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Northern Japan city before and after 2011 disaster

SENDAI, Japan - Two contrasting pictures of an area hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter are shown, with the upper photo taken on March 23, 2011, and the lower one on Sept. 1, 2014.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area around Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 23, 2011 (L), shortly after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years later on Sept. 1, 2013 (R). Many pupils and teachers at the school were killed or became unaccounted for in the disaster.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show the Yamada Bay in the town of Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, on March 23, 2011 (L), soon after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years later on Sept. 6, 2013 (R). Oysters and scallops are cultured on rafts in array (latter).

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in the town of Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, on March 23, 2011 (L), after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years later on Sept. 6, 2013 (R). The building (front in the former) for JR Rikuchu-Yamada Station is not in the latter.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show the Taro area of Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, on March 23, 2011 (top), after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years later on Sept. 6, 2013 (bottom). Fishery facilities are seen built in the latter.

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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 Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on March 23, 2011 (top), after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 3, 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 Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on March 23, 2011 (L), after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 3, 2012 (R). In the photos is the so-called ''miracle pine,'' the only tree that survived the disaster in the area though it withered later.

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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 Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, on March 23, 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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U.S. couple launch program to send unclaimed bicycles to Tohoku

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Lydia Rush from the United States stands near a repaired bicycle at the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Sept. 23, 2011. She and her husband Peter, a military officer at the base, have launched a program to send unclaimed bicycles from the base to people in the Tohoku region, who have lost their cars and other means of transportation in the quake and tsunami disaster.

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Rangers' Uehara vs. Mariners

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Koji Uehara of Japan throws in a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Sept. 23, 2011. Uehara entered the game during the seventh inning and struck out Alex Liddi.

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Flood in southern Pakistan

KARACHI, Pakistan - Aerial image shows flooded area in Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, on Sept. 23, 2011.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. Rangers

ARLINGTON, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki hits a run-scoring single to left in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on Sept. 23, 2011. Ichiro went 1-for-4 with an RBI in a 5-3 loss by the Mariners.

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Japanese PM Noda meets Indian PM Singh

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) meets Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (R) in New York on Sept. 23, 2011. They agreed in their meeting that the two countries will strengthen cooperation in the fields of security, including in the Indian Ocean, and the economy. (Pool Photo by Kyodo News)

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Brewers win NL Central title

MILWAUKEE, United States - Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Takashi Saito from Japan (R) celebrates with teammates as the Brewers won the National League Central title of the MLB at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Sept. 23, 2011.

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Japan launches H-2A rocket carrying satellite

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Photo shows an H-2A rocket, carrying a Japanese information-gathering satellite, following its launch at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 23, 2011.

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Flood in southern Pakistan

KARACHI, Pakistan - Women wait for rationing of food in Sindh Province, southern Pakistan, on Sept. 23, 2011. The area was devastated by flooding.

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Rangers claim AL West title

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers pitchers Koji Uehara and Yoshinori Tateyama, both from Japan, celebrate as the Rangers won their second consecutive American League West title of the MLB on Sept. 23, 2011, at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas.

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Japanese PM Noda at press conference

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda gives a press conference in New York on Sept. 23, 2011. Noda renewed his pledge on the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within Okinawa Prefecture which was agreed in a Japan-U.S. bilateral security accord but opposed by local governments.

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Japanese conductor Kakiuchi wins competition in France

BESANCON, France - Japanese conductor Yuki Kakiuchi receives applause after performing at the International Competition for Young Conductors in Besancon, France, on Sept. 23, 2011. Kakiuchi, 33, won the top prize at the biennial competition.

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Japanese PM Noda at press conference

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda gives a press conference in New York on Sept. 23, 2011. Noda renewed his pledge on the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within Okinawa Prefecture which was agreed in a Japan-U.S. bilateral security accord but opposed by local governments.

