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Xinjiang aims for 12 percent GDP growth

URUMQI, China - Governor of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Nur Bekri speaks during an interview on Aug. 19, 2010, in Urumqi, the capital of China's Xinjiang. Nur said the region will aim for 12 percent economic growth in the five-year period starting in 2011, adding that economic development is the foundation to resolve all issues in the region.

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Watson shares lead at PGA Championship

KOHLER, United States - Bubba Watson of the United States tees off on the first hole during the first round of the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin, on Aug. 12, 2010.

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Aran advances to sekiwake for autumn tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Russian sumo wrestler Aran points to his name on a new rankings list for the upcoming Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament between Sept. 12 and Sept. 26, at his stable in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Aug. 30, 2010. Aran made his debut as the first Russian sekiwake -- sumo's third-highest rank.

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Hakuho on east as rankings see shakeup after scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian sumo grand champion Hakuho shows off a new rankings list for the upcoming Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament between Sept. 12 and Sept. 26 at his stable in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Aug. 30, 2010. The lone yokozuna, who is on an amazing 47-bout winning run, is positioned on the prestigious east side on the list.

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Matsui 2-for-2

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui singles to third in the fifth inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Aug. 25, 2010. Matsui went 2-for-2 with three RBIs in his team's 12-3 rout.

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Matsui in Angels' victory

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a three-run double to right against the Tampa Bay Rays during the first inning at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Aug. 25, 2010. The Angels won 12-3.

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Matsui in Angels' victory

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui high-fives teammates after scoring on a double off the bat of Jeff Mathis during the fourth inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Aug. 25, 2010. The Angels won 12-3.

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Matsui hits 3-run double

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a three-run double to right in the first inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Aug. 25, 2010. Matsui went 2-for-2 in his team's 12-3 rout.

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Matsui in Angels' victory

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui rushes to first after hitting a three-run double to right against the Tampa Bay Rays during the first inning at Angel Stadium in Anaheim on Aug. 25, 2010. The Angels won 12-3.

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Fashionable restroom in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A woman introduces a luxurious restroom at Meguro Gajoen, a multipurpose event facility in Tokyo on Aug. 12, 2010. The restroom, dubbed the ''100 million yen toilet,'' boasts a gorgeous anteroom as well as murals on the ceiling that were transferred from the old facility building built in the early Showa era.

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Japan to use MLB-like baseballs

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Professional Baseball said Aug. 23, 2010, that a new ball (R) will be used as a standardized ball by the 12 baseball teams of the Japanese Central and Pacific leagues from next season. A cross section of the new ball is shown in front, while a ball currently used is on display at left.

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Japan to use MLB-like baseballs

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Professional Baseball commissioner Ryozo Kato shows off a new ball and its cross section to be used as a standardized ball by the 12 professional baseball teams of the Japanese Central and Pacific leagues from next season on Aug. 23, 2010, in Tokyo. The specifications of the new ball will be closer to that of Major League Baseball. NPB hopes using the new balls will give Japanese players an edge in international tournaments like the World Baseball Classic.

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Kyoto manga museum marks 1 mil. visitors

KYOTO, Japan - Liana Smale (L), a 12-year-old sixth grader from Los Angeles, receives a certificate from ''Mamyu,'' the mascot of Kyoto International Manga Museum, at the museum in Kyoto on Aug. 23, 2010, with her family as she became the 1 millionth visitor to the museum.

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Storks in Rust, Austria

VIENNA, Austria - Storks are seen on their nest on the top of a smokestack in Rust, eastern Austria, on Aug. 12, 2010. A group working on conserving the bird said it has already observed 74 storks this year, the highest in 51 years of record keeping.

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Families of fatal bus accident visit crash site in Utah

CEDAR CITY, United States - Bereaved family members of victims in a fatal bus accident involving Japanese tourists in Utah visit the crash site on Aug. 12, 2010.

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Woods plays at PGA Championship

KOHLER, United States - Tiger Woods of the United States tees off on the 10th hole during the first round of the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin, on Aug. 12, 2010.

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Ishikawa at 1st round of PGA Championship

KOHLER, United States - Teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa of Japan appears dejected after finishing the first round of the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin, on Aug. 12, 2010. Ishikawa finished with a 4-over-76.

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Ishikawa at 1st round of PGA Championship

KOHLER, United States - Teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa of Japan hits from the rough on the seventh hole during the first round of the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin, on Aug. 12, 2010.

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Ishikawa at 1st round of PGA Championship

KOHLER, United States - Teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa of Japan tees off during the first round of the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin, on Aug. 12, 2010.

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Ishikawa at 1st round of PGA Championship

KOHLER, United States - Teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa of Japan begins at the 10th hole during the first round of the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin, on Aug. 12, 2010.

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Woods prepares for PGA Championship

KOHLER, United States - Tiger Woods of the United States and Ryo Ishikawa (back) of Japan practice ahead of the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin, on Aug. 12, 2010.

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Sumo group head replaced by Hanaregoma

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association's new Chairman Hanaregoma (R) answers questions from reporters after assuming his position on Aug. 12, 2010, in Tokyo. The 62-year-old, formerly known as ozeki Kaiketsu, is replacing Musashigawa, who resigned amid an organized crime-linked gambling scandal rocking the sport.

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New Japanese Ambassador to S. Korea Masatoshi Muto

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of Masatoshi Muto, new Japanese Ambassador to South Korea, dated Aug. 12, 2010.

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Ishikawa at 1st round of PGA Championship

KOHLER, United States - Teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa of Japan begins at the 10th hole during the first round of the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin, on Aug. 12, 2010.

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JAL plane crash 25th anniversary

UENO, Japan - A visitor prays in front of a memorial of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash in Gunma Prefecture on Aug. 12, 2010, the 25th anniversary of the world's worst single-aircraft accident which killed 520 people.

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Sumo group head replaced by Hanaregoma

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Sumo Association's new Chairman Hanaregoma speaks at a press conference after assuming his position on Aug. 12, 2010, in Tokyo. The 62-year-old, formerly known as ozeki Kaiketsu, is replacing Musashigawa, who resigned amid an organized crime-linked gambling scandal rocking the sport.

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Awa Odori dance festival in Tokushima

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Dancers perform their synchronized moves in front of crowds during Awa Odori, a popular summer dance festival in Tokushima, on the night of Aug. 12, 2010.

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'4-eared' kitten in Russia

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - This photo dated Aug. 12, 2010, shows a ''four-eared'' male kitten born in Vladivostok in Russia. The 3-month-old Luntik has been drawing media attention lately while a veterinarian says only the outer pair of ears actually have ear canals.

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'4-eared' kitten in Russia

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - This photo dated Aug. 12, 2010, shows a ''four-eared'' male kitten born in Vladivostok in Russia. The 3-month-old Luntik has been drawing media attention lately while a veterinarian says only the outer pair of ears actually have ear canals.

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JAL's Inamori at 1985 crash memorial

UENO, Japan - Japan Airlines Corp. Chairman Kazuo Inamori speaks to reporters after attending a memorial ceremony on the 25th anniversary of the 1985 JAL jetliner crash in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2010.

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Transport minister at 1985 JAL plane crash

UENO, Japan - Transport minister Seiji Maehara reads out a message at a memorial ceremony in Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2010, to mark the 25th anniversary of the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash. Maehara pledged the same day that the government will ''make the most of the deaths of the 520 victims'' to secure the safety of public transportation.

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JAL plane crash 25th anniversary

UENO, Japan - A girl lights a candle at a memorial site for the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash victims in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2010, the 25th anniversary of the world's worst single-aircraft accident which killed 520 people.

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JAL plane crash 25th anniversary

UENO, Japan - Families of victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash light candles at a memorial site in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2010, the 25th anniversary of the world's worst single-aircraft accident which killed 520 people.

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Memorial ceremony for 1985 JAL jet crash victims

UENO, Japan - Mourners stand in front of candles at a memorial site for the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2010, the 25th anniversary of the world's worst single-aircraft accident in which 520 people were killed.

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Awa Odori dance festival begins in Tokushima

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Dancers perform in unison during Awa Odori, a signature summer dance festival in Tokushima Prefecture starting on Aug. 12, 2010.

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JAL President Onishi hikes up Osutaka ridge

UENO, Japan - Japan Airlines President Masaru Onishi hikes up to the Osutaka ridge to reach the memorial monument at the crash site of a JAL jetliner in Gunma Prefecture on Aug. 12, 2010, the 25th anniversary of the accident. The JAL plane, which was carrying 524 passengers and crew, crashed into the mountain, killing 520 people in the world's worst single-aircraft accident.

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Memorial ceremony for 1985 JAL jet crash victims

UENO, Japan - A woman prays in front of candles at a memorial site for the 1985 Japan Airlines jetliner crash in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2010, the 25th anniversary of the world's worst single-aircraft accident in which 520 people were killed.

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Transport minister Maehara at Osutaka ridge

UENO, Japan - Transport minister Seiji Maehara offers flowers at the memorial monument for the 1985 JAL jetliner crash on the Osutaka ridge in Gunma Prefecture on Aug. 12, 2010, the 25th anniversary of the accident. It is the world's worst single-aircraft accident, in which 520 of 524 passengers and crew members were killed.

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Awa Odori dance festival begins in Tokushima

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Dancers perform in unison during Awa Odori, a signature summer dance festival in Tokushima Prefecture starting on Aug. 12, 2010.

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Peace activist visits Futenma base in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Paul Martin, organizing and policy director of major U.S. civic group Peace Action, speaks during a press conference in Naha on Aug. 12, 2010, following his visit to the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station. Martin pledged to work toward closing U.S. military bases in Okinawa.

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Ozawa at work in Nagano

MATSUMOTO, Japan - Conductor Seiji Ozawa speaks at a news conference on Aug. 12, 2010, in the city of Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, where he is directing the Saito Kinen Matsumoto music festival. Ozawa thanked his friends and staff for their support during the time he underwent surgery for esophagus cancer, ahead of his scheduled performance at the festival in September.

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Tokyo stocks slide on strong yen

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic board at Tokyo's Marunouchi business district shows the Nikkei Stock Average slide to 9,141.02, and the U.S. dollar trading at the lower 85 yen level, at one point during the morning of Aug. 12, 2010. Tokyo stocks tumbled as a result of a strong yen that climbed to a 15-year high in the currency market.

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JAL President Onishi at Osutaka ridge

UENO, Japan - Japan Airlines President Masaru Onishi speaks to reporters after offering a silent prayer and flowers at the memorial monument for a 1985 JAL jetliner crash on the Osutaka ridge in Gunma Prefecture on Aug. 12, 2010, the 25th anniversary of the accident. It is the world's worst single-aircraft accident, in which 520 of 524 passengers and crew members were killed.

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European nationalists visit Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Jean-Marie Le Pen, who heads France's National Front party, speaks during a gathering of extreme-right nationalists in Tokyo on Aug. 12, 2010. Le Pen and other European nationalists are visiting Tokyo on an invitation by Japanese rightwing organization Issuikai, and will be visiting Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine, which honors Japan's war dead along with war criminals, on Aug. 14.

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25th anniv. of JAL jet crash

UENO, Japan - Children blow bubbles during a memorial event in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2010, for the 25th anniversary of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash that killed 520 people.

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25th anniv. of JAL jet crash

UENO, Japan - Mourners pray for the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash in front of ''Shokon no Hi (Monument of Ascending Souls)'' at Osutaka Ridge, the accident site, in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2010, the 25th anniversary of the accident that killed 520 people.

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25th anniv. of JAL jet crash

UENO, Japan - Mourners pray for one of the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash, Yumiko Yoshida, in front of her monument at Osutaka Ridge, the accident site, in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2010, the 25th anniversary of the accident that killed 520 people.

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Tokyo stocks slide on strong yen

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic board at Tokyo's Yaesu business district shows the Nikkei Stock Average slide to 9,151.87 at one point during the morning of Aug. 12, 2010. Tokyo stocks tumbled with the Nikkei index hitting the lowest intraday level in more than a month, as a result of a strong yen that climbed to a 15-year high in the currency market.

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25th anniv. of JAL jet crash

UENO, Japan - A man prays in front of a monument to the victims of the 1985 Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash at Osutaka Ridge, the accident site, in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2010, the 25th anniversary of the accident that killed 520 people.

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Mahan wins Bridgestone Invitational

AKRON, United States - Hunter Mahan of the United States holds up the trophy after winning the Bridgestone Invitational golf tournament at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, on Aug. 8, 2010. Mahan finished at 12-under 268.