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Fujikawa comes back

DENVER, United States - Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Kyuji Fujikawa pitches in the sixth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Aug. 6, 2014. Fujikawa, who underwent ligament reconstruction surgery on his right elbow in June the previous year, threw a total of 10 pitches in his first big league game since May 26, 2013. The team lost 4-13.

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Fujikawa comes back

DENVER, United States - Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Kyuji Fujikawa pitches in the sixth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Aug. 6, 2014. Fujikawa, who underwent ligament reconstruction surgery on his right elbow in June the previous year, threw a total of 10 pitches in his first big league game since May 26, 2013. The team lost 4-13.

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Fujikawa comes back

DENVER, United States - Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Kyuji Fujikawa pitches in the sixth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Aug. 6, 2014. Fujikawa, who underwent ligament reconstruction surgery on his right elbow in June the previous year, threw a total of 10 pitches in his first big league game since May 26, 2013. The team lost 4-13.

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U.S.-based Japanese wins sculpture award

TOKYO, Japan - Minoru Ohira, a Japanese sculptor based in California who received the 2013 Denchu Hirakushi Award, gives an interview in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, on Aug. 6, 2013, during a trip to Japan. Ohira became the first artist residing outside Japan to win the award.

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Man helping youths pull out of "hikikomori"

NAGOYA, Japan - Kazushi Suganuma (L) watches young people working at a coffee shop in Nagoya operated by his support association on Aug. 6, 2013. Suganuma established the association together with his brother and others to help young people adapt to social life through work experience.

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Sochi in summer

SOCHI, Russia - Cranes stand on a lot adjoining the athletes' village in a coastal area of Sochi, Russia, the host city of the 2014 Winter Olympics, as work to build a boardwalk continues even after sunset on Aug. 6, 2013.

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Man helps dolphins survive 3.11 quake-tsunami

MATSUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 6, 2013 shows a Commerson's dolphin and her baby born in May swimming in the tank at the Marinepia Matsushima Aquarium in Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture.

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Man helps dolphins survive 3.11 quake-tsunami

MATSUSHIMA, Japan - Junichi Jingu, manager of exhibits at the Marinepia Matsushima Aquarium, speaks about Commerson's dolphins in front of their tank on Aug. 6, 2013 at the aquarium in Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture.

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Sherpas from Nepal working to repair mountain trails in Japan

TOYAMA, Japan - Sherpas Pasang (R) and Da Tshiri at work behind a lodge on the Tateyama mountain range in Japan's Northern Alps on Aug. 6, 2013.

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U.S. helicopter crash in Okinawa

GINOZA, Japan - U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Caleb Eames (C) briefs reporters outside Camp Hansen in Okinawa Prefecture on Aug. 6, 2013, on the crash of a HH-60 helicopter in the prefecture the previous day.

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Watson, Matsuyama at PGA Championship

ROCHESTER, United States - U.S. golfer Tom Watson (R) and Japanese golfer Hideki Matsuyama chat while playing the second hole during a practice round for the PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York, on Aug. 6, 2013.

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Protests in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's opposition Democrat Party holds a rally in Bangkok on Aug. 6, 2013 protesting an amnesty bill.

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Tom Watson, Matsuyama at PGA Championship

ROCHESTER, United States - U.S. golfer Tom Watson (L) and Japanese golfer Hideki Matsuyama chat during a practice round at the PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club near Rochester, New York, on Aug. 6, 2013.

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Protests in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Police officers stand guard outside the Thai prime minister's office in Bangkok on Aug. 6, 2013. The opposition Democrat Party held a rally in the capital the same day protesting an amnesty bill.

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Plane overruns at Niigata airport

NIIGATA, Japan - A Korean Air airplane is pictured on the apron of Niigata airport on the Sea of Japan coast on Aug. 6, 2013, after overrunning a runway at the airport the previous day.

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Alex Rodriguez

CHICAGO, United States - New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez signs autographs for fans before a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on Aug. 6, 2013.

