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Mihama reactor

TOKYO, Japan - File photo from November 2011 shows the No. 2 reactor (front) and No. 1 reactor (back) of the Mihama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture. Japan's nuclear safety agency plans to conclude that Mihama's No. 2 reactor is safe enough to operate beyond 40 years, the period of operation at which mandatory safety assessments for age-related factors must be carried out, sources close to the matter said on June 6, 2012.

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Astronauts return to Earth

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken June 6, 2011, shows Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa. A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying three astronauts -- American Mike Fossum, Sergei Volkov of Russia and Furukawa -- returned to Earth on Nov. 22, 2011, landing on a plain in Kazakhstan after the three completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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6 months after Japan quake, tsunami

SHINCHI, Japan - Photos from a Kyodo News helicopter of Shinchi, Fukushima Prefecture, (from top) on March 12, June 3 and Sept. 6, 2011, show that a railway station and trains damaged by the March 11 tsunami have been removed and grass has grown.

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6 months after Japan quake, tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos of a residential district of Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, (from top) on March 11, June 3 and Sept. 6, 2011, show that the district was engulfed by tsunami on March 11 and that the only house remaining there on June 3 has been removed.

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6 months after Japan quake, tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter of Sendai airport in Miyagi Prefecture (from top) on March 11, June 3 and Sept. 6, 2011, show that the airport inundated by the March 11 tsunami has resumed operation.

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6 months after Japan quake, tsunami

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter of a fishing port in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, (from top) on March 12, June 3 and Sept. 6, 2011, show that debris floating along the shores due to the March 11 tsunami has mostly been removed.

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Genkai nuclear power plant

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on June 9, 2011, shows the Genkai nuclear power plant operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co. in the town of Genkai, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Japan plans to conduct safety assessments called ''stress tests'' on all its nuclear power plants to allay heightened public concerns over their safety, industry minister Banri Kaieda said July 6, 2011.

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Genkai nuclear power plant

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on June 9, 2011, shows the Nos. 2 (back) and 3 (front) reactors of the Genkai nuclear power plant operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co. in the town of Genkai, Saga Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Japan plans to conduct safety assessments called ''stress tests'' on all its nuclear power plants to allay heightened public concerns over their safety, industry minister Banri Kaieda said July 6, 2011.

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Disaster-hit Minamisanriku in March and June

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Combined photo shows an area in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture on March 13, 2011 (top frame), two days after the March 11 tsunami with firefighters searching for people missing following the disaster, and the same area on June 6, 2011 (bottom frame).

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Disaster-hit Ofunato in March and June

OFUNATO, Japan - Combined photo shows an area destroyed by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on March 13, 2011 (top frame), two days after the disaster, and the same area on June 6, 2011 (bottom frame). Damaged houses and debris have been cleared away nearly three months after the disaster.

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Disaster-hit Kesennuma in April and June

KESENNUMA, Japan - Combined photo shows the Kamiyama River in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture on April 28, 2011 (top frame), with vehicles caught up in the March 11 tsunami floating on the surface and cherry blossoms in full bloom on riverbank, and the same river on June 6, 2011 (bottom frame).

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Disaster-hit Rikuzentakata in March and June

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Combined photo shows an area devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on March 18, 2011 (top frame), a week after the disaster, and the same area on June 6, 2011 (bottom frame). Most of the debris has been cleared away almost three months after the disaster.

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Disaster-hit Otsuchi in April and June

OTSUCHI, Japan - Combination photo shows an area devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on April 6, 2011 (top), and on June 3, 2011 (bottom). The pleasure boat ''Hamayuri'' washed up on the rooftop of an inn by tsunami and a building have so far been removed.

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Takahama nuclear power station

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken June 6, 2011, shows the Takahama nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture, operated by Kansai Electric Power Co. (From front to back) Reactors No. 4, 3, 2 and 1.

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Oi nuclear power station

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken June 6, 2011, shows the Oi nuclear power station in Oi, Fukui Prefecture, operated by Kansai Electric Power Co. (From front to back) Reactors No. 4, 3, 2 and 1.

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Oi nuclear power station

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken June 6, 2011, shows the Oi nuclear power station's reactors No. 1 (R) and 2, operated by Kansai Electric Power Co., in Oi, Fukui Prefecture.

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Takahama nuclear power station

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken June 6, 2011, shows the Takahama nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture, operated by Kansai Electric Power Co. (Clockwise from front R) Reactors No. 3, 4, 2 and 1.

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Sony unveils new PlayStation

LOS ANGELES, United States - Sony Corp. Executive Vice President Kazuo Hirai unveils PlayStation Vita, its new gaming console, in Los Angeles on June 6, 2011. Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. is promoting PS Vita as the next generation portable entertainment platform.

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Mihama nuclear power station

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken June 6, 2011, shows the Mihama nuclear power station in Mihama, Fukui Prefecture, operated by Kansai Electric Power Co. (From front to back) Reactors No. 1, 2 and 3.

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Takahama nuclear power station

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken June 6, 2011, shows the Takahama nuclear power station's reactors No. 1 (R) and 2 in Fukui Prefecture, operated by Kansai Electric Power Co.

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Oi nuclear power station

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken June 6, 2011, shows the Oi nuclear power station's reactors No. 3 (R) and 4, operated by Kansai Electric Power Co., in Oi, Fukui Prefecture.

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Oi nuclear power station

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken June 6, 2011, shows the Oi nuclear power station in Oi, Fukui Prefecture, operated by Kansai Electric Power Co. (From front to back) Reactors No. 1, 2, 3 and 4.

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Apple CEO Jobs

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs delivers a speech at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco on June 6, 2011. Apple announced the same day that it would launch its free ''iCloud'' service which will allow users to automatically share their digital content in personal computers, smartphones and other portable devices through cloud computing.

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Astronaut Furukawa

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa poses for photos after a press conference in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on June 6, 2011, prior to the launch of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft early on June 8. Furukawa will be the third Japanese astronaut to stay on the International Space Station for an extended period of time.

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U.N. chief Ban

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. Ban is expected to announce his intention to run for a second term, starting from January 2012, in a press conference to be held at the U.N. headquarters in New York on June 6, 2011.

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Orioles' Uehara

BALTIMORE, United States - Baltimore Orioles right-hander Koji Uehara reacts after striking out the Oakland Athletics' Josh Willingham in the eighth inning of a game at Oriole Park in Baltimore on June 6, 2011. The Orioles won 4-2.

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Astronaut Furukawa

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa smiles during a press conference in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on June 6, 2011, prior to the launch of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft early on June 8. Furukawa will be the third Japanese astronaut to stay on the International Space Station for an extended period of time.

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Ban announces intention to seek 2nd term

NEW YORK, United States - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon announces his intention to seek a second five-year term during a press conference at U.N. headquarters in New York on June 6, 2011. His current term expires Dec. 31.

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S. Korean President Lee

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak speaks during a Memorial Day ceremony in Seoul on June 6, 2011.

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Mariners' Ichiro

CHICAGO, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff hitter Ichiro Suzuki singles to right in the fifth inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on June 6, 2011.

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Humala wins Peruvian presidential election

LIMA, Peru - Keiko Fujimori (L), the eldest daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori, congratulates Ollanta Humala, a leftist former military officer, at a hotel in Lima on June 6, 2011, after Humala defeated Fujimori in Peru's presidential runoff which was held the previous day.

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Iitate residents patrol exclusion zone

IITATE, Japan - Residents of the village of Iitate in Fukushima Prefecture, near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on their way to patrolling around their empty homes in the exclusion zone on June 6, 2011.

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Economic zone to open on China-N. Korea border

DANDONG, China - Chinese women return to Dandong, a border city in China's Liaoning Province, from the North Korean side on June 6, 2011, after rehearsing for the upcoming groundbreaking ceremony for the development of an economic zone on two islands in the estuary of the Yalu River, a border river between the two countries.

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Nissan to test roadside service for EVs

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a vehicle (front) charging one of Nissan Motor Co.'s Leaf electric vehicles (back) in Tokyo on June 6, 2011. Nissan Motor and the Japan Automobile Federation said the same day they will jointly start a trial operation of a roadside service to recharge the batteries of electric vehicles.

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U.S. envoy in China

BEIJING, China - Kurt Campbell, a top U.S. diplomat on East Asian policy, arrives at Beijing airport on June 6, 2011. Campbell is expected to discuss issues including ways to address North Korea's nuclear weapons program.

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Kan at prime minister's office

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan enters his office in Tokyo on June 6, 2011.

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S. Korean president Lee

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak attends a Memorial Day ceremony in Seoul on June 6, 2011, to commemorate people who died for the country including those who died in the Korean War. In a speech during the ceremony, Lee urged North Korea to leave the path of confrontation and conflict and pursue peace and prosperity.

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Mongolians encourage disaster-hit Japan

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - People view an exhibition of around 400 photographs of Mongolians holding messages for disaster-hit Japan in Ulan Bator on June 6, 2011. The event started the same day for one week at the Mongolia-Japan Center for Human Resource Development.

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EU officials visiting N. Korea

BEIJING, China - European Union aid officials wait for their flight to Pyongyang at Beijing international airport on June 6, 2011, on the way to North Korea to assess the food situation in the communist nation. The European Union will decide on whether to provide food aid to the North after discussing the issue with South Korea and the United States.