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Dissident Chinese author Yu Jie interviewed

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Yu Jie, the Chinese author who found refuge in the U.S. in 2012, voices his concerns about Beijing's attempts to suppress the memory of the Tiananmen Square incident at an interview with Kyodo News in Taipei on May 31, 2014.

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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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Air pollution in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Combination photo shows the turret of the Palace Museum in Beijing, taken in May 2012 (L), and on Jan. 31, 2013 (R). The latter looks dim through dense fog including noxious substances.

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Air pollution in Beijing

BEIJING, China - Combination photo shows the Palace Museum in Beijing, taken in May 2012 (bottom), and on Jan. 31, 2013 (top). The latter looks dim through dense fog including noxious substances.

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Philippines-controlled islands in Spratlys

MANILA, Philippines - Residents of Pag-asa Island, which is under Philippine control, carry supplies unloaded from a Philippine navy transport vessel on the shore of the island in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on May 31, 2012.

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Space center under construction in Russia's Far East

UGLEGORSK, Russia - Kindergarten children dance for foreign journalists on May 31, 2012, in Uglegorsk, Amur Oblast, in the Russian Far East, where Vostochny Space Centre is under construction.

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Space center under construction in Russia's Far East

UGLEGORSK, Russia - A storage site is developed at the construction site of Vostochny Space Centre in Uglegorsk, Amur Oblast, in the Russian Far East, on May 31, 2012.

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Philippines populates biggest isle it claims in Spratlys

THITU ISLAND, Spratly Islands - A man walks in a residential area on Thitu Island in the South China Sea on May 31, 2012. Thitu Island, known locally as Pag-Asa, is home to an estimated 13 Filipino families. Thitu Island is the seat of government of Kalayaan municipality, comprising around 95 islands, cays, shoals and reefs that the Philippines claims in the disputed Spratly Archipelago.

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Philippines populates biggest isle it claims in Spratlys

THITU ISLAND, Spratly Islands - Kalayaan Mayor Eugenio Bito-onon (3rd from R) and other residents disembark from a Filipino navy transport ship (back) on a beach on Thitu Island in the South China Sea on May 31, 2012. Thitu Island, known locally as Pag-Asa, is home to an estimated 13 Filipino families. Thitu Island is the seat of government of Kalayaan municipality, comprising around 95 islands, cays, shoals and reefs that the Philippines claims in the disputed Spratly Archipelago.

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Philippines populates biggest isle it claims in Spratlys

THITU ISLAND, Spratly Islands - A man maintains a boat on a beach on Thitu Island in the South China Sea on May 31, 2012. Thitu Island, known locally as Pag-Asa, is home to an estimated 13 Filipino families. Thitu Island is the seat of government of Kalayaan municipality, comprising around 95 islands, cays, shoals and reefs that the Philippines claims in the disputed Spratly Archipelago.

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Philippines populates biggest isle it claims in Spratlys

THITU ISLAND, Spratly Islands - Kalayaan Mayor Eugenio Bito-onon speaks to a reporter on Thitu Island in the South China Sea on May 31, 2012. Thitu Island, known locally as Pag-Asa, is home to an estimated 13 Filipino families. Thitu Island is the seat of government of Kalayaan municipality, comprising around 95 islands, cays, shoals and reefs that the Philippines claims in the disputed Spratly Archipelago.

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Philippines populates biggest isle it claims in Spratlys

THITU ISLAND, Spratly Islands - Photo shows a family living on Thitu Island in the South China Sea on May 31, 2012. Thitu Island, known locally as Pag-Asa, is home to an estimated 13 Filipino families. Thitu Island is the seat of government of Kalayaan municipality, comprising around 95 islands, cays, shoals and reefs that the Philippines claims in the disputed Spratly Archipelago.

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Philippines populates biggest isle it claims in Spratlys

THITU ISLAND, Spratly Islands - A female resident carries goods brought by a Filipino navy transport ship on Thitu Island in the South China Sea on May 31, 2012. Thitu Island, known locally as Pag-Asa, is home to an estimated 13 Filipino families. Thitu Island is the seat of government of Kalayaan municipality, comprising around 95 islands, cays, shoals and reefs that the Philippines claims in the disputed Spratly Archipelago.

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Suu Kyi in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (C) attends a dinner party hosted by Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in Bangkok on May 31, 2012. Suu Kyi's visit to Thailand is her first overseas trip in 24 years.

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Suu Kyi, Yingluck

BANGKOK, Thailand - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (L) shakes hands with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra ahead of a dinner party in Bangkok on May 31, 2012. Suu Kyi's visit to Thailand is her first overseas trip in 24 years.

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Ultraman-themed convenience store

SHANGHAI, China - Japanese convenience store chain operator Lawson Inc. on May 31, 2012, unveils to the press a new "Ultraman" superhero-themed outlet in Shanghai, China, ahead of its opening on June 8. The Japanese superhero is popular in China where the "Ultraman" TV program was broadcast.

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Suu Kyi in Thaialnd

BANGKOK, Thailand - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi delivers a speech to migrant workers from Myanmar in Samut Sakhon near Bangkok on May 31, 2012. Suu Kyi's visit to Thailand was her first overseas trip in 24 years.

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Automatic auto parking

NAGOYA, Japan - An experiment is held at Nagoya University in the city of Nagoya on May 31, 2012, to demonstrate an automatic auto parking system in which cars equipped with GPS and radio communication devices to share location information can detect and reach spaces in parking lots automatically.

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Noda mulls Cabinet reshuffle

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda enters his office in Tokyo on May 31, 2012. Noda has begun considering reshuffling his Cabinet in a bid to secure the support of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party in passing sales tax hike legislation, political sources said the same day.

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Suu Kyi in Thaialnd

BANGKOK, Thailand - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (C) smiles after delivering a speech to migrant workers from Myanmar in Samut Sakhon near Bangkok on May 31, 2012. Suu Kyi's visit to Thailand was her first overseas trip in 24 years.

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Direct trading between Japanese and Chinese currencies

TOKYO, Japan - A display for the Chinese yuan-Japanese yen exchange rate, along with the flags of the two countries, are displayed in the office of foreign exchange broker Tokyo Forex & Ueda Harlow Ltd. in Tokyo's Nihombashimuromachi district on May 31, 2012, on the eve of the start of the direct trading between the two currencies. Authorities of the two countries have said the direct trading will start on June 1 in Tokyo and Shanghai.

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Young ibis flies

SADO, Japan - A young crested ibis flies in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on May 31, 2012. The bird was one of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a 3-year-old male and a 2-year-old female released in March 2011. They are believed to have begun learning to fly between May 25 and 27, 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild for 38 years in Japan. (Pool photo)

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Film adaptation of 1983 Japanese drama "Oshin"

YAMAGATA, Japan - Photo taken May 4, 2012, shows a movie village in Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture in northeastern Japan. The 1983 Japanese television drama "Oshin," which was hugely popular in Japan and well-received around the world, will be adapted for a film that will probably be shot at the village, sources familiar with the matter said May 31, 2012.

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Young ibis on rooftop

SADO, Japan - A young crested ibis is perched on a rooftop in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on May 31, 2012. The bird was one of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a 3-year-old male and a 2-year-old female released in March 2011. The one-month-old birds are believed to have begun learning to fly between May 25 and 27, 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild for 38 years in Japan. (Pool photo)

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Young ibis on tree

SADO, Japan - A young crested ibis stands on a tree branch in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on May 31, 2012. The bird was one of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a 3-year-old male and a 2-year-old female released in March 2011. The one-month-old birds are believed to have begun learning to fly between May 25 and 27, 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild for 38 years in Japan. (Pool photo)

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Young ibis flies

SADO, Japan - A young crested ibis flies in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on May 31, 2012. The bird was one of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a 3-year-old male and a 2-year-old female released in March 2011. They are believed to have begun learning to fly between May 25 and 27, 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild for 38 years in Japan. (Pool photo)

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Young ibis flies

SADO, Japan - A young crested ibis (top) flies in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on May 31, 2012. The bird was one of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a 3-year-old male and a 2-year-old female released in March 2011. They are believed to have begun learning to fly between May 25 and 27, 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild for 38 years in Japan. At bottom is one of its parents. (Pool photo)

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Happy birthday Gian

KAWASAKI, Japan - A ''birthday party'' is held for Gian, a bully character in the comic and animation series Doraemon, at Fujiko F. Fujio Museum in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on May 31, 2012.

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Young ibis flies

SADO, Japan - A young crested ibis flies in Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on May 31, 2012. The bird was one of three crested ibis chicks born in late April 2012 to a 3-year-old male and a 2-year-old female released in March 2011. They are believed to have begun learning to fly between May 25 and 27, 2012, becoming the first crested ibises to do so in the wild for 38 years in Japan. (Pool photo)

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JP Tower

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows JP Tower (C) next to the Tokyo railway station (bottom) on May 31, 2012. The 200-meter-tall tower was completed the same day at the site of the landmark central post office building following a suspension of the project due to a government objection based on the existing building's heritage value.

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JP Tower

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows JP Tower (C) next to the Tokyo railway station (bottom L) on May 31, 2012. The 200-meter-tall tower was completed the same day at the site of the landmark central post office building following a suspension of the project due to a government objection based on the existing building's heritage value.

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Utilities, organizations donate 26.3 bil. yen in 5 years

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows Osaka Science Museum in Osaka on May 1, 2012. Kansai Electric Power Co. donated 250 million yen to the Osaka municipal government to help finance renovation of the museum. Japan's electric power companies, their subsidiaries and related organizations provided at least 26.3 billion yen (about $329 million) to local governments mostly as donations during five years through March 31, 2012.

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Chinese human rights activist Ni

BEIJING, China - Photo taken in May 2010 shows Chinese human rights activist Ni Yulan in Beijing. Ni, in detention awaiting trial, was announced as the winner of the 2011 Human Rights Defenders Tulip award. Ni's daughter has been put under 24-hour surveillance by Chinese authorities after being prevented from attending the award ceremony in the Netherlands slated for Jan. 31, 2012, on behalf of her mother, the daughter and others disclosed on Jan. 29, 2012.