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Tsunami-hit city makes DVD to pass on lessons to future

SENDAI, Japan - Shuichi Atsumi, head of a municipal library in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, shows on Dec. 3, 2014, two DVDs produced by the northeastern Japan city aimed at passing on to future generations the lessons from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster, which killed about 1,100 people in the city. The not-for-sale DVDs -- 3,000 copies in Japanese and 1,000 copies in English -- have been donated to public libraries nationwide as well as to local and overseas support groups.

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Fans mourn actor Takakura

TOKYO, Japan - A Tokyo bookstore sets up a special section on Nov. 19, 2014, featuring DVDs of movies of renowned actor Ken Takakura, who was reported the previous day to have passed away at 83. He was known to Western audiences for his role as a tough Japanese police officer alongside Michael Douglas in Ridley Scott's 1989 film "Black Rain," while his best-known works include 1977's "The Yellow Handkerchief" (Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi) and the 1999 movie "Poppoya" (Railroad Man).

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Leaflets criticizing N. Korean regime released

SEOUL, South Korea - A South Korean group consisting of defectors from North Korea release into the sky balloons carrying some 200,000 leaflets and DVDs criticizing the North Korean regime in Paju, South Korea, near the border with the North, on Sept. 21, 2014.

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Pirated Japanese drama DVDs

TAIPEI, Taiwan - An Aug. 10, 2013, photo taken in Taipei shows part of some 7,500 pirated DVDs of Japanese television dramas seized as Taiwan's Intellectual Property Rights Police raided at two shops in an underground mall of Taipei Station.

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Life in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - Photo taken July 11, 2013, shows posters on a street in Yangon, Myanmar, promoting DVDs of domestically produced movies.

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M6.3 quake jolts western Japan

AWAJI, Japan - A rental video store in Awaji, Hyogo Prefecture, is scattered with DVDs on the floor following a strong earthquake on April 13, 2013. The 5:33 a.m. quake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 struck western Japan, injuring at least 23 people in five prefectures.

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Pirated Japanese DVDs sold in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Photo taken March 3, 2012, at the office of the National Police Administration's Intellectual Property Rights Division in New Taipei, Taiwan, shows pirated Japanese DVDs confiscated by the police. In the first joint effort between Japan and Taiwan to crack down on the pirating of intellectual property, Taiwanese police have seized nearly 10,000 pirated Japanese DVDs sold in the island's night markets, Taiwan's police said the same day.

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Pirated Japanese DVDs sold in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Photo taken March 3, 2012, at the office of the National Police Administration's Intellectual Property Rights Division in New Taipei, Taiwan, shows pirated Japanese DVDs confiscated by the police. In the first joint effort between Japan and Taiwan to crack down on the pirating of intellectual property, Taiwanese police have seized nearly 10,000 pirated Japanese DVDs sold in the island's night markets, Taiwan's police said the same day.

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Pirated goods

BEIJING, China - Pirated DVDs and CDs are destroyed in Beijing on Jan. 10, 2011. Around 5.21 million pirated goods were disposed of across China the same day.

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Pirated goods

BEIJING, China - Pirated DVDs and CDs are gathered for destruction in Beijing on Jan. 10, 2011. Around 5.21 million pirated goods were disposed of across China the same day.

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HMV Shibuya closed on sales slump

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors at an outlet of HMV, a major retailer of CDs, DVDs and books, in Tokyo's Shibuya district look at a farewell message Aug. 22, 2010, the store's closing down day. HMV Japan K.K. decided to wind up its business in the trend-setting area due to sluggish sales at a time when many potential customers are seeking content online.

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HMV Shibuya closed on sales slump

TOKYO, Japan - A woman takes a cellphone shot of an outlet of HMV, a major retailer of CDs, DVDs and books, in Tokyo's Shibuya district Aug. 22, 2010, the store's closing down day. HMV Japan K.K. decided to wind up its business in the trend-setting area due to sluggish sales at a time when many potential customers are seeking content online.

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Balloons released carrying DVDs on sinking of S. Korean warship

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of an anti-North Korean civic group release balloons carrying materials including around 300 DVDs containing an investigation report on the sinking of a South Korean warship in Imjingak, near the demilitarized zone north of Seoul, South Korea, on June 10, 2010. About 200 portable radios, 2,000 1 dollar bills and around 150,000 fliers were also attached to the balloons.

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Balloons released carrying DVDs on sinking of S. Korean warship

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of an anti-North Korean civic group release balloons carrying materials including around 300 DVDs containing an investigation report on the sinking of a South Korean warship in Imjingak, near the demilitarized zone north of Seoul, South Korea, on June 10, 2010. About 200 portable radios, 2,000 1 dollar bills and around 150,000 fliers were also attached to the balloons.

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Toshiba to enter Japan's Blu-ray market after withdrawal from HD DVD

TOKYO, Japan - Two presenters show Toshiba Corp.'s models of Blu-ray disc recorders and a player in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2009. The company said the same day it will release the Blu-ray disc products in mid-February, entering the Japanese Blu-ray disc market for the first time since withdrawing from the HD DVD business following its loss in the battle to become the standard for next-generation DVDs.

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Arabic Harry Potter in Guantanamo library

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba - An Arabic-language translation of a Harry Potter story in this Sept. 1, 2009 photo is a popular library book at a detention camp complex in the U.S. naval base in Cuba's Guantanamo Bay. The library is stocked with about 16,000 books and 1,400 magazines in 22 languages as well as DVDs of movies. Detainees can check out books and they are delivered to their cells for reading. Disney cartoons are also popular.

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Toshiba quits HD DVD business, Blu-ray to be industry standard

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiba Corp. President Atsutoshi Nishida announces in Tokyo on Feb. 19 that his company will completely withdraw from the HD DVD business, a move that will allow the rival Blu-ray format promoted by a group of electronics makers led by Sony Corp. to become the industry standard for next-generation DVDs.

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15,000 child porno DVDs confiscated in Sendai

NAGOYA, Japan - Stacks of child pornographic DVDs confiscated in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture are on display at Toyota police station in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture on June 15. According to the police, 15,000 child porno DVDS from seized from a Sendai mansion in what officials believe to be the single largest DVD seizure from one location. Three men were arrested in Sendai on suspicion of selling 44 child porno DVDs to two men in Aichi in December for 20,500 yen. The three suspects have allegedly been selling child porno DVDs online since August 2005, netting more than 100 million yen, police say.

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2 Brazilians pirate Disney DVDs, net 250 million yen since 2000

NAGOYA, Japan - Pirated DVDs and computer equipment on display at the Konan police station in Aichi Prefecture on April 22. Police say 300 pirated DVDs had been confiscated from two Brazilians in Nagano Prefecture who allegedly made DVD copies of Disney TV programs for sale in Japan. The suspects, Isawa Hevio Yukishigue and Alves Valter Teles, allegedly have netted 250 million yen since March 2000, selling pirated DVDs on the Internet and through Brazilian stores in Japan.

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Animated cartoons no longer children's first choice

TOKYO, Japan - Sales of products featuring animated cartoons, including DVDs of such programs, are brisk at this and other stores in Tokyo's Akihabara electric gadget district.

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M6.0 quake injures at least 18 in Tokyo, surrounding areas

TOKYO, Japan - DVDs and videos scatter on the floor of a rental video shop in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on July 23 after a strong earthquake registering a magnitude of 6.0 jolted Tokyo and surrounding areas.

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(1)Magnitude 5.8 quake hits northern Kyushu, injuries reported

FUKUOKA, Japan - Video tapes and DVDs are scattered on the floor of a rental video shop in Fukuoka on April 20 after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 hit the northern Kyushu area.

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Victor develops environmentally friendly DVD from corn starch

TOKYO, Japan - Victor Co. of Japan said Dec. 6 it has succeeded in manufacturing an environmentally friendly DVD with a special plastic synthesized from corn starch. Unlike conventional DVDs made from oil, the new DVD, made mainly from polylactide resin, will help reduce the consumption of oil and the quantity of carbon dioxide emitted in the process of incinerating used DVDs for disposal, JVC said.

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Would-be stars debut as investment tool

TOKYO, Japan - Five emerging female entertainers pose at a press conference held in Tokyo on Nov. 26 by Japan Digital Contents Inc. to promote a campaign to lure investors to funds for investment in photographs and other products related to each of them. The funds will finance the production of photo collections, DVDs and other products featuring the young women and will pay 10% to 12% of sales as dividends to investors. Chosen through an audition are (from L to R) Aiko Aoyama, EIREI, Reina Kamiya, Saki Shimada and Tomoko Takechi.

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(3)Photos from Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - People hold up DVDs of U.S. movies believed to have been looted from a house of Uday, the eldest son of ousted President Saddam Hussein, in Baghdad on April 17.

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Man arrested for allegedly selling pirated DVDs via Web

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo police confiscated Feb. 4 pirated DVD versions of Japanese television animation (shown in photo) which Kazuhide Abe of Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, allegedly sold on the Internet.

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9 firms unveil uniform standard for next-generation DVDs

TOKYO, Japan - Nine major Japanese, South Korean and European electronics firms unveil a uniform standard for next-generation recordable DVDs (displayed by woman in photo) on Feb. 19 in Tokyo to expand the DVD market. The Blu-ray Disk, named for its use of blue-violet semiconductor laser beams, enables the recording, rewriting and playback of up to 27 gigabytes of data on one side, roughly six times the video and sound data capacity of a conventional DVD.

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Toshiba quits HD DVD business, Blu-ray to be industry standard

TOKYO, Japan - Toshiba Corp. President Atsutoshi Nishida announces in Tokyo on Feb. 19 that his company will completely withdraw from the HD DVD business, a move that will allow the rival Blu-ray format promoted by a group of electronics makers led by Sony Corp. to become the industry standard for next-generation DVDs. (Kyodo)

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(3)Photos from Baghdad

BAGHDAD, Iraq - People hold up DVDs of U.S. movies believed to have been looted from a house of Uday, the eldest son of ousted President Saddam Hussein, in Baghdad on April 17. (Kyodo)

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(1)Magnitude 5.8 quake hits northern Kyushu, injuries reported

FUKUOKA, Japan - Video tapes and DVDs are scattered on the floor of a rental video shop in Fukuoka on April 20 after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 hit the northern Kyushu area. (Kyodo)

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Victor develops environmentally friendly DVD from corn starch

TOKYO, Japan - Victor Co. of Japan said Dec. 6 it has succeeded in manufacturing an environmentally friendly DVD with a special plastic synthesized from corn starch. Unlike conventional DVDs made from oil, the new DVD, made mainly from polylactide resin, will help reduce the consumption of oil and the quantity of carbon dioxide emitted in the process of incinerating used DVDs for disposal, JVC said. (Kyodo)

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Shrink (2009)

Mark Webber & Keke Palmer Characters: Jeremy & Jemma Film: Shrink (USA 2009) Director: Jonas Pate 21 January 2009 Date: 21 January 2009

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Festival celebrating ethnic minority group in Myanmar

A woman (L) wearing traditional clothes of Myanmar's Pa-O people smiles as she attends to customers at a stall selling CDs and DVDs, during a festival celebrating the ethnic minority group in Shan State, northeastern Myanmar, in March 2016. An armed insurgent group consisting of people of the Pa-O signed a ceasefire agreement with the Myanmar government in 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Defectors to scatter DVDs of Kim assassination comedy film in N. Korea

Park Sang Hak (C), head of the Fighters for a Free North Korea group made up of North Korean defectors in South Korea, speaks to the press in Seoul on Jan. 20, 2015, a day after the group flew balloons with about 100,000 anti-Pyongyang leaflets across the inter-Korean border. Park said his group plans to include copies of "The Interview," a comedy film about an assassination plot against North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, in their next round of balloon flights. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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HMV Shibuya closed on sales slump

TOKYO, Japan - A woman takes a cellphone shot of an outlet of HMV, a major retailer of CDs, DVDs and books, in Tokyo's Shibuya district Aug. 22, 2010, the store's closing down day. HMV Japan K.K. decided to wind up its business in the trend-setting area due to sluggish sales at a time when many potential customers are seeking content online. (Kyodo)

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HMV Shibuya closed on sales slump

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors at an outlet of HMV, a major retailer of CDs, DVDs and books, in Tokyo's Shibuya district look at a farewell message Aug. 22, 2010, the store's closing down day. HMV Japan K.K. decided to wind up its business in the trend-setting area due to sluggish sales at a time when many potential customers are seeking content online. (Kyodo)

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M6.0 quake injures at least 18 in Tokyo, surrounding areas

TOKYO, Japan - DVDs and videos scatter on the floor of a rental video shop in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on July 23 after a strong earthquake registering a magnitude of 6.0 jolted Tokyo and surrounding areas. (Kyodo)

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15,000 child porno DVDs confiscated in Sendai

NAGOYA, Japan - Stacks of child pornographic DVDs confiscated in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture are on display at Toyota police station in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture on June 15. According to the police, 15,000 child porno DVDS from seized from a Sendai mansion in what officials believe to be the single largest DVD seizure from one location. Three men were arrested in Sendai on suspicion of selling 44 child porno DVDs to two men in Aichi in December for 20,500 yen. The three suspects have allegedly been selling child porno DVDs online since August 2005, netting more than 100 million yen, police say. (Kyodo)

