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Midsize firm president shines as principal in film in 60s

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 29, 2013 in Tokyo shows Masahiro Yoshino, president of Tokyo-based Media Research Inc. who produced a film titled "Ningen" together with his employees and friends. Yoshino also played the principal character of an elderly man running a company in the film, which broke into the list of nominees for the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival in September.

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Life in Damascus

DAMASCUS, Syria - Children stand around a street stall selling toys in Damascus, Syria, on Aug. 29, 2013, amid a civil war in the country.

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Syria in tensions

DAMASCUS, Syria - Photo shows Mt. Qasioun, where Syria's Republican Guards are based, in Damascus on Aug. 29, 2013.

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Syria in tensions

DAMASCUS, Syria - Photo shows a statue of former Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, father of President Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus on Aug. 29, 2013, against the backdrop of Mt. Qasioun, where Syria's Republican Guards are based.

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Protest against military strike on Syria

WASHINGTON, United States - People demonstrate in front of the White House in Washington against a possible military strike on Syria on Aug. 29, 2013.

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Protest against military strike on Syria

WASHINGTON, United States - People demonstrate in front of the White House in Washington against a possible military strike on Syria on Aug. 29, 2013.

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Fast food industry workers demand higher wages

NEW YORK, United States - People attend a rally in New York to demand higher wages for workers in the fast food industry on Aug. 29, 2013.

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Inui scores winner

FRANKFURT, Germany - Takashi Inui heads the winner as Eintracht Frankfurt beat FK Qarabag 2-1 to qualify for the Europa League group stage in Frankfurt, Germany, on Aug. 29, 2013.

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Inui scores winner

FRANKFURT, Germany - Takashi Inui celebrates after heading the winner as Eintracht Frankfurt beat FK Qarabag 2-1 to qualify for the Europa League group stage in Frankfurt, Germany, on Aug. 29, 2013.

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U.S. Open tennis

NEW YORK, United States - Roger Federer of Switzerland returns a shot against Carlos Berlocq of Argentina during their men's singles second round match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Aug. 29, 2013. Federer won 6-3, 6-2, 6-1.

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Maglev train test run

YAMANASHI, Japan - Photo shows a view from a window of an L0 series magnetically levitated train during a test run in Yamanashi Prefecture on Aug. 29, 2013. Central Japan Railway Co. resumed experimental runs of its maglev trains after completing a two-year project to extend its test line.

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World judo championships

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Yarden Gerbi of Israel reacts after winning gold in the women's 63-kilogram class at the world judo championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 29, 2013.

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Maglev train test run

YAMANASHI, Japan - Photo shows a view from a window of an L0 series magnetically levitated train during a test run in Yamanashi Prefecture on Aug. 29, 2013. Central Japan Railway Co. resumed experimental runs of its maglev trains after completing a two-year project to extend its test line.

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U.S. Open tennis

NEW YORK, United States - Serena Williams of the United States returns a shot against Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan during their women's singles second round match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York on Aug. 29, 2013. Williams won 6-3, 6-0.

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China's top nuclear envoy in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Wu Dawei, China's special envoy in charge of the six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear ambitions, speaks with reporters after meeting with Kim Kye Gwan, the North's first vice foreign minister and its point man on nuclear issues, at a Pyongyang hotel on the night of Aug. 29, 2013. Wu said that he held "in-depth discussions" with his North Korean counterpart on the possibility of restarting the long-stalled multilateral talks.

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N. Korea organizes rare meeting for foreign diplomats

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea gathers foreign diplomats based in the capital Pyongyang to explain the country's recent foreign policies, a rare move for the country, on Aug. 29, 2013.

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Iranian ambassador to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Reza Nazarahari, Iranian ambassador to Japan, speaks at a forum in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2013. The ambassador expressed opposition to a military strike on Syria without the support of the United Nations.

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Maglev train test run

FUEFUKI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in Fuefuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, shows an L0 series magnetically levitated train on a test run on Aug. 29, 2013. Central Japan Railway Co. resumed experimental runs of its maglev trains after completing a two-year project to extend its test line.

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N. Korea organizes rare meeting for foreign diplomats

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kim Yong Chol, director of the Reconnaissance General Bureau of the North Korean military, speaks before foreign diplomats in Pyongyang on Aug. 29, 2013. North Korea gathered foreign diplomats based in the capital to explain the country's recent foreign policies, a rare move for the country.

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Motorcyclists cross Korean DMZ

SEOUL, South Korea - A group of five New Zealand motorcyclists are pictured on a road in Paju, South Korea, on Aug. 29, 2013, after traveling from North Korea crossing the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas. Both Koreas granted permission for the journey.

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Maglev train test run

TSURU, Japan - Photo shows an L0 series magnetically levitated train on a test run in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 29, 2013. Central Japan Railway Co. resumed experimental runs of its maglev trains after completing a two-year project to extend its test line.

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Maglev train test run

TSURU, Japan - Photo shows a passage way leading to an L0 series magnetically levitated train in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 29, 2013. Central Japan Railway Co. resumed experimental runs of its maglev trains after completing a two-year project to extend its test line.

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Maglev train test run

TSURU, Japan - Photo shows a monitor in an L0 series magnetically levitated train during a test run in Yamanashi Prefecture on Aug. 29, 2013, displaying the maximum speed of 505 km/h during the run, as well as images taken by a camera on the front of the car. The Central Japan Railway Co. resumed experimental runs of its maglev trains after completing a two-year project to extend its test line.

