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Fuel reprocessing plant

TOKYO, Japan - A June 2012 photo shows the spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant of Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, in northeastern Japan. The operator applied on Jan. 7, 2014, for a state safety assessment of the plant to put it onstream.

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California nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - A March 2011 file photo shows the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in southern California in the United States. Electric utility Southern California Edison announced on June 7, 2013, that two reactors at the plant taken offline in early 2012 due to faulty steam generators made by a Japanese manufacturer will be shut down for good.

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Japan gov't planning to buy disputed isles

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2011 shows (from L to R) Minamikojima Island, Kitakojima Island and Uotsuri Island, part of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. The Japanese government is planning to buy some of the disputed islands, also claimed by China and Taiwan, from a private owner in a bid to increase its control over the islands, government sources said July 7, 2012.

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Prototype "smart TV"

TOKYO, Japan - A prototype "smart TV," which can be operated by a tablet computer, is on display in Tokyo in June 2012. A Japanese government ministry is planning to propose global standards for smart TVs that integrate broadcast and Internet services, by working out basic technologies with broadcasters, telecommunications carriers and electronics manufacturers in Japan, sources familiar with the move said July 7, 2012.

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Japan gov't planning to buy disputed isles

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2011 shows (from front to back) Minamikojima Island, Kitakojima Island and Uotsuri Island, part of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. The Japanese government is planning to buy some of the disputed islands, also claimed by China and Taiwan, from a private owner in a bid to increase its control over the islands, government sources said July 7, 2012.

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Norwegian Nobel Committee Chairman Jagland

STRASBOURG, France - Thorbjorn Jagland, chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, is interviewed by Kyodo News in Strasbourg, eastern France, on June 7, 2012.

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Aoki hits homer

MILWAUKEE, United States - Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Norichika Aoki hits a solo homer during the fourth inning of a game against the Chicago Cubs at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 7, 2012. Aoki went 3-for-5 with two solo home runs to lead his team to a 4-3 victory.

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Darvish suffers 4th loss

OAKLAND, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish pitches in a game against the Oakland Athletics at O.co Coliseum in Oakland, California, on June 7, 2012. Darvish suffered his fourth loss of the season, giving up six earned runs over 5 1/3 innings of the Rangers' 7-1 defeat.

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Aoki hits walk-off homer

MILWAUKEE, United States - Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Norichika Aoki watches the ball after hitting a walk-off solo homer during the 10th inning of a game against the Chicago Cubs at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 7, 2012. Aoki went 3-for-5 with two solo home runs to lead his team to a 4-3 victory.

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Aoki hits walk-off homer

MILWAUKEE, United States - Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Norichika Aoki (7) is congratulated by manager Ron Roenicke (R) after hitting a walk-off solo homer during the 10th inning of a game against the Chicago Cubs at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 7, 2012. Aoki went 3-for-5 with two solo home runs to lead his team to a 4-3 victory.

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Darvish suffers 4th loss

OAKLAND, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish pitches in a game against the Oakland Athletics at O.co Coliseum in Oakland, California, on June 7, 2012. Darvish suffered his fourth loss of the season, giving up six earned runs over 5 1/3 innings of the Rangers' 7-1 defeat.

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Aoki hits walk-off homer

MILWAUKEE, United States - Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Norichika Aoki (7) leaps at the home plate in front of his waiting teammates after hitting a walk-off solo homer during the 10th inning of a game against the Chicago Cubs at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 7, 2012. Aoki went 3-for-5 with two solo home runs to lead his team to a 4-3 victory.

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Aoki hits walk-off homer

MILWAUKEE, United States - Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Norichika Aoki hits a walk-off solo homer during the 10th inning of a game against the Chicago Cubs at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 7, 2012. Aoki went 3-for-5 with two solo home runs to lead his team to a 4-3 victory.

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Aoki hits walk-off homer

MILWAUKEE, United States - Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Norichika Aoki hits a walk-off solo homer during the 10th inning of a game against the Chicago Cubs at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on June 7, 2012. Aoki went 3-for-5 with two solo home runs to lead his team to a 4-3 victory.

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U.N. vehicles with monitors fired at near Syria massacre site

HAMA, Syria - A member of a U.N. truce monitoring team examines a vehicle after sounds of a gunshot were heard in Hama, central Syria, on June 7, 2012. Two U.N. vehicles carrying monitors were shot at in Hama that day as they were attempting to reach a village where a massacre of civilians recently took place.

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U.N. vehicles with monitors fired at near Syria massacre site

HAMA, Syria - Photo shows one of the two U.N. vehicles carrying monitors who were shot at in Hama, central Syria, on June 7, 2012, while they were attempting to reach a village where a massacre of civilians recently took place. A hole apparently made by a gunshot is seen on the right rear door.

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WTO deputy chief

TOKYO, Japan - World Trade Organization Deputy Director General Alejandro Jara speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on June 7, 2012. Jara said he believes the stalled Doha Round of global trade talks will not get back on track unless the United States and China narrow their differences on trade liberalization.

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Mitsui opens office in Myanmar capital

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Masami Iijima, president of Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co., speaks during a ceremony to commemorate the opening of its office in Myanmar's capital Naypyitaw on June 7, 2012.

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Japan official to head World Bank green fund

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Naoko Ishii, deputy vice minister of finance of Japan. Ishii will assume the post of chief executive officer of the Global Environmental Facility, which is linked to the World Bank, sources close to the matter said on June 7, 2012.

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Japan prepare for World Cup qualifier against Jordan

SAITAMA, Japan - (From R) Japan's Shinji Kagawa and Ryoichi Maeda participate in team practice at Saitama Stadium near Tokyo on June 7, 2012, the eve of a World Cup qualifier against Jordan.

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Many household users oppose TEPCO's electricity rate hike plan

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Toshio Nishizawa (2nd from R in front) attends a Japanese government hearing in Tokyo on June 7, 2012. Many ordinary electricity consumers served by TEPCO expressed opposition to the utility's household electricity rate hike plan at the hearing, urging the company, struggling in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, to do more to cut costs.

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SCO summit in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Leaders of China, Russia and four Central Asian nations, members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, meet on June 7, 2012, at Beijing's Great Hall of the People, for the second day of the two-day SCO summit. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo High Court grants retrial to Nepalese man

TOKYO, Japan - Radha Mainali (2nd from R, front row) and her eldest daughter Mithila (R, front row) and second daughter Alisha (3rd from R, front row) pose for photos in front of the Tokyo High Court on June 7, 2012, after hearing that the court decided to reopen a high-profile murder case in which Govinda Prasad Mainali, Radha's husband and Mithila and Alisha's father, was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing a Japanese woman in 1997 in Tokyo.

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Tokyo High Court grants retrial to Nepalese man

TOKYO, Japan - Reporters surround the wife and two daughters of Govinda Prasad Mainali in front of the Tokyo High Court on June 7, 2012, after the court decided to reopen a high-profile murder case in which the Nepalese man was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing a Japanese woman in 1997 in Tokyo.

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Russian, Chinese presidents in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Chinese President Hu Jintao shake hands at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on June 7, 2012, during a ceremony to sign documents on the second day of the two-day the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit. (Pool photo)

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Ahmadinejad in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) and Chinese President Hu Jintao shake hands at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on June 7, 2012. Ahmadinejad, whose country has observer status in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, was in Beijing for the SCO summit. (Pool photo)

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Karzai in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) and Chinese President Hu Jintao shake hands at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on June 7, 2012. Karzai was invited as a guest for a summit meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo High Court grants retrial to Nepalese man

TOKYO, Japan - Radha Mainali (R) shakes hands with Hiroshi Kamiyama, chief defense lawyer for her husband -- Govinda Prasad Mainali -- at the Japan Federation of Bar Associations hall in Tokyo on June 7, 2012. The Tokyo High Court decided earlier in the day to reopen a high-profile murder case in which her husband was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing a Japanese woman in 1997 in Tokyo.

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SCO summit in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Leaders of China, Russia and four Central Asian nations, which consist of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and representatives of some other countries pose for photos on June 7, 2012, at Beijing's Great Hall of the People, where a two-day SCO summit began the previous day. (Pool photo)

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Young ibis encounters raccoon dog

SADO, Japan - A young crested ibis encounters a raccoon dog in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on June 7, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Recaptured penguin back at Tokyo aquarium

TOKYO, Japan - A male Humboldt penguin (L bottom) is put back on public display at Tokyo Sea Life Park in Edogawa Ward on June 7, 2012, for the first time in about three months. The penguin was recaptured on May 24 after escaping from the seaside aquarium in early March.

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Fujifilm Holdings to promote Nakajima to president

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Shigehiro Nakajima, executive vice president of Fujifilm Holdings Corp. The company said on June 7, 2012, that it plans to promote Nakajima to president on June 28.

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Tokyo High Court grants retrial to Nepalese man

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows an apartment building in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward where a 39-year-old woman, an employee of Tokyo Electric Power Co., was murdered in 1997, on June 4, 2012. The Tokyo High Court decided June 7, 2012, to reopen a high-profile murder case in which Govinda Prasad Mainali was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing the woman in the apartment.

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Avant-garde artist Kusama's exhibition in London

LONDON, United Kingdom - Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama (L front) is pictured in front of her works at the Tate Modern art gallery in London on Feb. 7, 2012. Her exhibition will be held there from Feb. 9 through June 5.

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Unveiling of Nintendo's Wii U

LOS ANGELES, United States - Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata unveils the company's new game console Wii U, which features a new type of controller with a touch screen that can double as a handheld gaming device, in Los Angeles on June 7, 2011. The console will be put on sale in 2012.