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Sake popularity surging outside Japan

LONDON, Britain - Photo taken Nov. 12, 2013, shows participants at a seminar on sake tasting at Harrods London in London.

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Tacloban

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - People trying to escape Leyte Island swarm the Tacloban airport on the island in the Philippines on Nov. 12, 2013, four days after the area was devastated by powerful Typhoon Haiyan.

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Man trains drug detection dogs at customs training center

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 12, 2013 in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, shows Manato Kimura, an instructor belonging to the Tokyo Customs K-9 Training Center who trains sniffer dogs that can recognize the smell of illegal drugs and detect them hidden inside luggage at airports and seaports.

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Da Vinci mural found

MILAN, Italy - Restoration work is under way in a room called "Sala delle Asse" in Sforza Castle in Milan, Italy, on Nov. 12, 2013, after a lost mural of Leonardo da Vinci has been found.

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Da Vinci mural found

MILAN, Italy - Photo shows Sforza Castle in Milan, Italy, on Nov. 12, 2013. A lost mural by Leonardo da Vinci has been found in the castle.

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Nissan's new plant in Mexico

AGUASCALIENTES, Mexico - Carlos Ghosn (L), chief executive officer of Nissan Motor Co., and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto shake hands at the opening ceremony for Nissan's new plant in Aguascalientes, central Mexico, on Nov. 12, 2013. It is the Japanese automaker's third vehicle manufacturing plant in Mexico.

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Nissan's new plant in Mexico

AGUASCALIENTES, Mexico - Carlos Ghosn (far L), chief executive officer of Nissan Motor Co., and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto (3rd from R) remove a cover from a compact car in Aguascalientes, central Mexico, on Nov. 12, 2013, to mark the completion of Nissan's new plant. It is the Japanese automaker's third vehicle manufacturing plant in Mexico.

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Lecture on Kumamon at Harvard

BOSTON, United States - Kumamon (R), the popular black bear mascot of the southwestern Japanese prefecture of Kumamoto, dances to the tune of a song named after the character during a lecture given by Kumamoto Gov. Ikuo Kabashima (C back) at Harvard University near Boston on Nov. 12, 2013. The lecture titled "Kumamon's political science and economics" was on how Kumamon has helped "maximize the overall happiness" of residents.

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Prince Mikasa hospitalized

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in October 2008 shows Prince Mikasa, uncle of Emperor Akihito. The 97-year-old youngest brother of the late Emperor Hirohito has been hospitalized after partially losing consciousness at his home Nov. 12, 2013, the Imperial Household Agency said Nov. 13.

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Lecture on Kumamon at Harvard

BOSTON, United States - Kumamoto Gov. Ikuo Kabashima gives a lecture entitled "Kumamon's political science and economics" -- or how Kumamon, the popular black bear mascot of the southwestern Japanese prefecture, has helped "maximize the overall happiness" of residents -- at Harvard University near Boston on Nov. 12, 2013.

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Nissan CEO Ghosn in Mexico

AGUASCALIENTES, Mexico - Carlos Ghosn (L), chief executive officer of Nissan Motor Co., is interviewed in Aguascalientes, central Mexico, on Nov. 12, 2013.

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Ex-Japan envoy to China

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Ambassador to China Uichiro Niwa speaks during a symposium in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2013. Niwa said the two countries and South Korea should try to hold a trilateral summit by the spring of 2014 to mend ties strained by territorial disputes.

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Japan aid team in Philippines

TACLOBAN, Philippines - Members of a medical team dispatched by the Japanese government are pictured after arriving at an airport in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines on Nov. 12, 2013, four days after powerful Typhoon Haiyan hit the area.

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Kumamon meets Wally

BOSTON, United States - (From L) Kumamoto Gov. Ikuo Kabashima and "Kumamon," the popular black bear mascot of the southwestern Japanese prefecture, meet Wally, the mascot of the Boston Red Sox, at Fenway Park in Boston on Nov. 12, 2013.

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Ex-PM Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi delivers a speech at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2013. He urged current Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to break away from nuclear power generation, saying other politicians will follow once such a decision is made.

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Nissan's new plant in Mexico

AGUASCALIENTES, Mexico - Carlos Ghosn (2nd from R), chief executive officer of Nissan Motor Co., and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto (far L) attend the opening ceremony for Nissan's new plant in Aguascalientes, central Mexico, on Nov. 12, 2013. It is the Japanese automaker's third vehicle manufacturing plant in Mexico.

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Protest against China

NEW YORK, United States - Human rights activists stage a mock enactment of violence against Tibetans by Chinese authorities in front of the United Nations headquarters in New York on Nov. 12, 2013, to protest China's inclusion on the U.N. Human Rights Council.

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Philippines after typhoon

TACLOBAN, Philippines - People wait for an air force rescue plane at an airport in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines on Nov. 12, 2013, four days after powerful Typhoon Haiyan hit the area.

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Philippines after typhoon

TACLOBAN, Philippines - People wait for an air force rescue plane at an airport in Tacloban City on Leyte Island in the Philippines on Nov. 12, 2013, four days after powerful Typhoon Haiyan hit the area.

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LDP lawmaker Tokuda

TOKYO, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Takeshi Tokuda answers reporters' questions after meeting LDP Secretary General Shigeru Ishiba at the Diet building in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2013. Tokuda will leave the ruling party after six people linked to him were arrested on suspicion of illegally providing rewards to people who worked on the lower house member's December 2012 general election campaign.

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LDP lawmaker Tokuda

TOKYO, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Takeshi Tokuda answers reporters' questions after meeting LDP Secretary General Shigeru Ishiba at the Diet building in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2013. Tokuda will leave the ruling party after six people linked to him were arrested on suspicion of illegally providing rewards to people who worked on the lower house member's December 2012 general election campaign.

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Ex-PM Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi delivers a speech at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2013. He urged current Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to break away from nuclear power generation, saying other politicians will follow once such a decision is made.

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Ex-PM Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi delivers a speech at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2013. He urged current Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to break away from nuclear power generation, saying other politicians will follow once such a decision is made.

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Abe, Lew

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) shakes hands with U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew ahead of their talks at Abe's office in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2013.

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Isahaya Bay case

NAGASAKI, Japan - Lawyers hold banners at the Nagasaki District Court on Nov. 12, 2013, showing that the court issued an injunction barring the Japanese government from opening the floodgates of the Isahaya Bay dike in southwestern Japan.

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Court bars gov't from opening Isahaya Bay dike

NAGASAKI, Japan - Farmers and their lawyers celebrate outside the Nagasaki District Court in Nagasaki Prefecture on Nov. 12, 2013, after the court issued an injunction barring the government from opening the floodgates of the Isahaya Bay dike in the prefecture. The injunction was sought by local farmers opposed to the planned opening of two sluice gates for five years to examine damage to the local environment and fishing.

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6 arrested over Tokuda's election campaign

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Takeshi Tokuda. On Nov. 12, 2013, police arrested six people linked to Tokuda, including his two elder sisters, on suspicion of illegally providing rewards to people who worked on the lower house member's campaign for the December 2012 general election.

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Abe, Lew

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) holds talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew at Abe's office in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2013.

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Amari, Lew

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Amari (R), Japan's minister for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations, shakes hands with U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew ahead of their talks at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2013.

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Amari, Lew

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Amari (2nd from R), Japan's minister for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations, holds talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew (front, L) at the Cabinet Office in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2013.

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Japanese, U.S. finance chiefs

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso (L) and U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew (R) hold talks at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Coldest day this autumn in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyoites walk to work in Tokyo's Marunouchi business district on the morning of Nov. 12, 2013, as the Japanese capital had its coldest day this autumn.

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Japanese, U.S. finance chiefs

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso (L) and U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew shake hands ahead of their talks at the ministry in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2013. (Pool photo)

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Coldest day this autumn in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyoites walk to work in Tokyo's Marunouchi business district on the morning of Nov. 12, 2013, as the Japanese capital had its coldest day this autumn.