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Sendai man to serve as Olympic torch runner

SENDAI, Japan - Sadaharu Mishina (L), 31, an employee at ANA Holiday Inn Sendai, shakes hands with his supervisor Kimifusa Shibata, 47, in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on June 1, 2012. Mishina, who lost his 2-year-old daughter and saw his home damaged in the March 2011 disaster that struck the region, will be a torch runner in the upcoming London Olympics, running with the sacred flame in a suburb of Leeds, a city in the north of England, on June 25.

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Young ibises in Sado

SADO, Japan - Two young crested ibises (L) look for food beside one of their parents (R) in a fallow rice paddy in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on June 1, 2012. The young birds were two of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a pair released in March 2011. They are believed to have begun learning to fly in late May 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild in Japan for 38 years. (Pool photo)

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Young ibises in Sado

SADO, Japan - A young crested ibis (L) lands beside one of its parents in a fallow rice paddy in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on June 1, 2012. The young bird is one of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a pair released in March 2011. They are believed to have begun learning to fly in late May 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild in Japan for 38 years. (Pool photo)

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Young ibises in Sado

SADO, Japan - Two young crested ibises spread their wings in a fallow rice paddy in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on June 1, 2012. The young birds were two of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a pair released in March 2011. They are believed to have begun learning to fly in late May 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild in Japan for 38 years. (Pool photo)

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Foreign tourism drops in Mt. Fuji region

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows people climbing Mt. Fuji on July 1, 2011. The Japan Tourism Agency said in late October 2011 that the March triple disasters of quake, tsunami and nuclear crisis have apparently hit foreign tourism hardest in Yamanashi, home of Mt. Fuji, among Japan's 47 prefectures, with a 91 percent fall in visitors in the April-June quarter from a year earlier, a margin wider even than in northeastern Japan where the damage was greatest.

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Picture book on creators of Tokyo Sky Tree

TOKYO, Japan - Picture book writer and illustrator Noritake Suzuki (R) conducts an interview at a public bathhouse in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on June 1, 2011, as the bathhouse has a painted picture of Tokyo Sky Tree (upper R) on its wall. Suzuki is writing and illustrating a picture book tentatively titled ''Tokyo Sky Tree wo Tsukuru'' (meaning ''Creating Tokyo Sky Tree''). The picture book, which features various jobs concerned with the construction of Tokyo Sky Tree, will be published next spring.

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6 months after Japan quake, tsunami

OTSUCHI, Japan - Photos of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, (from top) on April 6, June 3 and Sept. 1, 2011, show that the sightseeing tour vessel Hamayuri, left atop an inn by the March 11 tsunami, has been removed.

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6 months after Japan quake, tsunami

ONAGAWA, Japan - Photos of an area of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, (from top) on March 16, June 3 and Sept. 1, 2011, show that the debris of buildings demolished by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami has been removed.

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6 months after Japan quake, tsunami

KESENNUMA, Japan - Photos of an area of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, (from top) on March 15, June 3 and Sept. 1, 2011, show that the fishing boat Kyotoku Maru No. 18, which was washed ashore by the March 11 tsunami, is still stranded, while the debris in the area has been cleared away.

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6 months after Japan quake, tsunami

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Photos of an area of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, (from top) on March 15, June 4 and Sept. 1, 2011, show that the debris in the area, hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, has been cleared away and green grass has covered the land.

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Volunteers in tsunami-hit area

SENDAI, Japan - People listen to explanations after registering as volunteers to engage in work related to the March 11 tsunami in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, on June 1, 2011.

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Volunteers in tsunami-hit area

SENDAI, Japan - People register as volunteers to engage in work related to the March 11 tsunami in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, on June 1, 2011.

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Japan's Ogura leaves FIFA

ZURICH, Switzerland - Junji Ogura, president of the Japan Football Association, is seen in Zurich on June 1, 2011. Ogura resigned from a post on the FIFA executive committee the same day at the FIFA Congress.

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New S. Korean envoy to Japan

SEOUL, South Korea - Shin Kak Soo, new South Korean ambassador to Japan, speaks at a press conference in Seoul on June 1, 2011, prior to his departure to Tokyo. Shin said he is making efforts to adjust his schedule for a visit to the areas struck by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Japan, Peru split Kirin Cup opener

NIIGATA, Japan - Japanese midfielder Makoto Hasebe (L) competes for the ball in the first half of the opening game of the Kirin Cup against Peru in Niigata on June 1, 2011. The game ended in a scoreless draw.

