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(SKYEYE) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-AERIAL VIEWS (CN)

(SKYEYE) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-HANGZHOU-AERIAL VIEWS (CN)

(230914) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Oct. 5, 2020 shows a view of the tidal bore of the Qiantang River in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province. The 19th Asian Games will take place in Hangzhou between September 23 and October 8, featuring a total of 40 sports. It will be the third Asian Games to be hosted in China, after Beijing 1990 and Guangzhou 2010. The highly anticipated Asian Games can help boost the popularity of Hangzhou where history and modernity co-exist and further promote its culture. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)

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New Hampshire to commemorate Portsmouth Peace Treaty

New Hampshire to commemorate Portsmouth Peace Treaty

CONCORD, United States - New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch (front) signs a bill on Aug. 17, 2010, at Concord, New Hampshire, to designate Sept. 5 as Portsmouth Peace Treaty Day, commemorating the treaty which ended the 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War. The memorial day was designated 105 years after Portsmouth, a city in the state, hosted representatives from Japan and Russia to conclude the treaty mediated by then U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt.

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Cosplayers at Washimiya Shrine in Saitama

Cosplayers at Washimiya Shrine in Saitama

SAITAMA, Japan - Cosplayers visit Washimiya Shrine in Saitama Prefecture, a holy site for animation series Lucky Star fans, on Sept. 5, 2010.

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Toyota returns to black in April-Sept.

Toyota returns to black in April-Sept.

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Satoshi Ozawa is surrounded by reporters after a press conference in Tokyo announcing the company's financial results for the April-September first half of fiscal 2010 on Nov. 5, 2010. Toyota returned to the black in the period as robust global sales more than offset the impact of the strong yen.

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Toyota returns to black in April-Sept., raises profit outlook

Toyota returns to black in April-Sept., raises profit outlook

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Satoshi Ozawa speaks during a press conference in Tokyo to announce the company's financial results for the April-September first half of fiscal 2010 on Nov. 5, 2010. Toyota returned to the black in the period as robust global sales more than offset the impact of the strong yen.

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Toyota returns to black in April-Sept.

Toyota returns to black in April-Sept.

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Satoshi Ozawa is surrounded by reporters after a press conference in Tokyo announcing the company's financial results for the April-September first half of fiscal 2010 on Nov. 5, 2010. Toyota returned to the black in the period as robust global sales more than offset the impact of the strong yen.

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'Cosplay' mecca in Saitama

'Cosplay' mecca in Saitama

SAITAMA, Japan - Girls dressed as ''manga'' comic characters pose for photos in front of a portable Shinto shrine decorated with ''Lucky Star'' manga characters, at Kuki City in Saitama Prefecture on Sept. 5, 2010, during the area's traditional Haji Festival. The area has become a mecca for ''cosplay'' fans, thanks to the manga based there.

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Ichiro brings season total to 210

Ichiro brings season total to 210

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (C) is awarded for reaching 200 hits for a 10th consecutive season in a ceremony at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 30, 2010. Ichiro extended his major league-leading season hit total to 210 the same day, going 2-for-5 in the Seattle Mariners' 8-1 loss to the Oakland Athletics.

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Ichiro brings season total to 210

Ichiro brings season total to 210

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (C) is awarded for reaching 200 hits for a 10th consecutive season in a ceremony at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 30, 2010. Ichiro extended his major league-leading season hit total to 210 the same day, going 2-for-5 in the Seattle Mariners' 8-1 loss to the Oakland Athletics.

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Ichiro brings season total to 210

Ichiro brings season total to 210

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki gets an infield hit in the ninth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 30, 2010. Ichiro extended his major league-leading season hit total to 210, going 2-for-5 in the Seattle Mariners' 8-1 loss.

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Ichiro brings season total to 210

Ichiro brings season total to 210

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki singles to left in the first inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 30, 2010. Ichiro extended his major league-leading season hit total to 210, going 2-for-5 in the Seattle Mariners' 8-1 loss.

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Krumm, Morita lose in 1st round doubles at Pan Pac Open

Krumm, Morita lose in 1st round doubles at Pan Pac Open

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese pair Kimiko Date Krumm (front) and Ayumi Morita play against Gisela Dulko of Argentina and Flavia Pennetta of Italy in the women's doubles first round at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2010. Dulko and Pennetta won 6-2, 7-5.

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Tigers' Murton rewrites season hit record

Tigers' Murton rewrites season hit record

KOSHIEN, Japan - Hanshin Tigers Matt Murton hits a single to right field in the sixth inning of a game against the Yomiuri Giants at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Sept. 28, 2010. Murton went 2-for-4 and rewrote the Central League record for the most hits in a season with 205 in a 5-7 loss.

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Tigers' Murton rewrites season hit record

Tigers' Murton rewrites season hit record

KOSHIEN, Japan - Hanshin Tigers Matt Murton hits a single to right field in the sixth inning of a game against the Yomiuri Giants at Koshien Stadium in Hyogo Prefecture on Sept. 28, 2010. Murton went 2-for-4 and rewrote the Central League record for the most hits in a season with 205 in a 5-7 loss.

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Japan looking for ways to mend soured ties with China

Japan looking for ways to mend soured ties with China

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2010. Kan said he is considering attending a summit of Asian and European leaders in Belgium on Oct. 4 to 5, a move seen as an attempt to seize an opportunity to meet on the sidelines with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in an effort to mend Tokyo's soured ties with Beijing.

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Date Krumm beats Sharapova at Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis

Date Krumm beats Sharapova at Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Maria Sharapova of Russia, a two-time winner of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis, plays a forehand return during her first-round match against former world No. 4 Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan at this year's tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2010. Date Krumm beat Sharapova 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 to advance to the second round.

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Date Krumm beats Sharapova at Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis

Date Krumm beats Sharapova at Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Former world No. 4 Kimiko Date Krumm (L) of Japan celebrates after beating Maria Sharapova of Russia, a two-time winner of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 in the first round of this year's tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2010.

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Cycling robot

Cycling robot

OSAKA, Japan - The 2010 model of Murata Manufacturing Co.'s Seisaku-kun robot is unveiled in the city of Nagaokakyo in Kyoto Prefecture on Sept. 27, 2010. The 50-centimeter tall humanoid, highlighting the company's environmentally friendly technologies, will be showcased at the CEATEC electronics show in Chiba City's Makuhari Messe convention center starting Oct. 5.

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Date Krumm beats Sharapova at Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis

Date Krumm beats Sharapova at Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Former world No. 4 Kimiko Date Krumm plays a forehand return during her first-round match against Maria Sharapova of Russia, a two-time winner of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis, at this year's tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2010. Date Krumm beat Sharapova 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 to advance to the second round.

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Date Krumm beats Sharapova at Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis

Date Krumm beats Sharapova at Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis

TOKYO, Japan - Former world No. 4 Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan celebrates after beating Maria Sharapova of Russia, a two-time winner of the Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 in the first round of this year's tournament at Ariake Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo on Sept. 27, 2010.

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Ichiro ups season hit total to 202

Ichiro ups season hit total to 202

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki doubles in the seventh inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sept. 24, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-5, extending his major league-leading hit total this season to 202, but his team lost 5-3.

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Ichiro ups season hit total to 202

Ichiro ups season hit total to 202

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki singles to right in the first inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sept. 24, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-5, extending his major league-leading hit total this season to 202, but his team lost 5-3.

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Ichiro ups season hit total to 202

Ichiro ups season hit total to 202

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki doubles in the seventh inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sept. 24, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-5, extending his major league-leading hit total this season to 202, but his team lost 5-3.

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Ichiro ups season hit total to 202

Ichiro ups season hit total to 202

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki runs past first after doubling in the seventh inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sept. 24, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-5, extending his major league-leading hit total this season to 202, but his team lost 5-3.

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Ichiro ups season hit total to 202

Ichiro ups season hit total to 202

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki singles to right in the first inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Sept. 24, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-5, extending his major league-leading hit total this season to 202, but his team lost 5-3.

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Ichiro 3 hits shy of 200 mark

Ichiro 3 hits shy of 200 mark

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki runs to first base after hitting an infield single in the ninth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 21, 2010. Ichiro went 4-for-4 in a 3-5 loss to the Blue Jays, three hits shy of amassing 200 for the tenth straight season.

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Ichiro 3 hits shy of 200 mark

Ichiro 3 hits shy of 200 mark

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki hits an infield single in the ninth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 21, 2010. Ichiro went 4-for-4 in a 3-5 loss to the Blue Jays, three hits shy of amassing 200 for the tenth straight season.

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Ichiro 3 hits shy of 200 mark

Ichiro 3 hits shy of 200 mark

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to center field in the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 21, 2010. Ichiro went 4-for-4 in a 3-5 loss to the Blue Jays, three hits shy of amassing 200 for the tenth straight season.

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Ichiro 3 hits shy of 200 mark

Ichiro 3 hits shy of 200 mark

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to center field in the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 21, 2010. Ichiro went 4-for-4 in a 3-5 loss to the Blue Jays, three hits shy of amassing 200 for the tenth straight season.

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Ichiro 3 hits shy of 200 mark

Ichiro 3 hits shy of 200 mark

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki hits an infield single in the third inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 21, 2010. Ichiro went 4-for-4 in a 3-5 loss to the Blue Jays, three hits shy of amassing 200 for the tenth straight season.

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Kuala Lumpur-Tokyo 5,000-yen flights

Kuala Lumpur-Tokyo 5,000-yen flights

TOKYO, Japan - Azran Osman-Rani (C), chief executive officer of low-cost Malaysian airline AirAsia X, poses for photos during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2010, promoting the start of a flight service between Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo with fares as low as 5,000 yen.

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Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu beats Wakanosato

Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu beats Wakanosato

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu (L) pushes Wakanosato out of the ring on the fifth day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 16, 2010. Kotooshu shares the lead at 5-0 with Mongolian grand champion Hakuho.

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Ichiro still 11 hits away from 200 mark

Ichiro still 11 hits away from 200 mark

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki grounds out to pitcher in the first inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox on Sept. 15, 2010. Ichiro was held hitless in four at-bats to remain 11 hits shy of his 10th consecutive 200-hit season in the major leagues in his team's 5-1 loss.

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Matsui 3-for-5 against Athletics

Matsui 3-for-5 against Athletics

OAKLAND, United States - Designated hitter Hideki Matsui of the Los Angeles Angels hits a single to right in the third inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics in Oakland, California, on Sept. 5, 2010. Matsui went 3-for-5 and drove in a run to help the Angels avoid their first sweep by the Athletics in six years with a 7-4 win.

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Japan coach heads for practice in Osaka

Japan coach heads for practice in Osaka

SAKAI, Japan - Japan's newly appointed soccer coach Alberto Zaccheroni heads to a practice session in Osaka on Sept. 5, 2010, ahead of the team's friendly against Guatemala on Sept. 7. Zaccheroni is waiting for his work permit to be issued before taking charge of the team.

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Portsmouth fetes 105th anniversary of end to Russo-Japanese War

Portsmouth fetes 105th anniversary of end to Russo-Japanese War

PORTSMOUTH, United States - North Church in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, rings the bell on Sept. 5, 2010, in commemoration of the 105th anniversary of the signing of a peace treaty named after the city that formally ended the 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War through the mediation of then U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt.

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Kan campaigns in Osaka

Kan campaigns in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan waves from a car after giving a stump speech in Osaka on Sept. 5, 2010, ahead of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan's Sept. 14 presidential election.

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Ichiro needs 22 more hits for 10th consecutive 200-hit season

Ichiro needs 22 more hits for 10th consecutive 200-hit season

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits an infield single in the fifth inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 5, 2010. He went 2-for-4 in the team's 3-0 victory over the Indians and needs 22 more hits for his 10th consecutive 200-hit season.

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Quake in New Zealand's South Island

Quake in New Zealand's South Island

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - The front of a building lies collapsed in quake-hit Christchurch on New Zealand's South Island on Sept. 5, 2010. A magnitude 7.0 quake struck the island the previous day, seriously injuring two people and damaging homes and roads.

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Conductor Ozawa makes brief comeback at concert

Conductor Ozawa makes brief comeback at concert

MATSUMOTO, Japan - Seiji Ozawa conducts the Saito Kinen Orchestra in the opening movement of the ''Serenade for Strings'' by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, on Sept. 5, 2010. Ozawa, who made his first concert appearance since December while undergoing treatment for esophageal cancer, apologized for cutting back on concert appearances due to the intensification of his back pain.

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Ichiro needs 22 more hits for 10th consecutive 200-hit season

Ichiro needs 22 more hits for 10th consecutive 200-hit season

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki singles to left in the first inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 5, 2010. He went 2-for-4 in the team's 3-0 victory over the Indians and needs 22 more hits for his 10th consecutive 200-hit season.

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Conductor Ozawa makes brief comeback at concert

Conductor Ozawa makes brief comeback at concert

MATSUMOTO, Japan - Seiji Ozawa conducts the Saito Kinen Orchestra in the opening movement of the ''Serenade for Strings'' by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, on Sept. 5, 2010. Ozawa, who made his first concert appearance since December while undergoing treatment for esophageal cancer, apologized for cutting back on concert appearances due to the intensification of his back pain.

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Kan, Ozawa give stump speeches in Osaka

Kan, Ozawa give stump speeches in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - This combination photo shows Prime Minister Naoto Kan (L) and Democratic Party of Japan bigwig Ichiro Ozawa giving stump speeches during a joint campaign event in Osaka on Sept. 5, 2010, ahead of the ruling party's Sept. 14 presidential election.

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6,000 grilled 'sanma' fish handed out for free

6,000 grilled 'sanma' fish handed out for free

TOKYO, Japan - Pacific sauries, a popular autumn fish in Japan, are grilled at the Meguro ''sanma'' festival in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2010. Around 6,000 chargrilled ''sanma'' were served for free despite a sharp rise in the price of the fish due to expected poor catches this year attributed to abnormal weather conditions.

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Kan, Ozawa give stump speeches in Osaka

Kan, Ozawa give stump speeches in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - People assemble in Osaka to hear stump speeches by Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Democratic Party of Japan bigwig Ichiro Ozawa on Sept. 5, 2010, ahead of the ruling party's Sept. 14 presidential election.

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Kan, Ozawa give stump speeches in Osaka

Kan, Ozawa give stump speeches in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan (L) and Democratic Party of Japan bigwig Ichiro Ozawa raise their fists during a joint campaign event in Osaka on Sept. 5, 2010, ahead of the ruling party's Sept. 14 presidential election.

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Ichiro 2-5 against Indians

Ichiro 2-5 against Indians

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a one-run single in the seventh inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 4, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-5 in the team's 2-4 loss.

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Taro simmering festival in Yamagata

Taro simmering festival in Yamagata

YAMAGATA, Japan - Cranes are used to prepare simmered taro in a jumbo steel cauldron measuring six meters in diameter at an annual festival in Yamagata, northern Japan, on Sept. 5, 2010. Around 30,000 servings were prepared for visitors who enjoyed eating the dish despite the heat wave.

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Ichiro 2-5 against Indians

Ichiro 2-5 against Indians

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a one-run single in the seventh inning of a game against the Cleveland Indians at Safeco Field in Seattle on Sept. 4, 2010. Ichiro went 2-for-5 in the team's 2-4 loss.

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Quake in New Zealand's South Island

Quake in New Zealand's South Island

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Part of a building lies collapsed in quake-hit Christchurch on New Zealand's South Island on Sept. 5, 2010. A magnitude 7.0 quake struck the island the previous day, seriously injuring two people and damaging homes and roads.

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