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Princess Mako finishes studies at British university

EDINBURGH, Britain - Princess Mako (R), a granddaughter of Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, is shown around a library of the University of Edinburgh by Timothy O'Shea, principal of the university, on May 27, 2013. The princess studied art history and other subjects at the university from September 2012.

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Princess Mako finishes studies at British university

EDINBURGH, Britain - Princess Mako (R), a granddaughter of Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, looks at a book with Timothy O'Shea, principal of the University of Edinburgh, at the university's library on May 27, 2013. The princess studied art history and other subjects at the university from September 2012.

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Irish veterinarian cracks open Japan racing circles

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Deep Brillante (back) winning the Japanese Derby at Tokyo Racecourse on May 27, 2012. The thoroughbred was raised at Paca Paca Farm, owned by Irish-born veterinarian Harry Sweeney, in Hidaka, Hokkaido.

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Matsuzaka wins 1st game of season, 50th in bigs

BOSTON, United States - The Boston Red Sox's Daisuke Matsuzaka pitches during a game against the Kansas City Royals at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 27, 2012. Matsuzaka returned to the majors in style, working seven innings in the Red Sox's 5-1 win. The victory was Matsuzaka's 50th in the big leagues and his first since May 8, 2011.

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Japanese crown prince in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito visits a temple with a monument dedicated to Japanese volunteer election observer Atsuhito Nakata, who was killed in April 1993 while participating in U.N. peacekeeping operations in Cambodia, in Phnom Penh on June 27, 2012. The crown prince also visited another temple with a monument dedicated to Japanese police officer Haruyuki Takada, who was killed in the country in May 1993.

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Japan crown prince in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito pays respects at a temple in Phnom Penh on June 27, 2012, before a monument dedicated to Japanese volunteer election observer Atsuhito Nakata, who was killed in April 1993 while participating in U.N. peacekeeping operations in Cambodia. The crown prince also visited another temple with a monument dedicated to Japanese police officer Haruyuki Takada, who was killed in the country in May 1993.

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Disaster-hit dogs trained to become therapy dogs

SOMA, Japan - Toru Oki (R), a blues singer who represents the International Therapy Dog Association, holds the leash of a dog in training who was taken into care after the March 2011 disaster, in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 27, 2012. The Tokyo-based association plans to open a center in the Japanese capital in summer 2012 aimed at turning dogs without owners after the disaster into therapy dogs, officials of the group said.

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Young ibis flies

SADO, Japan - A young crested ibis flies in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on May 31, 2012. The bird was one of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a 3-year-old male and a 2-year-old female released in March 2011. They are believed to have begun learning to fly between May 25 and 27, 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild for 38 years in Japan. (Pool photo)

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Young ibis on rooftop

SADO, Japan - A young crested ibis is perched on a rooftop in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on May 31, 2012. The bird was one of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a 3-year-old male and a 2-year-old female released in March 2011. The one-month-old birds are believed to have begun learning to fly between May 25 and 27, 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild for 38 years in Japan. (Pool photo)

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Young ibis on tree

SADO, Japan - A young crested ibis stands on a tree branch in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on May 31, 2012. The bird was one of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a 3-year-old male and a 2-year-old female released in March 2011. The one-month-old birds are believed to have begun learning to fly between May 25 and 27, 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild for 38 years in Japan. (Pool photo)

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Young ibis flies

SADO, Japan - A young crested ibis flies in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on May 31, 2012. The bird was one of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a 3-year-old male and a 2-year-old female released in March 2011. They are believed to have begun learning to fly between May 25 and 27, 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild for 38 years in Japan. (Pool photo)

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Young ibis flies

SADO, Japan - A young crested ibis (top) flies in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on May 31, 2012. The bird was one of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a 3-year-old male and a 2-year-old female released in March 2011. They are believed to have begun learning to fly between May 25 and 27, 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild for 38 years in Japan. At bottom is one of its parents. (Pool photo)

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Young ibis flies

SADO, Japan - A young crested ibis flies in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on May 31, 2012. The bird was one of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a 3-year-old male and a 2-year-old female released in March 2011. They are believed to have begun learning to fly between May 25 and 27, 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild for 38 years in Japan. (Pool photo)

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Japan women clinch Olympic volleyball berth

TOKYO, Japan - Players of the Japanese national women's volleyball team (front) celebrate after winning the third set of a game against Serbia at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on May 27, 2012, guaranteeing themselves a spot in this summer's Olympics in London despite a full-sets defeat to Serbia.

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Pro-democracy march in HK

HONG KONG, China - Photo shows a pro-democracy march in Hong Kong on May 27, 2012, ahead of the 23rd anniversary on June 4 of the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident.

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Japan women clinch Olympic volleyball berth

TOKYO, Japan - Players of the Japanese national women's volleyball team celebrate after winning the third set of a game against Serbia at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on May 27, 2012, guaranteeing themselves a spot in this summer's Olympics in London despite a full-sets defeat to Serbia.

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Therapy dogs comfort quake-affected people

SOMA, Japan - A woman and therapy dog Kizuna stare at each other in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 27, 2012. Kizuna was among eight therapy dogs taken to temporary housing to meet elderly people who have evacuated due to the March 2011 disaster.

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Tokyo Station Hotel

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on May 27, 2012, shows a room of the Tokyo Station Hotel housed in the historic, red brick Tokyo Station building, which was unveiled to the media the same day. After the completion of renovation work, the hotel will be reopened in October 2012.

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Therapy dogs comfort quake-affected people

SOMA, Japan - A woman smiles looking at a therapy dog in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 27, 2012. Eight therapy dogs were taken to temporary housing to meet elderly people who have evacuated due to the March 2011 disaster.

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Classical music critic Hidekazu Yoshida dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Hidekazu Yoshida, a noted classical music critic, standing in the garden of his home in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture in January 2012. Yoshida's family on May 27, 2012, said that he died of acute heart failure on May 22 at his home at age 98.

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Imperial couple at tree-planting ceremony

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (far R) plant seedlings during a tree-planting ceremony in Yamaguchi Kirara Expo Memorial Park in the city of Yamaguchi in western Japan on May 27, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo Station domed ceiling

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on May 27, 2012, shows the dome-shape ceiling above the south concourse on the Marunouchi side of the historic, red brick JR Tokyo Station, which was shown to the media the same day.

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Yoshida's winning streak ends at women's World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Saori Yoshida (3rd from R) weeps as she stands with her teammates during a medal ceremony for the women's wrestling World Cup at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on May 27, 2012, after losing to Valeria Zholobova of Russia in the 55-kilogram weight category and seeing her 58-match winning streak come to an end. Japan beat Russia 5-2 to win the women's World Cup for the first time in six years.

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Deep Brillante wins Japanese Derby

TOKYO, Japan - Deep Brillante (back) crosses the finish line to win the 79th Japanese Derby, the second leg of the Triple Crown, at Tokyo Racecourse on May 27, 2012. Deep Brillante, who went off as the third pick, held off fifth choice Fenomeno (front) by a nose to finish the 2,400 meters in 2 minutes, 23.8 seconds.

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Edano at nuclear disaster investigation panel

TOKYO, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano testifies in Tokyo on May 27, 2012, to a Diet-appointed panel investigating the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power station.

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Yoshida's winning streak ends at women's World Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Saori Yoshida (L) is defeated by Valeria Zholobova of Russia in the 55-kilogram weight category at the women's wrestling World Cup at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on May 27, 2012, seeing her 58-match winning streak come to an end. Japan beat Russia 5-2 to win the women's World Cup for the first time in six years.

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JAL plane cheers on Olympic athletes with fuselage message

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a Boeing 777-200 aircraft of Japan Airlines Co., displaying the message ''Gambare Nippon!'' (Go Japan!) and a picture of gymnast Kohei Uchimura, a gold-medal hopeful, as it departs from Haneda airport in Tokyo for Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 27, 2012, as JAL inaugurated the aircraft to cheer on Japanese athletes participating in the London 2012 Olympics in the summer.

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4 missing workers confirmed dead after tunnel explosion

MINAMIUONUMA, Japan - An ambulance heads to a hospital carrying a worker found at a tunnel construction site in Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, at 5:51 a.m. on May 27, 2012. The bodies of four workers missing since May 24 following an explosion at the site were located and recovered on the morning of May 27, local firefighters said.

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Japanese violinist places 2nd at Belgium music competition

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Japanese violinist Tatsuki Narita answers a reporter's question in Brussels in the early hours of May 27, 2012, after winning second prize for violin at the Queen Elisabeth Competition.

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Manabe to become West Japan Railway president

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken April 27, 2012, shows Seiji Manabe, vice president of West Japan Railway Co., known as JR West, at a press conference at the company headquarters in Osaka. The company said the same day that Manabe will be appointed president on May 1, succeeding Takayuki Sasaki, who will become chairman.

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Manabe to become West Japan Railway president

OSAKA, Japan - Seiji Manabe (R), vice president of West Japan Railway Co., known as JR West, shakes hands with President Takayuki Sasaki at the headquarters of the company in Osaka on April 27, 2012. The company said the same day that Manabe will be appointed president on May 1, succeeding Sasaki, who will become chairman.

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Golden Week holiday exodus begins

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - A family is pictured before going abroad at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture on April 27, 2012. Masses of travelers are expected to spend their vacations outside of Japan during the Golden Week holiday period from late April to early May.

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3D art at Osaka Station

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken April 27, 2012, shows a 3D art display at Osaka Station City, a commercial complex composed of the JR Osaka Station and two commercial buildings. The display, in commemoration of the 1st anniversary of the complex's opening in May, will be in place until May 13.

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Tokyo Sky Tree to have Japanese surroundings

TOKYO, Japan - Sorakara, an official character of Tokyo Sky Tree, poses near the 634-meter telecommunications tower on Nov. 27, 2011, when reporters were given a tour of the tower and adjacent facilities under construction in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. A path leading to the tower, which will open in May 2012, and a commercial complex beneath it will welcome visitors with true Japanese style, the operator said.

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300 more days before Tokyo Sky Tree's opening

TOKYO, Japan - The countdown board on the rooftop of a building in Tokyo's Taito Ward shows 300, the number of days left before the opening of the 634-meter Tokyo Sky Tree (L in background), on July 27, 2011, during a ceremony to light up the board, with the tower's official mascots (from L to R) Teppenpen, Sorakara-chan and Sukoburuburu attending. The world's tallest self-standing tower is scheduled to open for visitors on May 22, 2012.