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Jane Birkin honored for disaster relief effort

PARIS, France - Jane Birkin (R) poses for photos with Japanese Ambassador to France Yoichi Suzuki at the ambassador's official residence in Paris on Nov. 14, 2013. Japan presented this year's Foreign Minister's Commendation award to the French-based singer and actress for her efforts in promoting cultural exchange between Japan and France and for relief activities after the March 11, 2011 tsunami and earthquake disaster.

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Nurse at quake-hit hospital awarded by Red Cross

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken May 14, 2013, shows Aiko Kin, deputy director and head nurse at the Ishinomaki Japanese Red Cross Hospital in Miyagi Prefecture, who was awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal by the International Committee of the Red Cross earlier in the year for her dedication to victims of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. Kin was among 32 nurses from 16 countries to receive the medal, which honors "exceptional courage and devotion to victims of armed conflict or natural disaster."

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Japanese American honored for efforts on bilateral ties

WASHINGTON, United States - Floyd Mori, a retired Japanese American politician, speaks on March 14, 2013 during a ceremony at the Japanese ambassador's residence in Washington after being decorated by Japan for his decades-long contributions to deepening the Japan-U.S. relations. The Japanese government last autumn gave Mori the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette, in recognition of his contributions to improving the status of Japanese Americans and promoting Japanese culture in the United States, as well as strengthening economic relations between the two countries.

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Young woman helps elderly in depopulated town

TSU, Japan - Photo taken March 14, 2013 shows Mao Higashi's truck heading to the next destination of her mobile food sales in Kihoku, Mie Prefecture. (Photo by Makoto Hori)

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Young woman helps elderly in depopulated town

TSU, Japan - Mao Higashi (R) sells food items set out at the side of her truck while visiting a village on March 14, 2013 in Kihoku, Mie Prefecture. (Photo by Makoto Hori)

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World figure skating championships

LONDON, Canada - Olympic champion Kim Yu Na performs during the women's short program of the world figure skating championships in London, Canada, on March 14, 2013. Kim took the lead in the short program with 69.97 points.

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Bridgestone workers protest in Italy

ROME, Italy - About 250 employees of a Bridgestone group company demonstrate in front of the Italian Ministry of Economic Development in Rome on March 14, 2013, against the planned closure of the company's factory in Bari, southern Italy.

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World figure skating championships

LONDON, Canada - Olympic champion Kim Yu Na performs during the women's short program of the world figure skating championships in London, Canada, on March 14, 2013. Kim took the lead in the short program with 69.97 points.

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World figure skating championships

LONDON, Canada - Olympic champion Kim Yu Na performs during the women's short program of the world figure skating championships in London, Canada, on March 14, 2013. Kim took the lead in the short program with 69.97 points.

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World figure skating championships

LONDON, Canada - Olympic champion Kim Yu Na performs during the women's short program of the world figure skating championships in London, Canada, on March 14, 2013. Kim took the lead in the short program with 69.97 points.

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Prince Hisahito graduates from kindergarten

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Hisahito (C), the third in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, heads for a graduation ceremony at his kindergarten affiliated with Ochanomizu University in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on March 14, 2013, with his parents Prince Akishino (L) and Princess Kiko. The 6-year-old prince will enter the elementary school affiliated with the university, located on the same premises as the kindergarten, in April. (Pool photo)

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Prince Hisahito graduates from kindergarten

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Hisahito (C), the third in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, is pictured along with his parents Prince Akishino (L) and Princess Kiko in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on March 14, 2013, after attending a graduation ceremony at his kindergarten affiliated with Ochanomizu University. The 6-year-old prince will enter the elementary school affiliated with the university, located on the same premises as the kindergarten, in April. (Pool photo)

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Sri Lankan president in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands before their meeting in Tokyo on March 14, 2013.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Members of the National People's Congress vote at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. The congress elected Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping as president of China.

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Sri Lankan president in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa (3rd from L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) hold a meeting in Tokyo on March 14, 2013.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - A screen shows election results at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. The National People's Congress elected Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping as president of China.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping (C) stands up at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. The National People's Congress elected Xi as president of China, replacing Hu Jintao (L) and ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang (R).

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Newly elected Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with his predecessor Hu Jintao in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. China's parliament elected Communist Party chief and Vice President Xi as president, ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang.

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Rampage in western Japan

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows a fishery company in the island city of Etajima in the Seto Island Sea in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, where a knife-wielding Chinese man allegedly killed a man and a woman and injured six others on March 14, 2013.

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Japan emperor meets Sri Lankan president

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Emperor Akihito (L) meets with Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa (R) at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on March 14, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Rampage in western Japan

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo shows a fishery company in the island city of Etajima in the Seto Island Sea in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, where a knife-wielding Chinese man allegedly killed a man and a woman and injured six others on March 14, 2013.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Newly elected Chinese President Xi Jinping (C, front row) shakes hands with his predecessor Hu Jintao in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. China's parliament elected Communist Party chief and Vice President Xi as president the same day, ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang.

