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Tokyo stocks close mixed on rising interest rates, positive U.S. futures

STORY: Tokyo stocks close mixed on rising interest rates, positive U.S. futures SHOOTING TIME: May 28, 2024 DATELINE: May 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:51 LOCATION: Tokyo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street view in Tokyo 2. various of Tokyo Stock Exchange 3. various of securities company STORYLINE: Tokyo stocks closed mixed on Tuesday amid concerns over rising long-term interest rates in Japan, while the market's downside was buoyed by positive U.S. stock futures. Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average, ended down 44.65 points, or 0.11 percent, from Monday at 38,855.37. The broader Topix index, meanwhile, finished 2.14 points, or 0.08 percent, higher at 2,768.50. Market watchers here noted the yield on the benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond briefly rose 0.015 percentage point from Monday's close to 1.035 percent, its highest level since April 2012, amid speculation that the Bank of Japan is shifting away from monetary easing measures. The Nikk

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CENTRAL EUROPEAN TRADE & LOGISTICS COOPERATION ZONE

(240508) -- BUDAPEST, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 29, 2024 shows an interior view of the Experience Center of the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) in Budapest, Hungary. Founded in 2012, the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) is a major trade hub that facilitates trade cooperation between Hungarian and Chinese companies and also between China and the other countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC). (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CENTRAL EUROPEAN TRADE & LOGISTICS COOPERATION ZONE

(240508) -- BUDAPEST, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker moves goods at the Csepel Freeport Logistics Park of the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone in Budapest, Hungary on April 29, 2024. Founded in 2012, the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) is a major trade hub that facilitates trade cooperation between Hungarian and Chinese companies and also between China and the other countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC). (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CENTRAL EUROPEAN TRADE & LOGISTICS COOPERATION ZONE

(240508) -- BUDAPEST, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker loads goods onto a truck at the Csepel Freeport Logistics Park of the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone in Budapest, Hungary on April 29, 2024. Founded in 2012, the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) is a major trade hub that facilitates trade cooperation between Hungarian and Chinese companies and also between China and the other countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC). (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CENTRAL EUROPEAN TRADE & LOGISTICS COOPERATION ZONE

(240508) -- BUDAPEST, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 29, 2024 shows a storehouse at Csepel Freeport Logistics Park of the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone in Budapest, Hungary . Founded in 2012, the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) is a major trade hub that facilitates trade cooperation between Hungarian and Chinese companies and also between China and the other countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC). (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CENTRAL EUROPEAN TRADE & LOGISTICS COOPERATION ZONE

(240508) -- BUDAPEST, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker loads goods onto a truck at the Csepel Freeport Logistics Park of the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone in Budapest, Hungary on April 29, 2024. Founded in 2012, the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) is a major trade hub that facilitates trade cooperation between Hungarian and Chinese companies and also between China and the other countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC). (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CENTRAL EUROPEAN TRADE & LOGISTICS COOPERATION ZONE

(240508) -- BUDAPEST, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man shops at the Experience Center of the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) in Budapest, Hungary, on April 29, 2024. Founded in 2012, the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) is a major trade hub that facilitates trade cooperation between Hungarian and Chinese companies and also between China and the other countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC). (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CENTRAL EUROPEAN TRADE & LOGISTICS COOPERATION ZONE

(240508) -- BUDAPEST, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 29, 2024 show a storehouse at Csepel Freeport Logistics Park of the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone in Budapest, Hungary. Founded in 2012, the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) is a major trade hub that facilitates trade cooperation between Hungarian and Chinese companies and also between China and the other countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC). (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CENTRAL EUROPEAN TRADE & LOGISTICS COOPERATION ZONE

(240508) -- BUDAPEST, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 29, 2024 shows the Experience Center of the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) in Budapest, Hungary. Founded in 2012, the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) is a major trade hub that facilitates trade cooperation between Hungarian and Chinese companies and also between China and the other countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC). (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CENTRAL EUROPEAN TRADE & LOGISTICS COOPERATION ZONE

(240508) -- BUDAPEST, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker moves goods at the Csepel Freeport Logistics Park of the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone in Budapest, Hungary on April 29, 2024. Founded in 2012, the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) is a major trade hub that facilitates trade cooperation between Hungarian and Chinese companies and also between China and the other countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC). (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CENTRAL EUROPEAN TRADE & LOGISTICS COOPERATION ZONE

(240508) -- BUDAPEST, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member is about to enter the office building at Csepel Freeport Logistics Park of the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone in Budapest, Hungary, on April 29, 2024. Founded in 2012, the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) is a major trade hub that facilitates trade cooperation between Hungarian and Chinese companies and also between China and the other countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC). (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CENTRAL EUROPEAN TRADE & LOGISTICS COOPERATION ZONE

(240508) -- BUDAPEST, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker operates at the Csepel Freeport Logistics Park of the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone in Budapest, Hungary on April 29, 2024. Founded in 2012, the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) is a major trade hub that facilitates trade cooperation between Hungarian and Chinese companies and also between China and the other countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC). (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CENTRAL EUROPEAN TRADE & LOGISTICS COOPERATION ZONE

(240508) -- BUDAPEST, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 29, 2024 shows a storehouse at Csepel Freeport Logistics Park of the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone in Budapest, Hungary . Founded in 2012, the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) is a major trade hub that facilitates trade cooperation between Hungarian and Chinese companies and also between China and the other countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC). (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CENTRAL EUROPEAN TRADE & LOGISTICS COOPERATION ZONE

(240508) -- BUDAPEST, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman shops at the Experience Center of the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) in Budapest, Hungary, on April 29, 2024. Founded in 2012, the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) is a major trade hub that facilitates trade cooperation between Hungarian and Chinese companies and also between China and the other countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC). (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CENTRAL EUROPEAN TRADE & LOGISTICS COOPERATION ZONE

(240508) -- BUDAPEST, May 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers move goods at the Csepel Freeport Logistics Park of the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone in Budapest, Hungary on April 29, 2024. Founded in 2012, the Central European Trade and Logistics Cooperation Zone (CECZ) is a major trade hub that facilitates trade cooperation between Hungarian and Chinese companies and also between China and the other countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEEC). (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-HYBRID RICE SEED BREEDING-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230830) -- CENGONG, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows (from L to R) Chen Liangdong leveling the field on April 6, 2023, transplanting rice seedlings on May 29, 2023, holding a bamboo pole to pollinate the rice for seed production on Aug. 1, 2023, and showcasing harvested rice seeds on Aug. 26, 2023, in a hybrid rice seed breeding base in Xinchang Village of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province. As autumn arrives, the rice fields turn golden. Chen Liangdong has invited a professional harvesting team from Henan Province to harvest the hybrid rice seeds on his farm. Looking at the abundant rice seeds, he was overjoyed. Chen, who is 61, is a major producer of hybrid rice seeds in Cengong County. He used to work as a construction worker in the county for many years. In 2012, Chen returned to his village and took over the idle land of the villagers to produce hybrid rice seeds. From spring to autumn, he is busy with tilling, sowing, mulching, transp

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-HYBRID RICE SEED BREEDING-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230830) -- CENGONG, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Liangdong (front) and villagers transplant rice seedlings in a hybrid rice seed breeding base in Xinchang Village of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 29, 2023. As autumn arrives, the rice fields turn golden. Chen Liangdong has invited a professional harvesting team from Henan Province to harvest the hybrid rice seeds on his farm. Looking at the abundant rice seeds, he was overjoyed. Chen, who is 61, is a major producer of hybrid rice seeds in Cengong County. He used to work as a construction worker in the county for many years. In 2012, Chen returned to his village and took over the idle land of the villagers to produce hybrid rice seeds. From spring to autumn, he is busy with tilling, sowing, mulching, transplanting, fertilizing, pollinating, and other tasks. Every year, he provides jobs for more than 100 households in the surrounding villages. Cengong County is a national rice seed production co

