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Tokyo Skytree

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, on Dec. 6, 2013. The number of visitors to the observatory deck of the tower topped 10 million the same day since its opening on May 22, 2012.

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Sea Shepherd founder Watson in court

SEATTLE, United States - Paul Watson, founder of the anti-whaling Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, appears in a Seattle court on Nov. 6, 2013, in a case brought by Japan's Institute of Cetacean Research to prevent Sea Shepherd from obstructing its whaling activities in the Antarctic Ocean. Canadian Watson jumped bail in Germany, where he was arrested in May 2012 on suspicion of endangering the crew of a Costa Rican fishing vessel. (Pool photo)

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Prince Tomohito of Mikasa dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows (from L to R front) Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, Britain's Prince Charles, Prince Charles' since-deceased wife Princess Diana and Prince Tomohito of Mikasa's wife Princess Nobuko watching sumo at Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo in May 1986. Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of Emperor Akihito, died at the age of 66 on June 6, 2012.

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Toyota Prius

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius hybrid vehicle. It was the best-selling vehicle in Japan in May 2012 for the 12th consecutive month, industry bodies said on June 6, 2012.

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Olympic Stadium in London

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows security guards at Olympic Stadium in London on May 6, 2012, when the stadium hosted an athletic event.

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Olympic Stadium in London

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows police officers at Olympic Stadium in London on May 6, 2012, when the stadium hosted an athletic event.

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Darvish takes 1st major league loss

CLEVELAND, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish holds a press conference at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 6, 2012, after getting tagged for his first major league loss allowing four runs over six innings in a 4-2 defeat to the Cleveland Indians.

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Greece election

ATHENS, Greece - Supporters of Greece's radical left coalition SYRIZA cheer in response to early returns of the general election in Athens on May 6, 2012.

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Darvish takes 1st major league loss

CLEVELAND, United States - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish pitches against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 6, 2012. Darvish got tagged for his first major league loss after allowing four runs over six innings in a 4-2 defeat.

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Darvish takes 1st major league loss

CLEVELAND, United States - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish touches his cap during the third inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 6, 2012, after the Indians went ahead 3-0 in the inning. Darvish got tagged for his first major league loss after allowing four runs over six innings in a 4-2 defeat.

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Darvish takes 1st major league loss

CLEVELAND, United States - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish (back) looks down after Cleveland Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis (front) homered during the fifth inning at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 6, 2012. Darvish got tagged for his first major league loss after allowing four runs over six innings in a 4-2 defeat.

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'LED fireflies' light up Tokyo river

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo's Taito Ward towering over the Sumida River, with its surface lit up in blue by 100,000 bulbs containing light-emitting diodes, mimicking fireflies, during an event called ''Tokyo Firefly'' on May 6, 2012. Participants bought bulbs measuring 8.5 centimeters in diameter, each containing an LED charged with solar power, and threw them into the river. The bulbs were collected by the organizers using a net downstream.

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Hokusai's set of 5 woodblock prints

TOKYO, Japan - A set of five woodblock prints by renowned ''ukiyoe'' artist Katsushika Hokusai is displayed at the Japan Ukiyoe Museum in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, on May 6, 2012. Experts examined the set, which is based on ghost stories, in early May, confirming it as an authentic work by Hokusai.

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'LED fireflies' light up Tokyo river

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo's Taito Ward towering over the Sumida River, with its surface lit up in blue by 100,000 bulbs containing light-emitting diodes, mimicking fireflies, during an event called ''Tokyo Firefly'' on May 6, 2012. Participants bought bulbs measuring 8.5 centimeters in diameter, each containing an LED charged with solar power, and threw them into the river. The bulbs were collected by the organizers using a net downstream.

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'LED fireflies' light up Tokyo river

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Sumida River in Tokyo's Taito Ward with its surface lit up in blue by 100,000 bulbs containing light-emitting diodes, mimicking fireflies, during an event called ''Tokyo Firefly'' on May 6, 2012. Participants bought bulbs measuring 8.5 centimeters in diameter, each containing an LED charged with solar power, and threw them into the river. The bulbs were collected by the organizers using a net downstream.

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Tornado hits Ibaraki

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on May 6, 2012 from a Kyodo News helicopter shows plastic greenhouses, the covers of which were stripped by a tornado, in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, the same day. A teenage boy was killed and dozens of people were injured in the tornado.

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Tornadoes hit Ibaraki, Tochigi

TSUKUBA, Japan - Employees clean up at a flower shop in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, after an apparent tornado hit the area May 6, 2012. A teenage boy died, around 40 people were injured and up to 500 houses were damaged after apparent tornadoes hit Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures, north of Tokyo, local police and firefighters said.

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Tornado hits Ibaraki, Tochigi

TSUKUBA, Japan - Photo shows a residential area in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, after an apparent tornado hit the area May 6, 2012. A teenage boy died, around 40 people were injured and up to 250 houses were damaged after an apparent tornado hit Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures, north of Tokyo, local police and firefighters said.

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Tornado hits Ibaraki, Tochigi

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows houses destroyed by an apparent tornado in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on May 6, 2012. A teenage boy died, around 40 people were injured and up to 250 houses were damaged after an apparent tornado hit Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures, north of Tokyo, local police and firefighters said.

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Tornado hits Ibaraki, Tochigi

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows houses destroyed by an apparent tornado in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on May 6, 2012. A teenage boy died, around 40 people were injured and up to 250 houses were damaged after an apparent tornado hit Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures, north of Tokyo, local police and firefighters said.

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'Hidden beach' on Amami

AMAMI, Japan - A white sand beach appears off Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture on May 6, 2012. The beach, known as ''kakurehama'' (hidden beach), appears at low tide in spring and summer.

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Tornado hits Ibaraki, Tochigi

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows houses destroyed by an apparent tornado in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on May 6, 2012. A teenage boy died, around 40 people were injured and up to 250 houses were damaged after an apparent tornado hit Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures, north of Tokyo, local police and firefighters said.

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Tornado hits Ibaraki, Tochigi

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows houses destroyed by an apparent tornado in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on May 6, 2012. A teenage boy died, around 40 people were injured and up to 250 houses were damaged after an apparent tornado hit Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures, north of Tokyo, local police and firefighters said.

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Tornado hits Ibaraki, Tochigi

TOKYO, Japan - A pine tree, knocked down by an apparent tornado, blocks a road in Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture, on May 6, 2012. A teenage boy died, around 40 people were injured and up to 250 houses were damaged after an apparent tornado hit Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures, north of Tokyo, local police and firefighters said.

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Tornadoes hit Ibaraki, Tochigi

TSUKUBA, Japan - Photo shows a damaged apartment building and other damaged properties in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, after an apparent tornado hit the area on May 6, 2012. A teenage boy died, around 40 people were injured and up to 500 houses were damaged after apparent tornadoes hit Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures, north of Tokyo, local police and firefighters said.

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Tornadoes hit Ibaraki, Tochigi

TSUKUBA, Japan - Photo shows a utility pole broken by an apparent tornado in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture on May 6, 2012. A teenage boy died, around 40 people were injured and up to 500 houses were damaged after apparent tornadoes hit Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures, north of Tokyo, local police and firefighters said.

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Tornado hits Ibaraki, Tochigi

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows houses destroyed by an apparent tornado in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on May 6, 2012. A teenage boy died, around 40 people were injured and up to 250 houses were damaged after an apparent tornado hit Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures, north of Tokyo, local police and firefighters said.

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Tornadoes hit Ibaraki, Tochigi

TSUKUBA, Japan - Photo shows the foundations of a building, blown away by an apparent tornado, and wrecked vehicles in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on May 6, 2012. A teenage boy died, around 40 people were injured and up to 500 houses were damaged after apparent tornadoes hit Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures, north of Tokyo, local police and firefighters said.

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Tornado hits Ibaraki, Tochigi

TSUKUBA, Japan - Photo shows a residential area in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, after an apparent tornado hit the area May 6, 2012. A teenage boy died, around 40 people were injured and up to 250 houses were damaged after an apparent tornado hit Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures, north of Tokyo, local police and firefighters said.

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Tornado hits Ibaraki, Tochigi

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows houses destroyed by an apparent tornado in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on May 6, 2012. A teenage boy died, around 40 people were injured and up to 250 houses were damaged after an apparent tornado hit Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures, north of Tokyo, local police and firefighters said.

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Tornado hits Ibaraki, Tochigi

TSUKUBA, Japan - Photo shows a residential area in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, after an apparent tornado hit the area May 6, 2012. A teenage boy died, around 40 people were injured and up to 250 houses were damaged after an apparent tornado hit Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures, north of Tokyo, local police and firefighters said.

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Tornado hits Ibaraki, Tochigi

TSUKUBA, Japan - Photo shows a residential area in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, after an apparent tornado hit the area May 6, 2012. A teenage boy died, around 40 people were injured and up to 250 houses were damaged after an apparent tornado hit Ibaraki and Tochigi prefectures, north of Tokyo, local police and firefighters said.

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Beijing hospital where dissident receiving treatment

BEIJING, China - A police car patrols on May 6, 2012, around Beijing's Chaoyang Hospital (in background) where prominent Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng is receiving treatment.

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Rush of Golden Week returning travelers

TOKYO, Japan - Travelers crowd a shinkansen bullet train platform at JR Tokyo Station on May 6, 2012, the last day of Japan's ''Golden Week'' holiday period.

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Narita airport marks 800 millionth traveler

NARITA, Japan - Fuminori Ogiso (C) and his wife Yuki from Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, receive a commemorative gift from Narita International Airport Corp. President Kosaburo Morinaka (R) at the airport in Chiba Prefecture on Feb. 6, 2012. The couple, who were on their way to Germany for a sightseeing trip in Europe, took the total number of travelers to have used the airport since its opening on May 20, 1978, above the 800 million mark.