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Peach Aviation struggles with pilot shortage

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken in February 2012 shows a Peach Aviation Ltd. aircraft over Kansai International Airport near Osaka. Peach is facing headwinds in its business, with a massive cancellation of flights starting on May 19, 2014, that will last through the fall, as the Japanese budget carrier has failed to secure enough pilots amid increasing demand for flights.

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Abandoned animals in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 19, 2012, a cattle beast lies starved to death after its owner abandoned it in a barn. The town remains nearly deserted as the government in April 2011 designated it and other municipalities within a 20-kilometer ring around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a no-go zone. The plant's reactors suffered meltdowns after being struck by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, spewing massive amounts of radioactive materials into the air and sea.

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Monument for emigrants to be built in Dominican Republic

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Takeaki Hidaka, a senior member of a Japanese group in the Dominican Republic, on May 19, 2012, points to a park in Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic, where a monument financed by the Japanese government-affiliated Japan International Cooperation Agency will be built possibly later in 2012 to mark Japanese emigration to the Caribbean island nation in the 1950s.

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73-yr-old Japanese woman conquers Mt. Everest

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Japanese climber Tamae Watanabe holds a copy of a Guinness World Records certificate during a press conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 25, 2012, after scaling Mt. Everest, the world's tallest mountain at the age of 73, becoming the oldest woman to achieve the feat at the age of 73 on May 19, 2012.

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Chinese activist Chen arrives in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng (L), accompanied by his wife Yuan Weijing (R), responds to applause and a welcome with a smile at New York University in New York on May 19, 2012. He arrived the same day in the United States from Beijing to study at the university as a visiting scholar.

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Chinese activist Chen arrives in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng (L) gives a press conference at New York University in New York on May 19, 2012, after arriving the same day in the United States from Beijing to study at the university as a visiting scholar.

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G-8 leaders at Camp David

CAMP DAVID, United States - (From L) French President Francois Hollande, U.S. President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda head for a photo session during a two-day summit of the Group of Eight countries at the U.S. presidential retreat at Camp David, Maryland, on May 19, 2012.

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G-8 leaders at Camp David

CAMP DAVID, United States - Attendees of a two-day summit of the Group of Eight countries, (from L) European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, French President Francois Hollande, U.S. President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister David Cameron, Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, line up for a photo session at the U.S. presidential retreat of Camp David, Maryland, on May 19, 2012.

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Japanese imperial couple leave Britain

LONDON, Britain - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko wave before departing London's Heathrow airport on May 19, 2012, ending a visit to Britain to attend celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee.

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PM Noda after G-8 summit

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda answers reporters' questions at Dulles airport near Washington before leaving for Japan on May 19, 2012, after a two-day summit of the Group of Eight countries at the U.S. presidential retreat of Camp David in Maryland.

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G-8 leaders at Camp David

CAMP DAVID, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L front) and other leaders of the Group of Eight countries attend a meeting at the U.S. presidential retreat of Camp David, Maryland, on May 19, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress in London

LONDON, Britain - Japanese Emperor Akihito (2nd from L) and Empress Michiko (3rd from L) chat with Japanese nationals living in Britain, at the Japanese ambassador's official residence in London on May 19, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress in London

LONDON, Britain - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L center) and Empress Michiko (R center) chat with Japanese nationals living in Britain, at the Japanese ambassador's official residence in London on May 19, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Emperor, empress in London

LONDON, Britain - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) gives a speech, with Empress Michiko (C) looking on, before a group of Japanese nationals living in Britain, at the Japanese ambassador's official residence in London on May 19, 2012. (Pool photo)

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China activist Chen departs for NY

BEIJING, China - A white van believed to be carrying Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng leaves a Beijing hospital on May 19, 2012. Chen left Beijing the same day by airplane for New York, ending a diplomatic row between China and the United States over his fate and human rights.

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China activist Chen departs for NY

BEIJING, China - Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng (in wheelchair) heads for his flight bound for New York at Beijing's international airport on May 19, 2012. Chen left Beijing by air for New York, ending a diplomatic row between China and the United States over his fate and human rights.

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China activist Chen departs for NY

BEIJING, China - Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng (in wheelchair) heads for his flight bound for New York at Beijing's international airport on May 19, 2012. Chen left Beijing by air for New York, ending a diplomatic row between China and the United States over his fate and human rights.

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Water supply halted in 4 cities in Chiba

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken May 19, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Karasu River in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture. Hazardous formaldehyde has been detected at some water plants in Gunma, Saitama and Chiba prefectures, leading to the water supply being cut off in four cities in Chiba the same day. Officials of Saitama Prefecture said that the upstream area of the Karasu River could be a potential source of the contamination, noting that there are local businesses dealing with substances that generate formaldehyde.

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Protest in Taipei

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Protesters take to the streets of Taipei on May 19, 2012, a day before President Ma Ying-jeou is sworn in for a second term, to demand Ma apologize for recent flip-flops in government policy and Premier Sean Chen step down. The main opposition Democratic Progressive Party organized the demonstration to protest a series of government plans since Ma was reelected in January.

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Protest in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Supporters of fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra gather in a shopping district in Bangkok on May 19, 2012, the second anniversary of a deadly crackdown on street protests, to commemorate those who were killed in the incident.

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China activist Chen departs for NY

BEIJING, China - Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng (in wheelchair) heads for his flight bound for New York at Beijing's international airport on May 19, 2012. Chen left Beijing by air for New York, ending a diplomatic row between China and the United States over his fate and human rights.

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China activist Chen departs for NY

BEIJING, China - Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng (in wheelchair) heads for his flight bound for New York at Beijing's international airport on May 19, 2012. Chen left Beijing by air for New York, ending a diplomatic row between China and the United States over his fate and human rights.

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Water supply halted in 4 cities in Chiba

KASHIWA, Japan - People line up at a temporary water distribution center in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, on May 19, 2012, after water supply was cut off in Kashiwa and three other cities in the prefecture after hazardous formaldehyde exceeding permitted limits was found in the municipalities' public water supply.

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London Olympic torch relay starts at Land's End

LAND'S END, Britain - British Olympic sailor Ben Ainslie carries a torch for the London Olympics as the starter of about 8,000 torchbearers at Land's End, Britain, on May 19, 2012.

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Water supply halted in 4 cities in Chiba

NODA, Japan - People collect water at a temporary water distribution center in Noda, Chiba Prefecture, on May 19, 2012, after water supply was cut off in Noda and three other cities in the prefecture after hazardous formaldehyde exceeding permitted limits was found in the municipalities' public water supply.

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Water supply halted in 4 cities in Chiba

NODA, Japan - People collect water at a temporary water distribution center in Noda, Chiba Prefecture, on May 19, 2012, after water supply was cut off in Noda and three other cities in the prefecture after hazardous formaldehyde exceeding permitted limits was found in the municipalities' public water supply.

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73-yr-old Japanese woman conquers Mt. Everest

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2005, shows Tamae Watanabe, a retired office worker from Yamanashi Prefecture. She stunned the mountaineering world on May 19, 2012, by successfully climbing Mt. Everest, the world's tallest mountain at the age of 73, becoming the oldest woman to achieve the feat.

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Tokyo Sky Tree fully lit up

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 19, 2012, shows Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward being lit up in blue (L) and purple. The operator of the world's tallest self-standing tower conducted tests to light up the 634-meter tower using all of its around 2,000 light-emitting diode lamps ahead of its opening on May 22. The two colors will be used alternately, every other day, to light up the tower.

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Tokyo Sky Tree fully lit up

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward is lit up in blue on April 19, 2012. The operator of the world's tallest self-standing tower conducted tests to light up the 634-meter tower using all of its around 2,000 light-emitting diode lamps ahead of its opening on May 22. The tower will be lit up alternately, every other day, in blue or purple.

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Tokyo Sky Tree fully lit up

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward is lit up in blue on April 19, 2012. The operator of the world's tallest self-standing tower conducted tests to light up the 634-meter tower using all of its around 2,000 light-emitting diode lamps ahead of its opening on May 22. The tower will be lit up alternately, every other day, in blue or purple.