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Fukushima Pref. port little changed due to power plant

SENDAI, Japan - Photos taken on Nov. 14, 2012, (above), and Aug. 31, 2014, at Ukedo port in the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, show little difference due proximity to a nuclear power plant crippled by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Entry into the area is permitted only during the day due to radioactive contamination.

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Tsunami effect still felt big in Kesennuma city

SENDAI, Japan - A tsunami-swept fishing boat in the Shishiori district of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, is seen above on March 1, 2012, before its removal last year, while the temporary shopping area "Central Ishinomaki Revival Marche" in the background is being moved to prefab stores seen in the foreground in the photo below taken on Aug. 31, 2014, to raise the ground level of the area.

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Chongin, North Korea

CHONGJIN, North Korea - A woman on a bicycle rides past a slogan hailing leader Kim Jong Un in Chongjin, North Korea, on Aug. 31, 2012.

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Chongin, North Korea

CHONGJIN, North Korea - Old wooden fishing boats are moored at Chongjin port in Chongjin, North Korea, on Aug. 31, 2012.

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Chongin, North Korea

CHONGJIN, North Korea - People work manually in construction, using cattle, in a suburb of Chongjin, North Korea, on Aug. 31, 2012.

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Chongin, North Korea

CHONGJIN, North Korea - A boy takes part in a computer class at a local library built in 2010 in Chongjin, North Korea, on Aug. 31, 2012.

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Doraemon train

TOYAMA, Japan - A train featuring comic and animation character Doraemon is shown to reporters in Takaoka, Toyama Prefecture, on Sept. 4, 2012. The train will be operated from Sept. 8, 2012, to Aug. 31, 2013, in the hometown of the comics' creator, Fujiko F Fujio. The train will be run in a project to commemorate Doraemon's birthday, which the comics say is Sept. 3, 2112.

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Zoo soliciting name for recovered penguin

NAGANO, Japan - Photo shows a Humboldt penguin chick at Suzaka Zoological Gardens, a zoo in Suzaka, Nagano Prefecture, on Aug. 31, 2012. The zoo began on Sept. 4 soliciting names for the chick, which escaped from a pool at least twice in August but was soon recovered each time.

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People excited at Paralympics

LONDON, Britain - Spectators cheer while watching an athletics event of the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 31, 2012.

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Clinton at Pacific summit

AVARUA, Cook Islands - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (center L) chats with participants at the Pacific Islands Forum summit in Avarua, the Cook Islands, on Aug. 31, 2012.

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N. Korea building under Japan rule

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A photo taken on Aug. 31, 2012, shows a building in Chongjin, North Korea, built during the era of Japanese colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.

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Li at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - China's Li Na plays a shot in her third round women's singles match against Britain's Laura Robson at the U.S. Open championship in New York on Aug. 31, 2012. Robson beat Li and advanced to the fourth round.

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Robson at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Britain's Laura Robson celebrates after winning in her third round women's singles match against China's Li Na at the U.S. Open championship in New York on Aug. 31, 2012. Robson advanced to the fourth round.

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Clinton at Pacific summit

AVARUA, Cook Islands - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks at the Pacific Islands Forum summit in Avarua, the Cook Islands, on Aug. 31, 2012.

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Djokovic at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Serbia's Novak Djokovic responds to cheers after winning in his second round men's singles match against Brazil's Rogerio Dutra Silva at the U.S. Open championship in New York on Aug. 31, 2012. Djokovic advanced to the third round.

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Sharapova at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Russia's Maria Sharapova plays a shot in her third round women's singles match against Mallory Burdette of the United States at the U.S. Open championship in New York on Aug. 31, 2012. Sharapova advanced to the fourth round.

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Djokovic at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Serbia's Novak Djokovic plays a shot in his second round men's singles match against Brazil's Rogerio Dutra Silva at the U.S. Open championship in New York on Aug. 31, 2012. Djokovic advanced to the third round.

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Tsunami alerts issued after Philippine quake

ISHIGAKI, Japan - A fire engine alerts residents not to approach coastal areas in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 31, 2012, after a tsunami warning was issued covering extensive areas of Japan following a major earthquake in the Pacific off the eastern Philippines.

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Sharapova at U.S. Open

NEW YORK, United States - Russia's Maria Sharapova responds to cheers after winning in her third round women's singles match against Mallory Burdette of the United States at the U.S. Open championship in New York on Aug. 31, 2012. Sharapova advanced to the fourth round.

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Fukushima governor visits IAEA

VIENNA, Austria - International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano (R) and Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato shake hands at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna, Austria, on Aug. 31, 2012. The governor visited the U.N. nuclear watchdog following the nuclear crisis in the prefecture triggered by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan.

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Japan envoy to China

BEIJING, China - Japanese Ambassador to China Uichiro Niwa (L) attends an event in Beijing on Aug. 31, 2012, related to the 40th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and China.

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Japanese repatriates in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Sadao Masaki (front), head of Seishinkai, a group of former Japanese residents of what is now North Korea, and other members of the group visit Chongjin in North Korea's northeast on Aug. 31, 2012.

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Final Fantasy exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - Square Enix Co. shows to reporters on Aug. 31, 2012, the site of an exhibition in Tokyo commemorating the 25th anniversary of the launch of the "Final Fantasy" game series to be held on Sept. 1 and 2.

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Japanese repatriates in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Sadao Masaki (3rd from R), head of Seishinkai, a group of former Japanese residents of what is now North Korea, and other members of the group tour Chongjin in North Korea's northeast on Aug. 31, 2012.

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Japan emissary delivers letter to China

BEIJING, China - Japanese Senior Vice Foreign Minister Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi answers reporters' questions at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Aug. 31, 2012. Yamaguchi handed a personal letter from Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda addressed to Chinese President Hu Jintao to Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo.

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Prince Mikasa leaves hospital

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Mikasa (in wheelchair) is released from St. Luke's International Hospital in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2012, after his heart surgery in July. In front (R) is his wife Princess Yuriko. The 96-year-old prince is the youngest brother of Emperor Hirohito, posthumously known as Emperor Showa. (Pool photo)

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Prince Mikasa leaves hospital

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Mikasa (in wheelchair) is released from St. Luke's International Hospital in Tokyo on Aug. 31, 2012, after his heart surgery in July. In front (R) is his wife Princess Yuriko. The 96-year-old prince is the youngest brother of Emperor Hirohito, posthumously known as Emperor Showa. (Pool photo)

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Japan, N. Korea in 3rd day of talks

BEIJING, Japan - Ryu Song Il (front), a North Korean Foreign Ministry official dealing with Japan affairs, arrives at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Aug. 31, 2012, for talks between Japan and North Korea, which began Aug. 29. (Pool photo)

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Japan, N. Korea in 3rd day of talks

BEIJING, Japan - Keiichi Ono (front), director of the Northeast Asia Division of Japan's Foreign Ministry, arrives at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Aug. 31, 2012, for talks between Japan and North Korea, which began Aug. 29. (Pool photo)

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Japan, N. Korea in 3rd day of talks

BEIJING, Japan - Ryu Song Il, a North Korean Foreign Ministry official dealing with Japan affairs, arrives at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Aug. 31, 2012, for talks between Japan and North Korea, which began Aug. 29. (Pool photo)

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Japan, N. Korea in 3rd day of talks

BEIJING, Japan - Keiichi Ono (front), director of the Northeast Asia Division of Japan's Foreign Ministry, arrives at the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Aug. 31, 2012, for talks between Japan and North Korea, which began Aug. 29. (Pool photo)

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Maiko prepare for Gion dancing

KYOTO, Japan - Maiko, or apprentice geisha, attend a photo shoot in Kyoto on Aug. 31, 2012, when a kimono fitting session for the "Gion Odori" dance event took place. The "Gion Odori" will be performed in Kyoto from Nov. 1 to 10, 2012.

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Maiko prepare for Gion dancing

KYOTO, Japan - Maiko, or apprentice geisha, attend a photo shoot in Kyoto on Aug. 31, 2012, when a kimono fitting session for the "Gion Odori" dance event took place. The "Gion Odori" will be performed in Kyoto from Nov. 1 to 10, 2012.

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Court battle between Samsung and Apple

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows two smartphones -- Samsung Electronics Co.'s Galaxy(R) and Apple Inc.'s iPhone 4 -- at the center of a copyright case between the two electronics makers. The Tokyo District Court ruled on Aug. 31, 2012, that Samsung had not infringed Apple's smartphone and tablet computer patent in the latest ruling in a global court battle waged by the two rivals.

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Foreign "cosplayers" visit Japan ministry

TOKYO, Japan - Costume players from Britain (2 women on L back), Russia (2 women on R back) and Indonesia (2 men at front) pose with Senior Vice Foreign Minister Ryuji Yamane (C) at the ministry in Tokyo on July 31, 2012. The three pairs from the countries, dressed in the costumes of their favorite characters from Japanese animation, "manga" comics and video games, paid a courtesy call at the Foreign Ministry, expressing their excitement about performing at the 10th World Cosplay Summit held in Nagoya, ahead of a contest Aug. 4 at the summit that will draw performers from Japan and 19 other countries.