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Ex-truants help Lao kids

TOKYO, Japan - Tensei Karasuyama (R) and other students at a high school in Tokyo for former truants or stay-at-home youths make donation boxes on May 14, 2010, in preparation for the Laos Festival in Yoyogi Park to be held May 22 and 23, 2010, to help build schools in Laos. Students of Tokyo Kokusai Gakuen High School hope to raise 3.5 million yen to build one school in Laos, in addition to the previous six built from the students' support since 1996, through donations and flea market sales.

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Nissan's Serena minivan with digital TV tuner

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows a special edition of Nissan Motor Co.'s Serena minivan equipped with a terrestrial digital broadcast tuner inside its car navigation system. The Japanese automaker released the Highway Star V Aero Selection Plus navi HDD on May 14, 2010.

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Matsui homers in Angels' win over Athletics

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui (L) exchanges high-fives with pitcher Joe Saunders after their team beat the Oakland Athletics 4-0 at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on May 14, 2010. Matsui went 2-for-3 with 3 RBIs.

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Matsui homers in Angels' win over Athletics

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui watches his single to center in the fifth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on May 14, 2010. Matsui went 2-for-3 with 3 RBIs as the Angels won 4-0.

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Matsui homers in Angels' win over Athletics

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui watches his three-run homer over the right-field fence in the sixth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on May 14, 2010. Matsui went 2-for-3 with 3 RBIs as the Angels won 4-0.

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Matsui homers in Angels' win over Athletics

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a three-run homer over the right-field fence in the sixth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on May 14, 2010. Matsui went 2-for-3 with 3 RBIs as the Angels won 4-0.

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Matsui homers in Angels' win over Athletics

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui (R) is congratulated by his teammates after hitting a three-run homer over the right-field fence in the sixth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on May 14, 2010. Matsui went 2-for-3 with 3 RBIs as the Angels won 4-0.

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Matsui homers in Angels' win over Athletics

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui (R) is congratulated by his teammates after hitting a three-run homer over the right-field fence in the sixth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on May 14, 2010. Matsui went 2-for-3 with 3 RBIs as the Angels won 4-0.

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Matsui homers in Angels' win over Athletics

ANAHEIM, United States - Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Hideki Matsui hits a single to center in the fifth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California, on May 14, 2010. Matsui went 2-for-3 with 3 RBIs as the Angels won 4-0.

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Seattle Mariners' Ichiro 3-5 against Tampa Bay Rays

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki (L) celebrates with teammate Ryan Langerhans after the Mariners beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 14, 2010. Ichiro went 3-for-5 for his sixth consecutive multi-hit game.

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Seattle Mariners' Ichiro 3-5 against Tampa Bay Rays

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki hits an infield single in the ninth inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 14, 2010. Ichiro went 3-for-5 in a 4-3 win over the Rays for his sixth consecutive multi-hit game.

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Red Sox reliever Okajima throws scoreless 9th against Tigers

DETROIT, United States - Boston Red Sox reliever Hideki Okajima pitches in the ninth inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit on May 14, 2010. Okajima threw a scoreless ninth in a 7-2 rout of the Tigers.

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Seattle Mariners' Ichiro 3-5 against Tampa Bay Rays

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki hits an infield single in the seventh inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 14, 2010. Ichiro went 3-for-5 in a 4-3 win over the Rays for his sixth consecutive multi-hit game.

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Atlanta Braves' Kawakami pitches against Arizona Diamondbacks

ATLANTA, United States - Atlanta Braves starter Kenshin Kawakami pitches against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Turner Field in Atlanta on May 14, 2010. Kawakami gave up four runs, three earned, over 4-1/3 innings but settled for a no-decision in a 6-5, walk-off win over the Diamondbacks.

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Atlanta Braves' Kawakami pitches against Arizona Diamondbacks

ATLANTA, United States - Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox (L) removes starting pitcher Kenshin Kawakami in the fifth inning from the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Turner Field in Atlanta on May 14, 2010. Kawakami gave up four runs, three earned, over 4-1/3 innings but settled for a no-decision in a 6-5, walk-off win over the Diamondbacks.

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Atlanta Braves' Kawakami pitches against Arizona Diamondbacks

ATLANTA, United States - Atlanta Braves starter Kenshin Kawakami adjusts his cap during a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Turner Field in Atlanta on May 14, 2010. Kawakami gave up four runs, three earned, over 4-1/3 innings but settled for a no-decision in a 6-5, walk-off win over the Diamondbacks.

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Atlanta Braves' Kawakami pitches against Arizona Diamondbacks

ATLANTA, United States - Atlanta Braves starter Kenshin Kawakami pitches against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Turner Field in Atlanta on May 14, 2010. Kawakami gave up four runs, three earned, over 4-1/3 innings but settled for a no-decision in a 6-5, walk-off win over the Diamondbacks.

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Seattle Mariners' Ichiro 3-5 against Tampa Bay Rays

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff batter Ichiro Suzuki runs to second from first after hitting a double in the first inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 14, 2010. Ichiro went 3-for-5 in a 4-3 win over the Rays for his sixth consecutive multi-hit game.

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Seattle Mariners' Ichiro 3-5 against Tampa Bay Rays

ST. PETERSBURG, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff batter Ichiro Suzuki hits a double in the first inning of a game against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on May 14, 2010. Ichiro went 3-for-5 in a 4-3 win over the Rays for his sixth consecutive multi-hit game.

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Ex-Tokyo Gov. Shunichi Suzuki dies at 99

TOKYO, Japan - In this file photo taken in April 1991, Shunichi Suzuki sits in the Tokyo governor's room at the Tokyo metropolitan government office in the capital's Shinjuku district on the first day of work after it was moved from Yurakucho in Chiyoda Ward. Suzuki, who served four four-year terms as governor of the capital from 1979, died on May 14, 2010. He was 99.

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Ex-Tokyo Gov. Shunichi Suzuki dies at 99

TOKYO, Japan - Former Tokyo Gov. Shunichi Suzuki (file photo taken in February, 1983), known for moving the metropolitan government office to the Shinjuku district after establishing the basis for local autonomy when he was a bureaucrat, died on May 14, 2010. He was 99. Suzuki served four four-year terms as governor of the capital from 1979, during which he restored the city's fiscal health and moved the government building to Shinjuku Ward from Yurakucho in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward in March 1991.

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Shanghai World Expo

SHANGHAI, China - Elementary school students from Japan give a Japanese ''taiko'' drum performance at the Japan Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo site on May 14, 2010.

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Anti-U.S. base rally near Hatoyama's office

TOKYO, Japan - Protesters form a human chain near the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 14, 2010, calling for the closure of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Hatoyama says aware of people's frustration

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo on May 14, 2010. The embattled premier said he is aware that his falling support rates reflect people's frustration over his government's lack of achievements.

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Anti-U.S. base rally near Hatoyama's office

TOKYO, Japan - Protesters form a human chain near the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 14, 2010, calling for the closure of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture. The placard reads, ''No base necessary in Okinawa.''

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Anti-U.S. base rally near Hatoyama's office

TOKYO, Japan - Protesters form a human chain near the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 14, 2010, calling for the closure of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Veteran Yamasaki's pinch-hit grand slam

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Rakuten Eagles pinch hitter Takeshi Yamasaki hits a grand slam in his team's 8-7 victory over the Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on May 14, 2010.

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Unbeaten Baruto marks 6th win

TOKYO, Japan - Unbeaten ozeki Baruto (L) sends sekiwake Aminishiki to the dirt at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Rogoku Kokugikan on May 14, 2010, extending his winning streak to six.

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Unbeaten Hakuho marks 6th win

TOKYO, Japan - Unbeaten grand champion Hakuho (R) thrusts rank-and-filer Wakanosato to the edge of the ring at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Rogoku Kokugikan on May 14, 2010, extending his winning streak to six.

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Continued turmoil in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment Thai citizens make gestures at troops on a sealed-off road in Bangkok on May 14, 2010. Violence continued in the city the same day leaving civilians dead.

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Continued turmoil in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai troops move forward to remove demonstrators holding out in barricades in a drawn-out street battle in central Bangkok on May 14, 2010. Violence continued in the city the same day leaving civilians dead.

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Continued turmoil in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai citizens examine a wrecked military vehicle in central Bangkok on May 14, 2010. The vehicle sustained heavy damage in a drawn-out street battle between government troops and supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Violence continued in the city the same day leaving civilians dead.

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Continued turmoil in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - A demonstrator supporting former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra holds a flag after burning a tire in Bangkok on May 14, 2010, in view of a line of government troops. Violence continued in the city the same day leaving civilians dead.

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Hepatitis B sufferers, gov't seek settlement of lawsuits

SAPPORO, Japan - Hepatitis B sufferers enter the Sapporo District Court in Hokkaido on May 14, 2010, for a hearing of a lawsuit demanding the state compensate them for failing to take steps to avert the risks posed by shared needles during mass vaccinations. The government formally announced that day it will enter into talks to settle a string of such lawsuits.

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Peace event in Okinawa

NAGO, Japan - Demonstrators march in the Henoko area of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, near the government-envisioned relocation site for the U.S. Marine Corps Futemma Air Station on May 14, 2010. The march is part of an annual peace event commemorating the anniversary of the May 15, 1972, reversion of Okinawa Prefecture from the United States to Japan.

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Hepatitis B sufferers, gov't seek settlement of lawsuits

SAPPORO, Japan - Hepatitis B sufferers enter the Sapporo District Court in Hokkaido on May 14, 2010, for a hearing of a lawsuit demanding the state compensate them for failing to take steps to avert the risks posed by shared needles during mass vaccinations. The government formally announced that day it will enter into talks to settle a string of such lawsuits.

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Continued turmoil in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - A security guard places a barricade in front of the entrance of a luxury hotel in a business area in Bangkok on May 14, 2010. Continued tension between the Thai government and demonstrators led to violence overnight that left one dead and eight injured.

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Continued turmoil in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Demonstrators supporting former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra put up a barricade to block a road leading into Bangkok's business area on May 14, 2010. Continued tension between Thai government and demonstrators led to overnight violence that left one dead.

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Murals from ancient tomb

KASHIHARA, Japan - Children look at a mural depicting the Suzaku (red phoenix) removed from the ancient Kitora tomb in an exhibition open to the local people in the village of Asuka, Nara Prefecture, on May 14, 2010. The paintings of four gods of Chinese mythology removed from the tomb for preservation were put on display -- the Suzaku, the Seiryu (blue dragon), the Byakko (white tiger) and the Gembu (black turtle and snake).

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ANA starts offering Starbucks coffee while in flight

TOKYO, Japan - Shinichiro Ito (L), president of All Nippon Airways Co., holds up a cup of Starbucks coffee during a promotional event at Tokyo's Haneda airport on April 14, 2010. ANA started offering Starbucks coffee in flight on domestic routes, with the instant coffee free of charge till the end of May.