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Jetstar marks 2 million passengers

NARITA, Japan - Budget airline operator Jetstar Japan Co. holds a commemorative ceremony at Narita International Airport near Tokyo on Aug. 13, 2013, after crossing the threshold of having carried 2 million passengers since its inauguration in July 2012. At right is Jetstar President Miyuki Suzuki.

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Otsuchi town in August 2012

OTSUCHI, Japan - Photo shows a part of the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on Aug. 13, 2012. While most of the debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami has been cleaned up, a wide swath of the town remains vacant.

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Nishioka, Donaire meet ahead of October title fight

LOS ANGELES, United States - WBC emeritus champion Toshiaki Nishioka (R) of Japan poses for a photo with WBO and IBF super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. of the Philippines during a press conference in Los Angeles, California, on Aug. 27, 2012. The two will glove up in Carson, California, on Oct. 13, 2012.

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Devastation after floods in N. Korean village

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows a woman who lives in a tent on Aug. 13, 2012, in a village in Songchon County in South Phyongan Province, North Korea, which was devastated by torrential rain and subsequent floods in July.

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Devastation after floods in N. Korean village

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows devastation on Aug. 13, 2012, in a village in Songchon County in South Phyongan Province, North Korea, which was devastated by torrential rain and subsequent floods in July.

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Devastation after floods in N. Korean village

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows devastation on Aug. 13, 2012, in a village in Songchon County in South Phyongan Province, North Korea, which was devastated by torrential rain and subsequent floods in July.

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Students from quake-hit Tohoku visit Ground Zero in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Tsubasa Sugeno (L), a university student hailing from Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, and Lee Ielpi, president of the September 11th Families' Association, trace together names of Japanese victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks engraved on the stone monument at the World Trade Center site in New York on Aug. 13, 2012. Students hailing from the prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, which were severely hit by the 2011 March earthquake and tsunami disasters, visited the site and met the bereaved families of the 9/11 victims.

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Students from quake-hit Tohoku visit Ground Zero in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Ayaka Ogawa (L), who graduated from a senior high school in Iwate Prefecture, and Lee Ielpi, president of the September 11th Families' Association, trace together names of Japanese victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks engraved on the stone monument at the World Trade Center site in New York on Aug. 13, 2012. Students hailing from the prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima, which were severely hit by the 2011 March earthquake and tsunami disasters, visited the site and met the bereaved families of the 9/11 victims.

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Devastation after floods in N. Korean village

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows a woman who lives in a tent on Aug. 13, 2012, in a village in Songchon County in South Phyongan Province, North Korea, which was devastated by torrential rain and subsequent floods in July.

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Devastation after floods in N. Korean village

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows devastation on Aug. 13, 2012, in a village in Songchon County in South Phyongan Province, North Korea, which was devastated by torrential rain and subsequent floods in July.

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N. Korea's Jang in China

BEIJING, China - Jang Song Thaek (C), North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's uncle and a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, gets into a vehicle after arriving in Beijing on Aug. 13, 2012. Jang's visit to China was reportedly for talks on bilateral economic cooperation.

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N. Korea's Jang in China

BEIJING, China - Jang Song Thaek (C), North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's uncle and a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, gets into a vehicle after arriving in Beijing on Aug. 13, 2012. Jang's visit to China was reportedly for talks on bilateral economic cooperation.

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Quake in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran - Photo shows collapsed buildings at a village near Ahar, northwestern Iran, on Aug. 13, 2012. The area was hit by two powerful earthquakes on Aug. 11.

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Fire in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Firefighters tackle a blaze at a construction site near Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul on Aug. 13, 2012.

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Quake in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran - A man examines his collapsed home (back) at a village near Ahar, northwestern Iran, on Aug. 13, 2012. The area was hit by two powerful earthquakes on Aug. 11.

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U.N. chief in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon speaks during a press conference in Seoul on Aug. 13, 2012. The former South Korean foreign minister was in his home country to attend an international conference.

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Quake in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran - A family takes refuge in a tent at a village near Ahar, northwestern Iran, on Aug. 13, 2012. The area was hit by two powerful earthquakes on Aug. 11.

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Summer meteor shower

GOTEMBA, Japan - Photo with 30-second exposure taken at 1:51 a.m. on Aug. 13, 2012, shows a shooting star of Perseid Meteor Shower as seen from the new fifth station of Mt. Fuji in the city of Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture.

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Summer meteor shower

GOTEMBA, Japan - Photo with 30-second exposure taken at 1:29 a.m. on Aug. 13, 2012, shows a shooting star of Perseid Meteor Shower as seen from the new fifth station of Mt. Fuji in the city of Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture.

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Comedian begins 440-km marathon in quake-hit northeast

YAMADA, Japan - Comedian Kampei Hazama (C) runs while talking with local people in the town of Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, on Aug. 13, 2012. Hazama began the same day a nine-day marathon across northeastern Japan, which was hit hardest by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in an effort to spread cheer among disaster-stricken local residents.

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Comedian begins 440-km marathon in quake-hit northeast

YAMADA, Japan - Comedian Kampei Hazama (C) begins on Aug. 13, 2012 in the town of Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, a nine-day marathon across northeastern Japan, which was hit hardest by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in an effort to spread cheer among disaster-stricken local residents.

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Summer meteor shower

GOTEMBA, Japan - Photo with 30-second exposure taken at 0:34 a.m. on Aug. 13, 2012, shows a shooting star (upper C) of Perseid Meteor Shower as seen from the foot of Mt. Fuji in the city of Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture.