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Coal on fire on 'Stove train'

AOMORI, Japan - A conductor on the "stove train" puts coal in a stove in Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture, the northernmost prefecture on Honshu, on Dec. 1, 2014. The Tsugaru Railway Co.'s popular train operates from Dec. 1, 2014, to March 31, 2015.

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'Stove train' starts running in Aomori Pref.

AOMORI, Japan - Tsugaru Railway Co.'s "stove train," equipped with coal stoves, stops at a station in Goshogawara, Aomori Prefecture, the northernmost prefecture on the Honshu main island, on Dec. 1, 2014. The popular train operates from Dec. 1, 2014, to March 31, 2015.

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Kobe aquarium holds mapping event from December

KOBE, Japan - Suma Aqualife Park in Kobe, western Japan, unveils to media its "Suma Aqua Illuminage" event projecting computer graphics images on the surface of an outdoor pool on Nov. 29, 2014. The event publicly opens from Dec. 1 to March 1, 2015.

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Century-old inaugural issue of local daily found

MIYAZAKI, Japan - A century-old copy of the inaugural issue of "Miyazaki Shimpo," the southwestern Japan prefecture's first local daily, dated March 15, 1888, is exhibited at a prefectural library on Oct. 1, 2014, after being found at a home in Kushima on the southern tip of the prefecture.

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Kesennuma city before and after 2011 disaster

SENDAI, Japan - An aerial view of Kesennuma (above), Miyagi Prefecture, photographed from a Kyodo News helicopter on March 12, 2011, the day after the devastating earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern Japan, marks a sharp contrast with another photo of the same place (below) taken on Sept. 1, 2014, following the readjustment of tsunami-erased land lots in the area.

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Northern Japan city before and after 2011 disaster

SENDAI, Japan - Two contrasting pictures of an area hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter are shown, with the upper photo taken on March 23, 2011, and the lower one on Sept. 1, 2014.

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Tsunami effect still felt big in Kesennuma city

SENDAI, Japan - A tsunami-swept fishing boat in the Shishiori district of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, is seen above on March 1, 2012, before its removal last year, while the temporary shopping area "Central Ishinomaki Revival Marche" in the background is being moved to prefab stores seen in the foreground in the photo below taken on Aug. 31, 2014, to raise the ground level of the area.

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Town landscape before and after 2011 disaster

SENDAI, Japan - A long conveyer belt to carry earth and sand from the mountains for ground-level-raising purposes is seen from a Kyodo News helicopter in the photo below taken on Sept. 1, 2014, in the 2011 tsunami-devastated city of Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, in contrast with the above picture of the same place photographed on March 6, 2013.

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Fukushima gov. tells ministers of acceptance of radioactive waste

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara (C) along with Reconstruction Minister Takumi Nemoto (L) meets with reporters in the northeastern Japanese city of Fukushima on Sept. 1, 2014, after meeting with Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato on a plan to store radioactive waste from decontamination following the March 2011 nuclear disaster for up to 30 years in the prefecture.

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Fukushima gov. tells ministers of acceptance of radioactive waste

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato (far L) meets with reporters in the northeastern Japanese city of Fukushima on Sept. 1, 2014, after telling two Cabinet ministers he will accept a central government plan to store radioactive waste from decontamination following the March 2011 nuclear disaster for up to 30 years in the prefecture.

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Hyogo assembly member cries during press conference

KOBE, Japan - Ryutaro Nonomura, a member of the Hyogo prefectural assembly, cries during a press conference in Kobe, western Japan, on July 1, 2014. Nonomura admitted to spending around 3 million yen without any receipts for 195 one-day business trips in fiscal 2013 through March.

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Hyogo assembly member cries during press conference

KOBE, Japan - Ryutaro Nonomura, a member of the Hyogo prefectural assembly, cries during a press conference in Kobe, western Japan, on July 1, 2014. Nonomura admitted to spending around 3 million yen without any receipts for 195 one-day business trips in fiscal 2013 through March.

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Demonstration in H.K.

HONG KONG, China - People march in Hong Kong on June 1, 2014, to commemorate Beijing's military crackdown on a student-led protest in 1989, calling for redress of what Beijing describes as an already settled upheaval. Thousands of protesters participated in the demonstration ahead of the 25th anniversary on June 4.

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Close scrutiny of overturned pier off Kagoshima City

FUKUOKA, Japan - Experts closely examine a pier (front) brought to waters off Kagoshima City in southwestern Japan on June 1, 2014, following an accident around Okinotorishima Island in late March, in which seven workers died after the pier overturned.

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Wu'erkaixi walks in Tokyo march for democracy in China

TOKYO, Japan - Wu'erkaixi, a Chinese dissident known for his role in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, participates in a march calling for democracy in China in Tokyo on June 1, 2014, ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown on June 4. A person behind him holds a photo of Liu Xiaobo, winner of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize.

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National Front party chief Le Pen

PARIS, France - Marine Le Pen (C), leader of the French far-right National Front party, joins an annual May Day march in central Paris on May 1, 2014.

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Daughter finds Tezuka's drawings in locked desk

TOKYO, Japan - Rumiko Tezuka, daughter of famed Japanese manga creator Osamu Tezuka, speaks at Tezuka Productions' studio in Niiza, Saitama Prefecture, on April 1, 2014, about newly discovered drawings and other items found in her father's desk drawers that had remained locked since his death in 1989. The drawers of the desk, kept at the studio, were opened for the first time in 25 years on March 27.

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Private-sector managed public library in Saga Pref.

SAGA, Japan - Visitors relax at Takeo City Library in Takeo, Saga Prefecture, on April 1, 2014, one year after the public library was reopened under the management of a private-sector entity. The total number of visitors to the library in fiscal 2013 ended March 31 reached 920,000, 3.6 times higher than the last fiscal year the library was open for a full 12 months under city management.

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3 months before World Cup in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Men play soccer on Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro on March 1, 2014, around three months before the start of the World Cup soccer finals in Brazil.

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Afghan man flies traditional kite at Tokyo event

TOKYO, Japan - An Afghan man flies a traditional Afghan kite at an event held in Tokyo on March 1, 2014, to introduce Afghanistan-style kite flying.

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Afghan man makes traditional kite at Tokyo event

TOKYO, Japan - An Afghan man (L) makes a traditional Afghan kite at an event held in Tokyo on March 1, 2014, to introduce Afghanistan-style kite flying.

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National Front party chief Le Pen

LYON, France - Marine Le Pen (C), leader of the French far-right National Front party, waves to supporters at the party's rally in Lyon, France, on March 1, 2014.

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos taken from Kyodo News helicopter show an area of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 25, 2011 (top), two weeks after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on March 1, 2014 (bottom).

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show the Shizugawa area of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (top), a day after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on March 1, 2014 (bottom).

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3 years after quake-tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photos show an area in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 13, 2011 (top), two days after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and on March 1, 2014 (bottom).

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Marinos midfielder Nakamura in action against Ardija

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura (R) of J-League football club Yokohama F. Marinos tries to dodge defender Yosuke Kataoka of Omiya Ardija in Yokohama, west of Tokyo, on March 1, 2014. Yokohama beat Omiya 2-0.

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Havenaar scores twice

ARNHEM, Netherlands - Japan forward Mike Havenaar (L) of Vitesse Arnhem celebrates after scoring during a Dutch Eredivisie match against Roda JC in Arnhem, the Netherlands, on March 1, 2014. Havenaar scored twice in the game as Vitesse won 3-0.

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U.N. Palestinian refugee agency chief

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Filippo Grandi, commissioner general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, or UNRWA, answers a question during an interview with Kyodo News in Jakarta on March 1, 2014. Grandi was in Indonesia to attend a conference on support for the Palestinian territories.

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Tanaka makes solid spring debut

TAMPA, Florida - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka gets Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Kelly Dugan to fly out in the sixth inning of a preseason baseball game at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, on March 1, 2014. The Japanese pitcher made a spring debut with the Yankees, striking out three and allowing two singles in two scoreless innings out of the bullpen in his team's 4-0 win.

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Tanaka makes solid spring debut

TAMPA, Florida - Japan's Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees pitches during a preseason baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, on March 1, 2014. The Japanese pitcher made a spring debut with the Yankees, striking out three and allowing two singles in two scoreless innings out of the bullpen in the Yankees' 4-0 win.

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Tanaka makes solid spring debut

TAMPA, Florida - Japan's Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees pitches during a preseason baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, on March 1, 2014. The Japanese pitcher made a spring debut with the Yankees, striking out three and allowing two singles in two scoreless innings out of the bullpen in the Yankees' 4-0 win.

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Tanaka makes solid spring debut

TAMPA, Florida - Combination photo shows Japan's Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees pitching during a preseason baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, on March 1, 2014. The Japanese pitcher made a spring debut with the Yankees, striking out three and allowing two singles in two scoreless innings out of the bullpen in the Yankees' 4-0 win.

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Tanaka makes solid spring debut

TAMPA, Florida - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka strikes out Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Domonic Brown in the sixth inning of a preseason baseball game at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, on March 1, 2014. The Japanese pitcher made a spring debut with the Yankees, striking out three and allowing two singles in two scoreless innings out of the bullpen in the Yankees' 4-0 win.

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Tanaka makes solid spring debut

TAMPA, Florida - Japan's Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees meets the press after pitching in a preseason baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, on March 1, 2014. The Japanese pitcher made a spring debut with the Yankees, striking out three and allowing two singles in two scoreless innings out of the bullpen in the Yankees' 4-0 win.

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Tanaka makes solid spring debut

TAMPA, Florida - Japan's Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees pitches during a preseason baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, on March 1, 2014. The Japanese pitcher made a spring debut with the Yankees, striking out three and allowing two singles in two scoreless innings out of the bullpen in the Yankees' 4-0 win.

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Yankees' Japanese rookie pitcher Tanaka makes solid debut

TAMPA, United States - Japanese rookie pitcher Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees steps up to the mound for his preseason Major League Baseball debut in the fifth inning of an exhibition game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, on March 1, 2014. Tanaka struck out three and allowed two singles in two scoreless innings in his team's 4-0 win.

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Iranian foreign minister

TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is pictured during an interview with Japanese media in Tehran on March 1, 2014, ahead of his planned visit to Japan.

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Havenaar scores twice

ARNHEM, Netherlands - Japan forward Mike Havenaar of Vitesse Arnhem heads home his first goal past Roda JC goalkeeper Filip Kurtoduring during a Dutch Eredivisie soccer match in Arnhem, the Netherlands, on March 1, 2014. Havenaar scored twice in the game as Vitesse won 3-0.

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Havennar of Vitesse punches air after scoring 2nd goal

ARNHEM, Netherlands - Japanese striker Mike Havennar of Dutch Eredivisie football league club Vitesse Arnhem pumps his fist after scoring his second goal in a game against Roda JC on March 1, 2014. Vitesse beat Roda 3-0.

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Havenaar scores twice

ARNHEM, Netherlands - Japan forward Mike Havenaar of Vitesse Arnhem scores his second goal past Roda JC goalkeeper Filip Kurtoduring during a Dutch Eredivisie soccer match in Arnhem, the Netherlands, on March 1, 2014. Havenaar scored twice in the game as Vitesse won 3-0.

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Yankee Tanaka heads to mound for spring debut

TAMPA, United States - Japan's Masahiro Tanaka heads to the mound in his debut with the New York Yankees in a preseason game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, on March 1, 2014. The right-hander struck out three and allowed two singles in two scoreless innings to help the Yankees to a 4-0 win.

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Tanaka makes solid spring debut

TAMPA, Florida - Japan's Masahiro Tanaka (L) of the New York Yankees stands on the mound as he pitches during a preseason baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, on March 1, 2014. The Japanese pitcher made a spring debut with the Yankees, striking out three and allowing two singles in two scoreless innings out of the bullpen in his team's 4-0 win. At right is Yankees captain Derek Jeter.

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Inter Milan's Nagatomo in action against Roma

ROME, Italy - Inter Milan footballer Yuto Nagatomo (R) of Japan plays against Roma in a Serie A match in Rome, Italy on March 1, 2014. The game ended in a scoreless draw.

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Tanaka makes solid spring debut

TAMPA, Florida - Japan's Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees pitches during a preseason baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, on March 1, 2014. The Japanese pitcher made a spring debut with the Yankees, striking out three and allowing two singles in two scoreless innings out of the bullpen in the Yankees' 4-0 win.

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N. Korean diplomat Ryu

SHENYANG, China - Ryu Song Il (C), a North Korean diplomat in charge of Japanese affairs, is surrounded by reporters after arriving in the northeastern Chinese city of Shenyang on March 1, 2014.

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Tanaka makes solid spring debut

TAMPA, Florida - Japan's Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees pitches during a preseason baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, on March 1, 2014. The Japanese pitcher made a spring debut with the Yankees, striking out three and allowing two singles in two scoreless innings out of the bullpen in the Yankees' 4-0 win.

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Kishida in Jakarta

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida answers reporters' questions after attending the second Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development, in Jakarta on March 1, 2014.

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Tanaka makes solid spring debut

TAMPA, Florida - Japan's Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees pitches during a preseason baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, on March 1, 2014. The Japanese pitcher made a spring debut with the Yankees, striking out three and allowing two singles in two scoreless innings out of the bullpen in the Yankees' 4-0 win.

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Tanaka makes solid spring debut

TAMPA, Florida - Japan's Masahiro Tanaka of the New York Yankees pitches during a preseason baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Florida, on March 1, 2014. The Japanese pitcher made a spring debut with the Yankees, striking out three and allowing two singles in two scoreless innings out of the bullpen in the Yankees' 4-0 win.

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Bikini nuclear test 60th anniversary

MAJURO, Marshall Islands - Rose Gottemoeller (far L), acting U.S. undersecretary of state for arms control and international security, delivers a speech during a memorial program in Majuro, the capital of Marshall Islands, on March 1, 2014, the 60th anniversary of a U.S. hydrogen bomb test at Bikini Atoll.