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Presidents of operators of Tokyo, Osaka bourses

OSAKA, Japan - Atsushi Saito (L), president of Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc., and Michio Yoneda, president of Osaka Securities Exchange Co., are pictured prior to the start of a meeting to discuss the details of the two entities' planned merger, at the Osaka bourse on Dec. 29, 2011. The two companies announced in November that they will merge in January 2013.

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Japanese, S. Korean vice foreign ministers meet for talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki (L) and Cho Tae Yong, South Korea's first vice foreign minister, meet at the South Korean Foreign Ministry in Seoul on Dec. 29, 2014, at a time when Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Park Geun Hye have still not held a one-on-one summit since taking office in 2012 and 2013, respectively, due to strained bilateral ties.

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Canon group net profit up 2.6%

TOKYO, Japan - Toshizo Tanaka, executive vice president of Canon Inc., releases the company's earnings results for the year ended Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 29, 2014. The maker of printers, photocopiers and cameras said its group net profit for the just-ended business year rose 2.6 percent from the previous year to 230.48 billion yen.

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A month before Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Photo shows workers near the Olympic Park (back) in Sochi, Russia, on Dec. 29, 2013. The Winter Games will be held in the Black Sea resort from Feb. 7 to 23, 2014.

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Prime Minister Abe playing golf

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe plays golf in the city of Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Dec. 29, 2013. Abe will end this year's official duties on Dec. 30 by attending the year-end trading session at Tokyo Stock Exchange. Abe is scheduled to hold his first press conference of next year on Jan. 6 after visiting Ise Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture.

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Maruha Nichiro subsidiary recalls 6.3 million packs of frozen food

TOKYO, Japan - Yutaka Tanabe (R), president of Aqlifoods Co., and Toshio Kushiro, president of Maruha Nichiro Holdings Inc., bow in apology at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 29, 2013. They announced Aqlifoods, a subsidiary of Maruha Nichiro, is recalling a total of 6.3 million packs of frozen foods including croquettes and pizza after pesticide was detected in some of them.

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Maruha Nichiro subsidiary recalls 6.3 million packs of frozen food

TOKYO, Japan - Yutaka Tanabe (R), president of Aqlifoods Co., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 29, 2013, with Toshio Kushiro, president of Maruha Nichiro Holdings Inc. They announced that Aqlifoods, a subsidiary of Maruha Nichiro, is recalling a total of 6.3 million packs of frozen foods including croquettes and pizza after pesticide was detected in some of them.

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Japan's Date-Krumm opens new season with victory

BRISBANE, Australia - Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm serves to Australian Olivia Rogowska in their first-round match at the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane on Dec. 29, 2013. The 43-year-old Date-Krumm won 6-3, 7-5.

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20th anniversary of Mizuki Shigeru Road in Sakaiminato

YONAGO, Japan - Children pose with people dressed as Japanese "yokai (specter)" cartoon characters created by Shigeru Mizuki for photos in Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, on Dec. 29, 2013, as the western Japanese city celebrated the 20th anniversary of the founding of the "Mizuki Shigeru Road." A total of 153 bronze statutes of yokai characters are displayed on the road in Mizuki's hometown.

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Snow-covered Kinkakuji in Kyoto

OSAKA, Japan - Kinkakuji, a Buddhist temple and one of the most popular tourist spots in the Japanese city of Kyoto, is seen lightly covered by snow on Dec. 29, 2013. Snow fell intermittently the previous day. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter.

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Snow-covered Kinkakuji in Kyoto

OSAKA, Japan - Kinkakuji, a Buddhist temple and one of the most popular tourist spots in the Japanese city of Kyoto, is seen lightly covered by snow on Dec. 29, 2013. Snow fell intermittently the previous day. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter.

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Snow-covered Kinkakuji in Kyoto

OSAKA, Japan - Kinkakuji, a Buddhist temple and one of the most popular tourist spots in the Japanese city of Kyoto, is seen lightly covered by snow on Dec. 29, 2013. Snow fell intermittently the previous day. The photo was taken from a Kyodo News helicopter.