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Jang Song Thaek

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows Jang Song Thaek (L), uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and then vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, after viewing a military parade during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late leader and Kim's father Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012. Jang was executed Dec. 12, 2013, after being accused of attempting to overthrow the regime.

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N. Korea purges leader's uncle

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Jang Song Thaek (L), uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, after viewing a military parade during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late leader and Kim's father Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012. North Korea said Dec. 9, 2013, that Jang, widely seen as the second most powerful figure in the country after Kim, has been stripped of all his posts for committing "anti-party" and "counter-revolutionary factional acts."

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N. Korea's Jang

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on Feb. 16, 2012, shows Jang Song Thaek, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's uncle and a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission.

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N. Korea's Jang

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on Feb. 16, 2012, shows Jang Song Thaek, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's uncle and a vice chairman of the National Defense Commission.

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73-yr-old Japanese woman conquers Mt. Everest

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2005, shows Tamae Watanabe, a retired office worker from Yamanashi Prefecture. She stunned the mountaineering world on May 19, 2012, by successfully climbing Mt. Everest, the world's tallest mountain at the age of 73, becoming the oldest woman to achieve the feat.

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N. Korea power succession

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A female soldier checks a flower basket carried by a citizen around a bronze statue of deceased leader Kim Jong Il, his first public statue, and another bronze statue of his father and state founder Kim Il Sung in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012.

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N. Korea power succession

BEIJING, China - People offer flowers at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012, the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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N. Korea power succession

BEIJING, China - North Korean soldiers shed tears as they march in a military parade in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012. They are looking at their new leader Kim Jong Un, during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late leader and his father, Kim Jong Il.

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N. Korea power succession

BEIJING, China - North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un salutes as he watches a military parade in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012. It was a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late leader and his father, Kim Jong Il.

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Ishikawa at Match Play

MARANA, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa reacts after teeing off on the 8th hole in the second round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Marana, Arizona, on Feb. 23, 2012. Ishikawa missed out on a place in the last 16 of the championship after losing to Paul Lawrie of Britain in the second round.

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World Cup moguls

YUZAWA, Japan - American Hannah Kearney extends her record winning streak to 16 straight World Cup moguls titles with an outstanding score of 25.49 at Naeba Ski Resort in Niigata Prefecture on Feb. 18, 2012.

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World Cup moguls

YUZAWA, Japan - American Hannah Kearney extends her record winning streak to 16 straight World Cup moguls titles with an outstanding score of 25.49 at Naeba Ski Resort in Niigata Prefecture on Feb. 18, 2012.

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Emperor undergoes heart bypass surgery

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 16, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward where Emperor Akihito underwent heart bypass surgery on Feb. 18, 2012, after he was diagnosed with angina.

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Suit against Sea Shepherd

LOS ANGELES, United States - Hajime Ishikawa, a member of the Institute of Cetacean Research, leaves the U.S. district court in Seattle on Feb. 16, 2012, after the first court session of a suit against the U.S.-based Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. A federal judge rejected the Japanese whale research organization's request for an injunction ordering the group based in the state of Washington to stop disrupting Japanese whaling operations.

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U.S. children make drawings for kids in quake-hit areas

WASHINGTON, United States - Fifth-grade students from Thomson Elementary School draw pictures at the Japanese Information and Culture Center in Washington on Feb. 16, 2012, for elementary school students in the earthquake-hit areas of Japan. The drawings will be sent to elementary schools in Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures through the Japanese Foreign Ministry.

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U.S. children make drawings for kids in quake-hit areas

WASHINGTON, United States - Fifth-grade students from Thomson Elementary School draw pictures at the Japanese Information and Culture Center in Washington on Feb. 16, 2012, for elementary school students in the earthquake-hit areas of Japan. The drawings will be sent to elementary schools in Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures through the Japanese Foreign Ministry.

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Kim Jong Il anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un (C) and senior military officers view a military parade in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012, during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of Kim Jong Il, the country's late leader and father of Kim Jong Un.

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Emperor Akihito enters hospital for heart surgery

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 16, 2012, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward. Japanese Emperor Akihito entered the hospital on Feb. 17, 2012, to prepare to undergo heart bypass surgery the following day.

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Kim Jong Il anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un claps as he views a military parade in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012, during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late leader and his father Kim Jong Il.

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Emperor Akihito enters hospital for heart surgery

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on July 16, 2011, shows Japanese Emperor Akihito. The 78-year-old emperor entered the University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2012, to prepare to undergo heart bypass surgery the following day.

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Kim Jong Il anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un (R) talks to Ri Yong Ho, chief of the Korean People's Army General Staff, as they view a military parade in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012, during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of Kim Jong Il, the country's late leader and father of Kim Jong Un.

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Kim Jong Il anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean female soldiers march during a military parade in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012, in a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late leader Kim Jong Il.

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Tokyo's 2020 Olympics bid

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Wheelchair athlete Wakako Tsuchida, badminton player Reiko Shiota, Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara and gymnast Kohei Uchimura pose for photos during a press conference on the city's bid to host the 2020 Olympics at the Tokyo metropolitan government office in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2012. The Tokyo bid committee the same day disclosed the contents of its application file submitted to the International Olympic Committee.

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Message to North

SEOUL, South Korea - Defectors from North Korea hold a picture criticizing the North Korean leadership before they fly anti-North Korean handbills to the North by balloons from the South Korean border city of Paju on Feb. 16, 2012.

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Kim Jong Il anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un claps as he views a military parade in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012, during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late leader and his father Kim Jong Il.

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Kim Jong Il anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un views a military parade in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012, during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late leader and his father Kim Jong Il.

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Kim Jong Il anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un salutes as he views a military parade in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012, during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late leader and his father Kim Jong Il.

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Tokyo's 2020 Olympics bid

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in 2010 shows the National Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward. The Tokyo bid committee to host the 2020 Olympics disclosed on Feb. 16, 2012, the contents of its application file submitted to the International Olympic Committee.

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Message to North

SEOUL, South Korea - Defectors from North Korea hold a picture criticizing the North Korean leadership before they fly anti-North Korean handbills to the North by balloons from the South Korean border city of Paju on Feb. 16, 2012.

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Ex-Olympus CEO Woodford at press conference

LONDON, Britain - Michael Woodford, former president and chief executive officer of Olympus Corp., gives a press conference in London on Feb. 16, 2012, following the arrest of former Olympus Chairman and President Tsuyoshi Kikukawa, two other former executives and a former securities company employee on suspicion of falsifying the company's financial reports in its massive investment loss coverup.

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N. Korean leaders mark 70th anniv. of Kim Jong Il's birth

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un (R) and Ri Yong Ho, chief of the Korean People's Army General Staff, applaud while viewing a military parade in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012, part of a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of Kim Jong Il, the country's late leader and father of Kim Jong Un.

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N. Korean leaders mark 70th anniv. of Kim Jong Il's birth

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un (L) chats with Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, the North's parliament, in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012. The two were viewing a military parade during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of Kim Jong Il, the country's late leader and father of Kim Jong Un.

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UNESCO chief in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Irina Bokova, director general of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, speaks during an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2012.

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N. Koreans mark 70th anniv. of Kim Jong Il's birth

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People in North Korea bow during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012. Kim Jong Il died Dec. 17, 2011, of a heart attack at the age of 69.

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Tokyo Gov. Ishihara on 2020 Olympics bid

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara speaks during a press conference at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office in Tokyo on Feb. 16, 2012, about the city's bid to host the 2020 Olympics. The Tokyo bid committee the same day disclosed the contents of its application file submitted to the International Olympic Committee.

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Kim Jong Un reviews military parade

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un applauds as he reviews a military parade during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the country's late leader and his father Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012. Kim Jong Il died Dec. 17, 2011, of a heart attack at the age of 69.

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Job interviews for people affected by flooding in Thailand

AYUTTHAYA, Thailand - People who lost their jobs due to the widespread flooding in Thailand in late 2011 visit tents set up by Japanese companies for job interviews in Ayutthaya Province, Thailand, on Feb. 16, 2012.

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Mazda releases CX-5 SUV

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Feb. 16, 2012, shows Mazda Motor Corp.'s new fuel-efficient crossover sport utility vehicle CX-5. Mazda the same day started sales of the model with a 2.2-liter clean diesel engine, which has a fuel economy of 18.6 kilometers per liter under a new testing method, the best among SUVs sold domestically as of January, according to the company.

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N. Korean leaders mark 70th anniv. of Kim Jong Il's birth

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un (R) leaves after viewing a military parade in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012, during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late leader and his father Kim Jong Il. Jang Song Thaek (L), Kim Jong Un's uncle and vice chairman of the National Defense Commission, also attended the ceremony.

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Kim Jong Il anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean soldiers march during a military parade in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012, in a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late leader Kim Jong Il.

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Kim Jong Il anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un (R) and senior military officers view a military parade in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012, during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the birth of Kim Jong Il, the country's late leader and father of Kim Jong Un.

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Kim Jong Un commemorates 70th anniv. of Kim Jong Il's birth

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un waves during an event to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late North Korean leader and his father Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012. Kim Jong Il died Dec. 17, 2011, of a heart attack at the age of 69 after ruling the country for 17 years.

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Olympus head office in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in November 2011 shows the building housing the headquarters of Olympus Corp., a Japanese camera and medical equipment maker, in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward. Prosecutors on Feb. 16, 2012, arrested former Olympus Chairman and President Tsuyoshi Kikukawa, two other former executives and a former securities company employee on suspicion of falsifying the company's financial reports in an investment loss coverup.

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Residents protest trial burning of debris from Iwate

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Environment Minister Goshi Hosono (far R) in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, on Feb. 16, 2012, listens to local residents protesting a trial incineration of debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster that the city has accepted from a town in Iwate Prefecture to confirm the safety of the operation. The city began the trial burning the same day.

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Kim Jong Il anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People offer flowers at the grounds of the Mansudae Art Studio in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012, the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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Kim Jong Il anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Soldiers and citizens salute in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012, the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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Residents protest trial burning of debris from Iwate

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Local residents hold signs bearing protest slogans in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, southwest of Tokyo, on Feb. 16, 2012, in opposition to a trial incineration of debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster that the city has accepted from a town in Iwate Prefecture to confirm the safety of the operation. The city began the trial burning the same day.

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Kim Jong Il anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People offer flowers at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012, the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.

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Nuclear disaster drills

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Local residents in wheelchairs are taken aboard a Self-Defense Force helicopter for evacuation during a disaster drill based on an assumed nuclear accident in Yawatahama, Ehime Prefecture, on Feb. 16, 2012. Such drills were held by local governments around the plants of Chugoku Electric Power Co. and Shikoku Electric Power Co. in Shimane and Ehime prefectures.

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Kim Jong Il anniversary

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People place flowers around a bronze statue of deceased leader Kim Jong Il, his first public statue, and another bronze statue of Kim's father and state founder Kim Il Sung riding horses side by side, at the grounds of the Mansudae Art Studio in Pyongyang on Feb. 16, 2012, the 70th anniversary of the birth of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.