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Whaling tradition in Japan communities

TOKYO, Japan - A Baird's beaked whale more than 10 meters long is landed in the Wada area in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, on Aug. 20, 2010.

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Whaling tradition in Japan communities

TOKYO, Japan - People watch a Baird's beaked whale being butchered at the Wada area of Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, on Aug. 20, 2010.

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Matsui sits out game vs Twins

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - The Los Angeles Angels' Hideki Matsui relaxes before a game against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field in Minneapolis on Aug. 20, 2010. Matsui sat out the game.

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Kitajima 5th in Pan Pacs 50 breaststroke

IRVINE, United States - Kosuke Kitajima of Japan comes up for air during a heat in the men's 50-meter breaststroke at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 20, 2010. Kitajima tied for fifth in the event.

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Figure skater Takahashi takes it easy

SAPPORO, Japan - Daisuke Takahashi, the Vancouver Olympic figure skating bronze medalist, relaxes during a workout in Sapporo on Aug. 20, 2010.

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Lochte wins 200 backstroke at Pan Pacs

IRVINE, United States - Ryosuke Irie of Japan (R) looks at Ryan Lochte of the United States (L) during an awards ceremony at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 20, 2010. Lochte won gold while Irie came third in the event.

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Kitajima 5th in Pan Pacs 50 breaststroke

IRVINE, United States - Kosuke Kitajima of Japan competes in the men's 50-meter breaststroke at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 20, 2010. Kitajima tied for fifth in the event.

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Lochte wins 200 backstroke at Pan Pacs

IRVINE, United States - Ryosuke Irie of Japan (front) and Ryan Lochte of the United States start in the men's 200-meter backstroke at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 20, 2010. Lochte won gold in the event.

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Silva wins Pan Pacs 50 breaststroke

IRVINE, United States - Japan's Kosuke Kitajima (L) catches his breath while Brazil's Felipe Silva (R) celebrates his win in the 50-meter breaststroke at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 20, 2010.

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Matsui sits out game vs Twins

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - The Los Angeles Angels' Hideki Matsui watches a game against the Minnesota Twins from the dugout at Target Field in Minneapolis on Aug. 20, 2010. Matsui sat out the game.

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Silva wins Pan Pacs 50 breaststroke

IRVINE, United States - Brazil's Felipe Silva (front) and Japan's Kosuke Kitajima compete in the 50-meter breaststroke at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 20, 2010. Silva won gold in the event.

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Kitajima 5th in Pan Pacs 50 breaststroke

IRVINE, United States - Kosuke Kitajima of Japan comes up for air during a heat in the men's 50-meter breaststroke at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 20, 2010. Kitajima tied for fifth in the event.

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Lochte wins 200 backstroke at Pan Pacs

IRVINE, United States - Ryan Lochte of the United States swims during a heat in the men's 200-meter backstroke at the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Irvine, California, on Aug. 20, 2010. Lochte won gold in the event.

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Japan's ruling party prepares for leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Hirofumi Hirano, a former Japanese chief Cabinet secretary, heads for a meeting with other lawmakers of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan in Tokyo on Aug. 20, 2010, to discuss a plan to urge the party's kingpin Ichiro Ozawa to run in the DPJ presidential election to challenge Prime Minister Naoto Kan.

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Japan's ruling party prepares for leadership election

TOKYO, Japan - Shinji Tarutoko, a senior member of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, heads for a meeting with other DPJ lawmakers in Tokyo on Aug. 20, 2010, to discuss a plan to urge the party's kingpin Ichiro Ozawa to run in the DPJ presidential election to challenge Prime Minister Naoto Kan.

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Pro-junta party gears up for Myanmar election

BANGKOK, Thailand - Members of the pro-junta Union Solidarity and Development Party celebrate the opening of a campaign office in Yangon on Aug. 20, 2010, to prepare for the Nov. 7 general election in Myanmar.

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Candle festival in Nara

NARA, Japan - People view part of 10,000 candles during a festival near the lit-up Daigokuden imperial audience hall in Nara, western Japan, on Aug. 20, 2010.

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Candle festival in Nara

NARA, Japan - Fireworks go off during a candle festival near the lit-up Daigokuden imperial audience hall in Nara, western Japan, on Aug. 20, 2010.

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U.S. boy talks about N. Korea trip

BEIJING, China - Jonathan Lee, an American boy who has returned from a trip to North Korea, speaks at a press conference in Seoul on Aug. 20, 2010. The 13-year-old environmental activist said he had no chance to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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Haneda airport's 4th runway

TOKYO, Japan - People on a press tour view the D runway of Tokyo's Haneda airport Aug. 20, 2010. The airport's operator opened the fourth runway of the airport to the press prior to the Oct. 21 start of its use.

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Luxury specialty store Wako's Ginza outlet

TOKYO, Japan - This April 2010 file photo shows the main outlet of the luxury specialty store Wako Co., a landmark building in Tokyo's Ginza district. The operator of the store said Aug. 20, 2010, that it will open its two flagship outlets in the upscale district Sundays and holidays from October.

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Haneda airport's new int'l terminal

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows part of a new international terminal at Tokyo's Haneda airport shown to the press Aug. 20, 2010.

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Haneda airport's 4th runway

TOKYO, Japan - People on a press tour view the D runway of Tokyo's Haneda airport Aug. 20, 2010. The airport's operator opened the fourth runway of the airport to the press prior to the Oct. 21 start of its use.

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Japan to send chopper unit to flood-hit Pakistan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa (R, standing) addresses a meeting with defense bureaucrats and Self-Defense Force leaders at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 20, 2010. Kitazawa ordered the Ground Self-Defense Force the same day to dispatch a helicopter unit to flood-hit Pakistan.

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Nago mayor to run for Okinawa governor election

NAHA, Japan - Ginowan Mayor Yoichi Iha announces his bid to run for the Okinawa gubernatorial election during a press conference in the city Aug. 20, 2010. The mayor has demanded that the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station be moved from the city.

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Probe of deadly copter crash

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Investigators examine the retrieved debris of a Japan Coast Guard helicopter in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, on Aug. 20, 2010. The chopper went down into the Seto Inland Sea off Sanagi Island, leaving four dead and another missing.

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Irish central bank governor

TOKYO, Japan - Central Bank of Ireland Governor Patrick Honohan speaks in an interview with Kyodo News and other news organizations in Tokyo on Aug. 20, 2010.

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Probe of copter crash

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Government investigators examine the retrieved debris of a Japan Coast Guard helicopter in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, on Aug. 20, 2010. The chopper went down into the Seto Inland Sea off Sanagi Island in Kagawa Prefecture, leaving four dead and another missing.