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Boxing: Ex-Olympic, WBA middleweight champ Murata

File photo taken on Aug. 11, 2012 shows Japanese boxer Ryota Murata posing for a photo with the gold medal following his victory in the men's middleweight final at the London Olympics. Murata, the first Japanese boxer to win both an Olympic gold medal and a professional world title, announced his retirement on March 28, 2023.

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Japan, N. Korea in talks

BEIJING, China - Ryu Song Il, a North Korean Foreign Ministry official dealing with Japan affairs, arrives at Beijing airport on Aug. 28, 2012. Ryu represents North Korea in intergovernmental talks with Japan in the Chinese capital on Aug. 29, 2012. The two countries hold intergovernmental talks that day for the first time in four years to mainly discuss the retrieval of the remains of Japanese nationals who died in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula during World War II.

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Japanese repatriates to visit N. Korea burial sites

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Sadao Masaki, head of the Seishinkai group of former Japanese residents in Korea, talks with reporters upon arrival at Pyongyang's international airport on Aug. 28, 2012, to visit burial sites that North Korea says contain the remains of Japanese nationals who died in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula around the end of World War II. Masaki and other members of Seishinkai plan to visit several burial sites in Pyongyang and other parts of the country during a 10-day trip to North Korea.

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Emissary bearing Noda's letter arrives in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Japanese Senior Vice Foreign Minister Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi arrives at Beijing's international airport on Aug. 28, 2012, bearing a personal letter from Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda to Chinese President Hu Jintao, amid heightened bilateral tension over disputed islands in the East China Sea. Japanese government officials said Noda's letter is aimed at expressing Japan's wish to ameliorate the tension, coming on the heels of an attack in Beijing on the official vehicle of the Japanese ambassador to China.

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Emissary bearing Noda's letter arrives in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Japanese Senior Vice Foreign Minister Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi is surrounded by reporters after arriving at Beijing's international airport on Aug. 28, 2012, bearing a personal letter from Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda to Chinese President Hu Jintao, amid heightened bilateral tension over disputed islands in the East China Sea. Japanese government officials said Noda's letter is aimed at expressing Japan's wish to ameliorate the tension, coming on the heels of an attack in Beijing on the official vehicle of the Japanese ambassador to China.

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Day before start of Paralympic Games

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 28, 2012, the day before the start of the Paralympic Games. With an estimated 4,300 athletes from a record 166 countries and regions taking part, the Paralympics will be held until Sept. 9.

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Hon Hai CEO in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Terry Gou, chief executive officer of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., answers reporters' questions in Tokyo on Aug. 28, 2012. Japan's Sharp Corp. and its Taiwanese business partner Hon Hai, better known as Foxconn, held talks over the terms of their capital alliance agreement.

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Day before start of Paralympic Games

LONDON, Britain - The symbol of the Paralympic Games (R) is installed at the Aquatics Centre at the Olympic Park in London on Aug. 28, 2012, the day before the start of the Games. With an estimated 4,300 athletes from a record 166 countries and regions taking part, the Paralympics will be held until Sept. 9.

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Day before start of Paralympic Games

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows British soldiers dispatched to the Olympic Park in London to maintain security on Aug. 28, 2012, the day before the start of the Paralympic Games. With an estimated 4,300 athletes from a record 166 countries and regions taking part, the Paralympics will be held until Sept. 9.

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Day before start of Paralympic Games

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows the entrance of the Olympic Park in London on Aug. 28, 2012, the day before the start of the Paralympic Games. With an estimated 4,300 athletes from a record 166 countries and regions taking part, the Paralympics will be held until Sept. 9.

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Woman who threw bottle at Japan Embassy in Beijing

BEIJING, China - A woman sits in a police van in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Aug. 28, 2012, after she threw a beverage bottle at the embassy and was overpowered.

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Day before start of Paralympic Games

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows the Olympic Park in London, with the Olympic Stadium shown in the background, on Aug. 28, 2012, the day before the start of the Paralympic Games. With an estimated 4,300 athletes from a record 166 countries and regions taking part, the Paralympics will be held until Sept. 9.

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Cosmo Oil to close Sakaide refinery

OSAKA, Japan - An Aug. 28, 2012, photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Cosmo Oil Co.'s oil refinery in Sakaide, Kagawa Prefecture. The company said the same day it will close the plant in July 2013 amid weakening domestic demand for oil.

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Japanese repatriates to visit N. Korea burial sites

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Sadao Masaki (L front) and other members of a group of former Japanese residents in Korea arrive at Pyongyang's international airport on Aug. 28, 2012, to visit burial sites that North Korea says contain the remains of Japanese nationals who died in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula around the end of World War II. The members of Seishinkai plan to visit several burial sites in Pyongyang and other parts of the country during a 10-day trip to North Korea.

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Osaka mayor to establish new political party

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto answers reporters' questions at the Osaka city government office on Aug. 28, 2012. Hashimoto plans to establish a new national political party as early as mid-September ahead of the approaching general election for the House of Representatives, political sources said on Aug. 28.

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Egyptian President Morsi visits China

BEIJING, China - Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi (L) and Chinese President Hu Jintao attend a welcoming ceremony for Morsi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 28, 2012. The two leaders agreed the same day to strengthen the countries' "strategic relationship" through cooperation in economy and trade, China's official media said.

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Egyptian President Morsi visits China

BEIJING, China - Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi (R) and Chinese President Hu Jintao attend a welcoming ceremony for Morsi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 28, 2012. The two leaders agreed the same day to strengthen the countries' "strategic relationship" through cooperation in economy and trade, China's official media said.

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Nissan to release all-new Note compact car

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. Chief Operating Officer Toshiyuki Shiga unveils the company's all-new, gasoline-powered Note compact car in the town of Kanda, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Aug. 28, 2012, ahead of its release on Sept. 3.

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Japan, N. Korea in talks

BEIJING, China - Ryu Song Il, a North Korean Foreign Ministry official dealing with Japan affairs, arrives at Beijing airport on Aug. 28, 2012. Ryu represents North Korea in intergovernmental talks with Japan in the Chinese capital on Aug. 29, 2012. The two countries hold intergovernmental talks that day for the first time in four years to mainly discuss the retrieval of the remains of Japanese nationals who died in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula during World War II.

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Cosmo Oil to close Sakaide refinery

OSAKA, Japan - An Aug. 28, 2012, photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Cosmo Oil Co.'s oil refinery in Sakaide, Kagawa Prefecture. The company said the same day it will close the plant in July 2013 amid weakening domestic demand for oil.

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LDP boycotts plenary session of lower house

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on Aug. 28, 2012, which the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party boycotted in protest at a move by the ruling coalition led by the Democratic Party of Japan to vote on the debt bill and the bill to reform the lower house electoral system. The ruling party pushed the key bills through the lower house.

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Japan, N. Korea in talks

BEIJING, China - Ryu Song Il, a North Korean Foreign Ministry official dealing with Japan affairs, arrives at Beijing airport on Aug. 28, 2012. Ryu represents North Korea in intergovernmental talks with Japan in the Chinese capital on Aug. 29, 2012. The two countries hold intergovernmental talks that day for the first time in four years to mainly discuss the retrieval of the remains of Japanese nationals who died in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula during World War II.

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Japan, N. Korea in talks

BEIJING, China - Ryu Song Il, a North Korean Foreign Ministry official dealing with Japan affairs, arrives at Beijing airport on Aug. 28, 2012. Ryu represents North Korea in intergovernmental talks with Japan in the Chinese capital on Aug. 29, 2012. The two countries hold intergovernmental talks that day for the first time in four years to mainly discuss the retrieval of the remains of Japanese nationals who died in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula during World War II.

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Japan, N. Korea in talks

BEIJING, China - Ryu Song Il, a North Korean Foreign Ministry official dealing with Japan affairs, arrives at Beijing airport on Aug. 28, 2012. Ryu represents North Korea in intergovernmental talks with Japan in the Chinese capital on Aug. 29, 2012. The two countries hold intergovernmental talks that day for the first time in four years to mainly discuss the retrieval of the remains of Japanese nationals who died in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula during World War II.

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U.S. forces open medical drill to media

SAGAMIHARA, Japan - U.S. Army soldiers conduct a medical exercise at a field hospital set up at a depot in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, which was opened to the media, on Aug. 28, 2012.

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N. Korea trip for remains retrieval to be granted

BEIJING, China - File photo taken in June 2012 shows land in Pyongyang that was unveiled by North Korea and is considered to be a burial ground for Japanese people. The Japanese government is set to grant exceptional permission to allow five members of a civic group aiming to retrieve the remains of Japanese who died in what is now North Korea during and after World War II to travel to the North from Aug. 28, 2012, government sources said on Aug. 23.

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U.S. sailor weathers storms, races for berth in London Olympics

EAST HAVEN, United States - U.S. sailor Alice Leonard speaks in front of a storm-damaged house in her East Haven, Connecticut neighborhood on Jan. 4, 2012. Hurricane Irene struck the area on Aug. 28, 2011, destroying at least 25 houses and causing extensive damage. (Photo by Meg Maruyama)