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AKB48 encourages Niigata on Chuetsu earthquake 10th anniv.

NIIGATA, Japan - Japanese pop group AKB 48 members hold up message boards to support the recovery from the disastrous 2004 Niigata-Chuetsu earthquake during a concert in Ojiya, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, on Oct. 23, 2014, the 10th anniversary of the disaster.

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Results of pop group AKB 48's popularity poll announced

TOKYO, Japan - Mayu Watanabe (R), the first-place winner of an annual popularity poll of the pop group AKB 48, and runner-up Rino Sashihara pose at Ajinomoto Stadium in Chofu, western Tokyo, on June 7, 2014.

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Top 15 vote winners in pop group AKB 48 popularity poll

TOKYO, Japan - Mayu Watanabe (front C), the first-place winner of an annual popularity poll of the pop group AKB 48, poses with the rest of the members who ranked in the top 15 at Ajinomoto Stadium in Chofu, western Tokyo, on June 7, 2014.

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Results of pop group AKB 48's popularity poll announced

TOKYO, Japan - Mayu Watanabe (top), the first-place winner of an annual popularity poll of the pop group AKB 48, sits on the throne at Ajinomoto Stadium in Chofu, western Tokyo, on June 7, 2014. Rino Sashihara (bottom R) finished second.

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Results of pop group AKB 48's popularity poll announced

TOKYO, Japan - Mayu Watanabe (C) sheds tears of joy after winning first place in an annual popularity poll of the pop group AKB 48 at Ajinomoto Stadium in Chofu, western Tokyo, on June 7, 2014.

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Pop group AKB48's theater limits audience to ticket winners

TOKYO, Japan - An information board set up for security reasons at the AKB 48 Theater in Tokyo's Akihabara district on June 2, 2014, says only ticket winners can enter the facility in the wake of a recent attack on members of the pop group.

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AKB members promote new train car of Yokohama Line

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Three members of the all-female Japanese pop group AKB 48 salute at an event to promote a new train car of East Japan Railway Co.'s Yokohama Line on Jan. 29, 2014. From left to right: Nana Okada, Rina Kawaei and Ryoka Oshima.

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AKB48 encourages Niigata on Chuetsu earthquake 10th anniv.

NIIGATA, Japan - Japanese pop group AKB 48 members hold up message boards to support the recovery from the disastrous 2004 Niigata-Chuetsu earthquake during a concert in Ojiya, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, on Oct. 23, 2014, the 10th anniversary of the disaster. (Kyodo)