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Sharp posts 1st profit in 3 years

TOKYO, Japan - Kozo Takahashi, president of Sharp Corp., answers a reporter's question after releasing the company's earnings results for the nine months to Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Sharp reported a group net profit of 17.72 billion yen for the period, a turnaround from a year-earlier loss of 424.35 billion yen and its first black ink in three years.

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Sharp posts 1st profit in 3 years

TOKYO, Japan - Kozo Takahashi, president of Sharp Corp., answers a reporter's question after releasing the company's earnings results for the nine months to Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Sharp reported a group net profit of 17.72 billion yen for the period, a turnaround from a year-earlier loss of 424.35 billion yen and its first black ink in three years.

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Panasonic returns to profit

TOKYO, Japan - Hideaki Kawai (R), managing director of Panasonic Corp., answers a reporter's question after releasing the company's earnings results for the nine months through Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Panasonic said it posted a group net profit of 243.01 billion yen in the April-December period, a turnaround from a loss of 623.83 billion yen a year earlier.

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Panasonic returns to profit

TOKYO, Japan - Hideaki Kawai, managing director of Panasonic Corp., answers a reporter's question after releasing the company's earnings results for the nine months through Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Panasonic said it posted a group net profit of 243.01 billion yen in the April-December period, a turnaround from a loss of 623.83 billion yen a year earlier.

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Toyota raises profit outlook

TOKYO, Japan - Reporters swarm around Takuo Sasaki (L), managing officer of Toyota Motor Corp., after Sasaki released the company's latest earnings forecast at a press conference at the company's Tokyo head office on Feb. 4, 2014. Toyota revised upward its group operating profit projection for fiscal 2013 through March 2014 to a record 2.4 trillion yen from an earlier estimated 2.2 trillion yen, citing the yen's slide, robust sales in North America and cost-cutting measures.

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Panasonic returns to profit

TOKYO, Japan - Hideaki Kawai, managing director of Panasonic Corp., releases the company's earnings results for the nine months through Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Panasonic said it posted a group net profit of 243.01 billion yen in the April-December period, a turnaround from a loss of 623.83 billion yen a year earlier.

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Panasonic returns to profit

TOKYO, Japan - Hideaki Kawai, managing director of Panasonic Corp., answers a reporter's question after releasing the company's earnings results for the nine months through Dec. 31, 2013, at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Panasonic said it posted a group net profit of 243.01 billion yen in the April-December period, a turnaround from a loss of 623.83 billion yen a year earlier.

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Toyota raises profit outlook

TOKYO, Japan - Takuo Sasaki, managing officer of Toyota Motor Corp., releases the company's latest earnings forecast at a press conference at the company's Tokyo head office on Feb. 4, 2014. Toyota revised upward its group operating profit projection for fiscal 2013 through March 2014 to a record 2.4 trillion yen from an earlier estimated 2.2 trillion yen, citing the yen's slide, robust sales in North America and cost-cutting measures.

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Toyota raises profit outlook

TOKYO, Japan - Takuo Sasaki, managing officer of Toyota Motor Corp., releases the company's latest earnings forecast at a press conference at the company's Tokyo head office on Feb. 4, 2014. Toyota revised upward its group operating profit projection for fiscal 2013 through March 2014 to a record 2.4 trillion yen from an earlier estimated 2.2 trillion yen, citing the yen's slide, robust sales in North America and cost-cutting measures.

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Animals in Fukushima no-go zone

TOMIOKA, Japan - Animal protection activist Naoto Matsumura takes a rest after feeding cattle put under protection on Feb. 4, 2013, in a no-go zone in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

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Animals in Fukushima no-go zone

TOMIOKA, Japan - A female pig-boar hybrid snorts in warning as she protects her piglets on Feb. 4, 2013, in a no-go zone in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

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Fukui museum seeking roots of Japan dinosaurs

SURANAREE, Thailand - Photo taken Feb. 4, 2013, shows a cleaned fish fossil excavated at a site in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, where Japan's Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum and Thailand's Khorat Fossil Museum are conducting a joint fossil excavation project.

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Fukui museum seeking roots of Japan dinosaurs

SURANAREE, Thailand - Photo taken Feb. 4, 2013, shows an excavation site in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, about 260 kilometers northeast of Bangkok, where Japan's Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum and Thailand's Khorat Fossil Museum are conducting a joint fossil excavation project.

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Fukui museum seeking roots of Japan dinosaurs

SURANAREE, Thailand - Yoshikazu Noda, a researcher at the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, holds a fossil piece excavated at a site in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, on Feb. 4, 2013.

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Fukui museum seeking roots of Japan dinosaurs

SURANAREE, Thailand - Workers break rocks on Feb. 4, 2013, at an excavation site in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, where Japan's Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum and Thailand's Khorat Fossil Museum are conducting a joint fossil excavation project.

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Remains found to be of Richard III

LEICESTER, Britain - People line up in front of Leicester Cathedral in Leicester, England, on Feb. 15, 2013, to view an exhibition on Richard III (1452-1485) in a neighboring building. Archeologists from the University of Leicester said on Feb. 4, 2013, that remains unearthed in Leicester in September 2012 are of the England monarch.

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Remains found to be of Richard III

LEICESTER, Britain - A Feb. 15, 2013, photo shows the car park where a set of human remains were found in Leicester, England, in September 2012. Archeologists from the University of Leicester said on Feb. 4, 2013, the remains are of Richard III (1452-1485).

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Parallel traders between China, H.K.

HONG KONG, China - A Feb. 4, 2013, photo shows a drugstore selling foreign-brand baby formula in a main area of Hong Kong. Hong Kong announced measures in February 2013 to address a shortage of infant formula in the territory caused by bulk purchases by mainland tourists and so-called parallel traders who resell the milk powder in China at a profit.

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Body of former King Sihanouk cremated

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Cambodian King Sihamoni (2nd from R) and Queen Mother Monineath (3rd from R), along with Buddhist monks, bid farewell to former King Norodom Sihanouk during a cremation ceremony in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Feb. 4, 2013. Sihanouk died in October 2012 at the age of 89.

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Olympic rings set up at Sochi airport

SOCHI, Russia - Photo shows giant Olympic rings, measuring around 10 meters by 15 meters, at the airport in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 4, 2013. The Sochi Winter Olympics will begin Feb. 7, 2014.

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Body of former King Sihanouk cremated

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - A ceremony is held to cremate the body of former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Feb. 4, 2013. Sihanouk died in October 2012 at the age of 89. The smoke is from fireworks used during the ceremony.

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JAL ups FY 2012 earnings outlook

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Co. President Yoshiharu Ueki (R) attends a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2013, to release the company's earnings and earnings forecasts. JAL raised its group earnings projection for the current business year ending in March on firm demand for international routes, shrugging off possible adverse effects of recent safety problems involving Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliners.

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Olympic rings set up at Sochi airport

SOCHI, Russia - Photo shows giant Olympic rings, measuring around 10 meters by 15 meters, at the airport in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 4, 2013. The Sochi Winter Olympics will begin Feb. 7, 2014.

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Renowned Singaporean photographer arrested

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a book of photos taken by Leslie Kee, a renowned Singaporean photographer, that contains images of male genitals. Tokyo police arrested Kee on Feb. 4, 2013, on suspicion of distributing obscene documents by selling the book. Kee is known for his works featuring music stars such as Lady Gaga and Yumi Matsutoya.

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Shopping for Lunar New Year

BEIJING, China - A man shops for fireworks and firecrackers in Beijing on Feb. 4, 2013, ahead of the Lunar New Year.

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Dollar rises to 33-month-high in 93 yen zone

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard at a Tokyo office of money broker Gaitame.com Co. shows the U.S. dollar trading above the 93 yen line on Feb. 4, 2013. The U.S. currency topped the line and rose to its highest level since May 2010, supported by renewed optimism over the course of the U.S. economy.

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Prince Akishino, Cambodia's King Sihamoni

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Prince Akishino of Japan (R front) shakes hands with Cambodia's King Sihamoni at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Feb. 4, 2013. The prince was visiting the country to attend the funeral of Cambodia's former king, Norodom Sihanouk, who died in October 2012 at the age of 89. At center is Queen Mother Monineath. (Pool photo)

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Japanese, Russian vice foreign ministers

MOSCOW, Russia - Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Chikao Kawai (L) and his Russian counterpart Andrey Denisov are pictured ahead of their talks in Moscow on Feb. 4, 2013.

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Prince Akishino, Cambodia's King Sihamoni

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Prince Akishino of Japan (R front) shakes hands with Cambodia's King Sihamoni at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Feb. 4, 2013. The prince was visiting the country to attend the funeral of Cambodia's former king, Norodom Sihanouk, who died in October 2012 at the age of 89. At left is Queen Mother Monineath. (Pool photo)

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Prince Akishino, Cambodian PM Hun Sen

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Prince Akishino of Japan (L) holds talks with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen at the prime minister's office in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Feb. 4, 2013. The prince was visiting the country to attend the funeral of Cambodia's former king, Norodom Sihanouk, who died in October 2012 at the age of 89. (Pool photo)

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Kagawa back home for friendly

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa arrives at Kansai airport near Osaka on Feb. 4, 2013, to play for Japan's national team in a friendly against Latvia in Kobe on Feb. 6, his first appearance for Japan since October 2012.

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Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro dies

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo answers reporters' questions in front of his home in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2013. His father, leading Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro, died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on Feb. 3, 2013. He was 66.

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Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro dies

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo answers reporters' questions in front of his home in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2013. His father, leading Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro, died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on Feb. 3, 2013. He was 66.

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Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro dies

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo answers reporters' questions in front of his home in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2013. His father, leading Kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro, died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital on Feb. 3, 2013. He was 66.