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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos show an area of Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, which hosts the disaster-struck Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. The top photo was taken on April 14, 2011, about a month after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and the bottom photo on Feb. 28, 2014.

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos taken from Kyodo News helicopter show an area of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (top), a day after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on Feb. 28, 2014 (bottom).

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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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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Panoramic photos show an area of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 16, 2011 (top), five days after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on Feb. 28, 2014 (bottom).

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos show the local municipal government's tsunami-hit disaster response building in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 13, 2011 (top), two days after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on Feb. 28, 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

NAMIE, Japan - Photos show a road jammed with evacuating cars in the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (top), the day after the massive earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan that triggered a nuclear disaster in the prefecture, and the same location on Feb. 28, 2013, where a checkpoint for a no-entry zone has been set up.

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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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Tokyo Tower repairs

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Tower in the capital's Minato Ward undergoes work on Feb. 28, 2012, to repair its top part that was distorted by the March 2011 quake.

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Chinese students visit Fukushima

KORIYAMA, Japan - A group of students from Shanghai, China, who have had experience studying in Japan, cook Chinese dumplings with residents of temporary housing in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 28, 2012. They visited the area affected by the March 2011 quake and ensuing nuclear crisis to return their favor to Japan.

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Chinese students visit Fukushima

KORIYAMA, Japan - A group of students from Shanghai, China, who have had experience studying in Japan, cook Chinese dumplings with residents of temporary housing in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 28, 2012. They visited the area affected by the March 2011 quake and ensuing nuclear crisis to return their favor to Japan.

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Chinese students visit Fukushima

KORIYAMA, Japan - A group of students from Shanghai, China, who have had experience studying in Japan, cook Chinese dumplings with residents of temporary housing in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 28, 2012. They visited the area affected by the March 2011 quake and ensuing nuclear crisis to return their favor to Japan.

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Rebuilding Buddha image in Afghanistan

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2011, shows the damaged 38-meter-tall Buddha statue, which is under reconstruction in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. Ten years have passed as of March 2011, since the Taliban destroyed it together with the larger 55-meter-tall Buddha statue.

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Rebuilding Buddha image in Afghanistan

BAMIYAN, Afghanistan - Photo taken on Feb. 28, 2011, shows the destroyed 55-meter-tall Buddha statue, which is under reconstruction in Bamiyan, Afghanistan. Ten years have passed as of March 2011, since the Taliban destroyed it together with another 38-meter-tall Buddha statue.

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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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Dungeon at military facility in Libya

BENGHAZI, Libya - People visit a dungeon at a military facility in Benghazi in northeastern Libya, which is effectively controlled by antigovernment forces, on Feb. 28, 2011. The dungeon is believed to have been used to torture opponents of Muammar Gaddafi's regime.

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Dungeon at military facility in Libya

BENGHAZI, Libya - Boys look at the entrance to a dungeon at a military facility in Benghazi in northeastern Libya, which is effectively controlled by antigovernment forces, on Feb. 28, 2011. The dungeon is believed to have been used to torture opponents of Muammar Gaddafi's regime.

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Ex-Giants star Yonamine dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 1974 shows Wally Yonamine (C), then manager of the Chunichi Dragons professional baseball club, being tossed in the air by Dragons players and fans after the club won the Central League championship at the former Chunichi Stadium in Nagoya. Yonamine, the first foreigner to play professional baseball in Japan after World War II, died in Honolulu on Feb. 28, 2011, aged 85 after battling prostate cancer.

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Ex-Giants star Yonamine dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in an unknown location in February 1959 shows Wally Yonamine, then outfielder for the Yomiuri Giants professional baseball club. Yonamine, the first foreigner to play professional baseball in Japan after World War II, died in Honolulu on Feb. 28, 2011, aged 85 after battling prostate cancer.

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Fleeing from unrest in Libya

RASS AJDIR, Tunisia - Vietnamese camp out near a border control office in Rass Ajdir, southeastern Tunisia, on Feb. 28, 2011, after fleeing from Libya. A mass exodus from Libya has been witnessed as forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi carry out a deadly crackdown on antigovernment protesters.

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Fleeing from unrest in Libya

RASS AJDIR, Tunisia - People line up to flee from Libya at the border crossing of Rass Ajdir, southeastern Tunisia, on Feb. 28, 2011. A mass exodus from Libya has been witnessed as forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi carry out a deadly crackdown on antigovernment protesters.

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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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Fleeing from unrest in Libya

RASS AJDIR, Tunisia - Egyptians camp out near a border control office in Rass Ajdir, southeastern Tunisia, on Feb. 28, 2011, after fleeing from Libya. A mass exodus from Libya has been witnessed as forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi carry out a deadly crackdown on antigovernment protesters.

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Gaddafi caricatures

BENGHAZI, Libya - Caricatures of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi are stuck on walls in Benghazi, northeastern Libya, on Feb. 28, 2011.

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Gaddafi caricatures

BENGHAZI, Libya - A man passes by a caricature of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi drawn on a wall in Benghazi, northeastern Libya, on Feb. 28, 2011.

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Ichiro at spring training camp

PEORIA, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (R) chats with catcher Miguel Olivo at the team's spring training camp in Peoria, Arizona, on Feb. 28, 2011.

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Matsuzaka pitches against Twins

FORT MYERS, United States - Boston Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka starts in a spring training game against the Minnesota Twins in Fort Myers, Florida, on Feb. 28, 2011.

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North Koreans angered by U.S.-S. Korea drills

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Song Ho Chol, a 42-year-old worker, hits out at the South Korean military in an interview with Kyodo News in Pyongyang on Feb. 28, 2011, for dropping leaflets from balloons that criticize North Korea's government. He said, ''The U.S. imperialists and South Korean puppet forces are foolishly trying to shake our socialist system, but we will defeat the enemy's psychological warfare.''

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North Koreans angered by U.S.-S. Korea drills

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kim Un Hui, a lecturer at the Fatherland Liberation War Achievements Museum in Pyongyang, criticizes the United States and South Korea on Feb. 28, 2011 for launching annual joint military exercises earlier in the day, saying, ''We will respond to provocation with nuclear deterrents and stronger missile strike power.''

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USJ to mark 10th anniversary

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese TV idol Becky, who was named as the ''10th anniversary ambassador'' of Universal Studios Japan, kisses a dinosaur during an event at the theme park in Osaka on Feb. 28, 2011, ahead of its anniversary. USJ opened on March 31, 2001.

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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 - Rescue workers continue searching for people buried under the debris of the CTV building in Christchurch, New Zealand on Feb. 28, 2011, six days after the building was flattened by a powerful earthquake.

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USJ to mark 10th anniversary

OSAKA, Japan - Performers take the stage during the musical ''Dreams Are Universal,'' a special 10th anniversary show of Universal Studios Japan, which was unveiled to members of the media at the theme park in Osaka on Feb. 28, 2011. USJ opened on March 31, 2001.

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U.N. climate change convention chief in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, delivers a speech in Tokyo on Feb. 28, 2011. She urged Japan to play a constructive role at a climate meeting in Durban, South Africa, in terms of building emission reduction frameworks in 2013 and beyond.

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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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Japan-China dialogue in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Kenichiro Sasae (L) and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun shake hands in Tokyo on Feb. 28, 2011. They held talks ahead of a meeting of leaders from Japan, China and South Korea planned in Tokyo in May 2011.

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USJ to mark 10th anniversary

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese TV idol Becky (L front) and mascot characters take the stage at an event ahead of Universal Studios Japan's 10th anniversary at the theme park in Osaka on Feb. 28, 2011. USJ opened on March 31, 2001.

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JAL plane with revived red crane logo

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Corp. President Masaru Onishi (2nd from R) and employees of the airline pose in front of an aircraft featuring the reintroduced red crane logo at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Feb. 28, 2011. JAL aims to make the revised logo a symbol of rebirth as it will finish its rehabilitation process in the end of March, after the logo introduced in the 1950s disappeared in 2008.

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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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Smartphone with 'fastest' Internet access

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows KDDI Corp.'s smartphone featuring WiMAX wireless broadband data communication capability, which the company claims provides Japan's fastest mobile Internet access. KDDI said on Feb. 28, 2011, it plans to launch the model in early April 2011.

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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.