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Tohoku mayors announce plans for joint 'Rokkon' festival

YAMAGATA, Japan - The mayors of six prefectural capitals in the Tohoku region, northern Japan, gather in the city of Yamagata on Jan. 30, 2014, to announce plans for this year's Tohoku Rokkon (six-soul) Festival. Bringing six major local gala events, the festival started for the repose of victims' soul and promotion of reconstruction work following the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami.

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Demolition of tsunami-hit facility begins in Miyagi

SENDAI, Japan - A four-story accommodation facility, "Enoshima Kyosai Kaikan," in the town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, overturned by the March 2011 tsunami, is seen on Dec. 11, 2014. Demolition work began on Dec. 15, although some people had asked to keep it as a relic of the disaster in northeastern Japan.

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Families, police search for missing victims of 2011 quake

NAMIE, Japan - Family members of people missing in the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami (fore) search for the missing in the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, along with Fukushima prefectural police officers on Nov. 11, 2014.

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Former death row inmate attends meeting against death penalty

TOKYO, Japan - Iwao Hakamada (R), a former death row inmate who was freed in March 2014 after nearly 48 years in prison following a court decision to reopen his case, and his sister Hideko, attend a civic meeting seeking an end to the death penalty, in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Oct. 11, 2014. Hakamada, a 78-year-old former professional boxer, was sentenced to death for the murder of four members of a family in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1966, but was freed after the Shizuoka District Court approved DNA test results that showed blood found on five items of clothing said to have been worn by the culprit was not Hakamada's.

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Former death row inmate attends meeting against death penalty

TOKYO, Japan - Iwao Hakamada (R), a former death row inmate who was freed in March 2014 after nearly 48 years in prison following a court decision to reopen his case, and his sister Hideko, attend a civic meeting seeking an end to the death penalty, in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Oct. 11, 2014. Hakamada, a 78-year-old former professional boxer, was sentenced to death for the murder of four members of a family in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1966, but was freed after the Shizuoka District Court approved DNA test results that showed blood found on five items of clothing said to have been worn by the culprit was not Hakamada's.

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3 and a half years after tsunami

NAMIE, Japan - Police officers search for the remains of people still missing from the March 2011 tsunami in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture on Sept. 11, 2014, three and a half years after the disaster. According to the National Police Agency, the disaster left 15,889 people dead while the whereabouts of 2,597 people in the three hardest-hit prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima remain unaccounted for.

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3 and a half years after tsunami

NAMIE, Japan - Police officers search for the remains of people still missing from the March 2011 tsunami in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture on Sept. 11, 2014, three and a half years after the disaster. According to the National Police Agency, the disaster left 15,889 people dead while the whereabouts of 2,597 people in the three hardest-hit prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima remain unaccounted for.

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Fireworks display to mourn victims of 2011 disaster

OTSUCHI, Japan - People watch a fireworks display in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on Aug. 11, 2014, to mourn the victims of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated the northeastern Japan region.

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Fireworks display to mourn victims of 2011 disaster

NATORI, Japan - A young couple and their baby watch a fireworks display in Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 11, 2014, to mourn the victims of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated the northeastern Japan region.

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Comedian Hazama starts marathon across quake-hit Tohoku

MORIOKA, Japan - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama strikes a pose Aug. 11, 2014, at the starting point in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, of a 508-kilometer marathon through three prefectures -- Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima. A devastating earthquake and tsunami hit the region in March 2011.

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Comedian Hazama jogs ahead of marathon in Tohoku

MORIOKA, Japan - Japanese comedian Kampei Hazama jogs on Aug. 11, 2014,with elementary school children in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, ahead of a 508-kilometer marathon across three prefectures -- Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima. A devastating earthquake and tsunami hit the region in March 2011.

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Asakusa samba dancing team performs in Iwaki festival

IWAKI, Japan - Members of a samba dancing team from Tokyo's Asakusa district perform at a summer festival in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on July 26, 2014, to encourage local people affected by the March 11, 2011, disaster.

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Emperor, empress visit shopping center in disaster-hit area

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko visit a makeshift shopping center in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on July 23, 2014. The town was devastated by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster that claimed more than 15,000 lives in northeastern Japan. (Pool photo)

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40-month anniv. of 2011 disaster at lone pine tree

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Persons are seen praying for victims of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in front of a lone pine tree, a symbol of recovery, in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on July 11, 2014, the 40-month anniversary of the disaster.

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Japanese fan thanks Brazil for aid after 2011 tsunami

CUIABA, Brazil - A Japanese supporter at a World Cup Group C match of Japan against Colombia at the Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba, Brazil, on June 24, 2014, holds a banner in Portuguese thanking Brazil for its aid and friendship for the areas devastated by the March 11, 2011, disaster in Japan.

