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TEPCO outside director Sudo

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2011 in Tokyo shows Fumio Sudo. Japan's central government is in the final stages of arranging the appointment of Sudo, a Tokyo Electric Power Co. outside director, as the utility's next chairman, sources close to the matter said on Dec. 27, 2013.

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Fukushima Garden in London park

LONDON, Britain - Photo on June 27, 2012, shows Fukushima Garden under construction at Holland Park in London. The Japanese garden is so named because of hopes for rehabilitation from the natural and nuclear disasters that struck Japan's northeast in March 2011.

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Outdoor swimming classes resume in Fukushima city

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Pupils swim in a swimming class in an outdoor pool at Yuno elementary school in the city of Fukushima on June 27, 2012. The city resumed swimming classes the same day in outdoor pools at elementary and junior high schools, after halting them due to fears of radiation following the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in March 2011.

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Outdoor swimming classes resume in Fukushima city

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Pupils have fun in a swimming class in an outdoor pool at Yuno elementary school in the city of Fukushima on June 27, 2012. The city resumed swimming classes the same day in outdoor pools at elementary and junior high schools, after halting them due to fears of radiation following the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in March 2011.

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Outdoor swimming classes resume in Fukushima city

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Pupils have fun in a swimming class in an outdoor pool at Yuno elementary school in the city of Fukushima on June 27, 2012. The city resumed swimming classes the same day in outdoor pools at elementary and junior high schools, after halting them due to fears of radiation following the nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in March 2011.

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Kansai Electric shareholders' meeting

OSAKA, Japan - A man wearing what resembles protective gear against radiation stands in front of the venue of an annual shareholders' meeting of Kansai Electric Power Co. in Osaka on June 27, 2012. Nine Japanese electric utilities held annual shareholder meetings the same day, with Tokyo Electric Power Co. and Kansai Electric facing proposals for management reform from local governments in a rare move, as the electricity industry comes under closer scrutiny after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident.

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Actor Kagawa to pursue Kabuki career

TOKYO, Japan - Actor Teruyuki Kagawa (2nd from L) poses with his son Masaaki Kagawa (L), father and Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke III (seated), cousin and Kabuki actor Ichikawa Kamejiro II (2nd from R) and uncle and Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danshiro IV in a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 27, 2011. Teruyuki Kagawa announced in the press conference that he and his son will make their debuts as Kabuki actors in June 2012, as the popular Japanese TV and movie actor has reconciled with his father, from whom he was separated soon after his birth.

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Actor Kagawa to pursue Kabuki career

TOKYO, Japan - Actor Teruyuki Kagawa (L) attends a press conference with his cousin and Kabuki actor Ichikawa Kamejiro II (C) and Kagawa's father and Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke III at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 27, 2011. Kagawa announced in the press conference that he and his son will make their debuts as Kabuki actors in June 2012, as the popular Japanese TV and movie actor has reconciled with his father, from whom he was separated soon after his birth.

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Royal couple at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Britain's Prince William (R) and his wife, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, are pictured during the Wimbledon tennis championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 27, 2011.

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Royal couple at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, watches a tennis match with her husband, Britain's Prince William, during the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 27, 2011.

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Royal couple at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, watches a tennis match with her husband, Britain's Prince William, during the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 27, 2011.

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Royal couple at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, watches a tennis match with her husband, Britain's Prince William, during the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 27, 2011.

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Royal couple at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, watches a tennis match with her husband, Britain's Prince William, during the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 27, 2011.

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Royal couple at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Britain's Prince William (R) and his wife, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, are pictured during the Wimbledon tennis championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 27, 2011.

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Royal couple at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Britain's Prince William (R) and his wife, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, take their seats during the Wimbledon tennis championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 27, 2011.

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Troubled airplane

OSAKA, Japan - A Bombardier DHC8-Q300 operated by All Nippon Airways is seen at Osaka airport on June 27, 2011, after returning to the airport the previous day due to engine trouble during flight. Nobody was injured in the incident.

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Mariners' Ichiro

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki hits a single in the third inning of a game against the Atlanta Braves at Safeco Field in Seattle on June 27, 2011. The Braves won 3-1.

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Nadal to advance to quarterfinals

LONDON, England - Top-seeded Rafael Nadal of Spain hits backhand at the Centre Court in the men's singles fourth-round match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 27, 2011. Nadal defeated Juan Martin Del Potro from Argentina 7-6, 3-6, 7-6, 6-4.

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Maestro Ozawa conducts for 1st time in half year

GENEVA, Switzerland - Conductor Seiji Ozawa (C) picks up the baton during an open lesson at his Geneva-based music school on June 27, 2011. He conducted for the first time in public since hernia surgery in January.

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Nadal to advance to quarterfinals

LONDON, England - Top-seeded Rafael Nadal of Spain hits backhand at the Centre Court in the men's singles fourth-round match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 27, 2011. Nadal defeated Juan Martin Del Potro from Argentina 7-6, 3-6, 7-6, 6-4.

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Maestro Ozawa conducts for 1st time in half year

GENEVA, Switzerland - Conductor Seiji Ozawa (front) speaks to students during an open lesson at his Geneva-based music school on June 27, 2011. He picked up the baton for the first time in public since hernia surgery in January.

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Federer at Wimbledon

LONDON, England - Roger Federer of Switzerland returns the ball in the men's singles fourth round of the Wimbledon Championships against Mikhail Youzhny from Russia at the All England Club in southwest London on June 27, 2011. Federer advanced to the quarterfinals.

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Bartoli beats Serena Williams at Wimbledon

LONDON, England - France's Marion Bartoli celebrates after beating Serena Williams of the United States in a women's singles fourth-round match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 27, 2011. The score in the match between the ninth-seeded winner and seventh seed was 6-3, 7-6.

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Serena Williams loses in fourth round at Wimbledon

LONDON, England - Serena Williams of the United States reacts after losing to France's Marion Bartoli in a women's singles fourth round match at the Wimbledon Championships on June 27, 2011. Williams has won four Wimbledon women's singles titles including in 2010.

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Japan beat New Zealand at Women's World Cup

BOCHUM, Germany - Japan players celebrate after Yuki Nagasato (2nd from L) scored the team's first goal in a Women's World Cup game against New Zealand in Bochum, Germany, on June 27, 2011. Japan won 2-1 to make a winning start in the Women's World Cup campaign.

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Kan ready to quit after passing extra budget, 2 key bills

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 27, 2011. Kan said he is ready to quit after securing parliamentary passage of the second extra budget for fiscal 2011, a bill to enable the government to issue deficit-covering bonds and a bill to promote the use of renewable energy, meaning that he could resign by the end of August when the current Diet session ends.

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Serena Williams eliminated from Wimbledon

LONDON, England - Serena Williams of the United States looks frustrated, defeated by Marion Bartoli from France in a women's singles fourth round match at the Wimbledon Championships on June 27, 2011. The four-time Wimbledon singles champion cannot go to quarter-finals this year.

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Japan beat New Zealand at Women's World Cup

BOCHUM, Germany - Japan players celebrate after Aya Miyama (C) scored a free kick in the team's second goal in a Women's World Cup game against New Zealand in Bochum, Germany, on June 27, 2011. Japan won 2-1 to make a winning start in the Women's World Cup campaign.

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Thailand's first female prime ministerial candidate Yingluck Shinawatra

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's first female prime ministerial candidate Yingluck Shinawatra speaks during an interview with Japanese media in Bangkok on June 27, 2011. Yingluck, a younger sister of fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, said she wants to use her soft appeal as a woman in achieving much-needed reconciliation in the country.

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Toyota in India

NEW DELHI, India - Toyota Motor Corp. releases the Etios Liva sedan in New Delhi on June 27, 2011. The Japanese automaker said the same day it will invest about 4.9 billion yen to increase its vehicle production capacity in India by 40 percent in 2012 to meet growing demand in the country.

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Murray advances to Wimbledon quarterfinals

LONDON, Britain - Andy Murray of Britain plays against France's Richard Gasquet in a men's singles fourth-round match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 27, 2011. Murray advanced to the quarterfinals.

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Prince William, Catherine Middleton at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Britain's Prince William (R) and his wife, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, are pictured during the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 27, 2011.

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Sharapova advances to Wimbledon quarterfinals

LONDON, Britain - Maria Sharapova of Russia plays against China's Peng Shuai during a women's singles fourth-round match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 27, 2011. Sharapova advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time in five years.

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Sumo wrestler smiles broadly after promotion

KASUGAI, Japan - Fujiazuma, a sumo wrestler belonging to the Tamanoi stable, smiles broadly at a lodging facility used by the stable for its wrestlers in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, on June 27, 2011, after his promotion to the top makuuchi class from the second-tier juryo division was announced earlier in the day by the Japan Sumo Association for the July 10-24 Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Kamei declines offer to become deputy premier

TOKYO, Japan - Shizuka Kamei, leader of the People's New Party, the junior partner in the ruling coalition, speaks with reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 27, 2011. Kamei said he was asked by Prime Minister Naoto Kan to become deputy prime minister but he declined the offer.

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Sharapova advances to Wimbledon quarterfinals

LONDON, Britain - Maria Sharapova of Russia plays against China's Peng Shuai during a women's singles fourth-round match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 27, 2011. Sharapova advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time in five years.

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Korean cosmetics shop opens in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - South Korean soccer player Ahn Jung Hwan (R) and his wife visit Girls Up, a store for popular South Korean cosmetics products, in Osaka on June 27, 2011. Ahn, who once played in Japan's J-League, was a guest at the shop that opened the same day.

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Hosono named minister in charge of nuclear crisis

TOKYO, Japan - Goshi Hosono, an adviser to Prime Minister Naoto Kan, speaks during a press conference on radiation leaks at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant at the Tokyo head office of Tokyo Electric Power Co. on June 27, 2011. Prime Minister Naoto Kan named Hosono as state minister in charge of dealing with the ongoing crisis at the power plant the same day.

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Renho leaves ministerial post

TOKYO, Japan - Renho, minister for government revitalization, leaves the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 27, 2011. Renho left the ministerial post the same day, as Kan wanted to name Goshi Hosono minister in charge of dealing with the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Kan's Cabinet already had 17 ministers, the legal limit, so bringing a new member into his Cabinet without taking legislative action required one of the existing ministers to step down from the posts.

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Hosono named minister in charge of nuclear crisis

TOKYO, Japan - Goshi Hosono, an adviser to Prime Minister Naoto Kan, speaks during a press conference on radiation leaks at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant at the Tokyo head office of Tokyo Electric Power Co. on June 27, 2011. Prime Minister Naoto Kan named Hosono as state minister in charge of dealing with the ongoing crisis at the power plant the same day.

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Court rejects demand for immediate opening of Isahaya Bay dike gates

NAGASAKI, Japan - Hidenori Matsunaga, who led a group of 41 fishermen in Nagasaki and Saga prefectures in a lawsuit filed against the central government, is pictured during their gathering in Nagasaki on June 27, 2011, after the Nagasaki District Court rejected their demand for an immediate opening of two floodgates at the Isahaya Bay dike in the Ariake Sea. The fishermen claimed the shutting of the floodgates affected tidal currents and led to reduced fish catches.

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Khmer Rouge tribunal

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Nuon Chea, who was known as Brother No. 2 in the former Khmer Rouge government after the late Pol Pot, faces a U.N.-backed tribunal in Phnom Penh on June 27, 2011, in the image shown on a screen at a press room. The tribunal began a hearing that day of the case of four former Khmer Rouge leaders blamed for the deaths of at least 1.7 million Cambodians in the late 1970s.

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Nissan announces new business plan

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn announces the automaker's medium-term business plan from fiscal 2011 to 2016 dubbed ''Nissan Power 88'' during a news conference at the company's headquarters in Yokohama on June 27, 2011.

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Matsumoto becomes reconstruction minister

TOKYO, Japan - Environment Minister Ryu Matsumoto speaks with reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 27, 2011. Prime Minister Naoto Kan appointed Matsumoto to the new ministerial post in charge of reconstruction from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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LDP's Hamada joins Cabinet

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuyuki Hamada, an upper house lawmaker of the opposition Liberal Democratic Party, speaks with reporters in the Diet building in Tokyo on June 27, 2011. Prime Minister Naoto Kan recruited Hamada into his Cabinet as parliamentary secretary for reconstruction from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami the same day. Hamada told the LDP the same day that he wants to leave the main opposition party.

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Yokozuna Hakuho at press conference

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho smiles at a press conference in Nagoya, central Japan, on June 27, 2011, to announce the wrestler rankings for the upcoming Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament. The July 10-24 tournament will be the first regular tournament following the changes of schedule in the wake of a match-fixing scandal. The spring tournament was cancelled and the summer tournament was replaced by the ''Technical Examination Tournament.''

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TEPCO starts cooling crippled reactors with decontaminated water

TOKYO, Japan - Junichi Matsumoto (R), spokesman of Tokyo Electric Power Co., speaks during a press conference at the company's head office in Tokyo on June 27, 2011. He said the company has started cooling the crippled nuclear reactors at its Fukushima Daiichi power complex by using decontaminated water from a newly installed water treatment system.

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Health checks on Fukushima residents

CHIBA, Japan - An employee of the National Institute of Radiological Sciences goes under a body surface pollution monitor to check radioactive exposure during a demonstration for reporters at a facility of the institute in the city of Chiba on June 27, 2011. The demonstration is to show how health examinations including radioactive exposure measurement using whole-body counters are being conducted on residents of Fukushima Prefecture. The health checks began the same day for all of the prefecture's about 2 million residents following the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

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Matsumoto becomes reconstruction minister

TOKYO, Japan - Environment Minister Ryu Matsumoto enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 27, 2011. Prime Minister Naoto Kan appointed Matsumoto to the new ministerial post in charge of reconstruction from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Yokuzuna Hakuho with banzuke rankings

NAGOYA, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho from Mongolia shows the banzuke rankings of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya on June 27, 2011. The July 10-24 basho will be first held regularly since a match-fixing scandal brought sumo to its knees. The Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in May was replaced by a ''Technical Examination Tournament'' after a spring meet in March was canceled.