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Detainees at Tacloban prison in Philippines

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - Detainees at a prison in Tacloban City, the Philippines, prepare meals and do laundry on Feb. 5, 2014. Most of the 160 people who escaped during the chaos resulting from super typhoon Haiyan in November 2013 have returned, but 39 are still at large.

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Detainees at Tacloban prison in Philippines

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - Detainees at a prison in the Philippine city of Tacloban prepare meals on makeshift stoves on Feb. 5, 2014. Most of the 160 people who escaped during the chaos resulting from super typhoon Haiyan in November 2013 have returned, but 39 are still at large.

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Sochi Olympic torch relay

SOCHI, Russia - The Olympic torch relay passes through Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 5, 2014. The Russian leg of the torch relay for the Sochi Winter Olympic Games began in Moscow on Oct. 7, 2013.

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Fake ATM card scheme

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Photo shows the headquarters of the Bank of Yokohama in Yokohama, near Tokyo, on Feb. 5, 2014. Police said that day a former employee of a Fujitsu Ltd. affiliate who was maintaining the ATM network of the Bank of Yokohama was arrested in the fall of 2013 on suspicion of stealing bank savings of a customer with an account at a different financial institution who used the bank's ATM.

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S. Korean nuclear reactors

ULSAN, South Korea - Photo taken Feb. 5, 2013, shows dome-type Advanced Power Reactor 1400 reactors at the Kori nuclear power plant in Ulsan, South Korea. In 2009, South Korea landed a $41 billion contract to export four APR 1400 reactors to the UAE together with operational skills and nuclear fuel.

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World's oldest woman

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows Misao Okawa, a 114-year-old resident of Osaka in western Japan on Feb. 27, 2013, who was recognized the same day as the world's oldest woman by Guinness World Records. Okawa was born on March 5, 1898.

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World's oldest woman

OSAKA, Japan - Misao Okawa (R), aged 114, receives a certificate from an official of Guinness World Records recognizing her as the world's oldest woman, in Osaka, western Japan, on Feb. 27, 2013. Okawa was born on March 5, 1898.

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World's oldest woman

OSAKA, Japan - Misao Okawa (2nd from L), aged 114, sits for photos with her family after receiving a certificate from Guinness World Records recognizing her as the world's oldest woman, in Osaka, western Japan, on Feb. 27, 2013. Okawa was born on March 5, 1898.

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World's oldest woman

OSAKA, Japan - Misao Okawa, aged 114, receives a certificate from Guinness World Records recognizing her as the world's oldest woman, in Osaka, western Japan, on Feb. 27, 2013. Okawa was born on March 5, 1898.

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Quake-hit communities seek ways to prevent lone deaths

SENDAI, Japan - Shuichi Maki (L), director of a nonprofit organization called Yorozu Sodanshitsu, talks to a female resident in post-disaster public housing in Kobe's Chuo Ward on Feb. 5, 2013.

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Sand dragon

SASEBO, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 5, 2013, shows a sand sculpture of a dragon at the entrance of theme park Huis Ten Bosch in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture. Sand sculptor Katsuhiko Chaen created the work using sand from Tottori Prefecture.

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Sand dragon

SASEBO, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 5, 2013, shows a sand sculpture of a dragon at the entrance of theme park Huis Ten Bosch in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture. Sand sculptor Katsuhiko Chaen created the work using sand from Tottori Prefecture.

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BOJ chief to step down early

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa (far L) answers reporters' questions at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2013, regarding his surprise decision conveyed to the government earlier in the day that he will step down as head of the central bank on March 19, before his term expires on April 8.

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BOJ chief to step down early

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa ends a press conference at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2013. Earlier in the day, Shirakawa conveyed his surprise decision to the government that he will step down as head of the central bank on March 19, before his term expires on April 8.

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BOJ chief to step down early

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa answers reporters' questions at the BOJ's head office in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2013, regarding his surprise decision conveyed to the government earlier in the day that he will step down as head of the central bank on March 19, before his term expires on April 8.

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U.S. cruisers at Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The guided missile cruiser Antietam (R) of the 7th Fleet is deployed at the U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka, near Tokyo, on Feb. 5, 2013, to replace the Cowpens (L).

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S. Korea nuclear power plant

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo shows the Shin Kori 3 (R) and Shin Kori 4 (L) reactors under construction at a nuclear power plant in Ulsan, South Korea, on Feb. 5, 2013.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows the No. 4 reactor building of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture shown to reporters on Feb. 5, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - The common spent-fuel pool of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture is shown to reporters on Feb. 5, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows the No. 4 reactor building (C back) of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture shown to reporters on Feb. 5, 2013. A facility (R) to remove spent fuel from the pool of the reactor is under construction. (Pool photo)

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China warship directs 'fire-control' radar at Japan destroyer

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera tells a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2013, that a Chinese warship directed ''fire-control'' radar at a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel in the East China Sea on Jan. 30. The two countries are involved in a dispute over the ownership of a group of uninhabited islands in the sea.

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India steelmakers to introduce Japan technologies

TOKYO, Japan - Dalip Singh (C), a joint secretary of the Indian Steel Ministry, attends a press conference after a meeting in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2013, aimed at enhancing bilateral private-public sector cooperation in the steel industry.

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Myanmar calls for Japanese investments

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Ko Ko Hlaing (L), chief political adviser to Myanmar President Thein Sein, and other Myanmar officials take part in a seminar on the Myanmar economy in Shizuoka, central Japan, on Feb. 5, 2013.

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Yonekura, Myanmar President Thein Sein

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Hiromasa Yonekura (2nd from L), chairman of the Japan Business Federation, meets with Myanmar President Thein Sein in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on Feb. 5, 2013.

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BOJ chief to step down early

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa attends a meeting of a government panel at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2013. Shirakawa said the same day he will step down as head of the central bank on March 19, before his term expires on April 8.

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China warship directs 'fire-control' radar at Japan destroyer

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (C) tells a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2013, that a Chinese warship directed ''fire-control'' radar at a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel in the East China Sea on Jan. 30. The two countries are involved in a dispute over the ownership of a group of uninhabited islands in the sea.

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Myanmar calls for Japanese investments

SHIZUOKA, Japan - Set Aung, Myanmar's deputy minister for national planning and economic development, speaks during a seminar on the Myanmar economy in Shizuoka, central Japan, on Feb. 5, 2013.

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2 more resign from scandal-hit judo body

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuo Yoshimura, the All Japan Judo Federation's head of development, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2013. Yoshimura and assistant coach Kazuhiko Tokuno resigned the same day, just days after the women's head coach admitted to physically abusing 15 top judoka under his care.

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2 more resign from scandal-hit judo body

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhiko Tokuno, an assistant coach of the All Japan Judo Federation, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2013. Tokuno and Kazuo Yoshimura, the federation's head of development, resigned the same day, just days after the women's head coach admitted to physically abusing 15 top judoka under his care.

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Cat given as gift by Russian leader Putin

AKITA, Japan - Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake strokes a Siberian cat given as a gift by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the prefectural office building in Akita on Feb. 5, 2013. The cat was sent in return for an Akita dog given by the prefecture in the summer of 2012 to express appreciation for Russia's support in the aftermath of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo)

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Cat given as gift by Russian leader Putin

AKITA, Japan - Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake holds a Siberian cat given as a gift by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the prefectural office building in Akita on Feb. 5, 2013. The cat was sent in return for an Akita dog given by the prefecture in the summer of 2012 to express appreciation for Russia's support in the aftermath of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo)

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Territorial dispute-inspired names for fireworks

BEIJING, China - Photo taken in Beijing on Feb. 5, 2013, shows fireworks, with names inspired by a territorial dispute with Japan, on sale for the Lunar New Year. The product at front is named ''Tokyo Big Explosion'' and that at center is called ''I love the Diaoyu Island.'' Japan and China are involved in a dispute over the ownership of a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea.

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Territorial dispute-inspired names for fireworks

BEIJING, China - Photo taken in Beijing on Feb. 5, 2013, shows fireworks, with names inspired by a territorial dispute with Japan, on sale for the Lunar New Year. The product at front is named ''I love the Diaoyu Island'' and that at center is called ''Tokyo Big Explosion.'' Japan and China are involved in a dispute over the ownership of a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea.

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Otsu bullying case

OTSU, Japan - Naomi Koshi, mayor of Otsu in Shiga Prefecture, speaks with reporters at the city hall on Feb. 5, 2013. The Otsu city government admitted for the first time that there was a causal relationship between bullying and a junior high school boy's suicide in 2011, during a hearing earlier the same day at the Otsu District Court for a 77 million yen damages suit filed by the bereaved family of the schoolboy.

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Toyota lifts profit forecast

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Senior Managing Officer Takahiko Ijichi holds a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2013, on the company's earnings forecast. Toyota raised its group operating profit projection for the business year ending in March to 1.15 trillion yen, up 100 billion yen from its previous estimate, boosted by the yen's depreciation, cost-cutting efforts and improved vehicle sales.

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Man Utd to play Marinos in summer friendly

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Peter Schmeichel (L), former goalkeeper and ambassador for Manchester United, and Akira Kaetsu, president of Yokohama Marinos Ltd., are pictured at a press conference at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on Feb. 5, 2013. Manchester United announced the club will play a friendly against J-League side Yokohama F Marinos on July 23 at the stadium, on its first tour through Japan in six years.

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Sapporo Snow Festival

SAPPORO, Japan - People visit the Sapporo Snow Festival at Odori Park in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Feb. 5, 2013. A snow sculpture, modeled after the Kabukiza theater to be reopened in April in Tokyo's Ginza district, can be seen at the back. The festival, one of Japan's largest winter events, runs from Feb. 5 to Feb. 11.

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Minister on judo scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Hakubun Shimomura, minister of education, culture, sports, science and technology, holds a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2013. Shimomura urged the eradication of violence in Japan's sports community, calling the violence used against the nation's top female judo wrestlers by their head coach "the most serious crisis in Japan's sports history."

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Japan judo athletes leave for Paris

NARITA, Japan - Akari Ogata (far L), member of London Olympics, and other judo athletes are pictured at Narita airport near Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2013, before departing for the Paris Grand Slam. Their departures came amid revelations that top female judoka had been subjected to physical and verbal abuse by coaching staff. Masaru Tanabe, who has temporarily replaced then head coach Ryuji Sonoda, is seen 4th from left front.

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Sapporo Snow Festival

SAPPORO, Japan - People visit the Sapporo Snow Festival at Odori Park in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Feb. 5, 2013. A snow sculpture, modeled after the Kabukiza theater to be reopened in April in Tokyo's Ginza district, can be seen at the back. The festival, one of Japan's largest winter events, runs from Feb. 5 to Feb. 11.

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Sapporo Snow Festival

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 5, 2013, shows a snow sculpture created from the mythology of the Ise Shrine in Mie Prefecture, at the Sapporo Snow Festival at Odori Park in Sapporo, Hokkaido. The festival, one of Japan's largest winter events, runs from Feb. 5 to Feb. 11.

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Japan judo athletes leave for Paris

NARITA, Japan - Hitoshi Saito (R), in charge of team development at the All Japan Judo Federation, is pictured at Narita airport near Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2013, before departing for the Paris Grand Slam, with nine women athletes. Their departures came amid revelations that top female judoka had been subjected to physical and verbal abuse by coaching staff. Japan men's head coach Kosei Inoue (behind Saito) is about to leave for Europe on the same flight.

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Sapporo Snow Festival

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 5, 2013, shows snow sculptures of Nippon Ham Fighters rookie Shohei Otani (L) and Fighters manager Hideki Kuriyama at the Sapporo Snow Festival at Odori Park in Sapporo, Hokkaido. The festival, one of Japan's largest winter events, runs from Feb. 5 to Feb. 11.