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Former Japan national volleyball team player Kano

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 8 Kyodo - Photo taken in 2012 shows Japanese volleyball player Maiko Kano. On Jan. 3, 2025, Akito Kiriyama, a member of Japanese idol group WEST., announced on his agency's website that he married the former Japan national team player.

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UK: Storm Bert Triggers Severe Flooding Across England And Wales

Storm Bert struck England and Wales on Saturday, November 23, bringing heavy rain, power outages, and traffic disruptions, while triggering severe flooding in multiple regions. Over 100 flood warnings were issued across the UK.

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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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[Breaking News]Japanese children wish for peace in Gaza

KAMAISHI, Japan Kyodo - A child flies a kite in Kamaishi in Iwate Prefecture on Jan. 8, 2024, with a message wishing for peace in Gaza written on it. About 30 children took part in the event in the northeastern Japan city hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, launched after people in Gaza flew kites in 2012 to wish for Japan's early recovery from the disaster. (Kyodo)

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Japanese children wish for peace in Gaza

A child flies a kite in Kamaishi in Iwate Prefecture on Jan. 8, 2024, with a message wishing for peace in Gaza written on it. About 30 children took part in the event in the northeastern Japan city hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, launched after people in Gaza flew kites in 2012 to wish for Japan's early recovery from the disaster.

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023-CHINA NEWS

(240105) -- BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sichod Drolma (R) and her father and sister are pictured as they pasture on the grassland in Damxung County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Nov. 15, 2023. Sichod Drolma is a student in Grade 8 at Damxung County Middle School. At school, Sichod Drolma and her 51 classmates are provided with Tibetan-Mandarin bilingual education. Xizang has made significant strides in education over the past few decades. Since 2012, students there have enjoyed free board and lodging, and they are exempt from study costs from preschool to senior high school, spanning a total of 15 years. (Photo by Tenzin Nyida/Xinhua)

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High school boy kills himself

OSAKA, Japan - Yoshihiro Sato (R), principal of Sakuranomiya Senior High School, bows at the end of a press conference at the Osaka city offices in Osaka on Jan. 8, 2013. A 17-year-old student of the school committed suicide in late December 2012 after being physically punished by his basketball club adviser, the Osaka City Board of Education said the same day.

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Chocolate cherry blossom

TOKYO, Japan - A cherry blossom artwork made of chocolate is unveiled to the media in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2012. Students from the University of Tokyo and Tokyo University of the Arts as well as an artist took part in the project to make the work, about 1.20 meters in diameter and weighing around 85 kilograms, using KitKat, a chocolate product made by Nestle Japan Ltd., to encourage students preparing for entrance examinations. The work will be exhibited at Cafe Nescafe Harajuku in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward from Dec. 20 through Jan. 8.

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Thames

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows the Thames in London, with Tower Bridge in the foreground.

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St Paul's Cathedral

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows St Paul's Cathedral in London.

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Tower Bridge

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows Tower Bridge (front) over the Thames and the Tower of London behind it on the north bank.

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Lord's cricket ground

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows Lord's cricket ground in London, the venue for the archery competition at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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Buckingham Palace

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows Buckingham Palace in London.

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London Olympics athletes' village

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows the athletes' village for the Olympic Games in London.

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Houses of Parliament, London Eye

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows the Houses of Parliament (front) and the London Eye (top) in London.

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London Eye, Big Ben

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows part of the London Eye (front) and Big Ben (center), with Westminster Abbey in the background, in London.

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Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows Wimbledon in London, the venue for the tennis competition at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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Wembley Arena

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows Wembley Arena in London, the venue for the badminton and rhythmic gymnastics competitions at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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Hampton Court Palace

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows Hampton Court Palace in London, where athletes will start and finish in the road cycling time trial competition at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows Wimbledon in London, the venue for the tennis competition at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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Eton Dorney Rowing Centre

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows Eton Dorney Rowing Centre in Windsor, just west of London, the venue for the rowing and canoe sprint competitions at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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Earls Court

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows Earls Court in London, the venue for the volleyball competition at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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Hyde Park

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows Hyde Park in London, venue for the open water swimming and triathlon competitions at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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Hadleigh Farm

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows Hadleigh Farm in Hadleigh, Essex, the venue for the mountain biking competition at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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Lee Valley White Water Centre

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows the Lee Valley White Water Centre, north of London, the venue for the canoe slalom competition at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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The Mall

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows The Mall in London, stretching from Buckingham Palace (top) to Admiralty Arch (bottom), where athletes will start and finish the marathon and walk race at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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Wembley Stadium

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows Wembley Stadium in London, a venue for the soccer competition at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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North Greenwich Arena

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows North Greenwich Arena in London, venue for some of the 2012 Olympic Games events -- gymnastics, trampoline and basketball. The Olympic Park is in the back.

