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Football legend Pele dies at 82

File photo taken in October 2011 shows Pele mingling with Japanese elementary school students in Natori, a northeastern Japan city heavily damaged by the earthquake-tsunami disaster in March 2011. The Brazilian football legend died at 82 on Dec. 29, 2022, after a battle with colon cancer.

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Search for missing victims of March disaster

MINAMISOMA, Japan - A firefighter searches for remains of people who have been missing since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at a fishing port in the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on Dec. 29, 2011. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant crippled by the disaster is seen in the background.

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Search for missing victims of March disaster

MINAMISOMA, Japan - A police officer of the Fukushima prefectural police searches for remains of people who have been missing since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at a fishing port in the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on Dec. 29, 2011. A police helicopter takes part in the operation from the sky.

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Search for missing victims of March disaster

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Police officers of the Fukushima prefectural police search for remains of people who have been missing since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami at a fishing port in the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on Dec. 29, 2011.

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Search in Fukushima

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Police officers search for bodies of people missing since the March 2011 quake and tsunami, at a port in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on Dec. 29, 2011. They are clad in protective suits against the backdrop of the exhaust towers of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

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Fukushima woman urges U.S. to help end Japan's use of nuke power

NEW YORK, United States - Yayoi Hitomi (2nd from L), representing the Japanese grassroots group "Fukushima Action Project," speaks at a gathering in New York on Jan. 29, 2014, calling on U.S. citizens to join her compatriots in demanding the Japanese government abandon the use of nuclear power following the March 2011 disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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Fukushima Gov. indicates accepting radioactive waste storage

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Yuhei Sato, governor of the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima, attends a meeting on Aug. 29, 2014, at the prefectural office. Sato indicated his acceptance of a central government plan to store radioactive waste from radiation decontamination operations following the March 2011 nuclear disaster in the prefecture.

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Saury unloaded at Ofunato fish market

OFUNATO, Japan - A catch of saury is unloaded at a fishing port in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on Aug. 29, 2014. The fish market facility, completed in April this year, was hit by the devastating earthquake and tsunami in March 2011 while it was under construction.

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Council to support 2011 disaster-hit region via Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - A liaison council, set up to support the reconstruction of areas damaged by the disaster of March 2011 through the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo, holds its first meeting in Tokyo on July 29, 2014.

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Hosono regrets not having admitted nuclear meltdowns immediately

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono (R) and Michael Sandel, a professor of political philosophy at Harvard University, shake hands after their discussion in Tokyo on May 29, 2012. Hosono said he regrets that the Japanese government did not admit the possibility of nuclear meltdowns at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi plant shortly after the disaster was triggered by the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011.

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Boy wins gov't award for quake memorial coin design

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a design by Taichi Kojima, 9, one of three designs chosen by Finance Ministry for coins commemorating the March 2011 quake and tsunami. Adults produced the other two designs unveiled by the Finance Ministry on May 29, 2012.

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Noda in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) welcomes the parents of Taylor Anderson, an American teacher who was killed in the March 2011 quake and tsunami in Japan, during a reception in Washington on April 29, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Japan hangs 3 death row inmates

HIROSHIMA, Japan - File photo taken in February 2011 shows the detention house in Hiroshima, western Japan. Three death row inmates at detention houses in Tokyo, Hiroshima and Fukuoka were hanged on March 29, 2012, in the first executions in 20 months in Japan, one of the few advanced countries to retain the death penalty.

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Roos, Son, Sakurai meet Fukushima students

MINAMISOMA, Japan - (From R front) U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos, Masayoshi Son, chairman of Softbank Corp., and Katsunobu Sakurai, mayor of Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, pose for photos with local senior high school students in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture on Feb. 29, 2012. Roos and Son visited the school to encourage students following the March 2011 quake and tsunami and ensuing nuclear crisis.

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A's GM Beane

OAKLAND, United States - Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane speaks during a press conference at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland on Sept. 29, 2011. According to the team, Beane called 2011 ''a tale of two seasons'' as the team made improvements in the second half under manager Bob Melvin. The A's and the Seattle Mariners are scheduled to open the next season in Japan on March 28-29, 2012.

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Palestine children's painting for Japan kids

TOKYO, Japan - Filippo Grandi (L), commissioner general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), shakes hands with an official of Japan's Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2011 in front of a painting by children in Palestinian refugee camps in the Gaza Strip for Japanese children in areas hit by March earthquake and tsunami disaster. In a speech in Tokyo the same day, Grandi expressed appreciation for Japanese people's understanding, in the aftermath of the March 11 disasters, for the suffering of Palestinian refugees and presented the painting to Japan.

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Bonitos at Fukushima port

IWAKI, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 29, 2011, shows bonitos unloaded at Onahama port in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, for the first time since the March 11 tsunami and the ensuing radiation leaks at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Discharging of fish resumed in July at the port which was damaged by the tsunami.

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Antinuclear rally in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A man in a protective suit protests against atomic power generation in front of the venue for Kansai Electric Power Co.'s shareholders' meeting in Osaka on June 29, 2011, amid heightened safety concerns following the Fukushima nuclear crisis, triggered by the March 11 quake and tsunami.

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U.S. envoy calls on people to visit Tohoku

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos (2nd from R) tours the Golden Hall of Chusonji, one of the Buddhist temples in the ancient town of Hiraizumi, a recently registered UNESCO World Heritage cultural site in Iwate Prefecture, on June 29, 2011. Roos called on people to visit northeastern Japan and help boost tourism in the area hit hard by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Nurses from Philippines

NAGOYA, Japan - Seventy nurses arrive from the Philippines at Chubu Centrair International Airport near Nagoya on May 29, 2011. Nearly 30 Filipino nurses have withdrawn from a program to work in Japan to acquire nursing qualifications in the country following the March 11 quake and tsunami.

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Hakuho, other wrestlers prepare for 'test meet'

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (R), the lone grand champion, practices at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on April 29, 2011, for the upcoming test meet starting May 8. The 15-day event at the Tokyo venue is a replacement for the official summer meet in the wake of a match-fixing scandal that resulted in the cancellation of the spring sumo tournament in March and the subsequent forced retirement of 25 wrestlers and coaches involved in the alleged scheme.

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Quake-hit residents wish to rebuild homes in scenic area

SENDAI, Japan - Photo shows the tsunami-hit picturesque Matsushima area in Miyagi Prefecture on April 29, 2011. The residents of the area, whose homes were swept away by the March 11 quake-induced tsunami, will likely be allowed to rebuild their homes in the otherwise restricted area to preserve the landscape, authorities said.

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Memorial in New York for Japan disaster victims

NEW YORK, United States - Buddhist priests hold a memorial service for the victims of Japan's March 11 earthquake and tsunami in New York on April 29, 2011. Around 50 people gathered at a Manhattan park on the 49th day since the disaster to mark the day Buddhists believe the dead pass on to the next world.

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Volunteers arrive at tsunami-hit areas as holiday starts

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Volunteers clean up rubble at a house in disaster-hit Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 29, 2011. Many volunteers from across Japan arrived at areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan, at the onset of the Golden Week holidays.

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Dalai Lama in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama (center L), attends a memorial at Gokokuji temple in Tokyo on April 29, 2011, for the victims of the March 11 quake and tsunami in Japan.

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Dalai Lama in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama (C), attends a memorial at Gokokuji temple in Tokyo on April 29, 2011, for the victims of the March 11 quake and tsunami in Japan.

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Volunteers head to disaster areas as holidays begin

SENDAI, Japan - A man looks at a notice board at JR Sendai Station in Miyagi Prefecture on April 29, 2011, about which areas are currently accepting volunteers to help survivors of the March 11 quake and tsunami. Many volunteers headed to the disaster-hit Tohoku region as the Golden Week holidays began.

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Dalai Lama in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, attends a memorial at Gokokuji temple in Tokyo on April 29, 2011, for the victims of the March 11 quake and tsunami in Japan.

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Volunteers head to disaster areas as holidays begin

SENDAI, Japan - A man looks at instructions at JR Sendai Station in Miyagi Prefecture on April 29, 2011, for prospective volunteers to help survivors of the March 11 quake and tsunami. Many volunteers headed to the disaster-hit Tohoku region as the Golden Week holidays began.

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Tohoku bullet train service fully resumes

SENDAI, Japan - The bullet train Hayabusa from Tokyo heads to Sendai Station on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line on April 29, 2011, as services fully resumed between Tokyo and Shin-Aomori for the first time in 50 days since the March 11 massive earthquake and tsunami. In the background are temporary housing units for disaster survivors under construction in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture.

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U.S. support for quake-hit Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. military personnel transport relief goods to a helicopter from a U.S. naval vessel on March 29, 2011, in the Pacific off the Sanriku coast, northeastern Japan. More than 18,000 U.S. military personnel have been taking part in a post-disaster operation called ''Tomodachi'' (friends) to deliver relief items to disaster-hit areas.

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Nissan's quake-hit plant in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on March 29, 2011, shows the inside of a quake-damaged plant of Nissan Motor Co. in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture. The automaker said it plans to resume partial production at the plant in mid-April. The facility, which was damaged by the March 11 earthquake, is located around 50 kilometers from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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Ishikawa to donate all season's money for quake relief

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese teen professional golfer Ryo Ishikawa, who said March 29, 2011, that he will donate all of the money he earns on major tours overseas and JGTO tours during the 2011 season to relief efforts for the victims of the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan. Ishikawa earned about 150 million yen last season.

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Nissan plans reopening Fukushima factory

TOKYO, Japan -Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn speaks to employees at the automaker's Iwaki plant, which was damaged by the March 11 earthquake, in Fukushima Prefecture on March 29, 2011. Ghosn said the company plans to resume partial production at the plant in mid-April, and it will not pull out of operation. The message in the back reads ''carry on Iwaki!'' The facility is located about 50 kilometers from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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Twins' Nishioka in preseason game

ATLANTA, United States - The Minnesota Twins' Tsuyoshi Nishioka hits a single in the third inning of a preseason game against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 29, 2011.

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Aid via American Red Cross to Japan

WASHINGTON, United States - Bonnie McElveen-Hunter (L), chairwoman of the American Red Cross, and Japanese Ambassador to the United States Ichiro Fujisaki shake hands at the Japanese Embassy in Washington on March 29, 2011. Hunter told reporters prior to the meeting that the aid money for quake-hit Japan gathered at the organization has exceeded $120 million.

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Quake charity soccer match

OSAKA, Japan - Japanese soccer players, including (from R) Shinji Okazaki, Hajime Hosogai, Yuto Nagatomo and Tomoaki Makino, respond to the crowd at Osaka's Nagai Stadium on March 29, 2011, after a charity match between the Japan national team and a J-League select team dedicated to the victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The national team won 2-1.

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A's Matsui calls on support for quake-hit Japan

OAKLAND, United States - The Oakland Athletics' Hideki Matsui (L) and Japanese Consul General in San Francisco Hiroshi Inomata (R) shake hands in front of Michael Crowley, president of the ball club, at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland on March 29, 2011. The A's have raised over $50,000 for earthquake and tsunami relief in Japan.

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L.A. mayor calls on help for quake-hit Japan

LOS ANGELES, United States - Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (R) speaks at a meeting to discuss organizing support activities in southern California for quake-hit Japan, also attended by Japanese Consul General in Los Angeles Junichi Ihara (L), in the U.S. city on March 29, 2011. Villaraigosa called for long-term efforts to aid Japan after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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'Save Japan' sign in Moscow

MOSCOW, Russia - A signboard soliciting support for quake-hit Japan is displayed in Moscow on March 29, 2011. A wide area of northeastern and eastern Japan was devastated by an earthquake and tsunami on March 11.

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Quake charity soccer match

OSAKA, Japan - Mitsuo Ogasawara (R) of a J-League select team and Yasuyuki Konno of the Japan national team, both from quake-hit northeastern Japan, respond to the crowd at Osaka's Nagai Stadium on March 29, 2011, after a charity match dedicated to the victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern and eastern Japan. The national team won 2-1.

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S. Korean flutist gives concert for evacuees

ONAGAWA, Japan - South Korean flutist Song Solnamoo, 34, gives a charity concert at a gymnasium in the disaster-hit town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 29, 2011.

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Charity soccer match

OSAKA, Japan - Veteran striker Kazuyoshi Miura shows his signature dance step, known as ''Kazu dance,'' to celebrate after scoring during the second half of a charity match, dedicated to the victims of the March 11, 2011, massive earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan, between the Japan national team and a select J-League team in Osaka on March 29, 2011. The Japan national team won the game 2-1.

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Interview with International Airlines Group's Walsh

TOKYO, Japan - Willie Walsh, chief executive of the International Airlines Group, the holding company of British Airways, poses during an interview in Tokyo on March 29, 2011. He said the airline would resume services at Tokyo's Haneda airport as soon as possible after shifting all its flights to Narita airport due to scheduling difficulties after the massive earthquake in Japan.

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Quake charity soccer match

OSAKA, Japan - Veteran striker Kazuyoshi Miura (front) of a J-league select team scores a goal in the second half of a charity match against the Japan national team at Osaka's Nagai Stadium on March 29, 2011. The Japan national team won the game 2-1, which was dedicated to the victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern and eastern Japan.

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Quake charity soccer match

OSAKA, Japan - Members of the Japan national soccer team (L) and a select team from the country's J-League offer a silent prayer at Osaka's Nagai Stadium prior to the kickoff of a charity game dedicated to the victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern and eastern Japan on March 29, 2011. The national team won 2-1.

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Quake charity soccer match

OSAKA, Japan - Alberto Zaccheroni (L) and Dragan Stojkovic, coaches of the Japan national team and a J-League select team, respectively, shake hands at Osaka's Nagai Stadium on March 29, 2011 after a charity match dedicated to the victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern and eastern Japan. Zaccheroni's side won 2-1.

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Tsunami-ravaged area in Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - The Arahama coastal area of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, is left ravaged by the March 11 quake and tsunami on March 29, 2011.

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Inter-Korean talks on volcanic eruption threat

SEOUL, South Korea - The head of a North Korean delegation (R front) and other participants of inter-Korean talks are seen after discussing in the South Korean border town of Munsan on March 29, 2011, the eruption threat at Mt. Paekdu on North Korea's border with China. The meeting was arranged after South Korea accepted a North Korean offer to discuss a possible eruption at the mountain amid heightened awareness of natural disasters following the March 11 earthquake and ensuing tsunami in Japan.

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U.S. support for quake-hit Japan

OFF SANRIKU COAST, Japan - U.S. Navy sailors wearing rubber gloves and rubber shoe covers for protection against radiation work aboard the U.S. amphibious assault ship the Essex in the Pacific off the disaster-hit Sanriku coast, northeastern Japan, on March 29, 2011. The ship was used to restore electricity on Oshima Island in Miyagi Prefecture which was hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, while also providing relief supplies to disaster stricken areas.