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Cleanup work continues in village hit by nuke disaster

IITATE, Japan - Men engage in decontamination work along a national highway in an evacuation area in Iitate village, Fukushima Prefecture, on Sept. 10, 2014, on the eve of the day marking three and a half years since a massive earthquake and tsunami ravaged northeastern Japan in 2011 and crippled the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster.

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Cleanup work near pasture in town affected by nuke disaster

NAMIE, Japan - Workers conduct decontamination work near a pasture in a "difficult-to-return zone" of the town of Namie, near the disaster-struck Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on Sept. 10, 2014, on the eve of the day marking three and a half years since a massive earthquake and tsunami ravaged northeastern Japan in 2011, leading to the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl.

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Contrast of cemetery before and after 2011 quake

ONAGAWA, Japan - A cemetery damaged by a tsunami-swept train car (above) is photographed on April 7, 2011, in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan. The cemetery was restored later, as shown in the photo below taken on Sept. 10, 2014, with a railway station building under construction in the background.

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Beauty shop's clock stopped since quake

TOMIOKA, Japan - A clock hung outside a beauty shop in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, remains stopped at the time of the 2011 earthquake in this photo taken on Sept. 10, 2014, the eve of the day marking three and a half years since the temblor and subsequent tsunami ravaged northeastern Japan.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show the Akahama area in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on April 10, 2011 (L), about a month after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years later on Sept. 6, 2013 (R). A pleasure boat that was washed up on the roof of an inn (upper in the former) by the tsunami was dismantled, but the town government of Otsuchi now plans to restore it to preserve the memory of the disaster.

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Flights resume to Shanghai from Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Passengers head for a boarding gate to get on a chartered plane for a flight to Shanghai at Fukushima airport on Sept. 10, 2012. It was the first international flight that departed there since Fukushima Prefecture was hit by the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters in March 2011.

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Flights resume to Shanghai from Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato (C) speaks during a ceremony at Fukushima airport on Sept. 10, 2012, before a chartered plane departed there for Shanghai in the first international flight since Fukushima Prefecture was hit by the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasters in March 2011.

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 10, 2011 (top), shortly after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 4, 2012 (bottom).

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 10, 2011 (L), after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 3, 2012 (R). Many of the buildings damaged by the tsunami have been removed.

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on April 10, 2011 (L), after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 3, 2012 (R).

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Red Sox's Matsuzaka in Florida

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka trains at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sept. 10, 2011, as the team visited the ballpark to face the Tampa Bay Rays. Matsuzaka has been trying to recover from surgery on his pitching elbow in June 2011.

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9/11 memorial monument

NEW YORK, United States - The Circle Wind marble monument created by Rome-based Japanese sculptor Junkyu Muto is unveiled in New York on Sept. 10, 2011, the day before the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks on the United States.

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Federer loses at U.S. Open semifinal

NEW YORK, United States - Roger Federer of Switzerland closes his eyes after losing to Novak Djokovic of Serbia in a men's singles seminal match at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 10, 2011. The first-seeded Djokovic defeated the third-seeded Federer 6-7, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 to advance to the final.

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Japanese teens awarded at Venice Film Festival

VENICE, Italy - Japanese film director Sion Sono of the movie ''Himizu'' receives the trophy during an awarding ceremony of the 68th Venice International Film Festival in Italy on Sept. 10, 2011, on behalf of actress Fumi Nikaido and actor Shota Sometani, who won the Marcello Mastroianni Award for best young actor and actress for their roles in the film.

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Djokovic advances to U.S. Open final

NEW YORK, United States - Novak Djokovic of Serbia returns a shot against Roger Federer of Switzerland in a men's singles semifinal match at the U.S. Open tennis championship in New York on Sept. 10, 2011. The first-seeded Djokovic came from behind to win the match 6-7, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 to advance to the final.

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Japanese teens awarded at Venice Film Festival

VENICE, Italy - Japanese director Sion Sono of the movie ''Himizu'' speaks in a press conference after the awards ceremony of the 68th Venice International Film Festival in Italy on Sept. 10, 2011. Sono received the trophy on behalf of actress Fumi Nikaido and actor Shota Sometani, who won the Marcello Mastroianni Award for best young actor and actress for their roles in the film.

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Industry minister Hachiro quits over gaffes

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's industry minister Yoshio Hachiro is pictured in a taxi in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2011, shortly after submitting a letter of resignation to Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda. Hachiro resigned from his post after making remarks that angered and displeased people affected by the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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Japanese director awarded at Venice Film Festival

VENICE, Italy - Japanese director Shinya Tsukamoto of the movie ''Kotoko'' receives a prize in the Orizzonti selection for a full-length film reflecting new tendencies in international movies, during the awards ceremony of the 68th Venice International Film Festival in Italy on Sept. 10, 2011.

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PM Noda visits tsunami-hit areas

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (2nd from L) inspects an area devastated by the March 11 tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on Sept. 10, 2011.

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Industry minister Hachiro quits over gaffes

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's industry minister Yoshio Hachiro bows in apology over his remarks on the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant during a press conference announcing his resignation at the ministry in Tokyo on the night of Sept. 10, 2011. Hachiro resigned from his post after making remarks that angered and displeased people affected by the crisis.

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Japan loses to France in Rugby World Cup

AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Members of Japan's national rugby team are pictured shortly after losing to France 47-21 in their opening game in Pool A at the Rugby World Cup in Auckland on Sept. 10, 2011.

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Industry minister Hachiro quits over gaffes

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's industry minister Yoshio Hachiro is pictured during a press conference announcing his resignation at the ministry in Tokyo on the night of Sept. 10, 2011. Hachiro resigned from his post after making remarks that angered and displeased people affected by the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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Industry minister Hachiro quits over gaffes

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's industry minister Yoshio Hachiro meets reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2011. He resigned from his post later in the day over his remarks that angered and displeased people affected by the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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6 months after 3/11

KESENNUMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 10, 2011, shows an area in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, about 6 months after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that devastated there.

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6 months after 3/11

KESENNUMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 10, 2011, shows an area in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, about 6 months after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that devastated there.

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PM Noda visits tsunami-hit areas

KESENNUMA, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (C) inspects an area devastated by the March 11 tsunami in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sept. 10, 2011.

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Kansai Electric seeks 15% power cut

OSAKA, Japan - Kansai Electric Power Co. President Makoto Yagi speaks during a press conference in Osaka on June 10, 2011. He said the utility firm will ask households and firms in its service area in western Japan to voluntarily cut power consumption by around 15 percent from July 1 to Sept. 22 due to an expected electricity shortage this summer.

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2 disaster-hit pianos played at concert

Two disaster-damaged pianos -- one (R) swept away by the March 2011 tsunami in the Fukushima Prefecture city of Iwaki and the other swallowed by a muddy stream after torrential rain in the Kumamoto Prefecture village of Kuma in July 2020 -- were played at a concert in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on Sept. 10, 2022, after having been restored.