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Baseball: Ichiro becomes 1st Asian elected to U.S. Hall of Fame

File photo shows Ichiro Suzuki of the New York Yankees taking batting position in a game against the Seattle Mariners in Seattle on July 23, 2012. He became the first Asian player elected to the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame on Jan. 21, 2025.

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Ex-PM Hatoyama announces retirement from politics

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 1986 shows Yukio Hatoyama (C, front) celebrating with his wife Miyuki (to the right) and supporters at his campaign office in Muroran, Hokkaido, after winning a House of Representatives seat for the first time. Hatoyama, who was the first prime minister following the Democratic Party of Japan's ascent to power in 2009, said on Nov. 21, 2012, that he will not run in the Dec. 16 general election for the House of Representatives and will retire from politics.

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High school flamethrower Otani

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Shohei Otani of Hanamaki Higashi High School pitching during the final game of the Iwate prefectural high school baseball tournament in the northeastern Japan prefecture in July 2012. Otani, an 18-year-old armed with a fastball clocked at 160 kilometers per hour, will become the first potential top draft pick to make the direct jump from a Japanese high school to the major leagues after the right-hander announced his decision to play in the United States on Oct. 21, 2012.

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Suzuki resumes production at violence-wracked Indian plant

MANESAR, India - Photo shows a plant of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., India's largest automaker, in Manesar in the northern Indian state of Haryana on Aug. 21, 2012, where operations resumed the same day amid tight security after a one-month hiatus. Maruti Suzuki, Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor Co.'s Indian subsidiary, shut down the plant on July 21, three days after it was racked by worker violence that led to the death of a plant manager and left more than 100 people injured including two Japanese workers.

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Soeda loses in semifinal at Atlanta Open

ATLANTA, United States - Japan's Go Soeda returns a shot against Gilles Muller of Luxembourg in a singles semifinals match at the Atlanta Open in Atlanta, Georgia on July 21, 2012. London Olympics-bound Soeda lost 6-4, 6-3, failing to book a spot in his first ATP final.

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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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Japan beat Mexico in last tune-up before Olympics

NOTTINGHAM, Britain - Yuki Otsu celebrates after scoring Japan's second goal during the second half of an Olympic preparation game against Mexico in Nottingham, Britain, on July 21, 2012. Japan won Mexico 2-1.

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Japan beat Mexico in last tune-up before Olympics

NOTTINGHAM, Britain - Yuki Otsu celebrates after scoring Japan's second goal during the second half of an Olympic preparation game against Mexico in Nottingham, Britain, on July 21, 2012. Japan won Mexico 2-1.

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Japan beat Mexico in last tune-up before Olympics

NOTTINGHAM, Britain - Keigo Higashi scores Japan's first goal in the first half of an Olympic preparation game against Mexico in Nottingham, Britain, on July 21, 2012. Japan won Mexico 2-1.

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London Games send-off ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide is shown on giant screen offering encouragement from the International Space Station, during a send-off ceremony for Japan's team to the London Olympics, at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on July 21, 2012.

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London Games send-off ceremony

TOKYO, Japan - Women's wrestling champion Saori Yoshida (L), Japan Olympic delegation Hinomaru flag-bearer, attaches a good-luck charm to her jacket during a send-off ceremony for the national team to the London Olympics, at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on July 21, 2012. To the right is javelin thrower Yukifumi Murakami (R), Japan Olympic team captain. They received good-luck charms made of debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and made by children in disaster-stricken areas.

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Del Piero at charity match in Japan

KASHIMA, Japan - Former Juventus striker Alessandro Del Piero (C) plays in a charity soccer match in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, on July 21, 2012, to support restoration of areas hit by the 2011 quake and tsunami.

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Del Piero at charity match in Japan

KASHIMA, Japan - Former Juventus striker Alessandro Del Piero (10) scores in a charity soccer match in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, on July 21, 2012, to support restoration of areas hit by the 2011 quake and tsunami.

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Del Piero at charity match in Japan

KASHIMA, Japan - Former Juventus striker Alessandro Del Piero (10) scores in a charity soccer match in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, on July 21, 2012, to support restoration of areas hit by the 2011 quake and tsunami.

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Del Piero at charity match in Japan

KASHIMA, Japan - Former Juventus striker Alessandro Del Piero (C) plays in a charity soccer match in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, on July 21, 2012, to support restoration of areas hit by the 2011 quake and tsunami.

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Rocket launches unmanned cargo transporter

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - A Japanese H-2B rocket lifts off at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture at 11:06 a.m. on July 21, 2012. The rocket successfully launched into orbit the unmanned cargo transporter Konotori on its journey to the International Space Station.

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Kim Jong Il's ex-chef heads to N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Kenji Fujimoto, the Japanese sushi chef for the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, answers reporters' questions at Beijing airport on July 21, 2012. He left Beijing for Pyongyang on a trip that he said came at the invitation of Kim's third son and current leader Kim Jong Un.

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U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Carter

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on July 21, 2012.

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Rocket launches unmanned cargo transporter

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - A Japanese H-2B rocket lifts off at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture at 11:06 a.m. on July 21, 2012. The rocket successfully launched into orbit the unmanned cargo transporter Konotori on its journey to the International Space Station.

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Rocket launches unmanned cargo transporter

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - A Japanese H-2B rocket lifts off at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture at 11:06 a.m. on July 21, 2012. The rocket successfully launched into orbit the unmanned cargo transporter Konotori on its journey to the International Space Station.

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Fukushima Daiichi workers

TOKYO, Japan - File photo in November 2011 shows workers wrapping up the day's work at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station of Tokyo Electric Power Co. in Fukushima Prefecture. They carry alarm pocket dosimeters, or radiation monitoring meters, around the left chest inside their protective suits. Sources said on July 21, 2012, that an executive from a TEPCO subcontractor tried to force its workers at the plant to cover their APDs with plates made of lead in an apparent attempt to underreport radiation exposure.

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Rocket launches unmanned cargo transporter

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - A Japanese H-2B rocket lifts off at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture at 11:06 a.m. on July 21, 2012. The rocket successfully launched into orbit the unmanned cargo transporter Konotori on its journey to the International Space Station.

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Oi No. 4 reactor begins generating power

OI, Japan - Photo shows the No. 4 reactor (L) at the Oi nuclear power plant of Kansai Electric Power Co. in Fukui Prefecture on July 21, 2012. The No. 4 reactor started generating and transmitting electricity later in the day. 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 accident. The first to resume operation was the Oi plant's No. 3 reactor (R).

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Japan to push Tomioka silk mill as world heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo on June 21, 2012, shows the Tomioka silk mill in Gunma Prefecture. Japan will aim to have UNESCO register the Tomioka silk mill as a World Cultural Heritage site in 2014, according to a government plan approved on July 12, 2012, by an advisory panel.

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Japan to push Tomioka silk mill as world heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo on June 21, 2012, shows the Tomioka silk mill in Gunma Prefecture. Japan will aim to have UNESCO register the Tomioka silk mill as a World Cultural Heritage site in 2014, according to a government plan approved on July 12, 2012, by an advisory panel.

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Nissan to cut back domestic production by 15%

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 2007 shows Nissan Motor Co.'s Oppama plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. The automaker will halt operation in July 2012 of one of two production lines at the plant south of Tokyo, as it cuts annual domestic production capacity by 15 percent to 1.15 million vehicles, company sources said June 21, 2012.

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ANA, AirAsia to set up joint budget airline

TOKYO, Japan - Shinichiro Ito, president of All Nippon Airways Co., speaks at a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on July 21, 2011, announcing that the Japanese airline and AirAsia Bhd. of Malaysia will establish AirAsia Japan Co., a joint budget airline that will begin domestic and international flights from Narita airport near Tokyo by August 2012.

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'Third Stage' troupe to be disbanded

TOKYO, Japan - Leader of the ''Third Stage'' troupe Shoji Kokami speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 21, 2011. He said the troupe would be disbanded after its last performance in January 2012.