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California nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - A March 2011 file photo shows the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in southern California in the United States. Electric utility Southern California Edison announced on June 7, 2013, that two reactors at the plant taken offline in early 2012 due to faulty steam generators made by a Japanese manufacturer will be shut down for good.

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Japan gov't planning to buy disputed isles

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2011 shows (from L to R) Minamikojima Island, Kitakojima Island and Uotsuri Island, part of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. The Japanese government is planning to buy some of the disputed islands, also claimed by China and Taiwan, from a private owner in a bid to increase its control over the islands, government sources said July 7, 2012.

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Japan gov't planning to buy disputed isles

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2011 shows (from front to back) Minamikojima Island, Kitakojima Island and Uotsuri Island, part of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. The Japanese government is planning to buy some of the disputed islands, also claimed by China and Taiwan, from a private owner in a bid to increase its control over the islands, government sources said July 7, 2012.

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Amur leopard at Yokohama zoo

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A 2-year-old male Amur leopard is on the prowl at Zoorasia Yokohama Zoological Gardens in Yokohama on Aug. 7, 2011. The feline of the species in danger of extinction, which was moved to its new home from Hiroshima City Asa Zoological Park in Hiroshima in June, began appearing before the public in late July.

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Ex-Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui charged with embezzlement

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo taken on June 7, 2007, shows Taiwan's former President Lee Teng-hui. He was charged with embezzling state funds and money laundering along with his close aide on June 30, 2011.

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Nishioka rejoins Twins

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - Tsuyoshi Nishioka (R) signs autographs for fans from his home country Japan at Target Field in Minneapolis on June 15, 2011. Nishioka rejoined the team on the same day after being sidelined for a broken bone on his left leg which he suffered in a game against the New York Yankees on April 7, 2011.

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Nishioka rejoins Twins

MINNEAPOLIS, United States - Tsuyoshi Nishioka practices at Target Field in Minneapolis on June 15, 2011, after rejoining the Minnesota Twins. Nishioka had been sidelined since breaking his left leg in a game against the New York Yankees on April 7, 2011.

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E3 video game show in L.A.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Photo shows Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s booth at the E3 video game show in Los Angeles on June 7, 2011, the opening day of the event.

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Japanese astronaut Furukawa leaves for space station

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa of Japan checks his spacesuit shortly before boarding a Russian Soyuz spacecraft on June 7, 2011 at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The spacecraft, carrying Furukawa, Sergey Volkov of Russia and Michael Fossum of the United States, headed for the International Space Station in the early hours of June 8.

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Sanrio reaches settlement in Miffy copyright suit

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows Dutch rabbit character Miffy (L) and Cathy (R) of Japan's Sanrio Co. Sanrio said on June 7, 2011, it has reached a settlement in a copyright suit launched by Mercis BV of the Netherlands, which claimed that the Cathy character appears too much like Miffy created by Dick Bruna.

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Red Sox's Matsuzaka arrives in L.A. for surgery

LOS ANGELES, United States - Boston Red Sox right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka arrives at Los Angeles International Airport on June 7, 2011. Matsuzaka is scheduled to receive Tommy John ligament-transplant surgery on his right elbow.

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Radiation screening at swimming beach

MITO, Japan - Personnel collect samples of seawater at a swimming beach in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, on June 7, 2011, to measure the radiation levels of the water in the wake of radiation leaks at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in the neighboring prefecture of Fukushima. The Ibaraki prefectural government plans to screen beaches at 17 sites ahead of the opening of the beaches for this summer and the test results will be announced on its website later in the month.

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Unveiling of Nintendo's Wii U

LOS ANGELES, United States - Nintendo Co. President Satoru Iwata unveils the company's new game console Wii U, which features a new type of controller with a touch screen that can double as a handheld gaming device, in Los Angeles on June 7, 2011. The console will be put on sale in 2012.

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LDP chief Tanigaki

TOKYO, Japan - Sadakazu Tanigaki (C, back), president of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, attends a meeting of party executives at the Diet building in Tokyo on June 7, 2011.

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Ishikawa at FCCJ

TOKYO, Japan - Professional golfer Ryo Ishikawa speaks during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on June 7, 2011. The 19-year-old has qualified for the U.S. Open starting from June 16 at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland.

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Maestro Ozawa in Matsumoto for music festival

NAGANO, Japan - Renowned Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa (2nd from R) poses for photos at a press conference in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, on June 7, 2011, ahead of the Saito Kinen Festival Matsumoto in the central Japan city from Aug. 8 to 31. The music festival directed by Ozawa is also scheduled to be held in Beijing and Shanghai in September.

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U.S. military drill on Iwojima

TOKYO, Japan - A U.S. fighter jet is seen during a field carrier landing practice on Iwoto Island, about 1,250 kilometers south of central Tokyo, on June 7, 2011. Japan's Defense Ministry is considering relocating the drill to Mage Island, Kagoshima Prefecture.

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Iwoto Island

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on June 7, 2011, shows Iwoto Island, about 1,250 kilometers south of central Tokyo. Japan's Defense Ministry is considering moving the U.S. carrier-borne aircraft landing drill on the island to Mage Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, as part of a plan for the realignment of U.S. forces.

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Japanese astronaut Furukawa leaves for space station

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa of Japan waves as he heads to the launch pad to board a Russian Soyuz spacecraft on June 7, 2011. The spacecraft, carrying Furukawa, Sergey Volkov of Russia and Michael Fossum of the United States, headed for the International Space Station in the early hours of June 8.

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Space crew to board Soyuz

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - (From L) U.S. astronaut Michael Fossum, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Volkov and Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa wave as they leave a hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on June 7, 2011, before boarding a Russian Soyuz spacecraft early the next morning bound for the International Space Station.

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Space crew to board Soyuz

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - Japanese astronaut Satoshi Furukawa (front), Russian cosmonaut Sergey Volkov (C) and U.S. astronaut Michael Fossum (middle row L) wave as they leave a hotel in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on June 7, 2011, before boarding a Russian Soyuz spacecraft early the next morning bound for the International Space Station.

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JAL president in Singapore

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Japan Airlines President Masaru Onishi sits during an interview in Singapore on June 7, 2011. He was in Singapore to attend the annual general meeting of the International Air Transport Association.

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Japan, Czech Republic draw

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Czech Republic goalkeeper Petr Cech (1) defends against a shot by Japan's Tadanari Lee (19) during the latter half of a Kirin Cup friendly at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama on June 7, 2011. Japan settled for a 2nd successive 0-0 home draw.

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Komeito leader Yamaguchi

TOKYO, Japan - Natsuo Yamaguchi, leader of New Komeito, the second-largest opposition party, speaks during a press conference at the Diet building in Tokyo on June 7, 2011.

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Radiation screening at swimming beach

MITO, Japan - An Ibaraki Prefecture official measures radiation levels of the surface of swimming beach sands in Hitachinaka in the prefecture on June 7, 2011, in the wake of radiation leaks at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in the neighboring prefecture of Fukushima. The Ibaraki prefectural government plans to screen beaches at 17 sites ahead of the opening of the beaches for this summer and the test results will be announced on its website later in the month.

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Kan at Diet building

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan heads for a Cabinet meeting at the Diet building in Tokyo on June 7, 2011.

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Experts' panel on Fukushima nuclear crisis

TOKYO, Japan - Yotaro Hatamura, a researcher on human error who is leading an independent panel of experts on the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, speaks at the first meeting of the panel in Tokyo on June 7, 2011. Japan has started probing the causes of the crisis under the panel.

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Japan's top gov't spokesman Edano

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano attends a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 7, 2011. Edano said that Japan will back U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon's bid for a second five-year term.

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Kan at experts' panel meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks at the first meeting of an independent panel of experts on the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant on June 7, 2011, in Tokyo. Kan told the panel members that he is willing to be questioned as part of the panel's probing process.