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Japanese media titan Tsuneo Watanabe dies

Japanese media titan Tsuneo Watanabe heads to a pep rally for the Yomiuri Giants professional baseball club in Tokyo in March 2012. Watanabe, a representative director and editor-in-chief of The Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper, died on Dec. 19, 2024, aged 98.

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CHINA-CHONGQING-ALL-WOMAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL TEAM (CN)

(230309) -- CHONGQING, March 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yan Ni, leader of an all-woman archaeological team, conducts preliminary restoration of a pottery article at the site of a relics excavation project in Fuling District, southwest China's Chongqing, Oct. 19, 2022. Established in 2012, the all-woman team has carried out more than 10 excavation projects and organized field work on over 10 cultural relic investigation and exploration projects over the past decade. TO GO WITH "Across China: All-woman team dedicated to archaeological work in China's Chongqing" (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-ALL-WOMAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL TEAM (CN)

(230309) -- CHONGQING, March 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yan Ni (1st R), leader of an all-woman archaeological team, processes unearthed pottery shards at the site of a relics excavation project in Fuling District, southwest China's Chongqing, Oct. 19, 2022. Established in 2012, the all-woman team has carried out more than 10 excavation projects and organized field work on over 10 cultural relic investigation and exploration projects over the past decade. TO GO WITH "Across China: All-woman team dedicated to archaeological work in China's Chongqing" (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-ALL-WOMAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL TEAM (CN)

(230309) -- CHONGQING, March 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Xuelian, a member of an all-woman archaeological team, measures an unearthed article at the site of a relics excavation project in Fuling District, southwest China's Chongqing, Oct. 19, 2022. Established in 2012, the all-woman team has carried out more than 10 excavation projects and organized field work on over 10 cultural relic investigation and exploration projects over the past decade. TO GO WITH "Across China: All-woman team dedicated to archaeological work in China's Chongqing" (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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CHINA-CHONGQING-ALL-WOMAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL TEAM (CN)

(230309) -- CHONGQING, March 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yan Ni, leader of an all-woman archaeological team, conducts preliminary restoration of a pottery article at the site of a relics excavation project in Fuling District, southwest China's Chongqing, Oct. 19, 2022. Established in 2012, the all-woman team has carried out more than 10 excavation projects and organized field work on over 10 cultural relic investigation and exploration projects over the past decade. TO GO WITH "Across China: All-woman team dedicated to archaeological work in China's Chongqing" (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

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Santa in quake-hit area

KESENNUMA, Japan - Santa Claus, visiting from Finland, delivers presents on Dec. 19, 2012, to a group of children in a nursery school in the city of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture that was hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Abandoned animals in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 19, 2012, shows officials of the Fukushima prefectural government branding with dry ice cattle taken care of by nonprofit group head Naoto Matsumura in a bid to make it easier to identify them. Town residents remain evacuated following the nuclear disaster triggered by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The town's mayor declared in September 2012 that residents would not return for the next five years.

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Anti-Japan rallies in China

SHENZHEN, China - Demonstrators march in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, on Aug. 19, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies took place in several parts of China over the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, which are also claimed by China.

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Anti-Japan rallies in China

SHENZHEN, China - Demonstrators march in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, on Aug. 19, 2012. Anti-Japan rallies took place in several parts of China over the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, which are also claimed by China.

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Anti-Japan rallies in China

CHENGDU, China - Participants of an anti-Japan demonstration march in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, on Aug. 19, 2012, proclaiming Chinese sovereignty over a chain of Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea. Anti-Japan demonstrations and rallies took place across China over the territorial row.

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Anti-Japan rallies in China

CHENGDU, China - Participants of an anti-Japan demonstration march in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, on Aug. 19, 2012, proclaiming Chinese sovereignty over a chain of Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea. Anti-Japan demonstrations and rallies took place across China over the territorial row.

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Anti-Japan rallies in China

TOKYO, Japan - People march in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, on Aug. 19, 2012, in which a slogan that reads "Defeat Japan and protect the Diaoyu Islands," is held up. Anti-Japan demonstrations and rallies took place across China over a territorial row.

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Ginza cinema to close

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the entrance of an underground mall housing Ginza Cine Pathos, the only movie theater that screens old classic films in Tokyo's Ginza area on July 19, 2012. The cinema is due to close at the end of March 2013, ending its 45-year history.

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Ginza cinema to close

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Ginza Cine Pathos, the only movie theater that screens old classic films in Tokyo's Ginza area on July 19, 2012. The cinema is due to close at the end of March 2013, ending its 45-year history.

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Ginza cinema to close

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the entrance of an underground mall housing Ginza Cine Pathos, the only movie theater that screens old classic films in Tokyo's Ginza area on July 19, 2012. The cinema is due to close at the end of March 2013, ending its 45-year history.

