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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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Ex-press photographer holds photo collection

CAIRO, Egypt - Hiroki Gomi, a former press photographer of Japan's Mainichi Shimbun, holds his photo collection featuring gatekeepers in Cairo on June 9, 2014.

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Mural to support Brazilian squad at World Cup

RIO DE JANERIO, Brazil - People pass by a wall painting in Sao Paulo, drawn to support the Brazilian national football team at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, on June 9, 2014.

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Japan national team goalkeeper Kawashima

ITU, Brazil - Japan national team goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima practices with the "Brazuca" in Japan's training camp in Itu, Brazil, on June 9, 2014. The ball is to be used at the World Cup that will kick off on June 12, 2014, in the country.

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Brazil 3 days before start of World Cup

SAO PAULO, Brazil - A demonstrator holds a smoke candle in central Sao Paulo, Brazil, on June 9, 2014, three days before the start of the FIFA World Cup.

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Brazil 3 days before start of World Cup

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Photo taken June 9, 2014, shows a mural in Sao Paulo, Brazil, depicting the Estadio do Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, three days before the start of the FIFA World Cup. The stadium will host the final of the soccer tournament on July 13.

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Brazil 3 days before start of World Cup

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - A woman holds the Brazilian flag on Corcovado hill in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on June 9, 2014, three days before the start of the FIFA World Cup.

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Brazil 3 days before start of World Cup

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Photo taken June 9, 2014, shows a huge Brazilian flag and soccer ball-shaped dome on a street in Sao Paulo, Brazil, three days before the start of the FIFA World Cup.

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Cybersecurity urgent matter for 2020 Olympics: Expert

TOKYO, Japan - Howard Schmidt, former cybersecurity coordinator and special adviser to U.S. president, speaks in an interview in Tokyo on June 9, 2014, saying reinforcing cybersecurity measures for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics is a pressing need.

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Kagawa practices for World Cup

ITU, Brazil - Shinji Kagawa (L) takes part in a Japan training session in Itu, Brazil, on June 9, 2014, ahead of the World Cup finals.

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Japan squad train to prepare for Ivory Coast match

ITU, Brazil - Japanese players, including Hiroshi Kiyotake (near C) and Shinji Kagawa (back C), practice at their base camp in Itu in the state of Sao Paulo on June 9, 2014, to prepare for Japan's opening game in the World Cup finals in Brazil against Ivory Coast in Recife on June 14.

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Nagatomo practices for World Cup

ITU, Brazil - Yuto Nagatomo takes part in a Japan training session in Itu, Brazil, on June 9, 2014, ahead of the World Cup finals.

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Andrew House

LOS ANGELES, United States - Andrew House, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., holds a press conference in Los Angeles on June 9, 2014, ahead of the start of the 2014 Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3.

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Matsuyama practices for U.S. Open

PINEHURST, United States - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama practices his tee shot at Pinehurst Resort's practice range in Pinehurst, North Carolina, on June 9, 2014. He is preparing for the U.S. Open which starts June 12.

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Matsuyama trains for U.S. Open

PINEHURST, United States - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama, coming off victory in the Memorial Tournament early this month, practices an approach shot at Pinehurst Resort's practice range in Pinehurst, North Carolina, on June 9, 2014, as he prepares for the U.S. Open that starts June 12.

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U.N. ambassadors gather at kickoff ceremony ahead of World Cup

NEW YORK, United States - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (4th from R, 3rd row) joins representatives from 32 countries and children at a kickoff ceremony at the international body's headquarters on June 9, 2014, ahead of the start of the soccer World Cup in Brazil.

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U.N. ambassadors gather at kickoff ceremony ahead of World Cup

NEW YORK, United States - (From L) Japan's Ambassador to the United Nations Motohide Yoshikawa poses for ceremonial photos with Colombian Ambassador Maria Emma Mejia and Ambassador Youssoufou Bamba from Ivory Coast at the U.N. headquarters in New York on June 9, 2014. They gathered for a kickoff ceremony ahead of the start of the soccer World Cup in Brazil.

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Ex-int'l defender Miyamoto named FIFA TSG member

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese international defender Tsuneyasu Miyamoto is seen in this undated photo. Miyamoto was named on June 9, 2014, one of the 13 members of FIFA's World Cup technical study group, which will analyze all the matches at the upcoming World Cup finals in Brazil to compile a report.

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Goal-line technology for World Cup demonstrated

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - A wrist watch-type device designed to be worn by referees in the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil shows the word "goal" during a demonstration of the goal-line technology system in Rio de Janeiro on June 9, 2014.

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Goal-line technology demonstration in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Goal-line technology for the World Cup finals in Brazil is demonstrated in Rio de Janeiro on June 9, 2014.

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Japan national team starts training in Brazil

ITU, Brazil - Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni watches the Japan national team train on June 9, 2014, in Itu, Brazil, ahead of their World Cup opener against the Ivory Coast. To his left is defender Maya Yoshida.

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Japan national team starts training in Brazil

ITU, Brazil - Members of Japan's national team -- (from L) midfielder Makoto Hasebe, defender Atsuto Uchida and midfielder Toshihiro Aoyama -- train on June 9, 2014, in Itu, Brazil, ahead of their World Cup opener against the Ivory Coast.

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Japan national team starts training in Brazil

ITU, Brazil - Japan's national team goalkeepers Eiji Kawashima (L) and Shusaku Nishikawa -- train on June 9, 2014, in Itu, Brazil, ahead of their World Cup opener against the Ivory Coast.

