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Volunteers join search for people missing in 2011 tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Volunteers comb a coastline in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Oct. 11, 2014, in search of human remains, personal belongings and other items related to missing victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan. As of Oct. 10, 2,594 people remain missing in Fukushima, Iwate and Miyagi prefectures as a result of the disaster.

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Police continue search for people missing in 2011 tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Police officers comb a coastal area in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Oct. 11, 2014, in search of human remains, personal belongings and other items related to missing victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan. As of Oct. 10, 2,549 people remain missing in Fukushima, Iwate and Miyagi prefectures as a result of the disaster.

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1st post-Fukushima nuclear disaster drill

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 11, 2013, in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, shows a fire-fighting exercise in the first major nuclear disaster drill conducted by the Japanese government following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi atomic power plant accident, on the assumption that an earthquake triggers an accident at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear power plant.

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1st post-Fukushima nuclear disaster drill

SATSUMASENDAI, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 11, 2013, shows employees in the main control room at Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Sendai nuclear power plant in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, in the first major nuclear disaster drill conducted by the Japanese government following the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi atomic power plant accident, on the assumption that an earthquake triggers an accident at the Sendai plant.

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9/11 group seeks continued support for Tohoku disaster victims

TOKYO, Japan - Lee Ielpi (far L), head of the September 11th Families' Association, meets reconstruction minister Tatsuo Hirano (R) in Tokyo on Oct. 26, 2012. Bereaved families of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States called for continued support for survivors of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that hit eastern and northeastern Japan in their meeting with the Japanese minister.

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9/11 group gives monument to Japanese city

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 25, 2012, in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, shows a monument (front) in the shape of a crane, with a wing span of 80 centimeters, made from debris of the World Trade Center, which collapsed in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. An association of bereaved families of victims of the attacks donated the monument the same day to the city as a symbol of its recovery efforts from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan.

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Japan steps into currency market

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic display board in the Marunouchi business district in central Tokyo shows the dollar trade at the lower 79 yen range at 11:34 a.m. on Oct. 31, 2011, following the yen-selling intervention by Japanese authorities. The Japanese Finance Ministry said the intervention was conducted at 10:25 a.m. after the dollar dropped to a fresh postwar low of 75.32 yen in Oceanian trading earlier in the day.

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Excavation of Koguryo tomb in Pyongyang

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2011, shows a Chinese character (C) on a wall of a stone chamber in the Kosan-dong No. 1 tomb dating back to the early sixth century, one of the Koguryo tombs in Pyongyang, North Korea.

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Excavation of Koguryo tomb in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken on Oct. 11, 2011, shows a black tortoise, one of the four guardian deities and the guardian of the north, painted on a stone chamber wall at the Kosan-dong No. 1 tomb, one of the Koguryo tombs in Pyongyang, North Korea, dating back to the early sixth century. The tomb was recently excavated by a team of Japanese and North Korean researchers after being first unearthed in 1936.

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Cardinals even World Series 3-3

ST. LOUIS, United States - Texas Rangers' Mike Napoli hits an RBI single during the fourth inning of Game 6 of the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 27, 2011. Cardinals won 10-9 in 11 innings, tying the World Series 3-3.

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Cardinals even World Series 3-3

ST. LOUIS, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Colby Lewis starts in Game 6 of the World Series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 27, 2011. The Cardinals won 10-9 in 11 innings, tying the World Series 3-3.

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Cardinals even World Series 3-3

ST. LOUIS, United States - St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jaime Garcia starts in Game 6 of the World Series against the Texas Rangers at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 27, 2011. The Cardinals won 10-9 in 11 innings, tying the World Series 3-3.

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Cardinals even World Series 3-3

ST. LOUIS, United States - St. Louis Cardinals' Lance Berkman hits a two-run home run during the first inning of Game 6 of the World Series against the Texas Rangers at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on Oct. 27, 2011. The Cardinals won 10-9 in 11 innings, tying the World Series 3-3.

