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Lawyer meets ex-AUM cult member Hirata

TOKYO, Japan - Lawyer Taro Takimoto speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Jan. 2, 2012, after meeting with Makoto Hirata, a former leading member of the AUM Shinrikyo cult who turned himself in to police on Dec. 31. Takimoto said Hirata, 46, who had been on the wanted list since May 1995, thinks that AUM founder Shoko Asahara ''deserves the death penalty'' and that he does not believe in the cult anymore.

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Ex-AUM cult member Hirata taken to public prosecutors

TOKYO, Japan - A vehicle carrying Makoto Hirata, a former leading member of the AUM Shinrikyo cult, leaves Osaki Police Station in Tokyo on Jan. 2, 2012, as police officers take him for further questioning by public prosecutors. Hirata turned himself in to police on Dec. 31 after being on the run for more than 16 years. He was immediately arrested for suspected involvement in a conspiracy with AUM founder Shoko Asahara and other followers to abduct Kiyoshi Kariya, chief clerk at a notary office in Tokyo, in February 1995.

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Japanese emperor in India

NEW DELHI, India - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meet in New Delhi on Dec. 2, 2013. The emperor and Empress Michiko are in India at the invitation of the Indian government to commemorate the 60th anniversary in 2012 of bilateral diplomatic ties. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor in India

NEW DELHI, India - Japanese Emperor Akihito (3rd from L) and Empress Michiko (2nd from L) are pictured with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (2nd from R) and President Pranab Mukherjee (3rd from R) at the Indian presidential residence in New Delhi on Dec. 2, 2013. The imperial couple is in India at the invitation of the Indian government to commemorate the 60th anniversary in 2012 of bilateral diplomatic ties. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor in India

NEW DELHI, India - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko lay a wreath at Raj Ghat, a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi, in New Delhi on Dec. 2, 2013. The imperial couple is in India at the invitation of the Indian government to commemorate the 60th anniversary in 2012 of bilateral diplomatic ties. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan emperor in India

NEW DELHI, India - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko lay a wreath at Raj Ghat, a memorial to Mahatma Gandhi, in New Delhi on Dec. 2, 2013. The imperial couple is in India at the invitation of the Indian government to commemorate the 60th anniversary in 2012 of bilateral diplomatic ties. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan emperor in India

NEW DELHI, India - Japanese Emperor Akihito reviews an honor guard at the Indian presidential residence in New Delhi on Dec. 2, 2013. The emperor and Empress Michiko are in India at the invitation of the Indian government to commemorate the 60th anniversary in 2012 of bilateral diplomatic ties. (Pool photo)

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Japan emperor in India

NEW DELHI, India - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (front R) receives Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko at the Indian presidential residence in New Delhi on Dec. 2, 2013. The Japanese imperial couple is in India at the invitation of the Indian government to commemorate the 60th anniversary in 2012 of bilateral diplomatic ties. (Pool photo)

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Sasago tunnel

OTSUKI, Japan - The site of the fatal collapse of an interior roof on Dec. 2, 2012, in the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, is shown to reporters on Feb. 3, 2013, for the first time since the accident. Flowers are laid where vehicle fires happened.

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Sasago tunnel

OTSUKI, Japan - The site of the fatal collapse of an interior roof on Dec. 2, 2012, in the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, is shown to reporters on Feb. 3, 2013, for the first time since the accident. Flowers are laid where vehicle fires happened.

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Tunnel after ceiling collapse

KOSHU, Japan - The inbound lanes in the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, are shown to reporters on Jan. 15, 2013, for the first time since the fatal collapse of interior roof on Dec. 2, 2012.

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Tunnel after ceiling collapse

KOSHU, Japan - The inbound lanes in the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, are shown to reporters on Jan. 15, 2013, for the first time since the fatal collapse of interior roof on Dec. 2, 2012.

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Tunnel after ceiling collapse

KOSHU, Japan - The inbound lanes in the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, are shown to reporters on Jan. 15, 2013, for the first time since the fatal collapse of interior roof on Dec. 2, 2012.

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Myanmar cave relics

PHA-AN, Myanmar - Photo shows walls with small Buddhist images inside Kaw Goon cave near Pha-an, the capital of Kayin State in eastern Myanmar, on Dec. 2, 2012. Experts call for improved maintenance as the state of preservation has been poor.

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Myanmar cave relics

PHA-AN, Myanmar - Photo shows Buddhist statues and walls with small Buddhist images inside Kaw Goon cave near Pha-an, the capital of Kayin State in eastern Myanmar on Dec. 2, 2012. Experts call for improved maintenance as the state of preservation has been poor.

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Myanmar cave relics

PHA-AN, Myanmar - Photo shows Buddhist statues and walls with small Buddhist images inside Kaw Goon cave near Pha-an, the capital of Kayin State in eastern Myanmar on Dec. 2, 2012. Experts call for improved maintenance as the state of preservation has been poor.

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'Cosplay' event in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - Participants perform in a "cosplay" competition in Moscow, Russia, on Dec. 2, 2012. The competition was held as part of a festival promoting contemporary Japanese culture.

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'Cosplay' event in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - A participant performs in a "cosplay" competition in Moscow, Russia, on Dec. 2, 2012. The competition was held as part of a festival promoting contemporary Japanese culture.

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Tokyo Grand Slam judo

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Daisuke Kobayashi (L) defeats Ilias Iliadis of Greece to win the men's 100-kilogram title of the Tokyo Grand Slam judo tournament at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2012.

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Tokyo Grand Slam judo

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Daisuke Kobayashi (top) defeats Ilias Iliadis of Greece to win the men's 100-kilogram title of the Tokyo Grand Slam judo tournament at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2012.

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Tokyo Grand Slam judo

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Megumi Tachimoto (top) beats Idalys Ortiz of Cuba in the women's over 78-kg final of the Tokyo Grand Slam judo tournament at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2012.

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Tokyo Grand Slam judo

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Megumi Tachimoto (L) beats Idalys Ortiz of Cuba in the women's over 78-kg final of the Tokyo Grand Slam judo tournament at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2012.

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Expressway tunnel caves in

KOFU, Japan - Photo shows rescue workers at the scene of a cave-in inside the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture, as captured by the expressway operator's monitoring camera, on Dec. 2, 2012. The accident left several people dead, police said.

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Tomorrow Party of Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada announces the campaign platform for the upcoming general election of the Tomorrow Party of Japan, a new party she leads, at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2012. The party, bidding to become an umbrella force for antinuclear candidates in the Dec. 16 election, vowed in its campaign platform to phase out atomic power plants in 10 years.

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Shanghai Marathon

SHANGHAI, China - Photo shows participants in the Shanghai International Marathon in Shanghai, China, on Dec. 2, 2012.

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Gitau wins Fukuoka Marathon

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japan-based Kenyan Joseph Gitau (R) shakes hands with Hiroyuki Horibata of Japan after the Fukuoka International Marathon in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2012. Gitau won with a time of 2 hours, 6 minutes, 58 seconds for his first victory in a marathon, while Horibata placed second with a time of 2:08:24.

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Tomorrow Party of Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows (from L to R) Tetsunari Iida, acting chief of the Tomorrow Party of Japan, Tomoko Abe, deputy chief of the party, Yukiko Kada, party chief and governor of Shiga Prefecture, and Yuko Mori, deputy chief of the party, during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2012. The party, bidding to become an umbrella force for antinuclear candidates in the Dec. 16 general election, vowed in its campaign platform to phase out atomic power plants in 10 years.

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Gitau wins Fukuoka Marathon

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japan-based Kenyan Joseph Gitau wins the Fukuoka International Marathon in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2012, posting a time of 2 hours, 6 minutes, 58 seconds for his first victory in a marathon.

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Gitau wins Fukuoka Marathon

FUKUOKA, Japan - Hiroyuki Horibata of Japan places second in the Fukuoka International Marathon in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2012, with a time of 2:08:24.

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Tomorrow Party of Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada announces the campaign platform for the upcoming general election of the Tomorrow Party of Japan, a new party she leads, at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 2, 2012. The party, bidding to become an umbrella force for antinuclear candidates in the Dec. 16 election, vowed in its campaign platform to phase out atomic power plants in 10 years.

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Expressway tunnel caves in

KOFU, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows rescue workers near the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture on Dec. 2, 2012. The tunnel caved in, leaving several people dead, police said.

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Expressway tunnel caves in

KOFU, Japan - Photo shows rescue workers and reporters near the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture on Dec. 2, 2012. The tunnel caved in, leaving several people dead, police said.

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Expressway tunnel caves in

KOFU, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows smoke billowing out of the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi Prefecture on Dec. 2, 2012. The tunnel caved in, leaving several people dead, police said.

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Toy poodles authorized as police dogs

TOTTORI, Japan - Toy poodles Karin (L) and Fuga attend an induction ceremony on Dec. 2, 2011, at the Tottori prefectural police headquarters in the city of Tottori, western Japan, to work as police dogs. The dogs are to be employed in duties including criminal investigations and search operations for a year from January 2012.