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JAL begins mileage program blitz to fund athlete groups

TOKYO, Japan - Japan Airlines Co. President Yoshiharu Ueki (R, back row) and Japanese women's national football team member Homare Sawa (L, back row) pose with others in Tokyo on June 9, 2014, at the start of JAL's athlete support campaign. In the blitz, the company contributes the same amount of money as mileage point donations by JAL mileage program members to help finance athlete organizations.

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Andaz Tokyo hotel unveils guest room ahead of opening

TOKYO, Japan - The luxury Andaz Tokyo hotel in the brand-new Toranomon Hills skyscraper shows a guest room to the press in the Japanese capital on June 9, 2014, ahead of its opening two days later.

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'Hula Girls' school in Japan marks 50th anniversary

IWAKI, Japan - Moana Rie (2nd from L), a leader of a Hawaiian dance group that shot to fame in the 2006 film "Hula Girls," and others meet reporters in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on June 9, 2014, about a performance set for July 9 in Tokyo to commemorate the 50th anniversary of a hula dance school.

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Toranomon Hills skyscraper set to open in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - The Toranomon Hills skyscraper housing a hotel, condominiums, business offices and a shopping mall is photographed in Tokyo on June 9, 2014, ahead of its opening on June 11.

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Andaz Tokyo hotel in skyscraper overlooks capital city

TOKYO, Japan - People visit the terrace of the luxury Andaz Tokyo hotel in the brand-new Toranomon Hills skyscraper overlooking Japan's capital on June 9, 2014.

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Captured red-tailed black cockatoo kept at police station

KAWASAKI, Japan - A red-tailed black cockatoo captured on the threshold of a private residence is displayed to the press at a police station in Kawasaki, west of Tokyo, on June 9, 2014.

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Fukui prefectural nuke safety panel checks Takahama plant

FUKUI, Japan - Members of the Fukui prefectural government's nuclear safety commission examine Kansai Electric Power Co.'s nuclear power plant in Takahama, Fukui Prefecture, western Japan, on June 9, 2014.

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Ceremony held for 1st export to EU of 'Joshu wagyu' beef

MAEBASHI, Japan - A ceremony is held at the Gunma Meat Wholesale Market in Tamamura, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on June 9, 2014, to commemorate the first shipment of "Joshu wagyu" beef for export to the European Union.

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Takahama nuclear plant under inspection

FUKUI, Japan - Members of the expert committee on atomic power safety set up by the Fukui prefectural government visit the Takahama nuclear power plant in Takahama, Fukui Prefecture, on June 9, 2014, to inspect the safety measures implemented by Kansai Electric Power Co.

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Vietnamese candidate to work in Japan

CHIBA, Japan - A Vietnamese woman, who aims to work as a certified caregiver in Japan, gives a speech during a ceremony to launch training in the Japanese language for her and her compatriots who have recently arrived in Japan, in the city of Chiba, near Tokyo, on June 9, 2014. After undergoing the language training, 138 Vietnamese, who have applied for a bilateral program to allow Vietnamese to work as nurses and caregivers in Japan, will work as trainees at hospitals and care facilities across Japan before sitting for Japan's national exams to be certified as nurses or caregivers.

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Vietnamese candidates to work in Japan

CHIBA, Japan - Vietnamese people, who have applied for a bilateral program to allow Vietnamese to work as nurses and caregivers in Japan, pose for photos during a ceremony to launch their training in the Japanese language in the city of Chiba, near Tokyo, on June 9, 2014. After undergoing the language training, they will work as trainees at hospitals and care facilities across Japan before sitting Japan's national exams to be certified as nurses or caregivers.

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LDP meeting on agricultural reform

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party holds a meeting to discuss agricultural issues including a JA-Zenchu (Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives) reform plan at its headquarters in Tokyo, on June 9, 2014.

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Carl's Jr. to re-enter Japanese market

TOKYO, Japan - Michael Murphy, president of CKE Restaurants Holdings, Inc., the operator of California-headquartered burger chain Carl's Jr., holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 9, 2014. Murphy said the burger chain will reopen an outlet in Japan by June 2015.

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Hitachi chairman

BEIJING, China - Hiroaki Nakanishi, chairman of Hitachi Ltd., holds a press conference in Beijing on June 9, 2014.

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Conductor Nishimoto named 'Osaka Cultural ambassador'

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto (L) presents conductor Tomomi Nishimoto with a certificate at the city hall in Osaka on June 9, 2014, as Nishimoto was commissioned as "the Osaka International Cultural Ambassador."

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Nissan's e-NV 200

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Andy Palmer (L), chief planning officer and executive vice president of Nissan Motor Co., and Takao Katagiri, executive vice president of the company, stand by Nissan's e-NV 200, in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, on June 9, 2014, as the automaker unveils the commercial electric vehicle that can travel up to about 190 kilometers per charge, ahead of its launch in Europe in the month and in Japan in October.

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NRA official explains inspection on Monju reactor

TSURUGA, Japan - A senior official of the Nuclear Regulation Authority (C) explains an inspection of the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor on June 9, 2014, on the premises of the reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture.

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Abe speaks on collective self-defense

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at an upper house audit committee meeting in Tokyo on June 9, 2014. Abe dismissed the idea that Japan and the United States would need to change the bilateral security treaty if Tokyo removes its self-imposed ban on the right to collective self-defense.