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

File photo shows Ichiro Suzuki of the New York Yankees taking batting position in a game against the Seattle Mariners in Seattle on July 23, 2012. 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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N. Korea's rocket

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows a North Korean long-range rocket lifting off from the Sohae Space Center in Tongchang-ri, North Korea, on Dec. 12, 2012. North Korea is presumed to have independently built most key parts of the rocket, while some commercially available materials were imported, South Korea's Defense Ministry said in a statement on Jan. 21, 2013.

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Imperial Palace illuminated

TOKYO, Japan - The Imperial Household Agency conducts a rehearsal on Dec. 21, 2012 for illuminating the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, ahead of illuminating the palace between Dec. 23, the birthday of Emperor Akihito, and Jan. 6, 2013.

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Imperial Palace illuminated

TOKYO, Japan - The Imperial Household Agency conducts a rehearsal on Dec. 21, 2012 for illuminating the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, ahead of illuminating the palace between Dec. 23, the birthday of Emperor Akihito, and Jan. 6, 2013.

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Quake-hit Sendai firm to join N.Y. trade fair

KYOTO, Japan - Kenichi Aizawa (L), president of T-shirt manufacturer Azoth Co. in Sendai, takes a look at a T-shirt in Kyoto on Jan. 21, 2012. Azoth, devastated by the March 2011 earthquake, will exhibit its products at a New York trade fair with help from Toshio Hara (C), president of textile dyeing firm Harasenko in Kyoto. Business partner Hara provided Aizawa with a line at his factory for free.

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Ishioka, designer and Oscar winner, dies at 73

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in 1993 shows renowned designer Eiko Ishioka holding an Oscar trophy. Ishioka, winner of an Academy Award for costume design for the 1992 movie ''Bram Stoker's Dracula,'' died of pancreatic cancer on Jan. 21, 2012, in Tokyo at the age of 73, according to media reports.

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Indigenous Ainu launch party

SAPPORO, Japan - Shiro Kayano (L), leader of the Ainu Party of Japan, speaks during a meeting in Ebetsu, Hokkaido, on Jan. 21, 2012, as members of the Ainu indigenous group, who primarily reside in Hokkaido, launch the party, aiming to field 10 candidates in the House of Councillors election in 2013. To the right is vice leader Shizue Ukaji.

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Myanmar dissidents back Suu Kyi's election bid

YANGON, Myanmar - Min Ko Naing (C) and other prominent Myanmar dissidents announce during a press conference in Yangon on Jan. 21, 2012, that they will back pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a parliamentary by-election in April 2012.

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Japan lawmakers survey disputed isles from boat

ISHIGAKI, Japan - House of Representatives members Yoshitaka Shindo (L) and Koichi Mukoyama hold a press conference in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, on Jan. 21, 2012, after surveying the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea from a fishing boat earlier in the day.

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Fukuhara wins 1st singles title at nat'ls

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese table tennis player Ai Fukuhara holds the championship trophy after defeating Kasumi Ishikawa in the final of the women's singles at the national championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 21, 2012. The 23-year-old Fukuhara, ranked ninth in the world, won the singles title at the championships for the first time.

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Japan lawmakers survey disputed isles from boat

ISHIGAKI, Japan - House of Representatives members Yoshitaka Shindo (L) and Koichi Mukoyama (C) return to the port in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, on Jan. 21, 2012, after surveying the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea from a fishing boat earlier in the day.

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Indigenous Ainu launch party

SAPPORO, Japan - Shiro Kayano (2nd from L), leader of the Ainu Party of Japan, speaks during a meeting in Ebetsu, Hokkaido, on Jan. 21, 2012, as members of the Ainu indigenous group, who primarily reside in Hokkaido, launch the party, aiming to field 10 candidates in the House of Councillors election in 2013.

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Fukuhara wins 1st singles title at nat'ls

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese table tennis player Ai Fukuhara plays Kasumi Ishikawa in the final of the women's singles at the national championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 21, 2012. The 23-year-old Fukuhara, ranked ninth in the world, won the singles title at the championships for the first time.

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Fukuhara wins 1st singles title at nat'ls

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese table tennis player Ai Fukuhara is seen after defeating Kasumi Ishikawa in the final of the women's singles at the national championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 21, 2012. The 23-year-old Fukuhara, ranked ninth in the world, won the singles title at the championships for the first time.

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Fukuhara wins 1st singles title at nat'ls

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese table tennis player Ai Fukuhara plays Kasumi Ishikawa in the final of the women's singles at the national championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Jan. 21, 2012. The 23-year-old Fukuhara, ranked ninth in the world, won the singles title at the championships for the first time.