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Emperor, empress visit disaster-hit Iwate Pref.

TONO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (2nd from L) and Empress Michiko (2nd from R) visit temporary housing in Tono, Iwate Prefecture, on July 4, 2013. The couple encouraged residents of the community-care-type houses which were built after the prefecture was severely damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Emperor, empress visit disaster-hit Iwate Pref.

TONO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (2nd from L) visit temporary housing in Tono, Iwate Prefecture, on July 4, 2013. The couple encouraged residents of the community-care-type houses which were built after the prefecture was severely damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Pens categorized as weapons held at warehouse

GIFU, Japan - Photo taken on July 4, 2012, shows pens, including Smith & Wesson ballpoint pen (upper) and a Schrade Walden fountain pen (C), at knife merchant Yamahide Cutlery Mfg. Inc. in Seki, Gifu Prefecture. More than 200 American-made fountain pens and ballpoint pens, including products made by the companies mentioned above, have been held at a Chubu airport warehouse in Nagoya since the spring of 2011 after customs categorized them as weapons, denying them importation as stationery items, according to customs officials and importer.

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Ozu to become Japan's top prosecutor

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on Aug. 12, 2011, shows Hiroshi Ozu, chief of the Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office. Ozu will be promoted to Japan's prosecutor-general, or chief of the Supreme Public Prosecutors Office, to replace Haruo Kasama, justice ministry and prosecution sources said on July 4, 2012.

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Mt. Kumgang resort in N. Korea

BEIJING, China - A photo taken on July 4, 2011 shows the entrance to a karaoke bar with a sign announcing it is closed at Kumgangsan Hotel in Gangwon Province, North Korea.

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Mt. Kumgang resort in N. Korea

BEIJING, China - A photo taken on July 4, 2011 shows an almost empty lobby at Kumgangsan Hotel in Gangwon Province, North Korea.

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Protestors against London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - People demonstrate in front of Greenwich Park in London on July 4, 2011, protesting against the hosting of the 2012 Olympic Games.

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Japanese woman in same-sex partnership struggles for U.S. green card

NEW YORK, United States - A Japanese woman (R) and her American partner view their garden from their East Coast home on July 4, 2011. Even though they are legally married in their state, a federal law prohibits the Japanese woman from obtaining a spousal green card. (Photo is to go with feature story moved July 17, 2011)

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Hong elected as chair of S. Korean ruling party

SEOUL, South Korea - Hong Joon Pyo, a four-term lawmaker, celebrates after being elected as the new leader of South Korea's ruling Grand National Party at its national convention in Seoul on July 4, 2011.

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Xi, Matsumoto meet in Beijing

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (R) and Japanese Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto meet in Beijing on July 4, 2011, during Matsumoto's two-day trip to China. (Pool Photo)

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Areva executive

PARIS, France - Dominique Mockly, senior executive vice president of France's Areva SA, meets Japanese reporters in Paris on July 4, 2011. The French nuclear-power equipment provider has been involved in efforts to stabilize the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex in Japan.

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Nishioka doubles in 2 runs as Twins blank Rays

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - Tsuyoshi Nishioka of the Minnesota Twins doubles in a pair of runs during the second inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on July 4, 2011. Nishioka went 1-for-3 as his team won 7-0.

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Ex-hot dog eating champ Kobayashi

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Takeru Kobayashi (C), former winner of an annual U.S. Independence Day hot-dog eating contest, celebrates after setting an ''unofficial'' record for eating 69 hot dogs in 10 minutes in New York on July 4, 2011. While not participating in the 2011 competition due to contract issues, Kobayashi ''competed'' on his own in front of a TV screen airing the event.

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Exhibition on Sun Yat-sen

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Photo shows a copy of the birth certificate of Sun Yat-sen, the founding father of the Republic of China, displayed at an exhibition on July 4, 2011, in Taipei. Sun's Hawaiian birth certificate, the proof of his U.S. citizenship, is on display at the exhibition titled ''Dr. Sun Yat-sen and the United States.''

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N. Korean soldiers

BEIJING, China - North Korean soldiers raise their fists during a rally calling for bringing down the government of South Korean President Lee Myung Bak in Pyongyang on July 4, 2011.

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Statue of ex-U.S. President Reagan in London

LONDON, Britain - People including British Foreign Secretary William Hague (R) and former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (3rd from R) pose for photos on U.S. Independence Day in front of a statue of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan in front of the U.S. Embassy in London on July 4, 2011. The statue commemorating 100 years since his birth was unveiled the same day.

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Singapore int'l water expo

SINGAPORE, Singapore - People look at Hitachi Ltd.'s exhibition booth at the Water Expo of Singapore International Water Week in Singapore on July 4, 2011.

