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Unrest in Central African Republic

BANGUI, Central African Republic - Photo taken Feb. 26, 2014, shows a Muslim shop, which has been vandalized by Christians, in Bangui, the capital of Central African Republic. The country has been in a state of civil war since 2013 due to conflict between Christians and Muslims. (Photo by Tomoaki Nakano)

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Unrest in Central African Republic

BANGUI, Central African Republic - Photo taken Feb. 26, 2014, shows members of Anti-balaka, a Christian militia, which has set up a checkpoint near a refugee camp for internally displaced people in Bangui, the capital of Central African Republic. The country has been in a state of civil war since 2013 due to conflict between Christians and Muslims. (Photo by Tomoaki Nakano)

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Mizuho Bank president

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuho Bank President Yasuhiro Sato holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2013. Earlier in the day, the Financial Services Agency ordered the megabank to suspend some of its affiliated loans between Jan. 20 and Feb. 19 over the lender's involvement in transactions with "antisocial forces."

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Mizuho Bank president

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuho Bank President Yasuhiro Sato bows during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2013. Earlier in the day, the Financial Services Agency ordered the megabank to suspend some of its affiliated loans between Jan. 20 and Feb. 19 over the lender's involvement in transactions with "antisocial forces."

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Middle-aged woman pursuing new career as porcelain artist

KANAZAWA, Japan - Ruri Takeuchi paints a plate on Feb. 26, 2013, at a "Kutani-yaki" craft center in Nomi, Ishikawa Prefecture. Takeuchi has begun pursuing a new career as a Kutani-yaki porcelain artist at a kiln she recently opened in Komatsu in the prefecture, after training for around nine years. (Photo by Makoto Hori)

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Middle-aged woman pursuing new career as porcelain artist

KANAZAWA, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 26, 2013, shows the painting process for "Kutani-yaki" porcelain by Ruri Takeuchi at a Kutani-yaki craft center in Nomi, Ishikawa Prefecture. Takeuchi has begun pursuing a new career as a Kutani-yaki porcelain artist at a kiln she recently opened in Komatsu in the prefecture, after training for around nine years. (Photo by Makoto Hori)

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Arctic explorer Yamazaki

RESOLUTE, Canada - Japanese adventurer Tetsuhide Yamazaki drills in sea ice to measure its thickness off Resolute, Canada, in the Arctic on Feb. 26, 2013. (Photo by Rintaro Sawano)

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2 years after quake

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Aerial photos taken by Kyodo News show Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture in October 2008 (top), on Feb. 26, 2012 (center), about a year after a nuclear crisis triggered by the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, and on March 3, 2013. From back to front are the buildings housing the No. 1 to No. 4 reactors. The bottom photo shows a cover on the No. 1 reactor building used to prevent radioactive particles from being dispersed. Cranes are at work at No. 3 and No. 4 reactor buildings.

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2 years after quake

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Aerial photos taken by Kyodo News show Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture in December 2000 (top), on Feb. 26, 2012 (center), about a year after a nuclear crisis triggered by the earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, and on March 3, 2013. From right to left are the buildings housing the No. 1 to No. 4 reactors.

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Haiyuza Theater leader, actress Michiko Otsuka dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in January 1992 shows Michiko Otsuka, a Japanese actress and Haiyuza Theater Company leader. Otsuka died of heart disease at her Tokyo home on Feb. 26, 2013. She was 82.

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Luxor balloon accident

LUXOR, Egypt - Officials from countries concerned attend a memorial service at the site of a fatal hot air balloon accident in Luxor, Egypt, on March 1, 2013. Nineteen foreign tourists were killed in the Feb. 26, 2013, accident.

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Luxor balloon accident

LUXOR, Egypt - Kenji Enoshita (C), a counselor at the Japanese Embassy in Egypt, offers flowers as officials from countries concerned attend a memorial service at the site of a fatal hot air balloon accident in Luxor, Egypt, on March 1, 2013. Nineteen foreign tourists were killed in the Feb. 26, 2013, accident.

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Family separated by nuclear crisis

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Yasuhiro Abe looks at family photos at his office in Fukushima City on Feb. 26, 2013. Abe lives alone in Fukushima for his work, separated from his family who live in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture. His wife and son took refuge there in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident triggered by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Family separated by nuclear crisis

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Yasuhiro Abe keeps on hand a family photo taken in March 2011 after he evacuated from his home in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, together with his wife and son following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident triggered by the devastating earthquake and tsunami. For work, Abe lives alone in Fukushima City, separated from his wife and son, who live in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture. Photo taken in Fukushima City on Feb. 26, 2013.

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Darvish picture perfect in Cactus League 2013 debut

SURPRISE, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish attends a press conference after getting on the mound against the Chicago White Sox in a Cactus League game in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 26, 2013. The Japanese ace threw two perfect innings with two strikeouts for his first start of the spring. The White Sox won 14-8.

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Guam rampage suspect pleads not guilty

GUAM, United States - Photo shows the Superior Court of Guam on the Pacific island of Guam on Feb. 26, 2013. The 21-year-old suspect in the Feb. 12 rampage in Guam that left three dead and 12 others injured, pleaded not guilty through his lawyer by reason of mental illness, at a hearing held at the court on Feb. 27.

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Darvish picture perfect in Cactus League 2013 debut

SURPRISE, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish (R) is met by Texas manager Ron Washington after getting on the mound against the Chicago White Sox in a Cactus League game in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 26, 2013. The Japanese ace threw two perfect innings with two strikeouts for his first start of the spring. The White Sox won 14-8.

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Darvish picture perfect in Cactus League 2013 debut

SURPRISE, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish sits in the dugout after getting on the mound against the Chicago White Sox in a Cactus League game in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 26, 2013. The Japanese ace threw two perfect innings with two strikeouts for his first start of the spring. The White Sox won 14-8.

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Darvish picture perfect in Cactus League 2013 debut

SURPRISE, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish pitches against the Chicago White Sox in a Cactus League game in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 26, 2013. The Japanese ace threw two perfect innings with two strikeouts for his first start of the spring. The White Sox won 14-8.

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Darvish picture perfect in Cactus League 2013 debut

SURPRISE, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish pitches against the Chicago White Sox in a Cactus League game in Surprise, Arizona, on Feb. 26, 2013. The Japanese ace threw two perfect innings with two strikeouts for his first start of the spring. The White Sox won 14-8.

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Italy party leader

ROME, Italy - Pier Luigi Bersani, head of Italy's center-left Democratic Party, speaks at a press conference in Rome on Feb. 26, 2013.

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Tutu, Suu Kyi

YANGON, Myanmar - Desmond Tutu (L), a South African social rights activist, and Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi hold talks at Suu Kyi's home in Yangon, Myanmar, on Feb. 26, 2013. They are both winners of the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Hot air balloon crash in Egypt

LUXOR, Egypt - Photo taken in Luxor, southern Egypt, on Feb. 26, 2013, shows the wreckage of a hot air balloon that crashed in the morning after exploding in mid-air and falling 300 meters. Nineteen of the 21 foreign tourists aboard died, including 4 Japanese, according to reports.

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Ex-NBA star Rodman visits N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Former U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman arrives in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Feb. 26, 2013. According to the Associated Press, his visit is to shoot footage for a new TV show to air in early April.

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Hot air balloon crash in Egypt

LUXOR, Egypt - Photo taken in Luxor, southern Egypt, on Feb. 26, 2013, shows the wreckage of a hot air balloon that crashed in the morning after exploding in mid-air and falling 300 meters. Nineteen of the 21 foreign tourists aboard died, including 4 Japanese, according to reports.

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Hot air balloon crash in Egypt

LUXOR, Egypt - Photo taken in Luxor, southern Egypt, on Feb. 26, 2013, shows the site where a hot air balloon crashed in the morning after exploding in mid-air and falling 300 meters. Nineteen of the 21 foreign tourists aboard died, including 4 Japanese, according to reports.

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Hot air balloon crash in Egypt

TOKYO, Japan - Atsushi Imaeda (front), president of JTB Grand Tours & Services Inc., bows at the outset of a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2013. A hot air balloon carrying foreign tourists exploded in mid-air and fell 300 meters earlier the same day in Luxor, southern Egypt. Nineteen of the 21 foreign tourists aboard died, according to reports. The company said four Japanese had taken part in the balloon ride and a Japanese couple had been confirmed dead, while the fate of the other couple was being determined.

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Hot air balloon crash in Egypt

LUXOR, Egypt - Photo taken in Luxor, southern Egypt, on Feb. 26, 2013, shows the site where a hot air balloon crashed in the morning after exploding in mid-air and falling 300 meters. Nineteen of the 21 foreign tourists aboard died, including 4 Japanese, according to reports.

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Guangzhou defeat Urawa in ACL

GUANGZHOU, China - Goalkeeper Nobuhiro Kato (center R) and other Urawa Reds players react after Guangzhou Evergrande scored the first goal in an opening game of the 2013 Asian Champions League in Guangzhou, China, on Feb. 26, 2013. Urawa lost 3-0.

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Toshiba announces next president

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Toshiba Corp.'s Atsutoshi Nishida, chairman, Hisao Tanaka, corporate senior executive vice president, and Norio Sasaki, president, join hands in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2013. The company announced the same day it will promote Tanaka to president and Sasaki will assume the new post of vice chairman in June.

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Nissan Teana sedan world premiere in China

BEIJING, China - Nissan Motor Co. unveils a new model of its high-end Teana sedan in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong Province on Feb. 26, 2013. The Japanese automaker said the same day it will launch the new model in China in March, ahead of other markets.

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New S. Korea leader Park

SEOUL, South Korea - New South Korean President Park Geun Hye (R) and former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda shake hands prior to talks at the Blue House in Seoul on Feb. 26, 2013, a day after she assumed office.

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Toshiba announces next president

TOKYO, Japan - Hisao Tanaka, corporate senior executive vice president of Toshiba Corp., holds a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2013, after the company announced it will promote Tanaka to president, replacing Norio Sasaki, who will assume the new post of vice chairman in June.

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Kyodo, Myanmar state-run media unit sign news exchange accord

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - (From L) Kyaw Soe, managing director of News and Periodicals Enterprise, Pike Htwe, deputy minister for Information of Myanmar, and Tomoki Ueda, head of Kyodo News' International Department, join hands on Feb. 26, 2013, at a ceremony in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, where Kyodo, Japan's leading news agency, and NPE, the news department under the Ministry of Information of Myanmar, signed a news exchange and cooperation agreement.

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New S. Korea leader Park

SEOUL, South Korea - New South Korean President Park Geun Hye (C) holds talks with former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (L) and former Japanese Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga (R) at the Blue House in Seoul on Feb. 26, 2013, a day after she assumed office.

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Japan's Diet enacts FY 2012 extra budget

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bows at a plenary session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2013, after Japan's parliament enacted a 13.1 trillion yen ($140.7 billion) supplementary budget for fiscal 2012. To the left is Finance Minister Taro Aso.

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Suzuki Spacia

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Suzuki Motor Corp.'s new Spacia minivehicle released in Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2013.

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Frozen Lake Mashu

KUSHIRO, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 26, 2013, shows Lake Mashu in Teshikaga, Hokkaido, the entire surface of which has frozen.

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U.S. sailors' rape trial

NAHA, Japan - Photo shows the courtroom of the Naha District Court in Okinawa Prefecture, southwestern Japan, where two U.S. sailors pleaded guilty on Feb. 26, 2013, to raping and injuring a woman in her 20s in Okinawa in October 2012. (Pool photo)

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Chubu Electric to start solar power project in Thailand

NAGOYA, Japan - Chubu Electric Power Co. President Akihisa Mizuno speaks at a press conference in Nagoya on Feb. 26, 2013, about the company's solar power generation project in Thailand, its first overseas solar power generation project.

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Kabuki-za completed

TOKYO, Japan - The rebuilt Kabuki-za theater stands completed in Tokyo's Higashi-Ginza area on Feb. 26, 2013. At right is a countdown board for the theater's opening performance in April.

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Potential BOJ head candidate

NARITA, Japan - Haruhiko Kuroda (front), president of the Asian Development Bank, arrives at Narita airport near Tokyo on Feb. 26, 2013, en route to Manila from Washington. The government will nominate Kuroda as the next Bank of Japan governor, government and ruling party sources said the previous day.

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Kabuki-za completed

TOKYO, Japan - The rebuilt Kabuki-za theater stands completed in Tokyo's Higashi-Ginza area on Feb. 26, 2013. In the background is Kabuki-za Tower building.