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Suntory Holdings sees record net profit

OSAKA, Japan - Nobutada Saji, president of Suntory Holdings Ltd., holds a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 17, 2014, to release the company's earnings results for the year ended Dec. 31, 2013. The company said its group net profit in 2013 rose 5.3-fold from 2012 to a record 195.57 billion yen due to the sale of shares in Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd. through the subsidiary's initial public offering.

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Suntory Holdings sees record net profit

OSAKA, Japan - Nobutada Saji, president of Suntory Holdings Ltd., holds a press conference in Osaka on Feb. 17, 2014, to release the company's earnings results for the year ended Dec. 31, 2013. The company said its group net profit in 2013 rose 5.3-fold from 2012 to a record 195.57 billion yen due to the sale of shares in Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd. through the subsidiary's initial public offering.

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Film director Koji Wakamatsu dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese film director Koji Wakamatsu posing with the Silver Bear award for Best Actress at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival in Berlin on Feb. 20, 2010, after receiving the award on behalf of Shinobu Terajima, who starred in his film "Caterpillar." Wakamatsu, known for his works on violence, politics and erotic themes, died Oct. 17, 2012, at age 76, after being hospitalized for serious injuries sustained in a traffic accident.

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Film director Koji Wakamatsu dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken at a theater in Osaka on Feb. 27, 2010, shows Japanese film director Koji Wakamatsu (R), and actress Shinobu Terajima holding up the Silver Bear trophy for Best Actress awarded at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival for her performance in Wakamatsu's film "Caterpillar." Wakamatsu, known for his works on violence, politics and erotic themes, died Oct. 17, 2012 at age 76, after being hospitalized for serious injuries sustained in a traffic accident.

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People queue in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People form a line in front of a grocery store in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, on Feb. 17, 2012.

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Mongolian prime minister

ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - Mongolian Prime Minister Sukhbaataryn Batbold is interviewed by Kyodo News at his office in Ulan Bator on Feb. 17, 2012.

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Animation director Hirabayashi

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese animation director Isamu Hirabayashi. His short animation entitled ''663114'' received special mention in the ''generation section'' competition for films for youths 14 to 17 years old at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival on Feb. 17, 2012.

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Rio Carnival opens

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - The ''Carnival king'' (R) dances after receiving the Rio mayor's key during the opening ceremony of the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Feb. 17, 2012.

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WHO recommends full publication of avian flu studies

GENEVA, Switzerland - Yoshihiro Kawaoka (L), a professor of the Institute of Medical Science at the University of Tokyo, and Masato Tashiro from Japan's National Institute of Infectious Diseases, hold a press conference in Geneva on Feb. 17, 2012. The World Health Organization recommended the same day that two reports on avian flu studies by Japanese and European researchers, including one by the University of Tokyo institute, be published in full. A U.S. government panel had called on two leading scientific journals not to print them completely over fears that detailed information about the lethal virus could be used in bioterrorism. Kawaoka called the WHO recommendation a ''reasonable conclusion.''

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Rio Carnival opens

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - The ''Carnival king'' raises the Rio mayor's key during the opening ceremony of the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Feb. 17, 2012.

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Thailand organizes sumo tournament

BANGKOK, Thailand - Wrestlers from Japan's Kasugano stable perform during a ring-entering ceremony as Thailand holds its first sumo tournament, The Grand Thailand Sumo Tournament, in Bangkok on Feb. 17, 2012, to celebrate King Bhumibol Adulyadej's 84th birthday and strengthen Thai-Japanese friendship.

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Pakistan, Iran want 'authentic' Afghan ownership of reconciliation

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - (from L) Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Pakistani President Asif Zardari and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad shake hands after a press conference in Islamabad on Feb. 17, 2012. Pakistan and Iran assured Afghanistan they would extend ''full cooperation'' to an Afghan reconciliation process that has authentic Afghan ownership, said a joint communique issued at the end of their summit in the Pakistani capital.

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AKB48 in China

BEIJING, China - Members of the Japanese pop idol group AKB48 shake hands with fans after holding a mini concert in Beijing on Feb. 17, 2012. The performance was part of events commemorating the 40th anniversary of normalization of relations between Japan and China.

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Kosovo envoy in interview

TOKYO, Japan - Kosovo Ambassador to Japan Sami Ukelli speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2012. He called for active investment by Japanese companies and for Japanese tourists to visit his country.

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Kyodo News head office

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on Feb. 17, 2012, shows the Shiodome Media Tower building (C) in Tokyo housing the head office of Kyodo News.

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Japanese bass awarded by Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) awards the Pushkin Medal to Japanese operatic bass Chikara Kishimoto at the presidential official residence in the suburbs of Moscow on Feb. 17, 2012.

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Emperor Akihito enters hospital for heart surgery

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko are greeted by staff after arriving at the University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2012. The 78-year-old emperor entered the hospital to prepare to undergo heart bypass surgery the following day. (Pool photo)

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Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Barak visits Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Israeli Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Ehud Barak (C) is pictured at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in the city of Hiroshima on Feb. 17, 2012, where he also visited the cenotaph for atomic-bomb victims and the Atomic Bomb Dome.

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Japanese bass awarded by Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) and Japanese operatic bass Chikara Kishimoto shake hands as the former awards the Pushkin Medal to the latter at the presidential official residence in the suburbs of Moscow on Feb. 17, 2012.

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Emperor Akihito enters hospital for heart surgery

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko are pictured in the car arriving at the University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2012. The 78-year-old emperor entered the hospital to prepare to undergo heart bypass surgery the following day. (Pool photo)

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Emperor Akihito enters hospital for heart surgery

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrive at the University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2012. The 78-year-old emperor entered the hospital to prepare to undergo heart bypass surgery the following day. (Pool photo)

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EV for cold climate at Sapporo Motor Show

SAPPORO, Japan - An electric vehicle for cold environments is displayed at Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Feb. 17, 2012, the opening day of Sapporo Motor Show. The event runs through Feb. 19.

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German President Wulff

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows German President Christian Wulff, who said on Feb. 17, 2012, that he will resign over a scandal.

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Emperor Akihito enters hospital for heart surgery

TOKYO, Japan - People sign their names in the visitors' register at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2012, to express their support for Japanese Emperor Akihito. The 78-year-old emperor entered the same day the University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo to prepare to undergo heart bypass surgery the following day.

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S. Korean cruise ship in Japan

NAGASAKI, Japan - The South Korean cruise ship Club Harmony arrives at Nagasaki port in southwestern Japan on Feb. 17, 2012.

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S. Korean cruise ship in Japan

NAGASAKI, Japan - The South Korean cruise ship Club Harmony arrives at Nagasaki port in southwestern Japan on Feb. 17, 2012.

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Court rejects as evidence ex-Ozawa aide's depositions

TOKYO, Japan - Former Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa is pictured in a car as he arrives at the Tokyo District Court in Tokyo on Feb. 17, 2012. The court decided against admitting as evidence most of the depositions taken by prosecutors from one of the former aides to Ozawa over alleged false reporting of political funds.

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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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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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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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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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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.