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Man prays for his 2011 disaster-victim parents

OTSUCHI, Japan - Yoshihiro Abe prays for his parents, victims of the March 11, 2011, disaster, as he crouches on a walkway before a lot where his parent's home used to stand in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on June 11, 2014. A message to them that he sprayed on the path in blue ink says, "Where have you gone? We are all waiting for your return."

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Message for man's disaster-victim parents

OTSUCHI, Japan - Yoshihiro Abe pours water over a message he sprayed for his parents, victims of the March 11, 2011, disaster, on a walkway in front of the land where his parents house used to stand in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on June 11, 2014.

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Hokkaido Shinkansen new station named 'Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto'

SAPPORO, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co.'s new station building is under construction in Hokuto, Hokkaido, in March 2014. JR Hokkaido announced on June 11, 2014, that the name of the new station for the Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train is "Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto." The bullet train line is planned to begin operating in 2016 spring.

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Tsunami-damaged piano returns to elementary school

KAMAISHI, Japan - A grand piano, washed away from Toni Elementary School in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, by the devastating tsunami of March 11, 2011, is displayed in the vacated yard of the school after repair on June 2, 2014.

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Suit over pupils' deaths in tsunami

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Photo shows Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 19, 2014. A hearing was held the same day at the Sendai District Court in the prefecture, after relatives of 23 pupils at the school who died in the earthquake and tsunami disaster of March 11, 2011, filed a damages suit in March. At the school, 74 of the 108 pupils died or remain unaccounted for, and 10 of the 13 teachers and school officials died in the disaster.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Iwaki, Fukushima Pref.

IWAKI, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy visits a support facility for children, affected by the March 11, 2011, disaster, in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 15, 2014.

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Anti-China protests by Vietnamese

TOKYO, Japan - Vietnamese people living in Japan march in Tokyo on May 11, 2014, in protest against China in the wake of serious maritime clashes between China and Vietnam in the South China Sea.

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Anti-China protests by Vietnamese

TOKYO, Japan - Vietnamese people living in Japan march in Tokyo on May 11, 2014, in protest against China in the wake of serious maritime clashes between China and Vietnam in the South China Sea.

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Flower auction in quake-hit Miyagi Pref.

NATORI, Japan - People take part in a flower auction at a morning market to buy Mother's day carnations and other flowers in the district of Yuriage in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, the area severely hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster, on May 11, 2014.

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Antinuclear activity in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 25, 2014, shows Misao Redwolf (holding microphone), an illustrator whose real name is undisclosed, at a rally against nuclear power generation in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo. Redwolf is one of the organizers of the antinuclear rallies which have been held on Friday nights near the premier's office and the Diet building since March 2012, a year after the outbreak on March 11, 2011, of the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in the aftermath of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami.

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Antinuclear activity in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 25, 2014, shows Misao Redwolf, an illustrator whose real name is undisclosed, at a rally against nuclear power generation in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo. Redwolf is one of the organizers of the antinuclear rallies which have been held on Friday nights near the premier's office and the Diet building since March 2012, a year after the outbreak on March 11, 2011, of the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in the aftermath of the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami.

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Gold medal is symbol of hopes for quake-hit people: Hanyu

TOKYO, Japan - Figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu shows the gold medal he won at the Sochi Olympics at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on April 24, 2014, saying it serves as a symbol of the hopes and dreams of people who were affected by the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. Hanyu's hometown is Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, which was hit hard by the disaster.

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Test facility to simulate big tsunami completed in Chiba

ABIKO, Japan - The Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry's experimental facility in Abiko, Chiba Prefecture, capable of creating waves up to one-third the size of the tsunami that hit land following the earthquake of March 11, 2011, is opened to the press on April 22, 2014.

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Japanese skaters Hanyu, Asada hold Guinness certificates

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese figure skaters Yuzuru Hanyu (L) and Mao Asada hold certificates from the Guinness World Records at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on April 11, 2014. Hanyu set the highest mark yet for the men's short program at the Sochi Olympics in Russia in February, and Asada did the same for the women's short program at the world championships in Japan in March.

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Taipei photo exhibition on quake, tsunami in Japan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A man looks at a picture, taken by Japan's Sankei Shimbun, showing damage caused by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, at a news photo exhibition in Taipei on April 10, 2014. Photographs by 13 news organizations, members of the Japan Newspaper Publishers

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Taipei photo exhibition on quake, tsunami in Japan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A visitor looks at a picture, taken by Japan's Niigata Nippo, showing damage caused by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, at a news photo exhibition in Taipei on April 10, 2014. Photographs by 13 news organizations, members of the Japan Newspaper Publishers

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Takahashi, Asada at quake charity event in Kobe

KOBE, Japan - Japanese figure skater Daisuke Takahashi (L) and Mao Asada (2nd from L) ask visitors for donations to support reconstruction from the March 11, 2011, disaster after their performances at a charity event held in Kobe on April 2, 2014.

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Vendor sells LED lamps in Old Delhi market

NEW DELHI, India - A vendor (L) sells light-emitting diode lamps and other appliances in the Old Delhi market in India on March 11, 2014. LED lamps have been gaining recognition in India.

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Visitors at metropolitan underground discharge channel

TOKYO, Japan - People visit the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel on March 11, 2014, built in Kusakabe, Saitama Prefecture, to counter damage from floods expected to increase due to global warming.

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Metropolitan underground discharge channel

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors look up in the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel on March 11, 2014, built in Kusakabe, Saitama Prefecture, to counter damage from floods expected to increase due to global warming.

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People wear masks at hazy Tiananmen Square

BEIJING, China - Tourists wear face mask under heavy smog at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on March 11, 2014.

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Unrest in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria - Photo shows a sparsely crowded downtown area of Damascus, Syria, on March 11, 2014.

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Smoggy, clear views of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing

BEIJING, China - A smoggy view (L) of Tiananmen Gate in Beijing is pictured on March 11, 2014, but the air is clear (R) the following day, as seen in this composite photo.

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Yoshida leads Japan to wrestling World Cup victory

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's three-time Olympic wrestling gold medalist Saori Yoshida (front L) smiles with the trophy at Azusawa Gymnasium in Tokyo on March 16, 2014, after Japan won the women's World Cup. Eri Tosaka (R) holds the ashes of Yoshida's father Eikatsu, who died on March 11, 2014.

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Pope Francis celebrates 1st anniversary

ROME, Italy - Postcards with images of Pope Francis are on sale at a souvenir shop near St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on March 11, 2014. March 13 marks the first anniversary of his election as leader of the Catholic Church.

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Pope Francis goods sold at St. Peter's Square

ROME, Italy - Souvenirs featuring Pope Francis are sold at a stall in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on March 11, 2014. The pope, who completed the first year of his pontificate on March 13, has become widely known and admired for his frugality.

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Mourning in Seville on Japan quake anniversary

SEVILLE, Spain - A mass to mourn for the victims of a massive earthquake and tsunami that struck northeastern Japan in March 2011 is held in the Cathedral of Seville in southern Spain on March 11, 2014, the disaster's third anniversary.

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Japan quake memorial ceremony on U.S. aircraft carrier

SAN DIEGO, United States - Rear Adm. Patrick Hall (L), the commander of Carrier Strike Group Nine, speaks at a memorial ceremony for the victims of a massive earthquake and tsunami that struck northeastern Japan in March 2011, on the U.S. aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan at the Coronado naval base in California on March 11, 2014, the disaster's third anniversary. The aircraft carrier was used in the Operation Tomodachi relief mission shortly after the disaster. At right is Capt. Christopher Bolt, the commanding officer of the USS Ronald Reagan.

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March 2011 memorial concert held at Basilica

ROME, Italy - Saori Takahashi (R), 16-year-old high school student from Japan's Miyagi Prefecture, smiles after playing the violin at a memorial concert held on March 11, 2014, at the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls in Rome on the 3rd anniversary of Japan's March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Mourning in Seville on Japan quake anniversary

SEVILLE, Spain - A mass to mourn for the victims of a massive earthquake and tsunami that struck northeastern Japan in March 2011 is held in the Cathedral of Seville in southern Spain on March 11, 2014, the disaster's third anniversary.

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Japanese tenor sings at 3/11 concert in Italy

ROME, Italy - Milan-based Japanese tenor Masahiro Shimba (front L) sings Mozart's Requiem during a concert at the Papal Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, Italy, on March 11, 2014, to commemorate the third anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami disaster that hit northeastern Japan in 2011.

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Mourning in Seville on Japan quake anniversary

SEVILLE, Spain - A mass to mourn for the victims of a massive earthquake and tsunami that struck northeastern Japan in March 2011 is held in the Cathedral of Seville in southern Spain on March 11, 2014, the disaster's third anniversary.

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Quake's 3rd anniversary concert at Rome cathedral

ROME, Italy - Saori Takahashi, a 16-year-old senior high school student from Japan's Miyagi Prefecture, plays the violin during a concert at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome on March 11, 2014. The concert was held to mark the third anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan.

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Japan quake memorial ceremony on U.S. aircraft carrier

SAN DIEGO, United States - A memorial ceremony for the victims of a massive earthquake and tsunami that struck northeastern Japan in March 2011 is held on the U.S. aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan at the Coronado naval base in California on March 11, 2014, the disaster's third anniversary. The aircraft carrier was used in the Operation Tomodachi relief mission shortly after the disaster.

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Quake's 3rd anniversary concert at Rome cathedral

ROME, Italy - Saori Takahashi, a 16-year-old senior high school student from Japan's Miyagi Prefecture, plays the violin during a concert at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome on March 11, 2014. The concert was held to mark the third anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan.