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Miyazaki zoo amuses visitors with "flying flamingo show"

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Photo shows flamingos flying over a pond during a show at Miyazaki City Phoenix Zoo in Miyazaki Prefecture on March 10, 2013. The "Flying Flamingo Show" started in the spring of 2012.

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Nikkei climbs back to level before March 2011 quake

TOKYO, Japan - A display in Tokyo's Yaesu district shows the closing level of Japan's Nikkei stock index on Dec. 27, 2012. It closed at 10,322.98, up 92.62 points from the previous day and its highest mark since March 10, 2011 -- the day before a massive earthquake and tsunami hit Japan.

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World Bank president in disaster area

SENDAI, Japan - World Bank President Jim Yong Kim visits an elementary school in Sendai, northeastern Japan, on Oct. 10, 2012, which was struck by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Kim was in Sendai to attend an international conference on disasters and development hosted by Japan and the World Bank.

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China to skip Tokyo IMF meetings

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Chinese Finance Minister Xie Xuren (L) and People's Bank of China Governor Zhou Xiaochuan holding a press conference during the National People's Congress in Beijing in March 2010. China said on Oct. 10, 2012, it will not send its finance chiefs to annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank in Tokyo amid a bilateral territorial row.

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WBC Japan manager Yamamoto

TOKYO, Japan - Koji Yamamoto speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2012, after he was named Japan team manager for the World Baseball Classic in March 2013.

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WBC Japan manager Yamamoto

TOKYO, Japan - Koji Yamamoto speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2012, after he was named Japan team manager for the World Baseball Classic in March 2013.

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WBC Japan manager Yamamoto

TOKYO, Japan - Koji Yamamoto poses with mannequins wearing new Japan team uniforms in Tokyo on Oct. 10, 2012, after he was named Japan manager for the World Baseball Classic in March 2013.

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Global leaders visit Sendai disaster-hit areas

SENDAI, Japan - (From R, front) International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim and Japanese Finance Minister Koriki Jojima stand on the rooftop of an elementary school that survived destruction in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in the Arahama coastal district of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Oct. 10, 2012, during their visit to sites in disaster-hit areas.

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Flights resume to Shanghai from Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Passengers head for a boarding gate to get on a chartered plane for a flight to Shanghai at Fukushima airport on Sept. 10, 2012. It was the first international flight that departed there since Fukushima Prefecture was hit by the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters in March 2011.

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Flights resume to Shanghai from Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato (C) speaks during a ceremony at Fukushima airport on Sept. 10, 2012, before a chartered plane departed there for Shanghai in the first international flight since Fukushima Prefecture was hit by the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters in March 2011.

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 10, 2011 (top), shortly after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 4, 2012 (bottom).

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 10, 2011 (L), after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 3, 2012 (R). Many of the buildings damaged by the tsunami have been removed.

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on April 10, 2011 (L), after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 3, 2012 (R).

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IAEA team on Onagawa plant

TOKYO, Japan - Sujit Samaddar, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency's International Seismic Safety Center, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2012. He said an IAEA delegation, led by him, had found that the Onagawa nuclear power station in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, was "remarkably undamaged" by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, despite being the closest nuclear power plant to the epicenter.

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After bomb explosion in Thailand

YALA, Thailand - A woman rides a motorcycle in southern Thailand's Yala Province on April 10, 2012, after an explosion in the province on March 31.

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Bo Xilai stripped of party posts

BEIJING, China - File photo taken in March 2012 shows Bo Xilai, head of southwest China's Chongqing municipality, during the opening ceremony for the annual session of the National People's Congress, China's parliament, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The official Xinhua News Agency announced April 10, 2012, that Bo is suspected of ''serious discipline violations'' and had been removed from the party's 25-member Politburo as well as its Central Committee.

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Bo Xilai stripped of party posts

BEIJING, China - File photo taken in March 2012 shows Bo Xilai, head of southwest China's Chongqing municipality, during a plenary session of the National People's Congress, China's parliament, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The official Xinhua News Agency announced April 10, 2012, that Bo is suspected of ''serious discipline violations'' and had been removed from the party's 25-member Politburo as well as its Central Committee.

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Tsunami-damaged vehicles

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken April 10, 2012, shows vehicles damaged by the March 2011 tsunami at a temporary storage site in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture. More than 37,000 vehicles are still being kept in temporary storage by municipalities after being badly damaged in the disaster in the worst-affected prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, according to a recent Kyodo News survey.

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Sony widens loss estimate

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chief Financial Officer Masaru Kato speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on April 10, 2012. Sony said it has sharply cut its earnings forecast for the business year ended March 31, 2012, and expects to book its biggest-ever group net loss of 520 billion yen, remaining in the red for the fourth straight year.

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Rainbow origami cranes from world cheer up tsunami-ravaged city

MINAMISANRIKU, JAPAN - Volunteers display origami cranes sent from across Japan and overseas along a wall by a national road in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefectures, on March 10, 2012, one day before the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake-tsunami disaster that ravaged the town and other areas in northeastern Japan.

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4 years after Tibet rioting

BEIJING, China - A portrait of the Tibetan spiritual leader in exile, the Dalai Lama, is displayed at a Tibetan temple in China's Qinghai Province on March 10, 2012, just ahead of the anniversary of the March 14, 2008 rioting in Lhasa in China's Tibet Autonomous Region.

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Musician Yoshiki in U.S.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Yoshiki (R), leader of the Japanese rock band X Japan, takes part in an event in Los Angeles, California, on March 10, 2012, to demonstrate thanks for support over the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami in Japan.

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Tsunami memorial service in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - A memorial service for the victims of the March 2011 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and massive tsunami in Japan is held at a church in New York on March 10, 2012.

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Havenaar bags 4th goal of season

GRONINGEN, Netherlands - Japan striker Mike Havenaar (L) celebrates after grabbing his fourth goal of the season straight after coming off the bench as his team Vitesse Arnhem won 3-1 away to Groningen in the Dutch first division in Groningen, Netherlands, on March 10, 2012.

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Tsunami memorial service in Sao Paulo

SAO PAULO, Brazil - A memorial service for the victims of the March 2011 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and massive tsunami in Japan is held at a church in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on March 10, 2012.

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IAEA chief Amano

VIENNA, Austria - Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, is interviewed by Kyodo News at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna on March 10, 2012.

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Japan, Taiwan charity baseball

TOKYO, Japan - Fans at the stand hold a message reading, ''Japan and Taiwan are friends forever,'' during a baseball charity game in Tokyo on March 10, 2012. The message expresses Japanese people's gratitude for Taiwanese people's support following the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami. Japan defeated Taiwan 9-2 in the charity match commemorating the disaster.

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IAEA chief Amano

VIENNA, Austria - Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, is interviewed by Kyodo News at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna on March 10, 2012.

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IAEA chief Amano

VIENNA, Austria - Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, is interviewed by Kyodo News at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna on March 10, 2012.

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Japan, Taiwan charity baseball

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Japan (R) and Taiwan (L) teams pose for photos after a baseball charity game in Tokyo on March 10, 2012. Japan defeated Taiwan 9-2 in the charity match commemorating the earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011.

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Anti-Putin rally in Moscow

MOSCOW, Russia - An estimated 10,000 people take part in a rally in Moscow on March 10, 2012, against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who recently won the country's presidential election.

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Anti-Putin rally in Moscow

MOSCOW, Russia - An estimated 10,000 people take part in a rally in Moscow on March 10, 2012, against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who recently won the country's presidential election.

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Tokyo Tower on eve of tsunami anniv.

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Tower is lit with the words ''Kizuna Nippon'' (bonds of friendship Japan) on March 10, 2012, on the eve of the first anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and massive tsunami in northeastern Japan.

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Iwaki on eve of tsunami anniv.

IWAKI, Japan - Candles form a word meaning ''prayers'' and the figures ''3.11'' in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture on March 10, 2012, on the eve of the first anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and massive tsunami in northeastern Japan.

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Antinuclear rally in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Environmental conservation groups stage a rally in Seoul on March 10, 2012, to voice opposition to nuclear power on the eve of the first anniversary of the nuclear disaster triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan.

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Anti-Putin rally in Vladivostok

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - A woman holds flowers and a protest message during a rally in Vladivostok, Russian Far East, on March 10, 2012, against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who recently won the country's presidential election.

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Vegalta Sendai beat Kashima Antlers 1-0

SENDAI, Japan - Vegalta Sendai players greet supporters after winning a J-League game against Kashima Antlers 1-0 at Yurtec Stadium, Sendai, on March 10, 2012, on the eve of the first anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and massive tsunami that struck the area.

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Antinuclear rally in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Environmental conservation groups stage a rally in Seoul on March 10, 2012, to voice opposition to nuclear power on the eve of the first anniversary of the nuclear disaster triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan.

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Fukushima evacuees in antinuclear rally in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Saori Abe (L), and her 10-year-old daughter Yurika, take part in a rally against nuclear power in Seoul on March 10, 2012. They evacuated from Fukushima Prefecture following the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant triggered by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Vegalta Sendai beat Kashima Antlers 1-0

SENDAI, Japan - A Vegalta Sendai supporter holds a flag bearing the word ''kizuna'' (bonds of friendship) ahead of a J-League game against Kashima Antlers at Yurtec Stadium, Sendai, on March 10, 2012, on the eve of the first anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and massive tsunami that struck the area. Sendai won 1-0.

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Mao grandson

BEIJING, China - People's Liberation Army Maj. Gen. Mao Xinyu, a grandson of Communist Chinese founder Mao Zedong, answers reporters' questions at a hotel in Beijing on March 10, 2012.

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Vegalta Sendai beat Kashima Antlers 1-0

SENDAI, Japan - Defender Taikai Uemoto (C) of Vegalta Sendai heads home during the second half of a J-League game against Kashima Antlers at Yurtec Stadium, Sendai, on March 10, 2012, on the eve of the first anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and massive tsunami that struck the area. Sendai won 1-0.

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Fukushima evacuees in antinuclear rally in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Saori Abe (L), and her 10-year-old daughter Yurika, take part in a rally against nuclear power in Seoul on March 10, 2012. They evacuated from Fukushima Prefecture following the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant triggered by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Lantern floating on eve of tsunami anniv.

YAMADA, Japan - People float lanterns on the sea and offer prayers in Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, on March 10, 2012, on the eve of the first anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and massive tsunami in northeastern Japan.

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Bus removed from roof of building

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - A bus is lifted off a two-story community center in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 10, 2012, on the eve of the first anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and massive tsunami in northeast Japan. Tsunami waves carried the bus to the rooftop of the 10-meter-high building.

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Mao grandson

BEIJING, China - People's Liberation Army Maj. Gen. Mao Xinyu, a grandson of Communist Chinese founder Mao Zedong, answers reporters' questions at a hotel in Beijing on March 10, 2012.

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Ishinomaki still inundated

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - An area in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, where land sank in the wake of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, remains inundated on March 10, 2012, on the eve of the first anniversary of the disaster.

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Ishinomaki still inundated

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - An area in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, where land sank in the wake of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, remains inundated on March 10, 2012, on the eve of the first anniversary of the disaster.

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67th anniversary of Tokyo air raids

TOKYO, Japan - People offer prayers during a memorial service in Tokyo on March 10, 2012, the 67th anniversary of the 1945 U.S. air raids on the Japanese capital. One estimate puts the death toll from the air raids, involving more than 300 U.S. B-29 bombers, at around 100,000.

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Bus removed from roof of building

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Combined photos show a bus on the rooftop (top) of a two-story community center in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 7, 2012, and the process of removing it on March 10, 2012, on the eve of the first anniversary of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and massive tsunami in northeast Japan. Tsunami waves carried the bus to the rooftop of the 10-meter-high building.