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Abe's aide Honda

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Etsuro Honda, an economic policy advisor to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Honda praised the Japanese leader as courageous for visiting the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine in December 2013 in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, the paper said in its online edition on Feb. 19, 2014.

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Musician and therapy dog trainer

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo taken Feb. 19, 2013, in Seoul shows Toru Oki, a musician and therapy-dog trainer. Oki is currently making preparations to bring abandoned dogs from South Korea to Japan to be trained as therapy dogs to work at medical institutions back in South Korea.

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Japanese researcher awarded Draper Prize

WASHINGTON, United States - Yoshihisa Okumura (C), 86-year-old honorary professor of the Kanazawa Institute of Technology, on Feb. 19, 2013, attends a ceremony in Washington to receive the Charles Stark Draper Prize awarded to him and four others for pioneering contributions to the world's first cellular telephone networks, systems and standards. Okumura is the first Japanese winner of the Draper Prize, one of three prizes awarded by the U.S. National Academy of Engineering.

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Japanese researcher awarded Draper Prize

WASHINGTON, United States - Yoshihisa Okumura (L), 86-year-old honorary professor of the Kanazawa Institute of Technology, on Feb. 19, 2013, attends a party prior to a ceremony in Washington to receive the Charles Stark Draper Prize awarded to him and four others for pioneering contributions to the world's first cellular telephone networks, systems and standards. Okumura is the first Japanese winner of the Draper Prize, one of three prizes awarded by the U.S. National Academy of Engineering.

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Japan promotes yellowtail dishes in Israel

JERUSALEM, Israel - Seafood company Rumi Japan on Feb. 19, 2013, holds a yellowtail tasting event for Israeli food industry officials at the official residence of the Japanese ambassador to Israel, serving a variety of dishes using the fatty white-fleshed fish, known as "hamachi" in Japan. The company has started exporting frozen yellowtail to Israel.

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Japan promotes yellowtail dishes in Israel

JERUSALEM, Israel - Seafood company Rumi Japan on Feb. 19, 2013, holds a yellowtail tasting event for Israeli food industry officials at the official residence of the Japanese ambassador to Israel, serving a variety of dishes using the fatty white-fleshed fish, known as "hamachi" in Japan. The company has started exporting frozen yellowtail to Israel.

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Chinese protest in U.S. ahead of Abe's visit

NEW YORK, United States - More than 200 pro-China demonstrators gather in front of the Consulate General of Japan in New York on Feb. 19, 2013, to protest Japanese claims to the Senkaku Islands ahead of a U.S. visit by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. China also claims the islands it calls the Diaoyus in the East China Sea.

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Chinese protest in U.S. ahead of Abe's visit

NEW YORK, United States - More than 200 pro-China demonstrators gather in front of the Consulate General of Japan in New York on Feb. 19, 2013, to protest Japanese claims to the Senkaku Islands ahead of a U.S. visit by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. China also claims the islands it calls the Diaoyus in the East China Sea.

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Film critic Richie

TOKYO, Japan - This 2002 file photo shows film critic Donald Richie, who died at a Tokyo hospital on Feb. 19, 2013. He was 88. The critic from Ohio in the United States introduced Japanese movies abroad.

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France decorates Kabuki actor

PARIS, France - Japanese Kabuki actor Bando Tamasaburo (L) wears the Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres medal in Paris on Feb. 19, 2013, after receiving the decoration from the French government for his contributions to the fields of art and culture. At right is French culture minister Aurelie Filippetti.

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France decorates Kabuki actor

PARIS, France - Japanese Kabuki actor Bando Tamasaburo wears the Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres medal in Paris on Feb. 19, 2013, after receiving the decoration from the French government for his contributions to the fields of art and culture.

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France decorates Kabuki actor

PARIS, France - Japanese Kabuki actor Bando Tamasaburo wears the Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres medal in Paris on Feb. 19, 2013, after receiving the decoration from the French government for his contributions to the fields of art and culture.

