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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show the Yotsukura beach in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 18, 2011 (top), shortly after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, with fire engines gathered to douse overheated reactors and spent fuel at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, and the same location on the beach about two and a half years later on Aug. 18, 2013 (bottom), after opening to the public for the summer season for the first time in three years.

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Event to thank U.S. for support after 3/11 disaster

NEW YORK, United States - "Morioka Sansa Odori," a traditional dance in Iwate Prefecture's Morioka City, is performed Aug. 26, 2013, at a reception held by the prefecture in New York to thank the United States for its help after the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, which devastated northeastern Japan.

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Guesthouse owner brings travelers together on Izu Oshima Island

TOKYO, Japan - Hiromi Ishihara vacuums inside a guesthouse she runs on Izu Oshima Island in Tokyo on Aug. 11, 2013. Ishihara basically does all the work alone at her guesthouse Morio's House, such as cleaning rooms, shopping and picking up guests.

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Japan, Kenya oil exploration project

NAIROBI, Kenya - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (L) meets with Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto in Nairobi, Kenya, on Aug. 11, 2013. Motegi said Aug. 12 that he has confirmed with the Kenyan government that the two countries will jointly undertake oil exploration in the southwestern part of the country.

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Japan, Kenya oil exploration project

NAIROBI, Kenya - Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (far L) and Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto (far R) hold talks in Nairobi, Kenya, on Aug. 11, 2013. Motegi said Aug. 12 that he has confirmed with the Kenyan government that the two countries will jointly undertake oil exploration in the southwestern part of the country.

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Soriano belts 2,000th ML career hit

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Alfonso Soriano crosses home plate after belting a solo home run, his 2,000th major league career hit, during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium in New York on Aug. 11, 2013.

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Soriano belts 2,000th ML career hit

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Alfonso Soriano belts a solo home run, his 2,000th major league career hit, during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium in New York on Aug. 11, 2013.

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Matsuyama at PGA Championship

ROCHESTER, Untied States - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama hits his third shot on the 18th hole in the final round of the PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York, on Aug. 11, 2013. Matsuyama finished 19th with a 1-under 279.

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Rodriguez hits season's 1st homer

NEW YORK, United States - The New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez reaches home base after hitting his first homer of the season during the second inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium in New York on Aug. 11, 2013. The Yankees won 5-4.

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Bolt wins 100m at world c'ships

MOSCOW, Russia - Usain Bolt of Jamaica gestures after winning the men's 100 meters gold medal at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 11, 2013. Bolt finished with his season-best time of 9.77 seconds.

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Rodriguez hits season's 1st homer

NEW YORK, United States - The New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez hits his first homer of the season to left during the second inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium in New York on Aug. 11, 2013. The Yankees won 5-4.

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Bolt wins 100m at world c'ships

MOSCOW, Russia - Usain Bolt of Jamaica runs in the final of the men's 100 meters at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 11, 2013. Bolt won with his season-best time of 9.77 seconds.

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Bolt wins 100m at world c'ships

MOSCOW, Russia - Usain Bolt of Jamaica acknowledges cheers from spectators while carrying the national flag after winning the final of the men's 100 meters at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 11, 2013. Bolt finished with his season-best time of 9.77 seconds.

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Okazaki scores 1st goal for Mainz

MAINZ, Germany - Shinji Okazaki of Mainz celebrates after scoring during the second half of a German Bundesliga match against Stuttgart in Mainz, Germany, on Aug. 11, 2013. It was the Japan international's first goal in a Mainz shirt since his transfer from Stuttgart. Mainz won their season's opener 3-2.

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Dufner wins PGA Championship

ROCHESTER, Untied States - Jason Dufner of the United States holds the victor's trophy after winning the PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York, on Aug. 11, 2013. Dufner finished at 10 under to capture his first major title.

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Bolt wins 100m at world c'ships

MOSCOW, Russia - Usain Bolt of Jamaica waves to spectators while carrying the national flag after winning the final of the men's 100 meters at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 11, 2013. Bolt finished with his season-best time of 9.77 seconds.

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Bolt wins 100m at world c'ships

MOSCOW, Russia - Usain Bolt of Jamaica (R) hugs his compatriot Nesta Carter after winning the final of the men's 100 meters at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 11, 2013. Bolt finished with his season-best time of 9.77 seconds. Carter placed third.

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Bolt wins 100m at world c'ships

MOSCOW, Russia - Usain Bolt of Jamaica strikes his signature victory pose after winning the final of the men's 100 meters at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 11, 2013. Bolt finished with his season-best time of 9.77 seconds.

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Bolt wins 100m at world c'ships

MOSCOW, Russia - Usain Bolt of Jamaica runs in the final of the men's 100 meters at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 11, 2013. Bolt won with his season-best time of 9.77 seconds.

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Danmitsu in first-pitch ceremony

AKITA, Japan - Combination photos show popular Japanese pinup model Danmitsu, wearing a schoolgirl's swimwear, hurling a ball in a first-pitch ceremony before a baseball game between the Yakult Swallows and the DeNA BayStars in Akita City on Aug. 11, 2013.

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Lupin III event

KUSHIRO, Japan - Monkey Punch (C), the cartoonist of "Lupin III," and Kanichi Kurita (R), who plays the voice of Lupin III in the film and TV animation series, take part in an event in Hamanaka, Hokkaido, on Aug. 11, 2013.

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Hot weather in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - A woman passes a signboard displaying 40 C in Tatebayashi, Gunma Prefecture northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 11, 2013.

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Danmitsu in first-pitch ceremony

AKITA, Japan - Popular Japanese pinup model Danmitsu wears a schoolgirl's swimwear as she hurls a ball in a first-pitch ceremony before a baseball game between the Yakult Swallows and the DeNA BayStars in Akita City on Aug. 11, 2013.

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Meiji Cup golf

SAPPORO, Japan - South Korea's Na Da Ye holds the trophy after winning the Meiji Cup, her first win on the Japan LPGA tour, at Sapporo Kokusai Country Club in Hokkaido on Aug. 11, 2013.

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Hot weather in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - A signboard displays 39 C at the busy Dotombori area of Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 11, 2013.

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9/11 monument in Fukushima

KORIYAMA, Japan - Visitors including a group of relatives of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on the United States pose for photos near a monument in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 3, 2013. The group donated the monument featuring a large steel replica of a paper crane of atomic bombing victim Sadako Sasaki. The replica was made from a portion of the steel frame of the collapsed World Trade Center in New York.

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9/11 monument in Fukushima

KORIYAMA, Japan - Visitors including a group of relatives of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks on the United States pose for photos near a monument in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 3, 2013. The group donated the monument featuring a large steel replica of a paper crane of atomic bombing victim Sadako Sasaki. The replica was made from a portion of the steel frame of the collapsed World Trade Center in New York.

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'Barefoot Gen' marks 40th anniversary of publication

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Misayo Nakazawa, widow of Keiji Nakazawa, is seen in Hiroshima's Naka Ward on June 11, 2013, sitting in front of magazines and other publications that carried her late husband's manga series "Hadashi no Gen (Barefoot Gen)." The series describes the life of a 6-year-old boy called Gen before and after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945.

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Construction under way at 9/11 Ground Zero

NEW YORK, United States - This Aug. 17 photo shows the construction site at Ground Zero for new buildings to replace the World Trade Center skyscrapers destroyed in the Sept. 11, 2001, attack in New York. An official of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which manages the site, struck a confident note that the skyscraper will be completed in 2013. The authority provided Kyodo News with a photo opportunity at the site ahead of the eighth anniversary of the attacks on the United States.

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Construction under way at 9/11 Ground Zero

NEW YORK, United States - This Aug. 17 photo shows the construction site for the new 1 WTC skyscraper at Ground Zero of the Sept. 11, 2001, attack in New York. An official of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which manages the site, struck a confident note that the skyscraper will be completed in 2013. The authority provided Kyodo News with a photo opportunity at the site ahead of the eighth anniversary of the attacks on the United States.