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Nagai strikes twice vs. Australia

NIIGATA, Japan - Japan's Kensuke Nagai (R) scores his second goal during the second half of an Under 22s friendly against Australia at Big Swan stadium in Niigata on June 1, 2011. Japan won 3-1.

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Japan, China open 'Green Expo'

BEIJING, China - A man looks at Toshiba Corp.'s nuclear power plant model exhibited at the Japan-China Green Expo 2011 in Beijing on June 1, 2011, the opening day of the three-day event.

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Japan, Peru split Kirin Cup opener

NIIGATA, Japan - Japanese forward Shinji Okazaki (R) tussles with Peruvian forward Luis Advincula in the first half of the opening game of the Kirin Cup in Niigata on June 1, 2011. The game ended in a scoreless draw.

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Blatter wins 4th term as FIFA head

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Sepp Blatter, who was reelected unopposed to his fourth straight term as FIFA president during the Congress of soccer's international governing body in Zurich, Switzerland, on June 1, 2011.

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Super Cool Biz introduced in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Environment Minister Ryu Matsumoto (far R) and three of his predecessors line up during the ministry's Super Cool Biz 2011 kick-off event, calling on the public to do more to save electricity, held at a department store in Tokyo on June 1, 2011.

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Japan, Peru split Kirin Cup opener

NIIGATA, Japan - Japanese footballers -- (from L) defender Yuto Nagatomo, midfielder Makoto Hasebe and goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima -- respond to the crowd at Big Swan stadium in Niigata on June 1, 2011, after a goalless draw in the opening game of the Kirin Cup against Peru.

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Japan, Peru split Kirin Cup opener

NIIGATA, Japan - Japanese defender Yuto Nagatomo (R) and Peruvian midfielder Josepmir Ballon compete for the ball during the second half of the opening game of the Kirin Cup in Niigata on June 1, 2011. The game ended in a scoreless draw.

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Hakuho visits Futaba residents in Kazo

SAITAMA, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho plays with a child during a visit to an evacuation center in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, on June 1, 2011, to encourage the evacuees. People from the town of Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, are staying at the shelter.

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Japan, Peru split Kirin Cup opener

NIIGATA, Japan - Alberto Zaccheroni, coach of the Japan national soccer team, instructs his players during the first half of the opening game of the Kirin Cup against Peru in Niigata on June 1, 2011. The game ended in a scoreless draw.

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Japan, Peru split Kirin Cup opener

NIIGATA, Japan - Japanese forward Keisuke Honda (R) controls the ball as Peruvian midfielder Adan Balbin closes in during the second half of the opening game of the Kirin Cup in Niigata on June 1, 2011. The game ended in a scoreless draw.

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Bonito fishing begins in Fukushima Pref.

IWAKI, Japan - A fishing boat leaves Onahama Port in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 1, 2011, for bonito fishing, which was delayed due to the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Honda's motorcycle plant in India

ALWAR, India - Honda Motor Co. President Takanobu Ito (C) attends the opening ceremony of a motorcycle plant in Alwar district of Rajasthan, India, on June 1, 2011. It is the Japanese automaker's second motorcycle plant in India.

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Japan, Peru split Kirin Cup opener

NIIGATA, Japan - Japanese midfielder Yasuhito Endo (L) and Peruvian midfielder Luis Ramirez tussle during the first half of the opening game of the Kirin Cup in Niigata on June 1, 2011. The game ended in a scoreless draw.

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IAEA's Weightman in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Mike Weightman (C), chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency team, attends a meeting with representatives of the Japanese government at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 1, 2011. The IAEA experts on the same day submitted a preliminary assessment on the Fukushima nuclear crisis following a week-long mission in Japan.

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Rakuten starts online shopping mall in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Rakuten Inc. President Hiroshi Mikitani (2nd from L) poses during a press conference in Jakarta on June 1, 2011. The leading Japanese online shopping mall operator said it has broken into the market in Indonesia, which has the largest population of Internet users in Southeast Asia.

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Japan, China open 'Green Expo'

BEIJING, China - Toshiba Corp. President Norio Sasaki (R front) explains to Chinese officials about an exhibition at the Japan-China Green Expo 2011 in Beijing on June 1, 2011. The three-day event at the China National Convention Center opened the same day.

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IAEA submits summary report to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Mike Weightman (C, L), who leads an expert team from the International Atomic Energy Agency, hands a summary of the team's draft report on radiation leaks from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to Goshi Hosono (C, R), a special adviser to Prime Minister Naoto Kan on the crisis, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 1, 2011.

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Mage Island, Kagoshima Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in March 2010 shows the uninhabited Mage Island in Kagoshima Prefecture. The Defense Ministry informed a local government in the prefecture on June 1, 2011, that it is considering using the island for carrier-borne aircraft landing practice as part of a plan for the realignment of U.S. forces.

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Radiation screening of cars

NARAHA, Japan - Cars from areas located within the exclusion zone around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are screened for radiation levels in the town of Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 1, 2011. Local residents brought out 55 cars from the areas on the same day.

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Peruvian trade minister Ferreyros

TOKYO, Japan - Peruvian Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister Eduardo Ferreyros gives an interview in Tokyo on June 1, 2011.

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Keidanren's Yonekura in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Hiromasa Yonekura (C), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, tours the Japan-China Green Expo 2011 held at the China National Convention Center in Beijing on June 1, 2011. The federation, which is Japan's most influential business lobby, is also known as Nippon Keidanren.

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Keidanren's Yonekura in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, speaks during the opening ceremony of the Japan-China Green Expo 2011 held at China National Convention Center in Beijing on June 1, 2011. The federation, which is Japan's most influential business lobby, is also known as Nippon Keidanren.

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Fukushima gov. meets PM Kan

TOKYO, Japan - Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato (L) hands written requests for compensation for radiation leaks from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to Prime Minister Naoto Kan at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 1, 2011.

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BOJ chief Shirakawa

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa speaks during an international conference of economists held at the head office of the Japanese central bank in Tokyo on June 1, 2011.

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Super Cool Biz introduced in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Employees at the Environment Ministry's Global Environment Bureau work in Hawaiian shirts and other casual wear in their office in Tokyo on June 1, 2011, the first day of the Super Cool Biz summer casual attire campaign introduced by the ministry to cut down on electricity use.

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Super Cool Biz introduced in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Employees at the Environment Ministry's Global Environment Bureau work in Hawaiian shirts and other casual wear in their office in Tokyo, while dimming the lights on June 1, 2011, the first day of the Super Cool Biz summer casual attire campaign introduced by the ministry to cut down on electricity use.

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Hayabusa capsule analysis

SAPPORO, Japan - Reporters visit Hokkaido University in Sapporo, northern Japan, to view samples brought back from the asteroid Itokawa by the unmanned Japanese space probe Hayabusa on March 1, 2011. A total of 13 institutes and eight teams have taken part in the project to analyze the samples. Hayabusa was launched in May 2003 and landed on the asteroid in September 2005. It returned to Earth while burning out upon reentry into atmosphere in June 2010 and the capsule containing the samples was recovered in a desert in southern Australia.

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Hayabusa capsule analysis

SAPPORO, Japan - Reporters visit Hokkaido University in Sapporo, northern Japan, to view samples brought back from the asteroid Itokawa by the unmanned Japanese space probe Hayabusa on March 1, 2011. Seen at left back is a machine for analysis. A total of 13 institutes and eight teams have taken part in the project to analyze the samples. Hayabusa was launched in May 2003 and landed on the asteroid in September 2005. It returned to Earth while burning out upon reentry into atmosphere in June 2010 and the capsule containing the samples was recovered in a desert in southern Australia.

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Hayabusa capsule analysis

SAPPORO, Japan - Reporters visit Hokkaido University in Sapporo, northern Japan, to view samples brought back from the asteroid Itokawa by the unmanned Japanese space probe Hayabusa on March 1, 2011. A total of 13 institutes and eight teams have taken part in the project to analyze the samples. Hayabusa was launched in May 2003 and landed on the asteroid in September 2005. It returned to Earth while burning out upon reentry into atmosphere in June 2010 and the capsule containing the samples was recovered in a desert in southern Australia.

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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.