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Kumamoto park creates moon-shaped loveseat bench for couples

KUMAMOTO, Japan - A couple sit together on a newly constructed bench at a park in Kikuchi, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, in this file photo taken on Nov. 22, 2014. As the Japanese name of the park's location sounds similar to "wife" in English, the city created the moon-shaped loveseat, for married couples in particular. At night, the spot is illuminated by yellowish street lights nearby and resembles sitting on a crescent moon when viewed from a certain angle.

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Japan launches Hayabusa2 space probe

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - A crowd watches the launch of an H-2A rocket carrying the Hayabusa2 asteroid explorer at 1:22 p.m. on Dec. 3, 2014, near the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan. The liftoff originally slated for Nov. 30 was delayed twice due to adverse weather conditions.

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Sri Lankan man dies during detention at Tokyo immigration bureau

TOKYO, Japan - A 26-year-old man, a relative of a 57-year-old Sri Lankan man who died after reporting chest pain during detention at the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau on Nov. 22, 2014, holds a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 1. The Provisional Release Association in Japan, a support group for foreigners, criticized the bureau for failing to conduct a medical check in response to his chest pain report, while the bureau defended its response as having had no problem.

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DPJ's Kaieda visits quake-hit Nagano

HAKUBA, Japan - Main opposition Democratic Party of Japan leader Banri Kaieda (front) inspects the central Japan village of Hakuba, which suffered extensive damage in the Nov. 22 earthquake, on Nov. 26, 2014. The visit comes shortly before the Dec. 14 general election.

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Stone bridge lures couples as 'lovers' mecca'

KUMAMOTO, Japan - The Futamata-bashi bridge in Misato, Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, attracts couples and photographers as a "lovers' mecca" because its shadow on the surface of the river below forms a heart shape, as seen in this photo taken on Nov. 22, 2014.

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Abe surveys damage from earthquake in northern Nagano

NAGANO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) walks in the village of Hakuba, central Japan, on Nov. 24, 2014, to inspect damage caused by a magnitude-6.7 earthquake on Nov. 22 that left 41 people injured and heavily damaged or destroyed 54 houses. (Pool photo)

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Quake-hit people clean up damaged houses

NAGANO, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 24, 2014, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows people covering an earthquake-destroyed house with sheets in Hakuba, central Japan. The village and its surrounding area were hit by a magnitude-6.7 earthquake on Nov. 22 that left 41 people injured and heavily damaged or destroyed 54 houses.

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Quake-hit people clean up damaged houses

HAKUBA, Japan - Residents of an earthquake-damaged house in Hakuba, central Japan, clean up furniture and household goods on Nov. 24, 2014. The village and its surrounding area were hit by a magnitude-6.7 earthquake on Nov. 22 that left 41 people injured and heavily damaged or destroyed 54 houses.

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Quake-hit people clean up damaged houses

NAGANO, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 24, 2014, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows people cleaning up furniture and household goods at an earthquake-damaged house in Hakuba, central Japan. The village and its surrounding area were hit by a magnitude-6.7 earthquake on Nov. 22 that left 41 people injured and heavily damaged or destroyed 54 houses.

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Abe surveys damage from earthquake in northern Nagano

NAGANO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe talks with people who have evacuated to a shelter in the village of Hakuba, central Japan on Nov. 24, 2014. The village and its surrounding area were hit by a magnitude-6.7 earthquake on Nov. 22 that left 41 people injured and heavily damaged or destroyed 54 houses. (Pool photo)

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Officials of the village of Hakuba hold meeting

HAKUBA, Japan - Officials hold a meeting at the village office in Hakuba, central Japan, on Nov. 24, 2014, to address the damage caused by a magnitude-6.7 earthquake on Nov. 22 that left 41 people injured and heavily damaged or destroyed 54 houses.

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M6.7 quake hits Nagano, central Japan

NAGANO, Japan - Photo shows collapsed houses in the village of Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, on Nov. 23, 2014, a day after a strong earthquake hit the prefecture and surrounding areas in central Japan. The magnitude-6.7 quake at 10:08 p.m. on Nov. 22 injured at least 39 people.

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M6.7 quake hits Nagano, central Japan

NAGANO, Japan - Aerial photo shows collapsed houses in the village of Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, on Nov. 23, 2014, a day after a strong earthquake hit the prefecture and surrounding areas in central Japan. The magnitude-6.7 quake at 10:08 p.m. on Nov. 22 injured at least 39 people.

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M6.7 quake hits Nagano, central Japan

NAGANO, Japan - Aerial photo shows collapsed houses in the village of Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, on Nov. 23, 2014, a day after a strong earthquake hit the prefecture and surrounding areas in central Japan. The magnitude-6.7 quake at 10:08 p.m. on Nov. 22 injured at least 39 people.

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M6.7 quake hits Nagano, central Japan

NAGANO, Japan - Photo shows part of the JR Oito Line covered by a landslide in the village of Otari, Nagano Prefecture, on Nov. 23, 2014, a day after a strong earthquake hit the prefecture and surrounding areas in central Japan. The magnitude-6.7 quake at 10:08 p.m. on Nov. 22 injured at least 39 people.

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M6.7 quake hits Nagano, central Japan

NAGANO, Japan - Photo shows part of the JR Oito Line covered by a landslide in the village of Otari, Nagano Prefecture, on Nov. 23, 2014, a day after a strong earthquake hit the prefecture and surrounding areas in central Japan. The magnitude-6.7 quake at 10:08 p.m. on Nov. 22 injured at least 39 people.

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M6.7 quake hits Nagano, central Japan

NAGANO, Japan - Photo shows part of the JR Oito Line covered by a landslide in the village of Otari, Nagano Prefecture, on Nov. 23, 2014, a day after a strong earthquake hit the prefecture and surrounding areas in central Japan. The magnitude-6.7 quake at 10:08 p.m. on Nov. 22 injured at least 39 people.

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M6.7 quake hits Nagano, central Japan

NAGANO, Japan - Aerial photo shows collapsed houses in the village of Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, on Nov. 23, 2014, a day after a strong earthquake hit the prefecture and surrounding areas in central Japan. The magnitude-6.7 quake at 10:08 p.m. on Nov. 22 injured at least 39 people.

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M6.7 quake hits Nagano, central Japan

NAGANO, Japan - Photo shows part of the JR Oito Line covered by a landslide in the village of Otari, Nagano Prefecture, on Nov. 23, 2014, a day after a strong earthquake hit the prefecture and surrounding areas in central Japan. The magnitude-6.7 quake at 10:08 p.m. on Nov. 22 injured at least 39 people.

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M6.7 quake hits Nagano, central Japan

NAGANO, Japan - Aerial photo shows collapsed houses in the village of Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, on Nov. 23, 2014, a day after a strong earthquake hit the prefecture and surrounding areas in central Japan. The magnitude-6.7 quake at 10:08 p.m. on Nov. 22 injured at least 39 people.

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M6.7 quake hits Nagano, central Japan

NAGANO, Japan - Aerial photo shows collapsed houses in the village of Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, on Nov. 23, 2014, a day after a strong earthquake hit the prefecture and surrounding areas in central Japan. The magnitude-6.7 quake at 10:08 p.m. on Nov. 22 injured at least 39 people.

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M6.7 quake hits Nagano, central Japan

NAGANO, Japan - Aerial photo shows collapsed houses in the village of Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, on Nov. 23, 2014, a day after a strong earthquake hit the prefecture and surrounding areas in central Japan. The magnitude-6.7 quake at 10:08 p.m. on Nov. 22 injured at least 39 people.

