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Japanese emperor, empress in tsunami-hit city

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (2nd fron L) and Empress Masako visit on June 4, 2023, a shopping district built after the 2011 quake and tsunami in Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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Japanese emperor, empress in tsunami-hit city

Japanese Emperor Naruhito (C) and Empress Masako visit on June 4, 2023, a shopping district built after the 2011 quake and tsunami in Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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Demolition of ex-Otsuchi town office bldg. begins

MORIOKA, Japan - Demolition works of the former town office building in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, begins in full-swing on June 4, 2014 by using heavy machinery. Since opinions of local residents are polarized regarding the demolition of the building, where 40 town officials died due to tsunami in the March 11 devastating earthquake in 2011, part of the building, including the front entrance, will be kept as a relic.

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Partial lunar eclipse

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - A partial lunar eclipse is observed over Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, at around 8 p.m. on June 4, 2012. The area was hit by the March 2011 quake and tsunami.

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Elementary school soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show school bags at Yuriage Elementary School on June 4, 2011 (L), which were retrieved from areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same spot on March 5, 2012 (R). Many bags are still left without being picked up.

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Genkai nuclear plant's No. 4 reactor

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken in June 2011 from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 4 reactor at the Genkai nuclear power plant in the town of Genkai, Saga Prefecture. The reactor automatically shut down on Oct. 4, 2011, after an abnormality was detected in the condenser of its secondary cooling water system, according to its operator Kyushu Electric Power Co.

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Entrance ceremony at aviation college

MIYAZAKI, Japan - New students sing the school song at an entrance ceremony for the Civil Aviation College in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 4, 2011. The ceremony which had initially been scheduled in June was delayed after its Sendai branch in Miyagi Prefecture was damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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N. Korea chairs Conference on Disarmament

TOKYO, Japan - So Se Pyong (C), North Korea's ambassador to U.N. bodies in Geneva, sits on the seat of the president of the Conference on Disarmament, as he chairs its general meeting in Geneva on Aug. 4, 2011. North Korea assumed in late June the rotating presidency of the international arms control body with its term through Aug. 21.

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Former Japan national team defender Matsuda dies

TOKYO, Japan - Naoki Matsuda (3) plays in a game between Japan and Russia in the 2002 World Cup at International Stadium Yokohama (current name Nissan Stadium) in Yokohama, near Tokyo, in June 2002. Matsuda, who joined Japan Football League club Matsumoto Yamaga after playing for Yokohama F Marinos from 1995 to 2010, died on Aug. 4, 2011.

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Fukushima plant workers

IWAKI, Japan - Workers return in the afternoon to Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, after working at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station on June 4, 2011. The workers are lodging at inns in a spa area of Iwaki, south of the plant.

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S. Korean female college students' fees protest

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean female college students hold a demonstration demanding lower tuition fees in an entertainment district in central Seoul on June 4, 2011.

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Disaster-hit Ishinomaki in March and June

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Combined photo shows an area ravaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 24, 2011 (top frame), nearly two weeks after the disaster, and the same spot on June 4, 2011 (bottom frame). The debris has been cleared away and a stone statue of a Buddhist deity called Jizo wears a hood in the bottom picture.

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Disaster-hit Miyako in March and June

MIYAKO, Japan - Combined photo shows a road littered with cars and a boat swept away by the March 11 tsunami in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (left frame), a day after the disaster, and the same road on June 4, 2011. The boat and the debris have been cleared away.

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Humala backs free trade with Japan

LIMA, Japan - Ollanta Humala speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Lima on June 4, 2011, when he was running in Peru's presidential election. Humala, who won the election, said at that time he would honor the free trade agreement the South American country had signed with Japan the previous month, unlike similar pacts already taking effect with the United States and Chile which he has said he may review.

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Crown prince, princess visit tsunami survivors

SENDAI, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (2nd from L) and Crown Princess Masako (L) speak to March 11 tsunami and earthquake survivors at an evacuation center in the town of Yamamoto in Miyagi Prefecture on June 4, 2011. The couple made their first trip to the northeastern region since it was struck by the disaster. (Pool photo)

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Crown prince, princess visit tsunami survivors

SENDAI, Japan -Crown Prince Naruhito (2nd from L) and Crown Princess Masako (L) speak to March 11 tsunami and earthquake survivors at an evacuation center in the town of Yamamoto in Miyagi Prefecture on June 4, 2011. The couple made their first trip to the northeastern region since it was struck by the disaster. (Pool photo)

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Japan, China, defense ministers

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa (1st from L) and Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie (1st from R) meet on the sidelines of the annual Asia Security Summit in Singapore on June 4, 2011.

