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Japanese Buddhist monk finds new role at elderly home

TOKYO, Japan - Buddhist monk Norio Miura holds the hand of a bed-ridden female resident (R) at a home for the elderly in Osaka, western Japan, in this file photo taken on June 5, 2014. He works as director general of a nonprofit organization that runs the facility.

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Japanese Buddhist monk finds new role at elderly home

TOKYO, Japan - Buddhist monk Norio Miura chats with a female resident in her 90s at a home for the elderly in Osaka, western Japan, in this file photo taken on June 5, 2014. He works as director general of a nonprofit organization that runs the facility.

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Toyota posts record high operating profit for April-June

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Managing Officer Takuo Sasaki briefs the press Aug. 5, 2014, on the automaker's financial results for the April-June quarter. Toyota group operating profit grew 4.4 percent from a year earlier to an all-time high of 692.73 billion yen for the quarter as brisk sales in North America more than offset a lackluster performance in Japan, where a sales tax hike April 1 triggered a sales decline.

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Production of pyrethrum coils revived

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Workers at a company in Arida in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama engage in the production of pyrethrum coils using domestically cultivated insect-killing flowers, as seen in this file photo taken on June 5, 2014, after cheap imports forced the suspension of their domestic production for almost half a century.

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Univ. students' pilgrimage map project

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Matsuyama University students make a detailed map of pilgrimage destinations in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on June 5, 2014. All 26 spots in the prefecture have been covered by the mapping project following about 10 years of work by students.

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World Cup creates business opportunity

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on June 5, 2014, shows an exhibition of training shoes at the hub of Nike Inc.'s Japan unit in Tokyo as the company makes the most of the business opportunities generated by the World Cup.

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Vietnam fishing boat allegedly rammed in South China Sea

DA NANG, Vietnam - A crew member of a Vietnamese fishing boat points at traces of a bump blamed on a Chinese vessel in Da Nang, Vietnam, on June 5, 2014. The Vietnamese boat was sunken but pulled out of the water later.

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Books written by soccer players selling well

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a host of books written by active and retired soccer players on sale at Kinokuniya Co.'s main store in Shinjuku, Tokyo, on June 5, 2014. The books are popular with readers looking for stories of self-improvement and motivation, as with business books, according to some commentators.

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FIFA President Blatter at press conference

SAO PAULO, Brazil - FIFA President Sepp Blatter (C) speaks at a press conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 5, 2014.

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Mourning Zimmer

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees players offer a moment of prayer before a baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York on June 5, 2014, for the late former major league player and manager Don Zimmer.

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Japan prime minister in Italy

ROME, Italy - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at Leonardo da Vinci international airport near Rome, Italy, on June 5, 2014.

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FIFA chief Blatter

SAO PAULO, Brazil - FIFA President Sepp Blatter holds a press conference after a meeting of the World Cup organizing committee in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 5, 2014.

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Japan soccer coach Zaccheroni

CLEARWATER, United States - Japan soccer national team coach Alberto Zaccheroni holds a press conference in Clearwater, Florida, on June 5, 2014, ahead of Japan's final tune-up for the World Cup against Zambia.

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Esfandiari speaks in interview in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Haleh Esfandiari, director of the Middle East Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, gives an interview in Tokyo on June 5, 2014.

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FIFA chief Blatter

SAO PAULO, Brazil - FIFA President Sepp Blatter (front) is pictured with the World Cup trophy after a press conference following a meeting of the World Cup organizing committee in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 5, 2014.

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Yankees pitcher Tanaka

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka starts in a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics at Yankee Stadium in New York on June 5, 2014. Tanaka earned his ninth win as the Yankees beat the Athletics 2-1.

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Yankees pitcher Tanaka

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka starts in a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics at Yankee Stadium in New York on June 5, 2014. Tanaka earned his ninth win as the Yankees beat the Athletics 2-1.

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Japan prime minister in Italy

ROME, Italy - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at Leonardo da Vinci international airport near Rome, Italy, on June 5, 2014.

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Cologne acquire World Cup striker Osako

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows TSV 1860 Munich's Yuya Osako, a Japan World Cup squad member, speaking to reporters at Tokyo's Haneda airport on May 13, 2014, after returning from Germany. German second-division side Cologne said June 5, 2014, that they have acquired Osako from TSV 1860 Munich.

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China's FM Wang at press conference

BEIJING, Japan - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi responds at a press conference after the closing of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum in Beijing on June 5, 2014.

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PM Abe attends press conference in Brussels

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tells reporters in Brussels on June 5, 2014, that unilateral attempts to expand territory are totally unacceptable, in light of Russia's aggression in Ukraine and China's assertiveness against Asian neighbors. Abe was visiting the Belgian city for a summit of the Group of Seven nations.

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PM Abe attends press conference in Brussels

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tells reporters in Brussels on June 5, 2014, that unilateral attempts to expand territory are totally unacceptable, in light of Russia's aggression in Ukraine and China's assertiveness against Asian neighbors. Abe was visiting the Belgian city for a summit of the Group of Seven nations.

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Nearly 40 lawmakers to join Hashimoto group

TOKYO, Japan - Legislators pose for photos in Tokyo on June 5, 2014, after deciding to join a group led by Toru Hashimoto, co-leader of the Japan Restoration Party. The opposition party has decided to break into two.

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President Aquino at press conference in Manila

MANILA, Japan - Benigno Aquino, president of the Philippines, says that Chinese ships were in actions in two additional areas of the disputed Spratly islands in the South China Sea, during a press conference in Manila on June 5, 2014.

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Nagasaki Gov., ex-Chinese state councilor meet in Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - Nagasaki Gov. Hodo Nakamura (2nd from L, rear) meets former Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan (rear L) in Nagasaki City on June 5, 2014.

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Japan, German leaders meet in Brussels

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel meet in Brussels on June 5, 2014. The leaders were visiting the Belgian city to attend the summit of the Group of Seven nations. (Pool photo)

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Japan, German leaders meet in Brussels

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel meet in Brussels on June 5, 2014. The leaders were visiting the Belgian city to attend the summit of the Group of Seven nations. (Pool photo)

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Olympians Minagawa, Uemura at retirement party

TOKYO, Japan - Winter Olympian couple Kentaro Minagawa (L) of alpine skiing and Aiko Uemura of freestyle skiing attend a retirement party in Tokyo on June 5, 2014.

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Kintetsu store in Abeno Harukas marks 30 mil. visitors

OSAKA, Japan - People visit a food section of the Kintetsu department store inside Japan's tallest building Abeno Harukas in Osaka City on June 5, 2014. The number of visitors to the department store reached approximately 30 million as of the end of May since the partial opening in June 2013.

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Nagasaki Gov., ex-Chinese state councilor meet in Nagasaki

NAGASAKI, Japan - Nagasaki Gov. Hodo Nakamura (center R) meets former Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan (center L) in Nagasaki City on June 5, 2014.

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G-7 leaders discuss regional issues, economy

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Leaders of the Group of Seven nations are shown about to enter a meeting on June 5, 2014, in Brussels. They include Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far R) and U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd from L). The G-7 leaders gathered in the Belgian city after ousting Russia from the broader Group of Eight framework in March to protest its annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region.

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JA-Zenchu chairman Banzai at press conference

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Banzai, chairman of the JA-Zenchu (Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives), speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on June 5, 2014.

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Hokkaido promoted in Vladivostok

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi gives an address at the "Hokkaido Showroom" event in Vladivostok, the Russian Far East, on June 5, 2014, to promote Hokkaido's agricultural products and tourism.

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G-7 leaders discuss regional issues, economy

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is shown about to enter a meeting of the Group of Seven major nations on June 5, 2014, in Brussels. The G-7 leaders gathered in the Belgian city after ousting Russia from the broader Group of Eight framework in March to protest its annexation of Ukraine's Crimea region. (Pool photo)

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Hokuriku Industrial Advancement Center holds meeting

KANAZAWA, Japan - The Hokuriku Industrial Advancement Center holds a meeting in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on June 5, 2014, to discuss how to make good use of the upcoming opening of the extension to the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line in spring 2015 for tourism.

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Rice producers association head delivers speech

TOKYO, Japan - Toru Wakui, president of Ogata-Village Akitakomachi Producer's Association Co., gives a lecture in Tokyo on June 5, 2014.

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"Hokkaido Showroom" in Vladivostok

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Visitors take a look at exhibited items at the "Hokkaido Showroom" event held to promote Hokkaido's agriculture and tourism in Vladivostok, Russia, on June 5, 2014.

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A-bomb literature materials for World Memory

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows the final draft of Sankichi Toge's Poems of the Atomic Bomb, author and atomic bomb survivor Tamiki Hara's notepad, and anti-war poet Sadako Kurihara's notebook (from L to R) at Hiroshima city hall on June 5, 2014. A citizen group announced the same day it will seek to have the materials included in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register.

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Softbank to launch humanoid robot for households

URAYASU, Japan - Softbank Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son unveils shows off "Pepper," a humanoid robot for households that can communicate with people and sense emotions, in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on June 5, 2014. Softbank will start selling the product next February.

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Meeting of lawmakers' league against abduction

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeo Iizuka, head of a group of families of victims kidnapped by North Korea (3rd from R), and Shigeru Yokota (2nd from R) and Sakie Yokota (extreme R), parents of Megumi Yokota who was abducted by North Korea, attend a general meeting of the parliamentarian's league working to resolve the issue of abduction of Japanese nationals by North Korea at the Diet in Tokyo on June 5, 2014.

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Softbank to launch humanoid robot for households

URAYASU, Japan - Softbank Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son (far R) shows off "Pepper," a humanoid robot for households that can communicate with people and sense emotions, in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on June 5, 2014. Softbank will start selling the product next February.

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Rainy season starts in central to northeastern Japan

TOKYO, Japan - People walk with umbrellas in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on June 5, 2014, as the rainy season starts in a wide area stretching from central to northeastern Japan.

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Rainy season starts in central to northeastern Japan

TOKYO, Japan - People walk with umbrellas in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on June 5, 2014, as the rainy season starts in a wide area stretching from central to northeastern Japan.

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Chinese President Xi to attend China-Arab conference

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Xi Jinping (R front) is seen on his way to the opening ceremony of a ministerial meeting of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 5, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Large-scale plant farm in Chiba Pref.

CHIBA, Japan - Photo shows a large-scale vegetable factory on June 5, 2014 in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture. The thermally insulated factory east of Tokyo can be operated year-round irrespective of weather and is said to be capable of producing up to 10,000 products per day of such leaf vegetables as lettuce and herbs based on hydroponic cultivation by utilizing light-emitting diodes.

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Late actor Yujiro Ishihara's message plate unveiled

NAGANO, Japan - Actor Satoshi Tokushige holds a helmet said to have been used by late actor Yujiro Ishihara in a popular movie "Kurobe no Taiyo" beside a framed handwritten message by Ishihara on June 5, 2014 at the Kurobe Dam Station, a trolleybus station in Tateyama, Toyama Prefecture.

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Mascot characters promote Kinugawa hot spring

OSAKA, Japan - Mascot characters Abenobea of Japan's tallest building, Abeno Harukasu in Osaka, and Sorakarachan of Tokyo Skytree promote tours to popular spots along the Tobu railway line in eastern Japan at Abeno Harukasu and its vicinity on June 5, 2014. This is part of the joint efforts of Kintetsu Corp., an operating company of Abeno Harukasu, and Tokyo Skytree operating company Tobu Railway Co. following their agreement to promote tourist spots in each other's regions.

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Sharp to sell 'health cockpit'

OSAKA, Japan - Sharp Corp.'s "health cockpit" equipped with a sphygmograph, a weight scale and a blood-pressure gauge capable of measuring body fat percentage, bone density, basal metabolic rate, etc., while being seated is photographed in Tenri, Nara Prefecture, on June 5, 2014. The device is expected to go on sale within fiscal 2014.

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NIKE displays World Cup uniforms

TOKYO, Japan - Uniforms of some of the participating countries at the World Cup finals in Brazil are displayed at Nike Inc.'s PR booth in Tokyo on June 5, 2014.

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Various images shown on Sharp's special mirror

OSAKA, Japan - A special mirror which can display one's image in various forms at the same time is on display in Tenri, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on June 5, 2014.