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Japan's ice hockey team at Sochi Olympic Village

SOCHI, Russia - Members of the Japanese women's ice hockey team poses for photos at the Olympic Village in the Coastal Cluster in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 4, 2014, three days before the opening ceremony of the Winter Games.

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Sochi rehearsal

SOCHI, Russia - Fireworks explode above the Olympic Park in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 4, 2014, during the last rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the Winter Games. Fisht Olympic Stadium is seen at left.

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Cafeteria at Sochi Olympic Village

SOCHI, Russia - A cafeteria in the athletes village at the Coastal Cluster in Sochi, Russia, is shown to the press on Feb. 4, 2014.

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Microsoft's new chief

NEW YORK, United States - Photo taken in October 2012 shows Satya Nadella of Microsoft Corp. in the state of Washington, United States. Microsoft announced Feb. 4, 2014, that Nadella will succeed Steve Ballmer as the company's chief executive officer.

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Isinbaeva speaks to reporters in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Olympic Village Mayor Elena Isinbaeva, women's pole vault world record holder, answers questions from reporters on Feb. 4, 2014, at the Olympic Village in the Coastal Cluster in Sochi, Russia.

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IOC session in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) is escorted by Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, at the venue for the opening ceremony of the 126th IOC session in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 4, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Image projected on snow sculpture in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - An image is projected on a huge snow sculpture built in Odori Park in Sapporo, Hokkaido, for the Sapporo Snow Festival, on Feb. 4, 2014, the day before the official start of the annual event.

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Sochi rehearsal

SOCHI, Russia - Fireworks explode above the Olympic Park in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 4, 2014, during the last rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the Winter Games. Fisht Olympic Stadium is seen at left.

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Apartments for Japanese athletes at Sochi Olympic Village

SOCHI, Russia - Japan flags hang from the balconies of apartments housing Japanese athletes at the Olympic Village in the Coastal Cluster in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 4, 2014, three days before the opening ceremony of the Winter Games.

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Japanese figure skater Hanyu practices on Sochi rink

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu takes part in his first official practice session in Sochi for the Sochi Olympic Games in the Russian resort town on Feb. 4, 2014.

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Sochi athletes' village unveiled to media

SOCHI, Russia - The athletes' village for the Winter Olympic Games is unveiled to the media in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 4, 2014.

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Stone-coffin grave from Yayoi period found in Nagasaki Pref.

NAGASAKI, Japan - The Nagasaki prefectural board of education shows on Feb. 4, 2014 a stone-coffin grave from around the second century during the latter Yayoi period that was found in Omura, Nagasaki Prefecture. The box-shaped coffin, discovered at the Takematsu ruins in the southwestern Japan city, has traces of being colored with red pigment.

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Takanashi promises best performance at Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese ski jumper Sara Takanashi speaks at a press conference in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 4, 2014, promising to give her best performance and aim for gold at the Winter Olympic Games to open on Feb. 7.

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Students communicate with astronaut Wakata in space

FUKUOKA, Japan - Students communicate directly with Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata, who is at the International Space Station, during an event at Kyushu University in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 4, 2014 for local elementary and junior high school students.

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S. Korean president, UNESCO head hold talks in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Park Geun Hye (far R) hold talks with Irina Bokova (far L), director general of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Feb. 4, 2014.

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Kasai vows best performance, seeks gold at Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese ski jumper Noriaki Kasai speaks at a press conference in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 4, 2014, vowing to aim for the gold medal at the Olympic Games to open on Feb. 7. Kasai, who will participate in a record seventh Winter Games, will be competing as captain of the Japan team.

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Japanese snowboarder Kadono practices in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese snowboarder Yuki Kadono tests the slope during his official slopestyle practice session for the Sochi Olympic Games in the Russian resort town on Feb. 4, 2014.

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S. Korean President Park greets UNESCO head Bokova

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean President Park Geun Hye (R) greets Irina Bokova, director general of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, ahead of their talks at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on Feb. 4, 2014.

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Special dish to bring 'victory' for athletes

TOKYO, Japan - Koji Shimomura (R), chef for a French restaurant in Tokyo, shows a special dish he produced for Ajinomoto Co.'s "Victory Project" for athletes in a dining room at the Ajinomoto National Training Center in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014.

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Sochi Olympics snow sculpture lit up in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - A snow sculpture representing the Sochi Winter Olympic Games is lit up in Sapporo's Odori Park, Hokkaido, for the Sapporo Snow Festival, on Feb. 4, 2014, the day before the official start of the annual event.

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Snow sculptures lit up before Sapporo Snow Festival

SAPPORO, Japan - Snow and ice sculptures in Odori Park in Sapporo, Hokkaido, shine during a test light-up on Feb. 4, 2014, the day before the official start of the annual Sapporo Snow Festival.

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Elementary school student tries on spacesuit

FUKUOKA, Japan - An elementary school student (2nd from L) tries on a spacesuit during an event for children held at Kyushu University in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 4, 2014, to communicate with Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata staying at the International Space Station.

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Japanese figure skater Machida practices for Sochi debut

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese figure skater Tatsuki Machida makes final preparations in an official practice session for the Sochi Winter Olympic Games in the Russian resort town on Feb. 4, 2014.

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Snowing in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A child reaches out to touch falling snow in Tokyo's Ginza district on Feb. 4, 2014. It rarely snows in Tokyo.

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Researchers find new mechanism for hardening of arteries

TSU, Japan - Yoshiji Yamada, a professor of molecular and genetic epidemiology at Mie University, explains in Tsu, central Japan, on Feb. 4, 2014 a mechanism for the hardening of arteries newly discovered by his research team.

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Snowing in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People walk in Tokyo's Ginza district as snow falls on Feb. 4, 2014. It rarely snows in Tokyo.

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Koshino designs uniforms for Osaka Marriott Miyako Hotel

OSAKA, Japan - Staff of the Osaka Marriott Miyako Hotel model uniforms designed by fashion designer Junko Koshino (center) on Feb. 4, 2014 in Osaka, western Japan.

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Swiss president in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) shakes hands with Swiss President Didier Burkhalter prior to their meeting at the ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014.

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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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Snowing in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - People walk in Tokyo's Ginza district as snow falls on Feb. 4, 2014. It rarely snows in Tokyo.

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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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Letter from Naoe Kanetsugu to Uesugi clan vassals

YAMAGATA, Japan - Yamagata University displays on Feb. 4, 2014 in Yamagata, northeastern Japan, a letter written by feudal lord Naoe Kanetsugu (1560-1619) addressed to vassals of the Uesugi clan, praising them for putting up a good fight against the forces of rival lord Date Masamune.

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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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Nikkei dives 4%

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic signboard in Tokyo's Yaesu district shows the closing level of the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average on Feb. 4, 2014. The Nikkei dropped 610.66 points, or 4.18 percent, from the previous day to 14,008.47, a four-month closing low.

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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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Cod Festival in Nikaho, Akita Pref.

NIKAHO, Japan - A child watches cod carried during the annual "Kakeyo Matsuri" (Cod Festival) held in Nikaho, Akita Prefecture, on Feb. 4, 2014. In the event, cod brought to the Konoura fishing port are carried to a local Shinto shrine.

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Swiss president in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito (L) and Swiss President Didier Burkhalter attend an event to mark 150 years of diplomatic ties between Japan and Switzerland, at the official residence of the Swiss ambassador in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Actor Sugi

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows actor Ryotaro Sugi. The Japanese government has praised Sugi, also a singer, for his efforts to establish friendship between Japan and Vietnam, as well as with other Southeast Asian countries, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Feb. 4, 2014.

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City to file kamikaze pilots' mementos for world memory

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kanpei Shimoide, mayor of Minamikyushu in Kagoshima Prefecture, shows an application form at Chiran Peace Museum in the city on Feb. 4, 2014, before filing to have kamikaze suicide pilots' mementos registered in the UNESCO Memory of the World program.

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Kamikaze pilots' mementos for world memory

KAGOSHIMA, Japan - Kanpei Shimoide, mayor of Minamikyushu in Kagoshima Prefecture, meets reporters at Chiran Peace Museum in the city on Feb. 4, 2014, about the municipal government's imminent filing to have kamikaze suicide pilots' mementos registered in the UNESCO Memory of the World program.

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Japanese ballet dancer Maeda

NARITA, Japan - Sae Maeda, a 15-year-old Japanese high school girl, arrives at Narita airport near Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014, after coming second at an international ballet competition in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Raid over suspected bid rigging

TOKYO, Japan - Investigators head to the Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency's Tokyo branch in Tokyo on Feb. 4, 2014. Tokyo prosecutors and the Japan Fair Trade Commission raided the Tokyo branch over alleged bid rigging in the production of snow-melting equipment for the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line, investigative sources said.

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Takanashi arrives in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese ski jumper Sara Takanashi answers reporters' questions after arriving at Sochi airport in Russia on Feb. 4, 2014, before the opening of the Winter Olympics on Feb. 7.

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Takanashi arrives in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese ski jumper Sara Takanashi answers reporters' questions after arriving at Sochi airport in Russia on Feb. 4, 2014, before the opening of the Winter Olympics on Feb. 7.

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Takanashi arrives in Sochi

SOCHI, Russia - Japanese ski jumper Sara Takanashi arrives at Sochi airport in Russia on Feb. 4, 2014, before the opening of the Winter Olympics on Feb. 7. Her compatriot ski jumper Yuki Ito is seen in the back.