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Panasonic eyeing withdrawal from plasma TV operations

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken in January 2012 shows Panasonic Corp.'s plants in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture. Panasonic is considering withdrawing from plasma television operations possibly in fiscal 2014 as part of efforts to focus more on profitable products, corporate sources said on March 18, 2013.

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Maestro Ozawa

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa. He will make a comeback in August 2013 at the Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto, conducting French composer Maurice Ravel's opera "The Child and the Spells," the festival's organizing committee said Feb. 18, 2013. Ozawa has suspended public musical activities since March 2012 to recover his strength and concentrate on rehabilitation after his condition deteriorated.

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Railway fare cards to become mutually usable

TOKYO, Japan - Representatives of railway and bus operators pose with their respective electronic fare cards in a gathering at the East Japan Railway Co. head office in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2012. A total of 10 regional railway and bus fare cards such as Suica and Pasmo in Tokyo and Icoca in Osaka will become mutually usable in all their operating areas in Japan, starting March 23, 2013.

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Shizuoka to dispose of debris from quake-hit Iwate

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Employees of the Shizuoka city government and local residents, in Shizuoka city on Oct. 18, 2012, measure levels of airborne radiation from incinerated debris generated in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Four Shizuoka municipalities the same day started receiving shipments of debris from Iwate Prefecture for disposal.

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Shizuoka to dispose of quake debris from Iwate

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Photo shows combustible debris generated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, arriving for disposal at an incineration plant in Shizuoka city on Oct. 18, 2012. Four Shizuoka municipalities the same day started receiving debris from Iwate Prefecture for disposal.

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Goldfish in bowl

TOKYO, Japan - Some 20 children invited from Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, an area hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, view about 1,000 goldfish in a large goldfish bowl at the Art Aquarium exhibition in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Aug. 18, 2012.

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2nd reactor restarted at Oi power plant

OI, Japan - Photo taken July 18, 2012, shows the No. 4 reactor building (L) at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. The No. 4 reactor was restarted later, around 9 p.m., the same day, becoming only the second reactor to resume operation after being shut down for periodic checks since the Fukushima nuclear crisis began in March 2011. The building housing the No. 3 reactor, which the utility reactivated on July 1 and brought to full operation on July 9, can be seen to the right.

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2nd reactor restarted at Oi power plant

OI, Japan - Workers in the main control room reactivate the No. 4 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, around 9 p.m. on July 18, 2012. The No. 4 reactor became the second reactor to resume operation after being shut down for periodic checks since the Fukushima nuclear crisis began in March 2011. (Pool photo)

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Kin visit city where U.S. man perished in tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Futoshi Toba (C), mayor of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, poses for photos with Americans Shelly Dickson (L) and Ian Dickson (R) at the Rikuzentakata city hall on July 18, 2012. The Dicksons visited the city in northeastern Japan where their brother Montgomery Dickson was killed by the March 2011 tsunami while working there as an English teacher.

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2nd reactor restarted at Oi power plant

OI, Japan - Security guards stand near the entrance to Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, at 7:52 p.m. on July 18, 2012. The No. 4 reactor at the plant was reactivated around 9 p.m. the same day, becoming only the second reactor to resume operation after being shut down for periodic checks since the Fukushima nuclear crisis began in March 2011.

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Sake makers from disaster-hit areas serve samples in London

LONDON, Britain - Thirteen Japanese sake makers from 10 prefectures in Japan including Miyagi and Iwate, most severely hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, take part in a tasting event in London on June 18, 2012, designed to demonstrate Japanese culture pertaining to sake as well as recovery progress in the wake of the damage caused by the disaster.

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Flower arrangement using tsunami debris

TOKYO, Japan - Flower arrangement artist Hiroki Maeno (L) presents his work using debris caused by the March 2011 tsunami in northeastern Japan to Environment Minister Goshi Hosono (R) at the ministry in Tokyo on April 18, 2012.

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Condo construction in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Photo shows the site of condominium construction work in Beijing on April 11, 2012. China said April 18, 2012, that new home prices fell in 38 of 70 major cities in the nation in March from a year earlier.

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E. Timor presidential election

DILI, East Timor - Personnel begin a ballot-counting procedure in Dili on March 18, 2012, a day after the presidential election.

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Tongan King Tupou V dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in January 2011 shows Tongan King George Tupou V. The king died at a hospital in Hong Kong on March 18, 2012, at the age of 63.

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Geisha parade in London

LONDON, Britain - A group of geisha and ''maiko'' apprentice geisha from Kyoto takes part in the St. Patrick's Day parade in London on March 18, 2012. Their participation in the parade is part of a campaign organized by the Japanese government around the world to express gratitude for support extended to Japan in the wake of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Geisha parade in London

LONDON, Britain - A group of geisha and ''maiko'' apprentice geisha from Kyoto takes part in the St. Patrick's Day parade in London on March 18, 2012. Their participation in the parade is part of a campaign organized by the Japanese government around the world to express gratitude for support extended to Japan in the wake of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Kite-flying in Gaza

KHAN YOUNIS, GAZA STRIP - Children fly kites at an event to show solidarity with people affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, held in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, on March 18, 2012.

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Tohoku students run L.A. marathon

LOS ANGELES, United States - Students or recent high school graduates who lost parents in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami and staff members of Ashinaga, a Tokyo-based charity that supports orphans, cheer for runners in the Los Angeles marathon in Los Angeles, California, on March 18, 2012. Their group included eight college students participating in the event from Japan's northeastern Tohoku region, which was ravaged by the March disaster.

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Kite-flying in Gaza

KHAN YOUNIS, GAZA STRIP - Children fly kites at an event to show solidarity with people affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, held in Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, on March 18, 2012.

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Suntory win national c'ship final

TOKYO, Japan - Hirotoki Onozawa (C) of Suntory Sungoliath scores a try against Panasonic Wild Knights in the first half of the rugby national championship final at National Stadium in Tokyo on March 18, 2012. Suntory won 21-9.

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2012 autumn-winter Tokyo Collection

TOKYO, Japan - A model for the Yuima Nakazato apparel brand walks on the runway on the opening day of the Tokyo Collection fashion event, which showcases 2012 autumn and winter designs, in Tokyo's Roppongi district on March 18, 2012. The event will run through March 23.

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2012 autumn-winter Tokyo Collection

TOKYO, Japan - A model for the Yuima Nakazato apparel brand appears on the runway on the opening day of the Tokyo Collection fashion event, which showcases 2012 autumn and winter designs, in Tokyo's Roppongi district on March 18, 2012. The event will run through March 23.

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Suntory win national c'ship final

TOKYO, Japan - Suntory Sungoliath coach Eddie Jones (top) is tossed in the air by members of his team after their victory over Panasonic Wild Knights 21-9 in the rugby national championship final at National Stadium in Tokyo on March 18, 2012.

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Suntory win national c'ship final

TOKYO, Japan - Members of Suntory Sungoliath including Go Aruga (top) celebrate after winning the rugby national championship final 21-9 against Panasonic Wild Knights at National Stadium in Tokyo on March 18, 2012.

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IMF chief Lagarde in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Christine Lagarde (L), managing director of the International Monetary Fund, and Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang attend an economic forum in Beijing on March 18, 2012.

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IMF chief Lagarde in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, holds a press conference in Beijing on March 18, 2012.

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Chinese Vice Premier Li

BEIJING, China - Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang gives a speech during an economic forum in Beijing on March 18, 2012.

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Mercedes-Benz all-new SL-Class

TOKYO, Japan - Nicholas Speeks, president of Mercedes-Benz Japan Co., is pictured by a new model of the SL-Class in Tokyo's Minato Ward on March 18, 2012. The company began marketing the same day the SL-Class luxury roadster models in Japan which have been redesigned for the first time in about 11 years.

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Former abduction minister Nakai

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Hiroshi Nakai, chief of the House of Representatives Budget Committee and former state minister in charge of the issue of North Korea's past abductions of Japanese nationals. Nakai is considering meeting with a senior Pyongyang official in Mongolia on March 17-18, 2012, several government sources said March 15.

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Soon after disaster, a year later

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show an area of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 18, 2011 (top), shortly after the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, and on March 3, 2012 (bottom), in which the framework for a bike parking facility has been constructed after the removal of debris.

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Onagawa soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show an area in the town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 18, 2011 (L), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 4, 2012 (R).

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Kesennuma soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show an area in the city of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 18, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 1, 2012 (bottom).

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Kesennuma soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show an area in the city of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 18, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 1, 2012 (bottom).

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Mayor of nuclear disaster-hit Iitate village

NEW YORK, United States - Norio Kanno, the mayor of Iitate in Fukushima Prefecture, a village badly affected by the nuclear crisis following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, addresses an audience in New York on Feb. 18, 2012, about the villagers' efforts to recover from the disaster.

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N.Y. trade fair features textile makers from quake-hit area

NEW YORK, United States - A buyer examines a product at a trade fair opened in New York on Jan. 18, 2012, featuring 16 textile and knitting firms from three Japanese prefectures hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Japan to reclassify Fukushima no-entry zones

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - (from L) Yukio Edano, minister of economy, trade and industry, Goshi Hosono, nuclear disaster minister, and Tatsuo Hirano, minister in charge of reconstruction in areas affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, meet Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato in the city of Fukushima on Dec. 18, 2011. The ministers notified the governor and representatives of 11 other municipal governments near the plant of a plan to reclassify no-entry zones, possibly on April 1, 2012, around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.