Adam Scott 9th after 1st round of Japan Open golf

Adam Scott 9th after 1st round of Japan Open golf

CHIBA, Japan - Adam Scott of Australia holds up his ball after making a birdie putt on the 18th green during the first round of the Japan Open golf tournament at Chiba Country Club in the city of Noda, Chiba Prefecture, on Oct. 16, 2014. Scott came in ninth with a 2-under 68.

Adam Scott 9th after 1st round of Japan Open golf

Adam Scott 9th after 1st round of Japan Open golf

CHIBA, Japan - Adam Scott of Australia tees off on the 18th hole during the first round of the Japan Open golf tournament at Chiba Country Club in the city of Noda, Chiba Prefecture, on Oct. 16, 2014. Scott came in ninth with a 2-under 68.

New rails for disaster-hit railway company

New rails for disaster-hit railway company

NODA, Japan - Workers on Feb. 1, 2012, lay new railroad rails in the village of Noda, Iwate Prefecture, an area hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, as the work began the same day in the village. Sanriku Railway Co. aims at fully resuming its services in April 2014.

Midwinter weather in quake-hit area

Midwinter weather in quake-hit area

NODA, Japan - People walk through snow-covered rubble in the tsunami-hit village of Noda, Iwate Prefecture, on March 16, 2011, as the temperature dropped to midwinter levels in northeastern Japan the same day.

Japan mega quake

Japan mega quake

NODA, Japan - A member of the Japan Self-Defense Forces leads people evacuating following a tsunami alert, in the tsunami-hit village of Noda, Iwate Prefecture, on March 14, 2011.

Rescue efforts in Iwate

Rescue efforts in Iwate

SAPPORO, Japan - An unidentified person (C) is being lifted by a helicopter in Noda, Iwate Prefecture, on March 12, 2011, in the wake of the March 11 monstrous earthquake and tsunami that devastated the region.