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Yuji Kodama, leprosy activist, dies at 82

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2013 shows Yuji Kodama, a prominent fighter of discrimination against former leprosy patients, in a wheelchair in front of the health ministry in Tokyo. On May 11, 2014, Kodama died of lung cancer at a sanatorium in Kusatsu, Gunma Prefecture. He was 82.

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Educator Hashimoto

TOKYO, Japan - A June 18, 2011, photo shows Takeshi Hashimoto, a legendary Japanese language teacher known for his slow reading lessons. He died on Sept. 11, 2013, at a hospital in Kobe, western Japan. He was 101.

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Malaysian working to protect home forest

TOKYO, Japan - Wong Meng Chuo, founder and head of the Institute for Development and Alternative Living, calls for cooperation in the conservation of the tropical forest in Malaysia during an interview in Tokyo on June 11, 2013.

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'Barefoot Gen' marks 40th anniversary of publication

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Misayo Nakazawa, widow of Keiji Nakazawa, is seen in Hiroshima's Naka Ward on June 11, 2013, sitting in front of magazines and other publications that carried her late husband's manga series "Hadashi no Gen (Barefoot Gen)." The series describes the life of a 6-year-old boy called Gen before and after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945.

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Meditation, music help people know more about themselves

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken June 11, 2013 shows one of the praying locations within the premises of a monastery in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture.

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Indoor sand kits to hit Japan market

TOKYO, Japan - Children play with the "Dancing Sand" kit specifically for indoor use during a promotion event on June 11, 2013 in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward.

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NPB ball change revelation

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Photo shows Nippon Professional Baseball's official balls being used from the 2013 season. The balls were used in a game between the Seibu Lions and the Yomiuri Giants on June 3, 2013. NPB admitted on June 11, 2013, that it had changed its official ball for the 2013 season.

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NPB ball change revelation

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Photo shows Nippon Professional Baseball's official ball being used from the 2013 season. NPB admitted on June 11, 2013, that it had changed its official ball for the 2013 season.

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E3 game show

LOS ANGELES, United States - Photo shows Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s new game console, the PlayStation 4, displayed at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, a key gaming industry event in Los Angeles on June 11, 2013. The company plans to launch the console in the upcoming holiday season.

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E3 game show

LOS ANGELES, United States - Photo shows Microsoft Corp.'s new game console, the Xbox One, displayed at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, a key gaming industry event in Los Angeles on June 11, 2013. The company plans to launch the console in November.

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E3 game show

LOS ANGELES, United States - Visitors try Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s new game console, the PlayStation 4, during the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, a key gaming industry event in Los Angeles on June 11, 2013.

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Darvish dolls

ARLINGTON, Texas - Children hold bobblehead dolls featuring Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on June 11, 2013, after the team handed out the dolls to fans.

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E3 game show

LOS ANGELES, United States - Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. President Andrew House speaks during an interview in Los Angeles on June 11, 2013. Seen at left is the company's new game console, the PlayStation 4, which was unveiled at the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, a key gaming industry event.

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U.S. Open golf

ARDMORE, United States - U.S. golfer Tiger Woods smiles during a press conference at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, on June 11, 2013, before the start of the U.S. Open championships.

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U.S. Open golf

ARDMORE, United States - U.S. golfer Tiger Woods plays a shot during a practice session at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, on June 11, 2013, before the start of the U.S. Open championships.

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E3 game show

LOS ANGELES, United States - Visitors try Microsoft Corp.'s new game console, the Xbox One, during the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, a key gaming industry event in Los Angeles on June 11, 2013.

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Japan beat Iraq in World Cup qualifier

DOHA, Qatar - Japan's Shinji Okazaki (L) scores past Iraq goalkeeper Noor Sabri in the 89th minute of a World Cup soccer qualifier in Doha, Qatar, on June 11, 2013. Japan, which has already qualified for the 2013 World Cup soccer finals in Brazil, beat Iraq 1-0.

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E3 game show

LOS ANGELES, United States - Visitors try Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s new game console, the PlayStation 4, during the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3, a key gaming industry event in Los Angeles on June 11, 2013.

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Japan crown prince in Spain

MADRID, Spain - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (2nd from R in front) views the exhibition in Madrid on June 11, 2013, of photos depicting Japanese citizens' recovery efforts from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.

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NPB admits changing ball

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows the Nippon Professional Baseball's official ball used in the 2011 and 2012 seasons. The NPB admitted on June 11, 2013, that it had changed its official ball prior to the start of the ongoing season, which has seen markedly more home runs.

