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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Topples Archway of Tainan’s Nankunshen Daitian Temple

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Budai Township, Chiayi County around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday. The storm toppled Tainan's iconic archway of Nankunshen Daitian Temple, causing widespread flooding across the neighborhood.

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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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Hong Kong restaurant gives disabled youth chance to work

STORY: Hong Kong restaurant gives disabled youth chance to work SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 15, 2024 DATELINE: March 13, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: HONG KONG, China CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Holy Cafe 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MARIA SUNG LAW MAN-KWAN, Founder of Holy Cafe 3. various of Holy Cafe 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): MARIA SUNG LAW MAN-KWAN, Founder of Holy Cafe 5. various of Holy Cafe 6. various of Holy Cafe distributing lunch boxes to the elderly 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): MARIA SUNG LAW MAN-KWAN, Founder of Holy Cafe STORYLINE: A restaurant in Hong Kong's Cheung Sha Wan provides job opportunities and training for people with disabilities, helping them to develop their capacity for self-care and integration into society. The restaurant, named Holy Cafe, was opened in 2011 by Maria Sung Law Man-kwan. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): MARIA SUNG LAW MAN-KWAN, Founder of Holy Cafe "I hope the staff members can learn different catering skills here. My restaurant used to serve Western-style food. Some o

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Zambian family praises Chinese medical team after successful surgery

STORY: Zambian family praises Chinese medical team after successful surgery SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 31, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: Lusaka CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Mary Mbetwa 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MARY MBETWA, Resident in Lusaka 3. various of a Chinese doctor doing medical check-up for Mary Mbetwa 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARY MBETWA, Resident in Lusaka 5. various of Chinese doctors training local doctors 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MARY MBETWA, Resident in Lusaka 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MICHAEL MBETWA, Mary Mbetwa's husband 8. various of Mary Mbetwa talking with her Chinese doctor 9. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): MICHAEL MBETWA, Mary Mbetwa's husband STORYLINE: When Mary Mbetwa, a 46-year-old resident of Lusaka, the Zambian capital, started experiencing some discomfort in the right side of her nose in 2011, she did not pay much attention to it and dismissed it as one of those feelings that would go away. As the discomfort persisted, however, she decided to seek

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Tiny nature reserve for rare birds in downtown Xiamen

STORY: Tiny nature reserve for rare birds in downtown Xiamen SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 27, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:29 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Wuyuan Bay Nature Reserve 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CAI LIBO, Director of Xiamen Nature Reserve Affairs Center 3. various of Wuyuan Bay Nature Reserve STORYLINE: Xiamen, a coastal eastern Chinese metropolis, may have one of the world's smallest nature reserves for one single endangered bird species. The distinguished visitor to the reserve is called Merops philippinus, or Blue-tailed Bee-eater. Admired by many as one of the most beautiful birds in the world for its fancy feathers, the species is under Class II state protection in China. Set up in 2011, the Wuyuan Bay Nature Reserve for the Blue-tailed Bee-eater welcomes its big moment every April to late October when the birds stop by during migration and dig caves on the cliffs to lay and hatch their eggs. Surrounded by over-10-story buildings just 200 to 3

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French chief enjoys business opportunities in China

STORY: French chief enjoys business opportunities in China SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 26, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 28, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:14 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Greg Louraichi 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GREG LOURAICHI, French chef 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GREG LOURAICHI, French chef STORYLINE: Greg Louraichi, a chef from Bordeaux in France, moved to China in 2002. In 2011, he opened a French restaurant in China's coastal city of Xiamen in Fujian Province. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GREG LOURAICHI, French chef "I want to bring my cuisine to the table. And I'd like to put my passion on what we are doing. So every recipe I created in the restaurant is a little bit different. I would say Western culture can match with the Chinese culture. (I'm) using a lot of local products to create my own dish in a French way. We try to give a chance to people to come to visit us and to understand a little bit of French culture." Over the years, Louraichi has witnessed significant changes in C

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French leather craftsman shares life in China's Shenzhen

STORY: French leather craftsman shares life in China's Shenzhen SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 6, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 27, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:39 LOCATION: SHENZHEN, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Thomas Maurice (Courtesy of EyeShenzhen) 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): THOMAS MAURICE, French leather craftsman 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): THOMAS MAURICE, French leather craftsman 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): THOMAS MAURICE, French leather craftsman STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): THOMAS MAURICE, French leather craftsman "My name is Thomas Maurice. I'm from France. I'm working for DISSONA as a master craftsman. My skills come from (countries) like France and Italy. So most of the brand that I work for come from luxury sector." Around the age of 20, Thomas Maurice started to learn handicraft skills systematically, and served at many well-known European luxury brands for over a decade. In 2011, Maurice moved his career to China and joined the Shenzhen-based fashion brand DISSONA two years later. He then established

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 13, 2024, shows partitions between living spaces set up in an evacuation center in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1. The partitions developed by internationally famed Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, made of paper tubes and cloth, were also used for people displaced by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan and Ukrainian people living in shelters outside their country.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 13, 2024, shows partitions between living spaces set up in an evacuation center in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1. The partitions developed by internationally famed Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, made of paper tubes and cloth, were also used for people displaced by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan and Ukrainian people living in shelters outside their country.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 13, 2024, shows partitions between living spaces set up in an evacuation center in Kanazawa in Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, following a strong earthquake on Jan. 1. The partitions developed by internationally famed Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, made of paper tubes and cloth, were also used for people displaced by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in northeastern Japan and Ukrainian people living in shelters outside their country.

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India's industrial production grows 2.4 pct in November 2023

STORY: India's industrial production grows 2.4 pct in November 2023 SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 13, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:16 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of manufacturing activities (file) STORYLINE: India's factory activity growth, determined by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), grew 2.4 percent in November 2023, the government data showed Friday. For the month of November 2023, the quick estimates of IIP with base 2011-12 stands at 141.0. The indices of industrial production for the mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors for the month of November 2023 stand at 131.1, 139.2 and 176.3 respectively, reads the data issued by the federal ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI). As per use-based classification, the indices stand at 143.8 for primary goods, 98.0 for capital goods, 151.4 for intermediate goods and 164.1 for infrastructure/construction goods for the month of November 2023, according to t

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Türkiye's current account deficit hits nearly 9.85 bln USD in Jan.

STORY: Türkiye's current account deficit hits nearly 9.85 bln USD in Jan. DATELINE: March 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Turkish central bank and banknote counting 2. various of jewellery store and gas station in Türkiye 3. various of a container port STORYLINE: Türkiye's central bank said Monday the country's current account deficit reached nearly 9.85 billion U.S. dollars in January, following a rapid increase in gold imports and soaring energy import bills. The central bank's statistics showed that excluding gold and energy, the current account has a net surplus of 2.6 billion dollars in January. Among items constituting the current account balance, foreign trade in goods recorded a deficit of 12.43 billion dollars, while the services registered a net surplus of 3.16 billion dollars. The current account deficit in January beats the record 9. 41 billion dollars deficit in March 2011, according to official statistics. Meanwhile, Türkiy

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Syriac Heritage Museum in Iraq offers glimpse of Mesopotamian civilization

STORY: Syriac Heritage Museum in Iraq offers glimpse of Mesopotamian civilization DATELINE: Jan. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:03 LOCATION: ERBIL, Iraq CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Syriac Heritage Museum in Erbil STORYLINE: The Syriac Heritage Museum in Erbil, Iraq, offers a glimpse into the history of the Ankawa district and the civilization of Mesopotamia. The two-floor museum was established in 2011 and consists of many sections. The traditional Mesopotamian costumes section on the first floor displays costumes that local people still preserve and wear on some occasions. On one of its walls is a mural showing the civilizations and historical stages that Ankawa and Mesopotamia went through from the Babylonian, Assyrian and Akkadian eras, as well as Syriac history and the history of Christianity before and after the founding of Islam. In the middle of the first floor is a clay model of the ancient town of Ankawa. It simulates the ancient life and the agricultural community in Ankawa before i

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Syrian president meets with UAE FM to discuss cooperation

