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Sea Shepherd's fugitive leader

LOS ANGELES, United States - Captain Paul Watson, founder of anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd, speaks with Kyodo News via Skype from the group's flagship, the Steve Irwin, on Dec. 4, 2012. Watson told Kyodo he spent most of the past four months at sea after jumping bail in July in Germany, where he had been arrested and was awaiting extradition to Costa Rica.

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Occupy Wall Street demonstrations

WASHINGTON, United States - A child holds an umbrella bearing slogans during a national conference of the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in Philadelphia on July 4, 2012.

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Pens categorized as weapons held at warehouse

GIFU, Japan - Photo taken on July 4, 2012, shows pens, including Smith & Wesson ballpoint pen (upper) and a Schrade Walden fountain pen (C), at knife merchant Yamahide Cutlery Mfg. Inc. in Seki, Gifu Prefecture. More than 200 American-made fountain pens and ballpoint pens, including products made by the companies mentioned above, have been held at a Chubu airport warehouse in Nagoya since the spring of 2011 after customs categorized them as weapons, denying them importation as stationery items, according to customs officials and importer.

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Red Sox's Ortiz hits 400th homer

OAKLAND, United States - Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz (L) hits his 400th career home run against Oakland Athletics pitcher A.J. Griffin (R) in the fourth inning of a game at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California, on July 4, 2012.

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Murray advances to semifinals at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Andy Murray of Britain plays against David Ferrer of Spain in a men's singles quarterfinals match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 4, 2012. Murray, who won 6-7 (5), 7-6 (6), 6-4, 7-6 (4), advanced to the semifinals against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France.

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Occupy demonstrator in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, United States - Photo taken July 4, 2012, shows a man taking part in an Occupy Wall Street protest at a square in Philadelphia, United States.

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Tsonga advances to semifinals at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France plays against Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany in a men's singles quarterfinals match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 4, 2012. Tsonga, who won 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2, advanced to the semifinals against Andy Murray of Britain.

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Murray advances to semifinals at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Andy Murray of Britain plays against David Ferrer of Spain in a men's singles quarterfinals match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 4, 2012. Murray, who won 6-7 (5), 7-6 (6), 6-4, 7-6 (4), advanced to the semifinals against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France.

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Murray advances to semifinals at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Andy Murray of Britain celebrates after beating David Ferrer of Spain in a men's singles quarterfinals match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 4, 2012. Murray, who won 6-7 (5), 7-6 (6), 6-4, 7-6 (4), advanced to the semifinals against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France.

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Murray advances to semifinals at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Andy Murray of Britain reacts after winning a point in a men's singles quarterfinals match against David Ferrer of Spain at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 4, 2012. Murray, who won 6-7 (5), 7-6 (6), 6-4, 7-6 (4), advanced to the semifinals against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France.

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Murray advances to semifinals at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Andy Murray of Britain plays against David Ferrer of Spain in a men's singles quarterfinals match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 4, 2012. Murray, who won 6-7 (5), 7-6 (6), 6-4, 7-6 (4), advanced to the semifinals against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France.

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Djokovic advances to semifinals at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays against Florian Mayer of Germany in a men's singles quarterfinals match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 4, 2012. Djokovic, who won 6-4, 6-1, 6-4, advanced to the semifinals against Roger Federer of Switzerland.

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Djokovic advances to semifinals at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after beating Florian Mayer of Germany in a men's singles quarterfinals match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 4, 2012. Djokovic, who won 6-4, 6-1, 6-4, advanced to the semifinals against Roger Federer of Switzerland.

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Federer advances to semifinals at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Roger Federer of Switzerland plays against Mikhail Youzhny of Russia in a men's singles quarterfinals match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 4, 2012. Federer, who won 6-1, 6-2, 6-2, advanced to the semifinals against Novak Djokovic of Serbia.

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Federer advances to semifinals at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates after beating Mikhail Youzhny of Russia in a men's singles quarterfinals match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 4, 2012. Federer, who won 6-1, 6-2, 6-2, advanced to the semifinals against Novak Djokovic of Serbia.

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S. Korean activist in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kim Yong Nam (R), president of North Korea's Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, meets Ro Su Hui, a pro-Pyongyang South Korean activist, in Pyongyang on July 4, 2012.

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S. Korean activist in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kim Yong Nam (R), president of North Korea's Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, meets Ro Su Hui, a pro-Pyongyang South Korean activist, in Pyongyang on July 4, 2012.

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S. Korean activist in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kim Yong Nam (R), president of North Korea's Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, meets Ro Su Hui, a pro-Pyongyang South Korean activist, in Pyongyang on July 4, 2012.

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Djokovic advances to semifinals at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays against Florian Mayer of Germany in a men's singles quarterfinals match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 4, 2012. Djokovic, who won 6-4, 6-1, 6-4, advanced to the semifinals against Roger Federer of Switzerland.

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Djokovic advances to semifinals at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Florian Mayer of Germany plays against Novak Djokovic of Serbia in a men's singles quarterfinals match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 4, 2012. Djokovic, who won 6-4, 6-1, 6-4, advanced to the semifinals against Roger Federer of Switzerland.

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Federer advances to semifinals at Wimbledon

LONDON, Britain - Roger Federer of Switzerland plays against Mikhail Youzhny of Russia in a men's singles quarterfinals match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 4, 2012. Federer, who won 6-1, 6-2, 6-2, advanced to the semifinals against Novak Djokovic of Serbia.

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Ozu to become Japan's top prosecutor

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on Aug. 12, 2011, shows Hiroshi Ozu, chief of the Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office. Ozu will be promoted to Japan's prosecutor-general, or chief of the Supreme Public Prosecutors Office, to replace Haruo Kasama, justice ministry and prosecution sources said on July 4, 2012.

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Cuban leader in China

BEIJING, China - Cuban leader Raul Castro (C) arrives at Beijing airport on July 4, 2012, to begin his China visit.

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CERN physicists find new particle considered Higgs boson

TOKYO, Japan - Shoji Asai (L back), associate professor at the University of Tokyo, speaks to researchers and reporters at the university in Tokyo on July 4, 2012. The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) announced the same day the discovery of a new particle believed to be the so-called Higgs boson, the most fundamental particle that gives mass to all other elementary particles. Asai was among the members of the Atlas group of scientists at CERN, which has confirmed the existence of the Higgs boson with a certainty of more than 99.9999%.

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CERN physicists find new particle considered Higgs boson

TOKYO, Japan - Shoji Asai, associate professor at the University of Tokyo, speaks at a press conference at the university in Tokyo on July 4, 2012. The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) announced the same day the discovery of a new particle believed to be the so-called Higgs boson, the most fundamental particle that gives mass to all other elementary particles. Asai was among the members of the Atlas group of scientists at CERN, which has confirmed the existence of the Higgs boson with a certainty of more than 99.9999%.

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CERN physicists find new particle considered Higgs boson

GENEVA, Switzerland - British physicist Peter Higgs is surrounded by reporters prior to a press conference at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in a suburb of Geneva on July 4, 2012. CERN announced the same day the discovery of a new particle believed to be the so-called Higgs boson, the most fundamental particle that gives mass to all other elementary particles. The Higgs boson was theorized by Higgs at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, among others, in 1964.

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Downpour in Kyushu

HITA, Japan - A levee is seen collapsed as the Kagetsu River swelled in Hita, Oita Prefecture, on July 4, 2012, when heavy rains hit the northern Kyushu region.

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Kids view whale dissection

NARITA, Japan - Local elementary school students observe the dissection of a Baird's beaked whale in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, on July 4, 2012.

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TEPCO chairman, president survey Fukushima plant

TOMIOKA, Japan - Kazuhiko Shimokobe (R), chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Co., and TEPCO President Naomi Hirose (C) visit the utility's Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on July 4, 2012. They visited the plant as well as the utility's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex for the first time since assuming their posts in late June. (Pool photo)

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Kids view whale dissection

NARITA, Japan - Local elementary school students observe the dissection of a Baird's beaked whale in Minamiboso, Chiba Prefecture, on July 4, 2012.

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Sri Lanka's foreign minister in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - G.L. Peiris, Sri Lanka's minister of external affairs, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 4, 2012.

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Ex-DPJ leader Ozawa to form new party

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, former leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, speaks after being approved as the head of a new party at a meeting at a Diet facility in Tokyo on July 4, 2012. Ozawa and lawmakers close to him held the meeting to prepare for the planned launch of a new party as early as next week, following their departure from the ruling DPJ in protest at the government's sales tax hike proposal.

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Tiananmen protester Wang in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Wang Dan, one of the leading organizers of the 1989 Tiananmen protests in China, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 4, 2012.

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New Zealand's earthquake recovery minister in Japan

SENDAI, Japan - New Zealand's earthquake recovery minister Gerry Brownlee answers a reporter's question in Sendai on July 4, 2012. He attended the World Ministerial Conference on Disaster Reduction held July 3-4 in Sendai.

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Tiananmen protester Wang in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Wang Dan, one of the leading organizers of the 1989 Tiananmen protests in China, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on July 4, 2012.

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S. Korea nuclear plant gets green light to resume operation

TOKYO, Japan - File photo from April 2012 shows the Gori 1 Nuclear Power Plant near Busan, South Korea. South Korean nuclear safety regulators on July 4, 2012, approved resumption of the plant that was suspended in March 2012 over safety concerns, following a blackout the previous month.

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Ex-DPJ leader Ozawa to form new party

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa (C), former leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, smiles after being approved as the head of a new party at a meeting at a Diet facility in Tokyo on July 4, 2012. Ozawa and lawmakers close to him held the meeting to prepare for the planned launch of a new party as early as next week, following their departure from the ruling DPJ in protest at the government's sales tax hike proposal.

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New Zealand's earthquake recovery minister in Japan

SENDAI, Japan - New Zealand's earthquake recovery minister Gerry Brownlee answers a reporter's question in Sendai on July 4, 2012. He attended the World Ministerial Conference on Disaster Reduction held July 3-4 in Sendai.

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Joint air exercise at Hokkaido base

SAPPORO, Japan - Police officers in protective suits practice taking out radioactive materials from an airplane during a joint air exercise at the Air Self-Defense Force's Chitose Air Base in Hokkaido on July 4, 2012. The drill, under the framework of the Proliferation Security Initiative, is part of global efforts to stop the trafficking of weapons of mass destruction, and began the same day with South Korea, Australia and Singapore joining Japan.

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Joint air exercise at Hokkaido base

SAPPORO, Japan - A joint air exercise as part of global efforts to stop the trafficking of weapons of mass destruction begins at the Air Self-Defense Force's Chitose Air Base in Hokkaido on July 4, 2012. South Korea, Australia and Singapore are joining Japan for the drill conducted under the framework of the Proliferation Security Initiative.

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Tokyo e-book expo

TOKYO, Japan - The 16th e-Book Expo Tokyo, one of the world's largest trade shows for electronic book technologies and services, opens at Tokyo Big Sight in the capital on July 4, 2012.

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Sea of clouds

SAPPORO, Japan - Visitors view a sea of clouds in the village of Shimukappu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on July 4, 2012.

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University begins testing robots to deliver specimens

SAITAMA, Japan - Saitama Medical University tests robots to deliver specimens for clinical examinations at the university's International Medical Center in Hidaka, Saitama Prefecture, on July 4, 2012, aiming at freeing nurses and clinical laboratory technicians from such physical duties by teaming up with Panasonic Healthcare Co.

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University begins testing robots to deliver specimens

SAITAMA, Japan - Saitama Medical University tests robots to deliver specimens for clinical examinations at the university's International Medical Center in Hidaka, Saitama Prefecture, on July 4, 2012, aiming at freeing nurses and clinical laboratory technicians from such physical duties by teaming up with Panasonic Healthcare Co.

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Tokyo e-book expo

TOKYO, Japan - The 16th e-Book Expo Tokyo, one of the world's largest trade shows for electronic book technologies and services, opens at Tokyo Big Sight in the Japanese capital on July 4, 2012.

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Sea of clouds

SAPPORO, Japan - Visitors view a sea of clouds in the village of Shimukappu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on July 4, 2012.

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Tokyo e-book expo

TOKYO, Japan - The 16th e-Book Expo Tokyo, one of the world's largest trade shows for electronic book technologies and services, opens at Tokyo Big Sight in the Japanese capital on July 4, 2012.

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Sea of clouds

SAPPORO, Japan - Visitors view a sea of clouds in the village of Shimukappu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on July 4, 2012.

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Sea of clouds

SAPPORO, Japan - Visitors view a sea of clouds in the village of Shimukappu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on July 4, 2012.

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Cambodia foreign minister in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong (C) arrives at Pyongyang airport on June 4, 2012. His visit is apparently aimed at encouraging North Korea to hold talks with South Korea in a regional security meeting slated for Phnom Penh in July 2012.