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Chocolates supporting disaster-hit areas

SENDAI, Japan - A woman shows chocolates (L) made with six different types of Japanese sake brewed in Miyagi Prefecture, hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and chocolates (R) made with honey produced in Sendai, the prefectural capital, at the Fujisaki department store in Sendai on Feb. 9, 2012.

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Nuclear power plant in Fessenheim, France

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 2011 shows the Fessenheim nuclear power plant in Fessenheim, eastern France. French President Nicolas Sarkozy visited the plant Feb. 9, 2012, and said before its workers he will not shut down the country's oldest nuclear plant that began operating in 1977.

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Reconstruction minister Hirano

TOKYO, Japan - Tatsuo Hirano, minister in charge of reconstruction from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2012. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda the same day appointed Hirano as head of a new agency to bolster efforts to rebuild areas ravaged by the natural disaster.

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Canon Chairman Mitarai

NEW DELHI, India - Canon Inc. Chairman Fujio Mitarai speaks with reporters near New Delhi in India on Feb. 9, 2012, disclosing a plan to triple the company's sales in India to about 77.2 billion yen in 2015 from 23.4 billion yen in 2011.

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More Japanese deaths

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Ikuo Yamahana, parliamentary vice foreign minister of Japan, confirms two more deaths of Japanese missing after the Feb. 22 earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 9, 2011. The two were among the 27 Japanese nationals who remained unaccounted for following the magnitude 6.3 quake.

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Akasaka Prince hotel holds farewell events

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors to Tokyo's Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka view photos on Feb. 9, 2011, at an exhibit showing the history of the hotel, which was one of the trendiest spots in town during the 1980s when Japan's economy boomed. The hotel is holding a series of farewell events ahead of its closure at the end of March.

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High-end Tokyo hotel to shelter nuclear evacuees

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 9, 2011, shows the main building of Tokyo's Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka, which is scheduled to be torn down in 2011, following the hotel's closure at the end of March. The hotel, which was considered ultra-chic in the 1980s, will be used as an evacuation center until the end of June for evacuees from Fukushima Prefecture affected by the March 11 quake-triggered troubles at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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Protest in Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt - Some people spend time in a tent in Tahrir Square, where antigovernment demonstrations continue, in Cairo on Feb. 9, 2011.

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10th anniversary of U.S. sub-Ehime Maru collision

HONOLULU, United States - Bereaved relatives offer flowers as a ceremony is held at a cenotaph in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Feb. 9, 2011, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the collision between the Japanese fisheries school boat Ehime Maru and the U.S. submarine Greenville off Hawaii. Nine of the 35 people on the boat -- four students, two teachers and three crew members -- were killed in the collision.

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10th anniversary of U.S. sub-Ehime Maru collision

HONOLULU, United States - A ceremony is held at a cenotaph in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Feb. 9, 2011, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the collision between the Japanese fisheries school boat Ehime Maru and the U.S. submarine Greenville off Hawaii. Nine of the 35 people on the boat -- four students, two teachers and three crew members -- were killed in the collision.

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Protest in Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt - People holding candles commemorate victims of clashes between antigovernment protesters and the military in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Feb. 9, 2011.

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Protest in Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt - People holding candles commemorate victims of clashes between antigovernment protesters and the military in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Feb. 9, 2011.

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Protest in Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt - Women holding candles take part in a demonstration to commemorate victims of clashes between antigovernment protesters and the military in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Feb. 9, 2011. One woman holds the portrait of a victim.

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Crabs for imperial family

FUKUI, Japan - People wearing masks and gloves check boiled snow crabs which will be presented to the Japanese imperial family at Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, on Feb. 9, 2011. The custom of presenting crabs in the area to the imperial family has been continuing almost every year since 1922.

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Japan's U-22s lose to Kuwait in friendly

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - Japan Under-22 forward Takashi Usami (R) seeks to escape his markers during the second half of a friendly soccer match against the Kuwait senior national team in Kuwait on Feb. 9, 2011. Kuwait won 3-0.

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Protest in Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt - Children take part in an antigovernment demonstration in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Feb. 9, 2011.

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Japanese PM Kan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2011.

