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Mt. Fuji climbers

TOKYO, Japan - Climbers aim for the summit of Mt. Fuji, Japan's highest mountain (3,776 meters) and a UNESCO world heritage site, around its 8th station on the Yoshida Trail in Yamanashi Prefecture in June 2013. The Japanese Society of Travel Medicine reported June 19, 2014, about 50 percent of children developed symptoms of altitude sickness climbing Mt. Fuji. The survey was conducted on 245 children (5-12 year old) climbing down at the 5th station in August 2012 and 2013.

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Mt. Fuji chosen as Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from Oshino, Yamanashi Prefecture, shows trees in autumn colors at the foot of snow-capped Mt. Fuji on Oct. 19, 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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Japan-Russia working-level talks

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Deputy Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki (R) shakes hands with Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov before their meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2012. The meeting was effectively the first working-level talks since Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed in June 2012 to reactivate long-dormant negotiations over the sovereignty of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido, which are claimed by Japan.

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Japan-Russia working-level talks

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Deputy Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki (3rd from R) and Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov (3rd from L) hold a meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 19, 2012. The meeting was effectively the first working-level talks since Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed in June 2012 to reactivate long-dormant negotiations over the sovereignty of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido, which are claimed by Japan.

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London busy before Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Tourists pose for photos with a statue of Wenlock, the official mascot of the London Olympics, near Tower Bridge decorated with the Olympic rings, in London on June 19, 2012, eight days before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

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London busy before Olympics

LONDON, Britain - People walk past a statue of Wenlock, the official mascot of the London Olympics, at Trafalgar Square in London on June 19, 2012, eight days before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

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London busy before Olympics

LONDON, Britain - People walk past a statue of Wenlock, the official mascot of the London Olympics, at Trafalgar Square in London on June 19, 2012, eight days before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

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London in festive mood before Olympics

LONDON, England - A huge board depicting a cyclist is put up at the North Greenwich Arena in London on June 19, 2012. During the London Olympics, the facility will host the Artistic and Trampoline Gymnastics, as well as some matches in the Basketball and Wheelchair Basketball competitions.

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London in festive mood before Olympics

LONDON, England - A huge set of the five Olympic rings are suspended from Tower Bridge in London on June 19, 2012. Britain is increasingly in a festive mood ahead of the July 27 opening of the London Olympics.

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Ichiro tops 2,500 hits in MLB career

PHOENIX, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki races to first base after hitting a single -- and the 2,500th hit of his U.S. major league career -- during the first inning of a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 19, 2012. Suzuki went 4-for-5 with two RBIs in the Mariners' 12-9 victory.

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Ichiro tops 2,500 hits in MLB career

PHOENIX, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki belts a single -- and the 2,500th hit of his U.S. major league career -- during the first inning of a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 19, 2012. Suzuki went 4-for-5 with two RBIs in the Mariners' 12-9 victory.

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Ichiro tops 2,500 hits in MLB career

PHOENIX, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki belts a single -- and the 2,500th hit of his U.S. major league career -- during the first inning of a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 19, 2012. Suzuki went 4-for-5 with two RBIs in the Mariners' 12-9 victory.

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Assange seeks asylum at Ecuador embassy in London

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows a building housing Ecuador's embassy in London on June 19, 2012. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sought asylum at the embassy the same day, according to BBC and other media reports.

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Footage from 1945 Battle of Okinawa restored in DVD format

NAHA, Japan - Hiroaki Fukuchi, 81, leader of the Okinawa Historical Film Society, holds a 57-minute documentary on the 1945 Battle of Okinawa, in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, in June 19, 2012. The civic group based in Naha recently reissued its documentary, originally released in 1995 as a video, in DVD format ahead of the 67th anniversary June 23 marking the end of the battle.

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Typhoon hits Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A man heads home in heavy rain and strong winds outside JR Tokyo Station on the evening of June 19, 2012, as Typhoon Guchol hits the Japanese archipelago.

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Suu Kyi in Britain

LONDON, Britain - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (C) takes part in a debate at the London School of Economics in the British capital on June 19, 2012.

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Pakistan Prime Minister Gillani

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani. Pakistan's Supreme Court on June 19, 2012, declared that Gillani is no longer prime minister, while it also disqualified him as a member of parliament.

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Thaksin in Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra answers questions after delivering a speech in Osaka Prefecture on June 19, 2012.

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Typhoon hits Japan

NACHIKATSUURA, Japan - Senior citizens evacuate due to strong wind and heavy rain from Typhoon Guchol in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, on June 19, 2012. The typhoon made landfall in the western Japanese prefecture after 5 p.m. that day.

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Typhoon hits Japan

KUSHIMOTO, Japan - High waves break on the shores of Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, on June 19, 2012. Typhoon Guchol made landfall in the western Japanese prefecture after 5 p.m. that day.

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Typhoon hits Japan

NAGOYA, Japan - Women battle strong wind from Typhoon Guchol in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, on June 19, 2012. The typhoon made landfall in Wakayama Prefecture after 5 p.m. that day.

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Okinawa governor opposes Osprey deployment

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (C) and Ginowan Mayor Atsushi Sakima (R) present a written request at the parliament building in Tokyo on June 19, 2012, to Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto, to stop the planned deployment of MV-22 Osprey aircraft at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in the southern island prefecture.

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Jetstar Japan eyes launching int'l flights in Asia in 2013

TOKYO, Japan - Jetstar Japan Co. Chief Executive Officer Miyuki Suzuki speaks during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on June 19, 2012. Suzuki said the low-cost carrier plans to launch international routes connecting Japan and neighboring Asian countries in 2013.

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Emperor, empress offer prayers at Prince Tomohito's tomb

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (L) and Empress Michiko visit a cemetery in Tokyo on June 19, 2012, where Prince Tomohito of Mikasa, a cousin of the emperor, is buried to offer prayers at his tomb. (Pool photo)

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AIJ, ITM chiefs arrested over pension fund fraud

TOKYO, Japan - A police investigator brings in cardboard boxes for a search operation at the building housing the head offices of AIJ Investment Advisors Co. and ITM Securities Co., which is effectively under AIJ's control, in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on June 19, 2012. AIJ President Kazuhiko Asakawa and others, including ITM president, were arrested the same day in connection with a high-profile fraud allegation over losses of more than 100 billion yen in pension assets entrusted to AIJ, police said.

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Okinawa governor opposes Osprey deployment

TOKYO, Japan - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (2nd from R) hold talks at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on June 19, 2012. Nakaima urged the Japanese government to stop the planned deployment of MV-22 Osprey aircraft at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in the southern island prefecture. Ginowan Mayor Atsushi Sakima sitting next to Nakaima also attended the meeting.

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Red Sox's Matsuzaka

FORT MYERS, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka smiles after pitching in batting practice at the team's training camp in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 19, 2012. Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine hinted on March 22, 2012, that Matsuzaka could pitch in the major leagues by early June this year.

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Japanese tennis player Nishikori

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken June 19, 2011, shows Japanese tennis player Kei Nishikori. Nishikori beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France in the fourth round of the men's singles at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Jan. 23, 2012, advancing to the quarterfinals. He is scheduled to face Briton Andy Murray in his first Grand Slam singles quarterfinal match.