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Shadow Play

A shadow play is seen in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China on July 5, 2011.

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Shadow Play

A shadow play is seen in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China on July 5, 2011.

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Former volleyball coach Matsudaira dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 2001 shows former Japan men's national volleyball team head coach Yasutaka Matsudaira. Matsudaira, who steered the country to the gold medal at the 1972 Munich Olympics, died from a lung condition at a Tokyo hospital on Dec. 31, 2011, the Japan Volleyball Association said Jan. 5, 2012. He was 81.

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Keidanren to request extending support for Tohoku

SENDAI, Japan - Sadayuki Sakakibara, chairman of Keidanren (Japan Business Federation), speaks at a press conference in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 9, 2014. Sakakibara said he will urge the government to extend the 5-year intensive reconstruction period for damage caused by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, after a meeting with business leaders in the Tohoku region.

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Emperor, empress visit disaster-hit cement plant

OFUNATO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko are seen during their visit to a plant that uses rubble from the March 2011 earthquake and disaster to produce cement in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on July 5, 2013.

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Emperor, empress visit disaster-hit cement plant

OFUNATO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (far L, front) and Empress Michiko (next to emperor) visit a plant that uses rubble from the March 2011 earthquake and disaster to produce cement in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on July 5, 2013.

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Greenwich Park

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken July 5, 2011, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows a special site at Greenwich Park in London, the venue for equestrian and modern pentathlon competitions at the 2012 Olympic Games. The photo was taken when the Olympic test event took place.

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Mt. Kumgang resort in N. Korea

BEIJING, China - A photo taken on July 5, 2011 shows a tourist guide on a mountain road to the Kuryong waterfall at Mt. Kumgang in Gangwon Province, North Korea.

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London 1 year before Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Aerial image taken July 5, 2011, shows the Olympic Stadium (L front) in London where the opening and closing ceremonies as well as track and field competitions of the London 2012 Olympic Games will be held. The opening ceremony is slated for July 27, 2012.

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Cubs' Fukudome

CHICAGO, United States - Chicago Cubs right fielder Kosuke Fukudome hits a triple in the eighth inning of a game against the Houston Astros at Wrigley Field in Chicago on July 23, 2011. Fukudome went 1-for-1 in a 5-1 victory.

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Athletics' Matsui

NEW YORK, United States - Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui blasts a solo homer, his 501st career home run, in the seventh inning of a game against his former team the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York on July 23, 2011. Matsui went 2-for-5 with a run in a 4-3 victory.

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Whale shark sent to aquarium

KOCHI, Japan - A whale shark is placed on a carrier at a pool in Tosashimizu, Kochi Prefecture, on July 22, 2011. The female, called Yu-chan and believed to be around 5 to 6 years old, will be sent to Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan in the city of Osaka to be exhibited.

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Matsui hits 500th career homer

DETROIT, United States - Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui smiles in an interview after hitting the 500th home run of his professional career in a game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit on July 20, 2011. Matsui went 3-for-4 with three runs in his team's 7-5 win.

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Mariners' Ichiro

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki hits a single in the fourth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada, on July 19, 2011. Toronto won 6-5.

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Shiba Inu becomes police dog

OKAYAMA, Japan - File photo shows Futaba, a 5-year-old female Japanese Shiba Inu dog, being escorted by her trainer Kuniko Kudose in Soja, Okayama Prefecture, in June 2011. The Okayama prefectural police said on July 19, 2011, that Futaba has passed tests to become a police dog, the first time in Japan for a dog of the breed.

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Minnesota Twins' Nishioka

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - Minnesota Twins shortstop Tsuyoshi Nishioka hits an infield single in the third inning of the first game of a doubleheader against the Cleveland Indians at Target Field in Minneapolis on July 18, 2011. Nishioka went 1-for-3 in a 2-5 loss.

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Fielder wins All-Star MVP

PHOENIX, United States - National League All-Star Prince Fielder of the Milwaukee Brewers smiles after being named MVP of the 82nd Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on July 12, 2011. Fielder hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning, helping his team to win 5-1.

