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CHINA-LIAONING-BEIPIAO-SWAN (CN)

(230223) -- BEIPIAO, Feb. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A swan flies in Hongcun Village, Bajiazi Township, Beipiao of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 21, 2023. Thanks to the improvement of water quality and people's awareness of animal protection, the number of swans overwintering here has increased from over 40 to more than 400 since 2011. And the swans also attract tourists to the river bank. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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CHINA-LIAONING-BEIPIAO-SWAN (CN)

(230223) -- BEIPIAO, Feb. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A swan flies in Hongcun Village, Bajiazi Township, Beipiao of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 21, 2023. Thanks to the improvement of water quality and people's awareness of animal protection, the number of swans overwintering here has increased from over 40 to more than 400 since 2011. And the swans also attract tourists to the river bank. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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CHINA-LIAONING-BEIPIAO-SWAN (CN)

(230223) -- BEIPIAO, Feb. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visitors watch swans in Hongcun Village, Bajiazi Township, Beipiao of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 21, 2023. Thanks to the improvement of water quality and people's awareness of animal protection, the number of swans overwintering here has increased from over 40 to more than 400 since 2011. And the swans also attract tourists to the river bank. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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CHINA-LIAONING-BEIPIAO-SWAN (CN)

(230223) -- BEIPIAO, Feb. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Swans forage in Hongcun Village, Bajiazi Township, Beipiao of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 21, 2023. Thanks to the improvement of water quality and people's awareness of animal protection, the number of swans overwintering here has increased from over 40 to more than 400 since 2011. And the swans also attract tourists to the river bank. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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CHINA-LIAONING-BEIPIAO-SWAN (CN)

(230223) -- BEIPIAO, Feb. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Swans are seen in Hongcun Village, Bajiazi Township, Beipiao of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 21, 2023. Thanks to the improvement of water quality and people's awareness of animal protection, the number of swans overwintering here has increased from over 40 to more than 400 since 2011. And the swans also attract tourists to the river bank. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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CHINA-LIAONING-BEIPIAO-SWAN (CN)

(230223) -- BEIPIAO, Feb. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Swans are seen in Hongcun Village, Bajiazi Township, Beipiao of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 21, 2023. Thanks to the improvement of water quality and people's awareness of animal protection, the number of swans overwintering here has increased from over 40 to more than 400 since 2011. And the swans also attract tourists to the river bank. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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CHINA-LIAONING-BEIPIAO-SWAN (CN)

(230223) -- BEIPIAO, Feb. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Swans forage in Hongcun Village, Bajiazi Township, Beipiao of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 21, 2023. Thanks to the improvement of water quality and people's awareness of animal protection, the number of swans overwintering here has increased from over 40 to more than 400 since 2011. And the swans also attract tourists to the river bank. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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CHINA-LIAONING-BEIPIAO-SWAN (CN)

(230223) -- BEIPIAO, Feb. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Swans are seen in Hongcun Village, Bajiazi Township, Beipiao of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 21, 2023. Thanks to the improvement of water quality and people's awareness of animal protection, the number of swans overwintering here has increased from over 40 to more than 400 since 2011. And the swans also attract tourists to the river bank. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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CHINA-LIAONING-BEIPIAO-SWAN (CN)

(230223) -- BEIPIAO, Feb. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Volunteer Li Haifeng feeds swans in Hongcun Village, Bajiazi Township, Beipiao of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 21, 2023. Thanks to the improvement of water quality and people's awareness of animal protection, the number of swans overwintering here has increased from over 40 to more than 400 since 2011. And the swans also attract tourists to the river bank. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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CHINA-LIAONING-BEIPIAO-SWAN (CN)

(230223) -- BEIPIAO, Feb. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Swans fly in Hongcun Village, Bajiazi Township, Beipiao of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 21, 2023. Thanks to the improvement of water quality and people's awareness of animal protection, the number of swans overwintering here has increased from over 40 to more than 400 since 2011. And the swans also attract tourists to the river bank. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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CHINA-LIAONING-BEIPIAO-SWAN (CN)

(230223) -- BEIPIAO, Feb. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A swan forages in Hongcun Village, Bajiazi Township, Beipiao of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 21, 2023. Thanks to the improvement of water quality and people's awareness of animal protection, the number of swans overwintering here has increased from over 40 to more than 400 since 2011. And the swans also attract tourists to the river bank. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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CHINA-LIAONING-BEIPIAO-SWAN (CN)

(230223) -- BEIPIAO, Feb. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A photography enthusiast takes photos of swans in Hongcun Village, Bajiazi Township, Beipiao of northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 21, 2023. Thanks to the improvement of water quality and people's awareness of animal protection, the number of swans overwintering here has increased from over 40 to more than 400 since 2011. And the swans also attract tourists to the river bank. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos from Kyodo News helicopter show Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 23, 2011 (top), nearly two weeks after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on Feb. 28, 2014 (bottom). Dozens of pupils fell victim to the disaster.

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Remains of disaster-hit residential area in Sendai, Japan

SENDAI, Japan - The remains of a residential area in the Arahama district in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, where about 720 homes were washed away in the March 2011 tsunami, are pictured on Feb. 23, 2014. Sendai municipal authorities are planning to preserve part of the area as a reminder of the disaster (Photo taken with fisheye lens).

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3,000 yellow handkerchiefs fly to support post-quake work

SENDAI, Japan - About 3,000 yellow handkerchiefs sent from across Japan are tied to a zelkova tree in the town of Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture, on Feb. 23, 2014, as a symbol of support for reconstruction work after the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011.

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Taiko, flute concert in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese American musicians Kenny Endo (L) and Kaoru Watanabe perform in a Japanese drum and flute concert at the Music From Japan Festival in New York on Feb. 23, 2013. The event paid tribute to residents of areas struck by the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disasters.

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Red Sox's Matsuzaka

FORT MYERS, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka (R) practices pitching in Fort Myers, Florida, on Feb. 23, 2012. To the left is manager Bobby Valentine. Matsuzaka is on the road to recovery from ligament-transplant surgery on his right elbow in June 2011.

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Ultra police in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Members of the Ultra Police Force practice driving on a snow-covered road in Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 23, 2012. The force is composed of police officers from outside Fukushima Prefecture who have been assigned to work in the prefecture affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and ensuing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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Ultra police in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Members of the Ultra Police Force practice driving on a snow-covered road in Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 23, 2012. The force is composed of police officers from outside Fukushima Prefecture who have been assigned to work in the prefecture affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and ensuing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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Disaster-hit kids' photo album

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 23, 2012, shows ''3/11 Kids Photo Journal,'' a photo album of pictures taken by 33 elementary and junior high school students in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures hit by March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, which was published the same day by Kodansha Ltd.

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Aftermath of quake in N.Z.

TOKYO, Japan - A car is trapped in mud that flowed out onto a road in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 23, 2011, after a deadly earthquake devastated the area.

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Dolphin hunt season over in Taiji

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Local fishermen chat at a port on Feb. 23, 2011 in Taiji town, Wakayama Prefecture, known for the dolphin hunting which sparked an international outcry after being featured in the Oscar-winning U.S. documentary ''The Cove.'' The latest season for the controversial hunting, which began in September 2010, ended on Feb. 26, 2011.

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Dolphin hunt season over in Taiji

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 23, 2011, shows Hatajiri Bay in the town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, known for the dolphin hunting by local fishermen which sparked an international outcry after being featured in the Oscar-winning U.S. documentary ''The Cove.'' The latest season for the controversial hunting, which began in September 2010, ended on Feb. 26, 2011.

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Egypt-Libya border

SALLOUM, Egypt - Egyptians who fled Libya load their belongings onto a vehicle near Salloum, northwestern Egypt on the Libyan border, on Feb. 23, 2011.

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Woods eliminated at Accenture Match Play Championship

MARANA, United States - Tiger Woods of the United States follows his shot during the first round of the World Golf Championships Accenture Match Play Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Marana, Arizona, on Feb. 23, 2011. Woods was eliminated in the first round.

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Woods eliminated at Accenture Match Play Championship

MARANA, United States - Tiger Woods of the United States tees off during the first round of the World Golf Championships Accenture Match Play Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Marana, Arizona, on Feb. 23, 2011. Woods was eliminated in the first round.

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75% of world's coral reefs in danger

OAKLAND, United States - In a September 2007 file photo, a diver swims above bleached coral reefs in the waters off Taketomi Island in Okinawa Prefecture. International researchers warned on Feb. 23, 2011, that 75 percent of the world's coral reefs are threatened by global warming and environmental destruction, and that the world may lose most of the reefs by 2050 if no measures are taken.

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Nordic ski world championships opens in Oslo

OSLO, Norway - People pack the venue during the opening ceremony for the Nordic ski world championships in Oslo, Norway, on Feb. 23, 2011.

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Matsui and Justine Siegal at spring training

PHOENIX, United States - The Oakland Athletics' Hideki Matsui (L) shakes hands with Justine Siegal, who became the first woman to throw batting practice to major league hitters, at the club's spring training facility in Phoenix, Arizona, on Feb. 23, 2011.

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Nordic ski world championships opens in Oslo

OSLO, Norway - Participants wave flags during the opening ceremony for the Nordic ski world championships in Oslo, Norway, on Feb. 23, 2011.

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Nishioka joins Twins' spring training

LEE COUNTY, United States - The Minnesota Twins' Tsuyoshi Nishioka (R) takes part in fielding practice as manager Ron Gardenhire looks on, during the Japanese infielder's first day at the club's spring training in Lee County, Florida, on Feb. 23, 2011.

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DPJ lawmaker to leave gov't post

TOKYO, Japan - Kenko Matsuki, a Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker and a parliamentary secretary at the farm ministry, is seen inside a car in Tokyo on Feb. 23, 2011. Matsuki reportedly conveyed his intention to resign from the post to Prime Minister Naoto Kan.

