Heavy snow in Japan

Heavy snow in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 17, 2014, shows an area in the town of Hayakawa, Yamanashi Prefecture. The entire town, with a population of around 1,200, remains cut off after heavy snow blocked roads.

Heavy snow in Japan

Heavy snow in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 17, 2014, shows people removing snow in the town of Hayakawa, Yamanashi Prefecture. The entire town, with a population of around 1,200, remains cut off after heavy snow blocked roads.

Meteor strikes Russia

Meteor strikes Russia

CHELYABINSK, Russia - Photo taken Feb. 16, 2013, shows a hole about 8 meters in diameter on the ice of Chebarkul Lake in the Russian region of Chelyabinsk, with news crews making reports. The hole is believed to have been made by one of the meteor fragments that fell on the region the previous day, which left around 1,200 people injured.

Okinawa outraged

Okinawa outraged

NAGO, Japan - Nago Mayor Susumu Inamine speaks at a gathering of around 1,200 people in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on May 28, 2010, to protest against a new agreement reached by Japan and the United States on moving the U.S. Marines' Futenma Air Station within the prefecture. Locals condemned Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama for breaking his promise to move the base out of the prefecture.

Disaster drill held in Tokyo

Disaster drill held in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito addresses at the beginning of a major disaster preparedness drill held Oct. 24 for the first time in five years in Tokyo's Koto Ward. Around 1,200 fire fighters from 207 fire stations throughout Japan participated in the emergency drill.