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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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Diet building illumination resumes

TOKYO, Japan - The Diet building in Tokyo is illuminated on Jan. 24, 2014, as nighttime illumination of the Japanese parliament resumes after a nearly three-year hiatus. The illumination, which started in 1990 to mark the centennial of the launch of the Diet, was halted on March 14, 2011, three days after the massive earthquake and tsunami that triggered the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, leading to power shortages in Japan.

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Diet building illumination resumes

TOKYO, Japan - The Diet building in Tokyo is illuminated on Jan. 24, 2014, as nighttime illumination of the Japanese parliament resumes after a nearly three-year hiatus. The illumination, which started in 1990 to mark the centennial of the launch of the Diet, was halted on March 14, 2011, three days after the massive earthquake and tsunami that triggered the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, leading to power shortages in Japan.

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BOJ chief Shirakawa at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speaks during a press conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2012, after a policy meeting. The BOJ revised downward its forecast for Japan's economic growth in fiscal 2011.

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Tokyo Marathon women's winner disqualified over doping

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Tatiana Aryasova of Russia finishing first in the women's race of the Tokyo Marathon on Feb. 27, 2011. Race organizers said Jan. 24, 2012, that it had been informed of an anti-doping rule violation by Aryasova and declared Noriko Higuchi of Japan as the winner of the race.

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One of world's most scenic evening glows in Kushiro

KUSHIRO, Japan - Local resident Hisanori Haga webcasts live the evening glow at Kushiro port in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 24, 2011. Some people have described the scene as ''one of the world's three most scenic'' along with those in Bali, Indonesia, and Manila in the Philippines.

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One of world's most scenic evening glows in Kushiro

KUSHIRO, Japan - Local resident Hisanori Haga webcasts live the evening glow at Kushiro port in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 24, 2011. Some people have described the scene as ''one of the world's three most scenic'' along with those in Bali, Indonesia, and Manila in the Philippines.

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One of world's most scenic evening glows in Kushiro

KUSHIRO, Japan - Photo shows the evening glow at Kushiro port in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 24, 2011. Some people have described the scene as ''one of the world's three most scenic'' along with those in Bali, Indonesia, and Manila in the Philippines.

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Tunisia in Jasmine Revolution

TOKYO, Japan - Many demonstrators gather in front of the prime minister's office in Tunis on Jan. 24, 2011, demanding the ouster of Cabinet ministers from the former administration of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

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Mexican bishop Ruiz, campaigner for indigenous people, dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on May 8, 2002, shows Samuel Ruiz, a former bishop who died on Jan. 24, 2011, at a hospital in Mexico City at age 86. Ruiz was known for fighting for the rights of the indigenous people in Mexico in the 1990s.

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ASEAN foreign ministers show connectedness through road trip

CHIANG KHONG, Thailand - Foreign ministers from the 10 ASEAN member countries join hands in front of a construction site of the No. 4 Bridge of Friendship in Chiang Khong, northern Thailand, on Jan. 24, 2011. The bridge over the Mekong connecting Thailand and Laos is being built with China's financial support. The ASEAN ministers headed for China from Thailand the same day, on a 600-kilometer trip titled ''familiarization road trip to China'' to underlie the geographical proximity of the regions.

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Tunisia protest

TUNIS, Tunisia - Protesters rally in front of the prime minister's office in Tunis, Tunisia, on Jan. 24, 2011. Thousands from across the country continued to take part in a protest demanding to root out Cabinet members from the ousted Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's administration.

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Suspect in Briton's murder to release book

NAHA, Japan - Photo, taken on Jan. 24, 2011, shows the remains of a furnace found inside a concrete building on the remote island of Oha in Okinawa in which Tatsuya Ichihashi, the man indicted in the 2007 murder of British woman Lindsay Hawker in Japan, is believed to have temporarily holed up during his 31-month fugitive life. Ichihashi will publish a book about his life as a fugitive on Jan. 26, 2011, in Japan.

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Bird flu outbreak in Japan

MIYAZAKI, Japan - A worker disinfects a car leaving a poultry farm in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki following an outbreak of bird flu there on Jan. 24, 2011.

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Suspect in Briton's murder to release book

NAHA, Japan - Photo, taken on Jan. 24, 2011, shows the inside of a concrete building on the remote island of Oha in Okinawa in which Tatsuya Ichihashi, the man indicted in the 2007 murder of British woman Lindsay Hawker in Japan, is believed to have temporarily holed up during his 31-month fugitive life. Ichihashi will publish a book about his life as a fugitive on Jan. 26, 2011, in Japan.

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New EU ambassador to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Upcoming European Union Ambassador to Japan Hans Dietmar Schweisgut meets Kyodo News in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2011. Schweisgut, a former ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary permanent representative of Austria to the European Union, will soon be the first European Union ambassador to Japan. He was also formerly Austrian ambassador to Japan and China.

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Kirin, C'estbon tie-up

TOKYO, Japan - Senji Miyake, president of Japan's Kirin Holdings Co. (L), shakes hands with Liu Hongji, CEO of China's C'estbon Food & Beverage, after they announced a plan to launch a soft drink joint venture in China at a press conference at Kirin's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2011.

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Japan-Bulgarian summit

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) shakes hands with his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borissov ahead of their summit talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2011.

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Suspect in Briton's murder to release book

NAHA, Japan - Photo, taken on Jan. 24, 2011, shows a concrete building on the remote island of Oha in Okinawa in which Tatsuya Ichihashi, the man indicted in the 2007 murder of British woman Lindsay Hawker in Japan, is believed to have temporarily holed up during his 31-month fugitive life. Ichihashi will publish a book about his life as a fugitive on Jan. 26, 2011, in Japan.

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Bird flu outbreak in Japan

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Workers bury chickens culled due to an outbreak of bird flu at a poultry farm in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Miyazaki on Jan. 24, 2011.

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Violent monkey escapes

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Photo shows a cage at Rakujuen park in Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Jan. 24, 2011. A Japanese macaque named Lucky, caught in October 2010 after reportedly biting, scratching and jumping on more than 100 people, escaped from the cage earlier the same day.

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Inmates bid farewell to dogs

MATSUE, Japan - Inmates at the Shimane Asahi Rehabilitation Program Center in Hamada City, Shimane Prefecture, pet one of the Labrador retrievers they helped raise as guide dog candidates as they bid farewell before handing them over to the Japan Guide Dog Association on Jan. 24, 2011. The prison in western Japan introduced a program to raise puppies as guide dog candidates in 2009 with the aim of instilling inmates with a sense of responsibility and compassion for others. (Inmates' name tags are retouched to protect their privacy)

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Hakuho at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho speaks in a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2011, a day after capturing his sixth straight tournament title at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo. The Mongolian yokozuna said he was able to win the tournament with the help of people's cheers and support.

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Regular Diet session

TOKYO, Japan - The opening ceremony of a 150-day regular Diet session is held at the main hall of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2011.

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Regular Diet session

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan delivers a policy speech at the main hall of the House of Representatives in Tokyo as a 150-day regular Diet session began on Jan. 24, 2011.

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Lufthansa marks 50th anniv. of services to Japan

NARITA, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (C facing) stands in front of the Airbus A380 named ''Tokio'' -- the German spelling for Tokyo -- which was unveiled during a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of Deutsche Lufthansa's launch of flight services to Japan at Narita international airport in Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 24, 2011.

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Lufthansa marks 50th anniv. of services to Japan

NARITA, Japan - (Front, from L) Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, Christoph Franz, chairman of Deutsche Lufthansa AG's executive board, and German Ambassador to Japan Volker Stanzel attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the German airline's launch of flight services to Japan at Narita international airport in Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 24, 2011.

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Regular Diet session

TOKYO, Japan - The opening ceremony of a 150-day regular Diet session is held at the main hall of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2011.

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Mercury conference in Japan

CHIBA, Japan - Representatives of some 130 countries meet in the city of Chiba on Jan. 24, 2011, for a five-day gathering to discuss formulating the first comprehensive treaty for cutting mercury releases to protect human health and the environment.

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Regular Diet session

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito reads a speech during the opening ceremony of a 150-day regular Diet session at the main hall of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2011.

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Violent monkey escapes

SHIZUOKA, Japan - File photo shows a monkey kept at Rakujuen park in Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, in December 2010. The Japanese macaque named Lucky, caught in October 2010 after reportedly biting, scratching and jumping on more than 100 people, escaped from its cage in the park on Jan. 24, 2011.

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Hakuho at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho smiles during a news conference in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2011, a day after capturing his sixth straight tournament title at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo. The Mongolian yokozuna said he was able to win the tournament with the help of people's cheers and support.

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Mercury conference in Japan

CHIBA, Japan - Representatives of some 130 countries meet in the city of Chiba on Jan. 24, 2011, for a five-day gathering to discuss formulating the first comprehensive treaty for cutting mercury releases to protect human health and the environment.

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Lufthansa marks 50th anniv. of services to Japan

NARITA, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara (L front) and Christoph Franz (R front), chairman of Deutsche Lufthansa AG's executive board, walk down the landing steps of the Airbus A380 named ''Tokio'' -- the German spelling for Tokyo -- which was unveiled during a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the German airline's launch of flight services to Japan at Narita international airport in Chiba Prefecture on Jan. 24, 2011.

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Bird flu in poultry in Japan

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Workers prepare for the culling of chickens at a farm in Shintomi, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Jan. 24, 2011. Bird flu infections were confirmed at the firm.