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Tsunami-devastated area in Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Photo taken June 15, 2011, shows an area in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, some three months after it was destroyed by the March 11 massive tsunami. Of the more than 7,700 people still missing in northeastern Japan since the disaster, 2,770 have been reported in Ishinomaki, the city with the most missing people.

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Mail service at Lawson stores begins

TOKYO, Japan - A woman puts letters into a mailbox at a convenience store run by Lawson Inc. on Jan. 1 in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward. Mail collection services began the same day at some 7,700 Lawson's convenience stores under an agreement with the Postal Services Agency. Lawson is the first convenience store chain in Japan to install postal boxes in stores.

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Osaka police stage antihooligan World Cup soccer drills

OSAKA, Japan - Around 1,600 Osaka riot police hold large-scale antiterrorism and antihooligan drills on May 11 at a reclaimed area of the Osaka Bay ahead of the World Cup soccer finals to begin later this month. The Osaka police will deploy about 7,700 police personnel and tighten security for the June 12 match pitting Nigeria against England, one of the three matches at Nagai Stadium in Osaka.