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Jellyfish aquarium

TSURUOKA, Japan - Visitors look at jellyfish in a huge tank at Kamo Aquarium in Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, on May 21, 2014, during the preview before its reopening scheduled on June 1 following renovation. The aquarium was designated in 2012 by the Guinness World Records as having the largest number of different jellyfish species in captivity.

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Shimane nuclear evacuation plan

OSAKA, Japan - A June 5, 2011, file photo shows Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s Shimane nuclear power station in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture. The Shimane prefectural government on Nov. 21, 2012, announced a disaster preparedness plan that includes steps to evacuate around 396,000 residents living within 30 kilometers of the power station if an accident occurs.

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Japan to push Tomioka silk mill as world heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo on June 21, 2012, shows the Tomioka silk mill in Gunma Prefecture. Japan will aim to have UNESCO register the Tomioka silk mill as a World Cultural Heritage site in 2014, according to a government plan approved on July 12, 2012, by an advisory panel.

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Japan to push Tomioka silk mill as world heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo on June 21, 2012, shows the Tomioka silk mill in Gunma Prefecture. Japan will aim to have UNESCO register the Tomioka silk mill as a World Cultural Heritage site in 2014, according to a government plan approved on July 12, 2012, by an advisory panel.

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N. Korea shows sites it says accommodate remains of Japanese

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Japanese journalists visit a site in the vicinity of Pyongyang, which North Korea says accommodates the remains of Japanese soldiers, military officials and civilians, on June 21, 2012. The Japanese are believed to have died in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula during the final phase of World War II and in the confusion that followed the war.

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N. Korea shows sites it says accommodate remains of Japanese

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows a site in the vicinity of Pyongyang, which North Korea says accommodates the remains of Japanese soldiers, military officials and civilians, shown to Japanese journalists on June 21, 2012. The Japanese are believed to have died in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula during the final phase of World War II and in the confusion that followed the war.

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Matsuzaka fails to become winning pitcher

BOSTON, United States - Boston Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches in a game against the Miami Marlins at Fenway Park in Boston on June 21, 2012. Matsuzaka left the mound after working 5-1/3 innings, allowing four runs on four hits. The Red Sox won 6-5.

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Japanese, South African foreign ministers in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (R) and his South African counterpart Maite Nkoana-Mashabane shake hands in Rio de Janeiro on June 21, 2012, at a bilateral meeting during their visit to Brazil to attend the U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20.

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Canadian environmental activist Cullis-Suzuki

TOKYO, Japan - Severn Cullis-Suzuki, a Canadian environmental activist, holds a press conference at the U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20, in Rio de Janeiro, on June 21, 2012. Cullis-Suzuki made a legendary speech at the 1992 U.N. Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro when she was a 12-year-old.

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Japanese, Brazilian foreign ministers

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (L), during his visit to Brazil to attend the U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20, holds talks with his Brazilian counterpart Antonio Patriota in Rio de Janeiro on June 21, 2012.

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Tokyo Skytree lights turned off

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Tokyo Skytree with its illuminations mostly turned off on the night of June 21, 2012, as the tower in Tokyo's Sumida Ward took part in an event to have major buildings across the nation turn off illuminations to get people to think about ways to prevent global warming. The event was organized by the Environment Ministry in commemoration of the summer solstice the same day.

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Ecuadorian President Correa in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa speaks during an event related to the U.N. Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20, in Rio de Janeiro on June 21, 2012.

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Tokyo Skytree lights turned off

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Tokyo Skytree with its illuminations mostly turned off on the night of June 21, 2012, as the tower in Tokyo's Sumida Ward took part in an event to have major buildings across the nation turn off illuminations to get people to think about ways to prevent global warming. The event was organized by the Environment Ministry in commemoration of the summer solstice the same day.

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Koizumi aide now honorary Sierra Leone consul general

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Isao Iijima, who served as a top aide to former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. Iijima said June 21, 2012, he became the honorary consul general of Sierra Leone in Tokyo on June 1 at the request of the West African country.

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Tokyo Skytree lights turned off

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Tokyo Skytree before (L) and after (R) its illuminations were mostly turned off on the night of June 21, 2012. The tower in Tokyo's Sumida Ward took part in an event to have major buildings across the nation turn off illuminations to get people to think about ways to prevent global warming. The event was organized by the Environment Ministry in commemoration of the summer solstice the same day.

