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Okinawa commemorates victims of 1945 Battle of Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy offers flowers at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Japan, on June 23, 2014, to mark the anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. Some 200,000 people died in the Battle of Okinawa that started March 26, 1945 and ended on June 23, 1945.

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Okinawa commemorates victims of 1945 Battle of Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe offers flowers at the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Japan, on June 23, 2014, to mark the anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. Some 200,000 people died in the Battle of Okinawa that started March 26, 1945 and ended June 23, 1945.

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Okinawa commemorates victims of 1945 Battle of Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - Bereaved families of those who died during the 1945 Battle of Okinawa pray for the victims in front of the Cornerstone of Peace memorial in Itoman, Japan, on June 23, 2014. Some 200,000 people died in the Battle of Okinawa, which started March 26, 1945, and ended on June 23 that year.

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Okinawa commemorates victims of 1945 Battle of Okinawa

ITOMAN, Japan - A woman wipes her tears in front of the Cornerstone of Peace memorial in Itoman, Japan, on June 23, 2014, to mark the anniversary of the end of the 1945 Battle of Okinawa. Some 200,000 people died in the Battle of Okinawa which started March 26, 1945, and ended on June 23 that year.

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JR station near Fukushima nuke plant on way to recovery

SENDAI, Japan - The weed-covered Tatsuta Station in the town of Naraha on the JR Joban railway line is seen in the upper photo taken on Sept. 26, 2012, while the photograph below taken on Sept. 4, 2014, shows the station looking normal as train runs between Tatsuta and Hirono Station, south of Naraha, resumed in June this year.

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Russian museum eager to display Japan dinosaur fossil replica

ASAHIKAWA, Japan - Nipponosaurus' skeleton model is displayed at the Hokkaido University Museum in Sapporo on June 26, 2014. The fossil was discovered in 1934 in the Japanese territory of Karafuto, in what is now Sakhalin, Russia. The Sakhalin Regional Museum in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk wants to display a replica of the fossil.

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Buddhist priest recalls tragedy of WWII ship sunk by U.S.

SAPPORO, Japan - Masayoshi Asahi, a Buddhist priest in Akkeshi, eastern Hokkaido, shown in this file photo taken on June 26, 2014, remembers chanting sutras for some 2,800 victims of the Imperial Japanese Army's freighter Nichiren Maru, sunk by a U.S. submarine attack off the town in March 1944 during World War II.

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Fujikawa comes back

DENVER, United States - Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Kyuji Fujikawa pitches in the sixth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Aug. 6, 2014. Fujikawa, who underwent ligament reconstruction surgery on his right elbow in June the previous year, threw a total of 10 pitches in his first big league game since May 26, 2013. The team lost 4-13.

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Fujikawa comes back

DENVER, United States - Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Kyuji Fujikawa pitches in the sixth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Aug. 6, 2014. Fujikawa, who underwent ligament reconstruction surgery on his right elbow in June the previous year, threw a total of 10 pitches in his first big league game since May 26, 2013. The team lost 4-13.

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Fujikawa comes back

DENVER, United States - Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Kyuji Fujikawa pitches in the sixth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Aug. 6, 2014. Fujikawa, who underwent ligament reconstruction surgery on his right elbow in June the previous year, threw a total of 10 pitches in his first big league game since May 26, 2013. The team lost 4-13.

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Social networking service mixi's new president interviewed

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroki Morita, new president of social networking service operator mixi Inc., speaks in an interview in Tokyo on June 26, 2014, dwelling on a plan to launch abroad "Monster Strike," a megahit smartphone game.

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Urban Animal Album

KOBE, Japan - Surprised by the sound of a camera shutter, a raccoon stands on its hind legs in a side ditch near a shrine in the city of Kobe, western Japan, on June 26, 2014. The animal, native to North America, became feral in Japan after some raccoons escaped from zoos or were abandoned by people who kept them as pets. As a result, more than 20,000 raccoons are captured across the country every year because of the damage they cause to crops.

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Kyoto kimono show lures large crowd of people

KYOTO, Japan - A kimono show in Kyoto, western Japan, attracts a large crowd of people, including foreign tourists, as seen in this file photo taken on June 26, 2014.

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Fugitive leader urges Iraqi PM to immediately step down

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Former Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi speaks during an interview with Kyodo News on June 26, 2014, in Istanbul, Turkey. He urged Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to step down immediately, blaming the government for sectarian policies that have fueled the Sunni insurgency in the country.

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Wimbledon tennis men's 2nd round

LONDON, Britain - Roger Federer of Switzerland returns a shot during a second-round men's singles match against Gilles Muller of Luxembourg at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on June 26, 2014. Federer won 6-3, 7-5, 6-3.

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Wimbledon tennis women's 2nd round

LONDON, Britain - Maria Sharapova of Russia returns a shot during a second-round women's singles match against Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on June 26, 2014. Sharapova won 6-2, 6-1.

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Wimbledon tennis men's 2nd round

LONDON, Britain - Roger Federer of Switzerland returns a shot during a second-round men's singles match against Gilles Muller of Luxembourg at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on June 26, 2014. Federer won 6-3, 7-5, 6-3.

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Wimbledon tennis women's 2nd round

LONDON, Britain - Maria Sharapova of Russia acknowledges cheers from spectators after beating Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland in a second-round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on June 26, 2014. Sharapova won 6-2, 6-1.

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Wimbledon tennis men's 2nd round

LONDON, Britain - Rafael Nadal of Spain reacts after beating Lukas Rosol of the Czech Republic in a second-round men's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on June 26, 2014. Nadal won 4-6, 7-6(6), 6-4, 6-4.

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Portugal beat Ghana 2-1

BRASILIA, Brazil - Ghana's John Boye (21) scores an own-goal, giving Portugal the opener, during the first half of a World Cup Group G match at Estadio Nacional in Brasilia, Brazil, on June 26, 2014. Portugal won 2-1.

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Belgium beat S. Korea 1-0

SAO PAULO, Brazil - South Korean supporters react after the country's 1-0 loss to Belgium in a World Cup Group H match at Arena de Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 26, 2014. South Korea was eliminated from the tournament with the defeat.

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Wimbledon tennis men's 2nd round

LONDON, Britain - Roger Federer of Switzerland acknowledges cheers from spectators after beating Gilles Muller of Luxembourg in a second-round men's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on June 26, 2014. Federer won 6-3, 7-5, 6-3.

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Wimbledon tennis men's 2nd round

LONDON, Britain - Roger Federer of Switzerland returns a shot during a second-round men's singles match against Gilles Muller of Luxembourg at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on June 26, 2014. Federer won 6-3, 7-5, 6-3.

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Wimbledon tennis women's 2nd round

LONDON, Britain - Maria Sharapova of Russia returns a shot during a second-round women's singles match against Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on June 26, 2014. Sharapova won 6-2, 6-1.

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Portugal beat Ghana 2-1

BRASILIA, Brazil - Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo (7) scores the winning goal, which Ghana's goalkeeper Fatawu Dauda (16), John Boye (21) and Jonathan Mensah (19) try to prevent, during the second half of a World Cup Group G match at Estadio Nacional in Brasilia, Brazil, on June 26, 2014. Portugal won 2-1.

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Honda's prototype car compatible with Google software

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Photo taken in San Francisco on June 26, 2014, shows Honda Motor Co.'s prototype car compatible with Android Auto, a software developed by Google Inc.

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Honda's prototype car compatible with Google software

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Photo taken in San Francisco on June 26, 2014, shows Honda Motor Co.'s prototype car compatible with Android Auto, a software developed by Google Inc.

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Ex-U.S. envoy to Japan Baker dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in 2007 shows Howard Baker, a former ranking U.S. senator who served as ambassador to Japan. Baker died June 26, 2014, at age 88.

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Wimbledon tennis women's 2nd round

LONDON, Britain - Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates her victory in a second-round women's singles match against Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in London on June 26, 2014. Sharapova won 6-2, 6-1.

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Conductor Ozawa takes the baton in Europe

ROLLE, Switzerland - Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa takes the baton for a group of young string players from the academy he founded, in Rolle, Switzerland, on June 26, 2014.

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Belgium beat S. Korea 1-0

SAO PAULO, Brazil - South Korea coach Hong Myung Bo (L) holds the arm of a crying Son Heung Min after the team's 1-0 loss to Belgium in a World Cup Group H match at Arena de Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 26, 2014. South Korea was eliminated from the tournament with the defeat.

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Belgium beat S. Korea 1-0

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Jan Vertonghen (R) of Belgium runs in celebration after scoring a goal in the second half of a World Cup Group H match against South Korea at Arena de Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 26, 2014. Yun Suk Young (3) of South Korea can be seen. Belgium won 1-0.

