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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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Panasonic plasma display panel factory

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken in May 2013 shows Panasonic Corp.'s Amagasaki No. 3 factory building (front) in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture. Panasonic is in the final stage of talks with real-estate investment advisory company Center Point Development Inc. to sell the plasma display panel factory building, sources familiar with the matter said Jan. 27, 2014. Plasma display panel production ceased at the factory in December 2013.

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Japan's domestic white goods shipments

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows refrigerators displayed at a Bic Camera Inc. outlet in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Jan. 27, 2014. An industry body said the same day that Japan's domestic shipments of "white goods" -- large electrical appliances -- in 2013 increased 4.3 percent from the previous year to a 16-year high of 2.29 trillion yen.

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Musical player tries out electronic tax filing

TOKYO, Japan - An actress (L) playing the role of Elphaba, a fictional character in the Shiki Theater Company's musical "Wicked," tries out an electronic tax filing system via the National Tax Agency's website during a promotional event at a theater in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2014. Filing for 2013 tax returns in Japan will begin Feb. 17.

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Mt. Fuji and forest

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 3 Kyodo - Photo taken on April 27, 2013 from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain southwest of Tokyo, and the Aokigahara forest known as a suicide spot.

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Mt. Fuji and forest

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 3 Kyodo - Photo taken on April 27, 2013 from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain southwest of Tokyo, and the Aokigahara forest known as a suicide spot.

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Mt. Fuji and forest

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 3 Kyodo - Photo taken on April 27, 2013 from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain southwest of Tokyo, and the Aokigahara forest known as a suicide spot.

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Temp housing communities hope to stay united

SENDAI, Japan - Residents take part in a workshop at a meeting place of Asutonagamachi temporary housing complex in Sendai on Jan. 27, 2013 to discuss the ideal image for post-disaster public housing.

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Winner in Japanese writing

BEIJING, China - Photo taken Jan. 27, 2013 in Beijing shows Li Xinchen, who took first place in a 2012 Japanese-language essay contest for Chinese students, holding a book containing prize-winning essays from the latest running of the annual contest.

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World Sprint Champs

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japan's Joji Kato wins the men's 500 meters at the World Sprint Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah, for the second straight day on Jan. 27, 2013, crossing in a time of 34.29 seconds.

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World Sprint Champs

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Photo shows Michel Mulder of the Netherlands, who won the men's competition, which combines the results of two 500 and 1,000 races, with a world record 136.790 points at the World Sprint Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Jan. 27, 2013.

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World Sprint Champs

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japan's Joji Kato wins the men's 500 meters at the World Sprint Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah, for the second straight day on Jan. 27, 2013, crossing in a time of 34.29 seconds.

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H.K. protest against chief executive

HONG KONG, China - Protesters march in Hong Kong on Jan. 27, 2013, calling for Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying to step down and criticizing his maiden policy address for failing to tackle poverty and housing problems.

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World Sprint Champs

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Photo shows American Heather Richardson, who won the women's competition, which combines the results of two 500 and 1,000 races, with a world record of 148.015 points at the World Sprint Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Jan. 27, 2013.

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World Sprint Champs

SALT LAKE CITY, United States - Japan's Joji Kato wins the men's 500 meters at the World Sprint Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah, for the second straight day on Jan. 27, 2013, crossing in a time of 34.29 seconds.

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Takamisakari retires

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Takamisakari holds a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 27, 2013, the final day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. The former komusubi Takamisakari, whose pre-bout goofball antics and gutsy performances made him one of sumo's best-loved wrestlers, called time on his wrestling career.

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New Year Grand Sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Harumafuji (R) leaves Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan hall to take part in a celebration parade after winning the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Jan. 27, 2013. At left is Aminishiki. Harumafuji won his first title at sumo's highest rank, finishing unbeaten.

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New Year Grand Sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Harumafuji (L) receives a trophy from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan hall after winning the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Jan. 27, 2013. Harumafuji won his first title at sumo's highest rank, finishing unbeaten.

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New Year Grand Sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Harumafuji (R) pushes fellow Mongolian grand champion Hakuho out of the ring on Jan. 27, 2013, the final day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament, at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan hall. Harumafuji won his first title at sumo's highest rank, finishing unbeaten.

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New Year Grand Sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Harumafuji holds the Emperor's Cup after winning the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan hall on Jan. 27, 2013. Harumafuji won his first title at sumo's highest rank, finishing unbeaten.

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New Year Grand Sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Harumafuji holds the Emperor's Cup after winning the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan hall on Jan. 27, 2013. Harumafuji won his first title at sumo's highest rank, finishing unbeaten.

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New Year Grand Sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Harumafuji (back) pushes fellow Mongolian grand champion Hakuho out of the ring on Jan. 27, 2013, the final day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament, at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan hall. Harumafuji won his first title at sumo's highest rank, finishing unbeaten.

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Takamisakari retires

TOKYO, Japan - Takamisakari tosses salt into the ring before a bout on the final day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan hall on Jan. 27, 2013. The former komusubi Takamisakari, whose pre-bout goofball antics and gutsy performances made him one of sumo's best-loved wrestlers, called time on his wrestling career the same day.

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Takamisakari retires

TOKYO, Japan - File photos taken in July 2003 show Takamisakakri before a bout at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium. The former komusubi Takamisakari, whose pre-bout goofball antics and gutsy performances made him one of sumo's best-loved wrestlers, called time on his wrestling career on Jan. 27, 2013.

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Takamisakari retires

TOKYO, Japan - Takamisakari (back) beats Wakakoyu in the juryo division with an under-shoulder swing down on the final day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan hall on Jan. 27, 2013. The former komusubi Takamisakari, whose pre-bout goofball antics and gutsy performances made him one of sumo's best-loved wrestlers, called time on his wrestling career the same day.

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Takamisakari retires

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in September 2007 shows Takamisakakri celebrating after winning a bout at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan hall. The former komusubi Takamisakari, whose pre-bout goofball antics and gutsy performances made him one of sumo's best-loved wrestlers, called time on his wrestling career on Jan. 27, 2013.

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Takamisakari retires

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 2010 shows Takamisakakri before a bout at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium. The former komusubi Takamisakari, whose pre-bout goofball antics and gutsy performances made him one of sumo's best-loved wrestlers, called time on his wrestling career on Jan. 27, 2013.

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Protest in Tokyo over Osprey

TOKYO, Japan - A rally is held in Hibiya Park, central Tokyo, on Jan. 27, 2013, against the deployment of tilt-rotor Osprey transport aircraft at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture. Leaders of all 41 municipalities of Okinawa Prefecture gathered in the capital to hold the rally.

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Protest in Tokyo over Osprey

TOKYO, Japan - Protesters march in Tokyo's Uchisaiwaicho district on Jan. 27, 2013, against the deployment of tilt-rotor Osprey transport aircraft at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture. The Diet building can be seen in the background. Leaders of all 41 municipalities of Okinawa Prefecture gathered in Tokyo the same day to hold a protest rally against the Osprey deployment.

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Protest in Tokyo over Osprey

TOKYO, Japan - Protesters march in Tokyo's Ginza district on Jan. 27, 2013, against the deployment of tilt-rotor Osprey transport aircraft at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture. Leaders of all 41 municipalities of Okinawa Prefecture gathered in Tokyo the same day to hold a protest rally against the Osprey deployment.

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Osaka Women's Marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Kayoko Fukushi runs at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Jan. 27, 2013, finishing second in the Osaka Women's Marathon with a time of 2 hours, 24 minutes, 21 seconds.

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National, ruling party flags in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows North Korean national flags (R) and flags of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang on Jan. 27, 2013.

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Osaka Women's Marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Ukraine's Tetiana Gamera-Shmyrko crosses the finish line at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Jan. 27, 2013, winning the Osaka Women's Marathon in 2 hours, 23 minutes, 58 seconds.

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Japan launches radar, optical satellites

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - An H-2A rocket ascends leaving a trail of white smoke at 1:40 p.m. on Jan. 27, 2013, after its launch at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. launched an information-gathering radar satellite and an optical satellite using the H-2A rocket.

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Osaka Women's Marathon

OSAKA, Japan - Japan's Kayoko Fukushi runs at Nagai Stadium in Osaka on Jan. 27, 2013, finishing second in the Osaka Women's Marathon with a time of 2 hours, 24 minutes, 21 seconds.

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Seals at Hokkaido zoo

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Visitors watch harbor seals, including one popping out through ice, at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Jan. 27, 2013. The zoo annually uses snow around a pool to replicate an environment close to the seals' natural habitats.

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Japan launches radar, optical satellites

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H-2A rocket blasts off at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, at 1:40 p.m. on Jan. 27, 2013. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. launched an information-gathering radar satellite and an optical satellite using the H-2A rocket.

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Japan launches radar, optical satellites

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H-2A rocket ascends at 1:40 p.m. on Jan. 27, 2013, after its launch at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. launched an information-gathering radar satellite and an optical satellite using the H-2A rocket.

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Japan launches radar, optical satellites

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - An H-2A rocket blasts off at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, at 1:40 p.m. on Jan. 27, 2013. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. launched an information-gathering radar satellite and an optical satellite using the H-2A rocket.

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N. Korea leader Kim Jong Un

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Kim has vowed to take "substantial and high-profile important state measures" against U.S.-led "anti-Pyongyang moves" that led to censure by the United Nations, the Korean Central News Agency reported on Jan. 27, 2013, suggesting Kim is determined to go ahead with a nuclear test in defiance of international objections.