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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 PM visits small rubber product maker in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) meets the press after inspecting a small rubber product manufacturer in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Oct. 5, 2023. The government plans to compile an economic stimulus package in October that will include ways to spur investment in small companies and alleviate their manpower shortage.

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Japan PM visits small rubber product maker in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (2nd from L) visits a small rubber product manufacturer in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Oct. 5, 2023. The government plans to compile an economic stimulus package in October that will include ways to spur investment in small companies and alleviate their manpower shortage.

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Japan PM visits small rubber product maker in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (far R) visits a small rubber product manufacturer in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Oct. 5, 2023. The government plans to compile an economic stimulus package in October that will include ways to spur investment in small companies and alleviate their manpower shortage.

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Japan PM visits small rubber product maker in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visits a small rubber product manufacturer in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Oct. 5, 2023. The government plans to compile an economic stimulus package in October that will include ways to spur investment in small companies and alleviate their manpower shortage.

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Japan PM visits small rubber product maker in Tokyo

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (front, R) visits a small rubber product manufacturer in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Oct. 5, 2023. The government plans to compile an economic stimulus package in October that will include ways to spur investment in small companies and alleviate their manpower shortage.

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Yokozuna Hakuho retains east slot for New Year tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho attends a press conference at his sumo stable in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Dec. 24, 2014, after the rankings for the upcoming New Year Grand Sumo Tournament were released by the Japan Sumo Association. Hakuho retained the prestigious east yokozuna slot for the sixth meet in a row.

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Yokozuna Hakuho retains east slot for New Year tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho holds gift items for Christmas at his sumo stable in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Dec. 24, 2014. Hakuho retained the prestigious east yokozuna slot for the sixth meet in a row as the Japan Sumo Association released the rankings earlier in the day for the upcoming New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Scandal-hit ex-minister Matsushima to retain seat

TOKYO, Japan - Former Justice Minister Midori Matsushima, a candidate of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in the lower house election, celebrates in her electoral district in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on the night of Dec. 14, 2014, after securing victory in the election. Matsushima resigned from the Cabinet post in October less than two months after assuming it over allegations of violating the election law by distributing paper fans to constituents in the past, which could count as a donation banned under the law.

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Campaigning starts for general election

TOKYO, Japan - Midori Matsushima, who is running in the Dec. 14 general election with the backing of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, waves to voters from a campaign car in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Dec. 2, 2014, the first day of the official campaigning. Matsushima gave up her justice minister post over possible violation of the election law in October.

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Japan beefs up preventive measures against Ebola

TOKYO, Japan - A person in protective suit is seen at a room in Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital where patients with Ebola and other infectious diseases can be placed in isolation for treatment, on Oct. 22, 2014. The hospital in Tokyo's Sumida Ward is among 45 institutions across Japan designated for the treatment of Ebola patients.

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Lecture session on Ebola

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 22, 2014, shows a doctor in protective wear at a room in Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital where patients with Ebola and other infectious diseases can be placed in isolation for treatment. The hospital in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, which is among 45 medical institutions across Japan designated for treatment of Ebola patients, invited journalists to its ward for treating such patients before holding a lecture session for its doctors and nurses in preparation for the possible identification of an Ebola-infected person in Japan.

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Lecture session on Ebola

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 22, 2014, shows a ward of Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital where patients with Ebola and other infectious diseases can be placed in isolation for treatment. The hospital in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, which is among 45 medical institutions across Japan designated for treatment of Ebola patients, held a lecture session for its doctors and nurses the same day in preparation for the possible identification of an Ebola-infected person in Japan.

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Lecture session on Ebola

TOKYO, Japan - A doctor is shown in protective wear at Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, which is among 45 medical institutions across Japan designated for treatment of Ebola patients. The hospital invited journalists on Oct. 22, 2014 to its ward for treating patients with Ebola and other infectious diseases, and held a lecture session for its doctors and nurses the same day in preparation for the possible identification of an Ebola-infected person in Japan.

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Lecture session on Ebola

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 22, 2014, shows a doctor in protective wear at a room in Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital where patients with Ebola and other infectious diseases can be placed in isolation for treatment. The hospital in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, which is among 45 medical institutions across Japan designated for treatment of Ebola patients, invited journalists to its ward for treating such patients before holding a lecture session for its doctors and nurses in preparation for the possible identification of an Ebola-infected person in Japan.

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Lecture session on Ebola

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 22, 2014, shows a doctor in protective wear at a room in Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital where patients with Ebola and other infectious diseases can be placed in isolation for treatment. The hospital in Tokyo's Sumida Ward, which is among 45 medical institutions across Japan designated for treatment of Ebola patients, invited journalists to its ward for treating such patients before holding a lecture session for its doctors and nurses in preparation for the possible identification of an Ebola-infected person in Japan.

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Visitors to Tokyo Skytree complex top 100 million

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors to the Tokyo Skytree commercial complex pose for a commemorative photo as their number exceeded 100 million on Sept. 17, 2014, following its opening in May 2012. It was the 849th day since the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters opened on May 22, 2012, in Tokyo's Sumida Ward.

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Penguin chick

TOKYO, Japan - A keeper feeds a Magellanic penguin chick at Sumida Aquarium at Tokyo Skytree Town in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on May 22, 2014, the day the baby, born on April 30, was unveiled to the public.

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Penguin chick

TOKYO, Japan - A Magellanic penguin chick is unveiled to the public at Sumida Aquarium at Tokyo Skytree Town in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on May 22, 2014. The baby was born on April 30.

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Tokyo Skytree marks 2nd anniv. of opening

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter over Tokyo's Sumida Ward shows Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower, on May 22, 2014, the day the 634-meter-tall tower marked the second anniversary of its opening.

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Penguin chick

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a Magellanic penguin chick at an aquarium at Tokyo Skytree Town in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on May 6, 2014. The baby was born on April 30.

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69th anniversary of Tokyo air raids

TOKYO, Japan - A memorial service is held at Tokyo Memorial Hall in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on March 10, 2014, the 69th anniversary of the 1945 U.S. air raids on the Japanese capital. One estimate puts the death toll from the predawn air raids, involving more than 300 U.S. B-29 bombers, at around 100,000.

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69th anniversary of Tokyo air raids

TOKYO, Japan - A memorial service is held at Tokyo Memorial Hall in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on March 10, 2014, the 69th anniversary of the 1945 U.S. air raids on the Japanese capital. One estimate puts the death toll from the predawn air raids, involving more than 300 U.S. B-29 bombers, at around 100,000.

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69th anniversary of Tokyo air raids

TOKYO, Japan - A woman offers flowers at Tokyo Memorial Hall in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on March 10, 2014, the 69th anniversary of the 1945 U.S. air raids on the Japanese capital. One estimate puts the death toll from the predawn air raids, involving more than 300 U.S. B-29 bombers, at around 100,000.

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69th anniversary of Tokyo air raids

TOKYO, Japan - Women offer flowers at Tokyo Memorial Hall in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on March 10, 2014, the 69th anniversary of the 1945 U.S. air raids on the Japanese capital. One estimate puts the death toll from the predawn air raids, involving more than 300 U.S. B-29 bombers, at around 100,000.

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Snow-blanketed Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A father and son create a snowman in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Feb. 9, 2014, with Tokyo Skytree seen in the background. The Japanese capital was hit by a rare heavy snowfall the previous day.

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Snow-blanketed Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A family creates a snowman in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Feb. 9, 2014, with Tokyo Skytree seen in the background. The Japanese capital was hit by a rare heavy snowfall the previous day.

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Heavy snow falls over Tokyo Skytree

TOKYO, Japan - Heavy snow falls over the Tokyo Skytree broadcasting tower in Sumida Ward on Feb. 8, 2014, forcing the operator to close the observation decks.

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Yokozuna Hakuho gets training under way in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho practices at his Miyagino stable in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Jan. 4, 2014, as he began training for the upcoming New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. This year, the Mongolian-born yokozuna has a chance to match, or perhaps surpass, legendary yokozuna Taiho, who holds the all-time record with 32 career championships.

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Residents use homes to connect with communities

TOKYO, Japan - Junko Konno (2nd from R) holds an event at her home in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on June 8, 2013. Konno moved into a vacant store in the shopping street in the ward three years ago and converted part of the building into a small reading space she dubbed Kosumi Tosho (Kosumi Library).

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Panoramic photo shows evacuees of Great Kanto Earthquake

TOKYO, Japan - A 4.6-meter-long panoramic photo panel, showing around 300,000 evacuees who gathered at the plaza in front of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo following the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, is on display Aug. 17, 2013, at the Great Kanto Earthquake Memorial Museum in Tokyo's Sumida Ward ahead of the 90th anniversary of the disaster Sept. 1.

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Hot weather in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Children play at a fountain near Tokyo Skytree tower (back) in the capital's Sumida Ward on Aug. 9, 2013, as hot weather continued in Tokyo and elsewhere in Japan.

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Heat wave in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Children play with water at the foot of Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward amid high temperatures on July 9, 2013. The severe heat wave continued in many parts of Japan, with the temperature topping 39 C for the first time this summer in the central Japan city of Koshu the same day.

