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Town landscape before and after 2011 disaster

SENDAI, Japan - A long conveyer belt to carry earth and sand from the mountains for ground-level-raising purposes is seen from a Kyodo News helicopter in the photo below taken on Sept. 1, 2014, in the 2011 tsunami-devastated city of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, in contrast with the above picture of the same place photographed on March 6, 2013.

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Vanilla Air

TOKYO, Japan - Tomonori Ishii (C), president of budget airline AirAsia Japan, poses for photos in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2013, after unveiling new designs for crew uniforms and flights. The low-cost carrier wholly owned by ANA Holdings Inc. will operate under the name of Vanilla Air from Nov. 1, 2013.

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N. Korea researcher aims to unfold Japanese remains issue

BEIJING, China - Naoki Mizuno, a Kyoto University professor, visits Pupyong in South Hamgyeong Province in eastern North Korea on Sept. 1, 2013 as part of a 10-day survey in the country to study burial sites believed to contain Japanese remains. Mizuno hopes to shed light on the issue of Japanese people who died in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula around the end of World War II and remain buried there.

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Wearable terminal

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the Intelligent Glasses, a wearable terminal developed by NTT Docomo Inc. The mobile communications service provider said on Sept. 17, 2013, it will unveil the device at the CEATEC Japan high technology exhibition starting on Oct. 1, 2013, in Chiba east of Tokyo.

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Life in Damascus

DAMASCUS, Syria - Photo shows smoke, believed to have been caused by fighting, rising in the south of Damascus, Syria, on Sept. 1, 2013, amid a civil war in the country.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show the Yoshida area of Watari town, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (L), a day after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years later on Sept. 1, 2013 (R), complete with a greenhouse complex to grow strawberries.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show the Arahama area of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (top), the day of the Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years later on Sept. 1, 2013 (bottom).

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area around Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 23, 2011 (L), shortly after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years later on Sept. 1, 2013 (R). Many pupils and teachers at the school were killed or became unaccounted for in the disaster.

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show Shizugawa High School in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 13, 2011 (L), shortly after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years later on Sept. 1, 2013 (R). People still live in temporary housing units (R) on the school ground, where survivors wrote "SOS." (L).

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2 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show the Shishiori area in the city of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (L), the day after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about two and a half years later on Sept. 1, 2013 (R). Work began Sept. 9, 2013, to dismantle the fishing vessel Kyotoku Maru No. 18 (front in both) that was washed ashore by the tsunami and has remained stranded.

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Unrest in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria - Photo shows an intersection in Damascus on Sept. 1, 2013. A signboard with portraits of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his father former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad is seen.

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Mizayaki film at Venice festival

VENICE, Italy - Studio Ghibli President Koji Hoshino (R) and Japanese actress Miori Takimoto stand up to receive an ovation after the screening of "Kaze Tachinu" (The Wind Rises) at the 70th Venice International Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Sept. 1, 2013. Hoshino said earlier in the day that the animation film's director Hayao Miyazaki has decided to retire. Takimoto was the voice of the heroine in the movie.

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Nagatomo scores in Serie A

CATANIA, Italy - Yuto Nagatomo of Inter Milan (R) celebrates after scoring by heading in the second half of a Serie A game against Catania in Catania, Italy, on Sept. 1, 2013. Inter Milan won 3-0.

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U.S. Open tennis

NEW YORK, United States - Serbia's Novak Djokovic plays against Joao Sousa of Portugal in a men's third round match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 1, 2013. Djokovic won 6-0, 6-2, 6-2.

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U.S. Open tennis

NEW YORK, United States - Serbia's Novak Djokovic plays against Joao Sousa of Portugal in a men's third round match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 1, 2013. Djokovic won 6-0, 6-2, 6-2.

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Red Sox beat White Sox

BOSTON, United States - Boston Red Sox pitcher Koji Uehara (R) and infielder Mike Napoli (12) exchange high-fives after Uehara picked up his 16th save of the season in their team's 7-6 win in a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on Sept. 1, 2013.

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Japan women win team gold at judo c'ships

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Members of Japan's women judo team -- (standing, from L) Megumi Tachimoto, Kana Abe, Miki Tanaka and Akari Ogata, and (sitting, from L) Yuki Hashimoto, Haruka Tachimoto and Anzu Yamamoto -- pose with the gold medals they won in the team event at the world judo championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sept. 1, 2013.

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U.S. Open tennis

NEW YORK, United States - Andy Murray of Britain plays against Florian Mayer of Germany in a men's third round match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 1, 2013. Murray won 7-6(2), 6-2, 6-2.

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U.S. Open tennis

NEW YORK, United States - Andy Murray of Britain plays against Florian Mayer of Germany in a men's third round match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 1, 2013. Murray won 7-6(2), 6-2, 6-2.

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U.S. Open tennis

NEW YORK, United States - Serena Williams of the United States celebrates after beating compatriot Sloane Stephens 6-4, 6-1 in a women's fourth round match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 1, 2013.

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Huge crab at Hokkaido aquarium

SAPPORO, Japan - A Hanasaki crab is exhibited at Noboribetsu Marine Park Nixe aquarium in Noboribetsu, Hokkaido, on Sept. 1, 2013. The crab, which was caught in August off Nemuro, Hokkaido, weighs 5.7 kilograms, much heavier than usually found.

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U.S. Open tennis

NEW YORK, United States - Serena Williams of the United States plays against compatriot Sloane Stephens in a women's fourth round match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Sept. 1, 2013. Williams won 6-4, 6-1.

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Mandela leaves hospital

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Reporters and police officers are seen outside the home of former South African President Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sept. 1, 2013. Mandela was discharged from a Pretoria hospital the same day.

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Animation movie director Miyazaki to retire

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 2013 shows Japanese animation film director Hayao Miyazaki standing in front of his studio in Koganei, Tokyo. The award-winning director has decided to retire, his office said on Sept. 1, 2013.

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Animation movie director Miyazaki to retire

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows award-winning animation movie director Hayao Miyazaki. Miyazaki has decided to retire, his office said on Sept. 1, 2013.

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Ski resort in N. Korea

HAMHUNG, North Korea - Workers are seen constructing the Masik hill ski resort in Kangwon Province, North Korea, on Sept. 1, 2013.

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Ski resort in N. Korea

HAMHUNG, North Korea - Workers are seen constructing the Masik hill ski resort in Kangwon Province, North Korea, on Sept. 1, 2013.

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Sumo wrestler retires

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (R) cuts the hair of former makuuchi-division sumo wrestler Ryuo during Ryuo's retirement ceremony at Ryogoku Kokugikan hall in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2013. Both are from Mongolia.

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Anniversary of Great Kanto Earthquake

TOKYO, Japan - People pray at a memorial service in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2013, for the victims of the Great Kanto Earthquake that struck the capital and surrounding areas on Sept. 1, 1923.

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Unrest in Syria

DAMASCUS, Syria - Photo shows black smoke rising in the south in Damascus on Sept. 1, 2013. Shelling continued in Syria.

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Anniversary of Great Kanto Earthquake

TOKYO, Japan - A memorial service is held in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2013, for the victims of the Great Kanto Earthquake that struck the capital and surrounding areas on Sept. 1, 1923.

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Disaster Prevention Day in Japan

CHIBA, Japan - Police officers and firefighters participate in a rescue exercise in the city of Chiba on Sept. 1, 2013. The evacuation and rescue exercise was conducted on Disaster Prevention Day, the anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake in the Tokyo area in 1923.

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Anniversary of Great Kanto Earthquake

TOKYO, Japan - People observe a moment of silence in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2013, at a ceremony to commemorate the Koreans who were killed after false rumors spread that they had rioted in the confusion following the Great Kanto Earthquake that struck the capital and surrounding areas on Sept. 1, 1923.

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Myoko summer ski jumping

MYOKO, Japan - Sara Takanashi (L) and Noriaki Kasai hold their trophies after winning the women's and men's titles at the Myoko summer jump in Niigata Prefecture on Sept. 1, 2013.

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Anniversary of Great Kanto Earthquake

TOKYO, Japan - Dancer Kim Soon Ja, a Korean resident of Japan, performs in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2013, at a ceremony to commemorate the Koreans who were killed after false rumors spread that they had rioted in the confusion following the Great Kanto Earthquake that struck the capital and surrounding areas on Sept. 1, 1923.

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Ahn wins Nitori Ladies

TOMAKOMAI, Japan - South Korea's Ahn Sun Ju holds the victor's trophy after winning the Nitori Ladies at Katsura Golf Club in Hokkaido on Sept. 1, 2013. Ahn finished at 11-under 205 to collect her second win in as many weeks.

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Myoko summer ski jumping

MYOKO, Japan - Photo shows the first jump of Sara Takanashi at the Myoko summer jump in Niigata Prefecture on Sept. 1, 2013. Takanashi won the women's title at the event.

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Park wins KBC Augusta

ITOSHIMA, Japan - Park Sung Joon of South Korea holds his trophies after winning the Vana H Cup KBC Augusta tournament at Keya Golf Club in Fukuoka Prefecture on Sept. 1, 2013. Park captured his maiden title on the JGTO Tour with a 12-under-par 204 total.

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Cardboard cathedral in New Zealand

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Photo taken on Sept. 1, 2013, shows a cardboard cathedral completed in Christchurch, New Zealand, which Japanese architect Shigeru Ban (R) designed. The cathedral was constructed near a cathedral damaged by a devastating earthquake that struck the city in February 2011.

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Cardboard cathedral in New Zealand

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Photo taken on Sept. 1, 2013, shows the inside of a cardboard cathedral in Christchurch, New Zealand, after its completion. The cathedral, designed by Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, was constructed near a cathedral damaged by a devastating earthquake that struck the city in February 2011.

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Disaster Prevention Day in Japan

CHIBA, Japan - Firefighters take part in a rescue drill in the city of Chiba on Sept. 1, 2013. The evacuation and rescue exercise was conducted on Disaster Prevention Day, the anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake in the Tokyo area in 1923.

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Disaster Prevention Day in Japan

CHIBA, Japan - A helicopter of the Self-Defense Forces takes off from the roof of the prime minister's office in Tokyo, carrying Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for an inspection of an evacuation and rescue exercise in the city of Chiba on Sept. 1, 2013. The exercise was conducted on Disaster Prevention Day, the anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake in the Tokyo area in 1923.

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Disaster Prevention Day in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a mock news conference as part of a drill based on the scenario of a massive earthquake in the Nankai Trough off central and western Japan, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2013. The drill was held on Disaster Prevention Day, the anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake in the Tokyo area in 1923.

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Disaster Prevention Day in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A disaster response meeting attended by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and all of his ministers is held as part of a drill based on the scenario of a massive earthquake in the Nankai Trough off central and western Japan, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2013. The drill was held on Disaster Prevention Day, the anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake in the Tokyo area in 1923.

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Disaster Prevention Day in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) and Keiji Furuya (to the left), state minister for disaster prevention, attend a disaster response meeting held as part of a drill based on the scenario of a massive earthquake in the Nankai Trough off central and western Japan, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 1, 2013. The drill was held on Disaster Prevention Day, the anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake in the Tokyo area in 1923.