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Male beauty therapists, nail artists on increase

TOKYO, Japan - Kei Kishimoto applies makeup to a customer at a drug store in Osaka City on Dec. 13, 2012. Kishimoto has been working as a beauty consultant for Shiseido Co. at the store for over a year.

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Male beauty therapists, nail artists on increase

TOKYO, Japan - Beauty therapist Yoshinori Okamoto performs massage therapy on Dec. 13, 2012 at a salon he opened in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, in May 2011.

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"Shitamachi" plants develop Japan's 1st bobsled

TOKYO, Japan - Developers of the "Shitamachi Bobsled," including Junichi Hosogai (R) and Satoshi Kosugi (2nd from R), watch it perform a test run at the Nagano Bobsleigh-Luge Park, known as Spiral, in Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, on Dec. 13, 2012. Young owners of some small factories in Tokyo's Ota Ward have developed the first made-in-Japan bobsled in the run-up to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.

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Jimmy Carter in China

BEIJING, China - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (L) and Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping shake hands in Beijing on Dec. 13, 2012. Chinese media said they discussed bilateral issues. (Pool photo)

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Japan, U.S. high school students

NEW YORK, United States - Students from Itami High School in Japan and Baruch College Campus High School in the United States meet Dec. 13, 2012, at the Japanese Consulate General in New York. The two schools are planning to start an exchange program.

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Japan, U.S. high school students

NEW YORK, United States - Students from Itami High School in Japan and Baruch College Campus High School in the United States pose for a photo session on Dec. 13, 2012, at the Japanese Consulate General in New York. The two schools are planning to start an exchange program.

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N. Korean rocket launch video

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Image captured from a video released on Dec. 13, 2012, shows a North Korean long-range rocket lifting off from the Sohae Space Center in Tongchang-ri, North Korea, on Dec. 12, 2012.

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Chelsea beat Monterrey in Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Aldo de Nigris (L) of Mexican club Monterrey runs after scoring in the 91st minute of a Club World Cup semifinal against European champions Chelsea at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 13, 2012. At right is Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech. The English Premier League team beat Monterrey 3-1 to advance to the final against Brazilian and South American champions Corinthians.

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Seto wins 400 IM gold at short-course World C'Ships

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Japan's Daiya Seto celebrates after winning the men's 400-meter individual medley of the short-course FINA World Swimming Championships in Istanbul on Dec. 13, 2012, in 3 minutes, 59.15 seconds, shaving 0.87 second off his previous mark.

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Chelsea beat Monterrey in Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Juan Mata (R) of European champions Chelsea makes a pass in front of the goal during the Club World Cup semifinals against Mexican club Monterrey at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 13, 2012. At left is Monterrey's goalkeeper, Jonathan Orozco. Mata's pass led Darvin Chavez of Monterrey to knock ball into his own net in the 48th minute. The England Premier League team beat Monterrey 3-1 to advance to the final against Brazilian and South American champions Corinthians.

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N. Korean rocket launch video

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Image captured from a video released on Dec. 13, 2012, shows a North Korean long-range rocket lifting off from the Sohae Space Center in Tongchang-ri, North Korea, on Dec. 12, 2012.

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N. Korean rocket launch video

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Image captured from a video released on Dec. 13, 2012, shows a North Korean long-range rocket lifting off from the Sohae Space Center in Tongchang-ri, North Korea, on Dec. 12, 2012.

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Chelsea beat Monterrey in Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Teammates of European champions Chelsea congratulate Fernando Torres (bottom) after scoring in the 46th minute of the Club World Cup semifinals against Mexican club Monterrey at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 13, 2012. The England Premier League team beat Monterrey 3-1 to advance to the final against Brazilian and South American champions Corinthians.

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N. Korean rocket launch video

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Image captured from a video released on Dec. 13, 2012, shows a North Korean long-range rocket lifting off from the Sohae Space Center in Tongchang-ri, North Korea, on Dec. 12, 2012.

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Chelsea beat Monterrey in Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Fernando Torres (R) of European champions Chelsea scores in the 46th minute of the Club World Cup semifinals against Mexican club Monterrey at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 13, 2012. The England Premier League team beat Monterrey 3-1 to advance to the final against Brazilian and South American champions Corinthians.

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Chelsea beat Monterrey in Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Fernando Torres of European champions Chelsea celebrates after scoring in the 46th minute of the Club World Cup semifinals against Mexican club Monterrey at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 13, 2012. The England Premier League team beat Monterrey 3-1 to advance to the final against Brazilian and South American champions Corinthians.

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Chelsea beat Monterrey in Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Juan Mata (R back) of European champions Chelsea scores past Mexican club Monterrey's goalkeeper, Jonathan Orozco, in the 17th minute of the Club World Cup semifinals at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 13, 2012. The England Premier League team beat Monterrey 3-1 to advance to the final against Brazilian and South American champions Corinthians.

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Chelsea beat Monterrey in Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - European champions Chelsea teammates congratulate Juan Mata (R) after scoring in the 17th minute of the Club World Cup semifinals against Mexican club Monterrey at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 13, 2012. The England Premier League team beat Monterrey 3-1 to advance to the final against Brazilian and South American champions Corinthians.

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Radiation spread projection full of errors

TOKYO, Japan - Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shunichi Tanaka speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2012. Tanaka apologized as the authority found errors in its radiation spread projections in the event of a severe accident for all the country's nuclear power plants after thoroughly reviewing its previous already mistake-plagued results.

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Sichuan deputy party secretary

BEIJING, China - Photo shows Li Chuncheng, the deputy secretary of the Sichuan Province branch of the Chinese Communist Party, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in November 2012. China's official Xinhua News Agency reported on Dec. 13, 2012, that Li has been removed from his position for alleged discipline violations.

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Osprey training in Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - Photo shows inside an Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft during a drill opened to the Japanese press at the Futenma U.S. Marine Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 13, 2012.

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Osprey training in Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - The U.S. Marine Corps in Japan opens a rescue training mission involving Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft (R back) to the Japanese press at the Futenma U.S. Marine Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 13, 2012.

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Osprey training in Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - The U.S. Marine Corps in Japan opens a rescue training mission involving Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft (R back) to the Japanese press at the Futenma U.S. Marine Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 13, 2012.

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Osprey training in Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - The U.S. Marine Corps in Japan opens a drill involving Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft to the Japanese press at the Futenma U.S. Marine Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 13, 2012.

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Osprey training in Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - An Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft lands at the Futenma U.S. Marine Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 13, 2012, as the U.S. Marine Corps in Japan opened training flights of Osprey to the Japanese press for the first time.

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Santa in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Santa Claus talks to a baby upon arriving at Narita airport near Tokyo from Finland on Dec. 13, 2012. He arrived in Japan to meet with children including young evacuees from Fukushima Prefecture staying in Tokyo after the 2011 nuclear disaster. The Japan-Finland Santa Claus Association has been arranging annual trips to Japan by Santa Claus since 2007.

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Santa in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Santa Claus greets children upon arriving at Narita airport near Tokyo from Finland on Dec. 13, 2012. He arrived in Japan to meet with children including young evacuees from Fukushima Prefecture staying in Tokyo after the 2011 nuclear disaster. The Japan-Finland Santa Claus Association has been arranging annual trips to Japan by Santa Claus since 2007.

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Wat Pho in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Photo shows Wat Pho, a Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on Dec. 13, 2012.

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Penguins march on snow

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Penguins walk on the snow at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Dec. 13, 2012. The event is a major winter attraction at the zoo in Japan's northernmost prefecture.

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Wat Pho in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Photo shows Wat Pho, a Buddhist temple in Bangkok, Thailand, on Dec. 13, 2012.

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Penguins march on snow

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Penguins walk on the snow at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Dec. 13, 2012. The event is a major winter attraction at the zoo in Japan's northernmost prefecture.

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Narita runway in full operation

NARITA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the 4,000-meter runway at Narita airport near Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2012, as full operation of the runway began the same day. The runway had been used only partially due to private land left on the premises.