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Stripping adult wards of right to vote unconstitutional

TOKYO, Japan - Takumi Nagoya (front R), the 50-year-old plaintiff, heads to the Tokyo District Court on March 14, 2013. Later in the day the court ruled unconstitutional the provision in the public offices election law that strips the right to vote from adults with legal guardians.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Newly elected Chinese President Xi Jinping (C, front row) shakes hands with his predecessor Hu Jintao in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. China's parliament elected Communist Party chief and Vice President Xi as president the same day, ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Newly elected Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with his predecessor Hu Jintao in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. China's parliament elected Communist Party chief and Vice President Xi as president the same day, ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Newly elected Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with his predecessor Hu Jintao in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. China's parliament elected Communist Party chief and Vice President Xi as president the same day, ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Newly elected Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with his predecessor Hu Jintao in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. China's parliament elected Communist Party chief and Vice President Xi as president the same day, ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Newly elected Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with his predecessor Hu Jintao in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. China's parliament elected Communist Party chief and Vice President Xi as president the same day, ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang.

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Trade in 5 shark species restricted

KESENNUMA, Japan - Shark fins are being dried in the sun in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 14, 2013. Japan failed in a final attempt to prevent five commercially valuable shark species from being listed under restricted trade rules of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora during a CITES conference in Bangkok the same day.

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Trade in 5 shark species restricted

KESENNUMA, Japan - Shark fins are being dried in the sun in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on March 14, 2013. Japan failed in a final attempt to prevent five commercially valuable shark species from being listed under restricted trade rules of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora during a CITES conference in Bangkok the same day.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Chinese Communist Party chief and Vice President Xi Jinping (R) exchanges small talk with Chinese President Hu Jintao in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. China's parliament elected Xi as president later in the day, replacing Hu, and ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Newly elected Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with his predecessor Hu Jintao in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. China's parliament elected Communist Party chief and Vice President Xi as president the same day, ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang.

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Prince Hisahito graduates from kindergarten

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Hisahito (C), the third in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, is pictured along with his parents Prince Akishino (L) and Princess Kiko in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on March 14, 2013, after attending a graduation ceremony at his kindergarten affiliated with Ochanomizu University. The 6-year-old prince will enter the elementary school affiliated with the university, located on the same premises as the kindergarten, in April. (Pool photo)

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping attends the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. The Chinese parliament elected Xi as president of China, replacing Hu Jintao and ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Chinese Communist Party chief and Vice President Xi Jinping (R) and Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) applaud in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. China's parliament elected Xi as president later in the day, replacing Hu, and ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang.

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Japan missing Honda, Nagatomo for World Cup q'fier

TOKYO, Japan - Japan soccer coach Alberto Zaccheroni holds a press conference in Tokyo on March 14, 2013. Japan will be without the driving force of CSKA Moscow midfielder Keisuke Honda and Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo for the upcoming World Cup qualifier away to Jordan due to fitness issues, Zaccheroni said.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Members of the National People's Congress vote at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. The congress elected Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping as president of China.

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Former Khmer Rouge foreign minister dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo, taken in 2010, shows former Khmer Rouge Foreign Minister Ieng Sary. Ieng Sary died March 14, 2013, of illness and old age, his son Ieng Vuth told Kyodo News. He was 87.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping (2nd from L in front row) and other members of the National People's Congress receive their ballots at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. The congress elected Xi as president of China.

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Prince Hisahito graduates from kindergarten

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Hisahito (C), the third in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, is pictured along with his parents Prince Akishino (L) and Princess Kiko in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on March 14, 2013, after attending a graduation ceremony at his kindergarten affiliated with Ochanomizu University. The 6-year-old prince will enter the elementary school affiliated with the university, located on the same premises as the kindergarten, in April. (Pool photo)

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping receives his ballot during the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. The congress elected Xi as president of China.

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Prince Hisahito graduates from kindergarten

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Hisahito (C), the third in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, heads for a graduation ceremony at his kindergarten affiliated with Ochanomizu University in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on March 14, 2013, with his parents Prince Akishino (L) and Princess Kiko. The 6-year-old prince will enter the elementary school affiliated with the university, located on the same premises as the kindergarten, in April. (Pool photo)

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Prince Hisahito graduates from kindergarten

TOKYO, Japan - Prince Hisahito (2nd from R), the third in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne, arrives at his kindergarten affiliated with Ochanomizu University in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on March 14, 2013, to attend a graduation ceremony with his parents Prince Akishino (2nd from L) and Princess Kiko (far R). The 6-year-old prince will enter the elementary school affiliated with the university, located on the same premises as the kindergarten, in April. (Pool photo)

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping (L) and Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang (R) attend the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. The Chinese parliament elected Xi as president of China, replacing Hu Jintao and ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Li.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping (R) and Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang attend the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. The Chinese parliament elected Xi as president of China, replacing Hu Jintao and ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Li.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping attends the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. The Chinese parliament elected Xi as president of China, replacing Hu Jintao and ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Li Keqiang.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping (front) and Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang attend the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. The Chinese parliament elected Xi as president of China, replacing Hu Jintao and ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Li.

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CITES plenary session

BANGKOK, Thailand - A plenary session begins March 14, 2013, in Bangkok at the conference of member states of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - The National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, which elected Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping as president of China on March 14, 2013.

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Xi elected Chinese president

BEIJING, China - Chinese Communist Party chief Xi Jinping (front) votes during the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 14, 2013. The Chinese parliament elected Xi as president of China, replacing Hu Jintao and ushering in a new state leadership led by Xi and premier-in-waiting Vice Premier Li Keqiang (back).