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Japan, N. Korea to hold governmental talks

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows Junichi Ihara (L), head of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, and Song Il Ho, North Korea's ambassador for talks to normalize relations with Japan. The Japanese Foreign Ministry said March 21, 2014, that Japan and North Korea will hold intergovernmental talks in Beijing on March 30 to 31 for the first time since November 2012.

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Tetrapod robot to view places too risky for humans

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Yokohama on Nov. 21, 2012, shows Toshiba Corp.'s tetrapod robot climbing up stairs. Toshiba said the same day it has developed the tetrapod robot to inspect locations too risky for humans such as the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant crippled since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Comedian completes 9-day marathon across quake-hit area

IWAKI, Japan - Comedian Kampei Hazama (C) finishes his nine-day marathon at Spa Resort Hawaiians in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 21, 2012. Hazama ran around 460 kilometers across the three northeastern prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima that were hit hardest by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in an effort to encourage those living there.

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Comedian completes 9-day marathon across quake-hit area

IWAKI, Japan - Comedian Kampei Hazama (C) is seen shortly after finishing his nine-day marathon at Spa Resort Hawaiians in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 21, 2012. Hazama ran around 460 kilometers across the three northeastern prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima that were hit hardest by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in an effort to encourage those living there.

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London Games send-off ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Women's wrestling champion Saori Yoshida (L), Japan Olympic delegation Hinomaru flag-bearer, attaches a good-luck charm to her jacket during a send-off ceremony for the national team to the London Olympics, at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on July 21, 2012. To the right is javelin thrower Yukifumi Murakami (R), Japan Olympic team captain. They received good-luck charms made of debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and made by children in disaster-stricken areas.

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Oi No. 4 reactor begins generating power

OI, Japan - Photo shows the No. 4 reactor (L) at the Oi nuclear power plant of Kansai Electric Power Co. in Fukui Prefecture on July 21, 2012. The No. 4 reactor started generating and transmitting electricity later in the day. The reactor is the second to go back online after all of Japan's commercial reactors were taken offline for regular checks in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident. The first to resume operation was the Oi plant's No. 3 reactor (R).

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Abandoned animals in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 21, 2012, shows dogs that have been abandoned by their owners. The town remains nearly deserted as the government in April 2011 designated it and other municipalities within a 20-kilometer ring around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a no-go zone. The plant's reactors suffered meltdowns after being struck by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, spewing massive amounts of radioactive materials into the air and sea.

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Paralympics returns to country of its birth

LONDON, Britain - Georgina Friend (R), a sports therapy worker, plays basketball with patients from Stoke Mandeville Hospital at a local gym on March 21, 2012 in Stoke Mandeville, a small town in the British countryside. Stoke Mandeville Hospital was the site of a competition for disabled athletes held in 1948 which is recognized as the precursor to the Paralympic games.

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Red Sox manager

BRADENTON, United States - Boston Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine pitches at batting practice before a preseason game in Bradenton, Florida, on March 21, 2012.

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Chongqing after Bo dismissal

CHONGQING, China - An exhibition of photos on an anti-organized crime drive of Bo Xilai is still seen continuing at a public facility in Chongqing, China, on March 21, 2012, nearly a week after he was sacked as head of the Chongqing municipality.

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Chongqing after Bo dismissal

CHONGQING, China - Residents and tourists are seen at a square in front of the municipal office of Chongqing, China, on March 21, 2012.

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Kuwaiti ruler in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (center R) hosts a banquet for Kuwaiti ruler Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah (center L) at the imperial palace in Tokyo on March 21, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Kuwaiti ruler in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (R) hosts a banquet for Kuwaiti ruler Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah (L) at the imperial palace in Tokyo on March 21, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Kuwaiti ruler in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Kuwaiti ruler Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah (R) and Japanese industry minister Yukio Edano shake hands prior to their talks at the State Guest House in Tokyo on March 21, 2012.

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Shooting rampage in France

TOULOUSE, France - Children are escorted by their parents to go to school, the site of a shooting rampage, in the southwestern French city of Toulouse on March 21, 2012. The incident at a Jewish school March 19 claimed the lives of three children and a teacher.

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Promoting Japan-made denim

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsukoshi and Matsuya department stores in Ginza, Tokyo, begin their joint promotional event March 21, 2012, to introduce and sell products using denim made in Japan.

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Shooting rampage in France

TOULOUSE, France - Police vehicles and ambulances surround a building in the southwestern French city of Toulouse on March 21, 2012. A 23-year-old man, suspected of killing three children and a teacher at a local Jewish school March 19, is inside his apartment in the building.

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Container-like vegetable plant

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken March 21, 2012, in Nara, western Japan, shows the exterior of the agri-cube, a container-like facility for growing lettuce and other plants, to be sold beginning April 5 by Daiwa House Industry Co.

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Attracting Russian tourists to Japan

MOSCOW, Russia - A salesman (C), dressed as an Edo-era (1603-1867) man, from the Edo Wonderland theme park in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, explains about the facility at the Moscow International Exhibition Travel and Tourism on March 21, 2012.

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Olympus to sell new medical equipment products

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken March 21, 2012, in Tokyo shows a new gastrointestinal videoscope to be launched by Olympus Corp. beginning in April in overseas markets.

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Container-like vegetable plant

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken March 21, 2012, in Nara, western Japan, shows the inside of the agri-cube, a container-like facility for growing lettuce and other plants, to be sold beginning April 5 by Daiwa House Industry Co.

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Steller sea lion back to Fukushima aquarium

CHIBA, Japan - A Steller sea lion called Fuku is hoisted in a cage by crane at Kamogawa Seaworld in Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, on March 21, 2012, to be transported to Aquamarine Fukushima in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture. Fuku was evacuated to the Chiba aquarium after the March 2011 quake and tsunami, and is the last evacuee of the Fukushima aquarium to be sent home.

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Baruto falls to 2nd loss

OSAKA, Japan - Estonian ozeki Baruto (L) is defeated by Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 21, 2012, the 11th day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. It was the second loss in the tournament for Baruto, who is seeking promotion to yokozuna after winning the New Year meet in January.

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Baruto falls to 2nd loss

OSAKA, Japan - Estonian ozeki Baruto is seen after being defeated by Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 21, 2012, the 11th day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. It was the second loss in the tournament for Baruto, who is seeking promotion to yokozuna after winning the New Year meet in January.

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Nissan to sell Datsun vehicles in India

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn speaks at a press conference at the Nissan headquarters in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on March 21, 2012. He said the automaker plans to release a model under its revived Datsun brand in India for about $4,000, or around 330,000 yen.

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Emperor meets Kuwait ruler

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (R) and Kuwaiti ruler Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah are pictured at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on March 21, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Rape blossoms in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken March 21, 2012, shows a bride and groom amid rape blossoms in the Hamarikyu garden in Tokyo.

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Emperor meets Kuwait ruler

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko (R) walk with Kuwaiti ruler Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on March 21, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Rare metal exploration vessel

TOKYO, Japan - The marine resources exploration vessel Hakurei is unveiled to the media at Harumi wharf in Tokyo on March 21, 2012, after its completion in February. It will explore for various rare metals and other resources beneath the seabed.

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Rare metal exploration vessel

TOKYO, Japan - The marine resources exploration vessel Hakurei is unveiled to the media at Harumi wharf in Tokyo on March 21, 2012, after its completion in February. It will explore for various rare metals and other resources beneath the seabed.

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Plastic minesweeper

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Photo taken in Yokohama on March 21, 2012, shows Enoshima, the Maritime Self-Defense Force's new minesweeper vessel made of fiber reinforced plastic, which entered service the same day, becoming the first minesweeper in the MSDF fleet not made of wood.

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'Recovery' boxed meal

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken March 21, 2012, in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, shows a boxed meal product, named ''Fukko (recovery) Soraben (boxed meal sold at airport).'' The meal, using ingredients grown in areas near Sendai airport, will be put on sale at the airport, hit by the March 2011 tsunami, on March 25, 2012.

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Cherry blossoms bloom in Kochi

KOCHI, Japan - Photo taken in the city of Kochi on March 21, 2012, shows blossoms of the ''someiyoshino'' breed of cherry tree. The cherry blossoms bloomed the same day in the city, western Japan, with the city reporting Japan's first blossoms of the season, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

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Suzuki begins new eco-car sales in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - A new model of the Swift small car is shown at its unveiling ceremony held by Suzuki Motor (Thailand) Co. in Bangkok on March 21, 2012. The Suzuki subsidiary in Thailand announced the same day the start of sales of the vehicle being produced at its new plant in the eastern part of the country.

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Crown prince meets Kuwait ruler

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (R) and Kuwaiti ruler Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah head for a welcoming ceremony and a banquet for the latter at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on March 21, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Radiation expert fighting Fukushima contamination

TOKYO, Japan - Shinzo Kimura (L), a radiation hygiene expert, gives a lecture on radiation during a local women's association meeting in Nihommatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 21, 2012. The 44-year-old scientist quit his job at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health when his boss at the government-affiliated institute refused to give the green light for his trip to Fukushima to collect soil and air samples immediately after the explosion at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on March 12, 2011.

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Onagawa soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show a cemetery in the town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 21, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 4, 2012 (bottom).

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Japan campaign to attract tourists

TOKYO, Japan - Tourism minister Takeshi Maeda speaks in a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 21, 2012. Japan launched a special campaign the same day to attract foreign tourists through late April 2012 under the slogan ''Japan. Thank You,'' which is also meant to express gratitude for global support following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Commemorative coins

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows both sides of a commemorative 10,000-yen coin to be issued to support efforts to rebuild areas hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Japan on Feb. 21, 2012, announced a plan to issue 1,000-yen and 10,000-yen commemorative coins. The side on the right shows a design of the lone pine tree that survived the tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, and doves. The tree, dubbed by residents the ''miracle pine,'' has become a symbol of the city's reconstruction.

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Quake-hit Sendai firm to join N.Y. trade fair

KYOTO, Japan - Kenichi Aizawa (L), president of T-shirt manufacturer Azoth Co. in Sendai, takes a look at a T-shirt in Kyoto on Jan. 21, 2012. Azoth, devastated by the March 2011 earthquake, will exhibit its products at a New York trade fair with help from Toshio Hara (C), president of textile dyeing firm Harasenko in Kyoto. Business partner Hara provided Aizawa with a line at his factory for free.