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2 years after quake

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Aerial photos taken by Kyodo News show Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture in October 2008 (top), on Feb. 26, 2012 (center), about a year after a nuclear crisis triggered by the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, and on March 3, 2013. From back to front are the buildings housing the No. 1 to No. 4 reactors. The bottom photo shows a cover on the No. 1 reactor building used to prevent radioactive particles from being dispersed. Cranes are at work at No. 3 and No. 4 reactor buildings.

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2 years after quake

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Aerial photos taken by Kyodo News show Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture in December 2000 (top), on Feb. 26, 2012 (center), about a year after a nuclear crisis triggered by the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, and on March 3, 2013. From right to left are the buildings housing the No. 1 to No. 4 reactors.

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Disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows participants of a disaster drill getting on the U.S. Navy's guided missile destroyer Lassen in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tokyo Bay on Feb. 3, 2012. About 10,000 people took part in the drill aimed at avoiding the chaotic overcrowding at train stations and on streets that left many stranded following the March 11 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Participants of a disaster drill get on the U.S. Navy's guided missile destroyer Lassen in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tokyo Bay on Feb. 3, 2012. About 10,000 people took part in the drill aimed at avoiding the chaotic overcrowding at train stations and on streets that left many stranded following the March 11 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Disaster drill in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the U.S. Navy's guided missile destroyer Lassen in Tokyo Bay heading to the U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, taking part in a disaster drill in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2012. Seen in the background is the Tokyo Sky Tree tower. About 10,000 people took part in the drill aimed at avoiding the chaotic overcrowding at train stations and on streets that left many stranded following the March 11 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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5 Chinese to resume job training after surviving tsunami

NARITA, Japan - Five Chinese trainees arrive at Narita airport near Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2012. They returned to Japan to resume training at a seafood-processing plant in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, after surviving the March 11, 2011, tsunami that swept away the company's executive officer who helped them to escape and later lost his life.

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Panasonic to log record 780 bil. yen net loss

TOKYO, Japan - Panasonic Corp. President Fumio Otsubo speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2012. Panasonic said it expects to post its biggest-ever group net loss of 780 billion yen for the business year to March 31, 2012, due to the adverse impact of the flooding in Thailand in 2011 and a write-off related to the acquisition of Sanyo Electric Co.

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Panasonic to log record 780 bil. yen net loss

TOKYO, Japan - Panasonic Corp. President Fumio Otsubo answers reporters' questions during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2012. Panasonic said it expects to post its biggest-ever group net loss of 780 billion yen for the business year to March 31, 2012, due to the adverse impact of the flooding in Thailand in 2011 and a write-off related to the acquisition of Sanyo Electric Co.

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Lower house OKs 4th extra budget

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (far R) and members of his Cabinet bow deeply at a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2012, after the lower house approved a fourth supplementary budget for fiscal 2011 that will finance relief measures following the March earthquake and tsunami.

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Families leaving N.Z.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - The family of one of the Japanese students missing from the devastating Feb. 22 earthquake in Christchurch, arrives at an airport in the city on New Zealand's South Island, on March 3, 2011, on their way home. Some of the students' families decided to go back to Japan, as it is likely to take longer for the quake victims to be identified.

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Japan win silver in women's hockey at Asian Winter Games

ALMATY, Kazakhstan - Members of the Japanese female ice hockey team pose with their sliver medals at the Asian Winter Games in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Feb. 3, 2011.

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Nagatomo at Inter Milan

BARI, Italy - Japan defender Yuto Nagatomo (R), on loan to Inter Milan, exercises during a Serie A game with Bari in the southern Italian city of Bari on Feb. 3, 2011. Nagatomo stayed on the bench.

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Nippon Steel, Sumitomo Metal to merge

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Steel Corp. President Shoji Muneoka (L center) and Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. President Hiroshi Tomono (R center) speak to reporters after a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2011. The No. 1 and No. 3 steelmakers in Japan announced the same day their plan to merge by Oct. 1, 2012, to become the world's second-largest steelmaker in terms of crude steel production capacity.

