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Soma-Nomaoi festival in Fukushima Pref.

SOMA, Japan - A horseback rider wearing old style riding gear participate in "yoinorikeiba" of the Soma-Nomaoi, a 1,000-year-old traditional festival, in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 26, 2014. The number of participants almost returned to the level before the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Turkey coal mine explosion

Soma, Turkey - The body of a victim is buried at a cemetery in Soma, western Turkey, on May 15, 2014, after a fatal explosion and fire two days before.

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People in Soma, Turkey after coal mine accident

SOMA, Turkey - People gather before a state-run hospital in Soma, western Turkey, on May 15, 2014, after a local coal mine accident. "For people who died for a handful of coal" is the message on the hospital wall.

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Death toll from Turkey coal mine disaster rising

SOMA, Turkey - Mine workers walk along the street adjacent to a Turkish coal mine disaster site in Soma, western Turkey, on May 14, 2014. Ambulances remained on call at the back in the area.

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos taken from Kyodo News helicopter show Matsukawaura fishing port in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 13, 2011 (top), two days after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on March 3, 2014 (bottom).

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Abe in Fukushima

SOMA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tries octopus during a visit to a fishing port in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 19, 2013. Abe observed fisheries activities which restarted in September after being suspended due to leaks of contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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Abe in Fukushima

SOMA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tries white bait during a visit to a fishing port in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Oct. 19, 2013. Abe observed fisheries activities which restarted in September after being suspended due to leaks of contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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Fishing off Fukushima to be suspended

SOMA, Japan - Members of a local fisheries cooperative listen to an explanation of Tokyo Electric Power Co. in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 22, 2013 about the leakage of radioactive water into the sea from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The Soma Futaba fisheries cooperative said it will stop its trial operation at the end of August due to the leakage, which means all fishing operations off the coast of Fukushima will be suspended for an indefinite period.

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Fishing off Fukushima to be suspended

SOMA, Japan - Members of a local fisheries cooperative listen to an explanation of Tokyo Electric Power Co. in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 22, 2013 about the leakage of radioactive water into the sea from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The Soma Futaba fisheries cooperative said it will stop its trial operation at the end of August due to the leakage, which means all fishing operations off the coast of Fukushima will be suspended for an indefinite period.

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Horse chase festival in Fukushima

SOMA, Japan - A warrior procession starts from Soma Nakamura Shrine in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on July 28, 2012, in a wild horse chase festival. The three-day Soma Nomaoi, a traditional event dating back more than 1,000 years, began in an almost fully reinstated form after it was scaled down last year in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake and the subsequent Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Fukushima seafood on trial sale

SOMA, Japan - A man picks up a pack of octopus at a supermarket in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 25, 2012. Octopus and whelks caught off the coast of Fukushima went on trial sale the same day at supermarkets and retail stores in the city in the northeastern Japan prefecture, the first Fukushima seafood sold since the nation's worst nuclear plant crisis was triggered in March 2011.

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Fukushima seafood on trial sale

SOMA, Japan - A retailer examines octopus in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 25, 2012. Octopus and whelks caught off the coast of Fukushima went on trial sale the same day at supermarkets and retail stores in the city in the northeastern Japan prefecture, the first Fukushima seafood sold since the nation's worst nuclear plant crisis was triggered in March 2011.

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Disaster-hit dogs trained to become therapy dogs

SOMA, Japan - Toru Oki (R), a blues singer who represents the International Therapy Dog Association, holds the leash of a dog in training who was taken into care after the March 2011 disaster, in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 27, 2012. The Tokyo-based association plans to open a center in the Japanese capital in summer 2012 aimed at turning dogs without owners after the disaster into therapy dogs, officials of the group said.

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Therapy dogs comfort quake-affected people

SOMA, Japan - A woman and therapy dog Kizuna stare at each other in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 27, 2012. Kizuna was among eight therapy dogs taken to temporary housing to meet elderly people who have evacuated due to the March 2011 disaster.

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Therapy dogs comfort quake-affected people

SOMA, Japan - A woman smiles looking at a therapy dog in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 27, 2012. Eight therapy dogs were taken to temporary housing to meet elderly people who have evacuated due to the March 2011 disaster.

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Play about Fukushima post-disaster struggle

NEW YORK, United States - A play titled ''Hikobae'' is performed at the U.N. headquarters in New York on March 12, 2012. The piece depicts the efforts of doctors, nurses and firefighters who risked their lives to protect patients and residents, based on interviews with medical staff at a hospital in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, which was hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster and ensuing nuclear crisis.

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Fishing port soon after quake, now

SOMA, Japan - Photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show Matsukawaura fishing port in the city of Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 13, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same port on March 2, 2012 (bottom).

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Mental care center in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - A patient (L) visits a mental care center opened in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2012. Many psychiatric hospitals in the area have closed due to the accident at the nearby Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

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Bhutan king, queen in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken Nov. 18, 2011, shows Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (L) and Queen Jetsun Pema meeting pupils at an elementary school in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, in northeastern Japan. The couple made a six-day visit to Japan as state guests until Nov. 20.

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Bhutan king, queen in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (center L) and Queen Jetsun Pema (center R) pose for photos with pupils at Sakuragaoka Elementary School in the city of Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 18, 2011.

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Bhutan king, queen in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (back L) and Queen Jetsun Pema (back R) watch pupils dance at Sakuragaoka Elementary School in the city of Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 18, 2011.

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Bhutan king, queen in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Bhutan's King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (center L) and Queen Jetsun Pema (center R) pose for photos with pupils at Sakuragaoka Elementary School in the city of Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 18, 2011.

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Lunar eclipse in tsunami-hit area

SOMA, Japan - A partial lunar eclipse, covered by clouds, is observed at a fishing port in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, in the early hours of June 16, 2011, some three months after the area was devastated by the March 11 tsunami. The fishing boat shown in the front was washed ashore due to the disaster.

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Imperial couple visit Fukushima Pref.

SOMA, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko (2nd from L) visit an area hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 11, 2011, two months after the disaster that triggered the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Soma Mayor Hidekiyo Tachiya (R) explained the situation in the area to the imperial couple. (Pool photo)

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Buddhist service for March 11 victims

SOMA, Japan - A Buddhist monk prays during a ceremony to mark the 49th day from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 28, 2011. It is a traditional belief that the souls of the dead leave for another world after seven weeks.

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Search in flooded area

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Members of the Ground Self-Defense Force search for missing people in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 29, 2011. The area has remained flooded since the March 11 quake and tsunami.

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Search in flooded area

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Members of the Ground Self-Defense Force search for missing people in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 29, 2011. The area has remained flooded since the March 11 quake and tsunami.

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Ground troops in search mission

SOMA, Japan - Members of the Ground Self-Defense Force leave after a search operation in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 28, 2011. The area was hit hard by the March 11 quake and tsunami disaster.

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Japan delays N. Korean ship's departure

SOMA, Japan - The North Korean freighter Hwang Kum Sam is seen anchored at Soma port, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 20. Japan barred the departure of the 2,705-ton ship from the port because of maintenance defects.