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Tsunami-damaged piano returns to elementary school

KAMAISHI, Japan - A grand piano, washed away from Toni Elementary School in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, by the devastating tsunami of March 11, 2011, is displayed in the vacated yard of the school after repair on June 2, 2014.

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Dai-ichi Life poised to buy U.S. insurer Protective

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in 2011 shows the headquarters of Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co. in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. Dai-ichi Life is poised to acquire Protective Life Corp. of the United States for about 500 billion yen ($4.9 billion), sources familiar with the matter said June 2, 2014.

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Police at Tiananmen Square

BEIJING, China - Police officers conduct a shooting drill using air guns at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on June 2, 2011. China will mark the 22nd anniversary of the 1989 crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Tiananmen Square on June 4.

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Kan survives no-confidence motion

OSAKA, Japan - A man watches TV screens reporting that a no-confidence motion submitted by opposition parties against Prime Minister Naoto Kan's Cabinet has been rejected by parliament, at an electronics store in Osaka on June 2, 2011.

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DPJ's Okada at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Katsuya Okada speaks during a press conference at the party's Tokyo headquarters on June 2, 2011, after a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Naoto Kan's Cabinet was rejected in parliament.

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Kan at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 2, 2011, after surviving a no-confidence motion in parliament. Kan expressed his desire to extend the current Diet session into December.

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Thai PM Abhisit during election campaign

CHIANG MAI, Thailand - Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (C) poses for photos with supporters on June 2, 2011, at an airport in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, home of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in 2006. Thailand will hold a general election on July 3.

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Sony tells Congress it acted promptly on data breach

WASHINGTON, United States - Tim Schaaff (R), president of Sony Network Entertainment International, testifies during a U.S. congressional hearing in Washington on June 2, 2011, over the company's massive data breach involving its PlayStation gaming systems. Schaaff defended the company's response, saying the manufacturer promptly informed its customers of the trouble.

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Thai PM Abhisit during election campaign

CHIANG MAI, Thailand - Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva (R) accepts flowers from supporters on June 2, 2011, in the outskirts of Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, home of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in 2006. Thailand will hold a general election on July 3.

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Kobayashi shares lead at Japan Golf Tour C'ship

TOKYO, Japan - Masanori Kobayashi is seen in action at the Japan Golf Tour Championship in Ibaraki Prefecture on June 2, 2011. Kobayashi shared the first-round lead with Hirohito Koizumi after 69s.

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Suu Kyi meets U.S. Sen. McCain

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi (C) speaks to reporters at her home in Yangon on June 2, 2011, after meeting with U.S. Sen. John McCain. Suu Kyi said McCain expressed his will to continue his support for the democratic struggle in the country.

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No-confidence motion defeated

NAGOYA, Japan - People receive extra editions of newspapers reporting that a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Naoto Kan's Cabinet had been rejected by parliament, at a train station in Nagoya, central Japan, on June 2, 2011.

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Kan meets senior Vietnamese official

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) shakes hands with Truong Tan Sang, a permanent member of the secretariat of the Vietnamese Communist Party's Central Committee, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 2, 2011. Kan told Sang, who is expected to replace President Nguyen Minh Triet, that Japan would cooperate with Vietnam on safety improvements of atomic power generation as Hanoi will place an order with Japanese firms to construct two nuclear power plants.

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Ruling party bigwig Ozawa

TOKYO, Japan - Ruling Democratic Party of Japan bigwig Ichiro Ozawa leaves a meeting with lawmakers loyal to him in Tokyo on June 2, 2011. Ozawa the same day abstained from voting on an opposition-proposed no-confidence motion against Prime Minister and DPJ President Naoto Kan at the Diet.

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Ruling DPJ's key figures

TOKYO, Japan - Combined photo shows Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) at the Diet building on June 2, 2011, former prime minister Yukio Hatoyama (L) at the Diet building on June 2 and Ichiro Ozawa, former leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, at a Tokyo hotel on June 1.

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Kan survives no-confidence motion

TOKYO, Japan - Lawmakers cast their votes on a no-confidence motion submitted by opposition parties against Prime Minister Naoto Kan's Cabinet in the lower house of parliament on June 2, 2011. The motion was rejected after Kan announced his intention to step down once certain progress is made in containing a nuclear crisis and reconstructing the country after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Thai PM Abhisit during election campaign

CHIANG MAI, Thailand - Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva speaks in front of supporters on June 2, 2011, in the outskirts of Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, home of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who was ousted in 2006. Thailand will hold a general election on July 3.

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Segway test-run in Tsukuba

TSUKUBA, Japan - A test-run of Segway PT two-wheeled electric vehicles and other electric transport is conducted in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on June 2, 2011.

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Keidanren's Yonekura in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation known as Nippon Keidanren, speaks to reporters in Beijing on June 2, 2011. He called for a grand coalition for the sake of postdisaster reconstruction.

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Kan survives no-confidence vote

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) bows after the House of Representatives votes down an opposition-proposed no-confidence motion against him during a plenary session in the Diet building in Tokyo on June 2, 2011.

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LDP chief Tanigaki

TOKYO, Japan - Sadakazu Tanigaki, chief of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, speaks during a press conference at the party's head office in Tokyo on June 2, 2011, after a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Naoto Kan's Cabinet was rejected by parliament.

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Softbank's Son donates 1 bil. yen to Iwate Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son (L) hands a letter of proof regarding his 1 billion yen donation to Iwate Prefecture, devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, to Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso at a hotel in Tokyo on June 2, 2011. Son has announced he will personally donate 10 billion yen in support of disaster relief efforts.

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No-confidence motion defeated

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) casts his vote on a no-confidence motion against his Cabinet at the Diet on June 2, 2011. The motion was rejected after he announced his intention to step down once certain progress is made in containing the nuclear crisis and implementing postdisaster recovery moves.

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Shanghai-Takamatsu flight

SHANGHAI, China - Passengers board a plane bound for Takamatsu, western Japan, at Shanghai's Pudong airport on June 2, 2011. Chinese budget airline Spring Airlines Co. launched a regular charter flight service between the two cities that day, more than two months later than initially planned due to the March natural disasters in Japan.