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Johnson Reef

TOKYO, Japan - Supplied photo taken in February 2014 shows Johnson Reef, a Philippines-claimed reef in the South China Sea, with a Chinese military base seen at the bottom left. China has been shipping large quantities of soil to the reef, known in the Philippines as Mabini Reef, since 2012 apparently in a move to enlarge the land area for security facilities, Philippine and U.S. military sources said May 13, 2014. (Photo courtesy of the Philippines government)

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Johnson Reef

TOKYO, Japan - Combined supplied photo shows Johnson Reef, a Philippines-claimed reef in the South China Sea. Photo in the top column was taken in February 2013 and the one in the bottom column was taken in February 2014. A Chinese military base is seen at the bottom left of the bottom photo. China has been shipping large quantities of soil to the reef, known in the Philippines as the Mabini Reef, since 2012 apparently in a move to enlarge the land area for security facilities, Philippine and U.S. military sources said May 13, 2014. (Photo courtesy of the Philippines government)

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Nuclear authority not to allow restart of Monju reactor

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 2012 shows the prototype fast-breeder nuclear reactor Monju in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture. Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority is considering not allowing the Japan Atomic Energy Agency, the operator of the 280,000-kilowatt reactor, to resume operations before its sloppy safety management is improved, sources close to the matter said May 13, 2013.

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Male beauty therapists, nail artists on increase

TOKYO, Japan - Beauty therapist Yoshinori Okamoto performs massage therapy on Dec. 13, 2012 at a salon he opened in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, in May 2011.

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British woman adventurer confirmed safe after SOS call

SENDAI, Japan - British adventurer Sarah Outen sets out for Vancouver from a port in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture, on May 13, 2012, in her boat Gulliver. The Japan Coast Guard said on June 7 it had confirmed Outen is safe after receiving an SOS call from her during her solo rowing voyage from the east cost of Japan to the west coast of Canada.

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Violin craftsman Jin dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in February 2004 shows Jin Chang Heryern, a renowned Korean violin craftsmen based in Japan. Jin died of colorectal cancer on May 13, 2012, at his home in Tokyo. He was 82.

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Japan business leader Yonekura in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, known as Keidanren, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News and other Japanese media in Beijing on May 13, 2012.

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Imperial couple in disaster-hit Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L), accompanied by Empress Michiko, bows as the couple leaves the opening ceremony of a conference of the International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 13, 2012.

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Imperial couple in disaster-hit Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrive at the venue of the opening ceremony of a conference of the International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 13, 2012.

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Imperial couple in disaster-hit Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - Emperor Akihito (2nd from R) and Empress Michiko (behind emperor) talk to residents of temporary housing units in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 13, 2012, that were erected following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo)

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Campus Asia

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C), Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (to Wen's right) and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (to Wen's left) pose for group photos with students from the three countries during the opening ceremony for Campus Asia, a project for promoting exchanges between universities in Japan, China and South Korea, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 13, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Campus Asia

BEIJING, China - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (C) smiles as he receives a gift of a traditional Chinese mask from Chinese students during the opening ceremony for Campus Asia, a project for promoting exchanges between universities in Japan, China and South Korea, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 13, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Campus Asia

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (C), Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (L) attend the opening ceremony for Campus Asia, a project for promoting exchanges between universities in Japan, China and South Korea, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 13, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Campus Asia

BEIJING, China - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (C) smiles as he receives as a gift a framed South Korean kite bearing his portrait from South Korean students during the opening ceremony for Campus Asia, a project for promoting exchanges between universities in Japan, China and South Korea, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 13, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Trilateral business summit

BEIJING, China - (From L) Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, South Korean President Lee Myung Bak and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao attend a trilateral business summit in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 13, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Greek coalition bid

ATHENS, Greece - Alexis Tsipras, leader of Greek leftist party Syriza, arrives at the office of Greek President Karolos Papoulias in Athens on May 13, 2012. The president held a series of meetings with Greek political leaders in a bid to broker the formation of a coalition government.

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Japan-China summit

BEIJING, China - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) meet in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 13, 2012. They held a trilateral summit with South Korean President Lee Myung Bak earlier the same day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan-China summit

BEIJING, China - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao shake hands before their meeting in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 13, 2012. They held a trilateral summit with South Korean President Lee Myung Bak earlier the same day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan-S. Korea summit

BEIJING, China - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (2nd from L) and South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (R) meet in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 13, 2012. They held a trilateral summit with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao earlier the same day. (Pool photo)

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Mother's Day in disaster area

KESENNUMA, Japan - A woman prays before an altar on Mother's Day in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 13, 2012. The area was severely hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Whale Capture nets 1st G1 title

TOKYO, Japan - Fourth pick Whale Capture (R) harpoons her first career Grade 1 title in the Victoria Mile at Tokyo Racecourse on May 13, 2012, defeating favorite and 2010 filly's Triple Crown champion Apapane. To the left is seventh choice Donau Blue, who came in second.

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3 E. Asian powers to boost cooperation

BEIJING, China - (From L) South Korean President Lee Myung Bak, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda hold a joint press conference after their meeting in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 13, 2012. The leaders agreed to enhance cooperation on North Korea and a trilateral free trade agreement, but their unity was somewhat overshadowed by arrangements over a gift of crested ibises by China. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan-S. Korea summit

BEIJING, China - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda shake hands before their meeting in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 13, 2012. They held a trilateral summit with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao earlier the same day. (Pool photo)

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Johnny Depp, Tim Burton in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Hollywood star Johnny Depp (R) and film director Tim Burton wave during a press conference to promote their new film ''Dark Shadows'' in Tokyo on May 13, 2012.

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Whale Capture nets 1st G1 title

TOKYO, Japan - Fourth pick Whale Capture (front R) harpoons her first career Grade 1 title in the Victoria Mile at Tokyo Racecourse on May 13, 2012, defeating favorite and 2010 filly's Triple Crown champion Apapane. To the left is seventh choice Donau Blue, who came in second. (Pool photo)

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3 E. Asian powers to boost cooperation

BEIJING, China - (From L) South Korean President Lee Myung Bak, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda hold a joint press conference after their meeting in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 13, 2012. The leaders agreed to enhance cooperation on North Korea and a trilateral free trade agreement, but their unity was somewhat overshadowed by arrangements over a gift of crested ibises by China. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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3 E. Asian powers to boost cooperation

BEIJING, China - (From L) South Korean President Lee Myung Bak, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda join hands before their meeting in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 13, 2012. The leaders agreed to enhance cooperation on North Korea and a trilateral free trade agreement, but their unity was somewhat overshadowed by arrangements over a gift of crested ibises by China. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Emperor in disaster-hit Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - Emperor Akihito (front, facing) and Empress Michiko (behind emperor) talk to residents of temporary housing units in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 13, 2012, that were erected following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Peace march in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Participants in a peace march leave Ginowan city hall in Okinawa Prefecture on May 13, 2012, calling for the closure of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in the city.

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3 E. Asian powers to boost cooperation

BEIJING, China - (From L) South Korean President Lee Myung Bak, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda head to their meeting in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 13, 2012. The leaders agreed to enhance cooperation on North Korea and a trilateral free trade agreement, but their unity was somewhat overshadowed by arrangements over a gift of crested ibises by China. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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6 dead, 4 injured in Hiroshima hotel fire

FUKUYAMA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the fire-gutted remains of the Hotel Prince in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, on May 13, 2012. Six people were killed and four others were injured in the fire that occurred in the morning.

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3 E. Asian powers to boost cooperation

BEIJING, China - (From L) South Korean President Lee Myung Bak, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda join hands before their meeting in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 13, 2012. The leaders agreed to enhance cooperation on North Korea and a trilateral free trade agreement, but their unity was somewhat overshadowed by arrangements over a gift of crested ibises by China. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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British woman departs for solo boat journey across Pacific

CHOSHI, Japan - British adventurer Sarah Outen leaves Choshi in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on May 13, 2012, for a solo journey across the Pacific aboard her rowing boat Gulliver. Outen is on a solo around-the-world human-powered trip from Britain.

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3 E. Asian powers to boost cooperation

BEIJING, China - (From L) South Korean President Lee Myung Bak, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda join hands before their meeting in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 13, 2012. The leaders agreed to enhance cooperation on North Korea and a trilateral free trade agreement, but their unity was somewhat overshadowed by arrangements over a gift of crested ibises by China. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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6 dead, 4 injured in Hiroshima hotel fire

FUKUYAMA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the fire-gutted remains of the Hotel Prince in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, on May 13, 2012. Six people were killed and four others were injured in the fire that occurred in the morning.

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6 dead, 4 injured in Hiroshima hotel fire

FUKUYAMA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the fire-gutted remains of the Hotel Prince in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, on May 13, 2012. Six people were killed and four others were injured in the fire that occurred in the morning.

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Tower of Sun's Golden Mask to be exhibited in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Workers reassemble the original Golden Mask, one of the faces of the Tower of the Sun designed by the late artist Taro Okamoto, at the Edo-Tokyo Museum in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Feb. 13, 2012. The mask is scheduled to be on display from Feb. 21 to May 20, 2012, at the museum, as part of an exhibition commemorating the completion of Tokyo Sky Tree, the world's tallest free-standing tower that will be completed on Feb. 29 and opened for business on May 22 in 2012.

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Sumo stablemaster Tagonoura dies at 46

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in May 1999 shows sumo stablemaster Keihito Tagonoura, former makuuchi-division wrestler Kushimaumi. He died of unknown causes at a Tokyo hospital on Feb. 13, 2012, police said. He was 46.

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Japanese, French foreign ministers

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (R) and French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe shake hands ahead of their talks at the Foreign Ministry's Iikura Guesthouse in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2012. The meeting marked the first strategic dialogue between the foreign ministers of the two countries since Tokyo and Paris agreed in May 2011 to launch such a dialogue.