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Hyogo assembly member cries during press conference

KOBE, Japan - Ryutaro Nonomura, a member of the Hyogo prefectural assembly, cries during a press conference in Kobe, western Japan, on July 1, 2014. Nonomura admitted to spending around 3 million yen without any receipts for 195 one-day business trips in fiscal 2013 through March.

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Hyogo assembly member cries during press conference

KOBE, Japan - Ryutaro Nonomura, a member of the Hyogo prefectural assembly, cries during a press conference in Kobe, western Japan, on July 1, 2014. Nonomura admitted to spending around 3 million yen without any receipts for 195 one-day business trips in fiscal 2013 through March.

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Glass-plate negatives recording 1896 Sanriku quake

TOKYO, Japan - Shozo Fujiwara, an official of the Morioka Local Meteorological Observatory, holds some of the glass-plate negatives recording damage inflicted by the 1896 earthquake and tsunami that hit the Sanriku region on the Pacific coast in northeastern Japan, at the observatory in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, on July 1, 2013.

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A-bomb survivors protest U.S. test

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The 1945 atomic bombing survivors and other protesters stage a sit-in near a cenotaph for atomic bombing victims in Hiroshima on Nov. 1, 2013, after the United States revealed it had conducted an experiment using a small amount of plutonium to examine the capabilities of its nuclear weapons between July and September 2013.

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A-bomb survivors protest U.S. test

NAGASAKI, Japan - The 1945 atomic bombing survivors and other protesters stage a sit-in near the Peace Statue in Nagasaki on Nov. 1, 2013, after the United States revealed it had conducted an experiment using a small amount of plutonium to examine the capabilities of its nuclear weapons between July and September 2013.

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Animation movie director Miyazaki to retire

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 2013 shows Japanese animation film director Hayao Miyazaki standing in front of his studio in Koganei, Tokyo. The award-winning director has decided to retire, his office said on Sept. 1, 2013.

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World's 1st iPS clinical research to begin

KOBE, Japan - Masayo Takahashi, project leader from the state-backed scientific research institute Riken, speaks at a news conference in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on July 30, 2013. Riken and the Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation said that the world's first clinical research using induced pluripotent stem cells, known as iPS cells, for the regeneration of retina will begin on August 1, 2013.

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World's 1st iPS clinical research to begin

KOBE, Japan - Masayo Takahashi (far L), project leader from the state-backed scientific research institute Riken, speaks at a news conference in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on July 30, 2013. Riken and the Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation said that the world's first clinical research using induced pluripotent stem cells, known as iPS cells, for the regeneration of retina will begin on August 1, 2013.

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World's 1st iPS clinical research to begin

KOBE, Japan - Masayo Takahashi, project leader from the state-backed scientific research institute Riken, speaks at a news conference in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on July 30, 2013. Riken and the Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation said that the world's first clinical research using induced pluripotent stem cells, known as iPS cells, for the regeneration of retina will begin on August 1, 2013.

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World's 1st iPS clinical research to begin

KOBE, Japan - Masayo Takahashi, project leader from the state-backed scientific research institute Riken, speaks at a news conference in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on July 30, 2013. Riken and the Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation said that the world's first clinical research using induced pluripotent stem cells, known as iPS cells, for the regeneration of retina will begin on August 1, 2013.

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World's 1st iPS clinical research to begin

KOBE, Japan - Masayo Takahashi (L), project leader from the state-backed scientific research institute Riken, speaks at a news conference in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on July 30, 2013. Riken and the Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation said that the world's first clinical research using induced pluripotent stem cells, known as iPS cells, for the regeneration of retina will begin on August 1, 2013.

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Wimbledon tennis 4th round

LONDON, Britain - Serena Williams of the United States plays against Sabine Lisicki of Germany in a fourth-round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2013. Lisicki won 6-2, 1-6, 6-4.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) is seen after holding talks with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei, on July 1, 2013.

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Kawasaki back to Blue Jays

TORONTO, Canada - Toronto Blue Jays infielder Munenori Kawasaki (R) exchanges high-fives with Jose Reyes after beating the Detroit Tigers at Rogers Centre in Toronto on July 1, 2013. Kawasaki was optioned on June 26, 2013, to make room for Reyes after the Blue Jays star shortstop returned from a severe ankle sprain, but was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo by the Blue Jays two days later.

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Wimbledon tennis 4th round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Andy Murray of Britain reacts after winning a point during a fourth-round men's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships against Mikhail Youzhny of Russia at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2013. Murray won 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-1.

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Wimbledon tennis 4th round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Andy Murray of Britain plays against Mikhail Youzhny of Russia in a fourth-round men's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2013. Murray won 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-1.

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Wimbledon tennis 4th round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays against Tommy Haas of Germany in a fourth-round men's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2013. Djokovic won 6-1, 6-4, 7-6(4).

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Wimbledon tennis 4th round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Novak Djokovic of Serbia pumps his fist after defeating Tommy Haas of Germany in a fourth-round men's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2013. Djokovic won 6-1, 6-4, 7-6(4).

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Wimbledon tennis 4th round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays against Tommy Haas of Germany in a fourth-round men's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2013. Djokovic won 6-1, 6-4, 7-6(4).

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Wimbledon tennis 3rd round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Shuko Aoyama of Japan (L) and Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa play against Liezel Huber of the United States and Sania Mirza of India in a third-round women's doubles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2013. The Aoyama-Scheepers pair won 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.

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Wimbledon tennis 4th round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Serena Williams of the United States (L) and Sabine Lisicki of Germany shake hands after their fourth-round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2013. Lisicki won 6-2, 1-6, 6-4.

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Princess returns home

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Mako, granddaughter of Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, arrives at Narita airport near Tokyo on July 1, 2013, after studying for 10 months at the University of Edinburgh in Britain. (Pool photo)

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Princess returns home

TOKYO, Japan - Princess Mako, granddaughter of Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, arrives at Narita airport near Tokyo on July 1, 2013, after studying for 10 months at the University of Edinburgh in Britain. (Pool photo)

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Wimbledon tennis 4th round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Serena Williams of the United States (L) exits the court after being defeated by Sabine Lisicki of Germany (R) in a fourth-round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2013. Lisicki won 6-2, 1-6, 6-4.

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Wimbledon tennis 4th round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Sabine Lisicki of Germany celebrates after defeating Serena Williams of the United States in a fourth-round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2013. Lisicki won 6-2, 1-6, 6-4.

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Wimbledon tennis 3rd round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Shuko Aoyama of Japan (R) and Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa play against Liezel Huber of the United States and Sania Mirza of India in a third-round women's doubles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2013. The Aoyama-Scheepers pair won 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.

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Wimbledon tennis 4th round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Serena Williams of the United States exits the court after being defeated by Sabine Lisicki of Germany in a fourth-round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2013. Lisicki won 6-2, 1-6, 6-4.

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Wimbledon tennis 3rd round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Shuko Aoyama of Japan (back) and Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa play against Liezel Huber of the United States and Sania Mirza of India in a third-round women's doubles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2013. The Aoyama-Scheepers pair won 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.

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Wimbledon tennis 4th round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Sabine Lisicki of Germany celebrates after defeating Serena Williams of the United States in a fourth-round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2013. Lisicki won 6-2, 1-6, 6-4.

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Wimbledon tennis 4th round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Serena Williams of the United States (L) and Sabine Lisicki of Germany shake hands after their fourth-round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2013. Lisicki won 6-2, 1-6, 6-4.

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Wimbledon tennis 4th round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Sabine Lisicki of Germany plays against Serena Williams of the United States in a fourth-round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2013. Lisicki won 6-2, 1-6, 6-4.

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Wimbledon tennis 4th round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Sabine Lisicki of Germany celebrates after defeating Serena Williams of the United States in a fourth-round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2013. Lisicki won 6-2, 1-6, 6-4.

