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20th wedding anniversary

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japan's Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako being greeted by their daughter Princess Aiko at the crown prince's palace in Tokyo in May 2013 as the couple returned home from their trip to the Netherlands. The couple marked their 20th wedding anniversary on June 9, 2013.

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Slovenia economic crisis

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia - Slovenian Prime Minister Alenka Bratusek announces measures to deal with the country's economic crisis in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on May 9, 2013.

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Slovenia economic crisis

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia - Photo taken on May 9, 2013, shows a building planned for a shopping center in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Its construction has been suspended amid the country's economic crisis.

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Slovenia economic crisis

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia - Photo taken on May 9, 2013, shows a planned apartment building in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Its construction has been suspended amid the country's economic crisis.

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Israeli prime minister in China

BEIJING, China - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 9, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Bird flu in China

GUANGZHOU, China - Photo shows a wholesale market dealing in live birds in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, on May 9, 2013. The practice of selling live birds at markets is suspected of being a source of a bird flu epidemic among humans in China.

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Temple drops plan to buy Chongryon site

TOKYO, Japan - Ekan Ikeguchi, leader of Saifuku temple in Kagoshima Prefecture, speaks to reporters at Tokyo's Haneda airport on May 9, 2013. The priest said the temple will drop a plan to purchase the Tokyo headquarters site of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, known as Chongryon, because it is unable to pay 4.5 billion yen for the site by the May 10, 2013, deadline.

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Doctor working in town near Fukushima plant for 16 yrs

NAMIE, Japan - Doctor Shunji Sekine measures the blood pressure of a town official on May 9, 2013, at a temporary clinic that has opened at the town office building in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture.

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Afghan president

KABUL, Afghanistan - Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks at a university in Kabul on May 9, 2013.

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U.S. diplomat Davies

NEW YORK, United States - U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy Glyn Davies speaks at the Japan Society in New York on May 9, 2013. Davies said that despite recent "bellicose threats" and provocations from North Korea, he remains hopeful about pursuing peaceful diplomacy with Pyongyang.

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Doctor working in town near Fukushima plant for 16 yrs

NAMIE, Japan - Doctor Shunji Sekine (R) and nurse Hayato Shiga pose for photos on May 9, 2013, at a temporary clinic that has opened at the town office building in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture.

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Doctor working in town near Fukushima plant for 16 yrs

NAMIE, Japan - Doctor Shunji Sekine examines a medical bag he uses when making emergency calls on May 9, 2013, at a temporary clinic that has opened at the town office building in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture.

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Sony posts 1st net profit in 5 yrs

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chief Financial Officer Masaru Kato speaks during a press conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on May 9, 2013. Sony posted a group net profit of 43.03 billion yen for fiscal 2012 ended in March 2013, returning to the black for the first time in five years, citing sales of assets and the benefit of a weaker yen.

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Sony posts 1st net profit in 5 yrs

TOKYO, Japan - Sony Corp. Chief Financial Officer Masaru Kato (2nd from front in left row) speaks during a press conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on May 9, 2013. Sony posted a group net profit of 43.03 billion yen for fiscal 2012 ended in March 2013, returning to the black for the first time in five years, citing sales of assets and the benefit of a weaker yen.

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Mercury soars in Japan

FUKUOKA, Japan - A woman and child play in a seaside park in Fukuoka as the mercury soared in many locations of Japan on May 9, 2013.

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Regional free trade talks

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Delegates from 16 Asia-Pacific nations hold the first round of negotiations of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on May 9, 2013.

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Regional free trade talks

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Delegates from 16 Asia-Pacific nations pose during a photo session before the first round of negotiations of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on May 9, 2013.

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Mercury soars in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A woman and child play in a seaside park in Tokyo's Daiba area as the mercury soared in many locations of Japan on May 9, 2013.

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Mazda to promote Kogai to president

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Masamichi Kogai (L), senior managing executive officer of Mazda Motor Corp., and Takashi Yamanouchi, chairman and president of the company, join hands in Fuchu, Hiroshima Prefecture, on May 9, 2013, the day Mazda said it would promote Kogai to president on June 25 to replace Yamanouchi. Yamanouchi will remain as chairman.

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Lower house OKs citizen numbering

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a House of Representatives plenary session in the Diet building in Tokyo on May 9, 2013, when the lower house passed a bill to introduce a numbering system that would give people an individual number and improve the government's social security management.

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Mazda to promote Kogai to president

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Masamichi Kogai (L), senior managing executive officer of Mazda Motor Corp., and Takashi Yamanouchi, chairman and president of the company, hold a press conference in Fuchu, Hiroshima Prefecture, on May 9, 2013, the day Mazda said it would promote Kogai to president on June 25 to replace Yamanouchi. Yamanouchi will remain as chairman.

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Mazda to promote Kogai to president

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Masamichi Kogai (L), senior managing executive officer of Mazda Motor Corp., and Takashi Yamanouchi, chairman and president of the company, hold a press conference in Fuchu, Hiroshima Prefecture, on May 9, 2013, the day Mazda said it would promote Kogai to president on June 25 to replace Yamanouchi. Yamanouchi will remain as chairman.

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Upper house fires panel chair Kawaguchi over China trip

TOKYO, Japan - Yoriko Kawaguchi, a senior lawmaker of the Liberal Democratic Party, holds a press conference in Tokyo on May 9, 2013, after the House of Councillors passed a resolution dismissing her as head of its Environment Committee over her trip to China in April. Kawaguchi extended her visit without permission from parliament, leading the panel to cancel a session.

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Upper house fires panel chair Kawaguchi over China trip

TOKYO, Japan - Yoriko Kawaguchi, a senior lawmaker of the Liberal Democratic Party, casts a vote against a resolution to dismiss her as head of the Environment Committee of the House of Councillors during an upper house plenary session in Tokyo on May 9, 2013. The upper chamber passed the resolution over her trip to China in April. She extended her visit without permission from parliament, leading the panel to cancel a session.

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RCEP free trade talks

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Delegates from Japan attend the first round of negotiations of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on May 9, 2013.

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Upper house fires panel chair Kawaguchi over China trip

TOKYO, Japan - Yoriko Kawaguchi, a senior lawmaker of the Liberal Democratic Party, listens to a resolution to dismiss her as head of the Environment Committee of the House of Councillors during an upper house plenary session in Tokyo on May 9, 2013. The upper chamber passed the resolution over Kawaguchi's trip to China in April. She extended her visit without permission from parliament, leading the panel to cancel a session.

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RCEP free trade talks

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - Delegates from 16 Asia-Pacific nations pose for photos in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei, on May 9, 2013, prior to the first round of negotiations of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.

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Japan, U.S. comprehensive dialogue on cybersecurity

TOKYO, Japan - Osamu Imai (L), Japanese ambassador in charge of cyberpolicy, and Christopher Painter (R), coordinator for cyber issues at the U.S. State Department, head for the first comprehensive dialogue of the two countries on issues relating to cyberspace at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on May 9, 2013. The two-day meeting started the same day with the aim of determining countermeasures and international rules in relation to cyberattacks.

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Japan, U.S. comprehensive dialogue on cybersecurity

TOKYO, Japan - The first comprehensive dialogue of Japan (R side) and the United States on issues relating to cyberspace is held at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on May 9, 2013. The two-day meeting started the same day with the aim of determining countermeasures and international rules in relation to cyberattacks.

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ANA starts modifying troubled 787 Dreamliner

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Photo taken at Takamatsu Airport on May 9, 2013, shows an All Nippon Airways Co. Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which ANA started modifying the same day. The jet made an emergency landing at the airport in January due to a battery-related problem.

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ANA starts modifying troubled 787 Dreamliner

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Photo taken at Takamatsu Airport on May 9, 2013, shows an All Nippon Airways Co. Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which ANA started modifying the same day. The jet made an emergency landing at the airport in January due to a battery-related problem.

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Tesla Motors' Model S

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Photo shows Tesla Motors Inc.'s lithium-ion battery-powered Model S sedan. The U.S. electric vehicle maker based in Palo Alto, California, said May 9, 2011, it plans to start selling the model in Japan from around 2013 and will accept reservations from May 10, 2011.