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Temporary housing residents' picture-story shows

MORIOKA, Japan - Yuriko Nakamura (front L) and other residents of temporary housing in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, hold hand-made picture-story cards based on local folklore on June 18, 2014, in the northeastern Japanese town.

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Designer Huggler on support for disaster-hit Tohoku

TOKYO, Japan - Switzerland-based fashion designer Kazu Huggler speaks about support for the Tohoku region ravaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami after meeting with Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito in Bern, Switzerland, on June 18, 2014.

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Google shoots disaster-affected area from off shore

KESENNUMA, Japan - A member of Google Inc.'s Street View project operates a boat with equipment to shoot views of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, from the sea on June 18, 2014.

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Educator Hashimoto

TOKYO, Japan - A June 18, 2011, photo shows Takeshi Hashimoto, a legendary Japanese language teacher known for his slow reading lessons. He died on Sept. 11, 2013, at a hospital in Kobe, western Japan. He was 101.

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Failed cattle farm case

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in August 2011 shows the headquarters of cattle farm Agura Bokujo in the town of Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture. Tokyo police arrested the former president and two other former executives of the failed company June 18, 2013, for allegedly soliciting investors based on misleading information before it went under in 2011.

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Local gov't to apply for landing on Senkaku islands

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2011 shows (from front to back) Minamikojima Island, Kitakojima Island and Uotsuri Island, part of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. The Tokyo metropolitan government will soon seek permission from the national government to send a party to the disputed islands, parts of which it plans to buy from a Japanese owner, a senior metropolitan government official said July 18, 2012.

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Libyans fleeing from capital

BENGHAZI, Libya - A fishing boat carrying evacuees from Tripoli, the Libyan capital controlled by leader Muammar Gaddafi, arrives at Benghazi, a northeastern Libyan stronghold of anti-Gaddafi forces, on June 18, 2011.

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Nadal in Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, Britain - Rafael Nadal of Spain smiles during a practice session at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 18, 2011, ahead of the opening on June 20 of the Wimbledon Championships.

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McIlroy at U.S. Open

BETHESDA, United States - Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland hits a shot during the third round of the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, on June 18, 2011.

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Venus Williams in Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, Britain - Venus Williams of the United States practices at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 18, 2011, ahead of the opening on June 20 of the Wimbledon Championships.

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Nadal in Wimbledon

WIMBLEDON, Britain - Rafael Nadal of Spain practices at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 18, 2011, ahead of the opening on June 20 of the Wimbledon Championships.

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Indonesia's Yudhoyono in disaster-hit area

KESENNUMA, Japan - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (C) and his wife Kristiani Herawati (R) teach children how to play an angklung, a musical instrument of Indonesia's ethnic Sundanese, during their visit to Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 18, 2011, in a show of support for the victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Japan seeks restart of reactors

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese industry minister Banri Kaieda gestures during a press conference in Tokyo on June 18, 2011, at which he called for the restart of nuclear reactors currently suspended to meet summertime electricity demand, saying immediate countermeasures for severe accidents have been taken ''appropriately'' at the nation's nuclear power plants.

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Ishikawa at U.S. Open

BETHESDA, United States - Ryo Ishikawa of Japan bites his lip after his failed putt for par on the 10th hole during the third round of the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, on June 18, 2011.

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Japanese rally over Senkakus

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Participants raise their fists during a rally on the island of Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 18, 2011. About 550 citizens and fishermen of the island urged the central government in the rally to ensure the territorial integrity of the disputed Senkaku Islands in the prefecture and beef up safety measures in the sea area.

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Mariners' Ichiro

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki is pictured during a game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Safeco Field in Seattle on June 18, 2011

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Japanese comedian in Phnom Penh half-marathon

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Japanese comedian Hiroshi Neko (front) runs in the first international half-marathon in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh on June 18, 2011. He finished second.

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Kan in disaster area

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (front) views damage to revetments along the shore of Tokyo Bay in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on June 18, 2011. Areas of Urayasu, which hosts the Tokyo Disney Resort, suffered liquefaction of soil in the March 11 quake.

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100 days since disaster

IWAKI, Japan - Local dance is performed to console the souls of victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami during a joint funeral in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 18, 2011. Events were held in many locations the same day to mark 100 days since the disaster that killed more than 15,000 people along the Pacific coast of northeastern Japan.

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Indonesia's Yudhoyono in disaster-hit area

KESENNUMA, Japan - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (C) visits Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 18, 2011, in a show of support for the victims of the massive March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Indonesia's Yudhoyono in disaster-hit area

KESENNUMA, Japan - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (C) visits Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 18, 2011, in a show of support for the victims of the massive March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Disaster-hit Onagawa in March and June

ONAGAWA, Japan - Combined photo shows an area devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in the town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 18, 2011 (left frame), a week after the disaster, and the same area on June 3, 2011 (right frame). Much of the debris has been cleared away but a car swept atop the roof of a building by the tsunami remains.

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Disaster-hit Rikuzentakata in March and June

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Combined photo shows an area devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on March 18, 2011 (top frame), a week after the disaster, and the same area on June 6, 2011 (bottom frame). Most of the debris has been cleared away almost three months after the disaster.

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New character for ''Nadeshiko'' Japan unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a poster for a friendly soccer match between Japanese and South Korean women slated for June 18, 2011, in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. The poster features ''Kaede,'' a new character for the Japan women's national team, created by the popular Japanese cartoonist Yoichi Takahashi, who is known for the comic book series Captain Tsubasa.