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Nintendo incurs 46 bil. yen operating loss in FY 2013

OSAKA, Japan - Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo Co., speaks about his company's earnings report for fiscal 2013 at a press conference in Osaka on May 7, 2014. Nintendo incurred a group operating loss of 46.43 billion yen in the fiscal year that ended in March due mainly to sluggish sales of its Wii U home video game console and software.

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Nintendo incurs 46 bil. yen operating loss in FY 2013

OSAKA, Japan - Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo Co., speaks about his company's earnings report for fiscal 2013 at a press conference in Osaka on May 7, 2014. Nintendo incurred a group operating loss of 46.43 billion yen in the fiscal year that ended in March due mainly to sluggish sales of its Wii U home video game console and software.

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Labor dispute in S. Africa

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Demonstrating transport workers call for wage hikes in Johannesburg, South Africa, on May 7, 2013.

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JAL Dreamliner arrives at Narita

NARITA, Japan - Photo shows a Japan Airlines Co. Boeing 787 Dreamliner after arriving at Narita airport near Tokyo on May 19, 2013. The jet had been parked at Boston's Logan International Airport after a fire broke out from a battery on the aircraft at the airport on Jan. 7, 2013, local time.

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JAL Dreamliner arrives at Narita

NARITA, Japan - Photo shows a Japan Airlines Co. Boeing 787 Dreamliner after arriving at Narita airport near Tokyo on May 19, 2013. The jet had been parked at Boston's Logan International Airport after a fire broke out from a battery on the aircraft at the airport on Jan. 7, 2013, local time.

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Actor Natsuyagi dies

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Feb. 7, 2013, shows Japanese actor Isao Natsuyagi. Natsuyagi died at his home in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, on May 11, 2013, at age 73. While the cause of death was not immediately revealed, he had suffered from pancreatic cancer, sources close to him said.

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Tokyo Skytree lit up for 1st anniv.

TOKYO, Japan - People view Tokyo Skytree as it is illuminated in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on May 7, 2013. The illumination started the same day in the run-up to the first anniversary of the opening of the 634-meter-high tower on May 22.

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ASEAN defense ministers' meeting

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Photo shows participants at an ASEAN defense ministers' meeting in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on May 7, 2013, its second and final day.

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ASEAN, China defense ministers in Brunei

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - China's Defense Minister Gen. Chang Wanquan (R in front row) attends a meeting with defense ministers from Association of Southeast Asian Nations countries in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on May 7, 2013.

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Tokyo Skytree lit up for 1st anniv.

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Skytree is illuminated in "miyabi" purple (L) and "champagne tree" green in Tokyo on the night of May 7, 2013. The illumination started the same day in the run-up to the first anniversary of the opening of the 634-meter-high tower on May 22.

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French Foreign Minister Fabius in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius (L, 3rd from front) and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (far R) hold talks in Tokyo on May 7, 2013.

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French Foreign Minister Fabius in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hold talks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 7, 2013.

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French Foreign Minister Fabius in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida shake hands prior to their talks in Tokyo on May 7, 2013.

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U.S. diplomat Gottemoeller in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Rose Gottemoeller, U.S. acting undersecretary of state for arms control and international security, is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on May 7, 2013.

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Tea for peace

SYDNEY, Australia - Former Urasenke school tea ceremony master Sen Genshitsu offers tea for the war dead in a ceremony for peace aboard a vessel off Sydney, Australia, on May 7, 2013. A submarine of the former Japanese navy sunk during World War II lies on the seabed below.

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Opposition seeks LDP lawmaker's dismissal as Diet panel chief

TOKYO, Japan - Opposition lawmakers are surrounded by reporters in Tokyo on May 7, 2013, after submitting a resolution to the House of Councillors calling for Yoriko Kawaguchi, a member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, to be dismissed as chair of the upper chamber's Environment Committee. Kawaguchi extended her visit to China in April without permission from parliament, leading the panel to cancel a session.

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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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Tea for peace

SYDNEY, Australia - Former Urasenke school tea ceremony master Sen Genshitsu (R) makes tea for the war dead in a ceremony for peace aboard a vessel off Sydney, Australia, on May 7, 2013. A submarine of the former Japanese navy sunk during World War II lies on the seabed below.

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Star Tours attraction

URAYASU, Japan - Guests dress as characters from Star Wars as a revamped Star Tours attraction begins operation at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on May 7, 2013. The attraction, inspired by the "Star Wars" movie franchise, reopened following a 7 billion yen makeover, its first since opening in 1989.

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Japan-Taiwan fisheries talks

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Officials of Japan (L) and Taiwan shake hands in Taipei on May 7, 2013, as the two parties hold the first meeting of their joint fishing committee. The committee is stipulated in a bilateral fisheries pact signed in April 2013 on fishing rights around the Japan-administered Senkaku Islands, claimed by Taiwan and China, which call them Tiaoyutai and Diaoyu, respectively.

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Star Tours attraction

URAYASU, Japan - Guests dress as characters from Star Wars as a revamped Star Tours attraction begins operation at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on May 7, 2013. The attraction, inspired by the "Star Wars" movie franchise, reopened following a 7 billion yen makeover, its first since opening in 1989.

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Star Tours attraction

URAYASU, Japan - Guests dress as characters from Star Wars as a revamped Star Tours attraction begins operation at Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on May 7, 2013. The attraction, inspired by the "Star Wars" movie franchise, reopened following a 7 billion yen makeover, its first since opening in 1989.

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Bombardier engine catches fire

OSAKA, Japan - A Bombardier CRJ200 operated by J-Air Corp., a Japan Airlines Co. group firm, is parked at Osaka airport in western Japan on May 7, 2013, after one of its engines caught fire after landing at the airport the previous day.

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Chinese dissident Lu

TOKYO, Japan - A May 2012 file photo shows Chinese human rights activist Lu Haitao. Lu has been in the United States after having taken refuge at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing in December 2012, it was learned on March 7, 2013.

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Park to visit U.S. in May

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo shows South Korea's President-elect Park Geun Hye (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama. Park is likely to visit the United States in May to hold a summit with Obama, the JoongAng Ilbo newspaper reported Jan. 7, 2013, citing multiple sources.