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Japan prepares for N. Korea rocket

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - A ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor is unloaded from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's transport ship Osumi at Hirara port on Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3, 2012. Japan is deploying the PAC-3 interceptors mainly in Okinawa Prefecture and Aegis-equipped destroyers carrying the sea-based Standard Missile-3 interceptors in the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea to act as a missile shield against a rocket North Korea is planning to launch later in April or its debris.

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Japan prepares for N. Korea rocket

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - A ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor is unloaded from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's transport ship Osumi at Hirara port on Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3, 2012. Japan is deploying the PAC-3 interceptors mainly in Okinawa Prefecture and Aegis-equipped destroyers carrying the sea-based Standard Missile-3 interceptors in the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea to act as a missile shield against a rocket North Korea is planning to launch later in April or its debris.

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U.S. naval ship visits Okinawan civilian port

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - Lt. Cmdr. Andria Slough, captain of the minesweeper Defender of the U.S. Navy, speaks at Hirara port on Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, on Sept. 21, 2010, after arriving in the southern Japan region. Slough said the visit, made despite local opposition to the use of a civilian harbor by a U.S. warship, was aimed at deepening the two countries' friendship.

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(1)Ichiro visits Orix camp, takes batting practice

HIRARA, Japan - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (L) chats with Akira Ogi (R), his mentor and manager of the Orix Buffaloes, a new team created through the merger of the Orix BlueWave and the Kintetsu Buffaloes, on the Okinawa Prefecture island of Miyako on Feb. 6. Ichiro returned to his old spring training stomping grounds for the first time in five years since leaving the Orix BlueWave for a career in the major leagues.

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(2)Ichiro visits Orix camp, takes batting practice

HIRARA, Japan - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (front) practices batting on the island of Miyako, Okinawa Prefecture, on Feb. 6 as a number of fans look on. Ichiro returned to his old spring training stomping grounds for the first time in five years since leaving the Orix BlueWave for a career in the major leagues.

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(2)Ichiro visits Orix camp, takes batting practice

HIRARA, Japan - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (front) practices batting on the island of Miyako, Okinawa Prefecture, on Feb. 6 as a number of fans look on. Ichiro returned to his old spring training stomping grounds for the first time in five years since leaving the Orix BlueWave for a career in the major leagues. (Kyodo)

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(1)Ichiro visits Orix camp, takes batting practice

HIRARA, Japan - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (L) chats with Akira Ogi (R), his mentor and manager of the Orix Buffaloes, a new team created through the merger of the Orix BlueWave and the Kintetsu Buffaloes, on the Okinawa Prefecture island of Miyako on Feb. 6. Ichiro returned to his old spring training stomping grounds for the first time in five years since leaving the Orix BlueWave for a career in the major leagues. (Kyodo)

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U.S. naval ship visits Okinawan civilian port

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - Lt. Cmdr. Andria Slough, captain of the minesweeper Defender of the U.S. Navy, speaks at Hirara port on Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, on Sept. 21, 2010, after arriving in the southern Japan region. Slough said the visit, made despite local opposition to the use of a civilian harbor by a U.S. warship, was aimed at deepening the two countries' friendship. (Kyodo)

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Japan prepares for N. Korea rocket

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - A ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor is unloaded from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's transport ship Osumi at Hirara port on Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3, 2012. Japan is deploying the PAC-3 interceptors mainly in Okinawa Prefecture and Aegis-equipped destroyers carrying the sea-based Standard Missile-3 interceptors in the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea to act as a missile shield against a rocket North Korea is planning to launch later in April or its debris. (Kyodo)

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Japan prepares for N. Korea rocket

MIYAKOJIMA, Japan - A ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor is unloaded from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's transport ship Osumi at Hirara port on Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3, 2012. Japan is deploying the PAC-3 interceptors mainly in Okinawa Prefecture and Aegis-equipped destroyers carrying the sea-based Standard Missile-3 interceptors in the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea to act as a missile shield against a rocket North Korea is planning to launch later in April or its debris. (Kyodo)