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Airport Fire burning in Orange and Riverside Counties, Southern California has grown to more than 23,000 acres as of Wednesday morning, September 11. The fire injured at least seven people and destroyed homes.

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Gold bullion worth 600 mil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a piece of gold bullion, weighing 120 kilograms and worth 600 million yen ($6 million), at Takashimaya department store in Tokyo's Shinjuku district on April 19, 2013. The store began a special display the same day of the gold block, letting visitors touch it, to mark the launch inside the department store of a shop specializing in purchasing gold.

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Gold bullion worth 600 mil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - A shopper at Takashimaya department store in Tokyo's Shinjuku district touches a piece of gold bullion, weighing 120 kilograms and worth 600 million yen ($6 million), on April 19, 2013. The store began a special display the same day of the gold block, letting visitors touch it, to mark the launch inside the department store of a shop specializing in purchasing gold.

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Frankfurt customs confiscates violinist Janke's Stradivarius

TOKYO, Japan - Violinist Yuki Manuela Janke, a resident of Germany, poses with a Stradivarius violin in Tokyo in September 2012. The violin was confiscated by customs officers at the international airport in Frankfurt later in the month, the Nippon Music Foundation, a Japanese entity leasing the instrument, said Oct. 4, 2012. The German customs authority said it will keep the violin, one of the most coveted makes, unless Janke pays a duty of 120 million yen, on the grounds it is an item that needs to be declared for taxation.

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Carp ace Maeda reels in over 100 million yen plus bonus

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima Carp pitcher Kenta Maeda holds a board showing 100 million yen after renewing his contract at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Dec. 20, 2010. Maeda, winner of the Sawamura Award, Japan's equivalent of the majors' Cy Young, in the past season signed an estimated 120 million yen deal for 2011 and a 30 million yen bonus for winning the pitcher's triple crown.

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Association to pay Asa 120 mil. yen in retirement settlement

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Musashigawa leaves a meeting of JSA directors at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Feb. 10, 2010, after the meeting decided to pay an undisclosed retirement settlement to former yokozuna Asashoryu of Mongolia, who last week quit the sport following allegations he attacked a man outside a Tokyo nightclub in a drunken rage. According to a source close to the JSA, it is believed Asashoryu will receive 120 million yen in retirement benefits.

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'Rakugo' comic storyteller ordered to pay penalty, back taxes

TOKYO, Japan - ''Rakugo'' comic storyteller Hayashiya Shozo speaks with reporters in Tokyo on April 16 after being ordered by the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau to pay about 40 million yen in penalty and back taxes. The bureau said Hayashiya failed to declare around 120 million yen in income for the three years through 2005.

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18K gold bathtub made for hotels

TOKYO, Japan - A woman wearing Japanese summer kimono pose in a 18K-gold bathtub made by Tanaka Kinzoku Jewelry K.K. in Tokyo on June 28, with a security guard standing by. The company made the golden bath, priced at 120 million yen, based on an order from Mikazuki hotel group based in Chiba Prefecture. Tanaka Kikinzoku will deliver six 18K-gold bathtubs to three hotels operated by Mikazuki group by November.

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Fiji's Chand sets early pace at Chunichi Open

TOGO, Japan - Fiji's Dinesh reeled off three birdies on his final three holes to establish a one-shot lead after a 6-under-par 64 in the first round of the 120 million yen Chunichi Crowns at Nagoya Golf Club on April 29.

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Japan's largest police-run detention facility completed

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's largest police-operated detention facility (in photo) with a capacity for 120 people has been completed in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward and was shown to the press on March 24. The two-story facility, built on the grounds of the Samezu Drivers License Center at a cost of some 660 million yen, has total floor space of around 2,400 square meters.

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Teshima storms into 2nd-round lead at Aiful Cup

KOMATSU, Japan - Taichi Teshima produced a flawless 8-under-par 64 to establish a one-stroke lead at the midway point of the 120 million yen Aiful Cup at the Golf Club Twin Fields on Aug. 1.

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Kondo takes 1st-round lead at Chunichi Crowns

TOGO, Japan - Up-and-coming Tomohiro Kondo ignited with eight birdies on his way to tying a course-record 8-under-par 62 to grab a one-stroke lead after the first round of the 120 million yen Chunichi Crowns at the Nagoya Golf Club's par-70, 6,547-yard Wago Course in Aichi Prefecture on May 1.

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Cabinet endorses arrest of lawmaker Sakai

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken March 4, 2003, shows Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Takanori Sakai at a House of Representatives plenary session. The cabinet on March 6 backed a request by prosecutors to arrest Sakai for allegedly ordering his secretaries not to declare 120 million yen in donations.

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Seibu inks Taiwan right-hander Chang

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Seibu Lions manager Haruki Ihara (L) shakes hands with Taiwan right-hander Chang Chih-chia during a press conference at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on April 30. The Seibu Lions concluded a one-year contract with Chang with a signing bonus of an estimated 120 million yen.

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Nichiren temple monk accused of evading tax

KOFU, Japan - File photo shows Shichimenzan Keishinin, an affiliate of the Nichiren sect's head temple Minobusan Kuonji, in the town of Minobu. The Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau on March 28 filed a complaint against Yuko Nakazato, a former chief monk of the Buddhist temple, accusing him of concealing 330 million yen in income and evading 120 million yen in taxes over a three-year period up to March 2001.

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Human cells auctioned for first time

TOKYO, Japan - Hideo Okumura, director general of the Japan Human Cell Society, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo late on Oct. 25 to explain the circumstance that led to the first auction of human cells in Japan. The human cells strains, used by Okumura as collateral for loans totaling 120 million yen, were bought in an auction Oct. 26 for 160 million yen by a Tokyo businessman, one of creditors of the loans.

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Teshima cruises to Japan Open win

SAYAMA, Japan - Taichi Teshima celebrates after winning the champion's cup in the 120 million yen Japan Open at Tokyo Golf Club in Sayama, north of Tokyo, on Oct. 14.

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Nichiren temple monk accused of evading tax

KOFU, Japan - File photo shows Shichimenzan Keishinin, an affiliate of the Nichiren sect's head temple Minobusan Kuonji, in the town of Minobu. The Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau on March 28 filed a complaint against Yuko Nakazato, a former chief monk of the Buddhist temple, accusing him of concealing 330 million yen in income and evading 120 million yen in taxes over a three-year period up to March 2001.

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Kondo takes 1st-round lead at Chunichi Crowns

TOGO, Japan - Up-and-coming Tomohiro Kondo ignited with eight birdies on his way to tying a course-record 8-under-par 62 to grab a one-stroke lead after the first round of the 120 million yen Chunichi Crowns at the Nagoya Golf Club's par-70, 6,547-yard Wago Course in Aichi Prefecture on May 1. (Kyodo)

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18K gold bathtub made for hotels

TOKYO, Japan - A woman wearing Japanese summer kimono pose in a 18K-gold bathtub made by Tanaka Kinzoku Jewelry K.K. in Tokyo on June 28, with a security guard standing by. The company made the golden bath, priced at 120 million yen, based on an order from Mikazuki hotel group based in Chiba Prefecture. Tanaka Kikinzoku will deliver six 18K-gold bathtubs to three hotels operated by Mikazuki group by November. (Kyodo)

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'Rakugo' comic storyteller ordered to pay penalty, back taxes

TOKYO, Japan - ''Rakugo'' comic storyteller Hayashiya Shozo speaks with reporters in Tokyo on April 16 after being ordered by the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau to pay about 40 million yen in penalty and back taxes. The bureau said Hayashiya failed to declare around 120 million yen in income for the three years through 2005. (Kyodo)

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Association to pay Asa 120 mil. yen in retirement settlement

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association Chairman Musashigawa leaves a meeting of JSA directors at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Feb. 10, 2010, after the meeting decided to pay an undisclosed retirement settlement to former yokozuna Asashoryu of Mongolia, who last week quit the sport following allegations he attacked a man outside a Tokyo nightclub in a drunken rage. According to a source close to the JSA, it is believed Asashoryu will receive 120 million yen in retirement benefits. (Kyodo)

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Carp ace Maeda reels in over 100 million yen plus bonus

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima Carp pitcher Kenta Maeda holds a board showing 100 million yen after renewing his contract at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Dec. 20, 2010. Maeda, winner of the Sawamura Award, Japan's equivalent of the majors' Cy Young, in the past season signed an estimated 120 million yen deal for 2011 and a 30 million yen bonus for winning the pitcher's triple crown. (Kyodo)

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Fiji's Chand sets early pace at Chunichi Open

TOGO, Japan - Fiji's Dinesh reeled off three birdies on his final three holes to establish a one-shot lead after a 6-under-par 64 in the first round of the 120 million yen Chunichi Crowns at Nagoya Golf Club on April 29. (Kyodo)

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Japan's largest police-run detention facility completed

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's largest police-operated detention facility (in photo) with a capacity for 120 people has been completed in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward and was shown to the press on March 24. The two-story facility, built on the grounds of the Samezu Drivers License Center at a cost of some 660 million yen, has total floor space of around 2,400 square meters. (Kyodo)

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Teshima storms into 2nd-round lead at Aiful Cup

KOMATSU, Japan - Taichi Teshima produced a flawless 8-under-par 64 to establish a one-stroke lead at the midway point of the 120 million yen Aiful Cup at the Golf Club Twin Fields on Aug. 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Diet starts debate on request to arrest lawmaker Sakai

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the the House of Representatives Steering Committee hold a closed-door session in the Diet on March 6 to discuss whether to grant a prosecutorsf request to arrest Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmaker Takanori Sakai for allegedly ordering his secretaries not to declare 120 million yen in donations. (Kyodo)

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Cabinet endorses arrest of lawmaker Sakai

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken March 4, 2003, shows Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Takanori Sakai at a House of Representatives plenary session. The cabinet on March 6 backed a request by prosecutors to arrest Sakai for allegedly ordering his secretaries not to declare 120 million yen in donations. (Kyodo)

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Seibu inks Taiwan right-hander Chang

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Seibu Lions manager Haruki Ihara (L) shakes hands with Taiwan right-hander Chang Chih-chia during a press conference at Seibu Dome in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, on April 30. The Seibu Lions concluded a one-year contract with Chang with a signing bonus of an estimated 120 million yen.

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Human cells auctioned for first time

TOKYO, Japan - Hideo Okumura, director general of the Japan Human Cell Society, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo late on Oct. 25 to explain the circumstance that led to the first auction of human cells in Japan. The human cells strains, used by Okumura as collateral for loans totaling 120 million yen, were bought in an auction Oct. 26 for 160 million yen by a Tokyo businessman, one of creditors of the loans.