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Former Nagasaki mayor dies at 92

NAGASAKI, Japan - Photo taken July 6, 2014, shows former Nagasaki Mayor Hitoshi Motoshima, who was shot by a member of a right-wing group in 1990 after saying Emperor Hirohito bore responsibility for World War II, attending a memorial ceremony to commemorate Chinese victims of the atomic bomb at Nagasaki Peace Park in Nagasaki, southwestern Japan. He died of pneumonia at age 92 on Oct. 31, 2014.

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Songwriter, novelist Yamaguchi dies at 77

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 1985 shows Yoko Yamaguchi attending a press conference after winning the Naoki Prize for popular literature. Yamaguchi, also a well-known songwriter, died of respiratory failure on Sept. 6, 2014, at the age of 77.

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Virtual horseback riding game at theme park in western Japan

NAGASAKI, Japan - Visitors to the Huis Ten Bosch theme park in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, enjoy a virtual horseback riding game on July 6, 2014, wearing high-quality 3D goggle-type monitors that make them feel as if they are real jockeys.

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Kashiwa Reysol ready for Suruga Bank C'ship

TOKYO, Japan - Manager Nelsinho (R) and player Masato Kudo (L) of J-League first-division side Kashiwa Reysol pose by the trophy of the Suruga Bank Championship in Tokyo on July 29, 2014. The Nabisco Cup champions of the last season will meet CA Lanus of Argentina at Hitachi Kashiwa Stadium in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo on Aug. 6, 2014.

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Huis Ten Bosch head ready to invite casino to Nagasaki

SASEBO, Japan - Hideo Sawada, president of Huis Ten Bosch Co., speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on July 6, 2014, revealing a plan to invite integrated resort facilities, including casinos, to the southwestern Japanese prefecture.

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Syria's deputy foreign minister speaks in interview

DAMASCUS, Syria - Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad stresses the need for a concerted fight against the militant Islamic State group during an interview with Kyodo News at his office in Damascus on July 6, 2014.

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Djokovic wins Wimbledon men's title

LONDON, United Kingdom - Roger Federer of Switzerland plays Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the men's singles final of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 6, 2014. Djokovic won 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 5-7, 6-4 to clinch his second Wimbledon men's title.

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Djokovic wins Wimbledon men's title

LONDON, United Kingdom - Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays Roger Federer of Switzerland in the men's singles final of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 6, 2014. Djokovic won 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 5-7, 6-4 to clinch his second Wimbledon men's title.

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Djokovic wins Wimbledon men's title

LONDON, United Kingdom - Novak Djokovic of Serbia raises his trophy after defeating Roger Federer of Switzerland in the men's singles final of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 6, 2014. Djokovic won 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 5-7, 6-4 to clinch his second Wimbledon men's title.

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Djokovic wins Wimbledon men's title

LONDON, United Kingdom - Roger Federer of Switzerland wipes away a tear at the award ceremony after being beaten by Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the men's singles final of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 6, 2014.

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Djokovic wins Wimbledon men's title

LONDON, United Kingdom - Roger Federer of Switzerland plays Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the men's singles final of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 6, 2014. Djokovic won 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 5-7, 6-4 to clinch his second Wimbledon men's title.

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Djokovic wins Wimbledon men's title

LONDON, United Kingdom - Roger Federer of Switzerland plays Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the men's singles final of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 6, 2014. Djokovic won 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 5-7, 6-4 to clinch his second Wimbledon men's title.

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Motegi in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM, Israel - Photo shows Japan's industry minister Toshimitsu Motegi (L) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on July 6, 2014.

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Djokovic wins Wimbledon men's title

LONDON, United Kingdom - Novak Djokovic (R) of Serbia shakes hands with Roger Federer of Switzerland after Djokovic's victory in the men's singles final of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 6, 2014. Djokovic won 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 5-7, 6-4 to clinch his second Wimbledon men's title.

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Djokovic wins Wimbledon men's title

LONDON, United Kingdom - Novak Djokovic of Serbia pumps his fist after winning the second set in the men's singles final against Roger Federer of Switzerland in the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 6, 2014. Djokovic won 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 5-7, 6-4 to clinch his second Wimbledon men's title.

