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N. Korea abductees' kin

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeo Iizuka, whose sister Yaeko Taguchi was abducted in 1978 aged 22, speaks at a special gathering of the family members of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea and their supporters, in Tokyo on June 22, 2014. The relatives called for priority to be placed on the return of survivors waiting for rescue, after North Korea agreed with Japan in May to reinvestigate the fate of the abductees.

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N. Korea abductees' kin

TOKYO, Japan - Sakie Yokota (3rd from R), the mother of Megumi Yokota who was abducted by North Korea in 1977 aged 13, speaks at a special gathering of the family members of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea and their supporters, in Tokyo on June 22, 2014. The relatives called for priority to be placed on the return of survivors waiting for rescue, after North Korea agreed with Japan in May to reinvestigate the fate of the abductees.

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Narita airport users top 900 mil. since 1978

NARITA, Japan - A ceremony takes place at Narita airport east of Tokyo on Dec. 22, 2014, to mark the cumulative number of users of the international airport exceeding 900 million since its May 1978 opening.

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Visitors to Tokyo Skytree complex top 100 million

TOKYO, Japan - Visitors to the Tokyo Skytree commercial complex pose for a commemorative photo as their number exceeded 100 million on Sept. 17, 2014, following its opening in May 2012. It was the 849th day since the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters opened on May 22, 2012, in Tokyo's Sumida Ward.

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Japanese monkey troupe set for performance in China

UTSUNOMIA, Japan - Toshio Manaka, head of the Nikko Saru Gundan (Nikko Monkey Troupe), which was disbanded at the end of 2013, trains a monkey in Nikko, northeast of Tokyo, on Aug. 22, 2014, as part of preparations for the troupe's first performance in China, slated for next May.

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Publishers, bookstores cash in on anti-S. Korean sentiment

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken May 22, 2014 shows a section for new publications and much-discussed books at a Tokyo bookstore, with many books on South Korea and China among them.

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Damaged Tymoshenko billboard in Donetsk

DONETSK, Ukraine - A vandalized billboard of Yulia Tymoshenko, a presidential candidate and former Ukrainian prime minister, is photographed in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, on May 22, 2014. It is believed to have been damaged by pro-Russian separatists.

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Drill to recapture island from enemy forces

AMAMI, Japan - Members of the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force who participated in a drill to recapture a remote island from enemy forces are seen off Amami-Oshima Island's Setouchi Town, Kagoshima Prefecture, on May 22, 2014.

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Radical Greek leftist leader Tsipras speaks in Athens

ATHENS, Greece - Alexis Tsipras, leader of Greece's radical leftist party Syriza, delivers a speech at a gathering in Athens on May 22, 2014, as European Union voters cast ballots in European Parliament elections.

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Supporters of radical Greek leftist party rally in Athens

ATHENS, Greece - Supporters of Greece's radical leftist party Syriza rally in Athens on May 22, 2014, as European Union voters cast ballots in European Parliament elections.

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Japanese director wins Cannes award

CANNES, France - Photo shows Japanese film director Atsuko Hirayanagi (L) and Japanese actress Kaori Momoi in Cannes, France, in May 2014. "Oh Lucy!," Hirayanagi's graduation movie from the Singapore branch of a New York school, featuring Momoi, was selected for the second prize in the Cinefondation student film division of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2014. It was the first award given to a Japanese filmmaker in the category, first created in 1998.

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Nago mayor in Washington

WASHINGTON, United States - Susumu Inamine, the mayor of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, in southwestern Japan, holds a press conference in Washington on May 22, 2014. Inamine told reporters that he asked U.S. House of Representatives members he met to propose holding a hearing on the contentious relocation of a U.S. Marine Corps airfield to his city.

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Blasts in China's Xinjiang region

URUMQI, China - Photo shows broken window glass following blasts in Urumqi, China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, on May 22, 2014. The blasts killed 31 people and injured 94 others, according to local authorities.

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Darvish picks up 4th win

DETROIT, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish starts in a game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, on May 22, 2014. Darvish allowed two earned runs over seven innings, but had plenty of run support to pick up his fourth win as the Rangers beat the Tigers 9-2.

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Blasts in China's Xinjiang region

URUMQI, China - Photo shows broken window glass following blasts in Urumqi, China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, on May 22, 2014. The blasts killed 31 people and injured 94 others, according to local authorities.

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Japan beat China in Women's Asian Cup semifinal

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Japan players celebrate after beating China 2-1 in a semifinal of the Women's Asian Cup in Ho Chi Minh City on May 22, 2014. Defender Azusa Iwashimizu (3) delivered a header in the dying seconds of extra time to clinch the victory.

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Darvish picks up 4th win

DETROIT, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish starts in a game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, on May 22, 2014. Darvish allowed two earned runs over seven innings, but had plenty of run support to pick up his fourth win as the Rangers beat the Tigers 9-2.

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Darvish picks up 4th win

DETROIT, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish starts in a game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, on May 22, 2014. Darvish allowed two earned runs over seven innings, but had plenty of run support to pick up his fourth win as the Rangers beat the Tigers 9-2.

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Darvish picks up 4th win

DETROIT, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish starts in a game against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, on May 22, 2014. Darvish allowed two earned runs over seven innings, but had plenty of run support to pick up his fourth win as the Rangers beat the Tigers 9-2.

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Japanese director wins Cannes award

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese film director Atsuko Hirayanagi. Hirayanagi's graduation movie from the Singapore branch of a New York school was selected for the second prize in the Cinefondation student film division of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2014. It was the first award given to a Japanese filmmaker in the category, first created in 1998.

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Bangladeshi prime minister

DHAKA, Bangladesh - Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina meets Japanese reporters in Dhaka on May 22, 2014.

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Nishikori vows good result in French Open tennis

PARIS, France - Japanese ace Kei Nishikori practices at Roland Garros in Paris on May 22, 2014 in preparation for the French Open. Nishikori, who is currently ranked 10th in the world, was brimming with confidence, saying he has been doing well in the current season on clay courts.

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Japan beat China in Women's Asian Cup semifinal

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Defender Azusa Iwashimizu (C) of Japan raises her fists after delivering a header in the dying seconds of extra time in a semifinal match against China in the Women's Asian Cup in Ho Chi Minh City on May 22, 2014. Japan beat China 2-1.

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Japan beat China in Women's Asian Cup semifinal

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Defender Azusa Iwashimizu (C) of Japan is congratulated by teammates after delivering a header in the dying seconds of extra time in a semifinal match against China in the Women's Asian Cup in Ho Chi Minh City on May 22, 2014. Japan beat China 2-1.

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Unrest in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment protesters continue a rally in front of the Thai prime minister's office in Bangkok on May 22, 2014, after Thailand's military staged a coup.

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Coup in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thai soldiers stand guard at a television station close to supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in Bangkok on May 22, 2014, where antigovernment and pro-government group leaders met. Thailand's military staged a coup the same day, ousting the caretaker government, scrapping the Constitution, detaining the leaders of antigovernment and pro-government groups and disallowing mass protests.

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Unrest in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment protesters continue a rally in front of the Thai prime minister's office in Bangkok on May 22, 2014, after Thailand's military staged a coup.

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Japanese designer wins Taiwanese medal competition

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Naoto Fukasawa holds in Taipei on May 22, 2014, the medals he designed for the Tang Prize Medal and Diploma Design Competition. He won the medal category of the first biannual medal-design competition in Taiwan.

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Blasts in China's Xinjiang region

URUMQI, China - Armed police patrol an area where blasts occurred in Urumqi, China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, on May 22, 2014, with broken window glass visible in the background. The blasts killed 31 people and injured 94 others, according to local authorities.

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London Olympic medalist Murata scores KO in nontitle fight

KYOTO, Japan - London Olympic middleweight gold medalist Ryota Murata of Japan scores a sixth-round knockout over Mexican Jesus Angel Nerio in his fourth professional nontitle fight in Kyoto, western Japan, on May 22, 2014.

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Tokyo Skytree illuminated on 2nd anniversary of opening

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Skytree, recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world's tallest tower at 634 meters, is illuminated to commemorate the second anniversary of its opening on May 22, 2014.

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Lightning flashes above Tokyo Skytree on 2nd anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - Lightning flashes above Tokyo Skytree, recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world's tallest tower at 634 meters, lit up on the second anniversary of its opening on May 22, 2014.

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London Olympic medalist Murata smiles after scoring KO

KYOTO, Japan - London Olympic middleweight gold medalist Ryota Murata of Japan smiles after scoring a sixth-round knockout over Mexican Jesus Angel Nerio in his fourth professional nontitle fight in Kyoto, western Japan, on May 22, 2014.

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Chinese plane searched after emergency landing on bomb scare

NANJING, China - Chinese security police examine passengers aboard a plane bound for Urumqi from Shanghai on May 22, 2014, after its emergency landing in Nanjing, eastern China, following a bomb threat.

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Japan beat China in Women's Asian Cup semifinal

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Homare Sawa of Japan celebrates after scoring the opening goal on a header in the second half of a semifinal match against China in the Women's Asian Cup in Ho Chi Minh City on May 22, 2014. Japan beat China 2-1.

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Blasts in China's Xinjiang region

URUMQI, China - Armed police patrol an area where blasts occurred in Urumqi, China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, on May 22, 2014, with broken window glass visible in the background. The blasts killed 31 people and injured 94 others, according to local authorities.

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Blasts in China's Xinjiang region

URUMQI, China - Armed police patrol an area where blasts occurred in Urumqi, China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, on May 22, 2014, with broken window glass visible in the background. The blasts killed 31 people and injured 94 others, according to local authorities.

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Expert panel submits proposals on marine resource hunting

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Komiyama (L), chairman of a government-appointed advisory panel, presents a set of proposals for the development of marine resources to Ichita Yamamoto, minister for oceanic policy and territorial integrity, in Tokyo on May 22, 2014.

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Japan beat China in Women's Asian Cup semifinal

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Homare Sawa (R) of Japan scores the opening goal on a header in the second half of a semifinal match against China in the Women's Asian Cup in Ho Chi Minh City on May 22, 2014. Japan beat China 2-1.

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Japan beat China in Women's Asian Cup semifinal

HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Homare Sawa (front) of Japan celebrates after scoring the opening goal on a header in the second half of a semifinal match against China in the Women's Asian Cup in Ho Chi Minh City on May 22, 2014. Japan beat China 2-1.

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Tokyo Skytree marks 2nd anniversary with diverse lighting

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Skytree, recognized by the Guinness World Records as the world's tallest tower at 634 meters, is decorated with six different illumination patterns to commemorate the second anniversary of its opening on May 22, 2014.

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GSDF conducts drill to retake occupied islet

SETOUCHI, Japan - Ground Self-Defense Force personnel trained to protect Japan's remote islands conduct a landing exercise on an uninhabited island in the Amami Islands chain on May 22, 2014. A group of reporters was given access to the island retake drill.

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GSDF conducts drill to retake occupied islet

SETOUCHI, Japan - Ground Self-Defense Force personnel trained to protect Japan's remote islands conduct a landing exercise on an uninhabited island in the Amami Islands chain on May 22, 2014. A group of reporters was given access to the island retake drill.

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Japan-Vietnam talks

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) shakes hands with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam ahead of their meeting at a Tokyo hotel on May 22, 2014. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Singer Izumiya to support recovery from livestock epidemic

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Pop singer Shigeru Izumiya speaks at a press conference in Miyazaki, southwestern Japan, on May 22, 2014, about his outdoor live concert aimed at supporting recovery from the 2010 outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease that hit hard the local livestock industry.

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Japan-Vietnam talks

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) holds talks with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam at a Tokyo hotel on May 22, 2014. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan-Vietnam talks

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) shakes hands with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam ahead of their meeting at a Tokyo hotel on May 22, 2014. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Gov't holds hearing with nuke plant-hosting municipalities

TOKYO, Japan - Mayors of municipalities hosting nuclear power plants exchange views with central government officials (L, far back) in Tokyo on May 22, 2014.

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Scale model of 'Totto-chan's Square' displayed

TOKYO, Japan - A scale model of "Totto-chan's Square" is displayed in Tokyo on May 22, 2014, ahead of its planned construction at the Chihiro Art Museum featuring illustrator Chihiro Iwasaki in Matsukawa, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan. "Totto-chan" is a lead character in "The Little Girl at the Window" authored by actress and TV personality Tetsuko Kuroyanagai, who also is director of the museum.

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Japan World Cup soccer squad practices in training camp

IBUSUKI, Japan - Maya Yoshida (R), a center back for English Premier League club Southampton, and Makoto Hasebe, a midfielder for Bundesliga club 1. FC Nurnberg and the captain of the Japanese national football squad, play in a practice game during the team's training camp in Ibusuki, southwestern Japan, on May 22, 2014, ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup opening in Brazil in June.