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English workshops help foreign moms prepare for quakes

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign mothers learn Japanese vocabulary essential during an earthquake, such as "hinan" (evacuate) and "yoshin" (aftershocks), during an English-speaking workshop in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2012. To help ease concerns about earthquakes among expatriates, especially foreign mothers with young children and those who do not speak Japanese, WaNavi Japan, a citizens' group based in the Tokyo metropolitan area, began organizing in May 2011 monthly workshops to prepare them for future emergency situations.

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English workshops help foreign moms prepare for quakes

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign mothers take part in an emergency drill during an English-speaking workshop in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2012. To help ease concerns about earthquakes among expatriates, especially foreign mothers with young children and those who do not speak Japanese, WaNavi Japan, a citizens' group based in the Tokyo metropolitan area, began organizing in May 2011 monthly workshops to prepare them for future emergency situations.

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English workshops help foreign moms prepare for quakes

TOKYO, Japan - Motoko Kimura (front), representative of WaNavi Japan, a citizens' group based in the Tokyo metropolitan area, gives a lecture during an English-speaking workshop in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2012. To help ease concerns about earthquakes among expatriates, especially foreign mothers with young children and those who do not speak Japanese, WaNavi began organizing in May 2011 monthly workshops to prepare them for future emergency situations.

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Tornado hits Ibaraki

TSUKUBA, Japan - Photo taken on May 7, 2012 shows a house which collapsed (below), killing a teenage boy in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, when a tornado ripped through the prefecture in eastern Japan the previous day. Dozens of other people were injured in the tornado. At the back is a housing complex where several families from Fukushima Prefecture had evacuated following the nuclear crisis that was caused by the huge earthquake and tsunami in March 2011.

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Tornado hits Ibaraki

TSUKUBA, Japan - Photo taken on May 7, 2012 shows a house which collapsed, killing a teenage boy in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, when a tornado ripped through the prefecture in eastern Japan the previous day. Dozens of other people were injured in the tornado. At the back is a housing complex where several families from Fukushima Prefecture had evacuated following the nuclear crisis that was caused by the huge earthquake and tsunami in March 2011.

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Motsuji in Hiraizumi

SENDAI, Japan - File photo taken on May 7, 2011, shows a garden at Motsuji, a Buddhist temple in the historic town of Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture. The Hiraizumi area with its historic monuments and sites is a candidate to become a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Remains of Muryokoin in Hiraizumi

SENDAI, Japan - File photo taken on May 7, 2011, shows the remains of Muryokoin, a Buddhist temple in the historic town of Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture. The Hiraizumi area with its historic monuments and sites is a candidate to become a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Remains of Muryokoin in Hiraizumi

SENDAI, Japan - File photo taken on May 7, 2011, shows the remains of Muryokoin, a Buddhist temple in the historic town of Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture. The Hiraizumi area with its historic monuments and sites is a candidate to become a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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China-Pakistan border

TASHKURGAN, China - People stroll on a street in Tashkurgan in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, near the border with Pakistan on May 7, 2011.

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China-Pakistan border

TASHKURGAN, China - A woman poses for pictures at a site along the border between China and Pakistan on May 7, 2011.

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China-Pakistan border

TASHKURGAN, China - Photo shows a border gate between China and Pakistan on May 7, 2011.

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Market in Ivory Coast

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - People gather at a temporary market in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on May 7, 2011.

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Japan's vice foreign minister visits Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt - Japanese Parliamentary Vice Foreign Minister Hisashi Tokunaga (L) and Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa (R) meet in Cairo on May 7, 2011. Tokunaga is the first senior Japanese official to visit Egypt since former President Hosni Mubarak stepped down in February that year.

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Koki Kameda makes successful title defense

OSAKA, Japan - Koki Kameda (L) celebrates after retaining the WBA bantamweight title in his first defense of the crown with an 11th-round, technical knockout of Daniel Diaz (R back) of Nicaragua in Osaka on May 7, 2011.

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Concert hall provided by Japan inaugurated in Italy

L'AQUILA, Italy - A concert is held on May 7, 2011, at a concert hall in L'Aquila, Italy. An inauguration ceremony was also held to mark the completion of the hall built by Japan as a token of support to the area severely hit by a deadly earthquake in 2009.

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Chubu Electric head office

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken May 7, 2011, shows the head office in Nagoya, central Japan, of Chubu Electric Power Co. The utility held an inconclusive board meeting the same day over whether to suspend the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture for safety reasons as requested by Prime Minister Naoto Kan the previous day.

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Hiraizumi in northeast Japan to be World Heritage site

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - Photo taken May 7, 2011, shows the garden of Motsuji, a Buddhist temple, in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture. The Japanese government said the same day that an advisory panel to UNESCO has recommended registering the historic area in northeastern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands off Tokyo as World Heritage sites.

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Tokyo Girls Collection fashion show held in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (C) takes part in Tokyo Girls Collection, a Japan-originated popular fashion show, in Beijing on May 7, 2011. Hatoyama expressed gratitude for Chinese support over a devastating quake and tsunami in Japan as he spoke during the event.

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Concert hall provided by Japan inaugurated in Italy

L'AQUILA, Italy - An inauguration ceremony is held on May 7, 2011, to mark the completion of this concert hall built by Japan in L'Aquila, Italy, as a token of support to the area severely hit by a deadly earthquake in 2009.

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Tokyo Girls Collection fashion show held in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Tokyo Girls Collection, a Japan-originated popular fashion show, is held in Beijing on May 7, 2011.

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Tokyo Girls Collection fashion show held in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Tokyo Girls Collection, a Japan-originated popular fashion show, is held in Beijing on May 7, 2011. At center in front is Japanese fashion model Karina.

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Chubu Electric spokesman

NAGOYA, Japan - A public relations official of Chubu Electric Power Co. distributes a company statement to members of the press at its head office in Nagoya on May 7, 2011, after the utility held an inconclusive board meeting earlier in the day on whether to suspend the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture for safety reasons as requested by Prime Minister Naoto Kan the previous day.

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Anti-nuclear demonstrations in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken May 7, 2011, shows two protesters wearing vegetable suits -- eggplant (L) and Japanese daikon radish (R) -- during a demonstration against nuclear power plants in Shibuya, one of Tokyo's busiest shopping districts.

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Anti-nuclear demonstrations in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People opposed to nuclear power plants demonstrate in Shibuya, one of Tokyo's busiest shopping districts, on May 7, 2011.

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Hiraizumi in northeast Japan to be World Heritage site

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - Photo taken May 7, 2011, shows Chusonji, a Buddhist temple, in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture. An advisory panel to UNESCO has recommended registering the historic area in northeastern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands off Tokyo as World Heritage sites, the Japanese government said the same day.

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Anti-nuclear demonstrations in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People opposed to nuclear power plants demonstrate in Shibuya, one of Tokyo's busiest shopping districts, on May 7, 2011.

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Carnations in tsunami-hit areas

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Red carnations are placed in front of the entrance of Shizugawa Hospital in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 7, 2011, ahead of Mother's Day the next day. The area was devastated by the March 11 tsunami.

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Ueda takes sole lead at World Ladies C'ship

TSUKUBAMIRAI, Japan - Momoko Ueda makes a bunker shot on the eighth hole during the World Ladies Championship at Ibaraki Golf Club in Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki Prefecture, on May 7, 2011. Ueda held sole possession of the lead at the championship after shooting a 2-under 70 in intermittent rain.

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Hamaoka nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 7, 2011, shows the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture. Prime Minister Naoto Kan requested its operator, Chubu Electric Power Co., to suspend the plant for safety reasons the previous day.

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Defense chief Kitazawa in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa listens to a question from a reporter after holding talks with Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima in Naha, the capital of the island prefecture on May 7, 2011. During the meeting with the governor, Kitazawa expressed hope that a deal will be struck on new steps to reduce noise from U.S. bases in Okinawa during upcoming high-level talks between Japan and the United States.

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Hiraizumi in northeast Japan to be World Heritage site

HIRAIZUMI, Japan - Masayoshi Sugawara, mayor of Hiraizumi, a town in Iwate Prefecture, smiles as he meets the press May 7, 2011, in the town following reports that an advisory panel to UNESCO has recommended registering the Hiraizumi area in northeastern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands off Tokyo as World Heritage sites. Behind him is a poster of the Golden Hall at Chusonji, a Buddhist temple, in Hiraizumi.

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Hamaoka nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 7, 2011, shows the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture. Prime Minister Naoto Kan requested its operator, Chubu Electric Power Co., to suspend the plant for safety reasons the previous day.

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Hamaoka nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 7, 2011, shows the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture. Prime Minister Naoto Kan requested its operator, Chubu Electric Power Co., to suspend the plant for safety reasons the previous day.

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Japanese doll in tsunami-hit area

OFUNATO, Japan - A ''Gogatsu Ningyo'' (May doll), usually used for decoration during the boys' festival in May, stands with the assistance of roof tiles at the site of a demolished house in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on May 7, 2011. The area was devastated by the March 11 tsunami.

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Ogasawara Islands to be World Heritage sites

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 2008 shows Minamijima Island, part of the Ogasawara Islands off Tokyo. An advisory panel to UNESCO has recommended registering the islands and the Hiraizumi area in northeastern Japan as World Heritage sites, the Japanese government said May 7, 2011.

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Ogasawara Islands to be World Heritage sites

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 2007 shows Futami port on Chichijima Island, part of the Ogasawara Islands off Tokyo. An advisory panel to UNESCO has recommended registering the islands and the Hiraizumi area in northeastern Japan as World Heritage sites, the Japanese government said May 7, 2011.

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Hiraizumi in northeast Japan to be World Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in May 2008 shows Chusonji, a Buddhist temple known for its Golden Hall, located in Hiraizumi, Iwate Prefecture. An advisory panel to UNESCO has recommended registering the historic area in northeastern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands off Tokyo as World Heritage sites, the Japanese government said May 7, 2011.

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Activist Ai detained

BEIJING, China - File photo taken in May 2009 in Beijing shows prominent Chinese artist Ai Weiwei. China's official news agency Xinhua reported on April 7, 2011, that Ai is being investigated by Chinese police ''for suspected economic crimes in accordance with the law.''

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Mazda to end RX-8 sales in Europe

HIROSHIMA, Japan - This file photo shows Mazda Motor Corp.'s rotary engine-powered RX-8 sports car. The Japanese automaker said on May 7, 2010, that it will end the sales of the vehicle in Europe as the engine fails to meet new European auto emission regulations taking effect in January 2011.