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Restorer brings over 10,000 paintings back to life

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 9, 2013 shows Emile Yoshimura, an art restorer who has brought back to life more than 10,000 damaged paintings, at Taro Okamoto Memorial Museum in Tokyo's Minato Ward. As one of only tens of art restorers in Japan, Yoshimura has restored paintings by world famous artists, including more than 100 by Taro Okamoto (1911-1996).

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Oki Islands

MATSUE, Japan - An Aug. 8, 2013, photo shows Nishinoshima island of the Oki Islands, Shimane Prefecture, in the Sea of Japan. The UNESCO Global Geoparks Network announced on Sept. 9, 2013, it will add the Oki Islands to its geoparks list.

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Japan's Nara at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Kurumi Nara plays against Argentina's Maria Irigoyen in the first round of the women's qualifying singles at the U.S. Open in New York on Aug. 20, 2013. Nara won 6-1, 7-6(9).

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Japan's Nara at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Kurumi Nara plays against Argentina's Maria Irigoyen in the first round of the women's qualifying singles at the U.S. Open in New York on Aug. 20, 2013. Nara won 6-1, 7-6(9).

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Yankees beat Red Sox

BOSTON, United States - U.S. actor Denzel Washington (man in cap at R) watches a baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees during the ninth inning at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 18, 2013. At front is Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki. The Yankees won 9-6.

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Ichiro 3 away from 4,000 career hits

BOSTON, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki singles on a bunt in the eighth inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 18, 2013, to move within 3 hits of accumulating 4,000 hits in a career split between Japan's Pacific League and the major leagues. The Yankees won 9-6.

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Ichiro 3 away from 4,000 career hits

BOSTON, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Ichiro Suzuki singles on a bunt in the eighth inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 18, 2013, to move within 3 hits of accumulating 4,000 hits in a career split between Japan's Pacific League and the major leagues. The Yankees won 9-6.

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Yankees beat Red Sox

BOSTON, United States - New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi throws his cap in protest after infielder Alex Rodriguez was hit by a pitch during the second inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 18, 2013. Girardi was ejected. The Yankees won 9-6.

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Yankees beat Red Sox

BOSTON, United States - New York Yankees infielder Alex Rodriguez is hit by a pitch from Ryan Dempster of the Boston Red Sox during the second inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 18, 2013. The Yankees won 9-6.

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Yankees beat Red Sox

BOSTON, United States - Players of the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox move from the dugouts to the field after Yankees infielder Alex Rodriguez (2nd from R) was hit by a pitch from Ryan Dempster during the second inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 18, 2013. The Yankees won 9-6.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Kenya's Milcah Chemos Cheywa finishes first in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 13, 2013. Cheywa won the gold medal in 9:11.65.

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World athletics championships

MOSCOW, Russia - Kenya's Milcah Chemos Cheywa competes in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase at the world athletics championships in Moscow on Aug. 13, 2013. Cheywa won the gold medal in 9:11.65.

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Ichiro in Yankees' win

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees right fielder Ichiro Suzuki (R) celebrates the Yankees' 4-3 walk-off, 10-inning victory over the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium in New York on Aug. 9, 2013. Suzuki went 3-for-5. To the left is Yankees manager Joe Girardi.

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Ichiro in Yankees' win

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees right fielder Ichiro Suzuki beats out infield single to second during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium in New York on Aug. 9, 2013. Suzuki went 3-for-5 in the Yankees' 4-3 walk-off, 10-inning victory.

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Ichiro in Yankees' win

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees right fielder Ichiro Suzuki singles to left during the third inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium in New York on Aug. 9, 2013. Suzuki went 3-for-5 in the Yankees' 4-3 walk-off, 10-inning victory.

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Brewers beat Mariners

SEATTLE, United States - Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Norichika Aoki hits a two-run double during the third inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 9, 2013. The Brewers won 10-5.

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Brewers beat Mariners

SEATTLE, United States - Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Norichika Aoki hits a two-run double during the third inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 9, 2013. The Brewers won 10-5.

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Alex Rodriguez at Yankee Stadium

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez strikes out during the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium in New York on Aug. 9, 2013.

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Alex Rodriguez at Yankee Stadium

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez is both cheered and booed as he steps into the batter's box of Yankee Stadium in New York during the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers on Aug. 9, 2013.

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Ichiro in Yankees' win

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees right fielder Ichiro Suzuki leaps to catch a fly ball off the bat of Detroit Tigers Miguel Cabrera during the third inning of a baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York on Aug. 9, 2013. Suzuki went 3-for-5 in the Yankees' 4-3 walk-off, 10-inning victory.

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Ichiro in Yankees' win

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees right fielder Ichiro Suzuki leaps to catch a fly ball off the bat of Detroit Tigers Miguel Cabrera during the third inning of a baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York on Aug. 9, 2013. Suzuki went 3-for-5 in the Yankees' 4-3 walk-off, 10-inning victory.

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Ichiro in Yankees' win

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees right fielder Ichiro Suzuki singles to left during the first inning of a baseball game against the Detroit Tigers at Yankee Stadium in New York on Aug. 9, 2013. Suzuki went 3-for-5 in the Yankees' 4-3 walk-off, 10-inning victory.

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Reedie nominated as anti-doping chief

MOSCOW, Russia - International Olympic Committee vice president Craig Reedie of Britain answers reporters' questions on Aug. 9, 2013, after the IOC nominated him as the next chief of the World Anti-Doping Agency.

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Eagles pitcher Tanaka

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles starter Masahiro Tanaka pitches against the Softbank Hawks at Kleenex Stadium in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 9, 2013. Tanaka improved to 16-0, a Nippon Professional Baseball record, as the Eagles won 5-0.

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Eagles pitcher Tanaka

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles pitcher Masahiro Tanaka holds a signboard reading "16" at Kleenex Stadium in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 9, 2013. Tanaka improved to 16-0, a Nippon Professional Baseball record, as the Eagles beat the Softbank Hawks 5-0.

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Eagles pitcher Tanaka

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles starter Masahiro Tanaka pitches against the Softbank Hawks at Kleenex Stadium in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 9, 2013. Tanaka improved to 16-0, a Nippon Professional Baseball record, as the Eagles won 5-0.

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Eagles pitcher Tanaka

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles starter Masahiro Tanaka pitches against the Softbank Hawks at Kleenex Stadium in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 9, 2013. Tanaka improved to 16-0, a Nippon Professional Baseball record, as the Eagles won 5-0.

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Nagasaki peace ceremony

NAGASAKI, Japan - The bust of Mother Mary, the only portion of the statue that survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing, is taken to Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki as about 1,000 people marched with torches on Aug. 9, 2013. A ceremony was held earlier in the day to mark the 68th anniversary of the bombing of the southwest Japan city.

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Nagasaki peace ceremony

NAGASAKI, Japan - The bust of Mother Mary, the only portion of the statue that survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing, is taken to Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki as about 1,000 people marched with torches on Aug. 9, 2013. A ceremony was held earlier in the day to mark the 68th anniversary of the bombing of the southwest Japan city.

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Oliver Stone in Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - U.S. film director Oliver Stone visits Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue (L) at Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum on Aug. 9, 2013, the 68th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the Japanese city.

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Oliver Stone in Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - U.S. film director Oliver Stone and Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue (R) shake hands at Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum on Aug. 9, 2013, the 68th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwest Japan city.

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Yosakoi festival

KOCHI, Japan - Dancers perform as the Yosakoi festival began in Kochi, western Japan, on Aug. 9, 2013.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News airplane shows an area struck by a mudslide in Semboku, Akita Prefecture, on Aug. 9, 2013, after heavy rain hit areas of northeastern Japan.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News airplane shows a residential area struck by a mudslide in Semboku, Akita Prefecture, on Aug. 9, 2013, after heavy rain hit areas of northeastern Japan.

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Eagles pitcher Tanaka

SENDAI, Japan - Rakuten Eagles starter Masahiro Tanaka pitches against the Softbank Hawks at Kleenex Stadium in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 9, 2013. Tanaka improved to 16-0, a Nippon Professional Baseball record, as the Eagles won 5-0.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

SEMBOKU, Japan - Photo shows an area struck by a mudslide in Semboku, Akita Prefecture, on Aug. 9, 2013, after heavy rain hit areas of northeastern Japan.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News airplane shows a residential area struck by a mudslide in Semboku, Akita Prefecture, on Aug. 9, 2013, after heavy rain hit areas of northeastern Japan.

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Japan-U.S. TPP-linked talks

TOKYO, Japan - Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Wendy Cutler speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Aug. 9, 2013. She held talks with Takeo Mori, Japan's ambassador for economic diplomacy, as Japan and the United States held their first round of bilateral trade negotiations that are linked to the ongoing Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations involving 10 other nations.

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Hot weather in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Children play at a fountain near Tokyo Skytree tower (back) in the capital's Sumida Ward on Aug. 9, 2013, as hot weather continued in Tokyo and elsewhere in Japan.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

AKITA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the swollen Yoneshiro River in Kitaakita, Akita Prefecture, on Aug. 9, 2013, after heavy rain hit areas of northeastern Japan.

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Oliver Stone in Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - U.S. film director Oliver Stone answers a question during a conference of the Japan Council against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs (Gensuikyo) in Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 2013, the 68th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwest Japan city.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

AKITA, Japan - A local resident looks at the devastation in an area of Semboku, Akita Prefecture, on Aug. 9, 2013, after heavy rain hit areas of northeastern Japan.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

AKITA, Japan - Photo shows an area struck by a mudslide in Semboku, Akita Prefecture, on Aug. 9, 2013, after heavy rain hit areas of northeastern Japan.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

AKITA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a road partially submerged by the swollen Yoneshiro River in Kitaakita, Akita Prefecture, on Aug. 9, 2013, after heavy rain hit areas of northeastern Japan.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Fukushima Prefecture on Aug. 9, 2013. Tokyo Electric Power Co. began pumping up contaminated groundwater at the plant later in the day to prevent the further spread of the toxic water into the Pacific.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

SHIZUKUISHI, Japan - Local residents pass a flooded road in Shizukuishi, Iwate Prefecture, on Aug. 9, 2013, after heavy rain hit areas of northeastern Japan.

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Japan-U.S. TPP-linked talks

TOKYO, Japan - Takeo Mori, Japan's ambassador for economic diplomacy, answers reporters' questions after talks with Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Wendy Cutler in Tokyo on Aug. 9, 2013. Japan and the United States held their first round of bilateral trade negotiations that are linked to the ongoing Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations involving 10 other nations.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

AKITA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the swollen Yoneshiro River in Kitaakita, Akita Prefecture, on Aug. 9, 2013, after heavy rain hit areas of northeastern Japan.

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Heavy rain in northeastern Japan

AKITA, Japan - Photo shows a damaged house in Semboku, Akita Prefecture, on Aug. 9, 2013, after heavy rain hit areas of northeastern Japan.

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Nagasaki peace ceremony

NAGASAKI, Japan - Anantha Krishna, counsellor (political) and head of chancery at the Indian Embassy in Tokyo, attends a ceremony in Nagasaki Peace Park on Aug. 9, 2013, to mark the 68th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwest Japan city.