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Smoking in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A 9-year-old boy smokes in a village in Sukabumi Regency, West Java, in July 2012. Indonesia does not have a law prohibiting smoking by children.

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Sharp to slash 5,000 jobs in Japan, overseas

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken July 26, 2012, shows the headquarters of Sharp Corp. in Osaka's Abeno Ward. The company will slash some 5,000 jobs, or 9 percent of its consolidated workforce, in and outside Japan by the end of March 2013 through early retirements and other means to turn its business around after being hit by a slump in its television business, sources close to the matter said Aug. 2, 2012.

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Fukuhara reaches Olympic 4th round in table tennis

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Ai Fukuhara returns a shot against Russia's Anna Tikhomirova in the third round of the women's table tennis singles match at ExCel London at the 2012 London Olympics on July 29, 2012. Fukuhara advanced to the fourth round after winning the match 11-7, 11-8, 11-9 and 11-3.

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Fukuhara reaches Olympic 4th round in table tennis

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Ai Fukuhara serves against Russia's Anna Tikhomirova in the third round of the women's table tennis singles match at ExCel London at the 2012 London Olympics on July 29, 2012. Fukuhara advanced to the fourth round after winning the match 11-7, 11-8, 11-9 and 11-3.

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Fukuhara reaches Olympic 4th round in table tennis

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Ai Fukuhara plays against Russia's Anna Tikhomirova in the third round of the women's table tennis singles match at ExCel London at the 2012 London Olympics on July 29, 2012. Fukuhara advanced to the fourth round after winning the match 11-7, 11-8, 11-9 and 11-3.

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Immigration booths

NARITA, Japan - Photo shows immigration booths at Narita airport near Tokyo on July 9, 2012, with faces obscured to protect privacy. Japan's Justice Ministry plans to test a system around early August to identify by computer embarking and disembarking passengers using photo image data registered in their integrated circuit passports.

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Japan beat Canada in Olympic women's soccer opener

COVENTRY, England - Japan's Nahomi Kawasumi (9) celebrates after scoring the team's initial goal against Canada in the first half of an Olympic women's soccer Group F opener at the City of Coventry Stadium on July 25, 2012. Japan beat Canada 2-1.

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Oi plant's No. 4 reactor starts capacity operation

OI, Japan - Photo shows the No. 4 reactor building (L) at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, at midnight on July 24, 2012. The No. 4 reactor started full-capacity power generation early on July 25 to ease electricity shortages in western Japan. The building housing the No. 3 reactor, which the utility brought to full operation on July 9, can be seen to the right.

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Darvish goes 7 innings for 11th win

ANAHEIM, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish pitches against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on July 21, 2012. Darvish allowed two runs on three hits, and struck out 11 over seven innings, to notch up his 11th win of the season as the Rangers won 9-2.

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Darvish goes 7 innings for 11th win

ANAHEIM, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish pitches against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on July 21, 2012. Darvish allowed two runs on three hits, and struck out 11 over seven innings, to notch up his 11th win of the season as the Rangers won 9-2.

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Darvish goes 7 innings for 11th win

ANAHEIM, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish pitches against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on July 21, 2012. Darvish allowed two runs on three hits, and struck out 11 over seven innings, to notch up his 11th win of the season as the Rangers won 9-2.

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Darvish goes 7 innings for 11th win

ANAHEIM, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish pitches against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on July 21, 2012. Darvish allowed two runs on three hits, and struck out 11 over seven innings, to notch up his 11th win of the season as the Rangers won 9-2.

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Oi reactor regains criticality

OI, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 4 reactor (front) of the Oi nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture on July 19, 2012. The reactor reached criticality that morning following its reactivation the night before by its operator, Kansai Electric Power Co. The reactor is the second to go back online after all of Japan's commercial reactors were taken offline for regular checks in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis. The first to resume operation was the Oi plant's No. 3 reactor (back) which was brought to full operation on July 9.

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Oi reactor regains criticality

OI, Japan - Photo shows the No. 4 reactor (L) of the Oi nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture on July 19, 2012. The reactor reached criticality that morning following its reactivation the night before by its operator, Kansai Electric Power Co. The reactor is the second to go back online, after all of Japan's commercial reactors were taken offline for regular checks in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis. The first to resume operation was the Oi plant's No. 3 reactor (R) which was brought to full operation on July 9.

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2nd reactor restarted at Oi power plant

OI, Japan - Photo taken July 18, 2012, shows the No. 4 reactor building (L) at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. The No. 4 reactor was restarted later, around 9 p.m., the same day, becoming only the second reactor to resume operation after being shut down for periodic checks since the Fukushima nuclear crisis began in March 2011. The building housing the No. 3 reactor, which the utility reactivated on July 1 and brought to full operation on July 9, can be seen to the right.

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2nd reactor restarted at Oi power plant

OI, Japan - Workers in the main control room reactivate the No. 4 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, around 9 p.m. on July 18, 2012. The No. 4 reactor became the second reactor to resume operation after being shut down for periodic checks since the Fukushima nuclear crisis began in March 2011. (Pool photo)

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2nd reactor restarted at Oi power plant

OI, Japan - Security guards stand near the entrance to Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, at 7:52 p.m. on July 18, 2012. The No. 4 reactor at the plant was reactivated around 9 p.m. the same day, becoming only the second reactor to resume operation after being shut down for periodic checks since the Fukushima nuclear crisis began in March 2011.

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Another reactor at Oi power plant reactivated

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 9, 2012, shows the No. 4 reactor building (front) at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture. The No. 4 reactor was reactivated around 9 p.m. on July 18, becoming only the second reactor to resume operation after being shut down for periodic checks since the Fukushima nuclear crisis began in March 2011. The building housing the No. 3 reactor, which the utility reactivated on July 1 and brought to full operation on July 9, stands just behind.

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Another reactor at Oi power plant reactivated

OI, Japan - Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Seishu Makino (front) attends a press conference in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on the afternoon of July 18, 2012. The No. 4 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town was reactivated around 9 p.m. the same day, becoming only the second reactor to resume operation after being shut down for regular checks since the Fukushima nuclear crisis began in March 2011.

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Cambodia rejects ASEAN plea to issue joint communique

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong speaks during a press conference in Phnom Penh on July 13, 2012, after a series of meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and its dialogue partners. Cambodia, chair of the meetings, rejected the appeals of other ASEAN member states for it to reconsider its decision not to issue a joint communique summarizing discussions at the July 9, 2012, ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting, according to a diplomat who attended the meeting.

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China's April-June economic growth slows to 7.6%

BEIJING, Canada - Photo shows a worker at a construction site of a condominium in Beijing on July 9, 2012. China's economic growth further slowed in the April-June quarter of 2012, expanding 7.6 percent from a year earlier compared to the 8.1 percent rise in the first quarter, according to government data released on July 13.

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Japan, Kiwis draw in Olympic sendoff

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Verdy striker Kenyu Sugimoto of Japan (9) scores the first goal in the second half of an U-23 international friendly against New Zealand at National Stadium in Tokyo on July 11, 2012. Japan drew 1-1 in the Olympic sendoff match.

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Japan, Kiwis draw in Olympic sendoff

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Verdy striker Kenyu Sugimoto of Japan (9) scores the first goal in the second half of an U-23 international friendly against New Zealand at National Stadium in Tokyo on July 11, 2012. Japan drew 1-1 in the Olympic sendoff match.

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Japan's antipiracy patrol in Gulf of Aden

DJIBOUTI, Djibouti - The pilot of a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force P-3C patrol aircraft observes the scene in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia on July 9, 2012, during antipiracy operations.

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Japan's antipiracy patrol in Gulf of Aden

DJIBOUTI, Djibouti - Photo taken July 9, 2012, shows a propeller of a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force P-3C patrol aircraft over the Gulf of Aden off Somalia during antipiracy operations. A Chinese navy ship (front) is seen escorting a merchant ship sailing through the area.

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Home Run Derby

KANSAS CITY, United States - Detroit Tigers slugger Prince Fielder wins the 2012 Home Run Derby at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 9, 2012.

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Home Run Derby

KANSAS CITY, United States - Detroit Tigers slugger Prince Fielder wins the 2012 Home Run Derby at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 9, 2012.

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Home Run Derby

KANSAS CITY, United States - Detroit Tigers slugger Prince Fielder, winner of the 2012 Home Run Derby, holds the trophy at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 9, 2012.

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Home Run Derby

KANSAS CITY, United States - Detroit Tigers slugger Prince Fielder, winner of the 2012 Home Run Derby, holds the trophy at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 9, 2012.

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British town "disappointed" at fewer Japanese coming for Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Photo on July 9, 2012, shows the hockey ground at a university in Loughborough, about 150 kilometers north of London. Community leaders in the town have expressed disappointment that the majority of Japan's Olympic team will be based in and around London in the run-up to the summer games.

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Home Run Derby

KANSAS CITY, United States - Detroit Tigers slugger Prince Fielder wins the 2012 Home Run Derby at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 9, 2012.

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Actress Isuzu Yamada dies at 95

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in February 2001 shows actress Isuzu Yamada in Tokyo holding the badge of the Order of Culture she received the previous year. Yamada, known for a variety of theater and film roles including some under legendary director Akira Kurosawa, died of multiple organ failure at a Tokyo hospital on July 9, 2012. She was 95.

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Osaka Gov. Matsui in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui (R) shakes hands with George Tanasijevich, president and chief executive officer of Marina Bay Sands Pte Ltd., at the Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore on July 9, 2012. Matsui urged the resort developer to bid for a casino project in Osaka after Japan enacts laws authorizing the operation of casinos.

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Japan's antipiracy patrol in Gulf of Aden

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's escort ship Ikazuchi (below) escorts a cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia on July 9, 2012, during antipiracy operations.

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Yakisoba makes Italian debut at Roman event

ROME, Italy - Popular pan-fried noodles known as Fujinomiya Yakisoba are cooked at a Japan-related event in Rome on July 9, 2012. It was the third time the noodle dish from the central Japanese city of Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, had been promoted overseas, following earlier appearances in New York and Seattle.

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Japan's antipiracy patrol in Gulf of Aden

TOKYO, Japan - An officer of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force takes photographs from an MSDF P-3C patrol aircraft over the Gulf of Aden off Somalia on July 9, 2012, during antipiracy operations.

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Japan's antipiracy patrol in Gulf of Aden

TOKYO, Japan - A helicopter of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (C) and an MSDF escort ship (upper L) escort a cargo ship sailing in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia on July 9, 2012, during antipiracy operations.

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Japan's antipiracy patrol in Gulf of Aden

TOKYO, Japan - The pilot of a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force P-3C patrol aircraft observes the scene in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia on July 9, 2012, during antipiracy operations. To the lower left is the MSDF's escort vessel Sawagiri.

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Japan launches new registration system for foreigners

NARITA, Japan - Nguyen Thanh Nho (L), a Vietnamese national, receives his resident card at the immigration control office at Narita airport, near Tokyo, upon his arrival on July 9, 2012, to work as a trainee in Japan. Japan launched a new registration system for foreigners the same day, incorporating those staying in the country longer than 90 days into the same residence registration system as Japanese citizens.

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Japan launches new registration system for foreigners

TOKYO, Japan - People demonstrate against a new registration system for foreigners, in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki district of government ministries and agencies on July 9, 2012. Japan launched a new registration system for foreigners the same day, incorporating those staying in the country longer than 90 days into the same residence registration system as Japanese citizens.

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Japan launches new registration system for foreigners

TOKYO, Japan - People demonstrate against a new registration system for foreigners, in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki district of government ministries and agencies on July 9, 2012. Japan launched a new registration system for foreigners the same day, incorporating those staying in the country longer than 90 days into the same residence registration system as Japanese citizens.

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Myanmar commerce minister in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Myanmar Commerce Minister Win Myint (R) is briefed by Park Young Kwang (L), president of EBM Corp., on medical equipment the company produces, at the company in Tokyo's Ota Ward on July 9, 2012.

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Myanmar commerce minister in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Myanmar Commerce Minister Win Myint (3rd from R front) holds talks with Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Tadashi Okamura (far L) in Tokyo on July 9, 2012.

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South Sudan

JUBA, South Sudan - People dance in ethnic costumes in Juba, the capital of South Sudan, on July 9, 2012, ahead of a ceremony marking the first anniversary of the African country's independence.

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Rakuten to sell home-use solar panels

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken July 9, 2012 in Tokyo shows a home-use solar panel to be sold by Rakuten Inc. The major online retailer said the same day it will start selling online from July 17 four varieties of home-use solar panels at cut-rate prices made possible by bypassing wholesalers and delivering the panels directly to consumers.

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Noda, Karzai hold talks

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) and Afghan President Hamid Karzai shake hands ahead of talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 9, 2012.

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ASEAN foreign ministerial meeting

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario (R) attends an ASEAN foreign ministerial meeting in Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital, on July 9, 2012.

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ASEAN foreign ministerial meeting

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - ASEAN foreign ministers gather in Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital, for a meeting on July 9, 2012.

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Noda, Karzai hold talks

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (far R) and Afghan President Hamid Karzai (3rd from L front) hold talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on July 9, 2012.

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Karzai in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai (L) receives flowers from Rie Tanaka, a Japanese gymnast set to compete in the London Olympics, after receiving an honorary doctorate from Nippon Sport Science University at the university in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on July 9, 2012.