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Signboard washed away by 2011 tsunami returns to village

MORIOKA, Japan - An official in Tanohata village, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, touches a signboard of a village-operated housing complex, washed away by the tsunami of March 2011, as it is returned from Oahu in the U.S. state of Hawaii on July 30, 2014.

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Signboard washed away by 2011 tsunami returns to village

MORIOKA, Japan - Officials in Tanohata village, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, view a signboard of a village-operated housing complex, washed away by the tsunami of March 2011, as it is returned from Oahu in the U.S. state of Hawaii on July 30, 2014.

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Ex-Fukushima plant chief Yoshida suffered bleeding to brain

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in November 2011 shows Masao Yoshida, former chief of Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The company said July 30, 2012, that Yoshida, who is recuperating from esophageal cancer, suffered bleeding to the brain and underwent emergency surgery last week.

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Airport in disaster-hit region resumes all routes

SENDAI, Japan - Passengers from Changchun, China, are greeted upon arrival at Sendai Airport on the night of July 30, 2012, as the most used international gateway in northeastern Japan completed resumption of service to all destinations it was linked to prior to the catastrophic March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The last international route was reestablished with the evening arrival of a China Southern Airline flight from Changchun.

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IAEA team inspects Onagawa nuclear plant

ONAGAWA, Japan - Sujit Samaddar, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency's International Seismic Safety Center, speaks in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 30, 2012, before starting an inspection of the Onagawa nuclear power plant, which was relatively undamaged by the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit the area in March 2011.

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Dale Oen dies during training camp

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 2011 shows Norway's Alexander Dale Oen (C) holding the gold medal he won in the men's 100-meter breaststroke at the world swimming championships in Shanghai. Dale Oen died April 30, 2012, during a training camp in Flagstaff, Arizona. He was 26.

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Magazine says Western leaders 'turning Japanese'

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows the cover of the July 30, 2011, edition of the British magazine The Economist, which features an article describing U.S. and European leaders as ''turning Japanese'' due to their postponement of tough decisions.

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Nagatomo suffers dislocated shoulder

DUBLIN, Ireland - Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo (55) suffers a dislocated shoulder during a Dublin Super Cup friendly match against Celtic in Dublin on July 30, 2011. Nagatomo will miss the following week's Italian Super Cup clash against AC Milan in Beijing, Inter boss Gian Piero Gasperini said the same day.

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Uehara to move to Rangers

NEW YORK, United States - The Baltimore Orioles' right-handed reliever Koji Uehara speaks with reporters at Yankee Stadium in New York on July 30, 2011, after the Orioles announced earlier in the day that Uehara will move to the Texas Rangers in exchange for first baseman Chris Davis and pitcher Tommy Hunter.

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Charity beach soccer game in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Alcindo Sartori (L), former star striker at Japan's Kashima Antlers pro soccer team, and former Japan national soccer team player Masakiyo Maezono (C) play in a charity beach soccer game in Rio de Janeiro on July 30, 2011, to support people living in areas of Japan devastated by the last March's massive earthquake and tsunami.

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Charity beach soccer game in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Former Japan national soccer team coach Zico watches a charity beach soccer game in Rio de Janeiro on July 30, 2011, to support people living in areas of Japan devastated by the last March's massive earthquake and tsunami.

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Adlington wins women's 800 free

SHANGHAI, China - Britain's Rebecca Adlington wins the women's 800-meter freestyle at the world championships in Shanghai on July 30, 2011.

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Phelps wins 100 butterfly

SHANGHAI, China - Michael Phelps of the United States waves after winning the men's 100-meter butterfly at the world championships in Shanghai on July 30, 2011.

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Train accident in China

WENZHOU, China - People gather around candles in Wenzhou in China's Zhejiang Province on July 30, 2011, to mourn for those killed in a collision between two high-speed trains that occurred in the city a week earlier.

