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Works by deaf composer written by someone else

TOKYO, Japan - In this file photo taken in 2011, Mamoru Samuragochi, a deaf composer of classical music, poses with a CD of Symphony No. 1 "Hiroshima". A lawyer for Samuragochi, dubbed a modern Beethoven by the media, said on Feb. 5, 2014, that the composer had someone else write his pieces for over 10 years, including "Hiroshima". Samuragochi is a Hiroshima native and the son of atomic bomb survivors.

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Otsu bullying case

OTSU, Japan - Naomi Koshi, mayor of Otsu in Shiga Prefecture, speaks with reporters at the city hall on Feb. 5, 2013. The Otsu city government admitted for the first time that there was a causal relationship between bullying and a junior high school boy's suicide in 2011, during a hearing earlier the same day at the Otsu District Court for a 77 million yen damages suit filed by the bereaved family of the schoolboy.

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Comedian Neko to represent Cambodia at Olympic marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 5, 2012, in Oita, southwestern Japan, shows comedian Hiroshi Neko. Neko, who was born in Japan's Chiba Prefecture and obtained Cambodian citizenship in October 2011 so he could have a shot at running in this summer's London Olympics, will represent Cambodia in the men's marathon in the event, the secretary general of Cambodia's Olympic committee said March 25, 2012.

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China's aircraft carrier Varyag

BEIJING, China - Photo taken Feb. 5, 2011, shows the navy aircraft carrier Varyag, which China purchased from Ukraine and is rebuilding, at Dalian military port in China's Liaoning Province. China has not mentioned about rebuilding or constructing an aircraft carrier in its defense white paper released March 31, 2011.

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China's aircraft carrier Varyag

BEIJING, China - Photo taken on Feb. 5, 2011, shows the navy aircraft carrier Varyag, which China purchased from Ukraine and is rebuilding, at Dalian military port in China's Liaoning Province. China released a white paper ''China's National Defense in 2010,'' in which it specifies protection of maritime interests on March 31, 2011.

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10th anniv. of fatal collision off Hawaii

HONOLULU, United States - Members of a local group associated with Yamaguchi Prefecture clean a monument for the victims of a collision, in which a U.S. submarine hit and sank the Japanese fisheries training ship Ehime Maru, at a park in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Feb. 5, 2011, ahead of the 10th anniversary of the incident on Feb. 9. Nine people aboard the boat died in the incident.

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10th anniv. of fatal collision off Hawaii

HONOLULU, United States - A member of a local group associated with Yamaguchi Prefecture cleans a monument for the victims of a collision, in which a U.S. submarine hit and sank the Japanese fisheries training ship Ehime Maru, at a park in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Feb. 5, 2011, ahead of the 10th anniversary of the incident on Feb. 9. Nine people aboard the boat died in the incident.

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Crisis in Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt - Antigovernment protesters sit in front of a tank on a road leading to Tahrir Square in Cairo on Feb. 5, 2011.

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Crisis in Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt - A man calls for Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to stand down at Tahrir Square in Cairo on Feb. 5, 2011.

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Nishioka to join Twins camp

FORT MYERS, United States - Japanese infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka arrives at Fort Myers airport in Florida on Feb. 5, 2011, to join the Minnesota Twins' training camp.

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Murakami wins gold at Asian Winter Games

ASTANA, Kazakhstan - Japan's Kanako Murakami performs in the free program at the Asian Winter Games in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Feb. 5, 2011. Murakami won the gold medal in the women's individual figure skating.

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Rojas defends WBC super flyweight belt

OSAKA, Japan - Mexican champion Tomas Rojas (R) and Japan's Nobuo Nashiro trade blows in the fourth round of the WBC super flyweight title match in Osaka on Feb. 5, 2011. Rojas defended his title by a unanimous decision.

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Murakami wins gold at Asian Winter Games

ASTANA, Kazakhstan - Japan's Kanako Murakami (L) waves to the crowd after her free skate performance at the Asian Winter Games in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Feb. 5, 2011. Murakami won the gold medal in the women's individual figure skating.

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Murakami wins gold at Asian Winter Games

ASTANA, Kazakhstan - Japan's Kanako Murakami performs in the free program at the Asian Winter Games in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Feb. 5, 2011. Murakami won the gold medal in the women's individual figure skating.

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Murakami wins gold at Asian Winter Games

ASTANA, Kazakhstan - Japan's Kanako Murakami expresses her delight after her free skate performance at the Asian Winter Games in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Feb. 5, 2011. Murakami won the gold medal in the women's individual figure skating.

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Egyptians in Japan call for Mubarak's resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Egyptians residing in Japan march through the streets of Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2011, calling for the immediate resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.

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Egyptians in Japan call for Mubarak's resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Egyptians residing in Japan march through the streets of Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2011, calling for the immediate resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.

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Spring sumo tournament on verge of cancellation

OSAKA, Japan - People look at a TV screen reporting on the possible cancellation of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in March at Hankyu Railway's Umeda Station in Osaka on Feb. 5, 2011. The Japan Sumo Association has reportedly decided to cancel the upcoming tournament in the city due to a match-fixing scandal.

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Spring sumo tournament on verge of cancellation

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Ito (C), leader of the Japan Sumo Association's special board of investigation committee on a match-fixing allegation, attends a meeting in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2011. The JSA has reportedly decided to cancel the upcoming Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka over the scandal.

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Texting, Net access in subways eyed in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Kunio Hiramatsu (L) and Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son talk at the Osaka city office on Feb. 5, 2011. The two agreed on the idea of enabling subway passengers to send text messages and access the Internet while trains are in motion by installing antennas in subway systems.

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1st meeting by panel on tax, social security reform

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (2nd from R) speaks at the first meeting of an expert panel on tax and social security reform at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2011. The panel, consisting of ministers as well as representatives from businesses, labor unions and academia, is expected to play a key role in Kan's efforts to compile a reform plan by June.

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Minister visits area hit by heavy snow

UONUMA, Japan - Disaster prevention minister Ryu Matsumoto (3rd from L) inspects an area hit by heavy snow in Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, on Feb. 5, 2011. The area recorded over 4 meters of accumulated snow in the winter season.

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1st meeting by panel on tax, social security reform

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan walks into the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2011. The government held the first meeting of an expert panel on tax and social security reform, chaired by Kan, on the same day.

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LDP leader visits volcano evacuees

TAKAHARU, Japan - Sadakazu Tanigaki, president of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, talks with volcano evacuees at a shelter in the town of Takaharu, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Feb. 5, 2011. Shinmoe Peak in the Kirishima volcano group on the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures continued to erupt the same day.

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Sapporo Holdings considering buying Pokka

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 5, 2011, shows the head office of Sapporo Holdings Ltd. in Tokyo. Sapporo Holdings is considering purchasing soft drinks maker Pokka Corp.

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Giant ice slopes in Hokkaido

HAKODATE, Japan - People enjoy sliding down 20-meter-long slopes made of ice during a snow and ice festival in the town of Nanae in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost prefecture, on Feb. 5, 2011.