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Osaka prosecutors release comedian Kuroda

OSAKA, Japan - Comedian and TV personality Tamotsu Kuroda (L), who was arrested on Dec. 26, 2009, for allegedly assaulting and injuring a bar manager in a quarrel over a bill, attends a press conference in Osaka on Jan. 12, 2010, after the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office suspended his indictment and released him. Kuroda and the manager came to an out-of-court settlement.

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Osaka prosecutors release comedian Kuroda

OSAKA, Japan - Comedian and TV personality Tamotsu Kuroda (L), who was arrested on Dec. 26, 2009, for allegedly assaulting and injuring a bar manager in a quarrel over a bill, bows in apology during a press conference in Osaka on Jan. 12, 2010, after the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office suspended his indictment and released him. Kuroda and the manager came to an out-of-court settlement.

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China's Xi talks of ties with Japan

BEIJING, China - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping speaks to reporters at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 12, 2009. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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China's Xi talks of ties with Japan

BEIJING, China - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping speaks to reporters at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 12, 2009. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan's Sasaki misses beauty prize

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Elza Sasaki from Japan shows off a picture drawn by one of her fans after this year's Miss World contest in Johannesburg on Dec. 12, 2009. Sasaki was among the 16 finalists but missed out on the crown.

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5 die after boat capsizes in Hokkaido

TOMAKOMAI, Japan - A helicopter flies over the shore of Tomakomai on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Dec. 12, 2009, after a boat with seven anglers aboard capsized the previous night. Five members of the Ground Self-Defense Force were killed and another went missing in the sea accident.

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Bosworth meets Japan officials

TOKYO, Japan - Stephen Bosworth, top U.S. nuclear negotiator, is welcomed by Mitoji Yabunaka (L), Japanese vice foreign minister, at the Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo on Dec. 12, 2009. Bosworth briefed Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada on his recent visit to North Korea.

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JAL, ANA airplanes at Haneda airport

TOKYO, Japan - Airplanes of Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways are seen at Tokyo's Haneda airport Dec. 12, 2009, near a new international flights terminal under construction (behind). Japan and the United States agreed to fully liberalize their civil aviation markets under a landmark ''open skies'' arrangement.

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JAL, ANA airplanes at Haneda airport

TOKYO, Japan - Airplanes of Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways are seen at Tokyo's Haneda airport Dec. 12, 2009, near the D runway under construction (behind). Japan and the United States agreed to fully liberalize their civil aviation markets under a landmark ''open skies'' arrangement.

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China's Xi talks of ties with Japan

BEIJING, China - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping speaks to reporters at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 12, 2009. Xi voiced hopes of developing ''friendly, neighborly ties'' with Japan prior to his visit to the country as the first leg of a four-nation trip. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Sendai streets illuminated

SENDAI, Japan - People enjoy walking along illuminated streets in the northern Japan city of Sendai on Dec. 12, 2009. Some lights used for the Sendai Pageant of Starlight event were eco-friendly LED bulbs.

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China's Xi talks of ties with Japan

BEIJING, China - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping speaks to reporters at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 12, 2009. Xi voiced hopes of developing ''friendly, neighborly ties'' with Japan prior to his visit to the country as the first leg of a four-nation trip. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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5 die after boat capsizes in Hokkaido

TOMAKOMAI, Japan - A helicopter flies over the shore of Tomakomai on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Dec. 12, 2009, after a boat with seven anglers aboard capsized the previous night. Five members of the Ground Self-Defense Force were killed and another went missing in the sea accident.

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Japan legislators visit Great Wall

BEIJING, China - Katsuhito Yokokume (2nd from L) and other lawmakers of Japan's ruling Democratic Party of Japan visit the Badaling point of the Great Wall in a Beijing suburb Dec. 12, 2009. The DPJ lawmakers came to China together with others in a delegation led by DPJ Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa.

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Bosworth wraps up China stay

BEIJING, China - Stephen Bosworth, top U.S. nuclear negotiator, speaks to reporters at a hotel in Beijing on Dec. 12, 2009. Bosworth said it is now time for ''strategic patience'' over the issue of North Korea's nuclear programs.

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Ozawa delivers lecture at Seoul university

SEOUL, South Korea - Ichiro Ozawa, Japan's top power broker who serves as secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, delivers a lecture at Kookmin University in Seoul on Dec. 12, 2009. Ozawa said Japan should apologize for its 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula and try to forge closer ties with South Korea.

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Ozawa delivers lecture at Seoul university

SEOUL, South Korea - Ichiro Ozawa, Japan's top power broker who serves as secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, delivers a lecture at Kookmin University in Seoul on Dec. 12, 2009. Ozawa said Japan should apologize for its 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula and try to forge closer ties with South Korea.

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5 die after boat capsizes in Hokkaido

TOMAKOMAI, Japan - A predawn search and rescue operation is under way off Tomakomai on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on Dec. 12, 2009, after a boat with seven anglers aboard capsized the previous night. Five members of the Ground Self-Defense Force were killed and another went missing in the sea accident.

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Japanese emperor, crown prince

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (C), his eldest son Crown Prince Naruhito (L) and Crown Princess Masako are seen attending a Dec. 23, 2008 ceremony to celebrate the emperor's birthday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. The future of the imperial family has been a political and household topic as the 20th anniversary of the 75-year-old emperor's enthronement was marked Nov. 12, 2009.