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Mt. Fuji chosen as Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from Tokyo's Minato Ward shows silhouetted Mt. Fuji in the background behind Tokyo Tower on Jan. 5, 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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Shimane nuclear evacuation plan

OSAKA, Japan - A June 5, 2011, file photo shows Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s Shimane nuclear power station in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture. The Shimane prefectural government on Nov. 21, 2012, announced a disaster preparedness plan that includes steps to evacuate around 396,000 residents living within 30 kilometers of the power station if an accident occurs.

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Defense chief Morimoto sees nuke plants as deterrent

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto. Before assuming the Cabinet post in June 2012, Morimoto said he viewed the nation's nuclear power plants as a deterrent against foreign attack, apparently because they made neighboring countries believe Japan could produce nuclear weapons quickly if it wanted to, Kyodo News learned Sept. 5, 2012.

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NEC's LifeTouch tablet

TOKYO, Japan - A woman holds a NEC Corp.-made LifeTouch tablet computer in Tokyo on June 18, 2012. NEC will launch on July 5, 2012, in Japan a 10.1-inch model of its LifeTouch tablet computer series for family use.

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APEC trade ministers

KAZAN, Russia - Trade ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum hold a joint press conference after wrapping up their two-day meeting in Kazan, Russia, on June 5, 2012.

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G-7 emergency conference call

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi holds a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo on June 5, 2012, after speaking by phone with his counterparts in other Group of Seven advanced economies. The finance ministers and central bank chiefs from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States agreed to cooperate in addressing concerns in financial markets over the sovereign debt crisis in Europe, Azumi said.

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Kagawa to transfer to Man Utd

TOKYO, Japan - Shinji Kagawa smiles during a training session of the Japan national soccer team in Saitama Prefecture on June 5, 2012. Manchester United announced the same day they had come to terms with Borussia Dortmund on a transfer for the Japan midfielder to join the Premier League giants.

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Russian, Chinese presidents

BEIJING, China - Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Chinese President Hu Jintao shake hands at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on June 5, 2012. Putin was making his first visit to Asia since he regained the presidency for a third term last month. (Pool photo)

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Sakata 1st Japanese in Rugby Hall of Fame

NAGOYA, Japan - Yoshihiro Sakata holds a framed certificate of his induction into the International Rugby Board's Hall of Fame, at Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya on June 5, 2012. Sakata, at one time considered among the top rugby players in the world, is the 51st member and first Japanese to join the Hall.

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Russian, Chinese presidents

BEIJING, China - Russian President Vladimir Putin (far R) and Chinese President Hu Jintao (2nd from L) hold talks at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on June 5, 2012. Putin was making his first visit to Asia since he regained the presidency for a third term last month. (Pool photo)

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Kagawa to transfer to Man Utd

TOKYO, Japan - Shinji Kagawa celebrates after scoring the first goal in a game against Azerbaijan at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa in Shizuoka Prefecture on May 23, 2012. Manchester United announced June 5, 2012, they had come to terms with Borussia Dortmund on a transfer for the Japan midfielder to join the Premier League giants.

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Russian, Chinese presidents

BEIJING, China - Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Chinese President Hu Jintao attend a welcoming ceremony for Putin at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on June 5, 2012. Putin was making his first visit to Asia since he regained the presidency for a third term last month. (Pool photo)

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Kagawa to transfer to Man Utd

TOKYO, Japan - Shinji Kagawa celebrates after scoring the first goal in a game against Azerbaijan at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa in Shizuoka Prefecture on May 23, 2012. Manchester United announced June 5, 2012, they had come to terms with Borussia Dortmund on a transfer for the Japan midfielder to join the Premier League giants.

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Seoul mayor in 'Cool Biz' fashion show

SEOUL, South Korea - Seoul Mayor Park Won Soon appears as a model in a fashion show in Seoul on June 5, 2012, promoting the "Cool Biz" dress campaign aimed at encouraging people to work in casual clothing this summer to reduce electricity use for air-conditioning.

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Sardine mass death

CHIBA, Japan - Fishermen collect masses of dead sardines floating at a fishing port in Isumi, Chiba Prefecture, on June 5, 2012.

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Computer show in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A woman holds the Asus Taichi ultrabook produced by Taiwan's AsusTek Computer Inc. at Computex, the largest computer expo in Asia and second-largest in the world, in Taipei on June 5, 2012.

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Sardine mass death

CHIBA, Japan - Masses of dead sardines float at a fishing port in Isumi, Chiba Prefecture, on June 5, 2012.

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Russian, Chinese presidents

BEIJING, China - Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Chinese President Hu Jintao attend a welcoming ceremony for Putin at Beijing's Great Hall of the People on June 5, 2012. Putin was making his first visit to Asia since he regained the presidency for a third term last month. (Pool photo)

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Indian navy ship in Yokosuka

YOKOHAMA, Japan - An Indian navy ship enters the Maritime Self-Defense Force's port in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on June 5, 2012. The MSDF said the same day it will conduct its first joint exercises with the Indian navy on June 9 in Sagami Bay off Kanagawa Prefecture.

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N. Korea, Cambodia foreign ministers

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong (2nd from R) and North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun (2nd from L) hold talks in Pyongyang on June 5, 2012.

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N. Korea, Cambodia foreign ministers

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong (L) shakes hands with North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun when they held talks in Pyongyang on June 5, 2012.

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Kagawa to transfer to Man Utd

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese soccer player Shinji Kagawa. Manchester United announced June 5, 2012, they had come to terms with Borussia Dortmund on a transfer for the Japan midfielder to join the Premier League giants.

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Kagawa to transfer to Man Utd

TOKYO, Japan - Shinji Kagawa poses with teammates for photo sessions when Japan played Oman in the final qualifying round for the 2014 World Cup, at Saitama Stadium near Tokyo on June 3, 2012. Manchester United announced June 5, 2012, they had come to terms with Borussia Dortmund on a transfer for the Japan midfielder to join the Premier League giants.

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BMW's 4-door Gran Coupe

TOKYO, Japan - BMW Japan Corp. unveils a four-door model of the luxury 6 Series Gran Coupe in Tokyo on June 5, 2012. BMW began selling the vehicle in Japan the same day.

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Putin in China

BEIJING, China - Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) arrives at Beijing airport on June 5, 2012, for a three-day state visit to China.

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Putin in China

BEIJING, China - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives at Beijing airport on June 5, 2012, for a three-day state visit to China.

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Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - New Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto is surrounded by reporters at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 5, 2012. Morimoto, an academic who assumed the post the previous day in Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's reshuffled Cabinet, is Japan's first nonparliamentarian defense chief since World War II.

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Elementary school soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show school bags at Yuriage Elementary School on June 4, 2011 (L), which were retrieved from areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same spot on March 5, 2012 (R). Many bags are still left without being picked up.