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Restoration of 'miracle pine'

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - A part of the trunk of the "miracle pine" that initially withstood the massive March 2011 tsunami is suspended from a crane to be planted into the ground in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on Feb. 12, 2013, as restoration of the tree reached the final stage. The remnants of the tree were dissected in September 2012 into several parts for anti-decay treatment.

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos taken from Kyodo News helicopter show an area of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (top), a day after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on Feb. 28, 2014 (bottom).

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2 years after quake

NAMIE, Japan - Photos show a road jammed with evacuating cars in the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (top), the day after the massive earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan that triggered a nuclear disaster in the prefecture, and the same location on Feb. 28, 2013, where a checkpoint for a no-entry zone has been set up.

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2 years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Photos show an elementary school in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (top), the day after the massive earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan, and the same school on Feb. 27, 2013. The building is expected to be demolished and the school merged with another nearby.

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Radiation expert fighting Fukushima contamination

TOKYO, Japan - Shinzo Kimura (L), a radiation hygiene expert, talks with Chuhei Sakai (C), the leader of a group of residents promoting decontamination in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, while measuring radiation levels in Iwaki on Feb. 22, 2012. Kimura quit his job at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health when his boss at the government-affiliated institute refused to give the green light for the 44-year-old scientist's trip to Fukushima to collect soil and air samples immediately after the explosion at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on March 12, 2011.

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Radiation expert fighting Fukushima contamination

TOKYO, Japan - Shinzo Kimura (L), a radiation hygiene expert, gives a lecture on radiation during a local women's association meeting in Nihommatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 21, 2012. The 44-year-old scientist quit his job at the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health when his boss at the government-affiliated institute refused to give the green light for his trip to Fukushima to collect soil and air samples immediately after the explosion at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on March 12, 2011.

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Anti-volcano ash goggles for dogs

MIYAKONOJO, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 12, 2011, in a pet shop in the city of Miyakonojo, Miyazaki Prefecture, shows goggles, raincoats and other gear intended to protect dogs and cats from the damage of ash falling from a volcano. Shinmoe Peak began a series of eruptions on Jan. 26.

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Jubilation in Cairo

CAIRO, Egypt - Egyptians let off fire works in celebration at Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's resignation in front of an archaeology museum in Cairo on Feb. 12, 2011.

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Jubilation in Cairo

CAIRO, Egypt - Egyptians hit the streets to celebrate President Hosni Mubarak's resignation in Cairo on Feb. 12, 2011.

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Miyaichi gets 1st goal with Feyenoord

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Japanese teen striker Ryo Miyaichi (L) celebrates his first goal as a Feyenoord player against Heracles Almelo in Rotterdam on Feb. 12, 2011, contributing to the team's 2-1 victory. Premier League giants Arsenal have sent Miyaichi to Feyenoord on loan for the remainder of the 2010/11 season.

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Miyaichi gets 1st goal with Feyenoord

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Japanese teen striker Ryo Miyaichi scores his first goal as a Feyenoord player in the first half of a Dutch first-division game against Heracles Almelo in Rotterdam on Feb. 12, 2011, contributing to the team's 2-1 victory. Premier League giants Arsenal have sent Miyaichi to Feyenoord on loan for the remainder of the 2010/11 season.

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Japan beat Bahrain in U-22 friendly

MANAMA, Bahrain - Japan's Ryohei Yamazaki scores a late penalty in a friendly against Bahrain in Manama on Feb. 12, 2011. Japan's Under-22s beat their Bahrain counterparts 2-0.

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Mubarak steps down

CAIRO, Egypt - A man reads a newspaper at Tahrir Square in Cairo on Feb. 12, 2011, the day after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down.

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Cows test negative for foot-and-mouth disease

SHIKA, Japan - Ishikawa prefectural government employees in protective clothing are relieved in Shika in the prefecture as cows at a paddock in the town tested negative for foot-and-mouth disease on Feb. 12, 2011.

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Taj Mahal snow statue

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - A snow statue featuring India's Taj Mahal, 13 meters high and 30 meters wide, is displayed at a snow festival in the town of Tadami, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 12, 2011.

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Cows test negative for foot-and-mouth disease

SHIKA, Japan - A ''keep out'' signboard is removed in Shika, Ishikawa Prefecture, as cows at a paddock in the town tested negative for foot-and-mouth disease on Feb. 12, 2011.

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Mubarak steps down

CAIRO, Egypt - People read newspapers at Tahrir Square in Cairo on Feb. 12, 2011, the day after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down.

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Cows test negative for foot-and-mouth disease

KOMATSU, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a paddock in Shika, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Feb. 12, 2011. Fifteen cows kept at the paddock had foot-and-mouth disease-like symptoms but they tested negative the same day.