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Kobayashi gives up on F1 for 2013

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Kamui Kobayashi celebrating after coming third in a Formula 1 Grand Prix race at the Suzuka Circuit in Mie Prefecture on Oct. 7, 2012. Kobayashi, who was Japan's only Formula 1 driver in 2012, announced on Dec. 18, 2012, that he has given up on competing in the elite series next season.

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Shinto adapting to era of globalization

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsutaka Inui (C), a Shinto priest at Kamigamo Shrine in Kyoto City's Kita Ward, poses for photos at the shrine with tourists from Israel at their request after providing them with explanations about Shinto and shrine buildings in English on Dec. 7, 2012.

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Takahashi leads at Grand Prix Final

SOCHI, Russia - Daisuke Takahashi of Japan performs in the men's short program at the Grand Prix Final in Sochi, Russia, on Dec. 7, 2012. Takahashi was at the top after the short program with 92.29 points.

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Takahashi leads at Grand Prix Final

SOCHI, Russia - Daisuke Takahashi of Japan performs in the men's short program at the Grand Prix Final in Sochi, Russia, on Dec. 7, 2012. Takahashi was at the top after the short program with 92.29 points.

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Fireworks marking 60 years of Japan-India ties

NEW DELHI, India - Photo taken Dec. 7, 2012, shows fireworks over India Gate in New Delhi, India, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Japan.

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Fujikawa signs 2-year deal with Cubs

CHICAGO, United States - Japanese right-hander Kyuji Fujikawa is pictured in Chicago on Dec. 7, 2012, after signing a two-year deal with the Chicago Cubs.

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Fujikawa signs 2-year deal with Cubs

CHICAGO, United States - Japanese right-hander Kyuji Fujikawa attends a press conference in Chicago on Dec. 7, 2012, after signing a two-year deal with the Chicago Cubs.

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Fujikawa signs 2-year deal with Cubs

CHICAGO, United States - Japanese right-hander Kyuji Fujikawa (L) and Chicago Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer attend a press conference in Chicago on Dec. 7, 2012, after Fujikawa signed a two-year deal with the major league team.

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Pearl Harbor attack's 71st anniv.

HONOLULU, United States - Survivors of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii attend a ceremony marking the 71st anniversary of the attack, held in a park overlooking the harbor on Dec. 7, 2012.

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Nobel laureate Yamanaka

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese medical researcher Shinya Yamanaka meets the press after delivering a Nobel lecture at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, on Dec. 7, 2012. Yamanaka and John Gurdon of Britain were jointly awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to develop into other cell types.

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Nobel laureate Yamanaka

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese medical researcher Shinya Yamanaka delivers a Nobel lecture at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, on Dec. 7, 2012. Yamanaka and John Gurdon of Britain were jointly awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to develop into other cell types. (Pool photo)

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Nobel laureate Yamanaka

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese medical researcher Shinya Yamanaka delivers a Nobel lecture at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, on Dec. 7, 2012. Yamanaka and John Gurdon of Britain were jointly awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to develop into other cell types. (Pool photo)

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Nobel laureate in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese medical researcher Shinya Yamanaka smiles before delivering a Nobel lecture at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, on Dec. 7, 2012. Yamanaka and John Gurdon of Britain were jointly awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to develop into other cell types. (Pool photo)

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Figure skating Grand Prix Final

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final in Sochi, Russia, on Dec. 7, 2012. The two-time world champion took the lead after the short program scoring 66.96 points to lead American Ashley Wagner, who scored 66.44.

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Figure skating Grand Prix Final

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final in Sochi, Russia, on Dec. 7, 2012. The two-time world champion took the lead after the short program scoring 66.96 points to lead American Ashley Wagner, who scored 66.44.

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Nobel laureate in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese medical researcher Shinya Yamanaka arrives at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, on Dec. 7, 2012, to deliver a Nobel lecture. Yamanaka and John Gurdon of Britain were jointly awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to develop into other cell types.

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Figure skating Grand Prix Final

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final in Sochi, Russia, on Dec. 7, 2012. The two-time world champion took the lead after the short program scoring 66.96 points to lead American Ashley Wagner, who scored 66.44.

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Nobel laureate in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Japanese medical researcher Shinya Yamanaka arrives at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, on Dec. 7, 2012, to deliver a Nobel lecture. Yamanaka and John Gurdon of Britain were jointly awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to develop into other cell types.

