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Taiwan nuclear plant

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Photo shows Taiwan's problem-ridden fourth nuclear power plant under construction in New Taipei City on Feb. 28, 2012.

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Bangladesh's Walton Hi-Tech

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Employees of Walton Hi-Tech Industries Ltd., a home appliance maker in Bangladesh, produce refrigerators at a factory near Dhaka on Feb. 28, 2012.

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Bangladesh's Walton Hi-Tech

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Employees of Walton Hi-Tech Industries Ltd., a home appliance maker in Bangladesh, produce motorcycles at a factory near Dhaka on Feb. 28, 2012.

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Election in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran - Handouts for a parliamentary election are scattered on a road in Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 28, 2012.

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Election in Iran

TEHRAN, Iran - A man puts up posters for a parliamentary election in Tehran, Iran, on Feb. 28, 2012.

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Tokyo Tower repairs

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Tower in the capital's Minato Ward undergoes work on Feb. 28, 2012, to repair its top part that was distorted by the March 2011 quake.

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Ex-Panasonic President Yamashita dies at 92

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in January 1977 shows Toshihiko Yamashita, former president of Panasonic Corp. Yamashita died of old age on Feb. 28, 2012. He was 92.

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Tokyo Sky Tree completed

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 28, 2012, shows the 634-meter Tokyo Sky Tree, the world's tallest tower, in Tokyo's Sumida Ward before its completion the following day.

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Tokyo Sky Tree completed

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 28, 2012, shows the 634-meter Tokyo Sky Tree, the world's tallest tower, in Tokyo's Sumida Ward before its completion the following day.

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Tokyo Sky Tree completed

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 28, 2012, shows the 634-meter Tokyo Sky Tree, the world's tallest tower, in Tokyo's Sumida Ward before its completion the following day.

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Russian ballerina Plisetskaya

MOSCOW, Russia - Maya Plisetskaya, formerly the prima ballerina of Russia's Bolshoi Theater for many years, gives a speech in Moscow on Feb. 28, 2012, wearing the medal, the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon. The Japanese Embassy in Moscow held a ceremony to bestow the honor on her in recognition of her contributions to the development of ballet in Japan.

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Tokyo Sky Tree completed

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 28, 2012, shows the 634-meter Tokyo Sky Tree, the world's tallest tower, in Tokyo's Sumida Ward before its completion the following day.

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Nishikori at Mexican Open

ACAPULCO, Mexico - Japan's Kei Nishikori, 17th in the ATP rankings, plays a return in a men's singles first-round match against Albert Montanes of Spain at the Mexican Open tennis tournament in Acapulco, Mexico, on Feb. 28, 2012. Nishikori won the match to advance to the second round.

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Tokyo Sky Tree completed

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 28, 2012, shows the 634-meter Tokyo Sky Tree (L), the world's tallest tower, in Tokyo's Sumida Ward before its completion the following day. On the right is the 333-meter Tokyo Tower.

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Russian ballerina Plisetskaya

MOSCOW, Russia - Maya Plisetskaya (L), formerly the prima ballerina of Russia's Bolshoi Theater for many years, gives a speech in Moscow on Feb. 28, 2012, wearing the medal, the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon. The Japanese Embassy in Moscow held a ceremony to bestow the honor on her in recognition of her contributions to the development of ballet in Japan. To the right are Japanese Ambassador to Russia Chikahito Harada and his wife.

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'Five rings' on River Thames

LONDON, Britain - A barge carrying a huge Olympic symbol floats on the River Thames in London on Feb. 28, 2012, 150 days before the opening of the Summer Olympics. To the right is Tower Bridge.

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Seoul Mayor Park

SEOUL, South Korea - Seoul Mayor Park Won Soon answers reporters' questions in Seoul on Feb. 28, 2012.

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Japanese astronaut Hoshide

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide is pictured during a press conference at Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center near Moscow on Feb. 28, 2012, ahead of the launch later this year of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft that will carry him and two other astronauts to the International Space Station.

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Uzbekistan coach Abramov

TOYOTA, Japan - Uzbekistan national soccer team coach Vadim Abramov holds a press conference at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture on Feb. 28, 2012, on the eve of a World Cup qualifier against Japan.

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Farmer in no-go zone around Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Naoto Matsumura, a farmer who continues to live in the town of Tomioka in a no-go zone near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, holds a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Feb. 28, 2012. Matsumura pleaded for worldwide support for his town, located within the 20-kilometer radius of the plant designated as a no-go zone.

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Japan coach Zaccheroni

TOYOTA, Japan - Japan national soccer team coach Alberto Zaccheroni holds a press conference at Toyota Stadium in Aichi Prefecture on Feb. 28, 2012, on the eve of a World Cup qualifier against Uzbekistan.

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Next Panasonic Pres. Tsuga

OSAKA, Japan - Panasonic Corp. Senior Managing Director Kazuhiro Tsuga holds a press conference in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, on Feb. 28, 2012. The electrical appliance manufacturer said the same day Tsuga will be promoted to president in June, succeeding Fumio Otsubo, who will step aside to become chairman.

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London Olympic organizing committee chairman Coe

TOKYO, Japan - Sebastian Coe, chairman of the organizing committee of the London Olympic Games, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo's Kita Ward on Feb. 28, 2012.

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S. Korean maestro in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Renowned South Korean conductor Chung Myung Whun (C) arrives at Pyongyang's international airport from Beijing on Feb. 28, 2012. Chung is scheduled to stay in North Korea through March 1 to rehearse for a planned joint performance in Paris by North Korean and French orchestras on March 14.

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U.S. envoy Roos in Ishinomaki

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos (R front) and Ishinomaki Mayor Hiroshi Kameyama (L) are pictured ahead of their talks in the city in Miyagi Prefecture on Feb. 28, 2012.

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Japanese astronaut Hoshide

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide takes part in a training session at Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center near Moscow on Feb. 28, 2012, ahead of the launch later this year of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft that will carry him and two other astronauts to the International Space Station.

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Frozen Lake Mashu

TESHIKAGA, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 28, 2012, shows frozen Lake Mashu in Teshikaga, Hokkaido.

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Asama Lodge incident

KASUIZAWA, Japan - A man offers flowers at a monument in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Feb. 28, 2012, the 40th anniversary of the settlement of the Asama Lodge incident. Five radicals took a woman hostage at the lodge on Feb. 19, 1972. The police stormed the building and rescued the woman on Feb. 28 that year.

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3 astronauts at Russian training center

MOSCOW, Russia - (From L to R) Astronauts Sunita Williams of the United States, Yuri Malenchenko of Russia and Akihiko Hoshide of Japan are pictured in front of a Soyuz training module at Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center near Moscow on Feb. 28, 2012, ahead of the launch later this year of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft that will carry them to the International Space Station.

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Swans head north

YONAGO, Japan - Tundra swans head north from Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, on Feb. 28, 2012, after wintering in the city by the Sea of Japan.

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Police raid pro-Pyongyang Korean group

TOKYO, Japan - Riot police officers stand guard next to a building housing an organization affiliated with the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, known as Chongryon, in Tokyo on Feb. 28, 2012. The Tokyo police raided the group in connection with a case involving a computer equipment sales company that is suspected of illegally exporting laptops to North Korea.

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Chinese students visit Fukushima

KORIYAMA, Japan - A group of students from Shanghai, China, who have had experience studying in Japan, cook Chinese dumplings with residents of temporary housing in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 28, 2012. They visited the area affected by the March 2011 quake and ensuing nuclear crisis to return their favor to Japan.

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Chinese students visit Fukushima

KORIYAMA, Japan - A group of students from Shanghai, China, who have had experience studying in Japan, cook Chinese dumplings with residents of temporary housing in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 28, 2012. They visited the area affected by the March 2011 quake and ensuing nuclear crisis to return their favor to Japan.

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Chinese students visit Fukushima

KORIYAMA, Japan - A group of students from Shanghai, China, who have had experience studying in Japan, cook Chinese dumplings with residents of temporary housing in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 28, 2012. They visited the area affected by the March 2011 quake and ensuing nuclear crisis to return their favor to Japan.

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Ex-upper house lawmaker Tomobe dies at 83

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in May 1995 shows Tatsuo Tomobe, a former House of Councillors member who was convicted of fraud and expelled from parliament in 2001. Tomobe died on Jan. 28, 2012, in Tokyo, police said Feb. 3, 2012. He was 83.

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Sharp's Sakai plant in Osaka Pref.

OSAKA, Japan - Aerial photo taken Jan. 28, 2012, shows Sharp Corp.'s Sakai plant in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture. The electronics maker said Feb. 1, 2012, the company is likely to fall into the red in the business year ending March 31, 2012, revising its financial results forecast downward due to greater-than-expected price declines in liquid crystal display televisions and solar batteries as well as the global economic slowdown.