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Frederic Mitterrand Dies Aged 76

File photo dated July 11, 2011 of Frederic Mitterrand and Liza Minnelli. - The nephew of former president François Mitterrand was a figure of television, cinema, and literature, and served in government under Nicolas Sarkozy. He died on March 21, at the age of 76. Photo by Patrick Davy/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fukushima plant chief's testimony disclosed

TOKYO, Japan - Masao Yoshida (C), chief of the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, answers reporters' questions at the plant in November 2011. On Sept. 11, 2014, the government released documents containing testimony from Yoshida, who died in July 2013, and 18 other people during interviews with government investigators on the handling of the nuclear crisis at the plant.

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Fukushima plant chief's testimony disclosed

TOKYO, Japan - Masao Yoshida, chief of the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, answers reporters' questions at the plant in November 2011. On Sept. 11, 2014, the government released documents containing testimony from Yoshida, who died in July 2013, and 18 other people during interviews with government investigators on the handling of the nuclear crisis at the plant.

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Grave visit for 2011 disaster victim

MORIOKA, Japan - Shuetsu Kubo (R), who has weak eyesight, visits his younger brother's grave with the help of volunteer staff in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 11, 2014. Kubo started expressing gratitude for his family through calligraphy after losing his younger brother in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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USJ visitors in FY 2014 likely to hit all-time high

OSAJA, Japan - Universal Studios Japan executive Tsuyoshi Morioka says at a press conference in Osaka on July 31, 2014, that the number of visitors to the western Japan amusement park in fiscal 2014 ending next March is likely to surpass the current annual record of 11 million posted in fiscal 2011 thanks to a new attraction based on the Harry Potter film franchise.

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Asakusa samba dancing team performs in Iwaki festival

IWAKI, Japan - Members of a samba dancing team from Tokyo's Asakusa district perform at a summer festival in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on July 26, 2014, to encourage local people affected by the March 11, 2011, disaster.

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Emperor, empress visit shopping center in disaster-hit area

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko visit a makeshift shopping center in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 23, 2014. The town was devastated by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster that claimed more than 15,000 lives in northeastern Japan. (Pool photo)

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40-month anniv. of 2011 disaster at lone pine tree

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Persons are seen praying for victims of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in front of a lone pine tree, a symbol of recovery, in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on July 11, 2014, the 40-month anniversary of the disaster.

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Tohoku students to participate in Paris event

TOKYO, Japan - Students including Yurika Kishi (R), a sophomore at Fukushima National College of Technology, give a press conference on an promotional event in Paris for the 2011 disaster-hit Tohoku region at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Tokyo on July 11, 2014. Some 100 junior and senior high school students from Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures will take part in the Aug. 30-31 event.

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Radioactive water dumped into river

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows an intake weir on the Iizaki River in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, in April 2013. JDC Corp., a medium-sized general contractor, discharged 340 tons of radiation-contaminated water into the river used for agricultural water, following the March 2011 nuclear disaster, JDC sources said on July 11, 2013.

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Japanese students from quake-hit areas begin U.S. tour

WASHINGTON, United States - High school students from Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, which were devastated by the March 11 earthquake of 2011, gather for a photo on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 24, 2012. Sixty high school students from the quake-hit areas started a U.S. tour the same day as part of a bilateral exchange-promotion program dubbed the Tomodachi initiative.

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Japanese students from quake-hit areas begin U.S. tour

WASHINGTON, United States - High school students from Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, which were devastated by the March 11 earthquake of 2011, gather for a photo on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 24, 2012. Sixty high school students from the quake-hit areas started a U.S. tour the same day as part of a bilateral exchange-promotion program dubbed the Tomodachi initiative.

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Lettuce hydroponic culture in Iwate

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Lettuce is grown in hydroponic culture in a dome of about 30 meters in diameter in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on July 11, 2012. The operation is subsidized by the state as a project to help the restoration of areas hit by the 2011 quake and tsunami.

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Emperor, empress in quake-hit village

SAKAE, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko (L) visit the village government office of Sakae, Nagano Prefecture, on July 19, 2012. The village was hit by a strong earthquake a day after the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan.

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U.S. mulls adding eel to list of endangered species

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows a cook broiling skewered eel slices at a restaurant in Tokyo in July 2011. According to the April 11, 2012, federal register, the U.S. government is considering restricting trade of American eel and other eel species by listing them as endangered under an international treaty, a move that could cause eel prices in Japan to rise.

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Thanking Britons for help to quake-hit Japan

LONDON, Britain - Marine adventurer Chikara Nakamura (L), 60, and his brother Hidetaka, 63, who is a seaman, hold letters of thanks written by local government chiefs in northeastern Japan hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami inside the London city office on July 11, 2012. The brothers met with Deputy Mayor of London Victoria Borwick after crossing the Straits of Dover by sea kayak in a gesture of gratitude for the help offered by British citizens to the victims of the disaster.

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Drifted fishing gears from Miyagi Pref.

MITO, Japan - An official of the Oarai town office in Ibaraki Prefecture organizes buoys for aquafarming on Sept. 8, 2011, which were retrieved from waters off Oarai in July 2011, before shipping them back the following day to the Miyagi prefectural fishery cooperative, which owns the gear. About 120 buoys had drifted there from Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, some 300 kilometers away, after the March 11 tsunami.

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Bonitos at Fukushima port

IWAKI, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 29, 2011, shows bonitos unloaded at Onahama port in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, for the first time since the March 11 tsunami and the ensuing radiation leaks at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Discharging of fish resumed in July at the port which was damaged by the tsunami.

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Stranded freighter at Kamaishi port

KAMAISHI, Japan - File photo taken in July 2011 shows the 4,724-ton Panamanian-registered freighter Asia Symphony, which has been stranded on a dock at Kamaishi port in Iwate Prefecture since the March 11 tsunami. The freighter will be removed as early as October, local government sources said Aug. 18.

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Reptile Cafe/Yokohama Subtropical Teahouse

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A female junior high school student watches a lizard at Reptile Cafe/Yokohama Subtropical Teahouse, which opened in July 2011, in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 11, 2011.

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Singapore students heading to Japan disaster areas

SINGAPORE, Singapore - College students attend a ceremony in Singapore on July 12, 2011, marking the formation of a mission to disaster-hit northeastern Japan. Their visit the following month is aimed at wooing tourists in the wake of the March 11 earthquake.

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Paper lanterns in Iwate Pref.

MIYAKO, Japan - Residents of temporary housing units in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, for people affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami craft paper lanterns using milk cartons on July 28, 2011. They plan to light up about 2,000 lanterns on Aug. 11 to mark five months since the disaster, around the Obon holiday season in mid-August.

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Shark fin processing in Miyagi

KESENNUMA, Japan - Work to remove rubble continues on July 1, 2011 at a plant of Fukuju Marine Products Co., a shark fin processor, which was damaged by the March 11 tsunami, in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture. Shark processing industry was hit hard by the disaster.

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Shiki troupe performs in Iwate Pref.

OTSUCHI, Japan - Members of Shiki Theatre Co. perform at Kirikiri Junior High School in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on July 25, 2011, for children affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The troupe is scheduled to tour 13 municipalities in disaster-hit Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures through Aug. 26, 2011.

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Miyagi residents thank U.S. forces for relief efforts

TOKYO, Japan - Lt. Gen. Burton Field (2nd from L), the commander of U.S. forces in Japan, receives a fisherman's flag bearing messages from residents of Miyagi Prefecture and happi coats at a ceremony in Tokyo on July 25, 2011, to thank U.S. forces for their support following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Shiki troupe performs in Iwate Pref.

OTSUCHI, Japan - Members of Shiki Theatre Co. perform at Kirikiri Junior High School in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on July 25, 2011, for children affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The troupe is scheduled to tour 13 municipalities in disaster-hit Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures through Aug. 26, 2011.

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U.S. envoy in Yamagata

YAMAGATA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos (2nd from L) looks at the writing on a monument contributed by former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Edwin Reischauer at Yamadera Basho Museum, a museum for Japanese haiku master Matsuo Basho, in Yamagata, northeastern Japan, on July 24, 2011, with his family. Roos said he would like to let people around the world know that Japan is safe as the country has suffered a significant drop in foreign tourists following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Terrestrial TV digitalized in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A TV screen at a communications ministry call center in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, shows a message stating that analog broadcasting ended at noon on July 24, 2011, while operators take calls from viewers regarding the transition to digital broadcasting. Japanese broadcasters completely digitalized terrestrial TV broadcasting, ending analog transmission after more than half a century except in areas hit hard by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Terrestrial TV digitalized in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - People visit a support center for local residents in Tokyo's Katsushika Ward on July 24, 2011, as Japanese broadcasters completely digitalized terrestrial TV broadcasting at noon the same day, ending analog transmission after more than half a century except in areas hit hard by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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1,000-year-old festival opens in Fukushima

SOMA, Japan - Michitane Soma (on horseback), 36, who is the eldest son of the 33rd patriarch of the former Soma clan, walks past a house heavily damaged by the March 11, 2011 tsunami, in the city of Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on July 23, 2011. The rider was participating in the Soma Nomaoi (Soma Wild Horse Chase) on the first day of the three-day event, an annual festival that traces its roots to 10th-century feudal Japan.

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1,000-year-old festival opens in Fukushima

SOMA, Japan - Participants of the Soma Nomaoi (Soma Wild Horse Chase), an annual festival in Fukushima Prefecture that traces its roots to 10th-century feudal Japan, offer silent prayers for those who perished in the March 11 quake and tsunami disaster, in the city of Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on July 23, 2011, the first day of the three-day event.

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Flowers in ice

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo shows artificial flowers in columns of ice sold for gift purposes or display at summer events, in Fukuoka on July 11, 2011.

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Lower house OKs 2nd extra budget for quake-relief work

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and his Cabinet members bow after a 2-trillion-yen second extra budget for fiscal 2011 to finance reconstruction and relief works following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami was approved by the House of Representatives in Tokyo on July 20, 2011, before deliberations begin in the opposition-controlled House of Councillors.

