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Iwakuma to play for Mariners

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Nov. 6, 2011, shows free agent right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma before leaving for the United States. The Seattle Mariners said Jan. 5, 2012, that they have signed a one-year contract with the 30-year-old Japanese pitcher.

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Salmon likely released in 2011 return to Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - People watch salmon, likely released in 2011 after northeastern Japan was devastated by a powerful earthquake and tsunami, swimming up the Kido River in the town of Naraha near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Nov. 6, 2014.

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Salmon likely released in 2011 return to Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - Salmon, likely released in 2011 after northeastern Japan was devastated by a powerful earthquake and tsunami, swim up the Kido River in the town of Naraha near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Nov. 6, 2014.

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Salmon likely released in 2011 return to Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - A salmon, likely released in 2011 after northeastern Japan was devastated by a powerful earthquake and tsunami, swimming up the Kido River in the town of Naraha near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Nov. 6, 2014.

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Mariners' Iwakuma heads amateur ball club for post-quake recovery

TOKYO, Japan - Seattle Mariners Japanese hurler Hisashi Iwakuma assumes the post of general manager of an amateur baseball team launched in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, to help the northeastern Japan region recover from the 2011 disaster through "the power of baseball" at a ceremony held in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2014.

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A-bomb surviving bonsai from Hiroshima

KYOTO, Japan - A man marvels at a bonsai tree which survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, at an exhibition in Kyoto on Nov. 25, 2011. It was the public debut of the black pine tree, estimated to be 300-400 years old, which was placed at about 2.5 kilometers from the hypocenter of the atomic blast on Aug. 6, 1945.

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Astronauts return to Earth

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken June 6, 2011, shows Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa. A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying three astronauts -- American Mike Fossum, Sergei Volkov of Russia and Furukawa -- returned to Earth on Nov. 22, 2011, landing on a plain in Kazakhstan after the three completed a five-and-a-half-month mission aboard the International Space Station.

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Liberian President Sirleaf

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf (C), a winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, attends a meeting of the ruling party in Monrovia, capital of the West African country, on Nov. 6, 2011. Opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, a former justice minister, has announced his withdrawal from the presidential runoff slated for Nov. 8, 2011.

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Presidential election in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Supporters of incumbent Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf, a winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, cheer during a meeting of the ruling party in Monrovia, capital of the West African nation, on Nov. 6, 2011. Opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, a former justice minister, has announced his withdrawal from the runoff slated for Nov. 8, 2011.

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Liberian President Sirleaf

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf (C), a winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, attends a meeting of the ruling party in Monrovia, capital of the West African nation, on Nov. 6, 2011, while former warlord and rival candidate Prince Johnson (R) showed his support for Sirleaf. Opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, former justice minister, has announced his withdrawl from the presidential runoff slated for Nov. 8, 2011.

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Japan's Soejima wins NYC Marathon wheelchair div.

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Masazumi Soejima holds a Japanese national flag in New York on Nov. 6, 2011, after winning the men's wheelchair division of the New York City Marathon in a time of 1 hour, 31 minutes, 41 seconds. Children from areas in northeastern Japan devastated by the March disasters gave him the flag after writing encouraging messages on it.

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Flooding in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - A car drives through floodwater at the Bangchan Industrial Estate in eastern Bangkok on Nov. 6, 2011.

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Flooding in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Photo shows a flooded street running through the Bangchan Industrial Estate in eastern Bangkok on Nov. 6, 2011.

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Miss Ecuador wins Miss International 2011

CHENGDU, China - Miss Ecuador Maria Fernanda Cornejo (C) reacts as she is selected as the winner of the 2011 Miss International Beauty Pageant in Chengdu, Sichuan Province in China, on Nov. 6, 2011.

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Miss Ecuador wins Miss International 2011

CHENGDU, China - Miss Ecuador Maria Fernanda Cornejo (front) celebrates after winning the 2011 Miss International Beauty Pageant in Chengdu, Sichuan Province in China, on Nov. 6, 2011.

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Emperor showing symptoms of bronchitis, hospitalized

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L), together with Empress Michiko (R), arrives at the University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2011. The emperor, 77, was admitted to the hospital as a precaution because of the deterioration due to fever of symptoms of a light form of bronchitis that he has occasionally exhibited, according to the Imperial Household Agency.

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Egg-dropping contest in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A high school student drops an egg fitted with a paper protector in a contest at Ritsumeikan University in the city of Kyoto on Nov. 6, 2011. Numerous teams of students in the Kansai area took part in the egg-dropping event and were scored on the accuracy of the egg's landing, the weight of its paper protector and whether the egg was cracked or not.

