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Majority of shared forest left unsold in western Japan

KOCHI, Japan - A majority of a cedar and "hinoki" cypress forest purchased by citizens through a shared forest investment scheme promoted by the Forestry Agency in the 1980s is left untouched in Shimanto, Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, in August 2014. The scheme was created to preserve forests and help cover a huge financial deficit of Japan's forest industry.

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Heat wave in Japan

KOCHI, Japan - Men jump into the Shimanto River in Shimanto, Kochi Prefecture, on Aug. 13, 2013. Temperatures in the city reached 40 C for the fourth day in a row as a severe heat wave continued to engulf wide areas of Japan.

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Heat wave hits Japan

KOFU, Japan - Children play with ice brought to a park in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 10, 2013. The temperature that day hit 40.7 C -- the fourth-highest ever in Japan -- in Kofu, and in Shimanto, Kochi Prefecture.