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US: Brush Fire Erupts In Del Mar Heights, San Diego 3

A brush fire erupted in the Del Mar Heights neighborhood in San Diego on Tuesday morning, June 25. The fire near Mira Montana Drive off Del Mar Heights Road prompted the mandatory evacuation of 2,500 residents from the area. The fire's forward progress was stopped by about 5:30 p.m. and all evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted by 7:20 p.m.

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023-WORLD NEWS

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023-WORLD NEWS

(240105) -- BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Liu Yimenghan, a member of Dream Building Service Association (DBSA), a non-governmental organization founded in 2014, donates books to students while promoting the habit of reading at a school in the Mathare slums in Nairobi, Kenya, April 19, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yahui)

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CHINA-TIBET-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT-CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

CHINA-TIBET-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT-CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

(230123) -- LHASA, Jan. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sonam Chungla cuts a piece of wood for making Zhanian instrument in Lnaze County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 19, 2023. Zhanian, a stringed instrument, is widely used in songs and dances in Tibet. In Tibetan language, Zhanian is the word for the melodious sound. Zhanian making has a long history and the making technique was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2014. Living in Lnaze County, a place known for Zhanian making, the 47-year-old Sonam Chungla learned the skills from his father when he was 14 and became an inheritor of this intangible cultural heritage later. Sonam Chungla has always been committed to protecting and carrying forward the instrument-making techniques. He set up a cooperative with his friends in 2010 to produce Zhanian. With improved craft and financial support from local authorities, the cooperative runs well and Zhanian instruments they made are gaining popularity. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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CHINA-TIBET-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT-CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

CHINA-TIBET-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT-CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

(230123) -- LHASA, Jan. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sonam Chungla (L) and his assistant pick a piece of wood for making Zhanian instrument in Lnaze County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 19, 2023. Zhanian, a stringed instrument, is widely used in songs and dances in Tibet. In Tibetan language, Zhanian is the word for the melodious sound. Zhanian making has a long history and the making technique was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2014. Living in Lnaze County, a place known for Zhanian making, the 47-year-old Sonam Chungla learned the skills from his father when he was 14 and became an inheritor of this intangible cultural heritage later. Sonam Chungla has always been committed to protecting and carrying forward the instrument-making techniques. He set up a cooperative with his friends in 2010 to produce Zhanian. With improved craft and financial support from local authorities, the cooperative runs well and Zhanian instruments they made are gaining popularity. (X

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CHINA-TIBET-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT-CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

CHINA-TIBET-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT-CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

(230123) -- LHASA, Jan. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A craftsman tunes a newly-made Zhanian instrument in Lnaze County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 19, 2023. Zhanian, a stringed instrument, is widely used in songs and dances in Tibet. In Tibetan language, Zhanian is the word for the melodious sound. Zhanian making has a long history and the making technique was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2014. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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CHINA-TIBET-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT-CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

CHINA-TIBET-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT-CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

(230123) -- LHASA, Jan. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A craftsman makes a Zhanian instrument in Lnaze County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 19, 2023. Zhanian, a stringed instrument, is widely used in songs and dances in Tibet. In Tibetan language, Zhanian is the word for the melodious sound. Zhanian making has a long history and the making technique was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2014. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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CHINA-TIBET-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT-CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

CHINA-TIBET-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT-CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

(230123) -- LHASA, Jan. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Sonam Chungla makes a Zhanian instrument in Lnaze County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 19, 2023. Zhanian, a stringed instrument, is widely used in songs and dances in Tibet. In Tibetan language, Zhanian is the word for the melodious sound. Zhanian making has a long history and the making technique was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2014. Living in Lnaze County, a place known for Zhanian making, the 47-year-old Sonam Chungla learned the skills from his father when he was 14 and became an inheritor of this intangible cultural heritage later. Sonam Chungla has always been committed to protecting and carrying forward the instrument-making techniques. He set up a cooperative with his friends in 2010 to produce Zhanian. With improved craft and financial support from local authorities, the cooperative runs well and Zhanian instruments they made are gaining popularity. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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CHINA-TIBET-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT-CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

CHINA-TIBET-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT-CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

(230123) -- LHASA, Jan. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Craftsmen pose for photos with Zhanian instruments made on their own in Lnaze County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 19, 2023. Zhanian, a stringed instrument, is widely used in songs and dances in Tibet. In Tibetan language, Zhanian is the word for the melodious sound. Zhanian making has a long history and the making technique was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2014. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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CHINA-TIBET-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT-CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

CHINA-TIBET-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT-CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

(230123) -- LHASA, Jan. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The elder son of Sonam Chungla makes a Zhanian instrument in Lnaze County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 19, 2023. Zhanian, a stringed instrument, is widely used in songs and dances in Tibet. In Tibetan language, Zhanian is the word for the melodious sound. Zhanian making has a long history and the making technique was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2014. Living in Lnaze County, a place known for Zhanian making, the 47-year-old Sonam Chungla learned the skills from his father when he was 14 and became an inheritor of this intangible cultural heritage later. Sonam Chungla has always been committed to protecting and carrying forward the instrument-making techniques. He set up a cooperative with his friends in 2010 to produce Zhanian. With improved craft and financial support from local authorities, the cooperative runs well and Zhanian instruments they made are gaining popularity. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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CHINA-TIBET-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT-CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

CHINA-TIBET-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT-CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

(230123) -- LHASA, Jan. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Craftsmen make Zhanian instruments in Lnaze County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 19, 2023. Zhanian, a stringed instrument, is widely used in songs and dances in Tibet. In Tibetan language, Zhanian is the word for the melodious sound. Zhanian making has a long history and the making technique was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2014. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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CHINA-TIBET-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT-CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

CHINA-TIBET-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT-CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

(230123) -- LHASA, Jan. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The younger son of Sonam Chungla makes a Zhanian instrument in Lnaze County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 19, 2023. Zhanian, a stringed instrument, is widely used in songs and dances in Tibet. In Tibetan language, Zhanian is the word for the melodious sound. Zhanian making has a long history and the making technique was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2014. Living in Lnaze County, a place known for Zhanian making, the 47-year-old Sonam Chungla learned the skills from his father when he was 14 and became an inheritor of this intangible cultural heritage later. Sonam Chungla has always been committed to protecting and carrying forward the instrument-making techniques. He set up a cooperative with his friends in 2010 to produce Zhanian. With improved craft and financial support from local authorities, the cooperative runs well and Zhanian instruments they made are gaining popularity. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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CHINA-TIBET-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT-CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

CHINA-TIBET-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT-CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

(230123) -- LHASA, Jan. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A craftsman makes a Zhanian instrument in Lnaze County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 19, 2023. Zhanian, a stringed instrument, is widely used in songs and dances in Tibet. In Tibetan language, Zhanian is the word for the melodious sound. Zhanian making has a long history and the making technique was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2014. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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CHINA-TIBET-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT-CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

CHINA-TIBET-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT-CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

(230123) -- LHASA, Jan. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A craftsman makes a Zhanian instrument in Lnaze County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 19, 2023. Zhanian, a stringed instrument, is widely used in songs and dances in Tibet. In Tibetan language, Zhanian is the word for the melodious sound. Zhanian making has a long history and the making technique was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2014. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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CHINA-TIBET-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT-CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

CHINA-TIBET-MUSICAL INSTRUMENT-CULTURAL HERITAGE (CN)

(230123) -- LHASA, Jan. 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Craftsmen make Zhanian instruments in Lnaze County, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Jan. 19, 2023. Zhanian, a stringed instrument, is widely used in songs and dances in Tibet. In Tibetan language, Zhanian is the word for the melodious sound. Zhanian making has a long history and the making technique was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2014. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-TEENAGERS-HOMETOWN-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-TEENAGERS-HOMETOWN-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230122) -- DAHUA, Jan. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Meng Xuantai (C) reads a book before noon break at Nongyong primary school in Bansheng Town of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 2, 2014. Meng Xuanren and his younger brother Meng Xuantai were nicknamed "ladder teenagers" because they had to climb mountains and hanging ladders to get to school as children. They've all grown up and achieved their goals now. Meng Xuanren, 22, is a sophomore at the Liaoning Provincial College of Communications, and Xuantai, 19, works at an auto repair factory in south China's Guangdong Province after graduating from a vocational school. The brothers returned to Nongding Village in Bansheng Town for a family reunion during the Spring Festival. They have seen the transformation of transportation infrastructure, school facilities, and village housing in their hometown over the last decade. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-TEENAGERS-HOMETOWN-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-TEENAGERS-HOMETOWN-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230122) -- DAHUA, Jan. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Meng Xuanren (L) sews clothes at his dormitory in Nongyong primary school in Bansheng Town of Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 3, 2014. Meng Xuanren and his younger brother Meng Xuantai were nicknamed "ladder teenagers" because they had to climb mountains and hanging ladders to get to school as children. They've all grown up and achieved their goals now. Meng Xuanren, 22, is a sophomore at the Liaoning Provincial College of Communications, and Xuantai, 19, works at an auto repair factory in south China's Guangdong Province after graduating from a vocational school. The brothers returned to Nongding Village in Bansheng Town for a family reunion during the Spring Festival. They have seen the transformation of transportation infrastructure, school facilities, and village housing in their hometown over the last decade. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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Aerial photo of snow-capped Kiyomizu-dera

Aerial photo of snow-capped Kiyomizu-dera

KYOTO, Japan - Snow-capped Kiyomizu-dera, a historic Buddhist temple and a UNESCO World Heritage site in the ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto, is seen in this aerial photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 19, 2014.

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Aerial photo of snow-capped Golden Pavilion

Aerial photo of snow-capped Golden Pavilion

KYOTO, Japan - Snow-capped Kinkakuji, or the Golden Pavilion, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto, is seen in this aerial photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 19, 2014.

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Japanese antiwar journalist Muno turns 100

Japanese antiwar journalist Muno turns 100

TOKYO, Japan - Takeji Muno, a prominent antiwar journalist in Japan whose career has included covering both wartime prime ministers, Fumimaru Konoe and Hideki Tojo, speaks during an interview in Saitama north of Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2014, ahead of his 100th birthday on Jan.2, 2015. Wary of the "smells of war" brought about by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policies such as a national secrecy law and the push for the right to exercise collective self-defense, Muno vowed to continue to speak out for as long as he lives.

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Nishikori aims for semifinals at all 4 Grand Slam events

Nishikori aims for semifinals at all 4 Grand Slam events

BRADENTON, United States - Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori, who is now ranked fifth in the world, practices at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, on Dec. 27, 2014. Nishikori's first action in 2015 will be in Australia at the Brisbane International, starting from Jan. 4, as a warm-up for the Australian Open, starting in Melbourne on Jan. 19.

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Nishikori aims for semifinals at all 4 Grand Slam events

Nishikori aims for semifinals at all 4 Grand Slam events

BRADENTON, United States - Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori, who is now ranked fifth in the world, smiles during public practice at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, on Dec. 27, 2014. Nishikori's first action in 2015 will be in Australia at the Brisbane International, starting from Jan. 4, as a warm-up for the Australian Open, starting in Melbourne on Jan. 19.

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Institute concludes Obokata failed to replicate "STAP cell" creation

Institute concludes Obokata failed to replicate "STAP cell" creation

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken Jan. 28, 2014, shows Haruko Obokata, a researcher with the Riken institute, at her laboratory in the institute in Kobe, western Japan. On Dec. 19, 2014, Riken concluded that Obokata failed in experiments to produce stem cells that she previously claimed to have created.

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Bloodstained shirt of attacked Nagasaki mayor shown

Bloodstained shirt of attacked Nagasaki mayor shown

NAGASAKI, Japan - A bloodstained shirt worn in 1990 by then Nagasaki Mayor Hitoshi Motoshima during a shooting attack is shown to the press in the southwestern Japan city's municipal office on Dec. 17, 2014, ahead of an exhibit of items related to him set for Jan. 15-19, 2015. Motoshima, who died at 92 on Oct. 31, 2014, was shot by a rightist in January 1990 for his statements about the emperor's responsibility for World War II.

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Bikini Atoll radiation survivor continues antinuclear fight

Bikini Atoll radiation survivor continues antinuclear fight

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 19, 2014 shows Matashichi Oishi (L), a former crew member of the Fukuryu Maru No. 5, and his daughter, Yoshiko Tanaka, standing in front of the trawler preserved and displayed at the Daigo Fukuryu Maru Exhibition Hall run by the Tokyo metropolitan government in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The tuna fishing boat was exposed to nuclear fallout from a U.S. hydrogen bomb test on Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands on March 1, 1954, while fishing about 160 kilometers east of the atoll.

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Sogo & Seibu launches new brand for people in 50s

Sogo & Seibu launches new brand for people in 50s

TOKYO, Japan - Models wear clothes of Sogo & Seibu Co.'s new fashion brand targeting men and women in their 50s at the Seibu Ikebukuro department store in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2014. "Limited Edition Avec Mode" shops will open at Seibu Ikebukuro on Feb. 19 and in early March elsewhere.

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Hoshino in World Cup moguls

Hoshino in World Cup moguls

VAL SAINT-COME, Canada - Japan's Junko Hoshino competes in a women's World Cup moguls event at Val St. Come, Quebec, Canada, on Jan. 19, 2014. She came third in the event for her first career podium finish on the circuit, clearing the Ski Association of Japan's basic standard for participation at next month's Sochi Olympic Games.

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Chinese man gets life over tainted dumplings

Chinese man gets life over tainted dumplings

SHIJIAZHUANG, China - A Jan. 19, 2014, photo shows the site where a food plant used to be in Shijiazhuang, the capital of North China's Hebei Province. Lu Yueting, a 39-year-old former temporary worker at the plant was sentenced Jan. 20 by the Shijiazhuang Intermediate People's Court to life in prison after he admitted to poisoning frozen "gyoza" dumplings that made 14 people in Japan and China ill six years ago.

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AC Milan vs Hellas Verona

AC Milan vs Hellas Verona

MILAN, Italy - AC Milan coach Clarence Seedorf (R) withdraws Keisuke Honda during the second half of a Serie A soccer match against Hellas Verona in Milan, Italy, on Jan. 19, 2014. AC Milan won 1-0.

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Japanese golfer Ishikawa misses birdie at Humana Challenge tournament

Japanese golfer Ishikawa misses birdie at Humana Challenge tournament

LA QUINTA, California - Japanese golfer Ryo Ishikawa shows frustration after missing a birdie putt on the No. 3 hole in the final round of the Humana Challenge men's professional golf tournament on Jan. 19, 2014 on the PGA West Palmer Course. Ishikawa finished 25th with a 17-under-par 271, while American Patrick Reed won with a 28-under total.

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AC Milan vs Hellas Verona

AC Milan vs Hellas Verona

MILAN, Italy - AC Milan players Keisuke Honda (L) and Robinho react on the bench after Mario Balotelli scored the winning goal during the second half of a Serie A soccer match against Hellas Verona in Milan, Italy, on Jan. 19, 2014. AC Milan won 1-0.

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Hoshino on 1st podium at World Cup moguls

Hoshino on 1st podium at World Cup moguls

VAL SAINT-COME, Canada - Junko Hoshino (R) stands on the podium after coming third in a women's World Cup moguls meet in Val St. Come, Quebec, Canada, on Jan. 19, 2014. Chloe and Justine Dufour-Lapointe of Canada made a 1-2 finish on home snow.

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AC Milan vs Hellas Verona

AC Milan vs Hellas Verona

MILAN, Italy - AC Milan coach Clarence Seedorf (L) withdraws Keisuke Honda during the second half of a Serie A soccer match against Hellas Verona in Milan, Italy, on Jan. 19, 2014. AC Milan won 1-0.

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Inter's Nagatomo against Genoa

Inter's Nagatomo against Genoa

GENOA, Italy - Japanese football player Yuto Nagatomo of Inter Milan (right) plays in a Serie A game against Genoa in Genoa, Italy, on Jan. 19, 2014.

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AC Milan vs Hellas Verona

AC Milan vs Hellas Verona

MILAN, Italy - AC Milan players Keisuke Honda (L) and Mario Balotelli talk before a free kick during a Serie A soccer match against Hellas Verona in Milan, Italy, on Jan. 19, 2014. AC Milan won 1-0.

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Uemura competes in 6th round of World Cup moguls

Uemura competes in 6th round of World Cup moguls

VAL SAINT-COME, Canada - Aiko Uemura of Japan competes in the women窶冱 preliminaries for moguls at the FIS World Cup freestyle ski championships at Val Saint-Come, Quebec, Canada, on Jan. 19, 2014.

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Nago mayoral election

Nago mayoral election

NAGO, Japan - Susumu Inamine (front, 2nd from R), the mayor of Nago in Okinawa Prefecture, celebrates with supporters performing a traditional Okinawan dance at his campaign office in Nago after securing a second term in the mayoral election on Jan. 19, 2014. In the election, in which the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to Nago from Ginowan, also in Okinawa, was the main issue, Inamine opposed the relocation while his challenger, Bunshin Suematsu, backed the plan.

