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Vertical telescopic breakwater under development

OSAKA, Japan - The vertical telescopic breakwater, a buoyancy-driven vertical piling breakwater system under development in defense against tsunami, is seen in Kainan, Wakayama Prefecture, in March 2013. It was learned on June 19, 2014, that the breakwater, expected to be implemented as the world's first such system by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's Kinki Regional Development Bureau, may not function properly due to a lack of strength.

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Model of Nishinoshima made of 3D printer

TSUKUBA, Japan - Photo shows a 3D model of the Nishinoshima Island and its periphery in the Ogasawara Islands as of mid-December 2013. The near-side island is a new islet growing as a result of volcanic activities. The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan launches a website for the three dimensional Japanese map made by 3D printer on March 19, 2014.

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Sagano 'torokko' train celebrates 1 million passengers

KYOTO, Japan - Sagano Scenic Railway Co. in Kyoto, western Japan, holds a ceremony on March 19, 2014, as the annual number of visitors aboard its popular "torokko" sightseeing train since April 2013 reached one million that day, exceeding the threshold for the first time ever.

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Duty to work led midwife to put others' safety 1st in tsunami

SHIOGAMA, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 19, 2013 shows part of a page of the business diary at maternity hospital Ikeno Clinic in Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, where midwife Yukie Aoyama works as a chief nurse. Written in the section of March 11, 2011 were encircled characters meaning a big earthquake. (Photo by Yohei Kanasashi)

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Fukushima mothers' chorus in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Members of the Fukushima Mothers' Chorus Association, based in Fukushima Prefecture hit by the 2011 March earthquake and tsunami disasters, perform at the second Japan-U.S. Chorus Festival at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Oct. 19, 2013.

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Fukushima mothers' chorus in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Ryoka Endo (2nd from R), senior high school student from Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, stands on the stage at the second Japan-U.S. Chorus Festival at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Oct. 19, 2013, as one of the representatives of Fukushima, hit by the 2011 March earthquake and tsunami disasters. Members of the Fukushima Mothers' Chorus Association performed songs at the concert.

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Fukushima mothers' chorus in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Members of the Fukushima Mothers' Chorus Association, based in Fukushima Prefecture hit by the 2011 March earthquake and tsunami disasters, perform at the second Japan-U.S. Chorus Festival at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Oct. 19, 2013.

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Fukushima mothers' chorus in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Members of the Fukushima Mothers' Chorus Association, based in Fukushima Prefecture hit by the 2011 March earthquake and tsunami disasters, perform at the second Japan-U.S. Chorus Festival at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Oct. 19, 2013.

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Fukushima mothers' chorus in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Members of the Fukushima Mothers' Chorus Association, based in Fukushima Prefecture hit by the 2011 March earthquake and tsunami disasters, perform at the second Japan-U.S. Chorus Festival at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Oct. 19, 2013.

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Harvest moon over "miracle pine"

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Photo taken Sept. 19, 2013, shows a harvest moon above the "miracle pine" in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, hit by the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake. The tree, which initially withstood the tsunami and later died, was reassembled for a monument after being dissected for anti-decay treatment.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show a coastal area in the town of Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 19, 2011 (L), shortly after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years later on Sept. 6, 2013 (R) with a breakwater under construction.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show the downtown area of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on March 19, 2011 (top), soon after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years later on Sept. 6, 2013 (bottom).

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Thai murder suspect

BANGKOK, Thailand - Wirasak Iamphongsa enters a criminal court in Bangkok on Aug. 19, 2013. He is charged with the murder of Japanese woman Megumi Awaji in Tokyo in March 1993.

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Mt. Fuji chosen as Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, shows Comet Hale-Bopp over a lenticular cloud above Mt. Fuji on March 19, 1997. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO on June 22, 2013, decided to inscribe Mt. Fuji on the World Heritage List.

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World's thinnest house

WARSAW, Poland - Photo shows inside of the Keret House, a building dubbed the world's "thinnest house" in a narrow gap between buildings in Warsaw, Poland, on March 19, 2013. Seen at the top is a bedroom.

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World's thinnest house

WARSAW, Poland - Photo shows the Keret House, a building dubbed the world's "thinnest house" in a narrow gap between buildings in Warsaw, Poland, on March 19, 2013.

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Syria turmoil

DAMASCUS, Syria - A man shows fixtures of a house damaged by a car bomb attack in Damascus, Syria, on March 19, 2013.

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Syria turmoil

DAMASCUS, Syria - Syrian soldiers are on guard on a blocked road on March 19, 2013 in the Yarmouk area of Damascus, where fighting between Syrian troops and rebels was under way.

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Int'l modern art festival on Japan islets

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Photo shows an artwork created by Wang Wen-chih from Taiwan, in the town of Shodoshima, Kagawa Prefecture, on March 19, 2013. The Setouchi Triennale 2013, a contemporary art show featuring the works of more than 200 artists from 23 countries and regions, opened on March 20 on a cluster of 12 small islands in the Seto Inland Sea in western Japan.

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Int'l modern art festival on Japan islets

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Photo shows ''ANGER from the Bottom,'' an artwork co-created by Beat Takeshi, internationally known as film director Takeshi Kitano, and contemporary artist Kenji Yanobe, in the town of Shodoshima, Kagawa Prefecture, on March 19, 2013. The Setouchi Triennale 2013, a contemporary art show featuring the works of more than 200 artists from 23 countries and regions, opened on March 20 on a cluster of 12 small islands in the Seto Inland Sea in western Japan.

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Dominican Republic wins WBC

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Dominican Republic manager Tony Pena (R) and Puerto Rican manager Edwin Rodriguez hold each other after the Dominicans beat Puerto Rico 3-0 to win their first World Baseball Classic title at AT&T Park in San Francisco on March 19, 2013.

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Int'l modern art festival on Japan islets

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Photo shows ''The Star ANGER,'' created by contemporary artist Kenji Yanobe, in the town of Shodoshima, Kagawa Prefecture, on March 19, 2013. The Setouchi Triennale 2013, a contemporary art show featuring the works of more than 200 artists from 23 countries and regions, opened on March 20 on a cluster of 12 small islands in the Seto Inland Sea in western Japan.

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Dominican Republic wins WBC

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Dominican Republic players celebrate after beating Puerto Rico 3-0 to win their first World Baseball Classic title at AT&T Park in San Francisco on March 19, 2013.

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Dominican Republic wins WBC

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Dominican Republic relief pitcher Fernando Rodney celebrates beside the winner's trophy during the award ceremony after the Dominican Repuglic beat Puerto Rico 3-0 to win their first World Baseball Classic title at AT&T Park in San Francisco on March 19, 2013.

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Dominican Republic wins WBC

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Puerto Rico players react to their loss to the Dominican Republic 0-3 in the World Baseball Classic final at AT&T Park in San Francisco on March 19, 2013. The Dominicans won their first WBC title.

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Dominican Republic wins WBC

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Dominican Republic players raise the winner's trophy after beating Puerto Rico 3-0 to win their first World Baseball Classic title at AT&T Park in San Francisco on March 19, 2013.

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Dominican Republic wins WBC

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Dominican Republic players raise the winner's trophy after beating Puerto Rico 3-0 to win their first World Baseball Classic title at AT&T Park in San Francisco on March 19, 2013.

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Dominican Republic wins WBC

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Dominican Republic players run to the mound after beating Puerto Rico 3-0 to win their first World Baseball Classic title at AT&T Park in San Francisco on March 19, 2013.

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Dominican Republic wins WBC

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Robinson Cano bites his gold medal during the award ceremony after the Dominican Republic beat Puerto Rico 3-0 to win their first World Baseball Classic title at AT&T Park in San Francisco on March 19, 2013. Cano, the New York Yankees second baseman, was named the tournament's MVP.

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Dominican Republic wins WBC

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Robinson Cano (front C) and other Dominican Republic players celebrate while holding national flags after beating Puerto Rico 3-0 to win their first World Baseball Classic title at AT&T Park in San Francisco on March 19, 2013. Cano, the New York Yankees second baseman, was named the tournament's MVP.

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Dominican Republic wins WBC

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Robinson Cano (C) and other Dominican Republic players raise the winner's trophy after beating Puerto Rico 3-0 to win their first World Baseball Classic title at AT&T Park in San Francisco on March 19, 2013. Cano, the New York Yankees second baseman, was named the tournament's MVP.

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Dominican Republic wins WBC

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Dominican Republic players greet fans in the stands while holding national flags after beating Puerto Rico 3-0 to win their first World Baseball Classic title at AT&T Park in San Francisco on March 19, 2013.

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Dominican Republic wins WBC

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Robinson Cano (C) raises his MVP trophy surrounded by teammates after the Dominican Republic beat Puerto Rico 3-0 to win their first World Baseball Classic title at AT&T Park in San Francisco on March 19, 2013. Cano, the New York Yankees second baseman, was named the tournament's MVP.

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Dominican Republic wins WBC

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Puerto Rico players react in the dugout to their loss to the Dominican Republic 0-3 in the World Baseball Classic final at AT&T Park in San Francisco on March 19, 2013. The Dominicans won their first WBC title.

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Japan Week in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - A ceremony is held at Grand Central Terminal in New York on March 19, 2013, celebrating the new "sister station" relationship between Tokyo Station and Grand Central Terminal. The terminal in Manhattan began hosting Japan Week event with food and drinks the same day.

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Dominican Republic wins WBC

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Puerto Rico players greet fans in the stands after losing to the Dominican Republic 0-3 in the World Baseball Classic final at AT&T Park in San Francisco on March 19, 2013. The Dominicans won their first WBC title.

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Shirakawa's last day as BOJ chief

TOKYO, Japan - Outgoing Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa smiles during his last press conference as BOJ chief at the head office of the Japanese central bank in Tokyo on March 19, 2013. He will be succeeded by former Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda.

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Shirakawa's last day as BOJ chief

TOKYO, Japan - Outgoing Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa waves to BOJ staff members as he leaves the head office of the Japanese central bank in Tokyo on March 19, 2013, his last day as BOJ chief. He will be succeeded by former Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda. (Pool photo)

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Xi, Lew

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with visiting U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 19, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Japan Week in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - A customer (L) selects from among "ekiben," or train station boxed lunches, during the Japan Week event at Grand Central Terminal in New York on March 19, 2013. The station in Manhattan began hosting the event with food and drinks the same day.

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Shirakawa's last day as BOJ chief

TOKYO, Japan - Outgoing Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa holds his last press conference as BOJ chief at the head office of the Japanese central bank in Tokyo on March 19, 2013. He will be succeeded by former Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda.

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Xi, Lew

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) holds talks with visiting U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 19, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Shirakawa's last day as BOJ chief

TOKYO, Japan - Outgoing Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa receives flowers from a BOJ staff member as he leaves the central bank's head office in Tokyo on March 19, 2013, his last day as BOJ chief. Shirakawa will be succeeded by former Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda. (Pool photo)

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Record-high temperatures for March in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A woman covers her face in strong sunshine in Tokyo's Ginza commercial district on March 19, 2013. Record-high temperatures for March were registered in many cities across Japan the same day, with the city of Shizuoka in central Japan registering a high of 28 C, 12.9 C above the average for March in the city and equivalent to the temperature there in early July.

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TEPCO restores spent fuel pool cooling system

TOKYO, Japan - Masayuki Ono (R), spokesman for Tokyo Electric Power Co., holds a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on March 19, 2013. TEPCO said it has resumed cooling the spent fuel pools of the Nos. 1, 3 and 4 reactors at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, a day after the key system was suspended due to a suspected problem with a power switchboard.

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TEPCO restores spent fuel pool cooling system

TOKYO, Japan - Aerial photo shows buildings housing the Nos. 1 to 4 reactor units (from top to bottom) at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture on March 19, 2013. TEPCO said the same day it has resumed cooling the spent fuel pools of the Nos. 1, 3 and 4 reactors at the crippled nuclear power plant, a day after the key system was suspended due to a suspected problem with a power switchboard.

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TEPCO restores spent fuel pool cooling system

TOKYO, Japan - Aerial photo shows buildings housing the Nos. 1 to 4 reactor units (from L to R) at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture on March 19, 2013. TEPCO said the same day it has resumed cooling the spent fuel pools of the Nos. 1, 3 and 4 reactors at the crippled nuclear power plant, a day after the key system was suspended due to a suspected problem with a power switchboard.

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U.S. treasury secretary in China

BEIJING, China - U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping hold talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 19, 2013. (Pool photo)

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U.S. treasury secretary in China

BEIJING, China - U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 19, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Stabbing spree in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows police officers (top) examining the site where a knife-wielding man stabbed several people near an entrance of subway's Toyocho Station in Koto Ward, Tokyo, on March 19, 2013. Four people were sent to hospitals.