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Retrial for 1961 murder case rejected

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 1961 shows Masaru Okunishi (C), accused of poisoning 17 people, resulting in the deaths of five women, on March 28, 1961, at a local community meeting in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, during the first hearing on the case at the Tsu District Court in the prefecture. The Supreme Court said Oct. 17, 2013, it has turned down a petition by Okunishi, now an 87-year-old death-row inmate, for a retrial over the case.

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Myanmar turns border with Thailand into gateway for foreign tourists

YANGON, Myanmar - Photo taken in June 2013 shows Myanmar's border checkpoint with Thailand, connecting Myawady in eastern Myanmar with Mae Sot in northwestern Thailand. Starting 8 a.m. on Aug. 28, 2013, foreign nationals holding valid passports with valid entry visas issued by Myanmar will be allowed to enter and exit the country through the border checkpoints at Tachileik-Mae Sai, Myawady-Mae Sot, Kawthoung-Ranong and Htee Khee-Punaron, Myanmar immigration officials said Aug. 27.

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Ainu party gives up fielding candidates

SAPPORO, Japan - Shiro Kayano, leader of the Ainu Party of Japan, is pictured in Biratori, Hokkaido in northern Japan, on June 28, 2013. His party, launched in January 2012 to better represent Japan's indigenous Ainu people, has given up its plan to field 10 candidates in the July 21 House of Councillors election after failing to collect sufficient campaign funds.

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India security adviser in China

BEIJING, China - India's National Security Adviser Shiv Shankar Menon (L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang meet at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on June 28, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Kawasaki recalled to majors

BOSTON, United States - Toronto Blue Jays infielder Munenori Kawasaki talks to reporters at Fenway Park in Boston on June 28, 2013. Kawasaki was recalled to the Blue Jays after just two days in the minors.

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Wimbledon tennis 3rd round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Andy Murray of Britain reacts after beating Tommy Robredo of Spain in a third-round men's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 28, 2013. Murray won 6-2, 6-4, 7-5.

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Wimbledon tennis 3rd round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Andy Murray of Britain returns a shot during a third-round men's singles match against Tommy Robredo of Spain at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 28, 2013. Murray won 6-2, 6-4, 7-5.

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Kawasaki recalled to majors

BOSTON, United States - Toronto Blue Jays infielder Munenori Kawasaki (R) exchanges a high-five with Brett Lawrie at Fenway Park in Boston on June 28, 2013. Kawasaki was recalled to the Blue Jays after just two days in the minors.

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Wimbledon tennis 2nd round

LONDON, United Kingdom - David Ferrer of Spain acknowledges the cheers after beating compatriot Roberto Bautista Agut in a second-round men's singles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 28, 2013. Ferrer won 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(4), 7-5.

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Wimbledon tennis 2nd round

LONDON, United Kingdom - David Ferrer of Spain returns a shot during a second-round men's singles match against compatriot Roberto Bautista Agut at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 28, 2013. Ferrer won 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(4), 7-5.

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Wimbledon tennis 2nd round

LONDON, United Kingdom - David Ferrer of Spain returns a shot during a second-round men's singles match against compatriot Roberto Bautista Agut at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 28, 2013. Ferrer won 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(4), 7-5.

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Wimbledon tennis 2nd round

LONDON, United Kingdom - David Ferrer of Spain returns a shot during a second-round men's singles match against compatriot Roberto Bautista Agut at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 28, 2013. Ferrer won 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(4), 7-5.

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Egypt president supporters

CAIRO, Egypt - Supporters of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi hold a rally in Nasser City near Cairo on June 28, 2013.

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Wimbledon tennis 1st round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Kimiko Date-Krumm (L) of Japan and Arantxa Parra Santonja of Spain play against Christina McHale of the United States and Tamira Paszek of Austria in a first-round women's doubles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 28, 2013. The McHale-Paszek pair won 7-6(6), 2-6, 6-3.

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Egypt president supporters

CAIRO, Egypt - A man holds up a portrait of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi during a pro-government rally in Nasser City near Cairo on June 28, 2013.

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Wimbledon tennis 1st round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Kimiko Date-Krumm (L) of Japan and Arantxa Parra Santonja of Spain play against Christina McHale of the United States and Tamira Paszek of Austria in a first-round women's doubles match at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 28, 2013. The McHale-Paszek pair won 7-6(6), 2-6, 6-3.

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Online debate between party leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Leaders of Japan's ruling and opposition parties take part in a debate, broadcast by the Nico Nico Douga live streaming website, in Tokyo's Roppongi area on the night of June 28, 2013, ahead of the July 21 House of Councillors election.

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Wimbledon tennis 2nd round

LONDON, United Kingdom - Laura Robson of Britain returns a shot during a second-round women's singles match against Colombia's Mariana Duque-Marino at the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 28, 2013. Robson won 6-4, 6-1.

