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Baseball: Ichiro becomes 1st Asian elected to U.S. Hall of Fame

File photo shows Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners stealing second base during a game against the Los Angeles Angels on June 15, 2011, in Seattle. He became the first Asian player elected to the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame on Jan. 21, 2025.

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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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Woodford drops comeback bid as Olympus president

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Tokyo on Dec. 15, 2011, shows former Olympus Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Michael Woodford. He said on Jan. 6, 2012, that he will give up his bid to regain the presidency of the scandal-mired optical and medical equipment maker.

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Ultraman, Ultraseven exhibition at museum in Mito

MITO, Japan - Photo shows figures of Ultraman (L) and Ultraseven (R), characters from popular Japanese TV hero series aired since the 1960s, on display at the Museum of Modern Art, Ibaraki, in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2011. An exhibition entitled ''Ultraman Art! Times and creation Ultraman & Ultraseven'' runs from Nov. 3, 2011, through Jan. 15, 2012.

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Independence referendum in Sudan

JUBA, Sudan - Election staff count votes in the independence referendum of southern Sudan under lamps at a polling station in Juba, Sudan, on Jan. 15, 2011. The vote is likely to make Southern Sudan Africa's 54th independent nation.

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Job market looks favorable for foreign students

TOKYO, Japan - An official of eyeglass company JIN Co. explains the company's business to foreign students at its booth at a joint-enterprise orientation event held in Osaka on Jan. 15, 2011.

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Job market looks favorable for foreign students

TOKYO, Japan - An official of eyeglass company JIN Co. explains the company's business to foreign students at its booth at a joint-enterprise orientation event held in Osaka on Jan. 15, 2011.

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Kim, Maehara eye inter-Korean talks

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Kim Sung Hwan (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara shake hands in Seoul on Jan. 15, 2011. Japan and South Korea agreed that inter-Korean dialogue should be held first to repair bilateral ties and defuse tensions on the Korean Peninsula before direct talks between Japan and North Korea.

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Yokohama Marine Tower marks 50th anniv.

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 15, 2011, shows Yokohama Marine Tower which marks its 50th anniversary the same day. The tower was built in 1961 for the 100th anniversary of the opening of Yokohama port.

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JR Tokai vice chairman named as new NHK chief

NAGOYA, Japan - Masayuki Matsumoto, vice chairman of Central Japan Railway Co., speaks at a press conference in Nagoya after he was named as next president of public broadcaster NHK on Jan. 15, 2011. He will assume a three-year term at NHK on Jan. 25, succeeding Shigeo Fukuchi.

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Germany's Freund wins Sapporo World Cup jump

SAPPORO, Japan - German ski jumper Severin Freund flies through the air during the men's individual large hill event at a World Cup jump in Sapporo on Jan. 15, 2011. Freund went on to win the gold medal.

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Germany's Freund wins Sapporo World Cup jump

SAPPORO, Japan - Germany's Severin Freund (C) celebrates his victory in the men's individual large hill event at a World Cup jump in Sapporo with Thomas Morgenstern of Austria (L) and Poland's Adam Malysz who won the silver and bronze medals, respectively, on Jan. 15, 2011.

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Hakuho beats Tochiozan

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho (L) pushes komusubi Tochiozan out of the ring on Jan. 15, 2011, during the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. The Mongolian yokozuna improved to a 7-0 mark.

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Kim, Maehara eye inter-Korean talks

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Kim Sung Hwan (R) and Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara attend a press conference in Seoul on Jan. 15, 2011. Japan and South Korea agreed that inter-Korean dialogue should be held first to repair bilateral ties and defuse tensions on the Korean Peninsula before direct talks between Japan and North Korea.

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Foreign minister Maehara in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara delivers a speech in Seoul on Jan. 15, 2011, during his one-day visit to the South Korean capital. Maehara met with South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Kim Sung Hwan over North Korea's provocative actions and stalled negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement.

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Tohoku Shinkansen service suspended

TOKYO, Japan - Shinkansen bullet train service on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line was suspended between Tokyo and Morioka stations due to a broken cable and a signal failure, affecting 33,000 passengers on Jan. 15, 2011.

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Edano speaks to reporters

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's new Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2011, after appearing in a TV program. Edano replaced Yoshito Sengoku in a Cabinet shake-up the previous day.

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Unified college entrance exams begin in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Applicants head to a site to take the unified college entrance examinations at the University of Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2011, as the two-day test began across the country on the day. The number of people taking the test increased to 558,984, up 5,616 from the previous year.

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Ice hotel

SAPPORO, Japan - Women demonstrate an ''ice hotel'' facility, located inside a dome made of ice at the Alpha Resort Tomamu, in the village of Shimukappu, Hokkaido, on Jan. 14, 2011. The facility began accepting guests on Jan. 15 through Feb. 15, 2011.