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Chubu Electric asks for support to restart Hamaoka

TOKYO, Japan - Chubu Electric Power Co. President Akihisa Mizuno (R) submits a request to industry minister Banri Kaieda at the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry in Tokyo on July 4, 2011, asking for the ministry to support the utility's efforts for an early resumption of operations at its Hamaoka nuclear power plant, which was shut down at the government's request for safety reasons in the wake of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

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China's Uyghur area

URUMQI, China - Tourists take photos at a market in Urumqi, the capital city of China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, on July 4, 2011.

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Briton murder trial in Japan

CHIBA, Japan - Photo shows a courtroom of the Chiba District Court in the city of Chiba where the first trial hearing was held for Tatsuya Ichihashi on July 4, 2011, on charges of killing language school teacher Lindsay Hawker from Britain in 2007 in Japan. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Indonesian nurses, caregivers to depart for Japan

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian nurses and caregivers attend a send-off ceremony at the residence of the Japanese ambassador to Indonesia in Jakarta on July 4, 2011. A total of 104 Indonesian health care workers are expected to depart for Japan the same day.

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PM Kan, chief of Russian presidential office meet

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) and Sergei Naryshkin, chief of staff of the Russian Presidential Executive Office, shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 4, 2011. Kan conveyed his appreciation for Russian support after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Japan, and the two also discussed a territorial dispute involving islands off Hokkaido, known as the Northern Territories in Japan and as the Southern Kurils in Russia.

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ANA to fly Boeing 787

TOKYO, Japan - All Nippon Airways Co. President Shinichiro Ito (L) and James Albaugh, president and chief executive officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, shake hands on a boarding ramp after emerging from a Boeing 787 Dreamliner at Haneda airport in Tokyo on July 4, 2011. ANA will become the first airline in the world to operate the airplane as early as in September 2011.

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Boeing 787 at Haneda

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a Boeing 787 Dreamliner's distinctive wingtip, at Haneda international airport in Tokyo on July 4, 2011. The Boeing Co.'s new passenger carrier arrived in Japan the previous day for test flights ahead of the world's first commercial use of the aircraft, by All Nippon Airways Co. starting as soon as September on domestic routes, with Haneda-Hiroshima and Haneda-Okayama the first.

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ANA President, Boeing Exec. Vice President at Haneda

TOKYO, Japan - All Nippon Airways Co. President Shinichiro Ito (4th from L) and James Albaugh (4th from R), president and chief executive officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, shake hands in front of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner at Haneda international airport in Tokyo on July 4, 2011. ANA is the first airline in the world to take delivery of a Dreamliner, and will conduct test flights of the new airliner before introducing into service as soon as September on domestic routes, with Haneda-Hiroshima and Haneda-Okayama the first.

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Mayor approves restart of Genkai nuclear reactors

GENKAI, Japan - Kyushu Electric Power Co. President Toshio Manabe (L) speaks at a press conference in the town of Genkai, Saga Prefecture, on July 4, 2011, after meeting Genkai Mayor Hideo Kishimoto (R). The mayor approved the resumption of two suspended reactors at the Genkai nuclear power plant.

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Boeing 787 at Haneda

TOKYO, Japan - The cockpit of a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the U.S. airplane maker's new passenger aircraft, is shown to the media at Haneda international airport in Tokyo on July 4, 2011. The aircraft arrived in Japan the previous day for test flights ahead of the world's first commercial use of the aircraft, by All Nippon Airways Co. starting as soon as in September on domestic routes, with Haneda-Hiroshima and Haneda-Okayama the first.

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China's Uyghur area

URUMQI, China - Chinese tourists (L) stroll at a market in Urumqi, the capital city of China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, on July 4, 2011.

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Japan, China foreign ministers meet

BEIJING, China - Japanese Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto (L) and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi meet in Beijing on July 4, 2011.

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Japan's new reconstruction minister Matsumoto

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's new reconstruction minister Ryu Matsumoto speaks to reporters in Tokyo on July 4, 2011. Matsumoto explained remarks he made during a weekend visit to quake-hit areas that were described as offensive.

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Reception at U.S. ambassador's residence

TOKYO, Japan - Susan Roos, wife of U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos, introduces American dishes during a reception aimed at enhancing cultural exchanges and support for areas hit by the March quake and tsunami disaster in Japan at the ambassador's residence in Tokyo on July 4, 2011, which is Independence Day in the United States.

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Coalition gov't in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Yingluck Shinawatra (C), the youngest sister of deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, poses for photos with leaders of four political parties in Bangkok on July 4, 2011. She announced the formation of a coalition government with the Thai National Development Party, the National Development Party, the Palung Chon Party and the Mahachon Party after her Pheu Thai Party won a general election the previous day.

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Suu Kyi's 1st trip outside Yangon since release

BAGAN, Myanmar - Myanmar pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi (R) receives flowers from a woman in ethnic costume in Bagan, central Myanmar, on July 4, 2011. Suu Kyi made her first trip outside of Yangon since she was released from over seven years of house arrest the previous year.