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Sharp posts 1st profit in 3 years

TOKYO, Japan - Kozo Takahashi, president of Sharp Corp., answers a reporter's question after releasing the company's earnings results for the nine months to Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Sharp reported a group net profit of 17.72 billion yen for the period, a turnaround from a year-earlier loss of 424.35 billion yen and its first black ink in three years.

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Sharp posts 1st profit in 3 years

TOKYO, Japan - Kozo Takahashi, president of Sharp Corp., answers a reporter's question after releasing the company's earnings results for the nine months to Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Sharp reported a group net profit of 17.72 billion yen for the period, a turnaround from a year-earlier loss of 424.35 billion yen and its first black ink in three years.

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Panasonic returns to profit

TOKYO, Japan - Hideaki Kawai (R), managing director of Panasonic Corp., answers a reporter's question after releasing the company's earnings results for the nine months through Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Panasonic said it posted a group net profit of 243.01 billion yen in the April-December period, a turnaround from a loss of 623.83 billion yen a year earlier.

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Panasonic returns to profit

TOKYO, Japan - Hideaki Kawai, managing director of Panasonic Corp., answers a reporter's question after releasing the company's earnings results for the nine months through Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Panasonic said it posted a group net profit of 243.01 billion yen in the April-December period, a turnaround from a loss of 623.83 billion yen a year earlier.

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Panasonic returns to profit

TOKYO, Japan - Hideaki Kawai, managing director of Panasonic Corp., releases the company's earnings results for the nine months through Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Panasonic said it posted a group net profit of 243.01 billion yen in the April-December period, a turnaround from a loss of 623.83 billion yen a year earlier.

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Panasonic returns to profit

TOKYO, Japan - Hideaki Kawai, managing director of Panasonic Corp., answers a reporter's question after releasing the company's earnings results for the nine months through Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Panasonic said it posted a group net profit of 243.01 billion yen in the April-December period, a turnaround from a loss of 623.83 billion yen a year earlier.

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Ex-Japan pilot serving as safety manager at Asiana

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo taken Dec. 4, 2013, at the headquarters of Asiana Airlines Inc. in Seoul shows Akiyoshi Yamamura, a former All Nippon Airways pilot hired by the South Korean carrier to improve safety standards following July 2013's fatal crash of an Asiana aircraft at San Francisco airport in the United States.

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Robbery-murder scene in Ecuador

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador - Photo taken Jan. 4, 2014, shows the scene where a Japanese couple were shot by robbers while on honeymoon in Guayaquil, the largest city in Ecuador, on Dec. 28, 2013. The 28-year-old husband died and 27-year-old wife suffered serious injuries.

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Robbery-murder scene in Ecuador

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador - An 18-year-old Ecuadorian boy points on Jan. 4, 2014, to the spot where a Japanese couple were shot by robbers while on honeymoon in Guayaquil, the largest city in Ecuador. In the Dec. 28, 2013, incident witnessed by the boy, the 28-year-old husband died and 27-year-old wife suffered serious injuries.

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Robbery-murder scene in Ecuador

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador - Photo taken Jan. 4, 2014, shows the scene where a Japanese couple were shot by robbers while on honeymoon in Guayaquil, the largest city in Ecuador, on Dec. 28, 2013. The 28-year-old husband died and 27-year-old wife suffered serious injuries.

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Mauritania fishing

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania - Fishermen hold an octopus on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean near Nouakchott, Mauritania, on Dec. 4, 2013.

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Demonstration in Ukraine

KIEV, Ukraine - An antigovernment demonstration is held in Kiev, Ukraine, on Dec. 4, 2013.

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Demonstration in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - A woman sells goods with colors of the Thai national flag to be used for demonstrations in the premises of a government building which has been occupied by antigovernment demonstrators, in northern Bangkok on Dec. 4, 2013.

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Japan emperor in India

CHENNAI, India - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko view a dance practice at Kalakshetra art academy in Chennai on Dec. 4, 2013. The imperial couple 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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Japanese cuisine added to UNESCO intangible heritage list

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows dishes at Japanese restaurant Edo Kappo "Yonemura" in Tokyo's Ginza district. "Washoku" traditional Japanese cuisine was added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list on Dec. 4, 2013.

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Service resumes after derailment in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Photo taken Dec. 4, 2013, shows a train passing a curve on which a Metro-North commuter train derailed on the Hudson Line in New York on Dec. 1. Train services resumed Dec. 4 on a section where operation had been suspended since the derailment.

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Japan emperor in India

CHENNAI, India - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko listen to a sitar practice at Kalakshetra art academy in Chennai on Dec. 4, 2013. The imperial couple 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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Emperor, empress in India

CHENNAI, India - Japanese Emperor Akihito (R) and Empress Michiko (C) are greeted as they arrive at the Kalakshetra art academy in Chennai, India, on Dec. 4, 2013. Gopalkrishna Gandhi, chairman of the Kalakshetra Foundation and the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, is seen at the far left. The imperial couple were 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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U.N. high commissioner for refugees

TOKYO, Japan - U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2013.

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Japan emperor in India

CHENNAI, India - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko greet sitar players at Kalakshetra art academy in Chennai on Dec. 4, 2013. The imperial couple 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, empress arrive in Chennai, southern India

CHENNAI, India - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko are greeted at Chennai International Airport in southern India on Dec. 4, 2013, after arriving from New Delhi on the second leg of their week-long trip to India. (Pool photo)

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U.N. high commissioner for refugees

TOKYO, Japan - U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2013.

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Demonstration in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment protesters are pictured near the Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Thailand, on Dec. 4, 2013.

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IAEA in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Juan Carlos Lentijo (C), head of a team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency, hands the team's proposal to Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2013. The team proposed that Tokyo Electric Power Co. consider discharging less harmful radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station as one option to better manage the toxic water buildup at the site.

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IAEA in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Juan Carlos Lentijo, head of a team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2013. The team proposed that Tokyo Electric Power Co. consider discharging less harmful radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station as one option to better manage the toxic water buildup at the site.

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Japan emperor in India

NEW DELHI, India - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko clasp their hands in a gesture of farewell before boarding a Japanese government airplane in New Delhi and leaving for Chennai on Dec. 4, 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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Demonstration in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment protesters are pictured near the Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Thailand, on Dec. 4, 2013.

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PM Abe faces DPJ leader Kaieda at Diet debate

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) speaks during a face-to-face debate with Banri Kaieda (L), leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, at the Diet in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2013.

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Japan secrecy bill

TOKYO, Japan - People rally in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2013, to protest against a controversial bill aimed at toughening penalties for leakers of state secrets.

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Japan emperor in India

NEW DELHI, India - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko clasp their hands in a gesture of farewell before boarding a Japanese government airplane in New Delhi and leaving for Chennai on Dec. 4, 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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S. Korean pitcher signs with Hanshin

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean pitcher Oh Seung Hwan speaks at a news conference in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 4, 2013, after signing a contract to play for the Japanese baseball club Hanshin Tigers. Oh is the all-time saves leader in South Korean pro baseball with 277.

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Japan secrecy bill

TOKYO, Japan - Protesters form a "human chain" around Japan's Diet compound in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2013, as parliament was deliberating on a controversial bill to toughen penalties for leakers of state secrets.

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Japan secrecy bill

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo news helicopter shows protesters around Japan's Diet compound in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2013, as parliament was deliberating on a controversial bill to toughen penalties for leakers of state secrets.

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London bronze medalist Terakawa announces retirement

TOKYO, Japan - London Olympic double bronze medalist Aya Terakawa announces her retirement at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2013. Terakawa won bronze last summer in London in the 100-meter backstroke and 400 medley relay.

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Japan secrecy bill

TOKYO, Japan - Protesters form a "human chain" around Japan's Diet compound in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2013, as parliament was deliberating on a controversial bill to toughen penalties for leakers of state secrets.

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PM Abe faces DPJ leader Kaieda at Diet debate

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) speaks during a face-to-face debate with Banri Kaieda (L), leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, at the Diet in Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2013.

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Biden arrives in Beijing

BEIJING, China - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (C) arrives in Beijing on Dec. 4, 2013. Biden first arrived in Tokyo on Dec. 2 on the first stop of his six-day Asian tour.

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Biden arrives in Beijing

BEIJING, China - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) arrives in Beijing on Dec. 4, 2013. Biden first arrived in Tokyo on Dec. 2 on the first stop of his six-day Asian tour.

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Santa Claus arrives in Japan

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - Santa Claus arrives at Kansai airport in western Japan from Finland aboard a Finnair plane on Dec. 4, 2013. It is the first visit in five years to Kansai by a Santa recognized by the Finnish government-backed Santa Claus Foundation.

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Nikkei hits 22-month high

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard at a Tokyo office of money broker Gaitame.com Co. shows the closing level of Japan's Nikkei stock index on the afternoon of Jan. 4, 2013. It ended the day's session at 10,688.11, up 292.93 points from the previous session on Dec. 28 and its highest close since March 4, 2011. The U.S. dollar trading in the upper 87 yen range is also shown.