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S. Korea holds 1st nationwide power outage drills

SEOUL, South Korea - Firefighters "rescue a person trapped in an elevator" at a subway station in Seoul on June 21, 2012, in the first power outage drills ever held in South Korea.

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Kagawa off to Manchester

NARITA, Japan - New Manchester United acquisition Shinji Kagawa is shown at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on June 21, 2012, ahead of his departure for England to undergo a physical.

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Ozawa might create new party

TOKYO, Japan - Former Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa heads for a meeting with DPJ Secretary General Azuma Koshiishi in the Diet on June 21, 2012. Ozawa referred to the possibility of creating a new party unless Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's government drops its proposal to raise the nation's sales tax rate, raising the specter of a split in the ruling party.

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S. Korea holds 1st nationwide power outage drills

SEOUL, South Korea - People evacuate a subway station in Seoul on June 21, 2012, in the first power outage drills ever held in South Korea.

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Heavy rain hits western Japan

MIYAZAKI, Japan - People cross an intersection in rain in Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, on June 21, 2012. A low pressure system and a rain front brought heavy rain to the Pacific side of western Japan the same day, prompting the weather agency to warn of downpours in a broad area from Okinawa to western and central Japan through June 22.

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Nissan to cut back domestic production by 15%

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 2007 shows Nissan Motor Co.'s Oppama plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. The automaker will halt operation in July 2012 of one of two production lines at the plant south of Tokyo, as it cuts annual domestic production capacity by 15 percent to 1.15 million vehicles, company sources said June 21, 2012.

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Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua delivers a speech in Tokyo on June 21, 2012. Cheng criticized Japan for allowing a general assembly of the World Uyghur Congress to be held in Tokyo in May.

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Heavy rain hits western Japan

MIYAZAKI, Japan - People cross an intersection in rain in Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, on June 21, 2012. A low pressure system and a rain front brought heavy rain to the Pacific side of western Japan the same day, prompting the weather agency to warn of downpours in a broad area from Okinawa to western and central Japan through June 22.

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Kagawa with Tohoku children

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Shinji Kagawa fires in a shot before primary school children in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 21, 2012. The new Manchester United acquisition took part in a three-day project to assist in the rebuilding of the disaster-hit area by meeting primary school children in Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures.

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Ozawa to vote against tax hike bills

TOKYO, Japan - Former Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa answers reporters' questions at a Diet building in Tokyo on June 21, 2012. Ozawa, who opposes a sales tax hike, said he will vote against legislation for social security and tax reforms in parliament, a decision that could trigger a split in the ruling party.

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Kagoshima gubernatorial election

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Incumbent Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito speaks in the city of Kagoshima on June 21, 2012, with campaigning for a Kagoshima gubernatorial election having kicked off that day. Ito seeks a third term while antinuclear activist Yoshitaka Mukohara challenges him.

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U.S., Japan, S. Korea begin joint naval exercise

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of a South Korean civic group hold a rally in front of a government office building in Seoul on June 21, 2012 to protest a joint naval drill by the United States, Japan and South Korea. The three countries began the two-day exercise the same day in waters south of the Korean Peninsula, a U.S. military source said.

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Kagoshima gubernatorial election

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Antinuclear activist Yoshitaka Mukohara speaks in the city of Kagoshima on June 21, 2012, with campaigning for a Kagoshima gubernatorial election having kicked off that day. Mukohara challenges incumbent Kagoshima Gov. Yuichiro Ito, who seeks a third term.

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Ex-employees of machine tool maker held over spying

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Photo shows Yoshizuka Seiki Co. in Kawasaki near Tokyo on June 21, 2012. Two former employees of the machine tool maker were arrested the previous day on suspicion of unlawfully copying confidential blueprints of a press machine and handing them to a Chinese company.

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Ozawa to vote against tax hike bills

TOKYO, Japan - Former Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa answers reporters' questions at a Diet building in Tokyo on June 21, 2012. Ozawa, who opposes a sales tax hike, said he will vote against legislation for social security and tax reforms in parliament, a decision that could trigger a split in the ruling party.

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Ishikawa to play in 3rd straight U.S. Open

NARITA, Japan - Japanese golfer Ryo Ishikawa holds a press conference at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on May 21, 2012, before departing for the United States. Ishikawa will make his third consecutive appearance in the U.S. Open starting June 14 in San Francisco, after placing 59th in the newly released world rankings.