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Train accident in China

WENZHOU, China - People gather around candles in Wenzhou in China's Zhejiang Province on July 30, 2011, to mourn for those killed in a collision between two high-speed trains that occurred in the city a week earlier.

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Franklin wins women's 200 backstroke

SHANGHAI, China - Melissa Franklin of the United States waves after winning the women's 200-meter backstroke at the world championships in Shanghai on July 30, 2011.

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Adlington wins women's 800 free

SHANGHAI, China - Britain's Rebecca Adlington celebrates after winning the women's 800-meter freestyle at the world championships in Shanghai on July 30, 2011.

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Industry minister visits Fukushima Daiichi

TOKYO, Japan - Japan industry minister Banri Kaieda (C) speaks to reporters in Tokyo on July 30, 2011, after visiting the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture.

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Franklin wins women's 200 backstroke

SHANGHAI, China - Melissa Franklin (L) of the United States celebrates after winning the women's 200-meter backstroke at the world championships in Shanghai on July 30, 2011. Belinda Hocking (R) of Australia finished second to take the silver medal.

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Phelps wins 100 butterfly

SHANGHAI, China - Michael Phelps of the United States holds the gold medal after winning the men's 100-meter butterfly at the world championships in Shanghai on July 30, 2011.

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Phelps wins 100 butterfly

SHANGHAI, China - Michael Phelps of the United States wins the men's 100-meter butterfly at the world championships in Shanghai on July 30, 2011.

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Phelps wins 100 butterfly

SHANGHAI, China - Michael Phelps of the United States wins the men's 100-meter butterfly at the world championships in Shanghai on July 30, 2011.

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Cielo wins men's 50 free

SHANGHAI, China - Brazil's Cesar Cielo Filho waves after winning the men's 50-meter freestyle at the world championships in Shanghai on July 30, 2011.

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Franklin wins women's 200 backstroke

SHANGHAI, China - Melissa Franklin of the United States wins the women's 200-meter backstroke at the world championships in Shanghai on July 30, 2011.

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Cielo wins men's 50 free

SHANGHAI, China - Brazil's Cesar Cielo Filho cerebrates after winning the men's 50-meter freestyle at the world championships in Shanghai on July 30, 2011.

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Downpour hits Niigata, Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - Downpour leaves rice paddies and houses flooded in an area straddling Sanjo and Kamo in Niigata Prefecture in a photo from a Kyoto News helicopter on July 30, 2011. Seen in back is the Shinano River.

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Governor's comment taken to urge utility into scandal

SAGA, Japan - Saga Gov. Yasushi Furukawa speaks at a press conference in the city of Saga on July 30, 2011. He admitted he made comments that seem to have urged Kyushu Electric Power Co. to fake public support -- during a government-sponsored TV program -- for restarting reactors of the Genkai nuclear power plant in the prefecture.

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Ikeda sizzles with 64 to take lead at Sun Chlorella

OTARU, Japan - Yuta Ikeda acknowledges the gallery after birdying the 13th hole during the third round of the Sun Chlorella Classic at Otaru Country Club in Hokkaido on July 30, 2011. Ikeda was atop the leaderboard at 14-under 202.

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Pikachu train in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Pikachu, a popular character from the animation series Pocket Monsters (Pokemon), and the station master wave to a shinkansen bullet train with a Pikachu painting at a platform at Ueno Station in Tokyo on July 30, 2011.

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Japan lawmaker angry over S. Korea's entry ban

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshitaka Shindo, a lawmaker of Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, speaks in a press conference in Tokyo on July 30, 2011. He expressed angry over South Korea's decision to slap an entry ban on him and three colleagues planning to visit Ulleungdo, a South Korean island that serves as the administrative and military base for a pair of contested islets in the Sea of Japan.

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Downpour hits Niigata, Fukushima

UONUMA, Japan - Downpour sweeps a vehicle and a building (back) while destroying a road in Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, on July 30, 2011.

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Train accident in China

WENZHOU, China - Relatives grieve at a crematory in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province in China, on July 30, 2011, for one of the victims of a fatal high-speed train accident in the city.

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Train accident in China

WENZHOU, China - Relatives head to cremation after a funeral in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province in China, on July 30, 2011, for one of the victims in a fatal high-speed train accident in the city.

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Downpour hits Niigata, Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - Downpour leaves houses inundated in Aga, Niigata Prefecture, in a photo from a Kyoto News helicopter on July 30, 2011.

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Downpour hits Niigata, Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - Downpour leaves a residential area inundated in Tadami, Fukushima Prefecture, in a photo from a Kyoto News helicopter on July 30, 2011. On top R is the Tadami River.

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Downpour hits Niigata, Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - Downpour leaves houses inundated in Aga, Niigata Prefecture, in a photo from a Kyoto News helicopter on July 30, 2011. Seen on top R is the Agano River.

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Kotooshu with ozeki rank on line

NAGOYA, Japan - Bulgarian sumo wrestler Kotooshu is seen during a training session in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, on June 30, 2011. Kotooshu will wrestle in the Nagoya tournament in July with his ozeki rank, the second-highest rank, on the line for the third time.

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Southern Sudan to gain independence

JUBA, Sudan - People holding the flag of the Southern Sudan authority celebrate in Juba on Jan. 30, 2011. A referendum commission announced later the same day that over 99 percent of voters in Southern Sudan had voted for secession from the north, ensuring that the oil-rich region will become Africa's 54th state as early as in July after decades of civil war. (Photo by Tomoaki Nakano)

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Southern Sudan to go independent

JUBA, Sudan - People celebrate in Juba on Jan. 30, 2011, after the referendum commission announced the outcome of the vote that more than 99 percent of voters in Southern Sudan voted for secession from the north, ensuring that the oil-rich south will go independent as the 54th African state as early as in July after decades of civil war. (Photo by Tomoaki Nakano)

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Southern Sudan to go independent

JUBA, Sudan - An official (L) of the referendum commission announces the outcome of the vote in Juba on Jan. 30, 2011, that more than 99 percent of voters in Southern Sudan voted for secession from the north, ensuring that the oil-rich south will go independent as the 54th African state as early as in July after decades of civil war. (Photo by Tomoaki Nakano)

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Southern Sudan to gain independence

JUBA, Sudan - Southern Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit delivers a speech on Jan. 30, 2011, after a referendum commission announced that over 99 percent of voters in Southern Sudan had voted for secession from the north, ensuring that the oil-rich region will become Africa's 54th state as early as in July after decades of civil war.

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Southern Sudan to go independent

JUBA, Sudan - A man holds paper reading ''We are independent'' in Juba on Jan. 30, 2011, after the referendum commission announced the outcome of the vote that more than 99 percent of voters in Southern Sudan voted for secession from the north, ensuring that the oil-rich south will go independent as the 54th African state as early as in July after decades of civil war. (Photo by Tomoaki Nakano)

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Southern Sudan to go independent

JUBA, Sudan - People celebrate in Juba on Jan. 30, 2011, as the outcome of a referendum was announced that more than 99 percent of voters in Southern Sudan voted for secession from the north, ensuring that the oil-rich south will go independent as the 54th African state as early as in July after decades of civil war. (Photo by Tomoaki Nakano)

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Obama calls on China to free jailed dissident Liu

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in a Beijing restaurant on July 30, 2008, shows Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, the imprisoned winner of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. U.S. President Barack Obama called for the release of Liu during his meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Washington on Jan. 19, 2011, as the two countries locked horns over human rights issues.

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Tokyo Disneyland reopens Michael Jackson's 3-D attraction

CHIBA, Japan - Visitors line up for a 3-D theater attraction featuring the late entertainment icon Michael Jackson at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, as the attraction reopened for the first time in about 14 years on July 1, 2010. The theme park plans to run ''Captain EO'' through June 30, 2011.