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Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Where Pope Francis Has Chosen to Be Buried

File photo - Pope Francis opened his first morning as pontiff by a visit at Santa Maria Maggiore basilica (St Mary Major) in Rome, Italy on March 14, 2014. - Pope Francis said his tomb is ‘already prepared’ in the chapel Paolina of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. Unlike the majority of popes who have been interred beneath St Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis has reportedly made arrangements to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome's Esquilino district. The basilica, one of the four major papal basilicas, has historically been the resting place of seven pope. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Where Pope Francis Has Chosen to Be Buried

File photo - Pope Francis opened his first morning as pontiff by praying at Rome's main basilica, Santa Maria Maggiore (St Mary Major), dedicated to the Virgin Mary in Rome, Italy on March 14, 2014. Pope Francis said his tomb is ‘already prepared’ in the chapel Paolina of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. Unlike the majority of popes who have been interred beneath St Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis has reportedly made arrangements to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome's Esquilino district. The basilica, one of the four major papal basilicas, has historically been the resting place of seven pope. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Where Pope Francis Has Chosen to Be Buried

File photo - Pope Francis opened his first morning as pontiff by a prayer in the chapel Paolina of the basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (St Mary Major) in Rome, Italy on March 14, 2014. Pope Francis said his tomb is ‘already prepared’ in the chapel Paolina of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. Unlike the majority of popes who have been interred beneath St Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis has reportedly made arrangements to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome's Esquilino district. The basilica, one of the four major papal basilicas, has historically been the resting place of seven pope. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Where Pope Francis Has Chosen to Be Buried

File photo - Pope Francis prays in front of the tomb of pope Pius V in the basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (St Mary Major) in Rome, Italy on March 14, 2014. Pope Francis said his tomb is ‘already prepared’ in the chapel Paolina of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. Unlike the majority of popes who have been interred beneath St Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis has reportedly made arrangements to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome's Esquilino district. The basilica, one of the four major papal basilicas, has historically been the resting place of seven pope. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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File - Pope Francis At Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

File photo - Pope Francis opened his first morning as pontiff by praying at Rome's main basilica, Santa Maria Maggiore (St Mary Major), dedicated to the Virgin Mary in Rome, Italy on March 14, 2014. Pope Francis said his tomb is ‘already prepared’ in the chapel Paolina of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. Unlike the majority of popes who have been interred beneath St Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis has reportedly made arrangements to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome's Esquilino district. The basilica, one of the four major papal basilicas, has historically been the resting place of seven pope. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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File - Pope Francis At Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

File photo - Pope Francis prays in front of the tomb of pope Pius V in the basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (St Mary Major) in Rome, Italy on March 14, 2014. Pope Francis said his tomb is ‘already prepared’ in the chapel Paolina of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. Unlike the majority of popes who have been interred beneath St Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis has reportedly made arrangements to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome's Esquilino district. The basilica, one of the four major papal basilicas, has historically been the resting place of seven pope. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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File - Pope Francis At Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

File photo - Pope Francis opened his first morning as pontiff by a prayer in the chapel Paolina of the basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore (St Mary Major) in Rome, Italy on March 14, 2014. Pope Francis said his tomb is ‘already prepared’ in the chapel Paolina of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. Unlike the majority of popes who have been interred beneath St Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis has reportedly made arrangements to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome's Esquilino district. The basilica, one of the four major papal basilicas, has historically been the resting place of seven pope. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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File - Pope Francis At Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

File photo - Pope Francis opened his first morning as pontiff by a visit at Santa Maria Maggiore basilica (St Mary Major) in Rome, Italy on March 14, 2014. - Pope Francis said his tomb is ‘already prepared’ in the chapel Paolina of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. Unlike the majority of popes who have been interred beneath St Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis has reportedly made arrangements to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome's Esquilino district. The basilica, one of the four major papal basilicas, has historically been the resting place of seven pope. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Film director Ando discusses work based in Kochi

KOCHI, Japan - Movie director Momoko Ando, a daughter of actor Eiji Okuda, discusses her work based in Kochi, western Japan, during an interview in the city on the island of Shikoku on Nov. 14, 2014. Ando relocated to Kochi from Tokyo in March.

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Pro-Constitution campaigners attack PM Abe's defense policy

TOKYO, Japan - People march in downtown Tokyo, Japan, on Nov. 24, 2014, to protest against the defense policy of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prior to the Dec. 14 general election.

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Olympic figure skating bronze medalist Takahashi to retire

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese figure skater Daisuke Takahashi after winning the World Figure Skating Championships in Torino, Italy, in March 2010. Takahashi, 28, who won the bronze medal in the Vancouver Olympics in February 2010, has decided to retire, sources familiar with the matter said Oct. 14, 2014.

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Thousands in H.K. protest Beijing's decree on political reform

HONG KONG, China - Thousands of people march in Hong Kong on Sept. 14, 2014, to protest against a political reform framework for the territory designated by Beijing in August that the democracy camp says has crushed all hope for a democratic leadership election in 2017.

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Yamaguchi, former film star known as Li Xianglan, dies at 94

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 1954 shows Yoshiko Yamaguchi (R), a China-born Japanese singer and actress who appeared in several films under the name of Li Xianglan, and American sculptor Isamu Noguchi, who was Yamaguchi's husband at the time, upon their arrival at Tokyo's Haneda airport. Yamaguchi, who later became a House of Councillors member, died of heart failure on Sept. 7, 2014, aged 94, her office said Sept. 14.

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New bullet train station in Niigata Pref.

NIIGATA, Japan - Joetsu-myoko station in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, shown in this photo taken on Aug. 17, 2014, is one of the new station built for the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line to be operated from March 14, 2015.

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Nagano-Kanazawa bullet train to start operation on March 14

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsuro Tomita, president of East Japan Railway Co., announces the plan to start bullet train operations connecting Nagano and Kanazawa on March 14 next year during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2014. The new Hokuriku Shinkansen Line will be an extension of the Tokyo-Nagano route launched in October 1997.

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Plarail diorama on Shinkansen bullet train

FUKUOKA, Japan - Invited nursery school children play with Tomy Co.'s Plarail railroad toys placed on a special Shinkansen bullet train on July 14, 2014, between Hiroshima and Okayama stations. The train will be operated from July 19, 2014, through March 2015 between Shin-Osaka and Hakata stations, one round trip a day.

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Plarail diorama on Shinkansen bullet train

FUKUOKA, Japan - Invited nursery school children look at a Plarail railroad toy diorama displayed on a special Shinkansen bullet train on July 14, 2014, between Hiroshima and Okayama stations. The train will be operated from July 19, 2014, through March 2015 between Shin-Osaka and Hakata stations, one round trip a day.

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World Heritage site Himeji Castle reappears after repair

KOBE, Japan - The main keep of Himeji Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, is photographed from a Kyodo News helicopter on June 14, 2014. The castle, under repair since October 2009, is scheduled to reopen in March 2015.

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Photographer reveals reality on Fukushima farm

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken March 14, 2014 shows Tadao Mitome, a photographer who published a photo book titled "3/11 Fukushima: Hibaku no Bokujo (Stock Farm Exposed to Radiation)," documenting a farm in Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture, and dying horses there.

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Sony expects 50 bil. yen group net loss in FY 2014 on restructuring

TOKYO, Japan - Kenichiro Yoshida, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Sony Corp., briefs reporters on his company's group earnings forecast at a press conference in Tokyo on May 14, 2014. Sony expects to remain in the red in the year ending March 2015 with a group net loss of 50 billion yen due to restructuring costs including expenses related to the sale of its personal computer business.

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Sony expects 50 bil. yen group net loss in FY 2014 on restructuring

TOKYO, Japan - Kenichiro Yoshida, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Sony Corp., briefs reporters on his company's group earnings forecast at a press conference in Tokyo on May 14, 2014. Sony expects to remain in the red in the year ending March 2015 with a group net loss of 50 billion yen due to restructuring costs including expenses related to the sale of its personal computer business.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy visits nuclear plant in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (C) and her son Jack Schlossberg (R) wearing protective suits and masks are briefed during their visit to the central control room for the Nos. 1 and 2 reactors at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 14, 2014. The plant was devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo by Sankei Shimbun)

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Ritual parade at Nara temple reproduces legend

NARA, Japan - Buddhist "saints" wearing gold-colored masks march on a wooden bridge at an annual "Nerikuyo" parade at Taima-dera temple in Katsuragi, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on May 14, 2014. The event is designed to reproduce a legend of "Chujyohime" princess, who is said to have turned into a Buddha while she was still alive.

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Modern ukiyo-e artist refreshes old masters' works

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken March 14, 2014 in Kyoto shows one of ukiyo-e artist Inuki Tachihara's reproductions of the seven-part series "Oatari Kyogen" (Smash Hit Farces) by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865). Titled "Kan Shojo" -- the nickname of Sugawara no Michizane (845-903), the work uses a bright shade of red to represent anger. (Photo by Tatsuya Hagiwara)

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Strawberry curry served in Miyagi Pref., Japan

SENDAI, Japan - "Strawberry curry" is served with rice at a cafe inside a strawberry farm in Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 14, 2014.

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Strawberry curry served in Miyagi Pref., Japan

SENDAI, Japan - "Strawberry curry" is served with rice at a cafe inside a strawberry farm in Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 14, 2014.

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Paper rice bags made into eco-friendly bags

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Bags made of waste paper rice bags for environmental contribution are displayed in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on March 14, 2014.

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'Phantom bridge' in Hokkaido

KUSHIRO, Japan - Photo taken March 14, 2014 shows participants in a tour to Taushubetsu Bridge, an aging structure now surrounded by water in man-made Lake Nukabira in Kamishihoro, Hokkaido. Nicknamed the "phantom bridge," it is completely submerged around June and is only seen for a few months in wintertime.

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Ski jump star Takanashi donates schoolbags to children

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese teenage ski jumper Sara Takanashi poses for photos with children during a ceremony at the Osaka prefectural government building on March 26, 2014. Takanashi, who won the World Cup women's overall title for the second year in a row, used a portion of her 2013-14 season's prize money to donate "randsel" schoolbags to 149 children of single-parent families who will enter elementary schools in April.

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Land prices in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 14, 2014, shows a bay area in Tokyo, where residential land prices have risen ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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Oscar Pistorius trial

PRETORIA, South Africa - South African Olympian and Paralympian sprinter Oscar Pistorius is pictured during his trial at a court in Pretoria on March 14, 2014. Pistorius is charged with killing his girlfriend. (Pool photo)

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Myanmar's transition to democracy remains fragile: U.N. envoy

GENEVA, Switzerland - Tomas Ojea Quintana, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, speaks at a press conference at the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland, on March 14, 2014.

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U.S. envoy on N. Korea human rights meets press

WASHINGTON, United States - Robert King, U.S. special envoy for North Korean human rights issues, speaks at a press conference in Washington on March 14, 2014. King suggested it would be difficult to take up North Korea human rights issues as a formal agenda item at the U.N. Security Council due to other pressing matters such as the situation in Ukraine.

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Japan's Suzuki wins men's slalom sitting in Paralympics

SOCHI, Russia - Takeshi Suzuki of Japan holds up his gold medal during the medal ceremony for the alpine skiing men's slalom sitting event at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, on March 14, 2014.

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Japan's Suzuki wins men's slalom sitting in Paralympics

SOCHI, Russia - Takeshi Suzuki of Japan holds up his gold medal during the medal ceremony for the alpine skiing men's slalom sitting event at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, on March 14, 2014.

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Vietnamese president

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang speaks in an interview at the presidential office in Hanoi on March 14, 2014, ahead of his state visit to Japan beginning March 16.

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Japan's Suzuki wins men's slalom sitting in Paralympics

SOCHI, Russia - Takeshi Suzuki of Japan holds up his gold medal during the medal ceremony for the alpine skiing men's slalom sitting event at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, on March 14, 2014.

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Vietnamese president

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang speaks in an interview at the presidential office in Hanoi on March 14, 2014, ahead of his state visit to Japan beginning March 16.

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Riken admits malpractice in STAP papers

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoji Noyori (2nd from R), Nobel Prize laureate and president of the government-affiliated Riken institute, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 14, 2014, to provide an interim report on the institute's investigation into allegations concerning two recent papers on potentially groundbreaking stem cell research. Riken admitted that the papers on so-called STAP cells show aspects of serious malpractice.

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Missing of Malaysian jet

BEIJING, China - Photo taken March 14, 2014, in Beijing, shows relatives of one of the passengers aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which disappeared on March 8 over the South China Sea while enroute to the Chinese capital from Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

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Leica Camera's shop in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A "Maiko" apprentice geisha examines a Leica camera at the German camera maker's store in Kyoto, its seventh directly managed shop in Japan, on March 14, 2014, ahead of the store's official opening the following day. The Leica Kyoto shop is a two-story "machiya" traditional house, originally built some 100 years ago.

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Riken admits malpractice in STAP papers

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoji Noyori (2nd from R), Nobel Prize laureate and president of the government-affiliated Riken institute, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 14, 2014, to provide an interim report on the institute's investigation into allegations concerning two recent papers on potentially groundbreaking stem cell research. Riken admitted that the papers on so-called STAP cells show aspects of serious malpractice.

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Riken admits malpractice in STAP papers

TOKYO, Japan - Officials of the government-affiliated Riken institute explain images shown on a display during a press conference in Tokyo on March 14, 2014, to provide an interim report on the institute's investigation into allegations concerning two recent papers on potentially groundbreaking stem cell research. Riken admitted that the papers on so-called STAP cells show aspects of serious malpractice.

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Riken admits malpractice in STAP papers

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoji Noyori, Nobel Prize laureate and president of the government-affiliated Riken institute, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 14, 2014, to provide an interim report on the institute's investigation into allegations concerning two recent papers on potentially groundbreaking stem cell research. Riken admitted that the papers on so-called STAP cells show aspects of serious malpractice.

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Riken admits malpractice in STAP papers

TOKYO, Japan - Officials of the government-affiliated Riken institute explain images shown on a display during a press conference in Tokyo on March 14, 2014, to provide an interim report on the institute's investigation into allegations concerning two recent papers on potentially groundbreaking stem cell research. Riken admitted that the papers on so-called STAP cells show aspects of serious malpractice.

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Riken admits malpractice in STAP papers

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoji Noyori (2nd from R), Nobel Prize laureate and president of the government-affiliated Riken institute, and other institute officials apologize during a press conference in Tokyo on March 14, 2014, to provide an interim report on the institute's investigation into allegations concerning two recent papers on potentially groundbreaking stem cell research. Riken admitted that the papers on so-called STAP cells show aspects of serious malpractice.

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Riken admits malpractice in STAP papers

TOKYO, Japan - Ryoji Noyori, Nobel Prize laureate and president of the government-affiliated Riken institute, listens to a reporter's question at a press conference in Tokyo on March 14, 2014, to provide an interim report on the institute's investigation into allegations concerning two recent papers on potentially groundbreaking stem cell research. Riken admitted that the papers on so-called STAP cells show aspects of serious malpractice.

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CORRECTED Allegations over stem cell papers

TOKYO, Japan - CORRECTING NAME OF INSTITUTE LED BY NOYORI Ryoji Noyori (2nd from R), president of the government-affiliated Riken institute, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on March 14, 2014, to provide an interim report on the institute's investigation into allegations concerning two recent papers on potentially groundbreaking stem cell research. Haruko Obokata of the institute and other researchers said in the papers they have found a simple way to produce STAP cells, which are named for stimulus-triggered acquisition of pluripotency.

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Search for Malaysia Airlines plane

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A P-3C patrol plane of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force arrives at an air base near Kuala Lumpur on March 14, 2014, to join international efforts to search for the Malaysia Airlines passenger plane missing since March 8.

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Quake in western Japan

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Municipal officials examine the A-Bomb Dome in Hiroshima City after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 struck a swath of western Japan in the early morning of March 14, 2014.