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Balloons released carrying DVDs on sinking of S. Korean warship

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of an anti-North Korean civic group release balloons carrying materials including around 300 DVDs containing an investigation report on the sinking of a South Korean warship in Imjingak, near the demilitarized zone north of Seoul, South Korea, on June 10, 2010. About 200 portable radios, 2,000 1 dollar bills and around 150,000 fliers were also attached to the balloons. (Kyodo)

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Balloons released carrying DVDs on sinking of S. Korean warship

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of an anti-North Korean civic group release balloons carrying materials including around 300 DVDs containing an investigation report on the sinking of a South Korean warship in Imjingak, near the demilitarized zone north of Seoul, South Korea, on June 10, 2010. About 200 portable radios, 2,000 1 dollar bills and around 150,000 fliers were also attached to the balloons. (Kyodo)

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2 Brazilians pirate Disney DVDs, net 250 million yen since 2000

NAGOYA, Japan - Pirated DVDs and computer equipment on display at the Konan police station in Aichi Prefecture on April 22. Police say 300 pirated DVDs had been confiscated from two Brazilians in Nagano Prefecture who allegedly made DVD copies of Disney TV programs for sale in Japan. The suspects, Isawa Hevio Yukishigue and Alves Valter Teles, allegedly have netted 250 million yen since March 2000, selling pirated DVDs on the Internet and through Brazilian stores in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Toshiba to enter Japan's Blu-ray market after withdrawal from HD

TOKYO, Japan - Two presenters show Toshiba Corp.'s models of Blu-ray disc recorders and a player in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2009. The company said the same day it will release the Blu-ray disc products in mid-February, entering the Japanese Blu-ray disc market for the first time since withdrawing from the HD DVD business following its loss in the battle to become the standard for next-generation DVDs. (Kyodo)

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9 firms unveil uniform standard for next-generation DVDs

TOKYO, Japan - Nine major Japanese, South Korean and European electronics firms unveil a uniform standard for next-generation recordable DVDs (displayed by woman in photo) on Feb. 19 in Tokyo to expand the DVD market. The Blu-ray Disk, named for its use of blue-violet semiconductor laser beams, enables the recording, rewriting and playback of up to 27 gigabytes of data on one side, roughly six times the video and sound data capacity of a conventional DVD.

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Pirated Japanese DVDs sold in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Photo taken March 3, 2012, at the office of the National Police Administration's Intellectual Property Rights Division in New Taipei, Taiwan, shows pirated Japanese DVDs confiscated by the police. In the first joint effort between Japan and Taiwan to crack down on the pirating of intellectual property, Taiwanese police have seized nearly 10,000 pirated Japanese DVDs sold in the island's night markets, Taiwan's police said the same day. (Kyodo)

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Pirated Japanese DVDs sold in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Photo taken March 3, 2012, at the office of the National Police Administration's Intellectual Property Rights Division in New Taipei, Taiwan, shows pirated Japanese DVDs confiscated by the police. In the first joint effort between Japan and Taiwan to crack down on the pirating of intellectual property, Taiwanese police have seized nearly 10,000 pirated Japanese DVDs sold in the island's night markets, Taiwan's police said the same day. (Kyodo)

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Tsunami-hit city makes DVD to pass on lessons to future

SENDAI, Japan - Shuichi Atsumi, head of a municipal library in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture, shows on Dec. 3, 2014, two DVDs produced by the northeastern Japan city aimed at passing on to future generations the lessons from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster, which killed about 1,100 people in the city. The not-for-sale DVDs -- 3,000 copies in Japanese and 1,000 copies in English -- have been donated to public libraries nationwide as well as to local and overseas support groups. (Kyodo)

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Leaflets criticizing N. Korean regime released

SEOUL, South Korea - A South Korean group consisting of defectors from North Korea release into the sky balloons carrying some 200,000 leaflets and DVDs criticizing the North Korean regime in Paju, South Korea, near the border with the North, on Sept. 21, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Pirated goods

BEIJING, China - Pirated DVDs and CDs are gathered for destruction in Beijing on Jan. 10, 2011. Around 5.21 million pirated goods were disposed of across China the same day. (Kyodo)

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Pirated goods

BEIJING, China - Pirated DVDs and CDs are destroyed in Beijing on Jan. 10, 2011. Around 5.21 million pirated goods were disposed of across China the same day. (Kyodo)

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Child pornography in Japan

Photo taken in May 2017 shows laptop and desktop computers, hard drives and DVDs at a police station in Tokyo, confiscated by authorities in connection with child pornography investigations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo