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Powerful waves generated by this year's sixth typhoon crash against the coast in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, on July 19, 2011. As the typhoon heads north, the Japan Meteorological Agency has called for caution against heavy winds, waves and rainfall for the Pacific coast from western to eastern Japan. (Mainichi)

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Visitors pack a giant pool at Toshimaen amusement park in Tokyo on Monday

Dr Genshitsu Sen XV, grand tea master of the Urasenke School of Tea, performs a traditional tea ceremony in the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor on Tuesday. Pearl Harbor survivors along with honored guest participated in the ceremony that was held to honor Americans who lost their lives when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941.

Prime Minister Naoto Kan smiles as he holds a signed national jersey with women’s national soccer team players Homare Sawa, second left, Aya Miyama, right, and head coach Norio Sasaki, left, at Kan’s official residence in Tokyo on Tuesday. Kan, who is under pressure to resign from opponents within his own party as well as opposition parties, said he could learn a lot from Sawa’s ability to unite the team.

Homare Sawa, front left, is greeted by supporters at Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture after the return of the Japanese women's national soccer team on July 19, 2011, from the Women's World Cup in Germany. The Japanese team lifted the trophy for the first time after defeating European powerhouses Germany and Sweden in the quarter and semifinals and then beating the United States on penalty kicks in the final. (Mainichi)

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