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-HYBRID RICE SEED BREEDING-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230830) -- CENGONG, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo (from top to bottom) shows villagers planting seeds on April 7, 2023, transplanting rice seedlings on May 29, 2023 and manually pollinating hybrid rice on Aug. 1, 2023 in Chen Liangdong's hybrid rice seed breeding base in Xinchang Village of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province. As autumn arrives, the rice fields turn golden. Chen Liangdong has invited a professional harvesting team from Henan Province to harvest the hybrid rice seeds on his farm. Looking at the abundant rice seeds, he was overjoyed. Chen, who is 61, is a major producer of hybrid rice seeds in Cengong County. He used to work as a construction worker in the county for many years. In 2012, Chen returned to his village and took over the idle land of the villagers to produce hybrid rice seeds. From spring to autumn, he is busy with tilling, sowing, mulching, transplanting, fertilizing, pollinating, and other tasks. Every year, he pro

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-HYBRID RICE SEED BREEDING-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230830) -- CENGONG, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chen Liangdong wipes sweat while working in a hybrid rice seeds field in Cengong County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 29, 2023. As autumn arrives, the rice fields turn golden. Chen Liangdong has invited a professional harvesting team from Henan Province to harvest the hybrid rice seeds on his farm. Looking at the abundant rice seeds, he was overjoyed. Chen, who is 61, is a major producer of hybrid rice seeds in Cengong County. He used to work as a construction worker in the county for many years. In 2012, Chen returned to his village and took over the idle land of the villagers to produce hybrid rice seeds. From spring to autumn, he is busy with tilling, sowing, mulching, transplanting, fertilizing, pollinating, and other tasks. Every year, he provides jobs for more than 100 households in the surrounding villages. Cengong County is a national rice seed production county with 47 years of history i

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CHINA-GUIZHOU-HYBRID RICE SEED BREEDING-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN)

(230830) -- CENGONG, Aug. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Chen Liangdong showcasing germinated rice seeds on April 6, 2023 (upper L), transplanting rice seedlings on May 29, 2023 (upper R), inspecting rice pollination on Aug. 1, 2023 (lower L) and displaying harvested rice seeds on Aug. 26, 2023 in Cengong County of Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province. As autumn arrives, the rice fields turn golden. Chen Liangdong has invited a professional harvesting team from Henan Province to harvest the hybrid rice seeds on his farm. Looking at the abundant rice seeds, he was overjoyed. Chen, who is 61, is a major producer of hybrid rice seeds in Cengong County. He used to work as a construction worker in the county for many years. In 2012, Chen returned to his village and took over the idle land of the villagers to produce hybrid rice seeds. From spring to autumn, he is busy with tilling, sowing, mulching, transplanting, fertilizing, pollinating, and other

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China puts ex-security czar Zhou under investigation

BEIJING, China - Photo taken in May 2012 shows Zhou Yongkang attending a convention of the Communist Youth League of China at Beijing's Great Hall of the People. China's Communist Party said July 29, 2014, it is opening an investigation into Zhou, a former public security chief, for suspected "serious disciplinary violation."

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Japan's Renesas in talks to acquire U.S. chipmaker Maxim: report

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 30 Kyodo - File photo taken in May 2012 shows Renesas Electronics Corp.'s headquarters in Tokyo. The Japanese chipmaker is in talks to acquire Maxim Integrated of the United States in what could be close to a $20 billion deal, CNBC reported on Jan. 29, 2018.

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Mud hoppers on increase

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows mud hoppers in Ogi, Saga Prefecture, in June 2012. The population of mud hoppers in the Ariake Sea in southwestern Japan has shown an eight-fold increase in the first survey in 16 years, as they have been able to easily survive winters amid a temperature rise, a research institute said on May 29, 2013.

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Fossil of carnivorous dinosaur found in Japan

KUJI, Japan - Photo taken in Kuji, Iwate Prefecture on March 29, 2013, shows a fossil found in the city in May 2012 which has since been confirmed as a toe bone of a Coelurosauria, a carnivorous dinosaur living in the latter part of the Cretaceous period around 85 million years ago.

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Fossil of carnivorous dinosaur found in Japan

KUJI, Japan - Photo taken in Kuji, Iwate Prefecture on March 29, 2013, shows Takato Sasaki, a 13-year-old junior high school student from neighboring Aomori Prefecture. A fossil found in Kuji in May 2012 by Sasaki has been confirmed as a toe bone of a Coelurosauria, a carnivorous dinosaur living in the latter part of the Cretaceous period around 85 million years ago, a researcher said the same day.

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Fossil of carnivorous dinosaur found in Japan

KUJI, Japan - Takato Sasaki, a 13-year-old junior high school student from Aomori Prefecture, holds a fossil in Kuji, Iwate Prefecture on March 29, 2013. The fossil found in Kuji in May 2012 by Sasaki has been confirmed as a toe bone of a Coelurosauria, a carnivorous dinosaur living in the latter part of the Cretaceous period around 85 million years ago, a researcher said the same day.

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Japanese farmers turn to black tea as green tea demand falls

MINAMIYAMASHIRO, Japan - Koji Nakakubo, a tea farmer in the village of Minamiyamashiro in Kyoto Prefecture, samples the aroma of tea leaves while producing black tea on May 29, 2012.

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Italy quake

MEDOLLA, Italy - Earthquake survivors eat distributed meals at a tent in Medolla, northern Italy, on May 30, 2012, after a magnitude-5.8 quake on May 29.

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Italy quake

CAVEZZO, Italy - A house is demolished in Cavezzo, northern Italy, on May 30, 2012, after being damaged in a magnitude-5.8 quake on May 29.

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Italy quake

MEDOLLA, Italy - Earthquake survivors line up for meal tickets at a tent in Medolla, northern Italy, on May 30, 2012, after a magnitude-5.8 quake on May 29.

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Italy quake

CAVEZZO, Italy - Rescue officers stop residents from approaching their homes on May 30, 2012, after a magnitude-5.8 quake on May 29.

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Film director Kaneto Shindo dies at 100

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in November 2010 shows renowned Japanese film director and screen writer Kaneto Shindo during an interview. Shindo, known for such works as "Children of Hiroshima" and "A Last Note," died at his home in Tokyo on May 29, 2012. He was 100.

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Matsui homers in Tampa Bay debut

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Japanese outfielder Hideki Matsui (2nd from R) of the Tampa Bay Rays is congratulated by teammates after bashing a two-run homer in his second major league at-bat this season during the fourth inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 29, 2012. Matsui finished 1-for-4 in his team's 7-2 loss.

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Matsui homers in Tampa Bay debut

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Japanese outfielder Hideki Matsui of the Tampa Bay Rays wearing No. 35 takes to the field for a game against the Chicago White Sox at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 29, 2012. Matsui socked a two-run homer in his second major league at-bat this season during the fourth inning of the game. He finished 1-for-4 in his team's 7-2 loss.

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Rays manager Madden

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Madden is surrounded by reporters before a game against the Chicago White Sox at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 29, 2012. The Rays lost 7-2.

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Matsui homers in Tampa Bay debut

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Japanese outfielder Hideki Matsui (L) of the Tampa Bay Rays exchanges high-fives with a teammate in the dugout after blasting a two-run homer in his second major league at-bat this season during the fourth inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 29, 2012. Matsui finished 1-for-4 in his team's 7-2 loss.

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Matsui homers in Tampa Bay debut

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Japanese outfielder Hideki Matsui (R) of the Tampa Bay Rays is congratulated by the third-base coach while heading to home plate after smashing a two-run homer in his second major league at-bat this season during the fourth inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 29, 2012. Matsui finished 1-for-4 in his team's 7-2 loss.

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Japanese American posthumously honored

WASHINGTON, United States - Photo shows Susan Carnahan, the widow of Jay Hirabayashi who defied the internment order for Japanese Americans during World War II, at the White House on May 29, 2012, when an award presentation ceremony was held for Hirabayashi, who died in January at age 93. U.S. President Barack Obama hailed the courage of Hirabayashi as he posthumously awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian award.

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Kin of N. Korean abduction victim testifies at EU rights panel

BRUSSELS, Switzerland - Teruaki Masumoto (L, facing) attends a European Union panel in Brussels on May 29, 2012. Masumoto, a representative of an organization comprising family members of Japanese abducted by North Korea, testified and asked for European help in resolving the issue.

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Shanghai Tower under construction

SHANGHAI, China - Shanghai Tower (L), currently under construction, tops 300 meters in Shanghai, China, on May 29, 2012. The skyscraper will be 632 meters high when it is completed. To the right is the Shanghai World Financial Center and in the center is Jin Mao Tower.

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Japanese American posthumously honored

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. President Barack Obama (R) takes the hand of Susan Carnahan, the widow of Jay Hirabayashi who defied the internment order for Japanese Americans during World War II, at the White House on May 29, 2012, when an award presentation ceremony was held for Hirabayashi, who died in January at age 93. Obama hailed the courage of Hirabayashi as he posthumously awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian award.

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Japanese American posthumously honored

WASHINGTON, United States - Photo shows Jay Hirabayashi, the 65-year-old son of the late Gordon Hirabayashi who defied the internment order for Japanese Americans during World War II, at the White House on May 29, 2012, when an award presentation ceremony was held for Hirabayashi, who died in January at age 93. U.S. President Barack Obama hailed the courage of Hirabayashi as he posthumously awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country's highest civilian award.

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ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Participants join hands with each other at the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting in Phnom Penh on May 29, 2012.

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NYT ad urges Japan to apologize over "comfort women"

NEW YORK, United States - Photo shows a full-page ad urging the Japanese government to offer its "heartfelt apologies" to the women forced into sexual slavery for the Japanese military during World War II, published in The New York Times on May 29, 2012. The ad, by the entity "ForTheNextGeneration.com," said the Japanese government has not adequately apologized or provided compensation to the so-called comfort women.

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FedEx picks Kansai airport as base for Northeast Asia

OSAKA, Japan - Masamichi Ujiie (L), FedEx Corp.'s vice president for the North Pacific region, and Shinichi Fukushima, president of Kansai International Airport Co., smile during a press conference at Kansai airport near Osaka on May 29, 2012. FedEx will contribute to the economic development of the Kansai region by using Kansai International Airport as its base for collecting shipments in Northeast Asia.

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Matsui homers in Tampa Bay debut

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Japanese outfielder Hideki Matsui of the Tampa Bay Rays hits a two-run homer in his second major league at-bat this season during the fourth inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 29, 2012. Matsui finished 1-for-4 in his team's 7-2 loss.

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Suu Kyi leaving for Thailand

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi waits for a flight to Bangkok, Thailand, in a lounge at Yangon airport on May 29, 2012. She plans to attend the World Economic Forum on East Asia in Bangkok, her first overseas trip in 24 years.

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Suu Kyi arrives at Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (C) arrives at Bangkok airport in Thailand on May 29, 2012. She plans to attend the World Economic Forum on East Asia in the Thailand capital during her first overseas trip in 24 years.

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Suu Kyi arrives at Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (C) arrives at Bangkok airport in Thailand on May 29, 2012. She plans to attend the World Economic Forum on East Asia in the Thailand capital during her first overseas trip in 24 years.

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S. African trade minister in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - South African Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies gives a press conference in Tokyo on May 29, 2012.