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Akita to accept debris from disaster-hit Iwate

MORIOKA, Japan - Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake (L) and Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso shake hands at the Iwate prefectural government office in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, on Feb. 7, 2012, after signing a basic agreement that Akita Prefecture will accept debris caused by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in neighboring Iwate Prefecture.

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Aftermath of quake in Christchurch

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Photo taken from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows the area around the collapsed Canterbury TV building, where most of the rubble has already been cleaned up, in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 7, 2011. An earthquake devastated the area on Feb. 22.

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Aftermath of quake in Christchurch

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Photo taken from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows the area around the collapsed Canterbury TV building, where most of the rubble has already been cleaned up, in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 7, 2011. An earthquake devastated the area on Feb. 22.

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Christchurch mayor

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Bob Parker, mayor of Christchurch, New Zealand, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in the city on March 7, 2011. Parker expressed his willingness to build a monument in memory of victims of the Feb. 22 earthquake that struck the city.

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Japanese model creates Valentine's Day chocolates in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Kanami Kawaguchi, a Japanese fashion model working in New York, shows her Valentine's Day special collection of five hand-made chocolates she is preparing for friends and associates Feb. 7, 2011.

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Japanese model creates Valentine's Day chocolates in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Kanami Kawaguchi, a Japanese fashion model working in New York, cuts pieces of her homemade, organic chocolate that she likes to make for friends and associates on Feb. 7, 2011.

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Market in Cairo

CAIRO, Egypt - People shop at a street market in Cairo on the morning of Feb. 7, 2011.

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Protest in Cairo

CAIRO, Egypt - A man and a boy watch antigovernment protesters demonstrate in Cairo on Feb. 7, 2011.

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Nishioka joins Twins training camp

LEE COUNTY, United States - Japanese infielder Tsuyoshi Nishioka, who signed a three-year contract with the major league club Minnesota Twins, takes batting practice at the team's training camp site in Lee County, Florida, on Feb. 7, 2011.

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Mongolian paper reports sumo cancellation

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - A Mongolian newspaper dated Feb. 7, 2011, reports the cancellation of Japan's Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in March. The Japan Sumo Association has decided to cancel the tournament in the wake of a match-fixing scandal. Mongolia is home to grand champion Hakuho and many other sumo wrestlers in Japan.

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Protest in Cairo

CAIRO, Egypt - Egyptians call for the resignation of the country's President Hosni Mubarak at Tahrir Square in Cairo on Feb. 7, 2011.

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Protest in Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt - Camelmen wait for tourists near the Sphinx and pyramids in Giza, Egypt, on Feb. 7, 2011. Tourism in Egypt has been hit by continued antigovernment demonstrations.

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Russian map of disputed isles

MOSCOW, Russia - A member of pro-Kremlin Russian youth group Nashi shows a map marking four-Russian held islands off Hokkaido -- called the Northern Territories in Japan and the Southern Kurils in Russia -- as Russian territory, in front of the Japanese Embassy in Moscow on Feb. 7, 2011. The group, angered by Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan's criticism earlier that day of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit last November to one of the islands, attempted unsuccessfully to give the map to Kan via the embassy. The group said they will mail it to the Japanese government.

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Protest in Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt - The Egyptian military keeps watch near the pyramids in Giza, Egypt, on Feb. 7, 2011. Tourism in Egypt has been hit by continued antigovernment demonstrations.

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ASEAN eyes mediating Cambodia, Thailand border dispute

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa (L) shakes hands with Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong in Phnom Penh on Feb. 7, 2011. Natalegawa visited Cambodia before Thailand in an attempt to mediate a border dispute between the two countries. Indonesia currently chairs the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

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Cobra Gold military exercise

CHIANG MAI, Thailand - Representatives of seven countries links hands in Chiang Mai, Thailand, on Feb. 7, 2011, to mark the beginning of the annual Cobra Gold joint military exercise. The seven participating countries are Thailand, the United States, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Singapore and, for the first time, Malaysia.

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JAL to fly plane with livery featuring actress Ebihara

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Yuri Ebihara (C) poses in front of a Japan Airlines plane carrying an advertisement for fashion brand Samantha Thavasa featuring her photo at a hangar at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2011. JAL will fly the plane on some domestic routes.

