A-Bomb Dome rubble salvaged from river

A-Bomb Dome rubble salvaged from river

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Rubble believed to be from the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, known as the Atomic Bomb Dome (seen in background), is salvaged from a nearby river by a crane with support from Hiroshima University on Jan. 22, 2014. A graduate student at the university discovered in June, 2013, granite believed to be from the building registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

A-Bomb Dome rubble salvaged from river

A-Bomb Dome rubble salvaged from river

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Rebun Kayo, a 35-year-old graduate student at Hiroshima University, helps salvage rubble believed to be from the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, known as the Atomic Bomb Dome, from a nearby river by crane on Jan. 22, 2014. Kayo discovered in June, 2013, granite believed to be from the building registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Lady Gaga's teacup donated to disaster-hit area

Lady Gaga's teacup donated to disaster-hit area

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken at Miyagi prefectural government offices on Feb. 20, 2013 shows a teacup that pop icon Lady Gaga used. The teacup, which was sold for 6 million yen at a charity auction in May 2012 to support the recovery from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, is given to Miyagi Prefecture, a northeastern Japan area hit hard by the disaster, on Feb. 20, 2013. Lady Gaga sipped from the teacup at a news conference in Tokyo in June, 2011. It is smeared with her lipstick and the phrase "We pray for Japan" is written in Japanese across the front.

Lady Gaga's teacup donated to disaster-hit area

Lady Gaga's teacup donated to disaster-hit area

SENDAI, Japan - Miyagi Gov. Yoshihiro Murai (L) receives a teacup that pop icon Lady Gaga used, at the prefectural government offices on Feb. 20, 2013. The teacup, which was sold for 6 million yen at a charity auction in May 2012 to support the recovery from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, is presented to Miyagi Prefecture, a northeastern Japan area hit hard by the disaster, on Feb. 20, 2013. Lady Gaga sipped from the teacup at a news conference in Tokyo in June, 2011. It is smeared with her lipstick and the phrase "We pray for Japan" is written in Japanese across the front.