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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos show the "miracle pine" in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on Sept. 11, 2012 (top), one and a half years after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and after the tree was cut down, preserved and replanted in the same place on Feb. 13, 2014 (bottom).

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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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A month after Benghazi attack

BENGHAZI, Libya - Photo shows a bedroom inside the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Oct. 16, 2012. U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three U.S. officials were killed when the compound was attacked on Sept. 11, 2012.

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A month after Benghazi attack

BENGHAZI, Libya - Photo shows the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Oct. 16, 2012. U.S. Ambassador to Libya Christopher Stevens and three U.S. officials were killed when the compound was attacked on Sept. 11, 2012.

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Eyelash extensions all the rage among women of all ages

TOKYO, Japan - Students learn techniques for eyelash extensions at Kubota Beauty and Hairdressing College in Tokyo's Nakano Ward. Photo taken on Sept. 11, 2012.

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4-language ticket vending machines

FUKUOKA, Japan - A subway worker points to a vending machine offering Chinese and Korean language options on its touch-screen ticket vending machines in addition to Japanese and English at a station of Fukuoka City's municipal subway system on Sept. 11, 2012.

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New president elected in Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A vehicle carrying soldiers travels through Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, on Sept. 11, 2012.

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Former Japan midfielder Matsui joins Bulgarian club

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in August 2011 shows former Japan midfielder Daisuke Matsui. The 31-year-old Matsui has joined Bulgarian first-division club Slavia Sofia, the club said Sept. 11, 2012, on its official website.

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Concert in memory of 9/11 victims

NEW YORK, United States - A chorus group of Japanese women performs at a concert in New York in memory of the victims of the 2001 terror attacks, on Sept. 11, 2012, the 11th anniversary of the attacks.

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Concert in memory of 9/11 victims

NEW YORK, United States - The Big Apple Chorus, a male chorus group in New York, performs at a concert in New York in memory of the victims of the 2001 terror attacks, on Sept. 11, 2012, the 11th anniversary of the attacks.

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Iraq coach Zico

TOKYO, Japan - A Sept. 10, 2012, photo shows Iraq coach Zico attending a press conference in Saitama, near Tokyo, on Sept. 11, 2012, after a World Cup soccer qualifier in which Japan beat Iraq 1-0.

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Japan beat Iraq in World Cup qualifier

SAITAMA, Japan - Japan forward Ryoichi Maeda (R) scores a header during the first half of a World Cup Group B Asian qualifier against Iraq at Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama Prefecture north of Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2012. Japan beat Iraq 1-0.

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Japan beat Iraq in World Cup qualifier

SAITAMA, Japan - Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa (L) and Hannover defender Hiroki Sakai (R) watch Japan's World Cup Group B Asian qualifier against Iraq at Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama Prefecture north of Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2012. Kagawa and Sakai were pulled out of the Japan squad for the game in which the hosts beat Iraq 1-0.

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One and a half years after quake

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Police officers search coastal areas of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on Sept. 11, 2012, for the remains of people listed as missing in the Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck one and a half years ago. The area is within a no-go zone due the Fukushima nuclear crisis triggered by the disaster.

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Japan beat Iraq in World Cup qualifier

SAITAMA, Japan - Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa (L) and Hannover defender Hiroki Sakai (R) watch Japan's World Cup Group B Asian qualifier against Iraq at Saitama Stadium 2002 in Saitama Prefecture north of Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2012. Kagawa and Sakai were pulled out of the Japan squad for the game in which the hosts beat Iraq 1-0.

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Cluster bomb conference

OSLO, Norway - The Third Meeting of States Parties to the Convention on Cluster Munitions begins in Oslo, Norway, on Sept. 11, 2012.

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One and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter over the Pacific off Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, shows the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (C) in Fukushima Prefecture on Sept. 11, 2012. The Great East Japan Earthquake followed by a tsunami triggered a nuclear crisis at the plant one and half years ago.

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New Zealand PM in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - New Zealand Prime Minister John Key (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda hold jerseys of each other's national rugby team after exchanging them following a joint press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2012.

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Tokyo governor comments on Senkakus

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara holds a press conference at the metropolitan city hall in the capital after Japan's central government signed a contract with a Japanese private owner to buy three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands, which are claimed by China, for 2.05 billion yen on Sept. 11, 2012. The Tokyo governor said he will not hand over about 1.47 billion yen in donations the metropolitan government has collected from the public to purchase the Senkaku Islands unless the central government promises to build a jetty and other fishing facilities there.

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Ishihara in LDP leadership race

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuteru Ishihara, secretary general of Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, speaks during a press conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2012. Ishihara declared his candidacy for the LDP presidential election on Sept. 26.

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New nuclear regulatory body

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows radiation physics expert Shunichi Tanaka in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2012. The Japanese government said the same day it will launch a new nuclear safety body on Sept. 19 and appoint Tanaka as its head, deciding it cannot allow a further delay in revamping Japan's regulatory setup following the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex in 2011.

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Japan defense chief in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto (front L) and Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (R) end a meeting at the Okinawa prefectural government hall in Naha on Sept. 11, 2012. Nakaima urged the central government to stop the U.S. Marines' plan to deploy Osprey aircraft later in 2012, citing growing concerns over safety.

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Tokyo governor comments on Senkakus

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara holds a press conference at the metropolitan city hall in the capital after Japan's central government signed a contract with a Japanese private owner to buy three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands, which are claimed by China, for 2.05 billion yen on Sept. 11, 2012. The Tokyo governor said he will not hand over about 1.47 billion yen in donations the metropolitan government has collected from the public to purchase the Senkaku Islands unless the central government promises to build a jetty and other fishing facilities there.

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Ishihara in LDP leadership race

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuteru Ishihara (C), secretary general of Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, speaks during a press conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2012. Ishihara declared his candidacy for the LDP presidential election on Sept. 26.

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Ishihara in LDP leadership race

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuteru Ishihara, secretary general of Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, speaks during a press conference at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2012. Ishihara declared his candidacy for the LDP presidential election on Sept. 26.

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Doctor to help Japan quake victims with 9/11 experience

NEW YORK, United States - Photo taken on Sept. 3, 2012, shows Robert Takahiro Yanagisawa, an associate professor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, in front of the New York medical institute. Yanagisawa has treated those affected by the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks for more than 10 years and wants to use insights gained from the experience to treat Japan's quake victims, particularly in the area of mental health care.

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Anti-Japan demonstration in China

BEIJING, China - Chinese people stage a demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 11, 2012, protesting against a decision by the Japanese government to bring the Senkaku Islands under state control. The uninhabited islets, administered by Japan for years, have been claimed by China and Taiwan, where the islets are known as Diaoyu and Tiaoyutai, respectively.

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Anti-Japan demonstration in China

BEIJING, China - Men protest in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 11, 2012, over a decision by the Japanese government to bring the Senkaku Islands under state control. The slogans on the banner condemn Japan and proclaim that Uotsuri Island, one of the Senkakus, is Chinese territory. The uninhabited islets, administered by Japan for years, are claimed by China and Taiwan, where they are known as Diaoyu and Tiaoyutai, respectively.

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Anti-Japan demonstration in China

BEIJING, China - Chinese people head for the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 11, 2012, to participate in a demonstration to protest against a decision by the Japanese government to bring the Senkaku Islands under state control. The uninhabited islets, administered by Japan for years, have been claimed by China and Taiwan, where the islets are known as Diaoyu and Tiaoyutai, respectively.

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1 and half years after quake

OTSUCHI, Japan - Buddhist monks chant a sutra at the former town hall building of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on Sept. 11, 2012, one and a half years after the Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami.

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Anti-Japan demonstration in China

BEIJING, China - Chinese people stage a demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 11, 2012, protesting against a decision by the Japanese government to bring the Senkaku Islands under state control. The uninhabited islets, administered by Japan for years, have been claimed by China and Taiwan, where the islets are known as Diaoyu and Tiaoyutai, respectively.

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1 and half years after quake

KESENNUMA, Japan - Boys head to school in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sept. 11, 2012, one and a half years after the Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, near a large ship brought to land by the tsunami.

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Chinese newspapers on disputed islands

BEIJING, China - Photo shows the front pages of Chinese newspapers dated Sept. 11, 2012, reporting the news following the Japanese government's decision to nationalize the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, which are known in China as Diaoyu.

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Water shortage concerns in Kanto region

SAITAMA, Japan - An employee of Saitama city's department of waterworks places a sticker on a city car with a message calling for water-saving efforts in the city on Sept. 11, 2012. Restrictions have been imposed on the water intake from feeder dams in the Kanto region on Sept. 11 amid growing fears of potential water shortages in the central Japan area due to low rainfall.

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1 and half years after quake

KESENNUMA, Japan - A man puts his hands together in prayer in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sept. 11, 2012, one and a half years after the Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, at a site where a house used to be before it was swept away by the tsunami.

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3 lawmakers leaving DPJ to join Hashimoto's new party

TOKYO, Japan - Three lawmakers from the Democratic Party of Japan -- Yorihisa Matsuno (2nd from L), a former deputy chief Cabinet secretary and a House of Representatives member, Takashi Ishizeki (far R), also a lower house member, and Masashi Mito (C), a House of Councillors member -- carry their letters of resignation which they handed to DPJ Acting Secretary General Shinji Tarutoko at the Diet building in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2012. They are among seven lawmakers planning to join a new political party to be set up soon by Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto.

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1 and half years after quake

KESENNUMA, Japan - Women put their hands together in prayer in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sept. 11, 2012, one and a half years after the Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, at an altar set up beside a large ship brought to land by the tsunami.

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Water shortage concerns in Kanto region

CHIBA, Japan - Employees of Chiba Prefecture's department of waterworks are pictured with a car bearing a message calling for water-saving efforts in the city of Chiba on Sept. 11, 2012. Restrictions have been imposed on the water intake from feeder dams in the Kanto region on Sept. 11 amid growing fears of potential water shortages in the central Japan area due to low rainfall.

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1 and half years after quake

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Some houses destroyed by a tsunami are still left in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sept. 11, 2012, one and a half years after the Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami.

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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 Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 13, 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 the city of Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 7, 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 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 a ballpark in the city of Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (L), 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 (R).

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show the Haramachi thermal power plant in the city of Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (L), 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 (R).

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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 March 22, 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 a coastal area stretching from the town of Shinchi, Fukushima Prefecture (front), to the town of Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture (back), on March 28, 2011 (L), 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 (R).

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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 Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (top), after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 3, 2012 (bottom). Many people have visited the Minamisanriku municipal government's symbolic disaster office building seen in the photos to mourn the victims of the disaster.

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show Sendai port in Miyagi Prefecture on March 25, 2011 (top), 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

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 23, 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 children died or went missing as the tsunami hit Okawa Elementary School which stood in the area.

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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.