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Taiwan, China sign investment, customs pacts

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Chiang Pin-kung (R front), chairman of Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation, and Chen Yunlin (L front), chairman of China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, hold documents after signing two trade agreements in Taipei on Aug. 9, 2012. Taiwan and China signed agreements on investment protection and customs cooperation under the framework of a landmark economic cooperation pact concluded in June 2010.

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Astronaut Noguchi receives hero's welcome in hometown

CHIGASAKI, Japan - Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi waves to well-wishers as he received a hero's welcome during a parade in a convertible car on Aug. 9, 2010, in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, where he spent his childhood, following his completion in June of a nearly half-year stay aboard the International Space Station.

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Matsui gets RBI, 2 hits against Athletics

OAKLAND, United States - Hideki Matsui of the Los Angeles Angels hits a run-scoring single to right in the ninth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum in California on June 9, 2010. Matsui went 2-for-5 including the RBI in his team's 7-1 win.

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Matsui gets RBI, 2 hits against Athletics

OAKLAND, United States - Hideki Matsui of the Los Angeles Angels hits a single to right in the sixth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum in California on June 9, 2010. Matsui went 2-for-5 including the RBI in his team's 7-1 win.

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Matsui gets RBI, 2 hits against Athletics

OAKLAND, United States - Hideki Matsui of the Los Angeles Angels hits a single to right in the sixth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum in California on June 9, 2010. Matsui went 2-for-5 including the RBI in his team's 7-1 win.

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Matsui gets RBI, 2 hits against Athletics

OAKLAND, United States - Hideki Matsui of the Los Angeles Angels hits a run-scoring single to right in the ninth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland Coliseum in California on June 9, 2010. Matsui went 2-for-5 including the RBI in his team's 7-1 win.

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Ichiro 1-for-4 in Mariners' loss

ARLINGTON, United States - Seattle Mariners leading hitter Ichiro Suzuki looks glum as he checks the scoreboard during the second inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on June 9, 2010. Ichiro went 1-for-4 as the Mariners lost 2-12.

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Kawakami delivers scoreless innings

PHOENIX, United States - Atlanta Braves right-hander Kenshin Kawakami throws the ball during a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 9, 2010. Kawakami pitched six scoreless innings but was unable to pick up his first win of the season as the Braves lost 1-2.

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Kawakami delivers scoreless innings

PHOENIX, United States - Atlanta Braves right-hander Kenshin Kawakami throws the ball during a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 9, 2010. Kawakami pitched six scoreless innings but was unable to pick up his first win of the season as the Braves lost 1-2.

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Ichiro 1-for-4 in Mariners' loss

ARLINGTON, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners runs to first after hitting a double to right in the fifth inning of a game against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on June 9, 2010. Ichiro went 1-for-4 as the Mariners lost 2-12.

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Maradona's Argentina squad practice in Pretoria

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Argentina coach Diego Maradona watches his World Cup squad during a training session in Pretoria, South Africa, on June 9, 2010.

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S. Africa prepares for World Cup

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - A performer dances in front of the Soccer City stadium after taking part in a rehearsal for the opening ceremony of the World Cup finals in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 9, 2010.

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Kitajima wins in 100-meter breaststroke in Barcelona

BARCELONA, Spain - Japanese two-time double Olympic breaststroke champion Kosuke Kitajima wins in the men's 100 breast at the Mare Nostrum swimming series in Barcelona, Spain, on June 9, 2010.

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Astronaut Noguchi

TOKYO, Japan - A Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency office watches Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi speak on June 9, 2010, at a televised press conference from Houston in the United States. Noguchi, who returned to Earth on June 2 after a 163-day stay in space, said he has not decided on whether to seek another space mission.

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World Cup in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - A supporter of the South Africa soccer team blows a ''vuvuzela'' horn from a tree during a parade by the team in Johannesburg on June 9, 2010. South Africa and Mexico play the opening match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup on June 11.

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World Cup finals in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Police officers stand guard along a street in Johannesburg on June 9, 2010, as South African national soccer team members parade through the city in a bus. The 2010 FIFA World Cup will kick off with the opening match between South Africa and Mexico on June 11.

