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'Dr. Yellow' train said to bring good luck to those who see it

NAGOYA, Japan - ''Dr. Yellow,'' in a photo taken Dec. 16, 2009 at Shin-Osaka Station, is a seven-coach express shinkansen bullet train which makes a test run about once every 10 days between Tokyo and Hakata in Kyushu.

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Matsui introduced as Angels player

ANAHEIM, United States - World Series MVP Hideki Matsui, in his new Los Angeles Angels jersey, speaks during a news conference at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Dec. 16, 2009, after agreeing to a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels. Matsui said he hopes to help bring the team a World Series title.

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Matsui holds Angels jersey

ANAHEIM, United States - World Series MVP Hideki Matsui, holds his new jersey in front of Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Dec. 16, 2009. The former New York Yankees slugger was officially introduced as a new member of the Los Angeles Angels the same day after signing a one-year contract.

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Matsui at Angels Stadium

ANAHEIM, United States - World Series MVP Hideki Matsui, wearing his new jersey, enters the field at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Dec. 16, 2009. The former New York Yankees slugger was officially introduced as a new member of the Los Angeles Angels the same day after signing a one-year contract.

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Matsui introduced as Angels player

ANAHEIM, United States - World Series MVP Hideki Matsui, in his new Los Angeles Angels jersey, is photographed during a news conference at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Dec. 16, 2009, after agreeing to a one-year contract with the team. Matsui said he hopes to help bring the team a World Series title.

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Matsui wears Angels jersey

ANAHEIM, United States - World Series MVP Hideki Matsui poses for a photo in his new jersey at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Dec. 16, 2009. The former New York Yankees slugger was officially introduced as a new member of the Los Angeles Angels the same day after signing a one-year contract.

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Matsui introduced as Angels player

ANAHEIM, United States - World Series MVP Hideki Matsui puts on his new Los Angeles Angels uniform with a hand from manager Mike Scioscia, during a press conference at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California on Dec. 16, 2009, after agreeing to a one-year contract with the team. Matsui was given 55 as his uniform number, the same number he wore for the New York Yankees and Japan's Yomiuri Giants.

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Matsui introduced as Angels player

ANAHEIM, United States - World Series MVP Hideki Matsui (C) poses for a photo in his new uniform with the Los Angeles Angels general manager Tony Reagins (L) and manager Mike Scioscia, at a news conference at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California on Dec. 16, 2009. Matsui, who agreed to a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels, said he hopes to bring his team to a World Series title.

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Matsui introduced as Angels player

ANAHEIM, United States - World Series MVP Hideki Matsui smiles during a news conference at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on Dec. 16, 2009, after agreeing to a one-year contract with the team. Matsui, wearing his new uniform, said he hopes to bring the team to a World Series title.

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China vice president arrives in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (C) walks on the red carpet in Seoul on Dec. 16, 2009. Xi visited South Korea as the second leg of a four-nation trip following Japan.

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Matsui introduced as Angels player

ANAHEIM, United States - World Series MVP Hideki Matsui smiles in his new uniform during a news conference at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California on Dec. 16, 2009. Matsui, who agreed to a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels, said he hopes to bring his team to a World Series title.

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Ozawa lets loose in parliament

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, Japan's top power broker, appears relaxed during a meeting with other lawmakers in parliament on Dec. 16, 2009. Ozawa, secretary general of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's ruling Democratic Party of Japan, played a key role in the party's work to draft a fiscal 2010 budget request the party submitted to the government the same day.

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China vice president arrives in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (R) arrives at Seoul airport Dec. 16, 2009. Xi visited South Korea as the second leg of a four-nation trip following Japan.

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China vice president addresses Japan reception

FUKUOKA, Japan - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping addresses a reception in Fukuoka, western Japan, on Dec. 16, 2009. Xi attended the party hosted by the Fukuoka prefectural government after visiting an electric factory in the nearby city of Kitakyushu.

