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Leap second in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - People gather to see a clock showing the time 8:59:60 at the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology in Koganei, western Tokyo, on July 1, 2012. The governmental body in charge of Japan's standard time added the leap second as part of a universal adjustment of atomic clocks to align with the rotation of the Earth.

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Leap second in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A clock shows the time 8:59:60 at the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology in Koganei, western Tokyo, on July 1, 2012. The governmental body in charge of Japan's standard time added the leap second as part of a universal adjustment of atomic clocks to align with the rotation of the Earth.

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Leap second inserted

Electronic board at the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology in Tokyo on July 1, 2015, shows the time of 8:59:60, created by the insertion of leap second. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Leap second inserted

People gather in front of the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology in Tokyo on July 1, 2015, to watch its electronic board which showed the time of 8:59:60, created by the insertion of leap second. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo