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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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Myanmar ends censorship of local print media

YANGON, Myanmar - Local journalists stage a demonstration in Yangon on Aug. 4, 2012, calling for the end of media censorship after the Myanmar government ordered the temporary suspension of two local weekly papers. The government announced on Aug. 20 that it has decided to abolish censorship of the country's print media.

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U.S., Japanese NGOs meet over tsunami debris in N. America

PORTLAND, United States - Hiroshi Kaneko (C) and Azusa Kojima (R) of the Japan Environmental Action Network scout for trash on a beach and discuss the problem of marine debris with Dave Pittenger (2nd from R) of the U.S.-based NPO Ocean Conservancy and Cannon Beach City Manager Rich Mays (2nd from L) on Aug. 4, 2012, in Cannon Beach, Oregon. The beach visit kicked off a three-day meeting between the Japanese and U.S. NGOs about debris from the March 2011 tsunami in Japan that is headed for North America.

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Sun grabs gold in men's 1500m freestyle

LONDON, Britain - China's Sun Yang celebrates his gold medal finish in the men's 1500-meter freestyle at the Aquatics Centre at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 4, 2012. Sun finished with a new world record time of 14 minutes, 31.02 seconds.

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Ennis wins gold in heptathlon

LONDON, Britain - Britain's Jessica Ennis carries the national flag at the Olympic Stadium in London after completing her domination of the heptathlon to secure gold at the London Olympics on Aug. 4, 2012.

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Ennis wins gold in heptathlon

LONDON, Britain - Britain's Jessica Ennis takes a victory lap carrying the national flag at the Olympic Stadium in London after completing her domination of the heptathlon to secure gold at the London Olympics on Aug. 4, 2012.

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Fraser-Pryce wins women's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (facing) and compatriot Veronica Campbell-Brown celebrate after the women's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 4, 2012, finishing 1st and 3rd respectively at the London Olympics.

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Fraser-Pryce wins women's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce carries the national flag after winning in the women's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 4, 2012. She won the gold medal with a time of 10.75 seconds at the London Olympics.

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Ennis wins gold in heptathlon

LONDON, Britain - Britain's Jessica Ennis finishes first in an 800-meter heat of the Olympic heptathlon competition at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 4, 2012. Ennis completed her domination of the heptathlon to secure gold.

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Fraser-Pryce wins women's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce runs in the women's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 4, 2012. She won the gold medal with a time of 10.75 seconds at the London Olympics.

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Fraser-Pryce wins women's 100 meters

LONDON, Britain - Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (L), Carmelita Jeter of the United States (2nd from R) and Jamaica's Veronica Campbell-Brown (R) run in the women's 100-meter final at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 4, 2012, finishing 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively at the London Olympics.

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Farah wins men's 10,000 meters

LONDON, Britain - Britain's Mohamed Farah (R) runs to a child after winning the men's 10,000 meters at the London Olympics at the Olympic Stadium on Aug. 4, 2012. Farah won the gold medal with a time of 27 minutes, 30.42 seconds.

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Phelps wins 18th gold

LONDON, Britain - Michael Phelps of the United States (2nd from R) holds the gold medal after his team wins the men's 4x100 meters medley relay at the Aquatics Centre in London on Aug. 4, 2012. Phelps earned his 18th Olympic gold medal.

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Farah wins men's 10,000 meters

LONDON, Britain - Britain's Mohamed Farah finishes first in the men's 10,000 meters at the Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 4, 2012. Farah won the gold medal with a time of 27 minutes, 30.42 seconds at the London Olympics.

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Japan wins bronze in women's 4x100m medley relay

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Hanae Ito (R) hugs Aya Terakawa, who won the bronze medal in the women's 4x100 meters medley relay at the 2012 London Olympics, at the Aquatics Centre on Aug. 4, 2012. The Japanese team finished with a time of 3 minutes, 55.73 seconds.

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Japan wins bronze in women's 4x100m medley relay

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Haruka Ueda (L), Yuka Kato (2nd from L) and Aya Terakawa (R) celebrate after winning their bronze medals in the women's 4x100 meters medley relay at the 2012 London Olympics, at the Aquatics Centre on Aug. 4, 2012. Seen 2nd from right is Japan's coach Norimasa Hirai.

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Japan wins silver in men's 4x100m medley relay

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kosuke Kitajima smiles with the silver medal he won in the men's 4x100 meters medley relay at the 2012 London Olympics, at the Aquatics Centre on Aug. 4, 2012. The Japanese team finished with a time of 3 minutes, 31.26 seconds.

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Japan wins silver in men's 4x100m medley relay

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kosuke Kitajima (L) and Takeshi Matsuda respond to cheers with the silver medals they won in the men's 4x100 meters medley relay at the 2012 London Olympics, at the Aquatics Centre on Aug. 4, 2012. The Japanese team finished with a time of 3 minutes, 31.26 seconds.

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Japan wins silver in men's 4x100m medley relay

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kosuke Kitajima (R), Takeshi Matsuda (back) and Ryosuke Irie celebrate their silver medal finish in the men's 4x100 meters medley relay at the 2012 London Olympics at the Aquatics Centre on Aug. 4, 2012. The Japanese team finished with a time of 3 minutes, 31.26 seconds.

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Japan wins silver in men's 4x100m medley relay

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Takuro Fujii, Takeshi Matsuda, Kosuke Kitajima and Ryosuke Irie (from L to R) pose with the silver medals they won in the men's 4x100 meters medley relay at the 2012 London Olympics, at the Aquatics Centre on Aug. 4, 2012. The Japanese team finished with a time of 3 minutes, 31.26 seconds.

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Japan wins bronze in women's 4x100m medley relay

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Haruka Ueda, Yuka Kato, Satomi Suzuki and Aya Terakawa (from L to R) pose with the bronze medals they won in the women's 4x100 meters medley relay at the 2012 London Olympics, at the Aquatics Centre on Aug. 4, 2012.

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Japan wins silver in men's 4x100m medley relay

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kosuke Kitajima, Takeshi Matsuda and Ryosuke Irie (from R to L) celebrate their silver medal finish in the men's 4x100 meters medley relay final at the Aquatics Centre at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 4, 2012. The Japanese team finished with a time of 3 minutes, 31.26 seconds.

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Japan wins silver in men's 4x100m medley relay

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kosuke Kitajima, Takeshi Matsuda and Ryosuke Irie (from R to L) celebrate as Takuro Fujii touches in second with a time of 3 minutes, 31.26 seconds in the men's 4x100 meters medley relay final at the 2012 London Olympics at the Aquatics Centre on Aug. 4, 2012. The Japanese team won the silver medal.

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Japan wins silver in men's 4x100m medley relay

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Takuro Fujii, Takeshi Matsuda, Kosuke Kitajima and Ryosuke Irie (from L to R) smile with their medals after winning silver in the men's 4x100 meters medley relay at the 2012 London Olympics, at the Aquatics Centre on Aug. 4, 2012. The Japanese team finished with a time of 3 minutes, 31.26 seconds.

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Japan wins silver in men's 4x100m medley relay

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Takuro Fujii, Takeshi Matsuda, Kosuke Kitajima and Ryosuke Irie (from L to R) show off their medals after winning silver in the men's 4x100 meters medley relay at the 2012 London Olympics, at the Aquatics Centre on Aug. 4, 2012. The Japanese team finished with a time of 3 minutes, 31.26 seconds.

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Japan wins bronze in women's 4x100m medley relay

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Aya Terakawa, Satomi Suzuki, Yuka Kato and Haruka Ueda (from R to L) show off the bronze medals they won in the women's 4x100 meters medley relay at the 2012 London Olympics, at the Aquatics Centre on Aug. 4, 2012.

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Sun wins gold in men's 1500m freestyle

LONDON, Britain - China's Sun Yang celebrates his gold medal finish in the men's 1500-meter freestyle at the Aquatics Centre at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 4, 2012. Sun finished with a new world record time of 14 minutes, 31.02 seconds.

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Japan wins bronze in women's 4x100m medley relay

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Haruka Ueda (lower L), Aya Terakawa, Satomi Suzuki and Yuka Kato (from R to L) celebrate their bronze medal finish with a time of 3 minutes, 55.73 seconds in the women's 4x100 meters medley relay at the 2012 London Olympics at the Aquatics Centre on Aug. 4, 2012.

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Sun wins gold in men's 1500m freestyle

LONDON, Britain - China's Sun Yang competes in the men's 1500-meter freestyle final at the Aquatics Centre at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 4, 2012. Sun finished with a new world record time of 14 minutes, 31.02 seconds to win the gold medal.

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Sun wins gold in men's 1500m freestyle

LONDON, Britain - China's Sun Yang competes in the men's 1500-meter freestyle final at the Aquatics Centre at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 4, 2012. Sun finished with a new world record time of 14 minutes, 31.02 seconds to win the gold medal.

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Sun wins gold in men's 1500m freestyle

LONDON, Britain - China's Sun Yang celebrates his gold medal finish in the men's 1500-meter freestyle at the Aquatics Centre at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 4, 2012. Sun finished with a new world record time of 14 minutes, 31.02 seconds.

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China's Chen wins gold in Olympic men's 20km walk

LONDON, Britain - China's Chen Ding celebrates after winning the gold medal in the men's 20-kilometer race walk with an Olympic record time of 1 hour, 18 minutes, 46 seconds at the 2012 London Olympics on The Mall on Aug. 4, 2012.

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China's Chen wins gold in Olympic men's 20km walk

LONDON, Britain - China's Chen Ding celebrates with the Chinese national flag after winning the gold medal in the men's 20-kilometer race walk with an Olympic record time of 1 hour, 18 minutes, 46 seconds at the 2012 London Olympics on The Mall on Aug. 4, 2012.

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Japan pair takes silver in women's doubles badminton

LONDON, Britain - Japan's badminton pair of Mizuki Fujii (R) and Reika Kakiiwa pose with the silver medals they won in the women's doubles badminton at the 2012 London Olympics at Wembley Arena on Aug. 4, 2012. The Japanese pair took the country's first Olympic medal in the event.

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Japan pair takes silver in women's doubles badminton

LONDON, Britain - Japan's badminton pair of Mizuki Fujii (R) and Reika Kakiiwa celebrate after winning silver in the women's doubles badminton at the 2012 London Olympics at Wembley Arena on Aug. 4, 2012. The Japanese pair took the country's first Olympic medal in the event.

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Japan pair takes silver in women's doubles badminton

LONDON, Britain - Japan's badminton pair of Mizuki Fujii (R) and Reika Kakiiwa pose with the silver medals they won in the women's doubles badminton at the 2012 London Olympics at Wembley Arena on Aug. 4, 2012. The Japanese pair took the country's first Olympic medal in the event.

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Japan pair takes silver in women's doubles badminton

LONDON, Britain - Japan's badminton pair of Mizuki Fujii (R) and Reika Kakiiwa pose with the silver medals they won in the women's doubles badminton at the 2012 London Olympics at Wembley Arena on Aug. 4, 2012. The Japanese pair took the country's first Olympic medal in the event.

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Japan pair takes silver in women's doubles badminton

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Mizuki Fujii (R) responds to cheers with a smile after losing to the Chinese pair Tian Qing and Zhao Yunlei during the women's doubles badminton final at the 2012 London Olympics at Wembley Arena on Aug. 4, 2012. The Japanese pair of Fujii and Reika Kakiiwa (L) took silver, the country's first Olympic medal in the event.

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Japan pair takes silver in women's doubles badminton

LONDON, Britain - Japan's badminton pair of Mizuki Fujii (R) and Reika Kakiiwa react after losing to the Chinese pair Tian Qing and Zhao Yunlei during the women's doubles badminton final at the 2012 London Olympics at Wembley Arena on Aug. 4, 2012. The Japanese pair took silver, the country's first Olympic medal in the event.

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Japan pair takes silver in women's doubles badminton

LONDON, Britain - Japan's badminton pair of Mizuki Fujii (R) and Reika Kakiiwa play against the Chinese pair Tian Qing and Zhao Yunlei during the women's doubles badminton final at the 2012 London Olympics at Wembley Arena on Aug. 4, 2012. The Japanese pair took silver, the country's first Olympic medal in the event.

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Japan pair takes silver in women's doubles badminton

LONDON, Britain - Japan's badminton pair of Mizuki Fujii (R) and Reika Kakiiwa hug after losing to the Chinese pair Tian Qing and Zhao Yunlei during the women's doubles badminton final match at the 2012 London Olympics at Wembley Arena on Aug. 4, 2012. The Japanese pair took silver, the country's first Olympic medal in the event.

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Japan pair takes silver in women's doubles badminton

LONDON, Britain - Japan's badminton pair of Mizuki Fujii (L) and Reika Kakiiwa play against the Chinese pair Tian Qing and Zhao Yunlei during the women's doubles badminton final at the 2012 London Olympics at Wembley Arena on Aug. 4, 2012. The Japanese pair took silver, the country's first Olympic medal in the event.

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Japan whip Egypt to reach 1st men's soccer semis in 44 years

MANCHESTER, Britain - Japan Olympic soccer team players (from L) Daisuke Suzuki, Maya Yoshida, Yuki Otsu, Hotaru Yamaguchi and Yuhei Tokunaga celebrate after beating Egypt 3-0 in a London 2012 Olympic quarterfinal at Old Trafford in Manchester on Aug. 4, 2012.

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Japan whip Egypt to reach 1st men's soccer semis in 44 years

MANCHESTER, Britain - Japan's Yuki Otsu (2nd from L) scores the team's third goal with a header during the second half of a men's Olympic soccer quarterfinal against Egypt at Old Trafford in Manchester on Aug. 4, 2012. Japan beat Egypt 3-0, advancing to the semifinals of the London 2012 Olympic soccer tournament.

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Japan whip Egypt to reach 1st men's soccer semis in 44 years

MANCHESTER, Britain - Japan's Yuhei Tokunaga high-fives goalkeeper Shuichi Gonda after beating Egypt 3-0 in a London 2012 Olympic men's soccer quarterfinal at Old Trafford in Manchester on Aug. 4, 2012.

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Japan whip Egypt to reach 1st men's soccer semis in 44 years

MANCHESTER, Britain - Japan's Yuki Otsu (upper L) is held up by teammate Kenyu Sugimoto after beating Egypt 3-0 in a London 2012 Olympic men's soccer quarterfinal at Old Trafford in Manchester on Aug. 4, 2012.

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Japan whip Egypt to reach 1st men's soccer semis in 44 years

MANCHESTER, Britain - Japan's Hiroshi Kiyotake celebrates after beating Egypt 3-0 in a men's Olympic soccer quarterfinal at Old Trafford in Manchester on Aug. 4, 2012. Japan beat Egypt 3-0, advancing to the semifinals of the London 2012 Olympic soccer tournament.

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Japan whip Egypt to reach 1st men's soccer semis in 44 years

MANCHESTER, Britain - Japan Olympic soccer team players (from L) Shuichi Gonda, Manabu Saito, Yuhei Tokunaga, Hotaru Yamaguchi, Keigo Higashi, Gotoku Sakai and Daisuke Suzuki wave to fans after beating Egypt 3-0 in a London 2012 quarterfinal at Old Trafford in Manchester on Aug. 4, 2012.

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Japan whip Egypt to reach 1st men's soccer semis in 44 years

MANCHESTER, Britain - Japan captain Maya Yoshida (back C) celebrates after scoring the team's second goal during the second half of a men's Olympic soccer quarterfinal against Egypt at Old Trafford in Manchester on Aug. 4, 2012. Japan beat Egypt 3-0, advancing to the semifinals of the London 2012 Olympic soccer tournament.

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Japan whip Egypt to reach 1st men's soccer semis in 44 years

MANCHESTER, Britain - Japan's Maya Yoshida (back) celebrates with Daisuke Suzuki (13) and Hiroshi Kiyotake (17) after scoring the team's second goal during the second half of a men's Olympic soccer quarterfinal against Egypt at Old Trafford in Manchester on Aug. 4, 2012. Japan beat Egypt 3-0, advancing to the semifinals of the London 2012 Olympic soccer tournament.