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Tokyo Tower gets shorter for 1st time

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Tokyo Tower (L) at 333-meters tall in February 2012, and the same tower at 315-meter-tall on July 19, 2012. It shrank due to recently started work to replace antenna equipment atop the structure damaged by the massive March 2011 earthquake. It is expected to regain its previous height when the work is complete in mid-August.

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Emperor, empress in quake-hit village

SAKAE, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko (L) visit the village government office of Sakae, Nagano Prefecture, on July 19, 2012. The village was hit by a strong earthquake a day after the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan.

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Oi reactor regains criticality

OI, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 4 reactor (front) of the Oi nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture on July 19, 2012. The reactor reached criticality that morning following its reactivation the night before by its operator, Kansai Electric Power Co. The reactor is the second to go back online after all of Japan's commercial reactors were taken offline for regular checks in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis. The first to resume operation was the Oi plant's No. 3 reactor (back) which was brought to full operation on July 9.

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Oi reactor regains criticality

OI, Japan - Photo shows the No. 4 reactor (L) of the Oi nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture on July 19, 2012. The reactor reached criticality that morning following its reactivation the night before by its operator, Kansai Electric Power Co. The reactor is the second to go back online, after all of Japan's commercial reactors were taken offline for regular checks in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis. The first to resume operation was the Oi plant's No. 3 reactor (R) which was brought to full operation on July 9.

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Abandoned animals in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 19, 2012, a cattle beast lies starved to death after its owner abandoned it in a barn. The town remains nearly deserted as the government in April 2011 designated it and other municipalities within a 20-kilometer ring around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a no-go zone. The plant's reactors suffered meltdowns after being struck by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, spewing massive amounts of radioactive materials into the air and sea.

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Life in Somaliland

HARGEISA, Somalia - A secondhand Japanese vehicle is pictured on March 19, 2012, in Hargeisa, capital of the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland in northwestern Somalia. The international community sees Somaliland as part of Somalia despite the former's self-declared independence in 1991.

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Life in Somaliland

HARGEISA, Somalia - Bundles of Somaliland's own currency bills are laid out by a money-changer on March 19, 2012, on a street in Hargeisa, capital of the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland in northwestern Somalia. The international community sees Somaliland as part of Somalia despite the former's self-declared independence in 1991.

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Life in Somaliland

HARGEISA, Somalia - A man steers a cart pulled by a donkey on March 19, 2012, in Hargeisa, capital of the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland in northwestern Somalia. A monument topped by a fighter jet can be seen in the background. The international community sees Somaliland as part of Somalia despite the former's self-declared independence in 1991.

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Life in Somaliland

HARGEISA, Somalia - Men put khat, which has a component like a stimulant, into bags on March 19, 2012, in Hargeisa, capital of the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland in northwestern Somalia. The international community sees Somaliland as part of Somalia despite the former's self-declared independence in 1991.

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Rescued pets in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Staff members of a pet shelter walk dogs in the city of Fukushima on March 19, 2012. The shelter was set up the previous year for pet dogs and cats collected from a government-designated no-go zone near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station and the surrounding areas.

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Rescued pets in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - A staff member of a pet shelter clips nails of a dog in the city of Fukushima on March 19, 2012. The shelter was set up the previous year for pet dogs and cats collected from no-entry zones near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station and surrounding areas.

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Rescued pets in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken on March 19, 2012, shows dogs in cages at a pet shelter in the city of Fukushima on March 19, 2012. The shelter was set up the previous year for pet dog and cats collected from a government-designated no-go zone near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station and the surrounding areas.

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Google ordered to suspend autocomplete search function

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyer Hiroyuki Tomita speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on March 25, 2012, about a petition filed by his client and approved by the Tokyo District Court demanding Internet giant Google Inc. suspend its autocomplete search function, which the client says violated his privacy. The court's March 19 decision is believed to be the first in a case where a court has ordered the suspension of the function that suggests words before a user completes typing a word or a phrase, Tomita said.

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Writer Tahar Ben Jelloun

TOKYO, Japan - Moroccan poet and writer Tahar Ben Jelloun speaks during an interview in Tokyo on March 19, 2012.

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Shooting rampage in France

TOULOUSE, France - Children are escorted by their parents to go to school, the site of a shooting rampage, in the southwestern French city of Toulouse on March 21, 2012. The incident at a Jewish school March 19 claimed the lives of three children and a teacher.

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Shooting rampage in France

TOULOUSE, France - Police vehicles and ambulances surround a building in the southwestern French city of Toulouse on March 21, 2012. A 23-year-old man, suspected of killing three children and a teacher at a local Jewish school March 19, is inside his apartment in the building.

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Red Sox's Matsuzaka

FORT MYERS, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka smiles after pitching in batting practice at the team's training camp in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 19, 2012. Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine hinted on March 22, 2012, that Matsuzaka could pitch in the major leagues by early June this year.

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Japanese astronaut Hoshide may venture outside ISS

HOUSTON, United States - Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide undergoes training for operating robotic arms by computer at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, on March 19, 2012. The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration said March 20 that Hoshide may have the opportunity to venture outside the International Space Station during his four-month stay aboard the ISS beginning in July.

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Japanese astronaut Hoshide may venture outside ISS

HOUSTON, United States - Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide (R) receives a demonstration at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, on March 19, 2012. The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration said March 20 that Hoshide may have the opportunity to venture outside the International Space Station during his four-month stay aboard the ISS beginning in July.

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JICA President Ogata

CAIRO, Egypt - Japan International Cooperation Agency President Sadako Ogata speaks in Cairo, Egypt, to diplomatic circles on March 19, 2012. She said the Japanese aid organization will offer a broad range of support to Egypt and other countries that have experienced the ''Arab Spring'' democratization movements while paying attention to correcting social inequalities.

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London torch runners

LONDON, Britain - (front from L) Dinah Gould, 99, London Mayor Boris Johnson and Dominic MacGowan, 11, pose for photos during an event in London on March 19, 2012, to announce torch runners for the 2012 London Olympic Games. Gould, who will be turning 100 by the time she carries the flame, and Dominic are oldest and youngest respectively among the runners.

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N. Korea envoy in China

BEIJING, China - Ri Yong Ho, North Korea's chief envoy to the six-party talks on the North's denuclearization, answers reporters' questions at Beijing airport on March 19, 2012.

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London torch runners

LONDON, Britain - Five of the torchbearers pose for photos in London on March 19, 2012, during an event to unveil the runners for the 2012 London Olympic Games.

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Ad office at ex-disco site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo's Minato Ward on March 19, 2012, shows the inside of a new office space which advertising company TBWA Hakuhodo Inc. opened the same day to the press at a site that used to be occupied by the huge Juliana's Tokyo discotheque in the early 1990s. At the back is a stage with a large presentation screen, which used to be a dancing stage at the disco.

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E. Timor Prime Minister Gusmao in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at a hotel in Tokyo on March 19, 2012.

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Kakuryu drops Hakuho

OSAKA, Japan - Sekiwake Kakuryu (L) pushes yokozuna Hakuho out of the ring on March 19, 2012, the ninth day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka. Hakuho is tied at 8-1 with three other wrestlers including Kakuryu.

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E. Timor Prime Minister Gusmao in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda shake hands at the latter's office in Tokyo on March 19, 2012.

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Chongqing after Bo dismissal

CHONGQING, China - Police officers patrol a square in Chongqing, China, on March 19, 2012.

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Children in E. Timor

DILI, East Timor - Children play in a slum area in Dili, East Timor, on March 19, 2012.

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E. Timor's Ramos-Horta acknowledges defeat

DILI, East Timor - East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta acknowledges defeat in the presidential election at a press conference at the presidential palace in Dili on March 19, 2012. The election, held March 17, ended with no clear winner in the first round, setting in motion a runoff between the two top runners. Ramos-Horta, who was seeking a second term, trailed in third place.

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Trial of former DPJ leader Ozawa

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on the morning of March 19, 2012, shows former Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa leaving his home in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward. In their closing statement the same day at his trial at the Tokyo District Court, his defense lawyers reiterated their contention that the veteran lawmaker is not guilty of conspiring with three of his former aides over false reporting of political funds.

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Tsunami anniversary ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - At a government ceremony in Tokyo on March 11, 2012 to mark the first anniversary of a devastation earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan, Emperor Akihito (R) offers condolences for the approximately 19,000 people either killed or missing. To his left is Empress Michiko. (Pool photo)

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Rikuzentakata soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show the city of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on March 19, 2011 (L), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 7, 2012 (R). Temporary housing units have been built on the ground of a junior high school (front).

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Japan beat U.S. to advance to final in Algarve Cup

FARO, Portugal - Japan's Megumi Takase (19) celebrates after scoring the only goal of the match in a game against the United States in the invitational Algarve Cup in Faro, Portugal, on March 5, 2012. Japan advanced to the final.

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Police search for bodies from 2011 disaster

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 19, 2012, shows an area inside a no-go zone around the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on the coast of Fukushima Prefecture, where around 100 police officers searched for the bodies of people still listed as missing following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami the same day. The exhaust pipes of the power plant can be seen in the background.