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US: Super Typhoon Bavi Slams Guam, Northern Marianas 2

Super Typhoon Bavi made landfall Monday, July 6, passing directly over Rota in the Northern Mariana Islands around 8 a.m. local time, with sustained winds over 150 mph. Guam and nearby islands also reported major damage from the storm.

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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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Temporary kabuki theater planned in downtown Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actors Nakamura Kankuro (R) and Nakamura Shichinosuke show at a press conference in Kyoto, western Japan, on Dec. 23, 2014, an artist's image of a makeshift playhouse to be set up in the precincts of Sensoji Temple in downtown Tokyo for the Heisei Nakamura-za company's kabuki performances in April-May 2015.

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Oita Pref. to open new museum next April

OITA, Japan - The Oita Prefectural Art Museum, designed by award-winning Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, is unveiled to citizens on Nov. 23, 2014. The museum in Oita City, southwestern Japan is set to open in April 2015.

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Tokyo Gov. Masuzoe in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe offers flowers in Seoul on July 23, 2014, at a memorial altar for victims of the Sewol ferry disaster in April that killed nearly 300 people. Masuzoe arrived in Seoul earlier in the day for a three-day visit. (Pool photo by Kyodo)

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Japan envoy asks Japanese-Brazilians to help World Cup visitors

CUIABA, Brazil - Japanese Ambassador to Brazil Kunio Umeda asks Japanese-Brazilians on April 23, 2014, for cooperation in ensuring the safety of Japanese tourists during the 2014 FIFA World Cup tournament opening in Brazil in June.

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Japan envoy visits stadium for Japan-Colombia World Cup match

CUIABA, Brazil - Japanese Ambassador to Brazil Kunio Umeda (L) and leaders of the Japanese-Brazilian community in the South American country examine a stadium in the mid-western Brazilian city of Cuiaba on April 23, 2014, ahead of a game there between Japan and Colombia during the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

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Exhibit on 'right to read'

TOKYO, Japan - An exhibited art book shows the embossed picture, "Girl with a Pearl Earring" by Johannes Vermeer, to enable visually impaired people to trace with their fingers so they can visualize what it looks like, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Human Rights Promotion Center in Tokyo's Taito Ward on April 23, 2014.

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China's seizure of Japanese ship

BEIJING, China - Photo taken April 23, 2014, shows the Shanghai Maritime Court in Shanghai, China. On April 24, the court decided to release the Baosteel Emotion, an iron-ore carrier owned by Japanese shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., after the Japanese firm paid around 4 billion yen ($39 million) in connection with a wartime compensation dispute that had led to the seizure of the ship.

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Obama in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front) and U.S. President Barack Obama leave Sukiyabashi Jiro sushi restaurant after having dinner in Tokyo's Ginza district on April 23, 2014. Obama arrived in Tokyo earlier in the day for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour. (Pool photo)

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Obama in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama give a wave as they leave Sukiyabashi Jiro sushi restaurant after having dinner in Tokyo's Ginza district on April 23, 2014. Obama arrived in Tokyo earlier in the day for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour. (Pool photo)

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Obama in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama leave Sukiyabashi Jiro sushi restaurant after having dinner in Tokyo's Ginza district on April 23, 2014. Obama arrived in Tokyo earlier in the day for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour. (Pool photo)

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Obama in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama give a wave as they leave Sukiyabashi Jiro sushi restaurant after having dinner in Tokyo's Ginza district on April 23, 2014. Obama arrived in Tokyo earlier in the day for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour. (Pool photo)

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Obama in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People photograph a motorcade carrying U.S. President Barack Obama and his entourages after Obama had dinner with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a sushi restaurant in Tokyo's Ginza district on April 23, 2014. Obama arrived in Tokyo earlier in the day for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour.

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Obama in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People try to get a glimpse of U.S. President Barack Obama from the windows of a building in Tokyo's Ginza district on April 23, 2014. Obama had dinner that night with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a sushi restaurant in the district after arriving in Tokyo earlier in the day for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour.

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U.S. President Obama in Tokyo for 3-day state visit

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands in front of Sukiyabashi Jiro sushi restaurant in Tokyo's Ginza district on April 23, 2014, before dinner there. Obama arrived in Tokyo earlier in the day for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour. (Pool photo by Tokyo Shimbun)

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Obama in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama are pictured after they had dinner at a sushi restaurant in Tokyo's Ginza district on April 23, 2014. Obama arrived in Tokyo earlier in the day for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour.

