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Ecosystem of Mt. Fuji threatened by alien plants

KOFU, Japan - A member of the Fujisan Club holds some bur cucumbers, designated as an invasive alien species, on Aug. 17, 2013 along Lake Kawaguchi in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. The nonprofit organization is engaged in a series of campaigns to exterminate the species to protect domestic species and the local environment.

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Ecosystem of Mt. Fuji threatened by alien plants

KOFU, Japan - Volunteers and members of the Fujisan Club work to get rid of bur cucumbers, designated as an invasive alien species, on Aug. 17, 2013 along Lake Kawaguchi in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, with a view of Mt. Fuji (back). The nonprofit organization is engaged in a series of campaigns to exterminate the species to protect domestic species and the local environment.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Brianna Rollins of the United States wins the women's 100 meters hurdles in 12.44 seconds at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 17, 2013.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt smiles with the Jamaican national flag around his neck after winning the men's 200 meters at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 17, 2013.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Vitezslav Vesely of Czech Republic wins the men's javelin throw with a toss of 87.17 meters at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 17, 2013.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt (far R) competes in the men's 200 meters final at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 17, 2013. Bolt won gold with a time of 19.66 seconds.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt acknowledges spectators at stands after winning the men's 200 meters at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 17, 2013.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt strikes his trademark pose after winning the men's 200 meters at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 17, 2013. Bolt won gold with a time of 19.66 seconds.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt competes in the men's 200 meters at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 17, 2013. Bolt won gold with a time of 19.66 seconds.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt competes in the men's 200 meters at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 17, 2013. Bolt won gold with a time of 19.66 seconds.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Meseret Defar (C) of Ethiopia competes in the women's 5,000 meters at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 17, 2013. Defar won gold with a time of 14:50.19.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Meseret Defar of Ethiopia celebrates after winning the women's 5,000 meters in 14:50.19 at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 17, 2013.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Stephen Kiprotich of Uganda wins the men's marathon in 2:09:51 at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 17, 2013.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt wins the men's 200 meters at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 17, 2013. Bolt won gold with a time of 19.66 seconds.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt competes in the men's 200 meters at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 17, 2013. Bolt won gold with a time of 19.66 seconds.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Meseret Defar (C) of Ethiopia competes in the women's 5,000 meters at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 17, 2013. Defar won gold with a time of 14:50.19.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Meseret Defar of Ethiopia wins the women's 5,000 meters in 14:50.19 at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 17, 2013.

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Return rush peaks following 'Bon' holidays

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a many-kilometers-long traffic jam on the inbound lane of the Tomei Expressway in Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Aug. 17, 2013, as many people headed home from their summer holidays. Mt. Fuji is visible in the background.

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Panoramic photo shows evacuees of Great Kanto Earthquake

TOKYO, Japan - A 4.6-meter-long panoramic photo panel, showing around 300,000 evacuees who gathered at the plaza in front of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo following the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, is on display Aug. 17, 2013, at the Great Kanto Earthquake Memorial Museum in Tokyo's Sumida Ward ahead of the 90th anniversary of the disaster Sept. 1.

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Return rush peaks following 'Bon' holidays

NARITA, Japan - The arrival lobby of Narita airport near Tokyo is crowded on Aug. 17, 2013 with travelers returning to Japan after spending their summer holidays overseas.

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Return rush peaks following 'Bon' holidays

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokaido Shinkansen bullet train platform at Tokyo Station is crowded on Aug. 17, 2013 with travelers returning from summer holidays.