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Japanese antiwar journalist Muno turns 100

TOKYO, Japan - Takeji Muno, a prominent antiwar journalist in Japan whose career has included covering both wartime prime ministers, Fumimaru Konoe and Hideki Tojo, speaks during an interview in Saitama north of Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2014, ahead of his 100th birthday on Jan.2, 2015. Wary of the "smells of war" brought about by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policies such as a national secrecy law and the push for the right to exercise collective self-defense, Muno vowed to continue to speak out for as long as he lives.

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Japanese antiwar journalist Muno turns 100

TOKYO, Japan - Takeji Muno, a prominent antiwar journalist in Japan, reacts during celebrations for his 100th birthday at his home in Saitama north of Tokyo on Jan. 2, 2015. Wary of the "smells of war" brought about by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's policies such as a national secrecy law and the push for the right to exercise collective self-defense, Muno vowed to continue to speak out for as long as he lives.

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Aguirre, players leave for Australia

NARITA, Japan - Japan men's national soccer team coach Javier Aguirre is seen at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Jan. 2, 2015, before the team's departure for Australia for the Jan. 9-31 Asian Cup.

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Aguirre, players leave for Australia

NARITA, Japan - (From R) Japan men's national soccer team players Keisuke Honda, Yoshinori Muto and Eiji Kawashima are seen at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Jan. 2, 2015, before the team's departure for Australia for the Jan. 9-31 Asian Cup.

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Unheralded Aoyama Gakuin on top in collegiate ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Daichi Kamino of Aoyama Gakuin University takes a big lead over the other runners in the mountainous 23.2-kilometer fifth stage of the five-segment, 107.5 kilometer collegiate ekiden race between Tokyo's Otemachi business district and the spa town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture on Jan. 2, 2015. (Pool photo)

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Unheralded Aoyama Gakuin on top in collegiate ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Daichi Kamino (top) of Aoyama Gakuin University is tossed into the air by his teammates after crossing the finish line first in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, of the annual collegiate ekiden race on Jan. 2, 2015. The university won the first day of the two-day road race between Tokyo's Otemachi business district and the spa town of Hakone for the first time ever, in 5 hours, 23 minutes, 58 seconds.

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"Shishi-mai" lion dance performed in Miyagi Pref.

HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, Japan - A "shishi-mai" lion dance performer in a costume pretends to bite a mother and her baby to wish for their health in Higashimatsushima in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Miyagi on Jan. 2, 2015.

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"Shishi-mai" lion dance performed at shrine in Miyagi Pref.

HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, Japan - A "shishi-mai" lion dance is performed at Tamatsukuri Jinja, a Shinto shrine, in Higashimatsushima in the northeastern Japan prefecture of Miyagi on Jan. 2, 2015, to wish for the health of people.

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Emperor offers New Year's greetings to well-wishers

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Princess Kiko and her daughters, Princess Mako and Princess Kako, wave to well-wishers from a balcony of the Chowa-Den wing of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 2, 2015.

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Horse riders ascend steps of Hokkaido shrine

HAKODATE, Japan - Members of a riding club in Hakodate, Hokkaido, northern Japan, ride up 134 steps on Hokkaido-bred "dosanko" horses in the precincts of the Hakodate Hachimangu shrine in front of worshippers at an annual event on Jan. 2, 2015.

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Unheralded Aoyama Gakuin on top in collegiate ekiden

HAKONE, Japan - Daichi Kamino of Aoyama Gakuin University crosses the finish line in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, of the annual collegiate ekiden race on Jan. 2, 2015. The university won the first day of the two-day road race between Tokyo's Otemachi business district and the spa town of Hakone for the first time ever, in 5 hours, 23 minutes, 58 seconds.

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Prince Mikasa, Princess Kako in New Year's greetings

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Mikasa (R), 99-year-old uncle of Emperor Akihito, and Princess Kako, one of the emperor's granddaughters, wave to well-wishers from a balcony of the Chowa-Den at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in New Year's greetings on Jan. 2, 2015.

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Emperor offers New Year's greetings to well-wishers

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) extends New Year's greetings to well-wishers, with Empress Michiko next to him, from a balcony of the Chowa-Den wing of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 2, 2015.

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Emperor offers New Year's greetings to well-wishers

TOKYO, Japan - Members of the imperial family stand on a balcony of the Chowa-Den wing of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo and wave to well-wishers on Jan. 2, 2015.

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Emperor offers New Year's greetings to well-wishers

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (L) and Crown Princess Masako arrive at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 2, 2015, to join the emperor's New Year's greetings to well-wishers along with other members of the imperial family.

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Emperor offers New Year's greetings to well-wishers

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko stand on a balcony of the Chowa-Den wing of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo and wave to well-wishers on Jan. 2, 2015.

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Foreigners buy lucky bags at Japanese department store

TOKYO, Japan - A woman (R) from Hong Kong selects "fukubukuro" New Year lucky bags at the Mitsukoshi Ginza department store in Tokyo on Jan. 2, 2015, as the department store began its New Year sale the same day.

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Unheralded Aoyama Gakuin on top in collegiate ekiden

TOKYO, Japan - Runners start the two-day, annual collegiate ekiden race in Tokyo's Otemachi business district on Jan. 2, 2015. Aoyama Gakuin University won the first day of the road race between Otemachi and the spa town of Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, for the first time ever, in 5 hours, 23 minutes, 58 seconds.