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Tsunami-hit food firm recovering from 2011 quake

TOKYO, Japan -Atsushi Abe, senior managing director of a fish processing company in the town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, holds popular product "Rias Poem" -- saury in rolled kelp -- in front of a wooden board bearing the same name on Nov. 11, 2014. The board was miraculously found after the 2011 disaster.

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Exhibit on Japan's dislike-S. Korea publications in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Women read books at an exhibition in Seoul to display Japanese dislike-South Korea publications on Nov. 11, 2011, the first day of the event. The exhibition runs through Nov. 16.

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Families, police search for missing victims of 2011 quake

NAMIE, Japan - Family members of people missing in the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami (fore) search for the missing in the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, along with Fukushima prefectural police officers on Nov. 11, 2014.

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Duty to work led midwife to put others' safety 1st in tsunami

SHIOGAMA, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 19, 2013 shows part of a page of the business diary at maternity hospital Ikeno Clinic in Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, where midwife Yukie Aoyama works as a chief nurse. Written in the section of March 11, 2011 were encircled characters meaning a big earthquake. (Photo by Yohei Kanasashi)

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U.S. envoy Kennedy gives speech

TOKYO, Japan - New U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy delivers a speech during a luncheon at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 27, 2013, her first speech in the post in Tokyo. She is holding a present given to her by people affected by the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake during her visit to the disaster-stricken region in northeastern Japan. (Pool photo)

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Jane Birkin honored for disaster relief effort

PARIS, France - Jane Birkin (R) poses for photos with Japanese Ambassador to France Yoichi Suzuki at the ambassador's official residence in Paris on Nov. 14, 2013. Japan presented this year's Foreign Minister's Commendation award to the French-based singer and actress for her efforts in promoting cultural exchange between Japan and France and for relief activities after the March 11, 2011 tsunami and earthquake disaster.

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Man Utd legend Charlton

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton stands at the stadium of the J-Village soccer facility in Hirono, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 11, 2013. Charlton named the J-Village more than 10 years ago. After the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, the facility turned it into an operational base to tackle the ongoing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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Driftwood violins keep alive memories of prequake days

TOKYO, Japan - Polish violinist Nicolas Chumachenco (L) shows the back of his violin, on which a picture of the famed "miracle pine tree" is drawn. It was the only tree that survived the devastating tsunami that swept away a pine forest on the coast of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on March 11, 2011, when the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred. Photo taken Nov. 3, 2012 in Ikoma, Nara Prefecture. (Photo by Yukie Nishizawa)

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Toyota's new coupe 86

NAGOYA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. unveils its new 2-liter coupe ''86'' (hachiroku) in Oyama, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 27, 2011. The car, which Toyota will begin selling in the spring, was named in a reference to popular sports models launched in the 1980s. Toyota will present the prototype model of the 86, equipped with what the automaker claims is the world's first horizontally opposed D-45 engine, at the Tokyo Motor Show from Dec. 3 to 11, 2011.

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Toyota's new coupe 86

NAGOYA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda (front) stands by the automaker's new 2-liter coupe ''86'' (hachiroku) unveiled in Oyama, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 27, 2011. The car to go on sale next spring was named in a reference to popular sports models launched in the 1980s. Toyota will present the prototype model of the 86, equipped with what the automaker claims is the world's first horizontally opposed D-45 engine, at the Tokyo Motor Show from Dec. 3 to 11, 2011.

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High school footballers from quake-hit areas at Wembley

LONDON, Britain - High school footballers from Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, the three northeastern Japanese prefectures hit hard by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, and others pose for photos at London's Wembley Stadium on Nov. 24, 2011. The students' trip was realized after England's Football Association offered to let them use the field for half a day free of charge in a show of support for Japan's reconstruction efforts.

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High school footballers from quake-hit areas leave for Wembley

NARITA, Japan - Sixteen high school footballers from Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, the three northeastern prefectures hit hard by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, pose for photos at Narita airport near Tokyo ahead of their departure for London on Nov. 22, 2011, to play matches at the famous Wembley Stadium. The trip was realized after England's Football Association offered to let them use the field for half a day free of charge in a show of support for the reconstruction efforts.

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'One-and-only' chair for babies in disaster-hit areas

SAPPORO, Japan - Noriyuki Nakao (L), associate professor of Tokai University, looks at chairs, in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Nov. 21, 2011, which are to be given to babies born on March 11, 2011, in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima Prefectures, severely hit by the quake and tsunami disasters. A Hokkaido-based team announced the same day the project to present the ''one-and-only'' chairs, which bear each baby's name, their birthday ''March 11, 2011'' and a message ''Be tough toward the future.'' Nakao designed the chair.

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'One-and-only' chair for babies in disaster-hit areas

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2011, in Sapporo, Hokkaido, shows chairs which are to be given to babies born on March 11, 2011, in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima Prefectures, severely hit by the quake and tsunami disasters. A Hokkaido-based team announced the same day the project to present the ''one-and-only'' chairs, which bear each baby's name, their birthday ''March 11, 2011'' and a message ''Be tough toward the future.''

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Disaster debris in Otsuchi

SENDAI, Japan - Debris from the massive March 11, 2011, tsunami is piled up on a beach in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on Nov. 17, 2011.

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Monju reactor's lab unused

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 11, 2011, shows the inside of a laboratory affiliated with the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor, in Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture. The lab, designed to develop new nuclear fuel recycling technology, has been unused since its construction was suspended in 2000 following several accidents, prompting the Board of Audit of Japan to call on Nov. 14, 2011, for the operator of the Monju reactor to find a use for it. Some 83 billion yen has already been spent on it.

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Monju reactor's lab unused

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 11, 2011, shows the inside of a laboratory affiliated with the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor, in Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture. The lab, designed to develop new nuclear fuel recycling technology, has been unused since its construction was suspended in 2000 following several accidents, prompting the Board of Audit of Japan to call on Nov. 14, 2011, for the operator of the Monju reactor to find a use for it. Some 83 billion yen has already been spent on it.

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A-bomb exhibition begins at U.N. office at Geneva

GENEVA, Switzerland - Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui (R) and Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue cut the tape during the opening ceremony for a permanent exhibition on the 1945 atomic bombings of the two Japanese cities inside the United Nations Office in Geneva on Nov. 11, 2011.

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A-bomb exhibition begins at U.N. office at Geneva

GENEVA, Switzerland - Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui (L) and Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue (R) are pictured at the site of a permanent exhibition on the 1945 atomic bombings of the two Japanese cities inside the United Nations Office in Geneva on Nov. 11, 2011, its opening day.

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Asada 3rd after short program of NHK Trophy

SAPPORO, Japan - Former world champion Mao Asada of Japan performs during the women's short program of the NHK Trophy figure skating event at Makomanai Ice Arena in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 11, 2011. Asada had an early wobble and placed third in the short program.

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Otsuka ties up with Denmark's Lundbeck on psychiatric drugs

TOKYO, Japan - Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. President Taro Iwamoto and Danish drugmaker H. Lundbeck A/S CEO Ulf Wiinberg shake hands in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2011. The two companies agreed to share costs to develop and market drugs to treat central neurological diseases including schizophrenia.

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Suzuki leads short program of NHK Trophy

SAPPORO, Japan - Japan's Akiko Suzuki performs during the women's short program of the NHK Trophy figure skating event at Makomanai Ice Arena in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Nov. 11, 2011. Suzuki led the competition after the short program.

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Japan to join Pacific free trade talks

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2011. He announced the Japanese government's decision to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade pact talks.

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Japan beat Tajikistan in World Cup qualifier

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan - Yasuyuki Konno (L) scores Japan's first goal in the 36th minute of a 2014 World Cup qualifier in Asian zone Group C against Tajikistan in Dushanbe on Nov. 11, 2011. Japan put one foot through the door to the final round of World Cup qualifying with a comfortable 4-0 victory over Tajikistan.

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New stage at Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - A new performance stage named Skyrium (C) opens at the departure lobby of the Terminal 2 building at Narita airport near Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2011.

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Yomiuri's Kiyotake accuses outspoken chairman of meddling

TOKYO, Japan - Hidetoshi Kiyotake, representative and general manager of the Yomiuri Giants, wipes tears during a press conference at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2011. Kiyotake criticized Tsuneo Watanabe, chairman of the baseball club and an influential figure in Japanese baseball, for interfering in the club's personnel affairs.

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Kitajima prepares for Tokyo swimming world cup

TOKYO, Japan - Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima of Japan speaks during a press conference on Nov. 11, 2011 at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center, where he practiced for the World Cup Tokyo meet which starts the following day.

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Yomiuri's Kiyotake accuses outspoken chairman of meddling

TOKYO, Japan - Combined file photos show Hidetoshi Kiyotake (L), representative and general manager of the Yomiuri Giants, and Tsuneo Watanabe, chairman of the baseball club. During a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2011, Kiyotake criticized Watanabe, former Giants owner and an influential figure in Japanese baseball, for interfering in the club's personnel affairs.

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Dolls to mourn for children who died in disaster

WAKUYA, Japan - About 2,000 ''tsurushibina'' dolls are hung in displays to mourn for children who died in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami to mark eight months after the disaster at a temple in the town of Wakuya, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 11, 2011.

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Kitajima prepares for Tokyo swimming world cup

TOKYO, Japan - Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima of Japan practices on Nov. 11, 2011 at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center, where the World Cup Tokyo meet starts the following day.

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Thorpe prepares for Tokyo swimming world cup

TOKYO, Japan - Former Olympic champion Ian Thorpe (C) of Australia practices on Nov. 11, 2011 at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center, where the World Cup Tokyo meet starts the following day. Thorpe, who retired in 2006 after competing in the Sydney and Athens Olympics, returned to competitive swimming this year in preparation for the 2012 London Olympics.

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Thorpe, Kitajima prepare for Tokyo swimming world cup

TOKYO, Japan - Ian Thorpe (L) of Australia turns a microphone to Japan's Kosuke Kitajima during a press conference on Nov. 11, 2011 at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center, where they practiced for the World Cup Tokyo meet which starts the following day.

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Thorpe, Kitajima prepare for Tokyo swimming world cup

TOKYO, Japan - Ian Thorpe (L) of Australia and Japan's Kosuke Kitajima speak at a press conference on Nov. 11, 2011 at Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center, where they practiced for the World Cup Tokyo meet which starts the following day.

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DPJ's Hirata to become upper house president

TOKYO, Japan - Kenji Hirata, secretary general of the governing Democratic Party of Japan's upper house caucus, speaks with reporters in the Diet building in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2011. DPJ lawmakers said the same day that the House of Councillors is expected to elect Hirata as its president Nov. 14, succeeding Takeo Nishioka who died Nov. 5.

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Japan's Icebreaker Shirase departs for Antarctica

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Japanese icebreaker the Shirase passing under the Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo Bay on Nov. 11, 2011, shortly after its departure from Harumi Wharf for Antarctica on a mission to support the country's 53rd expedition team to be deployed there. The 12,650-ton Shirase also plans to help break the ice near Australia's Antarctic Mawson Base in response to the Australian government's request to secure supply routes.

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Japan's Icebreaker Shirase departs for Antarctica

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese icebreaker the Shirase leaves Harumi Wharf in Tokyo Bay on Nov. 11, 2011, for Antarctica on a mission to support the country's 53rd expedition team to be deployed there. The 12,650-ton Shirase also plans to help break the ice near Australia's Antarctic Mawson Base in response to the Australian government's request to secure supply routes.

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Uniqlo store in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - People crowd a major Uniqlo store in Seoul's Myeongdong district on Nov. 11, 2011, its opening day. The 3,967 square-meter casual clothing store is operated by FRL Korea Co., a joint venture between Japan's Fast Retailing Co. and South Korea's Lotte Shopping Co.

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100-meter-long rainbow flag on 8th-month tsunami anniv.

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - People hold up a rainbow-colored flag stretching over 100 meters in the Utatsu district in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on Nov. 11, 2011, marking eight months since a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the region. The flag was created by putting together some 50 2-meter by 2-meter flags bearing messages expressing hope for reconstruction of the area, written by people in Japan and abroad, in an act of continued support organized by a volunteer group.

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Japan's Icebreaker Shirase departs for Antarctica

TOKYO, Japan - A crew member of Japanese icebreaker the Shirase bids farewell to his family on board the 12,650-ton vessel on Nov. 11, 2011, shortly before leaving Harumi Wharf in Tokyo Bay for Antarctica on a mission to support the country's 53rd expedition team to be deployed there. The Shirase also plans to help break the ice near Australia's Antarctic Mawson Base in response to the Australian government's request to secure supply routes.

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100-meter-long rainbow flag on 8th-month tsunami anniv.

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - People hold a rainbow-colored flag stretching over 100 meters in the Utatsu district in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on Nov. 11, 2011, marking eight months since a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the region. The flag was created by putting together some 50 2-meter by 2-meter flags bearing messages expressing hope for reconstruction of the area, written by people in Japan and abroad, in an act of continued support organized by a volunteer group.

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PM Noda in parliament

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks during a session of the House of Representatives' Budget Committee in the Diet building in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2011.

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100-meter-long rainbow flag on 8th-month tsunami anniv.

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - A rainbow-colored flag stretching over 100 meters is laid on the ground in the Utatsu district in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, in northeastern Japan on Nov. 11, 2011, marking eight months since a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the region. The flag was created by putting together some 50 2-meter by 2-meter flags bearing messages expressing hope for reconstruction of the area, written by people in Japan and abroad, in an act of continued support organized by a volunteer group.

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PM Noda in parliament

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda raises his hand to speak during a session of the House of Representatives' Budget Committee in the Diet building in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2011.

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PM Noda in parliament

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda strokes his chin during a session of the House of Representatives' Budget Committee in the Diet building in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2011.

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New ship to shuttle between Hokkaido, disputed isles

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows new passenger vessel, the Etopirika, at a shipyard in Etajima, Hiroshima Prefecture, in western Japan, on Nov. 11, 2011, prior to its launch ceremony later in the day. The 1,150-ton ship, capable of carrying 84 passengers, will shuttle between Nemuro, Hokkaido, in northern Japan, and the Russian-held disputed islands off Hokkaido, known in Japan as the Northern Territories and as the Southern Kurils in Russia, from May 2012, to carry people taking part in visa-free exchange programs and other purposes.

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Dushanbe Central Stadium covered with snow

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan - Photo shows the snow-covered pitch at Dushanbe Central Stadium in the capital of Tajikistan on Nov. 9, 2011. The men's national soccer team of Japan will play Tajikistan in a World Cup qualifier at the stadium on Nov. 11, 2011.

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Snow shoveling at Dushanbe Central Stadium

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan - A man shovels snow at Dushanbe Central Stadium in the capital of Tajikistan on Nov. 9, 2011. The men's national soccer team of Japan will play Tajikistan in a World Cup qualifier at the stadium on Nov. 11, 2011.

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80% of Toyota hybrid interior to be covered in bioplastic

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows the seats of Toyota Motor Corp.'s redesigned Sai hybrid sedan in Nagoya, central Japan, on Oct. 11, 2011. The automaker said the same day that 80 percent of the interior of the vehicle, to be released on Nov. 1 in Japan, is covered in bioplastic, up from 60 percent in the Sai model currently on sale.