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Japanese climber's monument

KANDALAKSHA, Russia - A Sept. 7, 2013, photo shows flowers laid on the monument of the late Japanese climber Haruhisa Watanabe near Kandalaksha in Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Watanabe was killed at the age of 31 in a traffic accident in December 2012 in the Murmansk region while on a cycling expedition through Central Asia.

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Enterprise on final voyage

CAIRO, Egypt - Crew members queue for a meal in the cafeteria of the U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft-carrier Enterprise in the Arabian Sea, on Sept. 7, 2012, during its last voyage before retirement in December after about a half-century of service since being commissioned in 1961.

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Enterprise on final voyage

CAIRO, Egypt - Crew members stand around the bridge of the U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft-carrier Enterprise in the Arabian Sea, on Sept. 7, 2012, during its last voyage before retirement in December after about a half-century of service since being commissioned in 1961.

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Enterprise in Middle East

MANAMA, Bahrain - Diners eat breakfast aboard the U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft-carrier Enterprise sailing in the Arabian Sea on Sept. 7, 2012.

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English workshops help foreign moms prepare for quakes

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign mothers learn Japanese vocabulary essential during an earthquake, such as "hinan" (evacuate) and "yoshin" (aftershocks), during an English-speaking workshop in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2012. To help ease concerns about earthquakes among expatriates, especially foreign mothers with young children and those who do not speak Japanese, WaNavi Japan, a citizens' group based in the Tokyo metropolitan area, began organizing in May 2011 monthly workshops to prepare them for future emergency situations.

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English workshops help foreign moms prepare for quakes

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign mothers take part in an emergency drill during an English-speaking workshop in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2012. To help ease concerns about earthquakes among expatriates, especially foreign mothers with young children and those who do not speak Japanese, WaNavi Japan, a citizens' group based in the Tokyo metropolitan area, began organizing in May 2011 monthly workshops to prepare them for future emergency situations.

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English workshops help foreign moms prepare for quakes

TOKYO, Japan - Motoko Kimura (front), representative of WaNavi Japan, a citizens' group based in the Tokyo metropolitan area, gives a lecture during an English-speaking workshop in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2012. To help ease concerns about earthquakes among expatriates, especially foreign mothers with young children and those who do not speak Japanese, WaNavi began organizing in May 2011 monthly workshops to prepare them for future emergency situations.

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Enterprise in Middle East

MANAMA, Bahrain - An aircraft lands on the U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft-carrier Enterprise in the Arabian Sea on Sept. 7, 2012.

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Enterprise in Middle East

MANAMA, Bahrain - Photo shows the hangar of the U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft-carrier Enterprise in the Arabian Sea on Sept. 7, 2012.

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U.S. Open tennis championships

NEW YORK, United States - Victoria Azarenka of Belarus plays a shot against Russia's Maria Sharapova during their women's singles semifinals match at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 7, 2012. Azarenka advanced to the final against Serena Williams of the United States.

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U.S. Open tennis championships

NEW YORK, United States - Serena Williams of the United States celebrates after beating Italy's Sara Errani in their women's singles semifinals match at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 7, 2012. Williams advanced to the final against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus.

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U.S. Open tennis championships

NEW YORK, United States - Serena Williams of the United States plays a shot against Italy's Sara Errani during their women's singles semifinals match at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 7, 2012. Williams advanced to the final against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus.

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U.S. Open tennis championships

NEW YORK, United States - Russia's Maria Sharapova reacts after losing to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in their women's singles semifinals match at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 7, 2012. Azarenka advanced to the final against Serena Williams of the United States.

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U.S. Open tennis championships

NEW YORK, United States - Victoria Azarenka of Belarus celebrates after beating Russia's Maria Sharapova in their women's singles semifinals match at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 7, 2012. Azarenka advanced to the final against Serena Williams of the United States.

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U.S. Open tennis championships

NEW YORK, United States - Victoria Azarenka of Belarus plays a shot against Russia's Maria Sharapova during their women's singles semifinals match at the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York on Sept. 7, 2012. Azarenka advanced to the final against Serena Williams of the United States.

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N. Korea mourns for Sun Myung Moon

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A wreath from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is displayed at a mourning place in Pyongyang on Sept. 7, 2012, for Sun Myung Moon, founder of the Unification Church. Moon died Sept. 3 in South Korea at 92.

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N. Korea mourns for Sun Myung Moon

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A wreath (R) from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is displayed at a mourning place in Pyongyang on Sept. 7, 2012, for Sun Myung Moon, founder of the Unification Church. Moon died Sept. 3 in South Korea at 92.

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Chinese cultural festival in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A singer performs during the 2012 Tokyo "Chinese Culture Festival" in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Sept. 7, 2012. The event began the same day and will run through Sept. 9.

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Noda arrives in Vladivostok

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda waves after arriving at an airport in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 7, 2012, to attend the APEC summit.

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Kim Jong Il's chef

BEIJING, China - Kenji Fujimoto (R), the personal sushi chef of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, arrives at Beijing airport on Sept. 7, 2012, after leaving Narita airport near Tokyo. Japanese government sources said Fujimoto is apparently heading for North Korea.

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FIFA President Blatter in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - FIFA President Sepp Blatter (L) and Junji Ogura, honorary president of the Japan Football Association, smile together at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2012.

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Tokyo Sky Tree lit up in five colors

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Sky Tree is lit up in five colors used in Tokyo's bid logo for the 2020 Summer Olympics -- red, blue, yellow, green and Edo murasaki (bluish purple) -- in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Sept. 7, 2012, one year before the host city is selected.

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Noda departs for APEC

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda waves at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Sept. 7, 2012, as he leaves for Vladivostok, Russia, to attend the APEC summit.

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FIFA President Blatter in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - FIFA President Sepp Blatter gives a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2012.

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Noda declares candidacy for DPJ presidency

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, speaking at a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2012, announces he will run for reelection as leader of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan in the party's presidential election later in the month.

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Noda declares candidacy for DPJ presidency

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, speaking at a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2012, announces he will run for reelection as leader of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan in the party's presidential election later in the month.

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LDP lawmakers' meeting

TOKYO, Japan - (From R) Liberal Democratic Party President Sadakazu Tanigaki, LDP Secretary General Nobuteru Ishihara and LDP Vice President Tadamori Oshima are pictured at a meeting of LDP lawmakers in the Diet Building in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2012.

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Kim Jong Il's chef

NARITA, Japan - Reporters surround Kenji Fujimoto, the personal sushi chef of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, as he leaves Narita airport near Tokyo for Beijing on Sept. 7, 2012. He made a two-week visit to North Korea through early August at the invitation of Kim Jong Un, Kim's son and the current North Korean leader.

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Hosono not to run in DPJ presidential race

TOKYO, Japan - Environment Minister Goshi Hosono answers reporters' questions after a meeting with Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2012. Hosono said he would not run in the party's leader election.

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Ex-Foreign Minister Tanaka

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka answers reporters' questions in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2012. She said she will not run in the leadership election of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan.

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Hosono not to run in DPJ presidential race

TOKYO, Japan - Environment Minister Goshi Hosono answers reporters' questions after a meeting with Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda in Tokyo on Sept. 7, 2012. Hosono said he would not run in the party's leader election.

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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).