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Tsunami effect still felt big in Kesennuma city

Tsunami effect still felt big in Kesennuma city

SENDAI, Japan - A tsunami-swept fishing boat in the Shishiori district of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, is seen above on March 1, 2012, before its removal last year, while the temporary shopping area "Central Ishinomaki Revival Marche" in the background is being moved to prefab stores seen in the foreground in the photo below taken on Aug. 31, 2014, to raise the ground level of the area.

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Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

LONDON, Britain - Composite photo shows Kohei Uchimura's sequence of a horizontal bar performance (from R to L) during the men's gymnastics all-around final at North Greenwich Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 1, 2012. Japan's Uchimura won the gold medal with a total of 92.690 points.

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Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

LONDON, Britain - Composite photo shows Kohei Uchimura's sequence of a horizontal bar performance (from lower R to L counterclockwise) during the men's gymnastics all-around final at North Greenwich Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 1, 2012. Japan's Uchimura won the gold medal with a total of 92.690 points.

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Colombia's Alvear wins bronze in Olympic women's 70-kg judo

Colombia's Alvear wins bronze in Olympic women's 70-kg judo

LONDON, Britain - Colombia judo team manager Noriyuki Hayakawa (R) celebrates Colombia's Yuri Alvear after the bronze medal match in the women's judo 70-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on Aug. 1, 2012. Alvear beat China's Chen Fei.

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Colombia's Alvear wins bronze in Olympic women's 70-kg judo

Colombia's Alvear wins bronze in Olympic women's 70-kg judo

LONDON, Britain - Colombia judo team manager Noriyuki Hayakawa (R) celebrates Colombia's Yuri Alvear after the bronze medal match in the women's judo 70-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on Aug. 1, 2012. Alvear beat China's Chen Fei.

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Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

LONDON, Britain - Composite photo shows Kohei Uchimura's sequence of a floor exercise performance during the men's gymnastics all-around final at North Greenwich Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 1, 2012. Japan's Uchimura won the gold medal with a total of 92.690 points.

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Arirang mass games

Arirang mass games

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's Arirang mass games open at May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on Aug. 1, 2012. The event features a gymnastics and artistic spectacle that depicts the country's history from its fight against Japan's colonization of the Korean Peninsula to today's initiatives in promoting science and technology in an opera-style show.

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S. Korean Song wins gold in Olympic men's 90-kg judo

S. Korean Song wins gold in Olympic men's 90-kg judo

LONDON, Britain - South Korea's Song Dae Nam poses with the gold medal he won in the men's judo 90-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on Aug. 1, 2012. Song beat Cuba's Asley Gonzalez in the final match.

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Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

LONDON, Britain - Composite photo shows Kohei Uchimura's sequence of a vault performance (from back to front) during the men's gymnastics all-around final at North Greenwich Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 1, 2012. Japan's Uchimura won the gold medal with a total of 92.690 points.

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Soni sets 200m breaststroke world record

Soni sets 200m breaststroke world record

LONDON, Britain - Rebecca Soni of the United States set a world record of 2:20.00 in the semifinals of the women's 200-meter breaststroke at the London Olympics on Aug. 1, 2012.

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Decosse wins Olympic 70-kg judo

Decosse wins Olympic 70-kg judo

LONDON, Britain - France's Lucie Decosse holds her gold medal after winning the women's judo 70-kilogram division at the London Olympics on Aug. 1, 2012.

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Chinese activist Cheng at U.S. Congress

Chinese activist Cheng at U.S. Congress

WASHINGTON, United States - Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng (L in front row) speaks during a press conference at the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington on Aug. 1, 2012. Those attending the press conference also include House Speaker John Boehner (L in rear row) and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (R in front row).

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Japan's Hoshi wins bronze in women's 200m butterfly

Japan's Hoshi wins bronze in women's 200m butterfly

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Natsumi Hoshi poses with the bronze medal she won in the women's 200-meter butterfly at the 2012 London Olympics, at the Aquatics Centre on Aug. 1, 2012.

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Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

LONDON, Britain - Composite photo shows Japan's Kohei Uchimura performing a pommel horse sequence (in order of C, R, L) during the men's gymnastics all-around final at North Greenwich Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 1, 2012. Japan's Uchimura won the gold medal with a total of 92.690 points.

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Japan's Tateishi wins bronze in men's 200m breaststroke

Japan's Tateishi wins bronze in men's 200m breaststroke

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Ryo Tateishi smiles with the bronze medal he won in the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the 2012 London Olympics, at the Aquatics Centre on Aug. 1, 2012.

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Japan's Hoshi wins bronze in women's 200m butterfly

Japan's Hoshi wins bronze in women's 200m butterfly

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Natsumi Hoshi poses with the bronze medal she won in the women's 200-meter butterfly at the 2012 London Olympics, at the Aquatics Centre on Aug. 1, 2012.

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Japan's Hoshi wins bronze in women's 200m butterfly

Japan's Hoshi wins bronze in women's 200m butterfly

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Natsumi Hoshi swims in the women's 200-meter butterfly final at the Aquatics Centre at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 1, 2012. Hoshi finished with a time of 2 minutes, 5.48 seconds to win the bronze medal.

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Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kohei Uchimura waves to the crowd with the gold medal he won in the men's gymnastics all-around at the 2012 London Olympics, at the North Greenwich Arena on Aug. 1, 2012. He won the event with a total of 92.690 points.

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Japan's Hoshi wins bronze in women's 200m butterfly

Japan's Hoshi wins bronze in women's 200m butterfly

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Natsumi Hoshi waves to the cheering crowd after finishing third in the women's 200-meter butterfly final at the Aquatics Centre at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 1, 2012. Hoshi won the bronze with a time of 2 minutes, 5.48 seconds.

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Japan's Tateishi wins bronze in men's 200m breaststroke

Japan's Tateishi wins bronze in men's 200m breaststroke

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Ryo Tateishi waves to the cheering crowd after winning the bronze medal for the men's 200-meter breaststroke at the 2012 London Olympics, at the Aquatics Centre on Aug. 1, 2012.

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Japan's Tateishi wins bronze in men's 200m breaststroke

Japan's Tateishi wins bronze in men's 200m breaststroke

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Ryo Tateishi celebrates after his bronze medal finish in the men's 200-meter breaststroke final at the Aquatics Centre at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 1, 2012. Tateishi finished with a time of 2 minutes, 8.29 seconds.

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Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kohei Uchimura throws a flower bouquet to his mother in the audience after the award ceremony for the gold medal he won in the men's gymnastics all-around at the 2012 London Olympics, at the North Greenwich Arena on Aug. 1, 2012. He won the event with a total of 92.690 points.

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Japan's Tateishi wins bronze in men's 200m breaststroke

Japan's Tateishi wins bronze in men's 200m breaststroke

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Ryo Tateishi swims in the men's 200-meter breaststroke final at the Aquatics Centre at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 1, 2012. Tateishi finished with a time of 2 minutes, 8.29 seconds to win the bronze medal.

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Japan's Tateishi wins bronze in men's 200m breaststroke

Japan's Tateishi wins bronze in men's 200m breaststroke

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Ryo Tateishi (back) swims next to compatriot Kosuke Kitajima in the men's 200-meter breaststroke final at the Aquatics Centre at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 1, 2012. Tateishi finished with a time of 2 minutes, 8.29 seconds to win the bronze medal.

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Japan's Kitajima fails to medal in men's 200m breaststroke

Japan's Kitajima fails to medal in men's 200m breaststroke

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kosuke Kitajima swims in the men's 200-meter breaststroke final at the Aquatics Centre at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 1, 2012. The two-time double Olympic champion Kitajima placed fourth.

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Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kohei Uchimura smiles with the gold medal he won in the men's gymnastics all-around at the 2012 London Olympics, at the North Greenwich Arena on Aug. 1, 2012. He won the event with a total of 92.690 points.

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Japan's Tateishi wins bronze in men's 200m breaststroke

Japan's Tateishi wins bronze in men's 200m breaststroke

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Ryo Tateishi (R) celebrates his bronze medal finish in the men's 200-meter breaststroke final at the Aquatics Centre at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 1, 2012. At left is two-time double Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima, who placed fourth.

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Japan's Tateishi wins bronze in men's 200m breaststroke

Japan's Tateishi wins bronze in men's 200m breaststroke

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Ryo Tateishi celebrates his bronze medal finish in the men's 200-meter breaststroke final at the Aquatics Centre at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 1, 2012. Tateishi finished with a time of 2 minutes, 8.29 seconds.

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Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kohei Uchimura looks at the gold medal he won in the men's gymnastics all-around at the 2012 London Olympics, at the North Greenwich Arena on Aug. 1, 2012. He won the event with a total of 92.690 points.

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Japan's Tateishi wins bronze in men's 200m breaststroke

Japan's Tateishi wins bronze in men's 200m breaststroke

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Ryo Tateishi (front) embraces compatriot Kosuke Kitajima after finishing third in the men's 200-meter breaststroke final at the Aquatics Centre at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 1, 2012. Kitajima placed fourth.

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Japan's Tateishi wins bronze in men's 200m breaststroke

Japan's Tateishi wins bronze in men's 200m breaststroke

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Ryo Tateishi swims in the men's 200-meter breaststroke final at the Aquatics Centre at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 1, 2012. Tateishi finished with a time of 2 minutes, 8.29 seconds to win the bronze medal.

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Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kohei Uchimura poses with the gold medal he won in the men's gymnastics all-around at the 2012 London Olympics, at the North Greenwich Arena on Aug. 1, 2012. He won the event with a total of 92.690 points.

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Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kohei Uchimura (C) on the podium with the gold medal looks at his country's national flag being hoisted during the award ceremony for the men's gymnastics all-around at the 2012 London Olympics, at the North Greenwich Arena on Aug. 1, 2012. He won the event with a total of 92.690 points.

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Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kohei Uchimura (C) on the podium with the gold medal looks at his country's national flag being hoisted during the award ceremony for the men's gymnastics all-around at the 2012 London Olympics, at the North Greenwich Arena on Aug. 1, 2012. He won the event with a total of 92.690 points.

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Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kohei Uchimura smiles with the Japanese national flag after winning the men's gymnastics all-around final at the 2012 London Olympics, at the North Greenwich Arena on Aug. 1, 2012. Uchimura won the gold medal with a total of 92.690 points.

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Japan to meet Egypt in q'finals after Honduras draw

Japan to meet Egypt in q'finals after Honduras draw

COVENTRY, England - Japan national soccer team players (From L) Kensuke Nagai, Takashi Usami, Yuki Otsu and Hiroshi Kiyotake smile after a men's soccer Group D match against Honduras at the City of Coventry Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 1, 2012. Japan finished top of Group D after drawing 0-0 with Honduras and advanced to the quarterfinals.

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Japan to meet Egypt in q'finals after Honduras draw

Japan to meet Egypt in q'finals after Honduras draw

COVENTRY, England - Japan's Hiroshi Kiyotake (17) and his teammates respond to cheers after a men's soccer Group D match against Honduras at the City of Coventry Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 1, 2012. Japan finished top of Group D after drawing 0-0 with Honduras and advanced to the quarterfinals.

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Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kohei Uchimura responds to cheers with the gold medal he won in the men's gymnastics all-around at the 2012 London Olympics, at the North Greenwich Arena on Aug. 1, 2012. Uchimura won the event with a total of 92.690 points.

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Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kohei Uchimura smiles with the gold medal he won in the men's gymnastics all-around at the 2012 London Olympics, at the North Greenwich Arena on Aug. 1, 2012. Uchimura won the event with a total of 92.690 points.

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Japan to meet Egypt in q'finals after Honduras draw

Japan to meet Egypt in q'finals after Honduras draw

COVENTRY, England - Japan's Kensuke Nagai (L) passes the ball during the second half of a men's soccer Group D match against Honduras at the City of Coventry Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 1, 2012. Japan and Honduras drew 0-0.

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Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs a difficult routine on the horizontal bar during the men's gymnastics all-around final at the North Greenwich Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 1, 2012. Uchimura won the gold medal with a total of 92.690 points.

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Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kohei Uchimura rejoices after completing his performance on the horizontal bar during the men's gymnastics all-around final at the North Greenwich Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 1, 2012. Uchimura won the gold medal with a total of 92.690 points.

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Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs on the horizontal bar during the men's gymnastics all-around final at the North Greenwich Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 1, 2012. Uchimura won the gold medal with a total of 92.690 points.

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Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs a difficult routine on the horizontal bar during the men's gymnastics all-around final at the North Greenwich Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 1, 2012. Uchimura won the gold medal with a total of 92.690 points.

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Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kohei Uchimura raises his fist after performing on the horizontal bar during the men's gymnastics all-around final at the North Greenwich Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 1, 2012. Uchimura won the gold medal with a total of 92.690 points.

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Japan to meet Egypt in q'finals after Honduras draw

Japan to meet Egypt in q'finals after Honduras draw

COVENTRY, England - Japan's Hiroshi Kiyotake (R) fights for the ball during the second half of a men's soccer Group D match against Honduras at the City of Coventry Stadium at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 1, 2012. Japan and Honduras drew 0-0.

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Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs on the parallel bars during the men's gymnastics all-around final at the North Greenwich Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 1, 2012. Uchimura won the gold medal with a total of 92.690 points.

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Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kohei Uchimura nails his landing after performing on the parallel bars during the men's gymnastics all-around final at the North Greenwich Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 1, 2012. Uchimura won the gold medal with a total of 92.690 points.

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Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs on the parallel bars during the men's gymnastics all-around final at the North Greenwich Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 1, 2012. Uchimura won the gold medal with a total of 92.690 points.

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Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

Japan's Uchimura wins gold in men's gymnastics all-around

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kohei Uchimura performs on the parallel bars during the men's gymnastics all-around final at the North Greenwich Arena at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 1, 2012. Uchimura won the gold medal with a total of 92.690 points.

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