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N. Korea announces 2008 census report

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People attend a governmental meeting on a census report in Pyongyang on Dec. 16, 2009. The North Korean government announced its population was about 24 million as of Oct. 1, 2008.

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Japan-Turkmenistan summit held

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) and Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov shake hands at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2009. The two countries agreed to enhance cooperation over the fight against cross-border terrorism and drug problems.

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China vice president visits Kyushu factory

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping visits a factory operated by Yaskawa Electric Corp. in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, in southwestern Japan on Dec. 16, 2009. Xi, on a three-day trip to Japan, viewed an area where a welding robot is assembled for China First Automobile Works Group Corp. and said he found Yaskawa's technological level ''high.''

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Maehara, American Airlines official talk JAL fate

TOKYO, Japan - American Airlines Inc. Chief Executive Officer Gerard Arpey (L) shakes hands with Japanese transport minister Seiji Maehara at the transport ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2009. American Airlines suggested it may beef up its investment in cash-strapped Japan Airlines Corp. during the talks.

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China vice president visits Kyushu factory

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping visits a factory operated by Yaskawa Electric Corp. in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, in southwestern Japan on Dec. 16, 2009. Xi, on a three-day trip to Japan, viewed an area where a welding robot is assembled for China First Automobile Works Group Corp. and said he found Yaskawa's technological level ''high.''

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Maehara, American Airlines official talk JAL fate

TOKYO, Japan - American Airlines Inc. Chief Executive Officer Gerard Arpey (L) and Japanese transport minister Seiji Maehara are photographed at the transport ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2009. American Airlines suggested it may beef up its investment in cash-strapped Japan Airlines Corp. during the talks.

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Tiger Woods 'only human': Japan's Miyazato

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. LPGA golfer Ai Miyazato of Japan speaks to reporters at a Tokyo hotel Dec. 16, 2009. Miyazato, commenting on scandals involving Tiger Woods, said ''He is only human.''

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LDP chief Tanigaki speaks to reporters

TOKYO, Japan - Sadakazu Tanigaki, president of the opposition Liberal Democratic Party, speaks to reporters after meeting with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2009. Tanigaki urged Hatoyama to follow the policy of the former LDP-led government on U.S. military bases during their first meeting since Hatoyama took office in September.

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Snow-covered temple in Japan's Koyasan

HASHIMOTO, Japan - A couple walk past a snow-covered temple in the Buddhist complex of Danjogaran in the Koyasan area of Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 16, 2009. The area was covered with snow for the first time this winter.

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Hatoyama, LDP chief Tanigaki hold 1st meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (R) and Sadakazu Tanigaki, president of the opposition Liberal Democratic Party, chat at the premier's office in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2009. Tanigaki urged Hatoyama to follow the policy of the former LDP-led government on U.S. military bases during their first meeting since Hatoyama took office in September.

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Suzuki launches 7th-generation Alto minicar

TOKYO, Japan - Suzuki Motor Corp. Chairman Osamu Suzuki poses with his company's seventh-generation Alto minivehicle at a Tokyo hotel Dec. 16, 2009. The new automobile features improved mileage and greater interior space.

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Hatoyama says Japan 'has its own policy' on U.S. base decision

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2009. Hatoyama said the Japanese government has its own policy in deciding on where to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture after the commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps called Japan's delay of the decision ''unfortunate.''

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Okada, Chinese Vice President Xi meet

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L) speaks with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, seen as the front-runner to succeed President Hu Jintao, at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 16, 2009. (Pool photo)

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Okada, Chinese Vice President Xi meet

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada (L) and visiting Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, who is seen as the front-runner to succeed President Hu Jintao, shake hands at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 16, 2009, before their talks. (Pool photo)

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Kan, Takenaka clash over economic growth priority

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show former Liberal Democratic Party Cabinet minister Heizo Takenaka (L) and Deputy Prime Minister Naoto Kan of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan during a meeting of the government's growth strategy panel in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2009. The two clashed over whether priority should be given to businesses or households to boost Japan's economic growth.