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Protest in Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt - An antigovernment protester wears a mask in a demonstration in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Feb. 9, 2011 over the assets held by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.

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Japan, Uzbekistan to cooperate in resources development

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and Uzbek President Islam Karimov shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2011, ahead of their meeting. The two countries agreed to cooperate in the exploration and development of mineral resources in the Central Asian country.

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Volcano in southwestern Japan

KIRISHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the fuming crater of Shinmoe Peak on the border of Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures in southwestern Japan on Feb. 9, 2011. The area around the volcano is considered vulnerable to mudslides.

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Japan's U-22s vs. Kuwait in friendly

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - Japan Under-22 striker Kensuke Nagai (R) fires in a shot during the first half of a friendly soccer match against the Kuwait senior national team in Kuwait on Feb. 9, 2011.

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Myanmar refugees at Thai camp

MAE SOT, Thailand - An official from Japan's Ministry of Justice (R back) talks to refugees from Myanmar in Mae Sot, northwestern Thailand, on Feb. 9, 2011, ahead of their departure for Japan under the ''third country'' refugee resettlement program.

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Commemoration of clash victims in Cairo

CAIRO, Egypt - People commemorate the victims of antigovernment demonstrations by lining up pictures at Tahrir Square in Cairo on Feb. 9, 2011.

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U.S. Marines exercise in Oita

OITA, Japan - U.S. Marines stationed in Okinawa Prefecture conduct live fire drills at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Hijudai artillery range in Oita Prefecture on Feb. 9, 2011.

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U.S. Marines exercise in Oita

OITA, Japan - U.S. Marines stationed in Okinawa Prefecture conduct live fire drills at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Hijudai artillery range in Oita Prefecture on Feb. 9, 2011.

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Uzbek President Karimov visits Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) speaks with Uzbek President Islam Karimov (3rd from L), while Empress Michiko (R) speaks with the president's wife Tatyana Karimova (3rd from R), during their meeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2011. (Pool photo)

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Emperor Akihito meets with Uzbek President Karimov

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) meets with Uzbek President Islam Karimov (R) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2011. (Pool photo)

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Antitrust check on Nippon Steel-Sumitomo Metal merger

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Fair Trade Commission Secretary General Takashi Yamamoto speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2011. He said the antitrust watchdog will not only focus on domestic market share but also consider other factors when it decides whether to approve the planned merger of Nippon Steel Corp. and Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd.

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Hakuho hurting over bout-rigging scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo grand champion Hakuho speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2011. The Mongolian yokozuna commented for the first time on the match-fixing sandal, denying any involvement and saying the cancellation of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament due to the scandal has put a ''hole'' in his heart. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Hakuho hurting over bout-rigging scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo grand champion Hakuho remains tight-lipped during a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2011. The Mongolian yokozuna commented for the first time on the match-fixing sandal, denying any involvement and saying the cancellation of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament due to the scandal has put a ''hole'' in his heart. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Hakuho hurting over bout-rigging scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo grand champion Hakuho arrives at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2011. The Mongolian yokozuna commented for the first time on the match-fixing sandal, denying any involvement and saying the cancellation of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament due to the scandal has put a ''hole'' in his heart. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Grand champion apologizes over bout-rigging scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo grand champion Hakuho bows at the start of a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2011, apologizing on behalf of all wrestlers to sumo fans over a bout-rigging scandal. The Mongolian yokozuna commented for the first time on the match-fixing sandal, denying any involvement and saying the cancellation of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament due to the scandal has put a ''hole'' in his heart. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Ryogoku Kokugikan arena

TOKYO, Japan - A security officer places a traffic cone at the entrance of Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo arena in Tokyo on Feb. 9, 2011.

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Ex-U.S. sub captain speaks on collision anniversary

CARY, United States - Scott Waddle, a former captain of the U.S. submarine Greeneville that was involved in a collision with the Japanese fisheries school boat Ehime Maru, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Cary, North Carolina, on Feb. 4, 2011. The Feb. 9, 2001, collision off Hawaii killed nine people on the Ehime Maru -- four middle school students, two teachers and three crew members.