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Ski trip led by PM's wife seeks to have middle-agers return to slopes

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken Feb. 26, 2014, shows Yamagata Zao Onsen Ski Resort in Yamagata Prefecture. A ski event at the resort open to the general public is planned in early 2015 to revive the popularity of skiing.

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Naraha town serves as storage site for nuclear waste

SENDAI, Japan - An aerial view of the Maehara district in the town of Naraha in Fukushima Prefecture is seen in two contrasting photos, with the upper image taken on Feb. 26, 2012, and the lower one taken on Sept. 3, 2014. The lower photo shows part of farmland serving as a temporary storage site for nuclear waste generated in decontamination efforts following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident.

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Japan to open pre-WWII court-martial minutes to public

TOKYO, Japan - Some of the minutes of trials over an attempted coup in Japan on Feb. 26, 1936, are shown in Tokyo on Aug. 25, 2014. The "2.26 Incident" files will be among court-martial documents during and before World War II to be opened to the public at the National Archives of Japan from next April.

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Unrest in Central African Republic

BANGUI, Central African Republic - Photo taken Feb. 26, 2014, shows a Muslim shop, which has been vandalized by Christians, in Bangui, the capital of Central African Republic. The country has been in a state of civil war since 2013 due to conflict between Christians and Muslims. (Photo by Tomoaki Nakano)

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Unrest in Central African Republic

BANGUI, Central African Republic - Photo taken Feb. 26, 2014, shows members of Anti-balaka, a Christian militia, which has set up a checkpoint near a refugee camp for internally displaced people in Bangui, the capital of Central African Republic. The country has been in a state of civil war since 2013 due to conflict between Christians and Muslims. (Photo by Tomoaki Nakano)

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H.K. protest over violence against press

HONG KONG, China - Thousands of people march in Hong Kong on March 2, 2014, in protest at violence against the press following the brutal stabbing of a veteran newsman. Kevin Lau, former chief editor of Ming Pao Daily, was seriously injured in a cleaver attack in a residential area on Feb. 26, 2014.

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Kasai after Sochi Olympics

FALUN, Sweden - Japanese ski jumper Noriaki Kasai, who won the men's individual large hill silver medal and the team bronze at the Sochi Olympics, his seventh straight Winter Games, is interviewed in Falun, Sweden, on Feb. 26, 2014. Kasai finished third in the World Cup competition later that day.

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Condo model unit where protests took place in China

HANGZHOU, China - A sample condominium unit (L) in Hangzhou, China, where people who bought condos before the prices went down carried out protests, is pictured on Feb. 26, 2014 along with nearby condos under construction.

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Guards amid protests by people who bought condos in China

HANGZHOU, China - Security guards (C) are on alert in the waiting room for a sample condominium unit in Hangzhou, China on Feb. 26, 2014, as people who bought the condos before the prices went down conduct a sit-in protest.

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Guards on alert at condo model room in China

HANGZHOU, China - Security guards stand in front of a damaged miniature model of a condominium complex in Hangzhou, China on Feb. 26, 2014, after people who bought condos before the prices went down carried out protests.

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'12 Years a Slave' screened at U.N.

NEW YORK, United States - British film director Steve McQueen (L) and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon pose for photos on the occasion of the screening of "12 Years a Slave," directed by McQueen, at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Feb. 26, 2014. The film has been nominated in nine categories for the 86th Academy Awards.

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Kawasaki Frontale's Nakamura in action at ACL game

KAWASAKI, Japan - Japan midfielder Kengo Nakamura (R) of J-League club Kawasaki Frontale tries to dodge defender Chen Xavier of China's Guizhou Renhe in an AFC Champions League game in Kawasaki, Japan, on Feb. 26, 2014. Kawasaki won 1-0.

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Yokohama's Nakamura in ACL action against Jeonbuk

JEONJU, South Korea - Yokohama F Marinos midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura has a shot blocked during an Asian Champions League group stage match against South Korea's Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in Jeonju, South Korea, on Feb. 26, 2014. Jeonbuk Motors won 3-0.

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Cameron invites Japanese corporate reps to office

LONDON, Britain - British Prime Minister David Cameron (far L) meets with heads of Japanese companies in Britain at his official residence in London on Feb. 26, 2014, to ask them to invest more in Britain. (Pool photo)

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Workers dig hole to test ice wall at Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Workers dig a hole to place a duct to freeze soil for a verification test of an underground ice wall to block groundwater flowing into facilities at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture on Feb. 26, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Kawasaki beat Guizhou in ACL group stage

KAWASAKI, Japan - Members of Japan's Kawasaki Frontale, including midfielder Kengo Nakamura (R) and forward Yoshito Okubo (C), celebrate their 1-0 victory against China's Guizhou Renhe in their Asian Champions League group stage match in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, Japan, on Feb. 26, 2014.

