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Japan's Fukushima, partner Kaido ranked in top 100 global thinkers

TOKYO, Japan - Combined file photo shows Mizuho Fukushima (L), leader of the Japanese minor opposition Social Democratic Party, and her partner, lawyer Yuichi Kaido, in images taken on Dec. 6, 2010, and on Jan. 14, 2009, respectively. The couple were ranked 29th in the U.S. magazine Foreign Policy's top 100 global thinkers of 2011 for their antinuclear activism.

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5 years on, it's still a struggle to travel in western Aceh

LAMBEUSO, Indonesia - This photo taken Dec. 6, 2009 n Lambeuso in Aceh Province, Indonesia, shows a tractor, some cars, motorcycles and people packing a wooden raft crossing the Lambeuso River to go to the town of Calang as the reconstruction of a highway and bridges, devastated by the 2004 tsunami, on the western coast of the province has been halted.

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5 years on, it's still a struggle to travel in western Aceh

KUALA UNGA, Indonesia - The photo taken Dec. 6, 2009 shows bikers and their motorcycles packed together on a wooden raft crossing the Lambeuso River in Aceh Province, Indonesia, to go to the town of Calang. The reconstruction of a highway and bridges, devastated by the 2004 tsunami, on the western coast of the province has been halted.

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5 years on, it's still a struggle to travel in western Aceh

LAMBEUSO, Indonesia - This photo taken Dec. 6, 2009 in Lambeuso in Aceh Province, Indonesia, shows an ambulance crossing the Lambeuso River on a wooden raft to pick up a patient in the town of Calang in the provincial capital Banda Aceh, about 155 kilometers away. The reconstruction of a highway and bridges, devastated by the 2004 tsunami, on the western coast of the province has been halted.

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Japan's women win team pursuit silver at World Cup meet

CALGARY, Canada - Japan's team -- (from L to R) Maki Tabata, Shiho Ishizawa and Masako Hozumi - compete in the women's pursuit at a World Cup speed skating meet at the Olympic Oval in Calgary, Canada, on Dec. 6, 2009. They clocked a national record time of 2 minutes, 59.79 seconds to win the silver medal.

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Japan's women win team pursuit silver at World Cup meet

CALGARY, Canada - (From L to R) Shiho Ishizawa, Maki Tabata and Masako Hozumi pose with their silver medals in the women's pursuit at a World Cup speed skating meet at the Olympic Oval in Calgary, Canada, on Dec. 6, 2009. They clocked a national record time of 2 minutes, 59.79 seconds.

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Ishikawa 1st teenage money champ in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa acknowledges the gallery after playing the season's final tournament Nippon Series JT Cup at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on Dec. 6, 2009. The 18-year-old star golfer, who placed 19th in the tournament, became the youngest money champion in Japanese golf history.

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Ishikawa 1st teenage money champ in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa hits a tee shot on the 16th hole in the Nippon Series JT Cup at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on Dec. 6, 2009. The 18-year-old came 19th in the season's final tournament but became the youngest money champion in Japanese golf history.

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Suzuki performs in Grand Prix Final exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Akiko Suzuki performs during a gala exhibition at the Grand Prix Final at Tokyo's Yoyogi national gymnasium Dec. 6, 2009. Suzuki came third in the event.

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Kim Yu Na performs in Grand Prix Final exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - South Korea's Kim Yu Na performs during a gala exhibition at the Grand Prix Final at Tokyo's Yoyogi national gymnasium Dec. 6, 2009.

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Oda performs in Grand Prix Final exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Nobunari Oda performs during a gala exhibition at the Grand Prix Final at Tokyo's Yoyogi national gymnasium Dec. 6, 2009. Oda, who won second place in the competition, is set to perform in the Vancouver Olympics.

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Takahashi performs in Grand Prix Final exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Daisuke Takahashi performs during a gala exhibition at the Grand Prix Final at Tokyo's Yoyogi national gymnasium Dec. 6, 2009. Takahashi placed fifth in the event.

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Ishikawa 1st teenage money champ in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa (L) congratulates Shigeki Maruyama after Maruyama won the Nippon Series JT Cup at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on Dec. 6, 2009. Ishikawa came 19th in the season's final tournament but became the youngest money champion in Japanese golf history.

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Ando performs in Grand Prix Final exhibition

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Miki Ando performs during a gala exhibition at the Grand Prix Final at Tokyo's Yoyogi national gymnasium Dec. 6, 2009. Ando, who won second place in the competition, is set to perform in the Vancouver Olympics.

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Ishikawa 1st teenage money champ in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa walks past the gallery during the final round of the Nippon Series JT Cup at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on Dec. 6, 2009. The 18-year-old star golfer, who placed 19th in the season's final tournament, became the youngest money champion in Japanese golf history.

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Ishikawa 1st teenage money champ

TOKYO, Japan - Teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa hits a tee shot on Dec. 6, 2009, on the 15th hole in the Nippon Series JT Cup at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club after becoming the youngest money title winner in Japanese golf history. The 18-year-old finished the 2009 campaign top of the money list with 183 million yen to replace Masashi ''Jumbo'' Ozaki as the youngest money winner on the JGTO tour. Ozaki won the money title at age of 26 in 1973.

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Fans cheer teenage money champ Ishikawa

TOKYO, Japan - Fans cheer star golfer Ryo Ishikawa during the Nippon Series JT Cup at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on Dec. 6, 2009. The 18-year-old star golfer, who placed 19th in the season's final tournament, became the youngest money champion in Japanese golf history.

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Ethiopia's Kebede defends Fukuoka marathon title

FUKUOKA, Japan - Beijing Olympic and world bronze medalist Tsegaye Kebede raises his arms as he wins the Fukuoka International Marathon in a personal best time for the second year in a row on Dec. 6, 2009, at Heiwadai Track and Field Stadium in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture.

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Ishikawa 1st teenage money champ in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa hits his tee shot during the season's final tournament Nippon Series JT Cup at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on Dec. 6, 2009. Ishikawa came 19th in the tournament but became the youngest money champion in Japanese golf history

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Maruyama wins JT Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeki Maruyama holds the trophy after getting his first win since returning full time to the Japanese tour at the Nippon Series JT Cup at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on Dec. 6, 2009. The 40-year-old Maruyama, a three-time winner on the U.S. PGA Tour, captured his 10th career JGTO title when he defeated South Korean Kim Kyung Tae with a par on the fourth playoff hole.

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Maruyama wins JT Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeki Maruyama celebrates after getting his first win since returning full time to the Japanese tour in the Nippon Series JT Cup at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on Dec. 6, 2009. The 40-year-old Maruyama, a three-time winner on the U.S. PGA Tour, captured his 10th career JGTO title when he defeated South Korean Kim Kyung Tae with a par on the fourth playoff hole.

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Ishikawa 1st teenage money champ

TOKYO, Japan - Teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa holds a board which says ''The Youngest Top Money Winner'' at Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club on Dec. 6, 2009, after becoming the youngest money title winner in Japanese golf history at the Nippon Series JT Cup. The 18-year-old finished the 2009 campaign top of the money list with 183 million yen to replace Masashi ''Jumbo'' Ozaki as the youngest money winner on the JGTO tour. Ozaki won the money title at age of 26 in 1973.

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Ishikawa 1st teenage money champ

TOKYO, Japan - At Tokyo Yomiuri Country Club, teenage golfer Ryo Ishikawa holds a cardboard sign carrying his autograph and a Japanese word meaning top money winner on Dec. 6, 2009, after becoming the youngest money title winner in Japanese golf history at the Nippon Series JT Cup. The 18-year-old finished the 2009 campaign top of the money list with 183 million yen to replace Masashi ''Jumbo'' Ozaki as the youngest money winner on the JGTO tour. Ozaki won the money title at age of 26 in 1973.

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Ethiopia's Kebede defends Fukuoka marathon title

FUKUOKA, Japan - Beijing Olympic and world bronze medalist Tsegaye Kebede waves to spectators after winning the Fukuoka International Marathon in a personal best time for the second year in a row on Dec. 6, 2009, at Heiwadai Track and Field Stadium in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture.

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Espoir City wins Japan Cup Dirt

TAKARAZUKA, Japan - With jockey Tetsuzo Sato, top favorite Espoir City races to win the Japan Cup Dirt at Hanshin Racecourse in Hyogo Prefecture on Dec. 6, 2009.

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Ethiopia's Kebede defends Fukuoka marathon title

FUKUOKA, Japan - Beijing Olympic and world bronze medalist Tsegaye Kebede celebrates after winning the Fukuoka International Marathon in a personal best time for the second year in a row on Dec. 6, 2009, at Heiwadai Track and Field Stadium in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture.

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Yacht enthusiasts mount Lake Biwa protest rally

OTSU, Japan - Yachting enthusiasts mount a rally at Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake, in Shiga Prefecture on Dec. 6, 2009, protesting a recent announcement by the local government to suspend the operation of a loss-making yacht harbor on the lake. Some 300 people sailing some 150 yachts took part in the rally showing banners that read ''Keep up the yacht harbor!''