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Fielder wins All-Star MVP

PHOENIX, United States - National League All-Star Prince Fielder of the Milwaukee Brewers poses with his two sons after being named MVP of the 82nd Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on July 12, 2011. Fielder hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning, helping his team to win 5-1.

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Tail of troubled fighter

NAHA, Japan - The vertical tail fin of an F-15 fighter retrieved from the East China Sea is shown to reporters at an Air Self-Defense Force base in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on July 12, 2011. The fighter crashed on July 5 during a training flight over the East China Sea. Its pilot went missing.

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Fielder wins All-Star MVP

PHOENIX, United States - National League All-Star Prince Fielder of the Milwaukee Brewers poses with his two sons after being named MVP of the 82nd Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on July 12, 2011. Fielder hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning, helping his team to win 5-1.

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Tail of troubled fighter

NAHA, Japan - The vertical tail fin of an F-15 fighter retrieved from the East China Sea is shown to reporters at an Air Self-Defense Force base in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on July 12, 2011. The fighter crashed on July 5 during a training flight over the East China Sea. Its pilot went missing.

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Twins' Nishioka

CHICAGO, United States - The Minnesota Twins' Tsuyoshi Nishioka hits a single in the seventh inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on July 8, 2011. Nishioka went 1-for-4 in his team's 8-5 victory.

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Divers search for missing people, property

SENDAI, Japan - A diver swims around a sunken fishing boat at a depth of seven meters at a fishery port in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 5, 2011. Volunteer divers are continuing to search for missing people and lost property swept away by the March 11 tsunami.

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Rare earths

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows blocks of processed rare earths in Beijing. A World Trade Organization panel on July 5, 2011, issued a report concluding that China's export restrictions on rare metals and other mineral resources is inconsistent with WTO rules, in response to a complaint filed by the United States, the European Union and Mexico.

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Nishioka gets 1st 3-hit game in Twins' loss

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota - Minnesota Twins shortstop Tsuyoshi Nishioka singles to right in the eighth inning for his third hit during a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on July 6, 2011. Nishioka had his first three-hit game since moving to the major leagues, but his team fell in a 12-5 rout. The Rays pitcher seen in front is Joel Peralta.

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Japan suffer 1st defeat at Women's World Cup

AUGSBURG, Germany - Japan players look distressed after being crashed in their first defeat at the Women's World Cup in Augsburg, Germany on July 5, 2011. Japan went down 2-0 to England in their final Group B game.

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M5.5 quake jolts Wakayama Pref.

WAKAYAMA, Japan - A signboard at JR Wakayama Station in Wakayama Prefecture informs people at 9:16 p.m. on July 5, 2011, that train services have been suspended after an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 rocked the area.

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Appointment of reconstruction minister

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano, Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, senior vice minister handling reconstruction issues, Prime Minister Naoto Kan, and reconstruction minister Tatsuo Hirano pose for photos at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 5, 2011, after Kan appointed Hirano and Yamaguchi to their posts.

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Mariners' Ichiro

OAKLAND, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki cheers as Adam Kennedy hit a run-scoring double in the 10th inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California, on July 5, 2011. The Mariners won 4-2.

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China's Uyghur region

URUMQI, China - A member of a Chinese police SWAT team patrols near a market in Urumqi, the capital of China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, on July 5, 2011, the second anniversary of a major riot in the area.

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Mariners' Ichiro

OAKLAND, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki hits a single in the sixth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California, on July 5, 2011. The Mariners won 4-2.

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China's Uyghur area

URUMQI, China - Security personnel armed with clubs patrol near a market in Urumqi, the capital of China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, on July 5, 2011, on the second anniversary of a major riot in the area.

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Hirano to be Japan's new reconstruction minister

TOKYO, Japan - Tatsuo Hirano, senior vice minister handling reconstruction issues, speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 5, 2011. Hirano will replace Ryu Matsumoto as reconstruction minister as Matsumoto stepped down over controversial remarks he made.

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Ferrari Four released in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Italian sports car maker Ferrari S.p.A's Japan unit releases the Ferrari Four, a four-wheel-drive vehicle for four people, at the Italian Embassy in Tokyo on July 5, 2011.

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New reconstruction minister Hirano

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's new reconstruction minister Tatsuo Hirano speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on July 5, 2011, after his appointment to the post. Hirano, a House of Councillors member, hails from Iwate Prefecture, which was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Temporary housing in campground

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Photo shows temporary housing units for people affected by the March 11 quake and tsunami under construction in a campground in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on July 5, 2011. A total of 108 units are expected to be built there by the end of the month.

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Russian official in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Sergei Naryshkin, head of the Russian Presidential Executive Office, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 5, 2011.

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Geisha visit Kyoto shrine

KYOTO, Japan - Geisha called geiko in Kyoto and apprentice geisha called maiko visit Yasaka Shrine in the ancient Japanese capital in an annual event on July 5, 2011. They are wearing casual summer kimono called yukata.

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Man at evacuation center in Rikuzentakata

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - A man affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami watches a TV program reporting on the resignation of reconstruction minister Ryu Matsumoto at an evacuation center in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on July 5, 2011. Matsumoto stepped down following controversial remarks he made during a visit to Iwate and Miyagi prefectures.

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Japan's Subaru telescope suspends operation

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Subaru telescope of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan located on the summit of Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii in October 2008. Operation of the telescope has been suspended for repairs due to coolant leak trouble, the observatory said July 5, 2011.

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B-787 'Dreamliner' in Osaka

ITAMI, Japan - A state-of-the-art Boeing 787 ''Dreamliner'' takes off from Osaka airport in western Japan on July 5, 2011. The airplane will be put into service by All Nippon Airways Co. as early as September.

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Japan's Subaru telescope suspends operation

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows an outside view of the Subaru telescope of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan located on the summit of Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii in October 2008. Operation of the telescope has been suspended for repairs due to coolant leak trouble, the observatory said July 5, 2011.

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Russian official in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Sergei Naryshkin (L), head of the Russian Presidential Executive Office, and former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama shake hands in Tokyo on July 5, 2011, as Hatoyama received a friendship medal from Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in appreciation of his contribution to promoting bilateral ties.

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F-15 fighter goes missing

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows an F-15 fighter. A similar fighter from Japan's Air Self-Defense Force went missing during a training flight over the East China Sea on July 5, 2011.

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Geisha visit Kyoto shrine

KYOTO, Japan - Geisha called geiko in Kyoto and apprentice geisha called maiko visit Yasaka Shrine in the ancient Japanese capital in an annual event on July 5, 2011. They are wearing casual summer kimono called yukata.

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Reconstruction minister Matsumoto

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's disaster reconstruction minister Ryu Matsumoto speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on July 5, 2011. Matsumoto tendered his resignation the same day only about a week after he assumed the newly created post, following a series of remarks that have angered people affected by the March 11 catastrophes in the country's northeast.

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Matsui doubles to drive in 2 runs in Oakland win

OAKLAND, United States - Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a two-run double during the fifth inning of a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California on July 1, 2011. Matsui went 1-for-2 as the Athletics won 5-4.

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Matsui doubles to drive in 2 runs in Oakland win

OAKLAND, United States - Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a two-run double during the fifth inning of a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California on July 1, 2011. Matsui went 1-for-2 as the Athletics won 5-4.

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Suit filed to seek decommissioning of Hamaoka reactors

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Plaintiffs carrying banners calling for an end to nuclear power walk to the Shizuoka District Court in the city of Shizuoka on July 1, 2011, to file a lawsuit seeking the decommissioning of the reactors at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in the prefecture. Located in a major active fault zone, Chubu Electric Power Co. suspended the plant's Nos. 3 to 5 reactors in May at the request of the central government in the wake of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant crippled by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The Nos. 1 and 2 reactors at the Hamaoka plant were deactivated in 2008 for decommissioning.

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Control room for No. 5 reactor at Hamaoka nuclear plant

SHIZUOKA, Japan - File photo taken on Jan. 25, 2011, shows personnel working in the control room for the No. 5 reactor at the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture. The operator, Chubu Electric Power Co., is planning to restart the No. 3 reactor at the plant, currently undergoing regular checks, in July to ensure stable power supplies in the summer.