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Ex-Pentagon official

WASHINGTON, United States - Wallace Gregson, a retired Marine general who served as U.S. assistant defense secretary for Asian and Pacific security affairs from 2009 to 2011, is pictured during an interview in Washington on Dec. 23, 2013.

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'Cooking bloggers' in big demand for simple home dishes

TOKYO, Japan - Cooking blogger Miki Shimizu, known by the online name Yummy, prepares dishes at her Tokyo home on Dec. 23, 2009. ''Cooking bloggers'' sending recipes for simple and convenient home-style dishes through blogs are in vogue in Japan, thanks in part to their tie-ups with publishers and food manufacturers.

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U.S. military plane flies over Okinawa city

NAHA, Japan - A U.S. military airplane flies over the densely populated area near the Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 23, 2009. The Japanese government plans to decide the fate of the base by the end of May.

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Futemma Air Station

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 23, 2009, shows the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in the densely populated area in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture. The Japanese government plans to decide the fate of the base by the end of May.

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PM Hatoyama, wife Miyuki visit a news photo exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and his wife Miyuki stand in front of a photo showing him just having been elected prime minister at the parliament after the premier autographed the image at an exhibition of this year's news photos at a department store in Tokyo's Nihombashi area on Dec. 23, 2009.

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Noguchi, 2 other astronauts arrive at Int'l Space Station

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken from NASA Television, Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi wearing a Santa Claus hat (2nd from R) and other astronauts at the International Space Station communicate with people on Earth via video conferencing, after Russia's Soyuz space capsule carrying Noguchi and two other astronauts docked at the ISS on Dec. 23, 2009.

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Noguchi, 2 other astronauts arrive at Int'l Space Station

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (L) speaks to reporters at the Russian mission control center near Moscow on Dec. 23, 2009, after Russia's Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft carrying Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi and two other astronauts docked at the International Space Station. Furukawa is scheduled to travel to the station by Soyuz in 2011.

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Noguchi, 2 other astronauts arrive at Int'l Space Station

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken from NASA Television, astronauts wearing Santa Claus hats, including Japan's Soichi Noguchi (R in back), at the International Space Station are projected on the screen at the Russian mission control center near Moscow on Dec. 23, 2009, after Russia's Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft carrying Noguchi and two other astronauts docked at the ISS.

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Emperor Akihito greets public on 76th birthday

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito speaks to well-wishers, who gathered to celebrate his 76th birthday, from the Chowaden balcony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2009.

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Emperor Akihito greets public on 76th birthday

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Crown Princess Masako, Crown Prince Naruhito, Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko wave to well-wishers, who gathered to celebrate the emperor's 76th birthday, from the Chowaden balcony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2009.

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Emperor Akihito greets public on 76th birthday

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito speaks to well-wishers, who gathered to celebrate his 76th birthday, from the Chowaden balcony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2009, with Empress Michiko standing by his side.

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Emperor Akihito greets public on 76th birthday

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko wave to well-wishers, who gathered to celebrate the emperor's 76th birthday, from the Chowaden balcony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2009.

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Emperor Akihito greets public on 76th birthday

TOKYO, Japan - Imperial family members -- (from L to R) Crown Princess Masako, Crown Prince Naruhito, Emperor Akihito, Empress Michiko, Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko -- wave to well-wishers, who gathered to celebrate the emperor's 76th birthday, from the Chowaden balcony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2009.

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Noguchi, 2 other astronauts arrive at Int'l Space Station

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken from NASA Television, astronauts wearing Santa Claus hats, including Japan's Soichi Noguchi (R in back), at the International Space Station communicate with people on Earth via video conferencing, after Russia's Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft carrying Noguchi and two other astronauts docked at the ISS on Dec. 23, 2009.

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Noguchi, 2 other astronauts arrive at Int'l Space Station

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken from NASA Television, Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi wearing a Santa Claus hat enters the International Space Station, after Russia's Soyuz space capsule carrying Noguchi and two other astronauts docked at the ISS on Dec. 23, 2009.

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Noguchi, 2 other astronauts arrive at Int'l Space Station

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken from NASA Television, Russia's Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft (C) carrying Japan's Soichi Noguchi and two other astronauts approaches the International Space Station to dock on Dec. 23, 2009. Noguchi, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov and U.S. astronaut Timothy Creamer will stay at the ISS for five months.

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Noguchi, 2 other astronauts arrive at Int'l Space Station

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken from NASA Television, Russia's Soyuz TMA-17 spacecraft (C) carrying Japan's Soichi Noguchi and two other astronauts approaches the International Space Station to dock on Dec. 23, 2009. Noguchi, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kotov and U.S. astronaut Timothy Creamer will stay at the ISS for five months.

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Uemura leaves for freestyle skiing World Cup

NARITA, Japan - Freestyle skier Aiko Uemura speaks to reporters at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, before leaving for Finland on Nov. 23, 2009. Uemura will prepare in Finland for the opening competition of this year's World Cup starting Dec. 12.

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Uemura leaves for freestyle skiing World Cup

NARITA, Japan - Freestyle skier Aiko Uemura waves before departing from Narita airport, east of Tokyo, for Finland on Nov. 23, 2009. Uemura will prepare in Finland for the opening competition of this year's World Cup starting Dec. 12.

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U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The U.S. aircraft carrier George Washington is docked in the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Nov. 23, 2009. The carrier will be opened to the public on Dec. 5 at the base south of Tokyo.

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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.