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Size:
1707K
Date: 2015-07-02
Title: Nuclear regulators check safety of central Japan reactor
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Members of the Nuclear Regulation Authority assess the safety of filter-installed vent equipment of the No. 4 reactor at Chubu Electric Power Co.'s Hamaoka nuclear plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on June 26, 2015. The plant sits in an area likely to be affected by an assumed future earthquake off the region and subsequent tsunami. (Pool photo by Jiji Press) (Kyodo)
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Size:
625K
Date: 2015-07-02
Title: Original data used by Japan to identify Hiroshima A-bomb found
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Akira Masaike, professor emeritus at Kyoto University, speaks in an interview in Abiko, Chiba Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on June 26, 2015, about his surprising discovery of the original documents of data based on a survey of Hiroshima immediately after the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city in 1945 from among personal belongings of the late Kyoto Imperial University physics professor Bunsaku Arakatsu. Documents seen in the photo are copies of the originals. (Kyodo)
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Size:
966K
Date: 2015-07-02
Title: Chefs of Michelin-starred restaurants visit feedlot in Kagawa
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Chefs of restaurants with star ratings of French Michelin Guides visit a feedlot in the town of Manno for cattle grown in Kagawa Prefecture on June 2, 2015. The prefecture promotes the "olive beef" from cattle fed on the remains of pressed olives from the western Japan prefecture. (Kyodo)
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Size:
767K
Date: 2015-07-02
Title: Japanese wartime researcher's notes on uranium enrichment found
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Photo taken at a Kyoto University library in the western Japanese city on June 26, 2015, shows three notebooks on uranium enrichment research during World War II belonging to Sakae Shimizu, deceased professor emeritus at Kyoto University. (Kyodo)
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Size:
1017K
Date: 2015-07-02
Title: Nuke regulators inspect central Japan power plant under tighter rules
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Nuclear Regulation Authority officials listen to explanations from a Chubu Electric Power Co. official in front of a gigantic breakwater constructed at the utility's Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, during their inspection on June 26, 2015, for screening under tightened safety regulations to determine whether to allow reactors at the plant to be restarted. The plant, along with other nuclear plants in Japan, was taken offline in the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi disaster. (Kyodo)
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Size:
435K
Date: 2015-07-02
Title: Original data used by Japan to identify Hiroshima A-bomb found
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Photo taken at the Kyoto University Museum in Kyoto, western Japan, on June 26, 2015, shows original copies of handwritten documents based on a survey of Hiroshima immediately after the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city in 1945, including graphs showing the measurements of radioactive rays from soil samples collected. They were found from among personal belongings of the late Kyoto Imperial University physics professor Bunsaku Arakatsu. (Kyodo)
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Size:
310K
Date: 2015-07-02
Title: Imperial family attends Empress Michiko's 80th birthday concert
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Crown Prince Naruhito (L) and his wife, Crown Princess Masako, wave from their vehicle upon arrival at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on June 26, 2015, to attend a concert held by the Imperial Household Agency's music department as part of celebrations for Empress Michiko, who turned 80 in October 2014. (Pool photo by Mainichi Shimbun) (Kyodo)
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Size:
882K
Date: 2015-07-02
Title: Imperial family attends Empress Michiko's 80th birthday concert
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(From L, front row) Crown Princess Masako, Crown Prince Naruhito, Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko, Princess Kiko (wife of Prince Akishino) and her daughter Princess Kako attend a concert by the Imperial Household Agency's music department at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on June 26, 2015. The event is part of a series of celebrations for the empress, who turned 80 in October 2014. (Pool photo by Mainichi Shimbun) (Kyodo)
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Size:
63K
Date: 2015-07-02
Title: Original data used by Japan to identify Hiroshima A-bomb found
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File photo taken in July 1943 shows Bunsaku Arakatsu, a physics professor at Kyoto Imperial University. He was the first expert to identify the atomic bomb dropped in 1945 on Hiroshima, western Japan, as a new type of bomb based on scientific data. (Kyodo)
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Size:
845K
Date: 2015-07-02
Title: Imperial family attends Empress Michiko's 80th birthday concert
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Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko enjoy a concert by the Imperial Household Agency's music department at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on June 26, 2015. The event is part of a series of celebrations for the empress, who turned 80 in October 2014. (Pool photo by Mainichi Shimbun) (Kyodo)
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Size:
914K
Date: 2015-07-02
Title: Original data used by Japan to identify Hiroshima A-bomb found
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The original copy of a carefully hand-drawn graph showing the measurements of radioactive rays from soil samples collected during a survey of Hiroshima immediately after the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city in 1945 is shown at the Kyoto University Museum in Kyoto on June 26, 2015. The document, along with others, was found among personal belongings of the late Kyoto Imperial University physics professor Bunsaku Arakatsu. (Kyodo)
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Size:
560K
Date: 2015-07-02
Title: Imperial family attends Empress Michiko's 80th birthday concert
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Princess Kiko (R), wife of Prince Akishino, and their daughter Princess Kako arrive by car at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on June 26, 2015, to attend a concert held by the Imperial Household Agency's music department as part of celebrations for Empress Michiko, who turned 80 in October 2014. (Pool photo by Mainichi Shimbun) (Kyodo)
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Size:
700K
Date: 2015-07-02
Title: S. Williams runs through Wimbledon 2nd round
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Serena Williams of the United States responds to the audience after beating Timea Babos of Hungary 6-4, 6-1 during the Wimbledon second round on July 1, 2015. (Kyodo)
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Size:
814K
Date: 2015-07-02
Title: Maestro Ozawa conducts in Paris
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Maestro Seiji Ozawa (R) responds to the audience following a concert of his international academy in Paris on July 1, 2015. While he canceled an appearance at a concert in Geneva on June 28, Ozawa conducted in Paris youthfully. (Kyodo)
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Size:
460K
Date: 2015-07-02
Title: Japan compete with England in World Cup semifinal
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Japan's midfielder Aya Miyama (8) scores the opener with a penalty kick during the first half of a Women's World Cup semifinal against England in Edmonton, Canada, on July 1, 2015. England's goalkeeper is Karen Bardsley. (Kyodo)
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