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Nikkei hits fresh 7-month low on strong yen, China data

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic display at a securities company in Tokyo's Yaesu business district shows the key Nikkei Stock Average at the Tokyo Stock Exchange losing 191.04 points to close at 9,191.60, the lowest closing level since Nov. 27, 2009, on July 1, 2010.

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Nikkei hits fresh 7-month low on strong yen, China data

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic display at a securities company in Tokyo's Yaesu business district shows the key Nikkei Stock Average at the Tokyo Stock Exchange losing 191.04 points to close at 9,191.60, the lowest closing level since Nov. 27, 2009, on July 1, 2010.

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Nikkei closes at 7-month low

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic signboard in Tokyo's Marunouchi district shows the Nikkei Stock Average finishing at 9,382.64 on June 30, 2010, the lowest close since Nov. 30, 2009. Investor sentiment took a beating from growing uncertainty about the global economic recovery and exporters' shares were hurt by the strength of the yen.

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Nikkei closes at 7-month low

TOKYO, Japan - An electronic signboard in Tokyo's Marunouchi district shows the Nikkei Stock Average finishing at 9,382.64 on June 30, 2010, the lowest close since Nov. 30, 2009. Investor sentiment took a beating from growing uncertainty about the global economic recovery and exporters' shares were hurt by the strength of the yen.

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4 killed in Tokyo eatery fire

TOKYO, Japan - TV cameramen and others gather at arcade housing the gutted eatery Ishikari-tei in Tokyo's Koenji district on Nov. 22, 2009. Four people were killed and 11 others were injured in the fire which broke out just past 9 a.m. the same day.

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4 killed in Tokyo eatery fire

TOKYO, Japan - A firefighter inspects the gutted eatery Ishikari-tei in Tokyo's Koenji district on Nov. 22, 2009. Four people were killed and 11 others were injured in the fire which broke out just past 9 a.m. the same day.

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Yoshikaze perfect record at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yoshikaze (L), a No. 9 maegashira, bundles Shotenro over the edge from behind to remain tied at the top with grand champions Hakuho and Asashoryu at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 21, 2009.

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Young Obama on school trip

TOKYO, Japan - Barack Obama, now president of the United States, is seen on a school trip to Hawaii Island in 1972 when he was in sixth grade at Punahou School in Hawaii. Betty Morioka, classroom teacher of Obama, made available the photo to Kyodo News on Nov. 9, 2009, ahead of Obama's visit to Japan.

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Young Obama in Hawaii school photo

TOKYO, Japan - This 1972 photo shows Barack Obama (2nd from L, back row), now president of the United States, and classmates when he was in sixth grade at Punahou School in Hawaii. The class teacher, Betty Morioka, made available the photo to Kyodo News on Nov. 9, 2009, ahead of Obama's visit to Japan.

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Obama's teacher shows off old photo

TOKYO, Japan - Betty Morioka, classroom teacher of U.S. President Barack Obama when he was in sixth grade at Punahou School in Hawaii, shows off a photo of her class at a Tokyo hotel Nov. 9, 2009, ahead of Obama's first visit to Japan. Obama was a ''charming'' mischief, she said.

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N.Y. Yankees' Matsui files for free agency

CHICAGO, United States - Arn Tellem, the agent for New York Yankees' Hideki Matsui, who won the 2009 World Series MVP, speaks to reporters in Chicago on Nov. 9, 2009, about Matsui's filing for free agency.

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Japan, India agree to advance security cooperation

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa (R) shakes hands with his Indian counterpart A.K. Antony before their talks in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2009.

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Fingerprint of man linked to slain British woman found in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 9, 2009, shows a room in a dormitory of a construction company in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, for which a man thought to be Tatsuya Ichihashi, the suspect in the 2007 murder of British woman Lindsay Hawker, had worked.

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French envoy arrives in N. Korea with Sarkozy's special message

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Jack Lang (L), French President Nicolas Sarkozy's envoy for North Korea, is greeted by North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kung Sok Ung (R) in Pyongyang on Nov. 9, 2009.

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Shiseido to recall 1.14 million eyelash curlers

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Shiseido Co.'s Maquillage edge free eyelash curler product. Shiseido said Nov. 9, 2009, it will exchange about 1.14 million eyelash curlers for new ones at no charge due to possible defects that caused slight injuries to two users earlier this year.

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China unveils J-11 fighter

BEIJING, China - Photo shows a J-11 fighter which the Chinese Air Force unveiled to foreign representatives taking part in the air force's 60th founding anniversary in Jining, Shandong Province, on Nov. 9, 2009. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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French envoy arrives in N. Korea with message from Sarkozy

BEIJING, China - Jack Lang, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's envoy to North Korea, responds to questions from reporters at Beijing airport before leaving for Pyongyang on Nov. 9, 2009.

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Japan's 3rd icebreaker Shirase to be sold to Weathernews

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in December 2007 shows the Shirase, Japan's third icebreaker for Antarctic expeditions, which the Japanese government decided on Nov. 9, 2009, to sell to Weathernews Inc. The vessel retired last year after competing 25 years of service.

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China unveils J-11 fighter

BEIJING, China - Foreign representatives taking part in the Chinese Air Force's 60th founding anniversary inspect China's J-11 fighter which the air force unveiled on Nov. 9, 2009, in Jining, Shandong Province. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Aeon to sell plastic bottled Beaujolais wine at 980 yen

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 9, 2009, in Tokyo shows Beaujolais Nouveau wines which Supermarket chain operator Aeon Co. will release nationwide on Nov. 19 in 750 milliliter plastic bottles for as little as 980 yen each at Jusco and other outlets to attract thrifty consumers.

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Giants' Hara celebrates his team's Japan Series victory

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants manager Tatsunori Hara raises a cask contributed in commemoration of his team's first Japan Series title in seven years at the club office in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2009.

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New Rakuten manager Brown arrives at Narita

NARITA, Japan - New Rakuten Eagles manager Marty Brown arrives at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on Nov. 9, 2009. Brown, a former Hiroshima Carp skipper, will take over from Katsuya Nomura.

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Japan's 2010 World Cup soccer uniform unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - The new uniform for the Japan soccer team at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa is unveiled in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2009.

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3 die in residential fire in Okayama

NIIMI, Japan - This photo shows a house in Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, on Nov. 9, 2009, that burned down in a residential fire, claiming the lives of three people. Takako Ikeda, 67, and her two grandchildren -- Ayaka, 13, and Kein, 7 -- died in the fire, while Ikeda's husband, Kameo, 68, escaped the fire and was hospitalized for smoke inhalation.

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3 die in residential fire in Okayama

NIIMI, Japan - Firefighters and police inspect a house in Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, on Nov. 9, 2009, that burned down in a residential fire, claiming the lives of three people. Takako Ikeda, 67, and her two grandchildren -- Ayaka, 13, and Kein, 7 -- died in the fire, while Ikeda's husband, Kameo, 68, escaped the fire and was hospitalized for smoke inhalation.

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'Samurai' Japan unveil new kit

TOKYO, Japan - Members of Japan's national soccer team pose for photographers in the new team kit designed for the 2010 World Cup finals during a ceremony at the Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2009, with coach Takeshi Okada. Japan will leave for South Africa for a friendly against the country's national team slated for Nov. 14.

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Torso, leg bones of college student found

MATSUE, Japan - Police vehicles drive on a mountain road near the town of Kita-Hiroshima in Hiroshima Prefecture on Nov. 9, 2009, as police investigate the case of 19-year-old Miyako Hiraoka, a first-year student at the University of Shimane in Hamada, Shimane Prefecture, whose head, torso and leg bones were found on a slope near the top of 1,223-meter Mt. Garyu in Hiroshima.

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Strings of dried persimmons hung under eaves

KATSURAGI, Japan - Strings of dried persimmons are hung under the eaves of a farmhouse in Katsuragi, Wakayama Prefecture, on Nov. 9, 2009. The dried fruit is used to decorate special ''kagami-mochi'' New Year rice cakes. Kagami-mochi consist of two round, flat rice cakes -- a smaller one on top of a larger one -- and are used as offerings to the god of New Year.

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Couple, trainee found dead at Kumamoto farm house

KUMAMOTO, Japan - A police vehicle is parked near a farmhouse on Nov. 9, 2009, in Ueki, Kumamoto Prefecture, where three people were found dead the previous day. The three were identified on Nov. 9 as a married couple -- Koichi Hirochi, 67, and his wife Tomiko, 63 -- who lived in the house, and a 22-year-old trainee from China. The couple were found lying in the garden with external injuries, while the trainee was found lying in a barn with a rope hanging above him.

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Prison Break : Season 2 (2006)

Wentworth Miller & Sarah Wayne Callies Characters: Michael Scofield & Dr. Sara Tancredi Television: Prison Break : Season 2 (TV-Serie) Usa 2005-2009, / 2. Staffel, Season 2 21 August 2006 PRISON BREAK: Sara (Sarah Wayne Callies, R) and Michael (Wentwoth Miller, L) meet up in the PRISON BREAK episode 'Rendezvous' airing Monday, Nov. 6 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ｩ2006 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: Rebecca M. Heunermund Brenneman/FOX Date: 21 August 2006

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Prison Break : Season 1 (2005)

Dominic Purcell & Wentworth Miller Characters: Lincoln Burrows & Michael Scofield Television: Prison Break : Season 1 (TV-Serie) Usa 2005-2009, / 1. Staffel, Season 1 29 August 2005 PRISON BREAK: Lincoln (Dominic Purcell, L) and Michael (Wentworth Miller, R) discuss the details of the escape in the PRISON BREAK episode ' And then there were 7' airing Monday, Nov. 14 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Date: 29 August 2005

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Prison Break : Season 1 (2005)

Wentworth Miller Characters: Michael Scofield Television: Prison Break : Season 1 (TV-Serie) Usa 2005-2009, / 1. Staffel, Season 1 29 August 2005 PRISON BREAK: Michael (Wentworth Miller) tries to test a theory in the PRISON BREAK episode ' And then there were 7' airing Monday, Nov. 14 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Date: 29 August 2005

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Prison Break : Season 1 (2005)

Wentworth Miller Characters: Michael Scofield Television: Prison Break : Season 1 (TV-Serie) Usa 2005-2009, / 1. Staffel, Season 1 29 August 2005 PRISON BREAK: Michael (Wentworth Miller) inspects the path on the PRISON BREAK episode 'Odd Man Out' airing Monday, Nov. 21 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. ｩ2005 Fox Broadcasting Co. Cr: C. Hodes/FOX. Date: 29 August 2005

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Strings of dried persimmons hung under eaves

KATSURAGI, Japan - Strings of dried persimmons are hung under the eaves of a farmhouse in Katsuragi, Wakayama Prefecture, on Nov. 9, 2009. The dried fruit is used to decorate special ''kagami-mochi'' New Year rice cakes. Kagami-mochi consist of two round, flat rice cakes -- a smaller one on top of a larger one -- and are used as offerings to the god of New Year. (Kyodo)

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3 die in residential fire in Okayama

NIIMI, Japan - This photo shows a house in Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, on Nov. 9, 2009, that burned down in a residential fire, claiming the lives of three people. Takako Ikeda, 67, and her two grandchildren -- Ayaka, 13, and Kein, 7 -- died in the fire, while Ikeda's husband, Kameo, 68, escaped the fire and was hospitalized for smoke inhalation. (Kyodo)

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French envoy arrives in N. Korea with Sarkozy's special message

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Jack Lang (L), French President Nicolas Sarkozy's envoy for North Korea, is greeted by North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Kung Sok Ung (R) in Pyongyang on Nov. 9, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Fingerprint of man linked to slain British woman found in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 9, 2009, shows a room in a dormitory of a construction company in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, for which a man thought to be Tatsuya Ichihashi, the suspect in the 2007 murder of British woman Lindsay Hawker, had worked. (Kyodo)

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Japan's 3rd icebreaker Shirase to be sold to Weathernews

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in December 2007 shows the Shirase, Japan's third icebreaker for Antarctic expeditions, which the Japanese government decided on Nov. 9, 2009, to sell to Weathernews. The vessel retired last year after competing 25 years of service. (Kyodo)

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French envoy arrives in N. Korea with message from Sarkozy

BEIJING, China - Jack Lang, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's envoy to North Korea, responds to questions from reporters at Beijing airport before leaving for Pyongyang on Nov. 9, 2009. (Kyodo)

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China unveils J-11 fighter

BEIJING, China - Photo shows a J-11 fighter which the Chinese Air Force unveiled to foreign representatives taking part in the air force's 60th founding anniversary in Jining, Shandong Province, on Nov. 9, 2009. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

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China unveils J-11 fighter

BEIJING, China - Foreign representatives taking part in the Chinese Air Force's 60th founding anniversary inspect China's J-11 fighter which the air force unveiled on Nov. 9, 2009, in Jining, Shandong Province. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)(Kyodo)

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Couple, trainee found dead at Kumamoto farm house

KUMAMOTO, Japan - A police vehicle is parked near a farmhouse on Nov. 9, 2009, in Ueki, Kumamoto Prefecture, where three people were found dead the previous day. The three were identified on Nov. 9 as a married couple -- Koichi Hirochi, 67, and his wife Tomiko, 63 -- who lived in the house, and a 22-year-old trainee from China. The couple were found lying in the garden with external injuries, while the trainee was found lying in a barn with a rope hanging above him. (Kyodo)

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3 die in residential fire in Okayama

NIIMI, Japan - Firefighters and police inspect a house in Niimi, Okayama Prefecture, on Nov. 9, 2009, that burned down in a residential fire, claiming the lives of three people. Takako Ikeda, 67, and her two grandchildren -- Ayaka, 13, and Kein, 7 -- died in the fire, while Ikeda's husband, Kameo, 68, escaped the fire and was hospitalized for smoke inhalation. (Kyodo)

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Torso, leg bones of college student found

MATSUE, Japan - Police vehicles drive on a mountain road near the town of Kita-Hiroshima in Hiroshima Prefecture on Nov. 9, 2009, as police investigate the case of 19-year-old Miyako Hiraoka, a first-year student at the University of Shimane in Hamada, Shimane Prefecture, whose head, torso and leg bones were found on a slope near the top of 1,223-meter Mt. Garyu in Hiroshima. (Kyodo)

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Japanese astronaut Noguchi to join ISS mission again from 2019

Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi talks about his third space station mission at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2017. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said earlier this month that Noguchi will stay at the International Space Station for about six months as part of the next mission starting around the end of 2019. It will be the third ISS mission for the 52-year-old following his earlier stays in 2005 and 2009. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese astronaut Noguchi to join ISS mission again from 2019

Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi talks about his third space station mission at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2017. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said earlier this month that Noguchi will stay at the International Space Station for about six months as part of the next mission starting around the end of 2019. It will be the third ISS mission for the 52-year-old following his earlier stays in 2005 and 2009. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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4 killed in Tokyo eatery fire

TOKYO, Japan - TV cameramen and others gather at arcade housing the gutted eatery Ishikari-tei in Tokyo's Koenji district on Nov. 22, 2009. Four people were killed and 11 others were injured in the fire which broke out just past 9 a.m. the same day. (Kyodo)

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4 killed in Tokyo eatery fire

TOKYO, Japan - A firefighter inspects the gutted eatery Ishikari-tei in Tokyo's Koenji district on Nov. 22, 2009. Four people were killed and 11 others were injured in the fire which broke out just past 9 a.m. the same day. (Kyodo)

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Yoshikaze perfect record at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yoshikaze (L), a No. 9 maegashira, bundles Shotenro over the edge from behind to remain tied at the top with grand champions Hakuho and Asashoryu at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 21, 2009. (Kyodo)

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Young Obama on school trip

TOKYO, Japan - Barack Obama, now president of the United States, is seen on a school trip to Hawaii Island in 1972 when he was in sixth grade at Punahou School in Hawaii. Betty Morioka, classroom teacher of Obama, made available the photo to Kyodo News on Nov. 9, 2009, ahead of Obama's visit to Japan. (Kyodo)