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U.S. F-22 stealth fighters join drills in S. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows one of the F-22 Raptor stealth fighters that arrived at the U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture on July 28, 2012. U.S. F-22 stealth jets stationed in Okinawa participated in South Korea-U.S. joint military drills over the weekend, an official at U.S. Forces Korea said April 1, 2013.

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Tokyo, Osaka bourses to integrate cash markets by July 2013

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Securities Exchange Co. President Michio Yoneda attends a press conference in Osaka on Oct. 29, 2012. Tokyo Stock Exchange Group Inc. and Osaka Securities Exchange Co. said the same day they will integrate their cash equity markets into the TSE by July 2013 after their merger on Jan. 1, 2013.

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Mt. Fuji draws 246,616 climbers

KOFU, Japan - Photo shows climbers on Mt. Fuji in July 2012. A municipal government in Yamanashi said on Sept. 1, 2012, that the mountain drew 246,616 climbers during July and August, up about 20,000 from the previous year due mainly to fine weather.

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Policy goals of Ozawa's new party announced

TOKYO, Japan - Political heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 1, 2012, held to announce the policy goals of the political party, People's Life First, that Ozawa established in July.

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Animals assist meeting

KOCHI, Japan - A man and a woman feed a giraffe at Noichi Zoological Park in Konan, Kochi Prefecture, on July 1, 2012, during an event for unmarried men and women to find partners.

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"Boot camp" experience at Hokkaido SDF unit

SAPPORO, Japan - A woman participates in a training camp event held by the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's Northern Army headquarters in Eniwa, Hokkaido, on July 1, 2012.

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"Boot camp" experience at Hokkaido SDF unit

SAPPORO, Japan - Participants at a training camp event held by the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's Northern Army headquarters march by a tank in Eniwa, Hokkaido, on July 1, 2012.

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"Boot camp" experience at Hokkaido SDF unit

SAPPORO, Japan - Women participate in a training camp event held by the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force's Northern Army headquarters in Eniwa, Hokkaido, on July 1, 2012.

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Ospreys off to Japan

WASHINGTON, United States - Photo shows a U.S. Navy base in San Diego, California, on July 1, 2012. A cargo ship carrying MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft is believed to have left for a U.S. military base in western Japan prior to their planned deployment at a Marine base in Okinawa Prefecture in August 2012.

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Darvish fails in bid for 11th win

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish pitches against the Oakland Athletics at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on July 1, 2012. Darvish equaled his season high with 11 strikeouts but also allowed three runs in seven innings as the Rangers fell 3-1. He failed to join teammate Matt Harrison and the Tampa Bay Rays' David Price among the leading American League winners with 11.

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Darvish fails in bid for 11th win

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish pitches against the Oakland Athletics at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on July 1, 2012. Darvish equaled his season high with 11 strikeouts but also allowed three runs in seven innings as the Rangers fell 3-1. He failed to join teammate Matt Harrison and the Tampa Bay Rays' David Price among the leading American League winners with 11.

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Darvish fails in bid for 11th win

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish pitches against the Oakland Athletics at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on July 1, 2012. Darvish equaled his season high with 11 strikeouts but also allowed three runs in seven innings as the Rangers fell 3-1. He failed to join teammate Matt Harrison and the Tampa Bay Rays' David Price among the leading American League winners with 11.

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Reactor restarted at Oi plant in Fukui Pref.

OI, Japan - Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Seishu Makino speaks prior to the reboot of the No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, on July 1, 2012. The utility reactivated the reactor by pulling out control rods from around 9 p.m. the same day. (Pool photo)

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Reactor restarted at Oi plant in Fukui Pref.

OI, Japan - Photo taken at 9:19 p.m. on July 1, 2012, shows the No. 3 reactor building (R) at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast. The utility reactivated the No. 3 reactor by pulling out control rods from around 9 p.m. the same day.

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Reactor restarted at Oi plant in Fukui Pref.

OI, Japan - Photo taken at 9:11 p.m. on July 1, 2012, shows the No. 3 reactor building (2nd from L) at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast. The utility reactivated the No. 3 reactor by pulling out control rods from around 9 p.m. the same day.

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Protest marks H.K. handover anniversary

HONG KONG, China - People stage a pro-democracy demonstration in Hong Kong on July 1, 2012, the 15th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China.

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Protest marks H.K. handover anniversary

HONG KONG, China - People stage a pro-democracy demonstration in Hong Kong on July 1, 2012, the 15th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China.

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Protest marks H.K. handover anniversary

HONG KONG, China - People stage a pro-democracy demonstration in Hong Kong on July 1, 2012, the 15th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China.

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Crown prince returns to Japan from Southeast Asia

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (L) is greeted by his wife Crown Princess Masako (R) and their daughter Princess Aiko at the crown prince's palace in Tokyo on July 1, 2012, after returning from a weeklong trip to Thailand, Cambodia and Laos. (Pool photo)

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Protest marks H.K. handover anniversary

HONG KONG, China - People stage a pro-democracy demonstration in Hong Kong on July 1, 2012, the 15th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to China.

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Iwakuni mayor rejects Osprey deployment

IWAKUNI, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto (2nd from L) and Iwakuni Mayor Yoshihiko Fukuda (R) hold talks at the Iwakuni city office in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on July 1, 2012. Fukuda rejected a U.S. plan to deploy the MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft at the Marines' Iwakuni Air Station in Yamaguchi Prefecture for trial flights ahead of its deployment in Okinawa Prefecture during the talks.

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Reactor restarted at Oi plant in Fukui Pref.

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 1, 2012, shows the No. 3 reactor building (front) at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast. The utility reactivated the No. 3 reactor by pulling out control rods from around 9 p.m. the same day.

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Crown prince returns to Japan from Southeast Asia

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito arrives at Haneda airport in Tokyo on July 1, 2012, from a weeklong trip to Thailand, Cambodia and Laos.

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Yamaguchi gov. rejects Osprey deployment

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto (R back) and Yamaguchi Gov. Sekinari Nii (L back) hold talks at the prefectural office in the city of Yamaguchi on July 1, 2012. Nii rejected a U.S. plan to deploy the MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft at the Marines' Iwakuni Air Station in Yamaguchi Prefecture for trial flights ahead of its deployment in Okinawa Prefecture during the talks.

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Reactor restarted at Oi plant in Fukui Pref.

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 1, 2012, shows (from front to back) the Nos. 4, 3, 2 and 1 reactor buildings at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast. The utility reactivated the No. 3 reactor by pulling out control rods from around 9 p.m. the same day.

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Pianist Bunin performs for kin of N. Korea abductees

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Pianist Stanislav Bunin (C) performs at a charity concert in Yokohama on July 1, 2012, to support the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea.

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H.K. handover anniversary

HONG KONG, China - A man (L) is seized after shouting during a speech by Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in Hong Kong on July 1, 2012.

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Japanese firms in Singapore water conference

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Booths of Japanese companies are seen on July 1, 2012, at an international water conference and expo that opened in Singapore the same day.

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Anti-China demonstration in Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam - People stage a demonstration in Hanoi on July 1, 2012, to protest China's activities regarding disputed territory in the South China Sea.

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H.K. leader inauguration ceremony

HONG KONG, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) attends the inauguration ceremony for Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying (R) at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in Hong Kong on July 1, 2012.

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Japanese firms in Singapore water conference

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Booths of Japanese companies are seen on July 1, 2012, at an international water conference and expo that opened in Singapore the same day.

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H.K. leader inauguration ceremony

HONG KONG, China - New Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying (L) escorts Chinese President Hu Jintao after taking the oath during his inauguration ceremony at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in Hong Kong on July 1, 2012.

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Two flags hoisted before H.K. leader inauguration ceremony

HONG KONG, China - The Chinese national flag (R) and the flag of Hong Kong are hoisted before an inauguration ceremony for the Hong Kong chief executive in Hong Kong on July 1, 2012, the 15th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover from Britain.

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H.K. leader inauguration ceremony

HONG KONG, China - New Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying (L) takes the oath during his inauguration ceremony before Chinese President Hu Jintao at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in Hong Kong on July 1, 2012.

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H.K. leader inauguration ceremony

HONG KONG, China - New Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying (L) and Chinese President Hu Jintao shake hands during the former's inauguration ceremony at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center in Hong Kong on July 1, 2012.

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Okinawa gov. rejects Osprey deployment

NAHA, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto (L) and Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima hold talks at the prefectural office in Naha on July 1, 2012. Nakaima rejected a U.S. plan to deploy the MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft at the Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in the southwestern Japan prefecture during their talks.

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Leap second in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - People gather to see a clock showing the time 8:59:60 at the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology in Koganei, western Tokyo, on July 1, 2012. The governmental body in charge of Japan's standard time added the leap second as part of a universal adjustment of atomic clocks to align with the rotation of the Earth.

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Protest against nuclear reactor restart

OI, Japan - People protest against the restart of a reactor in front of the Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, on July 1, 2012. Kansai Electric Power Co. said it plans to pull out control rods that have contained fission reactions from 9 p.m. on July 1 at the plant's No. 3 reactor.

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Softbank celebrates start of solar power plants

NIIGATA, Japan - Softbank Corp. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son (3rd from R), Kyoto Mayor Daisaku Kadokawa (4th from R) and others gather at a ceremony in the city of Kyoto on July 1, 2012, to commemorate the start of operation at a solar power plant in the city operated by SB Energy Corp., a Softbank Corp. subsidiary. A ceremony was also held the same day in Gunma Prefecture for the start of operation at another solar power plant operated by SB Energy.

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Climbing season starts at Mt. Fuji

MT. FUJI, Japan - The sunrise can be seen through a break in the clouds from a point near the 8th station on the 3,776-meter-high Mt. Fuji, west of Tokyo, on July 1, 2012. Japan's highest mountain was opened to climbers the same day.

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Climbing season starts at Mt. Fuji

MT. FUJI, Japan - Climbers hail the sunrise through a break in the clouds from a point near the 8th station on the 3,776-meter-high Mt. Fuji, west of Tokyo, on July 1, 2012. Japan's highest mountain was opened to climbers the same day.

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Protest rally against Osprey deployment plan in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - People hold a protest rally outside the Okinawa prefectural government building in Naha on July 1, 2012, against a U.S. plan to deploy the MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft at the Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in the southwestern Japan prefecture. Japanese Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto and Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima held talks on the issue at the prefectural office the same day.

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New Nuremberg signing Kiyotake leaves for Germany

TOKYO, Japan - Japan midfielder Hiroshi Kiyotake (R) speaks to reporters at Kansai International Airport on July 1, 2012, before boarding a flight to Germany. Kiyotake has signed with German Bundesliga side Nuremberg, leaving Cerezo Osaka.

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Bundesliga-bound Sakai leaves for Germany

TOKYO, Japan - Japan defender Hiroki Sakai (L) speaks to reporters at Kansai International Airport on July 1, 2012, before boarding a flight to Germany. Sakai has earned a move from Kashiwa Reysol to German Bundesliga club Hannover.

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Leap second in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A clock shows the time 8:59:60 at the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology in Koganei, western Tokyo, on July 1, 2012. The governmental body in charge of Japan's standard time added the leap second as part of a universal adjustment of atomic clocks to align with the rotation of the Earth.

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Protest against nuclear reactor restart

OI, Japan - People confront police around the Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, in the early hours of July 1, 2012, in a protest against the reboot of a reactor at the plant. Kansai Electric Power Co. said it plans to pull out control rods that have contained fission reactions from 9 p.m. on July 1 at the plant's No. 3 reactor.

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Protest against nuclear reactor restart

OI, Japan - People block a road leading to the Oi nuclear power plant in the town of Oi, Fukui Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast, in the early hours of July 1, 2012, preventing workers' access in a protest against the restart of a reactor at the plant. Kansai Electric Power Co. said it plans to pull out control rods that have contained fission reactions from 9 p.m. on July 1 at the plant's No. 3 reactor.

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Pianist Bunin to perform for kin of N. Korea abductees

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows pianist Stanislav Bunin, who will perform at a charity concert on July 1, 2012, in Yokohama to support the families of Japanese victims of abduction by North Korea.

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Japan to ban serving of raw beef liver

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows raw beef liver served at a Tokyo barbecue restaurant in March 2012. The health ministry will ban restaurants from serving raw beef liver, a popular dish in Japan, from July 1, 2012, in the wake of a series of food poisoning incidents caused by raw beef, including fatal cases, a government panel agreed on June 12, 2012.

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"Evangelion" augmented reality

TOKYO, Japan - A woman looks at an augmented reality scene featuring "Evangelion Unit-01," a robot-like machine in the animation series "Neon Genesis Evangelion," on a tablet computer at Tokyo's Haneda airport on June 1, 2012. All Nippon Airways Co. is offering the service from June 1 to July 20, 2012.