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Japanese architect Toyoo Ito wins 2013 Pritzker prize

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in November 2012 shows Japanese architect Toyoo Ito, who speaks in front of "Home for All," where survivors of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan gather to eat, drink and talk, after its completion in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture. Ito has won the 2013 Pritzker Architecture Prize, considered the Nobel prize of architecture, the prize's sponsor organization said on March 17, 2013.

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Japanese-American Sen. Daniel Inouye dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Washington in March 2011, shows U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, a Japanese-American Democrat from Hawaii and World War II veteran. Inoue died of respiratory complications on Dec. 17, 2012, at a hospital in the suburbs of Washington. He was 88.

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Abandoned animals in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 17, 2012, shows an aged dog named Kiseki (Miracle) sitting leashed to a pole. While it is in the process of recovering, the canine has never howled since he was given nonprofit group head Naoto Matsumura's protection. 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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"Manga" museum reopens after tsunami

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Ishinomori Mangattan Museum, a museum featuring the Masked Rider series and other works of the late cartoonist Shotaro Ishinomori, reopens in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 17, 2012, after closing for about 20 months since the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami.

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"Manga" museum reopens after tsunami

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Ishinomori Mangattan Museum, a museum featuring the Masked Rider series and other works of the late cartoonist Shotaro Ishinomori, reopens in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 17, 2012, after closing for about 20 months since the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami.

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"Manga" museum reopens after tsunami

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Ishinomori Mangattan Museum, a museum featuring the Masked Rider series and other works of the late cartoonist Shotaro Ishinomori, reopens in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 17, 2012, after closing for about 20 months since the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami.

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Occupy Wall Street

NEW YORK, United States - Participants march in New York on Sept. 17, 2012, marking the first anniversary of the launch of the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations.

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Quake-tsunami debris incinerated in Kitakyushu

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Photo shows waste including debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, at an incineration plant in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Sept. 17, 2012. Incineration of the debris began at the facility that day.

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Prince Akishino, Vietnam Pres. Sang

HANOI, Vietnam - Japan's Prince Akishino (L) shakes hands with Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang at the presidential office in Hanoi on Aug. 17, 2012. The prince, the second son of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, extended his gratitude to Vietnam for "much support" following the devastating earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March 2011.

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Basketball from Michael Jordan

SENDAI, Japan - Photo shows a basketball displayed in the city hall of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 17, 2012. The ball has an encouraging message from U.S. basketball legend Michael Jordan for children in the Tohoku areas hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Emperor, empress convey gratitude to Britons

LONDON, Britain - Emperor Akihito (2nd from L) chats with Roy Wilsher (R), a firefighter who led British rescuers in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, in the aftermath of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, during a reception at the Japanese Embassy in London on May 17, 2012. Wilsher said the emperor thanked him for helping Japan to rebuild quickly. Empress Michiko (wearing a kimono) can be seen in the background. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress convey gratitude to Britons

LONDON, Britain - Emperor Akihito (front), accompanied by Empress Michiko (next to emperor), speaks during a reception at the Japanese Embassy in London on May 17, 2012. The emperor, who is in Britain for Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee celebrations, expressed appreciation for British people's donations and contributions to rescue efforts following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress convey gratitude to Britons

LONDON, Britain - Emperor Akihito (2nd from L, at microphone), accompanied by Empress Michiko (next to emperor), speaks during a reception at the Japanese Embassy in London on May 17, 2012. The emperor, who is in Britain for Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee celebrations, expressed appreciation for British people's donations and contributions to rescue efforts following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo)

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Final work under way to launch Japan rocket

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows the core part of an H-2A rocket shown to reporters at a plant of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. in the village of Tobishima, Aichi Prefecture, in March 2012. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy made final preparations on May 17, 2012, to launch the H-2A rocket early the following morning carrying four satellites including a South Korean one.

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Life in Somaliland

HARGEISA, Somalia - Camels are herded at a livestock market on March 17, 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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Int'l tourism meeting

SENDAI, Japan - A meeting of the World Tourism and Travel Council, an international organization of executives from 100 major international tourism-related businesses, is held in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 17, 2012, to discuss reconstruction work and crisis management following the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan.

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1.79 mil. students take achievement tests

TOKYO, Japan - Sixth graders of an elementary school in Tokyo take the education ministry's achievement tests on April 17, 2012. According to the ministry, around 1.79 million sixth-grade elementary and third-year junior high school students nationwide sat the same day for unified achievement tests, after the tests were suspended last year in the wake of the March 2011 disaster.

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Rescued pets in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - A cat is carried in a cage in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 17, 2012, after being picked up in the town of Tomioka, part of a government-designated no-go zone near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

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Rescued pets in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - A dog is given a radiation screening in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 17, 2012, after being picked up in a government-designated no-go zone near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. Having passed the test, the dog was transferred to a pet shelter in the city of Fukushima.

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Former lawyer Li

BEIJING, China - Former lawyer Li Zhuang is interviewed in Beijing on March 17, 2012. He served a prison term for fabricating evidence in connection with the anti-organized crime drive of Bo Xilai, who was sacked as head of China's Chongqing municipality earlier in the month.

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Dortmund's Kagawa against Bremen

DORTMUND, Germany - Shinji Kagawa (R) of Borussia Dortmund plays in a German first division Bundesliga soccer match against Werder Bremen in Dortmund on March 17, 2012. Kagawa scored the winner on his 23rd birthday as Dortmund beat Bremen 1-0.

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Ai Miyazato at Founders Cup

PHOENIX, United States - Japan's Ai Miyazato tees off on the 17th hole during the third round of the RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup at the Wildfire Golf Club in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 17, 2012. Miyazato was tied with Yani Tseng of Taiwan for the lead heading into the final round, at 14-under 202.

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Ai Miyazato at Founders Cup

PHOENIX, United States - Japan's Ai Miyazato reacts on the 12th hole during the third round of the RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup at the Wildfire Golf Club in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 17, 2012. Miyazato was tied with Yani Tseng of Taiwan for the lead heading into the final round, at 14-under 202.

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6 months since start of Occupy protests

NEW YORK, United States - Demonstrators march in New York on March 17, 2012, to mark six months since the start of the Occupy Wall Street protests against economic inequality.

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6 months since start of Occupy protests

NEW YORK, United States - Police officers overpower Occupy Wall Street demonstrators in New York on March 17, 2012, the six-month anniversary of the start of the protests against economic inequality.

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Dortmund's Kagawa against Bremen

DORTMUND, Germany - Shinji Kagawa (L) of Borussia Dortmund plays during the first half of a German first division Bundesliga soccer match against Werder Bremen in Dortmund on March 17, 2012. Kagawa scored the winner on his 23rd birthday as Dortmund beat Bremen 1-0.

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N. Korea envoy Song

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for normalization talks with Japan, answers reporters' questions in Ulan Bator on March 17, 2012, after holding talks with a Japanese university professor.

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Cat from Fukushima no-entry zone

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Photo shows a cat given shelter at a public health center in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 17, 2012. It is one of the pets captured in no-entry zones near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

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E. Timor presidential election

DILI, East Timor - President Jose Ramos-Horta (C) casts his vote at a polling station in Dili on March 17, 2012, in the East Timor presidential election in which he is seeking a second term.

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Despotovic strike earns Reds win

SAITAMA, Japan - Serbian striker Ranko Despotovic (C) of Urawa Reds scores in the 36th minute of a game against champions Kashiwa Reysol at Saitama Stadium in Saitama on March 17, 2012. Urawa won 1-0.

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E. Timor presidential election

DILI, East Timor - President Jose Ramos-Horta (C) holds a ballot at a polling station in Dili on March 17, 2012, in the East Timor presidential election in which he is seeking a second term.

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Tokyo Sky Tree Station

TOKYO, Japan - A station on Tobu Railway Co's Tobu Isesaki Line bears its new name -- Tokyo Sky Tree Station -- in the early hours of March 17, 2012. The nearest rail stop to the world's tallest tower (top) was renamed that day from the former Narihirabashi Station.

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E. Timor presidential election

DILI, East Timor - Former army chief and guerrilla leader Jose Maria de Vasconcelos (C), also known by his nom de guerre Taur Matan Ruak, casts his vote in Dili on March 17, 2012, in the East Timor presidential election in which he is running.

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Cadmium-polluted farmland restored in Toyama

TOYAMA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an area along the Jinzu River in Toyama on the Sea of Japan on March 16, 2012. A ceremony held on March 17, 2012, marked the completion of a 33-year project to restore the cadmium-polluted farmland along the river, the cause of one of Japan's four major pollution-related diseases in the postwar era of economic growth.

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E. Timor election

DILI, East Timor - Francisco Guterres (R), known as Lu Olo, leader of the opposition Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor, or FRETILIN, speaks to his supporters in the suburbs of Dili, East Timor, on March 14, 2012. He is running in the March 17, 2012, presidential election.

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Kesennuma soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show an area in the city of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 17, 2011 (L), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 1, 2012 (R).

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17th anniv. of Great Hanshin quake in Japan

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - People in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan, the area hit hardest by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, observe a moment of silence to commemorate the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake at 5:46 a.m. on Jan. 17, 2012, the exact time the quake hit western Japan 17 years ago.