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A-bomb themed manga in Hindi

NEW DELHI, India - India-based translator Tomoko Kikuchi holds her Hindi translation of "Yunagi no machi sakura no kuni" (town of evening calm, country of cherry blossoms) during an event in New Delhi on Aug. 6, 2013. The event marked the publication of the Hindi version of comics by Fumiyo Kono about the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan.

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Nishikori at Rogers Cup

MONTREAL, Canada - Japan's Kei Nishikori plays against Andreas Seppi of Italy during the second round of the Rogers Cup in Montreal, Canada, on Aug. 6, 2013. Nishikori won 4-6, 7-5, 6-1.

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New U.S. Army commander in Japan

YOKOHAMA, Japan - U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James Boozer speaks during a ceremony in which he took command of the U.S. Army in Japan, at Camp Zama in Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo on Aug. 6, 2013. Boozer replaced Maj. Gen. Michael Harrison.

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9 Philippine "Nikkei-jin" hope to acquire Japanese citizenship

MANILA, Philippines - Second-generation Filipino-Japanese Rogelio Kimura, 69, holds photos of his Japanese father, Kiichiro Kimura, during a press conference on Aug. 6, 2013, in Manila. Kimura joins eight other Japanese descendants in a five-day trip to Japan starting on Aug. 7 to appear before a Tokyo Family Court for their petition to get Japanese citizenship.

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68th anniv. of atomic bombing of Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Lanterns are floated on a river in front of the A-Bomb Dome in Hiroshima, in memory of the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing of the Japanese city, on Aug. 6, 2013, the 68th anniversary of the attack.

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68th anniv. of atomic bombing of Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Lanterns are floated on a river in Hiroshima in memory of the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing of the Japanese city, on Aug. 6, 2013, the 68th anniversary of the attack.

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Ad opposing Japan reactor exports

HANOI, Vietnam - Photo shows an opinion ad (R) objecting to planned nuclear reactor exports by Japan, published on Aug. 6, 2013, by Vietnam's state-run English-language daily Viet Nam News. The ad, sponsored by DAYS JAPAN, a monthly photo journalism magazine, was published to coincide with the 68th anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

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Lee Kuan Yew

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Singapore's former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew attends a ceremony in Singapore on Aug. 6, 2013, marking the publishing of his book "One Man's View of the World."

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Oliver Stone in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.S. film director Oliver Stone delivers a speech in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2013, the 68th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

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Bluefin tuna catch

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in January 2013 shows a bluefin tuna bought during the year's first auction at the Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market in Tokyo's Tsukiji district. The International Scientific Committee for Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the North Pacific Ocean has compiled a report calling for a cut in the Pacific bluefin tuna catch and other measures to improve stocks, sources close to the matter said on Aug. 6, 2013.

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Powerful crane

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Tadano Ltd. unveils a new powerful model of its Rough Terrain Crane in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 6, 2013. The new crane is capable of lifting 145 tons, compared with 70-80 tons for the company's previous models.

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Powerful crane

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Tadano Ltd. unveils a new powerful model of its Rough Terrain Crane in Sanuki, Kagawa Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 6, 2013. The new crane is capable of lifting 145 tons, compared with 70-80 tons for the company's previous models.

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Japan launches its largest military ship

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A launching ceremony for Japan's largest military ship is held in Yokohama on Aug. 6, 2013. The 248-meter-long, 38-meter-wide, 19,500-ton helicopter-equipped destroyer Izumo will be deployed in March 2015 with the Maritime Self-Defense Force.

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Red Cross holds A-bomb ceremony, calls for disarmament

GENEVA, Switzerland - A sapling of a tree that survived the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima is planted at a ceremony held at the headquarters of the Red Cross in Geneva, Switzerland, on Aug. 6, 2013, to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the nuclear attack.

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"Funassyi" wins regional mascot election in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - "Funassyi," the unofficial mascot of Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, jumps with joy after winning a nationwide regional election to choose the most popular regional mascot in Japan on Aug. 6, 2013. Funassyi represented the Kanto region centering on Tokyo.

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Crash of U.S. military helicopter in Okinawa

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (R) hands a letter of request to Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera at the ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 6, 2013, following the crash of a U.S. military helicopter in Okinawa Prefecture the previous day.

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Crash of U.S. military helicopter in Okinawa

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (R) hands a letter of request to Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera at the ministry in Tokyo on Aug. 6, 2013, following the crash of a U.S. military helicopter in Okinawa Prefecture the previous day.

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Toyota Corolla hybrid

NAGOYA, Japan - Shinichi Yasui, Corolla development chief, stands by a hybrid version of the Corolla Axio sedan in Nagoya, central Japan, on Aug. 6, 2013. Toyota Motor Corp. launched hybrid versions of the Corolla Axio sedan and the Corolla Fielder station wagon in Japan.

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Toyota Corolla hybrid

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo shows a hybrid version of the Corolla Fielder station wagon unveiled in Nagoya, central Japan, on Aug. 6, 2013. Toyota Motor Corp. launched hybrid versions of the Corolla Axio sedan and the Corolla Fielder station wagon in Japan.

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Soccer player from Vietnam

SAPPORO, Japan - Vietnam forward Le Cong Vinh (R) poses for photos during a press conference in Sapporo, northern Japan, on Aug. 6, 2013. He joined Consadole Sapporo of the J-League Division 2 as the first J-League club player from Vietnam. At left is Sapporo President Yoshikazu Nonomura.

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U.S. military helicopter crashes in Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - About 200 protesters gather outside the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 6, 2013, following the crash of a U.S. military helicopter in a U.S. base in the prefecture.

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Heavy rain in central Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - Vehicles run on a flooded road following heavy rain in Nagoya, central Japan, on Aug. 6, 2013.

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Hiroshima peace memorial

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.S. film director Oliver Stone offers flowers as he attended a ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2013, marking the 68th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

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Hiroshima peace memorial

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2013, marking the 68th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

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U.S. military helicopter crashes in Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - About 200 protesters gather outside the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 6, 2013, following the crash of a U.S. military helicopter in a U.S. base in the prefecture.

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Japan nuclear envoy

BEIJING, China - Junichi Ihara, Japan's new chief nuclear negotiator for North Korea, answers reporters' questions at Beijing airport on Aug. 6, 2013. Ihara met with his Chinese counterpart the previous day.

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Hiroshima peace memorial

HIROSHIMA, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos attends a ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2013, marking the 68th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

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Hiroshima peace memorial

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima holds a ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park on Aug. 6, 2013, marking the 68th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

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Hiroshima peace memorial

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui reads the peace declaration during a ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2013, marking the 68th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city.

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U.S. envoy Roos

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos. Roos will attend an annual ceremony on Aug. 6, 2013 in Hiroshima to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the city, marking his third attendance since 2010, before leaving his post, sources close to Japan-U.S. relations said on Aug 2.

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"Barefoot Gen" director

TOKYO, Japan - Yuko Ishida, who directed "Barefoot Gen's Hiroshima," gives an interview with Kyodo News on July 6, 2013 in Tokyo. The documentary film is about Keiji Nakazawa who wrote the manga series "Barefoot Gen" based on his own experience from the Aug. 6, 1945, atomic bombing on Hiroshima.

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'Barefoot Gen' marks 40th anniversary of publication

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken July 6, 2011, shows the late Keiji Nakazawa, author of "Hadashi no Gen (Barefoot Gen)," a Japanese manga series describing the life of a 6-year-old boy called Gen before and after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. The series marked the 40th anniversary of its publication in 2013. Nakazawa died in December 2012.

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'Barefoot Gen' marks 40th anniversary of publication

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Misayo Nakazawa, widow of Keiji Nakazawa, is seen in Hiroshima's Naka Ward on June 11, 2013, sitting in front of magazines and other publications that carried her late husband's manga series "Hadashi no Gen (Barefoot Gen)." The series describes the life of a 6-year-old boy called Gen before and after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945.

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Nissan NV200 chosen to become London taxi

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken in London on Aug. 6, 2012, shows Nissan Motor Co.'s fuel-efficient NV200 minivan (R) that has been chosen as a London taxi and will be used from the spring of 2014. To the left is Nissan's vehicle to be used as New York City's next-generation taxi from 2013.