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Japan: Typhoon Peipah Brings Heavy Rain and Flooding from West to East 14

Typhoon Peipah made landfall early Friday, September 5, bringing heavy rain and flooding across a wide area from western to eastern Japan. The typhoon first came ashore near Sukumo City in Kochi Prefecture before dawn, then made a second landfall in northern Wakayama Prefecture around 9:00 a.m.

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Japan: Typhoon Peipah Brings Heavy Rain and Flooding from West to East 10

Typhoon Peipah made landfall early Friday, September 5, bringing heavy rain and flooding across a wide area from western to eastern Japan. The typhoon first came ashore near Sukumo City in Kochi Prefecture before dawn, then made a second landfall in northern Wakayama Prefecture around 9:00 a.m.

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UK: Widespread Flooding Hits Greater Manchester Forcing Hundreds To Evacuate 4

Heavy rain caused severe flooding across Greater Manchester on New Year's Day forcing at least 13,000 people to evacuate. Emergency services declared a major incident.

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Japan: Tropical Storm Shanshan Brings Widespread Heavy Rains 10

Tropical Storm Shanshan brought days of torrential rains, causing widespread flooding across Japan. The storm also caused downed trees, power outages, and mudslides across the country, leaving at least seven dead and more than 120 people injured. Shanshan was downgraded to a tropical depression at noon Sunday.

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IC card depicting popular cartoon series launched

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Officials of the Shizuoka municipal government and Shizuoka Railway Co. show a mock version of an IC card for paying transport fares and shopping expenses featuring characters in the "Chibi Maruko-chan" (Little Maruko) comic series in the central Japan city of Shizuoka on Sept. 17, 2014. The popular series depicts the everyday life of a little girl and her family in Shizuoka's Shimizu Ward in the 1970s.

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Residence certificate for 'Chibi Maruko-chan'

SHIZUOKA, Japan - A special residence certificate of Shizuoka City's Shimizu Ward for the family members of the popular "manga" and "anime" series "Chibi Maruko-chan" and related goods are shown in this undated photo. The certificates will go on sale from May 1, 2014, at JR Shimizu Station and other spots in the ward. The series depicts the everyday life of a girl and her family.

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Typhoon Man-yi

SHIZUOKA, Japan - High waves batter the shore in the city of Shizuoka's Shimizu Ward on Sept. 15, 2013, as Man-yi, the 18th typhoon of the year, approaches.

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Locals puzzled by gangster taking over famed family's name

SHIZUOKA, Japan - A banner proclaiming a campaign against crime syndicates flies in the Jirocho shopping avenue in Shizuoka City's Shimizu Ward.

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Latest annexation drops number of villages, towns, cities

SHIZUOKA, Japan - An opening ceremony of the Kambara branch of the city of Shizuoka is held in the city's Shimizu Ward on March 31.

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Police chopper crashes in Shizuoka, all 5 aboard dead

TOKYO, Japan - A Shizuoka prefectural police helicopter crashed near a residential district in Shizuoka City's Shimizu Ward on May 3. All five people aboard the chopper were killed.

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Shimizu unveils new striker Ahn

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean striker Ahn Jung Hwan smiles at a hotel in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Sept. 18 after speaking to reporters about his joining the J-League first division Shimizu S-Pulse. Ahn signed a one-year deal with the first division side on Sept. 16.

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Police chopper crashes in Shizuoka, all 5 aboard dead

TOKYO, Japan - A Shizuoka prefectural police helicopter crashed near a residential district in Shizuoka City's Shimizu Ward on May 3. All five people aboard the chopper were killed. (Kyodo)