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Tsunami-hit police box in Onagawa, Miyagi Pref.

ONAGAWA, Japan - A "koban" police box destroyed by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, is pictured in July 2011 (upper frame) and on March 6, 2014 (lower frame). Talks are underway about whether to preserve the police box as a relic from the disaster.

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'Barefoot Gen' marks 40th anniversary of publication

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken July 6, 2011, shows the late Keiji Nakazawa, author of "Hadashi no Gen (Barefoot Gen)," a Japanese manga series describing the life of a 6-year-old boy called Gen before and after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. The series marked the 40th anniversary of its publication in 2013. Nakazawa died in December 2012.

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EV for power supply at home

TOKYO, Japan - Osamu Masuko (front), president of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., tastes rice cooked on power supplied by its electric vehicle i-MiEV (in the background) at the head office of the company in Minato Ward, Tokyo, on July 6, 2011. Japanese automakers are developing ways to turn their EVs into emergency power source as well as use the vehicles for power saving at home in the aftermath of the March disaster and the ensuing nuclear crisis.

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Flood-hit N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken on Aug. 6, 2011 shows a railroad, which were partially swept away by heavy rain and flooding in late July, near a farm in Hwanghaenam Province, North Korea.

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Flood-hit N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People work to reconstruct an area near a farm in Hwanghaenam Province, North Korea on Aug. 6, 2011. The area was hit by heavy rain and flooding in late July.

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Regent St. in London

LONDON, Britain - Pedestrians cross Regent Street, one of the major shopping streets in London, on July 6, 2011, about a year before the opening of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

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London Olympics, Paralympics mascots

LONDON, Britain - A shop attendant holds stuffed figures of Wenlock (L) and Mandeville, the mascots of the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, at a store in front of the Olympic Park in London on July 6, 2011. The Olympic and the Paralympic games will be held in the summer of 2012.

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Surveillance cameras in Olympic Park

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on July 6, 2011, shows surveillance cameras installed at the Olympic Park in London. The opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games takes place on July 27, 2012.

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Belarus opposition leader

MINSK, Belarus - Belarus' opposition United Civil Party of Belarus leader Anatoly Lebedko speaks during an interview in Minsk on July 6, 2011 about his four-month detention. Photos on the wall are of people believed to be abducted by the administration of President Alexander Lukashenko.

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Divers search for missing people, property

SENDAI, Japan - A diver swims through debris at a depth of six meters at a fishery port in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 6, 2011. Volunteer divers are continuing to search for missing people and lost property swept away by the March 11 tsunami.

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Owl chicks in Hokkaido

TOKYO, Japan - Three Ural owl chicks roost in a tree in the Kushiro area of Hokkaido, northern Japan, on July 6, 2011.

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Spacecraft Dragon

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - U.S. venture company SpaceX shows the Dragon spacecraft to reporters at a facility in Florida, on July 6, 2011.

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Owl chicks in Hokkaido

TOKYO, Japan - Three Ural owl chicks roost in a tree in the Kushiro area of Hokkaido, northern Japan, on July 6, 2011.

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Falcon 9 rocket

CAPE CANAVERAL, United States - U.S. venture company SpaceX shows the Falcon 9 rocket to reporters at a facility in Florida on July 6, 2011.

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Tokyo event to promote postquake reconstruction

TOKYO, Japan - A man looks at a copy of a newspaper exhibited at Tokyo's Shiodome area on July 6, 2011, a day before the opening of an event, co-hosted by UNESCO and other organizations, to promote the reconstruction of the Tohoku region devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster. During the three-day event, products of the six prefectures in northwestern Japan are sold and articles of local newspapers are on display.

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Kyushu Electric president Manabe

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo shows Kyushu Electric Power Co. President Toshio Manabe at a press conference at the utility's head office in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on July 6, 2011. Kyushu Electric said the same day that its employee asked personnel at three Kyushu Electric offices and four subsidiaries to post online comments in favor of the resumption of the utility's two nuclear reactors for a local cable television program aimed at seeking support for the resumption.

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Human Rights Watch executive director

TOKYO, Japan - Kenneth Roth, executive director of the New-York based Human Rights Watch group, speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on July 6, 2011. Roth criticized China's crackdown on a pro-democracy drive in the country in February that year inspired by political changes in Middle Eastern and North African countries.

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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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Tokyo event to promote postquake reconstruction

TOKYO, Japan - A man looks at a copy of a newspaper exhibited at Tokyo's Shiodome area on July 6, 2011, a day before the opening of an event, co-hosted by UNESCO and other organizations, to promote the reconstruction of the Tohoku region devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster. During the three-day event, products of the six prefectures in northwestern Japan are sold and articles of local newspapers are on display.

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Genkai nuclear power plant

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on June 9, 2011, shows the Genkai nuclear power plant operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co. in the town of Genkai, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Japan plans to conduct safety assessments called ''stress tests'' on all its nuclear power plants to allay heightened public concerns over their safety, industry minister Banri Kaieda said July 6, 2011.

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Chinese tourists with multiple-entry visas

SHANGHAI, China - Chinese tourists with new visas allowing multiple entries to Japan over a three-year period go through boarding procedures at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in China on July 6, 2011. The issuance of the visas, which require the recipients to visit Okinawa Prefecture during their first trip, could help boost the number of visitors to Japan which has dropped since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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2018 Winter Olympics candidate city

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea - People release dove-shaped balloons in Pyeongchang on July 6, 2011, in hope of the South Korean city winning its bid to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.

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Hopes for recovery in Star Festival

TOKYO, Japan - A woman attaches a strip of paper using gold foil to bamboo in front of a jewelry shop in Tokyo on July 6, 2011. Hopes for the recovery of northeastern Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami are among the wishes written on strips of paper to mark the Star Festival on July 7.

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Genkai nuclear power plant

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on June 9, 2011, shows the Nos. 2 (back) and 3 (front) reactors of the Genkai nuclear power plant operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co. in the town of Genkai, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Japan plans to conduct safety assessments called ''stress tests'' on all its nuclear power plants to allay heightened public concerns over their safety, industry minister Banri Kaieda said July 6, 2011.

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Mitsubishi Motors i-MiEV 'M'

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko stands beside the new model ''M'' of the i-MiEV electric vehicle at the automaker's head office in Tokyo on July 6, 2011. The new model equipped with a smaller capacity battery is available from July 25, 2011, with a lower price of 1,880,000 yen after receipt of the industry ministry's eco-car subsidy.

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Charity ice show to be held in Tohoku

TOKYO, Japan - Former world champion figure skater Mao Asada (R) and new men's silver medalist Takahiko Kozuka pose during an event in Tokyo on May 6, 2011, announcing a charity ice show expected to be held in northeastern Japan in late July. Admission will be free for the victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Rainstorm-hit JR Tadami Line to fully resume on Oct. 1

A JR train conducts a test run in Kaneyama, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 6, 2022, as the 27.6 kilometer section of the JR Tadami Line prepares to resume train services on Oct. 1. Full services will return on the line 11 years after torrential rain hit the region in July 2011 and caused widespread damage.

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Rainstorm-hit JR Tadami Line to fully resume on Oct. 1

A JR train conducts a test run on a formerly heavily-damaged railway bridge in Kaneyama, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 6, 2022, as the 27.6 kilometer section of the JR Tadami Line prepares to resume train services on Oct. 1. Full services will return on the line 11 years after torrential rain hit the region in July 2011 and caused widespread damage.

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Rainstorm-hit JR Tadami Line to fully resume on Oct. 1

A JR train conducts a test run on a formerly heavily-damaged railway bridge in Kaneyama, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 6, 2022, as the 27.6 kilometer section of the JR Tadami Line prepares to resume train services on Oct. 1. Full services will return on the line 11 years after torrential rain hit the region in July 2011 and caused widespread damage.