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Man recalls brother's kamikaze mission

FUKUOKA, Japan - A photo of kamikaze pilot Yukio Araki in the final months of World War II is shown by his elder brother Seiichi in Kiriu, north of Tokyo, on Oct. 1, 2014. Yukio went on a suicide mission at age 17 from a base in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in May 1945.

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Spring Airlines launches Japan services

NARITA, Japan - A Spring Airlines Co. passenger jet arrives to a water-spraying welcome at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Aug. 1, 2014, the same day the Japanese unit of the Chinese budget carrier commenced three domestic routes after twice postponing the launch originally planned for May.

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Japan-N. Korea talks

BEIJING, China - Senior Japanese and North Korean officials hold talks at the North Korean Embassy in Beijing on July 1, 2014. Japan and North Korea discussed the specifics of a major deal struck in May, under which Pyongyang promised to investigate its past abductions of Japanese nationals.

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Japan-N. Korea talks

BEIJING, China - Junichi Ihara (2nd from L), the head of Asian affairs at the Japanese Foreign Ministry, and Song Il Ho (3rd from R), the North Korean ambassador in charge of normalizing diplomatic ties with Tokyo, hold talks at the North Korean Embassy in Beijing on July 1, 2014. Japan and North Korea discussed the specifics of a major deal struck in May, under which Pyongyang promised to investigate its past abductions of Japanese nationals.

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Japan-N. Korea talks

BEIJING, China - Junichi Ihara (R), the head of Asian affairs at the Japanese Foreign Ministry, and Song Il Ho (C), the North Korean ambassador in charge of normalizing diplomatic ties with Tokyo, head for their meeting at the North Korean Embassy in Beijing on July 1, 2014. Japan and North Korea discussed the specifics of a major deal struck in May, under which Pyongyang promised to investigate its past abductions of Japanese nationals.

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Japan-N. Korea talks

BEIJING, China - Junichi Ihara (R), the head of Asian affairs at the Japanese Foreign Ministry, shakes hands with Song Il Ho, the North Korean ambassador in charge of normalizing diplomatic ties with Tokyo, ahead of their talks at the North Korean Embassy in Beijing on July 1, 2014. Japan and North Korea discussed the specifics of a major deal struck in May, under which Pyongyang promised to investigate its past abductions of Japanese nationals.

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Japan-N. Korea talks

BEIJING, China - Junichi Ihara (R), the head of Asian affairs at the Japanese Foreign Ministry, and Song Il Ho, the North Korean ambassador in charge of normalizing diplomatic ties with Tokyo, head for their meeting at the North Korean Embassy in Beijing on July 1, 2014. Japan and North Korea discussed the specifics of a major deal struck in May, under which Pyongyang promised to investigate its past abductions of Japanese nationals.

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Japan-N. Korea talks

BEIJING, China - Junichi Ihara (R), the head of Asian affairs at the Japanese Foreign Ministry, and Song Il Ho, the North Korean ambassador in charge of normalizing diplomatic ties with Tokyo, head for their meeting at the North Korean Embassy in Beijing on July 1, 2014. Japan and North Korea discussed the specifics of a major deal struck in May, under which Pyongyang promised to investigate its past abductions of Japanese nationals.

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Japan-N. Korea talks

BEIJING, China - Photo shows the North Korean Embassy in Beijing on July 1, 2014, ahead of a meeting there between senior Japanese and North Korean officials. Japan and North Korea discussed the same day the specifics of a major deal struck in May, under which Pyongyang promised to investigate its past abductions of Japanese nationals.

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Far-right French party leader Le Pen joins demonstration

PARIS, France - Marine Le Pen, president of the far-right French political party Front National, is surrounded by supporters during a demonstration in Paris as shown in this file photo taken on May 1, 2014.

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Young Muslims visit mosque in Brunei capital

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Young Muslims visit a mosque in Bandar Seri Begawan, the capital city of Brunei, on May 1, 2014, a day after Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah announced the introduction of the sharia law penal code.

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IMF official

ASTANA, Kazakhstan - International Monetary Fund Deputy Managing Director Naoyuki Shinohara is pictured during an interview with Kyodo News in Astana, Kazakhstan, on May 1, 2014.

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U.S. diplomat Russel

WASHINGTON, United States - Daniel Russel, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, delivers a speech in Washington on May 1, 2014.

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Japan party official in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - Shigeru Ishiba, secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, speaks with reporters in front of the White House in Washington after holding talks with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on May 1, 2014.

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Urumqi blasts

URUMQI, China - An armed police officer stands in a vehicle on May 1, 2014, in Urumqi, the capital of China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, following deadly explosions at the Urumqi railway station the previous day.

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Ford names Fields new president

NEW YORK, United States - Photo taken in Detroit in January 2014 shows Mark Fields, a former president of Japanese automaker Mazda Motor Corp. Ford Motor Co. said May 1, 2014, that President and CEO Alan Mulally will step down and the 68-year-old will be succeeded by Fields, effective July 1.

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Abe in Britain

LONDON, Britain - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) meets with his British counterpart David Cameron at the British prime minister's official residence in London on May 1, 2014.

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Kishida in Denmark

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and his Danish counterpart, Martin Lidegaard, hold a joint press conference in Copenhagen on May 1, 2014.

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National Front party chief Le Pen

PARIS, France - Marine Le Pen (at microphone), leader of the French far-right National Front party, gives a speech at Place de l'Opera in Paris on May 1, 2014. Her father and former party leader Jean-Marie Le Pen is seen sitting to the right.

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National Front party chief Le Pen

PARIS, France - Marine Le Pen (C), leader of the French far-right National Front party, joins an annual May Day march in central Paris on May 1, 2014.

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Abe in Britain

LONDON, United Kingdom - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a speech at the Guildhall in the City of London financial district on May 1, 2014.

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Yankees starter Kuroda

NEW YORK, United States - New York Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda pitches against the Seattle Mariners at Yankee Stadium in New York on May 1, 2014. Kuroda allowed four runs in six innings, taking his third loss of the season, as the Yankees were beaten 4-2.

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Abe in Britain

LONDON, United Kingdom - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delivers a speech at the Guildhall in the City of London financial district on May 1, 2014.

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Abe in Britain

LONDON, Britain - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) meets with his British counterpart David Cameron at the British prime minister's official residence in London on May 1, 2014.

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Tourists enjoy riverside terrace in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Tourists have dinner with "maiko," young geisha on waterfront wooden decks along the Komo River in Kyoto, western Japan, on May 1, 2014.

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Unrest in Ukraine

DONETSK, Ukraine - Pro-Russian residents march in the center of Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, on May 1, 2014.

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Abe in Britain

LONDON, Britain - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends a seminar in London on May 1, 2014.

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Urumqi blasts

URUMQI, China - Photo shows police vehicles on May 1, 2014, in front of the railway station in Urumqi, the capital of China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, following deadly explosions at the station the previous day.

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Urumqi blasts

URUMQI, China - Armed police officers stand guard on May 1, 2014, around the railway station in Urumqi, the capital of China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, following deadly explosions at the station the previous day.

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Abe in Britain

LONDON, Britain - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a seminar in London on May 1, 2014.

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Urumqi blasts

URUMQI, China - Armed police officers patrol on May 1, 2014, around the railway station in Urumqi, the capital of China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, following deadly explosions at the station the previous day.

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Kishida in Denmark

COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (R) shakes hands with his Danish counterpart, Martin Lidegaard, in Copenhagen on May 1, 2014.

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Urumqi blasts

URUMQI, China - Workers clean up on May 1, 2014, around the site of deadly explosions the previous day in front of the railway station in Urumqi, the capital of China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

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Nuclear expert Klein

TOKYO, Japan - Former U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Dale Klein, who heads a supervisory panel tasked with overseeing Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s nuclear safety efforts, speaks at a meeting of the panel in Tokyo on May 1, 2014.

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Urumqi blast

URUMQI, China - Armed police officers stand guard on May 1, 2014, around the railway station in Urumqi, the capital of China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, following deadly explosions at the station the previous day.

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HRW Japan director

TOKYO, Japan - Kanae Doi, a lawyer and director of Human Rights Watch Japan, holds a press conference in Tokyo on May 1, 2014.

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Gold statue of Kumamon

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a pure gold statue of Kumamon, the popular black bear mascot of Japan's southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto, unveiled by Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K., and the real mascot, at the company's flagship store in Tokyo's Ginza district on May 1, 2014. The statue, with a price tag of 100 million yen, weighs roughly 10 kilograms and stands around 17 centimeters tall.

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Gold statue of Kumamon

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a pure gold statue of Kumamon, the popular black bear mascot of Japan's southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto, unveiled by Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K. at its flagship store in Tokyo's Ginza district on May 1, 2014. The statue, with a price tag of 100 million yen, weighs roughly 10 kilograms and stands around 17 centimeters tall.

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Gold statue of Kumamon

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a pure gold statue of Kumamon, the popular black bear mascot of Japan's southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto, unveiled by Tanaka Kikinzoku Jewelry K.K., and the real mascot, at the company's flagship store in Tokyo's Ginza district on May 1, 2014. The statue, with a price tag of 100 million yen, weighs roughly 10 kilograms and stands around 17 centimeters tall.

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Cool biz

TOKYO, Japan - Employees work in casual attire at the Environment Ministry in Tokyo on May 1, 2014. Japan began its annual "Cool Biz" energy-saving campaign, encouraging workers to dress more casually to help reduce the use of air conditioners.

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Cool biz

TOKYO, Japan - Employees work in casual attire at the Environment Ministry in Tokyo on May 1, 2014. Japan began its annual "Cool Biz" energy-saving campaign, encouraging workers to dress more casually to help reduce the use of air conditioners.

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May Day in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Effigies of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama are displayed at the venue of a May Day event held by the National Confederation of Trade Unions, or Zenroren, at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo on May 1, 2014.

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Residence certificate for 'Chibi Maruko-chan'

SHIZUOKA, Japan - A special residence certificate of Shizuoka City's Shimizu Ward for the family members of the popular "manga" and "anime" series "Chibi Maruko-chan" and related goods are shown in this undated photo. The certificates will go on sale from May 1, 2014, at JR Shimizu Station and other spots in the ward. The series depicts the everyday life of a girl and her family.