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Price of Fukushima peaches tumbles

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Women pack peaches into boxes in the town of Iizaka, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 10, 2011, during the shipping peak of harvested peaches. The average wholesale price of peaches harvested in the prefecture, the No. 2 producer in Japan, fell about 55 percent from its year-earlier level in August amid the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Propeller from kamikaze fighter in Russia

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Photo taken on Aug. 10, 2011, shows a propeller blade from a fighter aircraft of the now-defunct Japanese military exhibited at the Pacific Fleet Museum in Vladivostok in the Russian Far East. The aircraft was shot down during an attempted kamikaze attack on a Soviet oil tanker off Vladivostok port on Aug. 18, 1945, three days after Japan's surrender in World War II.

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Japan beat S. Korea in friendly

SAPPORO, Japan - Japan players including Keisuke Honda (2nd from R) hold a banner with a message of encouragement for Japan while acknowledging cheers from supporters after beating South Korea 3-0 at a friendly in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Aug. 10, 2011.

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Hawaiian-style spa park in Fukushima

IWAKI, Japan - Joban Kosan Co. President Kazuhiko Saito (C) and hula dancers attend a press conference in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on Aug. 10, 2011. Saito said Spa Resort Hawaiians, a Hawaiian-style spa leisure complex in Iwaki, will partly reopen in October after suspending business following the massive earthquake in March and another quake in April.

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Ioka defends WBC title

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kazuto Ioka (R), WBC minimumweight champion, hits Mexican challenger Juan Hernandez in the third round of his first title defense match at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2011. Ioka won a unanimous decision over the opponent.

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AirAsia X to offer Osaka-Kuala Lumpur flight

OSAKA, Japan - Azran Osman-Rani (C), chief executive officer of Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia X, attends an event in Osaka, western Japan, on Aug. 10, 2011, to promote a flight between Osaka and Kuala Lumpur to be launched on Nov. 30. In the promotional period through June 20, the lowest fare available on the new route from Kansai International Airport is set at 3,931 yen one way. The total ticket cost, including airport taxes, rises to 8,081 yen. The flight will be the airline's second service linking Malaysia and Japan after the inauguration in 2010 of flights between Kuala Lumpur and Tokyo.

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Japan beat S. Korea in friendly

SAPPORO, Japan - Midfielder Shinji Kagawa (R) shakes hands with Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni after Japan beat South Korea 3-0 in a friendly in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Aug. 10, 2011. Kagawa scored two goals.

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Ioka defends WBC title

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kazuto Ioka, WBC minimumweight champion, celebrates on shoulders of his father, who is his trainer, after winning his first title defense match against Mexican challenger Juan Hernandez at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2011. Ioka won a unanimous decision over the opponent.

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Thai premier Yingluck

BANGKOK, Thailand - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra enters the premier's office in Bangkok on Aug. 10, 2011. Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej endorsed a new Cabinet led by Thailand's first female prime minister the previous day.

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Ioka defends WBC title

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kazuto Ioka (R), WBC minimumweight champion, unleashes attacks against Mexican challenger Juan Hernandez in the 12th round of his first title defense match at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2011. Ioka won a unanimous decision over the opponent.

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Hot summer

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - A signboard shows temperature topping 38 C in the city of Fukushima, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 10, 2011.

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China's 1st aircraft carrier on sea trials

BEIJING, China - Photo taken on Aug. 10, 2011, shows a dock at Dalian port after China's first aircraft carrier Varyag, which has been anchored for repair and refitting since 2002, left there for its first sea trials the same day.

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Ioka defends WBC title

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kazuto Ioka (R), WBC minimumweight champion, unleashes attacks against Mexican challenger Juan Hernandez in the second round of his first title defense match at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2011. Ioka won a unanimous decision over the opponent.

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Japan play S. Korea in friendly

SAPPORO, Japan - Midfielder Shinji Kagawa (10) scores Japan's first goal during the first half of a friendly against South Korea in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Aug. 10, 2011.

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Outgoing nuclear agency chief

TOKYO, Japan - Outgoing Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency chief Nobuaki Terasaka speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2011. He said the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi atomic power plant showed Japan's nuclear regulation was inadequate, but insisted he did his best to deal with the world's worst nuclear accident in 25 years.

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Japan beat S. Korea in friendly

SAPPORO, Japan - Midfielder Shinji Kagawa (L) scores Japan's third goal during the second half of a friendly against South Korea in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Aug. 10, 2011. Japan beat South Korea 3-0.

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Agent Orange anniversary

HANOI, Vietnam - People dance and sing during an event in Hanoi on Aug. 10, 2011, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the United States' first use of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War.

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Japan beat S. Korea in friendly

SAPPORO, Japan - Japan players point to the sky after midfielder Keisuke Honda (L) scores the team's second goal during the second half of a friendly against South Korea in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Aug. 10, 2011. Japan beat South Korea 3-0.

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Peak shipments of Fukushima peaches

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Women box up ''Akatsuki'' peaches in the city of Fukushima on Aug. 10, 2011, as shipments of the local specialty hit their peak in the northeastern Japan city.

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Small-sized Xperia smartphone

TOKYO, Japan - Fashion model Arisa Urahama (C) shows off Sony Ericsson's Xperia ray SO-03C, a compact version of the Xperia smartphone of NTT Docomo Inc., during a demonstration in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2011. NTT Docomo said it will launch the smartphone on Aug. 27 targeting mainly women.

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Small-sized Xperia smartphone

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Sony Ericsson's Xperia ray SO-03C, a compact version of the Xperia smartphone of NTT Docomo Inc. NTT Docomo said on Aug. 10, 2011, it will launch the smartphone on Aug. 27 targeting mainly women.

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China's 1st aircraft carrier on sea trials

BEIJING, China - Photo (top) taken on Aug. 9, 2011 shows China's first aircraft carrier Varyag anchored at a dock at Dalian port. The Soviet-built conventional-power warship left for sea trials on Aug. 10, after having been under repair and refitting at the port since 2002. Photo (bottom) taken on Aug. 10, 2011 shows the dock at Dalian port after the warship left there.

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Ex-DPJ chief Ozawa

TOKYO, Japan - Former Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa speaks during a meeting of some House of Councillors members at a Diet building in Tokyo on Aug. 10, 2011. The Tokyo District Court decided the same day to hold the first hearing of Ozawa's trial over alleged false reporting by his political fund management body on Oct. 6.

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Baloons flown in Futenma protest

GINOWAN, Japan - Citizens group members fly balloons calling for the reversion of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station during a rally in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 10, 2011.

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Peak shipments of Fukushima peaches

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Women box up ''Akatsuki'' peaches in the city of Fukushima on Aug. 10, 2011, as shipments of the local specialty hit their peak in the northeastern Japan city.

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Baloons flown in Futenma protest

GINOWAN, Japan - Citizens group members fly balloons calling for the reversion of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station during a rally in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 10, 2011.

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Solar car race in Akita

OGATA, Japan - Solar cars wait for the start of the World Green Challenge race in Ogata, Akita Prefecture, on Aug. 10, 2011. Fifteen solar and other eco-friendly cars are participating in the three-day rally.

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Panasonic to launch e-book reader on Aug. 10

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows the UT-PB1, an e-book reader handset to be put on sale by Panasonic Corp. on Aug. 10, 2011. The Japanese consumer electronics giant said July 22, 2011, that the handset, with a price tag of 34,800 yen, can only be purchased via Panasonic's web store. The e-book reader has a 7-inch color liquid-crystal display, and is equipped with 16 kinds of applications such as e-mail and a camera.