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Heavy rain caused severe flooding across Greater Manchester on New Year's Day forcing at least 13,000 people to evacuate. Emergency services declared a major incident.

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Typhoon hits Japan

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a flooded residential area in Kyoto's Fushimi Ward on Sept. 16, 2013, following heavy rain brought by Typhoon Man-yi.

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Typhoon hits Japan

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a flooded residential area in Kyoto's Fushimi Ward on Sept. 16, 2013, following heavy rain brought by Typhoon Man-yi.

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Traditional rice cake lifting event in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A woman lifts a 90-kilogram rice cake during an annual event at Daigoji Temple in Kyoto's Fushimi Ward on Feb. 23. A total of 74 men and women aged between 12 and 64 competed to see how long they could keep holding up the rice cakes -- a 105-kg cake for men and a 90-kg one for women -- in the event, which has a history of more than 400 years.

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Annual strength event at Kyoto's Gaigoji

KYOTO, Japan - A woman tries to lift 90-kilogram rice cakes during an annual event at Daigoji Temple in Kyoto's Fushimi Ward on Feb. 23. A total of 45 men and women competed on how long they could keep holding up the rice cakes in the event, which has a history of more than 400 years.

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Kyoto shrine starts counting donations

KYOTO, Japan - Bank employees count money donated to Fushimiinari-Taisha Shrine in Kyoto's Fushimi Ward on Jan. 4. Around 2.88 million people visited the shrine during the first three days of the new year to pray for a good 2004.

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Annual 'rice-cake lifting' competition held at Daigo Temple

KYOTO, Japan - A woman attempts to lift huge rice cakes weighing 90 kilograms during an annual ''rice-cake lifting'' competition in the compound of Daigoji Temple in Kyoto's Fushimi Ward on Feb. 23.

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Kyoto shrine starts counting donations

KYOTO, Japan - Bankers on Jan. 3 count money donated to Fushimiinari-Taisha Shrine in Kyoto's Fushimi Ward. Some 2.76 million people visited the shrine during the first three days of the New Year to pray for a good 2003. Fifteen bankers will spend five days tallying the offerings.

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Alligator captured in Kyoto canal

KYOTO, Japan - Police captured a 1-meter-long alligator July 22 in a canal in Kyoto's Fushimi Ward. The police said they believe the reptile was a pet that either escaped or was abandoned and are searching for the owner.

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Kyoto shrine starts counting donations

KYOTO, Japan - Bankers on Jan. 3 count money donated to Fushimiinari-Taisha Shrine in Kyoto's Fushimi Ward. Some 2.76 million people visited the shrine during the first three days of the New Year to pray for a good 2003. Fifteen bankers will spend five days tallying the offerings. (Kyodo)

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Gold-plated roof tiles seen as ruins of feudal warlord's castle

Fragments of gold-plated roof tiles and other pieces of stone walls believed to be part of the original Fushimi Castle, also known as Shigetsu Castle, are shown to the press in Kyoto, western Japan, on June 18, 2015, after being discovered at a residential construction site in the ancient capital's Fushimi Ward. The castle was built under the orders of feudal warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1592 but was soon destroyed by an earthquake. Neither remnants nor records of its location had been found until now. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gold-plated roof tiles apparent ruins of feudal warlord's castle

Ruins believed to be those of stone walls and a moat of the original Fushimi Castle, also known as Shigetsu Castle, are shown to the press in Kyoto, western Japan, on June 18, 2015, after being discovered at a housing construction site in the ancient capital's Fushimi Ward. The castle was built under the orders of feudal warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1592 but was soon destroyed by an earthquake. Neither remnants nor records of its location had been found until now. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(corrected) Annual strength event at Kyoto's Daigoji

KYOTO, Japan - A woman tries to lift 90-kilogram rice cakes during an annual event at Daigoji Temple in Kyoto's Fushimi Ward on Feb. 23. A total of 45 men and women competed on how long they could keep holding up the rice cakes in the event, which has a history of more than 400 years. (Kyodo)

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Traditional rice cake lifting event in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A woman lifts a 90-kilogram rice cake during an annual event at Daigoji Temple in Kyoto's Fushimi Ward on Feb. 23. A total of 74 men and women aged between 12 and 64 competed to see how long they could keep holding up the rice cakes -- a 105-kg cake for men and a 90-kg one for women -- in the event, which has a history of more than 400 years. (Kyodo)

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Kyoto shrine starts counting donations

KYOTO, Japan - Bank employees count money donated to Fushimiinari-Taisha Shrine in Kyoto's Fushimi Ward on Jan. 4. Around 2.88 million people visited the shrine during the first three days of the new year to pray for a good 2004. (Kyodo)

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Annual 'rice-cake lifting' competition held at Daigo Temple

KYOTO, Japan - A woman attempts to lift huge rice cakes weighing 90 kilograms during an annual ''rice-cake lifting'' competition in the compound of Daigoji Temple in Kyoto's Fushimi Ward on Feb. 23. (Kyodo)

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Winter feature, Japanese radish in vinegar

KYOTO, Japan - Every winter people soak sliced Japanese radish in vinegar and it is famous for the charming sights of Japanese winter in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto. Photo taken on Nov. 5 (Kyodo)

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Alligator captured in Kyoto canal

KYOTO, Japan - Police captured a 1-meter-long alligator July 22 in a canal in Kyoto's Fushimi Ward. The police said they believe the reptile was a pet that either escaped or was abandoned and are searching for the owner.

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Hijacker of Kyoto city bus identified

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows Katsutoshi Yamanaka, a 20-year-old apprentice cook, who hijacked a Kyoto city bus on the night of Jan. 13. A resident of Kyoto's Fushimi Ward, the cook was subdued around 10:25 p.m. after police stormed the bus in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, about 25 kilometers southwest of Kyoto.

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Man jumps to death in stabbing case

KYOTO, Japan - A 21-year-old man jumps to his death on Feb. 15 from the 13th floor of an apartment complex in Kyoto's Fushimi Ward while fleeing police who suspected him of killing a young boy last December. The photo shows residents nearby looking at the apartment. The 21-year-old man, identified as Hiromasa Okamura, died instantly, police said.