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Chinese dissident Lu

TOKYO, Japan - A May 2012 file photo shows Chinese human rights activist Lu Haitao. Lu has been in the United States after having taken refuge at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing in December 2012, it was learned on March 7, 2013.

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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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Recaptured penguin back at Tokyo aquarium

TOKYO, Japan - A male Humboldt penguin (L bottom) is put back on public display at Tokyo Sea Life Park in Edogawa Ward on June 7, 2012, for the first time in about three months. The penguin was recaptured on May 24 after escaping from the seaside aquarium in early March.

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London Olympics countdown

LONDON, Britain - A javelin thrower competes during a meet at the Olympic Stadium in London on May 7, 2012, in front of an electronic signboard still under construction prior to the London Olympic Games in July and August 2012.

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London Olympics countdown

LONDON, Britain - Reporters wear vinyl sheets in the rain as they work during a meet at the Olympic Stadium in London on May 7, 2012, prior to the London Olympic Games in July and August 2012.

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Korean pop culture in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Kim Yung Duk, head of the Japan Office of the Korea Creative Content Agency, speaks about Korean pop culture in Japan during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on May 7, 2012.

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Toyota's RAV4 EV

LOS ANGELES, United States - Toyota Motor Corp. unveils the RAV4 EV, an electric vehicle version of its popular RAV4 sport utility vehicle, in Los Angeles on May 7, 2012.

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'Joan of Arc' performed in Noh in France

PARIS, France - A Japanese troupe performs a Noh adaptation of ''Joan of Arc'' at Jardin d'Acclimatation Theater in Paris on May 7, 2012.

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'Joan of Arc' performed in Noh in France

PARIS, France - A Japanese troupe performs a Noh adaptation of ''Joan of Arc'' at Jardin d'Acclimatation Theater in Paris on May 7, 2012.

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African wrestler marks 1st win as jonokuchi

TOKYO, Japan - Egyptian Osunaarashi (R), sumo's first-ever wrestler of African descent, defeats Kotoomura in Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 7, 2012. Osunaarashi (Great Sandstorm), 20, whose real name is Abdelrahman Ahmed Shaalan, marked his debut as a jonokuchi wrestler with a victory.

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Beijing hospital where dissident receiving treatment

BEIJING, China - A police car on May 7, 2012, leaves Beijing's Chaoyang Hospital where prominent Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng is receiving treatment.

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New TEPCO President Hirose

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Naomi Hirose, managing director of Tokyo Electric Power Co. TEPCO and a state-backed bailout fund plan to promote Hirose as the next president of the company, government sources said May 7, 2012.

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Recipient of Saruhashi award Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Scientist Ayako Abe smiles in Tokyo on May 7, 2012, after being named the 2012 winner of the Saruhashi Award, a prize given to female researchers who have made remarkable achievements in the natural sciences. Abe, a University of Tokyo associate professor specializing in climate change models, was commended by the Association for the Bright Future of Women Scientists for reproducing on computer changes in glacier ice distributions.

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Measuring skin tone with smartphone

TOKYO, Japan - A woman measures her skin tone using a smartphone camera in Tokyo on May 7, 2012. Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. developed technology to accurately measure people's skin tones using a smartphone camera, giving cosmetics makers a new tool to boost online sales.

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Petitioner at Beijing hospital

BEIJING, China - Police officers evict a man (C), who was telling passers-by and foreign journalists of alleged wrongdoing by Chinese authorities, in front of Beijing's Chaoyang Hospital on May 7, 2012. The place has been drawing people who want to raise objections to the authorities as the hospital, where prominent Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng is receiving treatment, has been a focus of international media attention.

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Syrian parliamentary election

DAMASCUS, Syria - A Syrian female voter (R) speaks with election officials at a polling station in Damascus on May 7, 2012, when a parliamentary election was held in the country. A portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad hangs on the wall.

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Syrian parliamentary election

DAMASCUS, Syria - A Syrian man casts his vote at a polling station in Damascus on May 7, 2012, when a parliamentary election was held in the country. A portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad hangs on the wall.

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African wrestler marks 1st win as jonokuchi

TOKYO, Japan - Egyptian Osunaarashi, sumo's first-ever wrestler of African descent, speaks with reporters at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan after marking his debut as a jonokuchi wrestler with a victory on May 7, 2012. Osunaarashi (Great Sandstorm), 20, whose real name is Abdelrahman Ahmed Shaalan, defeated 15-year-old Kotoomura.

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African wrestler marks 1st win as jonokuchi

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a bout between jonokuchi wrestlers Osunaarashi (R), an Egyptian and sumo's first-ever wrestler of African descent, and Kotoomura at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 7, 2012. Osunaarashi (Great Sandstorm), 20, whose real name is Abdelrahman Ahmed Shaalan, defeated 15-year-old Kotoomura, marking his debut as a jonokuchi wrestler with a victory.

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Yokohama zoo unveils endangered monkey

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A female red-shanked douc langur monkey (R) on lease from the Singapore Zoo is unveiled at Yokohama's municipal zoo, Zoorasia, on May 7, 2012. To the left is one of two males of the species, listed as endangered and dubbed the ''world's most beautiful monkey,'' that the Japanese zoo has kept since its opening in 1999.

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S. Korea expo

YEOSU, South Korea - Photo shows a display on the exterior of the Japan Pavilion at Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea, an upcoming international exposition in South Korea's Yeosu, which is shown to reporters on May 7, 2012.

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Dollar remains weak, stocks tumble in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A display at the Tokyo office of money broker Gaitame.com Co. shows the dollar trading at the 79-yen level, while the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average closed at 9,119.14 on May 7, 2012. Last week, the dollar slipped below 80 yen after trading above that line for about two months, and the Nikkei tumbled 261.11 points or 2.78 percent May 7, as the results of the French and Greek elections raised concerns that Europe's efforts to implement austerity measures to settle the region's debt crisis may face a setback.

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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.

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Japan local gov'ts seek Chinese tourists

BEIJING, China - Toyama Gov. Takakazu Ishii speaks at a seminar in Beijing on May 7, 2012, to promote Chinese tourism to nine prefectures in central Japan. Ishii was leading a 50-member delegation of local governments and travel companies from the nine prefectures of Nagano, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Gifu, Shizuoka, Aichi, Mie and Shiga.

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Tornado hits Ibaraki

TSUKUBA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 7, 2012 shows members of Japan's Self-Defense Forces cleaning up debris in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on May 7, 2012. A tornado ripped through the prefecture in eastern Japan the previous day, killing a teenage boy and injuring dozens of people.

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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.