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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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IAEA chief Amano

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on July 26, 2011, shows Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

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Japanese novelist Komatsu

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in 2004 shows Japanese novelist Sakyo Komatsu. The popular science fiction writer, known for his bestselling disaster novel ''Nippon Chimbotsu'' (Japan Sinks), died of pneumonia on July 26, 2011, at age 80.

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Novelist Komatsu dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in 2004 shows Japanese novelist Sakyo Komatsu. The popular science fiction writer died of pneumonia on July 26, 2011, at age 80.

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Irie wins 100 backstroke bronze at worlds

SHANGHAI, China - Ryosuke Irie of Japan smiles after winning the bronze medal in the men's 100-meter backstroke at the world swimming championships in Shanghai on July 26, 2011. He delivered Japan's first medal of the championships.

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N. Korean official arrives in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan (C) is surrounded by reporters as he gets into a vehicle upon arrival at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on July 26, 2011.

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Irie wins 100 backstroke bronze at worlds

SHANGHAI, China - Ryosuke Irie of Japan takes part in the final of the men's 100-meter backstroke at the world swimming championships in Shanghai on July 26, 2011. Irie won the bronze medal, delivering Japan's first medal of the championships.

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Denmark's Friis

SHANGHAI, China - Denmark's Lotte Friis shows her fingernails painted in the design of Denmark's national flag after winning the women's 1,500 meters freestyle final at the world swimming championships in Shanghai on July 26, 2011.

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China train accident

WENZHOU, China - A worker passes a bag from inside a damaged train carriage in Wenzhou in China's Zhejiang Province on July 26, 2011. The bag is believed to belong to a passenger involved in a collision between a high-speed train and a stalled train on July 23.

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Denmark's Friis

SHANGHAI, China - Denmark's Lotte Friis raises her arm in victory after winning the women's 1,500 meters freestyle final at the world swimming championships in Shanghai on July 26, 2011.

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Irie wins 100 backstroke bronze at worlds

SHANGHAI, China - Ryosuke Irie of Japan responds to cheers from spectators after winning the bronze medal in the men's 100-meter backstroke at the world swimming championships in Shanghai on July 26, 2011. He delivered Japan's first medal of the championships.

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China train accident

WENZHOU, China - Workers cover a damaged train carriage with a sheet on July 26, 2011, at the site of a collision on July 23 between a high-speed train and a stalled train in Wenzhou in China's Zhejiang Province.

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Medalists in men's 100 backstroke at worlds

SHANGHAI, China - Frenchman Jeremy Stravius (L), compatriot Camille Lacourt (C) and Japan's Ryosuke Irie show their gold and bronze medals in the men's 100 meters backstroke at the world swimming championships in Shanghai on July 26, 2011. Stravius and Lacourt shared the gold medal as they finished at the same time.

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Irie wins 100 backstroke bronze at worlds

SHANGHAI, China - Ryosuke Irie of Japan responds to cheers from spectators after winning the bronze medal in the men's 100-meter backstroke at the world swimming championships in Shanghai on July 26, 2011. He delivered Japan's first medal of the championships.

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Rice straw contaminated with radiation

KURIHARA, Japan - A cattle farmer gazes at rice straw, from which radioactive materials have been detected, at a barn in Kurihara, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 26, 2011. Japanese farm minister Michihiko Kano announced the same day an emergency policy of buying up beef contaminated with radiation following the recent impounding of a slew of cattle suspected of being fed cesium-tainted rice straw amid the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

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Japan considering Mt. Fuji, Kamakura as cultural heritage candidates

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in February 2004 shows the Great Buddha statue in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, which was Japan's capital between the late 12th and early 14th centuries. The Japanese government is considering recommending that UNESCO approve Mt. Fuji in central Japan and Kamakura as World Heritage cultural sites, officials said July 26, 2011.

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China train accident

WENZHOU, China - A damaged train carriage covered in a sheet is loaded onto a truck on July 26, 2011, at the site of a collision on July 23 between a high-speed train and a stalled train in Wenzhou in China's Zhejiang Province.

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China train accident

WENZHOU, China - Workers load the wreckage of a train carriage on a truck on July 26, 2011, at the site of a collision on July 23 between a high-speed train and a stalled train in Wenzhou in China's Zhejiang Province.

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Crown prince, princess in Fukushima Pref.

KORIYAMA, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (L) and his wife, Crown Princess Masako (R), talk with a woman at an evacuation center in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on July 26, 2011, for people affected by the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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China train accident

WENZHOU, China - Train accident experts dispatched by the Chinese government inspect on July 26, 2011, the scene of a collision on July 23 between a high-speed train and a stalled train in Wenzhou in China's Zhejiang Province.

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Household radiation counter

TOKYO, Japan - A woman holds a home radiation counter as S.T. Corp. said on July 26, 2011, that it will launch the Air Counter dosimeter Oct. 20. Demand for such counters has risen following the radioactive contamination from the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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Lochte and Phelps in 200 freestyle

SHANGHAI, China - Americans Ryan Lochte (L) and Michael Phelps show their gold and silver medals for the men's 200 meters freestyle at the world swimming championships in Shanghai on July 26, 2011.

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Nissan aims to double sales in China

BEIJING, China - Nissan Motor Co. President and Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn speaks at a press conference in Beijing on July 26, 2011, to announce the automaker's new five-year business plan for China. Nissan plans to spend 610 billion yen to nearly double its output in China to 2.3 million vehicles by 2015, from 1.3 million in 2010.

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Lochte and Phelps in 200 freestyle

SHANGHAI, China - Americans Ryan Lochte (R) and Michael Phelps (L front) are pictured after completing the men's 200 meters freestyle at the world swimming championships in Shanghai on July 26, 2011. Lochte won the gold medal while Phelps won silver.

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Japan considering Mt. Fuji, Kamakura as cultural heritage candidates

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken from a plane in March 2009 shows Mt. Fuji in central Japan. The Japanese government is considering recommending that UNESCO approve Mt. Fuji and Kanagawa Prefecture's Kamakura as World Heritage cultural sites, officials said July 26, 2011.

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Japan, China vice defense ministers

TOKYO, Japan - Kimito Nakae (L), Japan's administrative vice minister of defense, shakes hands with Gen. Ma Xiaotian, deputy chief of the general staff of China's People's Liberation Army, at the Defense Ministry building in Tokyo on July 26, 2011. Their meeting was the first vice defense ministerial meeting between the two Asian countries since March 2008.

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IAEA chief Amano in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Yukiya Amano, director general of International Atomic Energy Agency, speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 26, 2011, after meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan. Amano and Kan agreed on further cooperation in containing the ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

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Dung retained as Vietnam premier

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. Vietnam's National Assembly formally retained Dung as prime minister on July 26, 2011, setting in motion the inauguration of a new Cabinet under the 62-year-old premier who has been in office since 2006.

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Japan PM Kan, IAEA chief Amano meet

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano meet at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 26, 2011. They agreed on further cooperation in containing the ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

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Nissan aims to double sales in China

BEIJING, China - Nissan Motor Co. President and Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn speaks at a press conference in Beijing on July 26, 2011, to announce the automaker's new five-year business plan for China. Nissan plans to spend 610 billion yen to nearly double its output in China to 2.3 million vehicles by 2015, from 1.3 million in 2010.

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Train removed after accident

WENZHOU, China - A car of a high-speed train is covered by a sheet to be removed on July 26, 2011, from the site of a fatal accident on July 23 in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province in China.

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Bullet train collision in China

WENZHOU, China - Excavation of a bullet train car which was buried after a collision and derailment begins at the fatal accident site in Wenzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province on July 26, 2011.

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Phelps advances to 200 butterfly semis at worlds

SHANGHAI, China - Michael Phelps of the United States swims in preliminary heats of 200 butterfly at the world swimming championships in Shanghai on July 26, 2011. The defending champion qualified for the semifinals with 1:56.77, 11th fastest among the 16 semifinalists.

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Ground force wraps up relief operations in Iwate

MORIOKA, Japan - A vehicle of the Ground Self-Defense Force leaves the Iwate prefectural head office in Morioka on July 26, 2011, as the GSDF wrapped up relief operations in Iwate Prefecture that day after the March quake and tsunami. The GSDF is still conducting operations in Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures.

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Ground force wraps up relief operations in Iwate

MORIOKA, Japan - A ceremony is held at the Iwate prefectural head office in Morioka on July 26, 2011, to thank the Ground Self-Defense Force as it wrapped up relief operations in Iwate Prefecture that day after the March quake and tsunami. The GSDF is still conducting operations in Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures.

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Train removed after accident

WENZHOU, China - A car of a high-speed train is removed on July 26, 2011, from the site of a fatal accident on July 23 in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province in China.

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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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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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Kirin beer factory in Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - A beer factory of Kirin Brewery Co. in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, is opened to the media on July 14, 2011. The brewery on the same day announced its plan to restart beer making at the factory, which was damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, from Sep. 26, 2011.

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Sumo wrestlers arrive in Nagoya for July tournament

NAGOYA, Japan - Sumo wrestlers arrive at JR Nagoya Station on June 26, 2011, ahead of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament starting July 10. The tournament will be the first regular meet since January, after a match-fixing scandal forced the Japan Sumo Association to cancel the regular spring competition in March.

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Thaksin's sister eyes becoming Thai's PM

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai prime ministerial candidate Yingluck Shinawatra (C), who is the youngest sister of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, shakes hands with a supporter during an election campaign at a market in northeast Thailand on May 26, 2011, ahead of the July 3 general election. The 43-year-old is running as the main opposition Pheu Thai party's candidate.

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Court rules election in 'state of unconstitutionality'

MATSUE, Japan - Plaintiffs and lawyers contesting the disparity in the weight of votes in the July 2009 House of Councillors election head to the Matsue branch of the Hiroshima High Court on Jan. 26, 2011, carrying signs reading ''0.8 vote is wrong.'' The court ruled the same day that the fivefold disparity in the weight of votes in the election was in a ''state of unconstitutionality.''