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Sharp remains in red in April-June

TOKYO, Japan - Sharp Corp. President Kozo Takahashi announces the company's earnings report for the April-June quarter on Aug. 1, 2014, in Tokyo, Japan. The company remained in the red in the reporting quarter for the fourth year, due to costs related to withdrawal from the solar battery business in Europe.

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Aquarium official credited with big jellyfish collection

YAMAGATA, Japan - Kazuya Okuizumi, deputy director of the municipal Kamo Aquarium in Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, northeastern Japan, and credited with a large collection of jellyfish, is shown in this file photo taken on June 1, 2014.

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Japan's GSDF taking part in RIMPAC

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force land on a beach at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii on July 1, 2014, during the Rim of the Pacific Exercise. Some 25,000 personnel from 22 countries and six observer nations are taking part in the exercise. This year's RIMPAC, the world's largest international maritime warfare exercise, is taking place from June 26 to Aug. 1.

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Afghan pres. candidate demands vote fraud allegations be addressed

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in the Afghan capital Kabul on July 1, 2014. The former foreign minister said he will not accept the outcome of June's runoff unless allegations of vote fraud are addressed.

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Afghan pres. candidate demands vote fraud allegations be addressed

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in the Afghan capital Kabul on July 1, 2014. The former foreign minister said he will not accept the outcome of June's runoff unless allegations of vote fraud are addressed.

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Japan's GSDF taking part in RIMPAC

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force descend from rafts to land on a beach at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii on July 1, 2014, during the Rim of the Pacific Exercise. Some 25,000 personnel from 22 countries and six observer countries are taking part in the exercise. This year's RIMPAC, the world's largest international maritime warfare exercise, is taking place from June 26 to Aug. 1.

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Japan's GSDF taking part in RIMPAC

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force take positions after landing on a beach at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii on July 1, 2014, during the Rim of the Pacific Exercise. Some 25,000 personnel from 22 countries and six observer nations are taking part in the exercise. This year's RIMPAC, the world's largest international maritime warfare exercise, is taking place from June 26 to Aug. 1.

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Japan's GSDF taking part in RIMPAC

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Members of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force land on a beach at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay in Hawaii on July 1, 2014, during the Rim of the Pacific Exercise. Some 25,000 personnel from 22 countries and six observer nations are taking part in the exercise. This year's RIMPAC, the world's largest international maritime warfare exercise, is taking place from June 26 to Aug. 1.

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Mobile ticketing services in U.S.

NEW YORK, United States - New Jersey Transit's mobile ticketing program is shown on a smartphone in New Jersey on June 1, 2014. Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York announced its plan to provide mobile ticketing for the Metro-North Railroad and Long Island Rail Road on April 28, 2014.

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Mobile ticketing service in New Jersey

NEW YORK, United States - A New Jersey Transit train is seen in this photo taken in the U.S. state on June 1, 2014. New Jersey's public transportation corporation has begun provide mobile ticketing.

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Matsuyama wins Memorial for 1st U.S. PGA title

DUBLIN, United States - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama (L) is congratulated by tournament host Jack Nicklaus on June 1, 2014, on the green of the 18th hole at the Muirfield Village Golf Club, the first playoff hole where he beat American Kevin Na to win the Memorial Tournament, in Dublin, Ohio. Matsuyama, who finished at 13-under 275, is the fourth Japanese player to win a U.S. tour event.

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X-ray checks conducted at Arena de Sao Paulo

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Spectators for a second "test match" between two Brazilian clubs to see the current condition of the Arena de Sao Paulo, one of the stadiums for the World Cup finals in Brazil, have their bags checked by X-ray at the entrance on June 1, 2014.

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Arena de Sao Paulo before World Cup

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Temporary seating at the Arena de Sao Paulo (upper R) in Brazil is seen during a "test match" to check the current condition of the stadium on June 1, 2014. Some parts of the stadium remain untested prior to an opening World Cup match between Brazil and Croatia on June 12.

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'Test match' at Arena de Sao Paulo

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Spectators watch a "test match" staged on June 1, 2014, to check the condition of the Arena de Sao Paulo in Brazil.

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Darvish in Rangers' victory against Nationals

WASHINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish starts in a game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on June 1, 2014. Darvish allowed five hits and struck out a season-high 12 batters in eight shutout innings. The Rangers won 2-0.

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Darvish in Rangers' victory against Nationals

WASHINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish starts in a game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on June 1, 2014. Darvish allowed five hits and struck out a season-high 12 batters in eight shutout innings. The Rangers won 2-0.

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Japan before World Cup

CLEARWATER, United States - Photo shows (from L) Yuto Nagatomo, Shinji Kagawa and Hiroshi Kiyotake participating in a training camp with other members of the Japanese men's national soccer team in Clearwater, Florida, on June 1, 2014, ahead of the World Cup finals in Brazil.

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Darvish in Rangers' victory against Nationals

WASHINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish starts in a game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on June 1, 2014. Darvish allowed five hits and struck out a season-high 12 batters in eight shutout innings. The Rangers won 2-0.

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Unrest in Ukraine

KIEV, Ukraine - People attend a rally at Independence Square in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, on June 1, 2014.

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Matsuyama wins Memorial

DUBLIN, United States - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama (R) poses for photos with American golf legend Jack Nicklaus after winning the Memorial golf tournament, his first title on the U.S. PGA tour, at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, on June 1, 2014.

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Fukushima univ. Prof. talks on low-level radiation

NAGASAKI, Japan - Seiji Yasumura (far L), professor at Fukushima Medical University's School of Medicine, makes a presentation on effects of low-level radiation at a symposium held after a conference for late effects of Atomic bomb injury in Nagasaki City on June 1, 2014.

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Matsuyama wins Memorial

DUBLIN, United States - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama holds the victor's trophy after winning the Memorial golf tournament, his first title on the U.S. PGA tour, at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, on June 1, 2014.

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Demonstration in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - People march in Hong Kong on June 1, 2014, to commemorate Beijing's military crackdown on a student-led protest in 1989, calling for redress of what Beijing describes as an already settled upheaval. Thousands of protesters participated in the demonstration ahead of the 25th anniversary on June 4.

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Darvish in Rangers' victory against Nationals

WASHINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish starts in a game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on June 1, 2014. Darvish allowed five hits and struck out a season-high 12 batters in eight shutout innings. The Rangers won 2-0.

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Demonstration in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - Vietnamese residents march in Hong Kong on June 1, 2014, in protest at China's deployment of an oil rig in disputed waters around the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. The residents joined a demonstration to commemorate Beijing's military crackdown on a student-led protest in 1989, ahead of the 25th anniversary on June 4.

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Darvish in Rangers' victory against Nationals

WASHINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish starts in a game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington on June 1, 2014. Darvish allowed five hits and struck out a season-high 12 batters in eight shutout innings. The Rangers won 2-0.

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Matsuyama wins Memorial

DUBLIN, United States - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama tees off on the first hole during the final round of the Memorial golf tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, on June 1, 2014. Matsuyama won the tournament, his first title on the U.S. PGA tour.

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Divers check coral condition off Henoko

NAGO, Japan - Divers examine the condition of coral at a depth of 6 meters off the coast of Henoko, Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 1, 2014. The coral there were found to be basically healthy.

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Japan before World Cup

CLEARWATER, United States - Japanese men's national soccer team coach Alberto Zaccheroni holds a press conference on June 1, 2014, before a World Cup warm-up against Costa Rica the following day, in Clearwater, Florida, where the team is holding a training camp ahead of the World Cup finals in Brazil.

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Cheer for Japan display in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - People look at a display advertising the Japan national football team for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil at a subway station in Bangkok on June 1, 2014.

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Japan World Cup squad display in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - A display calling to root for the Japan national football team for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil are displayed at a subway station in Bangkok on June 1, 2014. Shown on the display are Shinji Kagawa (L) and Keisuke Honda (R).

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Close scrutiny of overturned pier off Kagoshima City

FUKUOKA, Japan - Experts closely examine a pier (front) brought to waters off Kagoshima City in southwestern Japan on June 1, 2014, following an accident around Okinotorishima Island in late March, in which seven workers died after the pier overturned.

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Jellyfish display attracts visitors to aquarium in Tsuruoka

TSURUOKA, Japan - A man and a child look at a vast collection of jellyfish at the refurbished municipal Kamo Aquarium in Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, on June 1, 2014.

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Makino scores as Urawa thrash Grampus in Nabisco Cup

SAITAMA, Japan - Tomoaki Makino of Urawa Reds celebrates with Genki Haraguchi (L) after scoring in the second half of a Nabisco Cup game against Nagoya Grampus on June 1, 2014, leading Urawa, who had already clinched a quarterfinal spot, to a 5-2 win at Saitama Stadium 2002.

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Kabuki actors parade in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Kabuki actor Nakamura Kankuro takes part in an "Oneri" parade on a rickshaw through the streets of Tokyo's Shibuya on June 1, 2014, to promote the upcoming kabuki play "Sannin Kichisa."

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Checking condition of coral off Henoko

NAGO, Japan - Divers examine the condition of Porites cylindrica and other coral at a depth of 6 meters off the coast of Henoko, Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 1, 2014.

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Taiwan's Lu wins Resort Trust Ladies Open golf

MIKI, Japan - Taiwan's Teresa Lu (L) holds the victory trophy together with the best amateur player Kotone Hori as Lu shot an 8-under 64 in the final round of the Resort Trust Ladies Open golf tournament with a total of a 15-under 201 at the Kansai Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on June 1, 2014. Hori was in a tie for eighth with a 6-under 210.

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Jellyfish tank at aquarium in Tsuruoka

TSURUOKA, Japan - A large number of jellyfish swim in a huge tank at the refurbished municipal Kamo Aquarium in Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, on June 1, 2014. The aquarium is known for displaying the widest variety of jellyfish species in the world.

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Kabuki actors parade in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Nakamura Kankuro (front) participates in an "Oneri" parade in a rickshaw through the streets of Tokyo's Shibuya on June 1, 2014, to promote the upcoming kabuki play "Sannin Kichisa."

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Berlin-bound Haraguchi responds to fans

SAITAMA, Japan - Former Japanese international Genki Haraguchi of Urawa Reds acknowledges the cheers of fans by waving at Saitama Stadium 2002 on June 1, 2014, following Urawa's 5-2 win over Nagoya Grampus in a Nabisco Cup first-round match. Haraguchi will move to German Bundesliga first-division club Hertha Berlin.

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Child looks at giant jellyfish at aquarium in Tsuruoka

TSURUOKA, Japan - A child looks at a giant jellyfish at the refurbished municipal Kamo Aquarium in Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, on June 1, 2014.

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Checking condition of coral off Henoko

NAGO, Japan - Divers examine the condition of Porites cylindrica and other coral at a depth of 6 meters off the coast of Henoko, Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on June 1, 2014.

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Third favorite One and Only wins Japanese Derby

TOKYO, Japan - Third-favorite One and Only (2) shakes off the favorite Isla Bonita (13) in the final stretch to win the 81st Japanese Derby on the 2,400-meter turf course at Tokyo Racecourse on June 1, 2014.

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Taiwan's Lu wins Resort Trust Ladies golf

MIKI, Japan - Taiwan's Teresa Lu lifts the victory trophy following her victory in the Resort Trust Ladies Open golf tournament at the Kansai Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on June 1, 2014.

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Wu'erkaixi walks in Tokyo march for democracy in China

TOKYO, Japan - Wu'erkaixi, a Chinese dissident known for his role in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, participates in a march calling for democracy in China in Tokyo on June 1, 2014, ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown on June 4. A person behind him holds a photo of Liu Xiaobo, winner of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Japanese, New Zealand defense ministers

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (far L) and New Zealand Defense Minister Jonathan Coleman (far R) hold talks in Singapore on June 1, 2014.

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Vietnam's deputy defense minister meets reporters

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Vietnam's Deputy Defense Minster Nguyen Chi Vinh meets reporters in Singapore on June 1, 2014.

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S. Korean Jang wins Mizuno Open golf

KASAOKA, Japan - South Korean Jang Dong Kyu holds the winning trophy of the Mizuno Open golf tournament after shooting a 3-under 69 in the final round for a total of a 15-under 273 at the JFE Setonaikai Golf Club in Okayama Prefecture on June 1, 2014.

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Heavy security presence in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Photo shows a woman wearing a mask with "People" printed on it and making victory signs with both hands at the Ratchaprasong intersection in Bangkok on June 1, 2014. She was later taken away by plainclothes officers. Thailand's military junta deployed a large number of security personnel in Bangkok that day to keep would-be protesters off the main streets of the capital.

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Imperial couple attend tree-planting ceremony

NAGAOKA, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C) plants a seedling during a tree-planting ceremony in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on June 1, 2014. Empress Michiko also attended the ceremony.