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Free classes for children of families on welfare

Free classes for children of families on welfare

SAITAMA, Japan - Isao Shiratori teaches a student at a nursing home for the elderly in Fujimino, Saitama Prefecture, on Sept. 4, 2013. Shiratori leads a group of people who provide free after-school tutoring to children of families on welfare under a prefectural government program. The face of the student (front L) is computer-airbrushed for privacy. (Photo by Tatsuya Hagiwara)

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Girl sucked into pool intake 10 min. after grid lid came off

Girl sucked into pool intake 10 min. after grid lid came off

SAITAMA, Japan - Toshio Saito (L), president of a company commissioned to manage a city-run pool in Fujimino, Saitama Prefecture, where a 7-year-old girl died after being sucked into an intake pipe, express his apology at a press conference in Saitama on Aug. 1.

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People pray for girl died at pool

People pray for girl died at pool

SAITAMA, Japan - A man on Aug. 1 offers flowers and prays for a 7-year-old girl who died the previous day after being sucked into the intake pipe of a city-run pool in Fujimino, Saitama Prefecture.

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Police examine pool in Saitama

Police examine pool in Saitama

SAITAMA, Japan - Police examine a city-run pool in Fujimino, Saitama Prefecture on Aug. 1, where a 7-year-old girl died the previous day after being sucked into the intake pipe of the pool.

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7-year-old girl sucked into pool drain

7-year-old girl sucked into pool drain

SAITAMA, Japan - People are engaged in rescue operations for a 7-year-old girl who was sucked into a swimming pool drain in Fujimino, Saitama Prefecture, on July 31.

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Hostage standoff near Tokyo

Hostage standoff near Tokyo

Police officers on Jan. 28, 2022, surround the area near a house where an armed man held a hostage in Fujimino, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo. The more than 10-hour standoff came to an end after the police stormed the house in the morning and arrested the man in his 60s after he allegedly attacked three medical workers who visited his home the previous night.

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Hostage standoff near Tokyo

Hostage standoff near Tokyo

An ambulance is seen on Jan. 28, 2022, near a house where an armed man held a hostage in Fujimino, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo. The more than 10-hour standoff came to an end after the police stormed the house in the morning and arrested the man in his 60s after he allegedly attacked three medical workers who visited his home the previous night.

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Hostage standoff near Tokyo

Hostage standoff near Tokyo

Police officers are seen on Jan. 28, 2022, in the area near a house where an armed man held a hostage in Fujimino, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo. The more than 10-hour standoff came to an end after the police stormed the house in the morning and arrested the man in his 60s after he allegedly attacked three medical workers who visited his home the previous night.

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Girl sucked into pool intake 10 min. after grid lid came off

Girl sucked into pool intake 10 min. after grid lid came off

SAITAMA, Japan - Toshio Saito (L), president of a company commissioned to manage a city-run pool in Fujimino, Saitama Prefecture, where a 7-year-old girl died after being sucked into an intake pipe, express his apology at a press conference in Saitama on Aug. 1. (Kyodo)

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People pray for girl died at pool

People pray for girl died at pool

SAITAMA, Japan - A man on Aug. 1 offers flowers and prays for a 7-year-old girl who died the previous day after being sucked into the intake pipe of a city-run pool in Fujimino, Saitama Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Police examine pool in Saitama

Police examine pool in Saitama

SAITAMA, Japan - Police examine a city-run pool in Fujimino, Saitama Prefecture on Aug. 1, where a 7-year-old girl died the previous day after being sucked into the intake pipe of the pool.

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7-year-old girl sucked into pool drain

7-year-old girl sucked into pool drain

SAITAMA, Japan - People are engaged in rescue operations for a 7-year-old girl who was sucked into a swimming pool drain in Fujimino, Saitama Prefecture, on July 31. (Kyodo)

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LDP leadership race

LDP leadership race

Former Japanese Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba, running in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election, visits a flood control canal in Fujimino in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo on Sept. 9, 2020. The LDP will choose Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's successor as party chief in the Sept. 14 election.

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LDP leadership race

LDP leadership race

Former Japanese Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba, running in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election, visits a kindergarten in Fujimino in Saitama Prefecture near Tokyo on Sept. 9, 2020. The LDP will choose Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's successor as party chief in the Sept. 14 election.

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