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Safety briefing session held on Sendai nuke plant

FUKUOKA, Japan - The Sendai Nuclear Power Station operated by Kyushu Electric Power Co. is shown in this photo taken in Sendai, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in June 2013. The company held the first briefing session on the safety of the plant for residents in Sendai on Oct. 9, 2014, after the Nuclear Regulation Authority approved safety precautions and opened the way to resume operations.

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Memoir of teenage Nagasaki survivor tells horror of A-bomb

NAGASAKI, Japan - Photo taken June 5, 2013 in Tokyo shows Masako Yanagawa's notes that were eventually published as "Masako taorezu" (Masako does not collapse). With some changes in expressions, her personal record as a 14-year-old girl after being exposed to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945, was published as "Masako taorezu" in 1949.

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Memoir of teenage Nagasaki survivor tells horror of A-bomb

NAGASAKI, Japan - Masako Yanagawa is seen in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on June 5, 2013, recalling the diary she wrote after being exposed to the atomic bombing of Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945 at the age of 14. The diary was published as "Masako taorezu" (Masako does not collapse) in 1949.

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Man completes trip around world on foot

SHANGHAI, China - Masahito Yoshida returns to Shanghai on June 9, 2013, by completing a solo trip around the globe on foot with a two-wheeled cart. Yoshida walked a total of 39,500 kilometers in four and a half years after leaving Shanghai on New Year's Day of 2009.

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Man completes trip around world on foot

SHANGHAI, China - Masahito Yoshida returns to Shanghai on June 9, 2013, by completing a solo trip around the globe on foot with a two-wheeled cart. Yoshida walked a total of 39,500 kilometers in four and a half years after leaving Shanghai on New Year's Day of 2009.

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Murofushi wins 19th national title

TOKYO, Japan - Koji Murofushi competes in the men's hammer throw final at the national athletics championships at Ajinomoto Stadium in Chofu, western Tokyo, on June 9, 2013. Murofushi won his 19th consecutive title at the competition with an effort of 76.42 meters.

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Japanese man completes walk around world with 2-wheeled cart

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Masahito Yoshida nears the endpoint in Shanghai on June 9, 2013, of his journey around the world in which he covered about 40,000 kilometers with a two-wheeled cart after leaving the city on New Year's Day 2009.

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Japanese man completes walk around world with 2-wheeled cart

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Masahito Yoshida nears the endpoint in Shanghai on June 9, 2013, of his journey around the world in which he covered about 40,000 kilometers with a two-wheeled cart after leaving the city on New Year's Day 2009.

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Uchimura wins 5th NHK Cup

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kohei Uchimura holds the victor's trophy after winning the men's individual all-around at the NHK Cup at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on June 9, 2013. Uchimura became the first five-time consecutive men's champion at the gymnastics competition.

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Japanese man completes walk around world with 2-wheeled cart

SHANGHAI, China - Japan's Masahito Yoshida (front R) celebrates with his mother Toshiko (2nd from L) in People's Square in Shanghai on June 9, 2013, after completing his walk around the world in which he covered about 40,000 kilometers with a two-wheeled cart after leaving Shanghai on New Year's Day 2009.

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Omote wins Yonex Ladies

NAGAOKA, Japan - Japan's Junko Omote holds the victor's trophy after winning the Yonex Ladies with a 10-under-par 206 total at Yonex Country Club in Niigata Prefecture on June 9, 2013.

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"Love station" all in pink

TOTTORI, Japan - Photo taken on June 9, 2013, shows Koiyamagata Station of local railway operator Chizu Express Co. in the town of Chizu, Tottori Prefecture. The remote station, used only by two passengers a day on average, was renovated in bright shades of pink as a "love station," as the name contains "koi," meaning love in Japanese.

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"Love station" all in pink

TOTTORI, Japan - Photo taken on June 9, 2013, shows Koiyamagata Station of local railway operator Chizu Express Co. in the town of Chizu, Tottori Prefecture. The remote station, used only by two passengers a day on average, was renovated in bright shades of pink as a "love station," as the name contains "koi," meaning love in Japanese.

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"Love station" all in pink

TOTTORI, Japan - Photo taken on June 9, 2013, shows a heart-shaped monument and racks for hanging votive tablets at Koiyamagata Station of local railway operator Chizu Express Co. in the town of Chizu, Tottori Prefecture. The remote station, used only by two passengers a day in average, was renovated in bright shades of pink in a project to promote it as a "love station" as the name contains "koi," meaning love in Japanese.

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Japan, N.Z. foreign ministers

AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully hold a press conference in Auckland, New Zealand, on June 9, 2013.

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2 Koreas hold working-level talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Chun Hae Sung (C), a senior official of South Korea's Unification Ministry, holds a press conference in Seoul on June 9, 2013, ahead of talks between working-level officials from North and South Korea on the South Korean side of the truce village of Panmunjeom the same day.

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2 Koreas hold working-level talks

SEOUL, South Korea - Chun Hae Sung, a senior official of South Korea's Unification Ministry, is pictured in Seoul on June 9, 2013, as he heads for the South Korean side of the truce village of Panmunjeom for talks between working-level officials from North and South Korea the same day.

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20th wedding anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako being greeted by their daughter Princess Aiko at the crown prince's palace in Tokyo in May 2013 as the couple returned home from their trip to the Netherlands. The couple marked their 20th wedding anniversary on June 9, 2013.

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20th wedding anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako waving during their wedding parade in Tokyo on June 9, 1993. The couple marked their 20th wedding anniversary on June 9, 2013.

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Mazda to promote Kogai to president

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Masamichi Kogai (L), senior managing executive officer of Mazda Motor Corp., and Takashi Yamanouchi, chairman and president of the company, join hands in Fuchu, Hiroshima Prefecture, on May 9, 2013, the day Mazda said it would promote Kogai to president on June 25 to replace Yamanouchi. Yamanouchi will remain as chairman.

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Mazda to promote Kogai to president

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Masamichi Kogai (L), senior managing executive officer of Mazda Motor Corp., and Takashi Yamanouchi, chairman and president of the company, hold a press conference in Fuchu, Hiroshima Prefecture, on May 9, 2013, the day Mazda said it would promote Kogai to president on June 25 to replace Yamanouchi. Yamanouchi will remain as chairman.

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Mazda to promote Kogai to president

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Masamichi Kogai (L), senior managing executive officer of Mazda Motor Corp., and Takashi Yamanouchi, chairman and president of the company, hold a press conference in Fuchu, Hiroshima Prefecture, on May 9, 2013, the day Mazda said it would promote Kogai to president on June 25 to replace Yamanouchi. Yamanouchi will remain as chairman.

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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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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.