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Kin sue TEPCO over suicide of 102-yr-old man amid nuclear crisis

FUKUSHIMA, Japan, July 29 Kyodo - Relatives of Fumio Okubo, who committed suicide at the age of 102 in Fukushima in 2011, head to the Fukushima District Court on July 29, 2015. The relatives filed a damages suit against the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex for the mental anguish the man suffered when ordered to evacuate amid the nuclear crisis. (Editorial use only)

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Man misses late wife in Miyagi Pref.

HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, Japan - Naoyasu Abe reminisces about his late wife Reiko at his home in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 29, 2014. Reiko, who was a nurse at a coastal hospital in Ishinomaki in the northeastern Japanese prefecture, was a victim of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Man misses wife killed in 2011 disaster

HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, Japan - Naoyasu Abe stands in front of the kitchen countertop decorated with numerous photos of his late wife Reiko, a victim of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster, and of their children at his home in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2014.

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Man fills home with late wife's photos

HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, Japan - Naoyasu Abe points to photos of his late wife Reiko, a victim of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster, and of their children on the kitchen countertop at his home in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 29, 2014.

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Skymark discusses review of international operation plan

TOKYO, Japan - Skymark Airlines Inc. President Shinichi Nishikubo (C) holds a model of an A380 aircraft with executives of Airbus S.A.S at the Airbus head office in France in February 2011. Skymark said July 29, 2014, it is studying a major review of its plan to launch international services in fiscal 2014.

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Suntory to set up fund to support disabled in sports

SENDAI, Japan - Japanese Paralympian Mami Sato gives a press conference on July 29, 2014, following a courtesy visit to Miyagi Gov. Yoshihiro Murai over a decision by her employer Suntory Holdings Ltd. to create a fund to support sports for disabled people in the region damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 2011.

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Council to support 2011 disaster-hit region via Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - A liaison council, set up to support the reconstruction of areas damaged by the disaster of March 2011 through the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, holds its first meeting in Tokyo on July 29, 2014.

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People in relay to rebuild disaster-hit areas

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - TV personality Makoto Nonomura (front) and others in a relay from the northern Japanese city of Aomori to Tokyo to promote the reconstruction of areas hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami run past the disaster prevention government building site in Minamisanriku town, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 29, 2014. Around 900 people run or cycle on the 1,238-kilometer course, divided into 165 zones.

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People in relay event pray for victims of 2011 disaster

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Runners bow their heads in front of the disaster prevention government building site in Minamisanriku town, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 29, 2014, in memory of the victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, during a relay event from the northern Japanese city of Aomori to Tokyo to promote the reconstruction of areas hit by the disaster. Around 900 people are running or cycling the 1,238-kilometer course, divided into 165 zones.

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Mt. Fuji

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken from Yamanashi Prefecture on July 29, 2012, shows Mt. Fuji. The magma chamber of Mt. Fuji has come under huge pressure that could trigger a volcanic eruption due to the devastating 2011 earthquake in northeastern Japan and a magnitude 6.4 quake that rocked central Japan four days later, researchers said on Sept. 6, 2012.

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2 Japanese to receive 2nd prize in int'l ballet competition

MOSCOW, Russia - File photo taken in Moscow in June 2011 shows Japanese ballet dancer Arata Miyagawa. Miyagawa and another Japanese ballet dancer, Miki Wakuta, will receive on July 29, 2012, second prize in the men's and women's categories at the prestigious International Ballet Competition in Varna, Bulgaria.

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Emperor to resume official duties

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken July 16, 2011, in Tokyo shows Japanese Emperor Akihito. The Imperial Household Agency said on Nov. 28 that the emperor, who was discharged from hospital Nov. 24, will resume his official duties Nov. 29. The 77-year-old emperor was admitted to the University of Tokyo Hospital on Nov. 6 to receive treatment for bronchial pneumonia.

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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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U.S., N. Korea end nuclear talks

NEW YORK, United States - North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan (C) leaves the U.S. mission to the United Nations in New York after a meeting with a U.S. delegation on July 29, 2011. The two-day meeting, held for the U.S. to assess Pyongyang's seriousness about taking steps toward denuclearization, ended later in the day without an agreement to continue discussions.

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U.S., N. Korea end nuclear talks

NEW YORK, United States - North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan speaks to reporters after a meeting with the U.S. delegation in New York on July 29, 2011. The United States and North Korea wrapped up their two-day meeting later in the day to assess Pyongyang's seriousness about taking necessary steps toward denuclearization without an agreement to continue discussions.

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Fukudome hitless in debut with Indians

CLEVELAND, United States - The Cleveland Indians' Kosuke Fukudome strikes out in the second inning of a game against the Kansas City Royals in Cleveland on July 29, 2011. Fukudome's Cleveland debut was less than stellar as the Indians' new right fielder went 0-for-4 in a 12-0 loss against the Royals.

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Irie gets silver in 200 back

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Ryosuke Irie (R) shakes hands with Ryan Lochte of the United States as Irie settled for silver while Lochte picked up the gold in the men's 200-meter backstroke at the world championships in Shanghai on July 29, 2011.

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Agency sought to manipulate symposiums on nuclear power

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuaki Terasaka (R), head of the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, holds a press conference in Tokyo on July 29, 2011. Chubu Electric Power Co. said the Japanese government's nuclear safety agency asked the utility to have local residents pitch questions favoring the firm's pluthermal nuclear power generation project at a symposium in 2007. Other utilities also said similar attempts were made by the agency when public meetings on nuclear power generation were held.

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Downpour hits Niigata

AGA, Japan - The Agano River is swollen due to downpour in the town of Aga, Niigata Prefecture, on July 29, 2011.

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Soni wins women's 200 breaststroke

SHANGHAI, China - Rebecca Soni of the United States wins the women's 200-meter breaststroke at the world championships in Shanghai on July 29, 2011.

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U.S., N. Korea end nuclear talks

NEW YORK, United States - Stephen Bosworth, U.S. special representative for North Korean policy, speaks to reporters after a meeting with the North Korean delegation in New York on July 29, 2011. The United States and North Korea wrapped up their two-day meeting later in the day to assess Pyongyang's seriousness about taking necessary steps toward denuclearization without an agreement to continue discussions.

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Kitajima gets silver in 200 breast

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Kosuke Kitajima (front) settles for the silver medal while Hungary's Daniel Gyurta (back) won the gold in the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the world swimming championships in Shanghai on July 29, 2011.

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U.S., N. Korea end nuclear talks

NEW YORK, United States - Stephen Bosworth, U.S. special representative for North Korean policy, heads to a meeting with the North Korean delegation in New York on July 29, 2011. The United States and North Korea wrapped up their two-day meeting later in the day to assess Pyongyang's seriousness about taking necessary steps toward denuclearization without an agreement to continue discussions.

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U.S., N. Korea end nuclear talks

NEW YORK, United States - North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan leaves a hotel for a meeting with the U.S. delegation in New York on July 29, 2011. The United States and North Korea wrapped up their two-day meeting later in the day to assess Pyongyang's seriousness about taking necessary steps toward denuclearization without an agreement to continue discussions.

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Ottesen wins women's 100 free

SHANGHAI, China - Jeanette Ottesen of Denmark celebrates as she won the women's 100-meter freestyle at the world championships in Shanghai on July 29, 2011.

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Agency sought to manipulate symposiums on nuclear power

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuaki Terasaka, head of the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, holds a press conference in Tokyo on July 29, 2011. Chubu Electric Power Co. said the Japanese government's nuclear safety agency asked the utility to have local residents pitch questions favoring the firm's pluthermal nuclear power generation project at a symposium in 2007. Other utilities also said similar attempts were made by the agency when public meetings on nuclear power generation were held.

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Kitajima gets silver in 200 breaststroke

SHANGHAI, China - Hungary's Daniel Gyurta (L) wins the gold medal while Japan's Kosuke Kitajima (R) settles for the silver in the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the world swimming championships in Shanghai on July 29, 2011.

