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Flea market in Rome

ROME, Italy - People visit a stall selling clothes at the Porta Portese flea market in Rome, Italy, on Nov. 13, 2011.

34 years on since abduction

NIIGATA, Japan - Shigeru (L on stage) and Sakie Yokota (R on stage) speak during a rally in Niigata on Nov. 15, 2011, to mark 34 years since the abduction of their daughter Megumi (photo on screen) by North Korean agents when she was 13.

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Japan PM Noda at APEC summit

HONOLULU, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is seen during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov. 13, 2011. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Japan PM Noda at press conference after APEC summit

HONOLULU, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks at a press conference after the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit closed in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov. 13, 2011. The Japanese leader announced during the two-day meeting his nation's policy of joining multilateral talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free trade framework currently involving nine APEC countries.

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Japan PM Noda, U.S. President Obama at APEC summit

HONOLULU, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama (R front) attend a summit meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov. 13, 2011. Noda declared Japan's policy of joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations at the meeting on the same day, according to a Japanese official. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Brazil overpowers Rio slum

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Photo shows a major slum in the Rocinha area of Rio de Janeiro before dawn on Nov. 13, 2011. Authorities took control of the slum ruled by drug gangs to increase security before the city hosts the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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APEC leaders meet in Honolulu

HONOLULU, United States - (From L) U.S. President Barack Obama, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev are seen at the venue of a summit meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov. 13, 2011. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Brazil overpowers Rio slum

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazilian police officers aboard a vehicle are on standby for a raid of a major slum in the Rocinha area of Rio de Janeiro before dawn on Nov. 13, 2011. Through the operation authorities took control of the slum ruled by drug gangs to increase security before the city hosts the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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Brazil overpowers Rio slum

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazilian police officers examine the belongings of a resident in a major slum in the Rocinha area of Rio de Janeiro on Nov. 13, 2011. Authorities took control of the slum ruled by drug gangs to increase security before the city hosts the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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Takahashi wins NHK Trophy

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese figure skaters Daisuke Takahashi (C) and Takahiko Kozuka (L) as well as American Ross Miner (R) show their medals in Sapporo on Nov. 13, 2011, after finishing first, second and third, respectively, at the NHK Trophy, the fourth stop on the six-event Grand Prix series.

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Japan upsets Brazil in women's volleyball World Cup

SAPPORO, Japan - Members of the Japanese women's national volleyball team celebrate their straight-sets victory over world No. 1 Brazil in a World Cup match at Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center in Sapporo on Nov. 13, 2011, keeping alive their hopes of finishing in the top three and securing an Olympic berth. Japan improved to a 5-3 record, staying in fifth place.

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Antinuclear plant rally in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - Antinuclear power protestors gather in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 13, 2011, calling for dismantlement of nuclear power plants in Japan.

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Rally against FTA in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - People hold signs against South Korea's plan to ratify a S. Korea-U.S. free trade agreement and other policies during a rally in Seoul on Nov. 13, 2011. Organizers said roughly 30,000 people took part.

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Ex-WBC flyweight champion Naito retires

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese former WBC flyweight champion Daisuke Naito who announced his retirement on Nov. 13, 2011.

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Japan's Takahashi wins NHK Trophy

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese skaters Daisuke Takahashi (L) and Takahiko Kozuka respond to the crowd in Sapporo on Nov. 13, 2011, after finishing first and second, respectively, at the NHK Trophy, the fourth stop on the six-event Grand Prix circuit.

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Environment minister Hosono joins decontamination work

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Environment Minister Goshi Hosono (R front) scrapes off the topsoil of a residential garden in Date, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 13, 2011, to decontaminate radioactive materials from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in the prefecture with around 60 volunteer workers.

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S. Koreans in Japan start voter registration

TOKYO, Japan - South Koreans living in Japan apply for voter registration for elections in their country at the South Korean Embassy's consular division in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Nov. 13, 2011, as a legal revision in 2009 has enabled expatriates 19 years old or older to cast ballots. The registration process began the same day at 10 diplomatic missions in Japan ahead of the general election scheduled in April 2012.

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Osaka mayoral race begins

OSAKA, Japan - Combined photos show the two leading candidates in the Osaka mayoral election -- incumbent Kunio Hiramatsu (L) and former Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto -- speaking on the streets in Osaka on Nov. 13, 2011, as official campaigning in the race started the same day.

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'B-grade' gourmet competition has legion of visitors

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 12, 2011 shows the venue of the sixth B-1 Grand Prix in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture. According to the organizer, 515,000 people in total visited the so called 'B-grade' local gourmet competition held on Nov. 12-13. ''B-grade gourmet'' is a Japanese term for ordinary yet tasty foods, such as ramen noodles, and curry with rice.

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Suntory's 1-million-yen whisky

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows ''The Yamazaki Single Malt Whisky Aged 50 Years'' which Suntory Holdings Ltd. announced on Nov. 9, 2011, it will sell at a price of 1 million yen per bottle. The company began accepting orders for the 150 limited edition the same day and will start shipping from Dec. 13 or later.

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New ozeki Kotoshogiku

FUKUOKA, Japan - New ozeki Kotoshogiku points at his name in a document listing the updated rankings of sumo wresters in a press conference in Hisayama, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 31, 2011. The Japan Sumo Association released the rankings the same day for the Nov. 13-27 Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in the prefecture. Kotoshogiku is the first Japanese wrestler to assume sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki in four years.

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Filipino medical staff visit disaster-damaged Japan city

A group of doctors and nurses from the Philippines' Leyte island visit an elementary school, damaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in the northeastern Japan city of Ishinomaki on Nov. 13, 2015. As Leyte was also heavily affected by a super typhoon in 2013, their visit is aimed at aiding their research into how to promote medical activities in the midst of reconstruction. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Offspring seedling from "miracle pine" to be offered to west Japan shrine

File photo taken on Sept. 15, 2015, shows a "miracle lone pine tree," the only one of about 70,000 pines along the coast of northeastern Japan's Rikuzentakata that initially withstood the massive tsunami of 2011. A citizens' group that has been nurturing seedlings from the pine said on Nov. 13 it will offer a seedling to Izumo Shrine in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, in March 2016 in hopes of keeping the disaster's lessons alive for future generations. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Filipino doctors study medical service in quake-hit northern Japan

Doctors and nurses from the Philippine island of Leyte ravaged by super typhoon Haiyan in 2013 listen to explanations by Japanese doctor Junichi Cho (far L) on Nov. 13, 2015, about medical and welfare services provided in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster that devastated the northeastern Japanese region. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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APEC leaders meet in Hawaii

HONOLULU, United States - Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum attend a photo session as they meet in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov. 13, 2011. They vowed to deepen cooperation to expand trade and ensure sustainable economic growth, recognizing that there are ''significant downside risks'' to the economy such as the European debt crisis. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

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APEC leaders meet in Honolulu

HONOLULU, United States - (From L) U.S. President Barack Obama, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev are seen at the venue of a summit meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov. 13, 2011. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

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S. Koreans in Japan start voter registration

TOKYO, Japan - South Koreans living in Japan apply for voter registration for elections in their country at the South Korean Embassy's consular division in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Nov. 13, 2011, as a legal revision in 2009 has enabled expatriates 19 years old or older to cast ballots. The registration process began the same day at 10 diplomatic missions in Japan ahead of the general election scheduled in April 2012. (Kyodo)

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Japan PM Noda, U.S. President Obama at APEC summit

HONOLULU, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (L) and U.S. President Barack Obama (R front) attend a summit meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov. 13, 2011. Noda declared Japan's policy of joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations at the meeting on the same day, according to a Japanese official. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

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Suntory's 1-million-yen whisky

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows ''The Yamazaki Single Malt Whisky Aged 50 Years'' which Suntory Holdings Ltd. announced on Nov. 9, 2011, it will sell at a price of 1 million yen per bottle. The company began accepting orders for the 150 limited edition the same day and will start shipping from Dec. 13 or later. (Kyodo)

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34 years on since abduction

NIIGATA, Japan - Shigeru (L on stage) and Sakie Yokota (R on stage) speak during a rally in Niigata on Nov. 15, 2011, to mark 34 years since the abduction of their daughter Megumi (photo on screen) by North Korean agents when she was 13. (Kyodo)

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Flea market in Rome

ROME, Italy - People visit a stall selling clothes at the Porta Portese flea market in Rome, Italy, on Nov. 13, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Japan PM Noda at APEC summit

HONOLULU, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is seen during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov. 13, 2011. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

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Japan PM Noda at press conference after APEC summit

HONOLULU, United States - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda speaks at a press conference after the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit closed in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov. 13, 2011. The Japanese leader announced during the two-day meeting his nation's policy of joining multilateral talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a free trade framework currently involving nine APEC countries. (Kyodo)

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'B-grade' gourmet competition has legion of visitors

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 12, 2011 shows the venue of the sixth B-1 Grand Prix in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture. According to the organizer, 515,000 people in total visited the so called 'B-grade' local gourmet competition held on Nov. 12-13. ''B-grade gourmet'' is a Japanese term for ordinary yet tasty foods, such as ramen noodles, and curry with rice. (Kyodo)

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Rally against FTA in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - People hold signs against South Korea's plan to ratify a S. Korea-U.S. free trade agreement and other policies during a rally in Seoul on Nov. 13, 2011. Organizers said roughly 30,000 people took part. (Kyodo)

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APEC leaders meet in Hawaii

HONOLULU, United States - Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum attend a photo session as they meet in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Nov. 13, 2011. They vowed to deepen cooperation to expand trade and ensure sustainable economic growth, recognizing that there are ''significant downside risks'' to the economy such as the European debt crisis. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

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Antinuclear plant rally in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - Antinuclear power protestors gather in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 13, 2011, calling for dismantlement of nuclear power plants in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Brazil overpowers Rio slum

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazilian police officers aboard a vehicle are on standby for a raid of a major slum in the Rocinha area of Rio de Janeiro before dawn on Nov. 13, 2011. Through the operation authorities took control of the slum ruled by drug gangs to increase security before the city hosts the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics. (Kyodo)

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Japan upsets Brazil in women's volleyball World Cup

SAPPORO, Japan - Members of the Japanese women's national volleyball team celebrate their straight-sets victory over world No. 1 Brazil in a World Cup match at Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center in Sapporo on Nov. 13, 2011, keeping alive their hopes of finishing in the top three and securing an Olympic berth. Japan improved to a 5-3 record, staying in fifth place. (Kyodo)

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Brazil overpowers Rio slum

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Photo shows a major slum in the Rocinha area of Rio de Janeiro before dawn on Nov. 13, 2011. Authorities took control of the slum ruled by drug gangs to increase security before the city hosts the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics. (Kyodo)

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Brazil overpowers Rio slum

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Brazilian police officers examine the belongings of a resident in a major slum in the Rocinha area of Rio de Janeiro on Nov. 13, 2011. Authorities took control of the slum ruled by drug gangs to increase security before the city hosts the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics. (Kyodo)

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Takahashi wins NHK Trophy

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese figure skaters Daisuke Takahashi (C) and Takahiko Kozuka (L) as well as American Ross Miner (R) show their medals in Sapporo on Nov. 13, 2011, after finishing first, second and third, respectively, at the NHK Trophy, the fourth stop on the six-event Grand Prix series. (Kyodo)

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Ex-WBC flyweight champion Naito retires

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese former WBC flyweight champion Daisuke Naito who announced his retirement on Nov. 13, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Amateur Matsuyama wins Taiheiyo Masters

GOTEMBA, Japan - Asian amateur champion Hideki Matsuyama of Japan holds the trophy at Taiheiyo Club's Gotemba Course in Shizuoka Prefecture on Nov. 13, 2011, after winning the Taiheiyo Masters. The 19-year-old became the third amateur golfer to win on the JGTO Tour after Masahiro Kuramoto in 1980 and Ryo Ishikawa in 2007. (Kyodo)

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Environment minister Hosono joins decontamination work

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Environment Minister Goshi Hosono (R front) scrapes off the topsoil of a residential garden in Date, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 13, 2011, to decontaminate radioactive materials from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in the prefecture with around 60 volunteer workers. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Takahashi wins NHK Trophy

SAPPORO, Japan - Japanese skaters Daisuke Takahashi (L) and Takahiko Kozuka respond to the crowd in Sapporo on Nov. 13, 2011, after finishing first and second, respectively, at the NHK Trophy, the fourth stop on the six-event Grand Prix circuit. (Kyodo)

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Osaka mayoral race begins

OSAKA, Japan - Combined photos show the two leading candidates in the Osaka mayoral election -- incumbent Kunio Hiramatsu (L) and former Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto -- speaking on the streets in Osaka on Nov. 13, 2011, as official campaigning in the race started the same day. (Kyodo)

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New ozeki Kotoshogiku

FUKUOKA, Japan - New ozeki Kotoshogiku points at his name in a document listing the updated rankings of sumo wresters in a press conference in Hisayama, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Oct. 31, 2011. The Japan Sumo Association released the rankings the same day for the Nov. 13-27 Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in the prefecture. Kotoshogiku is the first Japanese wrestler to assume sumo's second-highest rank of ozeki in four years. (Kyodo)

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Exhibition of Danish queen's artworks featured in film

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 26, 2011, shows artworks made by Danish Queen Margrethe II as well as costumes designed by her that are being exhibited in Tokyo's Daikanyama district from Oct. 26 through Nov. 13. They appeared in the 2009 movie ''The Wild Swans'' based on a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. (Kyodo)