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Figure skaters named for world c'ships

SAPPORO, Japan - Figure skaters representing Japan for the world championships in March 2013 line up at the Makomanai ice arena in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Dec. 23, 2012. Shown (from L to R) are Daisuke Takahashi, Yuzuru Hanyu, Kanako Murakami, Mao Asada, Akiko Suzuki, Cathy Reed, Chris Reed and Takahito Mura.

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Protest against Osprey deployment

GINOWAN, Japan - People march in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 23, 2012, to protest the deployment of the Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in the city. They also protested a long-stalled plan to relocate the base within Okinawa, and a spate of recent incidents in Okinawa involving U.S. servicemen, which has rekindled local anger against U.S. troops stationed there.

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Protest against Osprey deployment

GINOWAN, Japan - People march in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 23, 2012, to protest the deployment of the Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in the city. They also protested a long-stalled plan to relocate the base within Okinawa, and a spate of recent incidents in Okinawa involving U.S. servicemen, which has rekindled local anger against U.S. troops stationed there.

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Railway fare cards to become mutually usable

TOKYO, Japan - Representatives of railway and bus operators pose with their respective electronic fare cards in a gathering at the East Japan Railway Co. head office in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2012. A total of 10 regional railway and bus fare cards such as Suica and Pasmo in Tokyo and Icoca in Osaka will become mutually usable in all their operating areas in Japan, starting March 23, 2013.

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Japanese Muslims

TOKYO, Japan - Masashi Nagano (C), a 28-year-old Japanese Muslim, prays for victims of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Oct. 23, 2012, after walking across devastated areas with other trainees from various religions during a training program to become religious mental care experts.

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Kansai Electric Power

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken in September 2012 shows Kansai Electric Power Co.'s head office in Osaka, western Japan. The company is considering skipping year-end dividend payments for the fiscal year through March 2013 as its business is deteriorating, sources close to the issue said on Oct. 23, 2012.

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1 and a half years after quake

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 23, 2011 (L), after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 3, 2012 (R). Many children died or went missing as the tsunami hit Okawa Elementary School which stood in the area.

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on March 23, 2011 (top), after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 3, 2012 (bottom).

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on March 23, 2011 (L), after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 3, 2012 (R). In the photos is the so-called ''miracle pine,'' the only tree that survived the disaster in the area though it withered later.

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1 and a half years after quake

SENDAI, Japan - Combination photos from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in the town of Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, on March 23, 2011 (L), after the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, and about one and a half years later on Sept. 3, 2012 (R).

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Abandoned animals in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 23, 2012, a calf (front) looks almost skeletal because its mother is too weak to breastfeed it. The town remains nearly deserted as the government in April 2011 designated it and other municipalities within a 20-kilometer ring around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a no-go zone. The plant's reactors suffered meltdowns after being struck by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, spewing massive amounts of radioactive materials into the air and sea.

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Man caring for abandoned cattle in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 23, 2012, Naoto Matsumura, who cares for cattle abandoned by their owners, relaxes at his home after finishing his day's work of tending to pets and livestock. Without electricity, he relies on candles to light his room. The town remains nearly deserted as the government in April 2011 designated it and other municipalities within a 20-kilometer ring around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a no-go zone. The plant's reactors suffered meltdowns after being struck by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, spewing massive amounts of radioactive materials into the air and sea.

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Man caring for abandoned cattle in Fukushima

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken in the town of Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture, on June 23, 2012, Naoto Matsumura, who cares for cattle abandoned by their owners, gives milk to a weakened calf via a feeding bottle. Behind him are the ostriches and the dog he keeps after their owners abandoned them. The town remains nearly deserted as the government in April 2011 designated it and other municipalities within a 20-kilometer ring around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a no-go zone. The plant's reactors suffered meltdowns after being struck by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, spewing massive amounts of radioactive materials into the air and sea.

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American to ship back items lost in tsunami to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows David (L) and Yumi Baxter in Kasilof, Alaska, on April 22, 2012. David holds a soccer ball and Yumi holds a volleyball found by David in mid-March 2012 on the coast of Middleton Island off Alaska, after the balls floated across the Pacific Ocean after being swept away from northeastern Japan in the March 2011 tsunami. The couple initially expressed their intention to deliver the items back to their original owners in person during their upcoming trip to Japan, but have now opted to ship them instead in consideration of the owners' privacy, David Baxter told Kyodo News on May 23, 2012.

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Kitakyushu starts trial incineration of quake-tsunami debris

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - A worker at an incineration plant in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on May 23, 2012 checks radioactive cesium levels in exhaust gas from trial incineration of debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan. Opponents of the incineration cited fear of radioactive contamination as the disaster areas are closer to the disaster-struck Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

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Kitakyushu starts trial incineration of quake-tsunami debris

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Waste including debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan is burned in a trial at an incineration plant in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on May 23, 2012. Opponents of the incineration cited fear of radioactive contamination as the disaster areas are closer to the disaster-struck Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

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Kitakyushu starts trial incineration of quake-tsunami debris

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Opponents (L) of trial incineration in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture of debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan are prevented by a line of police from interfering with the work on May 23, 2012. Protesters cited fear of radioactive contamination as the disaster areas are closer to the disaster-struck Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.

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Tsunami-hit bank branch

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken April 23, 2012, shows the tsunami-gutted Onagawa branch of the 77 Bank (R), a regional bank based in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, in Onagawa in the prefecture. Of the 14 people who worked at the branch, four were killed and eight went missing in the March 2011 disaster.

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Pope Benedict XVI

SILAO, Mexico -Pope Benedict XVI holds a press conference March 23, 2012, aboard the plane carrying him from Rome to Mexico.

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Ishikawa makes cut at Arnold Palmer Invitational

ORLANDO, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa blasts out of a bunker on the 15th hole during the second round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at the Bay Hill Club in Orlando, Florida, on March 23, 2012. Ishikawa squeaked past the 36-hole cut at 3-over for the tournament tied in 61st place.

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Kuroda solid as Yankees split squad beats Phillies

CLEARWATER, United States - Hiroki Kuroda of the New York Yankees pitches in a game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Clearwater, Florida, on March 23, 2012. The right-hander held the Phillies to six hits and one run in 5 2/3 innings in a 5-3 victory.

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Osaka Gov. Matsui after plenary session

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui speaks to reporters at the Osaka prefectural hall in Osaka on March 23, 2012. Earlier a plenary session of the Osaka prefectural assembly passed an ordinance -- the first of its kind in Japan -- requiring convicted pedophiles, after leaving prison, to report their addresses to the Osaka governor.

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Osaka Gov. Matsui after plenary session

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Gov. Ichiro Matsui answers reporters' questions at the Osaka prefectural hall in Osaka on March 23, 2012. Earlier a plenary session of the Osaka prefectural assembly passed an ordinance -- the first of its kind in Japan -- requiring convicted pedophiles, after leaving prison, to report their addresses to the Osaka governor.

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Seattle Mariners arrive in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Seattle Mariners shortstop Munenori Kawasaki (front) and pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma arrive at Narita airport on March 23, 2012, ahead of the Major League ballclub's season-opening two-game series in Japan against the Oakland Athletics.

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Seattle Mariners arrive in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Ichiro Suzuki (front) of the Seattle Mariners arrives at Narita airport on March 23, 2012, ahead of the Major League ballclub's season-opening two-game series in Japan against the Oakland Athletics.

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Kiyomizu temple lit up

KYOTO, Japan - Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto, notable for the extensive veranda attached to its main hall, is lit up by some 500 lights in a test on March 23, 2012, prior to the start of the lighting for visitors the following day.

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Seattle Mariners arrive in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Ichiro Suzuki (C) of the Seattle Mariners arrives at Narita airport on March 23, 2012, ahead of the Major League ballclub's season-opening two-game series in Japan against the Oakland Athletics.

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Koshiishi meets with Xi

BEIJING, China - Azuma Koshiishi (L), secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping hold talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 23, 2012. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Hakuho beaten by Kisenosato

OSAKA, Japan - Ozeki Kisenosato (L) pushes grand champion Hakuho out of the ring at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 23, 2012, the 13th day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. Hakuho suffered a second defeat, allowing sekiwake Kakuryu to take sole possession of the lead at 12-1.

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Osaka ordinances tighten control of teachers

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken on March 23, 2012, shows a plenary session of the Osaka prefectural assembly that passed a package of ordinances designed to bolster the Osaka governor's control over school education and toughen disciplinary action against teachers deemed incompetent by parents.

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Hakuho beaten by Kisenosato

OSAKA, Japan - Ozeki Kisenosato (R) pushes grand champion Hakuho out of the ring at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 23, 2012, the 13th day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. Hakuho suffered his second defeat, allowing sekiwake Kakuryu to take sole possession of the lead at 12-1.

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Koshiishi meets with Xi

BEIJING, China - Azuma Koshiishi (L), secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping shake hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 23, 2012. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan coach Sasaki before U.S., Brazil friendlies

TOKYO, Japan - Norio Sasaki, Japan national women's soccer team coach, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on March 23, 2012. Sasaki named a 23-woman squad for the three-nation Kirin Challenge Cup to meet the United States and Brazil but was forced to leave out midfielder Homare Sawa as the Women's World Player of the Year has not yet made a full recovery from vertigo.

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AIJ raided over missing pension funds

TOKYO, Japan - Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi (front) speaks during a press conference after a Cabinet meeting in the Diet building in Tokyo on March 23, 2012. He said that AIJ Investment Advisors Co. has been stripped of its registration as an investment adviser. The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission raided AIJ's head office among other locations the same day over missing pension funds under the firm's care.

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Japan, S. Korea nuclear envoys

SEOUL, South Korea - Shinsuke Sugiyama (L) and Lim Sung Nam, nuclear envoys from Japan and South Korea, hold talks in Seoul on March 23, 2012. They discussed how to respond if North Korea goes ahead with a planned satellite launch in mid-April, which is being viewed in Seoul and Tokyo as disguised long-range ballistic missile test.

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Emperor, empress meet Kuwaiti ruler to bid him farewell

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (2nd from L in right row) and Empress Michiko (R) meet with Kuwaiti ruler Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah (L) on March 23, 2012, to bid him farewell at the Akasaka Palace state guesthouse in Tokyo. The emperor is recovering from a heart bypass operation he underwent the previous month. (Pool photo)

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AIJ raided over missing pension funds

TOKYO, Japan - Officials of the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission enter the building housing AIJ Investment Advisors Co. in Tokyo on March 23, 2012, to investigate the disappearance of pension funds under the firm's care.

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Miyako soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show a levee in Taro district in the city of Miyako, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 23, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 1, 2012 (bottom).

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Yamada soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show an area in the town of Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, on March 23, 2011 (L), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 1, 2012 (R), in which the building (front) for JR Rikuchu-Yamada Station has been removed.

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Kamaishi soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos taken from a Kyodo News helicopter show Kamaishi port in the city of Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on March 23, 2011 (L), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 3, 2012 (R), in which a large ship brought ashore by the tsunami has been removed. Seen in front is a large statue of Buddhism's Guanyin bodhisattva.

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Ultra police in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Members of the Ultra Police Force practice driving on a snow-covered road in Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 23, 2012. The force is composed of police officers from outside Fukushima Prefecture who have been assigned to work in the prefecture affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and ensuing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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Ultra police in Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Members of the Ultra Police Force practice driving on a snow-covered road in Inawashiro, Fukushima Prefecture, on Feb. 23, 2012. The force is composed of police officers from outside Fukushima Prefecture who have been assigned to work in the prefecture affected by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and ensuing crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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Disaster-hit kids' photo album

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 23, 2012, shows ''3/11 Kids Photo Journal,'' a photo album of pictures taken by 33 elementary and junior high school students in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures hit by March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, which was published the same day by Kodansha Ltd.

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Rare metal exploration vessel

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - The marine resources exploration vessel Hakurei is launched in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on March 23, 2011. The vessel will explore for rare metal and other mineral resources in the seabed beginning 2012.