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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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Sony to sell latest PlayStation console in China

SHANGHAI, China - Officials of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s Chinese joint ventures announce in Shanghai on Dec. 11, 2014, the start of sales in China from Jan. 11, 2015, of its PlayStation 4 home-use video game console and PS Vita handheld gaming console.

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Tohoku mayors announce plans for joint 'Rokkon' festival

YAMAGATA, Japan - The mayors of six prefectural capitals in the Tohoku region, northern Japan, gather in the city of Yamagata on Jan. 30, 2014, to announce plans for this year's Tohoku Rokkon (six-soul) Festival. Bringing six major local gala events, the festival started for the repose of victims' soul and promotion of reconstruction work following the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami.

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Conductor Ozawa to direct opera at new Kyoto theater

KYOTO, Japan - Globally renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa (C) announces a plan to direct an opera at a theater opening in Kyoto, western Japan, in 2016 at a press conference on Sept. 11, 2014. The plan is part of a one-year program to commemorate the inauguration of the theater which is scheduled for Jan. 10, 2016.

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Disaster prevention center torn down in Kamaishi, Japan

KAMAISHI, Japan - A disaster prevention center in the Unosumai district of Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, where many local residents died in the March 2011 tsunami after taking refuge there, is being torn down on Jan. 11, 2014. Bereaved family members frequented the facility to offer prayers at an alter set up inside, but the building's demolition was completed in February. A facility commemorating the victims is scheduled to be built at the site.

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'Amachan' event in Yokohama for Iwate's reconstruction

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Iwate Prefecture and Yokohama City hold an event in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 28, 2014, to support the reconstruction of Iwate Prefecture damaged by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami. Two staff members wear costumes popularized in a recent Japanese TV drama series ''Amachan,'' a story about the ama (female divers) in Iwate Prefecture.

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Leprosy patient in Indonesia

SUMBERGLAGAH VILLAGE, Indonesia - This Nov. 23, 2013 photo shows Sutarip, 23, a leprosy patient, sitting on his bed at a leprosy hospital in the village of Sumberglagah in Indonesia's East Java Province. His disease caused him to be exiled from his family and community, live in a forest for two years, and eat rat, cat and snake to survive. He was evacuated on Jan. 11, 2014.

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Children's Day in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Boys stand on a tank, assisted by soldiers, at a military facility in Bangkok when it is open to the general public on Jan. 11, 2014. The second Saturday of January is Children's Day in Thailand. (Photo by Yasushi Ukigaya)

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Abe in Ivory Coast

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L back) watches the finals of the team competition in the Abe Cup, a judo tournament in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on Jan. 11, 2014. The tournament was held to mark the Japanese prime minister's visit to the West African country.

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Aeon opens shopping mall in Vietnam

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Motoya Okada (R), president of Japanese supermarket chain operator Aeon Co., holds a press conference in Ho Chi Minh City on Jan. 11, 2014, to mark the opening there that day of an Aeon shopping mall, its first in Vietnam.

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Ski jumper Kasai

BAD MITTERNDORF, Austria - Japan's Noriaki Kasai answers reporters' questions in Bad Mitterndorf, Austria, on Jan. 11, 2014, after becoming the oldest ski jumper to win on the World Cup circuit at the age of 41 years, seven months.

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Ski jumper Kasai

BAD MITTERNDORF, Austria - Japan's Noriaki Kasai answers reporters' questions in Bad Mitterndorf, Austria, on Jan. 11, 2014, after becoming the oldest ski jumper to win on the World Cup circuit at the age of 41 years, seven months.

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Abe in Ivory Coast

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) shakes hands with an athlete during the Abe Cup, a judo tournament in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on Jan. 11, 2014. The tournament was held to mark the Japanese prime minister's visit to the West African country.

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Actress Awaji dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in 1964 shows Japanese actress Keiko Awaji. Awaji, known for her role as the girlfriend of a U.S. Navy airman in the 1954 Hollywood film "The Bridges at Toko-Ri" that depicts a Korean War bombing mission, died of esophageal cancer at a Tokyo hospital on Jan. 11, 2014, at age 80.

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Aeon opens shopping mall in Vietnam

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Shoppers crowd a shopping mall of Japanese supermarket chain operator Aeon Co. in Ho Chi Minh City on Jan. 11, 2014, its opening day. The outlet is Aeon's first in Vietnam.

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Aeon opens shopping mall in Vietnam

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Shoppers throng a sushi selling space at a shopping mall of Japanese supermarket chain operator Aeon Co. in Ho Chi Minh City on Jan. 11, 2014, its opening day. The outlet is Aeon's first in Vietnam.

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Tanaka back in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Japanese ace pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (C) arrives at Narita airport near Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2014, returning from Los Angeles where he met with representatives of a number of major league teams interested in signing the winningest pitcher ever in Japanese pro baseball.

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Tanaka back in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Japanese ace pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (C) arrives at Narita airport near Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2014, returning from Los Angeles where he met with representatives of a number of major league teams interested in signing the winningest pitcher ever in Japanese pro baseball.

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Tanaka back in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Japanese ace pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (C) arrives at Narita airport near Tokyo on Jan. 11, 2014, returning from Los Angeles where he met with representatives of a number of major league teams interested in signing the winningest pitcher ever in Japanese pro baseball.

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AAMI Kooyong Classic

MELBOURNE, Australia - Kei Nishikori (L) of Japan, the winner of the AAMI Kooyong Classic, and Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic, who Nishikori beat in the finals, pose for photos in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 11, 2014.

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Bungee jumping in Japan

MITO, Japan - A man engages in bungee jumping in Hitachiota, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Jan. 11, 2014. A total of nine men and women did a bungee jump from a 100-meter-high bridge, making it the highest bungee jumping spot in Japan, the same day to commemorate their coming of age.