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Gov't plan to cut tech budget sparks criticism from scientists

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Reona Esaki, the 1973 Nobel laureate in physics, Susumu Tonegawa, the 1987 Nobel laureate in physiology or medicine, Shigefumi Mori, the 1990 winner of the Fields Medal, Ryoji Noyori, the 2001 Nobel laureate in chemistry, and Makoto Kobayashi, the 2008 Nobel laureate in physics, hold a joint news conference at the University of Tokyo in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2009. They severely criticized a government body's recent instruction to slash science and technology-related budget allocations.

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SMBC midyear net profit jumps 61.3%

TOKYO, Japan - Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC) President Yoshifumi Nishikawa announces in Tokyo on Nov. 25 that the bank's group net profit in the first half of fiscal 2002 rose 61.3% from a year earlier, improving sharply from a 68.1% drop the previous midyear and a 463.89 billion yen full-year loss posted in fiscal 2001.

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Christmas tree lit in New York

NEW YORK, United States - The Christmas Tree at New York's Rockefeller Center shines to herald the holiday season Nov. 28, 2001. U.S. first lady Laura Bush and New York Mayor Rudolph Guiliani put on the switch to light the 25-meter-high tree decorated with 30,000 red, white and blue lamps.

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Tochiazuma promoted to ozeki

FUKUOKA, Japan - Sekiwake Tochiazuma (C) accepts his promotion by the Japan Sumo Association to the rank of ozeki in Sue, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2001. The 25-year-old Tokyo native, who posted a 12-3 record as sekiwake and finished runner-up to yokozuna Musashimaru at the just-ended 15-day meet tournament in Fukuoka, became the first wrestler to reach sumo's second-highest rank since Kaio was promoted in July 2000.

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(3)Tanaka visits refugee camp in northwest Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Japanese Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka smiles at a girl as she is presented with a bunch of flowers during her visit to the Shamshatoo refugee camp for displaced Afghans near Peshawar in northwest Pakistan on Nov. 25, 2001.

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Musashimaru wins Emperor's Cup

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna Musashimaru, with the Emperor's Cup in hand, poses for picture with his supporters, at the end of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 25, 2001. ''What can I say? I'm delighted. I wasn't feeling too hot before the tournament but I stepped up the pace gradually and did my best to try and win the championship,'' the yokozuna said in a post tournament interview.

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(1)Tanaka visits refugee camp in northwest Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Japanese Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka watches children study at a makeshift school during a visit to the Shamshatoo refugee camp for displaced Afghans near Peshawar in northwest Pakistan on Nov. 25, 2001.

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(6)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean

SASEBO, Japan - The 3,550-ton destroyer Sawagiri sets sail from Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture on Nov. 25, 2001. The ships joins the 8,100-ton supply ship Towada, which left Kure base in Hiroshima Prefecture, and the 5,650-ton minesweeper tender Uraga, which left Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture, earlier in the day to head toward the Indian Ocean to provide logistical support to U.S.-led attacks in Afghanistan and offer relief aid to Afghan refugees.

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(2)Tanaka visits refugee camp in northwest Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Japanese Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka watches talks to one of children during her visit to the Shamshatoo refugee camp for displaced Afghans near Peshawar in northwest Pakistan on Nov. 25, 2001.

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Cuba finishes World Grand Champions Cup v'ball unbeaten

TOKYO, Japan - Cuban players celebrate after closing our their championship campaign in the men's World Grand Champions Cup volleyball competition with a straight-sets win over Argentina at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Nov. 25, 2001.

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Kaio rains on Musashimaru's parade at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna Musashimaru is sent off the ring by ozeki Kaio in the final match of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 25, 2001, 24 hours after clinching his ninth Emperor's Cup the previous day. The Samoan-born giant was hoping to put the icing on the cake with a 14th win, but Kaio turned up to gatecrash the party.

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(4)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The 5,650-ton minesweeper tender Uraga sails off the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) Yokosuka base for Karachi, Pakistan, on Nov. 25, 2001.

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Murota wins Casio World Open

KAIMON, Japan - Kiyoshi Murota shows off his trophy after grabbing the victory at the Casio World Open at Ibusuki Golf Club's Kaimon Course on Nov. 25, 2001. Dinesh Chand of Fiji finished in second and Spanish star Sergio Garcia came in third.

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Higo wins JLPGA Tour C'ship victory

SADOWARA, Japan - Kaori Higo poses for picture with her cups in both hands after winning the Japan LPGA Tour Championship at Hibiscus Golf Club on Nov. 25, 2001.

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(5)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean

KURE, Japan - Family members wave flags as the 8,100-ton supply ship Towada sets sail from Kure base in Hiroshima Prefecture for Pakistan on Nov. 25, 2001.

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(3)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean

YOKOSUKA, Japan - A daughter hugs her daddy as he walks toward his minesweeper tender Uraga at the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) Yokosuka Base on Nov. 25, 2001.

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(2)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Family members wave flags to see off the crewmen of the 5,650-ton minesweeper tender Uraga at the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) Yokosuka Base on Nov. 25, 2001.

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Funaki places 6th at World Cup meet+

KUOPIO, Finland - Olympic double-gold medalist Kazuyoshi Funaki of Japan poses for picture after coming in a disappointing sixth at the World Cup ski jumping event on Nov. 25, 2001.

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(1)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Defense Agency chief Gen Nakatani addresses the crewmen aboard the minesweeper tender Uraga on Nov. 25, 2001 before their departure for the Indian Ocean to provide logistical support to U.S.-led military operations in Afghanistan and offer relief aid to Afghan refugees. ''This is a very important task for our country. I hope you fulfill your jobs in an orderly manner,'' he said.

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(5)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean

KURE, Japan - Family members wave flags as the 8,100-ton supply ship Towada sets sail from Kure base in Hiroshima Prefecture for Pakistan on Nov. 25, 2001.

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Funaki places 6th at World Cup meet+

KUOPIO, Finland - Olympic double-gold medalist Kazuyoshi Funaki of Japan poses for picture after coming in a disappointing sixth at the World Cup ski jumping event on Nov. 25, 2001.

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(6)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean

SASEBO, Japan - The 3,550-ton destroyer Sawagiri sets sail from Sasebo base in Nagasaki Prefecture on Nov. 25, 2001. The ships joins the 8,100-ton supply ship Towada, which left Kure base in Hiroshima Prefecture, and the 5,650-ton minesweeper tender Uraga, which left Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture, earlier in the day to head toward the Indian Ocean to provide logistical support to U.S.-led attacks in Afghanistan and offer relief aid to Afghan refugees.

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Jungle Pocket beats out T.M. Opera O for Japan Cup victory

TOKYO, Japan - Jungle Pocket (L) charges ahead of top-favorite T.M. Opera O (2nd from L) in the final stretch to win the 21st running of the Japan Cup at the Tokyo Racecourse on Nov. 25, 2001. ''I am very happy. I've been coming to Japan for some time now and winning races here, but I'm so happy I could be victorious with a Japanese horse at the Japan Cup,'' said jockey Olivie Peslier.

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Murota wins Casio World Open

KAIMON, Japan - Kiyoshi Murota shows off his trophy after grabbing the victory at the Casio World Open at Ibusuki Golf Club's Kaimon Course on Nov. 25, 2001. Dinesh Chand of Fiji finished in second and Spanish star Sergio Garcia came in third.

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(3)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean

YOKOSUKA, Japan - A daughter hugs her daddy as he walks toward his minesweeper tender Uraga at the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) Yokosuka Base on Nov. 25, 2001.

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Cuba finishes World Grand Champions Cup v'ball unbeaten

TOKYO, Japan - Cuban players celebrate after closing our their championship campaign in the men's World Grand Champions Cup volleyball competition with a straight-sets win over Argentina at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Nov. 25, 2001.

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(3)Tanaka visits refugee camp in northwest Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Japanese Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka smiles at a girl as she is presented with a bunch of flowers during her visit to the Shamshatoo refugee camp for displaced Afghans near Peshawar in northwest Pakistan on Nov. 25, 2001.

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Tochiazuma promoted to ozeki

FUKUOKA, Japan - Sekiwake Tochiazuma (C) accepts his promotion by the Japan Sumo Association to the rank of ozeki in Sue, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2001. The 25-year-old Tokyo native, who posted a 12-3 record as sekiwake and finished runner-up to yokozuna Musashimaru at the just-ended 15-day meet tournament in Fukuoka, became the first wrestler to reach sumo's second-highest rank since Kaio was promoted in July 2000.

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(4)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The 5,650-ton minesweeper tender Uraga sails off the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) Yokosuka base for Karachi, Pakistan, on Nov. 25, 2001.

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Kaio rains on Musashimaru's parade at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna Musashimaru is sent off the ring by ozeki Kaio in the final match of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 25, 2001, 24 hours after clinching his ninth Emperor's Cup the previous day. The Samoan-born giant was hoping to put the icing on the cake with a 14th win, but Kaio turned up to gatecrash the party.

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SMBC midyear net profit jumps 61.3%

TOKYO, Japan - Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (SMBC) President Yoshifumi Nishikawa announces in Tokyo on Nov. 25 that the bank's group net profit in the first half of fiscal 2002 rose 61.3% from a year earlier, improving sharply from a 68.1% drop the previous midyear and a 463.89 billion yen full-year loss posted in fiscal 2001. (Kyodo)

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(1)Tanaka visits refugee camp in northwest Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Japanese Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka watches children study at a makeshift school during a visit to the Shamshatoo refugee camp for displaced Afghans near Peshawar in northwest Pakistan on Nov. 25, 2001.

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(2)Tanaka visits refugee camp in northwest Pakistan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Japanese Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka watches talks to one of children during her visit to the Shamshatoo refugee camp for displaced Afghans near Peshawar in northwest Pakistan on Nov. 25, 2001.

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(2)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Family members wave flags to see off the crewmen of the 5,650-ton minesweeper tender Uraga at the Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) Yokosuka Base on Nov. 25, 2001.

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(1)SDF ships leave for Indian Ocean

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Defense Agency chief Gen Nakatani addresses the crewmen aboard the minesweeper tender Uraga on Nov. 25, 2001 before their departure for the Indian Ocean to provide logistical support to U.S.-led military operations in Afghanistan and offer relief aid to Afghan refugees. ''This is a very important task for our country. I hope you fulfill your jobs in an orderly manner,'' he said.

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Gov't plan to cut tech budget sparks criticism from scientists

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Reona Esaki, the 1973 Nobel laureate in physics, Susumu Tonegawa, the 1987 Nobel laureate in physiology or medicine, Shigefumi Mori, the 1990 winner of the Fields Medal, Ryoji Noyori, the 2001 Nobel laureate in chemistry, and Makoto Kobayashi, the 2008 Nobel laureate in physics, hold a joint news conference at the University of Tokyo in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2009. They severely criticized a government body's recent instruction to slash science and technology-related budget allocations. (Kyodo)