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Maglev train test run

TSURU, Japan - Photo shows seats in an L0 series magnetically levitated train during a test run in Yamanashi Prefecture on Aug. 29, 2013. Central Japan Railway Co. resumed experimental runs of its maglev trains after completing a two-year project to extend its test line.

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China, ASEAN special meeting

BEIJING, China - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi holds a press conference after a special meeting of foreign ministers of China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Beijing on Aug. 29, 2013.

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Maglev train test run

TSURU, Japan - Photo shows the inside of an L0 series magnetically levitated train on Aug. 29, 2013, as Central Japan Railway Co. resumed experimental runs of its maglev trains after completing a two-year project to extend its test line in Yamanashi Prefecture. Reporters aboard the train experienced speeds up to 505 kph during the test run.

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Okinawa governor presses for review of Osprey deployment

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima speaks to reporters at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2013, after meeting with Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida. Nakaima handed a petition to Kishida calling for reconsideration of the deployment of MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft at a U.S. Marine Corps base as well as the early resolution of other issues related to U.S. military bases in the prefecture.

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New Komeito party leader

TOKYO, Japan - New Komeito party leader Natsuo Yamaguchi is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2013.

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Okinawa governor presses for review of Osprey deployment

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (L front) hands a petition to Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2013, calling for reconsideration of the deployment of MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft at a U.S. Marine Corps base as well as the early resolution of other issues related to U.S. military bases in the prefecture.

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Toyota's remodeled Sai

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s partly remodeled Sai hybrid sedan in Nagoya on Aug. 29, 2013. The automaker launched it in Japan amid increasing competition in the domestic hybrid vehicle market.

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Empress plays piano

KUSATSU, Japan - Empress Michiko plays the piano at a workshop in Kusatsu, Gunma Prefecture, on Aug. 29, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Abe returns from trip to 4 countries

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 29, 2013, from a trip to Bahrain, Qatar and Kuwait, all members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, as well as Djibouti.

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China, ASEAN special meeting

BEIJING, China - A special meeting of foreign ministers of China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is held in Beijing on Aug. 29, 2013. Competing maritime claims in the South China Sea are expected to top the agenda. (Pool photo)

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China, ASEAN special meeting

BEIJING, China - Participants join hands during a photo session before a special meeting of foreign ministers of China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Beijing on Aug. 29, 2013. Competing maritime claims in the South China Sea are expected to top the agenda. (Pool photo)

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Maglev train test run

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an L0 series magnetically levitated train on a test run in Fuefuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 29, 2013, as central Japan Railway resumed experimental runs of its maglev trains after completing a two-year project to extend its test line.

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Suzuki to remodel Carry

TOKYO, Japan - Suzuki Motor Corp. Chairman and President Osamu Suzuki holds a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2013. The automaker said it will fully remodel its Carry minitruck for the first time in 14 years, expanding the interior space and improving fuel efficiency.

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Maglev train test run

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an L0 series magnetically levitated train on a test run in Fuefuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 29, 2013, as central Japan Railway resumed experimental runs of its maglev trains after completing a two-year project to extend its test line.

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Suzuki to remodel Carry

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Suzuki Motor Corp.'s fully remodeled Carry minitruck in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2013. The automaker said it will fully remodel the Carry for the first time in 14 years, expanding the interior space and improving fuel efficiency.

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Maglev train test run

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an L0 series magnetically levitated train on a test run in Fuefuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 29, 2013, as central Japan Railway resumed experimental runs of its maglev trains after completing a two-year project to extend its test line.

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U.N. panel on human rights in N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Australian judge Michael Kirby, head of a U.N. commission investigating human rights violations in North Korea, speaks during a public hearing at the United Nations University in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2013. At the hearing the families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s shared their experiences.

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Fishermen protest TEPCO

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Kishi (R), head of Japan's national fisheries cooperatives federation known as Zengyoren, hands a letter of protest to Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Naomi Hirose (L) in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2013. The fishermen protested the leak of radioactive water at the utility's crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

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Maglev train test run

TSURU, Japan - Photo shows an L0 series magnetically levitated train on a test run in Tsuru, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 29, 2013, as central Japan Railway resumed experimental runs of its maglev trains after completing a two-year project to extend its test line.

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Nintendo 2DS

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows a new game console called the Nintendo 2DS. Nintendo Co. said on Aug. 29, 2013, it will launch the 2DS, a cheaper version of its 3DS portable game console, on Oct. 12 in the United States and Europe.

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Abe, Putin

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a joint press conference after holding talks in Moscow's Kremlin on Aug. 29, 2013.

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Abe, Putin

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands after a joint press conference in Moscow's Kremlin on Aug. 29, 2013.

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Abe, Putin

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin applaud as they observe a signing ceremony for a number of accords, including one on exchanging information to prevent cross-border money laundering, after holding talks in Moscow's Kremlin on Aug. 29, 2013.

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Abe, Putin

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a press conference after holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow's Kremlin on Aug. 29, 2013.

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Abe, Putin

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a signing ceremony for a number of accords, including one on exchanging information to prevent cross-border money laundering, after holding talks in Moscow's Kremlin on Aug. 29, 2013.

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Abe, Putin

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a joint press conference after holding talks in Moscow's Kremlin on Aug. 29, 2013.