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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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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.