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'Miracle pine' found to be 173 years old

SENDAI, Japan - File photo taken in September 2012 shows the "miracle pine" that survived the massive March 2011 tsunami in Rikuzentakata, northeastern Japan. The tree was assessed as 173 years old, the local municipal office said Feb. 27, 2013.

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Maestro Ozawa conducts elementary school choir

KAWASAKI, Japan - Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa directs a choir at Minami-Ikuta Elementary School in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Feb. 27, 2013. Ozawa conducted the choir of 340 primary school pupils the same day, his first public performance since ill health forced him to suspend musical activities in March 2012.

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Film director Koji Wakamatsu dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken at a theater in Osaka on Feb. 27, 2010, shows Japanese film director Koji Wakamatsu (R), and actress Shinobu Terajima holding up the Silver Bear trophy for Best Actress awarded at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival for her performance in Wakamatsu's film "Caterpillar." Wakamatsu, known for his works on violence, politics and erotic themes, died Oct. 17, 2012 at age 76, after being hospitalized for serious injuries sustained in a traffic accident.

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Elpida's manufacturing base in Hiroshima

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Elpida Memory Inc.'s mainstay plant in Hiroshima Prefecture on March 8, 2012. The Japanese chipmaker filed for court protection from creditors on Feb. 27, 2012 and later selected Micron Technology Inc. of the United States as its rehabilitation sponsor.

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U.S. presidential election

LANSING, United States - Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum (C) speaks at a rally in Lansing, Michigan, on Feb. 27, 2012. Santorum is vying for the Republican presidential nomination to challenge Democratic President Barack Obama, who will be seeking a second term, in the Nov. 6, 2012, election.

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Election in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran - Photo taken Feb. 27, 2012, shows posters on Iran's parliamentary election March 2 on a stand in Tehran.

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Darvish in press conference

SURPRISE, United States - Japanese right-handed pitcher Yu Darvish smiles during a press conference in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 27, 2012.

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U.S. presidential election

LANSING, United States - Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum (C) waves to his supporters while campaigning at a rally in Lansing, Michigan, on Feb. 27, 2012. Santorum is vying for the Republican presidential nomination to challenge Democratic President Barack Obama, who will be seeking a second term, in the Nov. 6, 2012 election.

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N. Korea's Kim Kye Gwan returns home

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan (L) arrives at Pyongyang's international airport on Feb. 27, 2012, from Beijing where he held talks with Glyn Davies, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, on Feb. 23 to 24. Ri Yong Ho (R), North Korea's chief delegate to the six-party talks on the country's denuclearization, was there to greet Kim.

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U.S. presidential election

ALBION, United States - Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks while campaigning at a factory in Albion, Michigan, on Feb. 27, 2012. Romney is vying for the Republican presidential nomination to challenge Democratic President Barack Obama, who will be seeking a second term, in the Nov. 6, 2012 election.

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Noda apologizes to Okinawa gov.

NAHA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) bows during a meeting with Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (R) at the Okinawa prefectural hall in Naha on Feb. 27, 2012, in a gesture of apology for the ruling Democratic Party of Japan's mishandling of issues related to the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in the prefecture. (Pool photo)

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U.S. exhibition on Japan disaster

WASHINGTON, United States - An exhibition of photos on the March 2011 quake and tsunami in Japan is shown to reporters at the National Press Club in Washington on Feb. 27, 2012, prior to its opening the following day.

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Noda visits Futenma base

GINOWAN, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (C) visits the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Feb. 27, 2012. To the left is Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck Jr., Okinawa area coordinator and commanding officer of the III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Bases Japan.

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Elpida files for bankruptcy protection

AKITA, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 27, 2012, shows Akita Elpida Memory Inc., a subsidiary of Japanese semiconductor maker Elpida Memory Inc., in Akita, Akita Prefecture. Elpida and Akita Elpida filed for bankruptcy protection with the Tokyo District Court the same day.

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Elpida files for bankruptcy protection

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 27, 2012, shows Japanese semiconductor maker Elpida Memory Inc.'s plant in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture. Elpida filed for bankruptcy protection with the Tokyo District Court the same day.

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Elpida files for bankruptcy protection

AKITA, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 27, 2012, shows Akita Elpida Memory Inc., a subsidiary of Japanese semiconductor maker Elpida Memory Inc., in Akita, Akita Prefecture. Elpida and Akita Elpida filed for bankruptcy protection with the Tokyo District Court the same day.

