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Pastry chef working for people in quake-hit Miyagi

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 20, 2013 shows Kazunori Ikeda, owner and pastry chef at the shop "kazunori ikeda individuel" in Sendai who makes and sells sweets using local strawberries in an effort to help the reconstruction of his hometown that was devastated by the March 2011 earthquake.

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Crown prince, princess visit Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (R) and his wife, Crown Princess Masako, arrive at JR Sendai Station in Miyagi Prefecture by bullet train on Aug. 20, 2013, to meet people affected by the March 2011 killer tsunami. (Pool photo)

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Leakage of highly radioactive water at Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 2013 shows the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (R top) and numerous tanks (L bottom) containing radioactive water that has accumulated as a result of continuing water injections into the three reactors that suffered meltdowns. Tokyo Electric Power Co., the plant operator, said Aug. 20, 2013, that an estimated 300 tons of highly radioactive water have leaked from one of the water storage tanks at the Fukushima plant, making it the worst leakage incident from such containers.

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Mt. Fuji chosen as Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, shows a lenticular cloud over snow-capped Mt. Fuji on March 20, 2013. The World Heritage Committee of UNESCO on June 22, 2013, decided to inscribe Mt. Fuji on the World Heritage List.

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Japan's new patrol plane P-1

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 2013 shows a P-1 jet, the next-generation Maritime Self-Defense Force patrol aircraft, at the MSDF's Atsugi base in Kanagawa Prefecture. The MSDF has grounded P-1 patrol planes deployed at the base due to engine problems, Defense Ministry sources said on June 20, 2013.

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Kumamon mascot to visit France

FUKUOKA, Japan - File photo taken in March 2013 in the town of Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, shows "Kumamon," the official black bear mascot of the southwestern Japanese prefecture. Kumamon will visit France in July to take part in the Japan Expo as part of efforts to lure visitors to the prefecture, local officials said on May 20, 2013.

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Fukushima students tour PM's office

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (facing, 2nd from L) talks with junior high school students from Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 20, 2013. Twelve students from the northeastern prefecture affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami and ensuing nuclear disaster were invited on the tour by the prime minister's office and a nonprofit organization supporting children in the city.

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Fukushima students tour PM's office

TOKYO, Japan - Junior high school students from Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, take part in a special tour of the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo on April 20, 2013. The students from the northeastern prefecture affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami and ensuing nuclear disaster were invited on the tour by the prime minister's office and a nonprofit organization supporting children in the city. (Pool photo)

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Fukushima students tour PM's office

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far R) makes a surprise appearance while junior high school students from Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, pose for photos at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 20, 2013. The students from the northeastern prefecture affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami and ensuing nuclear disaster were invited on the tour by the prime minister's office and a nonprofit organization supporting children in the city.

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Fukushima students tour PM's office

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) talks with junior high school students from Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on April 20, 2013. Twelve students from the northeastern prefecture affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami and ensuing nuclear disaster were invited on the tour by the prime minister's office and a nonprofit organization supporting children in the city.

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Madrid Olympic bid

MADRID, Spain - Spain's Crown Prince Felipe (C) welcomes members of the International Olympic Committee evaluation commission during a banquet at the royal palace in Madrid on March 20, 2013. The commission was evaluating Madrid's bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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N. Korean unmanned air vehicle

PYONGYANG, North Korea - File photo shows a North Korean unmanned air vehicle shown for the first time during a military parade in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012. North Korea on March 20, 2013, staged unmanned combat air vehicle and anti-cruise missile "rocket" exercises in the presence of the country's leader Kim Jong Un, the North's official Korean Central News Agency reported.

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U.S. treasury secretary in China

BEIJING, China - U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew (L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang shake hands in Beijing on March 20, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Cyprus financial crisis

NICOSIA, Cyprus - Customers line up at a bank automated teller machine in central Nicosia, Cyprus, on March 20, 2013. Depositors can withdraw limited amounts of cash at ATMs while banks remain closed pending Cyprus' efforts to secure a bailout amid its financial crisis.

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Cherry blossom festival in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Photo taken March 20, 2013, shows cherry blossoms in Washington, where the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival opened the same day with a series of Japan-themed events set to run through April 14.

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N. Korea consumer goods fair

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Baby strollers and toys are displayed at a fair of domestically produced consumer goods in Pyongyang on March 20, 2013.

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N. Korean unmanned air vehicle

PYONGYANG, North Korea - File photo shows a North Korean unmanned air vehicle shown for the first time during a military parade in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012. North Korea on March 20, 2013, staged unmanned combat air vehicle and anti-cruise missile "rocket" exercises in the presence of the country's leader Kim Jong Un, the North's official Korean Central News Agency reported.

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Int'l modern art festival on Japan islets

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Japanese actress Kaho Minami performs in a digest version of an outdoor play based on Hans Christian Andersen's ''The Little Mermaid,'' in an opening event of the Setouchi Triennale 2013 in the town of Naoshima, Kagawa Prefecture, on March 20, 2013. The Setouchi Triennale 2013, a contemporary art show featuring the works of more than 200 artists from 23 countries and regions, opened the same day on a cluster of 12 small islands in the Seto Inland Sea in western Japan.

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Osprey in Okinawa

FUKUOKA, Japan - A group of reporters get on a U.S. military's MV22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, for a ride on March 20, 2013.

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U.S. treasury secretary in China

BEIJING, China - U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew (L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang hold talks in Beijing on March 20, 2013. (Pool photo)

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N. Korea consumer goods fair

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Bicycles are displayed at a fair of domestically produced consumer goods in Pyongyang on March 20, 2013.

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Osprey in Okinawa

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo shows the inside of the U.S. military's MV22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft shown to reporters at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on March 20, 2013.

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Osprey in Okinawa

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo shows a huge propeller undergoing maintenance as the U.S. military's MV22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft was shown to reporters at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on March 20, 2013.

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Osprey in Okinawa

FUKUOKA, Japan - A crew member views an area of Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, from the rear hatch of a U.S. military MV22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft as the U.S. military gave a group of reporters a ride on March 20, 2013.

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Osprey in Okinawa

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken with a fisheye lens shows a group of reporters given a ride on the U.S. military's MV22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on March 20, 2013.

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Coelacanth robot

IWAKI, Japan - The Aquamarine Fukushima aquarium in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, begins displaying a 1.2-meter-long coelacanth robot reproducing movement of the rare fish on March 20, 2013.

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Moai for disaster area

TOKYO, Japan - A moai statue from Chile is unveiled during an exhibition in Tokyo on March 20, 2013. The newly made statue is a present given as a token of support from the Chile government to the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, hit by the March 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

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Subway attack anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Stationmaster Kiyoji Sato heads to offer a bouquet during a ceremony at Kasumigaseki subway station in central Tokyo on March 20, 2013. A ceremony was held to mark the 18th anniversary of the AUM Shinrikyo cult's deadly sarin nerve gas attack at one of the stations where 13 people were killed and more than 6,000 others were injured.

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Yamamoto names WBC squad

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Japan manager Koji Yamamoto announces his 28-man roster for March's 2013 World Baseball Classic on Feb. 20, 2013, in the city of Miyazaki, southwestern Japan.

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Lady Gaga's teacup donated to disaster-hit area

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken at Miyagi prefectural government offices on Feb. 20, 2013 shows a teacup that pop icon Lady Gaga used. The teacup, which was sold for 6 million yen at a charity auction in May 2012 to support the recovery from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, is given to Miyagi Prefecture, a northeastern Japan area hit hard by the disaster, on Feb. 20, 2013. Lady Gaga sipped from the teacup at a news conference in Tokyo in June, 2011. It is smeared with her lipstick and the phrase "We pray for Japan" is written in Japanese across the front.

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Lady Gaga's teacup donated to disaster-hit area

SENDAI, Japan - Miyagi Gov. Yoshihiro Murai (L) receives a teacup that pop icon Lady Gaga used, at the prefectural government offices on Feb. 20, 2013. The teacup, which was sold for 6 million yen at a charity auction in May 2012 to support the recovery from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, is presented to Miyagi Prefecture, a northeastern Japan area hit hard by the disaster, on Feb. 20, 2013. Lady Gaga sipped from the teacup at a news conference in Tokyo in June, 2011. It is smeared with her lipstick and the phrase "We pray for Japan" is written in Japanese across the front.