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Textbook creator

TOKYO, Japan - Junko Kurata, a producer of textbooks and CDs for Japan's major English language school operator Aeon Corp., holds some of the texts she produced, on May 15, 2013 at the company's headquarters in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward.

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Human ES cell research under fire

WASHINGTON, United States - Photo shows researchers Masahito Tachibana (L) and Shoukhrat Mitalipov of Oregon Health and Science University, pictured in Beaverton, Oregon, on May 16, 2013. Their report on the creation of cloned human embryonic stem cells, published in the U.S. scientific journal Cell on May 15, 2013, has come under fire for containing errors.

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Human ES cell research under fire

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a report on the creation of cloned human embryonic stem cells, published in the U.S. scientific journal Cell on May 15, 2013. The report has come under fire for containing errors.

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Fault below Tsuruga reactor is active

NAGOYA, Japan - A May 15, 2013, photo shows a fault illustrated by a dashed line from top to left bottom at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, western Japan. The Nuclear Regulation Authority accepted an assessment on May 22, 2013, that the fault lying below the No. 2 reactor of the plant is active. Illustrated at right is another fault.

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Google developers conference

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Google Inc.'s annual developers conference is held in San Francisco on May 15, 2013.

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Google developers conference

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Google Inc. CEO Larry Page speaks during the company's annual developers conference in San Francisco on May 15, 2013.

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Russel named assistant U.S. secretary of state

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows senior U.S. diplomat Daniel Russel. U.S. President Barack Obama has appointed Russel as assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, the White House said on May 15, 2013.

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Efforts to keep wrestling in Olympics

NEW YORK, United States - An exhibition match is held between American and Iranian wrestlers in Grand Central Terminal station in New York's Manhattan on May 15, 2013. The event was held as part of efforts by the wrestling's world governing body to keep the sport in the Olympic Games.

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Japan's initial budget for FY 2013 enacted

TOKYO, Japan - (From R) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Finance Minister Taro Aso and economic revitalization minister Akira Amari bow after parliament enacts Japan's 92.61 trillion yen ($906.2 billion) budget for fiscal 2013, in the Diet in Tokyo on May 15, 2013.

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Hashimoto clarifies remarks on WWII sex slavery

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto speaks before reporters at the Osaka city offices on May 15, 2013, in a bid to clarify his remarks regarding the forcing of women into sexual servitude for Japanese soldiers during World War II, saying he personally does not condone the system.

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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial announces earnings

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Miyata, president of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc., announces the group's earnings for financial 2012 at the Bank of Japan's head office in Tokyo on May 15, 2013.

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Hashimoto clarifies remarks on WWII sex slavery

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto speaks before reporters at the Osaka city offices on May 15, 2013, in a bid to clarify his remarks regarding the forcing of women into sexual servitude for Japanese soldiers during World War II, saying he personally does not condone the system.

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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial announces earnings

TOKYO, Japan - Nobuyuki Hirano, president of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., announces the group's earnings for financial 2012 at the Bank of Japan's head office in Tokyo on May 15, 2013.

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Mizuho Financial announces earnings

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuhiro Sato, president of Mizuho Financial Group Inc., announces the group's earnings for financial 2012 at the Bank of Japan's head office in Tokyo on May 15, 2013.

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Smartphone screening on palm

TOKYO, Japan - A University of Tokyo team demonstrates in Tokyo on May 15, 2013, a system to project the screen of a smartphone on a fast-moving object such as paper or a human palm.

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Davies in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Glyn Davies, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, speaks with journalists after holding talks with Chinese officials in Beijing on May 15, 2013.

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Olympus returns to black in FY 2012

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroyuki Sasa, president of Olympus Corp., holds a press conference in Tokyo on May 15, 2013, to release the company's earnings for fiscal 2012. Olympus said it returned to the black in the year ended March 31, 2013, with a group net profit of 8.02 billion yen, compared with a loss of 48.99 billion yen in the previous year, due partly to an improvement in its medical business.

