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Works of literary giant Ogai Mori's son to be exhibited

TOKYO, Japan - Tetsutaro Mori (R), a son of the late essayist Rui Mori, hands a list of some 6,000 works Rui wrote on the life of his father Ogai Mori, a literary great in the late 19th to early 20th centuries, to Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward Mayor Hironobu Narisawa on Dec. 22, 2014, ahead of their exhibition in March 2015 in the ward.

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Messaging app provider LINE to replace its CEO

TOKYO, Japan - Smartphone messaging app operator LINE Corp. announces on Dec. 22, 2014, that its Chief Operating Officer Takeshi Idezawa will become the chief executive officer replacing Akira Morikawa for formalization at a general meeting of shareholders next March.

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Panel proposes preservation of tsunami-hit school

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - File photo taken on Jan. 22, 2014, shows a classroom of Kadonowaki Elementary School in the northeastern Japan city of Ishinomaki that was hit by the March 2011 tsunami and fire. An expert panel proposed on Dec. 22, 2014, that the school building be preserved in its current state to hand down the legacy of the disaster.

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Demolition of reactor building cover starts

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 2012 shows the covered No. 1 reactor building of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi complex in northeastern Japan. On Oct. 22, 2014, Tokyo Electric Power Co. began dismantling the cover, which was installed to prevent the dispersal of radioactive materials.

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Demolition of Fukushima nuke reactor cover to begin

TOKYO, Japan - The cover of a building that houses the crippled No. 1 nuclear reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant of Tokyo Electric Power Co., shown in this file photo taken in March 2012, is to be demolished from Oct. 22, 2014, in the first step toward complete removal of the rubble there, a process requiring nearly three years.

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Urban Animal Album

OSAKA, Japan - A Japanese monkey stretches out its hand to eat flowers placed at a grave in Kyoto on March 22, 2014 during the spring equinox week.

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Sony vows to complete restructuring in FY 2014

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. President Kazuo Hirai announces the company's management policy for fiscal 2014, at a press conference at Sony's headquarters in Tokyo on May 22, 2014. Hirai vowed to complete a series of restructuring measures in the business year through March 31, 2015, by selling off the company's personal computer business and drastically cutting costs to revive its flagging electronics operations.

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Sony vows to complete restructuring in FY 2014

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. President Kazuo Hirai announces the company's management policy for fiscal 2014, at a press conference at Sony's headquarters in Tokyo on May 22, 2014. Hirai vowed to complete a series of restructuring measures in the business year through March 31, 2015, by selling off the company's personal computer business and drastically cutting costs to revive its flagging electronics operations.

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Tree seedlings grown from acorns in Iwate Pref.

YAMADA, Japan - Tree seedlings grown from acorns are photographed in the town of Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, on May 22, 2014. The acorns were picked up by children in Iwate and Miyagi prefectures before being grown by kindergartners and nursery school children nationwide following the March 2011 quake and tsunami.

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Niigata official meets press over iodine tablets scandal

NIIGATA, Japan - Yasumasa Mizusawa, a senior official in charge of pharmaceutical affairs of the Niigata prefectural government, meets reporters about a scandal over stable iodine tablets at the prefectural government office building in Niigata City on April 22, 2014. The prefecture failed to prepare the tablets for residents near the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station by the end of March 2013 as planned in preparation for emergencies but received the state subsidy.

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Test facility to simulate big tsunami completed in Chiba

ABIKO, Japan - The Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry's experimental facility in Abiko, Chiba Prefecture, capable of creating waves up to one-third the size of the tsunami that hit land following the earthquake of March 11, 2011, is opened to the press on April 22, 2014.

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Architect Ban wins Pritzker prize

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Japanese architect Shigeru Ban in Tokyo on March 22, 2014. Ban has won the 2014 Pritzker Architecture Prize, the prize's sponsor organization said March 24.

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Osaka mayoral election

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto speaks about his signature policy goal of creating an Osaka metropolitan government during a stump speech in Osaka on March 22, 2014. He was assured of re-election in the Osaka mayoral election on March 23, beating three challengers, according to a Kyodo News projection.

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Crimea resort city Yalta

YALTA, Crimea - Photo shows a market in the Black Sea resort city of Yalta in Crimea on March 22, 2014. Russia has seized Crimea from Ukraine.

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Crimea resort city Yalta

YALTA, Crimea - Photo shows a street along the Black Sea in Yalta, Crimea, on March 22, 2014. Russia has seized Crimea from Ukraine.

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Shops in Crimea remain closed

YALTA, Ukraine - Many souvenir shops remain closed at the Livadia Palace, the venue for the Yalta Conference in 1945, on the Crimean peninsula in southern Ukraine, on March 22, 2014. The number of tourists has declined since Russia's military deployment to the peninsula.

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Crimea resort city Yalta

YALTA, Crimea - Photo shows a market in the Black Sea resort city of Yalta in Crimea on March 22, 2014. Russia has seized Crimea from Ukraine.

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Crimea resort city Yalta

YALTA, Crimea - Photo shows a street along the Black Sea in Yalta, Crimea, on March 22, 2014. Russia has seized Crimea from Ukraine.

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Man United beat West Ham

LONDON, United Kingdom - Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney (10) is congratulated by Shinji Kagawa (R) after scoring a goal during the first half of an England Premier League game match against West Ham United in London on March 22, 2014. Manchester United won 2-0.

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Yankees' Tanaka

FORT MYERS, United States - New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka converses with catcher Francisco Cervelli after the Minnesota Twins loaded the bases as Tanaka walked Joe Mauer (L in back) during the third inning of a preseason game in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 22, 2014. The Yankees won 5-4.

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Yankees' Tanaka

FORT MYERS, United States - New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka converses with catcher Francisco Cervelli after allowing an RBI double by Jason Kubel of the Minnesota Twins during the sixth inning of a preseason game in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 22, 2014. The Yankees won 5-4.

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Yankees' Tanaka

FORT MYERS, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka starts in a preseason game against the Minnesota Twins in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 22, 2014. The Yankees won 5-4.

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Yankees' Tanaka

FORT MYERS, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka starts in a preseason game against the Minnesota Twins in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 22, 2014. The Yankees won 5-4.

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Yankees' Tanaka

FORT MYERS, United States - New York Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka gets Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins to ground out to first during the first inning of a preseason game in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 22, 2014. The Yankees won 5-4.

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Date-Strycova pair advances to Sony Open 2nd round

MIAMI, United States - Kimiko Date-Krumm (front) of Japan and her partner Barbora Zahlavova Strycova of the Czech Republic play in the Sony Open tennis tournament in Miami on March 22, 2014. The pair advanced to the second round.

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Cherry blossom festival in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese singer Anna Saeki performs during the opening ceremony of an annual cherry blossom festival in Washington on March 22, 2014.

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New York Peace Film Festival opens

NEW YORK, United States - Japanese movie director Chie Mikami (seen on screen) speaks via an Internet phone to people gathered at a church in New York on the opening day of the New York Peace Film Festival on March 22, 2014.

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Cherry blossom festival in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese singer Rimi Natsukawa performs during the opening ceremony of an annual cherry blossom festival in Washington on March 22, 2014.

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Vitesse's Havenaar in action against Groningen

GRONINGEN, Netherlands - Japanese footballer Mike Havenaar (L) of Vitesse Arnhem competes for the ball in a Dutch first division game against FC Groningen in Groningen, the Netherlands, on March 22, 2014. Groningen won 3-1.

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Yankees' Tanaka

FORT MYERS, United States - New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi pulls starter Masahiro Tanaka in the sixth inning of a preseason game against the Minnesota Twins in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 22, 2014. The Yankees won 5-4.

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Hertha's Hosogai against Borussia MG

MONCHENGLADBACH, Germany - Japanese footballer Hajime Hosogai (L) of Hertha Berlin tries to dodge Borussia Monchengladbach's Juan Arango in a Bundesliga game in Monchengladbach, Germany, on March 22, 2014. Borussia MG won 3-0.

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Man United beat West Ham

LONDON, United Kingdom - Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa fires a shot during the first half of an England Premier League match against West Ham United in London on March 22, 2014. Manchester United won 2-0.

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Man United beat West Ham

LONDON, United Kingdom - Manchester United midfielder Shinji Kagawa (L) and West Ham United midfielder Mohamed Diame compete for the ball during the first half of an England Premier League match in London on March 22, 2014. Manchester United won 2-0.

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Minor leaguer Ohka released by Jays

DUNEDIN, United States - Japanese veteran Tomokazu Ohka pitches during a practice game in Dunedin, Florida, on March 22, 2014. After the practice he was released by the Toronto Blue Jays after having signed a minor league contract with the American league team in the winter.

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Yankees' Tanaka

FORT MYERS, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka starts in a preseason game against the Minnesota Twins in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 22, 2014. The Yankees won 5-4.

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Yankees' Tanaka

FORT MYERS, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka starts in a preseason game against the Minnesota Twins in Fort Myers, Florida, on March 22, 2014. The Yankees won 5-4.

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Computer program beats professional shogi player

TOKYO, Japan - Shinya Sato, a professional player of shogi, or Japanese chess, plays against the computer program "Yaneurao" at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on March 22, 2014. The computer's robot arm moves shogi pieces based on instructions from the program. Sato was beaten in the second of five matches in this year's human versus computer series.

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Protest in Taiwan to China trade pact

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan Premier Jiang Yi-huah speaks to students protesting a trade deal with mainland China outside Taiwan's legislative chamber in Taipei on March 22, 2014.

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Pro-government rally in Thailand

PATTAYA, Thailand - Jatuporn Prompan, leader of the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship, speaks during a pro-government rally in Pattaya on March 22, 2014. The UDD's members, known as the redshirts, are supporters of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her brother, ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

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Japan's No. 1 cheerleading team performs in Oita

OITA, Japan - Members of Nippon Bunri University's cheerleading team Braves perform for an audience of about 2,000 people in the city of Oita, southwestern Japan, on March 22, 2014. The coed team won both the Japan Cup cheerleading championships and the All Japan student cheerleading championship in 2013.

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Kakuryu beats Hakuho in spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Ozeki Kakuryu (R) beats yokozuna Hakuho on the 14th day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka, western Japan, on March 22, 2014.

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Japan antipiracy operation off Somalia

DJIBOUTI, Djibouti - A destroyer (L) and a P-3C patrol plane of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force take part in an antipiracy operation off the Gulf of Aden, Somalia, on March 22, 2014.

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Japan antipiracy operation off Somalia

DJIBOUTI, Djibouti - A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force member (L) takes photos of a vessel from a P-3C patrol plane during an antipiracy operation off the Gulf of Aden, Somalia, on March 22, 2014.

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Pro-government rally in Thailand

PATTAYA, Thailand - The United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship (UDD), known as the redshirts, holds a rally in Pattaya on March 22, 2014, calling for support for the government of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

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N. Korea official in China

SHENYANG, China - Ryu Song Il, chief of the Japanese affairs section at the North Korean Foreign Ministry, answers a reporter's question at Shenyang airport in northeastern China on March 22, 2014.

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Nadeshiko Japan midfielder Kawasumi heads for Seattle

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese player Nahomi Kawasumi answers reporters' questions during a press conference at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on March 22, 2014, ahead of her departure to the United States to join the National Women's Soccer League club Seattle Reign FC. Kawasumi will be on loan to Seattle from INAC Kobe Leonessa of the Japanese women's league until the season ends Aug. 31.

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U.S. base relocation opponents to set up new council

NAHA, Japan - Opponents against the planned relocation of U.S. Marines Corps Futenma Air Station within Okinawa Prefecture in Japan meet on March 22, 2014, in the city of Naha. Spanning the political spectrum and social sectors they agreed to set up a new council and aim to hold a launching event with about 1,000 participants in mid-June.

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Japan Foreign Minister Kishida in Bangadesh

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali meet in Dhaka on March 22, 2014.

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Japan Foreign Minister Kishida in Bangadesh

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali (R) hold talks in Dhaka on March 22, 2014.

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'Natto' speed-eating contest in Mito

MITO, Japan - A participant eats a bowl of "natto" fermented soybeans during an annual natto speed-eating contest in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, on March 22, 2014. The eastern Japan city is a famous producer of the fermented beans.