U.S. Open golf

U.S. Open golf

ARDMORE, United States - U.S. golfer Tiger Woods hits his second shot on the 18th hole in round three of the U.S. Open championships at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, on June 15, 2013. Woods carded a 74 in the final round and tied for 32nd along with 2012 champion Webb Simpson at 13 over.

Former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk passes away

Former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk passes away

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 1990 shows Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia (C left) shaking hands with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen during the Tokyo peace talks at the Akasaka Palace state guesthouse in Tokyo. The former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk passed away in Beijing on Oct. 15, 2012. He was 89.

Spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant at Rokkasho

Spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant at Rokkasho

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken June 15, 2012, shows a spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant located in the village of Rokkasho in Aomori Prefecture.

Spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant at Rokkasho

Spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant at Rokkasho

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken June 15, 2012, shows a spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant located in the village of Rokkasho in Aomori Prefecture.

Spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant at Rokkasho

Spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant at Rokkasho

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken June 15, 2012, shows a spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant located in the village of Rokkasho in Aomori Prefecture.

Spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant at Rokkasho

Spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant at Rokkasho

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken June 15, 2012, shows a spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant located in the village of Rokkasho in Aomori Prefecture.

Spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant at Rokkasho

Spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant at Rokkasho

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken June 15, 2012, shows a spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant located in the village of Rokkasho in Aomori Prefecture.

Spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant at Rokkasho

Spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant at Rokkasho

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken June 15, 2012, shows a spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant located in the village of Rokkasho in Aomori Prefecture.

Spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant at Rokkasho

Spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant at Rokkasho

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken June 15, 2012, shows a spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant located in the village of Rokkasho in Aomori Prefecture.

Spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant at Rokkasho

Spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant at Rokkasho

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken June 15, 2012, shows a spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant located in the village of Rokkasho in Aomori Prefecture.

Spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant at Rokkasho

Spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant at Rokkasho

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken June 15, 2012, shows a spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant located in the village of Rokkasho in Aomori Prefecture.

Uotsuri Island

Uotsuri Island

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2011 shows Uotsuri Island, part of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Japanese police arrested on Aug. 15, 2012, activists from a Hong Kong-based group seeking to assert China's claim to the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands after they landed on Uotsuri Island.

Artist Ushiro speaks of atomic-bomb attacks

Artist Ushiro speaks of atomic-bomb attacks

TOKYO, Japan - Artist Ryuta Ushiro speaks in an interview in Tokyo on June 15, 2012. Ushiro who leads the artists' group Chim Pom said the huge sacrifice in lives from the atomic bombs was a basis of peace today in Japan.

Fundoshi comes back as cool underwear

Fundoshi comes back as cool underwear

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken June 15, 2012, shows colorful new-wave fundoshi, traditional Japanese underwear previously worn only by men, sold at the "hands be" sundry goods store in the Harajuku commercial area of Tokyo. According to the +charming! fundoshi marketer, 40 percent of those who buy its Sharefun line of fundoshi are women.

Fundoshi comes back as cool underwear

Fundoshi comes back as cool underwear

TOKYO, Japan - Keiji Nakagawa, 35-year-old representative of the +charming! fundoshi marketer and head of the Japan Fundoshi Association, is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on June 15, 2012. Nakagawa said he first tried traditional Japanese fundoshi underwear when he fell ill due to overwork, and has been sleeping better and regaining his strength since he began wearing them.

Japanese pop duo twin Emi Ito dies

Japanese pop duo twin Emi Ito dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Emi Ito (L), one of the identical twin sisters comprising Japanese pop duo The Peanuts, and her twin sister Yumi, singing at an event in December 1968 to commemorate the 10th anniversary of their debut. Emi Ito died on June 15, 2012. She was 71.

London in festive mood before Olympics

London in festive mood before Olympics

LONDON, England - Photo taken by a helicopter shows the Olympic Stadium in London on June 15, 2012. The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games will be held July 27 at the stadium with a seating capacity of 80,000.

Olympic Park

Olympic Park

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken June 15, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows an overall view of the Olympic Park in London.

Velodrome

Velodrome

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on June 15, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows the Velodrome in London, cycling track venue for the 2012 Olympic Games.

BMX Track

BMX Track

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on June 15, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows the BMX Track in London, the venue for the BMX cycling competition at the 2012 Olympic Games.

Riverbank Arena

Riverbank Arena

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on June 15, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows the Riverbank Arena in London, the venue for the field hockey competition at the 2012 Olympic Games.