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Investigative journalism conference held in Manila

MANILA, Philippines - David Kaplan, executive director of Global Investigative Journalism Network, poses during the 1st Asian Investigative Journalism Conference in Manila, the Philippines, on Nov. 22, 2014.

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M6.7 quake hits Nagano, central Japan

NAGANO, Japan - Aerial photo shows collapsed houses in the village of Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture, on Nov. 23, 2014, a day after a strong earthquake hit the prefecture and surrounding areas in central Japan. The magnitude-6.7 quake at 10:08 p.m. on Nov. 22 injured at least 39 people.

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Miura defends WBC super featherweight title for 3rd time

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese champion Takashi Miura celebrates after beating top-ranked Mexican challenger Edgar Puerta in their WBC super featherweight title match at Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2014. Miura scored a technical knockout victory in the sixth round, defending his title for a third time.

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Bahrain polling station at shopping mall

MANAMA, Bahrain - Photo shows ballot boxes in Bahrain's election to choose members of the lower house of parliament at a shopping mall in Manama, the capital of Bahrain, on Nov. 22, 2014.

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Miura defends WBC super featherweight title for 3rd time

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese champion Takashi Miura celebrates after beating top-ranked Mexican challenger Edgar Puerta in their WBC super featherweight title match at Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2014. Miura scored a technical knockout victory in the sixth round, defending his title for a third time.

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Miura defends WBC super featherweight title for 3rd time

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese champion Takashi Miura celebrates after beating top-ranked Mexican challenger Edgar Puerta in their WBC super featherweight title match at Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2014. Miura scored a technical knockout victory in the sixth round, defending his title for a third time.

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Miura defends WBC super featherweight title for 3rd time

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese champion Takashi Miura (R) lands a punch to top-ranked Mexican challenger Edgar Puerta in the fifth round of their WBC super featherweight title match at Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2014. Miura scored a technical knockout victory in the sixth round, defending his title for a third time.

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Miura defends WBC super featherweight title for 3rd time

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese champion Takashi Miura celebrates after beating top-ranked Mexican challenger Edgar Puerta in their WBC super featherweight title match at Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2014. Miura scored a technical knockout victory in the sixth round, defending his title for a third time.

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Man casts ballot in Bahrain parliamentary election

MANAMA, Bahrain - A Bahraini man casts his ballot in a parliamentary election at a polling station set up at a shopping mall in Manama, the capital of Bahrain, on Nov. 22, 2014.

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Miura defends WBC super featherweight title for 3rd time

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese champion Takashi Miura (R) lands a punch to top-ranked Mexican challenger Edgar Puerta in the sixth round of their WBC super featherweight title match at Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2014. Miura scored a technical knockout victory in the sixth round, defending his title for a third time.

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Chair of SDP in stump speech

KANAZAWA, Japan - Tadatomo Yoshida, chair of the opposition Social Democratic Party, makes a stump speech in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 22, 2014, ahead of the Dec. 14 general election.

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Leader of DPJ makes speech ahead of election

FUKUOKA, Japan - Banri Kaieda, leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, delivers a speech in a meeting with his DPJ chapter members in Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 22, 2014, ahead of the Dec. 14 general election.

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Leader of Komeito in stump speech

HAMAMATSU, Japan - Natsuo Yamaguchi, leader of the Komeito party, which forms the ruling coalition with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democratic Party, makes a stump speech at JR Hamamatsu Station in central Shizuoka Prefecture on Nov. 22, 2014, ahead of the Dec. 14 general election.

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Miura defends WBC super featherweight title for 3rd time

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese champion Takashi Miura (R) and top-ranked Mexican challenger Edgar Puerta exchange punches in the fifth round of their WBC super featherweight title match at Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2014. Miura scored a technical knockout victory in the sixth round, defending his title for a third time.

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Miura defends WBC super featherweight title for 3rd time

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese champion Takashi Miura (R) and top-ranked Mexican challenger Edgar Puerta exchange punches in the second round of their WBC super featherweight title match at Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2014. Miura scored a technical knockout victory in the sixth round, defending his title for a third time.

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LDP secretary general makes speech ahead of election

KYOTO, Japan - Sadakazu Tanigaki, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, delivers a speech in a meeting with LDP chapter members in Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 22, 2014, ahead of the Dec. 14 general election.

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Miura defends WBC super featherweight title for 3rd time

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese champion Takashi Miura (R) and top-ranked Mexican challenger Edgar Puerta exchange punches in the second round of their WBC super featherweight title match at Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2014. Miura scored a technical knockout victory in the sixth round, defending his title for a third time.

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Hakuho closes in on 32nd career title

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (L) pushes out fellow Mongolian yokozuna Harumafuji from behind on the 14th day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 22, 2014. With a win on the next day, Hakuho will match the all-time record of 32 career titles held by sumo legend Taiho.

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Miura defends WBC super featherweight title for 3rd time

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japanese champion Takashi Miura (L) delivers a punch to top-ranked Mexican challenger Edgar Puerta in the second round of their WBC super featherweight title match at Yokohama International Swimming Pool in Yokohama on Nov. 22, 2014. Miura scored a technical knockout victory in the sixth round, defending his title for a third time.

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Tosu's Yasuda scores for 1-0 victory over Tokushima

NARUTO, Japan - Defender Michihiro Yasuda of Sagan Tosu scores a second-half goal en route to the J-League Division 1 club's 1-0 victory over Tokushima Vortis at Pocari Sweat Stadium in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 22, 2014.

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Yokohama's Hyodo sores header to edge Kobe 2-1

KOBE, Japan - Midfielder Shingo Hyodo (far L) of Yokohama F. Marinos sores a game-winning header to edge Vissel Kobe 2-1 in a J-League Division 1 match at Noevir Stadium in Kobe, western Japan, on Nov. 22, 2014.

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Togashi of Texas Legends in action against Warriors

FRISCO, United States - Japanese basketball player Yuki Togashi (L) of the Texas Legends in the U.S. National Basket Ball Association's Development League plays in the second quarter of a game against the Santa Cruz Warriors in Frisco, Texas, on Nov. 22, 2014.

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Dried persimmon making at peak in Fukushima

KUNIMI, Japan - Farmer Hiroshi Hoshino hangs "kaki" Japanese persimmons to make half-dried "anpogaki" fruit in Kunimi, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Nov. 22, 2014. Production of the fruit was voluntarily restrained until last year in the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster.

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Japanese, U.S. tennis stars play charity match

TOKYO, Japan - Current and past Japanese and U.S. tennis stars play a doubles game at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo on Nov. 22, 2014, as part of a charity event to support reconstruction work in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku ravaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster. (From L) Michael Chang, Andrei Agassi, Kei Nishikori and Shuzo Matsuoka.

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Local painter's drawings exhibited at new museum

SENDAI, Japan - Drawings by the late painter Jun Sugimura are exhibited at a new museum remodeled from an old community center in Kamaishi, Miyagi Prefecture, on the day of its opening on Nov. 22, 2014. The painter mainly drew landscapes in the northeastern Japan city.

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Japan tennis star Nishikori walks in animal costume

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori walks in an animal costume before a friendly match with former U.S. top player Andre Agassi at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo on Nov. 22, 2014, in a charity event to support reconstruction work in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku ravaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.

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Art museum for local painter opens in northwest Japan

SENDAI, Japan - A newly completed art museum remodeled from an old community center opens in Kamaishi, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 22, 2014, to exhibit drawings by the late local painter Jun Sugimura who mainly painted landscapes in the northeastern Japan city.

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Japan tennis star Nishikori smiles during charity match

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori smiles during a friendly doubles match at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo on Nov. 22, 2014, as his partner, American legend Andre Agassi, looks on in a charity event to support reconstruction work in the northeastern Japan region of Tohoku ravaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster.