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Actress Mitsuko Mori dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 2009 shows Japanese veteran actress Mitsuko Mori (L) receiving the People's Honor Award from Prime Minister Taro Aso at the prime minister's office in Tokyo. Mori died of heart failure at age 92 on Nov. 10, 2012, at a Tokyo hospital. Mori is known for playing the lead role in the long-running play "Horoki" and was also awarded the Order of Culture.

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Owada reelected as ICJ judge

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in February 2009 shows Hisashi Owada, the father of Japanese Crown Princess Masako and president of the International Court of Justice. Owada, who has been a member of the court since 2003, was reelected on Nov. 10, 2011, as a judge on the The Hague-based institution after the 15-member U.N. Security Council and the General Assembly voted to appoint him for a second nine-year term.

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Icebreaker Shirase returns home from Antarctic mission

TOKYO, Japan - The new icebreaker Shirase moves across Tokyo Bay for Harumi pier at Tokyo Port on April 8, 2010, from its Antarctic expedition. Japan's fourth icebreaker for Antarctic expeditions left Harumi pier on Nov. 10, 2009, for its first voyage. The Rainbow Bridge is seen in the background.

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Icebreaker Shirase returns home from Antarctic mission

TOKYO, Japan - The new icebreaker Shirase returns to Harumi pier at Tokyo Port on April 8, 2010, from its Antarctic expedition. Japan's fourth icebreaker for Antarctic expeditions left Harumi pier on Nov. 10, 2009, for its first voyage.

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UNHCR chief urges Japan to invest strongly in refugee program

GENEVA, Switzerland - U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres speaks during an interview with Kyodo News on Nov. 10, 2009, at the UNHCR headquarters in Geneva. The head of the U.N. refugee agency said he hopes the Japanese government will work to ensure the success of its pilot resettlement program for refugees from Myanmar and other countries.

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Japan brace for S. Africa friendly

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa - Japan national team midfielder Yasuhito Endo (R) and striker Yoshito Okubo participate in a practice session in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, on Nov. 10, 2009. The team will be playing a Nov. 14 friendly against South Africa, the host country for the 2010 World Cup finals.

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Hawkers express relief after Ichihashi's arrest

BRANDON, England - Bill Hawker (R) and his wife, Julia, express relief at their home in Brandon, England, on Nov. 10, 2009, after the arrest in Japan of Tatsuya Ichihashi, the prime suspect in the murder of their daughter Lindsey. Julia said Ichihashi's arrest gave the family some closure on a painful investigation during the two years and seven months Ichihashi was on the run.

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Japan ready for friendly against S. Africa

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa - The Japanese soccer team warms up during a practice session in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, on Nov. 10, 2009, to prepare for an international friendly against South Africa scheduled for Nov. 14.

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Police arrest Ichihashi, suspect in murder of British woman

OSAKA, Japan - Tatsuya Ichihashi (covered by black jacket), the suspect in the 2007 murder of British language school teacher Lindsay Hawker, is transferred from JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka to Chiba Prefecture, where the investigative headquarters were set up, on Nov. 10, 2009. The 30-year-old suspect spent two years and seven months on the run and altered his appearance through cosmetic surgery.

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Police arrest Ichihashi, suspect in murder of British woman

OSAKA, Japan - A police vehicle carrying Tatsuya Ichihashi, the suspect in the 2007 murder of British language school teacher Lindsay Hawker, leaves a police station in Osaka on Nov. 10, 2009. The vehicle headed for JR Shin-Osaka Station in Osaka to transfer Ichihashi to the police in Chiba Prefecture, where the investigative headquarters were set up.

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Actor Morishige dies at 96

TOKYO, Japan - In this photo taken in May in 2003 in Tokyo actor Hisaya Morishige comments on his turning to 90 during a news conference. The renowned actor died Nov. 10, 2009, at a Tokyo hospital, at 96. Morishige was the first recipient of the Order of Culture in the field of popular art.

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Police arrest Ichihashi, suspect in murder of British woman

OSAKA, Japan - Press gather in front of Suminoe Police Station in Osaka where Tatsuya Ichihashi, the suspect in the 2007 murder of British language school teacher Lindsay Hawker, was arrested after a fingerprint check confirmed his identity on Nov. 10, 2009. Ichihashi, 30, had been wanted on a technical charge of abandoning the body of Hawker, who was 22 at the time of her death, at his apartment in Chiba Prefecture.

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Actor Morishige dies at 96

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in 2001 shows renowned actor Hisaya Morishige who died Nov. 10, 2009, at a Tokyo hospital, at 96. Morishige was the first recipient of the Order of Culture in the field of popular art.

