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N. Korea's Kim Jong Il in China

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in May 2010 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (C) before he gets into a car at a hotel in Dalian, China. North Korea announced Dec. 19, 2011, that Kim Jong Il died on Dec. 17. He was 69.

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N. Korea's Kim Jong Il

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 10, 2010, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (L) and Kim Jong Un (R), a son of Jong Il, reviewing a military parade marking the 65th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers Party of Korea in Pyongyang. North Korea announced Dec. 19, 2011, through its official Korean Central News Agency that Kim Jong Il died on Dec. 17, 2011, at the age of 69.

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Two-time A-bomb survivor Yamaguchi

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the late Tsutomu Yamaguchi speaking in Nagasaki in June 2009 about his experience of surviving the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Japanese Embassy in London has sent a written protest against the BBC for introducing him as ''The Unluckiest Man in the World'' in its TV program that aired on Dec. 17, 2010, with the show's personalities and the audience laughing. A producer of the show has apologized via e-mail.

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Park to start again for Orix

SEOUL, South Korea - Park Chan Ho, a veteran South Korean right-hander, poses at a press conference in Seoul on Dec. 21, 2010. Park, who earned 124 wins in his 17-year major league career, said he was ready to start for the Japanese club Orix Buffaloes the following season.

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Park to start again for Orix

SEOUL, South Korea - Park Chan Ho (R), a veteran South Korean right-hander, shakes hands with Yoshio Murayama, head of Orix Buffaloes' team operations, at a press conference in Seoul on Dec. 21, 2010. Park, who earned 124 wins in his 17-year major league career, said he was ready to start for the Japanese club the following season.

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Park to start again for Orix

SEOUL, South Korea - Park Chan Ho, a veteran South Korean right-hander, speaks at a press conference in Seoul on Dec. 21, 2010. Park, who earned 124 wins in his 17-year major league career, said he was ready to start for the Japanese club Orix Buffaloes the following season.

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Meiji-Mura halts operations of aging locomotives, trams

NAGOYA, Japan - A steam locomotive makes its way on a track at Museum Meiji-Mura in the city of Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 17, 2010. The museum indefinitely suspended operations of its aging steam locomotives, which were imported to Japan in 1874 and 1912, for maintenance after their last runs on Dec. 19.

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Meiji-Mura halts operations of aging locomotives, trams

NAGOYA, Japan - Visitors board a streetcar at the Museum Meiji-Mura in the city of Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 17, 2010. The museum indefinitely suspended operations of its aging streetcars, which are around 100 years old, as well as its steam locomotives for maintenance after their last runs on Dec. 19.

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U.N. chief concerned about Korean Peninsula issues

NEW YORK, United States - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon holds a glass during a press conference at the world body's headquarters in New York on Dec. 17, 2010. Ban, from South Korea, expressed grave concern about the situation on the Korean Peninsula.

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Pardoned Japanese returns home

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese national Hideshi Suzuki (C) shakes hands with a supporter after arriving at Chubu airport in Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 17, 2010. Suzuki, who was given the death penalty in 1994 for drug possession and received a presidential pardon in June 2010, returned to Japan after 16 years.

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Kan visits Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks to Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima during their meeting at the prefectural government office in Naha on Dec. 17, 2010. Kan faced strong opposition by Nakaima and some local residents to an accord with the United States to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within Okinawa. (Pool photo)

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IAEA chief Amano at Japan press club

TOKYO, Japan - Yukiya Amano, chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency, speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2010. Amano said that the nuclear watchdog was ready to send inspectors to North Korea again if Pyongyang agreed.

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Kan visits Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Tents stand empty in the Henoko district in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 17, 2010, with a sign showing a sit-in rally against a planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to the area had entered the 2,434th day. Participants in the rally went to Naha as Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who supports the relocation, visited Okinawa the same day.

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Kan visits Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (L) talks with Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima at the office of the southern prefecture's government in Naha on Dec. 17, 2010. Nakaima repeated his call on the government to relocate the controversial U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station outside Okinawa. (Pool photo)

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Kan visits Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima speaks to Prime Minister Naoto Kan during their meeting at the prefectural government office in Naha on Dec. 17, 2010. Nakaima repeated his call on the government to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station outside Okinawa. (Pool photo)

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DPJ infighting gets tense

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows Katsuya Okada (R), secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, and Ichiro Ozawa, a power broker in the DPJ, after their meeting on Dec. 17, 2010. A split between Okada and Ozawa appeared obvious over the matter of whether Ozawa should address in parliament his alleged role in falsification of a political funds report.

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Kan visits Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - People mount a protest rally in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 17, 2010, against a visit by Prime Minister Naoto Kan to the southern island the same day. The demonstrators urged the government to nullify an accord with the United States to relocate the controversial U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Base within the prefecture.

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Kan visits Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - People mount a protest rally in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 17, 2010, against a visit by Prime Minister Naoto Kan to the southern island the same day. The demonstrators urged the government to nullify an accord with the United States to relocate the controversial U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Base within the prefecture.

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Kan visits Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - The car carrying Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan passes demonstrators in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 17, 2010. The participants in the rally protested at a Japan-U.S. agreement to relocate the controversial U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the southern prefecture.

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Kan visits Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - A participant in a protest rally bangs a large steel can in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 17, 2010, urging Prime Minister Naoto Kan's government to nullify an accord with the United States to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within Okinawa.

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Pardoned Japanese returns home

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese national Hideshi Suzuki smiles as he leaves an immigration center in Taguig in the Philippines on Dec. 17, 2010. Suzuki, who was given the death penalty in 1994 for drug possession and received a presidential pardon in June 2010, returned to Japan the same day.

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Kan visits Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - The car carrying Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan passes demonstrators in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 17, 2010. The participants in the rally protested at a Japan-U.S. agreement to relocate the controversial U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the southern prefecture.

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Kan visits Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan walks down the stairs of an Air Self-Defense Force plane after arriving at Naha airport in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 17, 2010.

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Ozawa snubs calls to testify over money scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Ruling Democratic Party of Japan kingpin Ichiro Ozawa leaves his home in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2010. The former DPJ leader rejected calls the same day to testify before a parliamentary ethics panel about a fund reporting scandal.

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Emobile to sell HTC Aria smartphone with Android OS

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the HTC Aria smartphone running Google Inc.'s Android operating software, which cellphone carrier Emobile Ltd. will begin selling in Japan on Dec. 17, 2010. Weighing 115 grams, the phone will be sold for 39,580 yen with a basic contract.

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Japan finance minister to resign

TOKYO, Japan - This Dec. 17, 2009 file photo shows Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L), Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) and Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii attending a meeting at the prime minister's office. Hatoyama picked Kan on Jan. 6, 2010 as the new finance minister, replacing Fujii.

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Citigroup to eye merger of 2 Japanese securities units in 2010

TOKYO, Japan - Nikko Citi Holdings Inc. Chairman and President Douglas Peterson speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Dec. 17. Peterson said that Citigroup Inc. of the United States is planning to achieve the merger of its two Japanese securities units in 2010 after it was postponed amid the global financial turmoil.

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Citigroup to eye merger of 2 Japanese securities units in 2010

TOKYO, Japan - Nikko Citi Holdings Inc. Chairman and President Douglas Peterson speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Dec. 17. Peterson said that Citigroup Inc. of the United States is planning to achieve the merger of its two Japanese securities units in 2010 after it was postponed amid the global financial turmoil. (Kyodo)

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Japan finance minister to resign

TOKYO, Japan - This Dec. 17, 2009 file photo shows Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (L), Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan (C) and Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii attending a meeting at the prime minister's office. Hatoyama picked Kan on Jan. 6, 2010 as the new finance minister, replacing Fujii. (Kyodo)

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Ozawa snubs calls to testify over money scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Ruling Democratic Party of Japan kingpin Ichiro Ozawa leaves his home in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2010. The former DPJ leader rejected calls the same day to testify before a parliamentary ethics panel about a fund reporting scandal. (Kyodo)

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Park to start again for Orix

SEOUL, South Korea - Park Chan Ho (R), a veteran South Korean right-hander, shakes hands with Yoshio Murayama, head of Orix Buffaloes' team operations, at a press conference in Seoul on Dec. 21, 2010. Park, who earned 124 wins in his 17-year major league career, said he was ready to start for the Japanese club the following season. (Kyodo)

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Park to start again for Orix

SEOUL, South Korea - Park Chan Ho, a veteran South Korean right-hander, poses at a press conference in Seoul on Dec. 21, 2010. Park, who earned 124 wins in his 17-year major league career, said he was ready to start for the Japanese club Orix Buffaloes the following season. (Kyodo)

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Park to start again for Orix

SEOUL, South Korea - Park Chan Ho, a veteran South Korean right-hander, speaks at a press conference in Seoul on Dec. 21, 2010. Park, who earned 124 wins in his 17-year major league career, said he was ready to start for the Japanese club Orix Buffaloes the following season. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea's Kim Jong Il in China

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in May 2010 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (C) before he gets into a car at a hotel in Dalian, China. North Korea announced Dec. 19, 2011, that Kim Jong Il died on Dec. 17. He was 69. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea's Kim Jong Il

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 10, 2010, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (L) and Kim Jong Un (R), a son of Jong Il, reviewing a military parade marking the 65th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers Party of Korea in Pyongyang. North Korea announced Dec. 19, 2011, through its official Korean Central News Agency that Kim Jong Il died on Dec. 17, 2011, at the age of 69. (Kyodo)

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Meiji-Mura halts operations of aging locomotives, trams

NAGOYA, Japan - Visitors board a streetcar at the Museum Meiji-Mura in the city of Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 17, 2010. The museum indefinitely suspended operations of its aging streetcars, which are around 100 years old, as well as its steam locomotives for maintenance after their last runs on Dec. 19. (Kyodo)

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Meiji-Mura halts operations of aging locomotives, trams

NAGOYA, Japan - A steam locomotive makes its way on a track at Museum Meiji-Mura in the city of Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, on Dec. 17, 2010. The museum indefinitely suspended operations of its aging steam locomotives, which were imported to Japan in 1874 and 1912, for maintenance after their last runs on Dec. 19. (Kyodo)

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U.N. chief concerned about Korean Peninsula issues

NEW YORK, United States - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon holds a glass during a press conference at the world body's headquarters in New York on Dec. 17, 2010. Ban, from South Korea, expressed grave concern about the situation on the Korean Peninsula. (Kyodo)

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Pardoned Japanese returns home

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese national Hideshi Suzuki (C) shakes hands with a supporter after arriving at Chubu airport in Aichi Prefecture on Dec. 17, 2010. Suzuki, who was given the death penalty in 1994 for drug possession and received a presidential pardon in June 2010, returned to Japan after 16 years. (Kyodo)

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IAEA chief Amano at Japan press club

TOKYO, Japan - Yukiya Amano, chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency, speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2010. Amano said that the nuclear watchdog was ready to send inspectors to North Korea again if Pyongyang agreed. (Kyodo)

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Pardoned Japanese returns home

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese national Hideshi Suzuki smiles as he leaves an immigration center in Taguig in the Philippines on Dec. 17, 2010. Suzuki, who was given the death penalty in 1994 for drug possession and received a presidential pardon in June 2010, returned to Japan the same day. (Kyodo)

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Kan visits Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - A participant in a protest rally bangs a large steel can in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 17, 2010, urging Prime Minister Naoto Kan's government to nullify an accord with the United States to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within Okinawa. (Kyodo)

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Kan visits Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Tents stand empty in the Henoko district in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 17, 2010, with a sign showing a sit-in rally against a planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to the area had entered the 2,434th day. Participants in the rally went to Naha as Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who supports the relocation, visited Okinawa the same day. (Kyodo)

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DPJ infighting gets tense

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows Katsuya Okada (R), secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, and Ichiro Ozawa, a power broker in the DPJ, after their meeting on Dec. 17, 2010. A split between Okada and Ozawa appeared obvious over the matter of whether Ozawa should address in parliament his alleged role in falsification of a political funds report. (Kyodo)

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Kan visits Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - People mount a protest rally in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 17, 2010, against a visit by Prime Minister Naoto Kan to the southern island the same day. The demonstrators urged the government to nullify an accord with the United States to relocate the controversial U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Base within the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Kan visits Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima speaks to Prime Minister Naoto Kan during their meeting at the prefectural government office in Naha on Dec. 17, 2010. Nakaima repeated his call on the government to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station outside Okinawa. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Kan visits Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks to Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima during their meeting at the prefectural government office in Naha on Dec. 17, 2010. Kan faced strong opposition by Nakaima and some local residents to an accord with the United States to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within Okinawa. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Kan visits Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - People mount a protest rally in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 17, 2010, against a visit by Prime Minister Naoto Kan to the southern island the same day. The demonstrators urged the government to nullify an accord with the United States to relocate the controversial U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Base within the prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Kan visits Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - The car carrying Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan passes demonstrators in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 17, 2010. The participants in the rally protested at a Japan-U.S. agreement to relocate the controversial U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the southern prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Kan visits Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - The car carrying Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan passes demonstrators in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 17, 2010. The participants in the rally protested at a Japan-U.S. agreement to relocate the controversial U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the southern prefecture. (Kyodo)