Japanese adventurer Miura

Japanese adventurer Miura

HIROSAKI, Japan - Japanese adventurer Yuichiro Miura, who in May 2013 became the oldest person in the world to scale Mt. Everest at the age of 80, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, on July 28, 2013.

Japanese adventurer Miura

Japanese adventurer Miura

HIROSAKI, Japan - Japanese adventurer Yuichiro Miura, who in May 2013 became the oldest person in the world to scale Mt. Everest at the age of 80, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, on July 28, 2013.

Japanese adventurer Miura

Japanese adventurer Miura

HIROSAKI, Japan - Photo shows Japanese adventurer Yuichiro Miura in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, on July 28, 2013. Miura became the world's oldest person to scale Mt. Everest at the age of 80 on May 23, 2013.

Japanese adventurer Miura

Japanese adventurer Miura

HIROSAKI, Japan - Japanese adventurer Yuichiro Miura, who in May 2013 became the oldest person in the world to scale Mt. Everest at the age of 80, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, on July 28, 2013.

Apparent tornado hits Aomori Pref.

Apparent tornado hits Aomori Pref.

AOMORI, Japan - Men work to repair the roof of a house hit by an apparent tornado in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, on July 5, 2012. One person was injured and more than 20 houses were damaged.

Confab on world natural heritage sites opens in Aomori Pref.

Confab on world natural heritage sites opens in Aomori Pref.

HIROSAKI, Japan - A three-day conference on preserving UNESCO World Natural Heritage sites began Oct. 15 in Aomori Prefecture. Delegates from 16 countries attend the conference, along with Japanese representatives.