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Toyota's revitalization plan for quake-hit areas

SENDAI, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda announces plans to support the reconstruction of northeastern Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami during a press conference in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 19, 2011. He said the automaker aims to provide long-term support through expanding production and creating jobs in the region.

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Japan win Women's World Cup soccer

FRANKFURT, Germany - Japan players hold a banner thanking the world for support their country in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami after they beat the United States in the Women's World Cup Soccer final in Frankfurt, Germany, on July 17, 2011. Japan won on penalties 3-1 after a 2-2 draw in extra time in its first Women's World Cup victory.

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S. Korean tourism minister in Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - South Korean Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Choung Byoung Gug (L) talks with a woman at a temporary housing unit for people affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 16, 2011.

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Tohoku Rokkon Festival

SENDAI, Japan - People perform ''Suzume Odori'' (sparrow dance) of the Sendai area during Tohoku Rokkon (six souls) Festival in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 16, 2011, the first day of the two-day festival. The major festivals of the six prefectures in the Tohoku region, northeastern Japan, are jointly held in the hope of recovering from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Tohoku Rokkon Festival

SENDAI, Japan - Dancers perform the Sansa Dance of Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, during Tohoku Rokkon (six souls) Festival in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 16, 2011, the first day of the two-day festival. The major festivals of the six prefectures in the Tohoku region, northeastern Japan, are jointly held in the hope of recovering from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Tohoku Rokkon Festival

SENDAI, Japan - Dancers of the Hanagasa Festival of Yamagata Prefecture leave an area at Tohoku Rokkon (six souls) Festival in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 16, 2011, the first day of the two-day festival, as they were not able to finish their scheduled performance because of the overflowing crowd. The major festivals of the six prefectures in the Tohoku region, northeastern Japan, are jointly held in the hope of recovering from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Tohoku Rokkon Festival

SENDAI, Japan - Drummers and dancers perform the Sansa Dance of Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, during Tohoku Rokkon (six souls) Festival in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 16, 2011, the first day of the two-day festival. The major festivals of the six prefectures in the Tohoku region, northeastern Japan, are jointly held in the hope of recovering from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Tohoku Rokkon Festival

SENDAI, Japan - Nebuta float (front) from Aomori Prefecture and ''Kanto'' lanterns (back) from Akita Prefecture are exhibited at the Sendai city office in Miyagi Prefecture on July 16, 2011, the first day of the two-day Tohoku Rokkon (six souls) Festival. The major festivals of the six prefectures in the Tohoku region, northeastern Japan, are jointly held in the hope of recovering from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Junior DPJ lawmakers' rally

TOKYO, Japan - Junior lawmakers of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan hold a rally calling for the immediate resignation of party leader and Prime Minister Naoto Kan in Tokyo on July 15, 2011, expressing their discontent over his handling of reconstruction efforts after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the ongoing nuclear crisis. Seats remained vacant as the number of participants fell short of expectations.

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Singapore airport launches campaign to woo tourists back to Japan

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Singapore's Changi Airport launches a campaign on July 15. 2011, to help restore the tourism flow to Japan, which has been languishing since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Aquamarine Fukushima reopens

IWAKI, Japan - Yoshitaka Abe (R), director of Aquamarine Fukushima, unveils the name of a harbor seal pup at the reopening ceremony of the aquarium in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on July 15, 2011. The aquarium had been closed since the March 11 tsunami. Kazutoshi Arai (L), director of Kamogawa Seaworld in Chiba Prefecture where the seal pup was born, also attended the ceremony.

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Chinese students send condolence gifts to quake-hit Japanese school

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese elementary school students (left side) from Chiba Prefecture, affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, receive condolence gifts on July 15, 2011 at the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo, from Chinese students living in Sichuan, devastated by an earthquake in May 2008. Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua stands on the right front.

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Aquamarine Fukushima reopens

IWAKI, Japan - Visitors watch a walrus in a swimming tank at Aquamarine Fukushima in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on July 15, 2011. The aquarium reopened the same day after being closed since the March 11 tsunami.

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Aquamarine Fukushima reopens

IWAKI, Japan - Visitors watch schools of fish at Aquamarine Fukushima in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on July 15, 2011. The aquarium reopened the same day after being closed since the March 11 tsunami.

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French Embassy celebrates revolution anniversary in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - French culture minister Frederic Mitterrand speaks on July 14, 2011, during a reception held in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, by the French Embassy in Japan to celebrate the 1789 French Revolution anniversary. About 640 people affected by the March 11 earthquake-tsunami disaster were invited to the event.

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Japan disaster photos exhibited in L.A.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Photographs featuring the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, supplied by the daily newspaper Kahoku Shimpo based in disaster-hit Sendai, are shown to the media in Los Angeles on July 13, 2011. The photos are part of Little Tokyo Design Week in the downtown area of Little Tokyo in Los Angeles. The four-day event opened on July 14, 2011.

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French Embassy celebrates revolution anniversary in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - People affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami attend a reception held July 14, 2011, in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, by the French Embassy in Japan to celebrate the 1789 French Revolution anniversary. The embassy invited about 640 people affected by the disasters.