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Japan's Uemura finishes 4th again in women's moguls

SOCHI, Russia - Japan's Aiko Uemura gestures to her supporters for her "tears of gratitude" after finishing her third and last run in the Winter Olympics women's moguls final at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 8, 2014. The five-time Olympic freestyle skier finished fourth, the same result as in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games, missing out on winning her first Olympic medal.

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Sven Kramer wins men's 5,000m speedskating

SOCHI, Russia - Sven Kramer of the Netherlands skates in the men's 5,000-meter speedskating event at the Winter Olymics at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 8, 2014. Kramer won the gold medal to add to his gold at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

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Sven Kramer wins men's 5,000m speedskating

SOCHI, Russia - Sven Kramer of the Netherlands skates in the men's 5,000-meter speedskating event at the Winter Olymics at the Adler Arena Skating Center in Sochi, Russia, on Feb. 8, 2014. Kramer won the gold medal to add to his gold at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

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Recruit founder Ezoe dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in March 2010 shows Hiromasa Ezoe, the founder of Recruit Co., a classified advertising conglomerate that was mired in a high-profile shares-for-favors scandal in the 1980s. Ezoe died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital at the age of 76 on Feb. 8, 2013.

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World Cup forward Yano back with Albirex

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken at Kansai International Airport on July 1, 2010, shows Japanese soccer player Kisho Yano. The 27-year-old forward, a member of the 2010 World Cup squad, has returned to his old club Albirex Niigata, the J-League first division team announced on Feb. 8, 2012. He was released by German club Freiburg late in the previous year.

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2 Koreas lay groundwork for high-level military talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Three representatives of the South Korean military on Feb. 8, 2011, stand in front of a Unification Ministry building in Seoul ahead of their departure for the inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjeom to discuss with their North Korean counterparts details for a proposed meeting of high-level defense officials between South and North Korea. The colonel-level talks are the first inter-Korean meeting since the North's deadly artillery attack on a South Korean border island in November 2010.

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Uniqlo operator logs record Sept.-Feb. sales, profit

TOKYO, Japan - Tadashi Yanai (L), chairman and president of Fast Retailing Co., the operator of Uniqlo casual clothing stores, briefs reporters on the company's earnings report for the business year that ended in February at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on April 8, 2010. Yanai reported record-high consolidated sales and operating profit for the year on the back of brisk demand for its autumn and winter products.

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Uniqlo operator logs record Sept.-Feb. sales, profit

TOKYO, Japan - Tadashi Yanai, chairman and president of Fast Retailing Co., the operator of Uniqlo casual clothing stores, briefs reporters on the company's earnings report for the business year that ended in February at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on April 8, 2010. Yanai reported record-high consolidated sales and operating profit for the year on the back of brisk demand for its autumn and winter products.

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Uniqlo operator logs record Sept.-Feb. sales, profit

TOKYO, Japan - Tadashi Yanai, chairman and president of Fast Retailing Co., the operator of Uniqlo casual clothing stores, briefs reporters on the company's earnings report for the business year that ended in February at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on April 8, 2010. Yanai reported record-high consolidated sales and operating profit for the year on the back of brisk demand for its autumn and winter products.

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Uniqlo operator logs record Sept.-Feb. sales, profit

TOKYO, Japan - Tadashi Yanai, chairman and president of Fast Retailing Co., the operator of Uniqlo casual clothing stores, briefs reporters on the company's earnings report for the business year that ended in February at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on April 8, 2010. Yanai reported record-high consolidated sales and operating profit for the year on the back of brisk demand for its autumn and winter products.

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N. Korean gov't official detained in Russia seeking defection

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Photo taken Feb. 8, 2010 shows a facility in the Russian Far East, where a North Korean government official has been detained. Russian security and other sources said Feb. 15 that the 40-year-old official, detained after smuggling himself into the country, wants to defect to Russia or another country.

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Ishikawa practices for Pebble Beach golf

PEBBLE BEACH, United States - Japanese golfer Ryo Ishikawa putts during a practice round at Pebble Beach Golf Links in California, United States, on Feb. 8, 2010. Ishikawa will play in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am which starts Feb. 11.

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Japanese freestyle skiers practice at Olympic venue

CYPRESS MOUNTAIN, Canada - Japanese mogul skier Aiko Uemura (R) practices her jumps during a pre-Olympic practice session at Cypress Mountain, West Vancouver, on Feb. 8, 2010. The mogul event of the Olympic Winter Games will be held Feb. 13.

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Novelist Wahei Tatematsu dies at 62

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in 2008 shows award-winning novelist Wahei Tatematsu, who died on Feb. 8, 2010, due to multiple organ failure at a Tokyo hospital. He was 62. Tatematsu was also known for his recent environmental nonprofit work.

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Ishikawa practices for Pebble Beach golf

PEBBLE BEACH, United States - Japanese golfer Ryo Ishikawa hits an approach shot during a practice round at Pebble Beach Golf Links in California, United States, on Feb. 8, 2010. Ishikawa will play in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am which starts Feb. 11.

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Ishikawa practices for Pebble Beach golf

PEBBLE BEACH, United States - Japanese golfer Ryo Ishikawa hits from the bunker during a practice round at Pebble Beach Golf Links in California, United States, on Feb. 8, 2010. Ishikawa will play in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am which starts Feb. 11.

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Ishikawa practices for Pebble Beach golf

PEBBLE BEACH, United States - Japanese golfer Ryo Ishikawa hits a shot during a practice round at Pebble Beach Golf Links in California, United States, on Feb. 8, 2010. Ishikawa will play in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am which starts Feb. 11.

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Japanese freestyle skiers practice at Olympic venue

CYPRESS MOUNTAIN, Canada - Japanese mogul skier Tae Satoya (below) takes part in a pre-Olympic practice session at Cypress Mountain, West Vancouver, on Feb. 8, 2010. Snow has been transported to the area in western Canada from nearby mountains due to an unseasonably warm winter in Vancouver, in preparation for the Olympic Winter Games beginning Feb. 12.

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Nagasaki youth on petition drive for nuclear-free world in U.S.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Two Japanese students (back, standing) from Nagasaki conduct a petition drive on Feb. 8, 2010, at a high school near Santa Barbara, California, seeking American youth's support for their goal, total abolition of the world's nuclear arms.

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Japanese freestyle skiers practice at Olympic venue

CYPRESS MOUNTAIN, Canada - Japanese mogul skier Aiko Uemura (below) takes part in a pre-Olympic practice session at Cypress Mountain, West Vancouver, on Feb. 8, 2010. The mogul event of the Olympic Winter Games will be held Feb. 13.

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Nagasaki youth on petition drive for nuclear-free world in U.S.

LOS ANGELES, United States - An American student (R) at a high school near Santa Barbara, California, signs a petition for creating a nuclear-free world given to her by 18-year-old peace worker Anmi Naruse from Nagasaki on Feb. 8, 2010.

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Unseasonably warm weather in Vancouver ahead of Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Women practice yoga outdoors in Vancouver, Canada, on Feb. 8, 2010. The host city of the 2010 Winter Olympics has been experiencing unseasonably warm weather ahead of the start of the Games on Feb. 12.

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Unseasonably warm weather in Vancouver ahead of Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - A woman jogs in a T-shirt in front of a ''Vancouver 2010'' sign, in Vancouver, Canada, on Feb. 8, 2010. The host city of the 2010 Winter Olympics has been experiencing unseasonably warm weather ahead of the start of the Games on Feb. 12.

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Unseasonably warm weather in Vancouver ahead of Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - People ride bicycles near cherry blossoms that have bloomed early in Stanley Park, Vancouver, on Feb. 8, 2010. The Canadian host city of the 2010 Winter Olympics has been experiencing unseasonably warm weather ahead of the start of the Games on Feb. 12.

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Vancouver vicinity basks in warm weather ahead of Olympics

WHISTLER, Canada - A man walks in a T-shirt carrying a snowboard at a ski resort in Whistler, Canada, on Feb. 8, 2010. The weather in Whistler, which will host Olympic venues, has been unseasonably warm, marked by lack of snow, ahead of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.

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Unseasonably warm weather in Vancouver ahead of Olympics

WHISTLER, Canada - A skier walks past a puddle of melting snow at a ski resort in Whistler, Canada, on Feb. 8, 2010. The weather in Whistler, which will host Olympic venues, has been unseasonably warm, leading to a lack of snow ahead of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics.

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Unseasonably warm weather in Vancouver ahead of Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Women sunbathe on a beach in Vancouver, Canada, on Feb. 8, 2010. The host city of the 2010 Winter Olympics has been experiencing unseasonably warm weather ahead of the start of the Games on Feb. 12.

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Japanese Nordic combined team practice at Olympic venue

WHISTLER, Canada - Japan's Yusuke Minato is seen during a practice session at the Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, Canada, on Feb. 8, 2010. The Japanese Nordic combined team trained at the Olympic venue ahead of the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games, which begin Feb. 12.

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Heil prepares for Vancouver Olympics

VANCOUVER, Canada - Canadian freestyle moguls skier Jennifer Heil takes part in a press conference in Vancouver on Feb. 8, 2010. Heil will try to grab a second straight Olympic gold medal in the sport during the upcoming Winter Games in her homeland.

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Japanese Nordic combined team practice at Olympic venue

WHISTLER, Canada - Japan's Norihito Kobayashi participates in a practice session at the Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, Canada, on Feb. 8, 2010. The Japanese Nordic combined team trained at the Olympic venue ahead of the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games, which begin Feb. 12.

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Japanese Nordic combined team practice at Olympic venue

WHISTLER, Canada - Japan's Taihei Kato participates in a practice session at the Whistler Olympic Park in Whistler, Canada, on Feb. 8, 2010. The Japanese Nordic combined team trained at the Olympic venue ahead of the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games, which begin Feb. 12.

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Kirin, Suntory cancel integration over merger ratio

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Holdings Co. President Kazuyasu Kato (L) speaks about the brewer's aborted integration talks with Suntory Holdings Ltd. at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010. The two companies have ended their talks, citing differences over the merger ratio, in a breakdown of a deal that would have created one of the world's largest food and beverage makers.

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Kirin, Suntory cancel integration over merger ratio

TOKYO, Japan - Suntory Holdings Ltd. President Nobutada Saji speaks to reporters about the brewer's aborted integration talks with Kirin Holdings Ltd. in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010. The two companies have ended their talks, citing differences over the merger ratio, in a breakdown of a deal that would have created one of the world's largest food and beverage makers.

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Kirin, Suntory cancel integration over merger ratio

TOKYO, Japan - Suntory Holdings Ltd. President Nobutada Saji speaks to reporters about the brewer's aborted integration talks with Kirin Holdings Ltd. in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010. The two companies have ended their talks, citing differences over the merger ratio, in a breakdown of a deal that would have created one of the world's largest food and beverage makers.

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Asahi Breweries to promote Izumiya to president

TOKYO, Japan - Naoki Izumiya, senior managing director of Asahi Breweries Ltd., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010, after being nominated as the successor to President Hitoshi Ogita, who will become chairman. Izumiya will assume the presidency at a board meeting March 26.

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Foreign minister of Somali transitional gov't in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Ali Ahmed Jama Jangeli, foreign minister of the Somali transitional federal government, speaks at a news conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010. Ali called for Japan's help in ensuring security in the country, which is a hotbed of Islamist rebels and pirates.

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Ozawa to stay on as DPJ No. 2: Hatoyama

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010. Hatoyama said he will not seek the resignation of Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa from the ruling party's No. 2 post over a political funds scandal.

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Ozawa to stay on as DPJ No. 2: Hatoyama

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010. Hatoyama said he will not seek the resignation of Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa from the ruling party's No. 2 post over a political funds scandal.

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Hatoyama, Abbas agree on need to resume peace process

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama attend a joint news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010, after their talks.

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Ozawa to stay on as DPJ No. 2: Hatoyama

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa speaks at a news conference at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010. Ozawa expressed his eagerness to continue in the ruling party's No. 2 post following the indictment of two former aides and a current aide over a political funds scandal.

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Ozawa to stay on as DPJ No. 2: Hatoyama

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa speaks at a news conference at the DPJ's headquarters in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010. Ozawa expressed his eagerness to continue in the ruling party's No. 2 post following the indictment of two former aides and a current aide over a political funds scandal.

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Kirin, Suntory cancel integration over merger ratio

TOKYO, Japan - Suntory Holdings Ltd. President Nobutada Saji speaks about the brewer's aborted integration talks with Kirin Holdings Ltd. at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010. The two companies have ended their talks, citing differences over the merger ratio, in a breakdown of a deal that would have created one of the world's largest food and beverage makers.

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Palestinian President Abbas talks with Hatoyama

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010, prior to their talks.

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Kirin, Suntory cancel integration over merger ratio

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Holdings Co. President Kazuyasu Kato speaks about the brewer's aborted integration talks with Suntory Holdings Ltd. at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010. The two companies have ended their talks, citing differences over the merger ratio, in a breakdown of a deal that would have created one of the world's largest food and beverage makers.

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Nikkei closes below 10,000 line for 1st time since Dec. 10

TOKYO, Japan - An electric board in Tokyo's Marunouchi business district shows the key Nikkei Stock Average at the Tokyo Stock Exchange dropping 105.27 points to close at 9,951.82, on Feb. 8, 2010. The index closed below the 10,000 line for the first time since Dec. 10.

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Kirin, Suntory cancel integration over merger ratio

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Holdings Co. President Kazuyasu Kato speaks about the brewer's aborted integration talks with Suntory Holdings Ltd. at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010. The two companies have ended their talks, citing differences over the merger ratio, in a breakdown of a deal that would have created one of the world's largest food and beverage makers.

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Transport ministry warns manufacturer over faked safety data

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Kakegawa (C), president of Koito Industries Ltd., and other company executives bow during a press conference at the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010, after being instructed by the ministry to improve the company's business operations. The company has fabricated fire resistance and strength data on 150,000 seats for planes for 32 carriers in 24 countries and territories.

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Soft rime 'Ice Monsters' at Zao Onsen Ski Resort northern Japan

YAMAGATA, Japan - Tourists ski past soft rime ''Ice Monsters'' created by snow and ice covering coniferous trees, at Zao Onsen Ski Resort in Yamagata, northern Japan, on Feb. 8, 2010.

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Transport ministry warns manufacturer over faked safety data

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Kakegawa (L), president of Koito Industries Ltd., receives instructions to improve the company's business operations from Ryuhei Maeda, director general of the Civil Aviation Bureau at the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010. The company has fabricated fire resistance and strength data on 150,000 seats for planes for 32 carriers in 24 countries and territories.

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Ozawa meets with Hatoyama

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa (R), leaves the prime minister's office in Tokyo after meeting with Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, on Feb. 8, 2010. Ozawa, Hatoyama's right-hand man, is faced with mounting calls for resignation from the post over a political funds scandal.