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Thousands join "People's Climate March" in Lima

LIMA, Peru - The "People's Climate March" is held in Lima, Peru, on Dec. 10, 2014, where the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework on Climate Change, or COP20, is under way. The marchers demanded a just solution to climate change.

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Actor Takakura joins press event for new movie

TOKYO, Japan - Famed Japanese actor Ken Takakura poses with actress Hiroko Yakushimaru at a press conference in Tokyo in March 1978 unveiling the production of the film "Never Give Up." Takakura died of illness at 83 on Nov. 10, 2014.

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Actor Takakura poses with actress at press event

TOKYO, Japan - Famed Japanese actor Ken Takakura (L) and actress Sayuri Yoshinaga pose at a press conference in Tokyo in March 1979 to announce the production of the 1980 Japanese film "Doran" (tumult) depicting a young army officer and his wife during the turbulent days before World War II. Takakura died of illness at 83 on Nov. 10, 2014.

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Pakistan's Malala, Indian activist win Nobel Peace Prize

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 2006 shows Indian children's rights advocate Kailash Satyarthi surrounded by girls and young women near New Delhi. On Oct. 10, 2014, Satyarthi won the Nobel Peace Prize together with Pakistani education activist Malala Yousafzai.

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1964 Tokyo Olympic cauldron removed

TOKYO, Japan - The 1964 Tokyo Olympics cauldron at the National Stadium in Tokyo is removed by crane on Oct. 10, 2014, for transfer to the March 2011 disaster-hit city of Ishinomaki. The stadium will be demolished prior to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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Japan nuclear plant gets safety OK

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken in March 2014 shows two reactors at the Sendai power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The plant, operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co. obtained a safety clearance from regulators on Sept. 10, 2014, becoming the first to meet new regulations imposed following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Monument on Miyagi mountain for B-29 crashes

SENDAI, Japan - The "Cenotaph of Fubo," built for 34 U.S. crew members who died in crashes of three B-29 bombers on the ridge of Mt. Fubo on March 10, 1945, the day of the so-called Great Tokyo Air Raids, is seen on Aug. 2, 2014, in Shiraishi, Miyagi Prefecture.

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Man shows photos of B-29s crashed in 1945

SENDAI, Japan - Hiroshi Kawamata speaks in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 3, 2014, about his experience with showing pictures of U.S. B-29 bombers taken four months after they crashed on the ridge of Mt. Fubo in Shiraishi, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 10, 1945, the day of the so-called Great Tokyo Air Raids. Residents in the city are planning to hold a memorial service for 34 crew members killed in the three B-29 crashes, in 2015, the 70th anniversary of the end of the Pacific War.

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Woman prays for March 2011 victims before new cenotaph

SENDAI, Japan - A woman prays for the victims of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in front of a cenotaph newly erected at a park in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 10, 2014.

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Woman weeps before monument for March 2011 victims

SENDAI, Japan - A woman weeps before a monument listing the names of people killed in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster at a park in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 10, 2014.

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New cenotaph for March 2011 disaster victims unveiled

SENDAI, Japan - A veil is removed from a new cenotaph for the victims of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster on a park hill built with debris from the catastrophe in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 10, 2014.

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British document on Senkakus

LONDON, United Kingdom - Photo taken on March 10, 2014, shows a document dating from the early 1970s at the National Archives in London in which Britain expresses uncertainty over Japan's claim to the Senkaku Islands.

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British document on Senkakus

LONDON, United Kingdom - Photo taken on March 10, 2014, shows a document dating from the early 1970s at the National Archives in London in which Britain expresses uncertainty over Japan's claim to the Senkaku Islands.

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Japanese dancer wins prize at int'l youth ballet competition

TOKYO, Japan -File photo shows Japanese ballet dancer Haruo Niyama performing in a ceremony before a professional baseball game at Tokyo Dome in March 2014. It was announced April 10, 2014, that the 17-year-old had won the first prize in the men's senior age division between 15 and 19 at the Youth America Grand Prix ballet competition in New York.

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Japanese dancer wins prize at int'l youth ballet competition

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese ballet dancer Haruo Niyama performing in a ceremony before a professional baseball game at Tokyo Dome in March 2014. It was announced April 10, 2014, that the 17-year-old had won the first prize in the men's senior age division between 15 and 19 at the Youth America Grand Prix ballet competition in New York.

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Taiwan students end occupation of parliament

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Protesters, made up mainly of university students, who have occupied Taiwan's parliament since March 18, speak before leaving the building on April 10, 2014.

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Taipei photo exhibition on quake, tsunami in Japan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A man looks at a picture, taken by Japan's Sankei Shimbun, showing damage caused by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, at a news photo exhibition in Taipei on April 10, 2014. Photographs by 13 news organizations, members of the Japan Newspaper Publishers

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Taipei photo exhibition on quake, tsunami in Japan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A visitor looks at a picture, taken by Japan's Niigata Nippo, showing damage caused by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, at a news photo exhibition in Taipei on April 10, 2014. Photographs by 13 news organizations, members of the Japan Newspaper Publishers

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Student protesters siege Taiwan's legislature

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Students occupy Taiwan's parliament in Taipei on March 20, 2014, in protest against a trade deal with Beijing that they believe will hurt Taiwan's economy. They vacated the building on April 10, 2014, after discussion with Legislative Speaker Wang Jin-pyng.

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Crimea crisis

SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine - A billboard in Simferopol in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, southern Ukraine, supports Crimea's incorporation into Russia on March 10, 2014.

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Nishikori in BNP Paribas Open

INDIAN WELLS, United States - Japan's Kei Nishikori plays a forehand to Tommy Haas of Germany in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament at Indian Wells, California on March 10, 2014. Nishikori lost in straight sets.

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STAP cell research paper questioned

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in January 2014 in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, shows Haruko Obokata (L), a scientist at the Riken Center for Developmental Biology, and University of Yamanashi professor Teruhiko Wakayama, at a press conference on "stimulus-triggered acquisition of pluripotency," or STAP, a method of generating pluripotent cells. Wakayama said March 10, 2014, he has told his co-authors including Obokata that their research paper on STAP cells should be retracted, citing the lack of credibility of some data used in the research.

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3 years since quake-tsunami disasters

SENDAI, Japan - Police officers search for the remains of people still unaccounted for in the wake of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, on the coast of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture on March 11, 2014, the third anniversary of the disaster. The disaster killed 15,884 people -- many from drowning -- and another 2,633 people remained missing as of March 10, 2014, according to the National Police Agency.

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3 years since quake-tsunami disasters

MIYAKO, Japan - Police officers search for the remains of people still unaccounted for in the wake of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, on the coast of Miyako, Iwate Prefecture on March 11, 2014, the third anniversary of the disaster. The disaster killed 15,884 people -- many from drowning -- and another 2,633 people remained missing as of March 10, 2014, according to the National Police Agency.

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3 years since quake-tsunami disasters

SENDAI, Japan - Police officers search for the remains of people still unaccounted for in the wake of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, on the coast of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture on March 11, 2014, the third anniversary of the disaster. The disaster killed 15,884 people -- many from drowning -- and another 2,633 people remained missing as of March 10, 2014, according to the National Police Agency.

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Concert in N.Y. on eve of quake anniversary

NEW YORK, United States - Photo taken March 10, 2014, shows a joint concert by Japanese university students and U.S. music school students held in New York to commemorate the third anniversary of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan. Five university students from Fukushima Prefecture, hit hard by the 2011 calamity, joined students of a public music school for children, along with members of the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Israeli prime minister

EILAT, Israel - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a naval base in the southern Israeli port of Eilat on March 10, 2014.

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Candles lit to mourn victims of March 2011 disaster

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Candles and electric lights illuminate the night in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on March 10, 2014, to mourn victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Japan's Miyama shoots down Sweden in Algarve Cup

FARO, Portugal - Aya Miyama of Japan clenches her fists after nailing the game winning penalty kick against Sweden in Faro, Portugal, on March 10, 2014, in the Algarve Cup women's soccer tournament. Japan won 2-1, advancing to the cup final.

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Japan's Miyama nets PK against Sweden

FARO, Portugal - Aya Miyama of Japan shoots the game-winning penalty kick against Sweden in Faro, Portugal, on March 10, 2014, in the Algarve Cup women's soccer tournament. Japan won 2-1, advancing to the cup final.

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Japan players after Sweden's goal in Algarve Cup

FARO, Portugal - Japanese players react after allowing a goal by Sweden in an Algarve Cup women's soccer tournament match in Faro, Portugal, on March 10, 2014. From left: Ayumi Kaihori, Azusa Iwashimizu, Mizuho Sakaguchi and Saki Kumagai.

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Japan players celebrate Ogimi's equalizer

FARO, Portugal - Japan striker Yuki Ogimi (2nd from L) celebrates with her teammates after her game-tying goal against Sweden in Faro, Portugal, on March 10, 2014, in the Algarve Cup women's soccer tournament. Japan won 2-1, advancing to the cup final.

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Legendary pro pitchers' kin toss ceremonial pitches in Japan

ISE, Japan - Mio Sakai (C), daughter of former Yomiuri Giants pitcher Eiji Sawamura, and Takaaki Nishimura (L), nephew of former Hanshin Tigers pitcher Yukio Nishimura, throw ceremonial pitches, wearing No. 14 and No. 19 jerseys bearing the numbers their father and uncle had worn, at the start of a preseason baseball game between the Giants and the Tigers in Ise, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on March 10, 2014.

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Stem cell research paper questioned

KOFU, Japan - University of Yamanashi professor Teruhiko Wakayama meets reporters in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on March 10, 2014. Wakayama has told his co-authors that their research paper on what appeared to be a groundbreaking method for producing stem cells should be retracted and resubmitted. Questions have been raised about irregular images contained in the paper, written by a group led by Haruko Obotaka at the Center for Developmental Biology of the government-affiliated Riken institute, on a method it named "stimulus-triggered acquisition of pluripotency" or STAP.

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Message on Tokyo Tower to support 2011 disaster-hit area

TOKYO, Japan - A message of "Strong Bond" appears on the observation deck of Tokyo Tower on March 10, 2014, to support people in the area ravaged by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami.

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Kin seek damages over deaths of kids in tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Relatives hold portraits of dead children as they enter the Sendai District Court in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 10, 2014. The relatives of 23 elementary school students who were killed in the March 2011 tsunami in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, filed a damages suit, arguing the children died because the school failed to evacuate them to higher ground.

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Chinese hold anti-Japan rally in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - About 30 Chinese people, believed to be residents of South Korea, hold a rally in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on March 10, 2014, protesting against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's views on wartime history.

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Japan scientist proposes to retract stem cell research paper

KOFU, Japan - Teruhiko Wakayama, a professor at the University of Yamanashi and one of the co-authors of a research paper on what appeared to be a groundbreaking method of producing stem cells, explains his proposal to retract the paper in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, central Japan, on March 10, 2014. Questions have been raised about irregular images contained in the paper, written by a group led by Haruko Obotaka at the Center for Developmental Biology of the government-run Riken institute, on a method it named "stimulus-triggered acquisition of pluripotency" or STAP.

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Kin seek damages over deaths of kids in tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Relatives hold portraits of dead children as they enter the Sendai District Court in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 10, 2014. The relatives of 23 elementary school students who were killed in the March 2011 tsunami in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, filed a damages suit, arguing the children died because the school failed to evacuate them to higher ground.

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Candles lit to commemorate victims of 2011 disaster

KESENNUMA, Japan - A woman and her grandchildren gaze at candles lit in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 10, 2014, in memory of the victims of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster that devastated the city and other parts of northeastern Japan.

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Temple's 'light box' shines hope on disaster-hit Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Visitors at a Buddhist temple in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, look at a colorful light box decoration made with colored cellophane and other materials by survivors of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, on March 10, 2014. The temple unveiled the light box to bring hope to the disaster-hit city as it marked the third anniversary of the catastrophe.

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Japanese sake named after lower house goes on sale

TOKYO, Japan - Bottles of Japanese sake called "Shugiin," a Japanese term referring to the country's House of Representatives, are shown at a shop in the National Diet building in Tokyo on March 10, 2014. The sake, made in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, went on sale at the shop on March 11 on the third anniversary of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, with part of the proceeds set to be donated to the disaster-hit prefecture to help its recovery.

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China corruption

BEIJING, China - China's top prosecutor Cao Jianming reports to an annual session of the National People's Congress in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 10, 2014. He said more than 50,000 Chinese public servants were charged with embezzlement or bribery in 2013, up 8.4 percent from the year before.

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China corruption

BEIJING, China - China's top prosecutor Cao Jianming (bottom) reports to an annual session of the National People's Congress in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 10, 2014. He said more than 50,000 Chinese public servants were charged with embezzlement or bribery in 2013, up 8.4 percent from the year before. At left in the top row is Chinese President Xi Jinping and 2nd from left in the top row is Premier Li Keqiang.

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Taiwan using Japan-like station names to lure Japanese tourists

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese "gagaku" ancient court musician Hideki Togi (C) and Taiwan officials pose at a press conference in Tokyo on March 10, 2014, to promote tourism in the territory. Taiwan is using in its publicity blitz the names of 32 of its train stations that have identical Chinese characters as station names in Japan.

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Anne Frank exhibit

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Makoto Otsuka (C), director of the Holocaust Education Center, holds a press conference at the Hiroshima prefectural government hall in the city of Hiroshima, western Japan, on March 10, 2014. The museum in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, will host an exhibit to mark the 85th anniversary of Anne Frank's birth.

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Robots to probe Fukushima nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a robot that can move through narrow pipes by changing shape developed by Hitachi Ltd. and Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy Ltd. The companies announced during a press conference in Tokyo on March 10, 2014, that they have developed robots to detect cooling water leakage points and the condition of nuclear fuel at the disaster-struck Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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Robots to probe Fukushima nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a robot that can move through radioactive water to perform research related to the removal of melted nuclear fuel developed by Hitachi Ltd. and Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy Ltd. The companies announced during a press conference in Tokyo on March 10, 2014, that they have developed robots to detect cooling water leakage points and the condition of nuclear fuel at the disaster-struck Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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Kidnapped nuns released in Syria

JUDAYDAT YABUS, Syria - Greek Orthodox nuns speak with reporters at a checkpoint in the town of Judaydat Yabus in Syria on the border with Lebanon on March 10, 2014, after being released by rebels. A group of 16 people, mostly nuns, were kidnapped by rebels in the Christian town of Maaloula, north of Damascus, in December.

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69th anniversary of Tokyo air raids

TOKYO, Japan - A memorial service is held at Tokyo Memorial Hall in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on March 10, 2014, the 69th anniversary of the 1945 U.S. air raids on the Japanese capital. One estimate puts the death toll from the predawn air raids, involving more than 300 U.S. B-29 bombers, at around 100,000.