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All-wood town building in Iwate Pref.

MORIOKA, Japan - Photo shows the new municipal government building in the town of Sumita, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 19, 2014. The building is made from local timber.

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Wooden Sumita town hall in Iwate Pref.

MORIOKA, Japan - Photo shows the inside of Iwate Prefecture's new Sumita town office made of locally produced wood on Sept. 19, 2014. The old building was damaged by the 2011 earthquake.

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Inside of all-wood town building in Iwate Pref.

MORIOKA, Japan - Photo shows the inside of a municipal government building, made of local wood, in the town of Sumita, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 19, 2014.

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Fear of petroleum shortage after quake

SUMITA, Japan - A woman waits for the opening of a gas station amid a long line of cars to buy gasoline in the town of Sumita, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 15, 2011. Northeastern Japan was hit hard by the historic earthquake and tsunami disasters on March 11.

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Fear of petroleum shortage after quake

SUMITA, Japan - Cars form a long line to purchase gasoline in the town of Sumita, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 15, 2011. Northeastern Japan was hit hard by the historic earthquake and tsunami disasters on March 11.

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Ex-Shimane Gov. Sumita dies at 74

TOKYO, Japan - Former Shimane Gov. Nobuyoshi Sumita (in this undated file photo) died June 13.

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Ex-BOJ chief Sumita, architect of 1985 Plaza Accord, dies at 92

TOKYO, Japan - Former Bank of Japan Governor Satoshi Sumita (file photo taken in July, 2003), died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on Sept. 7. He was 92. Sumita was one of the signatories of the historic Plaza Accord of Sept. 22, 1985, under which the Group of Five monetary powers depreciated the dollar in relation to the yen and Deutsche mark by intervening in currency markets.

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Shimane Prefecture marks 1st 'Takeshima Day'

MATSUE, Japan - Shimane Governor Nobuyoshi Sumita speaks with journalists after attending ceremonies marking the first ''Takeshima Day'' on Feb. 22. The prefecture government designated day in 2005 to promote Japan's claim to a disputed group of South Korean-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan.

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(4)Shimane assembly passes 'Takeshima Day' ordinance

MATSUE, Japan - Shimane Gov. Nobuyoshi Sumita speaks at a press conference March 16 after the Prefectual Assembly adopted a bill designate Feb. 22 as ''Takeshima Day.'' Sumita said, ''The Takeshima issue has had less visibility compared with the Northern Territory issue in national policy. I hope the central government will take this opportunity to work actively toward establishing Japanese territorial rights to the island.''

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Emperor visits optical glass plant

SAITAMA, Japan - Emperor Akihito (2nd from R) looks at a worker operating with optical glass to be used for digital cameras and mobile phones at Sumita Optical Glass Inc. in Saitama Prefecture on June 15. (Pool photo)

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(4)Shimane assembly passes 'Takeshima Day' ordinance

MATSUE, Japan - Shimane Gov. Nobuyoshi Sumita speaks at a press conference March 16 after the Prefectual Assembly adopted a bill designate Feb. 22 as ''Takeshima Day.'' Sumita said, ''The Takeshima issue has had less visibility compared with the Northern Territory issue in national policy. I hope the central government will take this opportunity to work actively toward establishing Japanese territorial rights to the island.'' (Kyodo)

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Shimane Prefecture marks 1st 'Takeshima Day'

MATSUE, Japan - Shimane Governor Nobuyoshi Sumita speaks with journalists after attending ceremonies marking the first ''Takeshima Day'' on Feb. 22. The prefecture government designated day in 2005 to promote Japan's claim to a disputed group of South Korean-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan. (Kyodo)

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Ex-BOJ chief Sumita, architect of 1985 Plaza Accord, dies at 92

TOKYO, Japan - Former Bank of Japan Governor Satoshi Sumita (file photo taken in July, 2003), died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on Sept. 7. He was 92. Sumita was one of the signatories of the historic Plaza Accord of Sept. 22, 1985, under which the Group of Five monetary powers depreciated the dollar in relation to the yen and Deutsche mark by intervening in currency markets. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Shimane Gov. Sumita dies at 74

TOKYO, Japan - Former Shimane Gov. Nobuyoshi Sumita (in this undated file photo) died June 13. (Kyodo)

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Tsunami-affected foreign women struggle to land caregiver jobs

SUMITA, Japan - Philippine women take part in practical training for caregiver operations as they practice recreational activities for the elderly in a class on a training course in the town of Sumita in Iwate Prefecture on March 2, 2012. (Kyodo)

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Tsunami-affected foreign women struggle to land caregiver jobs

SUMITA, Japan - Philippine women study nursing care in a class on a caregiver training course in the town of Sumita in Iwate Prefecture on March 2, 2012. They are among the 24 participants in a program funded by the Japan Association for Refugees to help foreign women affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in 2011 land jobs as caregivers. (Kyodo)

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Fear of petroleum shortage after quake

SUMITA, Japan - Cars form a long line to purchase gasoline in the town of Sumita, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 15, 2011. Northeastern Japan was hit hard by the historic earthquake and tsunami disasters on March 11. (Kyodo)

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Fear of petroleum shortage after quake

SUMITA, Japan - A woman waits for the opening of a gas station amid a long line of cars to buy gasoline in the town of Sumita, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 15, 2011. Northeastern Japan was hit hard by the historic earthquake and tsunami disasters on March 11. (Kyodo)

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Inside of all-wood town building in Iwate Pref.

MORIOKA, Japan - Photo shows the inside of a municipal government building, made of local wood, in the town of Sumita, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Sept. 19, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Emperor visits optical glass plant

SAITAMA, Japan - Emperor Akihito (2nd from R) looks at a worker operating with optical glass to be used for digital cameras and mobile phones at Sumita Optical Glass Inc. in Saitama Prefecture on June 15. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)