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Countdown clock for Guangzhou Asian Games

GUANGZHOU, China - A clock starts the one-year countdown during a ceremony on Nov. 12, 2009 for next year's Asian Games in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province.

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S. Africa couch speaks to press

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa - South African national soccer team coach Carlos Alberto Parreira speaks at a press conference in Port Elizabeth in South Africa on Nov. 12, 2009. South Africa will play a friendly against Japan on Nov. 14.

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People celebrate 20th anniversary of emperor's enthronement

TOKYO, Japan - People wave Japanese national flags during a ceremony at the Imperial Palace Plaza in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2009, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's enthronement. Some 30,000 people attend the ceremony hosted by business organizations and a group of lawmakers.

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People celebrate 20th anniv. of emperor

TOKYO, Japan - People hold national flags and ''chocin'' lanterns to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's enthronement near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2009.

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People celebrate 20th anniv. of emperor

TOKYO, Japan - People hold national flags and ''chocin'' lanterns to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's enthronement near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2009.

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Guangzhou launches 16th Asian Games 1-yr countdown

GUANGZHOU, China - People celebrate during a ceremony on Nov. 12, 2009 to start the one-year countdown for next year's Asian Games to be held in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province.

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Jackie Chan joins Guangzhou Asian Games event

GUANGZHOU, China - Hong Kong star Jackie Chan takes part in a ceremony on Nov. 12, 2009 to start the one-year countdown for next year's Asian Games to be held in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province.

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S. Africa couch speaks to press

PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa - South African national soccer team coach Carlos Alberto Parreira speaks at a press conference in Port Elizabeth in South Africa on Nov. 12, 2009. South Africa will play a friendly against Japan on Nov. 14.

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People celebrate 20th anniversary of emperor's enthronement

TOKYO, Japan - Actress Mitsuko Mori delivers a congratulatory speech during a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's enthronement at the Imperial Palace Plaza in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2009. Around 30,000 people attended the ceremony hosted by business organizations and a group of lawmakers.

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Yomiuri manager Hara named Shoriki award winner

TOKYO, Japan - Tatsunori Hara, manager of the Central League baseball club Yomiuri Giants, speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2009, after being named the recipient of the Matsutaro Shoriki award Thursday for his contributions to the development of Japanese baseball.

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People celebrate 20th anniversary of emperor's enthronement

TOKYO, Japan - Children carry Japanese national flags during a parade near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2009, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's enthronement.

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Japanese emperor, crown prince

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Emperor Akihito (C), his eldest son Crown Prince Naruhito (L) and Crown Princess Masako are seen attending a Dec. 23, 2008 ceremony to celebrate the emperor's birthday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. The future of the imperial family has been a political and household topic as the 20th anniversary of the 75-year-old emperor's enthronement was marked Nov. 12, 2009.

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People celebrate 20th anniv. of emperor

TOKYO, Japan - People hold fans and ''chocin'' lanterns while carrying ''mikoshi'' portable shrines to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's enthronement near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2009.

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200 people against 20th anniversary of emperor's enthronement

TOKYO, Japan - Police officers keep an eye on some 200 people marching through central Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2009, to protest against a government-sponsored ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's enthronement.

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Hatoyama to tell Obama of intention to resolve base issue

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama speaks about the planned summit talks with U.S. President Barack Obama at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2009, a day before Obama will make a two-day visit to Japan.

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People celebrate 20th anniversary of emperor's enthronement

TOKYO, Japan - Women dance during a parade to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's enthronement near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2009.

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Daiwa to raise capital by 100 billion yen

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeharu Suzuki, president of Daiwa Securities Group Inc., briefs reporters on the company's management policies during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2009. Suzuki said Daiwa will increase its capital by around 100 billion yen to boost its Asian business operations by next April.

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People celebrate 20th anniversary of emperor's enthronement

TOKYO, Japan - A man carries a decoration during a parade to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's enthronement near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2009.

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Nepal's Maoists lay siege to principal gov't secretariat

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Police officers and Nepal's Maoist former rebels face off near the principal government secretariat in Kathmandu on Nov. 12, 2009. Tens of thousands of former rebels gathered to pressure the government to debate presidential authority and agree on forming a new government under their leadership.

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People celebrate 20th anniversary of emperor's enthronement

TOKYO, Japan - People carry a ''mikoshi'' (portable shrine) during a parade to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's enthronement near the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2009.

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Nepal's Maoists lay siege to principal gov't secretariat

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Tens of thousands of Nepal's Maoist former rebels stage a sit-in near the principal government secretariat in Kathmandu on Nov. 12, 2009, to pressure the government to debate presidential authority and agree on forming a new government under their leadership.

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200 people against 20th anniversary of emperor's enthronement

TOKYO, Japan - About 200 people march through central Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2009, to protest against a government-sponsored ceremony commemorating the 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's enthronement.

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People congratulate emperor on 20th anniv.

TOKYO, Japan - People sign books to congratulate Emperor Akihito on the 20th anniversary of his formal accession near the Imperial Household Agency in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2009.

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1st antiballistic missile launcher set in Kyushu

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - A Self-Defense Force member secures the launcher for PAC-3 ballistic missile interceptors at an Air Self-Defense Force base in Ashiya, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 12, 2009. The launcher is the first such to be deployed on the southwestern Japanese main island of Kyushu.

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People congratulate emperor on 20th anniv.

TOKYO, Japan - People go through the Imperial Palace's Sakashita gate in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2009, heading for the venue where they can sign books to congratulate Emperor Akihito on the 20th anniversary of his formal accession.