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Chinese group sues Japanese firms over wartime forced labor

BEIJING, China - Kang Jian, a lawyer representing a group of 37 people suing two Japanese companies over wartime force labor, holds up a copy of charging documents during a press conference in Beijing on Feb. 26, 2014, after filing a lawsuit with the Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court to seek compensation of 1 million yuan (about $163,000) for each victim of wartime forced labor in Japan.

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Yokohama F Marinos beaten by Jeonbuk Motors

JEONJU, South Korea - Japan's Yokohama F Marinos players leave the pitch at Jeonju World Cup Stadium in Jeonju, South Korea, on Feb. 26, 2014, after being beaten 3-0 by South Korea's Jeonbuk Motors in their Group G opener in the Asian Champions League.

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Gathering held to commemorate late Anpanman creator

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actress Keiko Toda (C), who dubbed the voice of Anpanman, speaks at a gathering to commemorate the late Takashi Yanase, who created popular children's book and anime series characters, in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2014, along with Anpanman (front L) and other characters from the series.

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Beijing blanketed by heavy smog

BEIJING, China - Air pollution continues to blanket Beijing on Feb. 26, 2014.

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Welded tanks being built at Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Welded tanks are seen being built above ground at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture on Feb. 26, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Heavy smog continues to blanket Beijing

BEIJING, China - Citizens in Beijing wear masks as heavy smog continues to envelop the Chinese capital on Feb. 26, 2014.

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Contaminated water leakage at Fukushima nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - A tank (upper C) storing contaminated water at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is pictured on Feb. 26, 2014, in the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. Radioactive water leakage from the tank was found in February 2014. (Pool Photo)

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Scribbled reactor water levels at Fukushima control room

TOKYO, Japan - Water levels at a reactor just after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami remain scribbled on a control panel in the central control room of the Nos. 1 and 2 reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 26, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Suppression chamber at Fukushima Daiichi's No. 5 unit

TOKYO, Japan - The suppression chamber area in the basement of the No. 5 reactor building at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is pictured in the town of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 26, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Steam isolation valve room at Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - The main steam isolation valve room of the No. 5 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture is pictured on Feb. 26, 2014. (Pool photo)

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U.S. Ambassador Kennedy meets press in Kagoshima

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy talks about the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) satellite during a press conference at the International University of Kagoshima in Kagoshima on Feb. 26, 2014.

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Abe meets with Abu Dhabi crown prince on energy cooperation

TOKYO, Japan - Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (L), crown prince of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2014, prior to their talks.

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Abe meets with Abu Dhabi crown prince on energy cooperation

TOKYO, Japan - Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (L), crown prince of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) hold talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2014.

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Flowers laid for dead antigov't protesters in Ukraine

KIEV, Ukraine - Flowers are laid at Kiev's Independence Square on Feb. 26, 2014 for protesters who died while taking part in antigovernment demonstrations.

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Chinese group sues Japanese firms over wartime forced labor

BEIJING, China - A man, one of 37 people suing two Japanese companies over wartime force labor, is surrounded by reporters in front of the No. 1 Intermediate People's Court in Beijing on Feb. 26, 2014, after filing a lawsuit with the Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court to seek compensation of 1 million yuan (about $163,000) for each victim of wartime forced labor in Japan.

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Chinese group sues Japanese firms over wartime forced labor

BEIJING, China - A man, one of 37 people suing two Japanese companies over wartime force labor, is surrounded by reporters in front of the No. 1 Intermediate People's Court in Beijing on Feb. 26, 2014, after filing a lawsuit with the Beijing No. 1 Intermediate People's Court to seek compensation of 1 million yuan (about $163,000) for each victim of wartime forced labor in Japan.

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Kawasaki Frontale vs Guizhou Renhe

KAWASAKI, Japan - Kawasaki Frontale striker Yoshito Okubo (C) competes for the ball during the first half of an Asian Champions League group H match against China's Guizhou Renhe at Todoroki Athletics Stadium in Kawasaki on Feb. 26, 2014. Kawasaki won 1-0.

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Kawasaki Frontale beat Guizhou Renhe

KAWASAKI, Japan - Kawasaki Frontale striker Renato (R) celebrates after scoring during the first half of an Asian Champions League group H match against China's Guizhou Renhe at Todoroki Athletics Stadium in Kawasaki on Feb. 26, 2014. Kawasaki won 1-0.

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Kawasaki Frontale beat Guizhou Renhe

KAWASAKI, Japan - Kawasaki Frontale striker Renato (L) scores from a free kick during the first half an Asian Champions League group H match against China's Guizhou Renhe at Todoroki Athletics Stadium in Kawasaki on Feb. 26, 2014. Kawasaki won 1-0.

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Tourists enjoy snow-coated trees at Zao, Yamagata Pref.

YAMAGATA, Japan - Tourists walk among "Ice Monsters," or snow-coated trees, at the Zao hot spring and skiing resort in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 26, 2014.

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Tourists enjoy snow-coated trees at Zao, Yamagata Pref.

YAMAGATA, Japan - Tourists take photos of themselves with "Ice Monsters," or snow-coated trees, at the Zao hot spring and skiing resort in Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 26, 2014.

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Yokohama F Marinos beaten by JeonBuk Motors

JEONJU, South Korea - Yokohama F Marinos midfielder Shusuke Nakamura (L) is challenged during the first half of an Asian Champions League group G match against South Korea's Jeonbuk Motors at Jeonju World Cup Stadium in Jeonju, South Korea, on Feb. 26, 2014. Yokohama lost 3-0.

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Scribbled water levels, times at Fukushima control room

TOKYO, Japan - Water levels at a reactor and corresponding times just after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami remain scribbled on a control panel in the central control room of the Nos. 1 and 2 reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture on Feb. 26, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Osaka Gas unveils emergency power supply backup system

OSAKA, Japan - An Osaka Gas Co. official explains to the press in Kobe on Feb. 26, 2014, the company's newly developed emergency power supply backup system that can generate electricity with liquefied petroleum gas even if both city gas and power supplies are disrupted during disasters. The company aims to sell the heat pump system mainly to small offices, hospitals and factories.

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Media see reactor control room at Fukushima nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - Media are given access to the central control room of the No. 1 and No. 2 reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Feb. 26, 2014, ahead of the third anniversary of the start of the nuclear crisis on March 11. (Pool photo by Nihon Keizai Shimbun)

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Kawasaki Frontale's Igawa fires shot in ACL game

KAWASAKI, Japan - Defender Yusuke Igawa of Japan's J-League club Kawasaki Frontale unleashes a shot as defender Chen Xavier of China's Guizhou Renhe closes in during an AFC Champions League game in Kawasaki, Japan, on Feb. 26, 2014. Kawasaki won 1-0.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy attends haiku contest in Kagoshima

FUKUOKA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (L) interacts with students taking part in an international haiku contest at the International University of Kagoshima in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 26, 2014.

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Sochi figure skating winner Hanyu visits hometown Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - Sochi Olympics men's figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu (C) is welcomed by throngs of fans during a visit to the Miyagi prefectural government office in his hometown Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 26, 2014.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Kagoshima, southern Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy addresses an international "haiku" contest at the International University of Kagoshima in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 26, 2014, during a trip intended mainly to watch the launch at a nearby site of a precipitation observation satellite jointly developed by Japan and the United States.

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Japanese emperor meets with Abu Dhabi crown prince

TOKYO, Japan - Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (L), crown prince of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, shakes hands with Japanese Emperor Akihito upon his arrival at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2014. The crown price arrived in Japan on Feb. 25 for a three-day official visit. (Pool photo by Yomiuri Shimbun)

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Sochi gold medalist Hanyu greets fans in hometown Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - Sochi Olympics men's figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu (C) waves to throngs of fans during a visit to the Miyagi prefectural government office in his hometown Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Feb. 26, 2014.

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Sochi figure skating winner Hanyu visits hometown mayor

SENDAI, Japan - Sochi Olympics men's figure skating gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu (L) receives a "shield of kudos" from Sendai Mayor Emiko Okuyama on Feb. 26, 2014, at the city hall for his achievement at the Winter Games in Russia. Hanyu's success lifted the spirits of many people in Sendai, his hometown, as well as other areas in northeastern Japan that were devastated in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami catastrophe.

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Anne Frank books donated to Tokyo library in late diplomat's name

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo Metropolitan Central Library displays on Feb. 26, 2014, more than 130 copies of "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank and related books donated by a person in the name of Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara after vandalism left over 300 copies of such books in tatters in the Japanese capital's libraries. Sugihara, who disobeyed his government's orders and issued transit visas that saved thousands of Jewish refugees from the Nazis during World War II, died in 1986.

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JAL paints Samurai Blue logo on aircraft ahead of World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's national soccer team coach Alberto Zaccheroni (C) poses with a miniature model of a Japan Airlines aircraft painted with the Samurai Blue 2014 logo on Feb. 26, 2014, at Haneda airport in Tokyo. The aircraft, specially decorated to show support for the team at the World Cup finals in Brazil set for June and July this year, will be used for JAL's domestic flights to and from Haneda through the end of July.