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Tokyo Tower still popular after ending relay role

TOKYO, Japan - The Tokyo Tower is seen from the newly named Tokyo Tower street leading up to it in the Japanese capital on Dec. 18, 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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Kuroyanagi visits Philippine cyclone-hit area

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - Japanese television personality Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (2nd from front), a UNICEF goodwill ambassador, holds a baby girl about to receive an immunization shot on Leyte Island in the central Philippines on June 18, 2014. The area was devastated by Cyclone Haiyan in November 2013.

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Kuroyanagi visits Philippine cyclone-hit area

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - Japanese television personality Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (2nd from L), a UNICEF goodwill ambassador, holds a baby girl and talks to her mother (far L) before the baby receives an immunization shot on Leyte Island in the central Philippines on June 18, 2014. The area was devastated by Cyclone Haiyan in November 2013.

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Kuroyanagi visits Philippine cyclone-hit area

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - Japanese television personality Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (far R), a UNICEF goodwill ambassador, washes her hands with pupils as part of hygiene education at an elementary school on Leyte Island in the central Philippines on June 18, 2014. The school building was heavily damaged by Cyclone Haiyan in November 2013.

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Bridge in Kosovo temporarily opened, closed again

MITROVICA, Kosovo - A barricade on a bridge separating the residential districts of Serbs and Albanians in Mitrovica, northern Kosovo, is shown in a file photo taken in March 2013. The barricade was removed on June 18, 2014, for the first time in three years, but the bridge was closed shortly afterward.

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Taiwan's legislature under siege by protesters

TAIPEI, Taiwan - About 200 students occupy Taiwan's legislative chamber on March 18, 2014. They demanded the legislature controlled by the ruling Nationalist Party (KMT) review, clause by clause, the agreement on trade in services signed with Beijing in June 2013.

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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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Kinky Boots co-producer

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken June 18, 2013 in Tokyo shows Yasuhiro Kawana, co-producer of Broadway show "Kinky Boots," the winner of the year's Tony Award for Best Musical.

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Grass in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows well-maintained grass in Chongjin, North Korea, on June 18, 2013.

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2 men striving to care for elderly on northern island

REBUN, Japan - Masaru Furukawa (L) helps a user at the Reihoen special elderly nursing home with her craftwork on June 18, 2013 in Rebun, Hokkaido.

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2 men striving to care for elderly on northern island

REBUN, Japan - Teruhiro Ogasawara (L), a home care worker, prepares a meal for an elderly man on June 18, 2013 during a visit to his home in Rebun, Hokkaido.

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Nissan plant in Spain

BARCELONA, Spain - An employee works at an assembly plant operated by Nissan Motor Co. in Barcelona, Spain, on June 18, 2013.

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Nissan plant in Spain

BARCELONA, Spain - An employee works at an assembly plant operated by Nissan Motor Co. in Barcelona, Spain, on June 18, 2013.

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Cuban vice president in China

BEIJING, China - Cuban First Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 18, 2013.

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Mt. Fuji chosen as Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from Yamanakako, Yamanashi Prefecture, shows photographers and tourists taking the pictures of the "diamond Fuji" phenomenon, or a diamond ring-like sun on the edge of Mt. Fuji, on Feb 18, 2012. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO on June 22, 2013, decided to inscribe Mt. Fuji on the World Heritage List.

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Mt. Fuji chosen as Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from Oshino, Yamanashi Prefecture, shows cherry blossoms at the foot of snow-capped Mt. Fuji on April 18, 2013. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO on June 22, 2013, decided to inscribe Mt. Fuji on the World Heritage List.

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Greek state media

ATHENS, Greece - Photo shows banners including one reading "NOT FOR SALE" on the building of Greek state broadcaster ERT near Athens, Greece, on June 18, 2013. After the government closed the television and radio operator, fired employees have occupied the building and continued broadcasting through the Internet and satellite.

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Greek state media

ATHENS, Greece - Journalists and other personnel work at Greek state broadcaster ERT near Athens, Greece, on June 18, 2013. After the government closed the television and radio operator, fired employees have occupied the building and continued broadcasting via the Internet and satellite.

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Italy vs. Japan at Confederations Cup

RECIFE, Brazil - Combined photos show Japan soccer coach Alberto Zaccheroni (L) and Italy soccer coach Cesare Prandelli at their (separate) press conferences in Recife, Brazil, on June 18, 2013, before they meet at a Confederations Cup Group A match on June 19.

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Protests in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Police (back) watch demonstrators gathered in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 18, 2013. Opponents of a proposed development project and subsequent government crackdown staged a silent protest there.

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Italy vs. Japan at Confederations Cup

RECIFE, Brazil - Italy soccer coach Cesare Prandelli waves to reporters at a press conference in Recife, Brazil, on June 18, 2013, before a Confederations Cup Group A match against Japan on June 19.

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Protests in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Demonstrators stand in silence as part of an antigovernment protest in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 18, 2013.

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Protests in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Demonstrators stand in silence as part of an antigovernment protest in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 18, 2013.

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Protests in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Demonstrators gather for an antigovernment protest in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 18, 2013.

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Protests in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Demonstrators stand in silence as part of an antigovernment protest in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 18, 2013.

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G-8 summit in Northern Ireland

BELFAST, United Kingdom - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holds a news conference in Belfast on June 18, 2013, after the closing of the Group of Eight nations summit at the Lough Erne golf resort near Enniskillen in Northern Ireland.

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Protests in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Demonstrators join hands and stand in silence as part of an antigovernment protest in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 18, 2013.

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Iran qualify for World Cup

TEHRAN, Iran - Women celebrate in Tehran, Iran, on June 18, 2013, after the national soccer team defeated South Korea 1-0 the same day to qualify for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.

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G-8 summit in Northern Ireland

BELFAST, United Kingdom - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe answers a reporter's question at a news conference in Belfast on June 18, 2013, after the closing of the Group of Eight nations summit at the Lough Erne golf resort near Enniskillen in Northern Ireland.

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G-8 summit in Northern Ireland

ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend a photo session of the Group of Eight nations summit at the Lough Erne golf resort near Enniskillen in Northern Ireland on June 18, 2013.

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Iran qualify for World Cup

ULSAN, South Korea - Iran players celebrate in Ulsan, South Korea, on June 18, 2013, after defeating South Korea 1-0 to qualify for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.

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Iran qualify for World Cup

TEHRAN, Iran - People celebrate in Tehran, Iran, on June 18, 2013, after the national soccer team defeated South Korea 1-0 the same day to qualify for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.

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Iran qualify for World Cup

ULSAN, South Korea - Iran players celebrate in Ulsan, South Korea, on June 18, 2013, after defeating South Korea 1-0 to qualify for the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil.

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G-8 summit in Northern Ireland

ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom - British Prime Minister David Cameron holds a press conference in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on June 18, 2013, after the closing of the Group of Eight nations summit at the Lough Erne golf resort near Enniskillen.

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G-8 summit in Northern Ireland

ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom - (From L) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, British Prime Minister David Cameron, U.S. President Barack Obama and French President Francois Hollande head to a photo session of a Group of Eight industrialized nations summit near Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on June 18, 2013.

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G-8 summit in Northern Ireland

ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom - (From L) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Vladimir Putin, British Prime Minister David Cameron and U.S. President Barack Obama attend a photo session of a Group of Eight industrialized nations summit near Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on June 18, 2013.

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Sake school in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Koichi Saura, head of Japanese sake brewer Saura, speaks during a press conference in Taipei on June 18, 2013, as a sake school will open in the Taiwan capital the following month to educate Taiwanese people on the culture of Japanese rice wine.

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Protests in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Photo shows tourists in Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 18, 2013, while nearby Gezi Park (back) remains closed following a crackdown on antigovernment protesters.

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G-8 summit in Northern Ireland

ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom - (From L) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister David Cameron, U.S. President Barack Obama, French President Francois Hollande, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta head to a photo session of a Group of Eight industrialized nations summit near Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on June 18, 2013.

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Protests in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey - People remain standing in Taksim Square as part of protests, with antigovernment demonstrations continuing in Istanbul, Turkey, on June 18, 2013.

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G-8 summit in Northern Ireland

ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom - (From L) European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Russian President Vladimir Putin, British Prime Minister David Cameron, U.S. President Barack Obama, French President Francois Hollande, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta and European Council President Herman Van Rompuy attend a photo session of a Group of Eight industrialized nations summit near Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on June 18, 2013.

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ASEAN-plus-8 military exercise in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Thai soldiers stretch ropes over a river in a disaster rescue drill in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on June 18, 2013. The drill is part of a huge humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise involving 18 Asia-Pacific countries. The four-day ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting-Plus Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief and Military Medicine Exercise kicked off on June 17, 2013, for the first time under the platform of the meeting of ASEAN defense ministers plus their eight dialogue partner countries.

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Afghan president

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks at a military academy near Kabul on June 18, 2013.

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AWACS training flight

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows an airborne warning and control system aircraft of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force at an ASDF base in Shizuoka Prefecture on June 18, 2013, as an AWACS training flight was shown to reporters.

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G-8 summit in Northern Ireland

ENNISKILLEN, United Kingdom - Leaders of the Group of Eight industrialized nations hold talks at a summit near Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on June 18, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Lexus IS sedan

NAGOYA, Japan - File photo shows the hybrid model of Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus IS luxury sedan. Toyota Motor said on June 18, 2013, it has sold around 7,600 of the remodeled Lexus IS luxury sedans in Japan since the May 16, 2013, launch, nearly 10 times the initial sales target of 800 vehicles a month.

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N. Korean diplomat Kim

BEIJING, China - North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan arrives at Beijing international airport on June 18, 2013, to take part in a strategic dialogue with China slated for the following day.

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N. Korean diplomat Kim

BEIJING, China - North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan (C) arrives at Beijing international airport on June 18, 2013, to take part in a strategic dialogue with China slated for the following day.

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N. Korean diplomat Kim

BEIJING, China - North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan (C) arrives at Beijing international airport on June 18, 2013, to take part in a strategic dialogue with China slated for the following day.

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N. Korean diplomat Kim

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Kye Gwan boards an airplane bound for Beijing at Pyongyang international airport on June 18, 2013, to take part in a strategic dialogue with China slated for the following day.