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Cancellation of spring sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Harumafuji (R) practices in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2011. The Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in March has been canceled due to a bout-rigging racket and Harumafuji told reporters after the practice session he will do his best to try and help win back the trust of sumo fans.

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Rally on Northern Territories Day

TOKYO, Japan - An annual rally to press for the early return to Japan of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido, hosted by the Japanese government, is held in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2011, designated as Northern Territories Day in Japan.

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BOJ head cites need to address debt woes

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2011. Shirakawa cited the importance of making efforts to restore the nation's fiscal health to keep long-term interest rates stable at low levels, while refraining from specifically commenting on the latest downgrade of Japan's sovereign debt rating by Standard & Poor's.

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Wreckage of derailed train shown to bereaved relatives

HIMEJI, Japan - Tsuneo Okumura, who lost his 21-year-old daughter in the 2005 derailment in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, speaks to reporters at Himeji in the prefecture on Feb. 7, 2011, after seeing the wreckage of the train cars. West Japan Railway Co. allowed bereaved relatives and surviving passengers to view the wreckage of the accident, which killed 107 people and injured 562.

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Rally on Northern Territories Day

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara speaks at an annual rally to press for the early return to Japan of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido, in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2011, designated as Northern Territories Day in Japan. Maehara said he will stake his political life on realizing the cause.

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Kan raps Medvedev's isle visit as 'unforgivable outrage'

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks at an annual rally to press for the early return to Japan of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido, in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2011, designated as Northern Territories Day in Japan. Kan criticized Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's visit the previous November to one of the four islands claimed by Japan as an ''unforgivable outrage.''

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Swans begin migration north from western Japan

YONAGO, Japan - Tundra swans leave Yonago Waterbird Sanctuary in Tottori Prefecture on Feb. 7, 2011. The swans at the park have started migrating from their winter home in western Japan to their breeding grounds on the Russian Arctic coast.

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Cancellation of spring sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - A notice on the front door of the Miyagino stable in Tokyo, to which grand champion Hakuho belongs, shows a refusal of visitors during its practice sessions on Feb. 7, 2011. The Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in March has been canceled due to a bout-rigging racket.

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21 injured in school bus accident

OKAYAMA, Japan - Photo shows a damaged school bus and a truck-mounted crane in Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, after a collision on Feb. 7, 2011. Twenty elementary school students and a man were injured in the accident.

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21 injured in school bus accident

OKAYAMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a school bus and a truck-mounted crane in Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, after a collision on Feb. 7, 2011. Twenty elementary school students and a man were injured in the accident.

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Cancellation of spring sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Sekiwake Kisenosato (C), surrounded by reporters, walks into the Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo stadium in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2011. Kisenosato was expected to vie for promotion to ozeki in the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament which has been canceled due to a bout-rigging racket.

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Sapporo Snow Festival

SAPPORO, Japan - People take pictures in front of a snow sculpture of characters of the musical ''The Lion King'' exhibited at Odori Park in Sapporo on Feb. 7, 2011, during the annual Sapporo Snow Festival. The festival, which began the same day, runs through Feb. 13.

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Sapporo Snow Festival

SAPPORO, Japan - People walk in front of a snow sculpture of Yuki Saito (R), a popular rookie of the local professional baseball team Nippon Ham Fighters, at Odori Park in Sapporo on Feb. 7, 2011, during the annual Sapporo Snow Festival. The festival, which began the same day, runs through Feb. 13.

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Japan, Australia resume FTA talks

TOKYO, Japan - Representatives of Japan (L) and Australia resume bilateral free trade negotiations at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2011. The expected focal point of the negotiations, which were held for the first time in 10 months, is how far Japan would make concessions on its tariffs on sensitive farm products such as beef and dairy products, while Japan seeks to remove Australia's tariff on cars.

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Sapporo Snow Festival

SAPPORO, Japan - People look at a 22-meter-high snow sculpture of ''The Temple of Heaven,'' a complex of buildings in China listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, at Odori Park in Sapporo on Feb. 7, 2011, during the annual Sapporo Snow Festival. The festival, which began the same day, runs through Feb. 13.