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Ex-Fukushima Daiichi plant chief Yoshida dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in November 2011 shows Masao Yoshida, head of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex, giving a speech as the crippled plant is shown to journalists for the first time since the start of the nuclear crisis in March 2011. Yoshida died of esophageal cancer at a Tokyo hospital on July 9, 2013, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said. He was 58. After the Fukushima complex was hit by tsunami waves following a huge earthquake, Yoshida took command of the situation in an isolated building on the plant's premises.

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Ex-Fukushima Daiichi plant chief Yoshida dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in November 2011 shows Masao Yoshida, head of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex, as the crippled plant is shown to journalists for the first time since the start of the nuclear crisis in March 2011. Yoshida died of esophageal cancer at a Tokyo hospital on July 9, 2013, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said. He was 58. After the Fukushima complex was hit by tsunami waves following a huge earthquake, Yoshida took command of the situation in an isolated building on the plant's premises.

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Another reactor at Oi power plant reactivated

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 9, 2012, shows the No. 4 reactor building (front) at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. The No. 4 reactor was reactivated around 9 p.m. on July 18, becoming only the second reactor to resume operation after being shut down for periodic checks since the Fukushima nuclear crisis began in March 2011. The building housing the No. 3 reactor, which the utility reactivated on July 1 and brought to full operation on July 9, stands just behind.

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Japan nuclear reactor resumes full operation

FUKUI, Japan - Photo on July 9, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 3 reactor (R) at the Oi plant on the Sea of Japan coast in Fukui Prefecture. The reactor began generating electricity at capacity that day, becoming the first of the country's 50 commercial reactors to return to full service after all were taken offline in May 2012 in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear crisis.

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Japan's Sawa named FIFA Women's Player of Year

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Homare Sawa (R) equalizes in the second half of extra time in the Women's World Cup final against the United States in July 2011 in Germany, en route to Nadeshiko Japan's first World Cup title in a penalty shootout. Sawa was named FIFA Women's World Player of the Year on Jan. 9, 2012.

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Zaveri Bazar in Mumbai

MUMBAI, India - Photo taken on Aug. 9, 2011, shows Zaveri Bazar in Mumbai, western India. The first of three fatal bomb blasts in Mumbai occurred in the bazaar on July 13, 2011.

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Zaveri Bazar in Mumbai

MUMBAI, India - Photo taken on Aug. 9, 2011, shows Zaveri Bazar in Mumbai, western India. The first of three fatal bomb blasts in Mumbai occurred in the bazaar on July 13, 2011.

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London 1 year before Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Double-decker buses form a line in front of Trafalgar Square in London on July 9, 2011, a Saturday. The city is preparing for hosting its third Olympic Games, whose opening ceremony will be held July 27, 2012.

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London 1 year before Olympics

LONDON, Britain - A street performer dressed as Queen Elizabeth II dances on Westminster Bridge in London on July 9, 2011, about a year before the opening of the London 2012 Olympic Games. The London Eye can be seen in the background.

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S. Sudan declares independence

TOKYO, Japan - People pose for photos in front of a statue of civil war hero John Garang in Juba on July 9, 2011, the day South Sudan declared independence.

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S. Sudan declares independence

TOKYO, Japan - Combined photos taken on July 8 and 9, 2011, show faces of people celebrating the independence of South Sudan. The country officially declared independence from Sudan on July 9, 2011.

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S. Sudan declares independence

TOKYO, Japan - Young men sing the national anthem and wave national flags to celebrate the independence of South Sudan in the capital Juba on July 9, 2011. The country declared its independence the same day, after a referendum in January.

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S. Sudan declares independence

TOKYO, Japan - A man holds a young child with South Sudan's national flag at the site of the independence ceremony for South Sudan in the capital Juba on July 9, 2011.

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S. Sudan declares independence

TOKYO, Japan - Women express their joy during the independence ceremony for South Sudan in the capital Juba on July 9, 2011.

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S. Sudan declares independence

TOKYO, Japan - People run into the venue of the independence ceremony for South Sudan in the capital Juba after it opened on the morning of July 9, 2011.

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Nagasaki peace statue cleaned

NAGASAKI, Japan - The Peace Statue in Nagasaki Peace Park is cleaned on July 16, 2011, ahead of the anniversary of the Aug. 9, 1945, U.S. atomic bombing of the city.

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South Sudan secession from Sudan

KHARTOUM, Sudan - People parade in Sudan's capital Khartoum on July 9, 2011, after South Sudan seceded from the country the same day.

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Sawa scores against Sendai

KASHIWA, Japan - Masakatsu Sawa of Kashiwa Reysol (L) scores with a header in the closing minutes of a J-League game against Vegalta Sendai at Kashiwa Stadium in Chiba Prefecture on July 9, 2011. Kashiwa won 1-0.

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Reconstruction minister Hirano in Iwate Pref.

