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Kamikaze pilot's watch kept as memento

FUKUOKA, Japan - A watch given to kamikaze pilot Yukio Araki by Tachiarai Army Flight School in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, upon graduation and handed to his father before his suicide mission in May 1945 is shown in this file photo taken on Oct. 9, 2014. The watch is kept at the Bansei Tokko Peace Museum in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Kamikaze pilot's last diary on display

FUKUOKA, Japan - The last diary written by 17-year-old kamikaze pilot Yukio Araki is shown in this file photo taken on Oct. 9, 2014, at the Bansei Tokko Peace Museum in Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. Araki went on a suicide mission on May 27, 1945, a week after the diary was written.

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Japanese lawmaker Noda meets senior Chinese official

BEIJING, China - Japanese lawmaker Takeshi Noda (L), head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's panel on Asian-African issues, shakes hands with Fu Ying, chairwoman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress, China's parliament, before their meeting in Beijing on May 9, 2014.

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Japanese actor Nakadai introduces film festival in L.A.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Japanese actor Tatsuya Nakadai (C) speaks about movies to be shown at a Japanese film festival at a press conference in Los Angeles on May 9, 2014.

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Nishikori reaches Madrid semis

MADRID, Spain - Japan's Kei Nishikori is pictured during the Madrid Open quarterfinals against Spain's Feliciano Lopez in Madrid on May 9, 2014. Nishikori, who won 6-4, 6-4, will become the first Japanese to crack the top 10 of the ATP rankings.

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Rangers pitcher Darvish nearly perfect

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish pitches a nearly perfect game against the Boston Red Sox at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, on May 9, 2014. For a second time, Darvish lost a no-hitter with two outs in the ninth inning in the Rangers' 8-0 win.

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Rangers pitcher Darvish nearly perfect

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish pitches a nearly perfect game against the Boston Red Sox at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, on May 9, 2014. For a second time, Darvish lost a no-hitter with two outs in the ninth inning in the Rangers' 8-0 win.

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Ranges pitcher Darvish nearly perfect

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers starter Yu Darvish allows a hit by David Ortiz (front) of the Boston Red Sox during the ninth inning of a baseball game at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, on May 9, 2014. For a second time, Darvish lost a no-hitter with two outs in the ninth inning in the Rangers' 8-0 win.

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Rangers pitcher Darvish nearly perfect

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers right-hander Yu Darvish pitches a nearly perfect game against the Boston Red Sox at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, on May 9, 2014. For a second time, Darvish lost a no-hitter with two outs in the ninth inning in the Rangers' 8-0 win.

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Rangers pitcher Darvish nearly perfect

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish pitches a nearly perfect game against the Boston Red Sox at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, on May 9, 2014. For a second time, Darvish lost a no-hitter with two outs in the ninth inning in the Rangers' 8-0 win.

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Yankees pitcher Tanaka strikes out

MILWAUKEE, United States - New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka returns to the dugout after striking out in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on May 9, 2014. Tanaka got his first at-bats in the big leagues -- and struck out all three times.

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New York bar car

NEW YORK, United States - Photo shows a train equipped with a bar car on the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line in New York on May 9, 2014. The train car that for years provided New York suburban commuters with a lounge serving alcohol in the evening had its last run the same day, as the train operator introduces new vehicles made by Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. without bar facilities.

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Japan joins U.N. Arms Trade Treaty

NEW YORK, United States - Ambassador Motohide Yoshikawa (L), permanent representative of Japan to the United Nations, presents the instrument of ratification for the Arms Trade Treaty in the presence of U.N. High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Angela Kane (R) at the U.N. headquarters in New York on May 9, 2014. Japan became the 32nd country to join the international treaty.

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NPT review conference preparatory meeting

NEW YORK, United States - Enrique Roman-Morey, chairman of a preparatory meeting for the 2015 Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty review conference, holds a press conference after the two-week meeting ended at the United Nations in New York on May 9, 2014.

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New York bar car

NEW YORK, United States - Photo shows the bar car on the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line in New York on May 9, 2014. The train car that for years provided New York suburban commuters with a lounge serving alcohol in the evening had its last run the same day, as the train operator introduces new vehicles made by Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. without bar facilities.

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Rangers pitcher Darvish nearly perfect

ARLINGTON, United States - Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish pitches a nearly perfect game against the Boston Red Sox at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas, on May 9, 2014. For a second time, Darvish lost a no-hitter with two outs in the ninth inning in the Rangers' 8-0 win.

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Nishikori reaches Madrid semis

MADRID, Spain - Japan's Kei Nishikori is pictured during the Madrid Open quarterfinals against Spain's Feliciano Lopez in Madrid on May 9, 2014. Nishikori, who won 6-4, 6-4, will become the first Japanese to crack the top 10 of the ATP rankings.

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Nishikori reaches Madrid semis

MADRID, Spain - Japan's Kei Nishikori is pictured during the Madrid Open quarterfinals against Spain's Feliciano Lopez in Madrid on May 9, 2014. Nishikori, who won 6-4, 6-4, will become the first Japanese to crack the top 10 of the ATP rankings.

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Nishikori reaches Madrid semis

MADRID, Spain - Japan's Kei Nishikori is pictured during the Madrid Open quarterfinals against Spain's Feliciano Lopez in Madrid on May 9, 2014. Nishikori, who won 6-4, 6-4, will become the first Japanese to crack the top 10 of the ATP rankings.

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Unrest in Ukraine

DONETSK, Ukraine - Pro-Russian residents gather at Lenin Square in Donetsk, Ukraine, on May 9, 2014, to celebrate Russia's Victory Day.

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Nishikori reaches Madrid semis

MADRID, Spain - Japan's Kei Nishikori is pictured during the Madrid Open quarterfinals against Spain's Feliciano Lopez in Madrid on May 9, 2014. Nishikori, who won 6-4, 6-4, will become the first Japanese to crack the top 10 of the ATP rankings.

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Japanese defense minister in Djibouti

DJIBOUTI CITY, Djibouti - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera encourages members of a Japanese Self-Defense Forces unit engaged in antipiracy operations in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia, during his visit to Djibouti on May 9, 2014.

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NPT review conference preparatory meeting

NEW YORK, United States - Photo shows a preparatory meeting for the 2015 Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty review conference at the United Nations in New York on May 9, 2014. The two-week meeting ended the same day.

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Japan defense minister in Djibouti

DJIBOUTI CITY, Djibouti - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (L) and Djiboutian Defense Minister Hassan Darar Houffaneh (R) meet in Djibouti on May 9, 2014.

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Protest in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment protesters gather outside parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 9, 2014.

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Japan defense minister in Djibouti

DJIBOUTI CITY, Djibouti - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (L) and Djiboutian Defense Minister Hassan Darar Houffaneh shake hands in Djibouti on May 9, 2014.

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Japan delegation in China

BEIJING, China - Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Takeshi Noda (L), who leads a delegation from the Japanese ruling party, and Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, meet at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 9, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Japan delegation in China

BEIJING, China - Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Takeshi Noda (L), who leads a delegation from the Japanese ruling party, and Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, shake hands before talks at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on May 9, 2014. (Pool photo)

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KBS president

SEOUL, South Korea - Gil Hwan Young, president of South Korean television network KBS, is pictured near the South Korean presidential office in Seoul on May 9, 2014. He apologized that day for an inappropriate remark allegedly made by the broadcaster's news bureau director to the relatives of passengers of the sunken ferry Sewol.

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Decoration recipients

TOKYO, Japan - Recipients (front row) pose for photos after receiving Grand Cordon decorations from Japanese Emperor Akihito in a ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on May 9, 2014.

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Swan chicks

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Five mute swan chicks swim in the moat of Matsuyama Castle in Matsuyama, western Japan, on May 9, 2014.

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KBS president

SEOUL, South Korea - Gil Hwan Young (R), president of South Korean television network KBS, apologizes to the relatives of passengers of the sunken ferry Sewol near the South Korean presidential office in Seoul on May 9, 2014. The apology was made for an inappropriate remark allegedly made by the broadcaster's news bureau director.

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Unrest in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment protesters march in central Bangkok, Thailand, on May 9, 2014.

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Unrest in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment protesters march in central Bangkok, Thailand, on May 9, 2014.

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Relatives of sunken ferry victims

SEOUL, South Korea - People holding portraits of their children who were victims aboard the sunken ferry Sewol sit near the presidential Blue House in Seoul on May 9, 2014, seeking a meeting with South Korean President Park Geun Hye.

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Relatives of sunken ferry victims

SEOUL, South Korea - People holding portraits of their children who were victims aboard the sunken ferry Sewol sit near the presidential Blue House in Seoul on May 9, 2014, seeking a meeting with South Korean President Park Geun Hye.

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Relatives of sunken ferry victims

SEOUL, South Korea - People holding portraits of their children who were victims aboard the sunken ferry Sewol sit near the presidential Blue House in Seoul on May 9, 2014, seeking a meeting with South Korean President Park Geun Hye.