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U.S. President Obama in Tokyo for 3-day state visit

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands in front of Sukiyabashi Jiro sushi restaurant in Tokyo's Ginza district on April 23, 2014, before dinner there. Obama arrived in Tokyo earlier in the day for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour. (Pool photo by Tokyo Shimbun)

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Cerezo's Kakitani scores in win over Shandong in ACL

JINAN, China - Yoichiro Kakitani of Cerezo Osaka pumps his fist after scoring the equalizer in the second half of a Group E match in the Asian Champions League against China's Shandong Luneng FC on April 23, 2014, in Jinan, China, leading the Japanese club to a 2-1 victory. Osaka advanced to the knockout round in the ACL.

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Cerezo's Kakitani scores equalizer against Shandong

JINAN, China - Yoichiro Kakitani (2nd from R) of Cerezo Osaka sores an equalizer en route to the Japanese club's 2-1 victory over China's Shandong Luneng in an Asian Champions League game in Jinan, China, on April 23, 2014. On the left is teammate midfielder Aria Jasuru Hasegawa.

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Cerezo's Forlan reacts after game-winning goal vs. Shandong

JINAN, China - Former Uruguay striker Diego Forlan of Cerezo Osaka explodes in joy after scoring the winning goal for the Japanese club against China's Shandong Luneng in an Asian Champions League game in Jinan, China, on April 23, 2014. Osaka won 2-1 to secure a spot in the AFC's 16-team knockout round.

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Cerezo allows Shandong lead with 1st-half penalty

JINAN, China - Cerezo Osaka goalkeeper Kim Jin Hyeon (facing camera) is beaten by a first-half penalty from Shandong Luneng midfielder Walter Montillo (C) in the Japanese team's 2-1 come-from-behind victory in an Asian Champions League game in Jinan, China, on April 23, 2014.

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Japan's Yamanaka defends WBC Bantam belt by TKO

OSAKA, Japan - Champion Shinsuke Yamanaka of Japan celebrates after beating Stephane Janoye of Belgium by a TKO in the ninth round of their WBC Bantam Championship boxing match at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, western Japan, on April 23, 2014. Yamanaka defended his title for the sixth time.

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Cerezo's Forlan fires shot against Shandong in ACL game

JINAN, China - Former Uruguay striker Diego Forlan (R) of Cerezo Osaka fires a shot in the Japanese club's 2-1 victory over China's Shandong Luneng in an Asian Champions League game in Jinan, China, on April 23, 2014.

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Japan's Yamanaka defends WBC Bantam belt by TKO

OSAKA, Japan - Champion Shinsuke Yamanaka of Japan (L) beats Stephane Janoye of Belgium by a TKO in the ninth round of their WBC Bantam Championship boxing match at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, western Japan, on April 23, 2014. Yamanaka defended his title for the sixth time.

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Japan's Yamanaka defends WBC Bantam belt by TKO

OSAKA, Japan - Champion Shinsuke Yamanaka of Japan (R) delivers a punch to Stephane Janoye of Belgium during the third round of their WBC Bantam Championship boxing match at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, western Japan, on April 23, 2014. Yamanaka defended his title for the sixth time by TKO in the ninth round.

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Obama arrives in Tokyo for 3-day state visit

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama waves in Tokyo's Ginza district on April 23, 2014, as he arrives at Sukiyabashi Jiro sushi restaurant for dinner with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Obama arrived in Tokyo earlier in the day for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour.

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Spain's Martinez beats Japan's Hasegawa by TKO

OSAKA, Japan - Champion Kiko Martinez of Spain (L) and Hozumi Hasegawa of Japan fight during the third fifth round of their IBF Superbantam Championship boxing match at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka on April 23, 2014. Martinez won by TKO in the seventh round.

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Environment assessment report on maglev line made public

TOKYO, Japan - An environmental assessment report and related documents for a project to build a magnetically levitated train line linking Tokyo and Nagoya are made public in Tokyo on April 23, 2014.

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Obama arrives in Tokyo for 3-day state visit to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama (R) is greeted by U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (C) at Tokyo's Haneda International Airport on April 23, 2014, as he arrives for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour.

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Seibu returns to Tokyo Stock Exchange after 10-year hiatus

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Goto (L), president of Seibu Holdings Inc., poses with Akira Kiyota, president of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, after the company's relisting on the TSE's First Section on April 23, 2014. The railway and retail business group was delisted in 2004 for shady accounting statements and other irregularities.

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Japan's Sanfrecce Hiroshima advance to ACL knockout stage

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Naoki Ishihara of Japan's Sanfrecce Hiroshima heads the ball during the first half of a Group F match against Australia's Central Coast Mariners in the Asian Champions League at Edion Stadium in Hiroshima, western Japan, on April 23, 2014. Hiroshima won 1-0 to advance to the knockout stage of the competition.

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Obama arrives in Tokyo for 3-day state visit to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he arrives at Tokyo's Haneda International Airport on April 23, 2014, for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour.

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Spain's Martinez beats Japan's Hasegawa by TKO

OSAKA, Japan - Champion Kiko Martinez of Spain (back) looks down at Hozumi Hasegawa of Japan in the seventh round of their IBF Superbantam Championship boxing match at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka on April 23, 2014. Martinez won by TKO in the seventh round.

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Spain's Martinez beats Japan's Hasegawa by TKO

OSAKA, Japan - Champion Kiko Martinez of Spain (L) celebrates after beating Hozumi Hasegawa of Japan by TKO in the seventh round of their IBF Superbantam Championship boxing match at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka on April 23, 2014.

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Spain's Martinez beats Japan's Hasegawa by TKO

OSAKA, Japan - Champion Kiko Martinez of Spain (L) and Hozumi Hasegawa of Japan fight during the fourth round of their IBF Superbantam Championship boxing match at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka on April 23, 2014. Martinez won by TKO in the seventh round.

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Obama arrives in Tokyo for 3-day state visit to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he arrives at Tokyo's Haneda International Airport on April 23, 2014, for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour.

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Skytree lit up by colors in red, white, blue

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, is lit up by LED lights in red, white and blue -- the colors of the Stars and Stripes flag -- on April 23, 2014, as U.S. President Barak Obama arrived in Tokyo for a three-day state visit to Japan.

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Spain's Martinez beats Japan's Hasegawa by TKO

OSAKA, Japan - Champion Kiko Martinez of Spain (R) delivers a punch to Hozumi Hasegawa of Japan during the second round of their IBF Superbantam Championship boxing match at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka on April 23, 2014. Martinez won by TKO in the seventh round.

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Obama arrives in Tokyo for 3-day state visit to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he arrives at Tokyo's Haneda International Airport on April 23, 2014, for a three-day state visit to Japan, the first leg of his four-nation Asian tour.

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Ford Japan unveils new eco-friendly SUV 'EcoSport'

TOKYO, Japan - Ford Japan Ltd. unveils its new environment-conscious SUV model "EcoSport" in Tokyo on April 23, 2014, ahead of its launch on May 31.

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Spain's Martinez beats Japan's Hasegawa by TKO

OSAKA, Japan - Champion Kiko Martinez of Spain (L) and Hozumi Hasegawa of Japan fight during the third round of their IBF Superbantam Championship boxing match at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka on April 23, 2014. Martinez won by TKO in the seventh round.

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Emperor, empress attend Japan Prize award ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko clap at an award ceremony for the Japan Prize in Tokyo on April 23, 2014. The year's prize, which is awarded to scientists from around the world for their contributions to the advancement of science and technology, went to Yasuharu Suematsu of Japan, an honorary professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology, and David Allis of the United States, a professor at Rockefeller University.

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Photos from ferry disaster in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - People pay tribute to the victims of the sunken ferry Sewol at a gymnasium in Ansan, South Korea, on April 23, 2014. The confirmed death toll from the April 16 ferry disaster off the southwestern island of Jindo rose to 150 the same day.

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Photos from ferry disaster in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - A mourner breaks down crying while paying tribute to the victims of the sunken ferry Sewol at a gymnasium in Ansan, South Korea, on April 23, 2014. The confirmed death toll from the April 16 ferry disaster off the southwestern island of Jindo rose to 150 the same day.

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Japanese gas firms unveil new fan heater with air purifier

OSAKA, Japan - Tokyo Gas Co., Osaka Gas Co. and other Japanese companies take the wraps off a jointly developed new gas fan heater with an air purifier on April 23, 2014, before its release this summer.

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Mitsuoka Motor to end production of 'Orochi' supercar

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuoka Motor Co. announces in Tokyo on April 23, 2014, that it will terminate production of the "Orochi" supercar series in September due to swelling costs. The last five cars will be dubbed the "Final Orochi" with extra equipment and special interior coloring.

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Sochi jump medalist Kasai reports his marriage at alma mater

SAPPORO, Japan - Sochi Olympic ski jump silver medalist Noriaki Kasai (L) receives a pair dolls from a student at his alma mater Tokai University Daiyon High School in Sapporo in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on April 23, 2014, after reporting his recent wedding.

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Japan's largest solar power plant inaugurated

OITA, Japan - Japan's largest solar power plant is inaugurated at a ceremony in Oita, southwestern Japan, on April 23, 2014. The mega solar plant, built by a subsidiary of trading giant Marubeni Corp., is capable of producing more than 80,000 kilowatts of electricity.

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South Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken April 23, 2014, shows a search operation being conducted off the island of Jindo, southwestern South Korea, where the ferry Sewol sank on April 16.