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Stolen contrabasses in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Contrabasses stolen from a musician's home in Mitaka, western Tokyo, are shown to the press at a Tokyo police station on Aug. 31, 2010. A 26-year-old man was served an arrest warrant on suspicion of theft.

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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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Ex-PM Hatoyama's son shows off new book in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - Kiichiro Hatoyama (C) displays his new book as his father, former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R), looks on at city hall in Moscow on Aug. 26, 2010. Kiichiro Hatoyama, an urban engineering researcher at Moscow State University, together with Moscow's traffic chief co-wrote the book, which recommends ways to improve the traffic situation in the capital.

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Fire festival near Mt. Fuji

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - About 3-meter-tall torches light up a Shinto shrine gate along a national highway in a 400-year-old fire festival near Mt. Fuji in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 26, 2010.

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N. Korean leader Kim visits Jilin school

JILIN, China - This photo taken Aug. 26, 2010 shows Yuwen middle school in Jilin Province, which North Korean leader Kim Jong Il reportedly visited during his trip to China. Kim Jong Il's father Kim Il Sung, the founder of North Korea, studied there in the late 1920s.

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N. Korean leader Kim apparently on visit to China

JILIN, China - A guard watches a limo pass in Jilin, Jilin Province, on Aug. 26, 2010, as security is tightened around a hotel in the city where North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is believed to be staying. Kim visited China following his previous trip in May, fueling speculation that a second trip in such a short period may be related to preparing the ground for future succession to power by his third son and heir apparent, Kim Jong Un.

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Japanese helicopters arrive in flood-hit Pakistan

MULTAN, Pakistan - Japanese ground troops unload a helicopter from a Ground Self-Defense Force transport plane in Multan, Pakistan, on Aug. 26, 2010. Two Japanese helicopters arrived in the country to help airlift relief supplies to flood victims.

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Kim Jong Il reportedly in China

JILIN, China - Police officers are on guard along a road in Jilin in China on Aug. 26, 2010. The Associated Press reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il visited a school in the city.

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ASEAN plus 6 nations approve $290 bil. Asian development plan

DANANG, Vietnam - Participants take part in an unofficial meeting of economic ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Japan, China, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand in Danang, Vietnam, on Aug. 26, 2010. The conference approved a $290 billion plan to integrally develop infrastructure in a region covering ASEAN, China and India. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Kim Jong Il reportedly in China

JILIN, China - Police officers are on guard along a road in Jilin in China on Aug. 26, 2010. The Associated Press reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il visited a school in the city.

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Fire festival near Mt. Fuji

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - About 3-meter-tall torches are lit along a national highway in a 400-year-old fire festival in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 26, 2010. Mt. Fuji is seen in silhouette in the background.

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Pakistan envoy to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Pakistani Ambassador to Japan Noor Muhammad Jadmani speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2010.

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Fire festival near Mt. Fuji

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - About 3-meter-tall torches are lit along a national highway in a 400-year-old fire festival near Mt. Fuji in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 26, 2010.

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Biodiversity pact

NAGOYA, Japan - Convention on Biological Diversity Executive Secretary Ahmed Djoghlaf (L) gives a badge to Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura at city hall in Nagoya on Aug. 26, 2010. Djoghlaf visited the central Japan city as a biodiversity conference will be held in October.

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ASEAN plus 6 nations approve $290 bil. Asian development plan

DANANG, Vietnam - Participants shake hands at an unofficial meeting of economic ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Japan, China, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand in Danang, Vietnam, on Aug. 26, 2010. The conference approved a $290 billion plan to integrally develop infrastructure in a region covering ASEAN, China and India. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Hiroshima mayor at Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation

MANILA, Philippines - Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba delivers a speech at the head office of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation in Manila on Aug. 26, 2010. Akiba, one of the winners of the annual award, called for action to abolish nuclear weapons.

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Suzuki's eco-friendly car

TOKYO, Japan - Suzuki Motor Corp. Chairman and President Osamu Suzuki poses for photos next to the remodeled Swift small car in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2010. The automaker said it will begin marketing a line of all-new Swift cars on Sept. 18 that will be eligible for tax breaks granted to buyers of eco-friendly vehicles.

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Kan faces Ozawa's challenge

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan enters the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2010. Ichiro Ozawa, a kingpin of Kan's ruling Democratic Party of Japan, announced the same day to run for the party presidential election to challenge Kan.

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Japan destroyer leaves for antipiracy mission

SASEBO, Japan - People see off the crew on the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Makinami departing Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Aug. 26, 2010, for an antipiracy mission in the waters off Somalia.

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Ozawa to run against Kan in leadership race

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa is about to leave after meeting former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2010. Ozawa said he will run against Prime Minister Naoto Kan in the ruling party's leadership election the following month.

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Japan destroyer leaves for antipiracy mission

SASEBO, Japan - People see off the crew on the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Makinami departing Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Aug. 26, 2010, for an antipiracy mission in the waters off Somalia.

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S. Korea, Bolivia agree to lithium mining cooperation

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (R) and Bolivian President Evo Morales shake hands at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Aug. 26, 2010. The two countries agreed to step up cooperation on the development of lithium mines.

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Hiroshima mayor at Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation

MANILA, Philippines - Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba delivers a speech at the head office of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation in Manila on Aug. 26, 2010. Akiba, one of the winners of the annual award, called for action to abolish nuclear weapons.

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S. Korea, Bolivia agree to lithium mining cooperation

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (R) and Bolivian President Evo Morales attend a ceremony to sign an agreement on cooperation on the development of lithium mines at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Aug. 26, 2010.

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Kan faces Ozawa's challenge

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan acknowledges the applause during a meeting with first-term lawmakers of his ruling Democratic Party of Japan at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2010.

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Kan faces Ozawa's challenge

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan talks to first-term lawmakers of his ruling Democratic Party at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2010. Kan took part in the meeting after Ichiro Ozawa, a kingpin of the DPJ, announced he would run in the party presidential election.

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Japan's largest car ferry launched

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The Ishikari car ferry is launched at Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Aug. 26, 2010. The boat, some 16,000 tons in weight and some 200 meters in length, will be one of the largest car ferries in Japan.

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Albirex's Yano leaves for Germany to negotiate move to Freiburg

NARITA, Japan - Kisho Yano, a striker at the J-League first division club Albirex Niigata who played in the World Cup finals in South Africa, speaks to reporters at Narita airport east of Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2010, prior to departing for Germany to negotiate a transfer to Freiburg of the Bundesliga.

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Hatoyma backs Ozawa in DPJ presidential bid

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama, a former Japanese prime minister, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2010, after meeting with Ichiro Ozawa, a kingpin of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan. Hatoyama said he will back Ozawa's bid to run for the upcoming DPJ presidential election.

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CORRECTED 27 injured in bus accident on express way

SHIZUOKA, Japan - INSERTING POOL PHOTO CREDIT A crashed bus shows damage after hitting a trailer truck on the Tomei Expressway in Shizuoka Prefecture on Aug. 23, 2010, injuring 26 passengers and the driver of the bus. (Pool Photo)

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Ozawa returns to work

OKUSHIGA, Japan - Conductor Seiji Ozawa speaks during a news conference in Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2010. Ozawa, who was undergoing treatment for esophagus cancer, revealed that he had an operation in late January for removal of his gullet and that he has resumed his work in public in Nagano Prefecture since July 26.

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Ozawa returns to work

OKUSHIGA, Japan - Conductor Seiji Ozawa speaks during a news conference in Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture, on Aug. 1, 2010. Ozawa, who was undergoing treatment for esophagus cancer, revealed that he had an operation in late January for removal of his gullet and that he has resumed his work in public in Nagano Prefecture since July 26.

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N. Korean leader Kim visits Jilin school

JILIN, China - This photo taken Aug. 26, 2010 shows Yuwen middle school in Jilin Province, which North Korean leader Kim Jong Il reportedly visited during his trip to China. Kim Jong Il's father Kim Il Sung, the founder of North Korea, studied there in the late 1920s. (Kyodo)

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Biodiversity pact

NAGOYA, Japan - Convention on Biological Diversity Executive Secretary Ahmed Djoghlaf (L) gives a badge to Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura at city hall in Nagoya on Aug. 26, 2010. Djoghlaf visited the central Japan city as a biodiversity conference will be held in October. (Kyodo)

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Fire festival near Mt. Fuji

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - About 3-meter-tall torches are lit along a national highway in a 400-year-old fire festival near Mt. Fuji in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 26, 2010. (Kyodo)

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N. Korean leader Kim apparently on visit to China

JILIN, China - A guard watches a limo pass in Jilin, Jilin Province, on Aug. 26, 2010, as security is tightened around a hotel in the city where North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is believed to be staying. Kim visited China following his previous trip in May, fueling speculation that a second trip in such a short period may be related to preparing the ground for future succession to power by his third son and heir apparent, Kim Jong Un. (Kyodo)

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Kim Jong Il reportedly in China

JILIN, China - Police officers are on guard along a road in Jilin in China on Aug. 26, 2010. The Associated Press reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il visited a school in the city. (Kyodo)

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ASEAN plus 6 nations approve $290 bil. Asian development plan

DANANG, Vietnam - Participants shake hands at an unofficial meeting of economic ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Japan, China, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand in Danang, Vietnam, on Aug. 26, 2010. The conference approved a $290 billion plan to integrally develop infrastructure in a region covering ASEAN, China and India. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

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Kim Jong Il reportedly in China

JILIN, China - Police officers are on guard along a road in Jilin in China on Aug. 26, 2010. The Associated Press reported that North Korean leader Kim Jong Il visited a school in the city. (Kyodo)

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Fire festival near Mt. Fuji

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - About 3-meter-tall torches light up a Shinto shrine gate along a national highway in a 400-year-old fire festival near Mt. Fuji in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 26, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Fire festival near Mt. Fuji

FUJIYOSHIDA, Japan - About 3-meter-tall torches are lit along a national highway in a 400-year-old fire festival in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 26, 2010. Mt. Fuji is seen in silhouette in the background. (Kyodo)

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ASEAN plus 6 nations approve $290 bil. Asian development plan

DANANG, Vietnam - Participants take part in an unofficial meeting of economic ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Japan, China, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand in Danang, Vietnam, on Aug. 26, 2010. The conference approved a $290 billion plan to integrally develop infrastructure in a region covering ASEAN, China and India. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

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Ex-PM Hatoyama's son shows off new book in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - Kiichiro Hatoyama (C) displays his new book as his father, former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R), looks on at city hall in Moscow on Aug. 26, 2010. Kiichiro Hatoyama, an urban engineering researcher at Moscow State University, together with Moscow's traffic chief co-wrote the book, which recommends ways to improve the traffic situation in the capital. (Kyodo)

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Stolen contrabasses in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Contrabasses stolen from a musician's home in Mitaka, western Tokyo, are shown to the press at a Tokyo police station on Aug. 31, 2010. A 26-year-old man was served an arrest warrant on suspicion of theft. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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Japanese helicopters arrive in flood-hit Pakistan

MULTAN, Pakistan - Japanese ground troops unload a helicopter from a Ground Self-Defense Force transport plane in Multan, Pakistan, on Aug. 26, 2010. Two Japanese helicopters arrived in the country to help airlift relief supplies to flood victims. (Kyodo)

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Ozawa to run against Kan in leadership race

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa is about to leave after meeting former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2010. Ozawa said he will run against Prime Minister Naoto Kan in the ruling party's leadership election the following month. (Kyodo)

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Japan's largest car ferry launched

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The Ishikari car ferry is launched at Shimonoseki Shipyard & Machinery Works of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Aug. 26, 2010. The boat, some 16,000 tons in weight and some 200 meters in length, will be one of the largest car ferries in Japan. (Kyodo)