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US: Airport Fire Expands In Southern California, Destroys Homes 3

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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Otsu bullying case

OTSU, Japan - Naomi Koshi, mayor of Otsu in Shiga Prefecture, speaks with reporters at the city hall on Feb. 5, 2013. The Otsu city government admitted for the first time that there was a causal relationship between bullying and a junior high school boy's suicide in 2011, during a hearing earlier the same day at the Otsu District Court for a 77 million yen damages suit filed by the bereaved family of the schoolboy.

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Plaintiffs of Iressa cancer drug case

TOKYO, Japan - Three deceased patients' relatives who sued the Japanese government and the Japanese unit of British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca PLC, demanding compensation for the side effects caused by the lung cancer drug Iressa, walk to the Tokyo High Court on Nov. 15, 2011. The high court on the same day ruled the government and AstraZeneca K.K. are not responsible for damages, overturning a lower court ruling. The plaintiffs sought a combined 77 million yen in compensation.

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Dollar plunges to record low

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard in Tokyo shows the U.S. dollar trading in the upper 77 yen range, after plunging to the 76 yen level in the morning of March 17, 2011. The dollar briefly recorded a postwar low of 76.25 yen in Sydney, amid uncertainty over the world economy following Japan's catastrophic earthquake on March 11.

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40th Tokyo Motor Show opens at Makuhari Messe

CHIBA, Japan - Car fans marvel at new car models on display at the 40th Tokyo Motor Show at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, which opened to the public on Oct. 27. The show, which runs through Nov. 11, features 542 new models, 77 of them displayed for the first time in the world. Admission fees: 1,300 yen for adults, 600 yen for secondary school students, free for primary school pupils and younger children.

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Takara releases Tigers version of electric vehicle Qi

TOKYO, Japan - Toy maker Takara Co. has begun selling 77 units of its single-seat electric vehicle Qi with a design inspired by the Hanshin Tigers professional baseball team. Available for 1.45 million yen, the units come in yellow and black and carry the Tigers logo on their front and side panels. Takara decided to release 77 specially designed units in the Qi (pronounced ''cue-no'') series because that is the number on Tigers manager Senichi Hoshino's jersey.

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Year-end 'Jumbo' lottery tickets go on sale

TOKYO, Japan - People queue in Tokyo's Ginza area as tickets for the year-end lottery, called ''Nenmatsu Jumbo'' in Japanese, with a maximum prize of 300 million yen, go on sale nationwide Nov. 27, 2001. This year, 77 top prizes worth 200 million yen and 385 second prizes of 100 million yen are offered.

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Japanese firm settles with 3 Koreans over forced labor

TOYAMA, Japan - South Korean women who sued machine tool maker Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp. over their wartime forced labor speak to the media July 11 at Toyama prefectural hall after a settlement was reached with the company at the Supreme Court in Tokyo. The Toyama-based company will pay three South Koreans and their supporters between 30 to 40 million yen to settle the suit, filed in 1992. The plaintiffs comprise two women -- Lee Jong Suk, 68, and Choi Bong Nyon, 69 -- and one man -- Ko Dok Hwan, 77.

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Beanie Babies go on sale in downtown Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Beanie Babies, tiny stuffed-animal dolls with cute eyes made by U.S. toy maker Ty, are put on sale at the Sony Plaza shop in downtown Tokyo on Aug. 14. About one hundred customers, including a 77-year-old man who was first in line at 5 a.m., queued for the 11 a.m. opening of the Ginza shop. Ty Japan LLC, the Japan unit of the U.S. company, began selling some 260 varieties of 100,000 popular dolls priced at 650 yen apiece throughout the nation on the same day. One U.S. dollar is worth 120 yen.

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Pair of stag beetles priced at 5 million yen in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A pair of stag beetles is selling for 5 million yen in an insect shop in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, on July 12. Collecting stag beetles, known as 'kuwagata mushi' in Japanese, is a popular hobby in Japan. The prices are determined according to the size, birth place, color and shape of the beetles. The male beetle (R) is 77 millimeters long and the female is 51 mm.

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Former Tokyo police chief Tsuchida dies at 77

Former Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) chief Kuniyasu Tsuchida died of cancer of the pancreas Sunday morning at a Tokyo hospital, his family said. he was 77. During Tsuchida's more than 19 years at the MPD, many sensational crimes occurred, including the 1968 robbery of 300 million yen in Fuchu, western Tokyo, and a series of bombings of company buildings in 1974.

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Year-end 'Jumbo' lottery tickets go on sale

TOKYO, Japan - People queue in Tokyo's Ginza area as tickets for the year-end lottery, called ''Nenmatsu Jumbo'' in Japanese, with a maximum prize of 300 million yen, go on sale nationwide Nov. 27, 2001. This year, 77 top prizes worth 200 million yen and 385 second prizes of 100 million yen are offered.

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40th Tokyo Motor Show opens at Makuhari Messe

CHIBA, Japan - Car fans marvel at new car models on display at the 40th Tokyo Motor Show at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, which opened to the public on Oct. 27. The show, which runs through Nov. 11, features 542 new models, 77 of them displayed for the first time in the world. Admission fees: 1,300 yen for adults, 600 yen for secondary school students, free for primary school pupils and younger children. (Kyodo)

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Japanese firm settles with 3 Koreans over forced labor

TOYAMA, Japan - South Korean women who sued machine tool maker Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp. over their wartime forced labor speak to the media July 11 at Toyama prefectural hall after a settlement was reached with the company at the Supreme Court in Tokyo. The Toyama-based company will pay three South Koreans and their supporters between 30 to 40 million yen to settle the suit, filed in 1992. The plaintiffs comprise two women -- Lee Jong Suk, 68, and Choi Bong Nyon, 69 -- and one man -- Ko Dok Hwan, 77.

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Goodbye World Expo

The Expo, which cost a trillion yen and was attended by 77 countries, closed with the largest number of visitors in its history. Date of shooting unknown, release date: September 16, 1970.

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Dollar plunges to record low

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard in Tokyo shows the U.S. dollar trading in the upper 77 yen range, after plunging to the 76 yen level in the morning of March 17, 2011. The dollar briefly recorded a postwar low of 76.25 yen in Sydney, amid uncertainty over the world economy following Japan's catastrophic earthquake on March 11. (Kyodo)

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Plaintiffs of Iressa cancer drug case

TOKYO, Japan - Three deceased patients' relatives who sued the Japanese government and the Japanese unit of British pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca PLC, demanding compensation for the side effects caused by the lung cancer drug Iressa, walk to the Tokyo High Court on Nov. 15, 2011. The high court on the same day ruled the government and AstraZeneca K.K. are not responsible for damages, overturning a lower court ruling. The plaintiffs sought a combined 77 million yen in compensation. (Kyodo)

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Damages suit over forced sterilization in Japan

Photo taken June 30, 2020, shows a courtroom of the Tokyo District Court that later in the day rejected a 30 million yen ($280,000) damages suit filed by a 77-year-old man who was sterilized against his will in 1957 under the now-defunct eugenics protection law. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Damages suit over forced sterilization in Japan

Lawyers meet the media in front of the Tokyo District Court on June 30, 2020, after the court rejected a 30 million yen ($280,000) damages suit filed by a 77-year-old man who was sterilized against his will in 1957 under the now-defunct eugenics protection law. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Damages suit over forced sterilization in Japan

Lawyers hold a banner reading "unjust ruling" in front of the Tokyo District Court on June 30, 2020, after the court rejected a 30 million yen ($280,000) damages suit filed by a 77-year-old man who was sterilized against his will in 1957 under the now-defunct eugenics protection law. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Damages suit over forced sterilization in Japan

Lawyers hold a banner reading "unjust ruling" in front of the Tokyo District Court on June 30, 2020, after the court rejected a 30 million yen ($280,000) damages suit filed by a 77-year-old man who was sterilized against his will in 1957 under the now-defunct eugenics protection law. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Damages suit over forced sterilization in Japan

Lawyers hold a banner reading "unjust ruling" in front of the Tokyo District Court on June 30, 2020, after the court rejected a 30 million yen ($280,000) damages suit filed by a 77-year-old man who was sterilized against his will in 1957 under the now-defunct eugenics protection law. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Damages suit over forced sterilization in Japan

Lawyers hold a banner reading "unjust ruling" in front of the Tokyo District Court on June 30, 2020, after the court rejected a 30 million yen ($280,000) damages suit filed by a 77-year-old man who was sterilized against his will in 1957 under the now-defunct eugenics protection law. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Damages suit over forced sterilization in Japan

A man (2nd from L, front) who was sterilized against his will in 1957 under the now-defunct eugenics protection law heads to the Tokyo District Court with his lawyers and supporters ahead of a ruling on his damages suit against the government on June 30, 2020. The court rejected the 30 million yen ($280,000) damages suit filed by the 77-year-old man. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Damages suit over forced sterilization in Japan

A man (2nd from L, front) who was sterilized against his will in 1957 under the now-defunct eugenics protection law heads to the Tokyo District Court with his lawyers and supporters ahead of a ruling on his damages suit against the government on June 30, 2020. The court rejected the 30 million yen ($280,000) damages suit filed by the 77-year-old man. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Damages suit over forced sterilization in Japan

A man (2nd from L, front) who was sterilized against his will in 1957 under the now-defunct eugenics protection law heads to the Tokyo District Court with his lawyers and supporters ahead of a ruling on his damages suit against the government on June 30, 2020. The court rejected the 30 million yen ($280,000) damages suit filed by the 77-year-old man. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Takara releases Tigers version of electric vehicle Qi

TOKYO, Japan - Toy maker Takara Co. has begun selling 77 units of its single-seat electric vehicle Qi with a design inspired by the Hanshin Tigers professional baseball team. Available for 1.45 million yen, the units come in yellow and black and carry the Tigers logo on their front and side panels. Takara decided to release 77 specially designed units in the Qi (pronounced ''cue-no'') series because that is the number on Tigers manager Senichi Hoshino's jersey. (Kyodo)

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Beanie Babies go on sale in downtown Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Beanie Babies, tiny stuffed-animal dolls with cute eyes made by U.S. toy maker Ty, are put on sale at the Sony Plaza shop in downtown Tokyo on Aug. 14. About one hundred customers, including a 77-year-old man who was first in line at 5 a.m., queued for the 11 a.m. opening of the Ginza shop. Ty Japan LLC, the Japan unit of the U.S. company, began selling some 260 varieties of 100,000 popular dolls priced at 650 yen apiece throughout the nation on the same day. One U.S. dollar is worth 120 yen.

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Pair of stag beetles priced at 5 million yen in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A pair of stag beetles is selling for 5 million yen in an insect shop in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, on July 12. Collecting stag beetles, known as 'kuwagata mushi' in Japanese, is a popular hobby in Japan. The prices are determined according to the size, birth place, color and shape of the beetles. The male beetle (R) is 77 millimeters long and the female is 51 mm.

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Pair of stag beetles priced at 5 million yen in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A pair of stag beetles is selling for 5 million yen in an insect shop in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, on July 12. Collecting stag beetles, known as 'kuwagata mushi' in Japanese, is a popular hobby in Japan. The prices are determined according to the size, birth place, color and shape of the beetles. The male beetle (R) is 77 millimeters long and the female is 51 mm.

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Former Tokyo police chief Tsuchida dies at 77

Former Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) chief Kuniyasu Tsuchida died of cancer of the pancreas Sunday morning at a Tokyo hospital, his family said. he was 77. During Tsuchida's more than 19 years at the MPD, many sensational crimes occurred, including the 1968 robbery of 300 million yen in Fuchu, western Tokyo, and a series of bombings of company buildings in 1974.