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N. Korean boat towed

TOTTORI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a North Korean boat (front) being towed by a Japan Coast Guard patrol ship off Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on Dec. 13, 2012. Three of four crew members of the North Korean boat, rescued while drifting in the Sea of Japan, arrived at Miho Bay in the prefecture the same day, where the three will be questioned about their circumstances while the other member, who was dehydrated when rescued, had been taken to hospital.

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Narita runway in full operation

NARITA, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the 4,000-meter runway at Narita airport near Tokyo on Dec. 13, 2012, as full operation of the runway began the same day. The runway had been used only partially due to private land left on the premises.

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N. Korean boat towed

TOTTORI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a North Korean boat (back) being towed by a Japan Coast Guard patrol ship off Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on Dec. 13, 2012. Three of four crew members of the North Korean boat, rescued while drifting in the Sea of Japan, arrived at Miho Bay in the prefecture the same day, where the three will be questioned about their circumstances while the other member, who was dehydrated when rescued, had been taken to hospital.

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U.N. Security Council slams N. Korea

NEW YORK, United States - The U.N. Security Council's president, Mohammed Loulichki, reads out a press statement at U.N. headquarters in New York on Dec. 13, 2012, condemning North Korea's rocket launch, which used ballistic missile technology, as "a clear violation" of council resolutions.

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N. Korean boat towed

TOTTORI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a North Korean boat being towed by a Japan Coast Guard patrol ship off Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on Dec. 13, 2012. Three of four crew members of the North Korean boat, rescued while drifting in the Sea of Japan, arrived at Miho Bay in the prefecture the same day, where the three will be questioned about their circumstances while the other member, who was dehydrated when rescued, had been taken to hospital.

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S. Korean presidential election

SEOUL, South Korea - A soldier casts an absentee vote at a polling station in Seoul on Dec. 13, 2012, in South Korea's Dec. 19 presidential election.

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75th anniversary of Nanjing massacre

NANJING, China - Police officers carry flower wreaths during a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the start of the Nanjing massacre, at the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall in the former Chinese capital of Nanjing, on Dec. 13, 2012. Some 9,000 people including around 100 Japanese attended the ceremony.

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S. Korean presidential election

SEOUL, South Korea - A soldier casts an absentee vote at a polling station in Seoul on Dec. 13, 2012, in South Korea's Dec. 19 presidential election.

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Iwakuni airport opens

IWAKUNI, Japan - Passengers undergo procedures to board the first departure flight, an All Nippon Airways plane bound for Tokyo's Haneda airport, at a new military-civilian airport opened on Dec. 13, 2012, in the western Japan city of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, where the U.S. Marine Corps operates an air station.

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S. Korean presidential election

SEOUL, South Korea - Soldiers head for a polling station in Seoul on Dec. 13, 2012, to cast absentee votes in South Korea's Dec. 19 presidential election.

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Iwakuni airport opens

IWAKUNI, Japan - A tape-cutting ceremony is held at a new military-civilian airport opened on Dec. 13, 2012, in the western Japan city of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, where the U.S. Marine Corps operates an air station.

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Iwakuni airport opens

IWAKUNI, Japan - Photo taken in July 2012 shows a new military-civilian airport opened on Dec. 13, 2012, in the western Japan city of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, where the U.S. Marine Corps operates an air station. An arrow indicates the terminal building.

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Iwakuni airport opens

IWAKUNI, Japan - The first departure flight, an All Nippon Airways plane bound for Tokyo's Haneda airport, leaves a new military-civilian airport that opened on Dec. 13, 2012, in the western Japan city of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, where the U.S. Marine Corps operates an air station.

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Tokyo gubernatorial election

TOKYO, Japan - Former lawmaker Takashi Sasagawa holds a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2012, to declare his candidacy for the Dec. 16, 2012, Tokyo gubernatorial election, following Shintaro Ishihara's resignation from the post.

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Italy unveils high-speed train

NAPLES, Italy - Italy's first private high-speed railway operator NTV unveils to the press its train set to be operational in 2012, at a maintenance facility near Naples on Dec. 13, 2011.