Basketball Arena

Basketball Arena

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on June 15, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows the Basketball Arena in London, the venue for the basketball and handball competitions at the 2012 Olympic Games.

Copper Box

Copper Box

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on June 15, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows the Copper Box in London, which will host 2012 Olympic events including handball.

Aquatics Centre

Aquatics Centre

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on June 15, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows the Aquatics Centre in London, a 2012 Olympic Games venue. The Water Polo Arena is just behind it.

London Olympic Stadium

London Olympic Stadium

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on June 15, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows the Olympic Stadium in London, the main venue for the 2012 Olympic Games.

Water Polo Arena

Water Polo Arena

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on June 15, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows the Water Polo Arena in London, a 2012 Olympic Games venue.

Test to vitrify radioactive liquid waste resumes

Test to vitrify radioactive liquid waste resumes

SENDAI, Japan - Photo on June 15, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture. Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. said on June 18, 2012, it has resumed a test to vitrify high-level radioactive liquid waste at the plant.

Test to vitrify radioactive liquid waste resumes

Test to vitrify radioactive liquid waste resumes

SENDAI, Japan - Photo on June 15, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture. Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. said on June 18, 2012, it has resumed a test to vitrify high-level radioactive liquid waste at the plant.

Test to vitrify radioactive liquid waste resumes

Test to vitrify radioactive liquid waste resumes

SENDAI, Japan - Photo on June 15, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture. Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. said on June 18, 2012, it has resumed a test to vitrify high-level radioactive liquid waste at the plant.

AUM doomsday cult

AUM doomsday cult

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in February 1995 shows the Satyan 7 facility (foreground) of the AUM Shinrikyo doomsday cult's complex near Mt. Fuji in the village of Kamikuishiki, Yamanashi Prefecture. AUM was secretly producing sarin nerve gas at the Satyan 7 facility. Police arrested Katsuya Takahashi, the last remaining AUM member wanted over the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system, on June 15, 2012, after he had been on the run for 17 years.

AUM doomsday cult

AUM doomsday cult

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 1995 shows followers of the AUM Shinrikyo doomsday cult meditating at the cult's headquarters in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture. Police arrested Katsuya Takahashi, the last remaining AUM member wanted over the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system, on June 15, 2012, after he had been on the run for 17 years.

Greek conservative politician Samaras

Greek conservative politician Samaras

ATHENS, Greece - Antonis Samaras, leader of New Democracy, Greece's major conservative party, gives a speech in Athens on June 15, 2012.

Japan to restart 2 reactors, 1st reactivated since Fukushima

Japan to restart 2 reactors, 1st reactivated since Fukushima

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken June 15, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. From front to back, the Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 reactor buildings are seen. The Japanese government approved the resumption of operation of the Nos. 3 and 4 reactors at the plant the following day amid concerns over the safety of atomic power generation following the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

Greek conservative politician Samaras

Greek conservative politician Samaras

ATHENS, Greece - Antonis Samaras, leader of New Democracy, Greece's major conservative party, gives a speech in Athens on June 15, 2012.

Japan to restart 2 reactors, 1st reactivated since Fukushima

Japan to restart 2 reactors, 1st reactivated since Fukushima

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken June 15, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. The Japanese government approved the resumption of operation of two nuclear reactors at the plant the following day amid concerns over the safety of atomic power generation following the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

Japan to restart 2 reactors, 1st reactivated since Fukushima

Japan to restart 2 reactors, 1st reactivated since Fukushima

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken June 15, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. The Japanese government approved the resumption of operation of two nuclear reactors at the plant the following day amid concerns over the safety of atomic power generation following the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

Tiger Woods at U.S. Open

Tiger Woods at U.S. Open

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Photo shows Tiger Woods during the second round of the U.S. Open golf tournament on June 15, 2012, at the Olympic Club in San Francisco.

Suu Kyi in Oslo

Suu Kyi in Oslo

OSLO, Norway - Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (L) gives a press conference in Oslo on June 15, 2012. She finally received her 1991 Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in the Norwegian capital the following day after spending more than 14 years under house arrest. To the right is Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.

Suu Kyi in Oslo

Suu Kyi in Oslo

OSLO, Norway - Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi gives a press conference in Oslo on June 15, 2012. She finally received her 1991 Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in the Norwegian capital the following day after spending more than 14 years under house arrest.

Suu Kyi in Oslo

Suu Kyi in Oslo

OSLO, Norway - Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi (C) arrives in Oslo on June 15, 2012. She finally received her 1991 Nobel Peace Prize at a ceremony in the Norwegian capital the following day after spending more than 14 years under house arrest.

