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Zhou Yongkang

BEIJING, China - File photo taken March 5, 2012 shows Zhou Yongkang, then a Politburo standing committee member of the Chinese Communist Party, at the opening ceremony of the annual session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

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Cat given as gift by Russian leader Putin

AKITA, Japan - Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake strokes a Siberian cat given as a gift by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the prefectural office building in Akita on Feb. 5, 2013. The cat was sent in return for an Akita dog given by the prefecture in the summer of 2012 to express appreciation for Russia's support in the aftermath of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo)

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Cat given as gift by Russian leader Putin

AKITA, Japan - Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake holds a Siberian cat given as a gift by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the prefectural office building in Akita on Feb. 5, 2013. The cat was sent in return for an Akita dog given by the prefecture in the summer of 2012 to express appreciation for Russia's support in the aftermath of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo)

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Japan's greenhouse gas emissions

DOHA, Qatar - Japanese Environment Minister Hiroyuki Nagahama answers reporters' questions on Dec. 5, 2012, in Doha, Qatar, where the 18th United Nations Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change is being held. Greenhouse gases equivalent to 1,307 million tons of carbon dioxide were emitted in Japan in fiscal 2011 through March 2012, up 3.9 percent from the previous year, the Environment Ministry said the same day in a preliminary report.

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Toyota ups profit outlook

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Satoshi Ozawa speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2012. The automaker raised its group operating profit projection for the current business year through March to 1.05 trillion yen, from an earlier projected 1 trillion yen, on brisk sales in Southeast Asia and North America, despite declining sales in China.

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Toyota ups profit outlook

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Satoshi Ozawa speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2012. The automaker raised its group operating profit projection for the current business year through March to 1.05 trillion yen, from an earlier projected 1 trillion yen, on brisk sales in Southeast Asia and North America, despite declining sales in China.

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Toyota ups profit outlook

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Satoshi Ozawa speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2012. The automaker raised its group operating profit projection for the current business year through March to 1.05 trillion yen, from an earlier projected 1 trillion yen, on brisk sales in Southeast Asia and North America, despite declining sales in China.

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Trip to burial sites for Japanese in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Sadao Masaki, the head of Seishinkai, a group of Japanese former residents of what is now North Korea, puts his hands together in prayer on Sept. 5, 2012, at a field believed to contain the remains of Japanese nationals who died in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula around the end of World War II, in a suburb of Pyongyang. The group concluded the same day a trip to North Korea during which they studied such sites and offered prayers. In the front are the remains which were said to have been found there in March 2011.

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U.S. Japan NGOs' meeting over tsunami debris

PORTLAND, United States - A meeting over the landfall in North America of debris from the March 2011 tsunami in Japan is held by U.S. and Japanese nongovernmental organizations in Portland, Oregon, on Aug. 5, 2012.

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Japan's last nuclear reactor goes offline

SAPPORO, Japan - Operators at 11:03 p.m. on May 5, 2012, look at displays in the central control room for the No. 3 reactor at Hokkaido Electric Power Co.'s Tomari nuclear power plant in the village of Tomari, Hokkaido, after Japan's last operating commercial reactor went offline for mandatory routine maintenance. The nation was left without electricity generated by nuclear power for the first time in 42 years, in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis triggered by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo)

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Japan's last nuclear reactor goes offline

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken at 11:08 p.m. on May 5, 2012, shows Hokkaido Electric Power Co.'s Tomari nuclear power plant in the village of Tomari, Hokkaido. The building housing the No. 3 reactor can be seen to the right. The photo was taken shortly after the reactor, Japan's last operating commercial nuclear reactor, went offline for mandatory routine maintenance, leaving the nation without electricity generated by nuclear power for the first time in 42 years, in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis triggered by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Japan's last nuclear reactor goes offline

TOKYO, Japan - A display in the head office of Hokkaido Electric Power Co. in Sapporo, Hokkaido, indicates the output of the No. 3 reactor at its Tomari nuclear power plant in the village of Tomari, Hokkaido, has fallen to zero at 11:03 p.m. on May 5, 2012. The reactor, Japan's last operating commercial nuclear reactor, went offline for mandatory routine maintenance, leaving the nation without electricity generated by nuclear power for the first time in 42 years, in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear crisis triggered by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo)

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Japan's last nuclear reactor going offline

TOKYO, Japan - A display in the head office of Hokkaido Electric Power Co. in Sapporo, Hokkaido, indicates output of the No. 3 reactor at its Tomari nuclear power plant in the village of Tomari in the prefecture falling at 5:03 p.m. on May 5, 2012. The reactor, Japan's last operating commercial nuclear reactor, is set to go offline late the same day for mandatory routine maintenance, leaving the nation without atomic-generated electricity for the first time in 42 years in the wake of the quake-triggered Fukushima nuclear crisis in March 2011. (Pool photo)

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Tomari nuclear power plant

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 5, 2012, shows the facilities of Hokkaido Electric Power Co.'s Tomari nuclear power plant in the village of Tomari, Hokkaido. The building housing the No. 3 reactor (front) can be seen. The reactor, Japan's last operating commercial nuclear reactor, is set to go offline late the same day for mandatory routine maintenance, leaving the nation without atomic-generated electricity for the first time in 42 years in the wake of the quake-triggered Fukushima nuclear crisis in March 2011.

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Tomari nuclear power plant

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 5, 2012, shows the facilities of Hokkaido Electric Power Co.'s Tomari nuclear power plant in the village of Tomari, Hokkaido. The building housing the No. 3 reactor (front) can be seen. The reactor, Japan's last operating commercial nuclear reactor, is set to go offline late the same day for mandatory routine maintenance, leaving the nation without atomic-generated electricity for the first time in 42 years in the wake of the quake-triggered Fukushima nuclear crisis in March 2011.

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Tomari nuclear power plant

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 5, 2012, shows the facilities of Hokkaido Electric Power Co.'s Tomari nuclear power plant in the village of Tomari, Hokkaido. The building housing the No. 3 reactor (front) can be seen. The reactor, Japan's last operating commercial nuclear reactor, is set to go offline late the same day for mandatory routine maintenance, leaving the nation without atomic-generated electricity for the first time in 42 years in the wake of the quake-triggered Fukushima nuclear crisis in March 2011.

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Carp streamers fly in Iwate

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Carp streamers fly in the air at the venue of a children's festival in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on May 5, 2012. About 200 carp streamers, which were among some 300 donated from around the country, were displayed at the festival held on the Children's Day national holiday to encourage children affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Hydroelectric power station in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kim Yong Nam (far L), president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, gives a speech at a ceremony for the completion of the Huichon power station in Jagang Province, northern North Korea, on April 5, 2012. Construction of the hydroelectric power station began in March 2009.

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Hydroelectric power station in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A ceremony is held for the completion of the Huichon power station in Jagang Province, northern North Korea, on April 5, 2012. Construction of the hydroelectric power station began in March 2009.

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Comedian Neko to represent Cambodia at Olympic marathon

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 5, 2012, in Oita, southwestern Japan, shows comedian Hiroshi Neko. Neko, who was born in Japan's Chiba Prefecture and obtained Cambodian citizenship in October 2011 so he could have a shot at running in this summer's London Olympics, will represent Cambodia in the men's marathon in the event, the secretary general of Cambodia's Olympic committee said March 25, 2012.

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Bo Xilai replaced as Chongqing party chief

BEIJING, China - Photo taken March 5, 2012, shows Bo Xilai (L), head of southwest China's Chongqing municipality, and Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang (R), during the opening ceremony for the annual session of the National People's Congress, China's parliament, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. China's official Xinhua News Agency reported March 15 that Bo has been replaced by Zhang.

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'Pop daruma' dolls

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Photo taken in the town of Kotohira, Kagawa Prefecture, on March 5, 2012, shows ''pop daruma,'' new products of local specialty crafts created with traditional carving techniques. The new line is popular with its combination of a stern facial expression and brightly colored design.

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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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Yamamoto soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show an area in the town of Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 10, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 5, 2012 (bottom). The bath tub of a house, the rest of which was destroyed by the tsunami, remained.

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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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Elementary school soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show the gymnasium at Yuriage Elementary School in the city of Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 9, 2011 (top), with items retrieved from areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same gymnasium on March 5, 2012 (bottom), in which items are still left without being picked up.

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UNICEF photo exhibition

NEW YORK, United States - A photo exhibition on the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami disaster that hit northeastern Japan opens in New York on March 5, 2012, featuring works depicting damage and affected children by news photographers and freelancers based in Japan. The exhibition, called Children and the 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami -- UNICEF at Work, at the U.N. headquarters, was organized by the Japan Committee for the U.N. Children's Fund.

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Japanese tea master

PARIS, France - Japanese tea ceremony master Sen Genshitsu performs a tea ceremony at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France, on March 5, 2012, commemorating the victims of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan. He was appointed as a UNESCO goodwill ambassador the same day.

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UNICEF photo exhibition

NEW YORK, United States - A photo exhibition on the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami disaster that hit northeastern Japan opens in New York on March 5, 2012, featuring works depicting damage and affected children by news photographers and freelancers based in Japan. The exhibition, called Children and the 2011 Japan Earthquake and Tsunami -- UNICEF at Work, at the U.N. headquarters, was organized by the Japan Committee for the U.N. Children's Fund.

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Tohoku artists give performance at U.N. headquarters

NEW YORK, United States - A ''wadaiko'' drumming performance by a group named Ondeko-za plays at the United Nations headquarters in New York on March 5, 2012. A group of traditional artists from Japan, mostly from the quake-hit Tohoku region in the country's northeast, gave performances in a show of solidarity with disaster victims around the world.

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Japan beat U.S. to advance to final in Algarve Cup

FARO, Portugal - Japan's Megumi Takase (19) celebrates after scoring the only goal of the match in a game against the United States in the invitational Algarve Cup in Faro, Portugal, on March 5, 2012. Japan advanced to the final.

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N. Korea's military training exercise

BEIJING, China - The Second Corps of North Korea's Korean People's Army conducts a military training exercise in North Korea on March 5, 2012, which Kyodo News and other foreign media were allowed to observe.

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Japanese tea master

PARIS, France - Japanese tea ceremony master Sen Genshitsu (L) receives a certificate from UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova (R) during an event to mark his appointment as a UNESCO goodwill ambassador at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France, on March 5, 2012.

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Suu Kyi in Naypyidaw

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar - Myanmar's democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a speech in Naypyidaw on March 5, 2012, during an election campaign for her National League for Democracy.

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Protest rally in Moscow

MOSCOW, Russia - A participant of a protest rally in Moscow on March 5, 2012 holds a sign against Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who declared victory in the same day's election and is set to retake the country's presidency for a record third term.

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Japan beat U.S. to advance to final in Algarve Cup

FARO, Portugal - Japan's Megumi Takase (2nd from R) heads home the only goal of the match in a game against the United States in the invitational Algarve Cup in Faro, Portugal, on March 5, 2012. Japan advanced to the final.

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Protest rally in Moscow

MOSCOW, Russia - A participant of a protest rally in Moscow on March 5, 2012 holds paper with a message against Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who declared victory in the same day's election and is set to retake the country's presidency for a record third term.

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N. Korea's military training exercise

BEIJING, China - The Second Corps of North Korea's Korean People's Army conducts a live fire drill during a military training exercise in North Korea on March 5, 2012, which Kyodo News and other foreign media were allowed to observe.

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N. Korea's military training exercise

BEIJING, China - The Second Corps of North Korea's Korean People's Army conducts a military training exercise in North Korea on March 5, 2012, which Kyodo News and other foreign media were allowed to observe.

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Suu Kyi in Naypyidaw

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar - Myanmar's democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is greeted by supporters in Naypyidaw on March 5, 2012, during an election campaign for her National League for Democracy.

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Suu Kyi in Naypyidaw

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar - People greet Myanmar's democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in Naypyidaw on March 5, 2012, during an election campaign for her National League for Democracy.

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China's parliament

BEIJING, China - Premier Wen Jiabao (back, standing), Bo Xilai (L front), Communist Party chief of China's southwestern municipality of Chongqing, and Wang Yang (R front), party secretary in Guangdong Province, are pictured during an annual session of the National People's Congress, China's parliament, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2012.

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China's parliament opens

BEIJING, China - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (L front) and Premier Wen Jiabao (R front) are pictured during an annual session of the National People's Congress, China's parliament, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2012.

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IAEA Board of Governors meeting

VIENNA, Austria - Yukiya Amano (L), director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, attends a meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors at the U.N. nuclear watchdog's headquarters in Vienna on March 5, 2012.

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Taiwanese film to be screened in Osaka

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Japanese actor Yukihiko Kageyama (R) and Japanese singer and actress Erina Nishida pose in front of a poster advertising ''Father's Lullaby,'' a Taiwanese film in which they appeared, in Taipei on March 5, 2012. The film is one of five Taiwanese films to be screened at the Osaka Asian Film Festival opening March 9.

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China's parliament opens

BEIJING, China - Bo Xilai (R), the Communist Party chief of China's southwestern municipality of Chongqing, and Premier Wen Jiabao are pictured during an annual session of the National People's Congress, China's parliament, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2012.

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China's parliament opens

BEIJING, China - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping is shown on a screen during an annual session of the National People's Congress, China's parliament, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2012.

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TEPCO shareholders sue management

TOKYO, Japan - Shareholders of Tokyo Electric Power Co., holding a banner with a message urging TEPCO directors to pay 5.5 trillion yen in damages to the company, walk to the Tokyo District Court in the Japanese capital's Kasumigaseki district on March 5, 2012. Forty-two TEPCO shareholders filed a suit the same day with the district court, seeking to have 27 former and incumbent TEPCO directors pay around 5.5 trillion yen in damages to the company for their failure to prevent the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant last March.

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China's parliament opens

BEIJING, China - Premier Wen Jiabao (R) and President Hu Jintao shake hands during an annual session of the National People's Congress, China's parliament, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2012.

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Sea eagles on drift ice

SAPPORO, Japan - Steller's sea eagles and white-tailed eagles are seen on drift ice in the sea between the Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, and Kunashiri Island (background) on March 5, 2012.