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Fukushima plant chief's testimony disclosed

TOKYO, Japan - Masao Yoshida (C), chief of the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, answers reporters' questions at the plant in November 2011. On Sept. 11, 2014, the government released documents containing testimony from Yoshida, who died in July 2013, and 18 other people during interviews with government investigators on the handling of the nuclear crisis at the plant.

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Fukushima plant chief's testimony disclosed

TOKYO, Japan - Masao Yoshida, chief of the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, answers reporters' questions at the plant in November 2011. On Sept. 11, 2014, the government released documents containing testimony from Yoshida, who died in July 2013, and 18 other people during interviews with government investigators on the handling of the nuclear crisis at the plant.

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Life in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - Photo taken July 11, 2013, shows posters on a street in Yangon, Myanmar, promoting DVDs of domestically produced movies.

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Indonesian glass eel smuggling rampant

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Photo taken July 11, 2013, shows eels that were farmed on Indonesia's Java island. Amid dwindling eel stocks in Japan and other East Asian countries, the continued demand for juvenile eels has led to an increase in smuggling glass eels from Indonesia to Japan and China, prompting Jakarta to toughen regulations.

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Lexus in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - Photo shows Lexus cars made by Toyota Motor Corp. transported from Japan at a port in New Jersey in the United States on July 11, 2013.

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Thimphu street

THIMPHU, Bhutan - Photo shows a main street in Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan, on July 11, 2013.

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Bhutan capital

THIMPHU, Bhutan - Young men play a board game in Bhutan's capital Thimphu on July 11, 2013.

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Bhutan capital

THIMPHU, Bhutan - Photo shows a busy street in Bhutan's capital Thimphu on July 11, 2013.

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Jeter returns for Yankees

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter hits an infield single to third during the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium in New York on July 11, 2013. Jeter returned to the majors the same day having recovered from the ankle break he suffered during the playoffs in October 2012. The Yankees won 8-4.

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Jeter returns for Yankees

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter hits an infield single to third during the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium in New York on July 11, 2013. Jeter returned to the majors the same day having recovered from the ankle break he suffered during the playoffs in October 2012. The Yankees won 8-4.

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Jeter returns for Yankees

NEW YORK, United States - Fans celebrate after New York Yankees captain Derek Jeter hit an infield single to third during the first inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Yankee Stadium in New York on July 11, 2013. Jeter returned to the majors the same day having recovered from the ankle break he suffered during the playoffs in October 2012. The Yankees won 8-4.

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Nigerian president in China

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan (far L) holding talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (far R) in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on July 11, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Data altered in Japanese research for Novartis blood pressure drug

TOKYO, Japan - Toshikazu Yoshikawa (2nd from L), president of the Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, and Shinji Fushiki (L), the university窶冱 vice president, bow toward the end of a press conference in Kyoto on July 11, 2013. Yoshikawa apologized as the university found that data employed in a clinical study on Novartis Pharama K.K.'s blockbuster blood pressure lowering drug Diovan were manipulated.

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Erroneous article

BERLIN, Germany - Photo shows the July 11, 2013, edition of the German tabloid Bild, which erroneously reported that Japanese comedian Sugi-chan had won 500 million yen in a lottery.

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Japan financial diplomat

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsuhiro Furusawa, Japan's vice finance minister for international affairs, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on July 11, 2013.

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BOJ governor

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda speaks in a press conference after the central bank's policy meeting at the BOJ head office in Tokyo on July 11, 2013. The BOJ stated the Japanese economy is "starting to recover moderately."

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Japan, S. Korea vice ministers meet

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki (L) and South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kyou Hyun shake hands before their meeting in Seoul on July 11, 2013.

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Japan, S. Korea vice ministers meet

SEOUL, South Korea - Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki (L) and South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kyou Hyun meet in Seoul on July 11, 2013.

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Hot weather in Japan

KYOTO, Japan - Women in casual summer kimonos called yukata walk along the Kamo River in Kyoto on July 11, 2013. Hot weather continues in many areas of Japan.

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Hot weather in Japan

KYOTO, Japan - Women in casual summer kimonos called yukata walk along the Kamo River in Kyoto on July 11, 2013. Hot weather continues in many areas of Japan.

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Radioactive water dumped into river

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows an intake weir on the Iizaki River in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, in April 2013. JDC Corp., a medium-sized general contractor, discharged 340 tons of radiation-contaminated water into the river used for agricultural water, following the March 2011 nuclear disaster, JDC sources said on July 11, 2013.

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BOJ governor

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda speaks in a press conference after the central bank's policy meeting at the BOJ head office in Tokyo on July 11, 2013.

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BOJ governor

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda speaks in a press conference after the central bank's policy meeting at the BOJ head office in Tokyo on July 11, 2013.

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S. Korean foreign minister on Japan-S. Korea summit

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung Se speaks in a meeting with senior South Korean journalists in Seoul on July 11, 2013. Yun indicated a cautious stance on the holding of a summit meeting between South Korean President Park Geun Hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, saying that at present a feeling of trust cannot be obtained due to "words and actions running counter to history" by some Japanese political leaders.

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Beach with dolphins

KOBE, Japan - A dolphin jumps at Suma beach in Kobe, western Japan, on July 11, 2013. Two dolphins from a nearby aquarium are being kept at a demarcated part of the beach, which opened for the summer season the same day.

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Heat wave in Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - A voter listens to a stump speech by a candidate running in the upper house election in front of JR Nagoya Station in central Japan on July 11, 2013 amid high temperatures.

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Beach with dolphins

KOBE, Japan - Two dolphins jump at Suma beach in Kobe, western Japan, on July 11, 2013. The two dolphins from a nearby aquarium are being kept at a demarcated part of the beach, which opened for the summer season the same day.

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Narita airport system glitches

NARITA, Japan - The departure lobby of Terminal 1 at Narita airport, near Tokyo, is crowded on July 11, 2013, after system glitches temporarily disabled part of the immigration management system and luggage check system.

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BOJ upgrades economic assessment

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda arrives at the BOJ head office in Tokyo on July 11, 2013. The central bank decided to upgrade its assessment of the Japanese economy for the seventh consecutive month during a Policy Board meeting later in the day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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BOJ upgrades economic assessment

TOKYO, Japan - The Policy Board of the Bank of Japan holds a meeting at the BOJ head office in Tokyo on July 11, 2013. The central bank decided to upgrade its assessment of the Japanese economy for the seventh consecutive month during the meeting. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Comics magazine theme park

TOKYO, Japan - Namco Ltd. unveils J-World Tokyo, an indoor theme park featuring the comics magazine Weekly Shonen Jump, in Tokyo's Ikebukuro area on July 9, 2013. The facility with attractions based on comic series including One Piece and Dragon Ball will open on July 11, 2013.

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Akita governor

AKITA, Japan - Akita Gov. Norihisa Satake speaks to reporters at the prefectural hall in the city of Akita on April 11, 2013. The governor said he is relieved to see pictures of Russian President Vladimir Putin playing with an Akita dog given by the prefecture in July 2012.