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Figure skating Grand Prix Final

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final in Sochi, Russia, on Dec. 7, 2012. The two-time world champion took the lead after the short program scoring 66.96 points to lead American Ashley Wagner, who scored 66.44.

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Figure skating Grand Prix Final

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final in Sochi, Russia, on Dec. 7, 2012. The two-time world champion took the lead after the short program scoring 66.96 points to lead American Ashley Wagner, who scored 66.44.

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Japan government chief spokesman

OSAKA, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura makes a stump speech in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on Dec. 7, 2012, ahead of the Dec. 16 general election. The chief government spokesman said he hopes North Korea will quickly go through with its planned rocket launch, a remark that apparently goes against Japan's efforts in tandem with other nations to prevent Pyongyang from going ahead with it.

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Figure skating Grand Prix Final

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final in Sochi, Russia, on Dec. 7, 2012. The two-time world champion took the lead after the short program scoring 66.96 points to lead American Ashley Wagner, who scored 66.44.

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Figure skating Grand Prix Final

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final in Sochi, Russia, on Dec. 7, 2012. The two-time world champion took the lead after the short program scoring 66.96 points to lead American Ashley Wagner, who scored 66.44.

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Figure skating Grand Prix Final

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final in Sochi, Russia, on Dec. 7, 2012. The two-time world champion took the lead after the short program scoring 66.96 points to lead American Ashley Wagner, who scored 66.44.

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Figure skating Grand Prix Final

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final in Sochi, Russia, on Dec. 7, 2012. The two-time world champion took the lead after the short program scoring 66.96 points to lead American Ashley Wagner, who scored 66.44.

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Figure skating Grand Prix Final

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final in Sochi, Russia, on Dec. 7, 2012. The two-time world champion took the lead after the short program scoring 66.96 points to lead American Ashley Wagner, who scored 66.44.

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Figure skating Grand Prix Final

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final in Sochi, Russia, on Dec. 7, 2012. The two-time world champion took the lead after the short program scoring 66.96 points to lead American Ashley Wagner, who scored 66.44.

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Figure skating Grand Prix Final

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final in Sochi, Russia, on Dec. 7, 2012. The two-time world champion took the lead after the short program scoring 66.96 points to lead American Ashley Wagner, who scored 66.44.

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Figure skating Grand Prix Final

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final in Sochi, Russia, on Dec. 7, 2012. The two-time world champion took the lead after the short program scoring 66.96 points to lead American Ashley Wagner, who scored 66.44.

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Figure skating Grand Prix Final

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final in Sochi, Russia, on Dec. 7, 2012. The two-time world champion took the lead after the short program scoring 66.96 points to lead American Ashley Wagner, who scored 66.44.

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NASA chief in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Charles Bolden (L front), head of the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, listens to a high school student's explanations about his underwater robot, at the Tokyo Tech High School of Science and Technology in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2012.

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Figure skating Grand Prix Final

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Mao Asada performs during the women's short program at the Grand Prix Final in Sochi, Russia, on Dec. 7, 2012. The two-time world champion took the lead after the short program scoring 66.96 points to lead American Ashley Wagner, who scored 66.44.

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Quake hits northeastern Japan

SENDAI, Japan - JR Sendai Station in Miyagi Prefecture is crowded with passengers as train services are suspended after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 jolted northeastern and eastern Japan on Dec. 7, 2012. The Tohoku region of northeastern Japan was devastated by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami.

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Quake hits northeastern Japan

SENDAI, Japan - JR Sendai Station in Miyagi Prefecture is crowded with passengers as train services are suspended after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 jolted northeastern and eastern Japan on Dec. 7, 2012. The Tohoku region of northeastern Japan was devastated by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami.

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Hitachi's robot for Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - The Hitachi Ltd. group unveils Astaco-SoRa at the company's plant in Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Dec. 7, 2012. The relatively small, remote controlled, two-armed robot was designed to clear out, or transport things into, a highly irradiated area and will be promoted for use at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

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Quake hits northeastern Japan

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Firefighters call for evacuation from coastal areas in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, at around 5:47 p.m. on Dec. 7, 2012, following a tsunami warning after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 jolted northeastern and eastern Japan at 5:18 p.m. The Tohoku region of northeastern Japan was devastated by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami.

