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Shimane nuclear evacuation plan

OSAKA, Japan - A June 5, 2011, file photo shows Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s Shimane nuclear power station in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture. The Shimane prefectural government on Nov. 21, 2012, announced a disaster preparedness plan that includes steps to evacuate around 396,000 residents living within 30 kilometers of the power station if an accident occurs.

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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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6 months after Japan quake, tsunami

OFUNATO, Japan - Photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter of the downtown area of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, (from top) on March 13, June 3 and Sept. 5, 2011, show that debris in the area, hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, has almost been cleared away.

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6 months after Japan quake, tsunami

KESENNUMA, Japan - Photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, (from L) on March 24, June 3 and Sept. 5, 2011, show that fishing boats swept ashore by the March 11 tsunami have been removed.

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Russian summer beverage

MOSCOW, Russia - Kvass, which was known as a popular summer beverage in the Soviet era, is sold from a tank in a Moscow suburb on June 5, 2011.

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Refinery in Ichihara on 3/11 and in June

TOKYO, Japan - Combined photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a refinery in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, engulfed in flames on March 11, 2011 (top frame), shortly after the massive earthquake jolted the area, and the refinery on June 5, 2011 (bottom frame), about three months after the disaster.

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Peru presidential election

LIMA, Peru - Peruvian presidential candidate Ollanta Humala and his wife Nadine attend a gathering of his supporters in Lima on June 5, 2011. Humala proclaimed his victory over Keiko Fujimori in a presidential runoff that day as preliminary ballot counts indicated he held a narrow lead over the daughter of disgraced former President Alberto Fujimori.

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Japanese cheerleader for Mavs

TOKYO, Japan - Natsuki Kaito, a rookie member of the Dallas Mavericks Dancers in the U.S. National Basketball Association, poses in Dallas, Texas, on June 5, 2011. Kaito, a 29-year-old Japanese national, went to the United States in 2010 to join the squad. She said she decided to remain in the United States after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan to pursue her dancing career, but donated her entire salary for the 2010-2011 season for the victims.

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Game of tag with 1,566 players breaks world record

TOYAMA, Japan - Participants in a game of tag run around in an athletic stadium in Toyama City on the Sea of Japan on June 5, 2011. The game played by 1,566 people has been certified as a world record.

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Aomori gubernatorial election

AOMORI, Japan - Aomori Gov. Shingo Mimura receives a bouquet in Aomori City on June 5, 2011, as projections show he is set to be reelected to his third four-year term in a gubernatorial election by defeating two challengers.

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Fujimori supporters in Lima

LIMA, Peru - Supporters of presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori, gather around a hotel where she was staying in Lima on June 5, 2011, the election day. Fujimori faced Ollanta Humala in the election.

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Mariners' Ichiro

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki blasts a two-run triple in the third inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Safeco Field in Seattle on June 5, 2011. Ichiro went 2-for-5 with 2 RBIs in a 9-6 victory.

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Presidential election in Peru

LIMA, Peru - Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori (C), the daughter of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, who was convicted of murder and other charges for his conduct during his presidential tenure, arrives at a polling station with her husband Mark Villanella in Lima on June 5, 2011. Fujimori faced Ollanta Humala in the election.

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Commemoration of Japan disaster in London

LONDON, Britain - Japanese Ambassador to Britain Keiichi Hayashi lays flowers at the grave of unknown soldiers outside Westminster Abbey in London on June 5, 2011, during a ceremony commemorating the victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. About 2,000 people attended the ceremony at the church where the wedding ceremony of Prince William and Kate Middleton was held in April.

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Commemoration of Japan disaster in London

LONDON, Britain - People gather in rain to commemorate the victims of the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami in Japan at Westminster Abbey in London on June 5, 2011. About 2,000 people attended the ceremony at the church where the wedding ceremony of Prince William and Kate Middleton was held in April.

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Hakuho in disaster area

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (R) demonstrates sumo's ring entering ceremony as he visited tsunami-hit Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on June 5, 2011.

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Soyuz at launch pad

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi answers reporters' questions after a Soyuz rocket (back) is placed on a launch pad at the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on June 5, 2011. Another Japanese astronaut, Satoshi Furukawa, will board the rocket. Noguchi traveled in a Soyuz in 2009.

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Soyuz at launch pad

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A launch pad with a Soyuz rocket is lit up at the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on June 5, 2011. Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa will be among the astronauts who will board the rocket, which is set to be launched June 8 to travel to the International Space Station.

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Zico in disaster area

IWAKI, Japan - Former Japan coach Zico (C) is surrounded by children in tsunami-hit Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 5, 2011.

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Game of tag with 1,566 players breaks world record

TOYAMA, Japan - Organizer Ryosuke Daimon (L) receives a Guinness World Records certificate after a game of tag played by 1,566 people in Toyama City on the Sea of Japan on June 5, 2011.

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GSDF member recalls Fukushima explosion

KORIYAMA, Japan - Col. Shinji Iwakuma of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force speaks to reporters at a GSDF garrison in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 5, 2011. He and his subordinates were on a cooling operation when a hydrogen explosion took place at the No. 3 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station on March 14. He said the detonation was so large that he thought they may not be able to survive.

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Soyuz at launch pad

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A Soyuz rocket is transported to a launch pad at the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on June 5, 2011.

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Park gets 1st career win at Japan Golf Tour C'ship

KASAMA, Japan - South Korea's J.B. Park holds the winner's trophy after capturing his first career JGTO Tour title, winning the Japan Golf Tour Championship at Shishido Hills Country Club in Ibaraki Prefecture on June 5, 2011.

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Soyuz at launch pad

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A Soyuz rocket is placed on a launch pad at the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on June 5, 2011.

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Soyuz at launch pad

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A Soyuz rocket is transported to a launch pad at the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on June 5, 2011.

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Soyuz at launch pad

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A Soyuz rocket is brought out from an assembly plant before being transported to a launch pad at the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on June 5, 2011.

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Soyuz at launch pad

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi (R) answers reporters' questions after a Soyuz rocket (back) is placed on a launch pad at the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on June 5, 2011. Another Japanese astronaut, Satoshi Furukawa, will board the rocket. Noguchi traveled in a Soyuz in 2009.

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Zico in disaster area

IWAKI, Japan - Former Japan coach Zico (L) signs an autograph for a girl in tsunami-hit Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 5, 2011.

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Soyuz at launch pad

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A Soyuz rocket is transported to a launch pad at the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on June 5, 2011.

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Soyuz at launch pad

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A Soyuz rocket is placed on a launch pad at the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on June 5, 2011.

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Soyuz at launch pad

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A Soyuz rocket is placed on a launch pad at the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on June 5, 2011.

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Soyuz at launch pad

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A Soyuz rocket is transported to a launch pad at the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on June 5, 2011.

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Real Impact wins Yasuda Kinen

TOKYO, Japan - Ninth-pick Real Impact (R) wins the Yasuda Kinen horse racing at Tokyo Racecourse in Tokyo on June 5, 2011.

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Soyuz at launch pad

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A Soyuz rocket is placed on a launch pad at the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on June 5, 2011.

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Vietnam protests Chinese activities near disputed areas

HANOI, Vietnam - About 300 people protest China's increased activities around the Spratly Islands and other disputed areas during a demonstration near the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi on June 5, 2011. Vietnamese security officers were present at the scene.

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Yokomine wins Resort Trust Ladies

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Sakura Yokomine holds the winner's trophy after winning the Resort Trust Ladies at Grandee Karuizawa Golf Club in Nagano Prefecture on June 5, 2011.

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Tanks for radioactive water

TOKYO, Japan - Work is under way at a plant in Kanuma, Tochigi Prefecture, on June 5, 2011, to transport tanks to store and dispose of radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter.

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Vietnam protests Chinese activities near disputed areas

HANOI, Vietnam - About 300 people protest China's increased activities around the Spratly Islands and other disputed areas during a demonstration near the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi on June 5, 2011. Vietnamese security officers were present at the scene.

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Tanks for radioactive water

TOKYO, Japan - Work is under way at a plant in Kanuma, Tochigi Prefecture, on June 5, 2011, to transport tanks to store and dispose of radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture in this photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter.

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1st meeting by panel on tax, social security reform

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (2nd from R) speaks at the first meeting of an expert panel on tax and social security reform at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2011. The panel, consisting of ministers as well as representatives from businesses, labor unions and academia, is expected to play a key role in Kan's efforts to compile a reform plan by June.