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Nagatomo at Inter Milan

BARI, Italy - Japan defender Yuto Nagatomo (C), on loan to Inter Milan, stays on the bench during a Serie A game with Bari in the southern Italian city of Bari on Feb. 3, 2011.

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Lunar New Year in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Children in ethnic costumes enjoy a Korean skipping game at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Feb. 3, 2011, the Lunar New Year day.

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Violent protests in Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt - A member of the press lies on the ground after being attacked by mobs while soldiers surround him in Cairo on Feb. 3, 2011. Violent confrontations took place between supporters of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and antigovernment protesters in the country.

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Protestors in Cairo

CAIRO, Egypt - Protestors gather at Tahrir Square in Cairo on Feb. 3, 2011. Violent confrontations between supporters of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and antigovernment protesters took place in the city.

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Ito wins bronze in dual moguls at Asian Winter Games

ALMATY, Kazakhstan - Japan's Miki Ito poses with her bronze medal at the Asian Winter Games in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Feb. 3, 2011, after finishing third in the dual moguls of the women's freestyle skiing.

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Nakano meets governors' group on abduction issue

TOKYO, Japan - National Public Safety Commission Chairman Kansei Nakano (L), who is in charge of the issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals, receives a letter of request for Prime Minister Naoto Kan from Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida asking for action on the issue at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2011. Izumida is a member of the governors' group addressing the issue.

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3 sumo wrestlers, elder admit to match-fixing

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hanaregoma talks to reporters about a match fixing allegation at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Feb. 3, 2011, as two sumo wrestlers and one elder have admitted to being involved in fixing bouts.

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Lunar New Year in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean people offer flowers at the statue of Kim Il Sung, former leader of the country, at Mansudae hill in Pyongyang on Feb. 3, 2011, the Lunar New Year day.

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Yoonhak to star in Japanese drama

GIFU, Japan - Actress Shihori Kanjiya, who plays the main character in an upcoming NHK drama series ''Koisuru Kimchi'' (kimchi in love) speaks during a press conference in Nagoya on Feb. 3, 2011. Kanjiya will co-star with Yoonhak, a member of popular South Korean boy band Choshinsei, in a drama about city employees in Gifu Prefecture who aspire to make ''kimchi'' Korean pickles to boost tourism.

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NHK to cancel annual sumo charity

TOKYO, Japan - NHK President Masayuki Matsumoto speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2011, announcing that the public broadcaster decided to cancel its annual ''Fukushi Ozumo'' charity event due to a match-fixing scandal. He also said NHK will study whether to scrap live coverage of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in March.

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Women's freestyle skiing at Asian Winter Games

ALMATY, Kazakhstan - Japan's Miki Ito (L) and Tae Satoya flip in the air during the third-place match in the dual moguls of the women's freestyle skiing at the Asian Winter Games in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Feb. 3, 2011. Ito went on to capture the bronze.

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Panasonic's 3-D Viera series

OSAKA, Japan - A woman watches 3-D images on the screen of a Panasonic Corp. Viera television model. The company said Feb. 3, 2011, that it will launch 10 new 3-D models in the Viera series from March 11.

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Sumo match-fixing scandal

SAITAMA, Japan - Sumo wrestler Enatsukasa, one of three wrestlers who have reportedly admitted involvement in match-fixing, gets into a car outside the Irumagawa stable in Saitama on Feb. 3, 2011. Japan Sumo Association sources said the same day the lower-tier wrestler is believed to be a mediator in fixing matches, a day after police said text messages suggesting bout-fixing have been found on some wrestlers' confiscated cellphones.

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Nippon Steel, Sumitomo Metal to integrate management

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Steel Corp. President Shoji Muneoka (L) and Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. President Hiroshi Tomono shake hands prior to a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2011. The No. 1 and No. 3 steelmakers in Japan announced the same day their plan to integrate their management in October 2012 to become the world's second-largest steelmaker in terms of crude steel production capacity.

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Sumo match-fixing scandal

SAITAMA, Japan - Sumo wrestler Enatsukasa, one of three wrestlers who have reportedly admitted involvement in match-fixing, leaves the Irumagawa stable in Saitama on Feb. 3, 2011. Japan Sumo Association sources said the same day the lower-tier wrestler is believed to be a mediator in fixing matches, a day after police said text messages suggesting bout-fixing have been found on some wrestlers' confiscated cellphones.

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Clashes in Cairo

CAIRO, Egypt - A vehicle is set on fire on a road in central Cairo, above a tank, in the early hours of Feb. 3, 2011, as clashes between supporters and opponents of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak continued, killing at least seven.

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Volcano in southwestern Japan

KIRISHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows Shinmoe Peak in the Kirishima volcanic group on the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures spewing columns of smoke on Feb. 3, 2011. The volcano in southwestern Japan erupted for the third straight day.

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Clashes in Cairo

CAIRO, Egypt - Supporters and opponents of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak throw fire bombs at each other in Cairo in the early hours of Feb. 3, 2011. At least seven people have been killed in clashes between the two sides.

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Clashes in Cairo

CAIRO, Egypt - A vehicle is set on fire on a road next to the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities in the early hours of Feb. 3, 2011, near Tahrir Square in Cairo, where clashes between supporters and opponents of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak continued, killing at least seven.

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Sumo wrestlers throw beans amid scandal

NARITA, Japan - Estonian ozeki Baruto (R) and sekiwake Kisenosato scatter beans during the annual Bean-Throwing Festival marking the lunar calendar start of spring at Naritasan Shinshoji Temple in Narita, northeast of Tokyo, on Feb. 3, 2011, drawing some 35,000 worshippers. Baruto commented on the sumo match-fixing scandal which broke the previous day, saying that he was ''startled'' after watching the news on TV.

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Father of scandal-tainted Kabuki star throws beans

NAGOYA, Japan - Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro (R), father of scandal-tainted Kabuki star Ebizo, throws beans, a tradition marking the lunar calendar start of spring, at Misonoza theater in Nagoya on Feb. 3, 2011, ahead of the Feb. 5 start of a Kabuki show there. Ebizo, who is indefinitely suspending performances following his involvement in a bar brawl previous November, had to cancel his participation in the show, with his father telling fans who gathered for the bean scattering, ''A lot of things happened last year, and I want to invite new luck.'' The beans are intended to drive demons away and invite luck.

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Luxury seats on Hayabusa bullet train

TOKYO, Japan - Children try out leather reclining chairs in a corner reproducing the interior of East Japan Railway Co.'s Hayabusa bullet train's new luxury seats, during a promotional event at JR Tokyo Station on Feb. 3, 2011. The train, which debuts March 5 on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line between Tokyo and Aomori, will offer ''GranClass'' services using the chairs and also including meals, beverages, blankets, slippers, newspapers and magazines, intended to rank with airlines' first-class seats. They will be available for an additional 9,000 to 10,000 yen on top of regular fares.

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Sumo match-fixing scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the media approach a sumo wrestler (2nd R, in blue kimono) who arrived at the Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo stadium in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2011, a day after a match-fixing scandal rocked the sport. Police said Feb. 2 text messages suggesting bout-fixing have been found on some wrestlers' confiscated cellphones.

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Sumo match-fixing scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo wrestlers enter Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo stadium on Feb. 3, 2011, a day after a match-fixing scandal rocked the sport. Police said Feb. 2 text messages suggesting bout-fixing have been found on some wrestlers' confiscated cellphones.

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Volcano in southwestern Japan

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter over Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows Shinmoe Peak in the Kirishima volcanic group on the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures spewing columns of smoke on Feb. 3, 2011. The volcano in southwestern Japan erupted for the third straight day.

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Bird flu in Oita Pref.

OITA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the burial of culled chickens in the city of Oita on Feb. 3, 2011. The Oita prefectural government culled about 8,100 chickens at a poultry farm in the city after it was hit by bird flu.