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Yogi Ramdev begins hunger strike

NEW DELHI, India - Influential Hindu yogi Swami Ramdev (C) is pictured on June 4, 2011, in New Delhi, after beginning an indefinite hunger strike the same day to protest against corruption in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government.

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Yogi Ramdev begins hunger strike

NEW DELHI, India - Influential Hindu yogi Swami Ramdev (C) is pictured on June 4, 2011, in New Delhi, after beginning an indefinite hunger strike the same day to protest against corruption in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government.

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22nd anniv. of Tiananmen massacre in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Young people who call themselves volunteers clean the grounds of a large area protected by a police cordon in Tiananmen Square in Beijing on June 4, 2011. Authorities were on high alert for antigovernment protests and memorial events as Beijing marked the 22nd anniversary of the deadly Tiananmen Square crackdown on the pro-democracy movement the same day.

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Japan, China, defense ministers

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa (L) and Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie shake hands ahead of their meeting on the sidelines of the annual Asia Security Summit in Singapore on June 4, 2011.

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22nd anniv. of Tiananmen Square in Beijing

BEIJING, China - A police officer is seen standing at a gate of a cemetery on the outskirts of Beijing where victims of the Chinese government's 1989 crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Tiananmen Square rest, on June 4, 2011. Authorities were on high alert for antigovernment protests and memorial events as Beijing marked the 22nd anniversary of the deadly event the same day.

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Zico stars for Kashima greats in charity match

KASHIMA, Japan - Former Japan coach Zico (C), playing for Kashima Antlers greats, reacts after scoring the opening goal during a charity match for March 11 earthquake and tsunami victims, against a team of ex-J-Leaguers on June 4, 2011, at Kashima Stadium in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, which was struck by the disaster. The team won 3-0.

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Crown prince, princess make 1st visit to tsunami-struck area

SENDAI, Japan -Crown Prince Naruhito (L) and Crown Princess Masako (C) visit a site devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 4, 2011. The couple made their first trip to the northeastern region since it was struck by the disaster. (Pool photo)

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22nd anniv. of Tiananmen massacre in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Police officers on electric two-wheeled vehicles guard Beijing's Tiananmen Square on June 4, 2011, on the 22nd anniversary of the 1989 deadly crackdown on the pro-democracy movement there. Authorities were on high alert for antigovernment protests and memorial events for the victims.

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22nd anniv. of Tiananmen Square in Beijing

BEIJING, China - China's national flag is raised as a police car is seen at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on June 4, 2011, on the 22nd anniversary of the 1989 deadly crackdown on the pro-democracy movement there. Authorities were on high alert for antigovernment protests and memorial events for the victims.

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Gates on cyber attacks

SINGAPORE, Singapore - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates speaks at the annual Asia Security Summit in Singapore, also known as the Shangri-La Dialogue, on June 4, 2011. Gates said the United States may regard some cyber attacks as acts of war that demand appropriate retaliation.

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Residents of town near Fukushima Daiichi return home

TAMURA, Japan - Evacuees from the town of Okuma, where the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is partially located, put on radiation protection suits to prepare for a brief visit home on June 4, 2011, in Tamura, Fukushima Prefecture. The residents living within 7 to 10 kilometers from the facility returned home briefly for the first time since being forced to evacuate due to radiation leaks at the plant, triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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ASEAN goodwill caravan comforts disaster victims

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Volunteers of a ''goodwill caravan'' from Southeast Asian nations serve Thai food to survivors of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 4, 2011. The group, led by Surin Pitsuwan, secretary general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and including Indonesian and Thai survivors of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, visited the site struck by the disaster to encourage the survivors.

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Crown prince, princess make 1st visit to tsunami-struck area

SENDAI, Japan -Crown Prince Naruhito (L) and Crown Princess Masako (2nd from L) offer a moment of silence at a site devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 4, 2011. The couple made their first trip to the northeastern region since it was struck by the disaster. (Pool photo)

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GSDF ballgame with disaster-affected children

IWAKI, Japan - An elementary school student slides to third base guarded by a Ground Self-Defense Force member on June 4, 2011, during a baseball game for elementary and middle school students in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, which was struck by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Members of the GSDF, who are engaged in relief and search missions there, planned the game to encourage children affected by the disaster.

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Ex-Rengo chief Sasamori dies at 70

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 2005 shows Kiyoshi Sasamori, a former chief of Japan's largest labor organization Rengo and a special advisor to the Cabinet, who died of pneumonia at the age of 70 on June 4, 2011.