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TEPCO decides on permanent shutdown of 2 Fukushima reactors

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in September 2013 shows the No. 5 reactor (L) and No. 6 reactor at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Fukushima Prefecture. The company decided at its board meeting on Dec. 18, 2013, to permanently shut down the two reactors that avoided meltdowns in the 2011 nuclear disaster.

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Ex-Zaragoza player queried about game-rigging scandal

BARCELONA, Spain - Uruguayan striker Christian Stuani of Spanish First Division football club RCD Espanyol is asked by a local reporter in Barcelona on Dec. 18, 2014, about a match-fixing scandal involving his former team Real Zaragoza and Levante in May 2011. Javier Aguirre, coach of Japan's national team, is one of several dozen individuals named in a prosecution complaint on the alleged game rigging as he was manager of Zaragoza when it won the match against Levante and avoided relegation to the Second Division.

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Baby gorilla at Kyoto zoo

KYOTO, Japan - Gentaro (L), a male baby Western Gorilla, is unveiled to the public at Kyoto City Zoo in Kyoto on Dec. 18, 2012. Gentaro, born in December 2011 to his mother Genki (R) and father Momotaro, has lived with Genki since November after being initially raised by zoo staff.

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Baby gorilla at Kyoto zoo

KYOTO, Japan - Gentaro (L), a male baby Western Gorilla, is unveiled to the public at Kyoto City Zoo in Kyoto on Dec. 18, 2012. Gentaro, born in December 2011 to his mother Genki (R) and father Momotaro, has lived with Genki since November after being initially raised by zoo staff.

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Kimono designer turns to iPad to save dying tradition

KYOTO, Japan - Designer Nobuaki Tomita holds an iPad in a case made of kimono belt fabric in Kyoto, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2011.

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Barcelona lift Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Lionel Messi (C) and his Barcelona teammates celebrate after beating Santos 4-0 and lifting the Club World Cup at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 18, 2011.

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Barcelona lift Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Barcelona's Xavi (L) celebrates after scoring the second goal during the first half of the Club World Cup final against Santos at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 18, 2011. Barcelona beat Santos 4-0. At right are Neymar (R) and Borges of Santos.

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Barcelona's Messi

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Argentine forward Lionel Messi of Barcelona (R) dodges a tackle by Santos goalkeeper Rafael Cabral in the Club World Cup final at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Dec. 18, 2011. Messi won his third consecutive Ballon d'Or, FIFA's world player of the year crown, on Jan. 9, 2012.

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Barcelona lift Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Barcelona's Lionel Messi scores his second goal during the second half of the Club World Cup final against Santos at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 18, 2011. Barcelona beat Santos 4-0.

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Barcelona lift Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Neymar (R) of Santos passes the ball to teammate Ganso during the first half of the Club World Cup final against Barcelona at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 18, 2011. Barcelona beat Santos 4-0.

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Benin names TV personality Zomahoun as new ambassador to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in September 1999 shows Zomahoun Rufin, a TV personality in Japan. The Japanese Embassy in Benin said on Dec. 18, 2011, that the West African country has named him as its new ambassador to Japan.

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Barcelona's Messi

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Argentine striker Lionel Messi of Barcelona roars after scoring a goal in the Club World Cup final against Santos at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Dec. 18, 2011. Messi won his third consecutive Ballon d'Or, FIFA's world player of the year crown, on Jan. 9, 2012.

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Barcelona lift Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Barcelona's Lionel Messi is held aloft by teammate Dani Alves after scoring his second goal during the second half of the Club World Cup final against Santos at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 18, 2011. Barcelona beat Santos 4-0. At left is Pedro of Barcelona.

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Barcelona lift Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Barcelona's Lionel Messi (R) and Neymar of Santos compete for the ball during the second half of the Club World Cup final at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 18, 2011. Barcelona beat Santos 4-0.

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Barcelona's Messi, Xavi in Club World Cup final

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Barcelona's Lionel Messi (L) and Xavi celebrate Xavi's goal in the first half of the Club World Cup final against Santos at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Dec. 18, 2011. Barcelona won 4-0.

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Japan PM Noda, S. Korean Pres. Lee at temple

KYOTO, Japan - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (C) look at the rock garden at Ryoanji temple in Kyoto on Dec. 18, 2011. (Pool Photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan PM Noda, S. Korean Pres. Lee at temple

KYOTO, Japan - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda are pictured while taking a stroll at Ryoanji temple in Kyoto on Dec. 18, 2011. (Pool Photo by Kyodo News)

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Barcelona's Xavi scores in Club World Cup final

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Barcelona's Xavi celebrates scoring his team's second goal in the first half of the Club World Cup final against Santos at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Dec. 18, 2011. Barcelona won 4-0.

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Japan PM Noda, S. Korean Pres. Lee at temple

KYOTO, Japan - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda take a stroll at Ryoanji temple in Kyoto on Dec. 18, 2011. (Pool Photo by Kyodo News)

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Santos' Neymar in Club World Cup final

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Santos striker Neymar (R) tussles with Barcelona's Dani Alves in the first half of the Club World Cup final at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Dec. 18, 2011. Barcelona won 4-0.

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Messi scores 1st goal in Club World Cup final

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Barcelona's Lionel Messi (L) chips over Santos goalkeeper Rafael Cabral to score the first goal during the first half of the Club World Cup final at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 18, 2011.

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Messi scores 1st goal in Club World Cup final

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Barcelona's Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring the first goal during the first half of the Club World Cup final against Santos at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 18, 2011. At left is Bruno Rodrigo of Santos.

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Messi scores 1st goal in Club World Cup final

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Barcelona's Lionel Messi (R) chips over Santos goalkeeper Rafael Cabral to score the first goal during the first half of the Club World Cup final at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 18, 2011.

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Messi scores 1st goal in Club World Cup final

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Barcelona's Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring the first goal during the first half of the Club World Cup final against Santos at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Dec. 18, 2011.

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Statue dedicated to WWII sex slaves in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo taken on Dec. 18, 2011, shows a statue dedicated to women who were forced into sexual slavery for the Japanese military during World War II, known euphemistically in Japan as ''comfort women,'' in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul. People placed clothes on the statue after it was erected on Dec. 14 amid cold weather.

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Santos' Neymar in Club World Cup final

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Santos striker Neymar (L) is stopped by Barcelona's Carles Puyol (R) and Sergio Busquets in the first half of the Club World Cup final at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Dec. 18, 2011. The European champions beat the South American champions 4-0.

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Barcelona's Messi in Club World Cup final

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Barcelona striker Lionel Messi (L) is challenged by Santos defender Danilo during the opening half of the Club World Cup final at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Dec. 18, 2011. Barcelona won 4-0.

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Barcelona's Messi in Club World Cup final

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Barcelona striker Lionel Messi (R) evades a tackle in the first half of the Club World Cup final against Santos at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Dec. 18, 2011. The European champions beat the South American champions 4-0.

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Al Sadd beat Kashiwa to take 3rd place at Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Players of Qatar's Al Sadd celebrate after winning the Club World Cup third-place match against J-League champions Kashiwa Reysol at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Dec. 18, 2011. Al Sadd beat Kashiwa 5-3 on penalties after a 90-minute 0-0 stalemate.

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Al Sadd beat Kashiwa to take 3rd place at Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Kashiwa Reysol coach Nelsinho shouts instructions during the first half of the Club World Cup third-place match against Qatar's Al Sadd at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Dec. 18, 2011. Al Sadd beat the J-League champions 5-3 on penalties after a 90-minute 0-0 stalemate.

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Alfredo wins Asahi Cup Futurity Stakes

FUNABASHI, Japan - Alfredo, ridden by jockey Craig Williams, gallops in the Asahi Cup Futurity Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 18, 2011. Top pick Alfredo won the race for 2-year-old colts in 1 minute 33.4 seconds on the 1,600-meter turf track.

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Alfredo wins Asahi Cup Futurity Stakes

TOKYO, Japan - Alfredo (R), ridden by jockey Craig Williams, gallops in the Asahi Cup Futurity Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 18, 2011. Top pick Alfredo won the race for 2-year-old colts in 1 minute 33.4 seconds on the 1,600-meter turf track. (Pool Photo)

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Brewers win negotiating rights for Aoki

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows' outfielder Norichika Aoki answers questions from reporters in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2011, after hearing from the Japanese baseball team's president Tsuyoshi Kinugasa that the Milwaukee Brewers have won the right to negotiate a contract with the three-time Central League batting champion under the posting system.

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Alfredo wins Asahi Cup Futurity Stakes

FUNABASHI, Japan - Alfredo and jockey Craig Williams (2nd from L) are pictured after winning the Asahi Cup Futurity Stakes at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on Dec. 18, 2011. Top pick Alfredo won the race for 2-year-old colts in 1 minute 33.4 seconds on the 1,600-meter turf track.

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Al Sadd beat Kashiwa to take 3rd place at Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Junya Tanaka (L) of J-League champions Kashiwa Reysol takes a shot in the first half of the Club World Cup third-place match against Qatar's Al Sadd at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Dec. 18, 2011. Al Sadd beat Kashiwa 5-3 on penalties after a 90-minute 0-0 stalemate.

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Japan to reclassify Fukushima no-entry zones

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - (from L) Yukio Edano, minister of economy, trade and industry, Goshi Hosono, nuclear disaster minister, and Tatsuo Hirano, minister in charge of reconstruction in areas affected by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, meet Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato in the city of Fukushima on Dec. 18, 2011. The ministers notified the governor and representatives of 11 other municipal governments near the plant of a plan to reclassify no-entry zones, possibly on April 1, 2012, around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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Al Sadd beat Kashiwa to take 3rd place at Club World Cup

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Koki Mizuno of J-League champions Kashiwa Reysol takes a shot in the first half of the Club World Cup third-place match against Qatar's Al Sadd at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Dec. 18, 2011. Al Sadd beat Kashiwa 5-3 on penalties after a 90-minute 0-0 stalemate.

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Japan PM Noda, S. Korean Pres. Lee meet in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (R) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (C) chat while taking a stroll after their talks at the Kyoto State Guest House in Kyoto on Dec. 18, 2011. (Pool Photo)

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Japan PM Noda, S. Korean Pres. Lee meet in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - South Korean President Lee Myung Bak (far R) and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (far L) hold talks at the Kyoto State Guest House in Kyoto on Dec. 18, 2011. (Pool Photo)

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White tiger cubs at Kagoshima zoo

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 8, 2011, shows two white tiger cubs, male(L) and female, which were born on Nov. 18, 2011, at the Hirakawa Zoological Park in the city of Kagoshima, southwestern Japan. The zoo plans to show them to the public from around February.

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White tiger cubs at Kagoshima zoo

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 8, 2011, shows a male white tiger cub, one of the two surviving felines that were born on Nov. 18, 2011, at the Hirakawa Zoological Park in the city of Kagoshima, southwestern Japan. The zoo plans to show them to the public from around February. Two other cubs were born the same day but died shortly afterward.