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Online debate between party leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshimi Watanabe, leader of the opposition Your Party, takes part in a debate, broadcast by the Nico Nico Douga live streaming website, in Tokyo's Roppongi area on the night of June 28, 2013, ahead of the July 21 House of Councillors election.

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Online debate between party leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Kuniko Tanioka, leader of the opposition Green Wind party, takes part in a debate, broadcast by the Nico Nico Douga live streaming website, in Tokyo's Roppongi area on the night of June 28, 2013, ahead of the July 21 House of Councillors election.

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Online debate between party leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, leader of the opposition People's Life Party, takes part in a debate, broadcast by the Nico Nico Douga live streaming website, in Tokyo's Roppongi area on the night of June 28, 2013, ahead of the July 21 House of Councillors election.

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Online debate between party leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Mizuho Fukushima, leader of the opposition Social Democratic Party, takes part in a debate, broadcast by the Nico Nico Douga live streaming website, in Tokyo's Roppongi area on the night of June 28, 2013, ahead of the July 21 House of Councillors election.

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Online debate between party leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Natsuo Yamaguchi, leader of the New Komeito party, the junior coalition partner of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, takes part in a debate, broadcast by the Nico Nico Douga live streaming website, in Tokyo's Roppongi area on the night of June 28, 2013, ahead of the July 21 House of Councillors election.

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Online debate between party leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuo Shii, leader of the opposition Japanese Communist Party, takes part in a debate, broadcast by the Nico Nico Douga live streaming website, in Tokyo's Roppongi area on the night of June 28, 2013, ahead of the July 21 House of Councillors election.

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Online debate between party leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, takes part in a debate, broadcast by the Nico Nico Douga live streaming website, in Tokyo's Roppongi area on the night of June 28, 2013, ahead of the July 21 House of Councillors election.

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Online debate between party leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Banri Kaieda, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, takes part in a debate, broadcast by the Nico Nico Douga live streaming website, in Tokyo's Roppongi area on the night of June 28, 2013, ahead of the July 21 House of Councillors election.

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S. Korean president in China

BEIJING, China - South Korean President Park Geun Hye (L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang shake hands in Beijing on June 28, 2013. (Pool photo)

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S. Korean president in China

BEIJING, China - South Korean President Park Geun Hye (far L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (far R) hold talks in Beijing on June 28, 2013. (Pool photo)

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S. Korean president in China

BEIJING, China - South Korean President Park Geun Hye (L) and Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China, shake hands in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 28, 2013. (Pool photo)

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S. Korean president in China

BEIJING, China - South Korean President Park Geun Hye (L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang shake hands in Beijing on June 28, 2013. (Pool photo)

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3 boys attacked by man with knife in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows police investigators on a street near Oizumi Daiichi Elementary School in Tokyo's Nerima Ward, shortly after three boys were attacked while on their way home by a man wielding a knife on June 28, 2013. The man fled in a car but was later arrested by police. The boys were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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3 boys attacked by man with knife in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows police investigators on a street near Oizumi Daiichi Elementary School in Tokyo's Nerima Ward, shortly after three boys were attacked while on their way home by a man wielding a knife on June 28, 2013. The man fled in a car but was later arrested by police. The boys were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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3 boys attacked by man with knife in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Miyoshi, Saitama Prefecture, on June 28, 2013, shows a car used by a man who fled after attacking three elementary school boys with a knife on a street near their elementary school in Tokyo's Nerima Ward. The man was arrested by police. The boys were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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Winged rocket

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The Kyushu Institute of Technology's Space Systems Laboratory test-launches a small winged rocket in Kitakyushu, southwestern Japan, on June 28, 2013.

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Winged rocket

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The Kyushu Institute of Technology's Space Systems Laboratory test-launches a small winged rocket in Kitakyushu, southwestern Japan, on June 28, 2013.

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Mayor cancels U.S. trip

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto tells reporters at the Osaka city offices on May 28, 2013, that he has canceled his planned trip to the United States in mid-June, after causing outrage with his earlier remarks urging U.S. forces to use Japan's legal adult entertainment industry to prevent sexual offenses.

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Honorary envoy to Africa confab

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese singer Misia (L) visits the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 28, 2013, to receive an appointment letter as Japan's honorary ambassador to the Fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development to be held in June 2013. At right is Makoto Ito, Japan's ambassador for the international conference, known as TICAD.

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New TEPCO chairman says restarting reactors essential for turnaround

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuhiko Shimokobe (L), new chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Co., and new President Naomi Hirose (R) hold a press conference in Tokyo on June 28, 2012. Shimokobe called for reactivation of the utility's idled nuclear reactors in Niigata Prefecture from April 2013 as a "building block" in the company's turnaround plan compiled following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster.