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SDP picks new leader

TOKYO, Japan - Tadatomo Yoshida, a House of Councillors member, holds a press conference in Tokyo after being elected leader of the small opposition Social Democratic Party in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2013. Yoshida succeeded Mizuho Fukushima, who resigned in July to take responsibility for the party's dismal showings in parliamentary elections.

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SDP picks new leader

TOKYO, Japan - Tadatomo Yoshida, a House of Councillors member, holds a press conference in Tokyo after being elected leader of the small opposition Social Democratic Party in Tokyo on Oct. 14, 2013. Yoshida succeeded Mizuho Fukushima, who resigned in July to take responsibility for the party's dismal showings in parliamentary elections.

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Tourists in Japan

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Photo shows a family from Indonesia visiting Shinyokohama Raumen Museum, an amusement facility featuring ramen noodles, in Yokohama near Tokyo on Aug. 14, 2013. The number of foreign visitors to Japan in July 2013 topped 1 million for the first time, a record high for any month, due partly to the effect of easier visa requirements for Southeast Asian nations, a government tourism body said on Aug. 21, 2013.

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Cat, rabbit together

KUMAMOTO, Japan - Momo, a female cat, and Moco, a male rabbit, take their regular evening stroll together in the town of Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture, on July 14, 2013.

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Cubic watermelons in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - Photo taken at a exclusive supermarket in Moscow, Russia, on July 14, 2013, shows cubic watermelons from Japan's Kagawa Prefecture sold for 28,000 rubles ($857) each.

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Summer beach in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Katase Higashihama beach in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, crowded with people on July 14, 2013, a day before the Marine Day national holiday in Japan.

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Summer beach in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows parasols on Yuigahama beach in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, on July 14, 2013, a day before the Marine Day national holiday in Japan.

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Fire festival

NACHIKATSUURA, Japan - Burning torches of cypress wood are carried during an annual fire festival at Kumano Nachi Grand Shrine in the town of Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, on July 14, 2013.

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Sea of clouds

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Visitors view a sea of clouds over the village of Shimukappu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on the early morning of July 14, 2013.

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Fire festival

NACHIKATSUURA, Japan - Burning torches of cypress wood are carried during an annual fire festival at Kumano Nachi Grand Shrine in the town of Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, on July 14, 2013.

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Fire festival

NACHIKATSUURA, Japan - Burning torches of cypress wood are carried during an annual fire festival at Kumano Nachi Grand Shrine in the town of Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, on July 14, 2013.

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Sea of clouds

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Visitors view a sea of clouds over the village of Shimukappu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on the early morning of July 14, 2013.

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Sea of clouds

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Visitors view a sea of clouds over the village of Shimukappu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on the early morning of July 14, 2013.

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Takanashi wins summer series opener

SHIBETSU, Japan - Photo shows Sara Takanashi's first jump at the first summer jump event of the season in Shibetsu, Hokkaido, on July 14, 2013. Takanashi, last season's women's World Cup overall champion, won the event with jumps of 59.5 meters and the day's longest leap of 61.5 meters for a winning tally of 228.9 points.

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Ultracompact car

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows an ultracompact car produced by Nissan Motor Co. Japan's transport ministry gave the green light on June 14, 2013, for the two-seat ultracompact electric vehicle to run on public roads on a trial basis in parts of Kanagawa Prefecture from July.

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Actor Rentaro Mikuni dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Tokyo in July 2009 shows Japanese actor Rentaro Mikuni (R) together with costars Miyoko Asada (L) and Toshiyuki Nishida after the completion of filming of the movie "Tsuribaka Nisshi 20 Final" (Fishing Fool's Diary 20 Final), the last production in the series. Mikuni died on April 14, 2013, of acute cardiac failure. He was 90.