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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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Yokozuna Hakuho to advertise new 'shochu' liquor

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho attends a press conference held by Kirishima Shuzo Co. in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2014, to announce the release of a new "shochu" liquor product set for Jan. 21, 2015. The top sumo wrestler is set to appear in the advertisement of the new product for the distilled beverage maker.

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Recipe book for children with food allergies

OSAKA, Japan - A recipe book written by researchers of Nippon Meat Packers Inc. features menus safe for children with food allergies, including a pudding that can be made without eggs and milk. The book went on sale Jan. 9, 2014.

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Cabinet OKs 3.12 tril. yen extra budget for stimulus steps

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) and his ministers attend an extraordinary Cabinet meeting on Jan. 9, 2015, in Tokyo to endorse a 3.12 trillion yen supplementary budget for fiscal 2014 to fund an economic stimulus package aimed at bolstering domestic demand curtailed by the April 1 consumption tax hike and weaker yen.

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'Station master' Tama lights up Xmas illumination

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Tama, the calico cat "station master" at Wakayama Electric Railway Co.'s Kishi Station in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, attends the station's illumination ceremony on Dec. 7, 2014. The light-up attraction runs through Jan. 9, 2015.

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Tokyo gubernatorial candidate Hosokawa

TOKYO, Japan - Former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa, who is running in the Feb. 9, 2014, Tokyo gubernatorial election, holds a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Jan. 28.

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Vets reopen clinic away from home in Fukushima

KORIYAMA, Japan - Veterinarian Michiko Watanabe examines a cat found in the evacuation zone set after the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, on Jan. 9, 2014 at her animal clinic in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture. Together with her vet husband, Watanabe reopened the clinic in April 2012, a year after they evacuated their hometown near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant following the March 2011 disaster.

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Tanaka meets with White Sox officials

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Rakuten Eagles ace Masahiro Tanaka. Tanaka, who is currently in the Los Angeles area, has met with officials of the Chicago White Sox, ESPN.com reported on Jan. 9, 2014.

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Ex-PM Hosokawa

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa. He has decided to run in the Feb. 9, 2014, Tokyo gubernatorial election, sources close to him said Jan. 10.

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Space forum

WASHINGTON, United States - The International Space Exploration Forum is held at the U.S. State Department in Washington on Jan. 9, 2014. Representatives from about 40 countries and regions participated in the first full ministerial-level forum on space exploration.

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Japanese prime minister in Oman

MUSCAT, Oman - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said shake hands before their talks in Muscat, Oman, on Jan. 9, 2014.

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AC Milan's Honda joins practice

CARNAGO, Italy - Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda of AC Milan takes part in a practice session at his new team's training ground in Carnago, near Milan, Italy, on Jan. 9, 2014.

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Honda in Milan

MILAN, Italy - Photo taken in Milan, Italy, shows the Jan. 9, 2014, editions of local newspapers reporting on Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda joining the Serie A soccer club AC Milan.

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Japanese prime minister in Oman

MUSCAT, Oman - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Oman's Sultan Qaboos bin Said hold talks in Muscat, Oman, on Jan. 9, 2014.

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Japan prime minister in Oman

MUSCAT, Oman - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at Muscat airport in Oman on Jan. 9, 2014. He is on a weeklong trip to four countries in the Middle East and Africa -- Oman, Ivory Coast, Mozambique and Ethiopia.

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AC Milan's Honda joins practice

CARNAGO, Italy - Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda (front) of AC Milan takes part in a practice session at his new team's training ground in Carnago, near Milan, Italy, on Jan. 9, 2014.

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Honda in Milan

MILAN, Italy - Photo taken in Milan, Italy, shows the Jan. 9, 2014, editions of local newspapers reporting on Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda joining the Serie A soccer club AC Milan.

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AC Milan's Honda joins practice

CARNAGO, Italy - Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda (R) of AC Milan takes part in a practice session at his new team's training ground in Carnago, near Milan, Italy, on Jan. 9, 2014.

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Taiwan opposition party

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Su Tseng-chang, chairman of Taiwan's main opposition Democratic Progressive Party, holds a press conference at the party headquarters in Taipei on Jan. 9, 2014.

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AC Milan's Honda joins practice

CARNAGO, Italy - Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda (R) of AC Milan is pictured during a practice session at his new team's training ground in Carnago, near Milan, Italy, on Jan. 9, 2014.

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AC Milan's Honda joins practice

CARNAGO, Italy - Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda of AC Milan takes part in a practice session at his new team's training ground in Carnago, near Milan, Italy, on Jan. 9, 2014.

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Japan, French ministers meet

PARIS, France - (from L) Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera and French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian join hands before talks in Paris on Jan. 9, 2014.

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Japan, French ministers meet

PARIS, France - (from L) Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian hold a joint press conference in Paris on Jan. 9, 2014.

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Japan prime minister in Oman

MUSCAT, Oman - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie arrive at Muscat airport in Oman on Jan. 9, 2014. They are on a weeklong trip to four countries in the Middle East and Africa -- Oman, Ivory Coast, Mozambique and Ethiopia.

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Plant explosion

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Mitsubishi Materials Corp. plant in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 9, 2014. Five people died and 12 others were injured in an explosion at the plant the same day.

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Plant explosion

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Mitsubishi Materials Corp. plant in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 9, 2014. Five people died and 12 others were injured in an explosion at the plant the same day.

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Ford Fiesta

TOKYO, Japan - Ford Japan Ltd. President Toshio Morita promotes the Ford Fiesta compact in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2014.

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Plant explosion

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Mitsubishi Materials Corp. plant in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 9, 2014. Five people died and 12 others were injured in an explosion at the plant the same day.

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Japan minister in France

PARIS, France - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (L) and French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian shake hands before talks in Paris on Jan. 9, 2014.

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Plant explosion

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Mitsubishi Materials Corp. plant in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 9, 2014. Five people died and 12 others were injured in an explosion at the plant the same day.

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Japan minister in France

PARIS, France - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, escorted by French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (R), reviews an honor guard in Paris on Jan. 9, 2014.

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Black Nazarene

MANILA, Philippines - The Black Nazarene procession is held in Manila, the Philippines, on Jan. 9, 2014.

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Japan minister in France

PARIS, France - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius shake hands before talks in Paris on Jan. 9, 2014.

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Black Nazarene

MANILA, Philippines - The Black Nazarene procession is held in Manila, the Philippines, on Jan. 9, 2014.

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Japan bank in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Buddhist monks hold a rite as Japan's North Pacific Bank Ltd. opens its representative office in Bangkok, Thailand, on Jan. 9, 2014.

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Cleaner in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Photo shows a cleaner working on a main street of Singapore on Jan. 9, 2014. Singapore, whose government has persistently rejected calls to adopt minimum wages for low-paid jobs, will soon make an exception for cleaners, obligating companies to pay them at least $1,000 (US$786) a month, and will later act to ensure decent pay for security guards.

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Plant explosion

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a Mitsubishi Materials Corp. plant in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 9, 2014. Five people died and 12 others were injured in an explosion at the plant the same day.

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China puts off exchange events with Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga tells a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2014, that China has postponed private-sector exchange programs with Japan slated for the same month.

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Novartis Pharma accused over drug ads

TOKYO, Japan - Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry officials hold a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 9, 2014, after filing a criminal complaint with prosecutors against Novartis Pharma K.K. over alleged exaggerated advertising for a blood pressure-lowering drug.

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Toray chairman to become next Keidanren chief

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Sadayuki Sakakibara, chairman of Toray Industries Inc. Japan's most influential business lobby Keidanren plans to appoint Sakakibara as its next chairman, replacing Hiromasa Yonekura, Keidanren officials said Jan. 9, 2014.

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Nishikori ousted at Aussie Open warm-up event

MELBOURNE, Australia - Japan's Kei Nishikori returns the ball in a match against Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic at the nontour AAMI Kooyong Classic exhibition in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 9, 2014. World No. 17 Nishikori lost 6-4, 6-1 in the warm-up event for the Australian Open.

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Ex-Prime Minister Hosokawa

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows former Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa. He is considering running in the Feb. 9, 2014, Tokyo gubernatorial election, sources close to him said Jan. 9.

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Abe leaves for Middle East, Africa

HANEDA AIRPORT, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) and his wife Akie (R) wave on Jan. 9, 2014, as they leave from Tokyo's Haneda airport to embark on a weeklong trip to four countries of the Middle East and Africa -- Oman, Ivory Coast, Mozambique and Ethiopia.