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Lessons from 2011 quake to create safer evacuation

KAMAISHI, Japan - Mikio Yamazaki, a district welfare commissioner in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on May 3, 2013, describes how he guided other residents toward evacuation shelters after the ground shook on the afternoon of March 11, 2011, at the former site of his shop in the city.

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Toyota begins weekend factory operations

TOYOTA, Japan - Employees of a Toyota Motor Corp. plant in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, arrive for work on July 3, 2011, as the automaker began operating factories on weekends as part of energy-saving efforts in the wake of the suspension in May 2011 of a nuclear power plant that serves central Japan.

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New PM of Tibet gov't-in-exile

WASHINGTON, United States - Lobsang Sangay, the recently elected prime minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, speaks during an interview in Washington on May 3, 2011. The U.S.-based scholar said a peaceful approach through dialogue is the best way to solve issues between the government-in-exile and the Chinese side.

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TEPCO's Higashidori nuclear station

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken on May 3, 2011, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Higashidori Nuclear Power Station under construction in the village of Higashidori in Aomori Prefecture.

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Oma nuclear plant

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken on May 3, 2011, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Oma Nuclear Power Station, under construction in the town of Oma in Aomori Prefecture.

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Oma nuclear plant

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken on May 3, 2011, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Oma Nuclear Power Station, under construction in the town of Oma in Aomori Prefecture.

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'Sakura' trees in Lithuania to honor wartime Japan diplomat

VILNIUS, Lithuania - Japanese Ambassador to Lithuania Miyoko Akashi (2nd from L) and Mikio Sugiyama (L) and Kazuo Kawashima (3rd from L) of the Gifu Cherry Blossoms Group, and others plant cherry blossom trees at Chiune Sugihara Park in Vilnius, Lithuania, on May 3, 2011. Some 500 people took part in an event to plant cherry blossom trees in honor of Japanese diplomat Chiune Sugihara, a native of Gifu, who saved thousands of Jewish refugees from the Nazis in the wartime period by issuing them transit visas.

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Ichiro 1-for-4 in Mariners' win

SEATTLE, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki (L) exchanges high-fives with teammate Chone Figgins after their team beat the Texas Rangers at Safeco Field in Seattle on May 3, 2011. Ichiro went 1-for-4 as the Mariners won 4-3.

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Matsui 2-for-4 in Athletics' loss

OAKLAND, United States - Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui runs to first base after hitting an infield single during the second inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians on May 3, 2011, at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California. Matsui went 2-for-4 in the team's 1-4 loss.

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Japanese thank Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's Chinese-language newspapers Liberty Times (L) and United Daily (R) run advertisements May 3, 2011, paid for by grateful Japanese citizens thanking the Taiwanese people for their support in the wake of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The half-page ads say ''Arigato (thank you), Taiwan'' underneath illustrations of a red plum blossom, the national flower of Taiwan, next to a pink Japanese cherry blossom.

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'Yabusame' horse archery

KYOTO, Japan - A man shoots an arrow while riding a horse in traditional attire in the annual ''yabusame'' ritual held at Shimogamo Jinja shrine in Kyoto in western Japan on May 3, 2011. About 24,000 spectators gathered for the event.

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Prime Minister Kan eats out for 1st time since tsunami

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C), his mother (R back) and his wife Nobuko (L) walk on a pedestrian crossing to return to the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo after having lunch together at a nearby Chinese restaurant on May 3, 2011, a national holiday in Japan, marking the first time he has eaten out since the massive March 11 earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan.

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'Yabusame' horse archery

KYOTO, Japan - A man shoots an arrow while riding a horse in traditional attire in the annual ''yabusame'' ritual held at Shimogamo Jinja shrine in Kyoto in western Japan on May 3, 2011. About 24,000 spectators gathered for the event.