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Japan, Kazakhstan investment deal

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese industry minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) and his Kazakh counterpart Asset Issekeshev sign a joint statement in Tokyo on Feb. 19, 2013. They said the two countries have reached a basic accord on a bilateral investment treaty, while agreeing to step up cooperation on nuclear energy issues.

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Japan representative for Myanmar ethnic issues

TOKYO, Japan - The chairman of the Nippon Foundation, Yohei Sasakawa, speaks at a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 19, 2013, after being named the Japanese government's representative to help bring peace among Myanmar's ethnic minorities.

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New Marubeni president

TOKYO, Japan - Marubeni Corp. President Teruo Asada (L) and Senior Executive Vice President Fumiya Kokubu shake hands in Tokyo on Feb. 19, 2013, as the major Japanese trading house said that it will promote Kokubu to president on April 1, 2013.

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Tokyo 2020 celebrates 200 days until IOC vote

TOKYO, Japan - (from L) Sydney Olympics 100-meter backstroke silver medalist Mai Nakamura, Beijing Olympics individual foil silver medalist Yuki Ota, Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo and Paralympics swimming gold medalist Junichi Kawai attend an event at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Feb. 19, 2013. The Tokyo Olympic bid committee held the commemorative event to mark 200 days before the vote to decide the host city for the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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Geisha photo shoot

KYOTO, Japan - Apprentice geisha attend a photo shoot in Kyoto on Feb. 19, 2013. The event was to take pictures for use in brochures for their annual "Kyo Odori" dance performance to be held from April 6 to 21.

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U.N. official on disaster risk reduction

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - U.N. Assistant Secretary General for Disaster Risk Reduction Margareta Wahlstrom (R) attends a meeting with workers at after-school day care centers in the northeastern Japan city of Fukushima on Feb. 19, 2013, to learn about the health impact of the 2011 nuclear crisis.

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New Marubeni president

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Marubeni Corp. Senior Executive Vice President Fumiya Kokubu. The major Japanese trading house said on Feb. 19, 2013, that it will promote Kokubu to president on April 1, 2013.

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Japan men's volleyball coach

TOKYO, Japan - Gary Sato, an American, poses for photos during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 19, 2013, after assuming the post of head coach of the Japan men's national team.

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Japan men's volleyball coach

TOKYO, Japan - Gary Sato, an American, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 19, 2013, after assuming the post of head coach of the Japan men's national team.

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New Volvo V40

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the all-new Volvo V40 hatchback featuring the world's first air bag designed to protect pedestrians as Volvo Cars Japan unveiled the vehicle in Tokyo on Feb. 19, 2013.

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New Renesas President Tsurumaru

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Tetsuya Tsurumaru, senior vice president of Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp. The company plans to promote Tsurumaru to president as incumbent president, Yasushi Akao, will step down to take responsibility for a slump in business, sources close to the matter said Feb. 19, 2013.

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New Volvo V40

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows the all-new Volvo V40 hatchback featuring the world's first air bag designed to protect pedestrians as Volvo Cars Japan unveiled the vehicle in Tokyo on Feb. 19, 2013.

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Geisha photo shoot

KYOTO, Japan - Apprentice geisha attend a photo shoot in Kyoto on Feb. 19, 2013. The event was to take pictures for use in brochures for their annual "Kyo Odori" dance performance to be held from April 6 to 21.

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Geisha photo shoot

KYOTO, Japan - An apprentice geisha heads for a photo shoot in light snow in Kyoto on Feb. 19, 2013. The event was to take pictures for use in brochures for their annual "Kyo Odori" dance performance to be held from April 6 to 21.

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Geisha photo shoot

KYOTO, Japan - Apprentice geisha head for a photo shoot in light snow in Kyoto on Feb. 19, 2013. The event was to take pictures for use in brochures for their annual "Kyo Odori" dance performance to be held from April 6 to 21.