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Japan beat Iraq in World Cup qualifier

DOHA, Qatar - Japan's Shinji Okazaki (L) scores past Iraq's Ali Adnan (6) in the 89th minute of a World Cup soccer qualifier in Doha, Qatar, on June 11, 2013. Japan, which has already qualified for the 2013 World Cup soccer finals in Brazil, beat Iraq 1-0.

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United Airlines Tokyo-Denver line

NARITA, Japan - A Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by United Airlines takes off from Narita airport near Tokyo for Denver on June 11, 2013. The U.S. airline inaugurated the line the same day, delayed from its originally scheduled March 31 launch following a series of battery problems involving the technologically advanced jet.

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Protest in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Police pour water on demonstrators at Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, as antigovernment protests have continue on June 11, 2013.

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United Airlines Tokyo-Denver line

NARITA, Japan - A Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by United Airlines is about to take off from Narita airport near Tokyo for Denver on June 11, 2013. The U.S. airline inaugurated the line the same day, delayed from its originally scheduled March 31 launch following a series of battery problems involving the technologically advanced jet.

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NPB admits changing ball for current season

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Tokyo in August 2010 shows Nippon Professional Baseball commissioner Ryozo Kato showing off a new ball, as well as its cross section, to be used by the 12 professional baseball teams of the Japanese Central and Pacific leagues from the 2011 season. NPB admitted June 11, 2013, that it had changed its official ball prior to the start of the current season, which has seen markedly more home runs.

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Peach to start flying between Kansai, Narita airports

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Peach Aviation Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Shinichi Inoue (C) and company staff at a press conference in Tokyo on June 11, 2013. The low-cost carrier said that day it will start two round-trip flights daily between Kansai airport and Narita airport on Oct. 27. The new service will be the first flights serving the Tokyo metropolitan area by Peach Aviation, which has been using Kansai International Airport in western Japan as its hub.

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Uemura says he will stay on as judo federation head

TOKYO, Japan - Haruki Uemura, chairman of the All Japan Judo Federation, speaks at a press conference after the federation's executive board meeting in Tokyo on June 11, 2013. Uemura said he will continue in his post and vowed to complete his mission to reform the scandal-plagued body.

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BOJ policy board meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda speaks at a press conference after the central bank's policy board meeting at the BOJ head office in Tokyo on June 11, 2013. The BOJ refrained from taking additional steps to ease volatility in the government bond market and contain spikes in interest rates that could impede an economic recovery.

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Licca doll

TOKYO, Japan - A woman holds the "triple color change" version of the Licca doll that changes hair color in accordance with temperature during an event in Tokyo on June 11, 2013, as the Japan Toy Association selected it as one of the most remarkable toys of the year in Japan.

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BOJ policy board meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda speaks at a press conference after the central bank's policy board meeting at the BOJ head office in Tokyo on June 11, 2013. The BOJ refrained from taking additional steps to ease volatility in the government bond market and contain spikes in interest rates that could impede an economic recovery.

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BOJ policy board meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda speaks at a press conference after the central bank's policy board meeting at the BOJ head office in Tokyo on June 11, 2013. The BOJ refrained from taking additional steps to ease volatility in the government bond market and contain spikes in interest rates that could impede an economic recovery.

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Protest in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Police officers release tear gas in Istanbul, Turkey, where antigovernment demonstrations continued on June 11, 2013.

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Japan to attract Southeast Asian tourists

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (seated 2nd from R) and ministers take part in a meeting on the promotion of tourism at Abe's office in Tokyo on June 11, 2013. The Japanese government set a goal of increasing the number of visitors from Southeast Asia by 2.5 times the current level to 2 million in 2016 in its 2013 white paper on tourism adopted the same day.

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BOJ policy board meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda heads to the central bank's policy board meeting at the BOJ head office in Tokyo on June 11, 2013. The BOJ refrained from taking additional steps to ease volatility in the government bond market and contain spikes in interest rates that could impede an economic recovery. (Pool photo)

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BOJ policy board meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda heads to the central bank's policy board meeting at the BOJ head office in Tokyo on June 11, 2013. The BOJ refrained from taking additional steps to ease volatility in the government bond market and contain spikes in interest rates that could impede an economic recovery. (Pool photo)

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Destroyer-boat collision case

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows the stern of the fishing boat Seitoku Maru (front), after a collision with the Aegis destroyer Atago (back) of the Maritime Self-Defense Force in the Pacific just outside Tokyo Bay in February 2008. Seen in the middle is a patrol boat of the Japan Coast Guard. The Tokyo High Court upheld on June 11, 2013, a lower court acquittal of two MSDF sailors over the collision that killed two fishermen.