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Drifters celebrate Kato's 50th anniv.

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Drifters, (From L to R) Takagi Boo, Nakamoto Koji, Kato Cha and Shimura Ken, pose for photos with Kato's trademark gesture at a hotel in Tokyo, where a party was held to celebrate Kato's 50 years as a performer and his 68th birthday on March 1, 2011.

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N. Korea celebrates leader Kim's 68th birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kim Yong Nam (C), North Korea's No. 2 leader who serves as chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, arrives at the venue of a concert celebrating the 68th birthday of the country's leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2010.

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N. Korea celebrates leader Kim's 68th birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Members of a North Korean orchestra perform in front of a screen showing an image of the country's leader Kim Jong Il during a concert celebrating Kim's 68th birthday in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2010.

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N. Korea celebrates leader Kim's 68th birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans visit a statue of the country's founder Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2010, marking the 68th birthday of his son and the current leader Kim Jong Il.

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N. Korea celebrates leader Kim's 68th birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A woman uses a new banknote to buy ice cream near the venue of an event to celebrate the 68th birthday of the country's leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2010. North Korea redenominated its currency in November 2009.

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N. Korea celebrates Lunar New Year, kicks off 4-day holiday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Young North Korean residents in Japan perform with national flags in their hands during a public event to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Pyongyang on Feb. 14, 2010. This year's Lunar New Year's Day falls two days before North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's 68th birthday, giving the North Koreans four straight days of holidays, two for each event.

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N. Korea celebrates Lunar New Year, kicks off 4-day holiday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean children and youth perform music while an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is projected on a large screen during a public performance to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Pyongyang on Feb. 14, 2010. This year's Lunar New Year's Day falls two days before North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's 68th birthday, giving the North Koreans four straight days of holidays, two for each event.

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N. Korea celebrates Lunar New Year, kicks off 4-day holiday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean children perform traditional games in Kim Il Son park in the center of Pyongyang in celebration of the Lunar New Year on Feb. 14, 2010. This year's Lunar New Year's Day falls two days before North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's 68th birthday, giving the North Koreans four straight days of holidays, two for each event.

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N. Korea celebrates Lunar New Year, kicks off 4-day holiday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean children in traditional attire dance in a public performance to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Pyongyang on Feb. 14, 2010. This year's Lunar New Year's Day falls two days before North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's 68th birthday, giving the North Koreans four straight days of holidays, two for each event.

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Flower show opens in N. Korea ahead of leader Kim's birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A flower exhibition is held in Pyongyang on Feb. 12, 2010, as part of a series of events to mark North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's 68th birthday on Feb. 16. The exhibition featuring ''Kimjongilia,'' a flower symbolizing Kim, will last through Feb. 19.

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Emperor greets well-wishers at palace on 68th birthday

TOKYO - Emperor Akihito (L), who marked his 68th birthday on Dec. 23, waves to well-wishers along with Empress Michiko from the balcony of Chowa Palace in the Imperial Palace compound in Tokyo. Other imperial family members, such as Crown Prince Naruhito, accompanied the emperor for the public appearance. But Crown Princess Masako, who gave birth to Princess Aiko on Dec. 1, was not present.

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Emperor greets well-wishers at palace on 68th birthday

TOKYO - Emperor Akihito (L), who marked his 68th birthday on Dec. 23, waves to well-wishers along with Empress Michiko from the balcony of Chowa Palace in the Imperial Palace compound in Tokyo. Other imperial family members, such as Crown Prince Naruhito, accompanied the emperor for the public appearance. But Crown Princess Masako, who gave birth to Princess Aiko on Dec. 1, was not present.

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N. Korea celebrates leader Kim's 68th birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A woman uses a new banknote to buy ice cream near the venue of an event to celebrate the 68th birthday of the country's leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2010. North Korea redenominated its currency in November 2009. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea celebrates leader Kim's 68th birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans visit a statue of the country's founder Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2010, marking the 68th birthday of his son and the current leader Kim Jong Il. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea celebrates leader Kim's 68th birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Koreans attend an event to celebrate the 68th birthday of the country's leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2010. A model of the Kwangmyongsong-2 rocket (L) and Kimilsungia, an Indonesian-originated orchid named after the country's founder Kim Il Sung, were arranged at the venue. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea celebrates leader Kim's 68th birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Members of a North Korean orchestra perform in front of a screen showing an image of the country's leader Kim Jong Il during a concert celebrating Kim's 68th birthday in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2010. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea celebrates leader Kim's 68th birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kim Yong Nam (C), North Korea's No. 2 leader who serves as chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, arrives at the venue of a concert celebrating the 68th birthday of the country's leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2010. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea celebrates Lunar New Year, kicks off 4-day holiday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean children perform traditional games in Kim Il Son park in the center of Pyongyang in celebration of the Lunar New Year on Feb. 14, 2010. This year's Lunar New Year's Day falls two days before North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's 68th birthday, giving the North Koreans four straight days of holidays, two for each event. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea celebrates Lunar New Year, kicks off 4-day holiday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean children and youth perform music while an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is projected on a large screen during a public performance to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Pyongyang on Feb. 14, 2010. This year's Lunar New Year's Day falls two days before North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's 68th birthday, giving the North Koreans four straight days of holidays, two for each event. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea celebrates Lunar New Year, kicks off 4-day holiday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Young North Korean residents in Japan perform with national flags in their hands during a public event to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Pyongyang on Feb. 14, 2010. This year's Lunar New Year's Day falls two days before North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's 68th birthday, giving the North Koreans four straight days of holidays, two for each event. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea celebrates Lunar New Year, kicks off 4-day holiday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean children in traditional attire dance in a public performance to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Pyongyang on Feb. 14, 2010. This year's Lunar New Year's Day falls two days before North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's 68th birthday, giving the North Koreans four straight days of holidays, two for each event. (Kyodo)

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Flower show opens in N. Korea ahead of leader Kim's birthday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A flower exhibition is held in Pyongyang on Feb. 12, 2010, as part of a series of events to mark North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's 68th birthday on Feb. 16. The exhibition featuring ''Kimjongilia,'' a flower symbolizing Kim, will last through Feb. 19. (Kyodo)

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Drifters celebrate Kato's 50th anniv.

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the Drifters, (From L to R) Takagi Boo, Nakamoto Koji, Kato Cha and Shimura Ken, pose for photos with Kato's trademark gesture at a hotel in Tokyo, where a party was held to celebrate Kato's 50 years as a performer and his 68th birthday on March 1, 2011. (Kyodo)