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Hashimoto clarifies remarks on WWII sex slavery

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto speaks before reporters at the Osaka city offices on May 15, 2013, in a bid to clarify his remarks regarding the forcing of women into sexual servitude for Japanese soldiers during World War II, saying he personally does not condone the system.

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Davies in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Glyn Davies, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, speaks with journalists after holding talks with Chinese officials in Beijing on May 15, 2013.

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Hashimoto clarifies remarks on WWII sex slavery

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto speaks before reporters at the Osaka city offices on May 15, 2013, in a bid to clarify his remarks regarding the forcing of women into sexual servitude for Japanese soldiers during World War II, saying he personally does not condone the system.

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Abe hints at chance of talks with N. Korean leader Kim

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe tells a Diet committee session in Tokyo on May 15, 2013, that he will hold talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un if necessary to address the long-standing issues that have prevented the two countries from having diplomatic relations.

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S. Korea envoy raps Osaka mayor's remarks on WWII sex slavery

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean Ambassador to Japan Shin Kak Soo criticizes the Osaka mayor's remarks about sexual servitude being necessary for Japanese soldiers during World War II during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on May 15, 2013, saying he is disappointed by the lack of respect for women's rights among Japanese politicians.

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Arctic body grants observer status to 6 nations

KIRUNA, Sweden - A ministerial meeting of the Arctic Council, a high-level intergovernmental forum for promoting cooperation among the Arctic states, is held in Kiruna, northern Sweden, on May 15, 2013. The body granted permanent observer status to Japan, China, South Korea, India, Singapore and Italy, increasing their chances to gain a foothold in the resource-rich Arctic.

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S. Korea envoy raps Osaka mayor's remarks on WWII sex slavery

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean Ambassador to Japan Shin Kak Soo criticizes the Osaka mayor's remarks about sexual servitude being necessary for Japanese soldiers during World War II during a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on May 15, 2013, saying he is disappointed by the lack of respect for women's rights among Japanese politicians.

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Hashimoto clarifies remarks on WWII sex slavery

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto speaks before reporters at the Osaka city offices on May 15, 2013, in a bid to clarify his remarks regarding the forcing of women into sexual servitude for Japanese soldiers during World War II, saying he personally does not condone the system.

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Hashimoto clarifies remarks on WWII sex slavery

OSAKA, Japan - Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto speaks before reporters at the Osaka city offices on May 15, 2013, in a bid to clarify his remarks regarding the forcing of women into sexual servitude for Japanese soldiers during World War II, saying he personally does not condone the system.

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Ex-S. Korean sex slaves seek to meet Osaka mayor

SEOUL, South Korea - Photo shows an elderly South Korean woman (R bottom) who was forced into sex slavery during World War II, and her supporters, holding a rally in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on May 15, 2013, to protest against Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto's remarks on the issue. Two elderly women who were forced to provide sex to Japanese soldiers said they plan to visit Japan later in the week to hold street rallies and seek an apology from the mayor over his statement that the system of sexual servitude for Japanese soldiers during World War II was necessary.

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U.S. envoy Davies in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Glyn Davies, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, arrives at Beijing airport from Seoul on May 15, 2013.

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Ex-S. Korean sex slaves seek to meet Osaka mayor

SEOUL, South Korea - Elderly South Korean women who were forced into sex slavery during World War II, and their supporters, hold a rally in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on May 15, 2013, to protest against Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto's remarks on the issue. The elderly women said they plan to visit Japan later in the week to hold street rallies and seek an apology from the mayor over his statement that the system of sexual servitude for Japanese soldiers during World War II was necessary.

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Ex-S. Korean sex slaves seek to meet Osaka mayor

SEOUL, South Korea - Elderly South Korean women who were forced into sex slavery during World War II, and their supporters, hold a rally in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on May 15, 2013, to protest against Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto's remarks on the issue. The elderly women said they plan to visit Japan later in the week to hold street rallies and seek an apology from the mayor over his statement that the system of sexual servitude for Japanese soldiers during World War II was necessary.

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Tunnel collapse lawsuit

YOKOHAMA, Japan - A group of bereaved parents of five of the nine killed in the December 2012 ceiling collapse in the Sasago Tunnel head for the Yokohama District Court in Yokohama on May 15, 2013. They filed a lawsuit seeking some 890 million yen in compensation from Central Nippon Expressway Co., the operator of the expressway tunnel in Yamanashi Prefecture.

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Women enraged by Osaka mayor's remarks

NAHA, Japan - In Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, representatives of 25 local women's groups announce a statement, addressed to the offices of the Osaka city government and the Japan Restoration Party, on May 15, 2013, demanding that Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto retract his remarks on wartime sexual slavery and apologize.

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Aoi festival in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Men dressed as nobles of the Heian Period (794-1185) move in a procession during the annual Aoi Matsuri, one of the three main festivals in Kyoto, in the western city on May 15, 2013. Some 500 participants walked around 8 kilometers from Kyoto Imperial Palace to Shimogamo and Kamigamo shrines during the festival dating back 1,400 years.

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Monju reactor

TOKYO, Japan - Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shunichi Tanaka (R) speaks during a meeting of the authority in Tokyo on May 15, 2013. The authority decided to issue an order effectively prohibiting the Monju prototype fast-breeder nuclear reactor from restarting, noting a series of problems with safety management.

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Summer gift season

OSAKA, Japan - An employee speaks to a customer on items for "chugen" summer gifts at the Takashimaya department store in Osaka on May 15, 2013, the day the department store began accepting orders for the gifts.

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Honda decides to return to Formula One

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 2008 shows a Honda Motor Co. car (front) in the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji Speedway in Shizuoka Prefecture. Honda has decided to return to Formula One racing in 2015 as an engine supplier to the automaker's former partner McLaren of Britain, people familiar with the plan said on May 15, 2013.

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Aoi festival in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Men dressed as nobles of the Heian Period (794-1185) move in a procession with a decorated ox cart during the annual Aoi Matsuri, one of the three main festivals in Kyoto, in the western city on May 15, 2013. Some 500 participants walked around 8 kilometers from Kyoto Imperial Palace to Shimogamo and Kamigamo shrines during the festival dating back 1,400 years.

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Summer gift season

OSAKA, Japan - Employees, some clad in summer cotton kimono called "yukata," raise their fists in a ceremony marking the commencement of orders for "chugen" summer gifts at the Takashimaya department store in Osaka on May 15, 2013.

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Famous dog statues to leave Tokyo Tower

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken at Tokyo Tower in Tokyo's Minato Ward on May 15, 2013, shows the statues of Sakhalin huskies which accompanied the first Japanese Antarctic expedition team in the late 1950s, including those of Taro and Jiro, the only dogs to miraculously survive after being left behind when the expedition team returned home. Work began the same day to remove the 15 statues, as part of an afforestation project within the Tokyo Tower grounds.

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Famous dog statues to leave Tokyo Tower

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken at Tokyo Tower in Tokyo's Minato Ward on May 15, 2013, shows the statues of Sakhalin huskies which accompanied the first Japanese Antarctic expedition team in the late 1950s, including those of Taro and Jiro, the only dogs to miraculously survive after being left behind when the expedition team returned home. Work began the same day to remove the 15 statues, as part of an afforestation project within the Tokyo Tower grounds.

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Nikkei tops 15,000

TOKYO, Japan - A display in Tokyo's Higashishimbashi district shows Japan's Nikkei Stock Average topping 15,000 on the morning of May 15, 2013, for the first time since January 2008.

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Monju reactor

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 2012 shows the Monju prototype fast-breeder nuclear reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture. The Nuclear Regulation Authority decided on May 15, 2013, to issue an order effectively prohibiting the reactor from restarting, noting a series of problems with safety management.