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Educator Hashimoto

TOKYO, Japan - A June 18, 2011, photo shows Takeshi Hashimoto, a legendary Japanese language teacher known for his slow reading lessons. He died on Sept. 11, 2013, at a hospital in Kobe, western Japan. He was 101.

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China's economy grows 9.1% in July-Sept.

BEIJING, China - Sheng Laiyun, spokesman of China's National Bureau of Statistics, announces on Oct. 18, 2011, in Beijing that the Chinese economy grew 9.1 percent in the July-September quarter from a year earlier, down from 9.5 percent growth the preceding quarter. The growth rate has slowed for three consecutive quarters.

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Debris from March disaster catches fire

NATORI, Japan - Firefighters stand around piles of smoldering debris in the Yuriage district in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sept. 18, 2011. A series of fires, believed to be spontaneous combustion, have recently been observed at temporary storage places of debris created from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Quake in northeastern India

GANGTOK, India - Young monks stand by a concrete floor of the Enchey Gompa monastery of Tibetan Buddhism, which has been cracked due to an earthquake in Gangtok, in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim, on Sept. 20, 2011. The powerful earthquake jolted a mountainous region where the borders of India, Nepal and China meet on Sept. 18, 2011.

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Quake in northeastern India

GANGTOK, India - A man stands beside a Tibetan Buddhist lodging facility hit by an earthquake in Gangtok, in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim, on Sept. 20, 2011. The powerful earthquake jolted a mountainous region where the borders of India, Nepal and China meet on Sept. 18, 2011.

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Quake in northeastern India

GANGTOK, India - People walk on a road hit by a landslide that occurred due to an earthquake in Gangtok, in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim, on Sept. 20, 2011. The powerful earthquake jolted a mountainous region where the borders of India, Nepal and China meet on Sept. 18, 2011.

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Quake in northeastern India

GANGTOK, India - The walls of a state government office building show cracks caused by an earthquake in Gangtok, in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim, on Sept. 20, 2011. The powerful earthquake jolted a mountainous region where the borders of India, Nepal and China meet on Sept. 18, 2011.

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Rangers' Uehara vs. Mariners

SEATTLE, United States - Koji Uehara of the Texas Rangers pitches in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 18, 2011. Uehara entered the game during the seventh inning and struck out Luis Rodriguez.

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Ishikawa to play at Presidents Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Japanese golfer Ryo Ishikawa. Ishikawa has been selected to play for the International squad in the Presidents Cup, organizers announced Sept. 18, 2011. The tournament pits a team from the United States against an International squad.

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Dortmund's Kagawa scores 1st goal in season

HANNOVER, Germany - Borussia Dortmund's Shinji Kagawa (L), Japanese midfielder, dribbles in the first half of a soccer game against Hannover in Hannover, Germany, on Sept. 18, 2011. Bundesliga champion Dortmund lost 2-1.

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March for sexual minorities in Japan

SAPPORO, Japan - Participants of the 15th Rainbow March Sapporo parade in Sapporo on the northernmost main Japanese island of Hokkaido on Sept. 18, 2011, calling for a society that does not discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender/transsexual people. About 800 people from across the nation took part in the annual event.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Rangers

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki hits a single in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 18, 2011. Ichiro went 1-for-4 in a 3-0 loss by the Mariners.

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Dortmund's Kagawa scores 1st goal of season

HANNOVER, Germany - Borussia Dortmund's Shinji Kagawa, Japanese midfielder, celebrates after scoring his first goal of the season in a soccer game against Hannover in Hannover, Germany, on Sept. 18, 2011. Bundesliga champion Dortmund lost 2-1.

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Indians' Fukudome vs. Twins

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - Cleveland Indians right fielder Kosuke Fukudome singles to left in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis on Sept. 18, 2011. Fukudome went 1-for-4 in a 6-5 win for the Indians.

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JR Hokkaido president found dead

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Naotoshi Nakajima, president of Hokkaido Railway Co., commonly known as JR Hokkaido. Nakajima went missing Sept. 12, 2011, after leaving suicide notes, and was found dead off the coast of Otaru, Hokkaido, on Sept. 18, 2011.

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Indy Japan car race

MOTEGI, Japan - The Indy Japan final is held at the Twin Ring Motegi automobile racing track in Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture, on Sept. 18, 2011.

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Nishikori in Davis Cup World Group playoff

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kei Nishikori celebrates after defeating Vishnu Vardhan of India 7-5, 6-3, 6-3, in a Davis Cup World Group playoff at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2011.

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March for sexual minorities in Japan

SAPPORO, Japan - Participants of the 15th Rainbow March Sapporo parade in Sapporo on the northernmost main Japanese island of Hokkaido on Sept. 18, 2011, calling for a society that does not discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender/transsexual people. About 800 people from across the nation took part in the annual event.

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Indy Japan car race

MOTEGI, Japan - The Indy Japan final is held at the Twin Ring Motegi automobile racing track in Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture, on Sept. 18, 2011.

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Nishikori in Davis Cup World Group playoff

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kei Nishikori returns the ball to Vishnu Vardhan of India in a Davis Cup World Group playoff at Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Sept. 18, 2011. Nishikori won the match 7-5, 6-3, 6-3.

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Anti-Japan demonstration in China

SHENYANG, China - People gather at a bell bearing the slogan ''Do not forget the national disgrace,'' referring to the Sept. 18, 1931, incident that led to Japan's invasion of China, at the Sept. 18th History Museum in the city of Shenyang, northeastern China, on Sept. 18, 2011, the 80th anniversary of the incident.

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Indy Japan car race

MOTEGI, Japan - Scott Dixon of New Zealand celebrates on top of his car after winning the Indy Japan final at the Twin Ring Motegi automobile racing track in Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture, on Sept. 18, 2011.

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Indy Japan car race

MOTEGI, Japan - The car driven by Scott Dixon of New Zealand (front) is pursued by that of Will Power of Australia during the Indy Japan final held at the Twin Ring Motegi automobile racing track in Motegi, Tochigi Prefecture, on Sept. 18, 2011. Dixon won the race and Power finished second.

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Australia's Barnes wins ANA Open

KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan - Australia's Kurt Barnes poses with the winner's trophy after his victory in the ANA Open at Sapporo Golf Club's Wattsu Course in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Sept. 18, 2011.

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Children at Yasugi loach festival

MATSUE, Japan - Children scoop loaches during a loach festival in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, on Sept. 18, 2011. The city known for ''Yasugibushi,'' a folk song and loach-scooping dance, is promoting itself since Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda took office after comparing himself to the fish.

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Anti-Japan demonstration in China

SHENYANG, China - A man (C) burns the Japanese flag near the site of a ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China, in the city of Shenyang, northeastern China, on Sept. 18, 2011.

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Anti-Japan demonstration in China

SHENYANG, China - A demonstrator drives a car, with a flag bearing a slogan protesting Japan's control of the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, around the site of a ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China, in the city of Shenyang, northeastern China, on Sept. 18, 2011.

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Anti-Japan demonstration in China

SHENYANG, China - A man in military uniform (R front) is pictured at the site of a ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China, in the city of Shenyang, northeastern China, on Sept. 18, 2011.

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Another reactor halted for checkup

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo news helicopter on May 18, 2011, shows the No. 2 reactor (L) of the Sendai nuclear power plant in Kagoshima Prefecture. Kyushu Electric Power Co. halted the reactor on Sept. 1 for a three-month scheduled checkup, leaving only 12 of Japan's 54 commercial reactors in operation.

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Nadeshiko Japan photo exhibition in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Ambassador to the United States Ichiro Fujisaki (L) and Lee Satterfield, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state for professional and cultural exchanges, view a photo exhibition on the women's soccer World Cup final between Japan and the United States at the Japanese Embassy's Japan Information and Culture Center in Washington on Aug. 18, 2011. The exhibition featuring Japan's World Cup victory began the same day and runs through Sept. 30.

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Tohoku cycling event returns to public roads

Tour de Tohoku competitors ride their bikes in Onagawa in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 18, 2022. The annual cycling event aims to support recovery from the earthquake-tsunami disaster that hit the region in March 2011.