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Tokyo Station Hotel reopens

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in May 2012 shows a guest room in the Tokyo Station Hotel. The upscale hotel reopened on Oct. 3, 2012, after having been closed for six and a half years, in the renovated red-brick Tokyo Station building.

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Renesas announces massive restructuring steps

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in May 2012 shows the building housing the headquarters of Renesas Electronics Corp. in Tokyo. The struggling chipmaker announced plans July 3, 2012, to close or sell eight of its 18 domestic plants and eliminate more than 5,000 jobs, as part of a massive restructuring aimed at shifting towards overseas production and focusing on profitable microcontrollers.

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Japanese ramen gains popularity in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's first branch of Ippudo Ramen, Fukuoka's leading nouveau ramen shop, is crowded with customers in Taipei, Taiwan, on May 3, 2012. Japanese ramen noodle dishes have gained popularity in Taiwan since Kagetsu Arashi Ramen opened its first branch in Taipei in 2007.

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Japanese ramen gains popularity in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - A couple dines on May 3, 2012, at Ramen Santoka in a department store in Taipei, Taiwan. Japanese ramen noodle dishes have gained popularity in Taiwan since Kagetsu Arashi Ramen opened its first branch in Taipei in 2007.

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Japan minister in Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt - Egyptian Prime Minister Kamal el-Ganzouri (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (R) meet in Cairo on May 3, 2012. (Pool photo)

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Greece election

ATHENS, Greece - Greece's New Democracy party leader Antonis Samaras speaks in Athens on May 3, 2012, ahead of the May 6 general election.

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Blind activist in Beijing

BEIJING, China - A vehicle of the U.S. Embassy in China enters the compound of a Beijing hospital on May 3, 2012. The blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has been admitted to the hospital after being sheltered at the embassy for six days.

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Beijing hospital where dissident being treated

BEIJING, China - Foreign journalists gather May 3, 2012, in front of Beijing's Chaoyang Hospital where prominent Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng is being treated for a stomach ailment. Chen moved to the hospital from the U.S. Embassy the previous day, after staying in the embassy for six days following his flight last month from house arrest in Shandong Province where he said local police had savagely beaten him and his family members.

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U.S.-China strategic dialogue

BEIJING, China - (From R to L) U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Chinese President Hu Jintao and U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner attend the opening ceremony of a two-day bilateral strategic and economic dialogue in Beijing on May 3, 2012.

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U.S.-China strategic dialogue

BEIJING, China - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) and Chinese President Hu Jintao attend the opening ceremony of a two-day bilateral strategic and economic dialogue in Beijing on May 3, 2012.

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Japan's Gemba, Egypt's Katatni

CAIRO, Egypt - Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (L) holds talks with Egyptian parliamentary speaker Saad al-Katatni in Cairo, Egypt, on May 3, 2012.

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Beijing hospital where dissident being treated

BEIJING, China - A police car patrols May 3, 2012, around Beijing's Chaoyang Hospital (seen in background) where prominent Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng is being treated for a stomach ailment. Chen moved to the hospital from the U.S. Embassy the previous day, after staying in the embassy for six days following his flight last month from house arrest in Shandong Province where he said local police had savagely beaten him and his family members.

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ASEAN plus 3 meeting

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi (L) and Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa hold a press conference after attending a meeting of the finance ministers and central bank governors from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus Japan, China and South Korea in Manila on May 3, 2012.

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Naruto Strait whirlpools

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows large whirlpools and a ship carrying tourists to view them in the Naruto Strait connecting the Seto Inland Sea and the Pacific Ocean on May 3, 2012.

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Naruto Strait whirlpools

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows tourists aboard a ship viewing large whirlpools in the Naruto Strait connecting the Seto Inland Sea and the Pacific Ocean on May 3, 2012.

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Japan eyes to accept more ethnic Karen refugees

UM-PIAM, Thailand - Ethnic Karen refugees are briefed by a Japanese government official on Japan's resettlement program for the Karen refugees, in Um-piam camp, which houses more than 25,000 refugees along the border Thailand shares with Myanmar, on May 3, 2012. Junji Ito, first secretary for political affairs at the Japanese Embassy in Bangkok, said Japan will extend the program to accept more Karen refugees.

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Crown prince, family in Tochigi

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (L), Crown Princess Masako (R) and their daughter Princess Aiko wave to a crowd upon arrival at JR Nasushiobara Station in Tochigi Prefecture on May 3, 2012. The family's visit was to spend the latter half of the Golden Week holiday period at the local Nasu Imperial Villa. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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ASEAN plus 3 meeting

MANILA, Philippines - Finance ministers and central bank governors from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus Japan, China and South Korea line up for group photos as they gather in Manila for a meeting on May 3, 2012.

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U.S.-China strategic dialogue

BEIJING, China - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) and Chinese President Hu Jintao attend the opening ceremony of a two-day bilateral strategic and economic dialogue in Beijing on May 3, 2012.

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Crown prince, family in Tochigi

TOKYO, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (L), Crown Princess Masako (R) and their daughter Princess Aiko wave to a crowd upon arrival at JR Nasushiobara Station in Tochigi Prefecture on May 3, 2012. The family's visit was to spend the latter half of the Golden Week holiday period at the local Nasu Imperial Villa. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan, China, S. Korea meeting

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi answers reporters' questions after attending a meeting of the finance ministers and central bank chiefs of Japan, China and South Korea in Manila on May 3, 2012.

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U.S.-China strategic dialogue

BEIJING, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao (C) and U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner shake hands, while U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton looks on, during the opening ceremony of a two-day bilateral strategic and economic dialogue in Beijing on May 3, 2012.

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Japan, China, S. Korea meeting

MANILA, Philippines - Japanese Finance Minister Jun Azumi (L) and Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa attend a meeting of the finance ministers and central bank chiefs of Japan, China and South Korea in Manila on May 3, 2012.

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Ex-upper house lawmaker Tomobe dies at 83

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in May 1995 shows Tatsuo Tomobe, a former House of Councillors member who was convicted of fraud and expelled from parliament in 2001. Tomobe died on Jan. 28, 2012, in Tokyo, police said Feb. 3, 2012. He was 83.

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Han elected leader of S. Korea opposition party

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in Seoul on May 3, 2006, shows former South Korean Prime Minister Han Myeong Sook. South Korea's main opposition Democratic United Party on Jan. 15, 2012, elected her as its new leader.