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Wimbledon tennis 4th round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Serena Williams of the United States reacts after losing a point during a fourth-round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships against Sabine Lisicki of Germany at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2013. Lisicki won 6-2, 1-6, 6-4.

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Wimbledon tennis 4th round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Sabine Lisicki of Germany plays against Serena Williams of the United States in a fourth-round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2013. Lisicki won 6-2, 1-6, 6-4.

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Wimbledon tennis 4th round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Serena Williams of the United States reacts after losing a point during a fourth-round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships against Sabine Lisicki of Germany at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2013. Lisicki won 6-2, 1-6, 6-4.

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Figure skater Ando

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows two-time former figure skating world champion Miki Ando performing during an ice show in Tokyo on June 1, 2013. Ando said in an inclusive TV Asahi interview broadcast on July 1, 2013, that she gave birth to a girl in April.

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Japan, China, N. Korea ministers

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (far L), Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (far R) and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (2nd from R) attend a dinner party held as part of a series of gatherings involving the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and its dialogue partners in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei, on July 1, 2013.

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Japan, N. Korea foreign ministers in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (far L) and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (R bottom, seated) attend a dinner party held as part of a series of gatherings involving the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and its dialogue partners in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei, on July 1, 2013.

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Part of mom's lung transplanted to 3-yr-old son

OKAYAMA, Japan - Takahiro Oto, associate professor of respiratory surgery at Okayama University Hospital, holds a press conference in Okayama City on the night of July 1, 2013, after the state-run university hospital successfully transplanted part of a mother's lung to her 3-year-old son in the world's first transplant of a middle lobe from a living donor. The boy, who had experienced a decline in lung function, is the youngest lung recipient in Japan, the hospital said.

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Wimbledon tennis 4th round

LONDON, United Kingdom - David Ferrer of Spain plays against Ivan Dodig of Croatia in a fourth-round men's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2013. Ferrer won 6-7(3), 7-6(6), 6-1, 6-1.

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Mizuho Bank to consider merging with trust bank

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuho Bank President Yasuhiro Sato tells a press conference in Tokyo on July 1, 2013, that his bank may consider merging with Mizuho Trust & Banking Co. in April 2016 or later, once their computer systems are integrated.

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Wimbledon tennis 4th round

LONDON, United Kingdom - David Ferrer of Spain plays against Ivan Dodig of Croatia in a fourth-round men's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2013. Ferrer won 6-7(3), 7-6(6), 6-1, 6-1.

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Japanese trade minister in Hanoi

HANOI, Vietnam - Japanese trade minister Toshimitsu Motegi (L) meets with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in Hanoi on July 1, 2013.

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Japan, S. Korea agree to improve ties

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) leads the way prior to holding talks with his South Korean counterpart Yun Byung Se (R) in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei, on July 1, 2013. In the first talks in nine months between the foreign ministers of the two countries, they agreed to cooperate closely in developing bilateral relations that have been strained over Japan's perception of wartime history and a dispute over a pair of islets controlled by Seoul which are claimed by Tokyo in the Sea of Japan.

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Japan, U.S., S. Korea foreign chiefs

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - (From L to R) Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung Se shake hands prior to holding talks in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei, on July 1, 2013.

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Japan, U.S., S. Korea foreign chiefs

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - (From L to R) Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung Se pose for photos prior to holding talks in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei, on July 1, 2013.

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Wimbledon tennis 4th round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Serena Williams of the United States plays against Sabine Lisicki of Germany in a fourth-round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2013. Lisicki won 6-2, 1-6, 6-4.

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Wimbledon tennis 4th round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Serena Williams of the United States plays against Sabine Lisicki of Germany in a fourth-round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2013. Lisicki won 6-2, 1-6, 6-4.

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Japan, U.S., S. Korea foreign chiefs

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung Se hold talks in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital of Brunei, on July 1, 2013, on the sidelines of a series of gatherings involving the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and its dialogue partners.

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Wimbledon tennis 4th round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic plays against Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain in a fourth-round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 1, 2013. Kvitova won 7-6(5), 6-3.