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Ex-pro baseball slugger Nakanishi dies

Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame slugger Futoshi Nakanishi, who led the Pacific League in home runs five times, batting average twice and RBIs three times during his 18-year career with the Nishitetsu Lions (now Seibu Lions), is pictured in July 2014. Nakanishi died at age 90 of heart failure at his Tokyo home on May 11, 2023.

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Relief of late PM Inukai displayed in his hometown

OKAYAMA, Japan - A relief of former Prime Minister Tsuyoshi Inukai, who was assassinated by junior navy officers in the May 15 incident of 1932, is put on display at the Inukai Bokudo Memorial Museum on Sept. 11, 2014, in his native city of Okayama, western Japan, following donation by a U.S. citizen.

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Asahi Shimbun admits error in Fukushima plant chief testimony report

TOKYO, Japan - Tadakazu Kimura, president of the Asahi Shimbun newspaper, holds a press conference at the newspaper's Tokyo headquarters on Sept. 11, 2014. Kimura said the daily's controversial report on the testimony of the late chief of the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant contained errors and it will retract the May 20 article.

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Asahi Shimbun admits error in Fukushima plant chief testimony report

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 11, 2014, shows the Tokyo headquarters of the Asahi Shimbun newspaper. The daily said the same day its controversial report on the testimony of the late chief of the disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant contained errors and it will retract the May 20 article.

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Blues singer inspired by ancient tomb mounds

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken May 11, 2014 shows blues singer "Marikofun," who sings about ancient tomb mounds, called "kofun" in Japanese. In the previous month, the musician, whose real name and age remain undisclosed, released her first album titled "Kofun de Kofun!" using two senses of "kofun," which means both "ancient tomb mound" and "excited."

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Princess Noriko engaged to shrine priest

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken May 11, 2013, shows priest Kunimaro Senge (L) and other priests during a rite at Izumo-taisha, or Izumo grand shrine, in Shimane Prefecture. Princess Noriko, the 25-year-old second daughter of the late Prince Takamado and Princess Hisako, has engaged to Senge, 40, the Imperial Household Agency said May 27, 2014.

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Policemen keep watch on Copacabana Beach

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Policemen keep watch on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 11, 2014.

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Suit over pupils' deaths in tsunami

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Photo shows Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 19, 2014. A hearing was held the same day at the Sendai District Court in the prefecture, after relatives of 23 pupils at the school who died in the earthquake and tsunami disaster of March 11, 2011, filed a damages suit in March. At the school, 74 of the 108 pupils died or remain unaccounted for, and 10 of the 13 teachers and school officials died in the disaster.

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U.S. envoy Kennedy visits Iwaki, Fukushima Pref.

IWAKI, Japan - U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy visits a support facility for children, affected by the March 11, 2011, disaster, in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 15, 2014.

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Sand monument on Copacabana Beach

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Photo shows a big sand sculpture on the theme of the World Cup soccer tournament on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro on May 11, 2014, about a month before the 2014 FIFA World Cup begins.

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Countdown to World Cup in Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - A woman and child have their picture taken under a countdown clock for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 11, 2014. The World Cup will kick off on June 12.

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Madrid Open tennis

MADRID, Spain - Photo shows Spain's Rafael Nadal (R) and Japan's Kei Nishikori holding their trophies after the men's singles final at the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid on May 11, 2014. Nadal won the title 2-6, 6-4, 3-0, with Nishikori retiring from the match due to back pain.

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Red Sox pitcher Uehara

ARLINGTON, United States - Boston Red Sox closer Koji Uehara celebrates his ninth save in a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, on May 11, 2014. The Red Sox won 5-2.

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Madrid Open tennis

MADRID, Spain - Japan's Kei Nishikori acknowledges applause from spectators after becoming runner-up at the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid on May 11, 2014. Nishikori retired from the men's singles final due to back pain. Nadal won the title 2-6, 6-4, 3-0.

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Red Sox pitcher Uehara

ARLINGTON, United States - Boston Red Sox closer Koji Uehara exchanges high-fives with teammates after recording his ninth save in a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, on May 11, 2014. The Red Sox won 5-2.

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Madrid Open tennis

MADRID, Spain - Spain's Rafael Nadal (R) consoles Japan's Kei Nishikori after Nishikori retired from the men's singles final at the Madrid Open tennis tournament due to back pain in Madrid on May 11, 2014. Nadal won the title 2-6, 6-4, 3-0.

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Madrid Open tennis

MADRID, Spain - Japan's Kei Nishikori is treated during the men's singles final against Spain's Rafael Nadal at the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid on May 11, 2014. Nishikori retired from the match due to back pain. Nadal won the title 2-6, 6-4, 3-0.

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Madrid Open tennis

MADRID, Spain - Japan's Kei Nishikori is consoled by Spain's Rafael Nadal (back) after retiring from the men's singles final at the Madrid Open tennis tournament due to back pain in Madrid on May 11, 2014. Nadal won the title 2-6, 6-4, 3-0.

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Red Sox pitcher Uehara

ARLINGTON, United States - Boston Red Sox closer Koji Uehara pitches during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, on May 11, 2014. Uehara recorded his ninth save as the Red Sox won 5-2.

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Madrid Open tennis

MADRID, Spain - Japan's Kei Nishikori stretches a leg during the men's singles final against Spain's Rafael Nadal at the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid on May 11, 2014. Nishikori retired from the match due to back pain. Nadal won the title 2-6, 6-4, 3-0.

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Madrid Open tennis

MADRID, Spain - Japan's Kei Nishikori plays a shot against Spain's Rafael Nadal in the men's singles final at the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid on May 11, 2014. Nishikori retired from the match due to back pain. Nadal won the title 2-6, 6-4, 3-0.

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Cormorant fishing master works under bonfire on Nagara River

GIFU, Japan - An "usho" cormorant fishing master works under a bonfire on the Nagara River in Gifu, central Japan, on May 11, 2014.

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Milan's Honda vies for ball against Atalanta player

BERGAMO, Italy - Japanese midfielder Keisuke Honda (F) of A.C. Milan competes for the ball against an Atalanta B.C. player during the Italian Serie A club's 2-1 loss in Bergamo on May 11, 2014.

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Tourists buy tickets for Rio World Cup stadium tour

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Tourists buy tickets for a tour of the Maracana Stadium, seen behind them, in Rio de Janeiro on May 11, 2014, ahead of soccer's 2014 World Cup tournament opening in the Brazilian city in June.

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Cormorant fishing masters maneuver to catch 'ayu' trout

GIFU, Japan - "Usho" cormorant fishing masters maneuver "u" water birds to catch "ayu" trout on the Nagara River in Gifu, central Japan, on May 11, 2014.

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Professional sumo's summer tournament begins

TOKYO, Japan - Chairman Kitanoumi (C) of the Japan Sumo Association, flanked by yokozuna and other high-ranked wresters, gives a word of greeting to spectators on the opening day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena on May 11, 2014.

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Israeli PM Netanyahu arrives in Tokyo for meeting with Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R), accompanied by his wife Sara, arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport on May 11, 2014, for a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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Yuji Kodama, leprosy activist, dies at 82

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in June 2013 shows Yuji Kodama, a prominent fighter of discrimination against former leprosy patients, in a wheelchair in front of the health ministry in Tokyo. On May 11, 2014, Kodama died of lung cancer at a sanatorium in Kusatsu, Gunma Prefecture. He was 82.

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Syrian presidential election

DAMASCUS, Syria - Photo taken May 11, 2014, in Damascus, shows a signboard for the Syrian presidential election, to be held June 3. The signboard bears President Bashar al-Assad's signature, along with the "together" slogan for the election.

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New yokozuna Kakuryu performs ring purification ritual

TOKYO, Japan - New yokozuna Kakuryu (C) performs a traditional ring-entering ceremony in a purification ritual on the opening day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena on May 11, 2014.

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ASEAN summit

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - Myanmar President Thein Sein speaks at the ASEAN summit at the Myanmar International Convention Center in the Myanmar capital Naypyitaw on May 11, 2014.

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Gymnast Uchimura wins 7th straight all-round national title

TOKYO, Japan - London Olympics men's gymnastics gold medalist Kohei Uchimura wins his seventh successive national individual all-round championship title in Tokyo on May 11, 2014, achieving a feat never before done by a Japanese gymnast.

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Syrian presidential election

DAMASCUS, Syria - Photo taken May 11, 2014, in Damascus, shows a signboard asking voters to vote for the incumbent president, Bashar al-Assad, in the Syrian presidential election to be held June 3.

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Chinese citizens protest waste disposal facility plan

HANGZHOU, China - Citizens gather in the suburbs of Hangzhou in China's eastern coastal province of Zhejiang on May 11, 2014, to protest a plan to build a waste disposal facility.

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Anti-China protests by Vietnamese

TOKYO, Japan - Vietnamese people living in Japan march in Tokyo on May 11, 2014, in protest against China in the wake of serious maritime clashes between China and Vietnam in the South China Sea.

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Intensive search for missing people in tsunami-hit Namie

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Police officers engage in an intensive search for clues to the whereabouts of the remains of people missing since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 11, 2014.

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Anti-China protests by Vietnamese

TOKYO, Japan - Vietnamese people living in Japan march in Tokyo on May 11, 2014, in protest against China in the wake of serious maritime clashes between China and Vietnam in the South China Sea.

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China police guard against protesters of waste disposal plan

HANGZHOU, China - Police officers stand guard against protesters demanding the cancellation of a plan to build a waste disposal facility in the suburbs of Hangzhou in China's eastern coastal province of Zhejiang on May 11, 2014.

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Sumo tournament for women held in Hokkaido

HAKODATE, Japan - Female sumo wrestlers engage in a match at a sumo tournament for women held in the town of Fukushima, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on May 11, 2014.

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Intensive search for missing people in tsunami-hit Kesennuma

SENDAI, Japan - Volunteers and other people conduct an intensive search for clues to the whereabouts of the remains of people missing since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on May 11, 2014.

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Flower auction in quake-hit Miyagi Pref.

NATORI, Japan - People take part in a flower auction at a morning market to buy Mother's day carnations and other flowers in the district of Yuriage in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, the area severely hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster, on May 11, 2014.

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Pro-Russian militants occupy security building

LUHANSK, Ukraine - Pro-Russian militants continue to occupy the security service building in Luhansk, Ukraine, on May 11, 2014.

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Woman casts ballot in self-rule referendum

LUHANSK, Ukraine - A woman casts her ballot inside a tent in Luhansk, Ukraine, on May 11, 2014, in a referendum concerning self-rule in the region.

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Independence vote in eastern Ukraine

LUGANSK, Ukraine - Voters wait for their turn to vote in front of a tent, serving as a polling station, in Lugansk, eastern Ukraine, on May 11, 2014, in referendums called by pro-Russian insurgents seeking to split from the rest of the country.

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Anti-China protests by Vietnamese

HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnamese people demonstrate against China in front of the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi on May 11, 2014, in the wake of serious maritime clashes between the two countries in the South China Sea.

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Woman awarded for efforts against child trafficking

TOKYO, Japan - Sayaka Murata holds her certificate and plaque for the Beate Sirota Gordon memorial award, which she received for her efforts to stop child sex trafficking, posing with Gordon's daughter Nicole in Tokyo on May 11, 2014. Beate Sirota Gordon drafted the Japanese Constitution's article stipulating equality of the sexes.

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Independence vote gets under way in eastern Ukraine

LUGANSK, Ukraine - A voter does paperwork at a polling station in Lugansk, eastern Ukraine, on May 11, 2014, in referendums called by pro-Russian insurgents seeking to split from the rest of the country.

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Independence vote gets under way in eastern Ukraine

DONETSK, Ukraine - Voters do paperwork in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, on May 11, 2014, in referendums called by pro-Russian insurgents seeking to split from the rest of the country.

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Independence vote gets under way in eastern Ukraine

DONETSK, Ukraine - A voter casts his ballot in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, on May 11, 2014, in referendums called by pro-Russian insurgents seeking to split from the rest of the country.

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Independence vote gets under way in eastern Ukraine

DONETSK, Ukraine - Voters cast their ballots in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, on May 11, 2014, in referendums called by pro-Russian insurgents seeking to split from the rest of the country.