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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 PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240113) -- BEIJING, Jan. 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 11, 2024 shows a wharf of the expansion project of the Abidjan Port in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire. The expansion project of the Abidjan Port in Cote d'Ivoire, undertaken by China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), started construction in 2015 and was put into use in 2020. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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Toyota unveils all-new Tacoma at Chicago auto show

DETROIT, United States - Toyota Motor Corp. exhibits its all-new Tacoma pickup truck on Jan. 13, 2015, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan.

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Honda shows FCV concept at U.S. auto show

DETROIT, United States - Photo taken Jan. 13, 2015, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the United States, shows Honda Motor Co.'s fuel cell vehicle concept. The automaker said it will launch a production version of the green car in the United States after launching in Japan in the spring of 2016.

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Niigata Pref.'s "antenna shop" opens in NY

NEW YORK, United States - A shop to introduce local specialties from Niigata Prefecture, northwestern Japan, opens in New York on Jan. 13, 2015, with Niigata Vice Gov. Kunio Mori (2nd from R) joining a traditional "Kagami-biraki" sake barrel breaking ceremony.

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Inside of Niigata Pref.'s "antenna shop" in NY

NEW YORK, United States - Various bottles of Japanese sake indigenous to Niigata Prefecture, northwestern Japan, are displayed on the shelves of the prefecture's shop that opened in New York on Jan. 13, 2015, to introduce local specialties from the prefecture.

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"Many things possible" if U.S. accepts proposal

NEW YORK, United States - An Myong Hun, North Korea's deputy ambassador to the United Nations, attends a press conference at U.N. headquarters in New York, the United States, on Jan. 13, 2015. The envoy said that if the United States were to accept Pyongyang's proposal to suspend its nuclear program in exchange for calling off U.S.-South Korea annual joint military drills, "many things will be possible" in the coming year.

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U.S. Assistant Sec. Russel talks at Japan Society

NEW YORK, United States - U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Russel speaks at the Japan Society in New York on Jan. 13, 2015.

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Fujitsu develops ring-type device to write letters in the air

TOKYO, Japan - Fujitsu Ltd. demonstrates in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Jan. 13, 2015, a ring-type device it has developed to write letters in the air. The ring-like device equipped with a motion sensor detects the movement of a finger wearing it and sends the data wirelessly to a smartphone or computer.

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Fujitsu develops ring-type device to write letters in the air

TOKYO, Japan - Fujitsu Ltd. demonstrates in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Jan. 13, 2015, a ring-type device it has developed to write letters in the air. The ring-like device equipped with a motion sensor detects the movement of a finger wearing it and sends the data wirelessly to a smartphone or computer.

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"Frozen" event starts at Tokyo Disneyland

URAYASU, Japan - A scene from Disney animation film "Frozen" is projected onto Cinderella Castle at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on Jan. 13, 2015, as a special winter event themed on the film started the same day.

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Japan briefs Chinese travel agents on eased visa rules

SHANGHAI, China - Officials from travel agencies attend a briefing held at the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai on Jan. 13, 2015, to explain Japan's planned easing of requirements for issuing visas to Chinese tourists.

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Tomita arrives back in Japan after trial opens in Incheon

NAGOYA, Japan - Japanese swimmer Naoya Tomita is seen at Chubu Centrair International Airport in Nagoya on Jan. 13, 2015, after arriving from Incheon, South Korea, where he attended the first court hearing of a case in which he was summarily indicted for stealing a camera at the Incheon Asian Games. The 25-year-old Tomita strongly denied the allegation during his first court appearance in Incheon.

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"Frozen" event starts at Tokyo Disneyland

URAYASU, Japan - A parade featuring characters from Disney animation film "Frozen" is held at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on Jan. 13, 2015, as a special winter event themed on the film started the same day.

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Fujitsu develops ring-type device to write letters in the air

TOKYO, Japan - Fujitsu Ltd. demonstrates in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Jan. 13, 2015, a ring-type device it has developed to write letters in the air. The ring-like device equipped with a motion sensor detects the movement of a finger wearing it and sends the data wirelessly to a smartphone or computer.

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Monster serves as station master in publicity blitz

TOKYO, Japan - The Vartan Seijin monster (R, front row), one of the fictional characters in the "Ultraman" superhero TV drama series, poses as a one-day master of East Japan Railway Co.'s Akihabara Station in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2015, during a ceremony for the start of a campaign encouraging train trips.

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Fukushima town accepts storage of contaminated soil

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Shiro Izawa, mayor of Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, announces a decision at the town's temporary office in the prefectural city of Iwaki on Jan. 13, 2015, to accept a central government plan to build interim storage facilities in the northeastern Japan town for contaminated soil from cleanup operations under way since the 2011 nuclear disaster.

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Guests wave in 'Frozen' parade at Tokyo Disneyland

URAYASU, Japan - Entertainers wave as guests during a "Frozen Fantasy" parade featuring characters in the hit movie "Frozen" at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, east of Tokyo, on Jan. 13, 2015. From L: singer May J., actor/musician Pierre Taki, actress Takako Matsu and TV personality Sayaka Kanda.

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'Ultraman' superheroes start railway publicity blitz

TOKYO, Japan - The Vartan Seijin monster (2nd from R) and three different Ultraman television superheroes cut the ribbon during a ceremony at East Japan Railway Co.'s Akihabara Station in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2015, for the start of a campaign encouraging train trips.

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Japanese astronaut Yui meets top gov't spokesman

TOKYO, Japan - Astronaut Kimiya Yui holds a model of the Japanese experiment module Kibo in the International Space Station with Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga at the Prime Minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2015. Yui is scheduled to stay there for half a year from May.

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USJ draws 10 mil. visitors since April

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 13, 2015, shows a new attraction based on the Harry Potter film series at Universal Studios Japan in the western Japan city of Osaka. USJ has attracted more than 10 million visitors since last April, reflecting the popularity of the attraction.

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USJ draws 10 mil. visitors since April

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 13, 2015, shows a new attraction based on the Harry Potter film series at Universal Studios Japan in the western Japan city of Osaka. USJ has attracted more than 10 million visitors since last April, reflecting the popularity of the attraction.

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Group files fresh complaint over Fukushima nuclear disaster

TOKYO, Japan - Members of a civil group attend a press conference in Tokyo after filing a second criminal complaint with the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office on Jan. 13, 2015, against a former nuclear safety official and eight others, arguing they failed to take necessary measures to prevent the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Driving school ordered to pay damages over tsunami deaths

SENDAI, Japan - One of the plaintiffs (2nd from L) who sought damages from a driving school over the deaths of 25 students and a part-time employee in the March 2011 disaster meets with reporters in the northeastern Japan city of Sendai on Jan. 13, 2015. The Sendai District Court ordered the school to pay 1.9 billion yen to relatives of the victims, ruling it could have predicted the arrival of a tsunami after a massive earthquake hit.

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North American International Auto Show

DETROIT, United States - American Honda Executive Vice President John Mendel unveils the 2015 Fit compact car on Jan. 13, 2014, at the North American International Auto Show, which opened the same day in Detroit, Michigan.

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N.Y. Yankees pitcher Tanaka

N.Y. Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, who pitched two games at the end of last season after marking a 13-5 record and missing two months due to an elbow injury, speaks to reporters at an indoor training field in Sendai, northern Japan, on Jan. 22, 2015, after practice. Tanaka will join the team's training camp in Tampa, Florida, on Feb. 21. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lower house panel approves extra budget

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front) bows after the House of Representatives Budget Committee approved the fiscal 2015 supplementary budget proposal on Jan. 13, 2016. The budget plan will be enacted during the plenary session of the House of Councillors on Jan. 20. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lower house panel approves extra budget

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front) bows after the House of Representatives Budget Committee approved the fiscal 2015 supplementary budget proposal on Jan. 13, 2016. The budget plan will be enacted during the plenary session of the House of Councillors on Jan. 20. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Park seeks public support for deal with Japan on "comfort women"

South Korean President Park Geun Hye holds a press conference at the Blue House in Seoul on Jan. 13, 2016. Park sought public support for a landmark deal reached with Japan in December 2015 over so-called "comfort women" who were forced to work in Japan's wartime military brothels. (Pool photo)(Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Indian man waiting for missing daughter amid rape cases

A 40-year-old Indian man in Betul in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, shown in a photo taken on Jan. 29, 2015, is waiting for the return of his 13-year-old daughter who went missing with her 16-year-old sister in April 2014. The older sister was found at a man's home 500 kilometers away nine months later and is believed to have been repeatedly raped by the man under confinement. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Woods hits sand shot in 2nd round of Phoenix Open

Tiger Woods of the United States hits a bunker shot on the 15th hole during the second round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open professional golf tournament on the TPC of Scottsdale course in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Jan. 30, 2015. He finished the day at 13 over par. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Woods at 13 over par after 2nd round of Phoenix Open

A disappointed Tiger Woods of the United States leaves after finishing the second round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open professional golf tournament at 13 over par on the TPC of Scottsdale course in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Jan. 30, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Play of abduction victim held at Tokyo theater

A scene from a stage play about Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977 at age 13, depicts her dream of being reunited with her parents at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theater on Jan. 24, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Goods of comedian Piroki selling well

Mobile phone straps of comedian Piroki with his trademark "guitalele," a combination of a guitar and a ukulele, hang in Toyokan's shop in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Jan. 13, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Giant straw sandal at Asakusa

A huge straw sandal hangs at the premises of Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Jan. 13, 2015. The temple draws large numbers of visitors, both domestic and foreign, daily. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bamboo lights illuminate Tokyo's Nihonbashi

Glowing bamboo objects set up at Tokyo's Nihonbashi district change colors of light from moment to moment on Jan. 13, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Bamboo lights illuminate Tokyo's Nihonbashi

Bamboo cylinders with variously shaped holes illuminate Tokyo's Nihonbashi district on Jan. 13, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N.Y. Yankees pitcher Tanaka

N.Y. Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, who pitched two games at the end of last season after marking a 13-5 record and missing two months due to an elbow injury, throws a ball during practice at an indoor training field in Sendai, northern Japan, on Jan. 22, 2015. Tanaka will join the team's training camp in Tampa, Florida, on Feb. 21. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N.Y. Yankees pitcher Tanaka

N.Y. Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, who pitched two games at the end of last season after marking a 13-5 record and missing two months due to an elbow injury, speaks to reporters at an indoor training field in Sendai, northern Japan, on Jan. 22, 2015, after practice. Tanaka will join the team's training camp in Tampa, Florida, on Feb. 21. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N.Y. Yankees pitcher Tanaka

N.Y. Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, who pitched two games at the end of last season after marking a 13-5 record and missing two months due to an elbow injury, throws a ball during practice at an indoor training field in Sendai, northern Japan, on Jan. 22, 2015. Tanaka will join the team's training camp in Tampa, Florida, on Feb. 21. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N.Y. Yankees pitcher Tanaka

N.Y. Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka, who pitched two games at the end of last season after marking a 13-5 record and missing two months due to an elbow injury, speaks to reporters at an indoor training field in Sendai, northern Japan, on Jan. 22, 2015, after practice. Tanaka will join the team's training camp in Tampa, Florida, on Feb. 21. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Athens citizens get free food at private support center

Citizens receive free food at a volunteer support center in Athens on Jan. 13, 2015. Low-income people in Greece have been hit hard by the nation's fiscal austerity policy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tesla CEO calls Apple "graveyard" for ex-employees

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of electric car manufacturer Tesla Motors Inc., speaks to the press on Jan. 13, 2015, in Detroit, Michigan. Musk poked fun at Apple Inc. in a recent interview with German newspaper Handelsblatt, saying his employees jokingly call the U.S. hi-tech firm a "graveyard" for fired Tesla staff. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Honda shows FCV concept at U.S. auto show

DETROIT, United States - Photo taken Jan. 13, 2015, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the United States, shows Honda Motor Co.'s fuel cell vehicle concept. The automaker said it will launch a production version of the green car in the United States after launching in Japan in the spring of 2016. (Kyodo)

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Niigata Pref.'s "antenna shop" opens in NY

NEW YORK, United States - A shop to introduce local specialties from Niigata Prefecture, northwestern Japan, opens in New York on Jan. 13, 2015, with Niigata Vice Gov. Kunio Mori (2nd from R) joining a traditional "Kagami-biraki" sake barrel breaking ceremony. (Kyodo)

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Fujitsu develops ring-type device to write letters in the air

TOKYO, Japan - Fujitsu Ltd. demonstrates in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Jan. 13, 2015, a ring-type device it has developed to write letters in the air. The ring-like device equipped with a motion sensor detects the movement of a finger wearing it and sends the data wirelessly to a smartphone or computer. (Kyodo)

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"Many things possible" if U.S. accepts proposal

NEW YORK, United States - An Myong Hun, North Korea's deputy ambassador to the United Nations, attends a press conference at U.N. headquarters in New York, the United States, on Jan. 13, 2015. The envoy said that if the United States were to accept Pyongyang's proposal to suspend its nuclear program in exchange for calling off U.S.-South Korea annual joint military drills, "many things will be possible" in the coming year. (Kyodo)

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Fujitsu develops ring-type device to write letters in the air

TOKYO, Japan - Fujitsu Ltd. demonstrates in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Jan. 13, 2015, a ring-type device it has developed to write letters in the air. The ring-like device equipped with a motion sensor detects the movement of a finger wearing it and sends the data wirelessly to a smartphone or computer. (Kyodo)

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Japan briefs Chinese travel agents on eased visa rules

SHANGHAI, China - Officials from travel agencies attend a briefing held at the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai on Jan. 13, 2015, to explain Japan's planned easing of requirements for issuing visas to Chinese tourists. (Kyodo)

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Fukushima town accepts storage of contaminated soil

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Shiro Izawa, mayor of Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, announces a decision at the town's temporary office in the prefectural city of Iwaki on Jan. 13, 2015, to accept a central government plan to build interim storage facilities in the northeastern Japan town for contaminated soil from cleanup operations under way since the 2011 nuclear disaster. (Kyodo)