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20th anniv. of U.S. chopper crash at Okinawa university

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki speaks to the press in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Aug. 13, 2024, the 20th anniversary of a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter crash onto the grounds of Okinawa International University in Ginowan, near U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Staion. No local residents were hurt but three crew members were injured in the accident on Aug. 13, 2004.

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20th anniv. of U.S. chopper crash at Okinawa university

Okinawa International University students and staff hold a rally on its campus in Ginowan in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Aug. 13, 2024, the 20th anniversary of a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter crash onto the university's grounds. No local residents were hurt but three crew members were injured in the accident on Aug. 13, 2004.

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20th anniv. of U.S. chopper crash at Okinawa university

Photo taken at Okinawa International University in Ginowan in the southern Japan prefecture on Aug. 13, 2024, shows a tree that was burned down when a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter crashed onto the university's grounds on Aug. 13, 2004. University students and staff held a rally the same day on the campus to mark the 20th anniversary of the accident in which no local residents were hurt but three crew members were injured.

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20th anniv. of U.S. chopper crash at Okinawa university

Okinawa International University President Hajime Asato speaks during a rally on campus in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Aug. 13, 2024, the 20th anniversary of a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter crash onto the university's grounds. No local residents were hurt but three crew members were injured in the accident on Aug. 13, 2004.

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Japan strikes gold in swimming, gymnastics

IZMIR, Turkey - Backstroke swimmer Aya Terakawa gave Japan its first gold medal at the University Games in Izmir on Aug. 13. Terakawa, who placed eighth in the 200 backstroke at the 2004 Athens Olympics, won the women's 50-meter backstroke in a personal-best 29.06 seconds at the Manisa outdoor pool.

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(23)Biggest Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - Iraqi judo wrestler Hadir Lazame carries his country's flag during the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13.

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(27)Biggest Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - An artist performs on a cube during the 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Athens on Aug. 13.

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(22)Biggest Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - Members of the Afghan Olympic team, clad in traditional clothing, parade during the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13.

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(25)Biggest Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - Artists symbolizing ancient Greece perform during the 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Athens on Aug. 13.

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(21)Biggest Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - Weight-lifter Pyrros Dimas carries the Greek flag during the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13.

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(24)Biggest Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - The Olympic rings are lit up as fireworks explode at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13.

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(28)Biggest Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - An artist symbolizing ancient Greece performs during the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13.

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(18)Biggest Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - The Japanese Olympic delegation marches during the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13.

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(17)Biggest Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - The Olympic flag is raised during the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13.

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(30)Biggest Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - Fireworks explode over Olympic Stadium in Athens on Aug. 13 at the conclusion of the opening ceremony of the 2004 Olympic Games.

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(16)Biggest Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - The final torch bearer, Nikolaos Kaklamanakis, a sailing gold medalist in the 1996 Atlanta Games, stands beneath the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13.

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(15)Biggest Olympic Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - Runners head skyward during the ''Journey of the Torch'' performance at the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13.

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(12)Biggest Olympic Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - Nikolaos Kaklamanakis, a sailing gold medalist at the 1996 Atlanta Games, lights the cauldron in front of a packed crowd of about 75,000 during the opening ceremony of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13.

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(14)Biggest Olympic Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - Nikolaos Kaklamanakis, a sailing gold medalist at the 1996 Atlanta Games, runs up the stairs at the Olympic Stadium in Athens on Aug. 13 during the opening ceremony of the 2004 Olympic Games to light the cauldron.

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(13)Biggest Olympic Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - The cauldron turns around to stand up during the opening ceremony of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13 after being lit by Nikolaos Kaklamanakis, a sailing gold medalist at the 1996 Atlanta Games.

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(10)Biggest Olympic Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - Fireworks explode in the finale of the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13.

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(9)Biggest Olympic Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - Fireworks explode over the Olympic Stadium in Athens during the opening ceremony of the 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13.

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(11)Biggest Olympic Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - The Olympic torch is shown after its lighting during the opening ceremony of the 2004 Athens Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13.

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(8)Biggest Olympic Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - China's Olympic team parades during the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13.

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(7)Biggest Olympic Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - Members of the Greek delegation march during the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13.

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(26)Biggest Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - Drummers perform during the 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Athens on Aug. 13.

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(6)Biggest Olympic Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - North Korean former basketball player Kim Seong Ho (L) and South Korean volleyball player Ku Min Jing carry a unification flag during the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13.

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(5)Biggest Olympic Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - Members of the Iraqi delegation wave to the crowd during the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13.

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(4)Biggest Olympic Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - Members of the Japanese delegation wave ''uchiwa'' paper fans at spectators during the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13.

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(3)Biggest Olympic Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - A performer dressed as a centaur throws a javelin during the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13. (Pool photo)

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(29)Biggest Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - A boy aboard a boat waves to spectators during the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13.

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(2)Biggest Olympic Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - Athens Olympics chief organizer Gianna Angelopoulou-Daskalaki (L), Greek President Konstantinos Stefanopoulos (C) and International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge enter the Olympic Stadium during the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games on Aug. 13.

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(1)Biggest Olympic Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - Athletes from North and South Korea march together behind the unification flag during the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13.

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(1)Yomiuri Giants owner Watanabe steps down

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on July 7, 2004 shows Tsuneo Watanabe who is stepping down as owner of the Yomiuri Giants. The departure of Watanabe, who is considered one of the most influential figures in Japanese professional baseball, was endorsed at a board meeting of the Central League ball club on Aug. 13.

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(1)Run-up to Athens Olympics

ATHENS, Greek - Gianna Angelopoulos, president of the Athens Olympic Organizing Committee, speaks at a press conference on July 15 on preparations for the 2004 summer Olympic Games opening on Aug. 13.

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(1)Yomiuri Giants owner Watanabe steps down

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on July 7, 2004 shows Tsuneo Watanabe who is stepping down as owner of the Yomiuri Giants. The departure of Watanabe, who is considered one of the most influential figures in Japanese professional baseball, was endorsed at a board meeting of the Central League ball club on Aug. 13. (Kyodo)

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Japan strikes gold in swimming, gymnastics

IZMIR, Turkey - Backstroke swimmer Aya Terakawa gave Japan its first gold medal at the University Games in Izmir on Aug. 13. Terakawa, who placed eighth in the 200 backstroke at the 2004 Athens Olympics, won the women's 50-meter backstroke in a personal-best 29.06 seconds at the Manisa outdoor pool. (Kyodo)

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Protesters rally in Okinawa to remember 2004 U.S. chopper crash

Protesters rally on the Okinawa International University campus in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Aug. 13, 2015, to remember the crash of a U.S. military helicopter there in 2004 which left a tree broken and burned. The rally followed another U.S. military chopper crash in waters off Uruma in the prefecture on Aug. 12. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(9)Biggest Olympic Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - Fireworks explode over the Olympic Stadium in Athens during the opening ceremony of the 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13. (Kyodo)

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(8)Biggest Olympic Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - China's Olympic team parades during the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13. (Kyodo)

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(3)Biggest Olympic Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - A performer dressed as a centaur throws a javelin during the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13. (Kyodo)

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(30)Biggest Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - Fireworks explode over Olympic Stadium in Athens on Aug. 13 at the conclusion of the opening ceremony of the 2004 Olympic Games. (Kyodo)

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(26)Biggest Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - Drummers perform during the 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Athens on Aug. 13. (Kyodo)

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(4)Biggest Olympic Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - Members of the Japanese delegation wave ''uchiwa'' paper fans at spectators during the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13. (Kyodo)

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(6)Biggest Olympic Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - North Korean former basketball player Kim Seong Ho (L) and South Korean volleyball player Ku Min Jing carry a unification flag during the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13. (Kyodo)

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(7)Biggest Olympic Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - Members of the Greek delegation march during the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13. (Kyodo)

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(5)Biggest Olympic Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - Members of the Iraqi delegation wave to the crowd during the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13. (Kyodo)

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(25)Biggest Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - Artists symbolizing ancient Greece perform during the 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Athens on Aug. 13. (Kyodo)

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(27)Biggest Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - An artist performs on a cube during the 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Athens on Aug. 13. (Kyodo)

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(23)Biggest Games open in Athens amid tight security

ATHENS, Greece - Iraqi judo wrestler Hadir Lazame carries his country's flag during the opening ceremony of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 13. (Kyodo)