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Offshore wind turbine starts work

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 2012 shows a 126-meter-high wind turbine, with a 92-meter-diameter bladed wheel, built in the Pacific Ocean some 3 kilometers off Choshi, Chiba Prefecture. The turbine began to generate power on March 4, 2013. It is capable of generating around 2,400 kilowatt-hours.

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in the city of Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 13, 2011 (top), shortly after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 4, 2012 (bottom).

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 7, 2011 (top), shortly after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 4, 2012 (bottom).

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 10, 2011 (top), shortly after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 4, 2012 (bottom).

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show a ballpark in the city of Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (L), shortly after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 4, 2012 (R).

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show the Haramachi thermal power plant in the city of Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (L), shortly after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 4, 2012 (R).

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show a coastal area stretching from the town of Shinchi, Fukushima Prefecture (front), to the town of Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture (back), on March 28, 2011 (L), shortly after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 4, 2012 (R).

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show Sendai port in Miyagi Prefecture on March 25, 2011 (top), after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 4, 2012 (bottom).

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Japan to go for 2013 WBC

OSAKA, Japan - Japan Professional Baseball Players Association Chairman Takahiro Arai speaks at a press conference in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Sept. 4, 2012. Two-time champion Japan will defend its title in March 2013 at the 2013 edition of the World Baseball Classic, Arai said.

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U.S., Japanese NGOs meet over tsunami debris in N. America

PORTLAND, United States - Hiroshi Kaneko (C) and Azusa Kojima (R) of the Japan Environmental Action Network scout for trash on a beach and discuss the problem of marine debris with Dave Pittenger (2nd from R) of the U.S.-based NPO Ocean Conservancy and Cannon Beach City Manager Rich Mays (2nd from L) on Aug. 4, 2012, in Cannon Beach, Oregon. The beach visit kicked off a three-day meeting between the Japanese and U.S. NGOs about debris from the March 2011 tsunami in Japan that is headed for North America.

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S. Korea nuclear plant gets green light to resume operation

TOKYO, Japan - File photo from April 2012 shows the Gori 1 Nuclear Power Plant near Busan, South Korea. South Korean nuclear safety regulators on July 4, 2012, approved resumption of the plant that was suspended in March 2012 over safety concerns, following a blackout the previous month.

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Partial lunar eclipse

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - A partial lunar eclipse is observed over Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, at around 8 p.m. on June 4, 2012. The area was hit by the March 2011 quake and tsunami.

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Soon after disaster, a year later

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show an area in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 7, 2011 (top), shortly after the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, and on March 4, 2012 (bottom), in which debris has been removed.

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Soon after disaster, a year later

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show JR Minami-Kesennuma Station in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 12, 2011 (top), shortly after the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, and on March 4, 2012 (bottom), in which the roof and railway tracks have been removed.

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Ishinomaki soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show an area in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 15, 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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Higashimatsushima soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show Omagari district in the city of Higashimatsushima in Miyagi Prefecture, on March 14, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 4, 2012 (bottom), in which a ship brought ashore by the tsunami is still left.

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Higashimatsushima soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show members of the Ground Self-Defense Force saluting to victims at a temporary burial site in the city of Higashimatsushima in Miyagi Prefecture, on April 3, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 4, 2012 (bottom), in which the site was covered by snow.

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Ishinomaki soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show an area in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture on March 15, 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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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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Ishinomaki soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show a street in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 5, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 4, 2012.

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Elementary school soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show school bags at Yuriage Elementary School on June 4, 2011 (L), which were retrieved from areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same spot on March 5, 2012 (R). Many bags are still left without being picked up.

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Railroad soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show part of JR Senseki Line rail track in the city of Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 6, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 4, 2012 (bottom). Services on the line have been partly resumed.

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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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Rikuzentakata soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show an area in the city of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on April 9, 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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Otsuchi soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show a commercial facility in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on March 13, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same facility on March 4, 2012 (bottom). It resumed operation in late 2011.

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Putin wins presidential election

MOSCOW, Russia - Supporters gather at Manezh Square in Moscow in the evening of March 4, 2012, as Prime Minister Vladimir Putin declared victory in a Russian presidential election.

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PM Noda on TV program

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks on a Nippon Television Network program in Tokyo on March 4, 2012. (Pool photo)

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China defense budget to grow 11.2% in 2012

BEIJING, China - Li Zhaoxing, spokesman for the National People's Congress, China's parliament, is surrounded by reporters at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 4, 2012, after giving a news conference. China said the same day it plans to increase its defense spending by 11.2 percent in 2012 from a year earlier to 670.27 billion yuan, or $106.39 billion.

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Saito wins JLPGA season opener

NANJO, Japan - Japan's Airi Saito smiles after sinking her par putt at the second hole in a playoff at Ryukyu Golf Club in Okinawa Prefecture on March 4, 2012, winning her first career title at the Japan LPGA season-opening Daikin Orchid Ladies.

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Saito wins JLPGA season opener

NANJO, Japan - Japan's Airi Saito (C) poses for photos with her parents at Ryukyu Golf Club in Okinawa Prefecture on March 4, 2012, after winning her first career title at the Japan LPGA season-opening Daikin Orchid Ladies.

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Saito wins JLPGA season opener

NANJO, Japan - Japan's Airi Saito holds the victor's trophy at Ryukyu Golf Club in Okinawa Prefecture on March 4, 2012, after winning her first career title at the Japan LPGA season-opening Daikin Orchid Ladies.

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Yamamoto finishes 4th in Lake Biwa marathon

OTSU, Japan - Japan's Ryo Yamamoto crosses the finish line at Ojiyama stadium in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on March 4, 2012, placing fourth in the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in 2 hours, 8 minutes and 44 seconds.

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Memorial ceremony at Ishinomaki school

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - A man, who is among relatives of 74 students and 10 teachers who were killed in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, joins his hands before an altar at Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 4, 2012. A memorial ceremony was held in the city the same day ahead of the first anniversary of the disaster, attended by surviving students and bereaved families.

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Ndungu wins Lake Biwa marathon

OTSU, Japan - Kenya's Samuel Ndungu crosses the finish line at Ojiyama stadium in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, on March 4, 2012, to win the Lake Biwa Mainichi Marathon in 2 hours, 7 minutes and 4 seconds.

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Emperor discharged from hospital

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko are met by staff while leaving the University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo on March 4, 2012. The 78-year-old emperor went through cardiac rehabilitation programs after undergoing heart bypass surgery for angina on Feb. 18. (Pool photo)

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Emperor discharged from hospital

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito leaves the University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo on March 4, 2012, accompanied by Empress Michiko. The 78-year-old emperor went through cardiac rehabilitation programs after undergoing heart bypass surgery for angina on Feb. 18. (Pool photo)

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Emperor discharged from hospital

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito leaves the University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo on March 4, 2012, accompanied by Empress Michiko. The 78-year-old emperor went through cardiac rehabilitation programs after undergoing heart bypass surgery for angina on Feb. 18. (Pool photo)

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Emperor discharged from hospital

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito waves from a car as he arrives at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo after being released from the University of Tokyo Hospital on March 4, 2012. The 78-year-old emperor went through cardiac rehabilitation programs after undergoing heart bypass surgery for angina on Feb. 18.

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Hendrickson at women's World Cup

YAMAGATA, Japan - Sarah Hendrickson of the United States soars through the air at a ski jumping Women's World Cup meet in Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, on March 4, 2012. World Cup rankings winner Hendrickson earned her eighth win of the season.

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Takanashi, Hendrickson at women's World Cup

YAMAGATA, Japan - Sara Takanashi (L) of Japan waves on the podium after finishing second at a ski jumping Women's World Cup meet in Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, on March 4, 2012. To the right is Sarah Hendrickson of the United States, who earned her eighth win of the season.

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Takanashi at women's World Cup

YAMAGATA, Japan - Sara Takanashi of Japan soars through the air at a ski jumping Women's World Cup meet in Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, on March 4, 2012. She finished runner-up on the day.

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Tokyo eateries offer chance to support recovery efforts

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 4, 2012, shows the signboard of a nonprofit Japanese-style pub named Reconstruction Support Tavern, which opened in Tokyo's Ginza district in January the same year to aid recovery efforts in areas hit by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami. The tavern, open until late September 2012, aims to donate its monthly profits of over 1 million yen to the prefectural governments of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima.

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Health conditions in temporary housing

SENDAI, Japan - An elderly person uses a walker between temporary housing units in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on Feb. 4, 2012. About 30% of those aged 65 years or older living in temporary housing in the town, which was severely damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, are facing difficulties in walking following the disaster and have not recovered, according to a survey of the around 16,000 town residents.

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Decontamination work in Fukushima

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 4, 2011, shows workers wearing protective suits using a high-pressure water sprayer to wash the premises of the Okuma town office in Fukushima Prefecture to reduce radioactive materials in the wake of the nuclear crisis. The Environment Ministry said Jan. 26, 2012, it plans to complete decontamination activities in part of the evacuation zones around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant by March 2014.

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Hosokawa clan's artifacts

FUKUOKA, Japan - Former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa stands in front of some artifacts from the Eisei-Bunko Museum, which holds treasures of the Hosokawa clan, during a preview on Dec. 26, 2011, of a special exhibition to be held from Jan. 1, 2012, through March 4, 2012, at Kyushu National Museum in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Hosokawa is the 18th head of the clan that has lasted some 700 years and ruled the Kumamoto domain in feudal Japan.