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Male beauty therapists, nail artists on increase

TOKYO, Japan - Beauty therapist Yoshinori Okamoto performs massage therapy on Dec. 13, 2012 at a salon he opened in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, in May 2011.

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Imperial couple in disaster-hit Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - Emperor Akihito (2nd from R) and Empress Michiko (behind emperor) talk to residents of temporary housing units in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 13, 2012, that were erected following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo)

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Mother's Day in disaster area

KESENNUMA, Japan - A woman prays before an altar on Mother's Day in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 13, 2012. The area was severely hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Emperor in disaster-hit Sendai

SENDAI, Japan - Emperor Akihito (front, facing) and Empress Michiko (behind emperor) talk to residents of temporary housing units in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 13, 2012, that were erected following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japanese, French foreign ministers

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (R) and French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe shake hands ahead of their talks at the Foreign Ministry's Iikura Guesthouse in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2012. The meeting marked the first strategic dialogue between the foreign ministers of the two countries since Tokyo and Paris agreed in May 2011 to launch such a dialogue.

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Hamaoka nuclear power plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on May 13, 2011, shows Hamaoka nuclear power plant, operated by Chubu Electric Power Co., in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture. Located on a major active fault zone, the plant has been suspended since May at the request of the central government in the wake of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant crippled by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Hamaoka nuclear power plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on May 13, 2011, shows Hamaoka nuclear power plant, operated by Chubu Electric Power Co., in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture. Located on a major active fault zone, the plant has been suspended since May at the request of the central government in the wake of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant crippled by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Peruvian presidential candidate Fujimori

LIMA, Peru - Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori gives an interview at her home in Lima on May 13, 2011. Keiko Fujimori is the daughter of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, who is serving time in prison for human rights abuses during his tenure.

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Athletics' Matsui vs. White Sox

OAKLAND, United States - Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a single in the seventh inning of a game against the Chicago White Sox at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California, on May 13, 2011. The White Sox won 4-3.

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Cubs' Fukudome vs. Giants

CHICAGO, United States - The Chicago Cubs' Kosuke Fukudome hits an infield single in the eighth inning of a game against the San Francisco Giants at Wrigley Field in Chicago on May 13, 2011. The Cubs won 11-4.

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Fukuhara, Kishikawa win doubles bronze at worlds

ROTTERDAM, Netherlands - Ai Fukuhara (L) and Seiya Kishikawa pose with their bronze medals at the world table tennis championships at Rotterdam on May 13, 2011. The Japanese pair won the medals in the mixed doubles on the previous day, earning Japan's first medals in 34 years in the event.

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Hamaoka nuclear plant in Shizuoka Pref.

OMAEZAKI, Japan - Photo shows the Hamaoka nuclear power plant in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 13, 2011. The operator Chubu Electric Power Co. shut down the power plant the following day at the request of the government which is a precautionary measure in view of the probability of a powerful earthquake striking the region on an active major fault line. The utility hopes to resume the plant soon after taking measures to block possible tsunami waves.

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Hamaoka nuclear power plant

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station along the Pacific coast in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 13, 2011. The operator Chubu Electric Power Co. halted the No. 4 reactor the same day as it prepares to shut down the whole plant at the government's request. The move is a precautionary measure in view of the probability of a powerful earthquake striking the region.

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Hamaoka nuclear power plant

OMAEZAKI, Japan - Photo shows the No. 5 reactor at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station along the Pacific coast in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 13, 2011. The operator Chubu Electric Power Co. is scheduled to suspend operation of the No. 5 unit the following day after halting the No. 4 reactor on May 13. The plant shutdown comes at the government's request, and is a precautionary measure in view of the probability of a powerful earthquake striking the region.

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Hamaoka nuclear power plant

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station along the Pacific coast in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 13, 2011. The operator Chubu Electric Power Co. halted the No. 4 reactor the same day as it prepares to shut down the whole plant at the government's request. The move is a precautionary measure in view of the probability of a powerful earthquake striking the region.

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Rally against religious conflict in Cairo

CAIRO, Egypt - People gather at Tahrir Square in Cairo on May 13, 2011, calling for peace between Muslims and Christians. Thirteen people reportedly died in a recent clash between two religious groups in the Egyptian capital.

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Sunset at disaster-hit Minamisanriku

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - A boy walks along a road at sunset on May 13, 2011, in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, which was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Jakarta students collect donation for quake-hit Japan

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Second-grade students of an elementary school in Jakarta pose for photos at the Japanese Embassy in the capital of Indonesia on May 13, 2011. The students handed embassy officials some 5 million rupiah, about 47,000 yen, which they have collected for disaster-relief efforts in Japan.

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Nissan president Ghosn

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn speaks during an interview in Yokohama on May 13, 2011. Ghosn said the automaker will maintain its goal of manufacturing 1 million vehicles annually in Japan despite higher domestic production costs following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Ishikawa makes cut at Japan PGA c'ship

ONO, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa launches a shot during the Japan PGA Championship at Onotoyo Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on May 13, 2011. Ishikawa shot his second straight even-par 71 on the same day, making the cut in the tournament. Ishikawa is tied for 26th at the midway point in the first major of the year.

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Ishikawa makes cut at Japan PGA c'ship

ONO, Japan - Ryo Ishikawa reacts after launching a shot from a bunker on the 15th hole during the Japan PGA Championship at Onotoyo Golf Club in Hyogo Prefecture on May 13, 2011. Ishikawa shot his second straight even-par 71 on the day, making the cut in the tournament.

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Signboard at Hamaoka nuclear power plant

OMAEZAKI, Japan - A signboard at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 13, 2011, shows that the No. 4 reactor is stopped. Chubu Electric Power Co., the operator of the plant, halted the reactor the same day in a process for a temporary shutdown of the whole plant at the government's request, a precautionary measure for another accident in case of a powerful earthquake striking the region. The utility is scheduled to suspend the No. 5 unit the following day.

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Kan at Diet session

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks at the House of Councillors Budget Committee in Tokyo on May 13, 2011. Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Masataka Shimizu (R) also attended the session.

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Hamaoka nuclear power plant

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 13, 2011. The operator Chubu Electric Power Co. halted the No. 4 reactor the same day in a process for a temporary shutdown of the whole plant at the government's request, a precautionary measure for another accident in case of a powerful earthquake striking the region. The utility is scheduled to suspend the No. 5 unit the following day.

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Fishermen at sunken pier in Rikuzentakata

OFUNATO, Japan - Fishermen try to dock a fishing boat on May 13, 2011, at a pier in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture. The pier was submerged following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Paddy field damaged by seawater due to tsunami

SENDAI, Japan - Photo shows a cracked paddy field in the town of Watari, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 13, 2011, due to salt pollution caused by seawater following the March 11 tsunami.

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Michelin Green Guide Japan

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Tetsushi Morita (C), a senior official of Nihon Michelin Tire Co., the Japanese arm of the French tire company Michelin, and Michelin Man, the mascot character of the tire maker, pose with Wakayama Gov. Yoshinobu Nisaka (L) in Wakayama on May 13, 2011. A new version of Michelin's travel guide Green Guide Japan, which includes the historic Kumano Kodo route in Wakayama Prefecture, a UNESCO World Heritage site, hit bookstores in France on the same day.

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Porsche's plug-in hybrid car

TOKYO, Japan - Image shows Porsche AG's 918 Spyder, its first plug-in hybrid car. The Japanese unit of the German automaker started accepting reservations for the model on May 13, 2011, which are expected to be delivered from November 2013.

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No. 5 reactor at Hamaoka nuclear power plant

OMAEZAKI, Japan - Photo shows the No. 5 reactor at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 13, 2011. The operator Chubu Electric Power Co. is scheduled to suspend the No. 5 unit the following day while it halted its No. 4 reactor on May 13 in a process for a temporary shutdown of the whole plant at the government's request, a precautionary measure for another accident in case of a powerful earthquake striking the region. A windmill of Omaezaki Wind Power Station, operated by the utility, is also seen.

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Police collect DNA from kin of quake missing

ISHINOMAKI, Japan - Tools to collect DNA samples are laid out on the table at a venue in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on May 13, 2011. Police in disaster-hit Fukushima, Iwate and Miyagi prefectures began collecting the same day DNA samples from relatives of people who have been missing since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, in a bid to compile a database to speed up their identification.

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Hamaoka plant shutdown

OMAEZAKI, Japan - Photo shows the No. 4 reactor (C back) at the Hamaoka nuclear power station in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, on May 13, 2011. Chubu Electric Power Co. began shutting down the No. 4 reactor that day, complying with a request by the central government to suspend all the reactors at the plant. On the left is the No. 5 rector and on the right is the No. 3 reactor.

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Expensive melons

SAPPORO, Japan - Kazuo Watarai (R) from wholesaler Kurashige Shoten K.K. and Yubari Mayor Naomichi Suzuki hold a pair of Yubari melons, a type of premium orange-fleshed cantaloupe, after the company bought the fruits for 1 million yen (about $12,350) in the current harvest season's first auction at the Sapporo City Central Wholesale Markets in Hokkaido on May 13, 2011. Watarai said his company based in Sapporo will give the fruits as a gift to an association of retail companies

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Hamaoka plant shutdown

NAGOYA, Japan - A display (top) in the head office of Chubu Electric Power Co. in Nagoya shows the output has become zero at the No. 4 reactor of the Hamaoka nuclear power station in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, after 10 a.m. on May 13, 2011. The utility began shutting down the No. 4 reactor that day, complying with a request by the central government to suspend all the reactors at the plant.

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Zac announces charity match for quake-hit Sendai

PERUGIA, Italy - Japan national team coach Alberto Zaccheroni (2nd from L) on April 13, 2011, attends a press conference in Perugia, Italy, announcing a charity match to aid quake-hit Sendai's recovery on May 23 in the Italian city. The Italy national team was based in Sendai during the 2002 World Cup which Japan co-hosted with South Korea.