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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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Battle against sleep disorder

TOKYO, Japan - Kimiko Horimoto holds up a book she co-wrote with her daughter Sakura about the 15-year battle Sakura fought against sleep disorder, in Musashino, western Tokyo, on Sept. 13, 2012.

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Japanese bank names covered with cloth in Beijing

BEIJING, China - The names of Japanese banks are covered with white cloth on the wall of a building in Beijing on Sept. 13, 2012, amid fears anti-Japan protesters could target the building. Protesters chanted anti-Japanese slogans, tore Japanese flags and hurled bottles toward the Japanese Embassy in Beijing as demonstrations continued in major Chinese cities for the third day on Sept. 13, 2012, amid heightened tension between Japan and China over disputed islands in the East China Sea.

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Anti-Japan protest in Beijing

BEIJING, China - An anti-Japan protester (C) holds a message calling for a boycott of Japanese products in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 13, 2012. Protesters chanted anti-Japanese slogans, tore Japanese flags and hurled bottles toward the Japanese Embassy in Beijing as demonstrations continued in major Chinese cities for the third day on Sept. 13, 2012, amid heightened tension between Japan and China over disputed islands in the East China Sea.

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Anti-U.S. protest in Cairo

CAIRO, Egypt - Protesters hurl stones at police officers near the U.S. Embassy in Cairo on Sept. 13, 2012, as people demonstrate for the third straight day against a U.S. film regarded as insulting the Prophet Muhammad.

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Fukuoka Asian Culture Prizes

FUKUOKA, Japan - Vandana Shiva (R), an environmental philosopher in India, receives the grand prize of the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prizes during an award ceremony in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 13, 2012.

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Anti-Japan protest in Beijing

BEIJING, China - An anti-Japan protester waves a Chinese flag in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 13, 2012. Protesters chanted anti-Japanese slogans, tore Japanese flags and hurled bottles toward the Japanese Embassy in Beijing as demonstrations continued in major Chinese cities for the third day on Sept. 13, 2012, amid heightened tension between Japan and China over disputed islands in the East China Sea.

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Anti-U.S. protest in Cairo

CAIRO, Egypt - Protesters run away after police officers fired warning shots near the U.S. Embassy in Cairo on Sept. 13, 2012, as people demonstrate for the third straight day against a U.S. film regarded as insulting the Prophet Muhammad.

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Suzuki's cumulative minivehicle sales top 20 mil. units

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the first model of the Alto minicar, released in 1979 by Suzuki Motor Corp. The company said Sept. 13, 2012, its cumulative domestic sales of minivehicles with engines of up to 660 cc had topped 20 million units the previous day, becoming the first carmaker to pass the threshold.

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Anti-Japan protest in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Anti-Japan protesters hold a message saying, "Beat Japan," in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 13, 2012. Protesters chanted anti-Japanese slogans, tore Japanese flags and hurled bottles toward the Japanese Embassy in Beijing as demonstrations continued in major Chinese cities for the third day on Sept. 13, 2012, amid heightened tension between Japan and China over disputed islands in the East China Sea.

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Anti-Japan protest in Beijing

BEIJING, China - An anti-Japan protester demonstrates in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 13, 2012. Protesters chanted anti-Japanese slogans, tore Japanese flags and hurled bottles toward the Japanese Embassy in Beijing as demonstrations continued in major Chinese cities for the third day on Sept. 13, 2012, amid heightened tension between Japan and China over disputed islands in the East China Sea.

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Anti-Japan protest in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Anti-Japan protesters demonstrate in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 13, 2012. Protesters chanted anti-Japanese slogans, tore Japanese flags and hurled bottles toward the Japanese Embassy in Beijing as demonstrations continued in major Chinese cities for the third day on Sept. 13, 2012, amid heightened tension between Japan and China over disputed islands in the East China Sea.

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Japan, U.S. discuss Osprey issue

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba meets the press after holding talks with U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos on the safety of the U.S. Osprey military aircraft, planned to be deployed in Okinawa Prefecture, at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2012. Roos told Gemba that the United States will make maximum efforts to ensure the Osprey's safety, Gemba told reporters.

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Japan, U.S. discuss Osprey issue

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos arrives at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2012, to hold talks with Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba on the safety of the U.S. Osprey military aircraft, planned to be deployed in Okinawa Prefecture. Roos told Gemba that the United States will make maximum efforts to ensure the Osprey's safety, Gemba later told reporters.

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JAL's new seats for international flights

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Co. demonstrates its first fully reclining seats for business class for long-haul international flights during an event in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2012. The airline unveiled all new seating for Boeing 777-300ER international flights as part of its midterm business plan following rehabilitation from its January 2010 bankruptcy.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - More than 40 people gather outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 13, 2012, for the third straight day to protest Japan's nationalization of a group of East China Sea islands claimed by China. Japan bought three of the Senkaku Islands, known as Diaoyu in China, from their Japanese owner.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - More than 40 people gather outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 13, 2012, for the third straight day to protest Japan's nationalization of a group of East China Sea islands claimed by China. Japan bought three of the Senkaku Islands, known as Diaoyu in China, from their Japanese owner.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - More than 40 people gather outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 13, 2012, for the third straight day to protest Japan's nationalization of a group of East China Sea islands claimed by China. Japan bought three of the Senkaku Islands, known as Diaoyu in China, from their Japanese owner.

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Envoy to China falls unconscious

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows newly appointed Japanese Ambassador to China Shinichi Nishimiya, who collapsed and was found unconscious in Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2012. Police said his condition was apparently caused by illness.

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Fukushima reactor pressure vessel's lid removed

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 10:23 a.m. on Sept. 13, 2012 shows the lid (top L) to the pressure vessel of the No. 4 reactor removed by a crane at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture. The March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami triggered a nuclear crisis at the plant.

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Apparent draft letter about Ogai

HAMAMATSU, Japan - A Sept. 13, 2012, photo taken in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, shows a manuscript believed to be a draft letter describing the circumstances leading up to the divorce of Japanese novelist Mori Ogai (1862-1922) from his first wife Akamatsu Toshiko. The Iwata education board announced the finding of the letter that day.

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Fukushima reactor pressure vessel's lid removed

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter at 10:20 a.m. on Sept. 13, 2012 shows the lid (bottom) to the pressure vessel of the No. 4 reactor removed by a crane at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture. The two objects at top are the lid to the containment vessel. The March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami triggered a nuclear crisis at the plant.

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Russian APEC volunteers in Japan

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Some 500 Russian students who served as volunteer workers at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in Vladivostok over the weekend arrive at Yokohama port near Tokyo on Sept. 13, 2012. Russian President Vladimir Putin, who hosted the two-day summit in the Far Eastern Russian city, arranged a cruise to the Japanese port city for the students.

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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 town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 13, 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). A shopping area has been established at bottom R.

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Students from quake-hit Tohoku visit Ground Zero in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Tsubasa Sugeno (L), a university student hailing from Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, and Lee Ielpi, president of the September 11th Families' Association, trace together names of Japanese victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks engraved on the stone monument at the World Trade Center site in New York on Aug. 13, 2012. Students hailing from the prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, which were severely hit by the 2011 March earthquake and tsunami disasters, visited the site and met the bereaved families of the 9/11 victims.

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Students from quake-hit Tohoku visit Ground Zero in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Ayaka Ogawa (L), who graduated from a senior high school in Iwate Prefecture, and Lee Ielpi, president of the September 11th Families' Association, trace together names of Japanese victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks engraved on the stone monument at the World Trade Center site in New York on Aug. 13, 2012. Students hailing from the prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, which were severely hit by the 2011 March earthquake and tsunami disasters, visited the site and met the bereaved families of the 9/11 victims.