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Snow-covered Namie Town, Fukushima Pref.

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - The Shimotsushima district in Namie Town, Fukushima Prefecture, is covered with snow on Feb. 17, 2014. The access to the area has been limited following the 2011 accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos taken from Kyodo News helicopter show the Shishiori area of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 17, 2011 (top), six days after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on Feb. 27, 2014 (bottom).

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Long-exposure photos show an evening view of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 17, 2011 (top), six days after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on Feb. 28, 2014 (bottom).

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2 years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Photos show a baggage turnstile at Sendai Airport in Miyagi Prefecture on March 17, 2011 (top), shortly after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on Feb. 28, 2013. Flight services at the airport, which was inundated by the tsunami, resumed around a month after the disaster.

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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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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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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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The 'praying' flippers

KOBE, Japan - Harbor seal Myu puts her flippers together as instructed by a zookeeper at Suma Aqualife Park in Kobe on Feb. 17, 2011.

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Cellphone user in N. Korea

BEIJING, China - A man uses a cellphone in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Feb. 17, 2011. According to several people who recently traveled to the country, North Korea has barred foreigners on short-term stays in the country from renting cellphones capable of making international calls since January.

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China's rising food price

SHANGHAI, China - A consumer shops at a vegetable store in central Shanghai on Feb. 17, 2011.

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Shrine for victims of Egypt revolt

CAIRO, Egypt - People visit a makeshift shrine for victims of antigovernment rallies that drove Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak from power near Cairo's Tahrir Square on Feb. 17, 2011.

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Shrine for victims of Egypt revolt

CAIRO, Egypt - People visit a makeshift shrine for victims of antigovernment rallies that drove Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak from power near Cairo's Tahrir Square on Feb. 17, 2011.

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Okazaki makes Stuttgart debut

LISBON, Portugal - Japan striker Shinji Okazaki (R) of German Bundesliga club Stuttgart plays during a game against Benfica in a Europa League match in Lisbon on Feb. 17, 2011. Okazaki made his debut as a Stuttgart player that day after transferring from Shimizu S-Pulse in the J-League. Benfica won Stuttgart 2-1.

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Evacuation advisory lifted

MIYAKONOJO, Japan - People at a shelter in the city of Miyakonojo in Miyazaki Prefecture pack their belongings to return home on the night of Feb. 17, 2011. The city rescinded an evacuation advisory issued earlier that day as continuing rain threatened to trigger mudslides of accumulated ash from Shinmoe Peak, a volcano that recently erupted.

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Next M'bishi Estate president

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Estate Co. Executive Vice President Hirotaka Sugiyama (L) and President Keiji Kimura shake hands at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2011. The company announced it will promote Sugiyama as its next president while Kimura will become chairman.

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Okazaki makes Stuttgart debut

LISBON, Portugal - Japan striker Shinji Okazaki (R front) poses with new teammates at German Bundesliga club Stuttgart in Lisbon on Feb. 17, 2011, after transferring from Shimizu S-Pulse in the J-League. He made his debut as a Stuttgart player against Benfica in a Europa League match in the Portuguese capital the same day. Benfica won 2-1.

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Skymark to buy Airbus superjumbo jets

TOULOUSE, France - Shinichi Nishikubo (C), president of Skymark Airlines Inc., and executives of Airbus S.A.S. hold a model of the Airbus A380 superjumbo jetliner at the Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, southern France, on Feb. 17, 2011. The Japanese budget airline signed a deal with Airbus the same day to buy six such jetliners.

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Nagoya mayor's group aiming at Diet seats

NAGOYA, Japan - Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Nagoya, central Japan, on Feb. 17, 2011. Kawamura said he aims to field at least five candidates from his local political group in the next lower house election, in an effort to promote tax cuts at the national level. But he declined to say whether he would run in the election himself.

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Singapore premier meets Japan business leader

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (L) and Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of Japan's largest business lobby Nippon Keidanren, shake hands at the prime minister's office in Singapore on Feb. 17, 2011. The two expressed hope for the Japanese government to join negotiations on a U.S.-backed Pacific free trade agreement at an early date. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Fish ambassador

TOKYO, Japan - Fish expert, illustrator and TV personality Sakana-kun (fish guy) speaks during a press conference in Tokyo in December 2010. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said Feb. 17, 2011, that it has appointed Sakana-kun, also a visiting associate professor at Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, a ''fish ambassador'' to expand fish consumption.

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Vietnam tour boat sinks

HANOI, Vietnam - File photo taken in November 2010 shows sightseeing boats cruising in Halong Bay, northern Vietnam. One such boat carrying 27 people sank on Feb. 17, 2011, killing 12 people including a Japanese national, according to local authorities.

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Calculators with 'anime,' 'manga' characters

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows calculators with designs of popular characters from Japanese animation and comic book series ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' (L), ''Keion!!'' (C) and ''President Shima Kosaku.'' Sharp Corp. and Bandi Co. said on Feb. 17, 2011, they will begin selling the calculators in March 2011.

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Pro-Ozawa members to leave DPJ lower house group

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers supporting former party head Ichiro Ozawa hold a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2011, after notifying the DPJ leadership of their plan to leave the party's group in the House of Representatives.

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Kyoto dance performance

KYOTO, Japan - ''Geiko'' and ''maiko,'' which are types of geisha in Kyoto, are clad in kimono in Kyoto on Feb. 17, 2011, to take photos for the program of the Kitano Odori dance performances in the ancient Japanese capital from March to April 2011.

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Pro-Ozawa members to leave DPJ lower house group

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers supporting former party head Ichiro Ozawa hold a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2011, after notifying the DPJ leadership of their plan to leave the party's group in the House of Representatives.

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Astronaut Wakata to be 1st Japanese captain of ISS

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata speaks in a teleconference telecast from Houston, Texas, at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Tokyo office on Feb. 17, 2011. Wakata will stay at the International Space Station for six months starting at the end of 2013 and will serve as the first Japanese captain of the ISS in the last two months of the mission.

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Pro-Ozawa members to leave DPJ lower house group

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers supporting former party head Ichiro Ozawa head to the party secretary general's room in the Diet building in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2011. Sixteen parliamentarians of the ruling party notified the DPJ leadership of their plan to leave the party's group in the House of Representatives

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Pro-Ozawa members to leave DPJ lower house group

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers supporting former party head Ichiro Ozawa head to the party secretary general's room in the Diet building in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2011. Sixteen parliamentarians of the ruling party notified the DPJ leadership of their plan to leave the party's group in the House of Representatives

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Astronaut Wakata to be 1st Japanese captain of ISS

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata speaks in a teleconference telecast from Houston, Texas, at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Tokyo office on Feb. 17, 2011. Wakata will stay at the International Space Station for six months starting at the end of 2013 and will serve as the first Japanese captain of the ISS in the last two months of the mission.

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Astronaut Wakata to be 1st Japanese captain of ISS

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata speaks in a teleconference telecast from Houston, Texas, at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Tokyo office on Feb. 17, 2011. Wakata will stay at the International Space Station for six months starting at the end of 2013 and will serve as the first Japanese captain of the ISS in the last two months of the mission.

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Recall referendum on Nagoya assembly

NAGOYA, Japan - Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura (L) delivers a speech on a street of Nagoya on Jan. 17, 2011, urging residents to vote in a Feb. 6 referendum on whether to dissolve the city assembly, which is against Kawamura's proposals to cut taxes and salaries of assembly members.