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Dancers from Japan's quake-ravaged regions on stage at Milan expo

MILAN, July 25 Kyodo - Dancers and drummers from Iwate and Miyagi prefectures, areas devastated by the major earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, perform the traditional "Sansa Odori" dance on the stage of the Milan expo's Japan Pavilion in Milan, Italy, on July 24, 2015, expressing gratitude to visitors for support given in post-quake reconstruction.

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Writer Kita dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows novelist Morio Kita speaking during an interview at his home in Tokyo in July 2010. The writer known for his literary works, such as ''The House of Nire'' and a series of humorous essays ''Dr. Mambo,'' died in a Tokyo hospital on Oct. 24, 2011. He was 84.

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Women in Afghan air force

KABUL, Afghanistan - Female troops undergo training to be pilots with the Afghan air force in Kabul on July 24, 2011.

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Train accident in China

WENZHOU, China - A carriage (L) from a train that was hit by another train while it was stalled is lifted from an elevated railway in Wenzhou, China's Zhejiang Province, on July 24, 2011, following the fatal bullet train accident on July 23. Part of a train carriage that hit the train is seen to the right.

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Train accident in China

BEIJING, China - Photo posted on Chinese micro blog Weibo on July 24, 2011, compares Japanese newspapers (top) reporting on a fatal high-speed train collision in China on July 23 as the top story and Chinese newspapers (bottom) reporting on a Chinese military ceremony.

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Bullet train collision in China

WENZHOU, China - Part of a bullet train (bottom R) is apparently seen being buried on July 24, 2011, beside a bridge that became the site of a collision of two bullet trains and derailment the previous day in Wenzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province. Dozens have been reported dead in the accident.

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Bullet train collision in China

WENZHOU, China - A wrecked car of a bullet train is removed from a bridge on July 24, 2011 at the site of the train's collision with another bullet train and derailment the previous day in Wenzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province. Dozens have been reported dead in the accident.

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Bullet train collision in China

WENZHOU, China - The wreckage of a bullet train is destroyed on July 24, 2011, at the site of the train's collision with another train and derailment the previous day in Wenzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province. Dozens have been reported dead in the accident.

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Bullet train collision in China

WENZHOU, China - A car of a bullet train is removed from a bridge on July 24, 2011 at the site of the train's collision with another bullet train and derailment the previous day in Wenzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province. The car seen on R is believed to be the other train. Dozens have been reported dead in the accident.

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Bullet train collision in China

WENZHOU, China - The wreckage of the head part of a bullet train is destroyed on July 24, 2011, at the site of the train's collision with another train and derailment the previous day in Wenzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province. Dozens have been reported dead in the accident.

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U.S. envoy in Yamagata

YAMAGATA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos (2nd from L) looks at the writing on a monument contributed by former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Edwin Reischauer at Yamadera Basho Museum, a museum for Japanese haiku master Matsuo Basho, in Yamagata, northeastern Japan, on July 24, 2011, with his family. Roos said he would like to let people around the world know that Japan is safe as the country has suffered a significant drop in foreign tourists following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Bullet train collision in China

WENZHOU, China - The wrecked part of a bullet train is removed from a bridge on July 24, 2011 at the site of the train's collision with another train and derailment the previous day in Wenzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province. Dozens have been reported dead in the accident.

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Ai Miyazato holds on to win Evian Masters

EVIAN, France - Japan's Ai Miyazato holds the winner's trophy against the backdrop of the Japanese national flag as she captured her first title of the season on July 24, 2011, after a final-round 70 secured a two-shot victory at the Evian Masters in France.

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U.S. Secretary of State Clinton in Bali

NUSA DUA, Indonesia - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at a press conference in Bali, Indonesia, on July 24, 2011, after meeting with Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa. Clinton called for a legally binding code of conduct in the South China Sea to solve territorial disputes in the area.

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Attacks in Norway

OSLO, Norway - People offer flowers near a cathedral in Oslo, Norway, on July 24, 2011. The cathedral held a mass the same day to mourn the dozens of victims of attacks by a man in Oslo and the island of Utoya on July 22.

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Japanese diplomats visit Libya's rebel stronghold

BENGHAZI, Libya - Tsukasa Uemura (R), deputy director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau, meets a senior member of rebels fighting against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's troops in Benghazi, northeastern Libya, on July 24, 2011.

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Ozeki Harumafuji wraps up Nagoya title

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Harumafuji holds the Emperor's Cup at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Aichi Prefecture on July 24, 2011, after winning the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament the same day.

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Election in N. Korea

Pyongyang, North Korea - University students in Pyongyang, North Korea, make their way to vote in a local election on July 24, 2011.

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Election in N. Korea

Pyongyang, North Korea - Voters visit a polling station in Pyongyang, North Korea, for a local election on July 24, 2011.

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Bullet train collision in China

WENZHOU, China - Photo taken on July 24, 2011 shows the wrecked cars of a bullet train after the train collided with another bullet train and derailed on a bridge in Wenzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province. At least dozens are reportedly dead in the accident.

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Yokozuna Hakuho suffers loss

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (R) is forced out of the ring by ozeki Baruto by an overarm throw on July 24, 2011, the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Aichi Prefecture. Hakuho, the current sole grand sumo champion, finished the tournament with 12 wins and 3 losses

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Train collision in China

WENZHOU, China - Photo shows wrecked train cars in Wenzhou in China's Zhejiang Province on July 24, 2011, that fell from a bridge in a train collision the previous day. Over 30 people were killed and more than 200 were injured in the bullet train accident.

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Anti-China rally in Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam - A demonstration is held in Hanoi, Vietnam, on July 24, 2011, protesting China's claim over the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. Some participants hold banners mourning soldiers who died in past clashes with China in the Spratlys.

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Ozeki Harumafuji's victory parade

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Harumafuji (R) waves to fans as his parade begins to celebrate his victory in the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture on July 24, 2011.

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Ozeki Harumafuji loses on final day

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Harumafuji is thrust to the dirt by sekiwake Kisenosato for his only loss at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on July 24, 2011, the final day of the meet at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Aichi Prefecture. Harumafuji won the tournament overall.

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Senior U.S. official Holdren

TOKYO, Japan - John Holdren, U.S. assistant to the president for science and technology, speaks during an interview at a hotel in Tokyo on July 24, 2011. He said Japan and the United States will work together in researching new technology to remove radioactive materials from wide areas around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan.

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Train collision in China

WENZHOU, China - Chinese personnel work at the site of a bullet train collision in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, on July 24, 2011, a day after the fatal accident.

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Terrestrial TV digitalized in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A TV screen at a communications ministry call center in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, shows a message stating that analog broadcasting ended at noon on July 24, 2011, while operators take calls from viewers regarding the transition to digital broadcasting. Japanese broadcasters completely digitalized terrestrial TV broadcasting, ending analog transmission after more than half a century except in areas hit hard by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Bullet train collision in China

WENZHOU, China - A car of a bullet train is removed from a bridge on July 24, 2011, at the site of the train's collision with another train and derailment the previous day in Wenzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province. Dozens have been reported dead in the accident.

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Train collision in China

WENZHOU, China - A victim of a collision between two bullet trains in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, is treated at a hospital in the Chinese city on July 24, 2011, a day after the fatal accident.

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Yokozuna Hakuho suffers loss

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho falls into the crowd of spectators at the ringside after losing his bout against ozeki Baruto by an overarm throw on July 24, 2011, the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Aichi Prefecture. The current sole grand sumo champion finished the tournament with 12 wins and 3 losses.

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Yokozuna Hakuho suffers loss

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho is hit by a cushioned mat thrown by a spectator after he lost his bout against ozeki Baruto on July 24, 2011, the final day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Aichi Prefecture. The current sole grand sumo champion finished the tournament with 12 wins and 3 losses.

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Train collision in China

WENZHOU, China - Workers clear away wrecked train cars in Wenzhou in China's Zhejiang Province on July 24, 2011, that fell from a bridge in a train collision the previous day. Over 30 people were killed and more than 200 were injured in the bullet train accident.

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Train collision in China

WENZHOU, China - Workers remove wrecked train cars in Wenzhou, China, on July 24, 2011, that fell from a bridge in a train collision the previous day. Over 30 people were killed and more than 200 were injured in the accident.

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Train collision in China

WENZHOU, China - Workers clear away wrecked train cars in Wenzhou in China's Zhejiang Province on July 24, 2011, after a train collision the previous day. Over 30 people were killed and more than 200 were injured in the bullet train accident.

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Terrestrial TV digitalized in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - People visit a support center for local residents in Tokyo's Katsushika Ward on July 24, 2011, as Japanese broadcasters completely digitalized terrestrial TV broadcasting at noon the same day, ending analog transmission after more than half a century except in areas hit hard by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Train collision in China

WENZHOU, China - People look at wrecked train cars in Wenzhou, China, on July 24, 2011, that fell from a bridge in a train collision the previous day. Over 30 people were killed and more than 200 were injured in the bullet train accident.

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Japanese men's relay team qualify for London Olympics

SHANGHAI, China - Members of the Japanese men's 4x100 freestyle relay team -- (from L) Takuro Fujii, Yoshihiro Okumura, Shogo Hihara and Takeshi Matsuda (in water) -- celebrate during the world championships in Shanghai on July 24, 2011, after qualifying for next year's London Olympics.

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Tateishi advances to 100 breaststroke semis at worlds

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Ryo Tateishi competes in a 100-meter breaststroke qualifier at the world championships in Shanghai on July 24, 2011. Tateishi advanced to the semifinals.

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Kitajima advances to 100 breaststroke semis at worlds

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Kosuke Kitajima competes in a 100-meter breaststroke qualifier at the world championships in Shanghai on July 24, 2011. The two-time Olympic champion advanced to the semifinals.

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IAEA chief to visit Fukushima Daiichi plant

NARITA, Japan - Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, speaks to reporters at Narita international airport in Chiba Prefecture on July 24, 2011, upon his arrival in Japan for a weeklong visit during which he will inspect the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant for the first time to get a better understanding of the nation's worst nuclear accident.

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Gucci exhibition at Golden Pavilion

KYOTO, Japan - About 70 bags from different periods of Italian fashion house Gucci's 90-year history are displayed in Kinkakuji temple, or Golden Pavilion, a World Heritage site in the ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto on June 24, 2011. Reporters were given access ahead of the start of an exhibition that runs through July 13 to mark Gucci's 90th anniversary.

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New Shinkansen train photo session

SENDAI, Japan - A child poses during a photo session near the new Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train Hayabusa during an East Japan Railway Co. festival in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 24, 2010. The train will start its run in March 2011 between Tokyo and Aomori Prefecture.

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Test conducted to prepare for shift to digital TV

SUZU, Japan - Announcers join a rehearsal in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on July 24 for the total shift to terrestrial digital broadcasting scheduled in two years. The communications ministry temporarily suspended analog TV broadcasting service in the area for the test conducted for an hour to see if any problems might occur as a result of the planned end to analog broadcasting July 24, 2011.