed in the meeting that North Korea's concrete action is mandatory for resuming the six-party talks on the North's denuclearization, while also agreeing to work toward restarting the stalled negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement.

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Alpinist Kuriaki wins adventurer's award

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese alpinist Masatoshi Kuriaki speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2011. He received the Naomi Uemura adventure prize from the government of the city of Toyooka, Hyogo Prefecture. In the background is an image of the late adventurer Uemura.

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North Korea celebrates leader Kim's 69th birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A new slogan praising North Korean leaders in three generations -- Kim Il Sung, current leader Kim Jong Il's father and the country's founder, Kim Jong Il and his son and heir Jong Un -- is seen at a flower exhibition celebrating Kim Jong Il's 69th birthday in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2011.

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North Korea celebrates leader Kim's 69th birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People holding flowers visit a bronze statue of Kim Il Sung, leader Kim Jong Il's father and North Korea's founder, in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2011, as Kim Jong Il marked his 69th birthday.

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Int'l environmental technology fair opens in Kawasaki

KAWASAKI, Japan - The Kawasaki International Eco-Tech Fair 2011, an international fair showcasing environmental technologies and materials, opens in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Feb. 16, 2011.

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Disputed area in Cambodia

PREAH VIHEAR, Cambodia - Sandbags are stacked in a Cambodian military zone near the Preah Vihear temple in northern Cambodia on the border with Thailand on Feb. 15, 2011. Cambodia said on Feb. 16 it will request ASEAN to dispatch observers to the disputed area where clashes between the two countries have occurred.

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North Korea celebrates leader Kim's 69th birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A flower exhibition is held to celebrate North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's 69th birthday in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2011.

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Japan, India sign pact to further free up trade

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (R) and Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma (L) sign a bilateral free trade agreement in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2011.

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North Korea celebrates leader Kim's 69th birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People visit a bronze statue of Kim Il Sung, leader Kim Jong Il's father and North Korea's founder, in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2011, as Kim Jong Il marked his 69th birthday.

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Annual wage talks begin in full swing at major Japan firms

TOKYO, Japan - Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. labor union leader Hidekazu Kitagawa (R) hands wage demands to company President Ikuo Mori (R) in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2011. Japan's annual wage negotiations began in full swing that day with labor unions at major automakers filing their demands with management.

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Japan, India sign pact to further free up trade

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (R) and Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma (L) shake hands after signing a bilateral free trade agreement in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2011.

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Bird flu case confirmed in Mie Pref.

KIHO, Japan - Prefectural government workers enter a poultry farm in Kiho, Mie Prefecture, on Feb. 16, 2011, after a bird flu infection case was confirmed. About 67,000 birds at the farm will be culled.

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Figure skating event in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Spectators applaud during an international figure skating festival in Pyongyang on Feb. 15, 2011. Yuko Kawaguchi, a Japanese-born, Russian pair skater, performed with her partner Alexander Smirnov at the event meant to celebrate North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's birthday on Feb. 16.

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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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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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Kobe airport to mark 5th anniversary

KOBE, Japan - Space hero ''Ultraman'' and local mascot characters from various areas attend an event for the fifth anniversary of the opening of Kobe airport in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 13, 2011. The airport marks the anniversary on Feb. 16.

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Japanese ballet dancers finish 5th, 7th at Prix de Lausanne

LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Shizuru Kato (front, R) and Yuko Horisawa (L) of Japan pose on stage at the 39th Prix de Lausanne international ballet competition in Lausanne, Switzerland on Feb. 6, 2011. Kato, 16, placed fifth while Horisawa, 16, finished seventh at the competition, qualifying for one-year full scholarships to world renowned ballet schools and some financial aid.

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Tsunami in Japan: 5 years on

Combined photos show an area of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on March 16, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by massive tsunami; and the same area nearly five years later on Feb. 9, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo