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Japan premier Abe, Iraqi leader Massoum meet in New York

NEW YORK, United States - Iraqi President Fouad Massoum (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands in New York on Sept. 25, 2014, as they meet for their first time since Massoum assumed the presidency in July. (Pool photo)

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Gaza conflict hits tourism in Tel Aviv

JERUSALEM, Israel - Old Jaffa in Tel Aviv has suffered from the renewed Israel-Hamas conflict in the Gaza Strip as seen in this photo taken on July 25, 2014, showing an empty street at a time when the popular destination for both domestic and international travelers is otherwise swarmed with visitors.

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Railway runs anime-themed trains, sells sumo goods

KANAZAWA, Japan - Photo taken July 25, 2014, at Anamizu Station, the last stop on the Noto Tetsudo Line on the Noto Peninsula, shows goods related to Endo, a popular sumo wrestler who hails from Anamizu town, such as a teacup featuring his portrait. The railway has been boosting efforts to attract more visitors to the area, such as through selling Endo-themed goods.

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Railway runs anime-themed trains, sells sumo goods

KANAZAWA, Japan - Photo taken July 25, 2014, shows a train operated by Noto Tetsudo, a local railway running on the Noto Peninsula, decorated with pictures of female characters in the popular Japanese animation series "Hanasaku iroha." The railway has been boosting efforts to attract more visitors to the area, including running anime-themed trains.

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'Kumamon' character-bearing pasta in soup put on sale

OSAKA, Japan - Acecook Co. unveils vegetable soup with pasta bearing the face of Kumamon, the mascot character promoting Kumamoto Prefecture, on the exterior of the cup at a press conference in Osaka on June 25, 2014. The soup, made from tomatoes produced in the southwestern Japanese prefecture, among other things, went on sale on July 28.

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McDonald's in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - A McDonald's store in Shanghai, China, is seen on July 25, 2014. McDonald's China unit announced on July 28 that it has severed ties with a Chinese meat supplier accused of selling spoiled and expired meat.

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Mika Miyazato on 2nd day of Int'l Crown golf

OWINGS MILLS, United States - Japan's Mika Miyazato hits her tee shot on the 3rd hole during the second day of the International Crown golf tournament at the Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, United States, on July 25, 2014.

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N.Y. Yankees Ichiro hits 3-run homer

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees right fielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a three-run homer in the third inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium in New York on July 25, 2014. Ichiro went 1-for-3 as the Yankees won 6-4.

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Yankees' Kuroda earns 7th win over Blue Jays

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda pitches against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium in New York on July 25, 2014. Kuroda allowed four runs over 5-2/3 innings but earned his seventh win of the season as the Yankees won 6-4.

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Yankees' Kuroda earns 7th win over Blue Jays

NEW YORK, United States - Toronto Blue Jays' Jose Bautista (L) rounds the bases on a three-run home run from New York Yankees starting pitcher Hiroki Kuroda (C) in the first inning of a game at Yankee Stadium in New York on July 25, 2014. Kuroda allowed four runs over 5-2/3 innings but earned his seventh win of the season as the Yankees won 6-4.

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Yankees' Kuroda earns 7th win over Blue Jays

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda looks up after allowing a homer to Toronto Blue Jays Jose Bautista in the third inning of a game at Yankee Stadium in New York on July 25, 2014. Kuroda allowed four runs over 5-2/3 innings but earned his seventh win of the season as the Yankees won 6-4.

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N.Y. Yankees Ichiro hits 3-run homer

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees right fielder Ichiro Suzuki watches his three-run homer over the right fence in the third inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium in New York on July 25, 2014. Ichiro went 1-for-3 as the Yankees won 6-4.

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N.Y. Yankees Ichiro hits 3-run homer

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees right fielder Ichiro Suzuki rounds the bases on a three-run homer in the third inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium in New York on July 25, 2014. Ichiro went 1-for-3 as the Yankees won 6-4.

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Japan, Mexico to cooperate in concluding Pacific trade talks

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto raise their glasses during a luncheon party at the National Palace in Mexico City on July 25, 2014.

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Japan, Mexico to cooperate in concluding Pacific trade talks

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto hold a joint press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on July 25, 2014, after their talks. They confirmed their cooperation in seeking the early conclusion of ongoing Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations.

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Japan, Mexico to cooperate in concluding Pacific trade talks

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto (2nd from L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) hold talks at the National Palace in Mexico City on July 25, 2014. Abe is in Mexico on the first leg of his five-nation tour of Latin America, which will also take him to Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, Chile and Brazil.

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Japan, Mexico to cooperate in concluding Pacific trade talks

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto (L) talks with visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as they walk in front of a guard of honor during a ceremony at the National Palace in Mexico City, on July 25, 2014. Abe is in Mexico on the first leg of his five-nation tour of Latin America, which will also take him to Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, Chile and Brazil.

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Japan, Mexico to cooperate in concluding Pacific trade talks

MEXICO CITY, Mexico - Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto shake hands at the National Palace in Mexico City on July 25, 2014, prior to their talks. Abe is in Mexico on the first leg of his five-nation tour of Latin America, which will also take him to Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, Chile and Brazil.

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Japan, Mexico to cooperate in concluding Pacific trade talks

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - Visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto shake hands at the National Palace in Mexico City on July 25, 2014, after their joint press conference. They confirmed their cooperation in seeking the early conclusion of ongoing Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations.

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Aung San Suu Kyi in interview

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is interviewed by Kyodo News in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on July 25, 2014.

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McDonald's Japan halts sales of chicken products made in China

TOKYO, Japan - A photo of a chicken product is covered with a "not available" sticker at a McDonald's restaurant in Tokyo's Minato Ward on July 25, 2014. McDonald's Co. (Japan) stopped selling all chicken meat products from China the same day following revelations that a Chinese food company had supplied outdated chicken meat to the fast-food chain.

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Japan, Mexico to cooperate in concluding Pacific trade talks

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto (2nd from R), his wife Angelica Rivera (R), Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (3rd from R) and his wife Akie have a toast during a luncheon party at the National Palace in Mexico City on July 25, 2014.

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McDonald's Japan halts sales of chicken products made in China

TOKYO, Japan - A notice at the entrance of a McDonald's restaurant in Tokyo's Minato Ward on July 25, 2014, states that the company has stopped selling all chicken meat products from China. McDonald's Co. (Japan) took the step following revelations that a Chinese food company had supplied outdated chicken meat to the fast-food chain.

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Aung San Suu Kyi in interview

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is interviewed by Kyodo News in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, on July 25, 2014.

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Tokyo governor in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe delivers a speech at Seoul National University in Seoul on July 25, 2014.

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Jomon period woman's skull at Toyama museum

TOYAMA, Japan - The skull of a woman from the early Jomon period excavated from the Odake shell mound in Toyama City in 2008 is shown at Kitadai Jomon museum in the city on July 25, 2014.

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Fireworks at Tenjin festival in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Fireworks decorate the night sky in Osaka, western Japan, during the "Funatogyo" boat procession with about 100 boats cruising on July 25, 2014, which is the main event of the Tenjin summer festival.

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Fireworks decorate Osaka sky at Tenjin festival

OSAKA, Japan - Fireworks decorate the night sky in Osaka, western Japan, during the "Funatogyo" boat procession with about 100 boats cruising on July 25, 2014. "Funatogyo" is the main ceremony of the Tenjin summer festival.

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Tokyo governor in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe delivers a speech at Seoul National University in Seoul on July 25, 2014.

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Prince Akishino's family attends Peruvian concert

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Akishino (C), his wife Kiko (2nd from R) and their daughters Mako and Kako are seated at a Peruvian music concert in Tokyo on July 25, 2014, to commemorate last year's 140th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Peru. (Pool photo)

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Dancers perform at port tourism promotion event

KYOTO, Japan - Dancers perform in Miyazu, Kyoto Prefecture, on July 25, 2014, at the 15th Kitamaebune Port of Call Forum, an event aimed at promoting tourism at major Japanese port cities where "Kitamae" merchant ships stopped from the Edo period through the Meiji period.

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Tokyo governor in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (front) is pictured prior to his speech at Seoul National University in Seoul on July 25, 2014.

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Tokyo governor in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (C) poses with students for photos after giving a speech at Seoul National University in Seoul on July 25, 2014.

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People splash water to ease summer heat

TOKYO, Japan - Company employees wearing yukata splash water in front of JR Tokyo Station to ease the summer heat on July 25, 2014.

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Environment minister splashes water in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara (3rd from R) takes part in an event to splash water in front of JR Tokyo Station to ease the summer heat on July 25, 2014.

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Japan's Matsue, Taipei to enhance exchanges

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Masataka Matsuura (L), the mayor of Matsue in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, and Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin pose for photos after signing a memorandum to enhance tourism and cultural exchanges between the two cities in Taipei on July 25, 2014. Matsue began exhibiting its local peonies at an annual flower exhibition in Taipei nine years ago.

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Hot spell in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - An electronic signboard lists the current temperature as 40 C in Osaka's Dotombori district on July 25, 2014.

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Whale watching off Rausu, Hokkaido

RAUSU, Japan - A sperm whale swims in waters off Rausu on the Shiretoko Peninsula on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido on July 25, 2014. Whale watching in the area is gaining popularity.

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Abe leaves for Latin America to boost economic ties

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie wave to people before leaving for a five-nation tour of Latin America from Tokyo's Haneda airport on July 25, 2014. During his visit to Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, Chile and Brazil, Abe plans to promote infrastructure exports and strengthen economic ties in the fields of resources and energy development.

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Tokyo Gov. Masuzoe meets with S. Korean President Park

SEOUL, South Korea - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe meets with the press in Seoul, South Korea, on July 25, 2014, after meeting with South Korean President Park Geun Hye. Bilateral relations have nosedived to the worst level in years over differing views on wartime history and over the ownership of islets in the Sea of Japan.

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Masuzoe meets with S. Korean President Park

SEOUL, South Korea - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe meets with the press before meeting with South Korean President Park Geun Hye in Seoul on July 25, 2014. Masuzoe, a former Diet member and health minister, arrived in Seoul earlier on July 23 for a three-day visit aimed at promoting exchanges between the capitals of the two countries.

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Japan, N. Korea to meet July 1 over abduction probe

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on June 25, 2014, about a meeting between Japan and North Korea to be held in Beijing on July 1. Kishida said North Korea will inform Japan of the establishment of a unit to conduct a new round of investigations into Japanese abducted by the North and those who are missing.

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Tourists view sea of clouds at Shimukappu, Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Tourists view a sea of clouds below them from an observatory deck set up at an altitude of 1,088 meters at a resort facility in the village of Shimukappu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on July 25, 2014. The deck will be open for business until Oct. 14.

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Tourists view sea of clouds at Shimukappu, Hokkaido

SAPPORO, Japan - Tourists view a sea of clouds below them from an observatory deck set up at an altitude of 1,088 meters at a resort facility in the village of Shimukappu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on July 25, 2014. The deck will be open for business until Oct. 14.