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Vietnam railway runs through residential areas

HANOI, Vietnam - This photo taken July 22, 2010, shows a railway track running through a residential area in downtown Hanoi. To upgrade the existing train network, the Vietnamese government intends to adopt Japan's bullet train system for a $56 billion project to build a 1,600-kilometer railway linking Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

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Red Sox's Okajima picks up win against Mariners

SEATTLE, United States - Boston Red Sox reliever Hideki Okajima pitches during a game against the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field in Seattle on July 22, 2010. Okajima picked up the win after throwing two scoreless innings in the Red Sox's 8-6, 13-inning win.

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Mariners' Ichiro 1-for-5 against Red Sox

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits an infield single in the 12th inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Safeco Field in Seattle on July 22, 2010. Ichiro went 1-for-5 as the Red Sox logged an 8-6, 13-inning win.

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Kuroda outduels Takahashi in Dodgers' win over Mets

LOS ANGELES, United States - New York Mets starter Hisanori Takahashi pitches during a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 22, 2010. Takahashi gave up two runs on three hits over seven innings, losing to countryman Hiroki Kuroda as the Dodgers beat the Mets 2-0.

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Kuroda outduels Takahashi in Dodgers' win over Mets

LOS ANGELES, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Hiroki Kuroda pitches during a game against the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 22, 2010. Kuroda won a pitching duel against countryman Hisanori Takahashi with eight shutout innings as the Dodgers beat the Mets 2-0.

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Kuroda outduels Takahashi in Dodgers' win over Mets

LOS ANGELES, United States - New York Mets starter Hisanori Takahashi pitches during a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 22, 2010. Takahashi gave up two runs on three hits over seven innings, losing to countryman Hiroki Kuroda as the Dodgers beat the Mets 2-0.

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Kuroda outduels Takahashi in Dodgers' win over Mets

LOS ANGELES, United States - New York Mets starter Hisanori Takahashi pitches during a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 22, 2010. Takahashi gave up two runs on three hits over seven innings, losing to countryman Hiroki Kuroda as the Dodgers beat the Mets 2-0.

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Kuroda outduels Takahashi in Dodgers' win over Mets

LOS ANGELES, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Hiroki Kuroda pitches during a game against the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 22, 2010. Kuroda won a pitching duel against countryman Hisanori Takahashi with eight shutout innings as the Dodgers beat the Mets 2-0.

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Kuroda outduels Takahashi in Dodgers' win over Mets

LOS ANGELES, United States - Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Hiroki Kuroda pitches during a game against the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on July 22, 2010. Kuroda won a pitching duel against countryman Hisanori Takahashi with eight shutout innings as the Dodgers beat the Mets 2-0.

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Japanese giant salamander at Smithsonian

WASHINGTON, United States - A Japanese giant salamander is unveiled to media at the National Zoo's breeding facility in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington on July 22, 2010. Japanese giant salamanders, designated as a Japanese national treasure, were sent to the United States as a gift from a zoo in Hiroshima.

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Matsui plays against Rangers

ARLINGTON, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a double against the Texas Rangers during the fifth inning of a game at Rangers Ballpark on July 22, 2010. The Angels lost 3-2.

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Arizona immigration law demonstrations

PHOENIX, United States - Demonstrators march to protest the planned enforcement of Arizona's new immigration law in Phoenix on July 22, 2010. Hundreds rallied both for and against the law the Obama administration claims is unconstitutional outside a federal court in Phoenix where the first hearing was held in a suit filed by the U.S. government.

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Matsui plays against Rangers

ARLINGTON, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui follows through after hitting a double against the Texas Rangers during the fifth inning of a game at Rangers Ballpark on July 22, 2010. The Angels lost 3-2.

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MOEX testifies reluctance to pay oil spill damages

WASHINGTON, United States - Naoki Ishii, president of MOEX Offshore 2007 LLC, testifies before a Senate committee in Washington on July 22, 2010. U.S. lawmakers criticized the unit of Japan's Mitsui Oil Exploration Co. for not bearing part of the damages that BP plc pledged to pay for the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, while Ishii argued BP is responsible for the payout.

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N. Korean Foreign Minister Pak in Hanoi

HANOI, Vietnam - North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (front L) leaves a conference room after meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi in Hanoi on July 22, 2010, ahead of the 27-member ASEAN Regional Forum. The Chinese and North Korean foreign ministers agreed to deal with the issue of the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship in a dialogue-oriented manner.

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N. Korean Foreign Minister Pak in Hanoi

HANOI, Vietnam - North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (C), wearing traditional Vietnamese clothes, leaves for a reception at the ASEAN Regional Forum ministerial talks in Hanoi on July 22, 2010.

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Injured Aminishiki makes historic withdrawal

NAGOYA, Japan - Rank-and-filer Aminishiki falls from the ring after tossing komusubi Tochinoshin to the dirt on the 12th day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 22, 2010. Aminishiki suffered a knee injury and withdrew from the tournament, leaving more foreign than Japanese wrestlers in the elite makuuchi division for the first time in the history of the traditional Japanese sport.

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Maybach Landaulet on sale in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows Mercedes-Benz's luxury convertible limousine the Maybach Landaulet on display at a Tokyo hotel on July 22, 2010. The high-end limo is priced from 142 million yen.

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Clinton in Hanoi for ASEAN forum

HANOI, Vietnam - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton waves upon arrival at a venue for talks with her counterparts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Hanoi on July 22, 2010. The United States has called for cooperation to impose further economic sanctions on North Korea in the wake of the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship.

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Sail ships lit up in Nagasaki harbor

NAGASAKI, Japan - Sail ships are lit up for the five-day 2010 Nagasaki Tall Ships Festival at Nagasaki harbor in Nagasaki Prefecture on July 22, 2010.

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Miyazato at Evian Masters in France

EVIAN, France - Japan's Ai Miyazato hits her second shot on the fifth hole, with Lake Leman seen behind, in the first round of the Evian Masters golf tournament in Evian, France, on July 22, 2010.

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Miyazato at Evian Masters in France

EVIAN, France - Japan's Ai Miyazato pumps her fist after sinking a birdie putt on the fourth hole in the first round of the Evian Masters golf tournament in Evian, France, on July 22, 2010.

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World's largest flower blooms

TOKYO, Japan - The world's largest flower, the titan arum, blooms at the University of Tokyo Koishikawa Botanical Gardens in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on July 22, 2010.

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Miyazato at Evian Masters in France

EVIAN, France - Japanese golfer Ai Miyazato hits a tee shot on the third hole during the first round of the Evian Masters golf tournament in Evian, France, on July 22, 2010.

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Baruto beaten by Kotoshogiku

NAGOYA, Japan - Estonian ozeki Baruto (R) slips immediately after the face-off against sekiwake Kotoshogiku on the 12th day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 22, 2010.

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Baruto beaten by Kotoshogiku

NAGOYA, Japan - Estonian ozeki Baruto (R) slips immediately after the face-off against sekiwake Kotoshogiku on the 12th day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 22, 2010.

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Kotooshu beats Homasho

NAGOYA, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu (R) swiftly gets inside for a firm belt grip before forcing No. 13 maegashira Homasho out of the ring on the 12th day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 22, 2010.

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Hakuho closes in on Taiho's 45 win streak

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (up) overpowers rank-and-filer Kitataiki on the 12th day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 22, 2010. Hakuho moved to within one win of matching former yokozuna great Taiho's 45-bout winning streak

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Hakuho closes in on Taiho's 45 win streak

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (L) overpowers rank-and-filer Kitataiki on the 12th day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 22, 2010. Hakuho moved to within one win of matching former yokozuna great Taiho's 45-bout winning streak

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FIFA inspection team weighs Japan's 2022 World Cup bid

TOKYO, Japan - FIFA inspection team head Harold Mayne-Nicholls (L in front) presents a FIFA pennant to Japan Football Association President Motoaki Inukai (R in front) at a Tokyo hotel on July 22, 2010. The delegation wrapped up its four-day visit to Japan the same day, giving high marks to the country's bid to host the 2022 World Cup.

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Ex-N. Korea agent in Japan

CHOFU, Japan - A security official guards a helicopter carrying former North Korean agent Kim Hyon Hui at Chofu airport in western Tokyo on July 22, 2010. Kim headed for downtown Tokyo to meet with the kin of Japanese abducted to North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Shinkansen services suspended in western Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows a maintenance train stopped in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on July 22, 2010, after a collision with another maintenance train that disrupted shinkansen bullet train services in western Japan.

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Ex-N. Korea agent in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A helicopter carrying former North Korean agent Kim Hyon Hui arrives at a heliport in Tokyo's Koto Ward on July 22, 2010.

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Ex-N. Korea agent in Japan

CHOFU, Japan - A helicopter carrying former North Korean agent Kim Hyon Hui is towed for takeoff at Chofu airport in western Tokyo on July 22, 2010. Kim headed for a hotel in downtown Tokyo to meet with the kin of Japanese abducted to North Korea in the 1970s and 1980s.

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FIFA delegation wraps up Japan visit

TOKYO, Japan - Harold Mayne-Nicholls, chief of a FIFA delegation assessing Japan as possible host of the 2022 World Cup finals, speaks during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on July 22, 2010. Mayne-Nicholls said the delegation found the Japanese plan to host the tournament well-balanced.

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Abductee Yokota's parents meet ex-N. Korea spy

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Sakie Yokota (R) and her husband Shigeru wrap up a press conference in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on July 22, 2010, after meeting with former North Korean agent Kim Hyon Hui the previous day. The Yokotas said they heard no new information about Megumi's whereabouts.

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Shinkansen services suspended in western Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows a maintenance train stopped in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on July 22, 2010, after a collision with another maintenance train that disrupted shinkansen bullet train services in western Japan.

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Ex-N. Korea agent in Japan

KARUIZAWA, Japan - A motorcade of former North Korean agent Kim Hyon Hui passes photographers and TV crews in the resort town of Karuizawa, northwest of Tokyo, on July 22, 2010. Kim's visit and a series of meetings with those linked to Japanese abductees in North Korea have made headlines in Japan.

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Shinkansen services suspended in western Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Travelers question railway workers at Shin-Osaka Station on the Tokaido Shinkansen Line about the train schedule after a collision between two maintenance trains disrupted shinkansen bullet train services in western Japan on July 22, 2010.

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Abductee Yokota's parents meet ex-N. Korea spy

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Sakie Yokota (R) and her husband Shigeru, the parents of Megumi Yokota who was abducted to North Korea at 13 in the 1970s, attend a press conference in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on July 22, 2010 after meeting with former North Korean agent Kim Hyon Hui the previous day. The Yokotas said they heard no new information about Megumi's whereabouts.

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Abductee Yokota's parents meet ex-N. Korea spy

KARUIZAWA, Japan - Sakie Yokota (R) and her husband Shigeru, the parents of Megumi Yokota who was abducted to North Korea at 13 in the 1970s, attend a press conference in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on July 22, 2010 after meeting with former North Korean agent Kim Hyon Hui the previous day. The Yokotas said they heard no new information about Megumi's whereabouts.

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Yuan highest since 2005

BEIJING, China - Photo shows yuan bills and the People's Bank of China in Beijing taken on June 22, 2010. China's central bank set the yuan's daily reference rate for trading Tuesday at 6.7980 to the dollar, the highest since Beijing revalued the currency in July 2005.

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Yuan highest since 2005

BEIJING, China - Photo shows yuan bills and an automated teller machine in Beijing taken on June 22, 2010. The People's Bank of China, China's central bank, set the yuan's daily reference rate for trading Tuesday at 6.7980 to the dollar, the highest since Beijing revalued the currency in July 2005.