Nepalese man returns home for 1st time in 18 yrs

Nepalese man returns home for 1st time in 18 yrs

BANGKOK, Thailand - Govinda Prasad Mainali (R), the Nepalese man convicted in a 1997 Tokyo murder case, waves at reporters upon arrival at Bangkok's airport from Narita, Japan, en route to Kathmandu on June 15, 2012. He returned to his home country the following day for the first time in 18 years after a Japanese court granted him a retrial. To the left is his wife Radha.

Nepalese man returns home for 1st time in 18 yrs

Nepalese man returns home for 1st time in 18 yrs

BANGKOK, Thailand - Govinda Prasad Mainali (2nd from R), the Nepalese man convicted in a 1997 Tokyo murder case, his wife Radha (R) and their daughters arrive at Bangkok's airport from Narita, Japan, en route to Kathmandu on June 15, 2012. Mainali returned to his home country the following day for the first time in 18 years after a Japanese court granted him a retrial.

Nepalese man returns home for 1st time in 18 yrs

Nepalese man returns home for 1st time in 18 yrs

BANGKOK, Thailand - Govinda Prasad Mainali, the Nepalese man convicted in a 1997 Tokyo murder case, waves at reporters upon arrival at Bangkok's airport from Narita, Japan, en route to Kathmandu on June 15, 2012. He returned to his home country the following day for the first time in 18 years after a Japanese court granted him a retrial.

Mainali leaves Japan for Nepal

Mainali leaves Japan for Nepal

NARITA, Japan - Govinda Prasad Mainali (R bottom, in a black suit), a Nepalese man granted a retrial over a 1997 Tokyo murder case, climbs up the stairs into an airplane at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on June 15, 2012. After spending 15 years in prison, Mainali, 45, left Japan to return to his home country for the first time in about 18 years, accompanied by his wife Radha, 42, and their two daughters Mithila, 20, and Alisha, 18, as well as Japanese supporters.

Mainali leaves Japan for Nepal

Mainali leaves Japan for Nepal

NARITA, Japan - Govinda Prasad Mainali, a Nepalese man granted a retrial over a 1997 Tokyo murder case, shakes hands with a supporter, with his wife Radha sitting next to him, aboard an airplane ahead of departure from Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on June 15, 2012. To the left is their daughter Mithila. After spending 15 years in prison, Mainali, 45, left Japan to return to his home country for the first time in about 18 years, accompanied by his wife Radha, 42, and their two daughters Mithila, 20, and Alisha, 18, as well as Japanese supporters.

Mainali leaves Japan for Nepal

Mainali leaves Japan for Nepal

NARITA, Japan - Govinda Prasad Mainali (C), a Nepalese man granted a retrial over a 1997 Tokyo murder case, climbs up the stairs into an airplane at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on June 15, 2012. After spending 15 years in prison, Mainali, 45, left Japan to return to his home country for the first time in about 18 years, accompanied by his wife Radha, 42, and their two daughters Mithila, 20, and Alisha, 18, as well as Japanese supporters.

Ex-Thai Premier Thaksin in Tokyo

Ex-Thai Premier Thaksin in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Fugitive former Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra gives a speech during a welcome party for him at a Tokyo hotel on June 15, 2012. An organization for promoting economic partnership between Thailand and Japan was launched by Japanese businesses and politicians the same day in a bid to further strengthen economic relations between the two countries.

Mainali leaves Japan for Nepal

Mainali leaves Japan for Nepal

NARITA, Japan - Radha Mainali (R), the wife of Govinda Prasad Mainali, a Nepalese man granted a retrial over a 1997 Tokyo murder case, and their daughters Mithila (L) and Alisha (C), meet the press at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on June 15, 2012. After spending 15 years in prison, Mainali, 45, left Japan to return to his home country for the first time in about 18 years, accompanied by Radha, 42, and their two daughters Mithila, 20, and Alisha, 18, as well as Japanese supporters.

Noda to decide on restart of Oi reactors

Noda to decide on restart of Oi reactors

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken June 15, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 3 (front) and No. 4 reactor buildings at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is set to decide on June 16 about the reactivation of the two idled reactors after he secures local consent from Fukui Gov. Issei Nishikawa to avoid electricity supply disruptions this summer.

Last AUM fugitive arrested

Last AUM fugitive arrested

TOKYO, Japan - Shizue Takahashi, leader of a group of bereaved families of victims in the AUM Shinrikyo doomsday cult's 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system, gives a press conference in Tokyo on June 15, 2012, following the arrest earlier in the day of Katsuya Takahashi, the last AUM fugitive behind the attack. Her husband, an assistant station master at Kasumigaseki subway station in central Tokyo, was killed in the nerve gas attack along with 12 other people.