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Kitajima gets silver in 200 breast

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Kosuke Kitajima (front) settles for the silver medal while Hungary's Daniel Gyurta (back) won the gold in the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the world swimming championships in Shanghai on July 29, 2011.

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Families mourn victims of train accident

WENZHOU, China - Bereaved families lay flowers at the site of a fatal high-speed train accident in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, in southeastern China, on July 29, 2011.

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Irie gets silver in 200 back

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Ryosuke Irie waves as he got the silver medal in the men's 200-meter backstroke at the world championships in Shanghai on July 29, 2011.

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Fukushima city launches solar power plant

SOMA, Japan - Hidekiyo Tachiya (R), mayor of the city of Soma in Fukushima Prefecture, and U.S. entrepreneur Elon Musk shake hands in front of a solar power panel in Soma on July 29, 2011. The city began work on a solar power plant the same day using a $250,000 donation from a U.S. foundation led by Musk, the founder of the online settlement service PayPal. The city is about 40 kilometers north of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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Yoko Ono in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Yoko Ono, a New York-based artist and the widow of former Beatle John Lennon, receives the eighth Hiroshima Art Prize for her contributions to world peace through contemporary art in a ceremony in Hiroshima on July 29, 2011.

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Yoko Ono in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Yoko Ono, a New York-based artist and the widow of former Beatle John Lennon, offers a wreath at an atomic bombing cenotaph in Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on July 29, 2011.

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Families mourn victims of train accident

WENZHOU, China - Bereaved families lay flowers at the site of a fatal high-speed train accident in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, in southeastern China, on July 29, 2011.

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Japan men's 4x200 freestyle relay swimmers qualify for London

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Sho Uchida (upper L), Yoshihiro Okumura (upper C), Takeshi Matsuda (upper R) and Shogo Hihara gather after swimming in the preliminary round race of the men's 4x200 freestyle relay at the world swimming championships in Shanghai on July 29, 2011. The team finished second (7:10.46) of all competitors to advance to the final and secure Japan's Olympic berth for London 2012.

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Yoko Ono in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Yoko Ono (2nd from R), the New York-based avant-garde artist and widow of former Beatle John Lennon, visits the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum at the atomic bomb-hit city's Peace Memorial Park on July 29, 2011.

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Coal mine paintings book republished

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo shows a book of Japanese artist Sakubei Yamamoto's paintings on coal mines put on sale on July 29, 2011. The book, first published in 1967, was republished after Yamamoto's paintings and diaries depicting the conditions of coal mines were approved for UNESCO's Memory of the World heritage registration in May that year.

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Uehara wins Nichi-Iko Ladies

TOYAMA, Japan - Ayako Uehara is seen in action during the Nichi-Iko Ladies Open at Yatsuo Country Club in Toyama on July 3, 2011. Uehara won the tournament with 16-under 200, tying a Japan LPGA Tour record with a front-nine 29.

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Retired ASDF planes to be on public display

MITO, Japan - A retired RF-4 scout airplane of the Air Self-Defense Force is set for an exhibition at Ibaraki airport park in Omitama, Ibaraki Prefecture, on June 29, 2011. The public exhibition is scheduled to start from July 23, 2011.

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How ancient Chinese store grains in large granaries over 1,400 years ago

STORY: How ancient Chinese store grains in large granaries over 1,400 years ago DATELINE: July 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: HENAN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Liyang Granary 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DONG YUJIE, Guide of Liyang Granary site STORYLINE: How do ancient Chinese people store grains? Archaeological findings at this site in Xunxian County in Henan Province may offer a glimpse of the grain storage methods 1,400 years ago. Liyang Granary was built from the year 583 in China's Sui Dynasty. It was used as state granary for 600 years. Since 2011, 152 pits have been discovered in the area. The grain storage capacity was estimated at more than 15,000 tonnes, which can feed 80,000 people for a year. The site was added to the UNESCO's World Heritage List in 2014. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): DONG YUJIE, Guide of Liyang Granary site "The biggest granary relic discovered here is up to 13 meters in diameter and 8 meters in depth. It's shaped like a bowl. (In ancient times,) the w

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Young Chinese in Tanzania welcomes World Kiswahili Language Day

STORY: Young Chinese in Tanzania welcomes World Kiswahili Language Day DATELINE: July 7, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:28 LOCATION: DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Tang reading a Swahili article on his phone 2. various of music video of Juma 3. SOUNDBITE (SWAHILI): TANG JINYU, Marketer and artist STORYLINE: According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, July 7 marks World Kiswahili Language Day. Tang Jingyu, a 29-year-old Chinese shared his experience of learning Kiswahili, or Swahili in English, and how the language changes his work and life in Tanzania. SOUNDBITE (SWAHILI): TANG JINYU, Marketer and artist "My name is Juma Suluhu Sharobaro, my Chinese name is Tang Singyu. I learnt Swahili language in 2011 in a foreign languages college in China, so until now it has been 10 years. Swahili language is my second language. This language is spoken by many people, more than 200 million people, and it covers all people living in East Africa like Tanzani

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French Cardinal Albert Vanhoye Died At 98

File photo - March 7 , 2011 : Cardinal Albert Vanhoye, during the presentation of the book "The Epistle to the Hebrews." A different priest" Rome - French cardinal Albert Vanhoye died Thursday, July 29, at the age of 98. Highly regarded by Pope Benedict XVI, the oldest of the cardinals was considered one of the greatest specialists in the exegesis of the Letter to the Hebrews. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fukushima city launches solar power plant

SOMA, Japan - Hidekiyo Tachiya (R), mayor of the city of Soma in Fukushima Prefecture, and U.S. entrepreneur Elon Musk shake hands in front of a solar power panel in Soma on July 29, 2011. The city began work on a solar power plant the same day using a $250,000 donation from a U.S. foundation led by Musk, the founder of the online settlement service PayPal. The city is about 40 kilometers north of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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Coal mine paintings book republished

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo shows a book of Japanese artist Sakubei Yamamoto's paintings on coal mines put on sale on July 29, 2011. The book, first published in 1967, was republished after Yamamoto's paintings and diaries depicting the conditions of coal mines were approved for UNESCO's Memory of the World heritage registration in May that year. (Kyodo)

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Uehara wins Nichi-Iko Ladies

TOYAMA, Japan - Ayako Uehara is seen in action during the Nichi-Iko Ladies Open at Yatsuo Country Club in Toyama on July 3, 2011. Uehara won the tournament with 16-under 200, tying a Japan LPGA Tour record with a front-nine 29. (Kyodo)

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U.S., N. Korea end nuclear talks

NEW YORK, United States - North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan (C) leaves the U.S. mission to the United Nations in New York after a meeting with a U.S. delegation on July 29, 2011. The two-day meeting, held for the U.S. to assess Pyongyang's seriousness about taking steps toward denuclearization, ended later in the day without an agreement to continue discussions. (Kyodo)

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Fukudome hitless in debut with Indians

CLEVELAND, United States - The Cleveland Indians' Kosuke Fukudome strikes out in the second inning of a game against the Kansas City Royals in Cleveland on July 29, 2011. Fukudome's Cleveland debut was less than stellar as the Indians' new right fielder went 0-for-4 in a 12-0 loss against the Royals. (Kyodo)

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U.S., N. Korea end nuclear talks

NEW YORK, United States - Stephen Bosworth, U.S. special representative for North Korean policy, speaks to reporters after a meeting with the North Korean delegation in New York on July 29, 2011. The United States and North Korea wrapped up their two-day meeting later in the day to assess Pyongyang's seriousness about taking necessary steps toward denuclearization without an agreement to continue discussions. (Kyodo)

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U.S., N. Korea end nuclear talks

NEW YORK, United States - Stephen Bosworth, U.S. special representative for North Korean policy, heads to a meeting with the North Korean delegation in New York on July 29, 2011. The United States and North Korea wrapped up their two-day meeting later in the day to assess Pyongyang's seriousness about taking necessary steps toward denuclearization without an agreement to continue discussions. (Kyodo)