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Event to thank U.S. for support after 3/11 disaster

NEW YORK, United States - "Morioka Sansa Odori," a traditional dance in Iwate Prefecture's Morioka City, is performed Aug. 26, 2013, at a reception held by the prefecture in New York to thank the United States for its help after the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, which devastated northeastern Japan.

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Abe in Kuwait

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) presents a collection of thank you messages from residents of Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, to Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah in Kuwait City on Aug. 26, 2013. The messages were to thank Kuwait for assistance offered to a railway company in Iwate that suffered severe damage to its infrastructure in the March 2011 tsunami.

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Ex-Thai PM Thaksin

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken Aug. 23, 2011, in Tokyo shows former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The Thai foreign ministry reissued an ordinary passport to the ousted former prime minister on Oct. 26, 2011, after it concluded Thaksin's movements overseas do not harm the country, a Thai foreign ministry spokesman confirmed Dec. 16.

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JR Hokkaido president missing

SAPPORO, Japan - Hokkaido Railway Co. President Naotoshi Nakajima speaks during a meeting of an advisory panel in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Aug. 26, 2011, about a derailment and fire involving a JR Hokkaido train. Nakajima went missing Sept. 12 after leaving apparent suicide notes.

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Picture book on creators of Tokyo Sky Tree

TOKYO, Japan - Writer and illustrator Noritake Suzuki draws a sketch for a picture book tentatively titled ''Tokyo Sky Tree wo Tsukuru'' (meaning ''Creating Tokyo Sky Tree'') at his home in the city of Chiba on Aug. 26, 2011. The picture book featuring various jobs concerned with the construction of Tokyo Sky Tree will be published next spring. Tokyo Sky Tree, the world's tallest self-standing tower, is scheduled to open to visitors in May 2012.

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Indians' Fukudome vs. Royals

CELVELAND, United States - Cleveland Indians outfielder Kosuke Fukudome singles to the middle in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field in Cleveland on Aug. 26, 2011. Fukudome went 2-for-3 in a 2-1 victory.

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Nishiyama settles for sliver

PARIS, France - Japan's Daiki Nishiyama settles for silver after being defeated by Ilias Iliadis of Greece in the men's 90-kilogram class final at the world judo championships in Paris on Aug. 26, 2011.

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Libyans in Tripoli

TRIPOLI, Libya - Libyan women rejoice as they hold the rebels' tri-colored flag at a square in central Tripoli on Aug. 26, 2011.

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Mariners' Ichiro vs. White Sox

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki hits a single in the third inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox at Safeco Field in Seattle on Aug. 26, 2011. Ichiro went 2-for-5 in a 4-2 loss.

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Economy minister Banri Kaieda

TOKYO, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Banri Kaieda heads to a meeting of Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers belonging to a faction led by party kingpin Ichiro Ozawa at a hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2011.

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DPJ kingpin Ichiro Ozawa

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, kingpin of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, heads to a meeting of DPJ lawmakers who belong to his faction at a hotel in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2011. Ozawa has decided to back industry minister Banri Kaieda in the party's presidential election to be held on Aug. 29, 2011, which will pick a successor to outgoing Prime Minister Naoto Kan, a lawmaker close to Ozawa said Aug. 26.

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Athletics' Matsui vs. Red Sox

BOSTON, United States - Oakland Athletics left fielder Hideki Matsui blasts a two-run double in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 26, 2011, in a 15-5 victory. It was the 487th double in his career in Japan and the United States, tying the record of Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan for the most doubles held by Kazuyoshi Tatsunami, a former player of the Chunichi Dragons.

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Kan announces resignation

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Evacuees from areas affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami watch live TV coverage of a press conference given by Prime Minister Naoto Kan to explain his decision to resign on Aug. 26, 2011, at an evacuation center in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture.

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Economy minister Banri Kaieda

TOKYO, Japan - Journalists' IC recorders are placed on a table as Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Banri Kaieda holds a press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Aug. 26, 2011, to announce his candidacy for the Democratic Party of Japan's presidential election to be held on Aug. 29, 2011, which will pick a successor to outgoing Prime Minister Naoto Kan. (Pool photo)

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Libyans in Benghazi

BENGHAZI, Libya - Libyans attend Friday prayers in Benghazi, northeastern Libya, on Aug. 26, 2011, the first since the collapse of Muammar Gaddafi's regime.

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N. Korea's Kim Jong Il in China

DAQING, China - A motorcade accompanying North Korean leader Kim Jong Il heads to an exhibition hall in Daqing, Heilongjiang Province, China, on Aug. 26, 2011.

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Kan announces resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan explains his decision to resign during a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2011.

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Evacuees visit homes within 3 km of Fukushima plant for 1st time

HIRONO, Japan - A dosimeter shows over 30 microsieverts per hour of radiation in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, within 3 kilometers of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Aug. 26, 2011.

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Farm minister Michihiko Kano

TOKYO, Japan - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Michihiko Kano speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2011, shortly after announcing his candidacy for the Democratic Party of Japan's presidential election to be held on Aug. 29, 2011, which will pick a successor to outgoing Prime Minister Naoto Kan.

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Tokyo hit by heavy rain

TOKYO, Japan - Rescue workers transport by boat people who had been stranded in their cars inside a tunnel at Tokyo's Haneda airport due to heavy rain on Aug. 26, 2011. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, Tokyo saw its heaviest-ever torrential rainfall for the month of August the same day, totaling 90.5 millimeters per hour in Tokyo's Nerima Ward.

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Former transport minister Sumio Mabuchi

TOKYO, Japan - Former Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Sumio Mabuchi is pictured during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2011, held to announce his candidacy for the Democratic Party of Japan's presidential election to be held on Aug. 29, 2011, which will pick a successor to outgoing Prime Minister Naoto Kan.

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Kaieda tenders resignation letter

TOKYO, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Banri Kaieda responds to questions by reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2011 after tendering his letter of resignation as minister, following the parliamentary passage of a renewable energy bill the same day.

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Former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara

TOKYO, Japan - Former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (R) shakes hands with a supporter in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2011, after announcing his candidacy for the Democratic Party of Japan's presidential election to be held on Aug. 29, 2011, which will pick a successor to outgoing Prime Minister Naoto Kan.

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Kan announces resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan is pictured during a press conference at his office in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2011, held to explain his decision to resign.

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Fukushima evacuees temporarily return home

HIRONO, Japan - Evacuees from Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, leave Hirono in the prefecture to temporarily visit their homes within 3 kilometers of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Aug. 26, 2011. The evacuees were allowed to make the temporary home visit for the first time since the nuclear crisis began in March.

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Japan prime minister announces resignation

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan announces his resignation during a meeting of lawmakers from his Democratic Party of Japan at the Diet building in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2011.

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Fukushima specialties promoted in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Hitomi Saito (2nd from L), who is Miss Peach of Fukushima Prefecture, talks with a visitor at a fair of farm products and other specialties from the prefecture at JR Akihabara Station in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2011. The fair to support the prefecture, which has been suffering amid consumer concern about its products due to the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, is scheduled to run through Aug. 28.

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Okamoto's missing work recreated in photo

OSAKA, Japan - ''Chitei no Taiyo,'' a work by the late artist Taro Okamoto, is displayed after being recreated from a photo for an exhibition at the Expo '70 Commemorative Park in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Aug. 26, 2011. The work, literally meaning ''underground sun,'' was one of four works portraying a face that was part of the 1970 Osaka expo's symbolic structure ''Tower of the Sun'' and went missing afterward. The exhibition commemorating the 100th anniversary of Okamoto's birth is scheduled to be held from Aug. 27 through Oct. 10.

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Japan's largest Tsutaya outlet in Maebashi

MAEBASHI, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 26, 2011, shows Tsutaya Shoten at the Maebashi Minami Mall in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, which opened the same day. With sales space of around 5,700 square meters, the shop is the largest outlet in Japan of the Tsutaya movie rental and bookshop chain, which is operated by Culture Convenience Club Co.

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Shiki troupe performs in Iwate Pref.

OTSUCHI, Japan - Members of Shiki Theatre Co. perform at Kirikiri Junior High School in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on July 25, 2011, for children affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The troupe is scheduled to tour 13 municipalities in disaster-hit Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures through Aug. 26, 2011.

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Shiki troupe performs in Iwate Pref.

OTSUCHI, Japan - Members of Shiki Theatre Co. perform at Kirikiri Junior High School in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on July 25, 2011, for children affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The troupe is scheduled to tour 13 municipalities in disaster-hit Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures through Aug. 26, 2011.