STORY: Syrian president meets with UAE FM to discuss cooperation DATELINE: Jan. 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:40 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Syrian President receiving UAE Foreign Minister (Syrian Presidency) 2. various of the meeting (Syrian Presidency) 3. various of the Syrian presidential palace (Syrian Presidency) STORYLINE: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad met on Wednesday with visiting Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan in the capital Damascus, state news agency SANA reported. The two sides discussed cooperation on different levels and ways to boost economic cooperation, according to the report. Al Nahyan's last visit to Damascus was in 2021. In 2018, the UAE resumed diplomatic relations with Syria after closing its embassy in Damascus in 2011 when a civil war broke out in the country. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Damascus. (XHTV)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People pay with cellphones at a large commercial complex transformed from an old thermal power plant in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 1, 2023. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People walk past a corridor displaying "industrial memories" at a large commercial complex transformed from an old thermal power plant in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 1, 2023. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People walk past booths at a large commercial complex transformed from an old thermal power plant in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 1, 2023. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People walk past booths at a large commercial complex transformed from an old thermal power plant in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 1, 2023. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People buy coffee served by robots at a large commercial complex transformed from an old thermal power plant in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 1, 2023. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People are seen at a cafe in a large commercial complex transformed from an old thermal power plant in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 1, 2023. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People select goods at a large commercial complex transformed from an old thermal power plant in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 1, 2023. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A coal hopper used in an old thermal power plant is designed as decoration at a large commercial complex transformed from the thermal power plant in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 1, 2023. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch performance at a large commercial complex transformed from an old thermal power plant in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 1, 2023. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combined photo shows a file photo displaying the interior of the former Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant (top) and a photo taken on Jan. 1, 2023 displaying the interior of a large commercial complex transformed from the plant in north China's Tianjin. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Original industrial designs are kept within glass covers as ornaments of a large commercial complex transformed from an old thermal power plant in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 1, 2023. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-POWER PLANT-COMMERCIAL COMPLEX-TRANSITION (CN)

(230102) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit a large commercial complex transformed from an old thermal power plant in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 1, 2023. The Tianjin No.1 Thermal Power Plant, which was founded in 1937, closed on Nov. 18, 2011. After years of transformation work, a large commercial complex, which has kept the original space structure of the old plant buildings while adding modern elements, emerged from the plant site and opened to the public just before the New Year holiday. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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Cote d'Ivoire embraces new year with firework show

STORY: Cote d'Ivoire embraces new year with firework show DATELINE: Jan. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:41 LOCATION: ABIDJAN, Cote d'Ivoire CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of firework show 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): FANTA CISSE, Local resident 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): ABDOULAYE BAMBA, Local resident STORYLINE: Thousands of residents witnessed a spectacular firework show at midnight Saturday in Abidjan, economic capital of Cote d'Ivoire. People enjoyed the show and wished for a better year. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): FANTA CISSE, Local resident "I'm in a hurry to see how things will evolve in the new year, because before, there was a lot of pressure. So now I'm a little scared, but it's going to be fine." SOUNDBITE 2 (French): ABDOULAYE BAMBA, Local resident "Every year, I come to watch the fireworks. It gives me a lot of pleasure, when I see a lot of people celebrating. It goes straight to my heart. That's why I'm here today." Cote d'Ivoire has been celebrating new year with firework show since 2011. Xinhua New

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New Year in disaster area

KESENNUMA, Japan - The New Year sunrise lights up an area devastated by the March 2011 tsunami in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2012. The tsunami reached three-fourths of the height of the tower seen in the center.

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New Year in disaster area

ONAGAWA, Japan - A former residential area in the town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, devastated by the March 2011 tsunami is lit by the New Year's sunrise on Jan. 1, 2012.

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New Year in disaster area

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - A mailman delivers New Year cards in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2012. In the background are the remains of the town government building devastated by the March 2011 tsunami.

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Panasonic launches new group structure

OSAKA, Japan - The logo at the Sanyo Electric Co. headquarters in Moriguchi, Osaka Prefecture, is seen replaced with ''Panasonic'' on Dec. 30, 2011. Japan's major electronics maker Panasonic Corp. launched its new group structure on Jan. 1, 2012, reorganizing its business divisions and two wholly owned units -- Sanyo Electric Co. and Panasonic Electric Works Co. -- into three main groups as it places greater emphasis on energy-related businesses.

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People walk by frame of building damaged by 2011 disaster

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - People on Jan. 1, 2015, walk by the iron frame of public disaster prevention building in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The prefectural government is considering taking ownership of the frame until the town office's final decision on whether to preserve it as a disaster monument.

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1,000 banners project to promote Sanriku oysters

SENDAI, Japan - A banner is set up in front of a restaurant in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Jan. 27, 2014, to promote oysters from the Sanriku region in northeastern Japan. Oyster farmers in Miyagi Prefecture are distributing banners to restaurants and shops for free as part of "Sanriku oyster 1,000 banners project" to promote Sanriku oysters, since shipments of the local specialty have yet to recover to levels prior to the 2011 disaster.

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New Year's Day in disaster area

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Members of a family head to a shrine on the New Year's Day on Jan. 1, 2013, in an area in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, hit by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

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Toyota Aqua hybrid compact car

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Aqua hybrid compact car. The automaker said Feb. 1, 2012, the number of orders placed for the Aqua as of Jan. 31, 2012, was about 120,000, greatly exceeding its sales goal of 12,000 units a month. The car was released on Dec. 26, 2011.