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DPJ lawmaker Matsuki at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Kenko Matsuki, a Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker and a parliamentary secretary at the farm ministry, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 23, 2011. Matsuki said he will hand in his resignation to Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Feb. 24.

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Rescue efforts in quake-hit New Zealand

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Rescue efforts continue around a collapsed building that housed the King's Education language school, at which unaccounted-for Japanese students from Toyama College of Foreign Languages in Toyama City were studying, in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 23, 2011. Hundreds of people, including Japanese naitonals, remain missing in the aftermath of the 6.3-magnitude jolt.

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Japanese in New Zealand evacuate to shelter

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Japanese students in New Zealand evacuate to a shelter in Christchurch on Feb. 23, 2011, after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit the area the previous day.

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Chinese FM calls for resumption of 6-party talks

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Kim Sung Hwan (L) and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi shake hands in Seoul on Feb. 23, 2011, ahead of their meeting. Yang called for the early resumption of the six-party talks on North Korean denuclearization in the meeting.

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Rescue efforts in quake-hit New Zealand

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Rescue efforts continue around a collapsed building that housed the King's Education language school, at which unaccounted-for Japanese students from Toyama College of Foreign Languages in Toyama City were studying, in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 23, 2011. Hundreds of people remain missing in the aftermath of the 6.3-magnitude jolt.

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Chinese FM, S. Korean president meet in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (R) and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi meet at the presidential office in Seoul on Feb. 23, 2011. Lee called on China to play a constructive role in achieving progress in resolving the North Korean nuclear issue, while also stressing Pyongyang should make a genuine change in its attitude to facilitate peace on the Korean Peninsula.

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Rescue efforts in quake-hit New Zealand

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Rescue efforts continue around a collapsed building that housed the King's Education language school, at which unaccounted-for Japanese students from Toyama College of Foreign Languages in Toyama City were studying, in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 23, 2011. Hundreds of people remain missing in the aftermath of the 6.3-magnitude jolt.

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Quake damage in New Zealand

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Photo shows a collapsed building that housed the King's Education language school, at which unaccounted-for Japanese students from Toyama College of Foreign Languages in Toyama City were studying, in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 23, 2011. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake devastated the area the previous day.

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Libyans demonstrate in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Libyans residing in Japan rally against the country's leader Muammar Gaddafi, calling for a halt to deadly crackdowns on protestors in the North African country, around the Libyan Embassy in Tokyo on Feb. 23, 2011.

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Libyans demonstrate in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A man calls for the resignation of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, placing a shoe against a Gaddafi poster in front of the Libyan Embassy in Tokyo on Feb. 23, 2011. About 100 Libyans residing in Japan rallied against Gaddafi the same day calling for a halt to deadly crackdowns on protestors in the North African country.

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Calling for pro-democracy gathering in China

SHANGHAI, China - A young person at a pro-democracy gathering is removed by police officers in Shanghai on Feb. 20, 2011. Another message on the Internet calling for pro-democracy gatherings in 18 major Chinese cities slated for Feb. 27 was posted on Feb. 23.

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Fast Retailing to boost support for refugees

TOKYO, Japan - Johan Cels (L), representative of the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees' Tokyo office, and an executive member of Fast Retailing Co., operator of the Uniqlo clothing chain, attend a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 23, 2011. Fast Retailing said it will expand support for refugees in the world under a global partnership agreement with the U.N. refugee agency.

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IATA head Bisignani at FCCJ

TOKYO, Japan - Giovanni Bisignani, director general of International Air Transport Association, delivers a speech at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Feb. 23, 2011. Bisignani recommended that Haneda airport lower its landing fees and other costs to bolster its competitiveness against rival airports in Asia as high fees are believed to undercut the airport's growth potential.

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Japan relief team leaves Japan

NARITA, Japan - Members of the Japanese government's emergency relief team for New Zealand quake victims are briefed at Narita international airport in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Feb. 23, 2011, before departure. The 70-member relief team includes police officers, Japan Coast Guard members, firefighters and medical staff.

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Japan relief team leaves Japan

NARITA, Japan - Members of the Japanese government's emergency relief team for New Zealand quake victims are seen at Narita international airport in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Feb. 23, 2011, before departure. The 70-member relief team includes police officers, Japan Coast Guard members, firefighters and medical staff.

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Kan says FY 2011 budget vital for Japan's economic recovery

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (L) and Sadakazu Tanigaki, president of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, exchange words ahead of their debate in the Diet on Feb. 23, 2011. Kan told opposition party leaders that the country must avoid ''pouring cold water on the economy'' as he stressed the importance of parliamentary passage of the fiscal 2011 budget and related bills.

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Quake damage in New Zealand

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Photo shows rubble and collapsed buildings in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 23, 2011, a day after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit the area.

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Quake damage in New Zealand

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Photo shows a partially collapsed road in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 23, 2011, after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake devastated the area the previous day.