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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Topples Archway of Tainan’s Nankunshen Daitian Temple

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Budai Township, Chiayi County around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The storm toppled Tainan's iconic archway of Nankunshen Daitian Temple, causing widespread flooding across the neighborhood.

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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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Israeli missile levels Iranian consulate building in Syrian capital

STORY: Israeli missile levels Iranian consulate building in Syrian capital SHOOTING TIME: April 1, 2024 DATELINE: April 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): HUMMAM SHEIKH ALI, Xinhua reporter 2. various of the Iranian embassy 3. various of the damage at the targeted site 4. various of the damage to the building around STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): HUMMAM SHEIKH ALI, Xinhua reporter "We are now in front of the Iranian embassy in the capital Damascus. Today (April 1) afternoon, an Israeli missile attack hit the consulate part of the embassy, destroying it completely. Previously, the Israeli attacks would hit military posts and Iranian-backed militias. But this time, the Iranian embassy is the target for the first time since the beginning of the Syrian crisis in 2011. As we can see, officials are here police, civil defenses, and military as well. Efforts are ongoing to remove rubble and salvage any possible survivors from under the rubble. The attack

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Tiny nature reserve for rare birds in downtown Xiamen

STORY: Tiny nature reserve for rare birds in downtown Xiamen SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 27, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:29 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Wuyuan Bay Nature Reserve 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CAI LIBO, Director of Xiamen Nature Reserve Affairs Center 3. various of Wuyuan Bay Nature Reserve STORYLINE: Xiamen, a coastal eastern Chinese metropolis, may have one of the world's smallest nature reserves for one single endangered bird species. The distinguished visitor to the reserve is called Merops philippinus, or Blue-tailed Bee-eater. Admired by many as one of the most beautiful birds in the world for its fancy feathers, the species is under Class II state protection in China. Set up in 2011, the Wuyuan Bay Nature Reserve for the Blue-tailed Bee-eater welcomes its big moment every April to late October when the birds stop by during migration and dig caves on the cliffs to lay and hatch their eggs. Surrounded by over-10-story buildings just 200 to 3

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'The Conspirator' Premiere - New York City

'The Conspirator' Premiere - New York City

Tom Wilkinson, Robin Wright, and Robert Redford, James McAvoy and Evan Rachel Wood attend the NY premiere of 'The Conspirator' hosted by Piaget and The Wall Street Journal, held at the MOMA Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1 in New York City, NY, USA on April 11, 2011. The film stars James McAvoy, Robin Wright and Evan Rachel Wood and is directed by Robert Redford. Photo by Dave Allocca/Startraks/ABACAPRESS.COM

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'The Conspirator' Premiere - New York City

'The Conspirator' Premiere - New York City

Tom Wilkinson attends the NY premiere of 'The Conspirator' hosted by Piaget and The Wall Street Journal, held at the MOMA Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1 in New York City, NY, USA on April 11, 2011. The film stars James McAvoy, Robin Wright and Evan Rachel Wood and is directed by Robert Redford. Photo by Dave Allocca/Startraks/ABACAPRESS.COM

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'The Conspirator' Premiere - New York City

'The Conspirator' Premiere - New York City

James McAvoy and Tom Wilkinson attend the NY premiere of 'The Conspirator' hosted by Piaget and The Wall Street Journal, held at the MOMA Roy and Niuta Titus Theater 1 in New York City, NY, USA on April 11, 2011. The film stars James McAvoy, Robin Wright and Evan Rachel Wood and is directed by Robert Redford. Photo by Dave Allocca/Startraks/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Japan to start ocean discharge of Fukushima nuke wastewater Thursday

STORY: Japan to start ocean discharge of Fukushima nuke wastewater Thursday DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant 2. various of people opposing 3. various of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and local fishermen STORYLINE: The Japanese government announced Tuesday it has decided to start releasing nuclear-contaminated wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean on Thursday. The decision was made amid strong opposition from neighboring and Pacific island countries, as well as local fishermen over the irreversible impacts on the marine environment and public health. The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, hit by a magnitude-9.0 earthquake and an ensuing tsunami on March 11, 2011, suffered core meltdowns that released radiation. In April 2021, the Japanese government announced its controversial plan to release nuclear-contaminated water from the facilit

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61 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast

STORY: 61 illegal migrants rescued off Libyan coast DATELINE: April 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Tripoli CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the sea 2. various of the migrants STORYLINE: The Libyan Coast Guard on Tuesday rescued 61 illegal migrants and recovered 11 bodies off the coast of Garrabulli, some 55 km east of the capital Tripoli. "We recovered 11 bodies, including a child. The total number of illegal migrants rescued today is 61 of different African, Asian and Arab nationalities," Esa al-Zarrug, a Coast Guard officer, told Xinhua. Because of the insecurity and chaos in the country since the fall of late leader Muammar Gaddafi's regime in 2011, many migrants, mostly Africans, choose to cross the Mediterranean Sea to European shores from Libya. A total of 4,335 illegal migrants have been rescued or intercepted by the Libyan authorities so far this year. Meanwhile, 310 illegal migrants have died and 227 others have gone missing on the central Mediterranean route off the Libyan coast,

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Earth Day Expo 2023 held in Dallas, U.S.

STORY: Earth Day Expo 2023 held in Dallas, U.S. DATELINE: April 22, 2023 LENGTH: 0:02:43 LOCATION: DALLAS, U.S. CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Earth Day Expo 2023 STORYLINE: Earthx2023, or the Earth Day Expo 2023, kicked off on Friday in Dallas, Texas. The three-day event is one of the largest green gatherings and highlights a wide range of environmental and sustainability-related topics. Founded in 2011, Earthx has grown to become one of the largest events of its kind in the world. It has brought together environmental organizations, businesses, academic institutions, government agencies, interactive programming, and subject matter experts. This year's Earthx has attracted a lot of students to attend. It provides many interesting activities for kids, including planting flowers, playing VR and games. Earthx also exhibits some innovations, including an electric school bus. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Dallas, U.S. (XHTV)

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Saudi FM pays 1st visit to Syria in 12 years

STORY: Saudi FM pays 1st visit to Syria in 12 years DATELINE: April 19, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:39 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister arriving at Damascus International Airport (courtesy of SYRIAN STATE TV) STORYLINE: Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud arrived in the Syrian capital of Damascus Tuesday afternoon, the first visit of a Saudi official to Syria in 12 years, according to the state news agency SANA. The visit comes days after Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad visited the kingdom as part of the efforts to restore normal relations between the two countries. During Mekdad's visit to Saudi Arabia, an agreement was made to restore consulate services and resume air flights between the two countries. This comes amid notable Arab efforts to fix stranded ties with Damascus after the Syrian war broke out in 2011. Last week, diplomats from nine Arab countries met in the Saudi city of Jeddah to discuss Syria's return to the

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Germany shuts down last three nuclear power reactors

STORY: Germany shuts down last three nuclear power reactorsDATELINE: April 16, 2023LENGTH: 00:00:45LOCATION: BerlinCATEGORY: SOCIETYSHOTLIST:1. various of the Neckarwestheim nuclear power plant in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany2. various of the Isar nuclear power plant in Bavaria, Germany3. various of the Emsland nuclear power plant in Lower Saxony, GermanySTORYLINE:Germany shut down its last three operating nuclear power reactors Saturday night, putting an end to more than half a century of nuclear power usage in the country.The shutdown of Emsland, Neckarwestheim II and Isar II came shortly before midnight.After the 2011 nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan, Germany's nuclear phase-out was scheduled to be completed by the end of 2022 under the leadership of former Chancellor Angela Merkel.However, due to the energy crisis, operations at the plants have been extended until April 2023.Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Berlin.(XHTV)

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Japan's population drops below 125 mln, down for 12th year

STORY: Japan's population drops below 125 mln, down for 12th yearDATELINE: April 14, 2023LENGTH: 00:00:53LOCATION: TokyoCATEGORY: SOCIETYSHOTLIST:1. various of street scenes in Japan2. various of Japanese peopleSTORYLINE:The population in Japan declined to 124.95 million in 2022, marking the 12th consecutive year of decline, government data showed Wednesday. As of Oct. 1 last year, the total population, including foreign residents, saw a decrease of 556,000, or 0.44 percent from the previous year, according to the latest population estimates released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. The number of Japanese nationals, which came in at 122 million, plunged by 750,000, the decline of which has been expanding since 2011, the ministry said in an online report. The figure represented the largest comparable decline since comparable data became available in 1950, Kyodo News reported. The government will address the country's falling birthrate "with the highest priorit

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French chef finds China land of opportunities for foreigners

STORY: French chef finds China land of opportunities for foreigners DATELINE: April 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Greg Louraichi working at his restaurant 2. various of Xiamen city 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GREG LOURAICHI, French chef 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GREG LOURAICHI, French chef 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GREG LOURAICHI, French chef STORYLINE: Greg Louraichi, a chef from Bordeaux in France, moved to China in 2002. Serving as the chief chef in big hotels at the beginning, he then started his own business in China. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GREG LOURAICHI, French chef "On my first time when I arrived here, I discovered China was very impressive. And I wanted to discover, so the year after, I jumped to China to push myself to do something here." In 2011, he opened a restaurant in east China's Xiamen that mixed different cultures into the French cuisine. He believes that China is a land of opportunities for foreigners. SOUNDBITE 2 (English

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37 pct of population displaced from Japan's Fukushima may have PTSD: survey

STORY: 37 pct of population displaced from Japan's Fukushima may have PTSD: survey DATELINE: April 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:38 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Fukushima 2. various of local fishermen STORYLINE: A survey of Fukushima Prefecture residents who evacuated to areas outside the prefecture following the March 2011 nuclear disaster found that nearly 40 percent of respondents may be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), local media reported Monday. Waseda University and a citizens group sent questionnaires to 5,350 households mainly in the Kanto region around Tokyo who had fled from Fukushima following the nuclear disaster, and obtained responses from 516. The results indicated that 37.0 percent of the evacuees had PTSD. Behind the high rate are long-term stress factors, including memories of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, drastic changes in living environments and problems resulting from the government's p

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Japan PM Kishida views cherry blossoms in nuclear crisis-hit town

Japan PM Kishida views cherry blossoms in nuclear crisis-hit town

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from L) views cherry blossoms in full bloom in Tomioka, a town located near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on April 1, 2023, after a restricted access order, imposed following the March 2011 disaster, was lifted the same day in a part of the northeastern Japan town. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM Kishida visits nuclear crisis-hit town

Japan PM Kishida visits nuclear crisis-hit town

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) visits Tomioka, a town located near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, on April 1, 2023, after a restricted access order, imposed following the March 2011 disaster, was lifted the same day in a part of the northeastern Japan town. (Pool photo)

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CORRECTED: Cherry blossoms in nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima town

CORRECTED: Cherry blossoms in nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima town

Cherry trees in full bloom are pictured in early morning light at Yonomori area in the Fukushima prefectural town of Tomioka, northeastern Japan, on April 1, 2023. An evacuation order for the district that had been in place since the March 2011 accident at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was lifted the same day.

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CORRECTED: Cherry blossoms in nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima town

CORRECTED: Cherry blossoms in nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima town

People view cherry trees in full bloom at Yonomori area in the Fukushima prefectural town of Tomioka, northeastern Japan, on April 1, 2023. An evacuation order for the district that had been in place since the March 2011 accident at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was lifted the same day. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED: Cherry blossoms in nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima town

CORRECTED: Cherry blossoms in nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima town

People view cherry trees in full bloom at Yonomori area in the Fukushima prefectural town of Tomioka, northeastern Japan, on April 1, 2023. An evacuation order for the district that had been in place since the March 2011 accident at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was lifted the same day.

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CORRECTED: Cherry blossoms in nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima town

CORRECTED: Cherry blossoms in nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima town

Cherry trees in full bloom are pictured in early morning light at Yonomori area in the Fukushima prefectural town of Tomioka, northeastern Japan, on April 1, 2023. An evacuation order for the district that had been in place since the March 2011 accident at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was lifted the same day.

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CORRECTED: Cherry blossoms in nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima town

CORRECTED: Cherry blossoms in nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima town

People view cherry trees in full bloom at Yonomori area in the Fukushima Prefectural town of Tomioka, northeastern Japan, on March 30, 2023. An evacuation order for the district that has been in place since after the March 2011 accident at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will be lifted on April 1.

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Japan's GDP surges

Japan's GDP surges

TOKYO, Japan - Economic and fiscal policy minister Akira Amari holds a press conference at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo after the country's gross domestic product data for the opening quarter of 2014 was released May 15, 2014. Japan's economy grew in the January-March quarter at its fastest pace since the recovery period from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, buoyed by a rush in demand ahead of the first consumption tax hike in 17 years on April 1, the government said.

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Fukushima school set to reopen after temporary evacuation

Fukushima school set to reopen after temporary evacuation

TAMURA, Japan - Teachers at Furumichi Elementary School in the Miyakoji district of Tamura, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, prepare decorations on March 31, 2014, for a first-day-of-school ceremony to be held April 7. The school, which had been relocated to a temporary campus in the aftermath of the March 2011 meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex, is set to reopen at its original location as the government lifted an evacuation order for the area on April 1.

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Temporary store to open in Fukushima at end of evacuation

Temporary store to open in Fukushima at end of evacuation

TAMURA, Japan - A worker shows on March 31, 2014, empty shelves to be filled with products at a temporary store scheduled to open in the Miyakoji district of Tamura, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. A government evacuation order for the area, issued due to radioactive contamination in the aftermath of the March 2011 meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex, was lifted on April 1.

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1st graduation ceremony held at Japanese high school in Shanghai

1st graduation ceremony held at Japanese high school in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - The Shanghai Japanese School's senior high school holds its first graduation ceremony on March 1, 2014. The high school was founded in Shanghai, China, in April 2011, as the first public senior high school outside Japan.

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Aegis warship

Aegis warship

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in February 2011 shows the Fitzgerald, a U.S. destroyer equipped with the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System, at Otaru port in Hokkaido, northern Japan. The United States moved the Fitzgerald on April 1, 2013, to waters near the Korean Peninsula in response to the increasingly threatening rhetoric exhibited by North Korea.

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First post-disaster public housing completed in Miyagi Pref.

First post-disaster public housing completed in Miyagi Pref.

YAMAMOTO, Japan - A man unlocks the door of the new public housing home he will move into in the town of Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on April 1, 2013. A ceremony was held the same day in the prefecture following the completion of the first public housing to be built after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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2 years after quake

2 years after quake

KAMAISHI, Japan - Aerial photos taken by Kyodo News show the area around Kamaishi port in Iwate Prefecture on April 10, 2011 (L), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 1, 2013, with the large cargo vessel having been removed.

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Young ibises in Sado

Young ibises in Sado

SADO, Japan - Two young crested ibises (L) look for food beside one of their parents (R) in a fallow rice paddy in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on June 1, 2012. The young birds were two of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a pair released in March 2011. They are believed to have begun learning to fly in late May 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild in Japan for 38 years. (Pool photo)

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Young ibises in Sado

Young ibises in Sado

SADO, Japan - A young crested ibis (L) lands beside one of its parents in a fallow rice paddy in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on June 1, 2012. The young bird is one of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a pair released in March 2011. They are believed to have begun learning to fly in late May 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild in Japan for 38 years. (Pool photo)

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Young ibises in Sado

Young ibises in Sado

SADO, Japan - Two young crested ibises spread their wings in a fallow rice paddy in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on June 1, 2012. The young birds were two of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a pair released in March 2011. They are believed to have begun learning to fly in late May 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild in Japan for 38 years. (Pool photo)

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Soon after disaster, a year later

Soon after disaster, a year later

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show an area of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 28, 2011 (top), shortly after the March 11, 2011, quake and tsunami, and on March 1, 2012 (bottom), in which restoration work is under way after fishing boats brought ashore by the tsunami were removed.

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Yamada soon after quake, now

Yamada soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show an area in the town of Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, on April 7, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 1, 2012 (bottom).

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Ishinomaki soon after quake, now

Ishinomaki soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show a building in the town of Ogatsu, part of the city of Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture, on April 1, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 2, 2012 (bottom), in which a bus swept by the tsunami still remains on the building.

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New rails for disaster-hit railway company

New rails for disaster-hit railway company

NODA, Japan - Workers on Feb. 1, 2012, lay new railroad rails in the village of Noda, Iwate Prefecture, an area hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, as the work began the same day in the village. Sanriku Railway Co. aims at fully resuming its services in April 2014.

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Japan to reclassify Fukushima no-entry zones

Japan to reclassify Fukushima no-entry zones

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - (from L) Yukio Edano, minister of economy, trade and industry, Goshi Hosono, nuclear disaster minister, and Tatsuo Hirano, minister in charge of reconstruction in areas affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, meet Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato in the city of Fukushima on Dec. 18, 2011. The ministers notified the governor and representatives of 11 other municipal governments near the plant of a plan to reclassify no-entry zones, possibly on April 1, 2012, around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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Masked Rider restaurant in Tokyo

Masked Rider restaurant in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 22, 2011, shows a life-size replica of Kamen Rider (Masked Rider) No. 1 at a restaurant in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district. ''Kamen Rider the Diner,'' the official restaurant collaborating with the TV hero series, opened in April and will run through the spring of 2012 to commemorate the series' 40th anniversary.

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Foreign tourism drops in Mt. Fuji region

Foreign tourism drops in Mt. Fuji region

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows people climbing Mt. Fuji on July 1, 2011. The Japan Tourism Agency said in late October 2011 that the March triple disasters of quake, tsunami and nuclear crisis have apparently hit foreign tourism hardest in Yamanashi, home of Mt. Fuji, among Japan's 47 prefectures, with a 91 percent fall in visitors in the April-June quarter from a year earlier, a margin wider even than in northeastern Japan where the damage was greatest.

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Japan companies begin offering jobs to prospective graduates

Japan companies begin offering jobs to prospective graduates

KAWASAKI, Japan - Students graduating in March 2012 attend a ceremony at an NEC Corp. office in Kawasaki, near Tokyo, on Oct. 1, 2011, to formally receive job offers from the computer technology company. NEC and some other major Japanese companies held ceremonies the same day to notify students of their plans to hire them at the start of the business year beginning next April.

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Key chain containing radioactive material

Key chain containing radioactive material

CHIBA, Japan - Photo shows a key chain confiscated by the Chiba prefectural police which contains a glow-in-the-dark material that emits radiation around 12 times greater than the legal limit. Police said on Sept. 27, 2011, they sent papers to prosecutors in April concerning a 15-year-old boy suspected of violating laws meant to prevent radiation hazards. The boy allegedly sold the key chains via the Internet at prices ranging from 3,000 to 10,000 yen after purchasing 30 of them online for 1,000 yen each from July to October 2010.

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Nikkei closes at 30-month low

Nikkei closes at 30-month low

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic signboard in Yaesu, central Tokyo, shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, Japan's key stock index, finishing down 186.13 points, or 2.17 percent, at 8,374.13 on Sept. 26, 2011, its lowest close since April 1, 2009.

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6 months after Japan quake, tsunami

6 months after Japan quake, tsunami

OTSUCHI, Japan - Photos of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, (from top) on April 6, June 3 and Sept. 1, 2011, show that the sightseeing tour vessel Hamayuri, left atop an inn by the March 11 tsunami, has been removed.

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Keene moves to Japan permanently

Keene moves to Japan permanently

NARITA, Japan - Donald Keene, a prominent Japanese literature scholar, receives a bouquet as he arrived at Narita airport east of Tokyo from New York on Sept. 1, 2011. Keene, who taught at Columbia University in New York for 56 years, retired in April to move to Japan, where he aims to become a citizen.

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Hulu cuts flat monthly rate

Hulu cuts flat monthly rate

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows a woman pointing to the display on an iPad during a demonstration of the online video subscription service of U.S. provider Hulu in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2011, when the provider launched the service in Japan in its first venture outside the United States. Hulu lowered its flat-rate service fee to 980 yen per month from 1,480 yen, effective on April 12, 2012, in a bid to lure more subscribers.

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Keene moves to Japan permanently

Keene moves to Japan permanently

NARITA, Japan - Donald Keene, a prominent Japanese literature scholar, receives a bouquet as he arrived at Narita airport east of Tokyo from New York on Sept. 1, 2011. Keene, who taught at Columbia University in New York for 56 years, retired in April to move to Japan, where he aims to become a citizen.

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Levee broke at lake in Fukushima after March 11 quake

Levee broke at lake in Fukushima after March 11 quake

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken April 19, 2011, shows a broken levee (L) at Lake Fujinuma in Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture. It was broken shortly after the March 11 earthquake and water from the dam swallowed a village near the lake, killing seven people. A 1-year-old boy remains missing.

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New Yorkers turn on heat, use yoga to benefit Japan quake victims

New Yorkers turn on heat, use yoga to benefit Japan quake victims

NEW YORK, United States - Megan Miller Yoo is pictured in the standing bow pulling pose, as she and other students attend a special ''donation'' class at Bikram Yoga Grand Central to raise funds for quake victims in Japan. The Sunday classes are ongoing with the aim of raising at least $1,000 for the International Rescue Committee. Photo taken April 24, 2011.

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S. Korea activists send balloons to North

S. Korea activists send balloons to North

SEOUL, South Korea - A group of South Korean activists send balloons stuffed with $1 bills and leaflets critical of the North Korean regime over to North Korea from the border city Paju, South Korea, on April 29, 2011.

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Tom Tomsk 1-1 CSKA

Tom Tomsk 1-1 CSKA

TOMSK, Russia - CSKA Moscow midfielder Keisuke Honda (R) controls the ball during the first half of a game against Tom Tomsk in Tomsk, Russia, on April 24, 2011. The game ended in a 1-1 draw.

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