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World Cup finals in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Police officers stand guard along a street in Johannesburg on June 9, 2010, as South African national soccer team members parade through the city in a bus. The 2010 FIFA World Cup will kick off with the opening match between South Africa and Mexico on June 11.

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World Cup finals in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Supporters of South Africa cheer as a bus carrying the national team players parades through the streets of Johannesburg on June 9, 2010. South Africa will play Mexico in the opening match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup on June 11.

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World Cup in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - A security officer patrols with a dog at Johannesburg's O.R. Tambo International Airport on June 9, 2010.

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World Cup finals in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Supporters of South Africa cheer as a bus carrying the national team players parades through the streets of Johannesburg on June 9, 2010. South Africa will play Mexico in the opening match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup on June 11.

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World Cup finals in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Supporters of South Africa cheer as a bus carrying the national team players parades through the streets of Johannesburg on June 9, 2010. South Africa will play Mexico in the opening match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup on June 11.

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World Cup finals in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - An England supporter waves a flag as supporters of the South African soccer team pass by on the streets of the Sandton district in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 9, 2010. South Africa will play Mexico in the opening match at the 2010 FIFA World Cup on June 11.

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World Cup finals in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - South Africa's Matthew Booth (2nd from R) give the thumbs-up during a parade by the South Africa national soccer team in Johannesburg on June 9, 2010. South Africa and Mexico play the opening match of the 2010 FIFA World Cup on June 11.

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World Cup finals in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Supporters of South Africa and Mexico pose together at Johannesburg's O.R. Tambo International Airport June 9, 2010. The two countries will play the opening match at the 2010 FIFA World Cup on June 11.

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World Cup in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Children blows ''vuvuzela'' horns as supporters of the South Africa national soccer team parade through the streets of Sandton district in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 9, 2010. South Africa will play against Mexico in an opening match in the FIFA 2010 World Cup on June 11.

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World Cup finals in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Police officers stand guard as supporters of the South Africa national soccer team parade through the streets of Sandton district in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 9, 2010. South Africa will play against Mexico in an opening match in the FIFA 2010 World Cup on June 11.

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Japan's new premier Kan 'encouraged' by strong public support

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks to reporters about strong public support for his Cabinet at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 9, 2010, a day after forming his Cabinet following the resignation of former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on June 2. Kan said, ''I am delighted and encouraged.''

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World Cup in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Supporters of the South Africa national soccer team parade through the streets of Sandton district in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 9, 2010. South Africa will play against Mexico in an opening match in the FIFA 2010 World Cup on June 11.

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Japan's new premier Kan 'encouraged' by strong public support

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks to reporters about strong public support for his Cabinet at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 9, 2010, a day after forming his Cabinet following the resignation of former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on June 2. Kan said, ''I am delighted and encouraged.''

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World Cup in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Supporters of the South Africa national soccer team parade through the streets of Sandton district in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 9, 2010. South Africa will play against Mexico in an opening match in the FIFA 2010 World Cup on June 11.

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Ex-accountant of DPJ lawmaker Kobayashi given suspended term

TOKYO, Japan - Chiyomi Kobayashi, a House of Representatives member of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, speaks to reporters at the Diet in Tokyo on June 9, 2010, after her former accountant was sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for three years, by the Sapporo District Court. Kobayashi apologized for causing public distrust of politics.

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Chinese dissident Wuer Kaixi avoids indictment

TOKYO, Japan - Taiwan-based Wuer Kaixi, a pro-democracy student leader at Tiananmen Square in 1989, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on June 9, 2010. The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office decided the same day not to charge him with illegally entering the premises of the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo.

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Minister Renho gets down to work

TOKYO, Japan - Administrative revitalization minister Renho (R) takes over duties from her predecessor Yukio Edano at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on June 9, 2010.

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World Cup finals in South Africa

JOHNESSBURG, South Africa - A soldier stands guard at Soccer City Stadium, the venue for the opening game between South Africa and Mexico in the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals, in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 9, 2010.

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Japan to play Mozambique in World Cup tune-up

GEORGE, South Africa - Japan national soccer team coach Takeshi Okada (C) give instructions to his players during a training session in George, South Africa, on June 9, 2010. Japan will play Mozambique on June 10 in a final tune-up ahead of their World Cup opener against Cameroon on June 14.

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Japan to play Mozambique in World Cup tune-up

GEORGE, South Africa - Japanese players practice in the rain during a training session in George, South Africa, on June 9, 2010. Japan will play Mozambique on June 10 in a final tune-up ahead of their World Cup opener against Cameroon on June 14.

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Hayabusa returning home

SAGAMIHARA, Japan - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency professor Junichiro Kawaguchi (C) shakes hands with a project team member at a JAXA control center in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, on June 9, 2010. The space agency completed adjusting the asteroid probe Hayabusa's trajectory from space as its return to Earth is slated for June 13. (Pool photo)

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Japan to play Mozambique in World Cup tune-up

GEORGE, South Africa - Japan forward Yoshito Okubo (L) is challenged by defender Marcus Tulio Tanaka during a training session in George, South Africa, on June 9, 2010. Japan will play Mozambique on June 10 in a final tune-up ahead of their World Cup opener against Cameroon on June 14.

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Ozawa to work in 'rank and file' for DPJ in election

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, who recently stepped down from the post of secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, speaks to reporters at the parliament in Tokyo on June 9, 2010, after talks with his successor, Yukio Edano. Ozawa said he will work as ''a rank and file'' member of the DPJ to help it win the upcoming upper house election.

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Japan to play Mozambique in World Cup tune-up

GEORGE, South Africa - Japan defender Yuto Nagatomo (L) and midfielder Keisuke Honda battle for the ball during a training session in George, South Africa, on June 9, 2010. Japan will play Mozambique on June 10 in a final tune-up ahead of their World Cup opener against Cameroon on June 14.

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Noda hints at proposing sales tax hike at next general election

TOKYO, Japan - New Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks in an interview with a group of reporters at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on June 9, 2010. Noda hinted that the Democratic Party of Japan-led government may propose raising the consumption tax at the next general election that must be held by fall 2013.

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Ozawa to work in 'rank and file' for DPJ in election

TOKYO, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, who recently stepped down from the post of secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, speaks to reporters at the parliament in Tokyo on June 9, 2010, after talks with his successor, Yukio Edano. Ozawa said he will work as ''a rank and file'' member of the DPJ to help it win the upcoming upper house election.

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Digital signage fair

CHIBA, Japan - The three-day Digital Signage Japan 2010 fair opens at the Makuhari Messe exhibition hall in the city of Chiba on June 9, 2010.

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Ozawa to work in 'rank and file' for DPJ in election

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Edano, new secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, walks in the parliament in Tokyo on June 9, 2010, after talks with his predecessor Ichiro Ozawa. The talks between Ozawa and Edano, who has often been critical of his predecessor, were held as part of a handover of duties as DPJ secretary general.

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Ozawa to work in 'rank and file' for DPJ in election

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Edano, new secretary general of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, is surrounded by reporters at the parliament in Tokyo on June 9, 2010, after talks with his predecessor Ichiro Ozawa. The talks between Ozawa and Edano, who has often been critical of his predecessor, were held as part of a handover of duties as DPJ secretary general.

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Young woodpecker leaves nest at Tokyo park

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows (from L to R) a young male green woodpecker in the nest being fed by its mother, emerging from the nest as his mother steps aside, and leaving the nest at Jindai Botanical Gardens in Chofu, western Tokyo, on June 9, 2010.

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World's largest 3-D plasma TV

OSAKA, Japan - The world's largest plasma display panel, at 152 inches, that can project 3-D images is exhibited by Panasonic Corp. in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, on June 9, 2010. The electronics maker said it will begin taking orders for the panel from corporate customers July 1.

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Nissan launches new Juke compact crossover

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Photo shows Nissan Motor Co.'s new Juke sporty compact crossover released on June 9, 2010.

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Noda hints at proposing sales tax hike at next general election

TOKYO, Japan - New Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks in an interview with a group of reporters at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on June 9, 2010. Noda hinted that the Democratic Party of Japan-led government may propose raising the consumption tax at the next general election that must be held by fall 2013.

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Nikkei hits fresh 6-month closing low

TOKYO, Japan - A signboard in Tokyo's Yaesu area shows the Nikkei Stock Average hitting a fresh six-month closing low at 9,439.13 on June 9, 2010. Investors continued to fret about the debt problems in Europe, with a stronger yen against the euro hurting exporter shares.