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Japanese conductor Kakiuchi wins competition in France

BESANCON, France - Japanese conductor Yuki Kakiuchi receives applause after performing at the International Competition for Young Conductors in Besancon, France, on Sept. 23, 2011. Kakiuchi, 33, won the top prize at the biennial competition.

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Japanese PM Noda at press conference

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda gives a press conference in New York on Sept. 23, 2011. Noda renewed his pledge on the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within Okinawa Prefecture which was agreed in a Japan-U.S. bilateral security accord but opposed by local governments.

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Japanese PM Noda meets Indian PM Singh

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh shake hands at a hotel in New York on Sept. 23, 2011. Noda and Singh agreed in their meeting that the two countries will strengthen cooperation in the fields of security, including in the Indian Ocean, and the economy. (Pool Photo by Kyodo News)

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Fried chicken festival

NAKATSU, Japan - Participants pack fried chicken into paper cups during a fried chicken festival in Nakatsu in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 23, 2011. About 1 ton of fried chicken was sold to around 45,000 visitors during the one-day event.

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Contemporary dancer Kanda dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows pioneering contemporary dancer Akiko Kanda directing choreography at a Tokyo theater in April 1998. Kanda died of pneumonia aged 75 at a hospital in Tokyo on Sept. 23, 2011.

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Japan, Singapore to cooperate in creative industries

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Singaporean Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts Yaacob Ibrahim (L) and Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano (C) meet in Singapore on Sept. 23, 2011. They agreed to pursue closer cooperation in creative industries, positioning it as an important new pillar in bilateral ties.

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Japan launches H-2A rocket carrying satellite

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Photo shows two rocket boosters separating from an H-2A rocket, carrying a Japanese information-gathering satellite, following its launch at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 23, 2011.

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Japan launches H-2A rocket carrying satellite

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Photo shows the vapor trail left by an H-2A rocket, carrying a Japanese information-gathering satellite, following its launch at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 23, 2011.

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Japan launches H-2A rocket carrying satellite

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H-2A rocket, carrying a Japanese information-gathering satellite, lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, at 1:36 p.m. on Sept. 23, 2011.

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Mega solar power station in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - Niigata Gov. Hirohiko Izumida (L) visits a mega solar power station in Agano, Niigata Prefecture, on Sept. 23, 2011. The Niigata prefectural government hopes to begin operation of the power plant in late October. Attention to solar power has increased in Japan due to power supply constraints stemming from the Fukushima nuclear crisis triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Int'l panel inspects Aomori archaeological site

AOMORI, Japan - An inspector (center R) from the International Council on Monuments and Sites visits the Sannai-Maruyama archaeological site in the city of Aomori, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 23, 2011, to assess Japan's recommendation that it be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

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Japan launches H-2A rocket carrying satellite

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Photo shows an H-2A rocket, carrying a Japanese information-gathering satellite, following its launch at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Sept. 23, 2011.

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Japan launches H-2A rocket carrying satellite

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H-2A rocket, carrying a Japanese information-gathering satellite, lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, at 1:36 p.m. on Sept. 23, 2011.

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Japan launches H-2A rocket carrying satellite

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H-2A rocket, carrying a Japanese information-gathering satellite, lifts off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, at 1:36 p.m. on Sept. 23, 2011.

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2 S. Korean residents of Japan acquitted of espionage

SEOUL, South Korea - Kim Jong Sa (L) and Yu Song Sam hold bouquets presented by friends in Seoul on Sept. 23, 2011, after the Seoul High Court acquitted the two South Korean residents of Japan, who had been detained for two years, of working as North Korean spies in the 1970s.

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Kan's exit will reset Sept. Japan-U.S. summit

WASHINGTON, United States - Jeffery Bader, former senior director for East Asian affairs at the National Security Council, speaks in an interview in Washington on June 23, 2011. He said Japan and the United States will likely reschedule a bilateral summit planned in early September in Washington if Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan steps down by then.