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Storage place of debris from March 11 disaster

MIYAKO, Japan - Environment Minister Goshi Hosono (L) visits a temporary storage place for debris created by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster at Fujiwara Pier in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 8, 2011.

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German president visits Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - German President Christian Wulff (far L) meets evacuees living in temporary housing in the city of Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture on Oct. 25, 2011. The president visited the prefecture to encourage local people struggling in the aftermath of the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami and ensuing nuclear disaster.

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German president visits Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - German President Christian Wulff (3rd from R, seated) attends a classical music concert given by 18 Japanese and German students at an aquarium in the city of Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture on Oct. 25, 2011. The president visited the prefecture to encourage local people struggling in the aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and ensuing nuclear crisis.

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TEPCO accident operation manuals with, without blackouts

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows copies of a page which is mostly blacked out (L) and the same page without being blacked out (R) from Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s accident operation manuals for the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which was crippled by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami. The governmental Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency publicized on Oct. 24, 2011, part of the manuals with few blacked-out parts, which TEPCO submitted at the agency's request, which was made after the utility submitted mostly blacked-out versions to parliament in September 2011 and drew public criticism.

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New levee prevented total power loss at nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 2008 shows the Tokai Daini nuclear power plant run by Japan Atomic Power Co. in Ibaraki Prefecture. The plant managed to avoid a total power loss during the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami thanks to a levee the company was reconstructing voluntarily, sources familiar with the matter said Oct. 23, 2011.

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Sanyo Shokai's luxury coat to support Japan quake victims

NEW YORK, United States - A man wears a limited edition coat with the stitched-letter of ''Kibo'' (hope) inside, which was manufactured in disaster-hit northeastern Japan using materials from the area to support the victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Major Japanese apparel company Sanyo Shokai Ltd. is scheduled to launch the luxurious trench coats for men on Oct. 24, 2011, at Saks Fifth Avenue, an upper-end department store in New York, at the price of $795 apiece. All proceeds will be donated to a quake relief charity.

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French PM Fillon in disaster-hit Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - French Prime Minister Francois Fillon (2nd from L) listens as Ishinomaki Mayor Hiroshi Kameyama (R) explains about an area devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Oct. 22, 2011, the first day of his two-day trip to Japan. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is scheduled to hold talks with Fillon in Tokyo on the following day.

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Opening ceremony for extra Diet session

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (top) attends the opening ceremony of a 51-day extraordinary Diet session in the main hall of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2011. The session, from Oct. 20 to Dec. 9, 2011, will discuss a 12.10 trillion yen fiscal 2011 third extra budget to finance full-fledged reconstruction of areas ravaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Removing ship after tsunami

KAMAISHI, Japan - The 4,724-ton freighter Asia Symphony is lifted from land at Kamaishi port in Iwate Prefecture before being moved to the sea on Oct. 20, 2011. The ship was washed onto the land by the March 11 tsunami.

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Removing ship after tsunami

KAMAISHI, Japan - The 4,724-ton freighter Asia Symphony is lifted from land at Kamaishi port in Iwate Prefecture before being moved to the sea on Oct. 20, 2011. The ship was washed onto the land by the March 11 tsunami.

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Removing ship after tsunami

KAMAISHI, Japan - The 4,724-ton freighter Asia Symphony is lifted from land at Kamaishi port in Iwate Prefecture before being moved to the sea on Oct. 20, 2011. The ship was washed onto the land by the March 11 tsunami.

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Japan quake-hit city desires pandas to be leased

SENDAI, Japan - Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua (L) and Sendai Mayor Emiko Okuyama shake hands at the Sendai city offices in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Oct. 18, 2011. The mayor of the city, which was hit hard by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, reiterated in a meeting with the ambassador the city's request for China to lease giant pandas to the city-run Yagiyama Zoological Park to cheer up local children affected by the disaster. The city made the request to the Chinese government earlier.

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Shark fins dried in the sun in tsunami-hit Kesennuma

KESENNUMA, Japan - Shark fins, a local specialty of tsunami-hit Kesennuma, are dried in the sun as part of their processing as a luxury food item, in the Miyagi Prefecture city on Oct. 17, 2011, after shark catches were landed at the Kesennuma port. The fins were suspended by strings because drying platforms were washed away by the March 11 tsunami.

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Burning debris in Iwate Pref.

MORIOKA, Japan - Firefighters on Oct. 17, 2011, hose down stored debris created by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami which has been burning for a week in the town of Yamada, Iwate Prefecture.

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Lanterns lit up in Tokyo to encourage disaster-hit areas

TOKYO, Japan - A total of 3,000 lanterns made of Japanese ''washi'' paper illuminate Tokyo's Roppongi district on Oct. 15, 2011, in support of reconstruction of the areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Written on the lanterns were encouraging messages from across Japan and some 70 countries.

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Lanterns lit up in Tokyo to encourage disaster-hit areas

TOKYO, Japan - A total of 3,000 lanterns made of Japanese ''washi'' paper illuminate Tokyo's Roppongi district on Oct. 15, 2011, in support of reconstruction of the areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Written on the lanterns were encouraging messages from across Japan and some 70 countries.

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U.S. wins women's team gold at world gymnastics c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - The members of the U.S. squad hold their gold medals at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2011, after winning the women's team division of the world gymnastics championships.

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Rangers' Tateyama vs Tigers in ALCS Game 3

DETROIT, United States - Yoshinori Tateyama of the Texas Rangers, who replaced Darren Oliver during the eighth inning, pitches against the Detroit Tigers in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 11, 2011. Tateyama threw two-thirds of a scoreless inning. Texas led the best-of-seven series 2-1 after losing 5-2 to Detroit.

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Japan beat Tajikistan 8-0 in World Cup q'fier

OSAKA, Japan - Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni (R) and Mike Havenaar touch hands as the forward is substituted in the second half of a World Cup qualifier match against Tajikistan at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 11, 2011. Japan beat Tajikistan 8-0, with Havenaar scoring twice, both with a header.

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Liberian presidential election

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf shows a registration card at the polls for the presidential election in Bomi County, western Liberia, on Oct. 11, 2011. The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate is seeking a second term in the election, in which voting began the same day.

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Bhutan awaits royal wedding

THIMPHU, Bhutan - A decoration featuring a picture of the king of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, and his bride-to-be Jetsun Pema, is being installed in Thimphu, the country's capital, on Oct. 11, 2011, to celebrate the wedding scheduled to be held on Oct. 13.

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Rangers' Uehara in loss vs Tigers in ALCS Game 3

DETROIT, United States - Koji Uehara of the Texas Rangers, who replaced Colby Lewis during the sixth inning, pitches against the Detroit Tigers in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, on Oct. 11, 2011. He was charged with 1 run in two thirds of an inning. Texas led the best-of-seven series 2-1 after losing 5-2 to Detroit.

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Hiroshima doctors arrive in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Shizuteru Usui (front), president of the Hiroshima Prefectural Medical Association, arrives in Pyongyang via Beijing on Oct. 11, 2011. Usui and other member doctors of the group are scheduled to stay in North Korea until Oct. 15 to conduct medical checks for North Koreans who were in Hiroshima at the time of the 1945 atomic bombing and were exposed to radiation in the western Japanese city.

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Amnesty move in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - Reporters gather in front of the Insein prison in Yangon, Myanmar, on Oct. 11, 2011. State media reported the previous day more than 6,000 prisoners will be released starting on Oct. 11. Sources said some political detainees would be among those released.

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Japan beat Tajikistan 8-0 in World Cup q'fier

OSAKA, Japan - Forward Shinji Okazaki celebrates after scoring Japan's eighth goal in the second half of a World Cup qualifier match against Tajikistan at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 11, 2011. Japan beat Tajikistan 8-0, with Okazaki scoring twice.