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Belgium beat S. Korea 1-0

SAO PAULO, Brazil - South Korean players react after a 1-0 loss to Belgium in a World Cup Group H match at Arena de Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 26, 2014. South Korea was eliminated from the tournament with the defeat.

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Belgium beat S. Korea 1-0

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Belgium players and supporters are jubilant after the team scores a goal in the second half of a World Cup Group H match against South Korea at Arena de Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 26, 2014. Belgium won 1-0.

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Belgium beat S. Korea 1-0

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Jan Vertonghen (R) of Belgium runs in celebration after scoring a goal in the second half of a World Cup Group H match against South Korea at Arena de Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 26, 2014. Yun Suk Young (3) of South Korea can be seen. Belgium won 1-0.

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Belgium beat S. Korea 1-0

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Jan Vertonghen (L) of Belgium scores a goal in the second half of a World Cup Group H match against South Korea at Arena de Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 26, 2014. At right is South Korean goalkeeper Kim Seung Gyu. Belgium won 1-0.

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Belgium beat S. Korea 1-0

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Dries Mertens (front) of Belgium reacts after failing to score a goal in the first half of a World Cup Group H match against South Korea at Arena de Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 26, 2014. Belgium won 1-0.

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Belgium beat S. Korea 1-0

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Kim Young Gwon (5) of South Korea and Marouane Fellaini of Belgium compete for the ball in the second half of a World Cup Group H match at Arena de Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 26, 2014. Belgium won 1-0.

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Belgium beat S. Korea 1-0

SAO PAULO, Brazil - South Korean players pose for photos ahead of a World Cup Group H match against Belgium at Arena de Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 26, 2014. Belgium won 1-0.

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Belgium beat S. Korea 1-0

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Photo shows a Belgium supporter ahead of a World Cup Group H match between Belgium and South Korea at Arena de Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 26, 2014. Belgium won 1-0.

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Belgium beat S. Korea 1-0

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Steven Defour (3rd from R) of Belgium is sent off after stomping on the ankle of Kim Shin Wook of South Korea in the first half of a World Cup Group H match at Arena de Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 26, 2014. Belgium won 1-0.

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Belgium beat S. Korea 1-0

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Steven Defour (L) of Belgium leaves the pitch after earning a straight red card in the first half of a World Cup Group H match against South Korea at Arena de Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 26, 2014. Belgium won 1-0. At right is Belgium coach Marc Wilmots.

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Germany beat U.S. 1-0

RECIFE, Brazil - United States supporters celebrate the national team's progress to the second round of the World Cup, after Germany beat the Unites States 1-0 in a Group G match at Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, on June 26, 2014.

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Belgium beat S. Korea 1-0

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Steven Defour (R) of Belgium stomps on the ankle of Kim Shin Wook (18) of South Korea, earning a straight red card, in the first half of a World Cup Group H match at Arena de Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 26, 2014. Belgium won 1-0.

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Belgium beat S. Korea 1-0

SAO PAULO, Brazil - South Korea coach Hong Myung Bo gives instructions to players in the first half of a World Cup Group H match against Belgium at Arena de Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 26, 2014. Belgium won 1-0.

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Belgium beat S. Korea 1-0

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Kim Shin Wook (18) of South Korea and Moussa Dembele (19) of Belgium compete for the ball in the first half of a World Cup Group H match at Arena de Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 26, 2014. Belgium won 1-0.

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Belgium beat S. Korea 1-0

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Photo shows Belgium and South Korean supporters ahead of a World Cup Group H match between the two countries at Arena de Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 26, 2014. Belgium won 1-0.

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Germany beat U.S. 1-0

RECIFE, Brazil - Germany supporters cheer after Germany beat the Unites States 1-0 in a World Cup Group G match at Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, on June 26, 2014. Germany finished first in the group and advanced to the second round.

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Belgium beat S. Korea 1-0

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Belgium players pose for photos ahead of a World Cup Group H match against South Korea at Arena de Sao Paulo in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 26, 2014. Belgium won 1-0.

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Germany beat U.S. 1-0

RECIFE, Brazil - Germany's Thomas Muller (13) shakes hands with United States coach Jurgen Klinsmann after Germany beat the Unites States 1-0 in a World Cup Group G match at Arena Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil, on June 26, 2014. Germany's Miroslav Klose (11) is seen in the right. Both teams advanced to the second round as Germany finished first and the United States second in the group.