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Tsunami-hit high school bld. likely to be preserved

TOKYO, Japan - The building of Kesennuma Koyo High School in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, which was inundated to its fourth floor by the March 2011 tsunami, is seen in this file photo taken in August 2011. The city government on May 15, 2014, set its course toward preserving the building as a relic from the disaster.

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Rice planting starts in Fukushima Pref.

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Rice farmer Shigenari Sakurai (R) plants seedlings in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 15, 2014. Rice planting had been restricted in the area since the earthquake and tsunami disaster in 2011.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Iwaki, Fukushima Pref.

IWAKI, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy visits a support facility for children, affected by the March 11, 2011, disaster, in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 15, 2014.

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Chinese students send condolence gifts to quake-hit Japanese school

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese elementary school students (left side) from Chiba Prefecture, affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, receive condolence gifts on July 15, 2011 at the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo, from Chinese students living in Sichuan, devastated by an earthquake in May 2008. Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua stands on the right front.

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Feyenoord 1-1 Nijmegen

ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands - Feyenoord midfielder Ryo Miyaichi (R) outpaces his opponent in a Dutch first division game against NEC Nijmegen in Rotterdam on May 15, 2011. The game ended 1-1.

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Inter 1-1 Napoli

NAPLES, Italy - Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo pushes forward during the first half of a Serie A game against Napoli in Naples, Italy, on May 15, 2011. A 1-1 draw with Napoli secured Inter second place in the league.

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CSKA 2-1 Rostov

MOSCOW, Russia - Moscow midfielder Keisuke Honda (R) tries to shake off Rostov defender Anri Khagush during the first half of a game in Moscow on May 15, 2011. CSKA Moscow won 2-1.

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More Fukushima residents forced to evacuate

IITATE, Japan - Residents of Iitate in Fukushima Prefecture listen to their mayor Norio Kanno (L) speak before their evacuation from the village on May 15, 2011. More residents have been forced to leave their homes in the prefecture since the central government widened its evacuation zone due to radiation from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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Fukushima gov. in no-entry zone

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato and others wearing radiation protection suits offer prayers in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 15, 2011, for the victims of the March 11 tsunami. The governor entered the village, located in a designated no-entry zone covering areas within 20 kilometers of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, for the first time to offer prayers and encourage workers engaged in searching for the missing.

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Antinuclear rally in Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - Protesters holding signs reading ''We don't need nuclear power,'' rally in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 15, 2011. Around 400 people took part in the demonstration amid the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which has been crippled since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Brazilian sumo wrestler Kaisei

TOKYO, Japan - Brazilian sumo wrestler Kaisei (R) floors Gagamaru of Georgia with a beltless arm throw during the eighth day of the May Technical Examination Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 15, 2011.

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March on anniv. of 1972 reversion of Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Protesters opposed to the hosting of U.S. military bases in Okinawa march in front of a gate of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 15, 2011. Around 3,000 people took part in the annual march the same day, which marked the 39th anniversary of the 1972 reversion of the prefecture from the United States to Japan.

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Antinuclear rally in Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - Protesters opposed to nuclear power rally in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 15, 2011. Around 400 people took part in the demonstration amid the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which has been crippled since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Hakuho beats Okinoumi

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho tosses aside Okinoumi during the eighth day of the May Technical Examination Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 15, 2011.

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Apapane wins Victoria Mile

TOKYO, Japan - Jockey Masayoshi Ebina, on Apapane, celebrates after winning the Victoria Mile at Tokyo Race Course on May 15, 2011. Apapane won her fifth Grade 1 title.

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Apapane wins Victoria Mile

TOKYO, Japan - Apapane, ridden by Masayoshi Ebina, beats defending champion Buena Vista (L), ridden by Yasunari Iwata, to win the Victoria Mile at Tokyo Race Course on May 15, 2011. Apapane won her fifth Grade 1 title.

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Carp streamers fly in Rikuzentakata

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - A man looks up at colorful carp streamers raised in the air after being retrieved from the rubble in quake-hit Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on April 15, 2011. Putting up carp streamers outside homes is a spring tradition around Children's Day on May 5 in Japan.

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Monkeys get hot springs treat

HAKODATE, Japan - Japanese monkeys warm themselves in a hot spring at Hakodate City Tropical Garden in the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on Dec. 15, 2010. About 100 monkeys at the park soaked in the pool. The facility will keep the hot spring for the monkeys through May 2011 for viewing by visitors.

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Monkeys get hot springs treat

HAKODATE, Japan - Japanese monkeys warm themselves in a hot spring at Hakodate City Tropical Garden in the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on Dec. 15, 2010. About 100 monkeys at the park soaked in the pool. The facility will keep the hot spring for the monkeys through May 2011 for viewing by visitors.