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Djokovic wins Wimbledon men's title

LONDON, United Kingdom - Novak Djokovic of Serbia raises his trophy after defeating Roger Federer (R back) of Switzerland in the men's singles final of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 6, 2014. Djokovic won 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 5-7, 6-4 to clinch his second Wimbledon men's title.

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Djokovic wins Wimbledon men's title

LONDON, United Kingdom - Novak Djokovic of Serbia holds his trophy after defeating Roger Federer of Switzerland in the men's singles final of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 6, 2014. Djokovic won 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 5-7, 6-4 to clinch his second Wimbledon men's title.

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Man arrested over shooting wife dead

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on the night of July 6, 2014, shows a cafe of a hotel in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district, shortly after a man allegedly shot his wife dead there. The man, a 54-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Itabashi Ward, was seized by cafe employees and arrested at the scene by police.

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Djokovic wins Wimbledon men's title

LONDON, United Kingdom - Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after defeating Roger Federer of Switzerland in the men's singles final of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 6, 2014. Djokovic won 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 5-7, 6-4 to clinch his second Wimbledon men's title.

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Djokovic wins Wimbledon men's title

LONDON, United Kingdom - Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays Roger Federer of Switzerland in the men's singles final of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 6, 2014. Djokovic won 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 5-7, 6-4 to clinch his second Wimbledon men's title.

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Djokovic wins Wimbledon men's title

LONDON, United Kingdom - Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays Roger Federer of Switzerland in the men's singles final of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 6, 2014. Djokovic won 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 5-7, 6-4 to clinch his second Wimbledon men's title.

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Djokovic wins Wimbledon men's title

LONDON, United Kingdom - Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays Roger Federer of Switzerland in the men's singles final of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 6, 2014. Djokovic won 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 5-7, 6-4 to clinch his second Wimbledon men's title.

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Djokovic wins Wimbledon men's title

LONDON, United Kingdom - Roger Federer of Switzerland plays Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the men's singles final of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 6, 2014. Djokovic won 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 5-7, 6-4 to clinch his second Wimbledon men's title.

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Djokovic wins Wimbledon men's title

LONDON, United Kingdom - Novak Djokovic of Serbia plays Roger Federer of Switzerland in the men's singles final of the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on July 6, 2014. Djokovic won 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 5-7, 6-4 to clinch his second Wimbledon men's title.

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Vatican's envoy to Japan holds mass for medieval bishop

KUNISAKI, Japan - Archbishop Joseph Chennoth (extreme L), the Vatican's ambassador to Japan, holds a mass at a festival honoring medieval Japanese Bishop Peter Kibe in Kunisaki, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 6, 2014.

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Abe arrives in New Zealand on 1st leg of 3-nation Oceania tour

AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his wife Akie arrive in Auckland, New Zealand, on July 6, 2014. Abe's three-nation tour of Oceania will also take him to Australia and Papua New Guinea for talks with his counterparts.

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Japanese, Spanish cities sign tourism exchange pact

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Mitsutoshi Manago (L), mayor of Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, and Reyes Leis Rodriguez, deputy mayor of Spain's Santiago de Compostela, display a tourism exchange agreement signed in the western Japanese city on July 6, 2014. Both cities have old pilgrimage routes listed as UNESCO World Heritage sites.

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Vatican's envoy to Japan speaks to grade school children

KUNISAKI, Japan - Archbishop Joseph Chennoth, the Vatican's ambassador to Japan, speaks to students at Kumage Elementary School in Kunisaki, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 6, 2014, as part of a festival honoring medieval Japanese Bishop Peter Kibe.

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Ishikawa reacts after winning Sega Sammy Cup playoff

CHITOSE, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa (R) exchanges a high-five with his caddie after sinking a birdie putt for the third time in a row in a playoff to win the Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup professional golf tournament in Chitose on the northernmost main island of Hokkaido on July 6, 2014.

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Vatican's envoy to Japan speaks at Mass for medieval bishop

KUNISAKI, Japan - Archbishop Joseph Chennoth, Vatican's ambassador to Japan, speaks at a Mass honoring medieval Japanese Bishop Peter Kibe in Kunisaki, Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on July 6, 2014.

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Sega Sammy Cup golf tourney winner Ishikawa gets trophy

CHITOSE, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa (R) receives a winning trophy from Shigeo Nagashima, honorary chairman of the Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup professional golf tournament, in Chitose on the northernmost main island of Hokkaido on July 6, 2014.

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Jeans 'designed' by animals displayed at Japanese zoo

HITACHI, Japan - Blue jeans made of denim fabrics bitten or scratched by animals are displayed at a Kamine Park zoo in Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on July 6, 2014.

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Surfers compete in tsunami-hit Japan area

KESENNUMA, Japan - Surfers compete in an event held off the Koizumi beach in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 6, 2014, against the backdrop of a building damaged by the March 2011 tsunami.

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Lions bite, scratch to 'design' jeans at Japanese zoo

HITACHI, Japan - Lions bite and scratch denim fabrics rolled around tires and tree trucks to allow them to "design" blue jeans at a Kamine Park zoo in Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on July 6, 2014.

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Ishikawa shakes hands with Oda after winning playoff

CHITOSE, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa (R) shakes hands with Komei Oda after beating Oda in a playoff to capture his first title on the Japan tour in two years at the Shigeo Nagashima Invitational Sega Sammy Cup golf tournament at The North Country Golf Club in Chitose, Hokkaido, on July 6, 2014.

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Surfing competition held in tsunami-hit Japan area

KESENNUMA, Japan - Surfers practice before a competitive event held off the Koizumi beach in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 6, 2014, against the backdrop of a building damaged by the March 2011 tsunami.

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Penguin receives letter of thanks from Tokyo Fire Dept.

TOKYO, Japan - Magellanic penguin "Suika" at Sumida Aquarium in Tokyo receives a letter of appreciation from the Tokyo Fire Department on July 6, 2014, for contribution to a campaign to prevent heat stress disorders.

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Yokomine finishes 2nd in Nichi-Iko tournament

TOYAMA, Japan - Sakura Yokomine prepares to putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the Nichi-Iko Ladies Open Golf Tournament at Yatsuo Country Club in Toyama City on July 6, 2014. Yokomine finished second.

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Horses walk near Arctic iris in bloom in Hokkaido

AKKESHI, Japan - Pastured horses walk near blooming Arctic iris flowers in Akkeshi Town, Hokkaido, on July 6, 2014.

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Jung wins Nichi-Iko Ladies Open for 1st title in Japan

TOYAMA, Japan - Jung Yeon Ju smiles after capturing her first title on the Japan tour by winning the Nichi-Iko Ladies Open Golf Tournament at Yatsuo Country Club in Toyama City on July 6, 2014.

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Mascot characters gather from various localities

TONDABAYASHI, Japan - Mascot characters representing various localities gather for an event in Kawachinagano, Osaka Prefecture, on July 6, 2014.

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Morning glory fair in Tokyo ushers in summer

TOKYO, Japan - A vendor holds up a pot with a morning glory at an annual fair featuring the plant at Iriya Kishibojin Temple in Tokyo on July 6, 2014.

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Morning glory fair in Tokyo ushers in summer

TOKYO, Japan - Iriya Kishibojin Temple is packed with pots of morning glories and visitors at an annual fair featuring the plant in Tokyo on July 6, 2014.

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Abe leaves for 3-nation trip to Oceania

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) and his wife Akie wave before boarding a plane at Haneda airport in Tokyo on July 6, 2014, for a three-nation tour of New Zealand, Australia and Papua New Guinea. Abe will hold summit talks with the prime ministers of each country.

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Tsunami-hit police box in Onagawa, Miyagi Pref.

ONAGAWA, Japan - A "koban" police box destroyed by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, is pictured in July 2011 (upper frame) and on March 6, 2014 (lower frame). Talks are underway about whether to preserve the police box as a relic from the disaster.

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Olympic softball medalist seeking bid to race in skeleton in Sochi

NAGANO, Japan - Juri Takayama hops on the sled while practicing the start of the skeleton at the Spiral -- a bobsleigh, luge and skeleton track in Nagano -- on July 6, 2013. Takayama, an Olympic medalist in women's softball, now aims to qualify to represent Japan in the skeleton event at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia.