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Tokyo Tower still popular after ending relay role

TOKYO, Japan - A view of the Japanese capital from the Tokyo Tower's special observatory deck on Dec. 12, 2014, includes Tokyo Skytree (far back) and the Toranomon Hills skyscraper (fore L). The tower, designated as a national cultural property in June 2013, remains a popular sightseeing spot, drawing some 2 million visitors annually to its observatory deck, even after ceding its role as a radiowave transmission tower to Tokyo Skytree in 2012.

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Tokyo Tower still popular after ceding relay role

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo Tower is lit up beneath the evening sky in the Japanese capital on Dec. 12, 2014. The tower, designated as a national cultural property in June 2013, remains a popular sightseeing spot, drawing some 2 million visitors annually to its observatory deck, even after ceding its role as a radiowave transmission tower to Tokyo Skytree in 2012.

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Young Japanese increasingly seeking employment with NPOs

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshinori Kurita, staff member of Terra Renaissance, speaks about the nonprofit organization's activities in a special lesson at Nara Prefectural University in the city of Nara on June 12, 2013.

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Japan GDP up in April-June

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe answers a reporter's question in Tokyo on Aug. 12, 2013, after the country's gross domestic product data for the second quarter of 2013 was released the same day. GDP grew an annualized real 2.6 percent in the three months through June.

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Japan's April-June GDP grows

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's economic revitalization minister Akira Amari gives a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 12, 2013 on the country's gross domestic product data for the second quarter of 2013, released the same day. GDP grew an annualized real 2.6 percent in the three months through June.

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Hotel concierge helps make trips memorable

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken June 12, 2013 shows Kei Abe, chief concierge at Grand Hyatt Tokyo in Roppongi, a popular shopping and entertainment district in the Japanese capital.

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Miyagi police officer brings cheer to hometown with pistol gold

NATORI, Japan - Photo taken June 12, 2013 at Miyagi Prefectural Police School in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, shows Teruyoshi Akiyama, an assistant inspector in the Miyagi Prefectural Riot Police who won the Gold medal in the Rifle and Pistol World Cup in Munich, Germany in May.

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Gay activists in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - Gay activists join a demonstration against the administration of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on June 12, 2013.

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Japan prince in Madrid

MADRID, Spain - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito delivers a speech during a banquet hosted by Spanish Crown Prince Felipe and his wife Crown Princess Letizia at the palace in Madrid on June 12, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Japan prince in Madrid

MADRID, Spain - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito delivers a speech during a banquet hosted by Spanish Crown Prince Felipe and his wife Crown Princess Letizia at the palace in Madrid on June 12, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Japan prince in Madrid

MADRID, Spain - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (2nd from R), Spanish Crown Prince Felipe (far L) and his wife, Crown Princess Letizia (far R), greet a guest to a banquet hosted by the Spanish royal couple at the palace in Madrid on June 12, 2013.

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1 year before World Cup in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazil soccer legend Pele speaks during a ceremony at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on June 12, 2013. The countdown clock was unveiled in the ceremony, marking a year before the start of the World Cup soccer finals in Brazil.

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Japan prince in Madrid

MADRID, Spain - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (L) delivers a speech, while Spanish Crown Princess Letizia (R) looks on, during a banquet hosted by the princess and her husband, Spanish Crown Prince Felipe, at the palace in Madrid on June 12, 2013. (Pool photo)

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1 year before World Cup in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - The countdown clock is unveiled during a ceremony at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on June 12, 2013, marking a year before the start of the World Cup soccer finals in Brazil. Seen in 4th from left is Brazil soccer legend Pele.

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Anti-Putin protests in Moscow

MOSCOW, Russia - Russians demonstrate seeking the release of prisoners and opposing the policies of the administration led by President Vladimir Putin, in central Moscow on June 12, 2013. The demonstration, organized by opposition politicians and which took place on a holiday, drew an estimated 10,000 people, although the government said the participants numbered some 6,000.

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1 year before World Cup in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - The countdown clock is unveiled during a ceremony at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro on June 12, 2013, marking a year before the start of the World Cup soccer finals in Brazil. Seen in 4th from left is Brazil soccer legend Pele.

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Anti-Putin protests in Moscow

MOSCOW, Russia - Russians demonstrate seeking the release of prisoners and opposing the policies of the administration led by President Vladimir Putin, in central Moscow on June 12, 2013. The demonstration, organized by opposition politicians and which took place on a holiday, drew an estimated 10,000 people, although the government said the participants numbered some 6,000.

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NPB ball change revelation

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Professional Baseball commissioner Ryozo Kato (R) attends a press conference in Tokyo on June 12, 2013, with NPB secretary general Kunio Shimoda, after NPB admitted the previous day it had changed its official ball for the 2013 season. NPB had previously denied that the increase in home runs during the current season had anything to do with changes to the ball.

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Japan crown prince in Spain

MADRID, Spain - Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito (L) walks with Florentino Perez, president of Real Madrid, on the pitch at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, on June 12, 2013.

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NPB ball change revelation

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Professional Baseball commissioner Ryozo Kato attends a press conference in Tokyo on June 12, 2013, after NPB admitted the previous day it had changed its official ball for the 2013 season. NPB had previously denied that the increase in home runs during the current season had anything to do with changes to the ball.

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Hydrangeas in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Photo shows hydrangea flowers lit up during a rehearsal at Mimuroto Temple in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on June 12, 2013, ahead of the start of the official illumination on June 15.

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NPB ball change revelation

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Professional Baseball holds a press conference with commissioner Ryozo Kato (3rd from front) in Tokyo on June 12, 2013, after admitting the previous day it had changed its official ball for the 2013 season. NPB had previously denied that the increase in home runs during the current season had anything to do with changes to the ball.

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NPB ball change revelation

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Professional Baseball commissioner Ryozo Kato attends a press conference in Tokyo on June 12, 2013, after NPB admitted the previous day it had changed its official ball for the 2013 season. NPB had previously denied that the increase in home runs during the current season had anything to do with changes to the ball.

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NPB ball change revelation

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Professional Baseball commissioner Ryozo Kato attends a press conference in Tokyo on June 12, 2013, after NPB admitted the previous day it had changed its official ball for the 2013 season. NPB had previously denied that the increase in home runs during the current season had anything to do with changes to the ball.

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Hydrangeas in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Photo shows hydrangea flowers lit up during a rehearsal at Mimuroto Temple in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, on June 12, 2013, ahead of the start of the official illumination on June 15.

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NPB ball change revelation

TOKYO, Japan - Nippon Professional Baseball commissioner Ryozo Kato attends a press conference in Tokyo on June 12, 2013, after NPB admitted the previous day it had changed its official ball for the 2013 season. NPB had previously denied that the increase in home runs during the current season had anything to do with changes to the ball.

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Growth strategy

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) speaks during a meeting of the industrial competitiveness council at his office in Tokyo on June 12, 2013. The final draft of the government's growth strategy was presented at the meeting. In the front is economic revitalization minister Akira Amari.

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NPB ball change revelation

SENDAI, Japan - Motohiro Shima, head of Japan's pro baseball players association, holds a press conference in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on June 12, 2013, after Nippon Professional Baseball admitted the previous day that it had changed its official ball for the 2013 season.

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Pyongyang scene

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows people fishing in Pyongyang, North Korea, on June 12, 2013.

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Pyongyang scene

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows passengers on a bus in Pyongyang, North Korea, on June 12, 2013.

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Pyongyang scene

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A woman with sacks on her back walks on a pedestrian overpass in Pyongyang, North Korea, on June 12, 2013.

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Pyongyang scene

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People pass propaganda signs in Pyongyang, North Korea, including one celebrating the 60th anniversary of the country's "victory" in the Korean War, on June 12, 2013.

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PM Abe, Okinawa Gov. Nakaima

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (L) and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hold talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 12, 2013, on issues related to U.S. military bases in Okinawa.

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Toyota exec Lentz

NAGOYA, Japan - James E. Lentz, senior managing officer of Toyota Motor Corp., speaks on the U.S. automobile market at a press conference in Nagoya on June 12, 2013.

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Dreamliner in engine trouble

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Photo shows a Boeing 787 Dreamliner of All Nippon Airways Co. at Yamaguchi Ube Airport in western Japan on June 12, 2013. ANA canceled a flight from Yamaguchi to Tokyo's Haneda Airport earlier in the day after the aircraft's engine failed to start.

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Oldest woman

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Misao Okawa, a 115-year-old woman in Osaka, who became the oldest living person in the world on June 12, 2013, the Japanese unit of Guinness said.

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Pyongyang scene

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A woman walks in the rain in Pyongyang, North Korea, on June 12, 2013.

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Tesla's Model S

OSAKA, Japan - Tesla Motors Inc. of the United States unveils its Model S electric vehicle in Osaka on June 12, 2013.

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Pyongyang scene

PYONGYANG, North Korea - People walk in the rain in Pyongyang, North Korea, on June 12, 2013.

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Pyongyang scene

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A woman with a child on her back walks in the rain in Pyongyang, North Korea, on June 12, 2013.

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Oldest man dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Jiroemon Kimura, who died of natural causes as the age of 116 at a hospital in Kyoto Prefecture on June 12, 2013. The Japanese man had been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living person and longest-lived man in history.

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South Sudan President Kiir

JUBA, South Sudan - South Sudanese President Salva Kiir holds a press conference in Juba, South Sudan, on April 12, 2013. Kiir intends to visit Japan to attend a major conference on African development in June, Marial Benjamin, the country's information minister, told Kyodo News on April 12.