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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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Panasonic launches new group structure

OSAKA, Japan - The logo at the Sanyo Electric Co. headquarters in Moriguchi, Osaka Prefecture, is seen replaced with ''Panasonic'' on Dec. 30, 2011. Japan's major electronics maker Panasonic Corp. launched its new group structure on Jan. 1, 2012, reorganizing its business divisions and two wholly owned units -- Sanyo Electric Co. and Panasonic Electric Works Co. -- into three main groups as it places greater emphasis on energy-related businesses.

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Nintendo slashes FY 2012 outlook

OSAKA, Japan - Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata holds a press conference in Osaka on Jan. 30, 2013. The game console maker revised downward its earnings outlook for fiscal 2012 ending March, forecasting a 20 billion yen group operating loss after seeing sluggish year-end sales.

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Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken Jan. 30, 2013, in Pyongyang, North Korea, shows a signboard with a message praising the successful launch of what North Korea claims was a satellite. Many other countries suspect the launch Dec. 12, 2012, was a covert test of long-range missile technology in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

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Matsuzaka throws 1st bullpen session since injury

FORT MYERS, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka throws in his first bullpen session since undergoing a season-ending elbow surgery in June 2011, at the team's training complex in Fort Myers, Florida on Jan. 30, 2012.

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Unrest in Sichuan Province

CHENGDU, China - Police officers are seen in an area in Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, China, on Jan. 30, 2012, following clashes between ethnic Tibetans and security forces.

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Annual Japan-U.S. bilateral exercise

ITAMI, Japan - Ground Self-Defense Force Lt. Gen. Ryuichiro Arakawa (R), commander of the Middle Army headquarters, and U.S. Army Pacific Commander Lt. Gen. Francis Wiewcinski shake hands at the GSDF's Middle Army headquarters in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 30, 2012, during an annual bilateral exercise between the U.S. Army Pacific and Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force. The 2012 Yama Sakura 61, which primarily focuses on planning, coordination and interoperability of ground based elements of the Japan-U.S. security alliance, runs through Feb. 5, 2012.

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JFE, IHI to merge shipbuilding units

TOKYO, Japan - Universal Shipbuilding Corp. President Shinjiro Mishima (L) and IHI Marine United Inc. President Shigemi Kurahara hold a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2012. The shipbuilding units of JFE Holdings Inc. and IHI Corp. will merge in October, becoming a shipbuilder comparable with industry leader Imabari Shipbuilding Co. in terms of production volume.

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Annual Japan-U.S. bilateral exercise

ITAMI, Japan - A ceremony to officially open an annual bilateral exercise between the U.S. Army Pacific and Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force is conducted at the GSDF's Middle Army headquarters in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 30, 2012. The 2012 Yama Sakura 61, which primarily focuses on planning, coordination and interoperability of ground based elements of the Japan-U.S. security alliance, runs through Feb. 5, 2012.

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Nagoya proton therapy center

NAGOYA, Japan - The Nagoya proton therapy center's gantry room in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, is disclosed to the media on Jan. 30, 2012. The cancer treatment institute is expected to open for business in March 2013.

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BTMU's new president

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuyuki Hirano (R), deputy president of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, and Katsunori Nagayasu, its president, hold a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2012. The leading Japanese bank said the same day that Hirano will be promoted to president on April 1, replacing Nagayasu, who will become chairman.

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Canon Chairman Mitarai to return as president

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2009, shows Canon Inc. Chairman Fujio Mitarai. Canon said Jan. 30, 2012, that the 76-year-old Mitarai, who was president of the company from 1995 to 2006, will return as president on March 29 to help it achieve its targets through 2015 amid uncertain business prospects stemming from the eurozone debt crisis.

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Honda to sell business jets in China, Brazil

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Aircraft Co. President Michimasa Fujino is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2012. Fujino said the company plans to sell its business jets in emerging markets such as China and Brazil in addition to North America and Europe where it has received orders.

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Bolshoi dancer Iwata

TOKYO, Japan - Morihiro Iwata, the only Japanese soloist at Russia's Bolshoi Ballet, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2012. Iwata, 41, will retire later in the year.

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Energy efficient car carrier employed by Nissan

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. shows a new car carrier (back) equipped with energy-saving devices including solar panels and light-emitting diode lamps to media on Jan. 30, 2012, in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. The automaker aims at cutting CO2 emission in its product shipping operation.

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Hawaiian-style spa in Fukushima Pref. to fully resume

IWAKI, Japan - Members of a hula dancing team at a Hawaiian-style spa leisure complex in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, and other employees cheer on Jan. 30, 2012, before the full-scale reopening of the Spa Resort Hawaiians complex on Feb. 8, 2012. The facility damaged by the March 2011 earthquake has partially resumed its operation since October 2011.

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BTMU's new president

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Nobuyuki Hirano, deputy president of The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ. The leading Japanese bank said Jan. 30, 2012, that Hirano will be promoted to president on April 1, replacing Katsunori Nagayasu, who will become chairman.

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Fujifilm joins race to be Olympus partner

TOKYO, Japan - Shigehiro Nakajima, representative director of Fujifilm Holdings Corp., holds a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 30, 2012. Nakajima said the company has proposed a capital and business tie-up with Olympus Corp., joining competition with Sony Corp. and others to become a business alliance partner for the scandal-tainted optical equipment manufacturer.

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Kitanoumi returns as sumo body chief

TOKYO, Japan - Former yokozuna Kitanoumi holds a press conference in Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 30, 2012, after being elected chairman of the Japan Sumo Association. The 58-year-old Kitanoumi, who resigned from the post in disgrace in 2008 in the wake of a scandal, became the first in the history of the sport to return to the governing body's top spot.

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Singapore PM, Myanmar president

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (L) holds talks with Myanmar President Thein Sein at the presidential office in Singapore on Jan. 30, 2012.

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Tokyo Gate Bridge

TOKYO, Japan - Firefighting boats spew water during an accident drill at Tokyo Gate Bridge in Tokyo Bay in a photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 30, 2012. The exercise was based on the scenario that a pileup had occurred on the 2.6-kilometer bridge, opening in February to link a landfill and the mainland in Koto Ward.

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Tokyo Gate Bridge

TOKYO, Japan - Firefighting boats spew water during an accident drill at Tokyo Gate Bridge in Tokyo Bay in a photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 30, 2012. The exercise was based on the scenario that a pileup had occurred on the 2.6-kilometer bridge, opening in February to link a landfill and the mainland in Koto Ward.

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'Sominsai' festival in Iwate Pref.

OSHU, Japan - Men wearing traditional underwear try to snatch a bag containing amulets during ''Sominsai'' -- a festival for good harvests and health -- in Oshu, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, in the early hours of Jan. 30, 2012.