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Ozu to become Japan's top prosecutor

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on Aug. 12, 2011, shows Hiroshi Ozu, chief of the Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office. Ozu will be promoted to Japan's prosecutor-general, or chief of the Supreme Public Prosecutors Office, to replace Haruo Kasama, justice ministry and prosecution sources said on July 4, 2012.

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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)

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Polar bear breeding program

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 4, 2011 shows polar bear Candy at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in Hokkaido, northern Japan. The 18-year-old female was moved from Toyohashi Zoo & Botanical Park in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, in March on lease for a breeding program.

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Indians' Fukudome

BOSTON, United States - Cleveland Indians right fielder Kosuke Fukudome singles to right in the second inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 4, 2011. The Red Sox pitcher was Erik Bedard (23).

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Indians' Fukudome

BOSTON, United States - Cleveland Indians right fielder Kosuke Fukudome singles to right in the second inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 4, 2011.

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Paddy art of Himeji Castle

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 4, 2011, shows an image of Himeji Castle made with six rice varieties having different colors on a 90-meter by 180-meter field at the foot of Mt. Shosha in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, in western Japan. The paddy image can be viewed in its finest colors through late September, according to local citizens who created it.

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China navy ship in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The Chinese navy training ship Zhenghe makes a friendship visit at Wonsan port, North Korea, on Aug. 4, 2011.

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Mitsubishi Heavy headquarters

TOKYO, Japan - The headquarters of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. in Minato Ward, Tokyo, is pictures on Aug. 4, 2011.

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China navy ship in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Tian Zhong (R front), head of a Chinese navy flotilla, is welcomed in a ceremony after the Chinese navy training ship Zhenghe arrived on a friendship visit at Wonsan port, North Korea, on Aug. 4, 2011.

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Hitachi headquarters

TOKYO, Japan - A building housing the headquarters of Hitachi Ltd. in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, is pictured on Aug. 4, 2011.

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Bank of Japan further eases credit

TOKYO, Japan - Masaaki Shirakawa, governor of the Bank of Japan, speaks during a press conference at the BOJ head office in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2011. The central bank decided earlier in the day to ease credit further.

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N. Korea chairs Conference on Disarmament

TOKYO, Japan - So Se Pyong (C), North Korea's ambassador to U.N. bodies in Geneva, sits on the seat of the president of the Conference on Disarmament, as he chairs its general meeting in Geneva on Aug. 4, 2011. North Korea assumed in late June the rotating presidency of the international arms control body with its term through Aug. 21.

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Bank of Japan further eases credit

TOKYO, Japan - Masaaki Shirakawa, governor of the Bank of Japan, is pictured on Aug. 4, 2011, as he is about to start a press conference at the BOJ head office in Tokyo. The central bank decided earlier in the day to ease credit further.

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Sony Executive Deputy President Hirai

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Executive Deputy President Kazuo Hirai speaks during an interview with Kyodo News and other media at the Sony headquarters in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2011. He said the company will draw up a plan as soon as this month to rebuild its loss-making television business.

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Bank of Japan further eases credit

TOKYO, Japan - Masaaki Shirakawa, governor of the Bank of Japan, speaks during a press conference at the BOJ head office in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2011. The central bank decided earlier in the day to ease credit further.

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Bank of Japan further eases credit

TOKYO, Japan - Masaaki Shirakawa, governor of the Bank of Japan, speaks during a press conference at the BOJ head office in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2011. The central bank decided earlier in the day to ease credit further.

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Japan steps into forex market to stop yen's rise

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard in Higashishimbashi, Tokyo, shows the dollar trading in the 79 yen level on Aug. 4, 2011, after Japan's monetary authorities intervened in the foreign exchange market to stem the yen's appreciation earlier in the day.

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Japan steps into forex market to stop yen's rise

TOKYO, Japan - Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda says to reporters at the ministry building in Tokyo on Aug. 4, 2011, that Japan's monetary authorities intervened in the foreign exchange market to stem the yen's appreciation the same day.

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Former Japan national team defender Matsuda dies

TOKYO, Japan - Naoki Matsuda (3) plays in a game between Japan and Russia in the 2002 World Cup at International Stadium Yokohama (current name Nissan Stadium) in Yokohama, near Tokyo, in June 2002. Matsuda, who joined Japan Football League club Matsumoto Yamaga after playing for Yokohama F Marinos from 1995 to 2010, died on Aug. 4, 2011.

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Former Japan national team defender Matsuda dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows former member of Japan's national soccer team Naoki Matsuda, who died on Aug. 4, 2011, at the age of 34. The 2002 World Cup defender joined Japan Football League club Matsumoto Yamaga after playing for Yokohama F Marinos from 1995 to 2010.

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Hitachi, Mitsubishi Heavy to start merger talks

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Hiroaki Nakanishi, president of Hitachi Ltd. Nakanishi said in Yokohama on Aug. 4, 2011, that Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. have agreed to start negotiations on a merger.

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Bank of Japan further eases credit

TOKYO, Japan - Masaaki Shirakawa, governor of the Bank of Japan, enters the head office of the BOJ in Tokyo to attend a monetary policy meeting on Aug. 4, 2011. The central bank decided during the meeting to ease credit further. (Pool photo)

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Hitachi, Mitsubishi Heavy to start merger talks

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows the headquarters of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. in Minato Ward, Tokyo. Hiroaki Nakanishi, president of Hitachi Ltd., said in Yokohama on Aug. 4, 2011, that Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy have agreed to start negotiations on a merger.

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Hitachi, Mitsubishi Heavy to start merger talks

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Hideaki Omiya, president of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. Hiroaki Nakanishi, president of Hitachi Ltd., said in Yokohama on Aug. 4, 2011, that Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy have agreed to start negotiations on a merger.

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Hitachi, Mitsubishi Heavy to start merger talks

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows a building housing the headquarters of Hitachi Ltd. in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo. Hiroaki Nakanishi, president of Hitachi, said in Yokohama on Aug. 4, 2011, that Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. have agreed to start negotiations on a merger.