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Amputee runners find 'god' in 57-year-old man

TOKYO, Japan - Prosthetist Fumio Usui holds a sports-specific artificial leg on May 1, 2013 at Tetsudo Kosaikai's support center in Tokyo's Arakawa Ward.

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Japan trade minister in Brazil

SAO PAULO, Brazil - Japanese trade minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) exchanges opinions with a group of Japanese immigrants in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on May 1, 2013.

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Japan education minister in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese education minister Hakubun Shimomura speaks at a hotel in Washington on May 1, 2013. Shimomura unveiled a plan for the Japanese government to provide scholarships to help high school graduates take part in short-term overseas study programs that would fill the period after graduation if universities shift their admissions to fall.

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Japan prime minister in UAE

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Gen. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi, hold talks in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates on May 1, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan prime minister in UAE

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Gen. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi, shake hands in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates on May 1, 2013. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Van Gogh Museum reopens

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - People queue outside the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam on May 1, 2013, ahead of its reopening.

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Japan prime minister in UAE

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front L) is formally welcomed upon arrival at Abu Dhabi airport in the United Arab Emirates on May 1, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Van Gogh Museum reopens

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Vincent Van Gogh's "Self-portrait as a painter" is hanged at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam ahead of its reopening on May 1, 2013.

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Van Gogh Museum reopens

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Visitors take photographs as the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam reopens to the public on May 1, 2013.

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Indonesian workers stage May Day rally

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian workers march on a main street of Jakarta on May 1, 2013, as tens of thousands of people across the archipelago stage May Day rallies, opposing cheap labor, demanding health services and rejecting fuel price hikes.

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1st ever female shogi player with 5 titles

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken May 1, 2013 in Osaka shows Kana Satomi, who became the first ever female shogi player to hold five women's titles all at once after beating the previous champion of the Joo title earlier in the day.

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Mt. Fuji to become World Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 1, 2013, shows Mt. Fuji. The 3,776-meter mountain, the highest peak in Japan, has been recommended for registration as a World Heritage site by an advisory panel to UNESCO, the government said on April 30.

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Mt. Fuji to become World Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 1, 2013, shows Mt. Fuji. The 3,776-meter mountain, the highest peak in Japan, has been recommended for registration as a World Heritage site by an advisory panel to UNESCO, the government said on April 30.

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China minister in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) and Thai Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul hold a joint press conference in Bangkok on May 1, 2013. Wang said China wants to resolve territorial disputes with member countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations through dialogue.

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Moss pink flowers

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 1, 2013, shows moss pink flowers in full bloom at Hitsujiyama Park in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture.

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Moss pink flowers

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 1, 2013, shows moss pink flowers in full bloom at Hitsujiyama Park in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture.

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Polar bear cub

AKITA, Japan - Photo shows a female polar bear cub and her mother at Oga Aquarium GAO in Oga, Akita Prefecture, on May 1, 2013. The aquarium unveiled the cub, born in December 2012, to the public the same day.

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Polar bear cub

AKITA, Japan - Photo shows a female polar bear cub and her mother at Oga Aquarium GAO in Oga, Akita Prefecture, on May 1, 2013. The aquarium unveiled the cub, born in December 2012, to the public the same day.

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Polar bear cub

AKITA, Japan - Photo shows a female polar bear cub and her mother at Oga Aquarium GAO in Oga, Akita Prefecture, on May 1, 2013. The aquarium unveiled the cub, born in December 2012, to the public the same day.

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Abe in Saudi Arabia

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gives a speech at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on May 1, 2013. In the speech, Abe vowed to promote exports of Japan's nuclear infrastructure to the Middle East in an effort to enhance economic ties with the region.

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Abe in Saudi Arabia

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gives a speech at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on May 1, 2013. In the speech, Abe vowed to promote exports of Japan's nuclear infrastructure to the Middle East in an effort to enhance economic ties with the region.

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Abe in Saudi Arabia

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gives a speech at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on May 1, 2013. In the speech, Abe vowed to promote exports of Japan's nuclear infrastructure to the Middle East in an effort to enhance economic ties with the region.

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Mt. Fuji to become World Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, on May 1, 2013, shows Mt. Fuji. The 3,776-meter mountain, the highest peak in Japan, has been recommended for registration as a World Heritage site by an advisory panel to UNESCO, the government said on April 30.

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Mt. Fuji to become World Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter over the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on May 1, 2013, shows Mt. Fuji. The 3,776-meter mountain, the highest peak in Japan, has been recommended for registration as a World Heritage site by an advisory panel to UNESCO, the government said on April 30. In the foreground is Aokigahara Jukai forest.

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'Cool Biz' campaign starts in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Employees at the Environment Ministry work without ties in their office in Tokyo on May 1, 2013, when Japan began its annual "Cool Biz" campaign. The campaign allows government and parliamentary staff to work without their usual ties and jackets to promote energy conservation and combat global warming by reducing the use of air conditioning.

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'Cool Biz' campaign starts in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - An employee at the Environment Ministry walks to work in Okinawa's Kariyushi wear in Tokyo on May 1, 2013, when Japan began its annual "Cool Biz" campaign. The campaign allows government and parliamentary staff to work without their usual ties and jackets to promote energy conservation and combat global warming by reducing the use of air conditioning.

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Female robot

OSAKA, Japan - Guests chat with a robot resembling a woman at Takashimaya department store in Osaka on May 1, 2013. The humanoid developed jointly by robot researcher Osaka University professor Hiroshi Ishiguro and the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International is capable of speaking and makes human-like facial expressions.

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Photographer traces history of granddad in U.S.

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Photographer Misaki Matsui opens a photo exhibition titled "Back to California after 100 Years" on March 1, 2013 at the Japan International Cooperation Agency's Japanese Overseas Migration Museum in Yokohama. The exhibition running through May 6 shows a collection of her works tracing the history of her family through trips to follow in the footsteps of her grandfather and great-grandfather in the United States. Photo taken March 1, 2013 at the exhibition venue.

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Photo exhibition on Japanese emigrants to U.S.

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese photographer Misaki Matsui stands at the Japanese Overseas Migration Museum in Yokohama on March 1, 2013, the opening day of her photo exhibition to highlight the lives of her great-grandfather and grandfather who emigrated to the United States about 100 years ago. The event at the museum operated by the Yokohama office of the Japan International Cooperation Agency will run until May 6.

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Photo exhibition on Japanese emigrants to U.S.

YOKOHAMA, Japan - An exhibition put on by Japanese photographer Misaki Matsui begins on March 1, 2013, at the Japanese Overseas Migration Museum in Yokohama to highlight the lives of her great-grandfather and grandfather who emigrated to the United States about 100 years ago. The event at the museum operated by the Yokohama office of the Japan International Cooperation Agency will run until May 6.

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Major contractors Hazama, Ando to merge

TOKYO, Japan - Hazama Corp. President Toshio Ono (L) and Ando Corp. President Toshiaki Nomura hold a press conference in Tokyo on May 24, 2012. The contractors, both listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, announced they will merge April 1, 2013, to streamline operations amid a downturn in construction spending since the global financial crisis began in 2008.