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Fujikawa comes back

DENVER, United States - Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Kyuji Fujikawa pitches in the sixth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Aug. 6, 2014. Fujikawa, who underwent ligament reconstruction surgery on his right elbow in June the previous year, threw a total of 10 pitches in his first big league game since May 26, 2013. The team lost 4-13.

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Fujikawa comes back

DENVER, United States - Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Kyuji Fujikawa pitches in the sixth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Aug. 6, 2014. Fujikawa, who underwent ligament reconstruction surgery on his right elbow in June the previous year, threw a total of 10 pitches in his first big league game since May 26, 2013. The team lost 4-13.

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Fujikawa comes back

DENVER, United States - Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Kyuji Fujikawa pitches in the sixth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on Aug. 6, 2014. Fujikawa, who underwent ligament reconstruction surgery on his right elbow in June the previous year, threw a total of 10 pitches in his first big league game since May 26, 2013. The team lost 4-13.

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Tokyo Skytree

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 meters, on Dec. 6, 2013. The number of visitors to the observatory deck of the tower topped 10 million the same day since its opening on May 22, 2012.

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Sea Shepherd founder Watson in court

SEATTLE, United States - Paul Watson, founder of the anti-whaling Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, appears in a Seattle court on Nov. 6, 2013, in a case brought by Japan's Institute of Cetacean Research to prevent Sea Shepherd from obstructing its whaling activities in the Antarctic Ocean. Canadian Watson jumped bail in Germany, where he was arrested in May 2012 on suspicion of endangering the crew of a Costa Rican fishing vessel. (Pool photo)

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Man helps dolphins survive 3.11 quake-tsunami

MATSUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 6, 2013 shows a Commerson's dolphin and her baby born in May swimming in the tank at the Marinepia Matsushima Aquarium in Matsushima, Miyagi Prefecture.

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Miura Award

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) meets Japanese climber Yuichiro Miura at Abe's office in Tokyo on June 6, 2013. Abe told Miura that Japan will establish a new honor called the "Miura Award" to recognize people who have accomplished their dreams and goals regardless of age. Miura became the oldest person to scale Mt. Everest at the age of 80 in May.

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Labor dispute in S. Africa

LEPHALALE, South Africa - Photo shows the Medupi coal-fired power station under construction in Lephalale, northeastern South Africa, on May 6, 2013. Construction has been far behind schedule, affected by large-scale strikes.

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H.K. marches to commemorate Tiananmen crackdown

HONG KONG, China - A demonstration is held in Hong Kong on May 26, 2013, in which more than 1,000 people marched to commemorate the protesters killed in the Tiananmen Square military crackdown in Beijing on June 6, 1989.

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Palestine leader in China

BEIJING, China - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang meet in Beijing on May 6, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Animals in Shiretoko

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken from a tour boat shows a brown bear around 150 meters away searching for food on a beach slope on the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on May 6, 2013.

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Malaysia election

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia's opposition leader and former deputy prime minister, leaves after holding a press conference in Kuala Lumpur on May 6, 2013, following the victory of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's ruling party in the country's hard-fought general election. Anwar refused to concede defeat, claiming massive vote rigging.

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Abba museum in Stockholm

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - A May 6, 2013, photo shows displays of a museum featuring the former Swedish pop band Abba. The facility opened in Stockholm on May 7.

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Pyongyang scene

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A man walks past portraits of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung (L) and former leader Kim Jong Il at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on May 7, 2013. The media reported on May 6, 2013, that North Korea has taken two Musudan missiles off launch-ready status and moved them from their position in the eastern part of the country.

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Anti-Putin rally

MOSCOW, Russia - An estimated 30,000 people gather for a rally against the administration of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on May 6, 2013.

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Malaysian election

JOHOR BAHRU, Malaysia - Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak (R) is pictured during a rally in Johor Bahru in southern Malaysia on April 29, 2013. Najib was sworn in for a second term on May 6, 2013, a day after the ruling coalition struggled in a general election that was marred by allegations of irregularities.

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Anti-Putin rally

MOSCOW, Russia - An estimated 30,000 people gather for a rally against the administration of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on May 6, 2013.

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Palestine leader in China

BEIJING, China - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 6, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Japan, China, S. Korea environment meeting

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - (From L) South Korean Environment Minister Yoon Seong Kyu, Japanese Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara and China's vice minister for environmental protection Li Ganjie join hands after signing a joint statement in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on May 6, 2013.

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Palestine leader in China

BEIJING, China - Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (front R) attends a welcoming ceremony in front of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 6, 2013. At front left is Chinese President Xi Jinping.

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Japan, China, S. Korea environment meeting

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - (From L) South Korean Environment Minister Yoon Seong Kyu, Japanese Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara and China's vice minister for environmental protection Li Ganjie hold a joint press conference on May 6, 2013, after a two-day meeting in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture.