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Nago mayoral election

Nago mayoral election

NAGO, Japan - Susumu Inamine, the mayor of Nago in Okinawa Prefecture, is surrounded by reporters as he leaves his campaign office in Nago after securing a second term in the mayoral election on Jan. 19, 2014. In the election, in which the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to Nago from Ginowan, also in Okinawa, was the main issue, Inamine opposed the relocation while his challenger, Bunshin Suematsu, backed the plan.

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Nago mayoral election

Nago mayoral election

NAGO, Japan - Susumu Inamine (front, R), the mayor of Nago in Okinawa Prefecture, celebrates with his wife (next to Inamine) and supporters performing a traditional Okinawan dance at his campaign office in Nago after securing a second term in the mayoral election on Jan. 19, 2014. In the election, in which the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to Nago from Ginowan, also in Okinawa, was the main issue, Inamine opposed the relocation while his challenger, Bunshin Suematsu, backed the plan.

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Nago mayoral election

Nago mayoral election

NAGO, Japan - Susumu Inamine (standing, C), the mayor of Nago in Okinawa Prefecture, raises flowers with his wife at his campaign office in Nago after securing a second term in the mayoral election on Jan. 19, 2014. In the election, in which the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to Nago from Ginowan, also in Okinawa, was the main issue, Inamine opposed the relocation while his challenger, Bunshin Suematsu, backed the plan.

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Ski jumper Takanashi receives flowers from singer miwa

Ski jumper Takanashi receives flowers from singer miwa

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese ski jumper Sara Takanashi (left), a gold medal favorite at February's Sochi Olympics in Russia, receives a flower bouquet from singer and songwriter miwa at a send-off event on Jan. 19, 2014, at a Tokyo hotel.

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Ice festival in Hokkaido

Ice festival in Hokkaido

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 19, 2014, shows an ice sculpture of a British castle lit up during the Sounkyo ice festival in Kamikawa, Hokkaido.

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Seminar held for Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

Seminar held for Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Paralympic Committee President Mitsunori Torihara (left) and International Paralympic Committee Vice President Andrew Parsons greet each other at an orientation seminar held Jan. 19, 2014, at a Tokyo hotel to discuss preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.

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World sprint speed skating championships

World sprint speed skating championships

NAGANO, Japan - China's Yu Jing competes in the women's 1,000 meters at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships at M-Wave ice arena in the city of Nagano on Jan. 19, 2014. Yu placed fourth in the race and won her second overall championship.

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Ice festival in Hokkaido

Ice festival in Hokkaido

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 19, 2014, shows an ice sculpture of a British castle lit up during the Sounkyo ice festival in Kamikawa, Hokkaido.

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World sprint speed skating championships

World sprint speed skating championships

NAGANO, Japan - Michel Mulder of the Netherlands competes in the men's 1,000 meters at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships at M-Wave ice arena in the city of Nagano on Jan. 19, 2014. Mulder placed third in the race and won his second straight overall championship.

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Russian Orthodox Christians bathe in Black Sea

Russian Orthodox Christians bathe in Black Sea

SOCHI, Russia - Amid tight security enforced ahead of the Sochi Olympic Games, Russian Orthodox Church followers take a dip in the Black Sea off Sochi in Russia on Jan. 19, 2014.

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New Year sumo

New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (R) defeats No. 5 maegashira Shohozan at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2014, the eighth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Kotooshu vs Takekaze

Kotooshu vs Takekaze

TOKYO, Japan - Kotooshu beats Takekaze on Jan. 19, 2014, the eighth day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.

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New Year sumo

New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Egyptian-born No. 16 maegashira Osunaarashi (L) beats No. 10 maegashira Endo at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 19, 2014, the eighth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.

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World sprint speed skating championships

World sprint speed skating championships

NAGANO, Japan - Photo shows (from L) Australia's Daniel Greig, the Netherlands' Michel Mulder and Japan's Keiichiro Nagashima at the award ceremony of the men's 500 meters at the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships at M-Wave ice arena in the city of Nagano on Jan. 19, 2014, after finishing second, first and third, respectively. Mulder won his second straight overall championship.

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