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Japan beat Tajikistan 8-0 in World Cup q'fier

OSAKA, Japan - Forward Mike Havenaar (C) celebrates with forward Shinji Kagawa (L), with forward Shinji Okazaki (R) approaching, after Havenaar scored Japan's fifth goal in the second half of a World Cup qualifier match against Tajikistan at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 11, 2011. Japan beat Tajikistan 8-0.

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7th month anniv. of Japan tsunami

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - The gymnasium of an elementary school in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, stands empty on Oct. 11, 2011, after the departure of all of the evacuees who were staying there. Ishinomaki shut down about 20 remaining evacuation centers the same day, including the gymnasium that accommodated over 1,500 evacuees at one point, seven months after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Japan beat Tajikistan 8-0 in World Cup q'fier

OSAKA, Japan - Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni raises his fist after forward Mike Havenaar scored Japan's first goal in the first half of a World Cup qualifier match against Tajikistan at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 11, 2011. Japan beat Tajikistan 8-0.

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Liberian presidential election

MONROVIA, Liberia - Liberian President Ellen Sirleaf (front) casts her vote in the presidential election while in Bomi County, western Liberia, on Oct. 11, 2011. The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize laureate is seeking a second term in the election, in which voting began the same day.

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Japan beat Tajikistan 8-0 in World Cup q'fier

OSAKA, Japan - Forward Shinji Kagawa (R) celebrates with midfielder Kengo Nakamura after the latter scored Japan's sixth goal in the second half of a World Cup qualifier match against Tajikistan at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 11, 2011. Japan beat Tajikistan 8-0.

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Japan beat Tajikistan 8-0 in World Cup q'fier

OSAKA, Japan - Forward Shinji Kagawa (R) celebrates with midfielder Kengo Nakamura after Kagawa scored Japan's fourth goal, with Nakamura's assist, in the first half of a World Cup qualifier match against Tajikistan at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 11, 2011. Japan beat Tajikistan 8-0.

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Hiroshima doctors arrive in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Shizuteru Usui (L), president of the Hiroshima Prefectural Medical Association, is seen in Pyongyang shortly after arriving via Beijing on Oct. 11, 2011. Usui and other member doctors of the group are scheduled to stay in North Korea until Oct. 15 to conduct medical checks for North Koreans who were in Hiroshima at the time of the 1945 atomic bombing and were exposed to radiation in the western Japanese city.

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Tokaimura mayor calls for scrapping nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - Tatsuya Murakami (2nd from L), mayor of the village of Tokaimura, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Oct. 11, 2011 in Tokyo conveys a request to nuclear disaster minister Goshi Hosono (R) that the Tokai No. 2 nuclear power station in the village be decommissioned. The head of Tokaimura said during a meeting with Hosono that the plant does not meet location requirements because one million people live within a 30-kilometer radius.

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Japan beat Tajikistan 8-0 in World Cup q'fier

OSAKA, Japan - Forward Mike Havenaar (C) heads home, scoring Japan's fifth goal in the second half of a World Cup qualifier match against Tajikistan at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 11, 2011. Japan beat Tajikistan 8-0.

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Japan beat Tajikistan 8-0 in World Cup q'fier

OSAKA, Japan - Forward Mike Havenaar (2nd from L) heads home, scoring Japan's first goal in the first half of a World Cup qualifier match against Tajikistan at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 11, 2011. Japan beat Tajikistan 8-0.

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Japan beat Tajikistan 8-0 in World Cup q'fier

OSAKA, Japan - Forward Shinji Kagawa (L) celebrates with midfielder Kengo Nakamura after Kagawa scored Japan's fourth goal, with Nakamura's assist, in the first half of a World Cup qualifier match against Tajikistan at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 11, 2011. Japan beat Tajikistan 8-0.

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Japan vs. Tajikistan in World Cup q'fier

OSAKA, Japan - Members of Japan's national soccer team celebrate after forward Mike Havenaar (bottom) headed home to score Japan's first goal in the first half of a World Cup qualifier match against Tajikistan at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, western Japan, on Oct. 11, 2011.