A ferry is stranded atop a building in Otsuchi in Iwate prefecture on Sunday. The Japanese government doubled the number of troops pressed into rescue operations to about 100,000, following the worst-ever earthquake to hit Japan. (Yomiuri Shimbun via Associated Press)
FILE - In this April 6, 2010 file photo, President of Japan's electronics maker Hitachi Hiroaki Nakanishi smiles during a press conference in Tokyo. Nakanishi has urged Monday, Sept. 13, the Japanese government to curb the strength of the yen which he says is undermining business growth prospects. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama, File)
Anti-dolphin hunt activist Ric O' Barry, center, stands outside the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo after handing out a scroll of petition against dolphin hunt to the Japanese government via the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010.(AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)