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Fujii, Geithner meet in Tokyo on global economic issues

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner (L) and Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii shake hands ahead of their meeting on Nov. 10, 2009, in Tokyo to discuss policies to turn the budding global economic recovery into sustainable and balanced growth.

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Remains of what appears to be Queen Himiko's palace found in Nara

KASHIHARA, Japan - This photo taken Nov. 10, 2009, shows restored models based on remains of building structures found in western Japan's Nara Prefecture, which dates back to the early third century and could be a palace of legendary Japanese ruler Queen Himiko.

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Okinawa police search U.S. serviceman's home

YOMITAN, Japan - Police officers investigate a parking lot near the home of a U.S. Army serviceman in the village of Yomitan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 10, 2009, on suspicion that he was involved in a recent hit-and-run accident that killed a local man. The U.S. Army in Okinawa said it has taken the serviceman into custody on the U.S. military premises.

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Police arrest Ichihashi, suspect in murder of British woman

LONDON, Japan - William Hawker (R), father of British language school teacher Lindsay Hawker who was murdered in 2007 in an apartment in Chiba Prefecture in eastern Japan, wipes away tears as he speaks to the press in front of his home in Coventry, central England, after the arrest on Nov. 10, 2009, of Tatsuya Ichihashi, 30, the suspect in the murder who spent two years and seven months on the run. William's wife Julia (C) and Lindsay's sister Louise stand beside him.

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Police arrest Ichihashi, suspect in murder of British woman

CHIBA, Japan - Members of the press gather in front of Gyotoku Police Station in Chiba Prefecture where Tatsuya Ichihashi, the suspect in the 2007 murder of British language school teacher Lindsay Hawker, was transferred from an Osaka police station where he was arrested on Nov. 10, 2009. Ichihashi, 30, had been wanted on a technical charge of abandoning the body of Hawker, who was 22 at the time of her death, at his apartment in Chiba Prefecture.

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New icebreaker Shirase leaves Japan on Antarctic mission

TOKYO, Japan - The new icebreaker Shirase leaves Harumi pier at Tokyo Port on Nov. 10, 2009, on its Antarctic expedition. Japan's fourth icebreaker for Antarctic expeditions, the new, 12,500-ton Shirase has top-level icebreaking capabilities.

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Police arrest Ichihashi, suspect in murder of British woman

ICHIKAWA, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 10, 2009, shows the apartment building in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, where Tatsuya Ichihashi, the suspect in the 2007 murder of British language school teacher Lindsay Hawker, lived at the time of the incident. Ichihashi, 30, had been wanted on a technical charge of abandoning the body of Hawker, who was 22 at the time of her death, at his apartment.

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New icebreaker Shirase leaves Japan on Antarctic mission

TOKYO, Japan - The new icebreaker Shirase is seen off by family members of its crew as it leaves Harumi pier at Tokyo Port on Nov. 10, 2009, for its Antarctic expedition. Japan's fourth icebreaker for Antarctic expeditions, the new, 12,500-ton Shirase has top-level icebreaking capabilities.

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Emperor, empress visits National Archives of Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visit a special exhibition commemorating the 20th anniversary of the emperor's coronation at the National Archives of Japan in Tokyo on Nov. 10, 2009. (Pool photo)

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Shinoyama's office, home raided over nude photo shoot

TOKYO, Japan - File photo of photographer Kishin Shinoyama, whose home and office in Tokyo were searched by police on Nov. 10, 2009, on suspicion of public indecency over the shooting of nude photos for his book ''20XX TOKYO.'' Police also raided the office in Tokyo of a talent agency that represents one of the two models to appear in the book, a 21-year-old actress.

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Kyoto Kabuki calligrapher busy creating name boards

KYOTO, Japan - Master calligrapher Seiho Kawakatsu, using a traditional thick brush and black ink, writes the names of star Kabuki actors on 1.8-meter-tall wooden boards during the seasonal ''maneki-gaki'' ceremony at Myodenji Temple in Kyoto on Nov. 10, 2009. The name-bearing ''hinoki'' cypress boards will be displayed at the front of the Minamiza theater in the hope for a packed hall during a nearly monthlong year-end performance starting Nov. 30.

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Brain expert Mogi fails to report 400 mil. yen in taxable income

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows portrait of TV anchor and brain expert Kenichiro Mogi. Mogi failed to declare some 400 million yen in taxable income for three years through 2008, sources familiar with the matter said Nov. 10, 2009.