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14th anniversary of N.Z. quake

People offer silent prayers during a memorial service in Christchurch on Feb. 22, 2025, the 14th anniversary of the 2011 massive earthquake that hit the city in South Island, New Zealand.

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Tsunami-hit lighthouse in Fukushima reopens after repairs

IWAKI, Japan - The Shioyasaki lighthouse in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, reopens to visitors for the first time in about three years on Feb. 22, 2014, after repairs following destruction by tsunami caused by the March 2011 earthquake.

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3 years after N.Z. quake

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Relatives of Japanese victims killed in a major earthquake that occurred Feb. 22, 2011, in Christchurch, New Zealand, offer a moment of silence at a vacant lot formerly the site of the collapsed Canterbury Television building in the city on Feb. 21, 2014, a day before the third anniversary of the quake.

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3 years after N.Z. quake

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Relatives of Japanese victims killed in a major earthquake that occurred Feb. 22, 2011, in Christchurch, New Zealand, offer flowers at a vacant lot formerly the site of the collapsed Canterbury Television building in the city on Feb. 21, 2014, a day before the third anniversary of the quake.

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Shioyazaki Lighthouse in Fukushima Pref. to reopen

IWAKI, Japan - Work to restore a pathway to the Shioyazaki Lighthouse in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, continues on Jan. 28, 2014, ahead of the planned reopening of the facility to the general public on Feb. 22. The scenic lighthouse, which was made famous by director Keisuke Kinoshita's film about a lighthouse keeper "Yorokobi mo kanashimi mo ikutoshitsuki" (The Lighthouse), sustained major damage in the March 2011 earthquake disaster.

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Ceremony for quake victims in New Zealand

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Hisao Yoshida (3rd from L), principal of the Toyama College of Foreign Languages in central Japan, delivers a speech in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 21, 2013, at a memorial service for students and staff of an English language school who died in an earthquake that struck the area on Feb. 22, 2011.

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2 years after N.Z. quake

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Photo taken Feb. 13, 2013, shows the damaged Christchurch Cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand, about two years after the Feb. 22, 2011, magnitude-6.3 earthquake.

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2 years after N.Z. quake

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Photo taken Feb. 15, 2013, shows a temporary cathedral under construction in place of the damaged Christchurch Cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand, about two years after the Feb. 22, 2011, magnitude-6.3 earthquake. Seen in front is the site of the Canterbury TV building, which housed a language school and which collapsed in the quake, claiming the lives of 115 people including students from seven countries including Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.

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2 years after N.Z. quake

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Photo taken Feb. 15, 2013, shows a central area of Christchurch, New Zealand, which remains cordoned off almost two years after the Feb. 22, 2011, magnitude-6.3 earthquake.

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2 years after N.Z. quake

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Photo taken Feb. 15, 2013, shows a boat tour on the river in Christchurch, New Zealand, that resumed about six months ago after being suspended following the Feb. 22, 2011, magnitude-6.3 earthquake.

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2 years after N.Z. quake

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - New Zealand's earthquake recovery minister Gerry Brownlee visits a cordoned area damaged by the Feb. 22, 2011, magnitude-6.3 earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 15, 2013.

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Radiation expert fighting Fukushima contamination

TOKYO, Japan - Shinzo Kimura (L), a radiation hygiene expert, talks with Chuhei Sakai (C), the leader of a group of residents promoting decontamination in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, while measuring radiation levels in Iwaki on Feb. 22, 2012. Kimura quit his job at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health when his boss at the government-affiliated institute refused to give the green light for the 44-year-old scientist's trip to Fukushima to collect soil and air samples immediately after the explosion at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on March 12, 2011.

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Tofu made from Paraguay soybeans sent to disaster victims

IGUAZU, Paraguay - Photo taken in February 2012 shows the building of an agricultural cooperative in Iguazu, Paraguay. A total of 1 million packets of tofu made from Paraguayan soybeans have been delivered to those affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan, people involved in the project said on Feb. 22.

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Tofu made from Paraguay soybeans sent to disaster victims

IGUAZU, Paraguay - Photo taken in February 2012 shows soybean farmland near Iguazu Falls, Paraguay. A total of 1 million packets of tofu made from Paraguayan soybeans have been delivered to those affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan, people involved in the project said on Feb. 22.

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Dutch activist acquitted

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Erwin Vermeulen (L) talks to reporters in Wakayama, western Japan on Feb. 22, 2012, after the Dutch activist connected with the antiwhaling Sea Shepherd Conservation Society was acquitted at a Japanese court of assault charges against a man involved in moving dolphins in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, in December 2011.

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Cemetery for NZ quake victims

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - New Zealand Prime Minister John Key (C) and others attend a ceremony in Christchurch on Feb. 21, 2012, to open a special cemetery for victims of the Feb. 22, 2011, earthquake in the city whose remains could not be identified.

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1 year after N.Z. quake

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - A damaged building is seen being demolished in a section of Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 21, 2012. The area has been off-limits for nearly a year since the Feb. 22, 2011, quake.

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1 year after N.Z. quake

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Roger Sutton (back), head of a body to rebuild Christchurch, New Zealand, from the Feb. 22, 2011, quake, answers reporters' questions near the site where the Canterbury Television building in Christchurch was located before the disaster.

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1 year after N.Z. quake

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Flowers are seen attached to a wire fence on Feb. 21, 2012, around the site where the Canterbury Television building in Christchurch, New Zealand, was located before the Feb. 22, 2011, quake.

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1 year after N.Z. quake

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Damaged buildings and debris are left in a section of Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 21, 2012. The area has been off-limits for nearly a year since the Feb. 22, 2011, quake.

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1 year after N.Z. quake

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Photo shows a section of Christchurch, New Zealand, kept off-limits on Feb. 18, 2012, nearly a year after a major quake. Seen in the background is the cathedral damaged in the Feb. 22, 2011, disaster.

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Tokyo Sky Tree to be completed on Feb. 29

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 22, 2011, shows Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. Construction of the world's tallest free-standing tower scheduled to open in May 2012 will be completed on Feb. 29, 2012, its operator said Feb. 7.

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Half year after New Zealand quake

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Flowers are offered at the former site of the collapsed Canterbury TV building in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Aug. 18, 2011, about half a year after the Feb. 22 quake.

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Half year after New Zealand quake

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - A building undergoes demolition in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Aug. 18, 2011, about half a year after the Feb. 22 quake.

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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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Reconstruction in quake-hit Christchurch

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Construction work is in progress in Christchurch, New Zealand, on May 19, 2011, at a site where the collapsed Canterbury TV building stood before a major earthquake struck the area on Feb. 22.

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Quake-hit Christchurch, N.Z.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Local residents of the quake-hit city of Christchurch, New Zealand, talk to a police officer standing in a sealed-off district of the city on March 21, 2011. The area was struck by a major earthquake on Feb. 22.

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Memorial service for quake victims in N.Z.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Families and acquaintances of quake victims pay floral tribute at a memorial ceremony in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 18, 2011. The deadly earthquake struck the area on Feb. 22.

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Prince William visits quake-hit N.Z.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Britain's Prince William (L) arrives at the disaster management headquarters of quake-hit Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 17, 2011. The prince plans to attend the New Zealand government's memorial service for quake victims the following day. The area was devastated by a major earthquake on Feb. 22.

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More Japanese deaths

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Ikuo Yamahana, parliamentary vice foreign minister of Japan, confirms two more deaths of Japanese missing after the Feb. 22 earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 9, 2011. The two were among the 27 Japanese nationals who remained unaccounted for following the magnitude 6.3 quake.

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Paper cranes for missing coach

TOYAMA, Japan - Yuki Hattori, 11, looks at paper cranes, a symbol of hope and peace in Japan, created by him and other elementary and middle school children whose fencing coach Yurika Uchihira, 19, is one of the students missing in the aftermath of the Feb. 22 earthquake in New Zealand, at a gymnasium in Toyama on March 8, 2011. The students wrote letters to Uchihira and folded them into cranes, in a gesture of hope for her return.

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Aftermath of quake in Christchurch

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Photo taken from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows the area around the collapsed Canterbury TV building, where most of the rubble has already been cleaned up, in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 7, 2011. An earthquake devastated the area on Feb. 22.

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Aftermath of quake in Christchurch

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Photo taken from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows the area around the collapsed Canterbury TV building, where most of the rubble has already been cleaned up, in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 7, 2011. An earthquake devastated the area on Feb. 22.

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Christchurch mayor

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Bob Parker, mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in the city on March 7, 2011. Parker expressed his willingness to build a monument in memory of victims of the Feb. 22 earthquake that struck the city.

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N.Z. quake

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2011, shows the Timeball Station in Littleton, New Zealand. Local authorities said the building will be demolished due to damage sustained in an earthquake that struck Feb. 22.

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Christchurch paper thanks the world

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - A man reads the front page of The Press, a local newspaper in New Zealand, on March 4, 2011, in Christchurch. The paper thanked the people who came from around the world to help after the devastating Feb. 22 earthquake in the city in English, Indonesian, Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese and Spanish.

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Rubble removal in Christchurch

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Workers remove rubble at the collapsed Canterbury TV building in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 4, 2011. The New Zealand government said the previous day that it has ended the search for survivors from the Feb. 22 earthquake and has shifted operations to recovering bodies from the rubble.

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Families leaving N.Z.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - The family of one of the Japanese students missing from the devastating Feb. 22 earthquake in Christchurch, arrives at an airport in the city on New Zealand's South Island, on March 3, 2011, on their way home. Some of the students' families decided to go back to Japan, as it is likely to take longer for the quake victims to be identified.

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New Zealand quake

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Flowers and toys are placed at the site of the collapsed CTV building in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 2, 2011. The death toll from the Feb. 22 quake has risen to 159 but dozens more remain missing.

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Christchurch quake aftermath

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Worshippers offer prayers during a church service in Lyttelton, New Zealand, on Feb. 27, 2011, the first Sunday since a devastating earthquake hit the city on Feb. 22.

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Christchurch quake aftermath

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - A man removes mud in Christchurch, New Zealand on Feb. 28, 2011, after liquefaction caused by the Feb. 22 earthquake.

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N.Z. quake

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - A car wrecked by falling bricks in a major earthquake on Feb. 22, 2011, is left abandoned in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 28.

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N.Z. quake

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2011, in Christchurch, New Zealand, shows sand buildings made by local residents along with a sign ''We can rebuild'' after a major earthquake hit the city on Feb. 22.

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N.Z. quake

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Photo taken from a helicopter on Feb. 28, 2011, shows a landslide in Christchurch, New Zealand caused by a major earthquake Feb. 22 and houses that barely avoided falling.

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N.Z. quake

TOKYO, Japan - Kento Okuda (C on the stretcher), a 19-year-old Toyama language school student, returns to Japan aboard an Air New Zealand plane that arrived at Narita airport on Feb. 28, 2011, from New Zealand where he had his right leg amputated in being freed from the debris of a building flattened by a powerful earthquake Feb. 22.

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Search operation in quake-hit N.Z.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Members of a Japanese disaster relief team (above) and Chinese rescue workers (below) engage in search and rescue efforts in the rubble of the collapsed CTV building in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 28, 2011, following a devastating earthquake that struck the area on Feb. 22.

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Quake aftermath in N.Z.

LYTTLETON, New Zealand - A couple with a baby stand in front of a collapsed church on Feb. 27, 2011, at which they had their wedding ceremony, in Lyttleton, New Zealand, believed to be the seismic center of a deadly earthquake on Feb. 22.

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Quake aftermath in N.Z.

LYTTLETON, New Zealand - People walk down a partially collapsed slope on Feb. 27, 2011, in Lyttleton, New Zealand, believed to be the seismic center of a deadly earthquake on Feb. 22.

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Quake aftermath in N.Z.

LYTTLETON, New Zealand - A woman walks on a partially collapsed path on Feb. 27, 2011, in Lyttleton, New Zealand, believed to be the seismic center of a deadly earthquake on Feb. 22.

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Quake aftermath in N.Z.

LYTTLETON, New Zealand - Women make sandwiches for workers engaging in recovery efforts in a quake-hit area in Lyttleton, New Zealand, on Feb. 27, 2011, after a devastating earthquake struck the area on Feb. 22.