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Dragons advance to 2nd straight Japan Series

NAGOYA, Japan - Chunichi Dragons outgoing manager Hiromitsu Ochiai responds to fans at Nagoya Dome in Aichi Prefecture on Nov. 6, 2011, after a 2-1 victory against the Yakult Swallows in the Central League's Climax Series, booking a spot in the Japan Series for the second consecutive year.

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Dragons advance to 2nd straight Japan Series

NAGOYA, Japan - Players of the Chunichi Dragons celebrate their 2-1 victory over the Yakult Swallows at Nagoya Dome in Aichi Prefecture on Nov. 6, 2011, in the Central League's Climax Series. The Dragons clinched a spot in the Japan Series for the second consecutive year.

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Cherry tree-planting project to remember tsunami

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Members of a citizens' group begin planting cherry trees in a line connecting the furthest inland points reached by the March 11 tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on Nov. 6, 2011. In an effort to commemorate the disaster, volunteers began planting trees in a line that will eventually stretch 173 kilometers with 17,300 cherry trees in total planted at 10-meter intervals.

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Cherry tree-planting project to remember tsunami

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Members of a citizens' group begin planting cherry trees in a line connecting the furthest inland points reached by the March 11 tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on Nov. 6, 2011. In an effort to commemorate the disaster, volunteers began planting trees in a line that will eventually stretch 173 kilometers with 17,300 cherry trees in total planted at 10-meter intervals.

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Yokozuna Hakuho in sumo ceremony

SASAGURI, Japan - Grand sumo champion Hakuho performs a dedicatory ring entering ceremony in front of a huge bronze statue of a reclining Buddha, 41 meters in length, 11 meters in height and weighing 300 tons, in the town of Sasaguri, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 6, 2011.

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Japan emperor hospitalized

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko leave the Imperial Palace and head for the University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Nov. 6, 2011. The emperor, 77, was admitted to the hospital as a precaution due to a deterioration of symptoms of a light form of bronchitis that he has occasionally exhibited, according to the Imperial Household Agency.

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Ao defends WBC title

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese champion Takahiro Ao (L) lands a punch on the body of Italian challenger Devis Boschiero in the sixth round of a WBC super featherweight title match in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2011. Ao defended his title in a 2-1 decision.

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Yokozuna Hakuho in sumo ceremony

SASAGURI, Japan - Grand sumo champion Hakuho (3rd from R) poses after performing a dedicatory ring entering ceremony in front of a huge bronze statue of a reclining Buddha, 41 meters in length, 11 meters in height and weighing 300 tons, in the town of Sasaguri, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 6, 2011.

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People moving into three-story temporary housing complex

ONAGAWA, Japan - People affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami start moving into a newly built three-story temporary housing complex in the town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 6, 2011.

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Iwakuma hoping to play in MLB

NARITA, Japan - Rakuten Eagles right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma talks to reporters at Narita international airport in Chiba Prefecture on Nov. 6, 2011, before flying to the United States for training. Iwakuma expressed his intention to become a free agent in the hope of playing in the major leagues.

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Ueda wins Mizuno Classic

SHIMA, Japan - Japanese golfer Momoko Ueda holds the victor's trophy at Kashikojima Country Club in Mie Prefecture on Nov. 6, 2011, after winning the Mizuno Classic title. The 2007 Mizuno champion edged China's Feng Shanshan in a playoff.

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Fatal residential fire in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward

TOKYO, Japan - Firefighters hose water onto a charred wooden apartment house in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Nov. 6, 2011. At least four people were killed in the fire.

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Fatal residential fire in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward

TOKYO, Japan - Firefighters work at a charred wooden apartment house in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Nov. 6, 2011. At least four people were killed in the fire.

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GM Chevrolet's Sonic compact car

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2011 shows the Sonic compact car under the Chevrolet brand, which General Motors Japan Ltd. will launch in Japan on Nov. 12, mainly targeting young people. The Japanese unit of the U.S. automaker will sell the 1600 cc Chevrolet Sonic starting at 1.89 million yen.

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Sumitomo Trust, Chuo Mitsui to merge into Japan's top trust bank

TOKYO, Japan - Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. President Hitoshi Tsunekage (L) and Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. President Kazuo Tanabe shake hands at a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 6, 2009, during which they announced a management integration plan for April 2011 that will create Japan's largest trust bank.