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Tacloban

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - People trying to escape Leyte Island are pictured at the Tacloban airport on the island in the Philippines on Nov. 14, 2013, six days after the area was devastated by powerful Typhoon Haiyan.

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IOC official on Tokyo Olympics

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - John Coates, head of the International Olympic Committee coordination commission for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, talks to reporters in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Nov. 14, 2013.

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Arms control meeting

GENEVA, Switzerland - The Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons holds a conference in Geneva, Switzerland, on Nov. 14, 2013. The meeting through Nov. 15 agreed to convene a meeting of experts in May 2014 to address the issue of so-called "killer robots."

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Man with suspected link to Tokyo murder

TORONTO, Canada - He Liang, a Chinese man who Japanese police believe may know who committed a 1995 triple murder in suburban Tokyo, leaves an airport in Toronto, Canada, with investigators from the Tokyo metropolitan police on Nov. 14, 2013. He arrived at Narita airport near Tokyo the following day.

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Jane Birkin honored for disaster relief effort

PARIS, France - Jane Birkin (R) poses for photos with Japanese Ambassador to France Yoichi Suzuki at the ambassador's official residence in Paris on Nov. 14, 2013. Japan presented this year's Foreign Minister's Commendation award to the French-based singer and actress for her efforts in promoting cultural exchange between Japan and France and for relief activities after the March 11, 2011 tsunami and earthquake disaster.

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German fugitive turns himself in

SENDAI, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 14, 2013, shows a police box in Miyagi Prefecture where Petro Vladimirovic Shchus, a 25-year-old German national, turned himself in earlier in the day. Shchus ran away from a police station in the prefecture the previous day while being questioned about his alleged assault on two employees at a local hotel on Oct. 30.

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Paul McCartney watches sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Singer Paul McCartney (R) and his wife Nancy Shevell (L) watch a ring entering ceremony by sumo wrestlers at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka Prefecture on Nov. 14, 2013. The former Beatle was visiting Japan on a concert tour.

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SDF team arrives in Tacloban City

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - Col. Nobutoshi Nakanishi (L) of Japan's Self-Defense Forces talks to a woman affected by Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban City on Leyte Island on Nov. 14, 2013, five days after the typhoon devastated islands in the central Philippines.

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Christmas tree at USJ

OSAKA, Japan - A 36-meter-high Christmas tree is illuminated at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka's Konohana Ward on the night of Nov. 14, 2013.

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Kiyomizu temple

KYOTO, Japan - Kiyomizu temple is illuminated in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward on the night of Nov. 14, 2013.

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Christmas tree at USJ

OSAKA, Japan - A 36-meter-high Christmas tree is illuminated at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka's Konohana Ward on the night of Nov. 14, 2013.

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Kiyomizu temple

KYOTO, Japan - Kiyomizu temple is illuminated in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward on the night of Nov. 14, 2013.

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Paul McCartney watches sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Singer Paul McCartney (C) and his wife Nancy Shevell (L) watch a sumo bout at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka Prefecture on Nov. 14, 2013. The former Beatle was visiting Japan on a concert tour.

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Kiyomizu temple

KYOTO, Japan - Kiyomizu temple is illuminated in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward on the night of Nov. 14, 2013.

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German fugitive turns himself in

SENDAI, Japan - Petro Vladimirovic Shchus (back), a 25-year-old German national, arrives at a police station in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 14, 2013, after turning himself in at a police box in the prefecture earlier that day. Shchus ran away from the Sendai police station the previous day while being questioned about his alleged assault on two employees at a local hotel on Oct. 30.

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Paul McCartney watches sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Singer Paul McCartney watches a sumo bout at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka Prefecture on Nov. 14, 2013. The former Beatle was visiting Japan on a concert tour.

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Paul McCartney watches sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Singer Paul McCartney (R top) and his wife Nancy Shevell (L top) watch a sumo bout at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka Prefecture on Nov. 14, 2013. The former Beatle was visiting Japan on a concert tour.

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Tacloban City

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - A woman and her children cuddle in the rain while waiting for their turn to get aboard a military plane in Tacloban City to evacuate from Leyte Island on Nov. 14, 2013, five days after Typhoon Haiyan devastated islands in the central Philippines.

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Comet Ison

MINAMI-ALPS, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 14, 2013, from Minami-Alps, Yamanashi Prefecture, shows Comet Ison visible in the sky before dawn. (Combination of two photos exposed for 15 seconds)

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Paul McCartney watches sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Singer Paul McCartney (R center) and his wife Nancy Shevell (L center) applaud as yokozuna Harumafuji performs a ring entering ceremony at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka Prefecture on Nov. 14, 2013. The former Beatle was visiting Japan on a concert tour.

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Mizuho releases earnings

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuhiro Sato, president of Mizuho Bank, announces Mizuho Financial Group Inc.'s earnings for the April to September period of 2013 in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2013.

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Tacloban City

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - A woman and her child cuddle in the rain while waiting for their turn to get aboard a military plane in Tacloban City to evacuate from Leyte Island on Nov. 14, 2013, five days after Typhoon Haiyan devastated islands in the central Philippines.

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SDF team arrives in Tacloban City

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - A three-member assessment team of Japan's Self-Defense Forces arrives at Tacloban City airport on Leyte Island on Nov. 14, 2013, five days after Typhoon Haiyan devastated islands in the central Philippines.

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Tacloban City

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - People wait in the rain for their turn to get aboard a military plane in Tacloban City to evacuate from Leyte Island on Nov. 14, 2013, five days after Typhoon Haiyan devastated islands in the central Philippines.

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SDF team arrives in Tacloban City

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - Col. Nobutoshi Nakanishi (L) of Japan's Self-Defense Forces is pictured with people affected by Typhoon Haiyan in Tacloban City on Leyte Island on Nov. 14, 2013, five days after the typhoon devastated islands in the central Philippines.

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Tacloban City

TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines - A woman and her children cuddle in the rain while waiting for their turn to get aboard a military plane in Tacloban City to evacuate from Leyte Island on Nov. 14, 2013, five days after Typhoon Haiyan devastated islands in the central Philippines.

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Dalai Lama

NEW DELHI, India - Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is interviewed by Kyodo News in New Delhi, India, on Nov. 14, 2013.

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McLaren's P1

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows McLaren Automotive's P1 sports car, on its display at a dealer in Osaka on Nov. 14, 2013. The hybrid car, with a top speed of 350 kilometers per hour, has a price tag of roughly 100 million yen.

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Dalai Lama

NEW DELHI, India - Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is interviewed by Kyodo News in New Delhi, India, on Nov. 14, 2013.

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McLaren's P1

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows McLaren Automotive's P1 sports car, on its display at a dealer in Osaka on Nov. 14, 2013. The hybrid car, with a top speed of 350 kilometers per hour, has a price tag of roughly 100 million yen.

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German fugitive turns himself in

SENDAI, Japan - Police officers ask drivers about Petro Vladimirovic Shchus, a German fugitive, in Tagajo, Miyagi Prefecture, on Nov. 14, 2013. Shchus turned himself in at a police box in the prefecture later in the day. He ran away from a police station in the prefecture the previous day while being questioned about his alleged assault on two employees at a local hotel on Oct. 30.

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Free Wi-Fi in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Kunio Kano, director of the Osaka Government Tourism Bureau, speaks at a meeting at the Kansai Press Club in the city of Osaka on Nov. 14, 2013. Kano said that the bureau is planning to offer free Wi-Fi Internet access at nearly all of Osaka Prefecture's sightseeing spots to make it easier for tourists to obtain information and to draw more travelers to the prefecture.

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Tokyo Olympic seminar

TOKYO, Japan - Gilbert Felli (R), the executive director for the Olympic Games at the International Olympic Committee, and Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose shake hands during an orientation seminar in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2013. An IOC team led by Felli arrived in Japan the previous day for the first time since Tokyo won the 2020 Olympic bid in Buenos Aires two months ago.

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University tie-up

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Norihisa Satake (L), governor of Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, and Vladimir Kurilov (2nd from R), vice president of Far Eastern Federal University, meet at the university in Vladivostok in the Russian Far East on Nov. 14, 2013. The research university in Vladivostok and Akita International University aim to forge stronger ties.

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Tokyo Olympic seminar

TOKYO, Japan - Gilbert Felli (R), the executive director for the Olympic Games at the International Olympic Committee, and Japanese Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda exchange words during an orientation seminar in Tokyo on Nov. 14, 2013. An IOC team led by Felli arrived in Japan the previous day for the first time since Tokyo won the 2020 Olympic bid in Buenos Aires two months ago.