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Whale Capture nets 1st G1 title

TOKYO, Japan - Fourth pick Whale Capture (R) harpoons her first career Grade 1 title in the Victoria Mile at Tokyo Racecourse on May 13, 2012, defeating favorite and 2010 filly's Triple Crown champion Apapane. To the left is seventh choice Donau Blue, who came in second.

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Whale Capture nets 1st G1 title

TOKYO, Japan - Fourth pick Whale Capture (front R) harpoons her first career Grade 1 title in the Victoria Mile at Tokyo Racecourse on May 13, 2012, defeating favorite and 2010 filly's Triple Crown champion Apapane. To the left is seventh choice Donau Blue, who came in second. (Pool photo)

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Sumo stablemaster Kise acknowledges ties with gang member

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo stablemaster Kise speaks to reporters in Tokyo on June 13, 2010, about his ties with a gang member. Kise said he told an executives' meeting of the Japan Sumo Association in May that he had ties with a gang member until about three years ago.

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Ichiro 3-for-4 against Orioles

BALTIMORE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners hits a single to left during the ninth inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore on May 13, 2010. Ichiro went 3-for-4, including a two-run homer, his first home run of the season, as the Mariners lost 5-6.

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Hatoyama's shirt

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is shown wearing a multi-colored plaid shirt during a talking session with citizens on April 4, 2010, as mentioned by CNN. Hatoyama has come under fire for his fashion choices, according to a CNN report on May 13, 2010.

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Ichiro 3-for-4 against Orioles

BALTIMORE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners leaves the field after the Mariners lost 5-6 against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore on May 13, 2010. Ichiro went 3-for-4, including a two-run homer, his first home run of the season.

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Ichiro 3-for-4 against Orioles

BALTIMORE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners hits an infield single to second base during the fourth inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore on May 13, 2010. Ichiro went 3-for-4, including a two-run homer, his first home run of the season, as the Mariners lost 5-6.

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Ichiro hits his 1st homer of the season

BALTIMORE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners watches his two-run home run in the fifth inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore on May 13, 2010. Ichiro, who marked his first home run of the season, went 3-for-4 as the Mariners lost 5-6.

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Astros' K. Matsui hitless against Cardinals

ST. LOUIS, United States - Kazuo Matsui of the Houston Astros reacts to striking out in the second inning of a game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on May 13, 2010. Matsui went 0-for-4 in his team's 4-1 victory.

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Astros' K. Matsui hitless against Cardinals

ST. LOUIS, United States - Kazuo Matsui of the Houston Astros grounds out to third during the third inning of a game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on May 13, 2010. Matsui went 0-for-4 in his team's 4-1 victory.

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Astros' K. Matsui hitless against Cardinals

ST. LOUIS, United States - Kazuo Matsui of the Houston Astros returns to the dugout after grounding out in the ninth inning of a game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, on May 13, 2010. Matsui went 0-for-4 in his team's 4-1 victory.

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Continued turmoil in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai soldiers and police guard the area around a hospital in Bangkok where Maj. Gen. Khattiya Sawasdiphol, the military strategist of antigovernment protesters, was being treated for a gunshot wound on May 13, 2010. Khattiya was reportedly struck in the head by a bullet during an interview with a reporter.

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Ichiro hits his 1st homer of the season

BALTIMORE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners hits a two-run home run, his first homer of the season, in the fifth inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore on May 13, 2010. Ichiro went 3-for-4 as the Mariners lost 5-6.

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Continued turmoil in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - An antigovernment protester receives treatment for a gunshot wound in Bangkok on May 13, 2010. Continued tension between the Thai government and demonstrators led to overnight violence that left one dead.

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Hatoyama in distress over U.S. base

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama attends a plenary session of the House of Representatives on May 13, 2010. Hatoyama appeared distressed as he admitted the same day he may miss his self-imposed deadline to find a relocation site for a controversial U.S. Marine base in Okinawa.

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Baruto remains unbeaten on 5th day

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Baruto thrusts top-ranked maegashira Toyonoshima out of the ring on the fifth day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 13, 2010. Baruto remained unbeaten along with grand champion Hakuho.

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Hakuho remains unbeaten on 5th day

TOKYO, Japan - Grand champion Hakuho tosses komusubi Kotoshogiku to the dirt to mark his fifth win at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 13, 2010. The yokozuna from Mongolia remained unbeaten along with ozeki Baruto 5-0.

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Ghosn discusses electric vehicle strategy

TOKYO, Japan - Carlos Ghosn, president of Nissan Motor Co., speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at the headquarters of the Japanese automaker in Yokohama on May 13, 2010. Nissan is aiming to produce 500,000 electric vehicles annually, Ghosn said.

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Ghosn discusses electric vehicle strategy

TOKYO, Japan - Carlos Ghosn, president of Nissan Motor Co., speaks during an interview with Kyodo News at the headquarters of the Japanese automaker in Yokohama on May 13, 2010. Nissan is aiming to produce 500,000 electric vehicles annually, Ghosn said.

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Kyodo News headquarters

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on May 13, 2010, shows Kyodo News headquarters (triangular prism-shaped building) in Tokyo's Shiodome area.

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Kyodo News headquarters

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on May 13, 2010, shows Kyodo News headquarters (triangular prism-shaped building) in Tokyo's Shiodome area.

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Kyodo News headquarters

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on May 13, 2010, shows Kyodo News headquarters (triangular prism-shaped building) in Tokyo's Shiodome area.

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Sony returns to black

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuyuki Oneda, chief financial officer of Sony Corp., speaks during a press conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on May 13, 2010. The electronics giant returned to the black in fiscal 2009 on an operating level after a year of loss.

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Kyodo News headquarters

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on May 13, 2010, shows Kyodo News headquarters (triangular prism-shaped building) in Tokyo's Shiodome area.

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Sony returns to black

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuyuki Oneda, chief financial officer of Sony Corp., is all smiles after reporting that the electronics giant returned to the black on a operating level in fiscal 2009 during a press conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on May 13, 2010.

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Kyodo News headquarters

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on May 13, 2010, shows Kyodo News headquarters (triangular prism-shaped building) in Tokyo's Shiodome area.

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Kyodo News headquarters

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on May 13, 2010, shows Kyodo News headquarters (triangular prism-shaped building) in Tokyo's Shiodome area.

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Sony returns to black

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuyuki Oneda (C), chief financial officer of Sony Corp., speaks during a press conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on May 13, 2010. The electronics giant returned to the black in fiscal 2009 on an operating level after a year of loss.

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Ozawa to submit to questioning

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, No. 2 man in the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, gives a press conference in Hiroshima on May 13, 2010. The DPJ secretary general said he will submit to questioning by prosecutors over his political fund scandal.

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92-yr-old woman undergoes heart surgery

OSAKA, Japan - Shikae Ide (L), 92, laughs with surgeon Masahiko Onoe at Kishiwada City Hospital in Osaka Prefecture on May 13, 2010, after she had two kinds of heart operation, a rare move for a patient over 90. The doctor said the operations were a success and Shikae can walk using a walker and take meals.

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Pink flowers grace foot of Mt. Fuji

FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan - Pink moss phlox flowers, or ''shibazakura'' in Japanese, are seen near Mt. Fuji, southwest of Tokyo, on May 13, 2010. Locals say the flowers are expected to be in full bloom in several days.

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Continued turmoil in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai soldiers build an entrenchment in Bangkok's business area on May 13, 2010. The government began to seal off the site in the center of the city where antigovernment demonstrators have been camped.

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Ozawa to submit to questioning

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Ichiro Ozawa, No. 2 man in the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, gives a press conference in Hiroshima on May 13, 2010. The DPJ secretary general said he will submit to questioning by prosecutors over his political fund scandal.

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Pink flowers grace foot of Mt. Fuji

FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Japan - Pink moss phlox flowers, or ''shibazakura'' in Japanese, are seen near Mt. Fuji, southwest of Tokyo, on May 13, 2010. Locals say the flowers are expected to be in full bloom in several days.

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Nagano governor to retire

NAGANO, Japan - Nagano Gov. Jin Murai says he will not run in the August gubernatorial election in a press conference in Nagano on May 13, 2010. Murai served a four-year term after beating then-incumbent Nagano Gov. Yasuo Tanaka in the previous election.

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'Masked Rider' helmets copyright violation

CHIBA, Japan - Photo shows confiscated toy helmets featured in the ''Masked Rider'' hero series, imported from Thailand in violation of the copyright law. They were shown to the press by police in Chiba Prefecture on May 13, 2010. The police arrested the same day a man on suspicion of selling one of the helmets via Internet auction.

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Nagasaki archbishop to meet U.N. chief in May

NAGASAKI, Japan - Mitsuaki Takami, the archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki, looks at the ''bombed Mary,'' a scorched wooden head of a Virgin Mary statue, during a press conference in Nagasaki on April 13, 2010. Takami said he will take the head, which was found among ruins around 500 meters from ground zero after the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, during his trip to the United States, where he will meet U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon and attend a U.N. nuclear disarmament conference.