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Kyokutenho recalls being "1st Japanese" champion since 2006

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows sumo wrestler Kyokutenho (R), a naturalized Japanese citizen born in Mongolia, responding to fans during his victory parade after winning the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament in May 2012 at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. Left is Yokozuna Hakuho carrying Kyokutenho's championship flag. Kyokutenho won his first grand tournament at 37, making him the oldest wrestler to win a title since the sumo championship system started in 1909.

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Kyokutenho recalls being "1st Japanese" champion since 2006

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo wrestler Kyokutenho, a naturalized Japanese citizen born in Mongolia, stamps his feet on June 13, 2013, at the Tomozuna stable in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. He still practices every day, hoping to become the first makuuchi wrestler in his 40s since the establishment of the current six-tournament system in 1958.

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Kyokutenho recalls being "1st Japanese" champion since 2006

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo wrestler Kyokutenho, who was born in Mongolia, gives an interview with Kyodo News on June 13, 2013, at the Tomozuna stable in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. He acquired Japanese citizenship in 2005.

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Mt. Fuji chosen as Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter flying over Tokyo's Sumida Ward shows Mt. Fuji in the background behind Tokyo Skytree tower on Jan. 1, 2013. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO on June 22, 2013, decided to inscribe Mt. Fuji on the World Heritage List.

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LED 'fireflies' light up Tokyo river

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo's Taito Ward towering over the Sumida River, with its surface lit up in blue by 100,000 light-emitting diode bulbs, mimicking fireflies, during an event called "Tokyo Firefly" on the night of May 25, 2013. Participants bought LED bulbs measuring 8.5 centimeters in diameter, each containing a solar panel and a rechargeable battery, and threw them into the river. The bulbs were collected by fishermen using a net downstream for reuse.

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Tokyo Skytree attracts 6.34 mil. visitors

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Komine (4th from L) and his wife and children pose for photos at Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on May 20, 2013, with Michiaki Suzuki (far L), president of Tobu Tower Skytree Co., the tower's operator, as one of them became the 6.34 millionth visitor to the observation deck of the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, matching the numerals of its height two days before the first anniversary of its opening.

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Tokyo Skytree attracts 6.34 mil. visitors

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Komine and his wife and children are applauded at Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on May 20, 2013, as one of them became the 6.34 millionth visitor to the observation deck of the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, matching the numerals of its height two days before the first anniversary of its opening.

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Tokyo Skytree attracts 6.34 mil. visitors

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Tokyo Skytree, part of which is unseen in rain in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on May 20, 2013. The number of visitors to the observation deck of the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, reached 6.34 million the same day, matching the numerals of its height two days before the first anniversary of its opening.

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Tokyo Skytree lit up for 1st anniv.

TOKYO, Japan - People view Tokyo Skytree as it is illuminated in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on May 7, 2013. The illumination started the same day in the run-up to the first anniversary of the opening of the 634-meter-high tower on May 22.

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Suu Kyi in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (L) takes in the view from the observation deck of Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on April 18, 2013. At right in back is Michiaki Suzuki, president of Tobu Tower Skytree Co., the tower's operator. (Pool photo)

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Suu Kyi in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (L) takes in the view from the observation deck of Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on April 18, 2013. At right is Michiaki Suzuki, president of Tobu Tower Skytree Co., the tower's operator. (Pool photo)

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Skytree attracts visitors in New Year holidays

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Jan. 1, 2013, shows Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. The number of visitors to the world's tallest broadcast tower at 634 meters and its adjacent commercial complex Tokyo Solamachi came to 910,000 on New Year's Eve and the first three days of the new year, the tower's operator said on Jan. 4, 2013.

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Central Tokyo veiled in haze

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on the morning of Dec. 18, 2012, shows Tokyo Skytree veiled in a haze. The central part of the Japanese capital was blanketed in a haze resulting from higher humidity levels following rain the previous day, cold temperatures and very little breeze.

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Skytree marks 6 months since opening

TOKYO, Japan - A family stands in front of Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Nov. 22, 2012, the six-month anniversary of the 634-meter-tall broadcasting tower since its opening to the public.

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Skytree marks 6 months since opening

TOKYO, Japan - People visit Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Nov. 22, 2012, the six-month anniversary of the 634-meter-tall broadcasting tower since its opening to the public.

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Tokyo Skytree lit up in pine tree color

TOKYO, Japan - A couple looks up at Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on the evening of Nov. 15, 2012, as the tower is illuminated in green to resemble a pine tree ahead of Christmas.

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Tokyo Skytree

TOKYO, Japan - An Oct. 27, 2012, file photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the 634-meter-tall Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward.