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Homare Sawa, top, celebrates with teammates after scoring Japan's second goal during their semifinal match against Sweden at the Women's Soccer World Cup in Frankfurt, Germany, on Wednesday, July 13, 2011. Japan defeated Sweden 3-1. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)BonusBalls lit up by LEDs float down the Nihonbashi River in Tokyo on the evening of July 14 in a tribute to victims of the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and in hope for speedy reconstruction in the stricken Tohoku region. Named inori-boshi (prayer stars), some 1,500 of the balls were released as part of the opening ceremony for events beginning on July 15 commemorating the centennial of the construction of the Nihonbashi bridge. (Mainichi)Ozeki Kaio beats Kyokutenho on July 14 during the ongoing Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament to rack up his 1,046th win -- a new career victories record. The previous record of 1,045 wins was set by former Yokozuna Chiyonofuji some 20 years ago. (Mainichi)A seagull rests by swan pedal boats at the Shinobazu Pond in Tokyo’s Ueno Park.
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