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Students join job experience program in disaster-hit town

SENDAI, Japan - Marin Imai (extreme L) and other students of Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto, western Japan, process seaweed at a fishery plant in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 29, 2014, during a job experience program designed to support the town's reconstruction from the earthquake and tsunami that ravaged the northeastern Japan region in 2011.

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Pyongyang children play tug-of-war with pro wrestlers

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean children enjoy playing tug-of-war with visiting professional wrestlers in an exchange event in Pyongyang on Aug. 29, 2014.

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China Communist Party posts Japan's antigraft article

BEIJING, China - An article by Takanori Arima, a diplomat at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, on reducing corruption by public employees in Japan is seen posted on the official homepage of the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Aug. 29, 2014.

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Yankees' Tanaka heading back to N.Y. with arm soreness

TORONTO, Canada - New York Yankees right-hander Masahiro Tanaka, who went on the disabled list on July 9, watches a game against Toronto Blue Jays from the team's dugout at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada, on Aug. 29, 2014. The Yankees said Tanaka will return to New York to work on strengthening his pitching arm after complaining of overall soreness.

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Matsuyama in 1st round Deutsche Bank golf

NORTON, United States - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama fails to get out off a bunker on the 18th hole of the first round of the Deutsche Bank Championship, the second of four playoff events, at the TPC Boston in Norton, Massachusetts, on Aug. 29, 2014. He shot a 2-over 73 and was in a place tied for 65th.

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Alvear wins women's 70kg at judo world championships

CHELYABINSK, Russia - Yuri Alvear of Colombia sings her country's national anthem during an award ceremony for the women's 70kg category event at Judo World Championships in Chelyabinsk, Russia, on Aug. 29, 2014. Alvear beat Japan's Nun Ira Karen in the final.

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Actress Yoshinaga, actor Abe in Montreal film festival

MONTREAL, Canada - Actress Sayuri Yoshinaga (R) and actor Hiroshi Abe make their red carpet appearance at the Montreal World Film Festival in Montreal, Canada, prior to the showing of their movie "Cape Nostalgia" on Aug. 29, 2014. The film won the Special Grand Prix at the festival.

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Alvear wins women's 70kg at judo world championships

CHELYABINSK, Russia - Yuri Alvear of Colombia (L) fights with Nun Ira Karen of Japan in the women's 70kg category final match at Judo World Championships in Chelyabinsk, Russia, on Aug. 29, 2014. Alvear won the event.

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Japan hangs 2 death-row inmates

TOKYO, Japan - Hideki Wakabayashi, secretary general of Amnesty International Japan, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2014, to criticize the executions of two death-row inmates earlier the same day. He said the Justice Ministry was motivated to proceed with the executions ahead of a planned Cabinet reshuffle.

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Bob Sapp exchanges with N. Korean public

PYONGYANG, North Korea - U.S. fighter Bob Sapp celebrates his victory in arm-wrestling with North Korean children on Aug. 29, 2014, in Pyongyang, prior to a pro wrestling event to be co-hosted by Japanese lawmaker Antonio Inoki and North Korean authorities.

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Panasonic eyes 200 bil. yen sales in care business in FY2025

OSAKA, Japan - Panasonic Corp. envisages expanding sales in its elderly care-related business to the 200 billion-yen (about $1.91 billion as of Sept. 2, 2014) level in fiscal 2025 as increased demand is expected from aging postwar baby boomers. Employees conduct maintenance of a care bed at its Osaka Rental Center in Osaka Prefecture's Kadoma on Aug. 29, 2014.

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Japan, S. Korea symposium to vivify bilateral tourism

SEOUL, South Korea - Shigeto Kubo, commissioner of the Japan Tourism Agency, speaks at a symposium in Seoul on Aug. 29, 2014, to revitalize Japan-South Korea tourism exchange. The symposium was attended by people from governmental organizations, the tourism industries and business circles of both nations.

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Bob Sapp exchanges with N. Korean public

PYONGYANG, North Korea - U.S. fighter Bob Sapp arm wrestles with North Korean children on Aug. 29, 2014, in Pyongyang, prior to a pro wrestling event to be co-hosted by Japanese lawmaker Antonio Inoki and North Korean authorities.

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Explosion in Beijing wrecks apartment building

BEIJING, China - The site of a fatal explosion at an apartment building in Beijing is seen on Aug. 29, 2014.

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Tourists arrive in N. Korea to watch pro wrestling show

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Japanese tourists show enthusiasm on Aug. 29, 2014, after arriving in Pyongyang, North Korea, for a rare pro wrestling event to be co-hosted by Japanese pro wrestler-turned-lawmaker Antonio Inoki, 71, and North Korean authorities.

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Maiko at photo session for Nov. Gion Dance

KYOTO, Japan - Colorful kimono-clad maiko of Gion Higashi, one of the five geisha districts in Kyoto, attend a photo session for posters and pamphlets on Aug. 29, 2014, for the annual Gion Dance to be held Nov. 1-10, in Kyoto.

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Fukushima Gov. indicates accepting radioactive waste storage

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Yuhei Sato, governor of the northeastern Japan prefecture of Fukushima, attends a meeting on Aug. 29, 2014, at the prefectural office. Sato indicated his acceptance of a central government plan to store radioactive waste from radiation decontamination operations following the March 2011 nuclear disaster in the prefecture.

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Venue of wrestling event in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken Aug. 29, 2014, shows the Ryugyong Jong Ju Yong Gymnasium in Pyongyang. Japanese wrestler-turned-parliamentarian Antonio Inoki, currently visiting North Korea, will co-host the "International Pro Wrestling Festival" at the gymnasium on Aug. 30-31.

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Ishiba to accept Abe's decision in Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Ishiba, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, meets the press after talking with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2014. Ishiba, a former defense minister, said he will accept Abe's final decision on what position he is given when Abe reshuffles his Cabinet and LDP executive lineup the following week.

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Ishiba to accept Abe's decision in Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Ishiba, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, meets the press after talking with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2014. Ishiba, a former defense minister, said he will accept Abe's final decision on what position he is given when Abe reshuffles his Cabinet and LDP executive lineup the following week.

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Former death-row inmate Hakamada hospitalized

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo shows Iwao Hakamada, a 78-year-old former death-row inmate who was released following a court decision in March 2014 to reopen the 1966 murder case that led to his conviction. Hakamada, a former professional boxer, has been hospitalized for pneumonia in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, his lawyers said Aug. 29, 2014.

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Saury unloaded at Ofunato fish market

OFUNATO, Japan - A catch of saury is unloaded at a fishing port in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on Aug. 29, 2014. The fish market facility, completed in April this year, was hit by the devastating earthquake and tsunami in March 2011 while it was under construction.

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Japan hangs 2 inmates

TOKYO, Japan - Justice Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki holds a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2014, on the execution of two death row inmates he ordered earlier that day. Japan hanged two death row inmates in the 10th and 11th executions since the December 2012 launch of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's current government.

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French meal to be served on Seven Stars train in Kyushu

FUKUOKA, Japan - An example of French cuisine to be served for dinner on Kyushu Railway Co.'s deluxe sleeping car excursion train Seven Stars in Kyushu from Aug. 26, 2014, is shown on July 29, 2014.

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Example of French cuisine for Seven Stars train in Kyushu

FUKUOKA, Japan - An example of French cuisine from high-class restaurant Georges Marceau in Fukuoka is shown on July 29, 2014. Kyushu Railway Co. will offer a menu of food from the restaurant on its Seven Stars in Kyushu deluxe sleeping car excursion train from Aug. 26.

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Kashiwa Reysol ready for Suruga Bank C'ship

TOKYO, Japan - Manager Nelsinho (R) and player Masato Kudo (L) of J-League first-division side Kashiwa Reysol pose by the trophy of the Suruga Bank Championship in Tokyo on July 29, 2014. The Nabisco Cup champions of the last season will meet CA Lanus of Argentina at Hitachi Kashiwa Stadium in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo on Aug. 6, 2014.

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Japan-born N. Korea striker Chong

TOKYO, Japan - Chong Tese, North Korea national team striker who used to play in Japan and is now at German second-division club Bochum, poses for photos with children at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Aug. 29, 2011. The Japanese and North Korean national teams will play in Saitama on Sept. 2, 2011, in a qualifying match for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

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North Korean soccer team arrives in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - North Korea's national soccer team is welcomed at Tokyo's Haneda airport on the night of Aug. 29, 2011, shortly after arriving via Beijing. The team is scheduled to play Japan on Sept. 2 in the city of Saitama near Tokyo in the third round of Asian qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

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North Korean soccer team arrives in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - North Korea's national soccer team is welcomed at Tokyo's Haneda airport on the night of Aug. 29, 2011, shortly after arriving via Beijing. The team is scheduled to play Japan on Sept. 2 in the city of Saitama near Tokyo in the third round of Asian qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.