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Horse Guards Parade

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows Horse Guards Parade in London, the venue for the beach volleyball competition at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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The Mall

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows The Mall in London, stretching from Buckingham Palace (below) along the left side of St. James's Park, where athletes will start and finish the marathon and walk race at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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The Royal Artillery Barracks

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows the Royal Artillery Barracks in London, the venue for the shooting competition at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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ExCeL London

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows ExCeL London in London, venue for some of the 2012 Olympic Games events -- judo, wrestling, table tennis, boxing, taekwondo, weightlifting and fencing.

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North Greenwich Arena

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows North Greenwich Arena in London, venue for some of the 2012 Olympic Games events -- gymnastics, trampoline and basketball.

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ExCeL London

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows ExCeL London in London, venue for some of the 2012 Olympic Games events -- judo, wrestling, table tennis, boxing, taekwondo, weightlifting and fencing. Seen to the upper left is North Greenwich Arena for Olympic events including gymnastics.

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London Olympic Stadium

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows the Olympic Stadium in London, the main venue for the 2012 Olympic Games.

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Japan stocks fall

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a display in Tokyo's Yaesu district indicating the closing level of the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average on June 1, 2012. Hit by concerns over a strong yen, the key Japanese stock index fell 102.48 points, or 1.20 percent, to 8,440.25, finishing below the 8,500 mark for the first time since Jan. 17.

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Nikkei ends lowest since Jan. 18

TOKYO, Japan - A display in the Tokyo office of money broker Gaitame.com Co. shows the Nikkei Stock Average finishing at 8,556.60 on May 23, 2012, its lowest closing since Jan. 18, when it ended at 8,550.58.

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London Olympics shooting venue

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2012, from a helicopter chartered by Kyodo News shows the shooting venue at the Royal Artillery Barracks for the London Olympics in July-August 2012.

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Hawaiian-style spa in Fukushima Pref. to fully resume

IWAKI, Japan - Members of a hula dancing team at a Hawaiian-style spa leisure complex in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, and other employees cheer on Jan. 30, 2012, before the full-scale reopening of the Spa Resort Hawaiians complex on Feb. 8, 2012. The facility damaged by the March 2011 earthquake has partially resumed its operation since October 2011.

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London 2012 Olympics athletes' village

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken from a helicopter on Jan. 8, 2012, shows the Olympic and Paralympic Village where athletes and officials from around the world will stay during the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London near the Olympic Stadium (R back). The Olympic Delivery Authority is scheduled to hand over the village site to the London 2012 Organizing Committee on Jan. 27, 2012, with exactly six months to go until the London 2012 Games.

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6 months till London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Aerial photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, shows the Olympic Park, the main venue of the Olympic Games, in London, with the Olympic Stadium seen in the center. The event will run from July 27 until Aug. 12, 2012.

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6 months till London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Aerial photo taken Jan. 8, 2012, shows the Olympic Stadium in London. The Olympic Games will run from July 27 until Aug. 12, 2012.

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Pencil with sculpted tip

KOFU, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 17, 2012, in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, in central Japan, shows a pencil with its graphite tip sculptured into the word ''gokaku,'' meaning passing the exam or selection process. Toshiyuki Yamazaki, a local pencil sculptor, creates and sells the pencil for 8,000 yen (about $104) as a gift for students taking entrance exams or going for job interviews.

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Pencil sculptor in Kofu

KOFU, Japan - Toshiyuki Yamazaki, a pencil sculptor in Kofu, central Japan, is pictured Jan. 15, 2012, in the Yamanashi Prefecture city with one of his works, a pencil with its graphite tip sculptured into the word ''gokaku,'' meaning passing the exam or selection process. The pencil sells for 8,000 yen (about $104) as a gift for students taking entrance exams or going for job interviews.

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Toshiba's prototype tablet computer

LAS VEGAS, United States - Toshiba Corp. unveils its prototype tablet computer with an organic electroluminescent display to the media in Las Vegas on Jan. 8, 2012, ahead of exhibiting it at the International Consumer Electronics Show starting Jan. 10, 2012, in the U.S. city.

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Taiwan presidential election

TAINAN, Taiwan - Democratic Progressive Party Chairwoman and presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen (C on car) campaigns in Tainan, Taiwan, on Jan. 8, 2012, ahead of the Jan. 14 presidential election.

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Taiwan presidential election

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou (front C) walks in Taipei on Jan. 8, 2012, to call for support as he seeks reelection in the Jan. 14 presidential election.

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Japanese ski jumper Takanashi

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 3, 2011, shows Japanese teenage ski jumper Sara Takanashi. Takanashi, 15, placed second in a World Cup event on Jan. 8, 2012, in Hinterzarten, Germany, becoming the first Japanese female jumper to stand on the podium in the three events held so far on the inaugural World Cup ski jumping circuit.

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Firebombs tossed at Japan Embassy in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - A police officer stands near a charred outer wall of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Jan. 8, 2012, after firebombs were tossed at the building by a Chinese man who said his grandmother was a wartime sex slave for the Imperial Japanese military. The 37-year-old man was subdued by police on the spot, and there was no immediate report of any injuries.

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Kim Jong Un birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows an area of Pyongyang on Jan. 8, 2012, the 29th birthday of North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un.