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10th anniv. of Chuetsu Earthquake in northwestern Japan

NIIGATA, Japan - Two residents of Ojiya in Niigata Prefecture, northwestern Japan, put their hands around a gas lamp burning a flame shared from the "1.17 Kibo no Hikari" (Light of Hope) in Kobe, western Japan, on Oct. 23, 2014, on the 10th anniversary of the 2004 Chuetsu Earthquake that killed 68 people.

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10th anniv. of Chuetsu Earthquake observed

NAGAOKA, Japan - A family looks at candles lit as a memorial to victims of the 2004 Chuetsu Earthquake in the former Yamakoshi village in Niigata Prefecture, northwestern Japan, on Oct. 23, 2014, on the 10th anniversary of the disaster that claimed 68 lives.

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Japan marks 10th anniv. of deadly Chuetsu quake

NAGAOKA, Japan - People gather to mourn victims of the 2004 Chuetsu Earthquake in the central Japan city of Nagaoka on Oct. 23, 2014, the 10th anniversary of the disaster. The quake, which hit Niigata Prefecture along the Sea of Japan, claimed 68 lives.

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Japan marks 10th anniv. of deadly Chuetsu quake

NAGAOKA, Japan - People gather to mourn victims of the 2004 Chuetsu Earthquake in the central Japan city of Nagaoka on Oct. 23, 2014, the 10th anniversary of the disaster. The quake, which hit Niigata Prefecture along the Sea of Japan, claimed 68 lives.

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Lolita fashion contest in Shimotsuma

MITO, Japan - Yui Hosokawa smiles after winning a ''Lolita fashion'' contest in Shimotsuma, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Oct. 23, 2011. The city northeast of Tokyo was the location for the 2004 movie ''Shimotsuma Monogatari'' (Shimotsuma Story), released overseas with the title ''Kamikaze Girls,'' which features a Lolita fashion-wearing heroine.

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Lolita fashion contest in Shimotsuma

MITO, Japan - Entrants in a ''Lolita fashion'' contest in Shimotsuma, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Oct. 23, 2011, line up on stage. The city northeast of Tokyo was the location for the 2004 movie ''Shimotsuma Monogatari'' (Shimotsuma Story), released overseas with the title ''Kamikaze Girls,'' which features a Lolita fashion-wearing heroine.

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Memorial ceremony held to mark 5th anniv. of 2004 Niigata quake

NIIGATA, Japan - Junior high school students in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, release balloons to express thanks for public support for disaster victims on the fifth anniversary of a massive earthquake that killed 68 people. A memorial ceremony was held in the city with around 650 people offering prayers for victims of the magnitude-6.8 Niigata-Chuetsu quake that hit the region at 5:56 p.m. on Oct. 23, 2004.

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Memorial ceremony marks 2nd anniversary of Niigata quake

NAGAOKA, Japan - People offer their silent prayers during a memorial ceremony held in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on Oct. 23 for the 67 people who died in the massive earthquake that struck the central part of the prefecture on Oct. 23, 2004. Participants in the ceremony pledging to step up reconstruction efforts.

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Memorial ceremony marks 2nd anniversary of Niigata quake

NAGAOKA, Japan - People lay flowers and offer prayers during a memorial ceremony held In Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on Oct. 23 for the 67 people who died in the massive earthquake that struck the central part of the prefecture on Oct. 23, 2004.

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Meteorological Agency officials being kept busy

TOKYO, Japan - Masahiro Yamamoto, chief of the earthquake and tsunami observation section at the Meteorological Agency, holds an emergency press conference on Oct. 23, 2004, at the agency building, shortly after the strong quake jolted the Chuetsu district in Niigata Prefecture.