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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Wooden stirrup from 5th-6th century

OTSU, Japan - A wooden stirrup dating back to the late fifth to early sixth centuries unearthed in Higashiomi, Shiga Prefecture, in western Japan, is shown to reporters on July 11, 2011. The Shiga Prefecture cultural property preservation association said the artifact is the oldest of its kind in Japan.

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Taiwan raises 20 bil. yen for Japanese quake victims

NEW YORK, United States - Philip Y. M. Yang, Minister of Taiwan's Government Information Office, poses during an interview in New York on July 11, 2011. Yang said the Taiwanese government and people have raised about 20 billion yen for the Japanese victims of the March 11 earthquake, returning the favor of assistance they received in 1999 after a strong earthquake struck Taiwan.

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Next head of Int'l Maritime Organization

LONDON, Britain - Koji Sekimizu, incoming chief of the International Maritime Organization, speaks at an interview in London on July 11, 2011.

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Gonzalez in Home Run Derby

PHOENIX, United States - Adrian Gonzalez of the Boston Red Sox participates in the Home Run Derby held before the 82nd All-Star game of Major League Baseball at Chase Field in Phoenix on July 11, 2011. Gonzalez has hit 20 home runs in total at the end of the round 2 and will compete with Robinson Cano of the New York Yankees for the Derby crown.

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Halladay to start for NL in All-Star stage

PHOENIX, United States - Roy Halladay (R) of the Philadelphia Phillies, starting pitcher for the National League, attends a press conference with NL team manager Bruce Bochy in Phoenix on July 11, 2011, the night before the 82nd All-Star game of Major League Baseball.

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Cano wins Home Run Derby

PHOENIX, United States - Robinson Cano of the New York Yankees competes in the final round of the All-Star Home Run Derby at Chase Field in Phoenix on July 11, 2011, a day before the 82nd All-Star game of Major League Baseball. Cano edged Adrian Gonzalez of the Boston Red Sox 12-11 to win the Derby.

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Mika, Ai Miyazato at U.S. Women's Open

COLORADO SPRINGS, United States - Japan's Ai Miyazato (R) and Mika Miyazato pat each other's shoulders after finishing the final round of the U.S. Women's Open at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on July 11, 2011. Mika and Ai finished fifth and sixth, respectively, in the tournament, the third major of the season.

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Weaver to start for AL in All-Star stage

PHOENIX, United States - Jered Weaver (L) of the Los Angeles Angels, starting pitcher for the American League, shares a smile with AL manager Ron Washington at a press conference in Phoenix on July 11, 2011, the night before the 82nd All-Star Game of Major League Baseball.

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Ryu captures U.S. Women's Open title

COLORADO SPRINGS, United States - South Korean golfer Ryu So Yeon, 21, raises the trophy after winning the U.S. Women's Open in a playoff at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on July 11, 2011. It was Ryu's first major and LPGA victory.

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UNESCO official in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Francesco Bandarin, assistant director general for culture at the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on July 11, 2011.

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Hakuho rolls over Tosayutaka at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho (R) tosses aside another would-be opponent in the form of journeyman Tosayutaka on the second day of action at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya on July 11, 2011.

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Ai Miyazato 6th at U.S. Women's Open

COLORADO SPRINGS, United States - Japan's Ai Miyazato tees off on the 14th hole in the final round of the U.S. Women's Open at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on July 11, 2011. Miyazato finished sixth in the tournament, the third major of the season.

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Mika Miyazato 5th at U.S. Women's Open

COLORADO SPRINGS, United States - Japan's Mika Miyazato raises her fist after sinking a birdie on the 15th hole in the final round of the U.S. Women's Open at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on July 11, 2011. Miyazato finished fifth in the tournament, the third major of the season.

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N. Korea Olympic Committee delegation visits Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A delegation of North Korea's Olympic Committee, including Son Kwang Ho (L), a vice minister of physical culture and sports and vice president of the North Korean Olympic Committee, arrives at Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture on July 11, 2011. The three-member delegation left Beijing the same day to attend an Olympic Council of Asia meeting to be held in Tokyo on July 14.

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European patent granted for Kyoto Univ. prof's iPSC technology

KYOTO, Japan - Kyoto University professor Shinya Yamanaka (R) speaks at a press conference at the university in Kyoto on July 11, 2011. The European Patent Office has approved a patent for Yamanaka's technology for creating induced pluripotent stem cells, or iPSCs.

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IWC meeting

JERSEY, Britain - Antiwhaling activists stage a rally outside the venue of an International Whaling Commission meeting in Jersey in Britain's Channel Islands on July 11, 2011.

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U.S. sub in S. Korea

BUSAN, South Korea - Cockpit of the U.S. submarine Texas is shown to reporters as it made a port call in Busan, South Korea, on July 11, 2011.

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4 months after disaster

OTSUCHI, Japan - A Buddhist service is held at Kokishiji temple in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on July 11, 2011, as Japan marked four months after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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U.S. sub in S. Korea

BUSAN, South Korea - The U.S. submarine Texas is shown to reporters as it made a port call in Busan, South Korea, on July 11, 2011. The USS Texas is the most advanced nuclear attack submarine deployed to the Western Pacific, according to the vessel's captain.

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3-D images of atoms on Nintendo 3DS

NARA, Japan - Hiroshi Daimon, professor at the Nara Institute of Science and Technology, shows a 3-D image of atoms on the screen of a Nintendo Co. 3DS portable gaming console in Ikoma, Nara Prefecture, on July 11, 2011.

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Kyushu Electric scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Haruyoshi Yamamoto (R), vice president of Kyushu Electric Power Co., bows in apology to Kagoshima Gov. Yuichi Ito, at the prefectural head office in the city of Kagoshima on July 11, 2011. The utility is under fire for having employees post online comments in support of the restart of its nuclear reactors in Saga Prefecture on a government-sponsored TV program aimed at seeking support for their resumption.

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Japan nuclear safety

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Banri Kaieda leaves the prime minister's office in Tokyo after discussing the resumption of idled nuclear power plants on July 11, 2011. After the meeting, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano announced that the plants must pass new safety assessments before resumption.

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S. Korean envoy comments on restarting FTA talks

TOKYO, Japan - New South Korean Ambassador to Japan Shin Kak Soo speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 11, 2011. Shin indicated that Seoul's concerns about trade with Japan must be addressed before long-suspended talks on a bilateral free-trade agreement can resume.

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Rainy season over in Tohoku region

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Photo shows a sunflower in quake- and tsunami-hit Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on July 11, 2011, four months after the disaster. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the same day the rainy season appears to be over in Japan's northeastern Tohoku region including the prefecture.

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Nissan tests vehicle battery to store solar power

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. demonstrates testing of a new system to store solar power in the same type of lithium-ion batteries used in its Leaf electric vehicle in a bid to use solar energy to recharge its EVs in Yokoyama on July 11, 2011.

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Japan policy on resumption of nuclear plants

TOKYO, Japan - Goshi Hosono, Japan's minister in charge of nuclear accidents, leaves the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 11, 2011. Prime Minister Naoto Kan met with Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano, industry minister Banri Kaieda and Hosono at the office before the announcement of the government's policy on resumption of nuclear power plants which requires idled plants to undergo additional safety assessments called ''stress tests.''

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Japan policy on resumption of nuclear plants

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano announces a government policy on resumption of nuclear power plants during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 11, 2011. He said nuclear plants in Japan must undergo additional safety assessments called ''stress tests,'' and those now idled for regular checkups must pass the first stage of them in order to restart.

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Ishinomaki 4 months after disaster

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - People look at an area ravaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, from an elevated spot on July 11, 2011, four months after the disaster.

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Rikuzentakata after 4 months from disaster

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Photo shows car wrecks in quake- and tsunami-hit Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on July 11, 2011, four months after the disaster. Most of the debris has been cleared away in that part of the city.

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'Yakuza' office raided over 600 mil. yen robbery

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Police investigators enter an office of the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan's largest crime syndicate, in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, on July 11, 2011, over a 600 million yen robbery in Tachikawa, western Tokyo. Most of the stolen money in the biggest-ever cash robbery in Japan has not been recovered.

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Children go to school from temporary housing

SENDAI, Japan - Children walk to an elementary school from temporary housing in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 11, 2011, four months after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Pile of debris in Miyagi Pref.

WATARI, Japan - Excavators pile up debris created by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster in the town of Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 11, 2011, four months after the disaster.

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Parents set up fund to keep daughter's memory alive

MIDLOTHIAN, United States - Andy (R) and Jeanne Anderson talk about memories of their daughter, Taylor, who died at the age of 24 in the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan, showing mementos at their home in Virginia on July 7, 2011.