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Elpida files for bankruptcy protection

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Sakamoto, president of struggling Japanese semiconductor maker Elpida Memory Inc., holds a press conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Feb. 27, 2012. Elpida said the same day it has filed for bankruptcy protection with the Tokyo District Court.

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Elpida files for bankruptcy protection

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Sakamoto, president of struggling Japanese semiconductor maker Elpida Memory Inc., is pictured during a press conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Feb. 27, 2012. Elpida said the same day it has filed for bankruptcy protection with the Tokyo District Court.

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Elpida files for bankruptcy protection

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Sakamoto (2nd from R), president of struggling Japanese semiconductor maker Elpida Memory Inc., is pictured during a press conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Feb. 27, 2012. Elpida said the same day it has filed for bankruptcy protection with the Tokyo District Court.

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Elpida files for bankruptcy protection

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Sakamoto (2nd from R), president of struggling Japanese semiconductor maker Elpida Memory Inc., bows during a press conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Feb. 27, 2012. Elpida said the same day it has filed for bankruptcy protection with the Tokyo District Court.

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Sasa to become next Olympus president

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyuki Sasa, executive officer of Olympus Corp., holds a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2012. The Japanese camera and medical equipment maker said the same day it has decided to appoint Sasa to succeed President Shuichi Takayama, who will step down to take responsibility for the company's loss coverup scandal.

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Univ. of Tokyo sets up office in India

BANGALORE, India - Akihiko Tanaka (R), vice president of the University of Tokyo, cuts the tape in a ceremony to open the Japanese state-run university's office in Bangalore, India, on Feb. 27, 2012, in a bid to recruit students from India.

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Edano on Elpida's bankruptcy

TOKYO, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano is pictured during a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2012, on the announcement by Japanese semiconductor maker Elpida Memory Inc. that it had filed for bankruptcy protection with the Tokyo District Court.

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Kawamura defends Nanjing Massacre remarks

NAGOYA, Japan - Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura speaks at a press conference at the city hall on Feb. 27, 2012. Kawamura defended his controversial remarks on Feb. 20 about the 1937 Nanjing Massacre, saying, ''I believe it is not factual that as many as 300,000 unarmed civilians were massacred.''

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Koguryo murals reproduced

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo University of the Arts shows to reporters a reproduced life-size stone chamber of an ancient Koguryo tomb with colorful murals in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2012. The Gangseo tomb, believed to be the tomb of a Koguryo dynasty king from the late sixth to early seventh century, is located in the southwestern part of North Korea.

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New sumo rankings

OSAKA, Japan - Hakuho holds a press conference in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on Feb. 27, 2012, after the Japan Sumo Association announced new rankings for the upcoming Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. He will reign as the lone yokozuna in his 12th meet.

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Koguryo murals reproduced

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo University of the Arts shows to reporters a reproduced life-size stone chamber of an ancient Koguryo tomb with colorful murals in Tokyo on Feb. 27, 2012. The Gangseo tomb, believed to be the tomb of a Koguryo dynasty king from the late sixth to early seventh century, is located in the southwestern part of North Korea. On the left is Masaaki Miyasako, a professor at the university.

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Kyoto geisha visit Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - A group of geisha and ''maiko'' apprentice geisha from Kyoto dance at the Spa Resort Hawaiians leisure complex in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 27, 2012. The geisha visited the facility to assist in efforts to bring back tourists to the area hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and ensuing nuclear disaster.

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Kyoto geisha visit Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - The Hula Girls dance group and a party of geisha and ''maiko'' apprentice geisha from Kyoto are pictured at the Spa Resort Hawaiians leisure complex in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 27, 2012. The geisha visited the facility to assist in efforts to bring back tourists to the area hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and ensuing nuclear disaster.

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Kyoto geisha visit Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - A ''maiko'' apprentice geisha (L front), receives a lei from a member of the Hula Girls dance group at the Spa Resort Hawaiians leisure complex in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 27, 2012. A group of geisha and maiko from Kyoto visited the facility to assist in efforts to bring back tourists to the area hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and ensuing nuclear disaster.

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Kyoto geisha visit Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - The Hula Girls dance group and a party of geisha and ''maiko'' apprentice geisha from Kyoto are pictured at the Spa Resort Hawaiians leisure complex in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 27, 2012. The geisha visited the facility to assist in efforts to bring back tourists to the area hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and ensuing nuclear disaster.

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Nagoya coach Stojkovic

NAGOYA, Japan - Nagoya Grampus coach Dragan Stojkovic answers reporters' questions after visiting Atsuta Jingu shrine in Nagoya on Feb. 27, 2012, to pray for his J-League first division soccer team's success in the upcoming season. Stojkovic said he is waiting for a probe into a case that a grenade was thrown into the yard of his family home in Serbia on Feb. 25, 2012. His mother, who was at home, was safe.

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Noda visits Futenma base

GINOWAN, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (2nd from L, front) is greeted by Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck Jr. (3rd from L, front), Okinawa area coordinator and commanding officer of the III Marine Expeditionary Force and Marine Corps Bases Japan, as the premier arrives at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Feb. 27, 2012.

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New sumo rankings

OSAKA, Japan - Estonian-born ozeki Baruto holds a list of new sumo rankings in Daito, Osaka Prefecture, on Feb. 27, 2012. The Japan Sumo Association announced the rankings for the upcoming Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. Baruto expressed his determination to win the tournament without a single defeat.

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New sumo rankings

OSAKA, Japan - Estonian-born ozeki Baruto poses for photos beside a signboard of a sumo stable he belongs to in Daito, Osaka Prefecture, on Feb. 27, 2012. The Japan Sumo Association announced new rankings for the upcoming Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. Baruto expressed his determination to win the tournament without a single defeat.

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U.S.-S. Korea joint exercise

SEOUL, South Korea - Citizens group members rally in front of the U.S. military's Yongsan base in Seoul on Feb. 27, 2012, against the U.S.-South Korea joint Key Resolve military exercise.

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Minamata disease lawsuit

FUKUOKA, Japan - Akio Mizoguchi smiles as he holds a portrait of his late mother Chie in front of the Fukuoka High Court in Fukuoka on Feb. 27, 2012, after the court required the Kumamoto prefectural government to certify her as a sufferer of Minamata mercury poisoning disease.

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2 nuclear plant-hosting municipalities sign disaster pact

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Masaru Koizumi (L), mayor of the town of Shika, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Shigeo Ishihara, mayor of Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, shake hands after signing an agreement at the Omaezaki city hall on Feb. 27, 2012. The municipalities each hosting a nuclear power plant concluded the deal to help each other in the event of a disaster such as an earthquake or nuclear accident.

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New sumo rankings

OSAKA, Japan - Georgia's Gagamaru points to his name after being promoted to the rank of komusubi east in a list of new sumo rankings in Osaka on Feb. 27, 2012. The Japan Sumo Association announced the rankings for the upcoming Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Noda in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima shake hands before their meeting at the Okinawa prefectural hall in Naha on Feb. 27, 2012. (Pool photo)

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New sumo rankings

OSAKA, Japan - Georgia's Gagamaru poses for photos beside a signboard of a sumo stable he belongs to in Osaka on Feb. 27, 2012. He was promoted to komusubi east as the Japan Sumo Association announced new rankings for the upcoming Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.

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New sumo rankings

OSAKA, Japan - Ikioi smiles during a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 27, 2012, after the Japan Sumo Association announced new rankings for the upcoming Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. He will be the only fresh face in the elite makuuchi division.

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Noda in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima meet at the Okinawa prefectural hall in Naha on Feb. 27, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Noda in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Demonstrators protest in front of the Okinawa prefectural hall in Naha on Feb. 27, 2012, where Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima met. They are against the central government's plan to relocate a key U.S. base within the southern island prefecture.

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Antiterror drill by S. Korean police for nuclear summit

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean police conduct an antiterrorism drill in Seoul on Feb. 15, 2012, in preparation for the Nuclear Security Summit in the city slated for March 26 to 27, 2012.

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St. Valentine's Day chocolates

TOKYO, Japan - Women buy chocolate at Seibu department store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro area on Jan. 27, 2012, ahead of St. Valentine's Day on Feb. 14, regarded in Japan as a day for women to give chocolates to men.

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St. Valentine's Day chocolates

TOKYO, Japan - Women buy chocolate at Seibu department store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro area on Jan. 27, 2012, ahead of St. Valentine's Day on Feb. 14, regarded in Japan as a day for women to give chocolates to men.

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Tokyo Marathon women's winner disqualified over doping

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Tatiana Aryasova of Russia finishing first in the women's race of the Tokyo Marathon on Feb. 27, 2011. Race organizers said Jan. 24, 2012, that it had been informed of an anti-doping rule violation by Aryasova and declared Noriko Higuchi of Japan as the winner of the race.