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Yeonpyeong Island after attack

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - People walk on a street near destroyed buildings on South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island on Dec. 4, 2010. North Korea mounted an artillery attack on the island the previous month.

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Paper strips with LED lights released from hot air balloon

OSAKA, Japan - Paper strips with light-emitting diodes of red, blue, white and green are released from a hot air balloon at Expo Park in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 4, 2010, during a ''Dream Seed Project'' event organized by artists from Kyoto.

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Paper strips with LED lights released from hot air balloon

OSAKA, Japan - Paper strips with light-emitting diodes of red, blue, white and green are released from a hot air balloon at Expo Park in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 4, 2010, during a ''Dream Seed Project'' event organized by artists from Kyoto.

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Paper strips with LED lights released from hot air balloon

OSAKA, Japan - Participants of the ''Dream Seed Project'', an event organized by artists from Kyoto, look at strips with light-emitting diodes of red, blue, white and green released from a hot air balloon during the event at Expo Park in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 4, 2010.

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N. Korea's Choe departs from China

BEIJING, China - Senior North Korean official Choe Thae Bok prepares to depart from Beijing airport on Dec. 4, 2010. Choe, a secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, returned home after making the first visit by a North Korean official to China since his country's Nov. 23 artillery attack on South Korea.

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S. Korea's new defense minister visits Yeonpyeong

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan Jin inspects Yeonpyeong Island on Dec. 4, 2010. The new defense minister visited the island, which was shelled Nov. 23 by North Korea, following his inauguration ceremony the same day.

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Shelters in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - People walk past a sign on the wall (L, orange) indicating the location of a shelter in the Myongdong district in downtown Seoul on Dec. 4, 2010. South Korea has more than 25,000 shelters nationwide to be used in a possible air strike as well as a disaster.

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Ex-lawmaker Suzuki prior to imprisonment

KUSHIRO, Japan - Muneo Suzuki, a former Japanese House of Representatives lawmaker, cries during a gathering in his constituency Kushiro, Hokkaido, on Dec. 4, 2010, after talking about his upcoming imprisonment. Suzuki was convicted of four charges including bribery.

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S. Korea's new defense minister visits Yeonpyeong

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan Jin (C) inspects Yeonpyeong Island on Dec. 4, 2010. The new defense minister visited the island, which was shelled Nov. 23 by North Korea, following his inauguration ceremony the same day.

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S. Korea's new defense minister visits Yeonpyeong

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan Jin speaks to reporters after inspecting Yeonpyeong Island on Dec. 4, 2010. The new minister visited the island which was shelled by North Korea, following his inaugural ceremony the same day.

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Kim Kyung Tae wins Japan money title

TOKYO, Japan - Kim Kyung Tae of South Korea tees off on the third hole during the third round of the Nippon Series JT Cup tournament at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on Dec. 4, 2010. Kim snatched the JGTO money champion title after winning the tournament.

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Aomori celebrates start of bullet train services

AOMORI, Japan - Disney characters Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse take part in a parade in the city of Aomori in northern Japan on Dec. 4, 2010, to celebrate the commencement the same day of services to the city on the extended Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train line.

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Shelters in S. Korea

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea - Photo shows the entrance of a shelter on Yeonpyeong Island on Dec. 4, 2010, which came under an artillery attack by North Korea. South Korea has more than 25,000 shelters nationwide to be used in a possible air strike as well as a disaster.

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Ishikawa plays Nippon Series JT CUP

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa of Japan acknowledges the gallery after sinking a birdie putt on the fifth hole during the third round of the Nippon Series JT Cup tournament at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on Dec. 4, 2010.

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Tokyo-Aomori bullet train line fully opens

AOMORI, Japan - Kohiro Akasaka, train master of Shin Aomori Station on the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train line, signals the departure of the first train leaving the station on Dec. 4, 2010. Extended services on the train line between Shin-Aomori and Hachinohe stations in Aomori Prefecture started the same day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Maehara views disputed isles

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara, aboard a Japan Coast Guard plane, views Russian-held islands claimed by Japan off Hokkaido on Dec. 4, 2010. Maehara, who flew near the islands after Russian President Dmitry Medvedev visited Kunashiri Island, reiterated Japan's resolve to settle the territorial dispute with Russia. (Pool Photo)

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Tokyo-Aomori bullet train line fully opens

TOKYO, Japan - The first train coming from Shin-Aomori Station on the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train line arrives at Tokyo Station on Dec. 4, 2010. Extended services on the bullet train line between Shin-Aomori and Hachinohe stations in Aomori Prefecture started the same day.

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Tokyo-Aomori bullet train line fully opens

AOMORI, Japan - Children play as they ride the first Aomori-bound train from Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2010, as it runs through Aomori Prefecture. Extended services on the bullet train line between Shin-Aomori and Hachinohe stations in the prefecture started the same day.

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Tokyo-Aomori bullet train line fully opens

AOMORI, Japan - Local dancers welcome the first train from Tokyo arriving at Shin-Aomori Station on the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train line on Dec. 4, 2010. Extended services on the bullet train line between Shin-Aomori and Hachinohe stations in Aomori Prefecture started the same day.

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NMB48 ready to begin regular performance

OSAKA, Japan - Members of the all-girl pop group NMB48 pose during a press conference in Osaka on Dec. 4, 2010 ahead of the start of their regular stage performance on New Year's Day. NMB48 is an Osaka-based sister unit of the already popular AKB48 based in Tokyo.

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Daikakuji temple in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A woman looks at an illuminated tower at Daikakuji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto's Ukyo Ward, during a lighting test on Nov. 4, 2010. The temple plans to start a night tour from Nov. 12 to Dec. 5.

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Daikakuji temple in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A woman looks at an illuminated tower at Daikakuji, a Buddhist temple in Kyoto's Ukyo Ward, during a lighting test on Nov. 4, 2010. The temple plans to start a night tour from Nov. 12 to Dec. 5.

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1 climber found dead by rescuers in Gifu mountains

TAKAYAMA, Japan - Rescue workers carry a body recovered from Mt. Okuhotaka to a vehicle in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, on Jan. 4, 2010. The body was later identified as that of Mitsuru Honjo, a 58-year-old geological researcher from Kobe. Honjo went climbing on Mt. Okuhotaka with two other climbers from the city on Dec. 29, but their alpine club reported them missing to police Jan. 2.