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U.S. Secretary of State Kerry at COP20

LIMA, Peru - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses a meeting of the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP20, in Lima, Peru, on Dec. 11, 2014.

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Former U.S. VP Gore at COP20

LIMA, Peru - Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore addresses a meeting of the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP20, in Lima, Peru, on Dec. 11, 2014.

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KDDI to put on sale low-cost smartphones

TOKYO, Japan - KDDI Value Enabler Corp., KDDI Corp.'s mobile virtual network operator, unveils on Dec. 11, 2014, low-priced smartphones dubbed "UQ mobile" to be put on sale on Dec. 18. The move marks the first attempt by a major telecom firm to enter the low-priced segment of the Japanese smartphone market on a full scale.

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Talks on Iran's nuclear program to continue

VIENNA, Austria - Yukiya Amano, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, says at the IAEA's special board meeting in Vienna on Dec. 11, 2014, that six major powers and Iran will extend their talks on Tehran's nuclear ambitions until June 30, 2015, to attain a lasting and comprehensive solution to the Islamic nation's nuclear program.

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Tokyo Skytree lit up in 4 colors

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest free-standing tower, is illuminated in the three primary colors of red, green and blue (from L) and their combined color of white (far R) with LED lighting in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2014, in an event to celebrate three Japan-born winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2014 for developing an efficient blue LED.

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Chinese minister in Lima

LIMA, Peru - Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin speaks in an interview on Dec. 11, 2014, in Lima, Peru, where he was attending the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP20.

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Sony to sell latest PlayStation console in China

SHANGHAI, China - Officials of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s Chinese joint ventures announce in Shanghai on Dec. 11, 2014, the start of sales in China from Jan. 11, 2015, of its PlayStation 4 home-use video game console and PS Vita handheld gaming console.

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Spa Resort Hawaiians to have new hula, facility

IWAKI, Japan - President Naomi Inoue (L) of Jaban Kosan Co., an operator of Spa Resort Hawaiians in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, is flanked by the new mascot character "Big Sister CoCo" on Dec. 11, 2014. Inoue said the hot spring theme park in northeastern Japan will introduce new hula dancing performances and a big aquarium in 2015 to celebrate the resort's 50th anniversary.

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JR West runs 'Yokai Watch' train

OSAKA, Japan - West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) displays a train sporting the images of characters of "Yokai Watch," a huge-hit video game and animation for children, at a railroad yard in Osaka, western Japan, on Dec. 11, 2014. The special train is running from Dec. 13 through Feb. 1, 2015.

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Mega solar power system built on water in west Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Yasugi Mayor Hiroki Kondo (3rd from R) and other people cut the ribbon at a ceremony marking the opening of a mega solar power system built on the water in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 11, 2014. Electric power generated from the system will be sold to Chugoku Electric Power Co.

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JR West shows interior of 'Yokai Watch' train

OSAKA, Japan - West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) shows in Osaka, western Japan, on Dec. 11, 2014, the interior of a "Yokai Watch" train featuring the popular role-playing game. The special train is running from Dec. 13 through Feb. 1, 2015.

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Radar used to search for missing from 2011 disaster

SENDAI, Japan - Police search for traces of people who went missing in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami with members of the office of Tohoku University professor Motoyuki Sato in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 11, 2014.

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Swedish comic Moomin exhibition in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Visitors look at a georama of Moomin Vally at an exhibition featuring the comic Moomin family at Abeno Harukas, Japan's tallest building, in Osaka, western Japan, on Dec. 11, 2014. This year marks the birth centennial of comic author Tove Jansson, a Swedish-speaking Finnish novelist and illustrator.

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Swedish comic Moomin exhibition in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Popular Swedish comic character Moomin and a man portraying another character, Snufkin, pose at an exhibition featuring the Moomin family at Abeno Harukas, Japan's tallest building, in Osaka, western Japan, on Dec. 11, 2014. This year marks the birth centennial of comic author Tove Jansson, a Swedish-speaking Finnish novelist and illustrator.

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Human bones over 9,000 years old found in Okinawa

NANJO, Japan - The Okinawa Prefectural Museum and Art Museum unveils human bones excavated from a stratum more than 9,000 years old in the Sakitari Cave in Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 11, 2014. A finger indicates the location of the skull.

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Spanish skater said in love with ex-world champion Ando

BARCELONA, Spain - Spanish figure skater Javier Fernandez, reportedly in love with Japanese two-time world figure skating champion Miki Ando, warms up on the rink in Barcelona on Dec. 11, 2014, prior to the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final.

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Japanese knife maker opens doors to foreign buyers

OSAKA, Japan - A representative of Jikko Co., a maker of high-quality traditional Japanese knives in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, demonstrates how to properly sharpen a knife at the company's factory on Dec. 11, 2014. The company welcomes foreign buyers to visit its factory for hands-on experience in sharpening knives and plans to host lessons in the future such as on how to use Japanese knives to dress fish.

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Japanese knife maker opens showroom for foreign buyers

OSAKA, Japan - A representative of Jikko Co., a maker of high-quality traditional Japanese knives in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, demonstrates various models at the company's new showroom mainly targeting buyers from overseas on Dec. 11, 2014.

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Mega solar power system built on water in west Japan

MATSUE, Japan - A mega solar power system floats on the water in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 11, 2014. Electric power generated from the system will be sold to Chugoku Electric Power Co.

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Demolition of tsunami-hit facility begins in Miyagi

SENDAI, Japan - A four-story accommodation facility, "Enoshima Kyosai Kaikan," in the town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, overturned by the March 2011 tsunami, is seen on Dec. 11, 2014. Demolition work began on Dec. 15, although some people had asked to keep it as a relic of the disaster in northeastern Japan.

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Singer Denise Ho arrested at protest site

HONG KONG, China - Photo taken on Dec. 11, 2014, in the Admiralty area in Hong Kong, China, shows pop singer Denise Ho being arrested as she joined the pro-democracy demonstration there. Police took action on the same day to scoop up makeshift roadblocks and occupiers there.

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Japan barely misses CAN's 'Ray of the Day' award

LIMA, Peru, Dec. 16 Kyodo - The Climate Action Network announces on Dec. 11, 2014, that Japan is awarded a "Pending" Ray of the Day, barely missing the Ray of The Day award, in the Peruvian capital of Lima where the U.N. Climate Change Conference, also known as Conference of the Parties (COP 20), has been underway. The advocacy group of environmentalists gives out the Ray of the Day award to nations which are a ray of hope in negotiations on climate change in contrast to the Fossil of the Day award.