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Iwate gov. voices gratitude for reconstruction support

PARIS, France - Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso addresses an event in Paris held by the Japanese prefectural government on Nov. 7, 2014, to thank France for support for the recovery from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami and ask for continuous support.

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Iwate Pref.'s event in Paris to thank for support

PARIS, France - Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso (L) and Ivry Gitlis, a Paris-based violinist, pose for photographs during an event in the French capital held by the Japanese prefectural government on Nov. 7, 2014, to thank France for support for the recovery from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami and ask for continuous support.

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Exhibition marks 20th anniversary of Hanshin temblor

KOBE, Japan - People watch numerical comparisons of damage between the Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 and the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 on a panel on Nov. 7, 2014, at an exhibition held in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, to mark the 20th anniversary of the western Japan disaster.

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Ex-civil rights 'foot soldier' carries torch for future generations

SELMA, United States - Annie Pearl Avery, a ''foot soldier'' of civil rights movements led by African-Americans in the 1960s, explained her experiences during ''Bloody Sunday,'' the March 7, 1965 aborted demonstration march, in front of photos of scenes at the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute on Nov. 14, 2011. (Photo by Akiko Nabeshima)

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Nobel laureate Gbowee

MONROVIA, Liberia - Leymah Gbowee, the Liberian woman jointly awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, speaks during an interview in Monrovia on Nov. 7, 2011. She emphasized the importance of nonviolence for achieving peace and women's social and political participation.

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Nobel laureate Gbowee

MONROVIA, Liberia - Leymah Gbowee, the Liberian woman jointly awarded the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, speaks during an interview in Monrovia on Nov. 7, 2011. She emphasized the importance of nonviolence for achieving peace and women's social and political participation.

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Ex-U.S. envoy Bosworth in interview

WASHINGTON, United States - Former top U.S. envoy on North Korean policy Stephen Bosworth speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, on Nov. 7, 2011.

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Pre-election clash in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Members of U.N. peacekeeping troops patrol around the headquarters of Liberia's main opposition party in Monrovia, capital of Liberia, on Nov. 7, 2011. Supporters of opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, a former justice minister, and security forces clashed in the capital the same day, prior to the Nov. 8 presidential runoff.

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Pre-election clash in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Photo shows supporters of opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, a former justice minister, who were injured in fatal clashes with security forces in the Liberian capital Monrovia, on Nov. 7, 2011. Tubman has announced his withdrawal from the Nov. 8 presidential runoff against incumbent Ellen Sirleaf.

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Ex-Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan

BEIJING, China - Undated file photo shows former Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan. The Chinese government plans to appoint him as chairman of the China-Japan Friendship Association, Beijing's unofficial channel to promote ties with Japanese, sources familiar with bilateral relations said Nov. 7, 2011.

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Pre-election clash in Liberia

MONROVIA, Liberia - Members of security forces stay on alert in Monrovia, capital of Liberia, on Nov. 7, 2011, where they clashed with supporters of opposition presidential candidate Winston Tubman, a former justice minister. Tubman has said he is pulling out of the presidential runoff against incumbent Ellen Sirleaf on Nov. 8, 2011.

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Flooding in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - People ride motorbikes along a flooded road in Bangkok on Nov. 7, 2011.

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Fujitsu launches new supercomputer using 'K' technology

TOKYO, Japan - A woman stands next to the PRIMEHPC FX10, a new supercomputer of Fujitsu Ltd., during the product's unveiling event in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2011. The company said it has adapted technology from its supercomputer ''K'' -- currently the world's fastest -- into the commercial model aimed at companies and research institutes requiring high-level computing capabilities.

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Chinese fishing boat brought to Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - Photo shows crew members of a Chinese fishing boat and Japan Coast Guard officers (wearing helmet) as the boat arrived at Nagasaki port in Nagasaki Prefecture on Nov. 7, 2011, after it was seized by a coast guard patrol vessel. The skipper of the Chinese boat was arrested the previous day after he refused an inspection while sailing in Japanese territorial waters off the southwestern Japan prefecture, according to coast guard officials.

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Ramirez aiming to play for another Japanese club

TOKYO, Japan - Alex Ramirez of the Yomiuri Giants waves at Narita airport near Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2011, ahead of his departure for the United States. The 37-year-old Venezuelan slugger, who aims to part ways with the Central League club, told reporters at the airport the same day he is hoping to continue his baseball career in Japan.

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Chinese trawler arrives in Nagasaki after skipper's arrest

NAGASAKI, Japan - A Chinese fishing boat enters Nagasaki port, southwestern Japan, at 2:58 p.m. on Nov. 7, 2011, after its captain was arrested by the Japan Coast Guard the previous day for allegedly refusing an inspection while sailing in Japan's territorial waters.

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Chinese trawler arrives in Nagasaki after skipper's arrest

NAGASAKI, Japan - A Chinese fishing boat arrives at Nagasaki port, southwestern Japan, at 3:10 p.m. on Nov. 7, 2011, after its captain was arrested by the Japan Coast Guard the previous day for allegedly refusing an inspection while sailing in Japan's territorial waters.

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Sumo elder Naruto, ex-yokozuna Takanosato, dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in September 1982 shows sumo elder Naruto, then Takanosato, holding the trophy after winning the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo. He died of respiratory failure at a hospital in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 7, 2011, at the age of 59.

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Dalai Lama in Tokyo press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama holds a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2011.

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Sumo elder Naruto, ex-yokozuna Takanosato, dies

FUKUOKA, Japan - File photo shows sumo elder Naruto (R) attending a press conference along with Kisenosato, a wrestler who belongs to the Naruto stable, in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 31, 2011. Naruto, the former yokozuna Takanosato, died of respiratory failure at a Fukuoka hospital on Nov. 7, 2011, aged 59.

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Unmanned copter surveys airborne radiation levels in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - An unmanned helicopter surveys airborne radiation levels in Iitate village in Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 7, 2011. The helicopter is being used as part of an Environment Ministry survey to collect data for use when drawing up decontamination measures in the prefecture affected by the ongoing nuclear crisis.

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Unmanned copter surveys airborne radiation levels in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - An unmanned helicopter surveys airborne radiation levels in Iitate village in Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 7, 2011. The helicopter is being used as part of an Environment Ministry survey to collect data for use when drawing up decontamination measures in the prefecture affected by the ongoing nuclear crisis.

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Ex-pro tennis player Sugiyama ties knot

TOKYO, Japan - Former tennis star Ai Sugiyama, 36, holds a drawing of her new husband and smiles as she announces her marriage in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2011.

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Sumo elder Naruto, ex-yokozuna Takanosato, dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in January 2011 shows sumo elder Naruto, the former yokozuna Takanosato, who died of respiratory failure at a hospital in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 7, 2011. He was 59.

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D. Rockefeller Jr. in disaster-hit Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - American philanthropist David Rockefeller Jr. (C) visits an elementary school hit by the March 11 tsunami in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 7, 2011. The director and former chairman of Rockefeller & Co. and board chairman of the Rockefeller Foundation offered condolences to those affected by the disaster.

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Salmon, mackerel harvested in disaster-hit Otsuchi

OTSUCHI, Japan - People working at a fish market in the quake- and tsunami-hit town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, sort out harvested fish including salmon and mackerel on Nov. 7, 2011, as the market opened for business for the first time since the March 11 disaster devastated the area.