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Quake hits northeastern Japan

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Officials gather information in the city hall of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, at around 5:38 p.m. on Dec. 7, 2012, after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 jolted northeastern and eastern Japan at 5:18 p.m. The Tohoku region of northeastern Japan was devastated by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami.

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Japan preps for N. Korea rocket launch

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) is pictured on Dec. 7, 2012, after inspecting Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptors deployed on the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo. Japan stepped up preparations the same day for a long-range rocket that North Korea has said it will launch sometime during a 13-day period from Dec. 10, ordering the destruction of the projectile should any part of it threaten to fall on Japanese territory.

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Haiti president, wife meet Japan emperor, empress

TOKYO, Japan - Haitian President Michel Martelly (3rd from L) and his wife Sophia (3rd from R) meet Japanese Emperor Akihito (far L) and Empress Michiko (far R) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Japan preps for N. Korean rocket launch

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (facing, 2nd from L) speaks to members of the Self-Defense Forces on Dec. 7, 2012, in front of a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor deployed on the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo. Japan stepped up preparations the same day for a long-range rocket that North Korea has said it will launch sometime during a 13-day period from Dec. 10, ordering the destruction of the projectile should any part of it threaten to fall on Japanese territory.

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Ring-tailed coati cubs

OSAKA, Japan - Three ring-tailed coati cubs, all female, are shown to visitors at Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan in Osaka on Dec. 7, 2012. The cubs of the coati species whose habitat is Latin American forests were born at the aquarium in September 2012.

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Haiti president, wife meet Japan emperor, empress

TOKYO, Japan - Haitian President Michel Martelly (L front) and his wife Sophia (back L) head for a meeting with Japanese Emperor Akihito (R front) and Empress Michiko (back, 2nd from R) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Japan preps for N. Korea rocket launch

NAHA, Japan - A Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor is unloaded from the military transport ship Osumi at Nakagusukuwan port in the city of Okinawa on Dec. 7, 2012. Japan stepped up preparations the same day for a long-range rocket North Korea has said it will launch sometime during a 13-day period from Dec. 10, ordering the destruction of the projectile should any part of it threaten to fall onto Japanese territory.

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Japan preps for N. Korea rocket launch

NAHA, Japan - A Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor is unloaded from the military transport ship Osumi at Nakagusukuwan port in the city of Okinawa on Dec. 7, 2012. Japan stepped up preparations the same day for a long-range rocket North Korea has said it will launch sometime during a 13-day period from Dec. 10, ordering the destruction of the projectile should any part of it threaten to fall onto Japanese territory.

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Japan preps for N. Korea rocket launch

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 7, 2012, shows a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor deployed on the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo. Japan stepped up preparations the same day for a long-range rocket North Korea has said it will launch sometime during a 13-day period from Dec. 10, ordering the destruction of the projectile should any part of it threaten to fall onto Japanese territory.

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Japan preps for N. Korea rocket launch

TOKYO, Japan - A meeting is held at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2012. Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto ordered the same day the destruction of a projectile should any part of it threaten to fall onto Japanese territory, stepping up preparations for a long-range rocket North Korea has said it will launch sometime during a 13-day period from Dec. 10.

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Japan preps for N. Korea rocket launch

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Dec. 7, 2012, shows Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptors deployed on the premises of the Defense Ministry in Tokyo. Japan stepped up preparations the same day for a long-range rocket North Korea has said it will launch sometime during a 13-day period from Dec. 10, ordering the destruction of the projectile should any part of it threaten to fall onto Japanese territory.

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Japan preps for N. Korea rocket launch

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto speaks during a meeting at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2012. Morimoto ordered the same day the destruction of a projectile should any part of it threaten to fall onto Japanese territory, stepping up preparations for a long-range rocket North Korea has said it will launch sometime during a 13-day period from Dec. 10.

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Autumn leaves illuminated at Kyoto temple

KYOTO, Japan - Autumn leaves are illuminated during a test at Eikando Zenrin-ji temple in Kyoto on Nov. 7, 2012. The temple will be open to visitors at night from Nov. 11 to Dec. 5.

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Autumn leaves illuminated at Kyoto temple

KYOTO, Japan - Autumn leaves are illuminated during a test at Eikando Zenrin-ji temple in Kyoto on Nov. 7, 2012. The temple will be open to visitors at night from Nov. 11 to Dec. 5.