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Traditional storytelling on Buddhism

OSAKA, Japan - Professional storyteller Kyokudo Nankai talks about a history of Kukai, who founded the Shingon school of Buddhism, before a gathering of people at a temple in Osaka's Chuo Ward on Dec. 27, 2013.

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A month before Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Photo shows the illuminated Olympic Park in Sochi, Russia, on Dec. 27, 2013. The Black Sea is seen at back. The Winter Games will be held in the resort city from Feb. 7 to 23, 2014.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe answers reporters' questions at his office in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2013. Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima approved earlier the same day landfill work for the relocation of the U.S. military's Futenma air base within the prefecture, walking back his pledge to have the base moved out of Okinawa.

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Protest in S. Korea against Abe's shrine visit

SEOUL, South Korea - Civic group members hold signs against Japan including ones calling for a boycott of Japanese goods during a protest rally in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 27, 2013. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo the previous day.

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Tanaka wins Japan Pro Sports Award

TOKYO, Japan - Masahiro Tanaka, ace pitcher for the Japanese baseball club Rakuten Eagles, speaks with his trophy in hand at a hotel in Tokyo on Dec. 27, 2013, after winning his first Japan Pro Sports Award. The major league-bound right-hander went undefeated during the season and led his team to its first Japan championship.

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Protest in S. Korea against Abe's shrine visit

SEOUL, South Korea - Civic group members rally in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 27, 2013, to stage a protest against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo the previous day.

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China a day after Abe's shrine visit

BEIJING, China - Police officers march in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Dec. 27, 2013. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo the previous day.

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China a day after Abe's shrine visit

BEIJING, China - Police officers march in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Dec. 27, 2013. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo the previous day.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Protesters rally in the lobby of the Okinawa prefectural hall on Dec. 27, 2013. Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima approved the same day landfill work for the relocation of the U.S. military's Futenma air base within his prefecture, walking back his pledge to move the base out of Okinawa.

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China a day after Abe's shrine visit

BEIJING, China - Police officers stand guard in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Dec. 27, 2013. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo the previous day.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima speaks at a press conference in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 27, 2013, in which he announced his approval of landfill work for the relocation of the U.S. military's Futenma air base within his prefecture, walking back his pledge to move the base out of Okinawa.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Protesters stage a sit-in in the lobby of the Okinawa prefectural hall on Dec. 27, 2013. Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima approved the same day landfill work for the relocation of the U.S. military's Futenma air base within his prefecture, walking back his pledge to move the base out of Okinawa.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima speaks at a press conference in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 27, 2013, in which he announced his approval of landfill work for the relocation of the U.S. military's Futenma air base within his prefecture, walking back his pledge to move the base out of Okinawa.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Protesters rally outside the Okinawa prefectural hall on Dec. 27, 2013. Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima on the same day approved landfill work to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to an area within his prefecture, going back on his previous policy of seeking to have the base moved out of Okinawa.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Protesters rally outside the Okinawa prefectural hall on Dec. 27, 2013. Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima on the same day approved landfill work to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to an area within his prefecture, going back on his previous policy of seeking to have the base moved out of Okinawa.

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U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Protesters rally outside the Okinawa prefectural hall on Dec. 27, 2013. Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima on the same day approved landfill work to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station to an area within his prefecture, going back on his previous policy of seeking to have the base moved out of Okinawa.

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TEPCO outside director Sudo

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2011 in Tokyo shows Fumio Sudo. Japan's central government is in the final stages of arranging the appointment of Sudo, a Tokyo Electric Power Co. outside director, as the utility's next chairman, sources close to the matter said on Dec. 27, 2013.

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Court decision over vote disparity

AKITA, Japan - Lawyer Hidetoshi Masunaga (C) and other plaintiffs hold a press conference in the city of Akita on March 27, 2013, after the Sendai High Court's Akita branch ruled that a general election result in a northeastern Japan constituency was unconstitutional due to a significant disparity in the weight of votes. The ruling by the court was the last in 16 cases brought by two groups of lawyers over disparities in the weight of votes of up to 2.43 to 1 in the Dec. 16 general election.