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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Panoramic photos show the Shishiori area of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, (from top) on March 15, 2011, four days after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, on Aug. 30, 2012, and on Feb. 14, 2014.

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Marines hold ceremony for Osprey unit

GINOWAN, Japan - The U.S. Marines hold a ceremony for a unit formed to operate MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft at the Marines' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture on Aug. 30, 2013. The Marines deployed 12 Ospreys at Futenma in October 2012 and are in the process of deploying 12 more of the aircraft at the base.

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Chongin, North Korea

CHONGJIN, North Korea - A man reacts to a photographer in Chongjin, North Korea, on Aug. 30, 2012.

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Chongin, North Korea

CHONGJIN, North Korea - Children carry sickles for farming work in a suburb of Chongjin, North Korea, on Aug. 30, 2012.

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Chongin, North Korea

CHONGJIN, North Korea - Women wash clothes by hand in a brook in a suburb of Chongjin, North Korea, on Aug. 30, 2012.

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Japanese repatriates in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Sadao Masaki (R), head of Seishinkai, a group of former Japanese residents of what is now North Korea, and group member Saburo Sakaguchi join their hands in prayer facing remains excavated at a site believed to be a burial ground for Japanese in Komusan, North Korea, on Aug. 30, 2012.

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Japanese repatriates in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Sadao Masaki (C), head of Seishinkai, a group of former Japanese residents of what is now North Korea, and group member Saburo Sakaguchi (L) join their hands in prayer facing remains excavated at a site believed to be a burial ground for Japanese in Komusan, North Korea, on Aug. 30, 2012.

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Pacific leaders meeting

AITUTAKI ISLAND, Cook Islands - Leaders gather for a Pacific Islands Forum summit in the Cook Islands on Aug. 30, 2012.

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Japan envoy's car with new national flag

BEIJING, China - Photo taken Aug. 30, 2012, shows the official vehicle of Japanese Ambassador to China Uichiro Niwa, to which a new Japanese flag is attached. The previous flag was ripped off in an attack on Aug. 27. (Image partly altered)

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Serena Williams at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Serena Williams of the United States returns a shot in a match against Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain during the second round of the U.S. Open in New York on Aug. 30, 2012. Williams won 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the third round.

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Serena Williams at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Serena Williams of the United States pumps her fist after defeating Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain in the second round of the U.S. Open in New York on Aug. 30, 2012. Williams won 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the third round.

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Osprey

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows an Osprey transport aircraft. The U.S. Defense Department said on Aug. 30, 2012, that its investigations show that errors by the pilot and other crew resulted in the June crash of a CV-22 Osprey aircraft in Florida.

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Nishikori cruises into 3rd round at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Kei Nishikori plays against Tim Smyczek of the United States during the second round of the U.S. Open in New York on Aug. 30, 2012. Nishikori won 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the third round.

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Nishikori cruises into 3rd round at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Japan's Kei Nishikori returns a shot in a match against Tim Smyczek of the United States during the second round of the U.S. Open in New York on Aug. 30, 2012. Nishikori won 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the third round.

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Japan reach Women's U-20 World Cup semis

TOKYO, Japan - Japan players celebrate after beating South Korea 3-1 at National Stadium in Toyo on Aug. 30, 2012, to reach the semifinals of the Under-20 Women's World Cup soccer tournament for the first time.

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Flag attached to Japanese ambassador's limousine again

BEIJING, China - Japan's Ambassador to China Uichiro Niwa (L back) gets into his limousine after a meeting at a hotel in Beijing on Aug. 30, 2012. A new Japanese national flag is attached to the limo, after the previous one was ripped off in an attack on Aug. 27.

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Flag attached to Japanese ambassador's limousine again

BEIJING, China - Japan's Ambassador to China Uichiro Niwa (L back) gets into his limousine after a meeting at a hotel in Beijing on Aug. 30, 2012. A new Japanese national flag is attached to the limo, after the previous one was ripped off in an attack on Aug. 27.

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Ministers of ASEAN, 6 regional partners meeting

SIEM REAP, Cambodia - Economic ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations and its six regional partners join hands as they meet in the Cambodian resort of Siem Reap on Aug. 30, 2012. The ministers agreed to launch negotiations for a region-wide free trade agreement.

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Merkel in China

BEIJING, China - German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao shake hands after a joint press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 30, 2012.

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Merkel in China

BEIJING, China - German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Chinese President Hu Jintao shake hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 30, 2012. (Pool photo)

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"Metal Gear Solid" to be made into Hollywood movie

TOKYO, Japan - Film producer Avi Arad (R) and Hideo Kojima, a corporate officer of Konami Digital Entertainment Co., shake hands in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2012, after announcing Konami's action game "Metal Gear Solid" will be made into a live-action Hollywood movie produced by Arad.

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Merkel in China

BEIJING, China - German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao shake hands after a joint press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 30, 2012.

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Nissan in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Toshiyuki Shiga (L), chief operating officer of Nissan Motor Co., attends an event in Bangkok on Aug. 30, 2012, to release the new Sylphy sedan.

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Japan, N. Korea in talks

BEIJING, China - Keiichi Ono, director of the Northeast Asia Division of Japan's Foreign Ministry, leaves a hotel in Beijing on Aug. 30, 2012, for a second day of government-to-government talks with North Korea.

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Merkel in China

BEIJING, China - German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao hold a joint press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 30, 2012.

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Merkel in China

BEIJING, China - German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao attend a welcoming ceremony for Merkel at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 30, 2012.

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Japan's tallest building Abeno Harukasu

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 30, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows super skyscraper Abeno Harukasu in Osaka, which reached its ultimate height of 300 meters the same day. The tallest building in Japan, located in Osaka's Abeno Ward, is set to open in the spring of 2014.

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Japan's tallest building Abeno Harukasu

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 30, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows super skyscraper Abeno Harukasu in Osaka, which reached its ultimate height of 300 meters the same day. The tallest building in Japan, located in Osaka's Abeno Ward, is set to open in the spring of 2014.

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Japan's tallest building Abeno Harukasu

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 30, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows super skyscraper Abeno Harukasu (back) in Osaka, which reached its ultimate height of 300 meters the same day, with Osaka's traditional landmark Tsutenkaku tower also shown (L front). The tallest building in Japan, located in Osaka's Abeno Ward, is set to open in the spring of 2014.

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London Olympic coach Sekizuka steps down

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Sekizuka, who guided Japan's Under-23s to a fourth-place finish at the London Games, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2012. Sekizuka stepped down as head coach, saying he was hopeful of a return to club management.

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Merkel in China

BEIJING, China - German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao attend a welcoming ceremony for Merkel at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Aug. 30, 2012.

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London Olympic coach Sekizuka steps down

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Sekizuka, who guided Japan's Under-23s to a fourth-place finish at the London Games, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 30, 2012. Sekizuka stepped down as head coach, saying he was hopeful of a return to club management.

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Noda's letter to China's Hu

BEIJING, China - Japanese Senior Vice Foreign Minister Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi leaves a hotel in Beijing on Aug. 30, 2012. Yamaguchi brought to China a personal letter from Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda to Chinese President Hu Jintao in an effort to ameliorate bilateral tensions stemming from a dispute over islands in the East China Sea.

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Japan's tallest building Abeno Harukasu

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 30, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows super skyscraper Abeno Harukasu in Osaka, which reached its ultimate height of 300 meters the same day, with a sign bearing the Japanese phrase that means "tallest in Japan" seen displayed on the roof. The tallest building in Japan, located in Osaka's Abeno Ward, is set to open in the spring of 2014.

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Japan's tallest building Abeno Harukasu

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 30, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows super skyscraper Abeno Harukasu in Osaka, which reached its ultimate height of 300 meters the same day. The tallest building in Japan, located in Osaka's Abeno Ward, is set to open in the spring of 2014.

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M5.6 quake jolts Miyagi Pref.

SENDAI, Japan - The entrance door of a home electronics store is broken following an earthquake in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 30, 2012. An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.6 jolted the northeastern Japanese prefecture at 4:05 a.m. There were no immediate reports of serious injuries.

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Hon Hai CEO in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Terry Gou, chief executive officer of Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., is surrounded by reporters upon his arrival at JR Shin-Osaka Station in western Japan on Aug. 30, 2012. Hon Hai, better known as Foxconn, and its Japanese business partner Sharp Corp. are in talks over the terms of their capital alliance agreement.