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Large tank being dissembled

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - An 11-meter-tall fish oil tank shown being dissembled in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 30, 2012. The tank, painted like a huge whale meat can, had sat on its side on the median of a road since being washed away from a seafood factory by the March 2011 tsunami.

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Large tank being dissembled

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - An 11-meter-tall fish oil tank shown being dissembled in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 30, 2012. The tank, painted like a huge whale meat can, had sat on its side on the median of a road since being washed away from a seafood factory by the March 2011 tsunami.

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Matsuzaka throws 1st bullpen session since injury

FORT MYERS, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka throws in his first bullpen session since undergoing a season-ending elbow surgery in June 2011, at the team's training complex in Fort Myers, Florida on Jan. 30, 2012.

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Pests pose menace in rubble-strewn northeastern Japan

SENDAI, Japan - A worker sprinkles pesticide in a rice paddy to exterminate flies in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 30, 2011. Three prefectures hardest hit by the March earthquake and tsunami -- Miyagi, Iwate and Fukushima -- are waging a major battle against swarms of flies and mosquitoes that have emerged out of filthy puddles and waste left in the wake of the disaster.

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Foreign ministers of Japan, Brazil meet

BRASILIA, Brazil - Japanese Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto (R) shakes hands with Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota at the foreign ministry building in Brasilia on June 30, 2011. The foreign ministers agreed in their talks to ease visa conditions to boost bilateral business exchanges.

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Singapore station closes 80-year history

SINGAPORE, Singapore - People line up to ride a train at Tanjong Pagar station in central Singapore on June 30, 2011. The Malaysian-owned station closed its 80-year history as the terminal station of train services connecting the two countries.

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Singapore station closes 80-year history

SINGAPORE, Singapore - People visit Tanjong Pagar station in central Singapore before it ended an 80-year history on June 30, 2011. The Malaysian-owned station closed as the terminal station of train services connecting the two countries.

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Lisicki at Wimbledon semifinals

LONDON, Britain - Sabine Lisicki of Germany responds to the crowd after losing a women's singles semifinal match of the Wimbledon Championships against Maria Sharapova of Russia at the All England Club in southwest London on June 30, 2011.

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Kvitova advances to Wimbledon final

LONDON, Britain - Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic returns the ball to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in a women's singles semifinal match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 30, 2011. Kvitova advanced to a Grand Slam final for the first time by beating Azarenka 6-1, 3-6, 6-2.

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Sharapova advances to Wimbledon final

LONDON, Britain - Maria Sharapova of Russia plays against Sabine Lisicki of Germany in a women's singles semifinal match of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in southwest London on June 30, 2011. Sharapova advanced to her second Wimbledon final by beating Lisicki 6-4, 6-3.

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PM Kan at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 30, 2011. The government and Kan's Democratic Party of Japan agreed earlier in the day on social security and tax reform plans, proposing to raise the consumption tax in stages to 10 percent by the mid-2010s to address the country's public finances.

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N. Korean raises voice against S. Korean slogan

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows Kang Sun Chol, a doctor at Pyongyang Maternity Hospital, in Pyongyang on June 30, 2011. Kang criticized South Korea's military for slogans slandering North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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Fisherman found safe after 20 days adrift

KOCHI, Japan - Ryoko Shimabukuro (R), a 70-year-old fisherman from the village of Ie in Okinawa Prefecture, arrives at Kochi Port in Kochi Prefecture, on June 30, 2011, escorted by the Japan Coast Guard personnel. Shimabukuro was found drifting off Kochi Prefecture aboard his fishing boat after he went missing in early June.

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Children at Japan Expo

PARIS, France - Children write messages for children affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan at the Japan Expo's UNESCO booth in the suburbs of Paris on June 30, 2011, the opening day of the event showcasing Japanese pop art and subculture.

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Minister Yosano at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese economic and fiscal policy minister Kaoru Yosano speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on June 30, 2011, following an agreement between the government and Prime Minister Naoto Kan's Democratic Party of Japan on social security and tax reform plans the same day.

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Power use restrictions to start in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A board in Tokyo's Shimbashi area shows the status of electricity consumption in areas covered by Tokyo Electric Power Co. on June 30, 2011. The Japanese government the following day was to start restricting power consumption by large-lot users in eastern Japan, requiring reduced peak-time consumption by 15 percent from a year earlier to avert power shortages in the aftermath of the March earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Beijing-Shanghai bullet train service

BEIJING, China - The first high-speed train departs Beijing for Shanghai on June 30, 2011. The 1,318-kilometer-railway that opened the same day connects the two major Chinese cities in four hours and 48 minutes at the fastest.

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Kotooshu with ozeki rank on line

NAGOYA, Japan - Bulgarian sumo wrestler Kotooshu is seen during a training session in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, on June 30, 2011. Kotooshu will wrestle in the Nagoya tournament in July with his ozeki rank, the second-highest rank, on the line for the third time.

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Ex-Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui charged with embezzlement

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken on June 7, 2007, shows Taiwan's former President Lee Teng-hui. He was charged with embezzling state funds and money laundering along with his close aide on June 30, 2011.

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M5.4 quake jolts Nagano Pref.

NAGANO, Japan - A building in the city of Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture is damaged after a strong earthquake struck the area on June 30, 2011. The quake, with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4, injured at least eight people.

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Ronaldo announces retirement

TOKYO, Japan - Former Brazilian striker Ronaldo (C) celebrates after scoring the opening goal in the final against Germany in the 2002 World Cup in Yokohama, southwest of Tokyo, on June 30, 2002, which Brazil won 2-0. The 34-year-old announced his retirement from professional football Feb. 14, 2011, due to weight control problems stemming from a thyroid disease.

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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.