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Hacking competition held in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Computer geeks compete in one of Japan's largest national hacking contests, "SECCON 2013," at Tokyo Denki University in Tokyo on March 2, 2014.

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Crown prince, princess visit disaster-hit Iwate

KAMAISHI, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (R) and Crown Princess Masako (C) converse with evacuees from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami at a temporary housing in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2013.

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Crown prince, princess visit disaster-hit Iwate

KAMAISHI, Japan - Crown Princess Masako (R) listens to a crying woman, an evacuee from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, at a temporary housing in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2013.

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Crown prince, princess visit disaster-hit Iwate

KAMAISHI, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (C) and Crown Princess Masako (L) visit Ono Foods Co., a seafood processing company, in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2013. The company's operation was affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo)

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Crown prince, princess visit disaster-hit Iwate

KAMAISHI, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (R front) and Crown Princess Masako (next to him) converse with evacuees from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami at a temporary housing in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Crown prince, princess visit disaster-hit Iwate

KAMAISHI, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (R front) and Crown Princess Masako (next to him) converse with evacuees from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami at a temporary housing in Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on Nov. 2, 2013. (Pool photo)

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ANA to earn 11 Haneda int'l slots vs. JAL's 5

NARITA, Japan - File photo taken in September 2012 at Narita airport, near Tokyo, shows the tails of a Japan Airlines plane (front) and an All Nippon Airways plane. All Nippon Airways Co. will receive 11 slots in the expanded international flight schedule from March 2014 at Tokyo's Haneda airport and Japan Airlines Co. five, following ANA's call for a "fair" allocation compared to its publicly salvaged rival, sources familiar with the matter said Oct. 2, 2013.

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Princess Hisako to attend IOC meet

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Princess Hisako, widow of the late Prince Takamado. The Imperial Household Agency said Sept. 2, 2013, that the princess will attend a general meeting of the International Olympic Committee in Buenos Aires on Sept. 7 and make a speech thanking the world for supporting northeastern Japan after the devastating March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Toyota earnings outlook

TOKYO, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. Managing Officer Takuo Sasaki speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2013. Toyota revised upward its full-year earnings forecast for the current business year ending in March 2014, citing a favorable effect of the yen's depreciation that boosts export competitiveness.

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TEPCO seeks to restart idled nuclear reactors

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 2012 shows the buildings containing the No. 7 reactor (L) and the No. 6 reactor at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture. TEPCO said July 2, 2013, it will swiftly apply for a state safety assessment of the two reactors to restart their operation, even as the utility continues to grapple with the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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Helping foreigners become self-reliant

GIFU, Japan - Photo taken April 2, 2013 shows a Sony Corp. subsidiary's plant in Minokamo, Gifu Prefecture, which was shut down in the end of March.

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Replica moai for disaster area displayed in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A replica moai statue from Chile goes on display at the Grand Front Osaka commercial facility in Osaka on May 2, 2013. The newly made statue is a present given as a token of support by the Chilean government to the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. It will be displayed through May 9 before being transported to Minamisanriku.

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Moai for disaster area displayed in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - A moai statue from Chile goes on display at the Grand Front Osaka commercial facility in Osaka on May 2, 2013. The newly made statue is a present given as a token of support from the Chilean government to the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, hit by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami. The display will run through May 9, before the statue is transported to Minamisanriku.

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1st non-Japanese head of Hiroshima peace center

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Steven Leeper, the first non-Japanese to have led the Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation, reflects on his six-year tenure in the position on April 2, 2013, in front of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima. Leeper stepped down as chairman of the center, which operates the museum, at the end of March.

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2011 disaster documentary wins award

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese film director Kaoru Ikeya. His film "Senzoninaru" (Becoming an Ancestor), with the English title "Roots," about an elderly man's struggle following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami received the top award in the documentary category at the 37th Hong Kong International Film Festival on April 2, 2013.

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4 more people in China infected with H7N9 bird flu

SHANGHAI, China - Shanghai city officials hold a press conference in the Chinese city on an outbreak of bird flu, on April 2, 2013. Four people in Jiangsu Province have been infected with H7N9 type bird flu and are in grave condition, Chinese media said the same day, bringing to seven the number of people in China who have been infected with the H7N9 virus since the first cases were reported March 31.

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New sub at Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The new submarine Zuiryu is deployed at the Maritime Self-Defense Force base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo on April 2, 2013. The 2,950-ton Soryu-class sub was commissioned in March 2013.

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New sub at Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The new submarine Zuiryu is deployed at the Maritime Self-Defense Force base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, near Tokyo on April 2, 2013. The 2,950-ton Soryu-class sub was commissioned in March 2013.

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Ex-comedian hosting radio show for refugees

KYOTO, Japan - Photo taken March 2, 2013 shows Katsuya Soda, host of a community FM radio station program for refugees residing in Japan, in front of a microphone at the Kyoto Sanjo Radio Cafe studio in Kyoto. The concept of Nanmin Now! is "Broadcasting refugee issues just like weather reports," he said.

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2 years after quake

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Photos show an area in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 13, 2011 (top), two days after the massive earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan, and the same location on March 2, 2013, with cars running on a restored national road.

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2 years after quake

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Photos show an area in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 18, 2011 (top), after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 2, 2013, with a bus running to Yanaizu Station in the city of Tome in the prefecture.

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2 years after quake

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - Photos show an area in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 13, 2011 (top), two days after the massive earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan, and the same location on March 2, 2013, with the frame of the town's antidisaster office visible.

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Nordic skiing world championships

VAL DI FIEMME, Italy - Marit Bjoergen of Norway poses on the podium after winning the 30-kilometer classical event of the Nordic skiing world championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy, on March 2, 2013. At left is Poland's Justyna Kowalczyk who took second place and at right is Norway's Therese Johaug who was in the third place.

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Nordic skiing world championships

VAL DI FIEMME, Italy - Marit Bjoergen of Norway celebrates after winning the 30-kilometer classical event of the Nordic skiing world championships in Val di Fiemme, Italy, on March 2, 2013.

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Kenya presidential election

NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga makes a speech in Nairobi on March 2, 2013, for the March 4 presidential election in which he ran.

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Hat-trick hero Kagawa

MANCHESTER, Britain - Manchester United's Shinji Kagawa (R) scores his third goal in the second half of a game against Norwich City in Manchester, England, on March 2, 2013, pulling off his first hat-trick for the club, which won 4-0.

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Hat-trick hero Kagawa

MANCHESTER, Britain - Manchester United's Shinji Kagawa (L) scores his third goal in the second half of a game against Norwich City in Manchester, England, on March 2, 2013, pulling off his first hat-trick for the club, which won 4-0.

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Hat-trick hero Kagawa

MANCHESTER, Britain - Manchester United's Shinji Kagawa (C) scores his third goal in the second half of a game against Norwich City in Manchester, England, on March 2, 2013, pulling off his first hat-trick for the club, which won 4-0.

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Myanmar's national orchestra

YANGON, Myanmar - Yoshikazu Fukumura of Japan conducts the Myanmar National Symphony Orchestra in a concert at the national theater in Yangon on March 2, 2013.

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Japan vs. Brazil in WBC

FUKUOKA, Japan - Leonardo Reginatto of Brazil hits an RBI double against Japan in the fifth inning of a World Baseball Classic first-round game at Fukuoka Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on March 2, 2013, in front of Japan catcher Ryoji Aikawa. Japan won 5-3.

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Hat-trick hero Kagawa

MANCHESTER, Britain - Shinji Kagawa of Manchester United scores the team's first goal during extra time in the first half of a game against Norwich City in Manchester, England, on March 2, 2013. Kagawa scored his first hat-trick for United as they won 4-0.

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Shinkansen derailment

DAISEN, Japan - Passengers walk to buses in the snow in Daisen, Akita Prefecture, past 10 p.m. on March 2, 2013, after getting off a bullet train that derailed on the Akita Shinkansen Line around six hours earlier.

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Shinkansen derailment

DAISEN, Japan - Passengers walk to buses in the snow in Daisen, Akita Prefecture, past 10 p.m. on March 2, 2013, after getting off a bullet train that derailed on the Akita Shinkansen Line around six hours earlier.

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Myanmar's national orchestra

YANGON, Myanmar - The Myanmar National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Japan's Yoshikazu Fukumura performs at the national theater in Yangon on March 2, 2013.

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Japan vs. Brazil in WBC

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nobuhiro Matsuda of Japan hits an RBI single against Brazil in the eighth inning of a World Baseball Classic first-round game at Fukuoka Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on March 2, 2013. Japan won 5-3.

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Japan vs. Brazil in WBC

FUKUOKA, Japan - Hirokazu Ibata of Japan hits an equalizer off Brazil pitcher Oscar Nakaoshi in the eighth inning of a World Baseball Classic first-round game at Fukuoka Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on March 2, 2013. Diego Franca was catcher for Brazil. Japan won 5-3.

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Japan vs. Brazil in WBC

FUKUOKA, Japan - Shinnosuke Abe of Japan hits a go-ahead grounder against Brazil in the eighth inning of a World Baseball Classic first-round game at Fukuoka Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on March 2, 2013, in front of Brazil catcher Diego Franca. Japan won 5-3.

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Japan vs. Brazil in WBC

FUKUOKA, Japan - Hirokazu Ibata of Japan hits an equalizer against Brazil in the eighth inning of a World Baseball Classic first-round game at Fukuoka Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on March 2, 2013. Japan won 5-3.

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Japan vs. Brazil in WBC

FUKUOKA, Japan - Nobuhiro Matsuda of Japan hits an RBI single against Brazil in the eighth inning of a World Baseball Classic first-round game at Fukuoka Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on March 2, 2013, in front of Brazil catcher Diego Franca. Japan won 5-3.

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Japan vs. Brazil in WBC

FUKUOKA, Japan - Shinnosuke Abe of Japan hits a go-ahead grounder against Brazil in the eighth inning of a World Baseball Classic first-round game at Fukuoka Dome in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on March 2, 2013. Japan won 5-3.

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World Baseball Classic

FUKUOKA, Japan - Brazil starter Rafael Fernandes pitches against Japan in the World Baseball Classic first round game in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on March 2, 2013. Japan won 5-3

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Shinkansen train derails

AKITA, Japan - Photo shows the front car of a bullet train that derailed on the Akita Shinkansen Line in Daisen, Akita Prefecture, on March 2, 2013. The accident took place on a snowy branch line which shares a regular track with other trains in northeastern Japan. No one was injured in the incident.

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World Baseball Classic

FUKUOKA, Japan - Japan starter Masahiro Tanaka pitches against Brazil in the World Baseball Classic first round game in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on March 2, 2013. Japan won 5-3.

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Shinkansen train derails

AKITA, Japan - Photo shows the front car of a bullet train that derailed on the Akita Shinkansen Line in Daisen, Akita Prefecture, on March 2, 2013. The accident took place on a snowy branch line which shares a regular track with other trains in northeastern Japan. No one was injured in the incident.

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New Ishigaki airport

ISHIGAKI, Japan - A ceremony is held at the terminal building of the new Ishigaki airport on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, on March 2, 2013, to celebrate the upcoming opening of the airport on March 7. It took 37 years from planning to completion due to environmental concerns over local coral reefs.

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New Ishigaki airport

ISHIGAKI, Japan - A ceremony is held at the terminal building of the new Ishigaki airport on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, on March 2, 2013, to celebrate the upcoming opening of the airport on March 7. It took 37 years from planning to completion due to environmental concerns over local coral reefs.

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"Lolita"-style fashion show

KANAZAWA, Japan - Models attend a fashion show in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on March 2, 2013, featuring dresses with the so-called "Lolita" cute style using the local kimono cloth "Kaga yuzen." Organizers named the fashion "Kaga Loli."

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"Lolita"-style fashion show

KANAZAWA, Japan - Models attend a fashion show in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on March 2, 2013, featuring dresses with the so-called "Lolita" cute style using the local kimono cloth "Kaga yuzen." Organizers named the fashion "Kaga Loli."

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DiCaprio in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio poses for photos after a press conference in Tokyo on March 2, 2013. He was in Japan to promote his new movie "Django Unchained."

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DiCaprio in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on March 2, 2013. He was in Japan to promote his new movie "Django Unchained."