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JAL puts on hold training for 151 future pilots

TOKYO, Japan - A trainee pilot operates a jumbo jet cockpit simulator at a Japan Airlines training facility in Tokyo in this file photo from March 1996. JAL sources said on June 3, 2010, that the airline, undergoing state-backed restructuring, has almost entirely put on hold its training program for 151 future pilots.

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Korean pop group Tohoshinki to suspend performances

TOKYO, Japan - This March 2008 file photo shows the members of Tohoshinki, a South Korean five-man pop group. Their Japanese agency announced April 3, 2010 that the group, hugely popular in their home country, Japan and other parts of Asia, will suspend their performances.

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'Doraemon' author's museum to feature 50,000 original drawings

TOKYO, Japan - Masako Fujimoto (2nd from L), the widow of Fujiko F. Fujio who created ''Doraemon,'' poses for photographs during a press conference at a hotel in Tokyo on March 29, 2010, at which the outlines of a museum dedicated to the cartoonist were unveiled. The Fujiko F. Fujio Museum is scheduled to open on Sept. 3, 2011, in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, the city where he spent more than three decades until his death in 1996.

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Aftermath of Chile quake

CONCEPCION, Chile - A mother and daughter sleep in a car in Concepcion, Chile, on March 3, 2010, following the massive earthquake that struck the country on Feb. 27.

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Chile quake aftermath

CONCEPCION, Chile - Police on horseback patrol the empty streets of Concepcion, Chile, on March 3, 2010, where a curfew was put into effect. The government imposed the curfew to contain looting which broke out following the massive earthquake that struck the country on Feb. 27.

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Chile quake aftermath

CONCEPCION, Chile - Two people walk through rubble in Concepcion, Chile, on March 3, 2010. The death toll from the Feb. 27 earthquake rose to over 800.

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Chile quake aftermath

CONCEPCION, Chile - Soldiers patrol a street in Concepcion, Chile, where a curfew was put into effect on March 3, 2010. The government imposed the curfew to contain looting which broke out following the massive earthquake that struck the country on Feb. 27.

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Chile quake aftermath

CONCEPCION, Chile - Earthquake survivors line up to buy gasoline in Concepcion, Chile, on March 3, 2010. Residents face a shortage of basic supplies such as water, food and gasoline following a massive earthquake that struck the country on Feb. 27.

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Chile quake aftermath

DICHATO, Chile - Rescuers look through the wreckage of buildings in Dichato, Chile, on March 3, 2010. The death toll from the Feb. 27 earthquake that struck the country has climbed to over 800.

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Chile quake aftermath

DICHATO, Chile - People carry boxes of relief supplies in Dichato, Chile, on March 3, 2010. Some 300 people in the town gathered to receive water, rice and other supplies following the Feb. 27 earthquake which killed at least 800 people and destroyed 500,000 homes.

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Ichiro plays preseason game

PEORIA, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to left during the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game against the San Francisco Giants on March 3, 2010.

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Chile quake aftermath

CONCEPCION, Chile - A woman prepares breakfast in front of her damaged home in Concepcion, Chile, on March 3, 2010. A magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck the country on Feb. 27 killed at least 800 and destroyed 500,000 homes.

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Chile quake aftermath

CONCEPCION, Chile - A boy waits at a military facility while a soldier prepares a paper allowing him to leave home on March, 3, 2010, in Concepcion, Chile. The Chilean government imposed a nighttime curfew in the town to contain looting which broke out following the devastating earthquake on Feb. 27.

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Chile quake aftermath

CONCEPCION, Chile - People wait in line in front of a military facility in Concepcion, Chile, on March 3, 2010, to apply for permission slips to go out after a certain hour. The government has imposed a nighttime curfew to contain looting that broke out following the devastating earthquake that struck the country on Feb. 27.

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Chile quake aftermath

CONCEPCION, Chile - A man pulls a shoe from the wreckage of a structure in Concepcion, Chile, on March 3, 2010. The death toll from the Feb. 27 earthquake rose to over 800.

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Chile quake aftermath

CONCEPCION, Chile - People sit in front of a building next to rubble on March 3, 2010, in Concepcion, Chile. The death toll from the Feb. 27 earthquake rose to over 800.

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Matsui engages in spring training

TEMPE, United States - Hideki Matsui of the Los Angeles Angels engages in stretching during the club's spring training in Tempe, Arizona, on March 3, 2010.

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Chile quake aftermath

CONCEPCION, Chile - Rubble lies between buildings in Concepcion, Chile, on March 3, 2010. The death toll from the Feb. 27 earthquake rose to over 800.

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Paris kids prepare 'onigiri' rice balls

PARIS, France - Elementary school students try ''onigiri'' (rice balls) which they prepared themselves at the Japanese booth of an international agricultural trade show in Paris on March 3, 2010, the event's Japan Day. The children were among visitors who sampled various Japanese foods and drinks, including onigiri and ''okonomiyaki'' (savory pancakes).

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Matsui meets Japanese hammer thrower Murofushi

TEMPE, United States - Hideki Matsui of the Los Angeles Angels shake hands with Japanese hammer thrower Koji Murofushi during the club's spring training in Tempe, Arizona, on March 3, 2010. Murofushi, an Olympic medalist, will also begin training in Arizona.

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Chile quake aftermath

CONCEPCION, Chile - Soldiers stand guard on a street in Concepcion, Chile, where a nighttime curfew was put into effect on March 3, 2010. The government imposed the curfew to contain looting which broke out following the massive earthquake that struck the country on Feb. 27.

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Ichiro plays preseason game

PEORIA, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki runs to first base after hitting a single to left during the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game against the San Francisco Giants on March 3, 2010.

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Ichiro plays preseason game

PEORIA, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to left during the fourth inning of a spring training baseball game against the San Francisco Giants on March 3, 2010.

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Chile quake aftermath

CONCEPCION, Chile - A soldier checks the identification of a bicycle rider on March 3, 2010, in Concepcion, Chile, near a supermarket that was looted and set on fire. The Chilean government imposed a nighttime curfew in the town to contain looting which broke out after a massive earthquake struck the country.

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Ichiro plays preseason game

PEORIA, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki stands at bat during a spring training baseball game against the San Francisco Giants on March 3, 2010.

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Japanese food served at agricultural event in Paris

PARIS, France - A woman serves ''okonomiyaki'' (savory pancakes) to visitors at the Japan booth of an annual international agricultural show on March 3, 2010, the event's Japan Day. Visitors, including 20 local elementary school children, were also introduced to various Japanese foods and drinks, including ''onigiri'' (rice balls).

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Japan edge Bahrain 2-0 in final qualifier for 2011 Asian Cup

TOYOTA, Japan - Japan midfielder Keisuke Honda (C) is congratulated by teammates after scoring Japan's second goal in the second half against Bahrain in their final qualifier for the 2011 Asian Cup in Qatar at the Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on March 3, 2010. Japan won 2-0.

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Pirates Iwamura enters spring training

TAMPA, United States - Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Akinori Iwamura ground out to the pitcher during a preseason game against the New York Yankees in Tampa, Florida, on March 3, 2010.

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Japan edge Bahrain 2-0 in final qualifier for 2011 Asian Cup

TOYOTA, Japan - Japanese players and their supporters celebrate after Japan beat Bahrain in their final qualifier for the 2011 Asian Cup in Qatar at the Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on March 3, 2010. Japan won 2-0.

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65th war anniv. marked on Iwoto Island

IWOTO, Japan - People walk past an old pillbox on Iwoto Island in Tokyo on March 3, 2010. They came to the island in a one-day trip to attend a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of a battle on the Pacific island at the end of World War II.

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Japan edge Bahrain 2-0 in final qualifier for 2011 Asian Cup

TOYOTA, Japan - Japan forward Takayuki Morimoto (L) fights for the ball with Bahrain striker Sayed Mohamed Adnan in the second half of their final qualifier for the 2011 Asian Cup in Qatar at the Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on March 3, 2010. Japan won 2-0.

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65th war anniv. marked on Iwoto Island

IWOTO, Japan - A group of people including former American soldiers pose at the summit of Mt. Suribachi on Iwoto Island in Tokyo on March 3, 2010. The veterans were among some 800 participants in a ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of a battle on the Pacific island at the end of World War II.

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Japan edge Bahrain 2-0 in final qualifier for 2011 Asian Cup

TOYOTA, Japan - Japan midfielder Daisuke Matsui (R) gets in a shot despite the attentions of Bahrain's Saleh Abdulhameed in the second half of their final qualifier for the 2011 Asian Cup in Qatar at the Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on March 3, 2010. Japan won 2-0.

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Japan edge Bahrain 2-0 in final qualifier for 2011 Asian Cup

TOYOTA, Japan - Japan defender Atsuto Uchida (R) tussles with Bahrain midfielder Mahmood Abdulrahman in the first half of their final qualifier for the 2011 Asian Cup in Qatar at the Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on March 3, 2010. Japan won 2-0.

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Japan edge Bahrain 2-0 in final qualifier for 2011 Asian Cup

TOYOTA, Japan - Japan defender Yuji Nakazawa outleaps Bahrain forward Ismaeel Latif in the second half of their final qualifier for the 2011 Asian Cup in Qatar at the Toyota Stadium in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on March 3, 2010. Japan won 2-0.

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Ozawa aiming to secure upper house majority for DPJ at election

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa speaks during a press conference on March 3, 2010. Ozawa said the party is aiming to win an overall majority in the House of Councillors at the upcoming election this summer in unveiling the first list of its candidates.

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Ozawa aiming to secure upper house majority for DPJ at election

TOKYO, Japan - Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa speaks during a press conference on March 3, 2010. Ozawa said the party is aiming to win an overall majority in the House of Councillors at the upcoming election this summer in unveiling the first list of its candidates.

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65th war anniv. marked on Iwoto Island

IWOTO, Japan - A ceremony is held near the Reunion of Honor memorial on Iwoto Island in Tokyo on March 3, 2010, to mark the 65th anniversary of a battle on the Pacific island at the end of World War II.

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Olympic medalists Nagashima, Kato visit Kyoto governor

KYOTO, Japan - Joji Kato (L) and Keiichiro Nagashima (C), who won bronze and silver in the men's 500-meter speed skating respectively at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, show their medals to Kyoto Gov. Keiji Yamada at the Kyoto prefectural government building in Kyoto on March 3, 2010, a day after returning from Vancouver.

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65th war anniv. marked on Iwoto Island

IWOTO, Japan - A ceremony is held near the Reunion of Honor memorial on Iwoto Island in Tokyo on March 3, 2010, to mark the 65th anniversary of a battle on the Pacific island at the end of World War II.

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Luxury department store Barneys New York to open Kobe outlet

KOBE, Japan - Barneys Japan Co., the operator of the Barneys New York store chain in Japan, opens its new store in Kobe to the media on March 3, 2010, ahead of its official opening on March 5. The store is the fourth Barneys retail outlet in Japan and the first in western Japan.

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Figure skater Asada returns to university after Olympics

TOYOTA, Japan - Mao Asada, who won the silver medal in the women's figure skating at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, receives a bouquet from a fellow student of Chukyo University in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture on March 3, 2010, a day after returning from Vancouver.

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Figure skater Asada returns to university after Olympics

TOYOTA, Japan - Mao Asada (C), who won the silver medal in the women's figure skating at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, is surrounded by fellow students of Chukyo University in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on March 3, 2010, a day after returning from Vancouver.

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Figure skater Asada returns to university after Olympics

TOYOTA, Japan - Mao Asada, who won the silver medal in the women's figure skating at the Vancouver Winter Olympics, speaks during a press conference at Chukyo University in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, where she is enrolled as a student, on March 3, 2010, a day after returning from Vancouver.

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Ministers chided for coming late for Diet debate

TOKYO, Japan - Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano (R) speaks to transport minister Seiji Maehara (C) at a House of Councillors Budget Committee session March 3, 2010. Hirano took Maehara and two other Cabinet members to task for coming late to the session.

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JAL, ANA mark Hina Matsuri doll festival

TOKYO, Japan - Female employees of Japan Airlines Corp. welcome passengers at a boarding gate decorated to mark the Hina Matsuri doll festival, a festival for girls, at Tokyo's Haneda airport on March 3, 2010. JAL and All Nippon Airways Co. ran domestic flights operated mostly by female crew, including copilots and mechanics, the same day to highlight the role of women in the airline industry.

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Hello Kitty gets pink Panda look

TOKYO, Japan - Sanrio's new ''Sakura Panda'' Hello Kitty goods, on sale at major department stores in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka during a sales campaign starting March 3, 2010.

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Honda ups full-year forecast for 3rd time on domestic, Asia sales

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. Executive Vice President Koichi Kondo briefs reporters on the company's business performance in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2010. He said the company raised its profit and sales outlook for the whole of fiscal 2009 ending in March for the third time, helped by cost-cutting efforts and brisk sales of fuel-efficient cars in Japan and other Asian markets.