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Japan, China, S. Korea environment meeting

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - (From L) South Korean Environment Minister Yoon Seong Kyu, Japanese Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara and China's vice minister for environmental protection Li Ganjie hold a joint press conference on May 6, 2013, after a two-day meeting in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture.

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Japan farm minister in Indonesia

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Japanese farm minister Yoshimasa Hayashi (L) and Indonesian Agriculture Minister Suswono hold talks in Jakarta on May 6, 2013.

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Golden Week "return rush"

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Tokyo-bound lane of the Chuo Expressway jammed with vehicles in Uenohara, Yamanashi Prefecture, on May 6, 2013, the last day of Japan's Golden Week holiday period.

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China air pollution

BEIJING, China - A woman wears a mask against air pollution in Beijing, China, on May 6, 2013.

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Golden Week "return rush"

NARITA, Japan - Travelers returning from abroad crowd the arrival area at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on May 6, 2013, the last day of Japan's Golden Week holiday period.

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China air pollution

BEIJING, China - Photo shows air pollution in Beijing, China, on May 6, 2013.

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Malaysia election

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia's opposition leader and former deputy prime minister, holds a press conference in Kuala Lumpur early on May 6, 2013, after Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak's ruling party won the country's hard-fought general election. Anwar refused to concede defeat, claiming massive vote rigging.

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Peace march for Hiroshima

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo's Ginza district on May 6, 2013, shows people participating in a three-month peace march that started the same day from Tokyo to Hiroshima in western Japan, calling for the abolishment of nuclear weapons and nuclear power generation.

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Peace march for Hiroshima

TOKYO, Japan - Malaya Fabros, an antinuclear advocate from the Philippines, speaks at a gathering in Tokyo's Yumenoshima district on May 6, 2013, before the start of a three-month peace march to Hiroshima in western Japan, which calls for the abolishment of nuclear weapons and nuclear power generation.

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Golden Week "return rush"

NARITA, Japan - Travelers returning from abroad crowd the arrival area at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on May 6, 2013, the last day of Japan's Golden Week holiday period.

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Peace march for Hiroshima

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Tokyo's Yumenoshima district on May 6, 2013, shows people participating in a three-month peace march that started the same day from Tokyo to Hiroshima in western Japan, calling for the abolishment of nuclear weapons and nuclear power generation.

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Peace march for Hiroshima

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuo Shiose, who was orphaned at age 7 when he lost his parents and two older brothers in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945, speaks at a gathering in Tokyo's Yumenoshima district on May 6, 2013, before the start of a three-month peace march to Hiroshima in western Japan, which calls for the abolishment of nuclear weapons and nuclear power generation.

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Japan, China, S. Korea environment meeting

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - A meeting of Japan, China and South Korea environment ministers is held at a hotel in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on May 6, 2013. Japanese Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara, South Korean Environment Minister Yoon Seong Kyu and China's vice minister for environmental protection Li Ganjie attended the two-day meeting that began the previous day.

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Japan, China, S. Korea environment meeting

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Japanese Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara speaks during a meeting of environment ministers at a hotel in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on May 6, 2013. South Korean Environment Minister Yoon Seong Kyu and China's vice minister for environmental protection Li Ganjie also attended the two-day meeting that began the previous day.

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Japan, China, S. Korea environment meeting

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - China's vice minister for environmental protection Li Ganjie (L) and Japanese Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara (R) hold talks at a hotel in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on May 6, 2013. Li and Ishihara, as well as South Korean Environment Minister Yoon Seong Kyu, attended a two-day meeting of environment ministers that began the previous day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan, China, S. Korea environment meeting

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - A meeting of Japan, China and South Korea environment ministers is held at a hotel in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on May 6, 2013. Japanese Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara, South Korean Environment Minister Yoon Seong Kyu and China's vice minister for environmental protection Li Ganjie attended the two-day meeting that began the previous day.

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Japan, China, S. Korea environment meeting

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - China's vice minister for environmental protection Li Ganjie (L) and Japanese Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara shake hands prior to their talks at a hotel in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on May 6, 2013. Li and Ishihara, as well as South Korean Environment Minister Yoon Seong Kyu, attended a two-day meeting of environment ministers that began the previous day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Nuclear regulators in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Nuclear regulators including Shunichi Tanaka (C), head of Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority, pose for photos in Tokyo on May 6, 2013. The regulators from nine countries gathered for a three-day meeting to discuss their responses to the 2011 nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

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Golden Week "return rush"

TOKYO, Japan - Travelers crowd a shinkansen bullet train platform at JR Tokyo Station on May 6, 2013, the last day of Japan's Golden Week holiday period.

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Japan, China, S. Korea environment meeting

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - South Korean Environment Minister Yoon Seong Kyu (L) and Japanese Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara (R) hold talks at a hotel in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on May 6, 2013. Yoon and Ishihara, as well as China's vice minister for environmental protection Li Ganjie, attended a two-day meeting of environment ministers that began the previous day. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)