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Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in October 2011 shows Narita airport near Tokyo. Its operator, Narita International Airport Corp., said Jan. 26, 2012, that the combined number of Japanese passengers using the airport for outbound and inbound international flights stood at about 1,276,000 in December, marking the first year-on-year rise after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Commemorating war dead on Iwoto Island

TOKYO, Japan - Participants of a ceremony including kin of Japanese soldiers who perished in the World War II battle on Iwoto Island offer flowers to commemorate them on the island on Jan. 25, 2012. The annual ceremony by the Tokyo metropolitan government is usually held in spring or summer but the fiscal 2011 ceremony was postponed due to a water shortage on the Pacific island, about 1,200 kilometers south of central Tokyo, and the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo)

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Hosokawa clan's artifacts

FUKUOKA, Japan - Former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa stands in front of some artifacts from the Eisei-Bunko Museum, which holds treasures of the Hosokawa clan, during a preview on Dec. 26, 2011, of a special exhibition to be held from Jan. 1, 2012, through March 4, 2012, at Kyushu National Museum in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Hosokawa is the 18th head of the clan that has lasted some 700 years and ruled the Kumamoto domain in feudal Japan.

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Returning home for the lunar New Year

BEIJING, China - Chen Lei (L), a migrant worker in Beijing, takes a ride as he arrives at his hometown of Shihuazhen, a farming village in Hubei Province, after traveling 1,100 kilometers, on Jan. 31, 2011. Chen returned home for the lunar New Year, the only time of the year his family gets together.

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Volcanic eruptions in southwestern Japan

KIRISHIMA, Japan - Volcanic smoke billows from Shinmoe Peak in the Kirishima mountain range, as seen from Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 1, 2011. The mountain erupted the same day for the fourth time since Jan. 26.

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Police raid Tokyo Dome over roller coaster death

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Metropolitan Police Department investigate the site of a deadly accident at Tokyo Dome City Attractions on Feb. 1, 2011. Police are investigating if the park operator failed to take adequate safety measures, causing a man to fall from a moving roller coaster and die on Jan. 30.

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Volcanic eruptions in southwestern Japan

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - A lava dome can be seen inside the crater of Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range straddling Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures in southwestern Japan in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 31, 2011. The Miyazaki Local Meteorological Observatory said the lava dome on the 1,421-meter volcano has been rising.

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Volcanic eruptions in southwestern Japan

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - A lava dome can be seen inside the crater of Mt. Shinmoe in the Kirishima mountain range straddling Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures in southwestern Japan in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 31, 2011. The Miyazaki Local Meteorological Observatory said the lava dome on the 1,421-meter volcano has been rising.

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Japan soccer team return home

NARITA, Japan - Japan national soccer coach Alberto Zaccheroni smiles as he holds the Asian Cup winner's trophy in Narita, east of Tokyo, on Jan. 31, 2011. Japan beat Australia 1-0 in the Asian Cup soccer final in Doha on Jan. 29, 2011.

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Japan soccer team return home

NARITA, Japan - Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni (R front) receives a bouquet as he arrives at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Jan. 31, 2011. His team beat Australia 1-0 in the Asian Cup soccer final in Doha on Jan. 29, 2011.

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Japan win Asian Cup soccer

DOHA, Qatar - Japan forward Tadanari Lee (L) scores by striking a volley in the 109th minute, extra time, of the Asian Cup soccer final against Australia in Doha on Jan. 29, 2011. Japan beat Australia 1-0 to hold the title for a record fourth time.

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Japan win Asian Cup soccer

DOHA, Qatar - Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni (C) holds the winner's cup after his team beat Australia 1-0 in the Asian Cup soccer final in Doha on Jan. 29, 2011. Japan held the title for a record fourth time.

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Japan win Asian Cup soccer

DOHA, Qatar - Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni looks at the winner's cup after his team beat Australia 1-0 in the Asian Cup soccer final in Doha on Jan. 29, 2011. Japan held the title for a record fourth time.

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Japan win Asian Cup soccer

DOHA, Qatar - Japan players toss coach Alberto Zaccheroni in the air after their team beat Australia 1-0 in the Asian Cup soccer final in Doha on Jan. 29, 2011. Japan held the title for a record fourth time.

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Japan win Asian Cup soccer

DOHA, Qatar - Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda (C) and other players celebrate after their team beat Australia 1-0 in the Asian Cup soccer final in Doha on Jan. 29, 2011. Japan held the title for a record fourth time. Honda was named the most valuable player of the 2011 Asian Cup.