MORIOKA, Japan - Japan's new reconstruction minister Tatsuo Hirano (L) receives a letter of request from Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso at the Iwate prefectural government office in Morioka on July 9, 2011, during his first visit to areas devastated by the March 11 quake and tsunami since assuming the post. Hirano told Tasso he hopes the central government can team up with prefectures in reconstructing the disaster-hit areas.

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Japan stun Germany to reach Women's World Cup semis

WOLFSBURG, Germany - Japan players celebrate after beating Germany 1-0 in the Women's World Cup quarterfinals in Wolfsburg, Germany, on July 9, 2011. Japan reached the semifinals of the Women's World Cup for the first time.

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South Sudan declares independence

JUBA, South Sudan - South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit (L) and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir (C) attend a ceremony to declare the official independence of the Republic of South Sudan in Juba on July 9, 2011. South Sudan became the 54th state in Africa and is expected to be approved as the 193rd member state of the United Nations by the U.N. General Assembly in the following week.

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Japan stun Germany to reach Women's World Cup semis

WOLFSBURG, Germany - Japan substitute Karina Maruyama (R) lashes home an extra-time winner during a Women's World Cup quarterfinal match against Germany in Wolfsburg, Germany, on July 9, 2011. Japan beat Germany 1-0 to reach the semifinals of the Women's World Cup for the first time.

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PM Kan at meeting with DPJ officials

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks during a meeting with senior officials of his ruling Democratic Party of Japan's local chapters from across the country at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on July 9, 2011.

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Minister Kaieda in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Japanese industry minister Banri Kaieda speaks during a press conference in Kuala Lumpur on July 9, 2011, after a meeting with his counterparts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and officials of the Federation of Japanese Chambers of Commerce and Industry in ASEAN. Kaieda said in the meeting that Japan's economy is recovering from the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at a faster rate than initially expected.

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Nishikori-Soeda at Davis Cup

MIKI, Japan - Japan's Kei Nishikori (back) and Go Soeda play against Denis Istomin and Murad Inoyatov of Uzbekistan at Bourbon Beans Dome in Hyogo Prefecture during an Asia/Oceania Group 1 match of the Davis Cup on July 9, 2011. The Japanese pair won three sets to love, giving Japan a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five series.

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U.S. envoy visits Nagano, Gifu prefectures

MATSUMOTO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos (R) visits Kamikochi, a tourist spot in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, on July 9, 2011, to promote the safety of tourist spots in Japan as the country has suffered a significant drop in foreign tourists following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The U.S. envoy visited Matsumoto and Takayama in Gifu Prefecture with his family.

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U.S. envoy in Gifu Pref.

GIFU, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos (C) tastes sake at a brewery in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, on July 9, 2011. The envoy urged foreign tourists to visit Japan amid a decline in the number of visitors to the country following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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South Sudan independence

JUBA, South Sudan - People dance before the start of a ceremony in Juba on July 9, 2011, to mark the Republic of South Sudan's secession from the north. South Sudan formally declared independence after its birth as Africa's 54th state was marked at midnight July 8 local time when the transitional period, defined in a 2005 peace deal reached after decades of civil war in Sudan, ended.

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South Sudan declares independence

JUBA, South Sudan - People celebrate the independence of the Republic of South Sudan at the venue of a ceremony to declare the country's official independence from Sudan in Juba on July 9, 2011. South Sudan became the 54th state in Africa and is expected to be approved as the 193rd member state of the United Nations by the U.N. General Assembly in the following week.

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South Sudan declares independence

JUBA, South Sudan - People celebrate the independence of the Republic of South Sudan around the new state's flag at the venue of a ceremony to declare the country's official independence from Sudan in Juba on July 9, 2011.

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Minister Hosono meets Fukushima gov.

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Goshi Hosono (R), minister in charge of nuclear accidents, speaks to reporters in Fukushima on July 9, 2011, after meeting with Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato. Sato asked Hosono to report on present conditions in disaster-hit Fukushima to parliament.

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Ultraman donates to Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Japanese television series hero Ultraman (C) and Shinichi Ooka (R), president of the series' producer Tsuburaya Productions Co., hands a 2 million yen donation to Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato in the city of Fukushima on July 9, 2011. The company's founder, the late Eiji Tsuburaya, hailed from the prefecture, which was hit by the March 11 quake and tsunami and continues to be blighted by a nuclear crisis.

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Kaiyodo Hobby Museum Shimanto

KOCHI, Japan - People look at toy figures exhibited in Kaiyodo Hobby Museum Shimanto in the town of Shimanto, Kochi Prefecture, on July 9, 2011, the opening day of the museum. About 10,000 figures made by Kaiyodo Co. are exhibited at the museum.

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South Sudan to go independent

JUBA, Sudan - Soldiers wielding knives are trained in the suburbs of Juba, Sudan, in January 2011. Juba will become the capital of South Sudan when the territory gains its independence on July 9, 2011.

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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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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.